ISBN: 9780676973921 - The Fourth Hand (22 results)

Condition: Good. Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. #1 NATIONAL BESTSELER - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOKWhile reporting a story from India, New York journalist Patrick Wallingford inadvertently becomes his own headline when his left hand is eaten by a lion. In Boston, a renowned surgeon eagerly awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand transplant. But what if the donor's widow demands visitation rights with the hand? In answering this unexpected question, John Irving has written a novel that is by turns brilliantly comic and emotionally moving, offering a penetrating look at the power of second chances and the will to change. Praise for The Fourth HandA rich and deeply moving tale . . . Vintage Irving: a story of two very disparate people, and the strange and unexpected ways we grow . . . Irving's novels are perceptive and precise reflections of the world around us.--The Washington Post Book World A blend of sexual farce, journalistic satire, and tender love story . . . From what at first seems bizarre, Irving builds the best kind of love story: an improbable one. Wallingford gets more than a transplanted hand; he begins to find his soul.--USA Today A riveting entertainment and certainly one of the funniest novels of the year. The authoritative control of Irving's storytelling has never been more impressive. . . . The delighted reader is powerless to look away.--Chicago Sun-Times A] thoroughly satisfying literary experience . . . Irving's most compassionate and redemptive novel] to date . . . His] mastery of characterization is unequaled in American novelists of the day.--St. Louis Post-Dispatch A beautiful story about the redemptive power of love.--The Denver Post.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. #1 NATIONAL BESTSELER - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOKWhile reporting a story from India, New York journalist Patrick Wallingford inadvertently becomes his own headline when his left hand is eaten by a lion. In Boston, a renowned surgeon eagerly awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand transplant. But what if the donor's widow demands visitation rights with the hand? In answering this unexpected question, John Irving has written a novel that is by turns brilliantly comic and emotionally moving, offering a penetrating look at the power of second chances and the will to change. Praise for The Fourth HandA rich and deeply moving tale . . . Vintage Irving: a story of two very disparate people, and the strange and unexpected ways we grow . . . Irving's novels are perceptive and precise reflections of the world around us.--The Washington Post Book World A blend of sexual farce, journalistic satire, and tender love story . . . From what at first seems bizarre, Irving builds the best kind of love story: an improbable one. Wallingford gets more than a transplanted hand; he begins to find his soul.--USA Today A riveting entertainment and certainly one of the funniest novels of the year. The authoritative control of Irving's storytelling has never been more impressive. . . . The delighted reader is powerless to look away.--Chicago Sun-Times A] thoroughly satisfying literary experience . . . Irving's most compassionate and redemptive novel] to date . . . His] mastery of characterization is unequaled in American novelists of the day.--St. Louis Post-Dispatch A beautiful story about the redemptive power of love.--The Denver Post.…

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.

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. #1 NATIONAL BESTSELER - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOKWhile reporting a story from India, New York journalist Patrick Wallingford inadvertently becomes his own headline when his left hand is eaten by a lion. In Boston, a renowned surgeon eagerly awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand transplant. But what if the donor's widow demands visitation rights with the hand? In answering this unexpected question, John Irving has written a novel that is by turns brilliantly comic and emotionally moving, offering a penetrating look at the power of second chances and the will to change. Praise for The Fourth HandA rich and deeply moving tale . . . Vintage Irving: a story of two very disparate people, and the strange and unexpected ways we grow . . . Irving's novels are perceptive and precise reflections of the world around us.--The Washington Post Book World A blend of sexual farce, journalistic satire, and tender love story . . . From what at first seems bizarre, Irving builds the best kind of love story: an improbable one. Wallingford gets more than a transplanted hand; he begins to find his soul.--USA Today A riveting entertainment and certainly one of the funniest novels of the year. The authoritative control of Irving's storytelling has never been more impressive. . . . The delighted reader is powerless to look away.--Chicago Sun-Times A] thoroughly satisfying literary experience . . . Irving's most compassionate and redemptive novel] to date . . . His] mastery of characterization is unequaled in American novelists of the day.--St. Louis Post-Dispatch A beautiful story about the redemptive power of love.--The Denver Post.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. #1 NATIONAL BESTSELER - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOKWhile reporting a story from India, New York journalist Patrick Wallingford inadvertently becomes his own headline when his left hand is eaten by a lion. In Boston, a renowned surgeon eagerly awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand transplant. But what if the donor's widow demands visitation rights with the hand? In answering this unexpected question, John Irving has written a novel that is by turns brilliantly comic and emotionally moving, offering a penetrating look at the power of second chances and the will to change. Praise for The Fourth HandA rich and deeply moving tale . . . Vintage Irving: a story of two very disparate people, and the strange and unexpected ways we grow . . . Irving's novels are perceptive and precise reflections of the world around us.--The Washington Post Book World A blend of sexual farce, journalistic satire, and tender love story . . . From what at first seems bizarre, Irving builds the best kind of love story: an improbable one. Wallingford gets more than a transplanted hand; he begins to find his soul.--USA Today A riveting entertainment and certainly one of the funniest novels of the year. The authoritative control of Irving's storytelling has never been more impressive. . . . The delighted reader is powerless to look away.--Chicago Sun-Times A] thoroughly satisfying literary experience . . . Irving's most compassionate and redemptive novel] to date . . . His] mastery of characterization is unequaled in American novelists of the day.--St. Louis Post-Dispatch A beautiful story about the redemptive power of love.--The Denver Post.…

Condition: Acceptable. hardcover 100% of proceeds go to charity! Acceptable reading copy with obvious signs of use, wear, and/or cosmetic issues. Item is complete and remains readable despite notable condition issues.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good, Not Price Clipped. Second Printing. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; a very good reading copy. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Minor edge and tip wear. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Canadian Edition. Stiff unmarked book in crisp dust jacket with just a hint of shelflife.; 9.40 X 6.40 X 1.30 inches; 336 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Bargain book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION SECOND PRINT,NOT PRICE CLIPPED NOT REMAINDERED,CLEAN INTERIOR,DJ FINE.

[0-676-97392-2] 2001, 1st Canadian edition. (hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 316pp. Tall 8vo. Maroon quarter cloth and mottled-crème boards. Author's monogram blindstamped to top board; lettering in gold to spine. Head and heel of spine bumped; rear board rubbed and consequently lightly marked. Light wear to extremities of dust jacket; not price clipped; mylar protected. Internally tight, bright, and clean.…

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8vo pp. 316. "'The Fourth Hand' is characteristic of John Irving's seamless storytelling and further explores some of the author's recurring themes-loss, grief, love as redemption. previous owners bookplate on verso of front board. book.

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