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The Bible Salesman by Clyde Edgerton - Hardcover
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Minimal wear on the dust jacket, covers and binding. There are no marks on the pages.”
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Custom Bundle
- No
- Type
- Hardcover
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Original Language
- English
- Book Series
- Historical
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780316117517
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
031611751X
ISBN-13
9780316117517
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8038280445
Product Key Features
Book Title
Bibles Salesman
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Thrillers / Suspense, Crime, Literary
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
13.2 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-045410
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
North Carolina native Edgerton has been writing winninglyabout the rural South, slyly skewering the place he loves, for more than 25years. The Bible Salesman skillfully employs all the devices its author hashoned over the years-a fine ear for dialogue, a love for the South and itspeople, and a gently modulated wit-to produce another winner., Clyde Edgerton mines the orthodoxy of his youth in rural North Carolina to find humor in an awkward young man wrestling with the temptations of smoking, drinking and falling in love., Clyde Edgerton's storytelling is sublime....The Bible Salesmanis a deeply satisfying novel, and great fun., Hilarious. . . . Reading Edgerton's bookis much the same as that Southern experience of sitting in front of a fireplaceor on a porch and listening to older relatives tell tales.TheBible Salesman combines the sweet and funny stories of growing up in theSouth with the humorous and frightening adventures of a life of crime., Clyde Edgerton's storytelling is sublime.... The Bible Salesmanis a deeply satisfying novel, and great fun., If you've ever read any of Clyde Edgerton's wonderful books, you know the characters rule supreme. The same remains true of his newest novel, The Bible Salesman... The character you'll remember most is a recently passed-away cat named Bunny., Edgerton is a master of not only describingsmall-town life, but also of making the reader long for it...Edgerton has greataffection for his characters, and while he makes us laugh at theireccentricities, he also provides his readers with enough substance andvulnerability to fall in love with them....one great joy ride., Tired of $4 a gallon gasoline, food riots in poor nations, climate change, the sniping of the presidential race, the subprime mortgage meltdown, and the tangled interconnectedness of all the world's problems? For relief, pick up Clyde Edgerton's new novel, The Bible Salesman...Despite all the Southern Gothic touches-poor Henry has to bury the same dead cat twice- The Bible Salesmanis really just an escapist romp at heart, perfect for a lazy summer's afternoon., Irresistible...Edgerton is a master of comictiming, andThe Bible Salesman is afont of wildly creative comedy.... But it's the novel's quiet, introspectivemoments that are most memorable....Dampier may be a simple country boy, but hisaspirations lift him-and us-into higher worlds of richly imagined possibility., Edgerton mines the orthodoxy of his youth in ruralNorth Carolinato find humor in an awkward young man wrestling with the temptations., Edgerton mines the orthodoxy of his youth in rural North Carolina to find humor in an awkward young man wrestling with the temptations., Irresistible...Edgerton is a master of comictiming, and The Bible Salesmanis afont of wildly creative comedy.... But it's the novel's quiet, introspectivemoments that are most memorable....Dampier may be a simple country boy, but hisaspirations lift him-and us-into higher worlds of richly imagined possibility., "A vivid and affecting portrait of the way many of us struggle -- and, when possible, take comfort -- in the real world."--PEOPLEonLunch at the Picadilly(2003), North Carolinanative Edgerton has been writing winninglyabout the rural South, slyly skewering the place he loves, for more than 25years. The Bible Salesman skillfully employs all the devices its author hashoned over the years-a fine ear for dialogue, a love for the South and itspeople, and a gently modulated wit-to produce another winner., How good it feels to throw back one's head and howl with a great comic novel. The 'burial tuck' alone should make The Bible Salesman a classic., Tired of $4 a gallon gasoline, food riots in poor nations, climate change, the sniping of the presidential race, the subprime mortgage meltdown, and the tangled interconnectedness of all the world's problems? For relief, pick up Clyde Edgerton's new novel,The Bible Salesman...Despite all the Southern Gothic touches-poor Henry has to bury the same dead cat twice-The Bible Salesmanis really just an escapist romp at heart, perfect for a lazy summer's afternoon., "A vivid and affecting portrait of the way many of us struggle -- and, when possible, take comfort -- in the real world."-- PEOPLE on Lunch at the Picadilly (2003), Hilarious. . . . Reading Edgerton's bookis much the same as that Southern experience of sitting in front of a fireplaceor on a porch and listening to older relatives tell tales. TheBible Salesmancombines the sweet and funny stories of growing up in theSouth with the humorous and frightening adventures of a life of crime., If you've ever read any of Clyde Edgerton's wonderful books, you know the characters rule supreme. The same remains true of his newest novel,The Bible Salesman... The character you'll remember most is a recently passed-away cat named Bunny.
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
When career criminal Preston Clearwater picks up hitchhiking Henry Dampier, an innocent 20-year-old Bible salesman, he immediately recognises him as just the associate he needs - one who will believe Clearwater is an FBI spy, one who will drive the cars Clearwater steals as he follows along at a safe distance.
LC Classification Number
PS3555.D47B53 2008
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- y***c (1349)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBeautiful plate, well packed. Thanks!
- d***a (163)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGood product! Good timing!
- a***t (33)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseQuick shipping and great price!! Thank you! The book is used but that’s what is expected with older books - happy to have another twilight book in my collection!!