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Title: The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands

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Title: The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands Title Record # 40717
Author: Stephen King
Date: 1981-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: 249 Social Club
Language: English
Synopsis: At a private social club a man tells of a previous member who was unnaturally terrified at the idea of shaking another person's hand.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1985ⓘTranslated by Alexandra von Reinhardt
 German Der Mann, der niemandem die Hand geben wollte
1987ⓘTranslated by Margot Bakker
 Dutch De Man Die Geen Hand Wilde Geven
1987ⓘTranslated by Louisa Ibañez.
 Portuguese O homem que não apertava mãos
1987ⓘTranslated by Michèle Pressé and Serge Quadruppani.
 French L'homme qui refusait de serrer la main
1991ⓘTranslated by Tapio Tamminen
 Finnish Mies, joka ei kätellyt
1996ⓘTranslated by Joachim Körber
 German Der Mann, der niemand die Hand geben wollte
1996ⓘTranslated by Joachim Körber
 German Der Mann, der niemandem die Hand geben wollte

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Shadows 4 1981-10-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Doubleday 0-385-17187-0
$10.95?$: US dollar
 vii+
181
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Roger Zimmerman  
Shadows 4 1985-04-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Berkley Books 0-425-07650-4
$2.95?$: US dollar
 vii+
216
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Les Edwards Checkmark
Skeleton Crew 1985-06-00 Stephen King Macdonald 0-356-10816-3
£9.95?£: UK pound
 512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Skeleton Crew 1985-06-21 Stephen King G. P. Putnam's Sons 0-399-13039-X
$18.95?$: US dollar
 512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Don Brautigam Checkmark
Stephen King's Skeleton Crew 1985-10-00 Stephen King Scream/Press 0-910489-12-2
$75.00?$: US dollar
 545
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll J. K. Potter  
Skeleton Crew 1986-06-00 Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-14293-4
$4.95?$: US dollar
 573
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Don Brautigam Checkmark
Shadows 1987-00-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Headline 0-7472-3002-1
£2.50?£: UK pound
 216
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Checkmark
Shadows 1987-00-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Headline 0-7472-0009-2
£10.95?£: UK pound
 vi+
216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Best of Shadows 1988-10-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Doubleday Foundation 0-385-23894-0
$15.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
219
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Christopher Zacharow Checkmark
Skeleton Crew 1991-05-00 Stephen King Futura 0-7088-2916-3
£4.99?£: UK pound
 612
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
Skeleton Crew / Different Seasons 2001-07-05 Stephen King Little, Brown UK 0-316-85890-0
£9.99?£: UK pound
 612+
560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
Skeleton Crew 2006-05-00 Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 0-340-89908-5
£6.99?£: UK pound
 612
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Larry Rostant  
Skeleton Crew 2007-11-01 Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 978-0-340-95262-7
£8.99?£: UK pound
 784
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Skeleton Crew 2008-06-26 Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 978-0-340-95205-4
£6.99?£: UK pound
 784
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Skeleton Crew 2008-07-10 Stephen King Paw Prints 978-1-4395-1327-9
$16.99?$: US dollar
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Skeleton Crew 2015-10-00 Stephen King PS Publishing 978-1-84863-283-7
£59.99?£: UK pound
 xxvi+
534
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Pete Von Sholly Checkmark
Skeleton Crew 2016-07-05 Stephen King Simon & Schuster Audio 978-1-5082-1840-1
$29.99?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
Skeleton Crew 2016-12-06 Stephen King Scribner 978-1-5011-4350-2
$18.00?$: US dollar
 672
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Skeleton Crew 2017-05-30 Stephen King Pocket Books 978-1-5011-5678-6
$9.99?$: US dollar
 xxi+
760
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Skeleton Crew 2017-08-01 Stephen King Turtleback Books 978-0-606-40756-4
$20.85?$: US dollar
 784
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-16861-5
$7.99?$: US dollar
 573
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Putnam 0-399-13039-X None 512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Don Brautigam Checkmark
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-14293-4
$4.95?$: US dollar
 573
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Don Brautigam Checkmark
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Signet / Penguin 0-451-16861-5
$5.99?$: US dollar
 573
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Don Brautigam Checkmark
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Signet / Penguin 0-451-16861-5
$5.99?$: US dollar
 573
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Don Brautigam Checkmark
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Signet / Penguin 0-451-16861-5
$5.95?$: US dollar
 573
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Don Brautigam Checkmark
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Scribner 978-1-5011-4350-2
$18.00?$: US dollar
 xxiv+
643
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Will Staehle Checkmark
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