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Margaret K. McElderry. Very Good. 5.62 x 0.76 x 8.52 inches. Hardcover. 2000. 192 pages.<br>Having lived a privileged and rather sheltered life , Ellis seeks adventures before going… Mehr…

Margaret K. McElderry. Very Good. 5.62 x 0.76 x 8.52 inches. Hardcover. 2000. 192 pages.<br>Having lived a privileged and rather sheltered life , Ellis seeks adventures before going off to college and so takes a trip with a former classmate who introduces him to a world he never knew existed. Editorial Reviews Amazon Review Sevente en-year-old Ellis isn't quite sure how he got into this mess, but it's so interesting that he just can't bring himself to get out of it. Now was the time to say a polite good-bye and make for hom e. But wouldn't that good-bye be rather like walking out before t he end of the film? On holiday from school, Ellis is accosted by barefoot Jackie, a distant childhood acquaintance, who commandeer s his car and introduces him to Ursa, Leona, and Fox--siblings wh o are as otherworldly as three sisters in a castle. Their strange abode, the ramshackle Land of Smiles motel, is a magnet for the wild and weird. Once there, it is as if conventional Ellis has fa llen down the rabbit hole. His four new friends draw him into the ir upside-down world, and before he knows it, Ellis has liberated a stolen computer, rescued a baby, talked a jumper off a roof, h ad his heart broken, and learned the true nature of life and deat h--all in the course of one day. In 24 Hours, veteran young-adul t author Margaret Mahy candidly explores an underworld of juvenil e drinking and fast driving that oftentimes adults are loath to a dmit exists. But many of today's teens will recognize that landsc ape as real, and appreciate Mahy's honesty in addressing it. An e xciting rush through real life at breakneck speed, this rowdy adv enture will have teen readers wholeheartedly chiming in with Elli s when he remarks, I'm too much a part of the story now.... I've got to know how it ends. (Ages 13 and older) --Jennifer Hubert From Publishers Weekly Mahy (Memory; The Changeover) once again c aptures age-old yet contemporary adolescent sensibilities. Ellis, an aspiring actor who has just graduated from prep school, runs into an old public school friend who leads him on a 24-hour escap ade into a very different social stratum. Together they end up in the Land-of-Smiles, a run-down former motel and gathering place for aging activists, tattoo artists, hairdressers and other fring e characters. Ellis develops a crush on Leona, the middle of thre e sisters who preside over the hotel and who have virtually raise d themselves. For Leona, he embarks on a chase to find a kidnappe d child, leading him simultaneously to the culpritDa boy from his own privileged societyDand to a newfound sense of self. Mahy lac es Ellis's narrative with Shakespearean references both to contra st the hero's wealthy circumstances with the poverty of the Land- of-Smiles and to discuss metaphorically the prospect of death for those who fear it and those who do not. These references tend to romanticize hardship (If you live our sort of life you get to lo ve things that don't turn out quite right, says Leona's older sis ter), but the quick pace and assemblage of quirky, appealing char acters will hook readers. Ages 12-up. (Oct.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Mahy (Memory; The Changeover) once again captures age-old yet contemporary ado lescent sensibilities. Ellis, an aspiring actor who has just grad uated from prep school, runs into an old public school friend who leads him on a 24-hour escapade into a very different social str atum. Together they end up in the Land-of-Smiles, a run-down form er motel and gathering place for aging activists, tattoo artists, hairdressers and other fringe characters. Ellis develops a crush on Leona, the middle of three sisters who preside over the hotel and who have virtually raised themselves. For Leona, he embarks on a chase to find a kidnapped child, leading him simultaneously to the culpritDa boy from his own privileged societyDand to a new found sense of self. Mahy laces Ellis's narrative with Shakespear ean references both to contrast the hero's wealthy circumstances with the poverty of the Land-of-Smiles and to discuss metaphorica lly the prospect of death for those who fear it and those who do not. These references tend to romanticize hardship (If you live o ur sort of life you get to love things that don't turn out quite right, says Leona's older sister), but the quick pace and assembl age of quirky, appealing characters will hook readers. Ages 12-up . (Oct.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Sc hool Library Journal Grade 9 Up-Take a walk on the wild side in a n unnamed New Zealand city with aspiring actor Ellis, 17, who fal ls in with Jackie Cattle, a disreputable former schoolmate. Jacki e uses Ellis to crash an elegant lawn party and pry Ursa and Leon a, two beautiful sisters, from the nasty clutches of their rich h ost, Christo. Ellis drives the girls home to the weird, otherworl dly Land-of-Smiles hotel, where their profane, scruffy surrogate family sweeps him into drunken oblivion. He and his newfound frie nds soon discover that a baby abandoned to their care has been ki dnapped. A high-speed car chase ensues, Ellis falls in and out of love with Leona, and he gets a tattoo before puzzling out the id entity of the kidnapper. The climax involves Ellis quoting Shakes peare from the dizzying heights of the old public library rooftop to save the baby from the suicidal Christo. Bizarre as it sounds , this energetic novel will entertain mature readers. A subplot a bout Simon, a former friend of Ellis's who committed suicide, is too abbreviated to carry much emotional weight. Otherwise, this i s an edgy and highly charged introduction to some interesting cha racters. Joel Shoemaker, Southeast Junior High School, Iowa City, IA Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Booklis t Gr. 9-12. Friday at 5:10 p.m., 17-year-old Ellis is a restless, curly-haired, aspiring actor, just returned from prep school. Sa turday at 4 p.m., he is a bald, tattooed hero on the television n ews. Set in New Zealand, this gripping novel follows Ellis throug h the intervening hours as the tension escalates with each new pl ot ingredient: a rebellious school friend; a chichi garden party; the host's disturbed son; beautiful sisters who live in a decayi ng inner-city motel; a kidnapping; unraveled family secrets; and a wild car chase ending in the rooftop rescue of a baby. In langu age both lush and unflinching, Mahy simultaneously develops both the exhilarating external action and Ellis' stumbling inner momen tum as he confronts the new and learns to draw on his own resourc es. Readers may find some of the plot twists contrived (Ellis coa xes a suicidal teen off the roof with Shakespeare), but they will be drawn to the richly depicted characters' intelligent moxie, t he rebellious struggle for self, the buffoonish adults, and the n ovel's breathless pace. Hip, literary suspense for older teens. G illian Engberg Copyright © American Library Association. All righ ts reserved Excerpt. ® Reprinted by permission. All rights reser ved. Chapter One: 5:10 P.M. -- Friday Home. Home from school. H olidays. And here he was -- out on the town, but on his own. As h e walked through the early evening, bright with midsummer light, Ellis saw the city center glowing like a far-off stage. But, alth ough the sunlight was finding its way so confidently between hote ls and banks, shops and offices, the city was threatened by a sto rm. To the north, between glassy office buildings, he could see b ruised clouds, polished by a lurid light, rolling across the plai n toward the town. Most of the other people in the street were going in the same direction as Ellis, probably making for the cin ema complex that dominated the eastern end of the city center. He looked with interest at the few faces coming toward him, half ho ping to see someone he recognized. However, as yet, he had not se en a single person he knew. I can always go to a film, he thoug ht, and patted his back pocket as if the money there were a good- luck charm. The traffic lights changed. Glancing to the left as he crossed the street, Ellis saw the city council had installed new streetlights since he had last walked that way. Retreating, l ike precisely spaced blooms in a park garden, they rose on long g reen stems that curved elegantly at the top, then blossomed into hoods of deep crimson. FOLEY STREET, announced brass letters on a black background. At the far end of the street he saw the old li brary he had visited regularly as a child, bracing its stone shou lders against a constricting cage of platforms, steps, and orange -colored piping. Wide dormer windows looked toward Ellis from und er deep, dipping lids, tiled with gray slate. Several streets awa y, a new library, complete with a computerized circulation system and a much-praised information retrieval program, would no doubt be working busily. But the old building was still there, transfo rmed into apartments, one of them owned, he suddenly remembered, by country-dwelling friends of his parents. He guessed, looking a t the scaffolding, that the company that had bought the old libra ry must be adding a third floor to the original two. More changes , thought Ellis a little ruefully, although he also wanted the ci ty to surprise him in some way -- to put out branches...break int o leaf...burst into gigantic laughter. Free, thought Ellis, and he might have skipped a little if it had not been such a childis h thing to do. Well, not quite free. University next year -- okay ! Okay! That was decided. But, after all, the university had a dr ama society and a proper theater, so they must need actors. And h e would have adventures, moments of revelation, sex, even love. T he coming year, he decided, would be a year of transformation. I' m going to be an actor, said the voice in the back of his head. I really am! I am going to be an actor, Simon had also declared l ast year, casually but quite definitely. And then, later...forget acting! I'm into sex these days, he had said when Ellis, excited by the prospect of the Shakespeare Fantasia planned for the end of the year, had auditioned successfully for the part of Claudio in a scene from Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. But, only two weeks after saying this, Simon had killed himself. He had, after all, been into something much more dangerous than sex. He had bee n in love, and love had failed him. Somewhere behind Ellis on F oley Street a clock struck the quarter hour with a soft but signi ficant chime. Now! that final fading stroke seemed to declaim. It begins now! And, as it faded, almost as if its echo had triggere d an event in the outside world, Ellis caught sight of himself in a mirror, framed by blue tiles, linking two shops. He saw, befor e he strode past, the long oval of his face smiling out of a halo of curls. Not bad! he thought, glad that the quickly moving refl ection had seemed to belong to someone so much older than sevente en. Yet, almost at once he felt discontented, for he did not want to look quite so wholesome -- quite so new. But now, out of no where it seemed, a huge wind came funneling down the street towar d him. Abruptly, the air whirled with leaves and trash, some of w hich danced higher and higher, lifting over the streetlights, zig zagging, twisting, before tumbling away across roofs on the oppos ite side of the road. One piece of screwed-up red paper spun upwa rd as if it were about to go into orbit. A blackboard, advertisin g café meals, tumbled toward him like a square wheel, first one c orner and then another striking the pavement. Ellis dodged it. Th e wind punched his face, at the same time stinging him with gritt y dust. Angry voices filled his ears, and a gliding figure, appar ently lifted by the storm, leaped from the pavement onto a narrow , empty strip designated as a bus stop. The skater swung so dange rously close to the line of slow-moving traffic that one or two d rivers tooted their horn in outrage, and a passenger lowered his window to shout angrily, What do you think you're playing at, you bloody fool? But the gliding man simply flung out his left arm, in a gesture both graceful and confident, and extended a single, insulting finger. Another gust of wind tilted advancing pedestria ns back on their heels, and the skater, perhaps taking advantage of their uncertainty, jumped from the bus-stop space to the pavem ent. Suddenly, Ellis and the skater were face-to-face. For the first time that evening Ellis recognized someone, and was sure th at he, too, was recognized. The skater's expression changed. Slid ing past Ellis, he turned into a shop doorway, spun around, and t hen darted back again. He seemed to move without any effort at al l...a young man in an ancient camel-hair coat, both elbows worn t hrough, one of them blackened as if the wearer had casually leane d among red-hot coals. A name came into Ellis's head. Jackie, was n't it? Jackie Kettle? No! Not quite! A voice from the past spoke softly in his memory. Funny name, isn't it? It's a strange cow. Jackie Cattle! That was it. Jackie Cattle. Copyright ® 2000 by Margaret Mahy </div ., Margaret K. McElderry, 2000, 3, New York: St. Martin's Minotaur. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First American Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Black binding with title and author on spine in metallic green. Stated First U.S. Edition: April 2003. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 0.78 x 8.7 x 5.76 Inches. 187 pages. John Coffin Mysteries. With his wife, the acclaimed actress Stella Pinero, away on a movie shoot in Scotland, Chief Commander John Coffin is at a bit of a loose end with just the cat and dog for company. But one morning, as he checks through the mail for his wife, he gets a rather unpleasant surprise: horrific pictures of badly abused children sent anonymously to Stella. Rather than worry his wife, he vows to track down the culprit and calls in a trusted colleague, DCI Phoebe Astley, to assist him in his inquiries. As they investigate Stella's stalker, another serious problem faces the detectives of the Second City of London. Several young girls have been murdered in Spinnergate with distinct and brutal similarities between the cases. Is there a serial killer on the loose? What is the connection to Stella Pinero, or is it all coincidence? As the investigations get closer to each other in focus, Coffin starts to feel that there are very personal motives at play as his wife's tormentor racks up the tension. When excavations near St Luke's unearth a chilling secret buried in the grounds of Stella's theater, John feels the net closing around those nearest to him and must act quickly or risk losing all that he holds dear. A gripping exploration of hidden desires and terrors, <i>Coffin Knows the Answer</i> poses some disturbing questions about identity and relationships in the modern world. ., St. Martin's Minotaur, 2003, 4.5, NY: Random House, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover_boards. Collectible - VeryGood/Near Fine. 6.5 X 9.5 X 1.25. 422 pages. X-library w/graphics. Boards with black spine. Gilt lettering on spine. Jacket design by Lynn Buckley. Jacket images by Getty in images of gypsy rose Lee frontispiece is portrait of Rose Louise Hovik posing as hard boiled Rose. Dedication; page notes and sources; bibliography; index; and illustration credits. Monotype Dante. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright, unclipped. With the critically acclaimed Sin in the Second City, bestselling author Karen Abbott "pioneered sizzle history" (USA Today). Now she returns with the gripping and expansive story of America's coming-of-agetold through the extraordinary life of Gypsy Rose Lee and the world she survived and conquered. America in the Roaring Twenties. Vaudeville was king. Talking pictures were only a distant flicker. Speakeasies beckoned beyond dimly lit doorways; money flowed fast and free. But then, almost overnight, the Great Depression leveled everything. When the dust settled, Americans were primed for a star who could distract them from grim reality and excite them in new, unexpected ways. Enter Gypsy Rose Lee, a strutting, bawdy, erudite stripper who possessed a preternatural gift for delivering exactly what America needed. With her superb narrative skills and eye for compelling detail, Karen Abbott brings to vivid life an era of ambition, glamour, struggle, and survival. Using exclusive interviews and never-before-published material, she vividly delves into Gypsy's world, including her intensely dramatic triangle relationship with her sister, actress June Havoc, and their formidable mother, Rose, a petite but ferocious woman who seduced men and women alike and literally killed to get her daughters on the stage. American Rose chronicles their story, as well as the story of the four scrappy and savvy showbiz brothers from New York City who would pave the way for Gypsy Rose Lee's brand of burlesque. Modeling their shows after the glitzy, daring reviews staged in the theaters of Paris, the Minsky brothers relied on grit, determination, and a few tricks that fell just outside the lawand they would shape, and ultimately transform, the landscape of American entertainment. With a supporting cast of such Jazz- and Depression-era heavyweights as Lucky Luciano, Harry Houdini, FDR, and Fanny Brice, Karen Abbott weaves a rich narrative of a woman who defied all odds to become a legendand whose sensational tale of tragedy and triumph embodies the American Dream. Goodreads 3.42., Random House, 2010, 4, Prescott, AZ: Wolfe Pub Co, 1992. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 265 pp. The gripping story of the fliers of the China-Burma-India Theater vividly recaptures the experience of the 27th Troop Carrier Squadron. Illus. with B&W photos. Binding tight, text clean., Wolfe Pub Co, 1992, 3, New York Times Bestseller: The moving, entertaining, never-before-told story of how one man found his calling: to see that those who defend this country and its freedoms are never forgotten."The book is called Grateful American, and I promise you after you read it you will be grateful for what Gary has accomplished and contributed to our country." -- Clint EastwoodAs a kid in suburban Chicago, Gary Sinise was more interested in sports and rock 'n' roll than reading or schoolwork. But when he impulsively auditioned for a school production of West Side Story, he found his purpose--or so it seemed. Within a few years Gary and a handful of friends created what became one of the most exciting and important new theater companies in America. From its humble beginnings in a suburban Chicago church basement and eventual move into the city, the Steppenwolf Theatre Company launched a series of groundbreaking productions, igniting Gary's career along with those of John Malkovich, Joan Allen, Gary Cole, Laurie Metcalf, Jeff Perry, John Mahoney, and others. Television and film came calling soon after, and Gary starred in Of Mice and Men (which he also directed) and The Stand before taking the role that would change his life in unforeseeable ways: Lieutenant Dan in the Academy Awardwinning Forrest Gump.The military community's embrace of the character of the disabled veteran was matched only by the depth of Gary's realization that America's defenders had not received all the honor, respect, and gratitude their sacrifices deserve. In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, this became Gary's mission. While starring in hits like Apollo 13, Ransom, Truman, George Wallace, CSI:NY, and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Gary has worked tirelessly on behalf of those who serve this countryGrateful American is the moving, entertaining, profoundly gripping story of how one man found his calling: to see that those who defend this country and its freedoms are never forgotten.Author Gary Alan Sinise is an American actor, director and musician. Among other awards, he has won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been nominated for an Academy Award. Sinise is known for several memorable roles., Thomas Nelson (February 12, 2019), 6, Zephyr Press, 2013-12-24. Paperback. New., Zephyr Press, 2013-12-24, 6, New York: Hyperion, 1999 1st ed. 181pp. illus. hardback 8vo: Fine in a Fine dj. in Brodart poly cover. Praise by Norman Schwarzkopf, David Hackworth, et al. for this gripping account of the author's escape from the Bataan Death March and 3,200-mile voyage across the enemy-held Pacific to Australia. Gause died in 1944 in a P-47 crash in England., New York: Hyperion, 5, DESCRIPTION FOR THE BATTLE OF SPRING HILL: Why are the military movements of the Battle of Spring Hill, November 29, 1864, the most discussed of any conflict in the American Civil War? Discover the astounding answer from those who were there in The Battle of Spring Hill: Recollections of Confederate and Union Soldiers, the brief but powerful book by award-winning author, historian, and Civil War scholar Lochlainn Seabrook.Though this is not meant to be a detailed history, the events leading up to and resulting from the battle are discussed, as are the many odd blunders committed by the Union and Confederate armies. In particular Col. Seabrook focuses in on the South's "lost opportunity," also known as the Spring Hill Affair. In doing so he and his Victorian contributors address two important questions: Why did Confederate General John Bell Hood and his subordinate officers squander their best chance of destroying Union power in the Western Theater, and why did Yankee Major General John M. Schofield unnecessarily risk his troops by marching them through the midst of one of the largest Confederate encampments of the War?Mainstream writers like to downplay the Battle of Spring Hill as "one of the most controversial non-fighting events of the entire war," but this is wrong. There was plenty of fighting and bloodshed, with hundreds of men on both sides injured, killed, or missing. For what? Why did the Confederate soldiers draw arms at Spring Hill that November day? As Col. Seabrook explains, it was not to "preserve slavery" or to "destroy the Union," as we have been falsely taught. If you are not familiar with authentic Southern history, the answer will surprise you!Col. Seabrook's thirty-two eyewitness accounts relay the amazing story of the Battle of Spring Hill (and the subsequent Confederate disasters at Franklin and Nashville) in a gripping you-are-there manner, while its many photos (most taken by the author) help convey the incredible drama which transpired. His Introduction and Summary round out the work, providing background and context for the modern reader. The book includes notes, a bibliography, maps, and a list of notable Confederate and Union officers who were present. Available in paperback and hardcover.Col. Seabrook's other titles include: Abraham Lincoln Was a Liberal, Jefferson Davis Was a Conservative; Lincoln's War: The Real Cause, the Real Winner, the Real Loser; Confederate Monuments: Why Every American Should Honor Confederate Soldiers and Their Memorials; The Unholy Crusade: Lincoln's Legacy of Destruction in the American South; The Great Yankee Coverup: What the North Doesn't Want You to Know About Lincoln's War; Abraham Lincoln: The Southern View; Victorian Confederate Poetry: The Southern Cause in Verse, 1861-1901; Confederacy 101: Amazing Facts You Never Knew About America's Oldest Political Tradition; Confederate Flag Facts: What Every American Should Know About Dixie's Southern Cross; Women in Gray: A Tribute to the Ladies Who Supported the Southern Confederacy; Everything You Were Taught About American Slavery is Wrong, Ask a Southerner!; The God of War: Nathan Bedford Forrest As He Was Seen By His Contemporaries; Honest Jeff and Dishonest Abe: A Southern Children's Guide to the Civil War; The Constitution of the Confederate States of America Explained; A Rebel Born: A Defense of Nathan Bedford Forrest; The Ultimate Civil War Quiz Book.NOTE: This book also comes in hardcover., Sea Raven Press, 2018, 6, Random House Trade. Used; Very Good. When the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked 'What is a hero?' I remember the glib response I repeated so many times. My answer was that a hero is someone who commits a courageous action without considering the consequences--a soldier who crawls out of a foxhole to drag an injured buddy to safety. And I also meant individuals who are slightly larger than life: Houdini and Lindbergh, John Wayne, JFK, and Joe DiMaggio. Now my definition is completely different. I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles: a fifteen-year-old boy who landed on his head while wrestling with his brother, leaving him barely able to swallow or speak; Travis Roy, paralyzed in the first thirty seconds of a hockey game in his freshman year at college. These are real heroes, and so are the families and friends who have stood by them." The whole world held its breath when Christopher Reeve struggled for life on Memorial Day, 1995. On the third jump of a riding competition, Reeve was thrown headfirst from his horse in an accident that broke his neck and left him unable to move or breathe. In the years since then, Reeve has not only survived, but has fought for himself, for his family, and for the hundreds of thousands of people with spinal cord injuries in the United States and around the world. And he has written Still Me, the heartbreaking, funny, courageous, and hopeful story of his life. Chris describes his early success on Broadway opposite the legendary Katherine Hepburn, the adventure of filming Superman on the streets of New York, and how the movie made him a star. He continued to move regularly between film acting and theater work in New York, Los Angeles, and at the WIlliamstown Theatre Festival in the Berkshires. Reunited with his Bostonians director, James Ivory, in 1992, he traveled to England to work with Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins in The Remains of the Day. The Man who cannot move has not stopped moving. He has established a charitable foundation to raise awareness and money for research on spinal cord injuries. His work as director of the HBO film In the Gloaming earned him an Emmy nomination, one of five that the film received. His speeches at the Democratic National Convention and the Academy Awards inspired people around the country and the world. He has testified before Congress on behalf of health insurance legislation, lobbied for increased federal funding for spinal cord research, and developed a working relationship with President Clinton. With dignity and sensitivity, he describes the journey he has made--physically, emotionally, spiritually. He explores his complex relationship with his parents, his efforts to remain a devoted husband and father, and his continuing and heroic battle to rebuild his life. This is the determined, passionate story of one man, a gifted actor and star, and how he and his family came to grips with the kind of devastating, unexplainable shock that fate can bring to any of us. Chris and Dana Reeve have gathered the will and the spirit to create a new life, one responsive and engaged and focused on the future. . 1998. HARDCOVER., Random House Trade, 1998, 3<

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Scholastic, Incorporated, 1994, 1994. Hard Cover. Used: Very Good. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Ex-Library. STATED FIRST SCHOLASTIC PRINTING, AP… Mehr…

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Scholastic, Incorporated, 1994, 1994. Hard Cover. Used: Very Good. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Ex-Library. STATED FIRST SCHOLASTIC PRINTING, APRIL 1994., New York, NY, U.S.A.: Scholastic, Incorporated, 1994, 1994, 3, A-1: Ashgate Pub Ltd. Very Good. 2000. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Ashgate. 2000. 212 pgs. No DJ as issued. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. Photos sent upon request. A-1; 0.7 x 8.7 x 6 Inches; 212 pages; Drawing upon fieldwork conducted with Amnesty International, the Labour Party, Tenants' Association and the Exodus collective, this work examines the nature of political activism. The author combines Habermasian theory and empirical fieldwork to critically analyze the nature of the political public sphere. While adopting a Habermasian approach, Clark recognizes the problems and limitations associated with notions of civil society and communicative action. An empirically formed critical stance is maintained throughout the work. Three main themes are drawn from this research: an analysis of structures of political participation; presentation of a typology of political "activism"; and analysis of the public process of participation. ., Ashgate Pub Ltd, 2000, 3, Usa: Palladium Books. Very Good. 1999. Second Printing. Paperback. 1574570129 . Stated second printing. Very good paperback with tight binding and clean pages. Very minimal wear to edges and corners of covers and spine. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 112 pages ., Palladium Books, 1999, 3, Colum-B/A publications, 1945. Paperback. Acceptable. in x in x in. Good- with chipped edges and dust-stained covers., Colum-B/A publications, 1945, 2.5, Chicago: Beckley-Cardy Company, 1956. K1 - Book has wrinkling and wear on the spine edges, bumped cover corners, wear on the edges, sides and corners, some writings, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Health Action Series.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Bilder, A.K., Iris and White, Wayne. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Beckley-Cardy Company, 1956, 2.5, New York, Ny, U.s.a.: DAW. First paperback edition, first printing. 156 page Mass Market Paperback with cover art by Wayne D. Barlowe Condition: Fine unread copy. See photos sr 2/3 / E, DAW, 1981, 5, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 2006. First printing thus (in English). Pages are unmarked and firm in binding. DJ has light edge/rub wear. Actual book for sale pictured. 16 x 23.6 x 2.8cm, wt850g. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., McClelland & Stewart, 2006, 3, New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1974. Pro Hockey Library series no. 8, 152pp. with b/w illustrations. Bookplate on the reverse side of the front free endpaper, previous owners name at the top of the half-title page, light soil to outer edges and light creasing from page handling. Pictorial boards have edge/rub wear, light soiling and light bump wear. "Fifteen action-packed stories of hockey's fiercest competitors". Tough guys include: Keith Magnuson, Ted Lindsay, Bobby Clarke, Gordie Howe, Eddie Shore, The Plager Brothers, Derek Sanderson, John Ferguson, Bob Baun, Buggsy Watson, The Philadelphia Flyers, Tim Horton, Stan Mikita, Rocket Richard and Wayne Cashman. Actual book for sale pictured. 14.7 x 21.5 x 1.8cm, wt500g. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Random House, 1974, 3, Dell NY 1977. 189 pages. First thus. Good condition with edge wear and readers creases. See photos. Bx 235, Dell Pub. Co., Inc, 1977, 2.5, Random House Trade. Used; Very Good. When the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked 'What is a hero?' I remember the glib response I repeated so many times. My answer was that a hero is someone who commits a courageous action without considering the consequences--a soldier who crawls out of a foxhole to drag an injured buddy to safety. And I also meant individuals who are slightly larger than life: Houdini and Lindbergh, John Wayne, JFK, and Joe DiMaggio. Now my definition is completely different. I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles: a fifteen-year-old boy who landed on his head while wrestling with his brother, leaving him barely able to swallow or speak; Travis Roy, paralyzed in the first thirty seconds of a hockey game in his freshman year at college. These are real heroes, and so are the families and friends who have stood by them." The whole world held its breath when Christopher Reeve struggled for life on Memorial Day, 1995. On the third jump of a riding competition, Reeve was thrown headfirst from his horse in an accident that broke his neck and left him unable to move or breathe. In the years since then, Reeve has not only survived, but has fought for himself, for his family, and for the hundreds of thousands of people with spinal cord injuries in the United States and around the world. And he has written Still Me, the heartbreaking, funny, courageous, and hopeful story of his life. Chris describes his early success on Broadway opposite the legendary Katherine Hepburn, the adventure of filming Superman on the streets of New York, and how the movie made him a star. He continued to move regularly between film acting and theater work in New York, Los Angeles, and at the WIlliamstown Theatre Festival in the Berkshires. Reunited with his Bostonians director, James Ivory, in 1992, he traveled to England to work with Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins in The Remains of the Day. The Man who cannot move has not stopped moving. He has established a charitable foundation to raise awareness and money for research on spinal cord injuries. His work as director of the HBO film In the Gloaming earned him an Emmy nomination, one of five that the film received. His speeches at the Democratic National Convention and the Academy Awards inspired people around the country and the world. He has testified before Congress on behalf of health insurance legislation, lobbied for increased federal funding for spinal cord research, and developed a working relationship with President Clinton. With dignity and sensitivity, he describes the journey he has made--physically, emotionally, spiritually. He explores his complex relationship with his parents, his efforts to remain a devoted husband and father, and his continuing and heroic battle to rebuild his life. This is the determined, passionate story of one man, a gifted actor and star, and how he and his family came to grips with the kind of devastating, unexplainable shock that fate can bring to any of us. Chris and Dana Reeve have gathered the will and the spirit to create a new life, one responsive and engaged and focused on the future. . 1998. HARDCOVER., Random House Trade, 1998, 3<

1998, ISBN: 9780679452355

Random House Trade. Used; Very Good. When the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked 'What is a hero?' I remember the glib response I repeated so many times. My an… Mehr…

Random House Trade. Used; Very Good. When the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked 'What is a hero?' I remember the glib response I repeated so many times. My answer was that a hero is someone who commits a courageous action without considering the consequences--a soldier who crawls out of a foxhole to drag an injured buddy to safety. And I also meant individuals who are slightly larger than life: Houdini and Lindbergh, John Wayne, JFK, and Joe DiMaggio. Now my definition is completely different. I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles: a fifteen-year-old boy who landed on his head while wrestling with his brother, leaving him barely able to swallow or speak; Travis Roy, paralyzed in the first thirty seconds of a hockey game in his freshman year at college. These are real heroes, and so are the families and friends who have stood by them." The whole world held its breath when Christopher Reeve struggled for life on Memorial Day, 1995. On the third jump of a riding competition, Reeve was thrown headfirst from his horse in an accident that broke his neck and left him unable to move or breathe. In the years since then, Reeve has not only survived, but has fought for himself, for his family, and for the hundreds of thousands of people with spinal cord injuries in the United States and around the world. And he has written Still Me, the heartbreaking, funny, courageous, and hopeful story of his life. Chris describes his early success on Broadway opposite the legendary Katherine Hepburn, the adventure of filming Superman on the streets of New York, and how the movie made him a star. He continued to move regularly between film acting and theater work in New York, Los Angeles, and at the WIlliamstown Theatre Festival in the Berkshires. Reunited with his Bostonians director, James Ivory, in 1992, he traveled to England to work with Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins in The Remains of the Day. The Man who cannot move has not stopped moving. He has established a charitable foundation to raise awareness and money for research on spinal cord injuries. His work as director of the HBO film In the Gloaming earned him an Emmy nomination, one of five that the film received. His speeches at the Democratic National Convention and the Academy Awards inspired people around the country and the world. He has testified before Congress on behalf of health insurance legislation, lobbied for increased federal funding for spinal cord research, and developed a working relationship with President Clinton. With dignity and sensitivity, he describes the journey he has made--physically, emotionally, spiritually. He explores his complex relationship with his parents, his efforts to remain a devoted husband and father, and his continuing and heroic battle to rebuild his life. This is the determined, passionate story of one man, a gifted actor and star, and how he and his family came to grips with the kind of devastating, unexplainable shock that fate can bring to any of us. Chris and Dana Reeve have gathered the will and the spirit to create a new life, one responsive and engaged and focused on the future. . 1998. HARDCOVER., Random House Trade, 1998, 3<

2004, ISBN: 9780679452355

New York, NY: Random House, 1998. First edition. First edition [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards.… Mehr…

New York, NY: Random House, 1998. First edition. First edition [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. x, 309, [1] pages. Illustrations. Index. The whole world held its breath as Christopher Reeve struggled for his life in 1995 after breaking his neck in a riding accident. Today, he cannot walk. He cannot even move his arms, yet he has directed an Emmy Award-winning HBO movie. Now, in a deeply inspiring testament to the human spirit, Reeve recounts the sum total of all his trials and triumphs. of photos. ABC-TV fund-raising gala to launch the book. From Wikipedia: "Christopher D'Olier Reeve[1] (September 25, 1952 October 10, 2004) was an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author and activist. He achieved stardom for his acting achievements, in particular his motion-picture portrayal of the DC comic book superhero, Superman. On May 27, 1995, Reeve became a quadriplegic after being thrown from a horse during an equestrian competition in Culpeper, Virginia. He required a wheelchair and breathing apparatus for the rest of his life. He lobbied on behalf of people with spinal-cord injuries and for human embryonic stem cell research, founding the Christopher Reeve Foundation and co-founding the Reeve-Irvine Research Center. Reeve married Dana Morosini in April 1992. Christopher and Dana's son, William Elliot Reeve, was born on June 7, 1992. Reeve also had two children, Matthew Exton Reeve (born 1979) and Alexandra Exton Reeve (born 1983), from his relationship with Gae Exton.", Random House, 1998, 3<

1998, ISBN: 0679452354

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[EAN: 9780679452355], Used, as new, [PU: Random House], Jacket, Publisher: Random House, New York, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. FINE hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. Pristine. As new. Unread. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves., Books<