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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Back Bay Books, 2001. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Now in paperback comes the story of Richard J. Daley, the last of the big city bosses, the patriarch of a political dynasty, and a major national figure in American urban politics. Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, his biography from Mayor in… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1996. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0684874350. Memoir of author's childhood in Ireland. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and winner o f the Los Angeles Times Book Award. The luminous memoir of Frank McCourt, born in depression-era Brooklyn to recent… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1983. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. With uncompromising honesty, Carol Gino strips the TV image to reveal the gritty truths of a nurse's life, from its early, optimistic beginnings to the harsh realities-and uncalculable rewards-that sustain her even in the face of a nurse's greatest… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Villard Books a Division of Random House, 2000. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fresh out of college and passionate about photography, Deborah Copaken Kogan moved to Paris in 1988 and began knocking on photo agency doors, begging to be given a photojournalism assignment. Within weeks she was on… Read more about this item

Dillsburg, PA: Phil Enloe, 1995. Trade Paperback. As New. 64mo - up to 3" tall. THE INSPIRING TRUE LIFE STORY OF PHIL ENLOE OF THE COURIERS. An account of courage and victory over depression and discouragement. At one time or another everyone will entertain the thought of quitting. The consideration to give up is our greatest foe and is often… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1992. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0385468474. Sam Walton tells his extraordinary story, sharing and revealing a perspective on the elements of his success. He par layed a single dime store in a hardscrabble cotton town into Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world. It includes his… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1989. Trade Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Sketches from a Life is George F. Kennan's peerless, impressionistic record of his experiences with twentieth-century history. The auth or's memoirs. From Publisher's Weekly - Publishers Weekly ``Wistful and wise, these travel notes distilled from a long career in diplomatic service… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Summit Books, 1990. Hard Cover. As New/As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0671709011. 1st printing. A gripping inside story of this orgy of greed, told by New York Times reporter James Sterngold who c overed the story from beginning to end. At the center of the storm is the raging duel… Read more about this item

Lincoln, NE, U.S.A.: University of Nebraska Press, 1976. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Based on the recollections of Mrs. Virgil Earp plus research by the author. Here for the first time, a woman who was a member of their close-knit clan reveals what actualy happened to the Earp Brothers, in Tombstone during the 1880's. 246pp. Gift… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1997. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 192 pages. The moving story of the Brandeis University professor, dying of ALS, and his relationship with a former student. A man who revisits hi s college professor in the last few weeks of the old man's life. He meets with him… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1996. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0060172053. Book takes us around the NFL, from the sidelines to the Fox broadcast booth. We will look at the pla yers and coa ches and owners and talk about broadcasting. Some players/coaches listed - Jack Youngblood, Lawrence Taylor, Reggie… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 1990. Hard Cover. Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0670828475. Writer/Biographer Anthony Holden was a devoted amateur poker player. In 1988 he became the highest ranking British, profess ional poker player in the world. A very scarce book. In this wide-ranging and deliciously entertaining expedition through a game that is… Read more about this item

Mississauga, ON, Canada: Random House of Canada, Limited, 1979. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0394419545. 498pp. Written with compassion, wit, flair and style, this story of Sir Alexandra Korda, one of the most legendar y and flamboyant of all film tycoons, is one of the greatest show-business stories of all time. Dust… Read more about this item

Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.: Deseret Book Company, 1979. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Later Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:0877476829. The J. Willard Marriott Story, autobiography, hotels, businessman. Rubbing on spine edges, and outside ed ges, top & bottom of the spine and all 4 outside corner tips. A light crease across front bottom rigth corner..… Read more about this item

New York,NY: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. 1960. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a Queen's story of her first cousin-a family portrait of the handsome, dashing Prince Philip of England, Duke of Edinburgh, the Consort o f Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavi writes from the experiences they shared while growing up… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 1996. Hard Cover. As New/As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0394578791. Contains lots of black and white photos of Cronkite, family and other celebrities. Wonderful insight into the life of Cronkite who became the world's most respected Journalist and Reporter, a legend in his own time. He… Read more about this item

Secaucus, NJ, U.S.A.: Carol Publishing Group, 1995. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:1559722673. Bottom of jacket spine bumped. Back top inside edge of jacket bumped with 1/8" tear. Biography of Elizabeth Taylo r. Public and private life. 8 marriages, weight swings, drugs, alcohol, sexual exploits, wealth and luxury, etc..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Touchstone, 1995. Trade Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Growing up in Connecticut in the 1940s and 1950s, the daughter of a prominent black Baptist minister, Shirlee Taylor Haizlip enjoyed a position of privilege and security in her identity that for many years she took for granted. For her mother, Margaret,… Read more about this item

New York, Ny: Scribner, 1995. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:068480042x. Recalls one of the most amazing careers in television history. From her 1949 debut to her roles on "The Mary Tyle r Moore Show" and "The Golden Girls", here's a personal and fascinating look at five decades of TV. Photos. 300… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1982. This masterly, thorough, and immensely enlightening biography, originally published in 1982, was the winner of a National Book Award. With exceptional grace, Judith Thurman's classic work explores Isak Dinesen's life - her privileged but unhappy childhood in Denmark, her marriage to Baron Blixen and their immigration to Africa on the eve… Read more about this item