The Sooner Spy
New York: Putnam's Sons, 1990. First Printing. Hardcover. 24 cm, 222 pages. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Putnam's Sons, 1990. First Printing. Hardcover. 24 cm, 222 pages. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1990. First Printing. Hardcover. 222 pages. Signed by the author on title page. DJ has some wear and soiling. James Charles Lehrer (born May 19, 1934) is an American journalist and a novelist. Lehrer is the former Executive Editor and News Anchor for the PBS NewsHour, and is known for his role as a Debate Moderator in U.S. Presidential campaigns. He is an author of numerous fiction and non-fiction books that draw upon his experience as a newsman, along with his interests in history and politics. In October 1975, Lehrer became the Washington Correspondent for the "Robert MacNeil Report" on Thirteen/WNET New York. Two months later on December 1, 1975, he was promoted to Co-anchor, and the program was accordingly renamed "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report". In September 1983, Lehrer and MacNeil relaunched their show as The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour which, after MacNeil's departure in 1995, was renamed The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and in 2009 became the PBS NewsHour. Lehrer is a prolific writer, and has authored numerous novels, as well as having penned several plays, screenplays, and three memoirs. His book, "Top Down", is a novel based on the events surrounding the Kennedy assassination. His recent play, BELL, was produced by the National Geographic Society as part of their 125th anniversary celebration. More
Tulsa: Council Oak Books, 1997. First Council Oak Books paperback Edition [stated]. First Printing [stated]. Hardcover. 222, [6] pages. Signed by the author on title page. James Charles Lehrer (born May 19, 1934) is an American journalist and a novelist. Lehrer is the former Executive Editor and a former News Anchor for the PBS NewsHour on PBS, and is known for his role as a Debate Moderator in U.S. Presidential Election campaigns. He is an author of numerous fiction and non-fiction books that draw upon his experience as a newsman, along with his interests in history and politics. In October 1975, Lehrer became the Washington Correspondent for the "Robert MacNeil Report" on Thirteen/WNET New York. Two months later on December 1, 1975, he was promoted to Co-anchor, and the program was accordingly renamed "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report". In September 1983, Lehrer and MacNeil relaunched their show as The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour which, after MacNeil's departure in 1995, was renamed The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and in 2009 became the PBS NewsHour. Lehrer is a prolific writer, and has authored numerous novels, as well as having penned several plays, screenplays, and three personal memoirs. His book, "Top Down", is a novel based on the events surrounding the Kennedy assassination. His most recent play, BELL, was produced by the National Geographic Society as part of their 125th anniversary celebration. More
Washington, DC: W. F. Roberts Company, Inc., 1924. 432, illus., front board weak, boards somewhat scuffed & edges worn, small tear bottom spine edge, binding cracked at p. 289. More
New York: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2000. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [10], 259, [1] pages. Inscribed by the author on the fep. Inscription reads For Dana and Ray--With joy! Al Martinez 10/15/00. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. Al Martinez (July 21, 1929 – January 12, 2015) was a columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He also was known for his writings for several television shows, such as Hawaii Five-O in 1978, the short-lived 1980 police drama B.A.D. Cats, and Out on the Edge, a 1989 television movie starring Rick Schroder. His writings focused mainly on political, health, and social issues within the Latino American community. Martinez's first job within the journalism realm was with Richmond Independent in 1952 as a reporter. By 1955, he was working for the Oakland Tribune and writing columns that reflected his humor and perspective on life. In 1972, Martinez was offered a position with the Los Angeles Times, where Martinez spent the rest of his journalism career. Martinez was most noted for his work in the Los Angeles Times. He was let go in 2007. However, he was rehired shortly after. He was let go once again in January 2009 when he was 79. Al Martinez contributed to three Pulitzer Prize-winning efforts. Martinez also won a lifetime achievement award from the California Chicano News Media Association in 2002. Martinez also received recognition for his columns by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and the California Newspaper Publishers Association. Martinez received an Emmy nomination in 1992 for his screenplay writings for "Out on the Edge" Al Martinez' most notable awards include the National Headliner Awards and a National Ernie Pyle Award. More
Paris: Berger-Levrault, 1917. 25 cm, 318, illus., maps, library book plate and stamp, text discolored. Text is in French. More
New York: Nation Books (A Member of the Perseus Books Group), 2010. First Nation Books Edition. Hardcover. xvii, [1] 334 pages. Notes. Index. Inscribed by both authors on half-title. American journalism is collapsing as newspapers and magazines fail and scores of reporters are laid off across the country. Conventional wisdom says the Internet is to blame, but veteran journalists and media critics Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols disagree. The crisis of American journalism predates the Great Recession and digital media boom. What we are witnessing now is the end of the commercial news model and the opportune moment for the creation of a new system of independent journalism, one subsidized by the public and capable of safeguarding our democracy. More
Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, c1996. Fifth Printing. 24 cm, 290, gift inscription (not from author) on front endpaper. More
Chicago, IL: McCormick Tribune Foundation, 2005. First? Edition. First? Printing. 77, illus., minor edge wear and soiling to DJ. More
New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1998. First edition. First Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. viii, 312 p. More
New York, NY: Praeger, 1981. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. xii, 156 pages; 25 cm. Notes. Index. No dust jacket is present. Ink underlining is noted in several chapters. More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1933. Fourth printing [stated]. Hardcover. 253, [3] pages. Decorative front cover (worn) Frontis Illustration. Illustrations. Boards weak and have been restrengthened with glue. Cover worn and soiled. Top and bottom of spine frayed. Corners rubbed. Part of DJ pasted to fep. Endpapers discolored. Name and address label of previous owner inside front cover. Max Miller was a reporter for the San Diego Sun and author of 28 books. In 1932, he wrote 'I Cover the Waterfront', a much praised account of San Diego's port community that inspired Hollywood movies and became the title of a jazz standard sung by many from Billie Holliday to Frank Sinatra. The book characters include true-life sea captains, Portuguese fishermen, flying squid, sparkling Garibaldi fish, movie stars, Charles Lindbergh, Babe Ruth and a beautiful young woman who got away. More
New York: Arno Press, 1975. 39 cm, 309, all facsims. DJ very worn and torn, pieces missing from DJ, text browning. More
Minneapolis, MN: Ross & Haines, 1966. 24 cm, 149, illus., facsims., index, publisher's card laid in. Foreword by Hubert Humphrey. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1962. Third Edition [stated], First Printing [stated]. Hardcover. xiv, 901, [1] pages. Illustrated endpaper. Preface to the Third Edition. Preface to the First Edition. Footnotes. Illustrations. Bibliographical Notes. Index. DJ has some wear,, tears, chips and soiling. RARE Inscribed copy. Author inscription that reads: "This is for the private library of Richard C. Brownlee, for whom I have the highest esteem Frank Luther Mott". The main object of this new revision was to provide a succinct account of the development of journalism in the United States during the decade of the 1950's. Additions to the Bibliographical Notes appended to all the earlier sections have been made; moreover, in an attempt to increase their usefulness by by citing recently published books of acknowledged value. In the new section on the 1950's the author sought to give full recognition to the changes brought about in journalism by the electronic medial and the growth of what was ten called the :mass audience". The author believed these developments were of crucial importance. The author's purpose from the first has been to provide a comprehensive work, in which historical narrative is combining with some of the characteristics of a reference book. Frank Luther Mott (April 4, 1886 – October 23, 1964) was an American academic, historian and journalist, who won the 1939 Pulitzer Prize for History for Volumes II and III of his series, A History of American Magazines. In 1959 he won the Bancroft Prize in History. Mott earned his Ph.D. in 1928 from the University of Iowa while a professor there. In 1962, Mott published Time Enough, a collection of autobiographical essays. More
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000. First Printing. Hardcover. 687 pages, notes, index, some soiling to edges. David Nasaw (born July 18, 1945) is an American author, biographer and historian who specializes in the cultural and social history of early 20th Century America. Nasaw is on the faculty of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he is the Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Professor of History. In addition to writing numerous scholarly and popular books, he has written for publications such as the Columbia Journalism Review, American Historical Review, American Heritage, Dissent, The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, The London Review of Books, and Conde Nast Traveler. Nasaw has appeared in several documentaries, including The American Experience, 1996, and two episodes of the History Channel's April 2006 miniseries 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America: "The Homestead Strike" and "The Assassination of President McKinley". He is cited extensively in the US and British media as an expert on the history of popular entertainment and the news media, and as a critic of American philanthropy. 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
College Park, MD: Int'l Research Inst/Pol Sci, c1981. 24 cm, 539, maps, front DJ flap price clipped, DJ slightly soiled, rear DJ edges worn and small tears, bottom edge slightly soiled. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1947. First Printing. 866, chapter notes, index, lower corner of some pages creased, DJ somewhat worn and soiled: small edge tears/chips. More
Dallas, TX: Taylor Pub. Company, c1988. 24 cm, 266, index, slight wear, soiling, and some sticker residue to DJ. Introduction by James Michener. More
London: Cassell, [1959]. 24 cm, 933, illus., bibliography, index, DJ edges worn, tear at top of DJ spine, edges soiled. More
Kansas City: Andrews McMeel & Parker, 1987. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. In slipcase. xiii, 370 p. Illustrations. USA Today Timeline. Index. More
New York: Random House, 1991. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 25 cm, 525, illus., appendix, index. Memoir of the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. One of the most eagerly awaited and enthusiastically received memoirs of our time. From 1940, when he joined The New York Times, through his years as a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, editor, and celebrated columnist, James "Scotty" Reston has witnessed many of the great events of the 20th century. Now he tells the stories behind the stories. James Barrett Reston (November 3, 1909 – December 6, 1995), nicknamed "Scotty", was an American journalist whose career spanned the mid-1930s to the early 1990s. He was associated for many years with The New York Times. He joined the Associated Press in 1934. He moved to the London bureau of The New York Times in 1939. In 1942, he took leave to establish a U.S. Office of War Information in London. Rejoining the Times in 1945, Reston was assigned to Washington, D.C.. In 1948, he was appointed diplomatic correspondent,then bureau chief and columnist in 1953. Later, Reston served as associate editor of the Times from 1964 to 1968, executive editor from 1968 to 1969, and vice president from 1969 to 1974. He wrote a nationally syndicated column from 1974 until 1987, when he became a senior columnist. During the Nixon administration, he was on the master list of Nixon political opponents. Reston retired from the Times in 1989. Reston's books include Prelude to Victory (1942), The Artillery of the Press (1967), Sketches in the Sand (1967), and a memoir, Deadline (1991). More
New York: Random House, c1991. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 25 cm, 525, illus., appendix, index, some foxing to edges. Inscribed by the author. One of the most eagerly awaited and enthusiastically received memoirs of our time. From 1940, when he joined The New York Times, through his years as a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, editor, and celebrated columnist, James "Scotty" Reston has witnessed many of the great events of the 20th century. Now he tells the stories behind the stories. James Barrett Reston (November 3, 1909 – December 6, 1995), nicknamed "Scotty", was an American journalist whose career spanned the mid-1930s to the early 1990s. He was associated for many years with The New York Times. He joined the Associated Press in 1934. He moved to the London bureau of The New York Times in 1939. In 1942, he took leave to establish a U.S. Office of War Information in London. Rejoining the Times in 1945, Reston was assigned to Washington, D.C.. In 1948, he was appointed diplomatic correspondent,then bureau chief and columnist in 1953. Later, Reston served as associate editor of the Times from 1964 to 1968, executive editor from 1968 to 1969, and vice president from 1969 to 1974. He wrote a nationally syndicated column from 1974 until 1987, when he became a senior columnist. During the Nixon administration, he was on the master list of Nixon political opponents. Reston retired from the Times in 1989. Reston's books include Prelude to Victory (1942), The Artillery of the Press (1967), Sketches in the Sand (1967), and a memoir, Deadline (1991). More