03595cam a2200349 4500 521409101 TxAuBib 20210904120000.0 ||||||s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780316287333 0316287334 B007MB5OCE Amazon cf0fd73e-a1be-4e12-9aff-7f8e0ab90627 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 869382 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Jonasson, Jonas, 1961- The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared [Libby eBook]. Hachette Books, 2012. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2588kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p><b>A larger-than-life old man with a fondness for vodka goes on an unexpected adventure in this whimsical novel — perfect for fans of <i>Forrest Gump</i> and <i>A Man Called Ove</i>.</b></p> <p><br /></p> <p>The international publishing sensation — more than six million copies sold worldwide!</p> <p><br /></p> <p>A reluctant centenarian much like Forrest Gump (if Gump were an explosives expert) decides it's not too late to start over . . .</p> <p><br /></p> <p>After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he's still in good health, and in one day, he turns 100. A big celebration is in the works, but Allan really isn't interested (and he'd like a bit more control over his vodka consumption). So he decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey, involving, among other surprises, a suitcase stuffed with cash, some unpleasant criminals, a friendly hot-dog stand operator, and an elephant (not to mention a death by elephant).</p> <p><br /></p> <p>It would be the adventure of a lifetime for anyone else, but Allan has a larger-than-life backstory: Not only has he witnessed some of the most important events of the twentieth century, but he has actually played a key role in them. Starting out in munitions as a boy, he somehow finds himself involved in many of the key explosions of the twentieth century and travels the world, sharing meals and more with everyone from Stalin, Churchill, and Truman to Mao, Franco, and de Gaulle. Quirky and utterly unique, <i>The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared</i> has charmed readers across the world.</p>. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 13:30:24. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0017-1/CF0/FD7/3E/100YearOldManWhoClimbedOuttheWindowan9781401304393.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=CF0FD73E-A1BE-4E12-9AFF-7F8E0AB90627&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0017-1/CF0/FD7/3E/100YearOldManWhoClimbedOuttheWindowan9781401304393.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=CF0FD73E-A1BE-4E12-9AFF-7F8E0AB90627&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0017-1/CF0/FD7/3E/100YearOldManWhoClimbedOuttheWindowan9781401304393.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=CF0FD73E-A1BE-4E12-9AFF-7F8E0AB90627&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)