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Uncommon TypeTom Hanks

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A collection of 17 short stores by two-time Oscar winning actor Tom Hanks. 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…

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Editions

10 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2018
    Vintage · 416 pages · 9781101911945
  • Paperback · English · 2017
    Random House Large Print · 512 pages · 9780525590507
  • Hardcover · English · 2017
    Knopf · 416 pages · 9781101946152
  • Audiobook · English · 2017
    Audiobooks · 9781786141477
  • Hardcover · English · 2017
    Knopf Canada · 416 pages · 9780735273832
  • Other · English · 2020
    Penguin Random House · 416 pages · 9781786091338
TypewritersFictionAmerican Short storiesFICTION / Short StoriesFICTION / AnthologiesFICTION / LiteraryFiction, short stories (single author)New York Times bestseller