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The Man Who Ate the 747

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This is the story of the greatest love, ever....

J. J. Smith, Keeper of the Records for The Book of Records, is an ordinary man searching for the extraordinary. J.J. has clocked the worlds longest continuous kiss. He has verified the lengthiest single unbroken apple peel. He has tasted the worlds largest menu item. But J.J. has never witnessed great love.

That is, until he comes to a tiny town in the American heartland. Here J.J. discovers a world record attempt like no other. Piece by piece, a farmer is eating a Boeing 747 to prove his love for a woman. But when J.J. unexpectedly falls in love with the same woman, a woman as outwardly cynical as he is, J.J. learns why records are made to be broken...and why the greatest wonders in life can never be measured.

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About the Author

Ben Sherwood is senior producer of the NBC Nightly News.  His nonfiction writing has appeared in many national publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times.  Educated at Harvard and Oxford, he now lives in New York, where he is at work on his next novel.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780553582802
Author:
Sherwood, Ben
Publisher:
Bantam Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Jet planes
Subject:
World records
Subject:
Ingestion.
Subject:
Humorous fiction
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
2002
Edition Description:
Mass market paperback
Series Volume:
no. 02-08-001
Publication Date:
20020131
Binding:
MASS MARKET
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
6.89x4.19x.76 in. .30 lbs.
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