Hours: 9am-6pm Monday through Friday - 9am-2pm Saturday (Marshall and Mars Hill)
10am-6pm Monday through Friday - 10am-2pm Saturday (Hot Springs)
All branches are closed on Sunday.

Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog


Uncommon type : some stories Cover Image Book

Uncommon type : some stories / Tom Hanks ; photographs by Kevin Twomey.

Hanks, Tom, (author.). Hanks, Tom. Three exhausting weeks. (Added Author). Hanks, Tom. Christmas Eve. (Added Author). Hanks, Tom. Junket in the City of Light. (Added Author). Hanks, Tom. Elephant in the pressroom. (Added Author). Hanks, Tom. Welcome to Mars. (Added Author). Hanks, Tom. Month on Greene Street. (Added Author). Hanks, Tom. Alan Bean plus four. (Added Author). Hanks, Tom. At loose in the Big Apple. (Added Author). Hanks, Tom. Who's who? (Added Author). Hanks, Tom. Special weekend. (Added Author). Twomey, Kevin, (photographer.).

Summary:

A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture into America looking for acquisitions and discover a down and out motel, romance, and a bit of real life. These are just some of the tales Tom Hanks tells in this first collection of his short stories.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781101946152
  • ISBN: 1101946156
  • ISBN: 9781101911945
  • ISBN: 1101911948
  • Physical Description: viii, 405 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2017].

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Three exhausting weeks -- Christmas eve 1953 -- A Junket in the city of light -- Our town today with Hank Fiset: an elephant in the pressroom -- Welcome to Mars -- A month on Green Street -- Alan bean plus four -- Our town today with Hank Fiset: at loose in the Big Apple -- A special weekend -- These are the meditations of my heart -- Our town today with Hank Fiset: back from back in time -- The past is important to us -- Stay with us -- Go see costas -- Our town today with Hank Fiset: your Evangelista, Esperanza -- Steve Wong is perfect.

Search for related items by subject

Subject:
Typewriters > Fiction.
Genre:
Short stories.
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 85 of 90 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 90 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show All Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Mars Hill Library FIC HAN (Text) 30229101086261 Adult Fiction Available -