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Proper Studies (FIRST EDITION)
by Aldous Huxley
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- FIRST EDITION
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- 1928
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Garden City / New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1928. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Purple cloth hardcopy, title within label on sunned spine. Normal wear to edges and corners, spotting and rubbing to covers. Text free of writing. xviii, 349 pp. Full refund if not satisfied. Item Price
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The Liquor Problem In All Ages (FIRST AMERICAN EDITION)
by Daniel Dorchester, D.D
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- First American Edition
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- 1884
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- Hardcover
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New York: Phillips & Hunt, 1884. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Diagrams. Hardbound brown publishers cloth, gold and black embossed design and title on cover and spine. Normal shelf wear to edges and corners. Hinges starting; clean text. Very good. Full refund if not satisfied. Item Price
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John Jasper, The Unmatched Negro Philosopher and Preacher (Second Edition)
by William E. Hatcher
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- SECOND EDITION
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- No date, copyright 1908
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- Hardcover
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New York / Chicago / Toronto / London / Edinburgh: Fleming H. Revell Company, No date, copyright 1908. SECOND EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardcover blue boards, white lettering on cover, title on faded spine. Corner and edge wear, rubbing. Ex-library with markings and label. Clean text. Frontispiece with tissue, illustrations. 183 pp. Very good copy. Full… Read more about this item Item Price
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No Sense of Place: The Impact of Electronic Media on Social Behavior (FIRST EDITION)
by Joshua Meyrowitz
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- FIRST EDITION
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- 1985
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New York / Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Quarter bound grey boards, silver lettering on black spine. Previous owner's name on front endpaper; occasional underlining and marginalia. Glossy dust jacket with title front and spine. Both very good. Full refund if not satisfied. Item Price
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The Norton History of The Human Sciences
by Roger Smith
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- FIRST AMERICAN EDITION
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- 1997
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- Paperback
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New York / London: W. W. Norton & Company, 1997. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Paperback. Like New. A unique and lucid account of the history of the attempt to use natural science to understand human nature. Illustrations, Notes, Index, 1036 pp. <br>CONDITION: Paperback, illustrated front cover with title, title on spine; short synopsis of contents on rear. Tightly bound.… Read more about this item Item Price
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How to be good: Or, The somewhat tricky business of attaining moral virtue in a society that's not just corrupt but corrupting, without being completely out-of-it (First Edition)
by Lawrence Rust Hills
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
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- 9780385002356
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£159.32
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New York: Doubleday, 1976. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. 8x5x1. Light green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. xi, 248 pp. Deckled edge. Front fly leaf is torn out. General wear on dust jacket with a small tear. Full refund if not satisfied. Item Price
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Trivializing America
by Norman Corwin
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- Revised and Enlarged
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- 1986
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- Paperback
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- 9780818403897
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New Jersey: Lyle Stuart Inc, 1986. Revised and Enlarged. paperback. Very Good+. 8x5x1. Paperback. Revised and Enlarged. White glossy covers with red, white and blue text and decoration. Looks at mediocrity and the search for sensation in America, and discusses trends in education, sports, art, music, law, and religion. 306pp.<br><br>CONDITION: Light shelf wear. Front flyleaf has been removed.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Elements of Power: Lessons on Leadership and Influence (First Edition)
by Terry R. Bacon
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2011
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- Hardcover
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- 9780814415115
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£87.63
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Amacom Books, 2011. First Edition. hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarter bound in black cloth with red paper boards. Gilt lettering on the spine. Discover invaluable insights about power and leadership with up-and-coming influencers from the former CEO of a global consulting firm.Author Terry R. Bacon teaches you how things like your own knowledge, expressiveness, history,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Power
by Edited by: Steven Lukes
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- 1986
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New York: New York University Press, 1986. Paperback. Near Fine. Volume discusses the forms of power, e.g., communication, economic, class, organization and privilege. Thirteen chapters. Bibliography, Index, 283 pp. CONDITION: Colorful glossy covers entitled on front and spine. Suggested reading on rear. Text free of writing. Like new condition. Full refund if not satisfied. Item Price
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Fictions and Ceremonies: Representations of Popular Experience (FIRST AMERICAN EDITION)
by David Chaney
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- First American Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979. First American Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. The author analyzes the representation of popular experience in fictional narratives exploring the relations between changing social structure, technological facilities and cultural forms. <br><br>CONDITION: Hardbound green boards, gilt title on spine. Text free of writing. Green dust jacket with yellow title on front and spine.… Read more about this item Item Price
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In Bluebeard's Castle - Some Notes Towards the Re-definition of Culture (FIRST EDITION)
by George Steiner
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- FIRST EDITION
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- 1971
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London: Faber & Faber, 1971. FIRST EDITION. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Grey boards, gilt title on spine. Light shelf wear. Previous owner's name on flyleaf. Grey dust jacket with white text title cover and spine. Review of author's works on rear. Rubbing and wear to edges and corners, slight soiling. Very good. 112 pp. Full refund if… Read more about this item Item Price
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Everyday Life in the Modern World
by Henri Lefebvre
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- 12th Printing
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- 2009
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New Brunswick / London: Transaction Publishers, 2009. 12th Printing. Paperback. Like New. 12th Printing. Lefebvre discusses the impact of consumerism on society and looks at the effects on society of linguistic phenomena and various kinds of terrorism communicated through mass media. xxiii, Introduction, 206 pp. <br><br>CONDITION: Glossy green paperback entitled in brown front and spine. Clean text.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Practice of Everyday Life
by Michel de Certeau; Translator: Steven Rendall
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- Seventh Printing
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- 2008
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Berkeley / Los Angeles / London: University of California Press, 2008. Seventh Printing. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Reprint. Michel de Certeau draws on analytic philosophy, linguistics, sociology, semiology and anthropology to speak of relevant use of imaginative literature for those seeking to retain a sense of self. xxiv, Notes, 229 pp. <br>CONDITION: White text title on cover and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Panati's Extraordinary Endings of Practically Everything And Everybody (FIRST EDITION)
by Charles Panati
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- FIRST EDITION
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- 1989
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New York: MJF Books, 1989. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Like New/Near Fine. Black and White Illustrations. This entertaining volume contains answers to how philosophers, writers, artists and political leaders of the world met their end. Seventeen chapters, e.g., bequests of presidents, engineered endings and final farewells of artists and writers. Illustrations, References, Index, 470 pp. <br>Condition: Quarter light blue… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Trouble With America (FIRST EDITION)
by Michel Crozier; Translator: Peter Heinegg
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- FIRST EDITION
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- 1984
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Berkeley / Los Angeles / London: University of California Press, 1984. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. From Washington Post review: "[Crozier] signals a deeply embedded cultural trait--innocence, the American belief in the innate goodness of individuals." xx, Foreword, Preface, Introduction, Index, 156 pp. CONDITION: Beige boards, bronze title on spine. Very slight wear to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Death Is The Mother of Beauty: Mind, Metaphor, Criticism (FIRST EDITION)
by Mark Turner
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- FIRST EDITION
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- 1987
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£119.49
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Chicago / London: The University of Chicago Press, 1987. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good +/Fine. A book of linguistic and critical theory deeply immersed in particular metaphors and their effects." From Foreword. "This is a truly interdisciplinary book, a book of importance both to literary scholars and to scientists of the mind..." From Review. xi, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Adventure of Living (FIRST EDITION)
by Paul Tournier; Translator: Edwin Hudson
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- FIRST EDITION
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- [1965]
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New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, [1965]. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Through each of the three parts of the book--The Adventure, The Risk, The Choice--Paul Tournier shows how human beings can find the real adventure of living and true happiness. Index, 250 pp. <br><br>CONDITION: Quarter red boards, gold title on black tape spine. Deckled… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Power of Ideas
by Isaiah Berlin,
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- First Edition
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- 2000
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- Hardcover
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- 9780691050188
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Princeton University Press, 2000. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 6x1x9. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in red cloth with silver foil lettering on the spine. The essays collected in this new volume reveal Isaiah Berlin at his most lucid and accessible. He was constitutionally incapable of writing with the opacity of the specialist, but these shorter, more introductory pieces… Read more about this item Item Price
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Policymaking, Communication, and Social Learning (First Edition)
by Geoffrey Vickers; Guy B. Adams [Editor]; John F. Forester [Editor]; Bayard L. Catron [Editor]
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
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- 9780887381157
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New Brunswick / Oxford: Transaction Books, 1987. First Edition. hardcover. Fine/Fine. 6x1x9. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in blue cloth with silver foil text on the spine. Policymaking, Communication, and Social Learning presents Sir Geoffrey Vickers's seminal essays on policymaking and related issues facing modern Western culture. These essays, many of them published here for the first time, illustrate… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Act of Creation
by Arthur Koestler
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- 4th Printing
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- 1965
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1965. 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good . 4th Printing. Hardcover. Bound in quarter blue buckram with black cloth boards. Copper foil lettering on the spine. The Act of Creation begins where this view ceases to be true. Koestler affirms that all creatures have the capacity for creative activity, frequently suppressed by the automatic… Read more about this item Item Price
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