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Galahad Books, 1996. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/New. B&W era photo section. CONDITION: UNREAD 1996 Galahad Books large (& heavy - 3 lbs) hardcover (brown boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first Galahad edition, assumed first printing. The original copyright was 1961 and I assume was published around that year. 2 tiny loss-of-color spots front board. B&W era photo section. CONTENT: Everyone knows William Randolph Hearst - from newspapers, history, and even Hollywood movies, so I won't bore you with a long content section. An exhaustive profile of the nation's most powerful newspaper mogul explores the life and times of William Randolph Hearst, his turbulent and flamboyant personal life, his controversial style of journalism, and the growth of his publishing empire.

Writer's Digest, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Bob Eckstein cover art. CONDITION: NEW 2019 Writer's Digest trade paperback, first edition, first printing. Cover art by Bob Eckstein. Foreword by Holly Root. CONTENT: here is a certain perception from the outside that the publishing industry is a near insurmountable fortress, with gatekeepers and naysayers manning the turrets looking for any way to fire a flaming arrow at the dreams of an aspiring writer. Funny You Should Ask, based on the popular Writer's Digest column of the same name, assists to deconstruct, inform, and illuminate the path to publication and beyond, all while dispelling the rumor that those in the industry are better than thou. And even though each writer's publishing journey is like a game of PLINKO--you can drop the chip in the same slot every time and get a different result--there are still common constructs and confusions that can be shared and explored together in order to help inform all… Read More

Westview Press, 1998. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. New/New. A few B&W photos throughout. CONDITION: UNREAD 1998 Westview Press hardcover (blue boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, 3rd printing. A few B&W photos throughout. CONTENT: Upon arriving in India, the first English settlers found the humid, unforgiving climate almost unbearable. Malaria, cholera, and dysentery ravaged their beleaguered ranks, making the average life span for both men and women no more than 30 years. To escape these epidemics, they found refuge in the temperate climate of the hills. Above the clouds, Europeans built numerous hill stations, not just in India, but also in Burma, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Indonesia. From the luxury of these curious establishments, they ruled their colonies with imperial aplomb. Colonialism lapsed and the foreigners were eventually expelled from these countries, yet the hill stations still remain. In early 1997, Barbara Crossette, the United Nations bureau chief for the New… Read More

New York: Metropolitan Books, 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. CONDITION: NEW 2018 Metropolitan Books hardcover (bright yellow boards), first edition, first printing. Dust Jacket design is hilarious. CONTENT: A scathing, sardonic exploration of Silicon Valley tech culture, laying bare the greed, hubris, and retrograde politics of an industry that aspires to radically transform society for its own benefit. At the height of the startup boom, journalist Corey Pein set out for Silicon Valley with little more than a smartphone and his wits. His goal: to learn how such an overhyped industry could possibly sustain itself as long as it has. But to truly understand the delirious reality of the tech entrepreneurs, he knew he would have to inhabit that perspective?he would have to become an entrepreneur himself. Thus Pein begins his journey?skulking through gimmicky tech conferences, pitching his over-the-top business ideas to investors, and rooming with a succession of naive upstart… Read More

Usborne Publishing, 2016. Reprint Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Various artists color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2016 Usborne hardcover (pictorial boards - NO DJ ISSUED), reprint edition, no printing given. Color illustrations (and a few B&W) by various artists. Art reproductions. CONTENT: Think you can't interest kids in the Middle Ages? Well, they haven't seen the "newspaper" books published by Usborne. Contemporary language geared to kids and a great selection of stories for them to relate to. "Ring around the rosie (red rings showing you have plague), pocket full of posey (to ward off the evil spirits), ashes, ashes, all fall down (you turn black and fall down dead.)" An alternative way to learn the history of the Middle Ages, this amusing book which is cunningly disguised as a tabloid newspaper. Including stories about The Black Death, The Crusades, and features such as 'What's new at the Spanish Inquisition?', 'What's on the monastery menu?' and 'How to support… Read More

TarcherPerigee, 2019. Updated Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. No illustrations. CONDITION: AS NEW (red remainder dot bottom edges at spine) but UNREAD 2019 Tarcher Perigee hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket, first American edition, first printing. No illustrations. NEW stories & interviews from the Team behind the Apollo 11 Mission. CONTENT: On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, renowned psychologist Richard Wiseman reveals the powerful life lessons behind humanity's greatest achievement (2019). The historic moon landings were achieved against remarkable odds and within the space of just a few years. How can we apply the secrets of this astronomical success to our own goals, to achieve the impossible in work and in life? Psychologist Richard Wiseman brings together history, psychology, and self-help in this unique and powerful guide to achieving the impossible in work and in life. The result of intensive research, including interviews with… Read More

Little, Brown & Company, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. B&W era photos section. CONDITION: NEW 2019 Little, Brown hardcover (white boards - oh no) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. B&W era photo section. CONTENT: Americans have always had a complicated relationship with aging: embrace, deny it, defer it - and women have been on the front lines of this battle, willingly or not. Celebrating the achievements of heroines from Martha Washington to Sojourner Truth to Ruth Baker Ginsburg, Collins illustrates the ways in which age is an arbitrary concept that has changed over the centuries. This is an expertly researched, lively social history of American women and aging, filled with colorful anecdotes and larger-than-life cast of characters - some I bet you have never heard of but will love meeting. Collins gives women a reason to expect the best from what's to come.

Plume/Pengin, 2021. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. No illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2021 Plume trade paperback, first edition, first printing. No illustrations. SUBTITLE = 25 Powerful Women on Being Let Down, Turning It Around, and Burning It Up at Work. CONTENT: From the groundbreaking author of Mistakes I Made at Work, comes the perfect book for anyone who needs inspiration after dealing with rejection, failure, or is searching for a new beginning in the workplace. Featuring fascinating interviews with more than twenty-five women, including Keri Smith, Angela Duckworth, and Roz Chast, The Rejection That Changed My Life provides an exciting new way to think about career challenges, changes, and triumphs. Rejections don't go on your résumé, but they are part of every successful person's career. All of us will apply for jobs that we don't get and have ambitions that aren't fulfilled, because that is part of being a working person, part of pushing oneself to the next step… Read More

St. Martin's Press, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. No illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2019 St. Martin's hardcover (dark brown boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. No illustrations. CONTENT: A guide to leading without losing your head, inspired by the bestselling books and smash television series Game of Thrones. "When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground." One of the great joys of Game of Thrones is strategizing what bold moves you'd make in this bloody, volatile world?from the comfort of your living room. And one of the great terrors of being a leader is knowing your real world can be just as brutal?and offices bring no comfort. Every day you're presented with opportunities and challenges, and must decide which roads to follow, which risks to confront, when to deny an opportunity and when to pursue the call to adventure. And you won't know whether you'll profit or fail while… Read More