Search Results: Titles starting with J from Worldwide Collectibles

Jack Benny, An Intimate Biography by Irving Fein
ISBN-13: 9780399116407
ISBN-10: 0399116400
Publication Date: 1976, Third Impression
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Hardcover
5.8 x 8.6 inches, 319 pages

A warm and intimate portrait of the quintessential humorist of an age – Jack Benny – by Irving A. Fein, Jack's personal manager, and with an introduction by George Burns. — When Americans heard the rasping strains of "Love in Bloom" and the first long-drawn-out, perfectly timed "Well!" they sat back and prepared to laugh at that dean of comedians Jack Benny. Now Irving Fein, Jack's friend for twenty-eight years, reaches behind the persona of "the world's worst violin player" and "the stingiest man in in show business" to write about Jack Benny the man: a gentle, generous, yet serious person who loved to make people laugh and who loved to laugh himself.

It's all here – the best anecdotes of a half century in show business, the enduring friendships with stars as well as everyday people, his long… Read More

Jack Nicklaus' Lesson Teeby Nicklaus, Jack, With Bowden, Ken; Mcqueen, Jim, Illustrator; Drawings,Publisher: Fireside/Simon and Schuster, 1977ISBN is 9780671242176 / 0671242172Paperback8,25 x 10.8 inches, 157 pagesJack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is an American retired professional golfer and golf course designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. He won 117 professional tournaments in his career. Over a quarter-century, he won a record 18 major championships, three more than second-placed Tiger Woods. Nicklaus focused on the major championships—the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Open Championship and PGA Championship—and played a selective schedule of regular PGA Tour events. He competed in 164 major tournaments, more than any other player, and finished with 73 PGA Tour victories, third behind Sam Snead (82) and Woods (82).Nicklaus won the U.S. Amateur in 1959 and 1961 and finished second in the 1960 U.S. Open, two… Read More

Jackson Hole, Crossroads of the Western Fur Trade, 1807-1840Author is Merrill J. Mattes Publisher: Jackson Hole Historical Society & Museum, 1994ISBN: 1886402000 9781886402003Paperback5.5 x 8.5 inches, 57 pagesJackson Hole (originally called Jackson's Hole by mountain men) is a valley between the Gros Ventre and Teton mountain ranges in the U.S. state of Wyoming, near the border with Idaho. The term "hole" was used by early trappers, or mountain men, as a term for a large mountain valley. These low-lying valleys, surrounded by mountains and containing rivers and streams, are good habitat for beavers and other fur-bearing animals. Jackson Hole is 55 miles (89 km) long by 6-to-13 miles (10-to-21 km) wide and is a graben valley with an average elevation of 6,800 ft, its lowest point being near the southern park boundary at 6,350 ft The town of Jackson was named in late 1893 by Margaret Simpson, who, at the time, was receiving mail at her home as there was no post office. She named the area in order for… Read More

Jacqueline Kennedy: a Tribute, Personal Annual Vol. 1 No.1"Why the Eternal Flame"by Milburn Smith (Editor in chief)Publisher : New York: Country Wide Publications (1964)Paperback8.3 x 11 inches, 72 pagesA tribute to Jacqueline Kennedy with story line and photos covering Jack and Jackie, the newly wedsGrowing up, a look into the past; The First Lady and the Princess; The day of their wedding; The First Lady, her political, social and historical contribution to America; A mother to her children; Last day in the White House;Jackie's courage in Dallas; The Eternal Flame, a tribute to a husband and a hero; The nation pauses as Jackie looks ahead; Jack and Jackie forever, the love that cannot die.

James Monroe - the Quest for National Identity by Harry Ammon
ISBN-13: 9780070015821
ISBN-10: 0070015821
Publication Date: 1971
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
6.75 x 9.3 inches, 706 pages

James Monroe (April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825, a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. He was the last Founding Father to serve as president as well as the last president of the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation. His presidency coincided with the Era of Good Feelings, concluding the First Party System era of American politics. He is best known for issuing the Monroe Doctrine, a policy of limiting European colonialism in the Americas. Previously he served as governor of Virginia, a member of the United States Senate, U.S. ambassador to France and Britain, the seventh secretary of state, and the eighth secretary of war.

Monroe served in the Continental Army during the… Read More

Jane Fonda's New Workout - Aerobic Fitness Exercise Video VHS
Rating: NR
UPC: 010083051318
Director: Sidney Galanty
Leading Role: Jane Fonda
Signal Standard: NTSC
Country of Manufacture: United States
Language: English
Studio: Karl Lorimar Home Video / KLV-TV RCA 1985
Genre: Exercise & Fitness
Sub-Genre: Weight Loss, Aerobics, Stretching, Toning

In 1982, Jane Fonda released her first exercise video, Jane Fonda's Workout, which became the highest-selling videotape of its time. It would be the first of 22 such videos over the next 13 years, which would collectively sell over 17 million copies. She also released another five exercise videos during 2009–2012.

For many years Fonda took ballet class to keep fit, but after fracturing her foot while filming The China Syndrome, she was no longer able to participate. To compensate, she began participating in aerobics and strengthening exercises under the direction of Leni Cazden. The Leni Workout became the Jane Fonda Workout, which began a second… Read More

Japan A History in Art by Bradley Smith

Publisher: Doubleday, Garden City, NY, 1964
Hardcover
9.1 x 12.65 inches, 295 pages

The history and cultural heritage of Japan through twenty centuries of artistic expression
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Japan has been subject to sudden invasions of new ideas followed by long periods of minimal contact with the outside world. Over time the Japanese developed the ability to absorb, imitate, and finally assimilate those elements of foreign culture that complemented their aesthetic preferences. The earliest complex art in Japan was produced in the 7th and 8th centuries in connection with Buddhism. In the 9th century, as the Japanese began to turn away from China and develop indigenous forms of expression, the secular arts became increasingly important; until the late 15th century, both religious and secular arts flourished. After the Onin War (1467–1477), Japan entered a period of political, social, and economic disruption that lasted for over a century. In the… Read More

Japanese Inn by Oliver Statler Pyramid Books #N-695 copyright 1961
Paperback
4.3 x 7.2 inches, 334 pages

The beguiling story of the Minaguchi-ya, an ancient inn on the Tokaido Road, founded on the eve of the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate. Travelers and guests flow into and past the inn--warriors on the march, lovers fleeing to a new life, pilgrims on their merry expeditions, great men going to and from the capital. The story of the Minaguchi-ya is a social history of Japan through 400 years, a ringside seat to some of the most stirring events of a stirring period.
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From his small-town, midwestern roots, Huntley native Oliver Hadley Statler found his life's passion in Japan and became an internationally acclaimed best-selling author and interpreter of Japanese art, culture and history.

Japanese Vocabulary for Speakers and Readers
ISBN-13: 9784590007069
ISBN-10: 4590007061
Publication Date: 6/1992
Publisher: Books Nippan
Paperback
7.75 x 7.2 inches, 230 pages

Japanese is spoken as a native language by about 128 million people, primarily Japanese people and primarily
in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or
Japanese-Ryukyuan language family. There have been many attempts to group the Japonic languages
with other families such as the Ainu, Austroasiatic, Koreanic, and the now-discredited Altaic, but none of
these proposals has gained widespread acceptance.

Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from
the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until
the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), extensive waves of Sino-Japanese vocabulary entered
the language, affecting the phonology of Early Middle… Read More

Japanese Art Handscrolls by Alain Lemiere ( Petite Encyclopedie De L' Art Series # 22 ) Publisher: Tudor Publishing Co., 1958Paperback4.1 x 5.9 inchesThe handscroll is a long, narrow, horizontal scroll format in East Asia used for calligraphy or paintings. A handscroll usually measures up to several meters in length and around 25–40 cm in height. Handscrolls are generally viewed starting from the right end. This kind of scroll is intended to be read or viewed flat on a table, in sections. The format thus allows for the depiction of a continuous narrative or journey.The traditional alternative format in East Asian painting is the vertical hanging scroll, which is rarely as long.---------------------------Alain Lemière (1901-1984), a French art historian

The Jazz Book;: From New Orleans to rock and free jazzby Joachim Berendt (Author)Publisher: Lawrence Hill & Co.; (1975)ISBN-10: 088208027XISBN-13: : 9780882080277PaperbackItem Weight: 1.15 pounds5.3 x 8.3 inches, 459 pagesJazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime.[ Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music, linked by the common bonds of African-American and European-American musical parentage. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression, and in African-American music traditions.As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the… Read More

Jefferson & Madison
The Great Collaboration
by Adrienne Koch


A
Galaxy Book published by Oxford University Press 1964, Third printing, Soft
bound, Excellent+ condition (light cover wear, one passage underlined in
ink). This book offers a uniquely important interpretation of the
half-century friendship of Jefferson and Madison. The two philosopher
statesmen are shown jointly working out the philosophy of democracy in the
clash of political interests that followed the Revolution.With fresh insights derived from her mastery of
unpublished primary sources, Miss Koch recreates the personal drama behind
formal statements and outward events and re-evaluates the political and
philosophical significance of the views and actions of Jefferson and
Madison. She reveals their struggle for a democratic but strong government,
free from religious ties, unafraid of political criticism, protective of
civil liberties, and dedicated to learning. She re-examines their views on
federal authority, the… Read More

Jesuits in Montana 1840-1960 by Wilfred P. Schoenberg
Publisher: The Oregon Jesuit, Portland OR, 1960
Paperback
5.3 x 8.35 inches, 120 pages

The first mission established in 1841 by the Jesuits in what would become Montana was St. Mary's Mission. The town of Stevensville grew around this site. In 1845, the Jesuits established St. Ignatius Mission, which would later evolve into the town of St. Ignatius.

In April 1859, Father Adrian Hoecken and Brother Vincent Magri established a mission at Priest Butte on the Teton River, on a site just southeast of the current town of Choteau, Montana. They built three log cabins, and were soon joined by Father Camillus Imoda. The Jesuits abandoned this site in March 1860.

The Jesuits moved their mission to the Sun River, about 8 miles upriver from Fort Shaw, near what is now Simms, Montana. They immediately began to build cabins, but abandoned the site in August when agriculture in the area proved too difficult. Father Imoda returned in 1861, accompanied by… Read More

"Jiffy" Mixes - Recipes
Chelsea Milling Company - 4/2010
Paperback
5.2 x 8.15 inches, 66 pages

Jiffy is a brand of baking mixes marketed by the Chelsea Milling Company in Chelsea, Michigan, that has been producing mixes since 1930. The company was previously named Chelsea Roller Mill. They are known for their products being packaged in a recognizable, small box with the brand's logo in blue. Jiffy was created as the first prepared baking mix in the United States by Mabel White Holmes.

The company is now run and managed by her grandson, Howdy Holmes, a former Indianapolis 500 and CART driver. Holmes became the company's CEO in 1995. In March 2013, the company had around 350 employees, and in 2015 employs about 300 workers and produces 1.6 million boxes of its products each day. Its corn muffin mix accounts for 91 percent of the company's retail sales, and the company's retail market in October 2013 was $550 million.

Chelsea Milling Company is a family-operated company with roots in the flour milling… Read More

Joe Brignone High Definition Video Clipsproduced 201349 Nature video clips6 VOB files3 IFO files3 BUP filesJoe Brignone – The 'Bird Man' Of Nisqually National Wildlife RefugeHe's like Santa with a camcorder, filming wildlife.Since he was a kid, Joe Brignone has had this infatuation with capturing birds in flight on film. You'll sometimes see him at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge filming, catching a blue heron gulping down a frog or a red-tailed hawk swooping across the tall grass.If you are lucky enough to catch him, the conversation will turn to birds. Then he'll likely hand you a 58-minute video of the birds and animals he's filmed at the reserve. Recently, Brignone handed out 74 DVDs and CDs in four days – free."People will often reach into their wallets," Brignone said. "But I don't want their money. I just want them to learn about the wildlife."Brignone's intrigue with filming wildlife began when he was just seven years old. He remembers using his grandfather's 8-millimeter camera and… Read More

Johannes Brahms: Life and Letters
selected & annotated by Styra Avins
translated by Styra Avins & Josef Eisinger
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001
ISBN is 9780199247738 / 0199247730
Paperback
6 x 9.25 inches, 858 pages

This book is the first comprehensive collection of the letters of Johannes Brahms ever to appear in English. Over 550 are included, virtually all uncut, and there are over a dozen published here for the first time in any language. Although he corresponded throughout his life with some of the great performers, composers, musicologists, writers, scientists, and artists of the day, and although thousands of his letters have survived, English readers have until now had scant opportunity to meet Brahms in person, through his words, and in his own voice.

The letters in this volume range from 1848 to just before his death. They include most of Brahm's letters to Robert Schumann, over a hundred letters to Clara Schumann, and the complete Brahms-Wagner correspondence. They are joined by… Read More

John Denver's Greatest Hitsfor Harmonicas, Chromatic & Diatonic (Blues Harp)edited by Milton Okunarranged by Dan FoxPublished by Cherry Lane Music Co. 1976# 90639 x 11.9 inches, 64 pagesHenry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian, whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singer. After traveling and living in numerous locations while growing up in his military family, Denver began his music career with folk music groups during the late 1960s. Starting in the 1970s, he was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the decade and one of its best-selling artists. By 1974, he was firmly established as one of America's best-selling performers, and AllMusic has described Denver as "among the most beloved entertainers of his era".Denver recorded and released approximately 300 songs, about 200 of which he composed, with total sales of over 33 million… Read More

John F. Kennedy: a Sense of PurposeAuthors are Charles Lam Markmann and Matk SherwinPublisher is St. Martin's Press (1961)Hardcover5.85 x 8.5 inches, 345 pagesCharles Lam Markmann (1913-1976)Works:Black skin, white masks Coco Chanel : her life, her secrets Egypt, military society : the army regime, the left, and social change under Nasser French literature from 1795 to our era Histoire de la littérature française de 1789 à nos jours. History of Russia. John F. Kennedy: a sense of purpose Modern democracies : economic power versus political power One week in March Patanjali and yoga

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John Muir National Historic Siteby P. J. Ryanrevised by Linda Moon Stumpffpublished by Southwest Parks & Monuments Assn. (copyright 1977).Paperback8.5 x 7 inches, 25 pagesJohn Muir - American-Scottish writer/naturalistJohn Muir was the first modern environmentalist. His famous spirit of adventure and his persuasive writings led directly to the world-wide national parks movement. Google BooksBorn: April 21, 1838, Dunbar, United KingdomDied: December 24, 1914, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, CAEducation: University of Wisconsin-MadisonSpouse: Louisa Wanda Strentzel (m. 1880–1905)Quotes:The mountains are calling and I must go.In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.----------------------John Muir (1838-1914) was America's most famous and influential naturalist and conservationist. He is one of California's most important historical personalities. ... Muir's Sierra Club has gone on to help… Read More