Books : a memoir / Larry McMurtry.
In a prolific life of singular literary achievement, Larry McMurtry has succeeded in a variety of genres: in coming-of-age novels like The Last Picture Show; in collections of essays like In a Narrow Grave; and in the reinvention of the Western on a grand scale in his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Lonesome Dove. Now, in Books: A Memoir, McMurtry writes about his endless passion for books: as a boy growing up in a largely "bookless" world; as a young man devouring the vastness of literature with astonishing energy; as a fledgling writer and family man; and above all, as one of America's most prominent bookmen. He takes us on his journey to becoming an astute, adventurous book scout and collector who would eventually open stores of rare and collectible editions in Georgetown, Houston, and finally, in his previously "bookless" hometown of Archer City, Texas--From publisher description.
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- ISBN: 1416583343
- ISBN: 9781416583349
- Physical Description: 259 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Avery County Morrison Public Library | B McMurtry (Text) | 31111002467429 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | B McMurtry, L (Text) | 38344101271375 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | B McMurtry (Text) | 33115006513235 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Charles H. Stone Memorial Library | B MCMURTRY (Text) | 30665100223795 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Dobson Community Library | B MCMURTRY (Text) | 30666100201591 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | B MCMURTRY MCM (Text) | 30372100876637 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Eden Library | B McMurtry (Text) | 31554008721499 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | B McMurtry, Larry (Text) | 0112516168161 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Hamlet Public Library | B MCMURTRY (Text) | 58198000121767 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | B McMurtry (Text) | 33115006514266 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
