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Sight of the Stars
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Belva Plain
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House
Publication date
December 1, 2003
Binding
Cassette/Spoken Word
Edition
Abridged
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780739309162
ISBN-10
0739309161
Dimensions
1.25 by 4.25 by 7.25 in.
Weight
0.30 lbs.
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Original list price
$25.00
Other format details
audio
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The son of an Irish immigrant mother and a Jewish peddlar father, Adam Arnring grows up in turn-of-the-century America, determined to shape his own destiny, and heads west to build what is to become one of the country's great retail companies, in a richly textured novel spanning three generations and the history of twentieth-century America. Simultaneous.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: His mother was an Irish immigrant, his father a Jewish peddler. But, like so many other turn-of-the-century Americans, Adam Arnring grows up determined to shape his own destiny. Handsome and skilled, he heads West and lays the foundation of what will become one of the country's greatest retail companies. But along the way, love and war will intervene, testing the ties that bind him to his brothers, and to his trusting wife.
In an intimate voice that has won her scores of devoted fans, Belva Plain explores the crossroads everyone must face. For the unforgettable characters in THE SIGHT OF THE STARS, the choices that seem to divide are actually the ones that unite.
In an intimate voice that has won her scores of devoted fans, Belva Plain explores the crossroads everyone must face. For the unforgettable characters in THE SIGHT OF THE STARS, the choices that seem to divide are actually the ones that unite.
Editions
Hardcover
from Delacorte Pr (January 1, 2004)
9780385336833 | details & prices | 352 pages | 6.75 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $25.95
About: The son of an Irish immigrant mother and a Jewish peddler father, Adam Arnring grows up in turn-of-the-century America determined to shape his own destiny and builds what is to become one of the country's great retail companies.
About: The son of an Irish immigrant mother and a Jewish peddler father, Adam Arnring grows up in turn-of-the-century America determined to shape his own destiny and builds what is to become one of the country's great retail companies.
Large print edition from Random House Large Print (December 1, 2003)
9780375433023 | details & prices | 528 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.65 lbs | List price $27.95
About: The son of an Irish immigrant mother and a Jewish peddler father, Adam Arnring grows up in turn-of-the-century America determined to shape his own destiny and builds what is to become one of the country's great retail companies.
About: The son of an Irish immigrant mother and a Jewish peddler father, Adam Arnring grows up in turn-of-the-century America determined to shape his own destiny and builds what is to become one of the country's great retail companies.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Dell Pub Co (November 23, 2004)
9780440241249 | details & prices | 342 pages | 4.25 × 7.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $7.99
About: The son of an Irish immigrant mother and a Jewish peddlar father, Adam Arnring grows up in turn-of-the-century America, determined to shape his own destiny, and heads west to build what is to become one of the country's great retail companies, in a richly textured novel spanning three generations and the history of twentieth-century America.
About: The son of an Irish immigrant mother and a Jewish peddlar father, Adam Arnring grows up in turn-of-the-century America, determined to shape his own destiny, and heads west to build what is to become one of the country's great retail companies, in a richly textured novel spanning three generations and the history of twentieth-century America.
Cassette/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
Abridged edition from Random House (December 1, 2003); titled "Sight of the Stars"
9780739309162 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $25.00
About: The son of an Irish immigrant mother and a Jewish peddler father, Adam Arnring grows up in turn-of-the-century America determined to shape his own destiny and builds what is to become one of the country's great retail companies.
About: The son of an Irish immigrant mother and a Jewish peddler father, Adam Arnring grows up in turn-of-the-century America determined to shape his own destiny and builds what is to become one of the country's great retail companies.
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