Joyce Ravid, Signed (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by The Author; Photographer (illustrator). First Edition. Signed by the photographer on the half-title page. DJ has a very slight crease to the front bottom spine corner and very slight rubbing. ; 9.80 X 9.60 X 0.90 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Ng, Kapo (jacket design); Chung, Sam (jacket type illustrations); Ng, Kapo (jacket photograph); Ravid, Joyce (author photograph) (illustrator). As new condition blue boards, black spine, and neon blue spine lettering in a fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Book(s) by Nicole Krauss and Author Dedication. Signed and dated (June 7, 2005) by the author, Nicole Krauss, with black Sharpie/marker at the center of the full title page. "Nicole Krauss strides into the forecourt of American letters." - Susan Sontag. "Leo Gursky is trying to survive a little bit longer, tapping his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he's still alive, drawing attention to himself at the milk counter of Starbucks. But life wasn't always like this: sixty years ago, in the Polish village where he was born, Leo fell in love and wrote a book. And although he doesn't know it, that book also survived: it crossed oceans and generations, and changed lives. Fourteen-year-old Alma was named after a character in that book. She has her hands full keeping track of her little brother Bird (who thinks he might be the Messiah) and taking copious notes in her book, How to Survive in the Wild Volume Three. But when a mysterious letter arrives in the mail she undertakes an adventure to find her namesake and save her family. In her extraordinary new novel Nicole Krauss has created some of the most memorable and moving characters in recent fiction. A tale brimming with laughter, passion, and soaring imaginative power, The History of Love confirms Krauss as one of the most remarkable writers of her generation." - from the inner front jacket flap. "Charming, tender, and wholly original." - J.M Coetzee. "The interwoven threads of this marvelous tapestry offer delights at every turn. The writing is gorgeous, and Krauss's questing characters follow surprisng and touching paths." - Andrea Barrett. "From the twentieth-century Jewish experience of dislocation Nicole Krauss has constructed - with nods to Bellow and Singer and a kiss blown across the gulf of years to Bruno Schulz - a stirring, soulful novel that speaks to our own losses and loves. This book will break your heart and at once mend it." - Ken Kalfus. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Joyce Ravid (Author's Photo); Eve Arnold (Jacket Photo); Kathleen Digrado (illustrator). 1st Edition. First printing of the first edition. Signed by Don DeLillo directly on the title page. Book and dust jacket in fine condition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Joyce Ravid (Author photograph) (illustrator). First Printing [Stated]. 671, [1] pages. Notes. Index. Minor DJ scuffing. Inscribed to Bernard by the author on the title page. Betty Friedan (February 4, 1921 February 4, 2006) was an American feminist writer and activist. A leading figure in the women's movement in the United States, her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism in the 20th century. In 1966, Friedan co-founded and was elected the first president of the National Organization for Women (NOW), which aimed to bring women "into the mainstream of American society now [in] fully equal partnership with men." In 1970 Friedan organized the nationwide Women's Strike for Equality on August 26, the 50th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution granting women the right to vote. The national strike was successful beyond expectations in broadening the feminist movement. The Fountain of Age suggests new possibilities for every one of us, all founded on a solid body of startling but little-known scientific evidence. It demolishes those myths that have constrained us for too long, and offers compelling alternatives for living one's age as a unique, exuberant time of life, on its own authentic terms. Derived from a Kirkus review: A book that explodes the myths of agingjust as, 30 years ago, Friedan exploded the mirage of the contented housewife. American women's lives changed forever with The Feminine Mystiqueand this challenging exploration of aging may do the same for the skyrocketing population of men and women who have hit 60 and can anticipate 20 or 30 more years of living. The problem, Friedan says, is that although only about five percent of people over 65 are in nursing homes and fewer than ten percent ever will be, age is seenby media, doctors, politicians, academics, even activists on behalf of the agingas a `problem,' a `plight,' a time of rapidly decreasing physical and mental faculties. Older people buy into that picture, straining to stay youthful or removing themselves from active participation in society, often by retiring to ``leisure'' communities, whether or not leisure is what they crave. Friedan produces research studies and anecdotal evidence that the `Third Age' (after growing up and then generating a family and/or career) may be the age of true creativityeven of evolution. She examines the tragedies of productive lives cut short by early retirement; the new myths of menopause; early preparation for death; and anxious overprotectiveness by family, friends, professionals, and government. In fact, the many resourceful older men and women cited here have found ways not only to sustain rewarding lives but to grow intellectually, emotionally, and even physically. That America's youth-oriented culture puts its elders on a social ice floe at a time when wisdom, experience, and honed critical faculties are most needed indicates, suggests Friedan, a nation with its priorities sadly skewed. A far-sighted and far-reaching critique that may move the over-60s to reestablish the ``priorities of evolving life.and new visions for our stagnant society.''.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Joyce Ravid (Author photograph) (illustrator). First Printing [Stated]. 25 cm. 671, [1] pages. Notes. Index. Minor DJ scuffing. Signed by the author on the title page. Large autographed sticker on front of DJ. Betty Friedan (February 4, 1921 February 4, 2006) was an American feminist writer and activist. A leading figure in the women's movement in the United States, her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism in the 20th century. In 1966, Friedan co-founded and was elected the first president of the National Organization for Women (NOW), which aimed to bring women "into the mainstream of American society now [in] fully equal partnership with men." In 1970, after stepping down as NOW's first president, Friedan organized the nationwide Women's Strike for Equality on August 26, the 50th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution granting women the right to vote. The national strike was successful beyond expectations in broadening the feminist movement; the march led by Friedan in New York City alone attracted over 50,000 people. In 1971, Friedan joined other leading feminists to establish the National Women's Political Caucus. Friedan was also a strong supporter of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution that passed the United States House of Representatives (by a vote of 35424) and Senate (848) following intense pressure by women's groups led by NOW in the early 1970s. Following Congressional passage of the amendment, Friedan advocated for ratification of the amendment in the states and supported other women's rights reforms. The Fountain of Age suggests new possibilities for every one of us, all founded on a solid body of startling but little-known scientific evidence. It demolishes those myths that have constrained us for too long, and offers compelling alternatives for living one's age as a unique, exuberant time of life, on its own authentic terms. Derived from a Kirkus review: A book that explodes the myths of agingjust as, 30 years ago, Friedan exploded the mirage of the contented housewife. American women's lives changed forever with The Feminine Mystiqueand this challenging exploration of aging may do the same for the skyrocketing population of men and women who have hit 60 and can anticipate 20 or 30 more years of living. The problem, Friedan says, is that although only about five percent of people over 65 are in nursing homes and fewer than ten percent ever will be, age is seenby media, doctors, politicians, academics, even activists on behalf of the agingas a ``problem,'' a ``plight,'' a time of rapidly decreasing physical and mental faculties. Older people buy into that picture, straining to stay youthful or removing themselves from active participation in society, often by retiring to ``leisure'' communities, whether or not leisure is what they crave. Friedan produces research studies and anecdotal evidence that the `Third Age' (after growing up and then generating a family and/or career) may be the age of true creativityeven of evolution. She examines the tragedies of productive lives cut short by early retirement; the new myths of menopause; early preparation for death; and anxious overprotectiveness by family, friends, professionals, and government. In fact, the many resourceful older men and women cited here have found ways not only to sustain rewarding lives but to grow intellectually, emotionally, and even physically. That America's youth-oriented culture puts its elders on a social ice floe at a time when wisdom, experience, and honed critical faculties are most needed indicates, suggests Friedan, a nation with its priorities sadly skewed. A far-sighted and far-reaching critique that may move the over-60s to reestablish the ``priorities of evolving life.and new visions for our stagnant society.''.