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03195aim a2200433Ka 4500 001 5BD7964A627B11EE9D8B625031ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231004010043 006 m h 007 cr una--- 007 sz usn nn ed 008 230628s2023 nyu s 000 1 eng d 020 $a 0063259028 020 $a 9780063259027 (sound recording) 040 $a TEFOD $c TEFOD $d SILO 084 $a FIC049000 $a FIC045000 $a FIC049000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Cedric The Entertainer. 245 10 $a Flipping boxcars $h [electronic resource] : $b A novel. $c Cedric The Entertainer. 250 $a Unabridged. 260 $a New York : $b HarperAudio, $c 2023. 300 $a 1 online resource (7 audio files) : $b digital 306 $a 08:23:34 500 $a Unabridged. 511 0 $a Narrator: Cedric The Entertainer. 520 $a The first novel from one of the original Kings of Comedy, Cedric "The Entertainer," an engaging and entertaining crime caper that is a valentine to close-knit black families and tightly woven communities struggling to get by during the Depression and World War II. Babe is a charismatic and widely loved man, a gambler with a gift for gab that often gets him out of tricky situations. He's also a dreamer, something he shares with his patient and loving wife, Rosie. They both yearn for financial stability and see the land they own as insurance for future generations. But when Babe and a few comrades enlist in a scheme that improbably falls apart, he endangers the little security the family has. On the verge of losing everything, what's a family man to do? If you're a gambler like Babe, you double down and risk it all for one big score—this time, a plan involving railroad boxcars. Will Babe succeed? Will Rosie continue to support her husband? Are the Feds on to his make-or-break scheme? Flipping Boxcars is Cedric "The Entertainer" at his most engaging best—a charming, fast-paced novel that pays homage to his beloved grandfather and a generation past, anchored by rich, multi-dimensional characters and oozing with irresistible charm. 538 $a Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser. 650 17 $a Fiction. $2 OverDrive 650 7 $a African American Fiction. $2 OverDrive 650 7 $a Literature. $2 OverDrive 655 7 $a Electronic books. $2 local 700 1 $a Cedric The Entertainer. 856 40 $u http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=251&titleID=9476237 $z Click to download here. 856 4 $3 Excerpt $u https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=c88d9543-81e5-49c8-b9bf-93712e44b311&.epub-sample.overdrive.com $z Sample 856 4 $3 Image $u https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/%7BC88D9543-81E5-49C8-B9BF-93712E44B311%7DIMG100.JPG $z Large cover image 856 4 $3 Thumbnail $u https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/%7BC88D9543-81E5-49C8-B9BF-93712E44B311%7DIMG200.JPG $z Thumbnail cover image 856 40 $3 Click for more information $u https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1B0wAAAA2Z/products/c88d9543-81e5-49c8-b9bf-93712e44b311 $x 1370 941 $a 1 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20231004010157.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5BD7964A627B11EE9D8B625031ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search