Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
Ballantine, 1969. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Second Ballantine printing; Sound binding; Mild wear to covers and spine; Pages free of markings w/ mild toning present; A Good copy. More
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Race, Gender, and Desire: Narrative Strategies in the Fiction of Toni Cade Bambara, Toni Morrison, and Alice Walker
Temple University Press. First Edition. Hardcover. More
Black Penguin
University of Wisconsin Press, March 2018. Paper Back. As an awkward gay kid--bullied, bored, and eventually ejected from the Mormon Church--Andrew Evans escaped into the glossy pages of National Geographic and the wide promise of the world atlas. The Black Penguin chronicles his journey riding public transportation toward his ultimate..... More
Black Penguin
University of Wisconsin Press, March 2018. Paper Back. As an awkward gay kid--bullied, bored, and eventually ejected from the Mormon Church--Andrew Evans escaped into the glossy pages of National Geographic and the wide promise of the world atlas. The Black Penguin chronicles his journey riding public transportation toward his ultimate..... More
Big Road Blues: Tradition and Creativity in Folk Blues
Univ of California Pr, August 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. First/first with complete number string. Small quarto. {7' x 10'} In dustjacket with chips & tears along top & bottom edges. Grey marbled end pages with previous owner's name emblem blind stamped bottom corner front free end page. Blue cloth covered..... More
Big Road Blues: Tradition and Creativity in the Folk Blues (Da Capo Paperback)
Da Capo, April 1988. Paper Back. This book analyzes the process of composition, learning and performance of the Southern folk blues of black America. Never before has this musical form been examined so scrupulously. Evans traces the impact of commercialism, especially the phonograph record, on blues history, as well as..... More
Judah P. Benjamin : The Jewish Confederate
Simon & Schuster, August 1989. Trade Paperback. Traces the life of Benjamin, the first Jewish U.S. Senator, and the Confederate Secretary of State, and describes his exile in England. More
Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again (series_title)
Thomas Nelson, June 2018. Trade Paperback. If the Bible isn't a science book or an instruction manual, what is it? What do people mean when they say the Bible is inspired? When New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans found herself asking these questions, she embarked on a journey..... More
Correspondent
Crown Publishing Group (NY), April 2025. Hardcover. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as "A cause for celebration"--an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written word and the beauty of slowing down to reconnect with the people we love. "The..... More
Correspondent
Crown Publishing Group (NY), April 2025. Hardcover. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as "A cause for celebration"--an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written word and the beauty of slowing down to reconnect with the people we love. "The..... More
Correspondent
Crown Publishing Group (NY), April 2025. Hardcover. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as "A cause for celebration"--an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written word and the beauty of slowing down to reconnect with the people we love. "The..... More
Correspondent: Deluxe Edition (Special)
Crown Publishing Group (NY), April 2026. First Thus. Hardcover. A deluxe hardcover edition of the year's breakout novel, The Correspondent, featuring: - Printed case wrap with textured debossing - Deckled edges - Full-color designed endpapers - Bookmark ribbon - Exclusive letter from author "Subtly told and finely made, The Correspondent..... More
Many Are Called (Revised)
Yale University Press, October 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Between 1936 and 1941 Walker Evans and James Agee collaborated on one of the most provocative books in American literature, "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men "(1941). While at work on this book, the two also conceived another less well-known but equally..... More
Black Nerd Problems: Essays
Gallery Books, September 2021. Hardcover. A sharp, hilarious essay collection from the creators of Black Nerd Problems, this pop culture manifesto celebrates fandom and representation through a bold Black perspective that "will fill you with joy and give you hope for the future of geek culture" (Ernest Cline, #1 New..... More
A Child's Book of Myths
Rand McNally, 1929. Hardcover. Well-read in square and tight navy cloth boards with gilt lettering and large color pastefront. Extremeties have moderate to heavy shelfwear. Corners bumped/frayed and lightly worn through. Head/heel of spine moderately creased. Gilt dull on spine, brighter on cover. Spine edges heavily rubbed. Intact pastefront has..... More
You Can Remember Your Past Lives
Grand Central Publishing, February 1989. Mass Market PaperBack. Sound binding; Moderate wear to covers and spine from previous use; Pages free of markings; A Good reading copy. More
Vietnam Reconsidered: Lessons from a War
HarperCollins Publishers, November 1985. Paper Back. More
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