Search Results: Biographies & Memoirs from pacaritambo books

Picador, 2014. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Color photos of Rockwell's art; B&W era photos throughout. CONDITION: What makes this book "As NEW": Small remainder dot top edges. UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2014 Picador trade paperback (493 pages), first paperback edition, first printing. There is a color photo section showing Rockwell's art - many from the collection of director Steven Spiellberg. B&W era photos throughout. CONTENT: "Welcome to Rockwell Land," writes Deborah Solomon in the introduction to this spirited and authoritative biography of the painter who provided twentieth-century America with a defining image of itself. As the star illustrator of The Saturday Evening Post for nearly half a century, Norman Rockwell mingled fact and fiction in paintings that reflected the we-the-people, communitarian ideals of American democracy. Freckled Boy Scouts and their mutts, sprightly grandmothers, a young man… Read More

Random House, 2007. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Dr. Seuss. CONDITION: NEW 2007 Random House hardcover (red boards) & dust jacket, first edition, 2nd printing. Annotations and Intro by Philip Nel. Color illustrations by - who else? - Dr. Seuss. Big and heavy book. CONTENT: Why annotate a book that is under 4,000 words, even if it is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary? For one thing, The Cat in the Hat revolutionized the way kids learn to read. This lavishly illustrated and loving look at Dr. Seuss' small classic, as well as its sequel, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, wins kudos for its introduction. Nel does a terrific job of supplying the backstory behind both the book and the man and explaining why and how Cat became a worldwide favorite. As for the annotations, they range from interesting to odd to, well, stretches. For instance, a riff about how Geisel identified with the Cat's "subversive sense of humor, and drew himself as both Cat and the Grinch" is captivating. The… Read More

New York: Indian Head, 1994. Facsimile Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. B&W era photos illustrate. CONDITION: UNREAD and undated Facsimile Edition Indian Head trade paperback. Very light edge wear. CONTENT: Marketed as an "authentic" biography of Billy the Kid, this book has some truths in it and some fabrications. It is an interesting read and if you are researching The Kid, it is essential, but beware - check your facts with someone like Nolan before betting the house on the information here. IMHO.

Dutton, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. B&W era photo section. CONDITION: As NEW - what makes this "as new?" small red remainder dot bottom edges at spine. UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2019 Dutton/Penguin hardcover (blue/yellow boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. B&W era photo section. CONTENT: Dr. Seuss is a classic American icon. Whimsical and wonderful, his work has defined our childhoods and the childhoods of our own children. The silly, simple rhymes are a bottomless well of magic, his illustrations timeless favorites because, quite simply, he makes us laugh. The Grinch, the Cat in the Hat, Horton, and so many more, are his troupe of beloved, and uniquely Seussian, creations. Theodor Geisel, however, had a second, more radical side. It is there that the allure and fascination of his Dr. Seuss alter ego begins. He had a successful career as an advertising man and then as a political cartoonist, his personal convictions… Read More

Boston: G.K. Hall & Company, 1988. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. As New/As New. 2 B&W maps. CONDITION: UNREAD 1988 GK Hall slim hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, printing not given. B&W maps illustrate. Tiny foxing top edge and inside DJ. CONTENT: This book outlines the important events in the writer's personal and professional life by extracting facts and clues from a fascinating array of documents including letters, journals, writings from those who knew him, and the most recent scholarship. It also contains a list of persons frequently referred to, with relevant biographical details, and a bibliography of the principal sources of information.

Galahad Books, 1996. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/New. B&W era photo section. CONDITION: UNREAD 1996 Galahad Books large (& heavy - 3 lbs) hardcover (brown boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first Galahad edition, assumed first printing. The original copyright was 1961 and I assume was published around that year. 2 tiny loss-of-color spots front board. B&W era photo section. CONTENT: Everyone knows William Randolph Hearst - from newspapers, history, and even Hollywood movies, so I won't bore you with a long content section. An exhaustive profile of the nation's most powerful newspaper mogul explores the life and times of William Randolph Hearst, his turbulent and flamboyant personal life, his controversial style of journalism, and the growth of his publishing empire.

HarperCollins, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. A few charts throughout. CONDITION: The sub-title for this book is: Effortless Systems and Joyful Rituals for a Calm, Cozy Home. NEW 2020 HarperCollins large paperback, first edition, first printing. Several charts throughout. CONTENT: The creator of the popular cleaning website Clean Mama and author of Clean Mama's Guide to a Healthy Home shows you how to establish systems and rituals to transform your home into a clean, organized, and comfortable space for you and your family. We all want our homes to be cozy and comfortable spaces where we can leave the challenges of the outside world behind and connect with our families. But too often the mess and disorder only add stress. For years, Becky Rapinchuk has taught people how to simplify and improve cleaning routines, and now she reveals a game-changing method to help us find joy and make our chores effortless. By pairing up systems-how we get things done so… Read More

Waterbrook Press, 2018. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Chapter decorations. CONDITION: NEW 2017 Waterbrook Press hardcover (ivory boards) and dust jacket, first edition, 3rd printing. Chapter decorations only. CONTENT: "A must-read for anyone who longs for the day when the dividing lines of race, class, and bigotry are finally overcome by the greater forces of love, forgiveness, and brotherhood."-Rev. Samuel Rodriguez Racial tensions had long simmered in Benton Harbor, a small city on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, before the day a white narcotics officer-more focused on arrests than justice-set his sights on an innocent black man. But when officer Andrew Collins framed Jameel McGee for possession of crack cocaine, the surprising result was not a race riot but a transformative journey for both men. Falsely convicted, McGee spent three years in federal prison. Collins also went to prison a few years later for falsifying police reports. While behind bars, the faith of both men… Read More

Warner Books, 1996. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/New. CONDITION: UNREAD 1996 Warner Books hardcover (green boards - what else?) and dust jacket with just one tiny wrinkle bottom front edge. Interior clean & tight. No tanning. CONTENT: Green, author, NPR and Fox Sports analyst, details his struggles in the NFL regarding training camp; pain medication, truth about NFL players and groupies, the mob and the NFL, the salary cap, racism, Aids, and gambling - oh, and life after football. He played on the legendary Atlanta team with Deion Sanders and coached by Jerry Glanville. Dated in some areas, but spot-on in some of today's continuing problems. Green is a great writer, IMHO.

Pegasus Books, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. 2 era B&W and Color Photo Sections. CONDITION: "AS NEW" - what makes this book As New? Nothing I can pinpoint; it just seems perused. 2017 Pegasus hardcover & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. 2 era B&W and color photo sections. End pages decorated with map of Darwin's travels. CONTENT: An acclaimed geologist leads the reader on an adventure through the landscape that absorbed and inspired Charles Darwin. Everybody knows-or thinks they know-Charles Darwin, the father of evolution and the man who altered the way we view our place in the world. But what most people do not know is that Darwin was on board the HMS Beagle as a geologist-on a mission to examine the land, not flora and fauna. Tracing Darwin's footsteps in South America and beyond, geologist Rob Wesson sets out on a trek across the Andes, repeating the nautical surveys made by the Beagle's crew, hunting for fossils in… Read More

Harvard University Press, 1978. Revised Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/As New. B&W photos (very few) . CONDITION: What makes this book "As New?" The DJ shows short "cuts" - one at the top front edge and one at the top back edge. What caused this? No idea. UNREAD 1978 Harvard Univ. Press hardcover (blue boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), supposedly the "revised" edition. There are only 2 B&W photos that I have found. CONTENT: The story of that amazingly influential and still somewhat mysterious woman, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has the dramatic interest of a novel. She was at the very center of the rich culture and clashing politics of the 12th century. Richest marriage prize of the Middle Ages, she was Queen of France as the wife of Louis VII, and went with him on the exciting and disastrous Second Crusade. Inspiration of troubadours and trouveres, she played a large part in rendering fashionable the Courts of Love and in establishing the whole courtly tradition of medieval times. Divorced from… Read More

Ballantine, 2017. 1st American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Color photo section. CONDITION: NEW 2017 Ballantine hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket, first US edition, first printing. Color photo section. CONTENT: Many are familiar with the story of the much-married King Henry VIII of England and the celebrated reign of his daughter, Elizabeth I. But it is often forgotten that the life of the first Tudor queen, Elizabeth of York, Henry's mother and Elizabeth's grandmother, spanned one of England's most dramatic and perilous periods. Now New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir presents the first modern biography of this extraordinary woman, whose very existence united the realm and ensured the survival of the Plantagenet bloodline. Her birth was greeted with as much pomp and ceremony as that of a male heir. The first child of King Edward IV, Elizabeth enjoyed all the glittering trappings of royalty. But after the death of her father; the disappearance and… Read More

Riverhead Books, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. B&W era photos & movie stills. CONDITION: As New - what makes this book "as new?" - back board bumped corner. Not awful, but there. So . . UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2012 Riverhead hardcover (gray boards & 1 bumped corner) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. B&W era photos & movie stills throughout. CONTENT: [Don't recall Lyle Talbot in movies? Take a look at one of his photos and you will go "Oh, yeah, him. I liked his work."] Using the life and career of her father, an early Hollywood actor, New Yorker writer Margaret Talbot tells the thrilling story of the rise of popular culture through a transfixing personal lens. The arc of Lyle Talbot's career is in fact the story of American entertainment. Born in 1902, Lyle left his home in small-town Nebraska in 1918 to join a traveling carnival. From there he became a magician's assistant, an actor in a traveling theater troupe, a romantic lead in early talkies, then an… Read More

Viking, 2018. 1st Edition 5th Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. B&W era photo section. CONDITION: What makes this book "As New" - Tiny red remainder dot bottom edges. UNREAD 2018 Viking hardcover (gray boards) and dust jacket, first edition, 5th printing. B&W era photo section. CONTENT: The former Director of National Intelligence's candid and compelling account of the intelligence community's successes--and failures--in facing some of the greatest threats to America When he stepped down in January 2017 as the fourth United States director of national intelligence, James Clapper had been President Obama's senior intelligence adviser for six and a half years, longer than his three predecessors combined. He led the U.S. intelligence community through a period that included the raid on Osama bin Laden, the Benghazi attack, the leaks of Edward Snowden, and Russia's influence operation during the 2016 U.S. election campaign. In Facts and Fears, Clapper traces his career through the growing threat of… Read More

HarperCollins, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Color & B&W era photo section. CONDITION: What makes this book "as new" - a short remainder mark bottom edges. UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2020 HarperCollins hardcover (red boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Color & B&W era photo section. CONTENT: JOE MURPHY HAD IT ALL. In 1986, he became the first college-educated hockey player selected first overall in the NHL entry draft. He won a Stanley Cup in Edmonton four years later. But since then, his life has taken a tragic turn, largely due to the untreated brain injuries he suffered as a player. Murphy's life didn't begin on a track that would lead to homelessness. He was smart, dedicated to hockey and was a key player for the Oilers, Red Wings and Blackhawks, among other teams. But one vicious body check changed his life forever. Despite being shaken by the hit, Murphy was cleared to return to the game. Soon after, his entire life seemed to change. Murphy became a… Read More

Viking, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. B&W and color era photo section. CONDITION: What makes this AS NEW? Small remainder dot bottom edges near spine. Great/big B&W and color era photo section. CONTENT: Valerie Jarrett was the longest serving senior adviser to President Barack Obama. She oversaw the Offices of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs and chaired the White House Council on Women and Girls. Before joining the White House, she served as the chief executive officer of The Habitat Company in Chicago, chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, commissioner of Planning and Development, and deputy chief of staff for Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley. Jarrett has received numerous awards and honorary degrees, including Time's "100 Most Influential People." She received her B.A. from Stanford University in 1978 and her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981. She is currently a senior adviser to the Obama Foundation and Attn… Read More

TCU Press, 2001. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. As New/New. No illustrations. CONDITION: "AS NEW" - what makes this "as new?" Inscriptions by contributors to the book (Lou Rodenberger, James Ward Lee, Dick Heaberlin, and Larry Herold). UNREAD c. 1998-2001 TCU Press hardcover (maroon boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), assumed first edition, no printing given. No illustrations. CONTENT: Porter's uneasy relationship with her home state has become increasingly important to discussions of her life and work. Born in the now-gone community of Indian Creek and raised in Kyle, Porter is tied to Texas by three major events that occurred during her career. In 1939 she expected to receive the Texas Institute of Letters Award for "Best Texas Book" only to be insulted when the award went to folklorist J. Frank Dobie. In the 1950s she accepted an invitation to lecture at the University of Texas at Austin. During her visit to present that lecture, Porter began to believe that UT would build a library… Read More

Konecky & Konecky, 1994. Reprint Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/New. B&W maps. UNREAD Konecky & Konecky hardcover & Dust Jacket (in mylar jacket), reprint of the 1956 Bobbs-Merrill first edition. B&W maps. Tiny (really) edge wear to top DJ top edge tips at the fold. The authors premise is that Johnston did not receive credit due him for his work for the Confederacy due to a personally vindictive Jefferson Davis. They set the record straight.

Random House, 1996. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. B&W era photo section. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1996 Random House hardcover (green boards with embossed design) and dust jacket, first edition, 2nd printing. B&W era photo section. Problem: thin remainder mark bottom edges. CONTENT: In the mid-'30s, Heyerdahl and his bride, Liv, embarked on a year-long project to study local animals on an oceanic island to find out how they got there. The Heyerdahls selected Fatu-Hiva in the Marquesas; it was lightly populated and so remote that there was no regular ship service. They wanted to be totally independent of civilization and to live off the land; their only human-made products were an iron pot and a long-handled machete. Heyerdahl gives an engaging account of their adventures and their relations with the island's inhabitants. An elderly man who remembered the practice of cannibalism told of a tradition that the island had been settled by people… Read More

Viking, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 2 B&W photo sections; B&W maps. CONDITION: UNREAD 1996 Viking hardcover (blue boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Tiny spot of glue with small bleed-through inside front cover. Now and then it happens. 2 B&W photo sections with B&W maps. CONTENT: Egyptian Queen Hatchepsut, who died in 1482 B.C. after more than 20 years of peaceful rule, proclaimed herself pharaoh during her reign. An absorbing scholarly biography, based on a meticulous review of the archaeological record, of a remarkable woman who ruled as pharaoh for 20 years in Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty (c. 1490 B.C.). Although an important pharaoh whose rule was notable for internal order and other significant achievements, Hatchepsut has suffered, Tyldesley argues, from an unjust obscurity, born mostly from her enemies' determined efforts to obliterate her memory and from a consequent paucity of archaeological evidence about her. The daughter of Tuthmosis I and widowed… Read More