ISBN: 9781616208707 - on fire (16 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: New. NOW WITH A FOREWORD BY RON RASH AND AN APPRECIATION BY DWIGHT GARNER"One of the finest books I know about blue-collar work in America, its rewards and frustrations . . . If you are among the tens of millions who have never read Brown, this is a perfect introduction." -Dwight Garner, The New York Times On January 6, 1990, after seventeen years on the job, Larry Brown quit the Oxford, Mississippi, fire department to try writing full-time. In On Fire, he looks back on his life as a firefighter. His unflinching accounts of daily trauma-from the blistering heat of burning trailer homes to the crunch of broken glass at crash scenes-catapult readers into the hard reality that drove this award-winning novelist. As a firefighter and fireman-turned-author, as husband and hunter, and as father and son, Brown offers insights into the choices men face pursuing their life's work. And, in the forthright style we expect from Larry Brown, his narrative builds to the explanation of how one man who regularly confronted death began to burn with the desire to write about life. …

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Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. A lovely copy of the scarce First Edition. Fine in trade paperback -- clean, bright, and tight -- with no defects of any kind. (No remainder marks.) First edition; first printing. ("First Algonquin paperback, July 2018.") Suitable condition for presentation as a gift, or for adding to a library collection. "A personal account of life and death and choices by the former firefighter for the town of Oxford, Mississippi." Foreword by Ron Rash. Ships from NC. All paperbacks are sealed in recycled plastic, packaged securely with recycled cardboard backing, and shipped promptly with tracking information. (V-6.).…

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PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Condizione: New. pp. 208.

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Trade Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. reprint edition. 208 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.77 inches. In Stock.

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Condizione: New. pp. 208.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - NOW WITH A FOREWORD BY RON RASH AND AN APPRECIATION BY DWIGHT GARNER"One of the finest books I know about blue-collar work in America, its rewards and frustrations . . . If you are among the tens of millions who have never read Brown, this is a perfect introduction." Dwight Garner, The New York Times On January 6, 1990, after seventeen years on the job, Larry Brown quit the Oxford, Mississippi, fire department to try writing full-time. In On Fire, he looks back on his life as a firefighter. His unflinching accounts of daily traumafrom the blistering heat of burning trailer homes to the crunch of broken glass at crash scenescatapult readers into the hard reality that drove this award-winning novelist. As a firefighter and fireman-turned-author, as husband and hunter, and as father and son, Brown offers insights into the choices men face pursuing their life's work. And, in the forthright style we expect from Larry Brown, his narrative builds to the explanation of how one man who regularly confronted death began to burn with the desire to write about life.…

Condizione: New. &Uumlber den AutorLarry Brown was born and grew up in Oxford, Mississippi. A marine in the era of the Vietnam War, he joined the Oxford Fire Department in 1973. He resigned in 1990 at the rank of captain. The recipient of the Missi.

Paperback. Condizione: New. NOW WITH A FOREWORD BY RON RASH AND AN APPRECIATION BY DWIGHT GARNER"One of the finest books I know about blue-collar work in America, its rewards and frustrations . . . If you are among the tens of millions who have never read Brown, this is a perfect introduction." -Dwight Garner, The New York Times On January 6, 1990, after seventeen years on the job, Larry Brown quit the Oxford, Mississippi, fire department to try writing full-time. In On Fire, he looks back on his life as a firefighter. His unflinching accounts of daily trauma-from the blistering heat of burning trailer homes to the crunch of broken glass at crash scenes-catapult readers into the hard reality that drove this award-winning novelist. As a firefighter and fireman-turned-author, as husband and hunter, and as father and son, Brown offers insights into the choices men face pursuing their life's work. And, in the forthright style we expect from Larry Brown, his narrative builds to the explanation of how one man who regularly confronted death began to burn with the desire to write about life. …