About this title: Why would anyone spend free hours and weekends on a demanding practice that promises no payoff in money, fame, or power? Is it true that anything worth doing is worth doing only if you can get credit for doing it really well? Why do amateurs do what they do? Wayne Booth found himself enticed by these questions after taking up the cello at age 31 ...
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Edition: 2nd ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 05/1999
ISBN-13:9780226065854ISBN:0226065855
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 248 p. Contains: Illustrations. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226065854ISBN:0226065855
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226065854ISBN:0226065855
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226065861ISBN:0226065863
Description: Fine. Almost in new condition. Book shows only very slight signs of use. Cover and binding are undamaged and pages show minimal use. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1999-05-15
ISBN-13:9780226065854ISBN:0226065855
Description: Very Good. Very good hardcover in dj. Pages and covers are clean and crisp; contain minor underlining/marking. Binding is tight, hinges strong. DJ shows light wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226065854ISBN:0226065855
Description: Fine. 0226065855 NO creasing on covers or spine, covers crisp & clean. Pages are pristine, NO highlighting or markings in text. Overall condition is LIKE NEW. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780226065861ISBN:0226065863
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Front cover curls some. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 248 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Edition Unstated
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780226065861ISBN:0226065863
Description: Very Good- As issued No Jacket. Spine lean, corner bumps, handling creases to the front cover, front cover curls up a bit, sticker residue on rear cover over upc, and other light shopwear. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780226065854ISBN:0226065855
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 6.5 x 9.5 hard cover book. Orange and white lettering on the blue dust jacket spine with a color illustrated cover. For the Love of It is the story not only of this intimate struggle between man and cello but also of the larger struggle between a society obsessed with success and payoff and individuals who choose challenging hobbies that yield no payoff except the love of it. 237 pages. Light wear. Tight binding. Near Fine/Near Fine condition. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226065854ISBN:0226065855
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780226065861ISBN:0226065863
Description: Good. Books have varying amounts of wear and highlighting. Usually ships within 24 hours in quality packaging. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1999-05-15
ISBN-13:9780226065854ISBN:0226065855
Description: New. 9.25 tall, ***NF/NF***, felt mark to bottom page edges, otherwise in fine condition, binding tight, text clean and bright, DJ sl worn at top and bottom edges but no cracks or chips, otherwise in fine condition, price unclipped, 237 pp., For anyone who has ever bought an instrument or sat down with a canvas and a paintbrush, this book offers a joyous exploration of the why of amateuring: not only for the fun of it, but for the love of it, for the quality of the life lived while doing it., ... read more
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