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Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. DJ Fine. 2nd Printing. Size: Large Octavo.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. DJ Near Fine (price clipped). 1st Printing. An irreverent look at the frontier Midwest, drawing on the work of more than 300 travel writers, native Westerners, Eastern dudes and foreign visitors, including Charles Dickens, Margaret Fuller, Anthony Trollope, and Mark Twain. Size: Narrow Large Octavo.…

Soft Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. -. 1. Publisher's glossy wraps. Illustrated with B&W photographs. The volume is in excellent condition, tight, square and clean, showing only mild shelf-wear. Former own'er name written on half-title, else fine. NEAR FINE. . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xiii, (iii), 399 pp. …

, Gardner, Howard, 1943-. Extraordinary minds: portraits of exceptional individuals and an examination of our extraordinariness. New York: BasicBooks, 1997, stated First Edition, xii, 178pp., very good dust-jacket, very good half-cloth. MasterMinds. 9780465045150 ISBN 0465045154.

hardcover. Zustand: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 304 pp.

hardcover. Zustand: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 246 pp.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. includes dust-jacket. DETAILS: very good dust-jacket, cover price $23.00, attractive copy, very good maroon half-cloth with gray boards, a few page corners lightly dinged. JOHNSON, BARBARA. Freedom and interpretation. New York: BasicBooks, 1993, 1st printing number line ending with 1, viii, 226pp., . Dust-jacket by Paul Perlow. Series: Oxford Amnesty lectures, 1992 "Much of modern thought - philosophical, linguistic, literary, and psychoanalytic - denies the possibility of a unified and whole self. What do such theories imply about how we interpret our freedom? If the self is really as fragmented and fragile as such theories suggest, how can we defend human rights in the world?" - "At a time when these questions are as vital as ever, here is a fascinating series of meditations on human freedom and intellectual responsibility by some of the most challenging thinkers of today. In this first volume of the Oxford Amnesty Lectures, seven leading literary figures - Wayne C. Booth, Helene Cixous, Terry Eagleton, Frank Kermode, Julia Kristeva, Paul Ricoeur, and Edward W. Said - explore the relationship between political freedom and modern conceptions of the self as they address questions of identity, nationalism, politics, ethics, poetic language, and freedom." - CONTENTS: Introduction / Barbara Johnson - We who are free, are we free? / Hélène Cixous -- Freedom and interpretation / Frank Kermode -- Individualism and the mystery of the social self : or, does amnesty have a leg to stand on? / Wayne C. Booth -- Self as ipse / Paul Ricoeur -- Deconstruction and human rights / Terry Eagleton -- The speaking subject is not innocent / Julia Kristeva -- Nationalism, human rights, and interpretation / Edward W. Said. 9780465025381 ISBN 0465025382.…

Williams, George C. The pony fish's glow, and other clues to plan and purpose in nature. New York, NY: BasicBooks, 1997, stated First Edition, 184pp., very good dust-jacket, small tear on front, very good black and red hardcover. Science masters series. ISBN 9780465072811.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. First edition, as stated. 6 x 9 in. Cloth and paper boards. Condition is FINE ; like new on all points. DJ is FINE ; not clipped, like new. Phil. Stax.

Zustand: very good, very good. First Printing. 24 cm, 356.

Fourth Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 222 pages; Description: xvii, 222 p. : ill. , map ; 25 cm. Subjects: Afrocentrism. Greece--Civilization--Egyptian influences. Notes: "A New republic book. " Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-213) and index. 1 Kg. …

, Schacter, Daniel L., 1952-. Searching for memory. The brain, the mind, and the past. New York : BasicBooks, 1996, stated First Edition, xiii, 398pp., very good dust-jacket, original price $27.00, very good light brown half-cloth, gray boards, a few small flecks on top foredge. CONTENTS: Introduction : memory's fragile power -- On remembering : "a telescope pointed at time" -- Building memories : encoding and retrieving the present and the past -- Of time and autobiography -- Reflections in a curved mirror : memory distortion -- Vanishing traces : amnesia and the brain -- The hidden world of implicit memory -- Emotional memories : when the past persists -- Islands in the fog : psychogenic amnesia -- The memory wars : seeking truth in the line of fire -- Stories of elders. 9780465025022 ISBN 0465025021. …

Zustand: very good, good. First Printing. 24 cm, 262, illus., map, sticker residue on DJ. In this hard-hitting analysis and manifesto the authors criticize the selfish, elitist attitude of U.S. innovators who see manufacturing and production workers as a necessary nuisance rather than an integral part of the operation.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 0 pages; Description: xviii, 286 p., 12 p. of plates : ill. , maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-272) and index. Subjects: Ledyard, John (1751-1789) --Travel --Travelers --United States --Biography --Voyages and travels --History --18th century. Summary: Called a "man of genius" by his close friend Thomas Jefferson, John Ledyard lived, by any standard, a remarkable life. In his thirty-eight years, he accompanied Captain Cook on his last voyage; befriended Jefferson, Lafayette, and Tom Paine in Paris; was the first American citizen to see Alaska, Hawaii, and the west coast of America; and set out to find the source of the Niger by traveling from Cairo across the Sahara. His greatest dream, concocted with Jefferson, was to travel alone around the world and cross the American continent from the Pacific Northwest to the Atlantic. Catherine the Great dashed that dream when she had him arrested in deepest Siberia and escorted back to the Polish border. Ledyard wrote the definitive account of Cook's last voyage and his death at the hands of Hawaiian islanders, and formed a company with John Paul Jones that launched the American fur trade in the Pacific Northwest. Before the Revolution, Americans by and large didn't travel great distances, rarely venturing west of the Appalachians. Ledyard, with his boundless enthusiasm and wide-ranging intellect, changed all that. In lively prose, journalist James Zug tells the riveting story of this immensely influential character -a Ben Franklin with wanderlust-a uniquely American pioneer. 1 Kg.…

1st Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: vii, 280 pages; 22 cm. Contents: Introduction / Olwen Hufton -- Religion and human rights: the case of and for Protestantism / Patrick Collinson -- Killing a Chinese mandarin: the moral implications of distance / Carlo Ginzburg -- The ancien re?gime: an open system? A contribution to the study of the birth of civic liberties / Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie -- Censorship, a comparative view: France, 1789--East Germany, 1989 / Robert Darnton -- Freedom, slavery, and the modern construction of rights / Orlando Patterson -- Contested meanings: women and the problem of freedom in the mid-nineteenth-century United States / Elizabeth Fox-Genovese -- The extinction of human rights in Nazi Germany / Ian Kershaw. Subjects: Human rights History. Civil rights History. Law history. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 286 pages; Description: xiii, 286 p. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Affirmative action programs--United States. African Americans--Employment. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-275) and index. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Near fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 162 pages; Description: xiii, 162 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Cosmology--Popular works. 1 Kg.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. 1. Translated from the French by David Sharp. Quarter bound in blue cloth over white boards, copper lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated with 16 pages of B&W photographs. . The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, and square. Bottom edge only lightly soiled. The unclipped dust jacket shows mild shelf-wear, else fine. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xvii, 606 pp.…

Hardcover. Zustand: NF. Hardback in Near Fine condition, Near Fine dust jacket Remainder mark on bottom edge. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 277 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Zustand: very good, very good. First Printing. 19 cm, 212, award sticker on front DJ, black mark on bottom edge. The author is a Jungian therapist who writes about living with advancing cancer and the rigors of its treatment.

Zustand: very good, very good. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 286, ink notation on front endpaper, slight wear to DJ edges. Addresses the politics and culture of racial preference, and provides a focal point for subsequent debate on the contradictions of affirmative action.

Zustand: very good, very good. First Printing. 25 cm, 328, notes, index, slight DJ soiling. The relation between law, politics, and religion in American society.

Zustand: very good, very good. First Printing. 21 cm, 196, black mark on bottom edge.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover with jacket in very good condition. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. AF. Used.

Zustand: Gut. xiii, 220 pages Innen sauberer, guter Zustand. Hardcover, Pappeinband, mit den üblichen Bibliotheks-Markierungen, Stempeln und Einträgen, innen wie außen, siehe Bilder. (Evtl. auch Kleber- und/oder Etikettenreste, sowie -abdrücke durch abgelöste Bibliotheksschilder). B10-01-02F|[X2497] Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 544. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, 2nd Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Basic Books, 1991. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with spotting on page edges. Dust jacket is very good.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Zustand: very good, good. First Printing. 24 cm, 371, illus., maps, endpaper maps, index, slight wear and some soiling to DJ. The endpaper map shows the flight of the Gin Fizz from Old Bridge, New Jersey to Upland, California.

Zustand: very good, good. First Printing. 24 cm, 260, small scuffs to rear DJ. In this brilliant historical overview, Steven Mosher argues that we have consistently misinterpreted China for many years.

PAPERBACK, cover price $22.00, very good, a few page corners dinged but book is probably unused. LAID IN: 3-page publisher's announcement of the book, paperback publication date 1 August 2003. ARON, RAYMOND. The dawn of universal history: selected essays from a witness to the twentieth century. Translated by Barbara Bray ; edited by Yair Reiner ; introduction by Tony Judt. New York: BasicBooks, 2003, later printing number line ending in 2, xxvi, 518pp., . CONTENTS: Introduction / Tony Judt -- Nations and Empires -- From Sarajevo to Hiroshima -- The Technological Surprise -- The Dynamic of Total War -- The Leninist Myth About Imperialism -- War and the Total State -- Necessity and Accidents -- The Secular Religions -- Democratic and Totalitarian States -- The Future of Secular Religions -- From Marxism to Stalinism -- The Expansion of Stalinism -- The Imperial Republic -- Prologue: The Island-Continent -- The United States and the International System -- The End of Colonial Empires -- What Empires Cost and What Profits They Bring -- Indochina -- The Algerian Tragedy -- Algeria and the Republic -- The Dawn of Universal History. 9780465004089 ISBN 0465004083. …

Zustand: very good, good. First Printing. 24 cm, 257. American society has reneged on its promise to the baby-boom generation. Young people for the first time find themselves unable to duplicate, let alone surpass, their own parents' standard of living.