The Neon Jungle (A Fawcett Gold Medal Book)
de MacDonald, John D
- Usado
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. Front spine edge wear.
- Librería
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York.: Fawcett Publications., 1953. d1689.. Mass-market paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. Front spine edge wear.. 1 Mass-market (rack) paperback. 174 p. Yellow page edges. Cover painting: night street cityscape; no art credit. Crime Fiction: Back cover, 'The smell of stale bedrooms and warm gin hovered over that whole section of town....There was a drifting threat of violence everywhere, and the kids of the neighborhood knew all about knives, garrison belts and bicycle chains...' MacDonald is well-known for his Travis McGee suspense series and his more than 40 other books.
Sinopsis
John D. MacDonald was an American novelist and short-story writer. His works include the Travis McGee series and the novel The Executioners, which was adapted into the film Cape Fear . In 1962 MacDonald was named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America; in 1980, he won a National Book Award. In print he delighted in smashing the bad guys, deflating the pompous, and exposing the venal. In life, he was a truly empathetic man; his friends, family, and colleagues found him to be loyal, generous, and practical. In business, he was fastidiously ethical. About being a writer, he once expressed with gleeful astonishment, “They pay me to do this! They don’t realize, I would pay them.” He spent the later part of his life in Florida with his wife and son. He died in 1986.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- Alibris.B0640004279
- Título
- The Neon Jungle (A Fawcett Gold Medal Book)
- Autor
- MacDonald, John D
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Mass-market paperback
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. Front spine edge wear.
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- d1689.
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Editorial
- Fawcett Publications.
- Lugar de publicación
- New York.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1953
- Palabras clave
- Urban suspense fiction|Author of Travis McGee series
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Mysteries;
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Sobre Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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