1997, ISBN: e2c9d11236c805ffe4f61c26b908eacd

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New York: Time Inc, 1997. Special Issue on American Visions. Wraps. Good. Recipient mailing information inked over on front cover, otherwise very good condition.. 88 p. Includes illustr… Mehr…

New York: Time Inc, 1997. Special Issue on American Visions. Wraps. Good. Recipient mailing information inked over on front cover, otherwise very good condition.. 88 p. Includes illustrations. Larger format that usual. Many illustrations in color. From Wikipedia: "Time is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It was founded in 1923 and for decades dominated by Henry Luce, who built a highly profitable stable of magazines....Time has the world's largest circulation for a weekly news magazine, and has a readership of 25 million, 20 million of which are in the US....Time magazine was created in 1923 by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce, making it the first weekly news magazine in the United States. The two had previously worked together as chairman and managing editor respectively of the Yale Daily News. They first called the proposed magazine Facts. They wanted to emphasize brevity, so that a busy man could read it in an hour. They changed the name to Time and used the slogan "Take Time It's Brief." Hadden was a rather carefree figure, who liked to tease Luce and saw Time as something important but also fun. That accounts for its tone, which many people still criticize as too light for serious news and more suited to its heavy coverage of celebrities (including politicians), the entertainment industry, and pop culture. It set out to tell the news through people, and for many decades the magazine's cover was of a single person. The first issue of Time was published on March 3, 1923, featuring on its cover Joseph G. Cannon, the retired Speaker of the United States House of Representatives; a facsimile reprint of Issue No. 1, including all of the articles and advertisements contained in the original, was included with copies of the February 28, 1938 issue as a commemoration of the magazine's 15th anniversary. On Hadden's death in 1929, Luce became the dominant man at Time and a major figure in the history of 20th-century media. According to Time Inc. : The Intimate History of a Publishing Enterprise 1972 2004 by Robert Elson, "Roy Edward Larsen [...] was to play a role second only to Luce's in the development of Time Inc." In his book, The March of Time, 1935 1951, Raymond Fielding also noted that Larsen was "originally circulation manager and then general manager of Time, later publisher of Life, for many years president of Time Inc., and in the long history of the corporation the most influential and important figure after Luce." Around the time they were raising US$100, 000 from wealthy Yale alumni like Henry P. Davison, partner of J.P. Morgan & Co., publicity man Martin Egan and J.P. Morgan & Co. banker Dwight Morrow, Henry Luce and Briton Hadden hired Larsen in 1922 although Larsen was a Harvard graduate and Luce and Hadden were Yale graduates. After Hadden died in 1929, Larsen purchased 550 shares of Time Inc., using money he obtained from selling RKO stock which he had inherited from his father, who was the head of the B.F. Keith theatre chain in New England. However, after Briton Hadden's death, the largest Time Inc. stockholder was Henry Luce, who ruled the media conglomerate in an autocratic fashion, "at his right hand was Larsen, " Time Inc. 's second-largest stockholder, according to "Time Inc. : The Intimate History of a Publishing Enterprise 1923 1941". In 1929, Roy Larsen was also named a Time Inc. director and a Time Inc. vice-president. J.P. Morgan retained a certain control through two directorates and a share of stocks, both over Time and Fortune. Other shareholders were Brown Brothers W. A. Harriman & Co., and The New York Trust Company (Standard Oil)....After Time magazine began publishing its weekly issues in March 1923, Roy Larsen was able to increase its circulation by utilizing U.S. radio and movie theaters around the world. It often promoted both "Time" magazine and U.S. political and corporate interests. According to The March of Time, as early as 1924, Larsen had brought Time into the infant radio business with the broadcast of a 15-minute sustaining quiz show entitled Pop Question which survived until 1925." Then, according to the same book, "In 1928 [...] Larsen undertook the weekly broadcast of a 10-minute programme series., Time Inc, 1997, 2.75, Toronto, Ontario: Toronto, ON: Viking, 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1997. -----------( 1st Printing of the First Edition ) --hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket--- 290 pages,--- contents include: The Mountain and the Valley; Man, God and the Godless; The Clans; Esther and the Mountain; White Rock; Sandra Comes in from the Cold; The Clan; A Bad Thing to Do to a Little Girl; Stella's Boys; And the Rest; The Women; The Other Side of the Clan; Conviction; In the Shadow of the South Mountain; Return to South Mountain; Epilogue --- from the front flap ---"The Annapolis Valley is one of the most beautiful places on the face of the earth. Apple blossoms, lush farms and lovely, secluded beaches have graced photographs and postcards without number. But there has been a dark evil within this idyllic land for more than two hundred years. Overlooking the Valley is South Mountain, a long ridge of hills covered by dense forests which conceal tiny hamlets and isolated clusters of shacks set in small clearings. For most of the last two centuries it has been home to the 'Clans' -- thirty or so tight family groupings,living in their various Mountain enclaves [in] the kind of poverty and deprivation associated only with the world's poorest nations. Then one day, a fourteen-year-old Mountain girl told authorities that her father had been 'using her as a wife'. This revelation sparked a massive investigation which revealed a horrific tale of incest, sexual and physical abuse and psychological torture. Eventually, sixteen men and women, almost an entire generation of one Clan, faced more than one hundred and fifty criminal charges.At the same time, eleven children, also an entire generation of the same Clan, were taken from their homes. The Valley's dark secrets are revealed -- in this mesmerizing account of what has gone on behind the picture postcard. For over a century, church officials, academics, politicians, teachers, social workers and doctors knew what was happening on South Mountain --but they chose to look the other way. 'On South Mountain' is more than just an unveiling of the Clan's dark secrets. It is a social history of the Mountain and Valley"---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 6.25w x 9.25h Inches. NOT Price Clipped., Toronto, ON: Viking, 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1997, 4, New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition, second printing with the misprint on page 25 corrected. Fine in very near fine dustwrapper with a little rubbing on the front panel. Winner of the National Book Award and one of the most celebrated debuts in recent years. Basis for the Anthony Minghella film starring Jude Law and Nicole Kidman., Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997, 4.5, Santiago de Chile: Sala de Arte Fundación Telefónica 19 de octubre de 2006 a 4 de marzo de 2007; Galería Gabriela Mistral, 20 de octubre de 2006 a 30 de enero de 2007, 2007. b/w and color plates, ports., cat., maps., tbls., chrts., graphs., illus. endpapers, color pict. wrps., translucent d.j, title on spine: "Alfredo Jaar, Santiago de Chile, 2006" Major anthological exhibition in Chile after a 25 years absence of artist Jaar (b. Chile, lives and works in New York). Although internationally recognized and whose conceptual works have been exhibited in major art festivals, Jaar is mostly ignored in Chile. This shared 2 venue exhibition pretends to reconcile the artist with his country of origin. Jaar's experiments with different media and advanced technology and his controversial installations are analyzed by various art experts: "Un logo para América" (1987) by Rodrigo Zuñiga; "Sin título: Agua" (1990) and "Fuera de balance (Out of balance)" (1988) dedicated to Mexican immigrants in the USA by Ana Maria Risco; "El silencio de Nduwayezu" (1997) by Bruno Cuneo; "Lamento de las imágenes" by Sandra Accatino and "Buscando a Gramsci", "La celda infinita" and "Deja que cien flores broten" by Pablo Chiuminatto, finally his film Muxima is reviewd by Adriana Vadés., Sala de Arte Fundación Telefónica 19 de octubre de 2006 a 4 de marzo de 2007; Galería Gabriela Mistral, 20 de octubre de 2006, 2007, 0, NY: Harry N. Abrams, 2020. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, pictorial boards, 288 pages. An illustrated mid-career monograph exploring the 30-year creative journey of the 8-time Academy Awardnominated writer and directorPaul Thomas Anderson has been described as "one of American film's modern masters" and "the foremost filmmaking talent of his generation." Anderson's lms have received 25 Academy Award nominations, and he has worked closely with many of the most accomplished actors of our time, including Lesley Ann Manville, Julianne Moore, Daniel Day-Lewis, Joaquin Phoenix, and Philip Seymour Homan. In Paul Thomas Anderson: Masterworks, Andersons entire careerfrom Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Punch Drunk Love (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007), The Master (2012), Inherent Vice (2014), and Phantom Thread (2017) to his music videos for Radiohead to his early short lmsis examined in illustrated detail for the rst time. Andersons inuences, his style, and the recurring themes of alienation, reinvention, ambition, and destiny that course through his movies are analyzed and supplemented by rsthand interviews with Andersons closest collaboratorsincluding producer JoAnne Sellar, actor Vicky Krieps, and composer Jonny Greenwoodand illuminated by lm stills, archival photos, original illustrations, and an appropriately psychedelic design aesthetic. Masterworks is a tribute to the dreamers, drifters, and evil dentists who populate his world. Record # 374254, Harry N. Abrams, 2020, 3, New York, NY: Warner Books, 1999. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Sticker residue on front of DJ.. ix, [1], 451 p. From Wikipedia: "David Baldacci (born August 5, 1960) is a bestselling American novelist....received a B.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. As a student, Baldacci wrote short stories in his spare time, and later practiced law for nine years near Washington, D.C. While living in Alexandria, Virginia, Baldacci wrote short stories and screenplays without much success. He turned to novel writing, taking three years to write Absolute Power. When it was published in 1996 it was an international best seller. David Baldacci serves as a national ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and participates in numerous charities as well as founding his own foundation for literacy, Wish You Well Foundation. Baldacci was raised in Virginia and still resides there (in Vienna, Virginia) with his wife, Michelle Baldacci (Mikki), and two children. His second cousin, John Baldacci, was the Democratic Governor of Maine from 2003 to 2011. In 1997, People magazine named him one of the 51 most beautiful people in the world....In 1996, his first novel Absolute Power was published and became an immediate bestseller. It tells the story of a fictional American President and his Secret Service agents who are willing to murder people in order to cover up the accidental death of a woman with whom the President was having an affair. It was made into a film, Absolute Power (1997), starring Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman. Baldacci has gone on to publish more than twenty further novels: Total Control, The Winner, The Simple Truth, Saving Faith, Wish You Well, Last Man Standing, The Christmas Train, Split Second, Hour Game, The Camel Club, The Collectors, Simple Genius, Stone Cold, The Whole Truth, Divine Justice, True Blue, Deliver Us From Evil, Hell's Corner, The Sixth Man, One Summer, Zero Day and The Innocent, as well as two young adult novels in the Freddy and the French Fries series. He has also published a novella for the Dutch entitled Office Hours, written for the Netherlands' Year 2000 "Month of the Thriller". Baldacci also authored a short story, The Mighty Johns, as part of a 2002 mystery anthology. Baldacci's works have appeared in numerous publications including The Washington Post, Men's Health, Richmond Magazine, and The Strand Magazine. He is also a contributing editor to Parade Magazine. Baldacci has authored seven original screenplays, and his works have been published in magazines, newspapers, and journals throughout the world. All of his books have become national and international bestsellers, translated into over 45 languages and sold in more than 100 countries. Over 110 million copies of Baldacci's books are in print worldwide, making him one of the bestselling writers in history. Baldacci will write the sixth and final book in the second series of The 39 Clues, Cahills v.s. Vespers, which will be published in March 2013. [This will be his third book for children after the two Freddy and the French Fries series. Baldacci has also appeared on numerous TV shows, including episodes airing on The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, and ID Discovery. Fifteen of Baldacci's novels have been number one bestsellers. He is also a bestseller in over 25 countries." Also from Wikipedia: "Saving Faith, written by David Baldacci, is a thriller novel set with backdrop of the political lobbying, political corruption, and blackmail in the US Government. Danny Buchanan was a highly successful Washington lobbyist who earned a fortune from his trade, and then after a conscience awakening, used it to fund his personal crusade to help the needy in the Third World countries. In addition to ensuring the aid reached the actually needy, Buchanan also resorted to bribing legislators to support government bills on foreign aid, using the same methods employed in his professional capacity. Robert Thornhill was a Deputy Director in the Central Intelligence Agency who oversaw a cabal so., Warner Books, 1999, 2.75, New York: Bantam Books, 1970. Presumed first paperback edition/first printing. Mass-market paperback. Very good. Signed by author. Inscription signed by Dixon on first page.. [10], 246 p. Cover states "For the first time in book form". From Wikipedia; "Jeane L. Dixon (born Lydia Emma Pinckert, January 5, 1904 January 25, 1997) was one of the best-known American Christian astrologers and psychics of the 20th century, due to her syndicated newspaper astrology column, some well-publicized predictions, and a best-selling biography...Dixon was born Lydia Emma Pinckert to German immigrants, Gerhart and Emma Pinckert, in Medford, Wisconsin, but raised in Missouri and California. Dixon's birthdate was often reported as 1918 and Dixon would offer this date to reporters, at one point even producing a passport to this effect, but she once testified in a deposition that she was born in 1910. An investigation by a reporter for the National Observer, who interviewed family members and examined official records, concluded she was born in 1904. In Southern California, her father owned an automobile dealership with Hal Roach, an American film and television producer and director Dixon claimed that while growing up in California, a "gypsy" gave her a crystal ball and read her palm, predicting she would become a famous "seer" and advise powerful people. She was married to James Dixon, a divorced man, from 1939 until his death, but the union was childless. James Dixon was a car dealer in California, who later ran a successful real estate company in Washington DC. Dixon worked with her husband in the business for many years and served as the company's president. Dixon reportedly predicted the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In the May 13, 1956, issue of Parade Magazine she wrote that the 1960 presidential election would be "dominated by labor and won by a Democrat" who would then go on to "[B]e assassinated or die in office though not necessarily in his first term." She later admitted, During the 1960 election, I saw Richard Nixon as the winner, and at the time made unequivocal predictions that JFK would fail to win the election. In the 1956 pronouncement, she merely stated that a President would "be assassinated or die in office", not necessarily that one would be assassinated. By emphasizing a few coincidentally correct predictions and ignoring those that were wrong, she acquired both fame and notoriety. The ability to persuade the public in this matter is known as the 'Jeane Dixon effect'. Dixon was the author of seven books, including her autobiography, a horoscope book for dogs and an astrological cookbook. She gained public awareness through the biographical volume, A Gift of Prophecy: the Phenomenal Jeane Dixon, written by syndicated columnist Ruth Montgomery. Published in 1965, the book sold more than 3 million copies. Despite being married to a divorced man, and although she claimed an ability to foretell the future by gazing into crystal balls, she professed to be a devout Roman Catholic, and she attributed her prophetic ability to God. Another million seller, My Life and Prophecies, was credited "as told to Rene Noorbergen", but Dixon was sued by Adele Fletcher, who claimed that her rejected manuscript was rewritten and published as that book. Fletcher was awarded five percent of the royalties by a jury. President Richard Nixon followed her predictions through his secretary, Rose Mary Woods, and met with her in the Oval Office at least once, in 1971. In 1972, Dixon's prediction of terrorist attacks in America in the wake of the Munich massacre spurred Nixon to set up a cabinet committee on counterterrorism. She was also one of several astrologers who gave advice to Nancy Reagan during the presidency of Ronald Reagan. John Allen Paulos, a mathematician at Temple University, coined the term "the Jeane Dixon effect, " which refers to a tendency to promote a few correct predictions while ignoring a larger number of incorrect predictions. Many of Dixon's predictions proved false, such as her claims that a dispute over the offshore Chinese islands of Quemoy and Matsu would trigger the start of World War III in., Bantam Books, 1970, 3, New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good condition/very good. 280 pages, illus. with color photographs, index. Facsimile autograph (NOT handsigned) by the author (Mariano Rivera) on the title page. [Two copies compared with identical signatures, identically placed on title page.] Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969) is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. Nicknamed "Mo" and "Sandman", Rivera spent most of his career as a relief pitcher and served as the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons. A thirteen-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion, he is MLB's career leader in saves (652) and games finished (952). Rivera won five American League (AL) Rolaids Relief Man Awards and three Delivery Man of the Year Awards, and he finished in the top three in voting for the AL Cy Young Award four times. Rivera was signed by the Yankees organization in Panama in 1990, and he debuted in the major leagues in 1995. Initially a starting pitcher, he was converted to a relief pitcher late in his rookie year. After a breakthrough season in 1996 as a setup man, he became the Yankees' closer in 1997. In the following seasons, he established himself as one of baseball's top relievers, leading the major leagues in saves in 1999, 2001, and 2004. Rivera primarily threw a sharp-moving, mid-90s mile-per-hour cut fastball that frequently broke hitters' bats and earned a reputation as one of the league's toughest pitches to hit. With his presence at the end of games, signaled by his foreboding entrance song "Enter Sandman", Rivera was a key contributor to the Yankees' success in the late 1990s and early 2000s. An accomplished postseason performer, he was named the 1999 World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) and the 2003 AL Championship Series MVP, and he holds several postseason records, including lowest earned run average (ERA) (0.70) and most saves (42). Rivera is regarded within baseball as one of the most dominant relievers in major league history. Pitching with a longevity and consistency uncommon to the closer role, he saved at least 25 games in 15 consecutive seasons and posted an ERA under 2.00 in 11 seasons, both of which are records. His career 2.21 ERA and 1.00 WHIP are the lowest in the live-ball era among qualified pitchers. Fellow players credit him with popularizing the cut fastball across the major leagues. Along with his signature pitch, Rivera was known for his precise control, smooth pitching motion, and for his composure and reserved demeanor on the field. In 2013, the Yankees retired his uniform number 42; he was the last major league player to wear the number full-time, following its league-wide retirement in honor of Jackie Robinson. Rivera has been involved in philanthropic causes through the Mariano Rivera Foundation. He is considered to be a strong candidate for the Baseball Hall of Fame once he is eligible., Little, Brown and Company, 2014, 3, University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1997. 25.0 x 22.0cms, 514pp, b/w illusts, very good hardback & dustwrapper The headings are: Le Chaux-de-Fonds (1887-1907); travels & apprenticeships (1907-1911); early professional career (192-1916) the move to Paris (1917-1920), University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1997, 0<

1997, ISBN: e2c9d11236c805ffe4f61c26b908eacd

Taschenbuch, Gebundene Ausgabe

New York: Time Inc, 1997. Special Issue on American Visions. Wraps. Good. Recipient mailing information inked over on front cover, otherwise very good condition.. 88 p. Includes illustr… Mehr…

New York: Time Inc, 1997. Special Issue on American Visions. Wraps. Good. Recipient mailing information inked over on front cover, otherwise very good condition.. 88 p. Includes illustrations. Larger format that usual. Many illustrations in color. From Wikipedia: "Time is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It was founded in 1923 and for decades dominated by Henry Luce, who built a highly profitable stable of magazines....Time has the world's largest circulation for a weekly news magazine, and has a readership of 25 million, 20 million of which are in the US....Time magazine was created in 1923 by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce, making it the first weekly news magazine in the United States. The two had previously worked together as chairman and managing editor respectively of the Yale Daily News. They first called the proposed magazine Facts. They wanted to emphasize brevity, so that a busy man could read it in an hour. They changed the name to Time and used the slogan "Take Time It's Brief." Hadden was a rather carefree figure, who liked to tease Luce and saw Time as something important but also fun. That accounts for its tone, which many people still criticize as too light for serious news and more suited to its heavy coverage of celebrities (including politicians), the entertainment industry, and pop culture. It set out to tell the news through people, and for many decades the magazine's cover was of a single person. The first issue of Time was published on March 3, 1923, featuring on its cover Joseph G. Cannon, the retired Speaker of the United States House of Representatives; a facsimile reprint of Issue No. 1, including all of the articles and advertisements contained in the original, was included with copies of the February 28, 1938 issue as a commemoration of the magazine's 15th anniversary. On Hadden's death in 1929, Luce became the dominant man at Time and a major figure in the history of 20th-century media. According to Time Inc. : The Intimate History of a Publishing Enterprise 1972 2004 by Robert Elson, "Roy Edward Larsen [...] was to play a role second only to Luce's in the development of Time Inc." In his book, The March of Time, 1935 1951, Raymond Fielding also noted that Larsen was "originally circulation manager and then general manager of Time, later publisher of Life, for many years president of Time Inc., and in the long history of the corporation the most influential and important figure after Luce." Around the time they were raising US$100, 000 from wealthy Yale alumni like Henry P. Davison, partner of J.P. Morgan & Co., publicity man Martin Egan and J.P. Morgan & Co. banker Dwight Morrow, Henry Luce and Briton Hadden hired Larsen in 1922 although Larsen was a Harvard graduate and Luce and Hadden were Yale graduates. After Hadden died in 1929, Larsen purchased 550 shares of Time Inc., using money he obtained from selling RKO stock which he had inherited from his father, who was the head of the B.F. Keith theatre chain in New England. However, after Briton Hadden's death, the largest Time Inc. stockholder was Henry Luce, who ruled the media conglomerate in an autocratic fashion, "at his right hand was Larsen, " Time Inc. 's second-largest stockholder, according to "Time Inc. : The Intimate History of a Publishing Enterprise 1923 1941". In 1929, Roy Larsen was also named a Time Inc. director and a Time Inc. vice-president. J.P. Morgan retained a certain control through two directorates and a share of stocks, both over Time and Fortune. Other shareholders were Brown Brothers W. A. Harriman & Co., and The New York Trust Company (Standard Oil)....After Time magazine began publishing its weekly issues in March 1923, Roy Larsen was able to increase its circulation by utilizing U.S. radio and movie theaters around the world. It often promoted both "Time" magazine and U.S. political and corporate interests. According to The March of Time, as early as 1924, Larsen had brought Time into the infant radio business with the broadcast of a 15-minute sustaining quiz show entitled Pop Question which survived until 1925." Then, according to the same book, "In 1928 [...] Larsen undertook the weekly broadcast of a 10-minute programme series., Time Inc, 1997, 2.75, Toronto, Ontario: Toronto, ON: Viking, 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1997. -----------( 1st Printing of the First Edition ) --hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket--- 290 pages,--- contents include: The Mountain and the Valley; Man, God and the Godless; The Clans; Esther and the Mountain; White Rock; Sandra Comes in from the Cold; The Clan; A Bad Thing to Do to a Little Girl; Stella's Boys; And the Rest; The Women; The Other Side of the Clan; Conviction; In the Shadow of the South Mountain; Return to South Mountain; Epilogue --- from the front flap ---"The Annapolis Valley is one of the most beautiful places on the face of the earth. Apple blossoms, lush farms and lovely, secluded beaches have graced photographs and postcards without number. But there has been a dark evil within this idyllic land for more than two hundred years. Overlooking the Valley is South Mountain, a long ridge of hills covered by dense forests which conceal tiny hamlets and isolated clusters of shacks set in small clearings. For most of the last two centuries it has been home to the 'Clans' -- thirty or so tight family groupings,living in their various Mountain enclaves [in] the kind of poverty and deprivation associated only with the world's poorest nations. Then one day, a fourteen-year-old Mountain girl told authorities that her father had been 'using her as a wife'. This revelation sparked a massive investigation which revealed a horrific tale of incest, sexual and physical abuse and psychological torture. Eventually, sixteen men and women, almost an entire generation of one Clan, faced more than one hundred and fifty criminal charges.At the same time, eleven children, also an entire generation of the same Clan, were taken from their homes. The Valley's dark secrets are revealed -- in this mesmerizing account of what has gone on behind the picture postcard. For over a century, church officials, academics, politicians, teachers, social workers and doctors knew what was happening on South Mountain --but they chose to look the other way. 'On South Mountain' is more than just an unveiling of the Clan's dark secrets. It is a social history of the Mountain and Valley"---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 6.25w x 9.25h Inches. NOT Price Clipped., Toronto, ON: Viking, 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1997, 4, New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition, second printing with the misprint on page 25 corrected. Fine in very near fine dustwrapper with a little rubbing on the front panel. Winner of the National Book Award and one of the most celebrated debuts in recent years. Basis for the Anthony Minghella film starring Jude Law and Nicole Kidman., Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997, 4.5, Santiago de Chile: Sala de Arte Fundación Telefónica 19 de octubre de 2006 a 4 de marzo de 2007; Galería Gabriela Mistral, 20 de octubre de 2006 a 30 de enero de 2007, 2007. b/w and color plates, ports., cat., maps., tbls., chrts., graphs., illus. endpapers, color pict. wrps., translucent d.j, title on spine: "Alfredo Jaar, Santiago de Chile, 2006" Major anthological exhibition in Chile after a 25 years absence of artist Jaar (b. Chile, lives and works in New York). Although internationally recognized and whose conceptual works have been exhibited in major art festivals, Jaar is mostly ignored in Chile. This shared 2 venue exhibition pretends to reconcile the artist with his country of origin. Jaar's experiments with different media and advanced technology and his controversial installations are analyzed by various art experts: "Un logo para América" (1987) by Rodrigo Zuñiga; "Sin título: Agua" (1990) and "Fuera de balance (Out of balance)" (1988) dedicated to Mexican immigrants in the USA by Ana Maria Risco; "El silencio de Nduwayezu" (1997) by Bruno Cuneo; "Lamento de las imágenes" by Sandra Accatino and "Buscando a Gramsci", "La celda infinita" and "Deja que cien flores broten" by Pablo Chiuminatto, finally his film Muxima is reviewd by Adriana Vadés., Sala de Arte Fundación Telefónica 19 de octubre de 2006 a 4 de marzo de 2007; Galería Gabriela Mistral, 20 de octubre de 2006, 2007, 0, NY: Harry N. Abrams, 2020. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, pictorial boards, 288 pages. An illustrated mid-career monograph exploring the 30-year creative journey of the 8-time Academy Awardnominated writer and directorPaul Thomas Anderson has been described as "one of American film's modern masters" and "the foremost filmmaking talent of his generation." Anderson's lms have received 25 Academy Award nominations, and he has worked closely with many of the most accomplished actors of our time, including Lesley Ann Manville, Julianne Moore, Daniel Day-Lewis, Joaquin Phoenix, and Philip Seymour Homan. In Paul Thomas Anderson: Masterworks, Andersons entire careerfrom Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Punch Drunk Love (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007), The Master (2012), Inherent Vice (2014), and Phantom Thread (2017) to his music videos for Radiohead to his early short lmsis examined in illustrated detail for the rst time. Andersons inuences, his style, and the recurring themes of alienation, reinvention, ambition, and destiny that course through his movies are analyzed and supplemented by rsthand interviews with Andersons closest collaboratorsincluding producer JoAnne Sellar, actor Vicky Krieps, and composer Jonny Greenwoodand illuminated by lm stills, archival photos, original illustrations, and an appropriately psychedelic design aesthetic. Masterworks is a tribute to the dreamers, drifters, and evil dentists who populate his world. Record # 374254, Harry N. Abrams, 2020, 3, New York: Bantam Books, 1970. Presumed first paperback edition/first printing. Mass-market paperback. Very good. Signed by author. Inscription signed by Dixon on first page.. [10], 246 p. Cover states "For the first time in book form". From Wikipedia; "Jeane L. Dixon (born Lydia Emma Pinckert, January 5, 1904 January 25, 1997) was one of the best-known American Christian astrologers and psychics of the 20th century, due to her syndicated newspaper astrology column, some well-publicized predictions, and a best-selling biography...Dixon was born Lydia Emma Pinckert to German immigrants, Gerhart and Emma Pinckert, in Medford, Wisconsin, but raised in Missouri and California. Dixon's birthdate was often reported as 1918 and Dixon would offer this date to reporters, at one point even producing a passport to this effect, but she once testified in a deposition that she was born in 1910. An investigation by a reporter for the National Observer, who interviewed family members and examined official records, concluded she was born in 1904. In Southern California, her father owned an automobile dealership with Hal Roach, an American film and television producer and director Dixon claimed that while growing up in California, a "gypsy" gave her a crystal ball and read her palm, predicting she would become a famous "seer" and advise powerful people. She was married to James Dixon, a divorced man, from 1939 until his death, but the union was childless. James Dixon was a car dealer in California, who later ran a successful real estate company in Washington DC. Dixon worked with her husband in the business for many years and served as the company's president. Dixon reportedly predicted the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In the May 13, 1956, issue of Parade Magazine she wrote that the 1960 presidential election would be "dominated by labor and won by a Democrat" who would then go on to "[B]e assassinated or die in office though not necessarily in his first term." She later admitted, During the 1960 election, I saw Richard Nixon as the winner, and at the time made unequivocal predictions that JFK would fail to win the election. In the 1956 pronouncement, she merely stated that a President would "be assassinated or die in office", not necessarily that one would be assassinated. By emphasizing a few coincidentally correct predictions and ignoring those that were wrong, she acquired both fame and notoriety. The ability to persuade the public in this matter is known as the 'Jeane Dixon effect'. Dixon was the author of seven books, including her autobiography, a horoscope book for dogs and an astrological cookbook. She gained public awareness through the biographical volume, A Gift of Prophecy: the Phenomenal Jeane Dixon, written by syndicated columnist Ruth Montgomery. Published in 1965, the book sold more than 3 million copies. Despite being married to a divorced man, and although she claimed an ability to foretell the future by gazing into crystal balls, she professed to be a devout Roman Catholic, and she attributed her prophetic ability to God. Another million seller, My Life and Prophecies, was credited "as told to Rene Noorbergen", but Dixon was sued by Adele Fletcher, who claimed that her rejected manuscript was rewritten and published as that book. Fletcher was awarded five percent of the royalties by a jury. President Richard Nixon followed her predictions through his secretary, Rose Mary Woods, and met with her in the Oval Office at least once, in 1971. In 1972, Dixon's prediction of terrorist attacks in America in the wake of the Munich massacre spurred Nixon to set up a cabinet committee on counterterrorism. She was also one of several astrologers who gave advice to Nancy Reagan during the presidency of Ronald Reagan. John Allen Paulos, a mathematician at Temple University, coined the term "the Jeane Dixon effect, " which refers to a tendency to promote a few correct predictions while ignoring a larger number of incorrect predictions. Many of Dixon's predictions proved false, such as her claims that a dispute over the offshore Chinese islands of Quemoy and Matsu would trigger the start of World War III in., Bantam Books, 1970, 3, New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good condition/very good. 280 pages, illus. with color photographs, index. Facsimile autograph (NOT handsigned) by the author (Mariano Rivera) on the title page. [Two copies compared with identical signatures, identically placed on title page.] Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969) is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. Nicknamed "Mo" and "Sandman", Rivera spent most of his career as a relief pitcher and served as the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons. A thirteen-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion, he is MLB's career leader in saves (652) and games finished (952). Rivera won five American League (AL) Rolaids Relief Man Awards and three Delivery Man of the Year Awards, and he finished in the top three in voting for the AL Cy Young Award four times. Rivera was signed by the Yankees organization in Panama in 1990, and he debuted in the major leagues in 1995. Initially a starting pitcher, he was converted to a relief pitcher late in his rookie year. After a breakthrough season in 1996 as a setup man, he became the Yankees' closer in 1997. In the following seasons, he established himself as one of baseball's top relievers, leading the major leagues in saves in 1999, 2001, and 2004. Rivera primarily threw a sharp-moving, mid-90s mile-per-hour cut fastball that frequently broke hitters' bats and earned a reputation as one of the league's toughest pitches to hit. With his presence at the end of games, signaled by his foreboding entrance song "Enter Sandman", Rivera was a key contributor to the Yankees' success in the late 1990s and early 2000s. An accomplished postseason performer, he was named the 1999 World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) and the 2003 AL Championship Series MVP, and he holds several postseason records, including lowest earned run average (ERA) (0.70) and most saves (42). Rivera is regarded within baseball as one of the most dominant relievers in major league history. Pitching with a longevity and consistency uncommon to the closer role, he saved at least 25 games in 15 consecutive seasons and posted an ERA under 2.00 in 11 seasons, both of which are records. His career 2.21 ERA and 1.00 WHIP are the lowest in the live-ball era among qualified pitchers. Fellow players credit him with popularizing the cut fastball across the major leagues. Along with his signature pitch, Rivera was known for his precise control, smooth pitching motion, and for his composure and reserved demeanor on the field. In 2013, the Yankees retired his uniform number 42; he was the last major league player to wear the number full-time, following its league-wide retirement in honor of Jackie Robinson. Rivera has been involved in philanthropic causes through the Mariano Rivera Foundation. He is considered to be a strong candidate for the Baseball Hall of Fame once he is eligible., Little, Brown and Company, 2014, 3, New York, NY: Warner Books, 1999. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Sticker residue on front of DJ.. ix, [1], 451 p. From Wikipedia: "David Baldacci (born August 5, 1960) is a bestselling American novelist....received a B.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. As a student, Baldacci wrote short stories in his spare time, and later practiced law for nine years near Washington, D.C. While living in Alexandria, Virginia, Baldacci wrote short stories and screenplays without much success. He turned to novel writing, taking three years to write Absolute Power. When it was published in 1996 it was an international best seller. David Baldacci serves as a national ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and participates in numerous charities as well as founding his own foundation for literacy, Wish You Well Foundation. Baldacci was raised in Virginia and still resides there (in Vienna, Virginia) with his wife, Michelle Baldacci (Mikki), and two children. His second cousin, John Baldacci, was the Democratic Governor of Maine from 2003 to 2011. In 1997, People magazine named him one of the 51 most beautiful people in the world....In 1996, his first novel Absolute Power was published and became an immediate bestseller. It tells the story of a fictional American President and his Secret Service agents who are willing to murder people in order to cover up the accidental death of a woman with whom the President was having an affair. It was made into a film, Absolute Power (1997), starring Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman. Baldacci has gone on to publish more than twenty further novels: Total Control, The Winner, The Simple Truth, Saving Faith, Wish You Well, Last Man Standing, The Christmas Train, Split Second, Hour Game, The Camel Club, The Collectors, Simple Genius, Stone Cold, The Whole Truth, Divine Justice, True Blue, Deliver Us From Evil, Hell's Corner, The Sixth Man, One Summer, Zero Day and The Innocent, as well as two young adult novels in the Freddy and the French Fries series. He has also published a novella for the Dutch entitled Office Hours, written for the Netherlands' Year 2000 "Month of the Thriller". Baldacci also authored a short story, The Mighty Johns, as part of a 2002 mystery anthology. Baldacci's works have appeared in numerous publications including The Washington Post, Men's Health, Richmond Magazine, and The Strand Magazine. He is also a contributing editor to Parade Magazine. Baldacci has authored seven original screenplays, and his works have been published in magazines, newspapers, and journals throughout the world. All of his books have become national and international bestsellers, translated into over 45 languages and sold in more than 100 countries. Over 110 million copies of Baldacci's books are in print worldwide, making him one of the bestselling writers in history. Baldacci will write the sixth and final book in the second series of The 39 Clues, Cahills v.s. Vespers, which will be published in March 2013. [This will be his third book for children after the two Freddy and the French Fries series. Baldacci has also appeared on numerous TV shows, including episodes airing on The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, and ID Discovery. Fifteen of Baldacci's novels have been number one bestsellers. He is also a bestseller in over 25 countries." Also from Wikipedia: "Saving Faith, written by David Baldacci, is a thriller novel set with backdrop of the political lobbying, political corruption, and blackmail in the US Government. Danny Buchanan was a highly successful Washington lobbyist who earned a fortune from his trade, and then after a conscience awakening, used it to fund his personal crusade to help the needy in the Third World countries. In addition to ensuring the aid reached the actually needy, Buchanan also resorted to bribing legislators to support government bills on foreign aid, using the same methods employed in his professional capacity. Robert Thornhill was a Deputy Director in the Central Intelligence Agency who oversaw a cabal so., Warner Books, 1999, 2.75, University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1997. 25.0 x 22.0cms, 514pp, b/w illusts, very good hardback & dustwrapper The headings are: Le Chaux-de-Fonds (1887-1907); travels & apprenticeships (1907-1911); early professional career (192-1916) the move to Paris (1917-1920), University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1997, 0<

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Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1997. Hardcover; small square 4to; 514 pages. Grey cloth with silver titles. Bright and clean interior. In a beige illustrated jacket, in a mylar… Mehr…

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1997. Hardcover; small square 4to; 514 pages. Grey cloth with silver titles. Bright and clean interior. In a beige illustrated jacket, in a mylar wrap. Light shelfwear. NF/NF. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine., The University of Chicago Press, 1997, 4<