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Published by Penguin Young Readers Group 2007-12-27, New York, N.Y., 2007
ISBN 10: 0448447029ISBN 13: 9780448447025
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
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paperback. Condition: New. Wummer, Amy (illustrator). Language: ENG.
Published by Penguin Young Readers Group 2007-12-27, New York, N.Y., 2007
ISBN 10: 0448447215ISBN 13: 9780448447216
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
Book
paperback. Condition: New. Casilla, Robert (illustrator). Language: ENG.
Published by Penguin Young Readers Group 2007-02-01, New York, NY, 2007
ISBN 10: 0399247432ISBN 13: 9780399247439
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
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board book. Condition: New. Hill, Eric (illustrator). Language: ENG.
Published by NY. 2007. Viking/Penguin Group, 2007
ISBN 10: 0670038520ISBN 13: 9780670038527
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
Book Signed
tan & tan hardbound 8vo. ~ 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. tiny tear bottom rear corner, not price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names (except the author s inscription), inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ fifth printing ( # 5 in # line). SIGNED at the beginning of the text with an inscription by the author. 342p. index. appendix. acknowledgments. notes. bibliography. index. history. politics. environmentalism. agriculture. ecology. conservationism. gardening. climate change. globalism. evolution. human rights. indigenous people. NGOs. pollution. sustainability. WTO.
Published by Penguin Young Readers Group 2007-07-10, New York, NY, 2007
ISBN 10: 0399247068ISBN 13: 9780399247064
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
Book
hardback. Condition: New. Timmons, Bonnie (illustrator). Language: ENG.
Published by Penguin Publishing Group 2007-08-07, New York, N.Y., 2007
ISBN 10: 0425213900ISBN 13: 9780425213902
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
Book
paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG.
Published by Penguin Publishing Group 2007-03-27, New York, N.Y., 2007
ISBN 10: 014303863XISBN 13: 9780143038634
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
Book
paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG.
Published by NY. 2007. Viking / Penguin Group, 2007
ISBN 10: 0670038296ISBN 13: 9780670038299
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. tan & brown hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond. rubbed along the edges, corners & spine bottom, not torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). b&w photo frontis. portrait. xxiv+658p. b&w photo illustrations. notes. selected bibliography. index. biography. american history. american civil war. history of virginia. CSA. ~ A legendary but elusive hero; a wonderful trove of overlooked family letters; and one of America's most dramatic sagas all come together in this new study of Robert E. Lee. Over the past several years historian Elizabeth Brown Pryor has uncovered important documents in both private and public collections that give a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, his beliefs, and his time. Reading the Man presents dozens of these previously unpublished letters in their entirety, using them as departure points for a series of surprising "historical excursions" that shed new light on every aspect of Lee, telling his life story with an innovative blend of analysis, historiography, and rich period detail. Through them we are able to look across time at Lee's troubled childhood, the hardening of his anti~abolitionist views, his celebrated but controversial battlefield performance, and his final wrenching years. Part of the intrigue of Reading the Man is that it delves into lesser~known aspects of Lee's character, such as his pioneering role in engineering science, the fluctuation in his religious beliefs, and the way he shaped his leadership style. The relationships that influenced Lee's decisions are also examined, including the deep love he held for his seven children and the often tense interactions he had with his fellow generals and the Confederate government. And for the first time his actions are explained in the context of the tumultuous societal developments taking place in the young United States, which changed the expectations of men like Lee, making them leading actors in the formation of the nation, frequently at the cost of their private happiness. As Pryor's exhaustive research shows, Robert E. Lee had no premonition of fame. He never saw himself as a tragic, heroic figure, and as a result his letters are remarkably open. Lee's guileless pen reveals a person who is frequently as confused, passive, and vulnerable as he is conscientious and brave; a witty storyteller and merry companion who suffers from loneliness and deep depressions; a dreary moralizer who writes sexually suggestive letters to his female friends; and an intrepid commander whose very boldness may have lost him the war. The Robert E. Lee who emerges is more complex and contradictory~and far more fascinating~than the familiar stone icon. Reading the Man gives a tantalizing glimpse of a guarded soul while it prods us to question our own assumptions about the meanings of loyalty and patriotism.
Published by Penguin Young Readers Group 2007-08-16, New York, NY, 2007
ISBN 10: 0399246363ISBN 13: 9780399246364
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
Book
hardback. Condition: New. Stein, David Ezra (illustrator). Language: ENG.
Published by Penguin Publishing Group 2007-08-07, New York, N.Y., 2007
ISBN 10: 1557885176ISBN 13: 9781557885173
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
Book
paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG.
Published by Penguin Publishing Group 2007-10-09, New York, N.Y., 2007
ISBN 10: 0525950079ISBN 13: 9780525950073
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
Book
hardback. Condition: New. Language: ENG.
Published by NY etc~. October 2007. Gotham Books/ Penguin Group., 2007
ISBN 10: 1592403247ISBN 13: 9781592403240
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
tan & brown hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. tiny scratch on the rear, not torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition. first printing so stated ( & # 1 in # line). SIGNED with a dated inscription( 12/5/07) on the 1/2 title page by Jared Cohen. vii+275p. glossy b&w photo. illustrations. acknowledgments. world history. politics. islam. middle east history. current affairs. ~ Defying government orders and interview ing terrorists face~to~face, a young American tours hostile lands to learn about Middle Eastern youth~and uncovers a subculture that defies every stereotype. While still an undergraduate at Stanford, Jared Cohen traveled extensivelv throuzhout Africa seeking to learn about the continent's troubled state of affairs by seeing it first~hand. He ran with guerillas in the Congo, survived numerous close calls with local war~lords, and witnessed the awful aftermath of decades of sectarian violence. After seeing radical Islamist violence beginning to spread across Africa, he came to the conclusion that, in order to fully understand the phenomenon, the Middle East had to be his next destination. Studying on a Rhodes scholarship at Oxford, he took a crash course in Arabic, read voraciously on the history and culture of the Middle East, and in 2004 embarked on the first of a series of incredible journeys to the region. Despite the fact that he was a Jewish American, he reached out to Middle Eastern youth in areas few Westerners would ever venture into, putting himself in incredible danger in order to understand their culture, their views on government, on Israel, and on America. Children of Jihad is Cohen's account of his travels in the Middle East. Written with candor and insight, Cohen's story begins in Lebanon, where he interviews Hezbollah members at, of all places, a McDonald's. In Iran, he defies government threats and sneaks into underground parties, where bootleg liquor, Western music, and the Internet are all easy to access. His dangerous itinerary also takes him to a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, borderlands in Syria, the insurgency hotbed of Mosul, and other frontline locales. At each turn, he observes a paradoxical culture at an uncanny crossroads: Bedouin shepherds with satellite dishes to provide Western TV shows, young women wearing garish makeup despite religious mandates, teenagers sending text messages and arranging illicit trysts . A gripping and essential read for understanding the evolving Middle East, Children of Jihad shows us the future through the eyes of those who are shaping it.