Volunteer Slavery: My Authentic Negro Experience
Chicago, IL: Noble Press, c1993. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 243. More
Chicago, IL: Noble Press, c1993. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 243. More
Chicago, IL: Noble Press, c1993. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 243, small stains inside rear board & flyleaf, DJ somewhat worn, DJ flaps creased. Inscribed by the author. More
New York, N.Y. Forge [Tom Doherty Associates Book], 1996. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 256 pages. Autographed copy sticker on front of DJ. Signed by both co-authors (Ron Nessen and Johanna Neuman) on the title page. Includes 32 chapters. Ronald Harold Nessen (born May 25, 1934) is an American government official who served as the 13th White House Press Secretary for President Gerald Ford from 1974 to 1977. He replaced Jerald terHorst, who resigned in the wake of President Ford's pardon of former president Richard Nixon. Prior to joining the Ford administration, Nessen served as a Washington, D.C. correspondent for NBC News. On the day of Ford's succession to the presidency, August 9, 1974, he provided commentary. That evening he was on the NBC Nightly News; in that piece, Nessen reported on the appointment of terHorst, the man whom he himself would succeed one month later. Nessen, who also served NBC News as a war correspondent during the Vietnam War, was seriously wounded by grenade fragments while on patrol outside Pleiku in the Central Highlands in July 1966. Nessen was a member of the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors from 1996 to 2003, and served as Chair in 2003. Johanna Neuman is an American journalist, and historian. She worked for USA Today and the Los Angeles Times. She was a Nieman Fellow. She graduated from American University. She was scholar in residence at American University. More
New York, N.Y. St. Martin's Press, 2002. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xii, [4], 336 pages. Illustrations. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. DJ has minor wear and soiling. Includes Acknowledgments, Coda, and Index. Chapters cover A State of Mind Called Brooklyn, 1955; A Child of Jackie Robinson; The Making of an Activist; A Guilty Pleasure; Village Voices; Crossing the Line: Robert Kennedy, Part 1; Touching the Extremes: Robert Kennedy, Part 11; The Space Left by King; The Neighborhood Code Gets Tested; and The Post Mutiny. Jack Abraham Newfield (February 18, 1938 – December 21, 2004) was an American journalist, columnist, author, documentary filmmaker and activist. Newfield wrote for the Village Voice, New York Daily News, New York Post, New York Sun, New York Magazine, Parade Magazine, Tikkun, Mother Jones, and The Nation and monthly columns for several labor union newspapers. In his autobiography, Somebody's Gotta Tell It: The Upbeat Memoir of a Working-Class Journalist, Newfield said, "The point is not to confuse objectivity with truth." A career beat reporter, Newfield wrote prolifically about modern society, culture, and politics, on a range of topics relevant to urban life, such as municipal corruption, the police, and labor unions, and also professional sports, especially baseball and boxing, as well as contemporary music. He wrote numerous books about modern social and political subjects, including A Prophetic Minority (1966) and Robert Kennedy: A Memoir. (1969). He received the American Book Award for The Full Rudy: The Man, the Myth, the Mania about New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. More
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1989. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 24 cm. [10], 310 pages. Illustrations. End Notes. Index. Michael Norman wrote THESE GOOD MEN: Friendships Forged in War, a memoir published to critical acclaim in 1990. Norman traveled halfway around the world to rekindle memories and rediscover old friends who survived a lethal ambush at a forgotten bridge in Vietnam. He is a former reporter and columnist for The New York Times national, foreign and metropolitan desks and was the inaugural writer for the following New York Times columns: “A Sense of Place”, a monthly column that explored the dislocations of modern life in one suburban town; “Lessons”, a national column on education; and “Our Towns”, a twice-weekly column on life outside New York City. Norman’s work also includes major articles for various other national publications, including The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine and GQ Magazine. His work has been syndicated both here and abroad. More
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, c1995. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 341, illus., slight wear, soiling, and sticker residue to DJ. More
Place_Pub: New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998. First Printing. 282, illus., index. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Viking Press, [1973]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 248, pencil erasure residue on half-title, somewhat cocked, ink name on front endpaper The award-winning author was a Pulitzer-Prize nominee; she has seen first hand wars and riots, famine, and massive political upheaval. More
New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1999. Reprint. Fifth printing. Mass-market paperback. [14], 513, [17] p. More
Bar Harbor, ME: Acadia Publishing Company, 1994. Reprint. First edition stated. Apparently a second printing. Hardcover. 143 p. Illustrations. More
Christchurch, New Zealand: Pegasus, 1986. Hardcover. 250 pages. White paint? spatters on DJ, some wear to DJ edges. Presentation copy inscribed and signed by the author. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2009. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 290 pages. Illus. (many in color), index. Signed by the author. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2009. Third Printing. 290, illus. (many in color), index. Inscribed by the author. More
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1969. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. x, [4], 240, [2] pages. Illustrations. Signed by the author on the fep. DJ worn, torn, soiled and chipped. Shirley Lewis Povich (July 15, 1905 – June 4, 1998) was an American sports columnist and reporter for The Washington Post. Povich joined the Post as a reporter in 1923 while a Georgetown University law student, and in 1925 was named Editor of Sports. In 1933, he became a sports columnist, a responsibility that continued until his death, with only one interruption as a war correspondent for The Washington Post in the Pacific Theater. Following World War II, he returned to his sports desk. He was the sports editor for the Post for forty-one years. He celebrated his retirement in 1973, but continued to write more than 500 pieces and cover the World Series. At the time of his death, he was one of few working writers who had covered Babe Ruth. His final column was in the Post the day after his death at age 92. Povich is the author of The Washington Senators and All These Mornings. More
New York: PublicAffairs, 2005. Third Printing [stated]. Hardcover. xxvi, 404, [2] pages. Illustrations. Index. Introduction by Tony Kornheiser. Introduction by Michael Wilbon. Inscribed on fep by David Povich. Shirley Lewis Povich (July 15, 1905 – June 4, 1998) was an American sports columnist and reporter for The Washington Post. Povich joined the Post as a reporter in 1923 during his second year as a Georgetown University law student, and in 1925 was named Editor of Sports. In 1933, he became a sports columnist, a responsibility that continued until his death. In 1944, Povich took on the assignment of war correspondent for The Washington Post in the Pacific Theater. Following World War II, he returned to his sports desk. He was the sports editor for the Post for forty-one years. He celebrated his retirement in 1973, but continued to write more than 500 pieces and cover the World Series for the Post. He would write about both the modern game and memories of years past. At the time of his death, he was one of few working writers who had covered Babe Ruth. His final column was in the Post the day after his death at age 92. A collection of his columns, All Those Mornings...At the Post was published in 2005. More
New York: PublicAffairs, 2005. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xxvi, 404, [2] pages. Illustrations. Index. Introduction by Tony Kornheiser. Introduction by Michael Wilbon. Minor edge soiling. Inscribed on fep by George Solomon and David Povich. Shirley Lewis Povich (July 15, 1905 – June 4, 1998) was an American sports columnist and reporter for The Washington Post. Povich joined the Post as a reporter in 1923 during his second year as a Georgetown University law student, and in 1925 was named Editor of Sports. In 1933, he became a sports columnist, a responsibility that continued until his death. In 1944, Povich took on the assignment of war correspondent for The Washington Post in the Pacific Theater. Following World War II, he returned to his sports desk. He was the sports editor for the Post for forty-one years. He celebrated his retirement in 1973, but continued to write more than 500 pieces and cover the World Series for the Post. He would write about both the modern game and memories of years past. At the time of his death, he was one of few working writers who had covered Babe Ruth. His final column was in the Post the day after his death at age 92. A collection of his columns, All Those Mornings...At the Post was published in 2005. More
New York: Pocket Books, 2001. First Edition. First Printing. 245, DJ slightly worn and soiled. More
New York: Pocket Books, 2001. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 245 pages. Illus., DJ slightly worn and soiled. Signed by the author. More
Place_Pub: New York: Pocket Books, 2001. First Edition. First Printing. 245, illus., DJ wrinkled and water damaged, bottom of text water damaged (no pages stuck). Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Pocket Books, 2001. First Edition. First Printing. 245, some wear to top and bottom DJ edges. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1944. 1st Pocket Bks Edition. First Printing. pocket paperbk, 315, wraps, illus., pages somewhat darkened, covers soiled, cover and spine edges worn. More
New York, NY: Random House, 1989. First edition. First Edition [stated]. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 423 p. Publisher's promotional information, and Pyle photo laid in. Occasional footnotes. Notes. Bibliography. Index. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, [1975]. Second Printing. Hardcover. 23 cm, 256 pages. Small tears/chips to top DJ edge. Signed by the author. More