Something is wrong with Eddie Hobson, Sr., father of four, sometime history teacher, quizmaster, black humorist, and virtuoso invalid. Eddie is sick and heading into the illness's home stretch as his children try to understand what his illness stands for--but not what his illness is.
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Something is wrong with Eddie Hobson, Sr., father of four, sometime history teacher, quizmaster, black humorist, and virtuoso invalid. Eddie is sick and heading into the illness's home stretch as his children try to understand what his illness stands for--but not what his illness is.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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None. Very Good in Very Good jacket. The scarce first edition of this second novel from Richard Powers. It is the story of a dysfunctional family living in DeKalb County, Illinois. The novel explores the impact of history on contemporary life. Richard Powers is an American novelist who won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2006 for his novel 'The Echo Maker'. Some of his other novels include 'The Gold Bug Variations', 'Gain', 'Plowing the Dark', and 'The Time for our Singing'. In a navy cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Some light shelfwear to the boards. Dustwrapper is quite smart, though with some bumping, handling marks, small closed tears, and label to the rear. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages have some light marginal browning, and some instances of foxing. Very Good.
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None. Very Good Indeed in Very Good Indeed jacket. The first edition of the second novel from Richard Powers. It is the story of a dysfunctional family living in DeKalb County, Illinois. The novel explores the impact of history on contemporary life. In a navy cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Dustwrapper is quite smart, though with some edgewear, sunning, and a couple of marks. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages have some light marginal browning due to the paper used, and some instances of foxing. Very Good Indeed.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Good. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing and/or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).