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Time is the Simplest Thing: Available Copies

Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.25

Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.25

Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

G/none, used, color illustrated stiff paper wraps, 192pp. Interior clean, no marks, pages toning, binding tight. Shelf rubbing to wraps, 1 ich tear/chip to the tail of the spine. Corners rubbed., paper at the head of the spine worn.

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.26

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.26

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.26

Board corners worn, some light soiling, and bumped spine ends. Good.

Name in cover. Very mild shelfwear. We try to note every flaw we can find, and we are quite picky, so buy with confidence! 100% guaranteed!

Crest Book #d547, 1962. Stated first Crest printing. Near Fine condition. Tiny rubs to the book's corners and spine tips. Mild tanning to the page margins. Cover art by Richard Powers.

Crest Book book #d752. His strange telepathic powers had trapped the secrets of a distant world. Wear at edges, reading creases, some soiling, rubbed, light interior browning. Size: 4 1/4" x 7"

A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

D-547 , very good - fine, spine crease, Cover art by Richard Powers. , paperback,

Analog Science Fact/Fiction magazine in good condition, no markings, small rubbing to top edge of cover, also contains "Pandora's Envoy" by Christopher Anvil, cover art by Van Dongen

Name inked inside front & rear covers, else text clean; binding tight; creases & moderate wear to covers. 192 pages. Size: 4.25" x 7"

192 pages. "His strange telepathic powers had trapped the secrets of a distant world." >> Minor paper pull to front cover; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

D-547 , almost near fine, unread, Cover art by Richard Powers. , paperback,

D-547 , almost near fine, unread, label address inside, Cover art by Richard Powers. , paperback,

Standard used condition. Reading copy or better.

Tight, bright, clean, slight curl. Slight edgewear and rubbing to covers. 1/2" rip on bottom of cover hinge. "finalment les fusees etaient trop lentes. Mieux valait confier l'exploration spatiale a des hommes aux pouvoirs telekinesiques prononces." 317 pages. Text in French. ISBN: 9782277116097.

Clifford D. Simak Time is the Simplest Thing Leisure Books 1974. Mass market paperback reprint. Very good with edge wear and light toning to pages. see Photos Sr 2/3

Mass market paperback, fine in wraps. Crest d752, 2nd printing, July 1961.

A telepath acquires a powerful alien consciousness—and must run to escape corporate assassins and angry mobs—in this novel by the Hugo-winning author of Way Station. Space travel has been abandoned in the twenty-second century. It is deemed too dangerous, expensive, and inconvenient—and now the all-powerful Fishhook company holds the monopoly on interstellar exploration for commercial gain. Their secret is the use of "parries," human beings with the remarkable telepathic ability to expand their minds throughout the universe. On what should have been a routine assignment, however, loyal Fishhook employee Shepherd Blaine is inadvertently implanted with a copy of an alien consciousness, becoming something more than human. Now he's a company pariah, forced to flee the safe confines of the Fishhook complex. But the world he escapes into is not a safe sanctuary; its people have been taught to hate and fear his parapsychological gift—and there is nowhere on Earth, or elsewhere, for Shepherd Blaine to hide. Mass market paperback. Publisher book number d752, cover price $0.50. This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting. Covers show shelf and edge wear and are not creased. Small chip out of lower corner of front cover. No owner's marks or bookplates, not ex-library. Binding is tight and square. Price sticker on front cover. Corners not bumped. A good reading copy.

A telepath acquires a powerful alien consciousness—and must run to escape corporate assassins and angry mobs—in this novel by the Hugo-winning author of Way Station. Space travel has been abandoned in the twenty-second century. It is deemed too dangerous, expensive, and inconvenient—and now the all-powerful Fishhook company holds the monopoly on interstellar exploration for commercial gain. Their secret is the use of "parries," human beings with the remarkable telepathic ability to expand their minds throughout the universe. On what should have been a routine assignment, however, loyal Fishhook employee Shepherd Blaine is inadvertently implanted with a copy of an alien consciousness, becoming something more than human. Now he's a company pariah, forced to flee the safe confines of the Fishhook complex. But the world he escapes into is not a safe sanctuary; its people have been taught to hate and fear his parapsychological gift—and there is nowhere on Earth, or elsewhere, for Shepherd Blaine to hide. Mass market paperback. Publisher book number d752, cover price $0.50. This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting. Covers show minor shelf wear and are not creased. Bookstore stamp and previous owner's name on inside front cover, not ex-library. Binding is tight and square. Price sticker on front cover. Corners not bumped. An excellent reading copy.

Solid with a spine roll and the covers show light wear. There is a book store rubber stamp on the first inside page.

Leisure Book 198NK. Very Good+ condition, minor scuff to top of spine from shelving, otherwise in Fine condition. Some tanning to pages from age. Spine intact. Binding tight. Pages clean. 192pp. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

some light edge wear

Very Good softcover Crest Books #d752