Manchild in the Promised Land
Signet, 1965. Mass Market PaperBack. More
Signet, 1965. Mass Market PaperBack. More
Holt Paperbacks, January 2001. Trade Paperback. Now a special 30th-anniversary edition in both hardcover and paperback, the classic bestselling history "The New York Times" called "Original, remarkable, and finally heartbreaking...Impossible to put down" "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" is Dee Brown's eloquent, fully documented account of the systematic destruction..... More
Houghton Mifflin, February 2003. Trade Paperback. Through the story of a thirteen-year-old black boy condemned to life in prison, Elaine Brown exposes the 'New Age' racism that effectively condemns millions of poor African-Americans to a third world life. The story of 'Little B' is riveting, a stunning example of the..... More
Claitors Publishing, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. In very good dustjacket with mild wear. Damp staining across bottom. Flap not clipped. Tear to back panel of DJ next to spine bottom: one inch. Black cloth covered boards with white lettering. Slightly leaning spine. [174 pp.]. More
Doubleday Books, July 2007. Hardcover. "Intensely well researched and an un-put-down-able read, Tina Brown's extraordinary book parts the brocaded velvet and allows us an unprecedented look at the world and mind of the most famous person on the planet. A social commentary, a historical document and a psychological examination, written..... More
The Dietz Press, January 1954. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy red cloth boards w/ faded gilt text/borders at front and spine; Pages free of markings; Mild foxing present at upper edge text block; An excellent copy, w/o jacket. More
Atria Books, September 2023. Hardcover. INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The hidden history of one of the world's greatest inventors, a man who disrupted the status quo and then disappeared into thin air on the eve of World War I--this book answers the hundred-year-old mystery of what really became of..... More
WW Norton & Co. Hardcover. Some edgewear. Text block clean. More
Anchor, June 2014. Trade Paperback. A Chicago Tribune Noteworthy Book A GoodReads Reader's Choice The summer of 1927 began with Charles Lindbergh crossing the Atlantic. Meanwhile, Babe Ruth was closing in on the home run record. In Newark, New Jersey, Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly sat atop a flagpole for twelve days..... More
Unicorn Publishing Group, August 2018. Oversize Softcover. As much as any major figure of the twentieth century, Winston Churchill is associated with the places he lived--particularly Blenheim Palace, where he was born and grew up, and Chartwell, in Kent, where he lived for more than forty years before and after..... More
NYU Press, July 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. When the images of desperate, hungry, thirsty, sick, mostly black people circulated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it became apparent to the whole country that race did indeed matter when it came to government assistance. In The Wrong Complexion for Protection, Robert..... More
Windsor Publications, 1974. Cloth. {8 & 1/2' x 11'} Quarto. In edgeworn dustjacket, marginally darkened & darkened spine. Flap is not clipped. Off white cloth covered spine with red lettering upon spine & red torch design centered front board. Heavy foxing & dust stained. Grey end pages. [302 pp.]. More
Basic Books, October 2023. Hardcover. An evocative portrait of a divided America at the dawn of the Cold War Halfway through the twentieth century, the United States towered over the world in industrial might. After winning the 1948 election, Harry Truman hoped to use this economic strength to build on..... More
Liberty Fund, March 1999. Trade Paperback. This famed Payne edition of Select Works of Edmund Burke is universally revered by students of English history and political thought. Volume 1, Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents and The Two Speeches on America, contains Burke's brilliant defense of the American..... More
Barnes & Noble Inc, June 1992. Hardcover. More
Easton Press, January 1989. Leather. Gilt-decorative brown leather binding with raised spine bands. Silk endapers and ribbon marker. All edges gilt. Unread; near flawless. More
Vintage, April 2012. Trade Paperback. A spellbinding account of the real facts of the Central Park jogger case that powerfully reexamines one of New York City's most notorious crimes and its aftermath. - A must-read after watching Ava DuVernay's When They See Us On April 20th, 1989, two passersby discovered..... More
HarperOne, December 2003. Hardcover. More than a biography, To the Mountaintop is the history of a turbulent epoch that changed the course of American and world history. Moral warrior and nonviolent apostle; man of God rocked by fury, fear, and guilt; rational thinker driven by emotional and spiritual truth --..... More
Penguin Books, July 2004. Hardcover. Acclaimed "Vanity Fair" contributor Bryan Burrough brings to life the most spectacular crime wave in American history: the two-year battle between J. Edgar Hoover's FBI and John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and the Barkers. In 1933, police jurisdictions ended..... More
Oxford University Press, USA, November 1998. Hardcover. The first volume in a truly monumental two-volume history of New York City, this magisterial work begins with the earliest Indian tribes and ends with the consolidation of the five boroughs into Greater New York in 1898. 150 photos & linecuts. 15 maps..... More
Basic Books, February 2008. Trade Paperback. Washington Irving-author, ambassador, Manhattanite, and international celebrity-has largely slipped from America's memory, and yet, his creations are still very well known. With a historian's eye for scope and significance, Andrew Burstein returns Irving to the context of his native nineteenth century where he was..... More
Crown, March 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, has authored a personal biography of his father, George H. W. Bush, the 41st President. Forty-three men have served as President of the United States. Countless books have..... More
Crown, March 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, has authored a personal biography of his father, George H. W. Bush, the 41st President. Forty-three men have served as President of the United States. Countless books have..... More
Crown, April 2021. Limited. Hardcover. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A deluxe, signed edition of President George W. Bush's powerful collection of oil paintings and stories spotlighting the journeys of America's immigrants and the contributions they make to the life and prosperity of our nation. The issue of immigration..... More
Cambridge University Press, June 1984. First Thus. Paper Back. Cambridge English Prose Texts consists of volumes devoted to selections of non-fictional English prose of the late sixteenth to the mid nineteenth centuries. The series provides students, primarily though not exclusively those of English literature, with the opportunity of reading significant..... More