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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Quill
Publication date February 1, 1996
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780688146160
ISBN-10 0688146163
Dimensions 0.50 by 5.75 by 8 in.
Weight 0.40 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $10.00
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Eight essays on the ultimate temptations of humankind include Thomas Pynchon on Sloth, John Updike on Lust, Gore Vidal on Pride, A. S. Byatt on Envy, and Joyce Carol Oates on Despair. Reprint. LJ.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Eight essays on the ultimate temptations of humankind include Thomas Pynchon on Sloth, John Updike on Lust, Gore Vidal on Pride, A. S. Byatt on Envy, and Joyce Carol Oates on Despair. Reprint.

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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780688136901
 
from William Morrow & Co (September 1, 1994)
9780688136901 | details & prices | 6.25 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $17.00
About: Essays by Thomas Pynchon, Mary Gordon, Gore Vidal, Joyce Carol Oates, and John Updike discuss the seven deadly sins, plus one, despair, the only unforgiveable sin
Paperback
Book cover for 9780688146160
 
The price comparison is for this edition
With A. S. Byatt, John Updike, Richard Howard, Mary Gordon, William Trevor | from Quill (February 1, 1996)
9780688146160 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $10.00
About: Essays by Thomas Pynchon, Mary Gordon, John Updike, Gore Vidal, Richard Howard, A.

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