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A promising young athlete must learn to come to terms with the tragedy that destroys his career and with the pain, responsibility, and love that are an essential part of life itself
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David Small author of the #1 New York Times best-selling Stitches, is the recipient of the Caldecott Medal, the Christopher Medal, and the E. B. White Award. He and his wife, the writer Sarah Stewart, live in Michigan.
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"Elegantly crafted, Small's first novel is a stunning debut." -- Saturday Review
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- PublisherNorton
- Publication date1982
- ISBN 10 0393015254
- ISBN 13 9780393015256
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages416
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Almost Famous A Novel About Baseball
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This stunning first novel tells the story of a brilliant but shattered athlete's struggle to come to terms with himself as a person instead of a talent. Ward Sullivan at 21 was perfectly made to play baseball. A star player on the Boston Red Sox team farm team seemed to be the next great player. But a car accident ends all of that. Finally twelve years later at the age of 33, Ward slowly awakens from the misery of disappointment and loss. First Edition, second printing. Both the non price clipped Dust jacket and the book are in very good condition. I have almost 200 baseball novels and mysteries and around 40 books on Red Sox players and teams in stock. Discounts are available when you purchase multiple items on the same order. Seller Inventory # ABE-1611675523668
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. Normal wear; typical library marks; a decent readable copy. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # 061961
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Book Description Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on front endpage. Slightly dampstained. Seller Inventory # SB20E-00707
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Not ex-library; not remaindered. Very nice, clean copy. Near fine book: small amount of bumping to ends of spine; a couple of small dents in bottom of boards. Jacket very good: not price clipped, not faded, small amount of edge wear at ends of spine; one small closed tear. No writing or marking in book. Seller Inventory # 000279
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. White Cloth and Grey Board Covers; covers are lightly soiled mostly at edges; White Endpapers; free front and rear endpapers have a vertical section that is tanned; right book edge is rough-cut; book interior is clean and tight; 8vo; 416 pages; dustjacket is protected by a mylar wrapper and is clean and bright; dustjjacket's only defect is that the upper right front corner has a tiny chip. Seller Inventory # 961500523
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good -. First Edition. (1982), 416pp, inscribed by author to half title, author's first novel, slight foxing to top of book, slight shelfwear, slight edgewear to dj. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 06-0359
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 416 pages. Almost Famous takes its place among the relatively few adult novels about professional baseball.The narrative is tough and unsentimental, the dialogue crisp and right-sounding. a dramatic and moving story. Chicago Sun-Times Elegantly crafted, Small's first novel is a stunning debut.Saturday Review. Seller Inventory # 1335k
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES First edition. Smudge mark foreedge, literary agent name label front endpaper else very good in very good dust jacket. Seller Inventory # bing84110659
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. ISBN 0393015254. AUTOGRAPHED. DJ has several small chips and nicks. Mylar cover on dust jacket VG/G condition, HB cover, FICTION genre. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 575
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition/1st Printing. SIGNED and inscribed by author on half-title page. DJ lightly rubbed with shelf edge wear. $13.95 price on DJ flap. Author's first novel. Also includes laid-in a handwritten note from author. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 005872
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