Robert Bussard (8 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Intro. by Peter Lynd Hayes. Lt. blue emb. cl., silver lettering, illus. on backstr. Dj. clipped, sl. worn. Illus. 251pp. Contributors incl. Frank Sullivan, H. Allen Smith, Phyllis McGinley, Art Linkletter, Joe E. Brown, Jean Kerr, Art Buchwald, etc.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 392. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1958 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 392.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The coot's folly, a typical coot being an increasingly cantankerous old fart, is to look back and believe his life has been so interesting, someone wants to hear about it. So, he writes a few stories using the remainder of a young man's memories; it's been done a million times.Then something happens, he gets honest, he sees the young man's travails and tragedies through experienced, weakened of vision, but toughened by acuity, old man eyes. He rewrites the tales with elucidating language the young man never possessed. He replaces guesswork about life with nuance and reality born of lived history. Maybe he finds an answer or two, but mainly he just wants to make the questions clear.The coot does not worry about embarrassment, failure or incrimination. The older one becomes, the less one need worry about mistakes, because one won't have to live with them as long as a younger person would. There is tremendous freedom in this idea. So, the coot comes clean, let's the chips fall where they may and says, "here, come laugh at me; that's what I'm doing!"Product Warning: These stories are not intended for all readers, do not use if you are: allergic to laughter, repulsed by ribald humor or become inflamed by occasional contact with scurrilous and salacious language.Possible side effects include: howler monkey outbursts of laughter, introspection, reflexive grinning. and of course, anal leakage. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.