Memory Running by Ron Mclarty, Signed (30 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. **Authentic author signature**Signed by Ron McLarty. Book has minor wear from reading or handling, mostly around the edges. No markings, tears, corner creases or other defects noted. Providing superior service since 2001. Dropshippers heartily welcomed. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 358 pages. Signed and Dated by the author on the title page. Also includes a picture of the author signing the book it appears. Fine condition overall. Dust Jacket is in protective cover. Excellent condition overall. Minimal wear. Clean and tight. No writing or marking. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed. First Edition.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author Signed.

Condition: As New. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. Signed by author on title page. In protective mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Signed By Author on title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition with a complete numberline, signed by author to the title page. A Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket. [8], 358, [2] pages. // First book of the noted character actor and sometime playwright; novel concerning the protagonist's struggles with both weight and mid-life crisis. // 'Once in a great while, a story comes along that has everything: plot, setting, and, most important of all, the kind of characters that sweep readers up and take them on a thrilling, unforgettable ride. Well, get ready for Ron McLarty's 'The Memory of Running' because, as Stephen King wrote in 'Entertainment Weekly' (Stephen King's ?The Pop of King? column for 'Entertainment Weekly'), ?Smithy is an American original, worthy of a place on the shelf just below your Hucks, your Holdens, your Yossarians.? Meet Smithson ?Smithy? Ide, an overweight, friendless, chain-smoking, forty-three-year-old drunk who works as a quality control inspector at a toy action-figure factory in Rhode Island. By all accounts, including Smithy's own, he's a loser. But when Smithy's life of quiet desperation is brutally interrupted by tragedy, he stumbles across his old Raleigh bicycle and impulsively sets off on an epic journey that might give him one last chance to become the person he always wanted to be. As he pedals across America?with stops in New York City, St. Louis, Denver, and Phoenix, to name a few?he encounters humanity at its best and worst and adventures that are by turns hilarious, luminous, and extraordinary. Along the way, Smithy falls in love and back into life. McLarty's novel has already received significant attention for its unusual genesis as an audiobook. Now, in a major publishing event, Viking heralds the arrival of a major new voice in American fiction with his stunning debut, 'The Memory of Running.'' -- publisher.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 6.25 x 9.5 inches approximately. 358 pages. Navy cover with gold script. Dust jacket intact. Signed by the author on the title page in black ink. Fine condition. Signed By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, Not Price Clipped. American First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; signed by Ron McLarty on the title page with no inscription; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; removable "Autographed Copy" sticker on front cover. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new copy. (see picture) 358 pages. Signed by author on the title page.One copy in Box 425 also. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. ARC. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Pictorial trade wraps. 358pp. Presentation copy signed by McLarty. Fine. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. 1st. 8vo, 406 pp., Signed by the author on the title page Fine copy in fine dust jacket & publisher's wrap-around band.

Condition: Very Good. 2004. 358 pages. Signed by the author. Blue pictorial paperback. Flat signed by Author. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Paper cover is lightly rub worn and thumbed with light shelf wear to edges and corners. Light creases to corners and spine.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First printing. A pristine unread copy, very fine/very fine in all respects. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Comes with archival-quality dust jacket protector. All books shipped in sturdy boxes. Smoke-free environment. Purchased new and opened only for author to sign. The author has signed his name only, without any other writing. NOT price clipped. No marks. You cannot find a better copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First printing. Signed by author on title page. Hint of bumping to heel of spine, else fine. DJ fine. Protected in mylar. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first prnt. Signed and dated "1/18/05" by McLarty on the title page. Color digital photo of McLarty signing books laid-in. Unread copy in Fine condition ina Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. McLarty's first novel. Blurbs by Stephen King and Wally Lamb. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. There are a couple of smudges on fore-edge. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. 1ST PRINTING STATED hardback book NEW/dustjacket NEW brodart covered, SIGNED in PERSON on the FULL title page by author/actor-judge-on "Law & Order" RON McLARTY. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Signed by author on title page in black fountain ink. Author's debut novel. Smithson Ide's life so far has led him nowhere. He's 43 years old, weighs 279 pounds, and keeps himself numb with food and alcohol. His only emotional ties are to his parents and to the memory of his older sister, Bethany, who has been missing for 20 years. Then his parents die in a car crash and he learns of Bethany's death in LA County. Suddenly there isn't enough beer in the world to keep Smithy from his feelings. Drunk and bereft, he takes his old Raleigh bicycle and starts cycling. Once he starts, he can't stop and then he's riding across America to recover his sister. Along the way he meets all sorts of people who help or hinder him. He hears the confession of a priest, he rescues a boy from a snow storm, he has a gun pointed in his face, he's hit by a truck and helps a man dying of AIDS. Smithy's ride is an extraordinary quest, to rediscover the past and memories of Bethany, but it's also his journey back to life. New, unread, first edition, firsty printing, in flawless, new, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} M116. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Jacket by Gray318 (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, second impression published later the same year. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION, IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE. Some edge wear, chipping and rubbing to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners badly rubbed and bruised, folds slightly rubbed. Not price clipped (£12.99), some numbers in blue biro on top title page, internally clean and tight overall a slightly compromised copy. 406pp. Smithson Ide's life so far has led him nowhere. He's 43 years old, weighs 279 pounds, and keeps himself numb with food and alcohol. His only emotional ties are to his parents and to the memory of his older sister Bethany, who has been missing for 20 years. Then his parents die in a car crash and he learns of Bethany's death in LA County. Suddenly there isn't enough beer in the world to keep Smithy from his feelings. Drunk and bereft, he takes his old Raleigh bicycle and starts cycling. Once he starts, he can't stop and then he's riding across America to recover his sister. Along the way he meets all sorts of people who help or hinder him. He hears the confession of a priest, he rescues a boy from a snow storm, he has a gun pointed in his face, he's hit by a truck and helps a man dying of AIDS. Smithy's ride is an extraordinary quest, to rediscover the past and memories of Bethany, but it's also his journey back to life. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first prnt. Signed and dated "1/21/05" by McLarty on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. McLarty's first novel. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first prnt. Signed and dated "1/18/05" by McLarty on the title page. Digital 4"x 6" color photograph of McLarty at the booksignning event laid in. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. McLarty's first novel. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st edition/1st printing in as new, unread condition. Signed by the author on the title page. No condition problems. Mylar protected. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1st impression in fine condition. Flat signed by author to title page. No markings, all pages clean, binding firm. Dust jacket in removable protective sleeve. Please see pics. PayPal accepted, any questions get in touch. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Buckley, Paul (jacket design); Soudant, Jethro (jacket photo illustration); O"Leary, Shasti (jacket photo illustration); Bauer, Jerry (author photograph) (illustrator). 1st Edition. As new condition dark blue boards with gold front cover decoration and gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication and Acknowledgments. Signed by the author, Ron McLarty, with black pen on a new condition Indian River Literary Society bookplate which is not attached to the volume. "This is a book that can do more than walk: it has a chance to be a breakout bestseller.Smithy is an American original, worthy of a place on the shelf just below your Hucks, your Holdens, your Yossarians." - Stephen King. "Riders who hop onto the back of Smithy Ide's bike and ride America awith him will cherish the journey. I love this sad, funny, life-affirming novel." - Wally Lamb. "Every decade seems to produce a novel that captures the public's imagination with a story that sweeps readers up and takes them on a thrilling, unforgettable ride. Ron McLarty's The Memory of Running is this decade's novel. Meet Smithson "Smithy" Ide, an overweight, friendless, chain-smoking, forty-three-year-old drunk who works as a quality control inspector at a toy action-figure factory in Rhode Island. By all accounts, especially Smithy's own, he's a loser. Then, within the span of one week, his beloved parents are killed in a car crash, and Smithy learns that his emotionally troubled, long-lost sister, Bethany, has turned up in a morgue in Los Angeles. Unmoored by the loss of his entire family - Smithy had always hoped Bethany might return - he rolls down the driveway of his parents' house on his old Raleigh bicycle into an epic journey that will take him clear across the country. As Smithy pedals across America - through New York City, St. Louis, Denver, and Phoenix, to name a few - he encounters humanity at its best and worst and begins to remember an early life that too many beers have blotted out. The baseball games, the home-cooked meals, the soothing presence of his salt-of-the-earth parents: none of it could transform the dark truth of his sister's madness. The Memory of Running, McLarty's stunning debut as a novelist, heralds the arrival of a major new voice in American fiction. And Smithy Ide - sad, sweet, and funny in spite of himself - is a character who will linger in your mind long after his hilarious, luminous, and extraordinary adventures have come to an end." - from the inner front jacket flap. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First UK Edition, First Printing. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. Meet Smithson "Smithy" Ide, an overweight, friendless, chain-smoking, forty-three-year-old drunk who works as a quality control inspector at an action-figure factory in Rhode Island. By all accounts, especially Smithy's own, he's a loser. Then, within one week, Smithy's beloved parents are killed in a car crash, and Smithy learns that his emotionally troubled, long-lost sister, Bethany, has turned up in a morgue in Los Angeles. Unmoored by the loss of his entire familySmithy had always hoped Bethany might returnhe rolls down the driveway of his parents' house on his old Raleigh bicycle into an epic journey that will take him clear across the country. As Smithy pedals across Americato New York City, St. Louis, Denver, and Phoenix, to name a few stops along the wayhe encounters humanity at its best and worst and begins to remember an early life that too many beers have blotted out. The baseball games, the home-cooked meals, the soothing presence of his salt-of-the-earth parents: none of it could transform the dark truth of his sister's madness. The Memory of Running, McLarty's stunning debut as a novelist, heralds the arrival of a major new voice in American fiction. And Smithy Idesad, sweet, and funny in spite of himselfis a character who will linger in your mind long after his hilarious, luminous, and extraordinary adventures have come to an end. About the author: A native of East Providence, RI, Ron McLarty is a veteran actor, accomplished playwright, prolific audiobook narrator and acclaimed novelist. As a television actor, McLarty has over 100 appearances to his credit. His career in film began in 1977 with a performance inThe Sentinel. His most recent film roles includeSt. Vincent, starring Bill Murray and Melissa McCarthy.As a playwright he has written dozens of plays, which have been produced across the country. McLarty is also noted for his body of work as one of the country's leading audio book narrators, having done over 100 titles including the narration of books authored by Stephen King, David Baldacci, and Scott Turow. He is the recipient of numerous Audie Awards. It was his collaboration with Stephen King that led to his emergence as a published novelist of national repute. McLarty's passion for writing led him to completing 10 novels, in addition to his plays, but his efforts to interest a publishing house were unsuccessful. Several years ago he was able to persuade a small company into producing his 3rd novel,The Memory of Running, directly onto tape as an audio book. Stephen King listened to it in 2002 and wrote his entire column "The Pop of King" aboutMemory, callingit "the best book you can't read". This led to the publication ofThe Memory of Runningin the USA and sixteen other countries around the world. In January 2007 his second novel,Traveler, was published, and his third novel,Art In America,was published in July 2008 to critical acclaim. His 4th novel,The Dropper, is published by Cemetery Dance Publications.The Memory of Runningwas chosen as the 2007 selection for the Reading Across Rhode Island program and nominated for Italy's most prestigious literary award, the Bancarella Prize. He has received from Rhode Island College in Providence an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities (2007) and the Charles B. Willard Achievement Award (2005). Ron lives in New York City and Elizaville, NY and is married to the actress, Kate Skinner. Reviews: "[An] endearing but thankfully never folksy story of small-town America." Rachel Hore, The Guardian, February 12, 2005. "[A] funny, poignant, slightly gawky debut that aims, like its protagonist, to pleaseand usually does." Publisher's Weekly, November 1, 2004.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. "Stunning debut novel.". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. "Stunning debut novel.". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jerry Bauer (Author photograph) and Jethro Soudant (illustrator). First Printing [Stated]. [8], 358, [2] pages. Autographed copy on the front of the dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. The DJ has some wear, soilng, and a small tear at mid-spine. Working as a quality control inspector at a toy factory in Rhode Island, friendless alcoholic Smithy Ide considers himself a loser until a tragic event prompts him to set off on an epic cross-country bicycle journey that promises him a final chance to become the man he has always wanted to be. Ronald William McLarty (April 26, 1947 - February 8, 2020) was an American actor, playwright, and novelist. He also worked as an audiobook narrator, in which role he recorded over 100 titles and received many Audie Awards. McLarty appeared in many television series, films and stage productions. He also wrote dozens of plays and 10 novels, notably The Memory of Running. McLarty began his career in theatre during the early 1970s with one of his earliest professional performances being the role of Lucky in Michael Weller's Moonchildren for the play's American premiere at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. in November 1971. McLarty continued with the production when it moved to Broadway in 1972. McLarty also co-starred on Spenser: For Hire, as Boston homicide detective Sgt. Frank Belson. Although he enjoyed a successful career as an actor, he had not had much luck finding a publisher for his novel The Memory of Running, until Stephen King happened upon an audiobook version, narrated by McLarty, and praised it as "the best book you can't read". This led to the book's publication by Viking Press, and its rapid rise to bestseller status. Every decade seems to produce a novel that captures the public's imagination with a story that sweeps readers up and takes them on a thrilling, unforgettable ride. Ron McLarty's The Memory of Running is this decade's novel. By all accounts, especially his own, Smithson "Smithy" Ide is a loser. An overweight, friendless, chain-smoking, forty-three-year-old drunk, Smithy's life becomes completely unhinged when he loses his parents and long-lost sister within the span of one week. Rolling down the driveway of his parents' house in Rhode Island on his old Raleigh bicycle to escape his grief, the emotionally bereft Smithy embarks on an epic, hilarious, luminous, and extraordinary journey of discovery and redemption. (From the publisher.) Derived from a Publishers Weekly article: Smithy Ide is a really nice guy. But he's also an overweight, friendless, womanless, hard-drinking, 43-year-old self-professed loser with a breast fetish and a dead-end job, given to stammering "I just don't know" in life's confusing moments. When Smithy's entire family dies, he embarks on a transcontinental bicycle trip to recover his sister's body and rediscover what it means to live. Along the way, he flashes back to his past and the hardships of his beloved sister's schizophrenia, while his dejection encourages strangers to share their life stories. The road redeems the innocent Smithy: he loses weight; rescues a child from a blizzard; rebuffs the advances of a nubile, "apple-breasted" co-cyclist after seeing a vision of his dead sister; and nurtures a telephone romance with a paraplegic family friend as he processes his rocky past. McLarty, a playwright and television actor, propels the plot with mayhemâ"including three tragic car accidents and a death by lightning boltâ"and a lot of bighearted and warm but faintly mournful humor. It's a funny, poignant debut that aims, like its protagonist, to pleaseâ"and does.