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IAIN LEVISON—With HOW TO ROB AN ARMORED CAR

10/15/2009 7:30 pm
 Iain Levison

No, you won't get tips on leading a life of crime. Iain Levison presents his new novel, HOW TO ROB AN ARMORED CAR. How do three guys get out of a dying Pennsylvania coal town? Perhaps petty crime is the answer. "Bracing, hilarious, and dead on."—NY Times Book Review. Levison lives in Raleigh.

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$15.00
ISBN-13: 9781569475997
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Soho Press, 10/2009

In a dying Pennsylvania coal town, three friends are looking for a way out. Mitch is a rebellious malcontent whose bad attitude gets him fired from a chain big box store. Doug can identify any pill by sight and any '80s rock song by the first three notes but doesn't understand credit scores. Kevin got married and had a kid too soon and is now on parole after serving jail time for growing marijuana. The three of them dabble in petty crime and believe they have a talent for it. They start by stealing a high-definition TV, then set their sights on bigger scores. Soon things begin to get out of hand.


$12.95
ISBN-13: 9780812967944
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 4/2003

All Iain Levison really wants is a steady paycheck, cable television, and the possibility of a date on Saturday night. But after blowing $40,000 on an English degree, he can't find the first, can't afford the second, and can't even imagine what woman would consent to the third. So he embarks on a time-honored American tradition: scoring a few dead-end jobs until something better comes along. The problem is, it never does. A WORKING STIFF'S MANIFESTO is a laugh-out-loud memoir of one man's quest to stay afloat. From the North Carolina piedmont to the Alaskan waters, Levison's odyssey takes him on a cross-country tour of wage labor: gofer, oil deliveryman, mover, fish cutter, restaurant manager, cable thief, each job more mind-numbing than the last. MANIFESTO will resonate with anyone who has ever suffered a demeaning job, worn a name badge, or felt the tyranny of the time clock.


Location: 
Street:
Quail Ridge Books & Music
Additional:
3522 Wade Ave
City:
Raleigh
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Province:
North Carolina
Postal Code:
27607-4048
Country:
United States