Nightmare alley
(Book)
Published
New York : New York Review Books, [2010].
ISBN
9781590173480, 1590173481, 9781681376103, 1681376105
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Berwyn Public Library - Stacks | GRESHAM | On Shelf |
| Carol Stream Public Library - Adult Fiction | F/GRESHAM W | On Shelf |
| Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library - Stacks | FIC GRESHAM | On Shelf |
| Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Floor | FICTION GRESHAM | On Shelf |
| River Forest Public Library - Stacks | CLASSICS GRESHAM | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : New York Review Books, [2010].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781590173480, 1590173481, 9781681376103, 1681376105
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Description
"Nightmare Alley "begins with an extraordinary description of a freak-show geek--alcoholic and abject and the object of the voyeuristic crowd's gleeful disgust and derision--going about his work at a county fair. Young Stan Carlisle is working as a carny, and he wonders how a man could fall so low. There's no way in hell, he vows, that anything like that will ever happen to him. And since Stan is clever and ambitious and not without a useful streak of ruthlessness, soon enough he's going places. Onstage he plays the mentalist with a cute bimbo (before long his harried wife), then he graduates to full-blown spiritualist, catering to the needs of the rich and gullible in their well-upholstered homes. It looks like the world is Stan's for the taking. At least for now.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gresham, W. L. (2010). Nightmare alley . New York Review Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gresham, William Lindsay, 1909-1962. 2010. Nightmare Alley. New York Review Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gresham, William Lindsay, 1909-1962. Nightmare Alley New York Review Books, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gresham, William Lindsay. Nightmare Alley New York Review Books, 2010.
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