Slam is a bright and acerbic depiction of the slacker culture of Texas and a testament to a lost and found generation. Dave stepped out of Bastrop Federal Prison after a six-month stretch for tax evasion and into the home of one Margueritte Johnson, a.k.a. the Old Lady. The Old Lady passed on, leaving her house and her fortune to her twenty-three cats. But the cats need a caretakeror so he thinks. There are others with an eye on the Johnson estate, and soon Dave is caught up in a whirlwind of anarchists, gold diggers, ...
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Slam is a bright and acerbic depiction of the slacker culture of Texas and a testament to a lost and found generation. Dave stepped out of Bastrop Federal Prison after a six-month stretch for tax evasion and into the home of one Margueritte Johnson, a.k.a. the Old Lady. The Old Lady passed on, leaving her house and her fortune to her twenty-three cats. But the cats need a caretakeror so he thinks. There are others with an eye on the Johnson estate, and soon Dave is caught up in a whirlwind of anarchists, gold diggers, skateboard punks, lawyers, hackers, and arsonistsa population of dropouts and misfits who will do anything to avoid doing anything.
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Add this copy of Slam to cart. $4.00, fair condition, Sold by Orca Books Cooperative rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Olympia, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Doubleday Books.
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Used-A. Slam is the story of a man known only as Dave who has been released from prison after serving a term for tax evasion. Waiting for him is a caretaker's job in an elegant beach house. Making it smoothly through his parole period should be simple enough...shouldn't it? This book is very worn and in acceptable condition. Help support Orca Books Cooperative--Olympia's only Co-op Bookstore! Slight fraying to corner edges. This book is a library discard and may have library stickers/stamps. Shelf wear on cover and/or edges.
Add this copy of Slam to cart. $5.98, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by St. Martin's Griffin.
Add this copy of Slam to cart. $5.98, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by St. Martin's Griffin.
Add this copy of Slam to cart. $5.98, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by St. Martin's Griffin.
Add this copy of Slam to cart. $6.00, very good condition, Sold by Burke's Book Store rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Memphis, TN, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Bantam.
Add this copy of Slam to cart. $6.17, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Doubleday Books.
Add this copy of Slam to cart. $6.98, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by St. Martin's Griffin.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Add this copy of Slam to cart. $7.30, very good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Doubleday.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. inscribed and dated by the author. first edition Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
Add this copy of Slam to cart. $7.50, very good condition, Sold by Always Superior Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Doubleday.
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About Fine in Vg jacket. Book Previous owners address label on front free endpaper and date on front pastedown and a creease to lower edge of the dw front panel.
Add this copy of Slam to cart. $9.49, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Diamond rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Doubleday.
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