For the Time Being
by Dillard, Annie
Following a novel, a memoir, and a book of poems, Annie Dillard returns to a form of nonfiction she has made her own--now, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.This personal narrative surveys the panorama of our world, past and present. Here is a natural history of sand, a catalogue of clouds, a batch of newborns on an obstetrical ward, a family of Mongol horsemen. Here is the story of Jesuit paleontologist Teilhard de Chardin digging in the deserts of China. Here is the story of Hasidic thought rising in Eastern Europe. Here are defect and beauty together, miracle and tragedy, time and eternity. Dillard poses questions about God, natural evil, and individual existence. Personal experience, science, and religion bear on a welter of fact. How can an individual matter? How might one live?Compassionate, informative, enthralling, always surprising, For the Time Being shows one of our most original writers--her breadth of knowledge matched by keen powers of observation, all of it informing her relentless curiosity--in the fullness of her powers.From the Hardcover edition.
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NY: Knopf, 1999. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). A signed 1st printing in publisher's slipcase, distributed privately prior to the release of the trade edition. With her keen eye, penchant for paradox, and yearning for truth, Dillard renews our ability to discover wonder in life's smallest-- and often darkest-- corners. Why do we exist? Where did we… Read more about this item Item Price
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Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1999. Limited Numbered First Edition. Full Leather. Fine - As New/No Jacket as Issued. A handsome black leather signed Limited Numbered First Edition by Annie Dillard, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek." Numbered 1033 of 1,100 limited edition copies. In fine unread condition but for a tiny tiny nick on… Read more about this item Item Price
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Viking, 1999. 1st Edition signed. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7x5x1. Signed by Author(s). Clean With No Remarks Or Highlights Inside. Hardcover With A Dust Jacket. 205 Pages. Signed By The Author At The Title. Signed "Annie Dillard" At The Title Page.- We can ship from Canada and the USA, based on your address. Specializing in academic, collectible… Read more about this item Item Price
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Viking, 1999. 1st Edition signed. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7x5x1. Signed by Author(s). Clean With No Remarks Or Highlights Inside. Hardcover With A Dust Jacket. 205 Pages. Signed By The Author At The Title. Signed "Oct 28, 99 Annie Dillard " At The Title Page.- We can ship from Canada and the USA, based on your address.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1999. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto… Read more about this item Item Price
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For the Time Being: Essays (PEN Literary Award Winner)
by Annie Dillard
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. 203 pages. A special advance copy of this non-fiction work from the author of the Pulitzer Prize winning "A Pilgrim at Tinker Creek." A very fine copy in paper covered boards and in very fine illustrated slipcase. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Dillard on the second endpaper. … Read more about this item Item Price
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Norwalk:: Easton Press,. Fine. 1999. Hardcover. Signed limited edition of 1,100 copies. SIGNED by the author. This copy is from the author's personal library and also bears her book-plate on the verso of the front free endpaper. Octavo, fully bound in black leather with gilt lettering and design, raised bands along spine, all… Read more about this item Item Price
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Connecticut: Easton Press, 1999. First. hardcover. fine. 205 pages, 8vo, gilt-stamped black leather, a.e.g. Connecticut: Easton Press, 1999. First edition. Fine.<br/> <br/> Signed by the author.<br/> <br/> Item Price
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For the Time Being: Essays (PEN Literary Award Winner)
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New York: Knopf, 1999. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 224 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor shelfwear. Slight yellowing to dust jacket inside flaps. Small folds to some page corners, used as bookmarks. Otherwise tight copy. Record # 471131 Item Price
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For the Time Being
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