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Little, Brown & Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0316664898 . HC/DJ - fine/near fine. Excellent condition. Hardcover is clean and unmarked. Jacket has light scuffing and very light edgewear. B/w photos. ; 8vo; 385 pages; "In this incredible story that reads like a legal thriller, the author recounts how an unlikely trio of individuals joined forces to wage a legal battle that resulted in the unprecedented defeat of big tobacco in one of the highest-stakes legal battles ever fought. " (700) .
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ASSUMING THE RISK The Mavericks, the Lawyers, and the Whistle-Blowers Who Beat Big Tobacco
by Michael Orey
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DARK THOUGHTS: RACE AND THE ECLIPSE OF SOCIETY
by Lemert, Charles
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London: Routledge. Very Good+;. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 0415934451 . Excellent condition - ex-library with heavy laminated cover and usual stamps & stickers - only light wear overall. Interior clean & unmarked. Description: In Dark Thoughts prominent sociologist Charles Lemert compellingly argues that race is the central feature of modern culture; this was true for the twentieth century and it will be true for the twenty-first. If we want to understand how the world works, Lemert explains, we must understand the centrality of race in our lives and in the foundation of our society. We must also be able to face up to what we've done to one another in the name of race. In his characteristically engaging prose, the book tells of the important moments of the twentieth century through the writings of such major figures as W. E. B. Du Bois, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Anna Julia Cooper, Nella Larson, and Malcolm X, always with an eye to the complicated ways that race weaves…
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DIGITOPIA BLUES Race, Technology, and the American Voice
by Sobol, John
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Alberta: Banff Centre Press. New. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 0920159893 . Softcover is new with no markings. "In Digitopia Blues, John Sobol examines both oral and literate cultures in the United States, intertwining the stories of black Americans finding a language of revolution and power in music (blues, jazz, rock n roll, rap, and hip hop) , with the stories of literate poets struggling to transcend the printed page to embrace the body, music, and public speech. ...; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Sobol pinpoints the implications of oral and literate values on the cultural landscape of North America, including in his scope rave, Napster, and what he calls the "digital divide. " How will oral and literate cultures manifest themselves in a digital world? What are the implications of digital communications technologies for people of colour in America? ...." [300-osl] .
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FRONTIER WOMEN "Civilizing" the West? 1840 - 1880, Revised Edition
by Jeffrey, Julie Roy
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Hill and Wang. Very Good+. 1998. Second Edition. Softcover. 080901601X . Ex-library book, but still in very good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual type of markings. Interior clean, light soiling to outer edge of pages. Very light edgewear to cover. "This portrait of women in the Western migration covers life on the Overland Trail and their roles in bringing civilization to new settlements and reestablishing traditional mores. This edition has been updated and revised to include new information and now offers the perspectives of African and Native American women. A "well-written" volume, it remains a worthy purchase. " [386-notosl]; 8vo .
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GRAND CENTRAL WINTER Stories from the Street
by Stringer, Lee
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Washington Square Press. Near Fine. 1999. Softcover. 0671036548 . Excellent condition, only light wear overall, clean and unmarked interior, sticker residue on rear. ; 8vo; 242 pages; "Whether Lee Stringer is describing "God's corner" as he calls 42nd Street, or his friend Suzy, a hooker and "past-due tourist" whose infant child he sometimes babysits, whether he is recounting his experiences at Street News, where he began hawking the newspaper for a living wage, then wrote articles, and served for a time as muckraking senior editor, whether it is his adventures in New York's infamous Tombs jail, or performing community service, or sleeping in the tunnels below Grand Central Station by night and collecting cans by day, this is a book rich with small acts of kindness, humor and even heroism alongside the expected violence and desperation of life on the street. Two events rise over Grand Central Winter like sentinels: Stringer's discovery of crack cocaine…
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A NEW ENGLAND TOWN The First Hundred Years
by Lockridge, Kenneth A.
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W. W. Norton & Company. Good+. 1970. Sixth Printing. Softcover. 0393098842 . Cover has light edge and corner wear, some corner curling and scuffing. Light soiling outer edge of pages. Pages are intact, however numerous pages have underlining. 208 pages. "The author traces the origins of Dedham, MA, examining it's establishment as a utopia in 1636, the changes that occurred during it's first four generations, and the kind of community it had become by the mid-18th century..." [os] ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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THE ORDERLY DISORDERLY HOUSE
by Erwin, Carol; with Miller, Floyd
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New York: Doubleday. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. HC has light edgewear/corner bumping. There is some spotting and a stain on top edge. Interior pages are tight and have no markings other than a name written on first endpage, but the stain on the top edge affects the top corner edge of quite a few pages and part way down the edge and spine edge of back inside cover. The stain is fairly unobtrusive on the interior pages, but does affect the last couple pages and inside back cover. Cover other than a few tiny bits of paper where it was lightly stuck to the DJ. DJ has age yellowing, minor edgewear and several tiny tears & chips, light soiling/staining all around, water (? ) stain mark on spine, price clipped. 284 pages. SUMMARY: "Carol Erwin is no doubt, the last of a lusty breed of American women who wielded great power in the South and Southwest boom towns after World War I - the madams of the disorderly houses. Her candid autobiography is a…
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PETER PUGET Lieutenant on the Vancouver Expedition, Fighting British Naval Officer, the Man for Whom Puget Sound Was Named
by Wing, Robert C. with Newell, Gordon
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WA: Graybeard Publishing. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0933686005 . Edition limited to 5,000 copies. Excellent condition - hardcover fine other than a little bumping to corners. Jacket has light scuffing a little edgewear, no tears, not clipped. This is the first book written about Peter Puget, the explorer who was a contemporary of Captain Bligh, Lord Nelson & Napoleon, and who led the surveying party that first charted Puget Sound. His life has remainded a mystery. Written for young adult and up. (*Note - due to heavy weight, there may be addt'l ship charges to some locations) [1007]; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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READY TO RIOT
by Wright, Nathan Jr.
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Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. HC/DJ - fine/VG. Hardcover is clean and unmarked, a little bumping to spine ends. Jacket has light scuffing, light edgewear and a few small tears/chips to top edge, price clipped. "Black people in our cities do not need poverty programs, urban renewal, job training, "integration", or public welfare; they need status, and the ability to achieve equitable power relationships with those who have been controlling them....." From front flap. [330-noto]; 8vo .
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THE SLAVE STATES Before the Civil War
by Olmsted, Frederick Law
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Capricorn Books. Very Good. 1959. Fourth Printing. Softcover. 4th printing. Clean, tight condition. Pages unmarked other than name/small stamp on endpage. Cover has light edgewear, a little moreso to corners and creasing to spine. Olmsted wrote these clear-sighted accounts of life in the South in the 1850's as articles in the New York Times and written as they were with balanced intelligence, and ability to see comedy where comedy was, and a hatred of slavery, they rapidly became the most important source of information about life in the slaveholding states of the South... (162osl) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 255 pages; .
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THE SWEETER THE JUICE A Family Memoir in Balck and White
by Haizlip, Shirlee Taylor
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Touchstone Books. Near Fine. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 0671899333 . Great condition - remainder mark to bottom edge. Light crease on front and a little corner curling. The Sweeter the Juice is a provocative memoir that goes to theheart of our American identity. Shirlee Taylor Haizlip, in aneffort to reconcile the dissonance between her black personaand her undeniably multiracial heritage, started on a journey ofdiscovery that took her over thousands of miles and hundreds ofyears. [277-notosl] ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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WINTHROP'S BOSTON Portrait of a Puritan Town, 1630-1649
by Rutman, Darrett Bruce
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W. W. Norton & Company. Good. 1972. First Edition. Softcover. 0393006271 . 1972 printing. Tight, solid condition. Interior clean, however several pages have yellow highlighting - also name/address on endpage. Cover has light edge & corner wear, light corner curling, light soiling. (315noto) ; Norton Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 324 pages .
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