Verlag: Profile Books Ltd
ISBN 10: 1781251126 ISBN 13: 9781781251126
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Verlag: Consortium Book Sales & Dist, 2012
ISBN 10: 1781251118 ISBN 13: 9781781251119
Anbieter: Magers and Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis, MN, USA
paperback. Zustand: New. 0th Edition. Brand New.
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Verlag: Imperium Press, 2021
ISBN 10: 1922602191 ISBN 13: 9781922602190
Anbieter: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, USA
Zustand: New. Hill, Vernon (illustrator).
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Verlag: Profile Books, 2016
Anbieter: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Zustand: Very Good. 2016. Second Printing. 206 pages. Signed by the author. Dedicated "To Beverley" on title page. Blue jacket over cloth. Clean pages with firm binding. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear to edges and corners.
Verlag: Profile Books, 2016
Anbieter: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents.Signed and inscribed to title page.
Verlag: Vantage Pr, New York, 1990
ISBN 10: 0533081041 ISBN 13: 9780533081042
Anbieter: Flying Danny Books, Netosu, OR, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. A new looking book and D.J. that is u used and unmarked. 452pp, index, maps; B&W photos ".tells the story of WW II from an unusual perspective---that of an old China hand who used his familiarity with the language, people, and culture of China to assist those Allied servicemen trapped in this vast land, where all about them appeared to be enemies.".
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ISBN 10: 178125110X ISBN 13: 9781781251102
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Franklin Classics 01/t /13 O, 2018
ISBN 10: 0342766147 ISBN 13: 9780342766147
Anbieter: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
Verlag: Profile Books
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Zustand: As New. Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on title page. 3rd edition. (business ).
Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2019
ISBN 10: 1333685173 ISBN 13: 9781333685171
Anbieter: Forgotten Books, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
Verlag: D. appleton, 1922
Anbieter: Easy Chair Books, Lexington, MO, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Hill, Vernon (illustrator). 279 pages. Ex-library with typical marks. Some wear to the edges of the green covers; cracked hinges; pages are tanned with age; a good reading copy. No jacket. Vachel Lindsay. Illustrator: Hill, Vernon . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 193085.
Verlag: Imaginative Book Illustration Society Summer 2003, 2003
Anbieter: BOOKS & THINGS, STROUD, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
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Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. illustrated, 32 pages, 210 x 150mm; pictorial wrappers; contains a bibliography of Vernon Hill (with PICTURE).
Verlag: Roaring Brook Press, New York, 1922
Anbieter: Osee H. Brady, Books, Assonet, MA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hill, Vernon (illustrator). 1st Edition. Smaller 8vo. Approximately 8 1/4 inches by 5 1/4 inches. Green cloth with gilt cover and spine printing. 1922. First edition (1). x; 279p. With thirty-eight emblems (b&w) by Vernon Hill. Uniform age tone to pages. Some light. scattered fox, mostly to prelims and eps. Period newspaper photo (sepia) of Lindsay and his wife in the mountains of Glacier National Park. This laid in loose fep and has left off-set to the front ep along gutter. Light fox to fore and bottom edge. Spine printing is a little dulled. Light shelf wear to cloth head/tail spine. Else good solid copy.
Verlag: Routledge, New York & London, 1997
ISBN 10: 0415915023 ISBN 13: 9780415915021
Anbieter: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, USA
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Trade Paperback. Zustand: Like New. Alan Hill Design (Cover) (illustrator). Published in 1997. 308 + pp. An excellent, spotlessly clean copy! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially and virtually flawless copy with crisp pages, clean text, and very light shelf wear.
Verlag: D Appleton & Co, New York, 1928
Anbieter: yesterday's books, Centennial, CO, USA
Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Vernon Hill (illustrator). D Appleton & Co, New York, 1928. Green cover with gilt lettering . This copy is in very good condition, the binding is tight with not damage to the pages. The cover shows some shelf wear, but otherwise in good shape.
Verlag: W.C. Penfold Printers no date c1945, Sydney, 1945
Anbieter: Gotcha By The Books, Brisbane, QLD, Australien
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paperback. Zustand: Very Good. b&w illustrations (illustrator). Tells the story of the St. John-On-The-Cross Anglican church in Port Moresby, and the role it played during two crucial years of the 2nd World War in PNG; b&w photo illustrations; this copy lightly tanned to spine, o.w. Very Good tight clean copy. . 63pp. 8vo. Very Good.
Verlag: PROFILE BOOKS, LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, 2016
Anbieter: Happyfish Books, Meopham, KENT, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Dust Jacket Included. * PUBLISHER : PROFILE BOOKS * YEAR : 2016 * ISBN : N/A * No OF PAGES : 206 * CONDITION : USED - GOOD * OTHER: THE DUSTWRAPPER IS LIGHTLY RUBBED WITH MINOR CREASING ALONG THE EDGES. THE BLUE COVER BOARDS ARE LIGHTLY WORN, WITH GILT LETTERING BRIGHT. THE BINDING IS FIRM. THERE IS A PENNED WRITTEN SIGNATURE ON THE TITLE PAGE. THE PAGES ARE CLEAR AND CRISP. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.
Verlag: Emerson Hall Publishers, Inc., 1972
ISBN 10: 0878290087 ISBN 13: 9780878290086
Anbieter: Antique Mall Books, Smyrna, GA, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Collectible: Very Good. Signed and inscribed by author, 1st Edition / 1st Printing (stated). No marks in text. Light wear and small crease on cover. Binding is tight and square. Previous owners name and info on half-title page. Small stain at top edge of front cover that does not affect any pages. . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: * Preface by Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. -- * Foreword by Andrew Billingsley -- * Introduction ------ * PART I: STRONG KINSHIP BONDS: 1.1) Absorption of Individuals, Minors and the Elderly -- 1.2) Absorption of Families -- 1.3) Informal Adoption ------ * PART II: STRONG WORK ORIENTATION: 2.1) Attitudes Toward Work -- 2.2) Double Earners ------ * PART III: ADAPTABILITY OF FAMILY ROLES: 3.1) Equalitarian Family Patterns -- 3.2) One Parent Families -- 3.3) Desertion -- 3.4) Suicide Rates ------ * PART III: HIGH ACHIEVEMENT ORIENTATION ------ * PART III: RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION ------ * PART III: SUMMARY ------ * Tables -- * Footnotes -- * Bibliography . . . . . . . This report identifies and analyzes five strengths of black families: adaptability roles, strong kinship bonds, strong work orientation, strong religious orientation, and achievement orientation. These five characteristics have been functional for the survival, advancement, and stability of black families. Most discussions of black families tend to focus on indicators of instability and weakness. This preoccupation with pathology in most research on black families has obscured some fruitful avenues of investigation. It is here contended that examining the strengths of black families can contribute as much towards understanding and ameliorating social problems as examining their weaknesses. If, as most scholars agree, there is a need to strengthen black families, then a first-order priority should be the identification of presently-existing strengths and resources. The National Urban League recognized this need three years ago when it issued a position statement on black families based on the work of Dr. Andrew Billingsley. Among the major findings from this report is that, contrary to the widespread belief in a "matriarchy" among blacks, most black families, whether low-income or not, are characterized by an equalitarian pattern in which neither spouse dominates, but shares decision-making and the performance of expected tasks.
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Verlag: George W. King Printing Company, Baltimore, MD
Anbieter: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. (1944) 356+pp. Original blue cloth covers, lightly soiled. Edges of leaves lightly age toned. #1101 of 1500 copies. Errata postcard laid-in. "What You May Expect in Chesapeake Cruise" paper laid-in, telling about the Contents of the book, and a partial list of contributors w/ a map on the back of The Chesapeake Bay and Its Rivers. Illust. w/ b/w photos.
Verlag: DAW Books, New York, 1991
ISBN 10: 0886774888 ISBN 13: 9780886774882
Anbieter: W. Fraser Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Kanada
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Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Les Edwards; (illustrator). 1st Edition. DAW Collectors Book 863. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Les Edwards. This anthology contains: The Worst Fog of the Year by Ramsey Campbell; The Man Who Collected Barker by Kim Newman; Life Sentences by Nina Kiriki Hoffman; Different Kinds of Dead by Ed Gorman; Negatives by Nicholas Royle; Speed Demons by Andrew J. Wilson; The Grief Condition by Conrad Hill; Firebird by J. L. Comeau; Trophies by Richard McMahan; Lord of the Creepies by Sean Brodrick; Mongrel by Steve Vernon; Hide and Seek by D. F. Lewis; Walking After Midnight by C. S. Fuqua; The Hermit by Joey Froelich; The Soldier by Roger Johnson; Books of Blurbs by Mike Newland; You're a Sick Man, Mr. Antwhistle by Robert Hood; Elfin Pipes of Northworld by David Drake; A Bar Called Charley's by Charles Ardai; Great Expectations by Kim Antieau; Custer at the Wheel by James B. Hernesath; Identity Crisis by Patrick McLeod; A Candle in the Sun by David Niall Wilson writing as David Niall; I'll Give You Half-Scairt by Wayne Allen Sallee; and Full Throttle by Philip Nutman. Book.
Verlag: Vantage Press, New York, 1989
Anbieter: Easton's Books, Inc., Mount Vernon, WA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: VG+. 1st Edition. Hardback in Very Good+ condition, Very Good- dust jacket Moderate wear to dj edges. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 450 pages. Inscribed and dated by author on front endpaper. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Anbieter: True World of Books, Delhi, Indien
LeatherBound. Zustand: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1966 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 60 Volume No. 16 George, Vernon Edward,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Institute of Government.
Verlag: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1976
Anbieter: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, USA
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Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Small quarto. Wrappers. 445-684pp. Foxing on topedge, spine lightly tanned, very good. Featuring "A Prescription to Live By: Ransom and the Agrarian Debates" by Thomas Daniel Young; "The *Compleat Gentleman*: An Approach to John Crowe Ransom by Richard Gray, "Isaac McCaslin and Keats's *Ode on a Grecian Urn* by Larry Marshall Sams; *The Age of Innocence*: Wharton's *Portrait of a Gentleman* by Cynthia Griffin Wolff; and "The Hollywood Metaphor: The Marx Brothers, S.J. Perelman, and Nathanael West by J.A. Ward. Short stories, poetry, essays, and reviews by Charles East, Elizabeth Spencer, Elaine Gottlieb, Constance Rooke, Leon Rooke, Kay McClelland, Gordon Weaver, Curtis Harnack, William Wiser, Stephen Minot, Robert Gibbons, Miller Williams, Daniel Halpern, Catharine Savage Brosman, Frank Manley, Larry Rubin, Rosanne Coggeshall, Horace Hamilton, Margaret Gibson, Wayne Dodd, Gordon Weaver, Peter Makuck, Charles Edward Eaton, Brooks Haxton, Ennis Rees, Marcy Frantom, Vernon Fowlkes, Jr., Nancy Schoenberger, Robert Hollander, Robert W. Hill, Thomas Daniel Young, Richard Gray, Larry Marshall Sams, Cynthia Griffin Wolff, J.A. Ward, Harold L. Weatherby, and Gerald Weales.
Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017
ISBN 10: 1979582696 ISBN 13: 9781979582698
Anbieter: booksXpress, Bayonne, NJ, USA
Soft Cover. Zustand: new.
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Anbieter: True World of Books, Delhi, Indien
LeatherBound. Zustand: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1912 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 230 Language: English.
Verlag: Pacific Fast Mail, Edmonds, Washington, 1983
Anbieter: T. W. Palmer Books, Eugene, OR, USA
Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. Photographers: Author, Jim Frederickson, Emery Roberts, Vernon Chester, Lawton Gowey, Harold Hill, James A. Turner, Edwin Little (illustrator). 27.5 x 21 cm., 160 pp., hundreds of pictures with some color, picture of the author¿s son at age 6 on a railroad excursion romping in the snow, map, index, each photo identified by photographer and full caption.
Verlag: Penguin Press, New York, 2012
Anbieter: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Laroche, Nicole (book design); Treadwell Joshua (jacket photographs); Hill, Marvin L. (author photograph) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Fine unread condition silver blue boards, gray spine, silver front cover lettering, and silver spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote by General David Petraeus; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Cast of Characters; Preface; Acknowledgments; Appendix A: Counterinsurgency Guidance Letter; Appendix B: COMISAF's COIN Contracting Guidance; Appendix C: Anaconda Strategy ; Appendix D: Engine of Change; Notes; Index and Photo Credits. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates and double page map. "Anyone seeking to understand the nature of American war fighting in the twenty-first century, how it is both like and utterly unlike that of any previous one, needs to understand Petraeus, his remarkable career, his thinking, and his character. All In is an excelent place to start. It is fascinating and insightful, informed by remarkable access to the man both on and off the battlefield." - Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down. "General David Petraeus is the most transformative leader the American military has seen since the generation of Marshall. In All In, military expert Paula Broadwell examines Petraeus's career, his intellectual development as a military officer, and his impact on the U.S. military. Afforded extensive access by General Petraeus, his mentors, his subordinates, and his longtime friends, Broadwell embedded with the general, his headquarters staff, and his soldiers on the front lines of fighting and at the strategic command in Afghanistan to chronicle the experiences of this American general as they were brought to bear in the terrible crucible of war. All In draws on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with Petraeus and his top officers and soldiers to tell the inside story of this commander's development and leadership in war from every vantage point. When Petraeus asumed command in Afghanistan in July 2010, the conflict looked as bleak as at any moment in America's nine years on the ground there. Petraeus's defining idea - counterinsurgency - was immediately put to its most difficult test: The hard lessons learned during the surge in Iraq were to be applied in a radically different theater. All In examines the impact in Afghanistan of new counterinsurgency and counterterrorism strategies through the commands of several Petraeus proteges, with special emphasis on those who, like Petraeus, have served with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). To inform this unprecedented reporting of Petraeus's command in Afghanistan, Broadwell examines his evolution as a soldier from his education at West Point in the wake of Vietnam to his earlier service in Central America, Haiti, Kuwait, Bosnia, and Iraq. All In also documents the general's role in the war in Washington, going behind the scenes in Congress, the Pentagon, and the White House of negotiations during policy reviews of the war in Afghanistan. Broadwell ultimately appraises Petraeus's impact on the entire U.S. military: Thanks to this man's influence, the military is better prepared to fight using a comprehensive blend of civil-military activities. As America surveys a decade of untraditional warfare, this much is clear: The career of General David Petraeus profoundly shaped our military and left an indelible mark on its rising leaders." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Anbieter: True World of Books, Delhi, Indien
LeatherBound. Zustand: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1876 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 328 Language: English.
Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishi, 2014
ISBN 10: 1500692042 ISBN 13: 9781500692049
Anbieter: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, USA
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Verlag: Hale, 1946
Anbieter: BOOKS & THINGS, STROUD, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
1st edn. title page vignette; 258 pages, 220 x 140mm; pictorial boards (By Vernon Hill), glassine dustwrapper (5 cm tear along top hinge); this 'Transmatic' dustwrapper is one of a short-lived type of glassine with paper flaps (with PICTURE).