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PHILOSOPHY MADE SIMPLE: A Novel
by Hellenga, Robert
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0316058262
- ISBN 13
- 9780316058261
- Seller
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Little, Brown and Company, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rudy Harrington, an avocado dealer in Chicago, is ready for a new life. His daughters are grown, his wife has died, and the idea of running an avocado grove in Texas suddenly seems infinitely more appealing than the rambling house and the wholesale produce business that have sustained him so far. So a new life it is. Rudy leaves home and heads for a part of the world where he knows scarcely a soul. But he has a guide: a slender book one of his daughters has given him called Philosophy Made Simple, each chapter highlighting the ideas of a different philosopher. As he plunges into his unknown future, Rudy meets his challenges philosopher by philosopher, beginning with Plato and Aristotle and ending with Schopenhauer and Sartre. But no amount of philosophy can prepare Rudy for the surprises that emerge as he arranges for his daughter's Hindu wedding and gets to know Norma Jean - an elephant with a talent for painting who is abandoned to Rudy's care. Norma Jean's vast heart opens up Rudy's spirit and leads to his encounter with an extraordinary woman and the prospect of a new love. Fourth novel by the author THE SIXTEEN PLEASURES, THE FALL OF A SPARROW, BLUES LESSONS, PHILOSOPHY MADE SIMPLE, THE ITALIAN LOVER and SNAKEWOMAN OF LITTLE EGYPT. As new,first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.[Not remainder-marked or price-clipped] NFBS1/ L121
Synopsis
Rudy Harrington is ready for a new life. His daughters are grown, his wife has died, and the idea of running an avocado grove in Texas suddenly seems infinitely more appealing than staying in his rambling Midwestern house.So a new life it is. Rudy heads off for a part of the world where he knows scarcely a soul. But he has a guide: a slender book called Philosophy Made Simple, each chapter highlighting the ideas of a different philosopher. No amount of Plato, Schopenhauer, or Sartre, however, can prepare Rudy for the surprises that emerge as he arranges for his daughter's Hindu wedding and gets to know Norma Jean - an elephant with a talent for painting - who is abandoned to Rudy's care and who leads him, ultimately, toward the prospect of a new love.
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- Bookseller
- Joe Staats, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021117
- Title
- PHILOSOPHY MADE SIMPLE: A Novel
- Author
- Hellenga, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0316058262
- ISBN 13
- 9780316058261
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 288
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Product_type
- 2
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