ISBN: 9780156027793 - Big If (19 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. It's winter in New Hampshire, the economy is booming, the vice president is running for president, and his Secret Service people are very, very tense.Meet Vi Asplund, a young Secret Service agent mourning her dead father. She goes home to New Hampshire to see her brother Jens, a computer genius who just might be going mad--and is poised to make a fortune on Big If, a viciously nihilistic computer game aimed at teenagers. Vi's America, as she sees it in the crowds, in her brother, and in her fellow agents, is affluent, anxious, and abuzz with vague fantasies of violence.Through a gallery of vivid characters--heroic, ignoble, or desperate--Mark Costello's hilarious novel limns the strategies, both sound and absurd, that we conjure to survive in daily life.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. It's winter in New Hampshire, the economy is booming, the vice president is running for president, and his Secret Service people are very, very tense.Meet Vi Asplund, a young Secret Service agent mourning her dead father. She goes home to New Hampshire to see her brother Jens, a computer genius who just might be going mad--and is poised to make a fortune on Big If, a viciously nihilistic computer game aimed at teenagers. Vi's America, as she sees it in the crowds, in her brother, and in her fellow agents, is affluent, anxious, and abuzz with vague fantasies of violence.Through a gallery of vivid characters--heroic, ignoble, or desperate--Mark Costello's hilarious novel limns the strategies, both sound and absurd, that we conjure to survive in daily life.…

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. It's winter in New Hampshire, the economy is booming, the vice president is running for president, and his Secret Service people are very, very tense.Meet Vi Asplund, a young Secret Service agent mourning her dead father. She goes home to New Hampshire to see her brother Jens, a computer genius who just might be going mad--and is poised to make a fortune on Big If, a viciously nihilistic computer game aimed at teenagers. Vi's America, as she sees it in the crowds, in her brother, and in her fellow agents, is affluent, anxious, and abuzz with vague fantasies of violence.Through a gallery of vivid characters--heroic, ignoble, or desperate--Mark Costello's hilarious novel limns the strategies, both sound and absurd, that we conjure to survive in daily life.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. It's winter in New Hampshire, the economy is booming, the vice president is running for president, and his Secret Service people are very, very tense.Meet Vi Asplund, a young Secret Service agent mourning her dead father. She goes home to New Hampshire to see her brother Jens, a computer genius who just might be going mad--and is poised to make a fortune on Big If, a viciously nihilistic computer game aimed at teenagers. Vi's America, as she sees it in the crowds, in her brother, and in her fellow agents, is affluent, anxious, and abuzz with vague fantasies of violence.Through a gallery of vivid characters--heroic, ignoble, or desperate--Mark Costello's hilarious novel limns the strategies, both sound and absurd, that we conjure to survive in daily life.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good+. None. Creases, stains, but spine uncreased, binding solid, legible ; 7.95 X 5.28 X 0.94 inches fmc2%262D.

Paperback. Condition: As New. 000-431: Trade Size Paperback with 360 pages. Spine reading crease, ow/ a beautiful, square, tight copy with clean, unmarked pages. Appears book was gently read one time. A C E G I J H F D B First Paperback Edition 2003.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Like new condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. Paperback, AS NEW.

paperback. Condition: Good. Some wear, but still a good reading copy. A portion of your purchase of this book will be donated to non-profit organizations.Over 1,000,000 satisfied customers since 1997! Choose expedited shipping (if available) for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Costello, Mark., Harcourt, Inc. 'A Harvest Book', 2003, c2002, 1st trade pb printing, very good, 360 pp with reading group guide, 8vo, ISBN: 0156027798, nicely SIGNED by the author (with no personal inscription), "Through a gallery of vivid characters, Costello tells the story of five Americans longing for security in the crowd lines and their own lives", author's second book. Signed by Author(s). …

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Harvest Edition 2003. 360 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Vaughn Andrews (Cover Design) (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Like New. Publisher: Harcourt/Harvest, NYC., 2003. First Softcover Edition, First Printing. FINE softcover book in pictorial wraps, as issued. Remainder marked. NOT faded. NOT a book club edition. NOT an ex-library copy.

Taschenbuch oder Softcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 368 Seiten Zustand: SEHR GUTER Zustand! HC1-128-3/8-00155979 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 369.

paperback. Condition: Gut. 368 Seiten; 9780156027793.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 500.