Description: Title: Born A Crime: A Story from a South African Childhood Author: Trevor Noah Edition: 1 st edition 2016 Format: Hardcover w/Dust Jacket Genre: Non-fiction; Biography Related Subject/Theme: Family Relationships, Biography, History, Social Science Condition/Flaws: Like New; Not read fully, no dents, stains, markings, tears -on the inside or outside of the book. No writing, folds, or missing parts. Minor flaw- a thick book mark was left inside the book, making a slight warped space of the pages when closed. ( maybe able to be fixed with weight & long time closure to reform) & 1 tiny scuff spot on the back dust jacket. (All flaws are depicted & listed at the end of photos along with measurements). **We ask that if you are wanting insurance & your book to be covered during shipping that you select Ground Advantage instead of Media Mail. This just makes sure that if anything was to occur during shipping not in our control that we can recover the loss & refund the value in full. Thank you! **Book Overview** #1 NY Times Bestseller- Over 1 Million Copies Sold! Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents’ indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, steal him away. Finally liberated by the end of South Africa’s tyrannical white rule, Trevor and his mother set forth on a grand adventure, living openly and freely and embracing the opportunities won by a centuries-long struggle. Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother—his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life. The stories collected here are by turns hilarious, dramatic, and deeply affecting. Whether subsisting on caterpillars for dinner during hard times, being thrown from a moving car during an attempted kidnapping, or just trying to survive the life-and-death pitfalls of dating in high school, Trevor illuminates his curious world with an incisive wit and unflinching honesty **Our Conditions** *Brand New: New;Never Used or Read-Perfect Condition;No Damage,missing pages, dust jacket(if applicable)for hardcovers.No markings,wear,or defects. Pristine! *Like New: Looks New-Has been Read.Cover & Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind. Hardcovers Have Dust Jacket(if applicable).May have minimal identifying marks on inside cover-very minimal to no wear & tear. *Very Good/Excellent Used Condition: Does Not look New,Has been Read, but in Excellent Used Well Cared for Condition. No Obvious damage to the cover+ HAS Dust Jacket(if applicable). No Missing Pages,Damage,Highlighting/Writing in margins or pages; Very minimal markings on inside cover.May have writing on the inside cover, but pages are unmarred. *Good: Has Been Read,but Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. The cover and all pages are intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting.No missing pages;majority of pages are undamaged with minimal tearing,creasing, or writing(everything still legible).May be missing Dust Jacket for hardcover books. *Acceptable: A readable copy. Pages can include considerable notes in pen or highlighter, but the notes do not obscure the text.No missing pages or Damage that would compromise the understanding or legibility of the text.shelf
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Book Title: Born a Crime : Stories from a South African Childhood
Original Language: English
Item Length: 9.4 in
Vintage: No
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 1 in
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket
Topic: Cultural Heritage, Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs, Parenting / Motherhood, Comedy, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, Form / Essays
Item Width: 6.2 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed: Yes
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Novel
Era: 2010s
Illustrator: Yes
Author: Trevor Noah
Genre: Family & Relationships, Performing Arts, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Humor, History
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Pages: 304 Pages