Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd. (edition Illustrated), 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754501 ISBN 13: 9781617754500
Librería: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Illustrated. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.
Publicado por Akashic Books, 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754498 ISBN 13: 9781617754494
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Publicado por Akashic Books, 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754498 ISBN 13: 9781617754494
Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Publicado por Akashic Books, 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754501 ISBN 13: 9781617754500
Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754498 ISBN 13: 9781617754494
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.55.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754498 ISBN 13: 9781617754494
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.55.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754498 ISBN 13: 9781617754494
Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.55.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754501 ISBN 13: 9781617754500
Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.65.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754501 ISBN 13: 9781617754500
Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.65.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754501 ISBN 13: 9781617754500
Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.65.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754498 ISBN 13: 9781617754494
Librería: St Vincent de Paul of Lane County, Eugene, OR, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. >> hardcover 100% of proceeds go to charity! Good condition with all pages in tact. Item shows signs of use and may have cosmetic defects.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754498 ISBN 13: 9781617754494
Librería: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book.
Publicado por Akashic Books, 2016
Librería: Sleuth Books, FABA, Palm Coast, FL, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: FABA
Original o primera edición
Soft cover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. Beautiful unread copy issued in wraps. Advance reading copy, arc, uncorrected proof, ucp. Author was severely injured in the Vietnam War and his story was ultimately made into the movie Born on the 4th of July starring Tom Cruise.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754498 ISBN 13: 9781617754494
Librería: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 0.6.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754498 ISBN 13: 9781617754494
Librería: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.6.
Publicado por Akashic Books, 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754498 ISBN 13: 9781617754494
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. Illustrated. Kovics impassioned, timely memoir about the American Veterans Movement picks up where Born on the Fourth of July leaves off. "Hurricane Street.[is] another raw expose on the cost of war. The book, which he calls a prequel, drills deep into the 17-day drama of a 1974 sit-in and hunger strike staged by Kovic and a band of fellow wounded veterans who took the federal building on Wilshire Boulevard by storm.The book is an unflinching anti-war declaration, written in blood and the sweat of too many haunted nights by a Vietnam Marine Corps sergeant who later opposed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan." --Los Angeles Times "The author of Born on the Fourth of July (1976) recounts the brief 1974 movement he initiated to change how Veterans Affairs hospitals cared for wounded soldiers.The great strength of this book is that the author never minces words. With devastating candor, he memorializes a short-lived but important movement and the men who made it happen. Sobering reflections on past treatment of America's injured war veterans." --Kirkus Reviews "[A] compelling snapshot of early 1980s activism.Without social media or cell phones to boost the signal, it was Kovic's flair for the dramatic and ability to marshal reporters that turned the protest into a battle victory.Kovic's updates on the fates of his fellow veterans provide a memorable and bittersweet conclusion." --Publishers Weekly "The author of the bestseller Born on the Fourth of July writes an impassioned and timely memoir about the 1974 American Veterans Movement that will strike a chord with veterans and their families today." --Publishers Weekly, Top 10 Pick for Spring 2016 "Kovic, a Vietnam veteran paralyzed from the waist down and the author of the seminal war memoir Born on the Fourth of July (1976), looks back to the spring of 1974, when he led a two-week hunger strike in the Los Angeles office of U.S. Senator Alan Cranston . . . Kovic's personal tale is also a timely topical book as veterans' mental and physical health care remain woefully insufficient." --Booklist "Kovic has also penned a new book, Hurricane Street, that will be released on July 4th. The new book recounts how in 1974, the author and other injured veterans staged a sit-in and hunger strike to demand better treatment for vets." --Rolling Stone "Renowned antiwar activist Kovic, a Vietnam veteran, delivers a powerful memoir detailing his organization of the American Veterans Movement (AVM) during the mid-1970s . . . This chronicle will resonate with those interested in the all-too-human effects of war and the challenges faced by our wounded warriors." -- Library Journal "Forty years after the release of Born on the Fourth of July, the 1976 memoir that became the 1989 Academy Award-winning film starring Tom Cruise, author Ron Kovic gives us Hurricane Street, a memoir about his 1974 movement to change the way Veterans Affairs hospitals cared for wounded soldiers." --Parade In the spring of 1974, as the last American troops were being pulled out of Vietnam, Ron Kovic and a small group of other severely injured veterans in a California VA hospital launched the American Veterans Movement. In a phenomenal feat of political organizing, Kovic corralled his fellow AVM members into staging a sit-in, and then a hunger strike, in the Los Angeles office of Senator Alan Cranston, demanding better treatment of injured and disabled veterans. This was a short-lived and chaotic but ultimately successful movement to improve the deplorable conditions in VA hospitals across the country. Hurricane Street is their story--one that resonates deeply today--told.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754501 ISBN 13: 9781617754500
Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754501 ISBN 13: 9781617754500
Librería: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book.
Publicado por Akashic Books,, 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754498 ISBN 13: 9781617754494
Librería: Monroe Stahr Books, Sherman Oaks, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. Both the book and the unclipped dust jacket are fine. Nonfiction from the author of Born on the Fourth of July.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754501 ISBN 13: 9781617754500
Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New.
Publicado por Akashic Books, 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754501 ISBN 13: 9781617754500
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Softcover. Condición: New. Kovics impassioned, timely memoir about the American Veterans Movement picks up where Born on the Fourth of July leaves off.[A] compelling snapshot of early 1970s activism. . . . Without social media or cell phones to boost the signal, it was Kovics flair for the dramatic and ability to marshal reporters that turned the protest into a battle victory. . . . Kovics updates on the fates of his fellow veterans provide a memorable and bittersweet conclusion. -Publishers WeeklyIn the spring of 1974, as the last American troops were being pulled out of Vietnam, Ron Kovic and a small group of other severely injured veterans in a California VA hospital launched the American Veterans Movement. In a phenomenal feat of political organizing, Kovic corralled his fellow AVM members into staging a sit-in, and then a hunger strike, in the Los Angeles office of Senator Alan Cranston, demanding better treatment of injured and disabled veterans.This was a short-lived and chaotic but ultimately successful movement to improve the deplorable conditions in VA hospitals across the country. Hurricane Street is their story-one that resonates deeply today-told by Kovic in the passionate and brutally honest style that led to over one million sales of Born on the Fourth of July.
Publicado por Akashic Books,U.S., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754501 ISBN 13: 9781617754500
Librería: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Reino Unido
PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Publicado por Akashic Books, 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754501 ISBN 13: 9781617754500
Librería: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 238 pages. 8.50x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.
Publicado por Akashic Books,U.S., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754501 ISBN 13: 9781617754500
Librería: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, Reino Unido
Paperback / softback. Condición: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754501 ISBN 13: 9781617754500
Librería: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. New.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754501 ISBN 13: 9781617754500
Librería: GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Buy for Great customer experience.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754498 ISBN 13: 9781617754494
Librería: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754498 ISBN 13: 9781617754494
Librería: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition 0.6.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754498 ISBN 13: 9781617754494
Librería: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 0.6.
Publicado por Akashic Books, Ltd., 2016
ISBN 10: 1617754501 ISBN 13: 9781617754500
Librería: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Estados Unidos de America
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