Penguin Press, March 2022. Hardcover. "A visceral and incisive collection of six propulsive personal essays." - Vanity Fair *A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice*Named a Most-Anticipated Book of 2022 by Entertainment Weekly, Lit Hub, and AV Club* From the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Women Talking and the acclaimed..... More
Lund Humphries Pub Ltd, October 2003. Oversize Softcover. John Ruskin's masterpiece The Stones of Venice (1851-53) was one of the most influential books on art and architecture ever written and is still regarded as a classic work. However, the problems posed by its length (almost half a million words in..... More
Anchor, May 2021. Paper Back. The darkly funny memoir of Sarah Ramey's years-long battle with a mysterious illness that doctors thought was all in her head--but wasn't. In her harrowing, darkly funny, and unforgettable memoir, Sarah Ramey recounts the decade-long saga of how a seemingly minor illness in her senior..... More
Disc Us Books Inc, June 2001. Trade Paperback. Very minor shelf wear. Signed and dedicated on the title page. More
University Press of Mississippi, August 2019. Paper Back. Representations of southern poor whites have long shifted between romanticization and demonization. At worst, poor southern whites are aligned with racism, bigotry, and right-wing extremism, and, at best, regarded as the passive victims of wider, socioeconomic policies. In Poverty Politics: Poor Whites..... More
Adelson Galleries, January 2008. Oversize Softcover. More
University of North Carolina Press, September 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Sherman's March, cutting a path through Georgia and the Carolinas, is among the most symbolically potent events of the Civil War. In Through the Heart of Dixie, Anne Sarah Rubin uncovers and unpacks stories and myths about the March from..... More
Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, February 2002. Soft Cover. Sarah Sze inhabits architectural spaces with a spider-like thoroughness and ingenuity, weaving fragile webs of glue threads and matchsticks around junctures of commercially-bought ephemera: Q-tips, plastic flowers, beads and baskets, paper goods, and mini-video projectors. She infiltrates every crevice and..... More
Skira Rizzoli / High Museum of Atlanta, May 2014. Hardcover. A sensuously designed showcase of covetable concept or limited-edition cars by the best American and European manufacturers. Dream Cars presents some of the world's most breathtaking concept cars built between 1934 and 2001, a series of visionary designs that influenced..... More
Valley Publishers, January 1974. Paper Back. Gently used; Covers mildly worn from handing, some scuffing present at front cover and spine; Spine un-creased; Text free of markings; Front fold-out present and completely intact; An excellent copy. More
Crown, July 2021. Paper Back. "Sarah Stewart Johnson interweaves her own coming-of-age story as a planetary scientist with a vivid history of the exploration of Mars in this celebration of human curiosity, passion, and perseverance."--Alan Lightman, author of Einstein's Dreams WINNER OF THE PHI BETA KAPPA AWARD FOR SCIENCE -..... More
Viking, August 2022. Hardcover. 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST ONE OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES' TOP 5 FICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR ONE OF TIME AND SLATE'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR Named one of the BEST BOOKS OF 2022 by NPR, Vogue, Vulture, BuzzFeed, Harper's Bazaar, and more..... More
Simon & Schuster, January 2006. Trade Paperback. New York Times bestselling author of The Wordy Shipmates and contributor to NPR's This American Life Sarah Vowell embarks on a road trip to sites of political violence, from Washington DC to Alaska, to better understand our nation's ever-evolving political system and history..... More
Riverhead Hardcover, October 2015. Hardcover. From the bestselling author of Assassination Vacation and The Partly Cloudy Patriot, an insightful and unconventional account of George Washington's trusted officer and friend, that swashbuckling teenage French aristocrat the Marquis de Lafayette. Chronicling General Lafayette's years in Washington's army, Vowell reflects on the ideals..... More
Simon & Schuster, October 2003. Trade Paperback. From public radio This American Life contributor and self-described "history nerd" Sarah Vowell comes a collection of humorous and personal essays investigating American history, pop culture and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In this insightful and funny collection of personal stories Vowell travels through..... More
St. Martin's Griffin, December 1997. Trade Paperback. What does our country sound like? There are approximately 502 million radios in America alone. Radios in cars, in kitchens, in malls, playing in elevators and beauty shops. Sarah Vowell listened to the radio for one year and wrote down her impressions. More
Simon & Schuster, April 2001. Trade Paperback. A wickedly funny collection of personal essays from popular NPR personality Sarah Vowell. Hailed by Newsweek as a cranky stylist with talent to burn, Vowell has an irresistible voice -- caustic and sympathetic, insightful and double-edged -- that has attracted a loyal following..... More
Riverhead Hardcover, March 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Watch a video From the bestselling author of "The Wordy Shipmates, " an examination of Hawaii, the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn. Many think of 1776 as the defining year of American history, when we became a nation devoted to the..... More
Riverhead Hardcover, March 2011. Hardcover. Watch a video From the bestselling author of "The Wordy Shipmates, " an examination of Hawaii, the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn. Many think of 1776 as the defining year of American history, when we became a nation devoted to the pursuit of..... More
Riverhead Hardcover, October 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. "The Wordy Shipmates" is "New York Times"?bestselling author Sarah Vowell's exploration of the Puritans and their journey to America to become the people of John Winthrop's ?city upon a hill a shining example, a ?city that cannot be hid.? To this day, America..... More
Knopf, May 2023. Hardcover. An extraordinary account of the women artists and activists whose determination to live--and to create--with courage and conviction took them as far as the Spanish Civil War "Now, as certainly as never before, we are determined or compelled, to take sides." --Nancy Cunard An attempted insurrection..... More
University of Chicago Press, October 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Who was Theodore Roosevelt? Most of us think of him as one of America's greatest presidents, a champion of progressive politics, and a master statesman. But many feared the political power that Roosevelt wielded. Woodrow Wilson once called him the most..... More
Berry Hill Galleries, January 2004. First Edition. Paper Back. Square octavo with mild edgewear. [176 pages]. More
Ecco Press, February 2023. Paper Back. A Recommended Read from: The Los Angeles Times * Town and Country * The Seattle Times * Publishers Weekly * Lit Hub * Crime Reads * Alma From the author of The Real Lolita and editor of Unspeakable Acts, the astonishing story of a...... More
Princeton Architectural Press, January 1996. Cloth. {7 & 3/4' x 10'} Quarto. In dustjacket. Flap not clipped. Black cloth covered boards with red lettering & decoration. [176 pages]. More
