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6147 Albright, Madeleine The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs HarperCollins 2006 0060892579 Hardcover First Edition Signed by Author(s) First edition, first printing. Black binding, maroon boards, gilt titles. Signed on title page. An unread, as-new copy in like DJ with an "Autographed" sticker to front. Timely subject. 339 pp. $80 Add to Cart
10076 Aldrich, Ann (Marijane Meaker) We Walk Alone Feminist Press 2006 1558615253 Soft Cover First Thus First printing thus. An account of lesbian life in NYC in the 1950s. Unread, as new. 183 pp. $15 Add to Cart
9489 Asim, Jabari What Obama Means: For Our Culture, Our Politics, and Our Future William Morrow & Co 2009 0061711330 Soft Cover First Edition Advance uncorrected softcover proof. A discussion of the Obama phenomenon. Unread, as new. 223 pp. $20 Add to Cart
569 Bamberger, Bill and Cathy N. Davidson Closing: The Life & Death of an American Factory W.W. Norton 1998 0393045684 Hardcover First Ediiton First edition, first printing. Blue cloth spine, brown boards. On coated paper with many B&W and color photos. Very small tear to DJ at head of spine, else unread, as new. 223 pp. $25 Add to Cart
1724 Beach, Patrick, Translator A Good Forest For Dying: The Tragic Death of a Young Man on the Front Lines of the Environmental Wars Doubleday & Co 2004 0385506171 Soft Cover First Edition Bound galleys. Unread, as new. 271 pp. $15 Add to Cart
346 Bedau, Hugo Adam, Ed. The Death Penalty in America: An Anthology Doubleday & Co 1964 Soft Cover First Edition Anchor A387, first Anchor Books edition, stated. This anthology of essays seeks to answer significant questions surrounding the application of capital punishment at the time of publication. John Barlow Martin, Sidney Hook, Thorstein Sellin, Jacques Barzun, and J. Edgar Hoover are among the many contributors, including reprinted studies and articles from the NYTimes and other sources. Very good plus un- or little-read copy with cover age-discolored, soiled, bottom foreedge front cover creased. 584 pp. $15 Add to Cart
8494 Boaler, Jo What's Math Got to Do with It?: Helping Children Learn to Love Their Least Favorite Subject--And Why It's Important for America Viking Press 2008 0670019526 Soft Cover First Edition Uncorrected softcover proof. Unread and fine in printed wraps. Notes included; Index TK. 263 pp. $15 Add to Cart
11020 Boteach, Shmuley The Broken American Male: And How to Fix Him St Martins Pr 2008 0312379242 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Rabbi Boteach examines unhappiness, burnout and dysfunction in our society and makes a compelling case for a different, more personal, view of success. He writes in an engaging manner, with many examples from popular culture. Boteach has been the rabbi of Oxford University and was London Times Preacher of the Year in 2000. Unread, as new with several remainder marks to top edge. 294 pp. $30 Add to Cart
10708 Bowen, William G.;Bok, Derek C.;Bok, Derek Curtis The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions Princeton Univ Pr 1998 0691002746 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Black cloth, gilt titles. Two noted scholars take on this controversial topic, with a multiplicity of charts, graphs, appendices and tables. Book near fine, little wear. DJ has edgewear, creases and one externally-taped tear. 472 pp. $20 Add to Cart
3849 Briggs, Jimmie Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go To War Basic Books 2005 0465007988 Soft Cover First Edition Advance uncorrected proof. An account of children in the military in an age of mercenary forces and terrorism. Unread, as new. 226 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10210 Burns, Eric All the News Unfit to Pring: How Things Were... And how They were Reported John Wiley & Sons 2009 9780470405239 Soft Cover 1st Edition Advance uncorrected softcover proof. The author of Infamous Scribblers takes on the media throughout American hsitory, from Ben Franklin to the present. Includes Notes and Bibliography. Unread, as new. 271 pp. $10 Add to Cart
7233 Carter, Jimmy Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis Simon & Schuster Ltd 2006 0743284577 Hardcover First Edition Ninth printing. Book unread, as new in like DJ. Signed (presumably machine-signed) Christmas card from the Carters laid in. 212 pp. $20 Add to Cart
357 Chomsky, Noah 9-11: Power and Terror Seven Stories Press 2001 1583225900 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Based on an interview with Il Manifesto on 09/17/01. Included as Appendix A, Department of State Report on Foreign Terrorist Organizations (10/05/01). Unread, as new. 124 pp. $15 Add to Cart
4679 Chomsky, Noam American Power and the New Mandarins New Press, 1997 2002 156584775X Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Unread, as new with a faint smudge to the top edge. 404 pp. $15 Add to Cart
4328 Coles, Robert and Jane Hallowell Coles Bruce Springsteen's America: The People Listening, a Poet Singing Random House Inc 2003 0375505598 Soft Cover First Edition Advance uncorrected proof. Unread, as new. 225 pp. $15 Add to Cart
5634 Connelly, Michael Crime Beat: A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers Little, Brown 2006 031615377X Soft Cover First Edition Advance reading copy, softcover. Unread, as new in glossy wrap. 277 pp. $25 Add to Cart
360 Conover, Ted Coyotes: A Journal Through the Secret World of America's Illegal Aliens Vintage Books 1987 0394755189 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Small dents to top & bottom of back cover, some cover soil. Text block clean. 264 pp. $10 Add to Cart
7447 Constable, Nicole; Cornell Univ Pr Maid to Order in Hong Kong: An Ethnography of Filipina Workers Cornell Univ Pr 1997 0801483824 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Unread, as new with minor shelfwear. 230 pp. $20 Add to Cart
10857 Cote, William E.;Simpson, Roger;Cote, William Covering Violence: A Guide to Ethical Reporting About Victims and Trauma Columbia Univ Pr 2000 0231114516 Soft Cover 1st Edition First pb printing. Two professors of journalism have written a fascinating study on covering violence and its victims. Included in the discussion are their tips and techniques for interviewing survivors and witnesses. Unread, near fine. 249 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10867 Derose, Chris In Your Face: From Actor to Animal Activist Duncan Pub 1997 0965321908 Hardcover 1st Edition Signed by Author Signed 'for the animals' on ffep. An account of Mr. DeRose's fight against animal abuse. Not familiar with his work as an actor but back cover blurbs are by Kim Basinger, Linda Blair, Tippi Hedren and John Travolta. Three photo supplements on coated paper, some depict fellow actors and others, abused animals and rescue operations. Unread, near new in like DJ with a bit of shelfwear. 303 pp. $35 Add to Cart
5532 Downing, Chrstine Myths and Mysteries of Same-Sex Love Continuum 1991 0826405266 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Unread, as new. 317 pp. $20 Add to Cart
10736 Ellwood, David T. Poor Support: Poverty in the American Family Basic Books 1988 0465059961 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Red cloth binding, black titles. Author was Prof. of Public Policy at JFK School of Government and a then-recognized expert on welfare policy. In this volume, he traces the history and attitudes of welfare and poverty in America. Some illustrative graphs and extensive Chapter Notes. A near fine copy in like DJ. Boston Globe clipping on homeless bill in Congress laid in. 271 pp. $20 Add to Cart
9352 Evans, Karin The Lost Daughters of China: Adopted Girls, Their Journey to America, and the Search for a Missing Past J P Tarcher 2008 1585426768 Soft Cover First Edition Uncorrected softcover proof. Revised, updated version. Contains Notes, Resources, Bibliography. Unread, as new. 379 pp. $15 Add to Cart
9360 Frank, Thomas The Wrecking Crew: Conservative Rule in Theory and Practice Metropolitan Books 2008 0805079882 Soft Cover First Edition Advance reader's edition, softcover. By the author of "What's The Matter With Kansas?" Unread, as new with publicity materials laid in. 3358 pp. $20 Add to Cart
10527 Fried, Charles Modern Liberty and the Limits of Government W.W. Norton & Co. 2007 9780393060003 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Professor Fried examines concepts that American politicians and their followers argue over every election. What constitutes freedom -- laissez faire or activist government, and under which system are we better off? Some Chapter Notes included. Book unread, as new in like DJ. 217 pp. $20 Add to Cart
10768 Friedman, Thomas L. Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11 Farrar Straus & Giroux 2002 0374190666 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Black cloth spine, teal boards, black titles. Author, who has won a Pulitzer Prize for his work at the NY Times, has collected his columns on 9/11 with additional reflections on world changes since that time, as well as his experiences traveling in the Middle and Far East. Book near fine with owner bookplate to ffep. DJ also near fine with price clipped. 383 pp. $15 Add to Cart
451 Glanz, James City in the Sky: The Rise and Fall of the World Trade Center Holt 2003 0805074287 Soft Cover First Edition Uncorrected advance proof. As new. 410 pp. $25 Add to Cart
11154 Goldberg, Harold All Your Base Are Belong To Us: How Fifty Years of Videogames Conquered Pop Culture Three Rivers Press 2011 9780307463555 Soft Cover 1st Edition Uncorrected softcover proof. A history of the videogame industry. Unread, as new. 318 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10199 Gore, Al The Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis Rodale/Melcher Media 2010 9781594867347 Soft Cover 1st Edition Signed by Author Square quarto with die-cut cover design. With many, many color photos and illustrations. Flatsigned by Al Gore with silver Sharpie on (black) title page on the occasion of a tour to Cambridge, MA. Unread, as new. 415 pp. $125 Add to Cart
4066 Haar, Charles Monroe Mastering Boston Harbor: Courts, Dolphins, And Imperiled Waters Harvard Univ Pr, 2004 0674015282 Soft Cover First Edition Uncorrected page proof. In glossy wraps; unread, as new. 364 pp. $20 Add to Cart
7307 Herdt, Gilbert, Ed. Gay Culture in America: Essays from the Field Beacon Press 1993 0807079154 Soft Cover Third Printing Essays on coming out, clones, stereotypes, the San Francisco community, suburban homosexuals, black gay men and ethnic gays. Unread, as new with some shelfwear. 255 pp. $15 Add to Cart
9051 Holleran, Andrew Ground Zero Plume 1989 0452262364 Soft Cover First Edition First Plume printing. Manhattan gay life pre- and post- AIDs. Unread copy with some aging to paper. 228 pp. $12 Add to Cart
6867 Irons, Peter God on Trial: Dispatches from America's Religious Battlefields Viking Publishers 2007 9780670038510 Soft Cover First Edition Advance uncorrected softcover proof. Unread, as new. Index TK. 355 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10584 Jackson, Ira A.;Nelson, Jane Profits With Principles: Seven Strategies for Delivering Value With Values Doubleday 2004 0385501633 Hardcover 1st Edition Signed by Author Teal cloth spine over brown boards, gilt titles. Flatsigned by Ira Jackson on bookplate affixed to ffep. Jackson has had an auspicious career, including direction of a program at the Kennedy School, Mass. Commissioner of Revenue and Exec VP at BankBoston. In this study, he explores the concept of high-profile companies such as Starbucks and others attaining success while maintaining consumer confidence. Unread, as new in like DJ. 385 pp. $75 Add to Cart
10502 Kaplan, Robert S. And David P. Norton The Execution Premium: Linking Strategyto Operations for Competitive Advantage Harvard Business Press 2008 9781422121160 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. On developing a formal system for implementing strategy in the corporate world. Authors have published several other successful titles on similar topics, including The Balanced Scorecard and The Strategy-Focused Organization. Includes charts, presentation graphics. Unread, as new in like DJ. 317 pp. $35 Add to Cart
10171 Knoke, William;Knoke, Bill Bold New World: The Essential Guide to Surviving and Prospering in the Twenty-First Century Kodansha Amer Inc 1996 1568360959 Hardcover 1st Edition Signed by Author First printing. Black cloth spine over red boards, gilt titles. Lengthy inscription on the half-title. Chronicles the changes that have and will occur in a global society with multinational interests. The author is/was the founder and president of the Harvad Capital Group. Near fine copy in like DJ. 353 pp. $45 Add to Cart
10665 Kramer, Larry Reports from the Holocaust: The Making of an AIDS Activist St. Martin's Press 1989 031202634X Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Black cloth, gilt titles at spine. In this collection of essays, the author of Faggots and The Normal Heart chronicles his crusade and call to action for the gay community, for America and for the world. Fine in like DJ. 284 pp. $25 Add to Cart
9434 Madden, Thomas F. Empires of Trust: How Rome Built - And America Is Building - A New World E P Dutton 2008 0525950745 Soft Cover First Edition Advance softcover proof. A comparative study of the US and the Roman Empire. Near new with a crease to front cover at top foreedge. Notes, Bibliography included; Index TK. 319 pp. $15 Add to Cart
7066 Marsh, Dave 50 Ways to Fight Censorship: And Important Facts to Know About the Censors Thunder's Mouth Pr 1991 1560250119 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Very good with slight aging to paper. 128 pp. $15 Add to Cart
2526 Marshall, Andrew The Trouser People: Colonial Shadows in Modern-Day Burma Counterpoint 2002 1582431205 Soft Cover First Edition Bound softcover galley. Unread, as new but tiny stain on back of cover. 258 pp. $20 Add to Cart
10209 Mehta, Suketu Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found Alfred a Knopf Inc 2004 0375403728 Soft Cover 1st Edition Uncorrected softcover proof. In typewritten wraps with DJ design underneath. A personal and historic look at Bombay by the winner of the O. Henry Prize and Whiting Writers' award. Unread, as new. 536 pp. $20 Add to Cart
2529 Merrick, Jeffrey and Bryant T. Ragan, Jr. eds. Homosexuality in Modern France Oxford Univ. Press 1996 0195093056 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. New and unread with a remainder mark to bottom edge and some shelfwear, including a couple of pages creased at top corner. 253 pp. $12 Add to Cart
8683 Miller, Kenneth R. Only A Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul Viking Press 2008 067001883X Soft Cover First Edition Advance uncorrected softcover proof. Unread, as new in glossy wraps. Notes included; Index TK. 235 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10479 Moody, Harry R. Ethics in an Aging Society Johns Hopkins Univ Pr 1996 0801853974 Soft Cover 1st Edition First printing. Covers ethical issues related to Alzheimer's, nursing home placement, assisted suicide, informed consent and other complex subjects. Author has been the Deputy Director at the Brookdale Center on Aging at Hunter College. Chapter Notes included. Near fine with some sticker residue, shelfwear to cover. 288 pp. $30 Add to Cart
7049 Moore, Michael Dude, Where's My Country? Warner Books Inc 2003 0446532231 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Unread as-new copy with tiny bump at top foreedge. DJ as new. 249 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10501 Murdock, J. Melody and Joseph D. Ogden, Eds. Business with Integrity: Executives and Educators Share Experiences and Insights Brigham Young University Press 2005 0842526285 Hardcover 1st Edition Blue cloth, gilt titles at spine and front. A collection of speeches given at Brigham Young U. on the role of character in modern business. Contributors include: W. Steve Albrecht, William H. Child, Sheri L. Dew, Alan J. Folkman, Ned C. Hill, Mitt Romney, Mark H. Willes, Nathan O. Hatch, Kevin B. Rollins and others. Unread, as new in like DJ. 201 pp. $20 Add to Cart
9376 Nocera, Joe Good Guys and Bad Guys: Behind the Scenes with the Saints and Scoundrels of American Business (and Everything in Between) Portfolio 2008 1591841623 Soft Cover First Edition Advance uncorrected proofs. Softcover. Timely subject about CEOs in the news. Unread, as new. 285 pp. $15 Add to Cart
11285 Nussbaum, Martha C. From Disgust to Humanity: Sexual Orientation and Constitutional Law Oxford University Press 2010 9780195305319 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Moderately academic study that covers social attitudes in history, legal cases and local laws governing attitudes toward homosexuality, same-sex marriage and related topics. Author is the founder of the Center for Comparative Constitutionalism and has written other books on the subject. Unread, as new in near fine DJ with minor shelfwear. 217 pp. $20 Add to Cart
10437 Ogilvie, Daniel M. Fantasies of Flight Oxford Univ Pr 2003 019515746X Hardcover 1st Edition Second printing. Orange paper binding, black titles at spine. A series of semi-clinical essays on personality psychology that examine some past theories in the field. Book unread, near fine. DJ very godo lus with rubbing, slight shelfwear. Includes Notes, Bibliography. 258 pp. $25 Add to Cart
3931 Owen, Frank Clubland: The Fabulous Rise and Murderous Fall of Club Culture St Martins Press 2003 0312287666 Soft Cover First Edition Advance reader's edition. Unread, as new. 313 pp. $15 Add to Cart
503 Petracca, Michael & Madeleine Sorapure Common Culture: Reading & Writing About American Popular Culture Prentice Hall 2001 0137548885 Soft Cover Third Edition Three wrinkled pages at front matter; else unread, as new. 642 pp, $25 Add to Cart
9449 Phillips, Kevin American Theocracy: The Peril And Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, And Borrowed Money in the 21st Century Viking Press 2006 067003486X Hardcover First Edition First printing. A fine, unread copy in like DJ. Includes Notes, Index. 462 pp. $30 Add to Cart
3137 Purdy, Jebediah Being America: Liberty, Commerce, and Violence in an American World Knopf 2003 0375413073 Soft Cover First Edition Uncorrected proof. Unread, as new. 320 pp. $15 Add to Cart
11073 Richardson, Louise What Terrorists Want : Understanding the Enemy, Containing the Threat Random House 2006 1400064813 Hardcover 1st Edition Signed by Author First printing. Flatsigned on title page. Author has been a lecturer in government and law at Harvard, and has appeared on programs on CNN, PBS, BBC and NPR, among others. She is originally from Ireland. In this study, she cites examples from both Middle Eastern and UK societies. Her approach to the subject might be described as quasi-historian, quasi-psychologist as she examines the causes and rationale behind terrorist acts. A very interesting volume. Includes Chapter Notes. Unread, near new in like DJ. 312 pp. $35 Add to Cart
4665 Ruffin, M. Holt; McCarter, Joan; Upjohn, Richard The Post-Soviet Handbook: A Guide to Grassroots Organizations and Internet Resources in the Newly Independent States Univ of Washington Pr 1996 0295975342 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Unread, as new. 392 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10090 Shilts, Randy Conduct Unbecoming: Lesbians and Gays in the U.S. Military Vietnam to the Persian Gulf St Martins Pr 1993 031209261X Hardcover First Edition Blue cloth spine over white boards, gilt titles. First printing. An exhaustive and serious study on this topic, including extensive chapter Notes, Source Notes, Bibliography. This is an unread, as-new copy that has been dropped, causing a dent and small split to front board at bottom edge, and a smaller dent to back board. DJ unaffected, as new. 784 pp. $25 Add to Cart
8509 Sirota The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington Crown Publishers 2008 9780307395634 Soft Cover First Edition ARC/Uncorrected softcover proof. Unread and fine in illustrated wraps. 375 pp. $15 Add to Cart
5542 Skidmore, Thomas E.; Smith, Peter H. Modern Latin America Oxford Univ Pr 1996 0195100174 Soft Cover Fourth Edition Somewhat-analytical look at current-day Latin American culture, including topics such as NAFTA, immigration and political reform. Unread, as new with remainder mark to bottom edge and some shelfwear to cover. 465 pp. $20 Add to Cart
9445 Spar, Debora L. Baby Business: Elite Eggs, Designer Genes, And the Thriving Commerce of Conception Harvard Business School Pr 2006 1591396204 Hardcover First Edition First printing. A fine copy in like DJ. Includes Chapter Notes. 298 pp. $25 Add to Cart
11582 Storr, Anthony Human Aggression Atheneum 1968 Hardcover 1st Edition Stated first edition. Red cloth, gilt titles, black topstain. A classic study of a timeless topic. The British psychotherapist explores the channeling of aggression into positive behaviors. Chapter References included. A near fine copy with modest aging to paper. DJ likewise very good plus with two short tears to back panel. 122 pp. $20 Add to Cart
10588 Thurman, Robert A. F. Inner Revolution: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Real Happiness Riverhead Books 1998 1573220906 Hardcover 1st Edition Signed by Author Dark green cloth spine over red boards, gilt titles. Flatsigned on title page. Foreword by the Dalai Lama. Author is co-founder and president of Tibet House, NY, and the first Western Tibetan Buddhist monk, as well as long-time friend of the Dalai Lama. In this book, he presents an overview of the Buddhist philosophy as applicable to our times. Book near fine with remainder marks to top edge. DJ likewise near fine with slight shelfwear. 322 pp. $45 Add to Cart
10601 Tichy, Noel M and Warren G Bennis Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls Portfolio 2007 9781591841531 Hardcover 1st Edition Signed by Author Second printing. Black/red binding, gilt titles. Inscribed by Noel Tichy on full-page custom bookplate affixed to ffep. Both authors have written previous books on business and leadership. In this book, they examine the concept of judgment. Luck? Instinct? Common sense? Or something else? Includes some diagrams, charts, other Powerpoint aids. Unread, as new in like DJ. 392 pp. $25 Add to Cart
9047 Torpey, John Making Whole What Has Been Smashed : On Reparations Politics Harvard University Press 2006 0674019431 Hardcover First Edition Black cloth spine, black boards, gilt titles. Extensive Notes. Timely subject. Book near fine in very good plus DJ with slight shelfwear. 214 pp. $45 Add to Cart
10208 Wax, Steven T. Kafka Comes to America: Fighting for Justice in the War on Terror Other Press 2008 9781590512951 Soft Cover 1st Edition Uncorrected softcover proof. The author is a Federal PD for the District of Oregon. His thesis seeks to preserve Americans' civil rights while fighting terrorism. Unread, as new. Notes included. 358 pp. $15 Add to Cart