Beautiful Ruins
(Libby/OverDrive eAudiobook)
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Recorded Books, Inc. , 2012.
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Description
A Kirkus "Best Book of the 21st Century"
The acclaimed, award-winning author of the national bestseller The Financial Lives of the Poets returns with his funniest, most romantic, and most purely enjoyable novel yet: the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962 . . . and is rekindled in Hollywood fifty years later.
“Why mince words? Beautiful Ruins is an absolute masterpiece.” —Richard Russo
“A ridiculously talented writer.” —New York Times
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Walter, J., & Ballerini, E. (2012). Beautiful Ruins (Unabridged). Recorded Books, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Walter, Jess and Edoardo Ballerini. 2012. Beautiful Ruins. Recorded Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Walter, Jess and Edoardo Ballerini. Beautiful Ruins Recorded Books, Inc, 2012.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Walter, J. and Ballerini, E. (2012). Beautiful ruins. Unabridged Recorded Books, Inc.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Walter, Jess, and Edoardo Ballerini. Beautiful Ruins Unabridged, Recorded Books, Inc., 2012.
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Copy Details
| Collection | Owned | Available | Number of Holds |
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| Libby | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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