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Hand to Mouth: A Chronicle of Early Failure
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Henry Holt & Co
Publication date September 1, 1997
Pages 449
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780805054064
ISBN-10 0805054065
Dimensions 1.75 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight 1.55 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $25.00
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
From the streets of Manhattan to Paris, a poignant memoir explains a series of ingenious and farfetched attempts to survive on next to no money, showing both the humor and desperation of being a 'have not.' 50,000 first printing. First serial, Granta 58. Tour. (view table of contents)
Amazon.com description: Product Description: From the streets of Manhattan to Paris, a poignant memoir explains a series of ingenious and farfetched attempts to survive on next to no money, showing both the humor and desperation of being a ""have not."" 50,000 first printing. First serial, Granta 58. Tour."

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Hardcover
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from Henry Holt & Co (September 1, 1997)
9780805054064 | details & prices | 449 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.75 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Ranging from the streets of Manhattan to Paris, the author explains a series of ingenious and farfetched attempts to survive on next to no money, showing both the humor and desperation of being a 'have not'
Paperback
Book cover for 9780312422325 Book cover for 9780805054897
 
Reprint edition from Picador USA (August 1, 2003)
9780312422325 | details & prices | 176 pages | 4.75 × 7.25 × 0.25 in. | 0.28 lbs | List price $16.00
This edition also contains Hand to Mouth: A Chronicle of Early Failure
About: From the streets of Manhattan to Paris, a poignant memoir explains a series of ingenious and farfetched attempts to survive on next to no money, showing both the humor and desperation of being a 'have not.
Reprint edition from Owl Books (October 1, 1998)
9780805054897 | details & prices | 464 pages | 5.75 × 8.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $12.00
About: The novelist and screenwriter recounts his early struggles as a starving writer, describing his ingenious, extravagant attempts to subsist in New York City, Paris, and upstate New York in a series of poignant encounters.

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