Nick thimmesch (26 resultados)

Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Chipped. 1st Ed.

Condición: New.

Paperback. Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Pages slightly tanned otherwise Good Plus. NOT A FORMER LIBRARY BOOK.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. Dust Jacket Included. The Condition of Republicanism, Nick Thimmesch, W.W. Norton & Co. Inc. 1968, 272p, ex-library hc w/dj, w/library marks/stamps, usual xlib abuse, clean text----4.00.

Paperback. Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 9.25x6.25x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Stapled Wraps. Condición: Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Aei Symposia, 85A; 37 pages; Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Protective plastic around covers. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

Paperback. Condición: UsedVeryGood. Softcover; proceedings of a conference held Sept. 20, 1982, in Washington, D.C.; fading and light shelf wear to exterior; otherwise contents in very g ood condition with clean text, firm binding.

Condición: New. In English.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: New.

Hard cover. Condición: Very good in good dust jacket. 272 p. 22 cm. Richard M. Nixon: can a pugnacious Quaker ever become lovable? --Nelson A. Rockefeller: richest, most determined man in politics. --George W. Romney: evangelist adrift in the secular sea. --Charles H. Percy: success will never spoil him, but virtue might.No previous owner's name. Clean, tight inside pages. No bent corners. dj has tear on back & missing piece on bottom binding EB 82.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This provocative and prescient collection tackles the alarming rise of aliteracy in America, where editor Nick Thimmesch gathers leading voices to examine declining language skills, shrinking newspaper readership, simplified textbooks, and the omnipresence of television and visual media, weighing whether these trends signal the unraveling of civic and literary culture or coexist with a thriving book and magazine industry, making this a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of literacy, public education, and democratic life in an increasingly electronic age. Aliteracy: People Who Can Read but Won't, edited by Nick Thimmesch, addresses one of the critical issues of this decade. The decline of language skills in successive generations of high school students, the simplification of college textbooks, a diminished newspaper readership, the omnipresence of television-what effects will these have on our democratic way of life Some see these trends as the loosened threads that will finally unravel the fabric of our society and move us closer to a world in which power will reside with a literate elite. Others point to contrary evidence-the near-eradication of illiteracy from the United States, a thriving magazine industry, the flood of new books, and an increased use of public libraries.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Front free endpaper slightly embrowned, dustwrapper price-clipped and faded at spine.

Magazine. First edition. Near Fine magazine with a chip to the corner of the last page and tanning to the edges, otherwise, appears unread. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. The June 24, 1973, issue of the Sunday New York Times Magazine with: cover story on the stalling of the Equal Rights Amendment by Nick Thimmesch with extensive quotes from Phyllis Schlafly and Martha Griffiths, with cover artwork by Sarah Schulte and lead art by Seymour Chwast; Martin Kasindorf on the tv dynasties of Norman Lear and Alan Yorkin with a caricature of the two and all their characters by Randy Jones; James M. Naughton profile on Spiro Agnew wanting to become president by denying any knowledge of Watergate, four months before resigning from office; Robert A.M. Stern redesign of a co-op in architecture/interior design; John Henry Howell, a black man who made it to the middle class; Russell Baker column; food; fashion; and much more. Staple-bound magazine; 56 newsprint pages; color and b&w reproductions throughout; 10.5 x 12.5 inches.…

Paperback. Condición: New.

Condición: New.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback / softback. Condición: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days 143.