New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. 1/3 Cloth. 0394565274 . A Near Fine first printing of the first edition with bumped corners and slight soiling in a Near Fine dust-jacket with light tearing, signed by author Richard Russo; The Risk Pool is the story of a likeable, though unreliable, man who is stuck at the bottom of his auto insurance risk pool, and who suddenly becomes responsible for raising his son after his estranged wife has a nervous breakdown ; 8vo; [i-xii, 1-3], 4-479, [5] pages; Signed by Author .

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Richard Russo grew up in Gloversville, New York, the small, mostly working-class town that has served as the prototype for his fictional Mohawk and North Bath. His parents were separated, and he recalls his father as a man who "lived a life of studied bad habits. I became of interest to him when I got old enough to follow him into the OTB and then into the bar and then into the pool hall, when I could be taken to the places he went and not interrupt the rhythm of his life." With his father, Russo worked construction jobs during his vacations from the University of Arizona, where he received his B.A. He later went on to get a master's degree and had almost earned his Ph.D. in American literature when it occurred to him that he would rather write his own novels than analyze other people's. He is the author of three books, Mohawk , The Risk Pool , and Nobody's Fool , which has recently been made into a feature film starring Paul Newman and Bruce Willis. Richard Russo teaches writing at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. He lives there with his wife, Barbara, and their two daughters.

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 24242
Title: The Risk Pool - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author: Russo, Richard
Format/Binding: 1/3 Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0394565274
ISBN 13: 9780394565279
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1988
Keywords: Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, C2014VM0228S

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