Wallace amy author (7 resultados)

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. The spine is reinforced with transparent tape. Used Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. First Printing [Stated]. 352 pages. Illustrations (contains 28 black and white illustrations of Eng and Chang, the original Siamese Twin). Acknowledgments. Bibliography. Index. Topics covered include Enter the Double Boys; Go West, Young Men; To the Sceptered Isle; America the Beautiful; "Their Own Men;" Love Conquers All; Three's Company, Four's a Crowd; The Gold Diggers, Let Not Man Put Asunder; The Grand Tour; and The Last Act: Three Days in January. Some wear, small chips, and some discoloration to dust jacket. Some edge soiling. Irving Wallace (March 19, 1916 - June 29, 1990) was an American best-selling author and screenwriter. He was known for his heavily researched novels, many with a sexual theme. Amy Wallace (July 3, 1955 - August 10, 2013) was an American writer. She was the daughter of writers Irving Wallace and Sylvia Wallace and the sister of writer and populist historian David Wallechinsky. She was co-author of the bestselling book, The Book of Lists (1977). Wallace is best known for her books of lists, with topics that ranged from the rare, curious and unusual to crime and horror. Wallace used the lists format in two other books: The Official Punk Rock Book of Lists with Handsome Dick Manitoba (2007) and The Book of Lists: Horror (2008) co-written with Del Howison and her boyfriend Scott Bradley. She co-wrote The Two with her father and also wrote The Prodigy, a biography of William James Sidis, published in 1986, and an erotic novel, Desire (1990). As Chang and Eng grew older, each dreamed of a separate life, despite the obvious risks that an operation would entail, and each feared that the death of one would cause the death of the other. Chang's insistence on going to his own house in midwinter eventually led to exactly the death both had feared, for Eng died, perhaps out of fright and shock, an hour after Chang's life ended. Chang and Eng Bunker (May 11, 1811 - January 17, 1874) were Siamese-American conjoined twin brothers whose fame propelled the expression "Siamese twins" to become synonymous for conjoined twins in general. They were widely exhibited as curiosities and were "two of the nineteenth century's most studied human beings". The brothers were born with Chinese ancestry in today's Thailand and were brought to the United States in 1829. Physicians inspected them as they became known to American and European audiences in "freak shows". Newspapers and the public were initially sympathetic to them, and within three years they left the control of their managers, who they thought were cheating them, and toured on their own. In early exhibitions, they appeared exotic and displayed their athleticism; they later held conversations in English in a more dignified parlor setting. In 1839, after a decade of financial success, the twins quit touring and settled near Mount Airy, North Carolina. They became American citizens, bought slaves, married local sisters, and fathered 21 children, several of whom accompanied them when they resumed touring. Chang's and Eng's respective families lived in separate houses, where the twins took alternating three-day stays. After the Civil War, they lost part of their wealth and their slaves. Eng died hours after Chang at the age of 62. An autopsy revealed that their livers were fused in the ligament connecting their sternums. Jerry Shenson (author photograph) (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 42 pages. 8.00x0.25x10.00 inches. In Stock. Dumas, Stephanie Fliss (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 42 pages. 8.00x0.25x10.00 inches. In Stock. Dumas, Stephanie Fliss (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 50 pages. 8.00x0.25x10.00 inches. In Stock. Dumas, Stephanie Flies (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 529 pp. Stated first printing of the first edition! A rare, hard-to-find, out-of-print, scarce, true collectible gem! A wonderful copy! Solidly bound copy and dust jacket with moderate external and overall wear and use. Copy with crisp pages and clean text. Minimal, light, slight or very mild browning, tanning, foxing or discoloration on page edges, not affecting text. Stains on top edge. Dust jacket shows extensive wear and rips along the front and back. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. Gerry Shenon (Author Photo); Lurelle Cheverie (Design) (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 448 pages. German language. 10.24x1.18x12.17 inches. In Stock.