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Despite having written almost 30 novels and being both a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, Larry McMurtry has always considered himself a book collector above all. His evocative new memoir, full of the breezy Texas ambience of his fiction, explores the reasons for this distinction. It details his adventures as an avid book man, and recounts with gentle humor the strange characters and rich experiences he has encountered in his life of book-chasing. Told through 109 short chapters, BOOKS: A MEMOIR effortlessly blends reflections on the oscillating prices of rare editions with McMurtry's writing habits, influences, and early-born passion for all things literary. Fans of McMurtry's fiction or readers interested in book collecting will find plenty of charming anecdotes to savor in this volume.
 
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Books: A Memoir...a Disappointment for this Lifelong Bibliophile.

Date of Review:  Sep 17, 2009
The Bottom Line: A book about books that left me cold...but if you're a Bookman yourself, you might enjoy this 2008 confection.
Review: I love books. I have all my life. My father's living room has 15,000 books in it, and there are more stashed throughout his house. I'm not nearly the collector he is, but I've got a respectable library myself. This love of books is what had me pick...
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Authors Larry McMurtry
Narrator William Dufris
Nonfiction Category Antiques & Collectibles • Biography & Autobiography
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  Format: Audio - Compact Disc
Publisher: Tantor Media Inc (August 01, 2008)
Measurements: 5.5"(h) x 6.5"(w) x 1.25"(d), 0.4 lbs.
ISBN: 9781400108053
 
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