Penguin Group USA Inc, November 1993. Soft Cover. "Deserves to be as widely read as were the originals when they were first published."--Biological Journal of the Linneas Society. Includes five chapters from The Origin of Speices, complete and unabridged; significant extracts from the works that precede and develop the theory..... More
Knopf Publishing Group, April 2025. Hardcover. A BEST BOOK OF 2025 IN THE NEW YORKER AND ESQUIRE - ONE OF NPR'S "BOOKS WE LOVE" - LONGLISTED FOR THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE AND THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION A taut, elegiac novel about a man trying to..... More
Vintage, January 2010. Trade Paperback. These ten stories take us across the country--from rural Pennsylvania to Southern California to suburban Connecticut--and deep into characters struggling to find meaning in their day-to-day lives. The Theory of Light and Matter is a stunningly astute vision of contemporary American suburbia, full of tension..... More
Self Published, 1944. Broadside. Folded 8 & one-half inch x 11' one-sheet. Signed & dated by 'Bern Porter, 1963'. More
Knopf, March 2020. Hardcover. A sweeping examination of how American racism has broken the country's social compact, eroded America's common goods, and damaged the lives of every American--and a heartfelt look at how these deep wounds might begin to heal. Compared to other industrialized nations, the United States is losing..... More
University of California Press, January 2002. Paper Back. Despite the plethora of writing about jazz, little attention has been paid to what musicians themselves wrote and said about their practice. An implicit division of labor has emerged where, for the most part, black artists invent and play music while white..... More
Harcourt, September 1979. Trade Paperback. This volume brings together the collections "Flowering Judas; Pale Horse, Pale Rider; " and "The Leaning Tower" as well as four stories not available elsewhere in book form. More
Little Brown and Company, January 1977. Hardcover. dust jacket is intact, but has an approx. 1-inch tear at front top, 1.5-inch tear at back bottomat edge and1-inch tear at back botton at spine and moderate edgewear through; significant edgwear and rubbing at top spine;. More
Hogarth Press, September 2020. Paper Back. "American history comes to vivid, engaging life in this tale of two interconnected families (one white, one black) that spans from the 1950s to Barack Obama's first year as president. . . . The complex, beautifully drawn characters are unique and indelible."--Entertainment Weekly "An..... More
Menasha Ridge Press, December 2009. Trade Paperback. Winton Porter shares tales of the cast of characters that pass through a mountain store and hostel on the Appalachian Trail. More
Cambridge University Press, March 1997. Paper Back. This collection of essays explores the complex and contested histories of drugs and narcotics in societies from ancient Greece to the present day. It shows that the major substances so used, from herbs of the field to laboratory-produced synthetic medicines, have a healing..... More
University of New Mexico Press, December 1990. First Edition. Oversized Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Pages free of markings; Mild foxing present; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good, mild foxing, else no significant flaws to disclose; An excellent copy. More
