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About This Book:

Title: Diminished Capacity

Other Available Formats:
Paperback, 1997
Paperback, 2008

Synopsis
Rollie Zerbs is retired, and through an eccentric poetry project involving a souped-up typewriter and the fish of the Mississippi River, he has become La Porte, Missouri's most famous resident oddball. His grandson, Cooper, returns to La Porte to help him. Together, they attempt to sell a rare and antique baseball card so Rollie can get in-home care, and so Cooper and his high-school sweetheart, Charlotte, can revive an abandoned restaurant and bring some commerce into town. The two men and Charlotte journey to Chicago to a collectors' convention, where they are beset by not one, but several homicidal baseball-card collecting maniacs.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Weight:        0.5 Pounds
Height:         8 Inches
Width:          5 Inches
Thickness:    0.8 Inches



Publisher Notes
From the author of California Rush comes a tale of Midwest sensibility and small-town absurdity. When 80-year-old Rollie Zerbs from LaPorte, Missouri, travels to Chicago with a rare baseball card, surprising complications along the way make for a journey that readers will not soon forget.



Industry Reviews
"A swift-flowing tale of low comedy and high jinks."
"Fanny Flagg meets W.P. Kinsella in Kiraly's...whimsical account of an eccentric midwestern family, their various predicaments, and the solution to these via a rare baseball card....Teetering at times on the brink of terminal cuteness, but, still, a charming and often funny tale."
(07/15/1995)
"Funny, utterly guileless, and extremely well-written...original characters...A book meant simply to be enjoyed."
"Kiraly captivates the reader with both his comic Midwest sensibility and an eye for small-town absurdities. 'Diminished Capacity' has it all: action, adventure, romance, and one amazingly preserved baseball card."


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Diminished Capacity and it was written by Sherwood Kiraly. This edition of Diminished Capacity is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is September 1995 and it has a suggested retail price of $10. There are pages in the book and it was published by Berkley Pub Group. The 10 digit ISBN is 042514951X and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780425149515. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.