01783cam a2200313 i 4500 1164625903 TxAuBib 20171106120000.0 170213s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017006246 9781101946152 hardcover 1101946156 hardcover (OCoLC)972640151 DLC eng rda DLC YDX BTCTA BDX OCLCQ WYZ ZQP CCPLG IK2 WHWPL TxAuBib rda Hanks, Tom, author. Uncommon type : some stories / Tom Hanks ; photographs by Kevin Twomey. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017. viii, 405 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "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 motel, romance, and a bit of real life. These are just some of the tales Tom Hanks tells in this first collection of his short stories."--Publisher annotation. 20171106. Short stories. Twomey, Kevin, photographer. TXKIP