Narcissus Leaves the Pool: Familiar Essays
by Epstein, Joseph
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0395944031
- ISBN 13
- 9780395944035
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 321 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket unclipped. Gilt title on spine. Previous owner dated signature on front flyleaf. Just a touch of wear to dust jacket at corners, still in very good condition. Binding tight. Record # 5560081
Synopsis
Joseph Epstein demonstrates time and again his talent for taking nearly any subject and polishing it into a gem of sparkling wit and fascination. In Narcissus Leaves the Pool, he displays his signature verve and charm in sixteen agile, entertaining pieces. Among his targets in this collection are name-dropping, talent versus genius, the cult of youthfulness, and the information revolution.
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- Bookseller
- Browsing Is Arousing (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5560081
- Title
- Narcissus Leaves the Pool: Familiar Essays
- Author
- Epstein, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0395944031
- ISBN 13
- 9780395944035
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Social Sciences, Essays, , .
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