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New York: HarperBusiness, 2004. Fine UNREAD 2004 1st printing book in Near Fine Dust Jacket Cover bright, negliginle wear Pages clean bright tight Dust Jacket minimal shelfwear, inside tape repaired tear Product Description: In Begging for Change, Robert Egger looks back on his experience and exposes the startling lack of logic, waste, and ineffectiveness he has encountered during his years in the nonprofit sector, and calls for reform of this $800 billion industry from the inside out. In his entertaining and inimitable way, he weaves stories from his days in music, when he encountered legends such as Sarah Vaughan, Mel Torme, and Iggy Pop, together with stories from his experiences in the hunger movement -- and recently as volunteer interim director to help clean up the beleaguered United Way National Capital Area. He asks for nonprofits to be more innovative and results-driven, for corporate and nonprofit leaders to be more focused and responsible, and for citizens who contribute their time and money to be smarter and more demanding of nonprofits and what they provide in return. Robert's appeal to common sense will resonate with readers who are tired of hearing the same nonprofit fund-raising appeals and pity-based messages. Instead of asking the "who" and "what" of giving, he leads the way in asking the "how" and "why" in order to move beyond our 19th-century concept of charity, and usher in a 21st-century model of change and reform for nonprofits. Enlightening and provocative, engaging and moving, this book is essential reading for nonprofit managers, corporate. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1967. VG- 1967 3rd printing Translated by Ian Cunnison Introduction by E. E. Evans-Pritchard Cover bright, minor extremity wear of sm chips rubs, lt scuffs Pages mostly clean bright tight Yellow highlighting scattered only on 7 pages from pp 1-11 . Reprint. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2003. Near Fine 2003 4th printing Cover bright, very minor wear PAges clean bright tight Product Description: In the tradition of his contemporary classic Parliament of Whores, the man who The Wall Street Journal calls 'the funniest writer in America' is back with Eat the Rich, in which he takes on the global economy. P. J. O'Rourke leads you on an hysterical whirlwind world tour from the 'good capitalism' of Wall Street to the 'bad socialism' of Cuba in search of the answer to an age-old question: 'Why do some places prosper and thrive, while others just suck?' With stops in Albania, Sweden, Hong Kong, Moscow, and Tanzania, P.J. brings along his incomparable wit and finds hilarity wherever he goes. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company , 1972. VG Cover bright, minor shelf/extremity wear. lt scuffs, sm chips rubs Pages clean bright tight, edges lt dust stain Book teaches the lost art of storytelling. First Edition, First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Vintage Books, 2001. Near Fine 2001 1st Vintage International Edition Cover bright, minimal wear Pages clean tight, edges slt age toning Very nice. First printing. 336 p. Product Description: From Haruki Murakami, internationally acclaimed author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Norwegian Wood, a work of literary journalism that is as fascinating as it is necessary, as provocative as it is profound. In March of 1995, agents of a Japanese religious cult attacked the Tokyo subway system with sarin, a gas twenty-six times as deadly as cyanide. Attempting to discover why, Murakami conducted hundreds of interviews with the people involved, from the survivors to the perpetrators to the relatives of those who died, and Underground is their story in their own voices. Concerned with the fundamental issues that led to the attack as well as these personal accounts, Underground is a document of what happened in Tokyo as well as a warning of what could happen anywhere. This is an enthralling and unique work of nonfiction that is timely and vital and as wonderfully executed as Murakami's brilliant novels. . First Thus. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Soul-si: Hongik Midio P`ullosu, 1998. VG+ 1998 printing Cover bright, minor shelfwear, lt spine bump Pages clean bright tight, lt stamp on upper edges In Korean and English. 12,145.46 KRW Discusses Korean culture and history in an informative manner to educate foreigners. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Minneapolis, Minn: University of Minnesota Press, 1996. Near Fine 1996 1st Ed. Cover bright, very minor shelfwear of scuffs to laminated glossy covers, tiny chips, rubs Pages clean bright white tight Name inside cover Very gently used. Synopsis: The eight essays and three responses collected in Rethinking Borders were commissioned from an exciting range of leading younger writers, artists and intellectuals whose work has raised significant questions about the border cultures in which we live and have traversed in the middle of the last decade of the twentieth century. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 2002. VG- 2002 10th Ed 1st printing COMPLETE W/ CD-ROM Cover bright, very minor shelfwear, lt scuffs, sm corner chip, Pages mostly clean bright white tight VERY MINIMAL AMOUNT LT YEL HIGHLIGHTING SCATTERED <br></br> Product Description: Used by over a million readers, LOOKING OUT, LOOKING IN, Tenth Edition continues the approach that has made it the leading interpersonal text for almost 30 years. Written in a reader-friendly voice that links scholarship to students' everyday lives, this popular guide motivates students to improve their interpersonal skills and sharpen their critical understanding of the process of communication. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket- as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Guilford, CT: Dushkin/McGraw Hill , 1998. Near Fine 1998 8th Ed Cover bight, very minor shelfwear, sm chips rubs Pages clean bright white tight Looks unread . Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers, Inc., 2000. 2000 softcover printing Cover bright, minor shelfwear, lt scuffs Pages tight with moderate amount of yellow highlighting and ink notes throughout book Very legible Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-245) and index. Book News Annotation: In refuting the extremes of, on the one hand, moral panics about the negative influence of media on children, and, on the other, the overreaching optimism of the 'electronic generation,' Buckingham (education, U. of London) examines the challenges of new technologies, the privatization of the media and of public space, and the polarization between the media-rich and the media-poor. He argues that children can no longer be excluded or protected from the adult world of violence, commercialism, and politics, and that new strategies and policies are needed to protect children's rights as citizens and consumers. Buckingham addresses the relationship between children and the media by focusing on both the changing patterns of media and the changing nature of childhood. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. Reprint. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1969. Near Fine/Near Fine 1st Ed Cover bright, minimal wear, lt stamp inside cover Pages clean bright tight, looks unread Dust Jacket bright, very minor shelf wear, dampstain on spine One of the best studies of Latin America's urban squatters and its slums. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
San Jose, Costa Rica : Centro Nacional para el Desarrollo de la Mujer y la Familia, 1997. Cover some wear, chips rubs, indents Pages w/some highlights, ink margin notes, underlining. Text entirely in Spanish/ en Espanol with an extensive bibliography Gender issues in Central American history, highlighted by 10 studies on the topic. A landmark volume in Costa Rican and Central American scholarship.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Fort Bragg, CA: The Small Press, 1991. Near Fine 1991 2nd printing of Revised 2nd Ed Cover bright, minor shelf/edge wear, tiny spot inside cover Pages clean bright tight <br></br> ABOUT THE BOOK This Book Is Not Required ANNOTATION "...encourages students to educate themselves by calling attention to the college experience as a whole--the personal, social, intellectual, and spiritual demands & opportunities presented by college life." FROM THE PUBLISHER Revised by a team of college students under the direction of Bernard McGrane, this edition of an underground classic marks out new territory in college participatory education. Its purpose remains the same: to encourage students to educate themselves by calling their attention to the college experience as a whole: the personal, social, intellectual, and spiritual demands and opportunities presented by college life. In a personable and refreshingly straightforward style, Bell and McGrane's critical discussion of academic life distinguishes between learning the institutional rules of higher education and internalizing those rules, demystifies professors and teaching assistants by discussing their institutional roles and incentives, and invites students to take responsibility for - and make the most of - their educational experiences.. Second, Revised. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1997. Fine UNREAD book in Near Fine Dust Jacket Cover minimal shelfwear Pages clean bright tight Dust Jacket bright, near perfect, w/ 4in scrape/scuff on cover in front at fold 288 pages . Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: New York University Press, 1999. Near Fine 1999 1st printing Cover bright, minor edgewear, lt scuffs, lt indents, rubs Pages clean bright white tight.Cultural front; Cultural front (Series). First printing. x, 219 p. : ill.; 24 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-209) and index. Synopsis: Is global culture merely a pale and sinister reflection of capitalist globalization? Bruce Robbins responds to this and other questions in Feeling Global, a crucial document on nationalism, culturalism, and the role of intellectuals in the age of globalization. Building on his previous work, Robbins here takes up the question of the status of international human rights. Robbins' conception of internationalism is driven not only by the imperatives of global human rights policy, but by an understanding of transnational cultures, thus linking practical policymaking to cultural politics at the expense of neither. Robbins' cultural criticism, in other words, affords us much more than an understanding of how culture "shapes our lives". Instead, Robbins shows, particularly in his discussions of Martha Nussbaum, Richard Rorty, Susan Sontag, Michael Walzer and others, how "culture" itself has become a term that blocks -- for commentators on both the right and the left -- serious engagement with the contemporary cosmopolitan ideal of a nonuniversalist discourse of human rights. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Harvard University Press, 1990. VG+ 1990 5th printing Cover bright, minor edgewear, sm chips rubs Pages clean bright tight, tiny corner curl few pages at front, edges cpl tiny spots From Ingram: This is a secret history of modern times, told by way of what conventional history tries to exclude. Lipstick Traces tells a story as disruptive and compelling as the century itself. Full-color illustrations and halftones.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Konemann, 1998. Near Fine 1998 5th printing Cover bright, minor edge/corner wear Pages clean bright tight white, title page sm spot Text in English, German and French <br></br> FROM THE PUBLISHER A divided decade - the world at war, it's triumphs and tragedies, victories and victims. Peace, rest recovery and rebuilding. Here are new hopes and new problems - the tumult of history trough the eye of the camera.. First Edition, Later Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Center City, Minn.: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services, 2000. Near Fine 2000 1st Ed Cover bright, very minor wear, name inside cover Pages clean bright white tight, 1 cornerfold Looks nearly new <br></br> Product Description: Inspiring stories of orinary people who are active, fulfilled, and making the most of their later years, intertwined with practical tips to help bring out the "late bloomer" in each of us. This is not a "how-to-do" book; it's a "how-to-be" book. The Authors examine how people sometimes unintentionally stand in the way of their happiness in maturity and some simple shifts in attitude and behavior can help set them free.. First Edition, First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Bedford Books, 1995. 1997 later printing Cover worn creased chipped rubbed sm spine tears, store stamp inside cover Pages 19-26 only w/ yellow highlighting, remainder appear to be clean bright white and unmarked, some folded corners Page edges some soiling . Later Printing. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press , 1971. VG+ 1971 1st Pennsylvania Paperback edition Cover bright, minor extremity/shelf wear, sm chips rubs, spine sun faded Pages clean bright tight, edges lt age tone . First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
El Cajon, Calif: Epiphany Publishing House, 2003. VG+ 2003 1st printing Signed by author inside cover Cover bright, minor shelfwear, mainly on back Pages clean bright white tight, tiny cornerwear in back on bottom. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York, NY: Teachers College Press, 1997. 1997 1st softcover Ed Cover bright, very minor wear, lt scuffs Pages tight w/moderate amount of yellow highlighting and ink notes scattered Very legible Description: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-244) and index.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2000. VG- 2000 1st Ed in Near Fine Dust Jacket Cover bright, very minor shelfwear Very minor amount of ink underlining/margin notes or highlighting scattered Very legible Dust Jacket bright, very minor shelfwear to edges Product Description: Exploring the global politics of restitution from 1945 Germany to present-day Bosnia. How do nations and aggrieved parties, in the wake of heinous crimes and horrible injustices, make amends in a way that acknowledges wrongdoing and redefines future interactions? How does the growing practice of negotiating restitution restore a sense of morality and enhance prospects for world peace? Where has restitution worked and where has it not? The Guilt of Nations explores this increasingly important dynamic in world politics today. Beyond its moral implications, restitution reflects a critical shift in political and economic bargaining. While preserving individual rights, restitution also enables victimized groups to receive growing recognition as groups. Elazar Barkan traces instances of historical crimes, such as the incarceration of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II, the sexual abuse of "comfort women" by Japanese soldiers, and the recent controversy over the financial dealings between Swiss banks and Nazi Germany. He argues that, as countries including the United States, Australia, and New Zealand come to recognize past injustices toward indigenous peoples within their borders, both governments and minority groups are compelled to redress the history of colonialism and redefine national identity. While restitution is not a panacea, this ever-spreading trend represents a new moral order in world politics. . First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
London: Chancellor Press, 2002. VG+ 2002 reprint Cover bright, minor shelfwear Pages clean bright tight. Synopsis: Part of a series of books which examines real-life stories that have made newspaper headlines around the world, this looks at scandals.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Henry Holt & Company, 2002. Fine/Near Fine 2002 1st printing Cover minimal shelfwear Pages clean bright tight Dust Jacket bright, very ltcreases, mainly on back along upper edge Beautiful copy Description: A groundbreaking work that reveals how the instinct to 'tend and befriend' is vital for human society. In times of crisis and upheaval, our responses to stress become especially important. We have long heard about the 'fight or flight' response, but renowned psychologist Shelley E. Taylor points out that hardwired in females -- both humans and those of other species -- is an instinct that can transcend fight or flight. Their 'tend and befriend' response is not only demonstrable but, as Taylor deftly explains in this eye-opening work, a key ingredient in human social life. With great skill and insight, Taylor examines stress, relationships, and human society through the special lens of women's biology. She draws on genetics, evolutionary psychology, physiology, and neuroscience to show how this tending process begins virtually at the moment of conception and literally crafts the biology of offspring through genes that rely on caregiving for their expression. Taylor also examines what drives women to seek each other's company, and to tend to the young and the infirm -- acts that greatly benefit the group but often at great cost to the individual. .., Taylor's book will forever change the way we view ourselves, and will revolutionize our understanding of the role of women and nurturing in maintaining a stable society. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 2002. VG- 2002 10th Ed Cover some wear, corner/spinetip bumps, chips, rubs, sm tears, corners chipped Pages some highlighting, mostly in first half of book, few corner folds . Hard Cover. Good/No DJ Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. 1999 1st thus Cover bright, minor edgewear of chips rubs, lt scuffs Pages clean bright tight, edges very lt soil First printing Slight angle to spine Product Description: Latin American Television makes English speakers aware of the dimensions, operation, and significance of the globalization of television in the Spanish-speaking world. Second only in scale to the market for English-language programming, the Spanish-language market embraces not just most nations of South and Central America but also Spain and the United States. The book chronicles and analyses the development and structure of the globalization of these markets as a `Latin world'. . First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Continuum International Publishing Group , 1991. Very Good. 1991 printing Cover some wear, chips indents, few sm lt creases Pages clean bright tight, looks completely unmarked.. Repint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: St Martins Press, 1999. Fine Unread 1999 1st printing Near Fine Dust Jacket Cover clean bright, negligible spinetip bumps Pages clean bright tight Dust Jacket bright, bottom edge/spinetip shelfwear, very lt scuffs Women's equivalent of 'Tusdays with Morrie' Book Description:: The Story of Two Women, Generations Apart, Growing Up and Growing Young in a frank, funny, and illuminating account for anyone who fears aging but longs to grow up.At forty-four, Leah Komaiko was not aging graciously. Not that she ever has. After all, her generation expects to stay forever young. But now she feels old and empty inside. Nothing she thinks of trying (plastic surgery, a vacation, a puppy, or a new husband) can make her feel young again. Then she meets Adele---a woman who never expected to be ninety-four---alone, forgotten, and living in a nursing home.Am I Old Yet? is an inspiring memoir that takes us deep into a world where most hope never to enter and few, willingly, dare to go: the nursing home. What for Leah begins as a reluctant agreement to spend one hour a week with Adele at the California Chateau evolves into hundreds of hours. Through their visits and conversations (about aging, death, miracles, and even sex), Adele, who is completely blind, surprisingly is the one who helps Leah see the truth about growing old. With Adele as her host, Leah becomes a regular at the Chateau events: sing-a-longs, food fights in the dining room, a Halloween party (where pirates swashbuckle in wheelchairs). Gradually, her own fears of aging begin to lift as she sees that Adele--- resilient, independent, and almost embarrassingly enthusiastic---is, in many ways, younger than she is.This original and poignant book obliterates the generation gap. It shares the 'coming-of-age' stories of two wonderful and flawed women, fifty years apart, who find themselves in places in their lives they never thought they'd be and in a friendship they never dreamed they'd know. Am I Old Yet? revealsthat no matter how old people are, if they have love in their lives there is only one age: Alive.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Harry N Abrams, 1999. Near Fine Unread book in VG Dust Jacket Cover bright, very minor shelfwear PAges clean bright white tight Dust Jacket (in Broadart cover) bright, some shelfwear, sm tears From Library Journal In 1879, the discovery of vividly painted animals and abstract symbols in the Altamira cave in Spain sparked a continuing fascination with and curiosity about Paleolithic creativity. While Altamira has been mentioned in recent books on the subject, e.g., The Shamans of Prehistory: Trance and Magic in the Painted Caves (LJ 2/1/99), this collection of essays updates the information and images documented by excavators Henri Breuil and Hugo Obermaier in their 1935 monograph, The Cave of Altamira at Santillana del Mar, Spain. Since the cave is now restricted to protect the paintings, the detailed photographs by Saura Ramos (photography, Univ. of Madrid) offer an excellent visual experience to armchair visitors. Included are reports on new radiocarbon dates by Federico Bernaldo de Quir?s and P?rez-Seoane's experiences duplicating prehistoric artistic processes. Other Spanish experts give historical overviews and discuss conservation problems. An important acquisition for public and academic libraries.AAnne Marie Lane, American Heritage Ctr., Laramie, WY Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Washington Post "...fascinating foray into the cave - a temple that remains closed to the public, accessible only on pages such as these.". First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2002. Fine UNREAD Cover negligible shelfwear Pages clean bright white tight New Product Description: This wide-ranging survey has established itself as the best single-volume introduction to Andean art and architecture. Now fully revised, it describes the strikingly varied artistic achievements of the Chavín, Paracas, Moche, Chimú, and Inca cultures, among others. Their impressive cities, tall pyramids, shining goldwork, and intricate textiles constitute one of the greatest artistic traditions in history. For the second edition, Rebecca Stone-Miller has added new material covering the earliest mummification in the world at Chinchorros, wonderful new Moche murals and architectural reconstructions, the latest finds from the Chachapoyas culture, and a greater emphasis on shamanism. Throughout, Stone-Miller demonstrates how the Andean peoples adapted and refined their aesthetic response to an extremely inhospitable environment. 185 illustrations, 35 in color. . Second Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: HarperCollins, 1992. VG- 1992 Book Club Edition Red cloth on spine only w/silvered letteing has lt sunfade Cover/boards very minor shelfwear mainly to spinetips, sm areas of lt sunfade Pages bright tight, mostly clean w/Some lt scattered ink underlining/margin notes- minor amount No Dust Jacket Hardcover w/blindstamp on front board (Although states 1st/1st Binding of true 1st is cloth not hardcover) Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-218) and index. Product Description: The shocking account of how a unit of average middle-aged Germans became the cold-blooded murderers of tens of thousands of Jews.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition.
Editora Universitária Santa Ursula , 1993. VG- Cover bright, some shelfwear scuffs rubs chips. lt spine crease Pages mostly clean, NEARLY NEGLIGIBLE AMOUNT OF INK MARGIN NOTES, very few cornerfolds, few spots In Portuguese <br></br> Summary: A collection of studies, that reflects the decade's (1990s) current of the challenge and allows that the reader weaves its proper considerações with sights to a prognostic for the third milênio. It is a coletânea of texts, that reflects the moment (decade of 90) current of the challenge and allows that the reader weaves its proper considerações with sights to a prognostic for the third milênio. . Soft Cover. Good. Illus. by Rio De Janeiro, Brasil . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina : John F. Blair, Publisher, 1988. VG- 1988 2nd printing Cover bright, minor edgewear, front cover creased by hinge Pages clean bright tight Signed inscribed by author on half-title page. Every bit as entertaining as the first and includes more than 22 stories spanning a period of 200 years. Signed, Inscribed By Author. First Edition, Later Printing. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Wadsworth Publishing Co., 2003. 2003 2nd Ed COMPLETE W/CD-ROM Cover some wear, creases, corner curl, rubs, chips, tears at spine Pages w/highlighting, corner curls and folds, store stamp on title page, dampstain/wave first 20 pages, fep bottom corner torn where stuck to next page Text portion highly legible . Second Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.