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The Man Who Ate the 747

Name: The Man Who Ate the 747
Price: 12.95 USD
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Author: Ben Sherwood
ISBN: 9780553752892

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Published on Aug 29, 2000 | 5 Hours 57 Minutes

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Published on Aug 29, 2000 | 5 Hours 57 Minutes

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This is the story of the greatest love, ever….

J. J. Smith, Keeper of the Records for The Book of Records, is an ordinary man searching for the extraordinary. J.J. has clocked the world’s longest continuous kiss. He has verified the lengthiest single unbroken apple peel. He has tasted the world’s largest menu item. But J.J. has never witnessed great love.

That is, until he comes to a tiny town in the American heartland. Here J.J. discovers a world record attempt like no other. Piece by piece, a farmer is eating a Boeing 747 to prove his love for a woman. But when J.J. unexpectedly falls in love with the same woman, a woman as outwardly cynical as he is, J.J. learns why records are made to be broken…and why the greatest wonders in life can never be measured.

“Ben Sherwood is an amazing writer with the rare gift of evoking genuine emotion. The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud is touching, wise, and full of hope, everything a wonderful novel should be. Read it – you’ll be glad you did.”
–Nicholas Sparks, bestselling author

“The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud is one of the most magical love stories I’ve ever read. In his wonderfully inventive way, Ben Sherwood has written a shining affirmation of life.”
— Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees

"Loved it, loved it, loved it!! Refreshingly romantic, dangerously good fun, hugely addictive. All too infrequently I pick up a book that is a pure pleasure to read….Intelligent, moving, and sweetly wise, Ben Sherwood is all set to find his way into the soft heart of American literature."
–Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat

"Sweet and inspirational…. [with] humor all his own."
—The Daily News (NY)

Author

Ben Sherwood

Ben Sherwood is the author of The Man Who Ate the 747, a national bestseller that has been translated into thirteen languages. He was an award-winning journalist with NBC and ABC News, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. Educated at Harvard and Oxford, he lives with his wife in New York and Los Angeles, and is working on a new novel.

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