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Uncommon Type : Some Stories by Tom Hanks (2017, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-101101946156
ISBN-139781101946152
eBay Product ID (ePID)234927812
Product Key Features
Book TitleUncommon Type : Some Stories
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicShort Stories (Single Author), Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Literary
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorTom Hanks
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight18 Oz
Item Length8.1 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-006246
Reviews"It turns out that Tom Hanks is also a wise and hilarious writer with an endlessly surprising mind. Damn it." --Steve Martin "The central quality to Tom's writing is a kind of poignant playfulness. It's exactly what you hope from him, except you wish he were sitting in your home, reading it aloud to you, one story at a time." --Mindy Kaling "Wait--Tom Hanks can write, too? Funny, moving, deftly surprising stories? That's just swell. Maybe there's no crying in baseball, pal, but it's perfectly acceptable in the book business. That's how we drown envy." --Carl Hiaasen "Mr. Hanks turns out to be as authentically genuine a Writer with as capital a W as ever touched a typewriter key. The stories in UNCOMMON TYPE range from the hilarious to the deeply touching. They move in period, location and manner, but all demonstrate a joy in writing, a pleasure in communicating an intensely American sense of atmosphere, friendship, life and family that is every bit as smart, engaging and humane as the man himself. All with that extra quality of keenly observant and sympathetic intelligence that has always set Tom Hanks apart. I blink, bubble and boggle in amazed admiration." --Stephen Fry " Uncommon Type is funny, wise, gloriously inventive and humane. Tom Hanks sees inside people - a wary divorcee, a billionaire trading desire for disaster, a boy witnessing his father's infidelity, a motley crew shooting for the moon - with such acute empathy and good humour we'd follow him anywhere. The cumulative effect is of a world I didn't want to leave." --Anna Funder "Reading Tom Hanks's Uncommon Type is like finding out that Alice Munro is also the greatest actress of our time." --Ann Patchett "Seventeen wide-ranging and whimsical stories--with a typewriter tucked into each one. Only one of the stories in Hanks' debut features an actor: it's a sharp satire with priceless insider details about a handsome dope on a press junket in Europe. The other 16 span a surprisingly wide spectrum...Hanks can write the hell out of typing, and his dialogue is excellent, too. Has he read William Saroyan? He should. While these stories have the all-American sweetness, humor, and heart we associate with his screen roles, Hanks writes like a writer, not a movie star." --Kirkus Reviews, "It turns out that Tom Hanks is also a wise and hilarious writer with an endlessly surprising mind. Damn it." --Steve Martin "The central quality to Tom's writing is a kind of poignant playfulness. It's exactly what you hope from him, except you wish he were sitting in your home, reading it aloud to you, one story at a time." --Mindy Kaling "Wait--Tom Hanks can write, too? Funny, moving, deftly surprising stories? That's just swell. Maybe there's no crying in baseball, pal, but it's perfectly acceptable in the book business. That's how we drown envy." --Carl Hiaasen "Mr. Hanks turns out to be as authentically genuine a Writer with as capital a W as ever touched a typewriter key. The stories in UNCOMMON TYPE range from the hilarious to the deeply touching. They move in period, location and manner, but all demonstrate a joy in writing, a pleasure in communicating an intensely American sense of atmosphere, friendship, life and family that is every bit as smart, engaging and humane as the man himself. All with that extra quality of keenly observant and sympathetic intelligence that has always set Tom Hanks apart. I blink, bubble and boggle in amazed admiration." --Stephen Fry, "It turns out that Tom Hanks is also a wise and hilarious writer with an endlessly surprising mind. Damn it." --Steve Martin "The central quality to Tom's writing is a kind of poignant playfulness. It's exactly what you hope from him, except you wish he were sitting in your home, reading it aloud to you, one story at a time." --Mindy Kaling "Wait--Tom Hanks can write, too? Funny, moving, deftly surprising stories? That's just swell. Maybe there's no crying in baseball, pal, but it's perfectly acceptable in the book business. That's how we drown envy." --Carl Hiaasen "Mr. Hanks turns out to be as authentically genuine a Writer with as capital a W as ever touched a typewriter key. The stories in UNCOMMON TYPE range from the hilarious to the deeply touching. They move in period, location and manner, but all demonstrate a joy in writing, a pleasure in communicating an intensely American sense of atmosphere, friendship, life and family that is every bit as smart, engaging and humane as the man himself. All with that extra quality of keenly observant and sympathetic intelligence that has always set Tom Hanks apart. I blink, bubble and boggle in amazed admiration." --Stephen Fry " Uncommon Type is funny, wise, gloriously inventive and humane. Tom Hanks sees inside people - a wary divorcee, a billionaire trading desire for disaster, a boy witnessing his father's infidelity, a motley crew shooting for the moon - with such acute empathy and good humour we'd follow him anywhere. The cumulative effect is of a world I didn't want to leave." --Anna Funder "Seventeen wide-ranging and whimsical stories--with a typewriter tucked into each one. Only one of the stories in Hanks' debut features an actor: it's a sharp satire with priceless insider details about a handsome dope on a press junket in Europe. The other 16 span a surprisingly wide spectrum...Hanks can write the hell out of typing, and his dialogue is excellent, too. Has he read William Saroyan? He should. While these stories have the all-American sweetness, humor, and heart we associate with his screen roles, Hanks writes like a writer, not a movie star." --Kirkus Reviews
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisA collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that the legendary Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. "Reading Tom Hanks's Uncommon Type is like finding out that Alice Munro is also the greatest actress of our time." --Ann Patchett, bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Dutch House 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. They are surprising, intelligent, heartwarming, and, for the millions and millions of Tom Hanks fans, an absolute must-have!, A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. 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. They are surprising, intelligent, heartwarming, and, for the millions and millions of Tom Hanks fans, an absolute must-have
LC Classification NumberPS3608.A71522A6 2017
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- Jun 20, 2018
Good title as he, the author, is addicted to Typewriters.
This book is made up of many short stories and very well written.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 14, 2024
Prompt & Perfect. Great book in nice condition, packed well. Great addition to my signed editions collection. I've already read it and it was very
Prompt & Perfect. Great book in nice condition, packed well. Great addition to my signed editions collection. I've already read it and it was very entertaining, also.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 02, 2024
LIGHT READING AND GREAT FUN
i had no idea that not only is Tom Hanks a great actor, but he is a compelling writer. I thoroughly enjoyed each and every story with the little hook of a typewriter somehow involved in each mini drama. Bravo Tom Hanks.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 07, 2018
Tom Hanks <3
The stories are great! He definitely has his own style of story telling. I'm halfway through and the stories feel nostalgic, even the ones set in current day.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 16, 2024
UNCOMMON TYPE-UNCOMMON GEM
I loved the book, a good read indeed. Well crafted short stories and I love the way typewriters have been woven into each tale.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 29, 2017
Loved it!
It was an amazing book written by Tom Hanks. If you can get your hands on one, read it!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Aug 14, 2019
Perfect title.
Had no idea Tom Hanks could write !! Great book !!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 16, 2020
Good read!
I don't usually prefer short stories, but I do like the way Tom Hanks writes and would recommend this book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Dec 29, 2017
Great read!
Very good bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 12, 2019
interesting
hand signed by tom hanks can't gett any better for a collector like myselfVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
