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Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Many language books are boring - this one is not. Written by a native English speaker who learned Spanish the hard way - by trying to talk to Spanish-speaking people - it offers English speakers with a basic knowledge of Spanish with hundreds of tips for using the language more fluently and colloquially, with fewer obvious 'gringo' errors. Writing with humour, common sense, and a minimum of jargon, Joseph Keenan covers everything from pronunciation, verb usage, and common grammatical mistakes to the subtleties of addressing other people, 'trickster' words that look alike in both languages, inadvertent obscenities, and intentional swearing. He guides readers through the set phrases and idiomatic expressions that pepper the native speaker's conversation and provides a valuable introduction to the most widely used Spanish slang. With this book, both students in school and adult learners who never want to see another classroom can rapidly improve their speaking ability. "Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish" will be an essential aid in passing the supreme language test-communicating fluently with native speakers. Joseph J. Keenan is a journalist, editor, and environmentalist who has lived and worked in Mexico since 1984. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Photography, cinema, and video have irrevocably changed the ways in which we view and interpret images. Indeed, the mechanical reproduction of images was a central preoccupation of twentieth-century philosopher Walter Benjamin, who recognized that film would become a vehicle not only for the entertainment of the masses but also for consumerism and even communism and fascism. In this volume, experts in film studies and art history take up the debate, begun by Benjamin, about the power and scope of the image in a secular age. Part I aims to bring Benjamin's concerns to life in essays that evoke specific aspects and moments of the visual culture he would have known. Part II focuses on precise instances of friction within the traditional arts brought on by this century's changes in the value and mission of images. Part III goes straight to the image technologies themselves-photography, cinema, and video-to isolate distinctive features of the visual cultures they help constitute. As we advance into the postmodern era, in which images play an ever more central role in conveying perceptions and information, this anthology provides a crucial context for understanding the apparently irreversible shift from words to images that characterized the modernist period. It will be important reading for everyone in cultural studies, film and media studies, and art history. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Dubbed the "Bard of America's Bird-Watchers" by the Wall Street Journal, Pete Dunne knows birders and birdinginstinctively and completely. He understands the compulsion that drives other birders to go out at first light, whatever the weather, for a chance to maybe, just maybe, glimpse that rare migrant that someone might have spotted in a patch of woods the day before yesterday. And yet, he also knows how . . . well . . . strange the birding obsession becomes when viewed through the eyes of a nonbirder. His dual perspectivetotally engrossed in birding, yet still aware of the "odd birdness" of some birdersmakes reading his essays a pure pleasure whether you pursue "the feather quest" or not. This book collects forty-one of Dunne's recent essays, drawn from his columns in Living Bird, Wild Bird News, the New Jersey Sunday section of the New York Times, Birder's World, and other publications. Written with his signature wit and insight, they cover everything from a moment of awed communion with a Wandering Albatross ("the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen") to Dunne's imagined "perfect bird" ("The Perfect Bird is the size of a turkey, has the wingspan of an eagle, the legs of a crane, the feet of a moorhen, and the talons of a great horned owl. It eats kudzu, surplus zucchini, feral cats, and has been known to predate upon homeowners who fire up their lawn mowers before 7:00 A.M. on the weekend."). The title essay pays whimsical, yet heartfelt tribute to Dunne's mentor, the late birding legend Roger Tory Peterson. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. HCW. Used.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. HCW. Used.

First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 130 pages. Features essays by Phyllis Glazer, Roy Flukinger, Eugene Hargrove, and Marving Legator. Includes black and white photographs by Tammy Cromer-Campbell. A clean very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket.

First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Foreword by Merle Armitage. An about very good copy with some minor soiling to the boards in a very good dust jacket with some soiling as well.

Hardcover. Zustand: NF. First Edition. SIGNED - Forest green cloth spine and boards. Just the faintest trace of rubbing at the tips of all eight of the book's corners. Previous owner's gift inscription on the free front endpaper. Signed by the author on the award page in black pen. Illustrations by Bassel Wolfe. Section of photographs in the rear of the book. 150 pages. No dust jacket.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Otterson, Keith (illustrator). 1st Edition. 8vo., Wraps 206pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover with jacket in very good condition. Price-clipped jacket is lightly marked and edge-worn. Hardcover edges are lightly marked and worn. Spine foot is bumped. Page block is lightly marked. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW. Used.

First edition. Oblong softcover. 56 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran November through December 1972. Introduction by Alan Friedman. Includes numerous black and white illustrations. A very good copy in wrappers with some wear at the base of the spine and some creasing to the pages. Signed by Payne on the title page in 1973.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover with plastic-protected jacket. Very good condition, with no notable flaws. TS. Used.

Hardcover. Zustand: VG+/VG+. First Edition. SIGNED - Forest green cloth spine and boards. Light rubbing at the tips of all eight of the book's corners. Signed, inscribed, and dated by the author on the half title page in blue pen: "To ------, ------ and family, / with love and good wishes / Conrey / 11/13/77." Illustrations by Bassel Wolfe. Section of photographs in the rear of the book. 150 pages. Dust Jacket - has a fair amount of rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and at the tips of the corners. Just a trace of rubbing along the upper and lower edges. Couple very small closed tears.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Revised Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Colour photographs. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 278 pages. Updated by Damon Waitt, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Light wear to exterior; contents clean, sound, bright. Used.

First edition. Hardcover. 47 pages. Printed in an edition of 750 copies. A fine copy in black cloth boards in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear and a small sticker shadow to the front panel.

OBrosch., Seiten 413-519, 4° (17 x 25,5 cm), Bibl.-Ex.ar, Decke leicht lichtrandig, Stempel auf der Inhaltsseite, sonst sauber, insgesamt guter Zustand. Book Language/s: English.

OBrosch., Seiten 307-409, 4° (17 x 25,5 cm), Bibl.-Ex.ar, Decke leicht lichtrandig, Stempel auf der Inhaltsseite, sonst sauber, insgesamt guter Zustand. Book Language/s: English.

OBrosch., Seiten 521-638, 4° (17 x 25,5 cm), Bibl.-Ex., Decke etwas abgegriffen, berieben, mit Rückenschildchen, Signatur auf Titelseite, sonst sauber, insgesamt guter Zustand. Book Language/s: English.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. HCW. Used.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. HCW. Used.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. HCW. Used.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. HCW. Used.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. HCW. Used.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. HCW. Used.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. HCW. Used.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. HCW. Used.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. HCW. Used.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. HCW. Used.