The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid A Memoir
by Bill Bryson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 076791936X
- ISBN 13
- 9780767919364
- Seller
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Rockaway Beach, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Broadway Books, 2006. 270 pages. A few pages have printing errors top of page. Corners are square. Gilt lettering on spine is bright. Spine is tight and there are no loose pages. Dust jacket has light shelf wear. Light wear top of spine. Cover colors are bright.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
The book delves into Bryson's past, telling of his youth growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, during the 1950s and early 1960s. It also reveals the backstory between himself and Stephen Katz, who appeared in A Walk in the Woods and Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe. Bryson also describes and comments on American life in the 1950s. The title of the book comes from an imaginary alter-ego Bryson invented for himself in his childhood, who has the ability to vaporize people.
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- First Class Used Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012792
- Title
- The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid A Memoir
- Author
- Bill Bryson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 076791936X
- ISBN 13
- 9780767919364
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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