{"product_id":"uncommon-type-some-stories-9781101911945","title":"Uncommon Type: Some Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, \u003ci\u003e USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNational Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA small-town newspaper columnist with old-fashioned views of the modern world. A World War II veteran grappling with his emotional and physical scars. A second-rate actor plunged into sudden stardom and a whirlwind press junket. Four friends traveling to the moon in a rocketship built in the backyard. These are just some of the stories that Tom Hanks captures in his first work of fiction: a collection of shorts that explore--with great affection, humor, and insight--the human condition in all its foibles. The stories are linked by one thing: in each of them, a typewriter plays a part, sometimes minor, sometimes central. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To many, typewriters represent a level of craftsmanship, beauty, and individuality that is harder and harder to find in the modern world. In these stories, Hanks gracefully reaches that typewriter-worthy level. By turns whimsical, witty, and moving, \u003ci\u003eUncommon Type \u003c\/i\u003eestablishes him as a welcome and wonderful new voice in contemporary fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanks, Tom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101911945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Tom Hanks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39626616307787,"sku":"9781101911945","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_e968af61-dfae-49a1-9d85-64dc7c5000ae.jpg?v=1640705593","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/uncommon-type-some-stories-9781101911945","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}