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Language
English
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"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...
Author
Series
Dangerous type volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
The visit of quirky world-famous horror author Nathan Grimes to Star City is thrilling for Clare Henry and her grandfather Chester. As owners of The Rescued Word, they restore old typewriters and repair beloved books. They've invited Nathan to use their equipment for his next book. But when a tourist discovers an abandoned ski boot on the slopes with the foot still inside, Nathan can't help but join Clare and police officer Jodie Wentworth to track...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
207 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the creation of the QWERTY keyboard to the world's first portable typing machine, this handsome collection is a visual homage to the golden age of the typewriter. From the world's first commercially successful typewriter--the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer of 1874--to the iconic electric models of the 1960s, eighty vintage devices are profiled in elegant photographs and fascinating text that highlights the design modifications, intricate details,...
Author
Language
English
Description
On a deserted road late one night, college professor Paul Davis surprises a murderer disposing of a couple of bodies. Eight months later Paul is battling PTSD, depression, and severe problems at work. His wife Charlotte brings home a vintage typewriter to encourage him to get started on that novel he's always intended to write. Now only Paul can hear the noise of the keys clacking downstairs at night when no one is there. The killer had made his...
Author
Series
Goosebumps. Original series volume 55
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
114 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
There's something scary about the typewriter wanna-be horror writer Zackie Beauchamp finds in a burned-down antiques store.
Author
Publisher
The Countryman Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
382 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"What do thousands of kids, makers, poets, artists, steampunks, hipsters, activists, and musicians have in common? They love typewriters--the magical, mechanical contraptions that are enjoying a surprising second life in the 21st century, striking a blow for self-reliance, privacy, and coherence against dependency, surveillance, and disintegration. The Typewriter Revolution documents the movement and provides practical advice on how to choose a typewriter,...
Author
Series
Dangerous type volume 2
Language
English
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"The Star City Film Festival has taken the Utah ski resort town by storm. Movie stars are everywhere, including The Rescued Word, where Clare Henry and her grandfather restore old typewriters and beloved books. When cinema's hottest superhero, Matt Bane, enters their store to buy some personalized notecards, it's hard not to be starstruck, and when Clare sees the police leading Matt out of his hotel in handcuffs only a few hours later, she's convinced...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
'California Typewriter' plunges us into the bittersweet moment in which a beloved technology, the typewriter, faces extinction. Delivering a view on the changing dynamic between humans and machines, filmmaker Doug Nichol explores the mythology attached to the classic typewriter, as cultural historians, collectors, and various celebrity obsessives (including Tom Hanks, John Mayer, David McCullough and Sam Shepard) celebrate the typewriter both as object...
Author
Series
Dangerous type volume 1
Language
English
Description
Star City is known for its slopes and its powder. But nestled in the valley of this ski resort town is a side street full of shops that specialize in the simple charms of earlier eras. One of those shops is the Rescued Word, where Chester Henry and his adult granddaughter Clare lovingly repair old typewriters and restore old books. When a stranger to town demands they turn over an antique Underwood typewriter they're repairing for a customer, Clare...
13) The typewriter
Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 x 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Three children embark on an adventure of their own making when they find a typewriter that brings the words they type to life.
Author
Publisher
Lectorum Publications
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
Español
Description
When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.
Las vacas del granjero Brown descubren una máquina de escribir en su establo y empiezan a hacer ultimatumes. Cuando el granjero no responde, los animales van en huelga.
Author
Language
English
Description
"New York, present day: On a whim, photographer Juno Lambert buys the 1931 Underwood typewriter that once belonged to celebrated journalist Cordelia Capel. Within its case she discovers an unpublished novel, igniting a transatlantic journey to fill the gaps in the story of Cordelia and her sister's loving yet tempestuous relationship. England, 1936: Cordelia's socialite sister, Irene, marries a German man from a powerful family who whisks her away...
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (26 minutes) : digital, HD audio ; 9 cm x 6 cm + 2 books
Language
English
Description
Click clack moo: When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.
Giggle giggle quack: Farmer Brown goes on vacation and leaves his brother in charge of the farm, while the ducks have other plans.
18) Write naked
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
247 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Victor finds an old Royal typewriter at a yard sale and takes it to his uncle's isolated cabin in the Vermont woods to attempt to write, he meets up with an unusual girl, and together they explore their concerns about the world, themselves, and each other.
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