kidder tracy todd richard (25 risultati)

Condizione: very_good. Book is in very good condition. Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.

Condizione: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item for full refund. Ships USPS Media Mail.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Paper Back. Condizione: Very Good.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. Special Edition. Advance Reader's Editions of Uncorrected Proofs in paperback. Bright, clean & tight copies, sold together, unread, in Fine condition. HOME TOWN, 344pp: "In this superb book, one of America's finest writers of nonfiction takes us inside Home Town, U.S.A.--the extraordinary, and the ordinary, lives that people live in Northampton, Massachusetts--to explore what makes a modern small city a success story. Weaving together a rich array of people and stories, and moving through surprising levels of society--from old Hamp to new Hamp to underbelly Hamp, from courthouse to Smith College and back again--HOME TOWN shows what goes on under the serene surface of a picture-postcard place. Does the kind of small town many Americans once came from, and many dream of going back to, still exist? Kidder says yes, and shows how diverse individuals can create together a code of values that transforms a town into a home. And HOME TOWN makes you feel as if you live there." [publisher copy] "The small Massachusetts city of Northampton, tucked away in the Berkshires, makes a compelling case study of civilization's highest aspirations and its inevitable chaotic failures. Combining postcard prettiness and urban peril, Northampton, writes Kidder, 'still preserves the old pattern of the New England township, a place with a full set of parts.' That set includes apparent order (its population has changed little in 40 years), leafy neighborhoods, a thriving downtown and the elite Smith College. But through that stability run cracks: ragged housing projects, crumbling infrastructure and crime. Kidder finds Northampton capable of harboring 'appalling abundance' in the private lives of its 30,000 citizens, and he taps the town's diversity selectively, profiling a single mother from California who studies at Smith, a crack-addled drug informant, a judge, a lawyer whose obsessive compulsive disorder occasions bizarre behavior and, at greatest length, a 33-year-old police sergeant who touches all their lives to varying degrees. As Kidder contrasts diverse newcomers' delight with the more seasoned, conflicted emotions of natives, his book turns into an examination of what holds those who stay, what draws those who come and what haunts those who leave. Kidder's vision combines the realistic detail of a documentary with the broad sweep and imagination of a 19th-century novel of the streets. His assessment of Northampton's unruly equilibrium is an apt description of this book: 'somehow it works,' and very well."--Publishers Weekly. + I include gratis my Advance Uncorrected Proofs in unread paperback of GOOD PROSE: The Art of Nonfiction (2013), written with Richard Todd. 190pp. "GOOD PROSE explores three major nonfiction forms: narratives, essays, and memoirs. Kidder and Todd draw candidly, sometimes comically, on their own experience --heir mistakes as well as accomplishments--to demonstrate the pragmatic ways in which creative problems get solved. They also turn to the works of a wide range of writers, novelists as well as nonfiction writers, for models and instruction. They talk about narrative strategies (and about how to find a story, sometimes in surprising places), about the ethical challenges of nonfiction, and about the realities of making a living as a writer. They offer some tart and emphatic opinions on the current state of language. And they take a clear stand against playing loose with the facts. Their advice is always grounded in the practical world of writing and publishing." [publisher copy] "A gem . . . The finer points of creative nonfiction are molded into an inspiring read that will affect the would-be writer as much as Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird or Stephen King's On Writing. . . This is a must-read for nonfiction writers."--Library Journal. Plain wraps, brilliant corners & crisp edges, square & tight bindings w/no creases in spines, in Fine (+ good gratis) condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. stories and advice from a lifetime of writing and editing.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Condizione: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery Good hardcover; 8 vo; 195 pages; spine head and heal bumped ; top edge corner bumped and torn; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Condizione: like_new. Book is in like new condition with minimal signs of wear. Pages are clean and free from notes or highlighting. Dust cover is intact. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Random House, 2013. Octavo. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed on by Todd on title page. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. Excellent signed copy of this title on literature and prose.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition, 2nd Printing. The Pulitzer Prize winning author of ' The Soul of a New Machine ' (his first book !) together with his editor/friend, Richard Todd discusses narratives, essays and memoirs. Plus many other facets of the ' writing ' life. 173 pp. plus: Notes on Usage, Writing Guides and References - A Selective Bibliography, Acknowledgments, Index, About the Authors. 197 pp. in toto. FlatSIGNED in black ink under his name. Rare in this state. What a gift for an aspiring author ! Harvard Book Store bookmarker ( with 2013 calendar on back) is laid in as found. Bookseller's Inventory # 185474. By Author.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: Very Good. Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on title page.