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San Francisco, CA Berrett-Koehler Publishers, August 2002. Paperback First Ed thus, later printing. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, David Wann. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Royal Octavo. 268pp. Illustrated by David Horsey, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Foreward by Scott Simon. First Ed thus, later printing. Academic Press Paperback. In chapters with titles like "Swollen Expectations" and "A Rash of Bankruptcies", Affluenza uses the whimsical metaphor of a disease to tackle a very serious subject: the damage done -- to our health, our families, our communities, and our environment -- by the obsessive quest for material gain. The authors examine the origins, evolution, and symptoms of the affluenza epidemic. But more importantly, they explore cures and suggest strategies… Read More

Edinburgh, Scotland Floris Books, 1999. Paperback First Edition Thus [1999], so stated. A Paperback Original. First Edition Thus [1999], so stated. A Paperback Original. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the mildest rubbing to the panels and a hint of wear to the extremities; a couple of small, very faint soil spots to the to edge; velse flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a hint of wear and anunobtrusive cosmetic flaw. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.2 x 1.25). 476 pages. Sparsely illustrated in black & white. Language: English.… Read More

New York, NY Grove Press, 2005. Hardcover First Ed USA, First Printing indicated. First Ed USA, First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows former bookseller's rubber-stamped insignia at front flyleaf; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; else flawless; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 438pp. Hardback with DJ. A TV channel that offends EVERYBODY must be doing something right. Since its quiet appearance in 1996, Al-Jazeera has continuously added viewers. It wasn't long before TVs in Europe and North America were tuning in to the one station that seemed to speak with a plausible Arab voice. What immediately distinguished this from other Arabic news and discussion programmes was its willingness to broadcast everybody's views. Although funded by the Emir of Qatar, Al-Jazerra… Read More

New York, NY New American Library: Mentor Books, 1963. Mass Market Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: light wear to extremities; pages lightly tanned, due to aging; tasteful rubber-stamped "M" inside front cover; crease near upper front corner tip; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. Mass Market Paperback.

Summertown, TN Book Publishing, 1990. Paperback Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: very light wear to the extremities; a very faint coffee-like stain to the upper front panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creases to the covers. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, near-to-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor cosmetic flaws. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10 x 7 x 0.85 inches). 372 pages. Foreward by David Spangler. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 7.8 ounces. Trade Paperback.

Hillsdale, NJ Lawrence Erlbaum, 1993. . Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use; binding shows slight reverse spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 474pp. Academic Press Paperback.

New York, NY New Press, 2007. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show only minor indications of use. Book shows light shelfwear; single page dog-eared; binding shows the slightest lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows moderate rubbing; price unclipped. Overall, close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 282pp. Hardback with DJ. How is it, the author asks, that every new communications technology, from radio to cable television, is hailed as the one that will make the media more democratic and then is almost immediately subverted (or perhaps perverted) by politics and big business? Chester, a longtime critic of media commercialization, explores how the newest technological breakthroughs, the digital media, could spell further disaster. Do we really want television sets that monitor what we watch? Or an Internet that knows what… Read More

New York, NY W. W. Norton & Company, 1997. Paperback First Edition Thus (1997); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1997); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the faintest shelf-soiling to the bottom edge of the text block; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, showing only a single unobtrusive flaw. Bright and Clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.25 x 0.8 inches). 300 pages. Language: English. Weight: 12.5 ounces. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY New American Library: Mentor Books, 1964. Paperback First Edition Thus, so stated. First Edition Thus, so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; there is a faint crease at the backstrip, but this appears to be a production flaw rather than a sign of use; mildest rubbing; a faint, superficial scratch at the middle of the rear panel; foxing at the top edge; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging. The binding shows barely discernible lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 256pp. Mentor Books Paperback No. MT568. Mass Market Paperback. Lewis Mumford (1895 - 1990) was an American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic. Particularly noted for his study of cities and urban architecture, he had a broad career as a writer. Mumford was influenced by the work of Scottish theorist Sir… Read More

London, UK General Council of the Trades Union Congress, 1968. Paperback First Edition (1968), unstated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: moderate wear to the extremities; mild rubbing, faint soiling and toning to wrapper covers; a small, dark stain at the bottom edge of the text block and some smudges to the fore-edge and faint soiling to the top edge; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A well-loved copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and some soiling. Remains a sturdy, not-unattractive reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Folio (13 x 9.15 x 0.55 inches). 159 pages. Profusely illustrated with vintage duotone photographs and drawings in black & white. Foreward by George Woodcock. Language: English.… Read More

West Hartford, CT Kumarian Press, 1999. Paperback First Ed; First Printing, so stated. First Ed; First Printing, so stated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 275pp. University Press Paperback. It gives a timely and close-up look at both the structural causes of poverty and its human consequences. Jan Knippers Black integrates graphic detail with descriptions of larger trends. She has a good conceptual grasp of global trends and is not shy about directly linking poverty to the policies of corporations, national governments, and international financial institutions. Inequality in the Global Village is well written and organized in a way that will appeal to caring citizens.

Berkeley, CA University of California Press, 1994. Paperback First Edition Thus (1994); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1994); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; the binding is ever so slightly cocked off square, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy. Virtually 'As New', showing a single minor flaw and just a hint of wear. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.9 x 6 x 0.75 inches). xvii, 256 pages. Language: English. Weight: 14.4 ounces. University Press Paperback.

Boston, MA Kluwer Academic Publishers: D. Reidel Publishing, 1984. Hardcover First Ed USA; unstated. First Ed USA; unstated. EX-LIBRARY, withdrawn, showing the usual marks and designations. Near Fine in Good+ DJ: Book shows very little wear at all; the faintest dulling or soiling to outside edges; else only fact that the DJ is attached to the book detracts; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing; the backstrip is heavily sunned, and the titles, though legible, are so blanched as to be quite difficult to read; unclipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 145pp. Hardback with DJ. (Sociology of the Sciences - Monographs)

Minneapolis, MN University of Minnesota Press, 1992. Paperback Five pages show HI-LIGHTING. Else, Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 234pp. Studies in Classical Philology. Cultural Politics Series, Volume 4. University Press Paperback. This is a must-read for students of and experts in Spanish and Latin American Studies. I used it as a primary source in my doctoral dissertation in the field.

Niwot, CO University Press Of Colorado, 1996. Hardcover First Edition [1996]; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR at the front free end paper. First Edition [1996]; First Printing indicated. Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; price intact; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 338pp. Hardback with DJ. In the history of Central City and Black Hawk, Colorado, there have been three great moments exceeding all capacity for imagination and prediction: the discovery of gold in 1859; the renewal of Central City's opera in 1932; and the opening of casino gaming in 1991. Gambling was adopted to stimulate the local economy and bring new riches to the Gilpin County towns, replicating the accomplishments of previous mining and opera times. Yet, it was not long after gambling was approved that residents began expressing regrets over what they had lost in the… Read More

Princeton University Press, 1999. Hardcover Very Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows only a hint of shelf-soiling along the bottom edge of the boards; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows noticeable rubbing; a crease at the top corner of the inside front flap; else flawless; unclipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 189 pages. Hardback with DJ. 

New York, NY Random House: Pantheon Books, 1968. Hardcover First Edition USA [1968], so stated. The first fifty-eight pages show scattered, very neat PENCIL UNDERLINING. Else, Fine in Very Good DJ: The Book, except of course for the underlining, is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows indications of careful use: mild overall rubbing; a small chip at the top of the rear panel; the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. A lovely book in a moderately used DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 310 pages. First Edition USA [1968], so stated. Hardback with DJ.

Chicago, IL Nelson-Hall Publishers, 1994. Paperback First Edition Thus (1994), Second Printing in the same year. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a rubber-stamped ""NH" at the bottom edge of the text block and a couple of smudges to the fore-edge; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels except the noted rubber-stamp. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder (unless the rubber stamped "NH" is indeed a remainder mark), Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.7 inches). xi, 352 pages. Language: English.… Read More

New York, NY Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows light shelfwear and the binding shows slight spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing only; else flawless; price nunclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a lightly used, tightly bound copy in an excellent DJ and with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 230pp. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Crescent Books, 1981. Hardcover Reprint Edition [1981]; First Printing Thus indicated by a complete letter sequence. The true first edition was published by Abrams in 1977. Reprint Edition [1981]; First Printing Thus indicated by a complete letter sequence. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows indications of careful use: noticeable spine lean; else only minimal shelving wear; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. The DJ shows only mild rubbing; several tiny nicks and closed tears at the outside edges; unclipped. Overall, despite some flaws, major and minor, remains a handsome copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Folio. (12.25 x 8.95 x 1.15 inches). 247 pages. Twenty-four pages of colorf photographs. Otherwise, profusely illustrated in black & white. Weight: 2 pounds, 15.7 ounces. The true first edition was published by Abrams… Read More