Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks

pommom · ‎03-10-2010

Found this wonderful book at the local library quite by chance and am so glad I did. Tom Hanks is a great writer. The book is a compilation of short stories - some quite humorous, some poignant but all relatable.

I learned that he has an affinity for antique typewriters and has collected them for years.

On a video of John Stamos's $5.8 million house as featured in Architecture Digest, John shows the manual typewriter Tom Hanks gifted him with a typewritten note in the platen. He asked for a typewritten reply from John, but John made a mess of it on the manual typewriter. So, instead he called Tom to thank him.

Highly recommend this book. A good read.

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esmerelda · ‎03-10-2010

I read it shortly after it was published and loved it!

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Keepin' it real.

Yahooey · ‎07-09-2010

I saw the piece on CBS Sundsay morning but then forgot about it

Will now have took for the book - thanks

here iis the video clip in case anyone is interested

https://youtu.be/UTtDb73NkNM

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IMW · ‎06-15-2014

Enjoyed the book.

Caligurll · ‎07-20-2014

@Yahooey wrote:
I saw the piece on CBS Sundsay morning but then forgot about it
Will now have took for the book - thanks

here iis the video clip in case anyone is interested

https://youtu.be/UTtDb73NkNM

@Yahooey Thanks for posting that link, I enjoyed watching it.