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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Turtleback Books
Publication date October 1, 1999
Binding Prebinding
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781417674787
ISBN-10 1417674784
Dimensions 0.50 by 5.25 by 8.25 in.
Weight 0.50 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $22.15
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The influential American humorist and cartoonist describes his childhood in Columbus, Ohio and college years
Amazon.com description: Product Description:

In My Life and Hard Times, Thurber returns to his starting pointthe delightful chaos and frustrations brought on by family, boyhood, youth, odd dogs, and recalcitrant machinery in the quiet university town of his birth.

This is one of the most deeply humorous books of our century. Not only is it a "memoir" that takes into account the crumbling of empires, it talks "largely about small matters and smally about great affairs." Mostly it is about the widely incredible things people do when they think they are acting sensibly. Yet Thurber does more than just tickle your funny bone. He has quietly and unobtrusively, but permanently, deflated your false pride in the essential sanity and prudence of the human race.

Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780781254076 Book cover for 9780848803384 Book cover for 9780848807719
 
Reprint edition from Amereon Ltd (January 1, 2003)
9780848807719 | details & prices | 114 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $23.95
About: Widely hailed as one of the finest humorist of the twentieth century, James Thurber looks back at his own life growing up in Columbus, Ohio, with the same humor and sharp wit that defined his famous sketches and writings.
from Reprint Services Corp (October 1, 1997)
9780781254076 | details & prices | 7.50 × 10.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $89.00
About: In My Life and Hard Times, Thurber returns to his starting pointthe delightful chaos and frustrations brought on by family, boyhood, youth, odd dogs, and recalcitrant machinery in the quiet university town of his birth.
from Borgo Pr (June 1, 1990)
9780809590056 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $29.00
Reprint edition from Amereon Ltd (March 1, 1990)
9780848803384 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $17.95
Paperback
Book cover for 9780060933081
 
Reprint edition from Harpercollins (September 1, 1999)
9780060933081 | details & prices | 106 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.26 lbs | List price $11.99
About: The influential American humorist and cartoonist describes his childhood in Columbus, Ohio and college years
With Albert B. Robillard | Reprint edition from Harpercollins (March 1, 1990)
9780060916428 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.35 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $10.00
This edition also contains Meaning of a Disability: The Lived Experience of Paralysis
Prebinding
Book cover for 9781417674787
 
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from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9781417674787 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $22.15
About: The influential American humorist and cartoonist describes his childhood in Columbus, Ohio and college years

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