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001 2008010565
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008 080314s2008 nyu 000 0aeng
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050 00 $aPS3563.A319$bZ46 2008
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100 1 $aMcMurtry, Larry.
245 10 $aBooks :$ba memoir /$cLarry McMurtry.
250 $a1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$c2008.
300 $a259 p. ;$c25 cm.
520 $aIn 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.
600 10 $aMcMurtry, Larry$xBooks and reading.
600 10 $aMcMurtry, Larry$xChildhood and youth.
650 0 $aAntiquarian booksellers$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aNovelists, American$y20th century$vBiography.
600 10 $aMcMurtry, Larry$xHomes and haunts$zTexas.
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2008010565-s.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2008010565-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0901/2008010565-b.html