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The World According to Tom Hanks

Powell's Books on Hawthorne 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

From Powell's website: In The World According to Tom Hanks (Grand Central), through research and interviews, Gavin Edwards explores and celebrates how Tom Hanks lives his life, mirroring the way that he embodies optimism and integrity in his movie roles. Edwards, author of The Tao of Bill Murray, gives insight into the actor by collecting the best stories about how he behaves in the world, providing a loving retrospective of his film career, and putting it all into the context of his all-American philosophy. Preorder a signed edition of The World According to Tom Hanks: The Life, the Obsessions, the Good Deeds of America's Most Decent Guy

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