Search Results: Nonfiction -Misc. from The Brooklyn Bookman

HART, Christopher: Anime Mania: How to Draw Characters for Japanese Animation. New York, Watson-Guptill Publications, 2002. First Edition. Softcover, 144 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Japanese Animation-How To / Comic Books & Strips-Japan-Technique / Drawing-Techniques. Condition: Good Plus. Some light bumps to the corner covers and a corner crease on the reverse. Copy in overall near first-rate condition with clean pages. Profusely illustrated throughout. Concise and well-written guide to creating Japanese-style animation like a professional. This illustrated guide is written by a noted best-selling cartooning and animation author. ISBN: 082300158X

MARANTZ, Andrew: Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation. New York, Viking, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 380 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Social Media and the Internet / Political Science / Social Media – Effects on U.S. Politics and Public Opinion. Book & jacket condition: Good Plus/Very Good. Book copy has a gently-used appearance. Book pages bright and clean with no marks (page 8 excepted, as few lines of text have been marked and underlined). Dust wrapper is in top-notch condition. "A chronicle of how the optimistic entrepreneures of Silicon Valley set out to create a democratic internet – and how the propagandists of the Alt-Right exploited that freedom to propel the extreme into the mainstream." An essential work to help one understand today's toxic political environment engendered by social media. ISBN: 9780525522263

REICH, Wilhelm: Beyond Psychology: Letters and Journals, 1934-1939. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 256 pp. Edited with an introduction by Mary Boyd Higgins. English translation by Derek & Inge Jordan and Philip Schmitz. Subject: Nonfiction / Wilhelm Reich, 1897-1957 – Diaries and Correspondence / Psychoanalysts – Diaries and Correspondence. Book & jacket condition: Very Good Plus. Some edge-wear to jacket's top extremity. Book is gently used with all pages clean and crisp and illustrated with rare black and white photos detailing the famed psychologist's life and times. An apt selection of diary entries and letters corresponding from the dissenting pen of the 20th Century's most controversial psychoanalysts. ISBN: 0374112479

ROBBINS, Michael W.(Editor): Brooklyn: A State of Mind. New York, Workman Publishing, 2001. Stated First Printing. Softcover, 392 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / New York-Brooklyn / Description & Travel / History. Condition: Very Good. Very light curling to the front cover's edge. Otherwise a copy in top-notch condition with all pages clean and fully illustrated throughout. "Celebrate America's hometown in a rollicking portrait from Brooklyn's legion of writers, artists, raconteurs and neighborhood savants." ISBN: 0761116354

MORRIS, Desmond: Catlore. New York, Crown Publishers, Inc., 1987. First American Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 180 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Cats – Behavior and Folklore. Book & jacket condition: Very Good Minus / Near Fine. Some light traces of foxing to the topside and fore-edge of the book. All pages unmarked, clean in a near-fine Brodart dust jacket. A fascinating exploration into the ways of our feline friends and the amazing folklore surrounding these enigmatic creatures. ISBN: 0517569035

HAMILTON, Clive: Earthmasters: The Dawn of the Age of Climate Engineering. New Haven & London, Yale University Press, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 247 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Weather Control / Climate Change Mitigation / Environmental Geotechnology. Book and jacket condition: Very Good Plus. All pages clean and unmarked. Small bump to one of the book corners. One corner of the jacket has a mildly frayed edge. Otherwise a copy in near-fine condition. A serious examination into world-wide efforts towards mitigation of the devastating effects of climate change through geoengineering. A must for those concerned with this subject. ISBN: 9780300186673

DIESEL, Eugen, GOLDBECK, Gustav & SCHILDBERGER, Friedrich: From Engines to Autos: Five Pioneers in Engine Development and Their Contributions to the Automotive Industry. Chicago, Henry Regnery Company, 1960. Originally published in Germany in 1957. First American Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 302 pp. Translated by Peter White. Subject: Nonfiction / Technology-History / Engines and Autos - 19th and 20th Centuries. Book & jacket condition: Good Plus / Acceptable-Good. Long vertical crease on the book's front board with very light edge-wear to the top central extremity. Pages clean. Book has black and white photographs illustrating the milestones of automotive history. Considerable wear to the dust wrapper with chipping along the extremities (but duly secured with protective tape.)An exciting account of the birth and development of the automotive industry. Free bonus included: A vintage car museum brochure circa 1958 (Natural Bridge, VA., Museum of Motoring Memories displaying the Pettit… Read More

ALBOM, Mitch: Have A Little Faith: A True Story. New York, Hyperion, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 254 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Religious Faith and Cohesion / Inspirational True Accounts. Book and jacket condition: Very Good. Gently used copy with light traces of wear to the jacket corners. All pages unmarked and clean. A heart-warming, compassionate exploration of the power of faith and its role in surviving life's own adversities. ISBN: 9780786868728

LASKAS, Jeanne Marie: Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work. New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 318 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Working Classes – United States / Sociology / Working People-U.S.-Sociology & Reportage. Book and jacket condition: Very Good. Light smudges at the fore-edge of the book. Otherwise a near-fine copy with the interior pages clean and unmarked. Fine and on-target reportage on the unsung working heroes that help make this country work. Insightful and engrossing sociological and journalistic exploration reminiscent of the writings of Studs Turkel. Recommended. ISBN: 9780399159008

HARP, M.A., David: How To Fight A Cold...And Win! n.p., Musical I Press, 1999. Softcover, 64 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Health & Healing / Colds – Self-care and How-To. Condition: Good Plus. A bit of edge-wear to booklet's spinal area and to extremities (to a lesser extent). All pages clean and fully illustrated throughout. Illustrations by Don Mayne. Concise and handy guide to successfully coping - - and evening beating humanity's most universal and common ailment. Stay healthy!

COBURN, Kathleen: Inquiring Spirit: A Coleridge Reader. Minerva Press, 1968. Softcover, 454 pp. (Originally published in 1951.) Subject: Nonfiction / Literature / Collected Essays & Miscellaneous Writings. Condition: Very Good. Some traces of toning and wear to extremities. Small blackened sticker found on the reverse. All interior pages clean and unmarked. A collection of writings in various fields – from psychology to literary criticism – by the celebrated nineteenth century British poet.

ROSEN, Ruth: The Lost Sisterhood: Prostitution in America, 1900-1918. Baltimore, MD, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1985. Stated Second Printing. (Originally published in 1982.) Paperback, 245 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / History-U.S. Prostitution – early twentieth century / History-Women's Studies. Condition: Good Plus. Creasing to the front cover near the lower left hand corner. Corner chip at the upper part of the book-spine. All pages clean and unmarked. Cogent and well-researched history of a topic all too neglected by previous scholars. A necessary addition – from a feminist perspective - to the literature of American social history. ISBN: 0801826659

GILDEA, Robert: Marianne in Chains: Daily Life in the Heart of France During the German Occupation. New York, Metropolitan Books, 2003. Stated First American Edition 2003. Originally published in the UK in 2002. Hardcover with dust jacket, 507 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / History / World War Two, 1939-1945-France / France-History-German Occupation. Book and jacket condition: Very Good. Light wear and rubbing to jacket extremities. Pages unmarked and clean. A near-first rate copy in a near-fine dust wrapper. "A startling and original view of the occupation of the French heartland, based on a new investigation of everyday life under Nazi rule." Scholarly but vivid account of one of the most devastating periods of 20th century French history. Recommended reading for all history enthusiasts. ISBN: 0805071687

SEDARIS, David: Me Talk Pretty One Day. New York & Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 2000. Later Printing. Paperback, 272 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Essays / Humor. Condition: Very Good. Slight tilt and creasing to the spine. Crease found on the right side of the front cover. All pages unmarked and clean. A collection of witty, insightful observations by the best-selling author of Naked. ISBN: 0316776963

FREEMAN, Hadley: The Meaning of Sunglasses: And a Guide to Almost All Things Fashionable. New York, Penguin, 2009. First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback, 244 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Fashion & Beauty. Condition: Very Good Plus. Light sunning to pages, but unmarked and clean, A tiny bump or two to book corners. Still a very nice copy in near first-rate condition. A witty compendium of all things regarding fashion and style. A must for all novices and veteran fashionistas alike. Strike a pose! ISBN: 9780143114994

SACKS, Oliver: The Mind's Eye. New York, Vintage Books, 2011. Originally published: 2010. First Vintage Books Edition. Softcover, 263 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Medicine / Psychiatry. Condition: Good Plus. Several pages with have a wavy appearance, particularly at the corners (due to moisture exposure). Otherwise all pages are clean and unmarked. A decent copy overall. A unique perspective on the human mind by the best-selling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. ISBN: 9780307473028

ACKERMAN, Diane: A Natural History of the Senses. New York, Vintage, 1995. Originally published in 1990. Paperback, 331 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Senses & Sensation / Manners & Customs / Human Behavior. Condition: Very Good. Slight edgewear to the lower extremities, particularly to cover's lower reverse. Tiny smudge to upper fore-edge, but no other visible imperfections. All pages clean, not marked. A fascinating exploration of the human senses – and how these interact with the natural environment and the everyday world. ISBN: 9780679735663

KONING, Hans: A New Yorker in Egypt. New York & London, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976. Stated First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 265 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Egypt-Description & Travel, 1945-Late 1970s. Book & jacket condition: Very Good Plus. Light sunning to the jacket's interior. Small tear to jacket's lower extremity. No other physical defects present. Book copy has clean, white pages. A copy in almost excellent condition, overall. A fascinating portrait of the "New Egypt" during the era of its pioneer leader Anwar el-Sadat. ISBN: 0151655200

DAVENPORT, Thomas H. & KIRBY, Julia: Only Humans Need Apply: Winners and Losers in the Age of Smart Machines. New York, Harper Business, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover, no dust jacket, 276 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Automation and Artificial Intelligence – Impact on Human Beings & Society. Book Condition: Very Good Minus. Three small scuff marks found at the back of the book. Otherwise copy is in above-average condition with all pages clean and not marked. "We are entering a third era of automation, in which machines encroach on decision-making." An important contribution to the study of automation and artificial intelligence. Recommended. ISBN: 9780062438614

EDWARDS, I.E.S.: The Pyramids of Egypt. London, UK, Penguin Books, 1993. Revised Edition. (Originally published by Pelican Books in 1947.) Paperback, 325 pp. Subject: Nonfiction/Archaeology & Ancient History-Egypt/Ancient Egypt-Pyramids. Condition: Very Good Plus. A very gently used copy with crisp and clean pages and profusely illustrated with black and white photography. A classic account of one of the world's most enigmatic monuments – the pyramids of Egypt! A must-read for archaeology and ancient history buffs. ISBN: 0140136347