Penguin reference new york (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: DJ Near Fine. Book Club Edition.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xvii, 556 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-549) and index. Contents; Arriving -- Upbringing: Some theories, laws, suggestions and cautionary tales ; Some books and teachers ; Student life -- Pairing: Getting together ; Married life -- Working -- Housing: Dwelling places ; Household matters -- Eating: Obtaining, preparing, and cooking food ; High times and hard times -- Playing: Holidays ; Shows, games, and sports ; The pursuit of pleasure -- Praying: The varieties of religious life ; Spreading the word -- Erring -- Ailing -- Departing: The departed ; Aftermath. Subjects; Geschichte 1600-1900. United States Social life and customs Sources. Manners and customs. 1 Kg.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Paperback. Small tear to top edge of spine of cover. This book porvides easy access to political, social, and cultural events and trends that have shaped America in the post half century. With more than 700 entries, numerous cross-references, and a detailed index, it covers personalities, fads, movements, and happenings in politics. international relations, literature, art, science, sports, entertainment, and a host of other fields. Students, teachers, and writers will find this an invaluable reference not only for specific information but also for its examination of matters that are part of our history but not yet in most history texts. 642 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. [1st edition], 1st printing ; vii, 452 pp. ; 25 cm. ; ISBN: 0670031992 (acid-free paper) LCCN: 2003-545284 ; OCLC: 51996332 ; LC: E174; Dewey: 973/.03 ; red boards with gold lettering, in color dustjacket ; "[C]onceived as a compact volume of maximum utility to readers and students of American history. Its 1,200 articles total 350,000 words.The encyclopedia focuses on political, social, economic and military history, to the neglect--regretfully--of cultural history.Biographies as a class have been omitted.The are excerpts from presidential inaugurals, farewells and war messages, Supreme Court decisions, famous orations and addresses, and significant documents and manifestos. Many memorable quotations are preserved. Poets, too, are heard from.Finally, memorable stories are retold, including Appomattox surrender, Boston busing, Covert operations, Stonewall Jackson's death, Lindbergh's flight, Montgomery bus boycott, Oregon's voyage, Roosevelt's final illness, Washington's slaves and Wilson's fight for the treaty"--Preface ; remainder mark at bottom, else FINE/FINE. Book.…