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Distraction

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Distraction

by Sterling, Bruce

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
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About This Item

New York: Bantam Books (1998), 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo. [7], 2-439, [3] pp. Black paper boards with red lettering on the spine. Price of $23.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Anatomy of Wonder II-1079. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke award. A Near Fine book with mild foxing to the fore-edge; dust jacket is Fine.

Synopsis

Distraction is the diversion of attention of an individual or group from the chosen object of attention onto the source of distraction. Distraction is caused by one of the following: lack of ability to pay attention; lack of interest in the object of attention; greater interest in something other than the object of attention; or the great intensity, novelty or attractiveness of something other than the object of attention.

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Bookseller
Evening Star Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
00007658
Title
Distraction
Author
Sterling, Bruce
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Publisher
Bantam Books (1998)
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1998

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