Publicado por Simon & Schuster (Touchstone Book), New York, NY, 1999
ISBN 10: 068484267X ISBN 13: 9780684842677
Librería: Prairie Creek Books LLC., Torrington, WY, Estados Unidos de America
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint Edition. VG/none, used pb, 363pp. Perfect bound, illustrated stiff paper wraps with black colored text on upper and spine; very slight edge wear; no chips or tears. Interior pages clean, unmarked. Binding is straight and tight.
Publicado por Touchstone Book / Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, USA, 2005
ISBN 10: 0739451065 ISBN 13: 9780739451069
Hardcover. Condición: USED_NEARFINE. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). clean and tight and square, black boards, inside is clean and unmarked, pages are yellowed; DJ edges are slightly bumped and rubbed, no tears, chips or creases, spine is faded, tiny nick on the back cover.
Publicado por Touchstone Book / Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, USA, 1987
ISBN 10: 0671642480 ISBN 13: 9780671642488
Paperback. Condición: USED_NEARFINE. Reprint. old store stock - unused; clean, tight and square, corner tips are gently bumped, rubbed and chipped, no tears or creases, bottom spine ends very lightly chipped, text is clean and unmarked, spine is lightly faded.
Publicado por A Touchstone Book/ Simon & Schuster Inc, New York NY, 1999
ISBN 10: 0684864037 ISBN 13: 9780684864037
Librería: OddReads, Harper, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Trade Paperback. Condición: Good. Edgewear, stains and soil on back wrapper.
Publicado por Touchstone Book / Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, USA, 2001
ISBN 10: 0743216245 ISBN 13: 9780743216241
Original o primera edición
Paperback. Condición: USED_NEARFINE. 1st Edition. clean, tight and square, no spine crease, no tears or other creases, text is clean and unmarked, some light rubbed marks on the covers.
Publicado por A Touchstone book/ Simon & Schuster, New York NY, 1989
ISBN 10: 0671675230 ISBN 13: 9780671675233
Librería: OddReads, Harper, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Trade Paperback. Condición: Good. Revised Edition. moisture ripples. Book.
Publicado por A Touchstone book/ Simon & Schuster, New York NY, 1997
ISBN 10: 0684831392 ISBN 13: 9780684831398
Librería: OddReads, Harper, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 1st Touchstone Edition. Book.
Publicado por A Touchstone book/ Simon and Schuster, New York NY, 1979
ISBN 10: 0671250671 ISBN 13: 9780671250676
Librería: OddReads, Harper, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Trade Paperback. Condición: Good. Book.
Publicado por Simon & Schuster/Touchstone Book (1987), New York, NY, 1987
ISBN 10: 0671639935 ISBN 13: 9780671639938
Librería: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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Trade PAPERBACK. Condición: UNSPECIFIED. Black & White Photos/maps Ilustrador. First Pbk. Edition. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster/Touchstone Book. G/No Dustjacket. (1987). First Pbk. Edition. Trade PAPERBACK. 8vo., xix, 314 pp., Cover slightly shelfworn with some fading of spine .
Publicado por Simon & Schuster/Touchstone Book (1991), New York NY, 1991
ISBN 10: 0671736167 ISBN 13: 9780671736163
Librería: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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Wraps. Condición: UNSPECIFIED. Not Illustrated Ilustrador. First Publisher's Edition. New York NY: Simon & Schuster/Touchstone Book. VG/No Dustjacket. (1991). First Publisher's Edition. Wraps. 8vo., 630pp., VG accept for some slightly turned corners and marker on bottom edges .
Publicado por A Touchstone Book / Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 2010
ISBN 10: 1451664397 ISBN 13: 9781451664393
Librería: Ye Old Bookworm, Odessa, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Trade Size Paperback. Condición: USED_GOOD. Trade Edition; 1st Printing. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 526 pages; Trade Size Paperback. Book Shows Little Wear. Text is clean no markings seen No Dust Jacket; BX474.
Publicado por A Touchstone Book/ Simon & Schuster, New York NY, 1996
ISBN 10: 0684823489 ISBN 13: 9780684823485
Librería: OddReads, Harper, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Soft cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. heavy tanning.
Publicado por Simon & Schuster (Touchstone Book), New York, NY, 2014
ISBN 10: 1451684770 ISBN 13: 9781451684773
Librería: Prairie Creek Books LLC., Torrington, WY, Estados Unidos de America
Soft cover. Condición: New. No Jacket. Paperback Edition. N/none, pb, 265pp. Perfect bound, color illustrated stiff paper wraps with white and yellow colored text on upper and spine; no chips or tears. Interior pages clean, unmarked; bright. Binding is tight and straight.
Publicado por Touchstone Book / Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 1983
ISBN 10: 0671420321 ISBN 13: 9780671420321
Librería: A Cappella Books, Inc., Atlanta, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Paper Back. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. First Thus. Octavo. First Touchstone paperback edition. Complete number string: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 . Mild shelf wear. Some light scars and scratches to cover, especially front. Superficial vertical crease running down center of spine. [559 pages].
Publicado por A Touchstone Book / Simon & Schuster, New York, N.Y., 1996
Librería: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, Estados Unidos de America
Soft cover. Condición: NEW. New condition color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote by Thomas Jefferson re: Meriwether Lewis; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; and Index. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps. "In this sweeping adventure story, Stephen E. Ambrose.presents the definitive account of one of the most momentous journeys in American history. Ambrose follows the Lewis and Clark Expedition from Thomas Jefferson's hope of finding a waterway to the Pacific, through the heart-stopping moments of the actual trip, to Lewis's lonely demise on the Natchez Trace. Along the way, Ambrose shows us the American West as Lewis saw it - wild, awesome, and pristinely beautiful. Undaunted Courage is a stunningly told action tale that will delight readers for generations. EXCLUSIVELY IN THIS PAPERBACK EDITION ARE TWO ENTIRELY NEW CHAPTERS ON LEWIS'S INTERACTION WITH NATIVE AMERICANS." - from the rear outer cover. "Undaunted Courage is a work of love: rhapsodic and heroic." - David M. Shribman, The Wall Street Journal. "A fine and important book, intelligently conceived and splendidly written." - Blaine Harden, The Washington Post Book World. "A swiftly moving, full-dress treatment of the expedition.A lively retelling of the journey of the two captains conveyed with passionate enthusiasm by Mr. Ambrose." - Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., The New York Times Book Review. "[Ambrose] not only captures the romance of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in Undaunted Courage,.he also superbly delineates the cultural and political context out of which it arose.Ambrose brilliantly reconstructs the expedition from Lewis's point of view." - Daniel L. Wick, San Francisco Chronicle.
Publicado por A Touchstone Book / Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 2000
ISBN 10: 0684855720 ISBN 13: 9780684855721
Librería: Ye Old Bookworm, Odessa, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Trade Paperback. Condición: USED_GOOD. First Trade Edition; 1st thus. Good with No dust jacket as issued; 9.1 X 6.1 X 2.3 inches; 1151 pages; Trade Edition Softcover. Stated Trade Edition. Book Shows No Wear. Text is clean no markings seen. No Dust Jacket.
Publicado por Simon and Schuster, Inc. (A Touchstone Book), New York, N.Y., 1984
ISBN 10: 0671430262 ISBN 13: 9780671430269
Librería: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Trade paperback. Condición: Very good. Format is approximately 6 inches by 9.25 inches. 363, [3] pages. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Black mark on bottom edge. This is a cheerful lexicon of Yiddish words which have become part of the English language, plus English words and phrases which have been transformed into Yinglish; the whole garnished with stories, jokes, parables, reverent quotations from the Talmud, and a glittering gallery of writers, rabbis, sages, and wits, with impulsive side trips into the faith, folklore, genius and history of the Jews--from their servitude in Babylon to their magnitude in Beverly Hills. Entries on Yiddish words, phrases, and sentence forms that have become, or are becoming, parts of the English language are accompanied by stories, jokes, parables, and Talmudic insights. Containing a medley of words in different states of adoption into English, Hooray for Yiddish! is organized alphabetically--in its own way. Garnished with stories, jokes, parables, epigrams, acerbities, and Talmudic insights, Hooray for Yiddish! takes us on illuminating side trips into the faith, folklore, tradition, genius, history--and, of course, language--of the Jewish people. When you finish, you will be speaking Yiddish like a native. So enjoy! Leo Calvin Rosten (April 11, 1908 - February 19, 1997) was an American humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, storywriting, journalism, and Yiddish lexicography. Rosten showed an interest in books and language very early and began writing stories when he was only nine. During the Great Depression, when he was unable to find other work, he taught English for recent immigrants at night. These experiences eventually became the source of his most popular works. Rosten studied political science, economics, and psychology at both the University of Chicago, where he obtained his doctorate in political science, and the London School of Economics. From this time date his life-long friendships with Milton Friedman, W. Allen Wallis and other economists who would become influential in forming American neoliberalism. Like them, Rosten became a member of the Mont Pèlerin Society. Like other University of Chicago graduates, during the war he worked in Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, both as deputy director at the Office of War Information and as assistant to Lowell Mellett, one of Roosevelt's aides. After the war, his connection with Allen Wallis led to his involvement with forming the Social Sciences division at the RAND Corporation. Although Rosten, who was already involved in Hollywood at this point, did not work full-time at RAND, he was an influential consultant on human psychology and put RAND in contact with several influential academics such as Hans Speier and Bernard Brodie. He also suggested that RAND contact the Ford Foundation for funding. Rosten is best remembered for his stories about the night-school "prodigy" Hyman Kaplan, written under the pseudonym Leonard Q. Ross. They were published in The New Yorker from 1935 and collected in two volumes published in 1937 and 1959, He is also well known for his encyclopedic The Joys of Yiddish (1968), a guide to Yiddish and to Jewish culture including anecdotes and Jewish humor. It was followed by Hooray for Yiddish! (1982), a humorous lexicon of the American language as influenced by Jewish culture. Another Rosten work is Leo Rosten's Treasury of Jewish Quotations. First Touchstone Edition [Stated] First Paperback printing [stated].
Publicado por Touchstone Book / Simon & Schuster, New York, N.Y., 1998
ISBN 10: 0613181530 ISBN 13: 9780613181532
Librería: Falls Bookstore, Readsboro, VT, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. No Jacket. Photo - Illustrated Ilustrador. Twelfth Printing. Paper wrapped boards with pictorial on front cover. Cover print is red, white, black and light green. Spine print is black and whitePrevious owner name/date on front flyleaf. Endpapers are definitely better grade of paper than text, Text block paper has slight tanning around edges. Sound but there is some underlining. Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.
Publicado por Simon & Schuster [A Touchstone Book], New York, N.Y., 2008
ISBN 10: 1416557199 ISBN 13: 9781416557197
Librería: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Very good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very good. Jessica McConnell (Jacket photograph) Ilustrador. xiii, [3], 266, [6] pages. Inscribed by the co-author, Tansy Howard Blumer. The inscription reads, To Wayne--I hope you enjoy this. It is the result of a collaboration that was almost as much fun as ours has been. Tansy, 5/29/08. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg is University Professor of Public Service and president emeritus of The George Washington University, after serving nineteen years as the fifteenth president of the university. At the beginning of his career, he served as the special assistant to the U.S. Education Commissioner for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. He began his career in higher education at Boston University and later became President at the University of Hartford. From there he went to The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He is the author of numerous books including "Presidencies Derailed", The Art of Hiring in America's Colleges & Universities, Thinking Out Loud, Reflections on Higher Education, Speaking His Mind, and Big Man on Campus. He is co-author of "The Art of Hiring in America's Colleges & Universities" and "Letters to the Next President." Trachtenberg increased the national profile of the university, and has fostered the observance of school traditions such as George Washington's birthday celebration. During Trachtenberg's tenure as president the university created five new schools: Public Health and Health Services, Public Policy and Public Administration, College of Professional Studies, Graduate School of Political Management, and Media and Public Affairs; and initiated the University Honors Program. An eye-opening and at times controversial insider's look at the current state of higher education in America, from one of the nation's most distinguished and down-to-earth university presidents. At a time when daily news headlines scream of competitive college enrollments, skyrocketing tuition, campus violence, alcohol and drug abuse, and other campus scandals, the former president of The George Washington University tells it like it really is. Educated at Columbia, Yale, and Harvard universities, with a membership in Phi Beta Kappa, more than fifteen honorary doctorates, four books, and numerous published articles, Stephen Joel Trachtenberg is one of the leading voices in American higher education. Here he brings his thirty years of experience, wisdom, and wit to reveal what goes on behind the scenes in the difficult and rewarding challenge of running a university. Using wonderful anecdotes from his own life, Trachtenberg explains with compassion and his trademark humor the insight he has gained from the halls of learning. For parents who will write big checks to send their sons and daughters to college, for businesspeople of all kinds looking for leadership lessons, and for anyone invested in America's system of higher education, this book is a major work about the importance of sustaining our nation's natural brain trust. First Touchstone Hardcover Edition [stated]. First printing [stated].
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Publicado por Simon & Schuster (A Touchstone Book), New York, N.Y., 2006
ISBN 10: 0743299426 ISBN 13: 9780743299428
Librería: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Very good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very good. Paul J. Pugliese (Map) Ilustrador. First Printing [Stated]. [10], 449, [1] pages. Acknowledgments. Autographed copy sticker on front of DJ. Decorated end paper. Signed by the author on the title page. Kathleen McGowan (born March 22, 1963) is an American author. Her novel The Expected One has appeared in over fifty languages. She claims to be a descendant of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. The Magdalene Line is a series of novels, featuring both fictitious and historical female characters which the author believes history has either misrepresented or obliterated. Kathleen McGowan began working on the first novel The Expected One in 1989. Focusing on the role of Mary Magdalene, it was self-published in 2005. On July 25, 2006, the book was republished by Simon & Schuster under the Touchstone imprint. The second novel of the series is The Book of Love, published in 2009, focusing on the life of Mathilda of Canossa. The third novel of the series is The Poet Prince, published in 2010, focusing on the life of Lorenzo de Medici. Each novel of the series features the fictitious heroine Maureen Paschal, who is tasked with uncovering alleged historical and Christian enigmas. Other fictitious characters include Berenger Sinclair and Tamara Wisdom, as well as the enigmatic character Destino. An ancient prophecy predicts the arrival of The Expected One, a woman who is destined to bring Mary Magdalene's gospel to the world. When Maureen Pascal stumbles into a dangerous and secret world of people who will fight to the death to keep--or to destroy--one of the world's most powerful secrets, she also discovers that the ancient prophecy points directly to her. Follow her breathtaking adventure as she deciphers ancient clues, defies the world's most powerful traditions, and risks her life in order to fulfill her destiny and find the scroll that begins: "I am Mary, called Magdalene, a princess of the royal tribe of Benjamin and a daughter of the Nazarenes. I am the lawful wife of Jesus, the Messiah of The Way.I leave these words for the children of the future, so that when the time is come they may find them and know the truth of those who led The Way.