A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item Number
254481117078
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ISBN
0743211375
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The state police of Troop D in rural Pennsylvania have kept a secret in Shed B out back of the barracks ever since 1979, when Troopers Ennis Rafferty and Curtis Wilcox answered a call from a gas station just down the road and came back with an abandoned Buick Roadmaster. Curt Wilcox knew old cars, and he knew immediately that this one was...wrong, justwrong.A few hours later, when Rafferty vanished, Wilcox and his fellow troopers knew the car was worse than dangerous -- and that it would be better if John Q. Public never found out about it.Curt's avid curiosity taking the lead, they investigated as best they could, as much as they dared. Over the years the troop absorbed the mystery as part of the background to their work, the Buick 8 sitting out there like a still life painting that breathes -- inhaling a little bit of this world, exhaling a little bit of whatever world it came from.In the fall of 2001, a few months after Curt Wilcox is killed in a gruesome auto accident, his 18-year-old boy Ned starts coming by the barracks, mowing the lawn, washing windows, shoveling snow. Sandy Dearborn, Sergeant Commanding, knows it's the boy's way of holding onto his father, and Ned is allowed to become part of the Troop D family. One day he looks in the window of Shed B and discovers the family secret. Like his father, Ned wants answers, and the secret begins to stir, not only in the minds and hearts of the veteran troopers who surround him, but in Shed B as well....From a Buick 8is a novel about our fascination with deadly things, about our insistence on answers when there are none, about terror and courage in the face of the unknowable.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
0743211375
ISBN-13
9780743211376
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1981239
Product Key Features
Book Title
From a Buick
Author
Stephen King
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Occult & Supernatural, Horror, Literary
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6.1in
Weight
23.1 Oz
Item Weight
23.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3561.I483f76 2002
Publication Date
2002-09-24
Volume Number
No. 8
Reviews
Publishers Weekly Terrific Entertainment...Goes Down like a Shot of Moonshine, Hot and Clean.
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2001-055118
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Dewey Edition
22
Condition
Good. A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all item conditions
Item Number
254481117078
Brand
Unbranded
MPN
Does not apply
ISBN
0743211375
Book Title
From a Buick
Item Length
9.2in
Publisher
Scribner
Publication Year
2002
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.3in
Author
Stephen King
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Occult & Supernatural, Horror, Literary
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
23.1 Oz
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Category
Books & Magazines > Books
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
Got this for my son, he loves hard cover and it's got an awesome jacket!! And ... Got this for my son, he loves hard cover and it's got an awesome jacket!! And affordable, we love books and it's so nice to get some good Used copies from our favorite authors to add to the new. This is a great story gets you right into it.
When you advertise a Stephen King Red Library edition and you place a photo of a ... When you advertise a Stephen King Red Library edition and you place a photo of a Stephen King Red Library edition - you forfeit the excuse to say that “we sell many, many books, so they may not be the exact edition shown.” This is too specific to be anything but misrepresentation. Advertised very specific edition and sent a basic bookstore edition.
I don't listen to reviews of favorite authors before reading a book, and I hope you ... I don't listen to reviews of favorite authors before reading a book, and I hope you don't either. Most of the reviews for this particular King offering border on the "two thumbs down" to downright bad. That's not really fair. Compared to some of his classic works, Buick 8 may seem to be lacking in the in-depth character analysis and "bogeys you love to hate" subjects. However, on its own, it's an engaging and interesting read. King is still a top-notch storyteller, something that has absolutely nothing to do with the theme of his books as much as just the kind of writer he is. Meticulous, engaging, entertaining, and always down-to-earth, it's King's style of writing that I have always loved far beyond the "horror" genre it's invariably anchored in. If you like Stephen King, you will like this read.
I would suggest that you borrow it from your local library and read it first, to see whether or not it deserves a spot in your library.
Soon to be a major motion picture, this book produced more intial judgements than ... Soon to be a major motion picture, this book produced more intial judgements than educated reviews when it first came out, reminding people of King's other classic novel Christine. But it is much, much more than that. Told in typical Stephen King fashion, the story takes place in present day, but past "events" are told leading up to the present day conclusion. A very "otherworldly" driven plot keeps you glued to its pages. Suprisingly enough the protagonist of the story is not an author or writer of some kind, but a lowly old town police department faced with unspeakable enough events. It's a really good book and you should give it a chance.
If from a biuck 8 was writen by John Grisom would I have bought it? NO, It was writen ... If from a biuck 8 was writen by John Grisom would I have bought it? NO, It was writen by Stephen King who is one of the most famous author there is. Stephen King's other book /movies about cars trucks have been great.After reading about half of this book ,it is no different than the others-great keeps you reading wondering what is going to happen next.So as far as I have read it is another great book by Stephen King.
