# Uncommon Type

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- Book: [Uncommon Type](https://www.bookquiver.com/tom-hanks/uncommon-type) ([Uncommon Type.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/tom-hanks/uncommon-type.md))
- Authors: [Tom Hanks](https://www.bookquiver.com/tom-hanks)
- Publisher: windmill_books
- ISBN: 978-17-8609-133-8
- Pages: 432
- Published: 2023-03-30
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

WITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM THE AUTHOR 'Impressive' The Times 'Funny and pitch perfect' Sunday Express 'I blink, bubble and boggle in amazed admiration' Stephen Fry 'These stories are a hit' Financial Times A small-town newspaper columnist with old-fashioned views of the modern world. A World War II veteran grappling with his emotional and physical scars. A second-rate actor plunged into sudden stardom and a whirlwind press junket. Four friends travelling to the moon in a rocket ship built in the backyard. These are just some of the stories that Tom Hanks captures with great affection, humour and insight - the human condition in all its foibles.