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Hardcover. In 1929, "The Goldbergs" debuted on the air, introducing Gertrude Berg - and her radio alter ego, Bronx housewife Molly Goldberg - to the nation. This biography provides a look at how Gertrude Berg carved a special place for herself in the annals of broadcast history. Series: Television S. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; APW; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608875
- ISBN
- 9780815608875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.81
€ 25.99
€ 24.81
Hardcover. Abel Kiviat (1892-1991) was one of track and field's legendary personalities, a world record-holder and Olympic medalist in the metric mile. This book brings Kiviat's story to life and re-creates a lost world, when track and field was at the height of its popularity and occupying a central place in America's sporting world. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGS; JFSL1; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609391
- ISBN
- 9780815609391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.90
€ 35.99
€ 32.90
Hardcover. Joanne Frye reflects on her experience as a literary scholar and single mother, seeing her life as the convergence of "three strands of contemporary culture; feminism, literature and changing ideas of motherhood." Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609698
- ISBN
- 9780815609698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.96
€ 29.99
€ 26.96
King of the Delawares: Teedyuscung, 1700-1763 (Iroquois & Their Neighb...
University Professor Of Anthropology Emeritus...
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815624981
- ISBN
- 9780815624981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.33
€ 27.33
Paperback. The second, revised edition of a classic, 19th-century work which captures the pleasures of camping and canoeing in the Adirondacks. The letters of George Washington Sears should interest not only the wilderness lover, but also the boater and craftsman who longs to own the perfect canoe. Editor(s): Brenan, Dan; Lyon, Robert L.; Bond, Hallie (Curator of Collections and Boats, Adirondack Museum, New York, USA). Num Pages: 180 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; WSSN5; WSZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815625940
- ISBN
- 9780815625940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.39
€ 26.39
Hardcover. Tells the story of six young men and the organizations they founded between 1939 and 1948 that would set the stage for the militant Zionist activism. This book provides the story of the role the Bergson group played in raising American public consciousness of Jewish and Zionist concerns. Translator(s): Ordan, Dena. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 292 pages, bibliography, glossary, index, 22 black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630630
- ISBN
- 9780815630630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.18
€ 37.18
In Old Friendship: The Correspondence of Lewis Mumford and Henry A Mur...
Henry A Murray Lewis Mumford
Hardcover. Between 1928 and 1981, architectural and cultural critic Lewis Mumford exchanged nearly six hundred letters with Melville scholar and Harvard psychologist Henry A Murray. This book documents that interaction. It covers fifty years of devoted camaraderie between two exceptional minds, offering profound insights into their careers and lives. Editor(s): Novak, Frank G., Jr. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631132
- ISBN
- 9780815631132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.41
€ 45.41
Hardcover. The era following the American War of Independence was one of enormous conflict for the Allegany Senecas. As the most influential Seneca leader of his time, Cornplanter led his people in war and along an often troubled path to peace. This biography traces his rise to prominence as a Seneca military leader during the American Revolution. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 black-&-white images, 7 genealogical charts, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631149
- ISBN
- 9780815631149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633914
- ISBN
- 9780815633914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
Paperback. Michael Levi Rodkinson is today frequently referred to as a minor Hasidic author and publisher, a characterization based on the criticism of his opponents rather than on his writings. In Literary Hasidism, Meir draws on those writings and their reception to present a completely different picture of this colourful and influential writer. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; BGX; HRJS; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634478
- ISBN
- 9780815634478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.41
€ 41.41
Hardcover. These recollections centre on the American novelist, poet, screenwriter, journalist, film critic and cult hero, James Agee. Contributors include his widow Mia Agee, John Huston, Anderw Lytle and Walker Evans - his collaborator on "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men". Editor(s): Madden, David; Folks, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820319131
- ISBN
- 9780820319131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.00
€ 45.00
Paperback. The American river has a long literary heritage, extending from Twain and Thoreau. Following in this tradition, Burroughs chronicles a canoe voyage through the Carolinas, visiting his ancestral homeland and the inhabitants of the banks of the Waccamaw River, reflecting on life on and off the river. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820319988
- ISBN
- 9780820319988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.40
€ 23.99
€ 21.40
Hardcover. This biography chronicles the personal and professional life of a principled, resourceful and deeply religious woman. Puckett offers a valuable perspective on schooling in the 20th century rural South, as well as capturing the essence of daily life in the communities. Series: Southern Voices from the Past: Women's Letters, Diaries & Writings S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; BGA; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820322599
- ISBN
- 9780820322599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.13
€ 60.13
Hardcover. This title revisits the years Sally Russell spent living in a remote farmhouse along the Mulberry River in Barrow County, Georgia. It contains essays about day-to-day living, the seasons and cycles of nature, the love of land and family, and one woman's ambition to make her home a place of refuge. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; BGA; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820322988
- ISBN
- 9780820322988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.14
€ 46.14
Paperback. In 1926, Theodore "Tiger" Flowers became the first African American boxer to win the world middleweight title. This title uses the details of Flowers' life and career to discuss a range of issues related to race, sports, and celebrity culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGS; JFSL3; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329109
- ISBN
- 9780820329109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.71
€ 37.71
Paperback. A biography of Ellison that focuses on the author's early life. Containing photographs, it draws from archives, literary correspondence, and interviews with Ellison's relatives, friends, and associates. It traces the writer's path from poverty in dust bowl Oklahoma to his rise among the literary elite. Num Pages: 544 pages, 21 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329932
- ISBN
- 9780820329932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.88
€ 47.88
Hardcover. Bookseller Samuel Pearce Richards (1824-1910) kept a diary for sixty-seven years. This volume excerpts the diary from October 1860, just before the presidential election of Abraham Lincoln, through August 1865, when the Richards family returned to Atlanta after being forced out by Sherman's troops and spending a period of exile in New York City. Editor(s): Venet, Wendy Hamand. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 figure. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329994
- ISBN
- 9780820329994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.62
€ 51.62
Little Women Abroad: The Alcott Sisters' Letters from Europe, 1870-187...
May Alcott Louisa May Alcott
Hardcover. In 1870, Louisa May Alcott and her younger sister Abby May Alcott began a fourteen-month tour of Europe. Louisa had already made her mark as a writer; May was on the verge of a respected art career. This book presents a selection of May's drawings along with the letters written by the two Alcott sisters during their trip. Editor(s): Shealy, Daniel. Num Pages: 368 pages, 78 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820330099
- ISBN
- 9780820330099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.55
€ 57.55
Paperback. Memoir of the author's career as an investigative reporter. Num Pages: 238 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press,
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824851644
- ISBN
- 9780824851644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.01
€ 20.01
Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages, 855 photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 274 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1644. Steve McQueen and the Making of Le Mans. 464 pages, 855 photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APF; BGF; WSPC. Dimension: 209 x 274 x 31. Weight: 1702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Bentley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780837602349
- ISBN
- 9780837602349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.83€ 86.40
€ 89.83
€ 86.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 404 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875651859
- ISBN
- 9780875651859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.28
€ 29.99
€ 28.28
Paperback. Originally published: New York: Arbor House, 1985. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875651880
- ISBN
- 9780875651880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.36
€ 21.36
Hardcover. This biography of the late Madame Kraus, is based on interviews with Kraus, her associates throughout Europe and the United States, and her family. Roberson collected hundreds of recital and concert reviews, published or broadcast interviews with the diva, and a number of articles written by Kraus. Num Pages: 160 pages, 24 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AS; AVH; BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652160
- ISBN
- 9780875652160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.92
€ 21.99
€ 21.92
Hardcover. Paul Baker is a theatre director, as well as a teacher and mentor to the arts. He has directed plays such as "A Different Drummer" and "As I Lay Dying", as well as contributing to theatre architecture. This work presents Baker's life and work. Editor(s): Flynn, Robert; McKinney, Eugene. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 b&w photographs, 10 drawings, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652719
- ISBN
- 9780875652719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.53
€ 35.99
€ 34.53