S. V. DATE

Black Sunshine

Putnam Adult, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good. '() Readers have flocked to S. V. Date's darkly comic stories: novels that are ''biting and irreverent'' (Orlando Sentinel): ''seasoned with unforgettable characters'' (The Providence Journal): ''written with authority and surprising elegance'' (The Washington Post). ''Smokeout is a hilarious political satire that reflects our blackest fears about the politicians we elect,'' said The New York Times Book Review-and if they think that's black ... Oil-rich, the son of a respected Florida governor, Percy Billings would seem a shoo-in to get the gubernatorial nod himself-except that for some godforsaken reason, people seem to like his older, dimmer, black-sheep brother Bub better. Well, never mind. When Bub tragically falls overboard into the dark waters of the Gulf Stream, and Florida Secretary of State Clarissa Highstreet declares Percy the new candidate, he is saddened, of course, but humbly ready to assume the mantle. There's only one problem: Bub may not actually be dead. And in th'''' ID: mon0000079808 .

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DATE, S. V.

Black Sunshine

NY: Putnam, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED by the author on title page. White, clean, crisp and bright 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Dustjacket price clipped, now in protective mylar sleeve. A very SHARP copy! All of our books are hand selected and are as described. Mylar protective sleeves are available.. As New in As New dustjacket.

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Book number: 090589

Catalogue: Suspense/Mystery, Signed Editions

Keywords: Florida Fiction Politicians Political Brothers

DATE, S. V.

DEEP WATER.

New York: Putnam, (2001.) First printing. In the tradition of Carl Hiaasen, this is a very funny skewering of the corporate world gone wrong in this tale of a Florida planned community: 'In the ideal designed community of Serenity, pride of the late theme-park king Waldo Whipple, things are far from ideal. The houses are listing, the regulations are onerous, the mayor is lecherous, and the occasional Wild Dominion animal has turned up dead.,,, when a reporter begins poking around, he quickly discovers that Waldo's successors have a decidedly different vision for America's Hometown - and if certain people don't stop interfering with it, animals won't be the only things turning up dead. ' 210 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-399148159

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Book number: 42209

Catalogue: Mystery, Suspense and Detective Fic

Keywords: humor, florida, disneyworld, 0399148159

S. V. DATE

Deep Water

Berkley, 2002. Paperback. 042518692X 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches From Publishers Weekly Corporate America takes a beating in Date's latest tale of free enterprise run amok (after Speed Week and Smokeout), and anyone familiar with Carl Hiaasen will recognize the caustic, over-the-top, sometimes slapstick fallout. In an alternate-universe Orlando, Whipple World is Disney, where, as David Bowie once famously sang, "Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow." Only here the Mouse, in roman ... clef fashion, takes the form of a cartoon muskrat named Morty. Ernest Warner, disillusioned reporter, and Emma Whipple, the park founder's great-niece, know something fishy is going on at the amusement park and its attendant "resort community," Serenity, but aren't sure what. They just know that anyone asking questions seems to quietly disappear. Date wants to tackle everything at once in this extended polemic: the marketing machines of big business, which through merchandising create phony needs; the acquisition of the media by conglomerate interests and the subsequent replacement of reportage with Chamber of Commerce-friendly fluff; the dangers of spin and propaganda in a culture that relies increasingly upon the media to tell it what to believe. The result is a plot weighed down by didacticism and a cast of villains and rogues who lack dimension. At their worst, characters revert to stereotype, as in the offensive case of the novel's sole Asian character, who says "l" instead of "r" in hackneyed fashion. Wading bravely into the deep end of satire, the narrative may sometimes seem about to founder, but Date's hero and heroine are eminently likable, and his writing is crisp throughout. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Kirkus Reviews, Aug. 15, 2001 "Uproariously funny School-of-Carl-Hiaasen cautionary tale that delivers the one-two punch Mickey Mouse has been begging for." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.. Very Good .

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DATE, S.V.

Deep Water

New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2001, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0399148159) 210 pages, 230x150mm. Hard cover with dustjacket. Small round stain on front pastedown which has transferred onto the free front endpaper. Else in very good/very good condition.

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Book number: 34208

Catalogue: Fiction - Post 1900

Keywords: 0399148159

DATE, S. V.

Deep Water

New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons. 2001, First Edition. (ISBN: 0-399-14815-9). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾ tall. 210 pp. First printing. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 018530

Keywords: Fiction 0399148159

DATE, S. V.

DEEP WATER.

New York: Putnam, (2001.) First printing. In the tradition of Carl Hiaasen, this is a very funny skewering of the corporate world gone wrong in this tale of a Florida planned community: 'In the ideal designed community of Serenity, pride of the late theme-park king Waldo Whipple, things are far from ideal. The houses are listing, the regulations are onerous, the mayor is lecherous, and the occasional Wild Dominion animal has turned up dead.,,, when a reporter begins poking around, he quickly discovers that Waldo's successors have a decidedly different vision for America's Hometown - and if certain people don't stop interfering with it, animals won't be the only things turning up dead. ' 210 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (toning to the pages, crease to upper edge of dj.) ISBN: 0-399148159

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Book number: 42210

Catalogue: Mystery, Suspense and Detective Fic

Keywords: humor, florida, disneyworld, 0399148159

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QUIET PASSION: A BIOGRAPHY OF BOB GRAHAM

New York, J. P. Tarcher 2004, First Edition, Hardcover. As New in As New dust jacket. 1585423041
¶ 304 pages

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Book number: 27771

Catalogue: American History

DATE, S. V.

Smokeout

NY: Putnam Adult, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0399146490. First Printing; SIGNED BY AUTHOR: remainder mark on bottom; 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.2 Inches; 240 pages; Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 22990

Keywords: 0399146490 Mystery Thriller Signed

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Speed Week

Berkley Prime Crime. (ISBN: 0-425-18222-3) . 2001, 1st thus. (Mass market paperback) Very good. (Mystery).

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Book number: 293013

Catalogue: Crime Fiction

Keywords: Mystery 0425182223

DATE, S. V.

Speed Week

Putnam Adult, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0399145133. First Printing; 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 Inches; 228 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 257418

Keywords: 0399145133 Thriller

DATE, S. V.

Speed Week

New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1999, First Edition. (ISBN: 0-399-14513-3). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾ tall. 228 pp. "..[A] novel of dark suspense and even darker comedy. Daytona Beach will never be the same.". Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 002224

Keywords: Fiction 0399145133