Publicado por HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc., 2001
ISBN 10: 0007122764 ISBN 13: 9780007122769
Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Publicado por HarperCollinsPublishers Inc, 2007
ISBN 10: 0061536091 ISBN 13: 9780061536090
Librería: HPB-Movies, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
Publicado por HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc., New York, NY, 1993
ISBN 10: 0060168188 ISBN 13: 9780060168186
Librería: Books on the Square, Virden, IL, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1993. 1st Edition. Near Fine hardback book. Very Good dust jacket. An almost new copy in a lightly rubbed jacket. 176pp. Sm 4to. (P).
Publicado por HarperPerennial/ A Division of HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc., New York, 1996
ISBN 10: 0060927968 ISBN 13: 9780060927967
Librería: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Roberto De Vicq De Cumptich (Cover Design) Ilustrador. 1st HarperPerennial Ed Publ. 1997. 352 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on page edges.
Publicado por Turtleback/ HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc., New York, 1997
ISBN 10: 0060258543 ISBN 13: 9780060258542
Librería: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Decorative Hardcover. Condición: Like New. No Jacket. Frampton, David Ilustrador. 1st HarperTrophy Edition. 212 pp. Clean, fresh copy with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text. No dj.
Publicado por HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc., New York, 1999
ISBN 10: 0060193395 ISBN 13: 9780060193393
Librería: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Dust Jacket Missing. Brian Harvat (Design) Ilustrador. 1st Edition. 201 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Dj is missing.
Publicado por HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc., New York, 2004
ISBN 10: 0060195916 ISBN 13: 9780060195915
Librería: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Like New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Like New. Kate Brooks (Jacket Photograph); Matt Dellinger (Author Photo); Paul J. Pugliese (Maps by) Ilustrador. 1st Ediiton. 394 pp. Clean, fresh copy and dj with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text.
Publicado por Westview Press/ A Division of HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc., Boulder, CO & Oxford, England, UK, 1997
ISBN 10: 0813328594 ISBN 13: 9780813328591
Librería: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Trade Paperback. Condición: Like New. Dannette Peterson (Cover Design) Ilustrador. 292 pp. Clean, fresh copy with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text. An Ex-Wollman Library of Barnard College/Columbia University-Library-Book with all the usual and standard signs (stamps, stickers, envelope, etc.).
Publicado por HarperPerennial/ A Division of HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc., New York, 1993
ISBN 10: 0155010166 ISBN 13: 9780155010161
Librería: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 1st HarperPerennial Ed Pub 1993. 272 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on page edges. Ink stamp on bottom edge.
Publicado por HarperPerennial/ A Division of HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc., New York, 1990
ISBN 10: 0060972920 ISBN 13: 9780060972929
Librería: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Andrew Newman (Cover Design); Rhoda Nathans (Author Photo) Ilustrador. 1st Perennial Lib Ed/ 23rd Printing. 296 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Slightly slanted spine. Light foxing on page edges.
Publicado por New York: HarperCollinsPublishers Inc., (). First Edition., 2002
Librería: Lighthouse Books, ABAA, Dade City, FL, Estados Unidos de America
Octavo, blue boards (hardcover), gilt letters, uncut, 195 pp. Fine (As New) in a Fine (As New) dust jacket. Literature. yslic.
Publicado por HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc., New York, 1987
ISBN 10: 0061810886 ISBN 13: 9780061810886
Librería: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. C. Linda Dingler (Design by) Ilustrador. 1091 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Dj shows signs of moderate shelf wear, with fraying and some minor tears on the the top edge. Back top-right corner of the dj is also torn. Still in great condition considering its age.
Publicado por Harpercollinspublishers Inc., New York, 1999
ISBN 10: 0067575463 ISBN 13: 9780067575468
Librería: Pegasus Books, Farmington Hills, MI, Estados Unidos de America
Hard cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Color ; 8 5/8 x 8 5/8"; xi, 113 pages; Hard cover is black with gold lettering on spine. Slight rubbing to boards. DJ has light rubbing, scuffing; in a mylar cover. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with color pictures. 'Welcome to a fascinating museum located between Utopia and Dystopia. Here each newly departed soul, surrounded by its accumulated treasures, must resolve its inner turmoil and contemplate its ultimate worth.'.
Publicado por Perennial An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Inc., New York, 2002
ISBN 10: 0060936363 ISBN 13: 9780060936365
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Trade Paperback. Condición: As New. First Thus 1st Printing. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Isabel Allende, Author of Daughter of Fortune. SUB-TITLE: A Novel. ALSO KNOWN AS: Retrato en Sepia. TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH BY: Margaret Sayers Peden. DESIGNED BY: Barbara Knowles/BDK Books. COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY: Marcia Lieberman. COVER DESIGN BY: Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich. SYNOPSIS: ISABEL ALLENDE'S SENSUOUS NOVEL ABOUT THE MYSTERY OF MEMORY. In nineteenth-century Chile, Aurora del Valle suffers a brutal trauma that erases all recollections of the first five years of her life. Raised by her regal and ambitious grandmother Paulina del Valle, Aurora grows up in a privileged environment, but is tormented by horrible nightmares. When she is forced to recognize her betrayal at the hands of the man she loves, and to cope with the resulting solitude, she explores the mystery of her past. Born in Peru, Isabel Allende was raised in Chile. She is also the author of the novels Daughter of Fortune, The Infinite Plan, Eva Luna, Of Love and Shadows, and The House of the Spirits; the short-story collection The Stories of Eva Luna; and the memoirs Paula and Aphrodite. Her most recent book is a novel for young-adult readers, City of the Beasts. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Publicado por HarperPerennial A Division of HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc., New York, 2000
ISBN 10: 0060930535 ISBN 13: 9780060930530
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Trade Paperback. Condición: Good. Geoff Spear Ilustrador. First Thus 30th Printing. Repaired; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers Lightly Chipped; Spine Moderately Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. DESIGNED BY: Elliott Beard. COVER DESIGN: Julie Metz. CONTENTS: Author's Note; Book One GENESIS; Book Two THE REVELATION; Book Three THE JUDGES; Book Four BEL AND THE SERPENT; Book Five EXODUS; Book Six SONG OF THE THREE CHILDREN; Book Seven THE EYES IN THE TREES; Bibliography. SYNOPSIS: The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it--from garden seeds to Scripture--is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa. The novel is set against one of the most dramatic political chronicles of the twentieth century: the Congo's fight for independence from Belgium, the murder of its first elected prime minister, the CIA coup to install his replacement, and the insidious progress of a world economic order that robs the fledgling African nation of its autonomy. Taking its place alongside the classic works of postcolonial literature, this ambitions novel establishes Kingsolver as one of the most thoughtful and daring of modern writers. AWARDS: 1999 Oprah's Book Club; 2000 Boeke Prize; Editors' Choice - New York Times Book Review. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Publicado por HarperPerennial A Division of HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc., New York, 1993
ISBN 10: 006096927X ISBN 13: 9780060969271
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Trade Paperback. Condición: Fine. First Edition 1st Printing. Light Creasing on Front Cover; Spine Lightly Chipped; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. Based on the National Bestseller The Courage to Heal. DESIGNED BY: Laura Hough Design. COVER DESIGN: William Graef. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments; A Letter to Our Readers; PART ONE THE HEALING PROCESS; Healing is Possible; The Decision to Heal; The Emergency Stage; Remembering; Believing It Happened; Breaking Silence; Understanding That It Wasn't Your Fault; The Child Within; Grieving; Anger; Forgiveness?; Spirituality; The Process of Change; Resolution and Moving On; PART TWO COURAGEOUS WOMEN; After You Tell: Janel's Story; I Told My Son: Eva's Story; It Only Happened Once: Vicki's Story; Learning to Survive: Soledad's Story; I Loved My Father: Randi's Story; For Supporters of Survivors; National Child Abuse Hotline. SYNOPSIS: For all women just beginning to heal from child sexual abuse, an easy-to-read introduction to the healing process based on the groundbreaking classic, The Courage to Heal. Beginning to Heal offers hope, support, and guidance for all survivors starting the healing journey. No matter how great your pain today, you can not only heal, but thrive. Based on selected parts of The Courage to Heal, Beginning to Heal takes you through the key stages of the healing process, from remembering and crisis times, to breaking the silence, grief, and anger, to resolution and moving on. It includes inspirational highlights, simple and accurate explanations, practical suggestions, and compelling first-person stories where survivors talk about their pain, their strength, and their triumphs: "There's nothing as wonderful as starting to heal, waking up in the morning and knowing that nobody can hurt you if you don't let them." Ellen Bass and Laura Davis are authors of The Courage to Heal, and are nationally recognized experts on healing from child sexual abuse. Ellen Bass is a lecturer and professional trainer who has been working with survivors for more than fifteen years, and is coeditor of I Never Told Anyone. Laura Davis is a lecturer and author of The Courage to Heal Workbook and Allies in Healing: When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused as a Child. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Publicado por William Morrow and Company, Inc. / HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, N.Y., 1994
ISBN 10: 0688114695 ISBN 13: 9780688114695
Librería: Borg Antiquarian, Lake Forest, IL, Estados Unidos de America
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Cloth and boards. Condición: Very Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. Tall 8vo, black quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over orange boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with baseballs aflame by John Sposato, orange endpapers, 246 pages. Publisher's reviewer slip laid in. After a body is discovered in the ashes of Detroit's Tiger Stadium, the baseball commissioner dispatches retired sports writer Duffy House to investigate. "Crabbe Evers" is the pseudonym of William Brashler (born 1947) and Reinder Van Til. Brashler (born 1947) is an American author and journalist best known for writing The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings (1973). Reinder Van Til is a longtime editor at Eerdmans Publishing Co. He has also written Thin Ice: Coming of Age in Grand Rapids (with Gordon Olson) and Lost Daughters: Recovered Memory Therapy and the People It Hurts. SUPERIOR COPY: Tight, bright, very clean in comparable unclipped dust jacket. No previous owner or remainder marks. Advance Review Copy of First Edition, First Printing.
Publicado por HarperCollinsPublishers Inc., New York, New York, 2001
ISBN 10: 0060195258 ISBN 13: 9780060195250
Librería: Adventures Underground, Richland, WA, Estados Unidos de America
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Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good+. First Edition. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Used Book.
Publicado por Barnes Noble, Inc./ By Arrangement With Harpercollinspublishers, Inc., 2001
ISBN 10: 0760729700 ISBN 13: 9780760729700
Librería: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: very good. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
Publicado por HarperPerennial A Division of HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc., New York, 1993
ISBN 10: 0060924675 ISBN 13: 9780060924676
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Thus 1st Printing. Light Creasing on Front Cover; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. Bernie S. Siegel, M.D., Author of Love, Medicine & Miracles and Peace, Love & Healing. DESIGNED BY: C. Linda Dingler. COVER DESIGN: Paul Gamarello/Eyetooth Design. CONTENTS: Introduction: A Guide to Life, Love and Health 1 Help, Where Do I Go from Here? 2 Loving Others: Opening Your Heart 3 Healing Yourself: A Do-It-Yourself Kit for Getting Well 4 Exploring Inner Space: Body, Mind and Spirit 5 Helping Others: There Is Always a Way 6 "In Love's Service": The Healing Professions 7 Reflections: Spirituality, Religion and Healing 8 The Bridge: Letting Go and Finding Peace; A Joyful Conclusion. ISBN: 0-06-016800-5 (Copyright Page) / 0-06-092467-5 (Rear Cover). ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Bernard S. Siegel, who prefers to be called Bernie, not Dr. Siegel, attended Colgate University and Cornell University Medical College. He holds membership in two scholastic honor societies, Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha, and graduated with honors. His surgical training took place at Yale New Haven Hospital and the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He practiced general and pediatric surgery in New Haven, Connecticut, until 1989, when he retired. In 1978, Bernie started Exceptional Cancer Patients (ECaP), a specific form of individual and group therapy using patients' dreams, drawings and images. ECaP is based on "carefrontation," a loving, safe, therapeutic confrontation that facilitates personal change and healing. This experience led to his desire to make everyone aware of his or her own healing potential. The Siegel family lives in the New Haven area. Bernie and his wife, Bobbie Siegel, have co-written many articles and have five children. The family has innumerable interests and pets. Their home resembles a cross between a family art gallery, a zoo, a museum and an automobile repair shop. In 1986, his first book, Love, Medicine & Miracles, and in 1989 his second book, Peace, Love & Healing, were published. These events redirected his life. He is now very involved in humanizing medical care and medical education and teaching the health-care professions about the mind-body connection. Bernie travels extensively with Bobbie to speak and run workshops sharing his techniques and experience. His prediction is that in a decade the effects of consciousness on humans and matter will be an accepted scientific fact and that patients will be active participants in the health care of the future. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Publicado por HarperPerennial A Division of HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc., New York, 1994
ISBN 10: 0060922249 ISBN 13: 9780060922245
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Edouard Vuillard Ilustrador. First Thus 1st Printing. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Rear Cover, Spine Lightly Chipped; Heavy Yellowing Due to Age. New York Times Bestseller. Over Forty-six Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List. DESIGNED BY: David Bullen. COVER ILLUSTRATION: Edouard Vuillard, Woman Sewing Before a Garden Window (1895). Bequest of John T. Spaulding, Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Art research, Diana Straub. COVER DESIGN: Michael Katz/David Bullen. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments; Introduction; I. Care of the Soul; II. Care of the Soul in Everyday Life; III. Spiritual Practice and Psychological Depth; IV. Care of the World's Soul; Notes; Suggestions for Further Reading. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Thomas Moore is a psychotherapist and writer who lives in New England. He has published many articles in the areas of archetypal and Jungian psychology, mythology, and the arts. His books include The Planets With, Rituals of the Imagination, and Dark Eros. He also edited A Blue Fire, an anthology of the writings of James Hillman. Moore lived as a monk in a Catholic religious order for twelve years. He has a Ph.D. in religious studies from Syracuse University, an M.A. in theology from the University of Windsor, an M.A. in musicology from the University of Michigan, and a B.A. in music and philosophy from DePaul University. He is a leading lecturer and writer in North America and in Europe. REVIEWS: "A wonderful book. It will do much to free the world of the medical model of psychotherapy and to help people treasure as individual poetry what they formerly regarded as pathology."--Polly Berrien Berends, author of Whole Child/Whole Parent. "Thomas Moore is an authentic example of a new kind of therapist--a doctor of the soul--which in our century has been in short supply."--Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Meaning and Medicine and Beyond Illness. "The sincerity, intelligence and style--so beautifully clean--of Tom Moore's Care of the Soul truly moved me. The book's got strength and class and soul, and I suspect may last longer than psychology itself."--James Hillman, author of Re-Visioning Psychology."This book just may help you give up the futile quest for salvation and get down to the possible task of taking care of your soul. A modest, and therefore marvelous, book about the life of the spirit."--Sam Keen, author of Fire in the Belly. "This is an enthralling text. One feels good just reading it . . . This book makes no claims to perfection; it is just a peaceful little island of good sense in a world where such a commodity is in all-too-short supply."--Richard Poliver, Bookpage. "There is the depth and originality of Mr. Moore's observations . . . and a deeply consoling intelligence . . . that should draw many readers."--Phyllis Theroux, New York Times Book Review. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Publicado por HarperPrism - HarperCollinsPublishers Inc., New York, 1999
ISBN 10: 0061059021 ISBN 13: 9780061059025
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Very Good. John Harris Ilustrador. First Edition 2nd Printing. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked. ALL NEW ASTONISHING STORIES. CONTENTS: Introduction; Market Report - Alexander Jablokov; A Dance to Strange Musics - Gregory Benford; The Year of the Mouse - Norman Spinrad; The Day Before They Came - Mary Soon Lee; This Side of Independence - Rob Chilson; The Twelfth Album - Stephen Baxter; Story of Your Life - Ted Chiang; Whiptail - Robert Reed; The Eye of God - Mary Rosenblum; Rules of Engagement - Michael F. Flynn; Radiant Doors - Michael Swanwick; Unraveling the Thread - Jean-Claude Dunyach; That Thing Over There - Dominic Green; The Allies - Mark S. Geston; My Pal Clunky - Ron Goulart; Life in the Extreme - David Brin; Near Enough to Home - Michael Skeet; A Game of Consequences - David Langford; State of Nature - Nancy Kress; Maneki Neko - Bruce Sterling. SYNOPSIS: TRAVEL TO THE FARTHEST REACHES OF THE IMAGINATION. Acclaimed editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell is back with his fourth annual high-powered collection of the year's most inventive, entertaining, and awe-inspiring science fiction. In short, the best. Here are stories from today's top name authors, plus exciting newcomers, all eager to land you on exotic planets, introduce you to strange new life forms, and show you scenes more amazing than anything you've ever imagined. So sit back and blast off for an amazing trip with Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, David Brin, Nancy Kress, Bruce Sterling, Michael Swanwick, and many more. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Publicado por Perennial - HarperCollinsPublishers Inc., New York, 2000
ISBN 10: 0688179053 ISBN 13: 9780688179052
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Trade Paperback. Condición: Fine. First Thus 1st Printing. Light Creasing on Rear Cover; Front, Rear Covers Lightly Chipped. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; Essays for a New Century; Includes More Than a Dozen New Essays. CONTENTS: Introduction; Chapter 1 In the News, Across America; Chapter 2 Foreign Policies, Global Perspectives; Chapter 3 The Washington Scene: Politics and Politicians; Chapter 4 Tributes; Chapter 5 The Lighter Side; Acknowledgments; Index. SYNOPSIS: Ranging from political campaigns to public school crises to turmoil in Russia, the bestselling author and CBS Evening News anchor examines the tragedies and triumphs that shape our nation. Complete with new essays on recent events, Rather explores America at the end of the twentieth century and looks ahead to its future as we enter the twenty-first. With his distinctive blend of frontline energy and a journalist's knack for a good story, Rather looks at the awesome struggles and everyday accomplishments he's witnessed at home and around the globe. With candour, compassion, and sometimes irreverence, Rather examines world leaders and local heroes. Deadlines and Datelines is not without lighter moments. In one laugh-out-loud essay, Rather skewers the phenomenon of "dumb bass," or bass that are bred to go after any hook in sight. On the culture beat, Rather offers personal interviews and insightful appreciations as well as a compelling tribute to JFK, Jr. Throughout these essays, Rather offers readers a wide range of thought-provoking observations, and shows yet again the skill and intelligence that have made him "part of our world" for more than four decades. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Publicado por ReganBooks An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc., New York, 1996
ISBN 10: 0060391839 ISBN 13: 9780060391836
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition 7th Printing. BOOK: Corners, Spine Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. BOOK NUMBER: 0496P. DESIGNED BY: Laura Lindgren. JACKET PHOTOGRAPHS: AP/Wide World Photos. JACKET DESIGN: Heller New York. SYNOPSIS: For more than a year, Christopher Darden argued passionately and tirelessly, giving voice to the victims in the O. J. Simpson murder trial. But few people knew that he was fighting a deeper, more insidious battle--against racism that came from all sides. When the case was over and O. J. Simpson was set free, the disheartened prosecutor bore the anguish and disillusionment of millions of American. He also carried wounds that perhaps no other black person has ever felt as deeply. Now, out of the sensational frenzy of the "trial of the century" comes a haunting and poignant memoir of duty, justice, and the constant, powerful undertow of American bigotry. "As a young man, racism seemed to me a single-edged knife, one that whites used to hold blacks down. Now I see that our own racism can be as dangerous and insidious as that which we have battled for centuries. I see racism in people who purport to represent all African Americans. I see racism in a community that refuses to hold one of its own responsible. I see racism in myself. It is wrong. We cannot defeat their racism with our own; we cannot defeat bigotry by cheating justice. Christopher Darden's In Contempt is an unflinching look at a justice system kidnapped by a racist cop, shameless defense lawyers, a starstruck judge, and a dysfunctional jury. It shows what the television cameras couldn't: behind-the-scenes meetings where Darden tried to determine whether detective Mark Fuhrman was telling the truth about his racist views; deteriorating relationships between the defense and prosecution teams, with taunting, baiting, and a pushing match between Darden and Simpson; a judge who let the case get out of control while he collected hourglasses from fans and invited celebrities into his chambers Darden is stunningly candid about his own performance--including the brash decision to put the gloves on Simpson--and details the inner workings of the largest prosecution team in California history. He also recounts the strong relationship forged between himself and Marcia Clark, who was exhausted by the pressures of a bitter ex-husband and demeaning treatment from other lawyers and the judge. Ultimately, In Contempt transcends the O. J. Simpson case. It takes its place amid a rich legacy of struggler, loss, and triumph in African-American literature. It is the tale of one man's journey to self-discovery and courage. Raised in a poor, working-class neighborhood in Richmond, California, Darden was a product of the civil rights movement. Bused to a mostly white school where he was encouraged to take metal shop, Darden dreamed instead of becoming a lawyer. After years of "thieving and conniving" Darden and his older brother, Michael, began taking separate paths--Christopher to the opportunities that were opening to blacks in the 1970s, and Michael to drug addiction, the streets, and, eventually, AIDS. For fifteen years, Christopher Darden worked as a Deputy District Attorney, using the same passion to prosecute racist cops, murderers, drug dealers, and gang members that he later showed in the Simpson case. With every defendant--black or white, rich or poor--he had one simple goal: justice. The trial of the century was no different. Challenged by lead defense attorney Johnnie Cochran from the moment he took the case, criticized in his own community as an Uncle Tom, Darden stood up and argued before the jury and America that O. J. Simpson wasn't above the law. "No one is above the law; not the police, not the rich, no one." In a country stunned by the wide gulf in perspective among the races, In Contempt is an important book, one that challenges Americans to turn the civil rights debate toward the ideas t.
Publicado por New York, HarperCollinsPublishers Inc. 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0061441732 ISBN 13: 9780061441738
Librería: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Holanda
Original publisher's paperback, pictorial frontcover, 8vo: viij, 248pp. Very fine copy.
Publicado por New York, HarperCollinsPublishers Inc. 2001, 2001
ISBN 10: 0060196955 ISBN 13: 9780060196950
Librería: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Holanda
Original publisher's black cloth spine, light-brown paper-covered boards, gilt title spine, pictorial dustjacket, thick 8vo: illustrated endpapers, frontispiece, xx,636pp., 84 illustrations, list of these [61], epilogue, bibliography, author's interveews, index, table of contens. Spine dustjacket sunned. Very fine copy.
Publicado por New York, HarperCollinsPublishers Inc. 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0060183055 ISBN 13: 9780060183059
Librería: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Holanda
Original publisher's gray cloth spine with black lettering gray paper-covered boards, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: xij, 340pp., illustrations, epilogue, chapternotes & references, general bibliography, index. Unrimmed. Very fine copy.
Publicado por New York, HarperCollinsPublishers Inc. 2014, 2014
ISBN 10: 0062269976 ISBN 13: 9780062269973
Librería: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Holanda
Original publisher's black & brown paper-covered boards, silver title spine, pictorial dustjacket, 8vo: xiv, 242pp. Very fine copy.
Publicado por New York, HarperCollinsPublishers Inc. 1995, 1995
ISBN 10: 0060168668 ISBN 13: 9780060168667
Librería: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Holanda
Original publisher's red cloth spine, black paper-covered boards, gilkt title spine, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: xiv, 434pp., illustrated, list illustrations, note on sources, index. Remainder mark. Fine copy.
Publicado por New York, Ecco [HarperCollinsPublishers Inc.]. 2008, 2008
ISBN 10: 0060892889 ISBN 13: 9780060892883
Librería: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Holanda
Original publisher's black paper-covered boards, gilt lettering spine, pictorial dustjacket, thick 8vo: xiv, 448pp. Very fine copy - as new.