2005, ISBN: 9781455884483

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Books, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page in black fountain ink. Auth… Plus…

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Books, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page in black fountain ink. Author's debut novel. Smithson Ide's life so far has led him nowhere. He's 43 years old, weighs 279 pounds, and keeps himself numb with food and alcohol. His only emotional ties are to his parents and to the memory of his older sister, Bethany, who has been missing for 20 years. Then his parents die in a car crash and he learns of Bethany's death in LA County. Suddenly there isn't enough beer in the world to keep Smithy from his feelings. Drunk and bereft, he takes his old Raleigh bicycle and starts cycling. Once he starts, he can't stop and then he's riding across America to recover his sister. Along the way he meets all sorts of people who help or hinder him. He hears the confession of a priest, he rescues a boy from a snow storm, he has a gun pointed in his face, he's hit by a truck and helps a man dying of AIDS. Smithy's ride is an extraordinary quest, to rediscover the past and memories of Bethany, but it's also his journey back to life. New, unread, first edition, firsty printing, in flawless, new, mylar=protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} M116, Viking Books, 2004, 6, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Price clipped. Signed by author. Signed bookplate on fep.. [8], 162, [6] p. In his strongest work to date, the author of Tooter Pepperday gives readers the world through the eyes of cocky seventh-grade super-jock Crash Coogan. He got his name the Christmas Day he received his first football helmet and used it to knock his cousin Bridget in the snow--and he's been running over people ever since. Seventh grader John "Crash" Coogan had always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke made him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family. From Wikipedia: "Jerry Spinelli (born February 1, 1941) is an American author of children's novels on adolescence and early adulthood. He is best known for the novels Maniac Magee and Wringer. Spinelli was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania and currently resides in Phoenixville, PA. At the age of sixteen, his love of sports inspired him to compose a poem about a recent football victory. Later, unbeknownst to him, his father published it in the local newspaper. It was at this time he realized that he would not become a major league football player, and decided to become a writer instead. During his time at Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania, Jerry spent his time writing short stories and was the editor of the college literary magazine. After graduation, he became a writer and editor for a department store magazine. The next twenty years, he spent his time working ordinary jobs during the day so that he had the energy to write fiction in his spare time. He found himself writing during lunch breaks, on weekends, and after dinner. His first four novels were written for adults and were all rejected. His fifth novel was also intended for adults, but became his first children's book. This work, Space Station Seventh Grade, was published in 1982. Spinelli graduated from Gettysburg College in 1963 and acquired his MA from Johns Hopkins University in 1964. He married Eileen Mesi in 1977, who also writes children's books. They have six children and twenty-one grandchildren. Jerry Spinelli remains as a recognized and amazing author with his Newberry Award-Winning book Maniac Magee, his autobiography Knots in my Yo-Yo String, his novel Stargirl, standing as a Parent's Choice Gold Award Winner, a New York Times Bestseller, and a Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year, as well much more wonderful recognitions.", Alfred A. Knopf, 1996, 3, Innovative Kids, 2002-10-01. Book and Access. Spiral-bound. Used:Good., Innovative Kids, 2002-10-01, 0, Dublin, Ireland: Currach Press, 2005. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 254 Pages with Black/White Photos. Railway accidents have had a strange fascination for many people for generations. No matter how slight the damage caused or how few casualties are involved, the very fact that a train leaves the railway tracks and ploughs ahead uncontrolled by any guiding rails, fills the imagination with awe and wonder. Sensational headlines appear and people want to know what awful consequences followed, how much worse the accident could have been and, more importantly, why it happened in the first place. Frequently, human frailty is the cause but, as revealed in this book, there are often less obvious reasons. Fatigue, intrigue, overwork, carelessness, stubborn animals, the elements or even the longings of the heart have caused accidents on the railways of Ireland. The selection of crashes and mishaps featured in this book provides a unique insight not only to railway working in Ireland over the past century and a half, but also to the fortitude and ingenuity of Irish people when confronted with unexpected difficulties. The accidents described in the following pages include tragedies such as the Armagh, Curraduff, Cahir and Buttevant disasters; politically-inspired mishaps such as those of the Civil War in Cork and Wexford, or the Sallins Mail Train Robbery; 'acts of God' like those of the Owencarrow Viaduct disaster in Donegal; and lesser known incidents caused by wind, snow, goats, a steam-roller or a love tryst. All have one common feature in that the trains involved came to a sudden and unexpected stop and this led to stories that make for interesting and often fascinating reading., Currach Press, 2005, 5, MP3 CD. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items., 2.5<

2012, ISBN: 9781455884483

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ISBN: 9781455884483

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