


【Uncommon Type】
〈Tom Hanks〉
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⊿A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country"s civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN"s newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection 
and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves........


⊿An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture into America looking 
for acquisitions and discover a down and out motel, romance, and a bit of real life. These are just some of the tales Tom Hanks tells in this first collection of his short stories. They are surprising, intelligent, heartwarming, and, for the millions and millions of Tom Hanks fans, an absolute must-have!


◎About the author◎
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⊿Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor, filmmaker and writer. 
He is known for his roles in Big (1988), Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Apollo 13 
(1995), Saving Private Ryan, You"ve Got Mail ( 1998), Cast Away (2000), The Da Vinci Code 
(2006), Captain Phillips, and Saving Mr. Banks (both 2013), as well as for his voice work in the animated films The Polar Express (2004) and the Toy Story series.




⊿Hanks has received six Academy Award nominations including two consecutive wins for Best Actor for Philadelphia, and Forrest Gump in 1993, and 1994 respectively.He has received numerous honors including the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2014, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the French Legion of Honor both in 2016, as well as the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2020.


