Hyman Eyes Of The War

(Hyman, Nat; compiler and editor). EYES OF THE WAR: A Photographic Report of World War II. 612 Authentic Battle Photos from Dec. 7, 1941 to V-E day, May 8, 1945. America's Fighting Forces on All War Fronts. (Cover title). NY: Tel-Pic Syndicate, Inc., May, 1945.

- Octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt on spine & front cover. The binding is rubbed & soiled; the covers are bumped & the spine is faded with the head & tail chipped. [vi], 312 & [1] pp., including 311 pages of B&W photographic illustrations with captions. The endpapers are darkened with an owner's ink inscription on the front endpaper; there are scattered small stains to the prelims & to the margins of the first few illustrations. Good. <p>First edition.<p>This collection of news photos covering all fronts of the war records with a striking and sometimes shocking immediacy the experiences of the troops involved. The President's war message is published at the beginning of the book.

[SW: MILITARY; WORLD WAR II; PHOTOGRAPHY; NEWS PHOTOS; WAR PHOTOGRAPHY; AMERICAN ARMED FORCES; NAT HYMAN; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.]

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HILLENBRAND, LAURA. Seabiscuit: An American Legend. New York: Ballantine Books, 2002.
Brand New; Marfree, fresh prtg embossed cover NONE NEWER excel Reader's Guide too; not written-in, marked, clearance or discard. Usually mails within 12 hours. ; 0.94 x 8.14 x 5.52; 398 pages; Online Rev. : He didn't look like much. With his smallish stature, knobby knees, and slightly crooked forelegs, he looked more like a cow pony than a thoroughbred. But looks aren't everything; his quality, an admirer once wrote, "was mostly in his heart. " Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of the horse who became a cultural icon in Seabiscuit: An American Legend. Seabiscuit rose to prominence with the help of an unlikely triumvirate: owner Charles Howard, an automobile baron who once declared that "the day of the horse is past"; trainer Tom Smith, a man who "had cultivated an almost mystical communication with horses"; and jockey Red Pollard, who was down on his luck when he charmed a then-surly horse with his calm demeanor and a sugar cube. Hillenbrand details the ups and downs of "team Seabiscuit, " from early training sessions to record-breaking victories, and from serious injury to "Horse of the Year"--as well as the Biscuit's fabled rivalry with War Admiral. She also describes the world of horseracing in the 1930s, from the snobbery of Eastern journalists regarding Western horses and public fascination with the great thoroughbreds to the jockeys' torturous weight-loss regimens, including saunas in rubber suits, strong purgatives, even tapeworms. Along the way, Hillenbrand paints wonderful images: tears in Tom Smith's eyes as his hero, legendary trainer James Fitzsimmons, asked to hold Seabiscuit's bridle while the horse was saddled; critically injured Red Pollard, whose chest was crushed in a racing accident a few weeks before, listening to the San Antonio Handicap from his hospital bed, cheering "Get going, Biscuit! Get 'em, you old devil!"; Seabiscuit happily posing for photographers for several minutes on end; other horses refusing to work out with Seabiscuit because he teased and taunted them with his blistering speed. Though sometimes her prose takes on a distinctly purple hue ("His history had the ethereal quality of hoofprints in windblown snow"; "The California sunlight had the pewter cast of a declining season") , Hillenbrand has crafted a delightful book. Wire to wire, Seabiscuit is a winner. Highly recommended. --Sunny Delaney Mark Hyman - Business Week Hillenbrand, a contributing writer at Equus magazine, is a deft storyteller whose descriptions of such races are especially good, filled with images of pounding hooves and splattering mud. #Deirdre Donahue - USA Today#Seabiscuit brings alive the drama, the beauty, the louche charm and the brutality of horse racing. Hillenbrand makes the reader understand why Americans, crushed by the Depression, found so much hope, inspiration and pleasure in the story of a small horse who rose from obscurity to become a champion. #Jim Squires - New York Times#[T]he story of this ragged-tailed racehorse [is] an allegory for Depression-era America. . . . [Hillenbrand's book] is a flawless trip, with the detail of good history . . . And the charm of grand legend.. 0449005615.

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[SW: History USA Animal Horse Racing Depression,]

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Various: TIKVAH: CHILDREN'S BOOK CREATORS REFLECT ON HUMAN RIGHTS, New York SeaStar 2001
ISBN: 1-58717-097-3 As New Condition

From Publishers Weekly Originally published in a limited edition in 2001 by the University of Connecticut, this handsomely produced volume affords 45 children's author/illustrators the opportunity to reflect on various aspects of human rights. Each contributor receives a spread, with one page for text and the facing page for art. Despite the book's title (the Hebrew word for "hope") the entries frequently strike notes of caution and even outrage. Some employ vague or general terms, but most focus on specific issues or injustices. Normand L. Chartier and Ruth Sanderson condemn abortion; Lillian Hoban, Marianna Mayer and Jeanette Winter decry child labor practices; William Joyce describes joining the first integrated class at his Louisiana middle school; Betsy and Giulio Maestro discuss the importance of teaching tolerance to ensure religious freedom; Anita Lobel, in an excerpt from No Pretty Pictures, underscores the horror of the Holocaust; and Gloria Jean and Jerry Pinkney crusade against childhood hunger. The illustrations range in tone from comforting (Emily Arnold McCully depicts a child, a towhead in overalls, watching the autumn leaves fall) to the unsettling (Trina Schart Hyman paints a woman whose breasts have been cut away at the hands of two "doctors" representing Patriarchy and Technology: "They have poisoned her with their chemicals, so her hair is gone and her mind and eyes are dead"). Adult rather than young fans of the contributors will be the likeliest audience. Ages 14-up. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. From School Library Journal Gr 8 Up-This handsome volume, in which 45 American contemporary children's book illustrators reflect, in words and pictures, on their understanding and their commitment to human rights, demonstrates that the concept is a slippery one. The work was originally published in 2001 as a limited edition to accompany the dedication of the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. It is now being reissued for a larger audience. The illustrations were made by the artists for the project and the short accompanying texts are, for the most part, original. Tikvah is the Hebrew word for hope, which is in short supply as these artists see their world. Beginning alphabetically with Natalie Babbitt, whose balanced scales of justice depict things not as they are but "the way I have always thought they ought to be," and concluding with Ed Young's observation that "In human affairs, "balance' is crucial," the contributors weigh in heavily on the side of global problems. Pieces touch on war, environmental degradation, abortion, bullying, racial prejudice, child labor, the invisible poor, lack of education, murder, child abuse, euthanasia, and denial of freedom of speech. Only occasionally do they describe moments of joy, basic freedoms, love of the natural world, dreams, hopes, and human dignity. The overall effect is a sobering reminder that however we may define the phrase, for many in the world, human rights are still a distant goal. Kathleen Isaacs, Edmund Burke School, Washington, DC Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Hardcover 9.7 x 7.2 x 0.5 inches

[SW: Teens - Hot Issues, Artists, Architects & Photographers - Biography, Art - Fashion, Decorative Arts & Design]

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Hyman, Nat (ed): Eyes of the War, New York Telpic Sales, Inc. 1945 ; fester Einband / hard cover
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A Photographic Report of World War II. 612 Authentic Battle Photos from Dec. 7, 1941 to V-E day, May 8, 1945. America's Fighting Forces on All War Fronts. In lieu of a title page this has "President's War Message". Copyright is on back of that. Creases inside front cover. Spine on a slant. Wear at extremities. Bumped and worn corners. Slight soil on covers. Third Printing No Dust Jacket Hard Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Third Printing

[SW: WWII, World War Two]

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