Marcellino William (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. DJ has very slight shelfwear. A bright, attractive copy. "The New Confession is the outrageous, extraordinary, hilarious and heartbreaking [fictional] autobiography of John James Todd, a Scotsman born in1899 and one of the great self-appointed (and failed) geniuses of the 20th century. It takes us from Todd's boyhood in Scotland to the trenches of World War I, to his fretful progress as film maker in the Weimar Republic, to deportation and exile in Mexico and the Allied invasion of St. Tropez, and finally to dark Hollywood days, and the obscurity of the blacklist, during the McCarthy era. The New Confessions is told from the questionable vantage point of not-so-serene old age and self-imposed exile in the Mediterranean. Charming and exasperating, shrewd and foolish, vain and disarmingly candid, Todd lets us in on the secrets of his chaotic and beguiling life."; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated by Marcellino, Fred [cover] (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Firmly bound with a few marks and light handling wear. The jacket is present but only in poor to fair condition with some creases and tears plus a little chipping at the top and base of the spine. Full number line inside 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, indicating the first printing of the first United States edition. Jacket design and illustration by Fred Marcellino (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This report is written in the style and tradition of an important military teaching text: The Defence of Duffer's Drift. Written by Major General Sir Ernest Swinton in 1904 based on his experience as a field-grade officer during the Boer War, Duffer's Drift became a military classic over the course of the following century because it so effectively taught principles of tactical defense. 78 pages.…

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Using linguistic and rhetorical theory, researchers developed an improved model of machine-learning technology to detect conspiracy theory language. This report describes the results and suggests ways to counter effects of online conspiracy theories.…

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | This report presents a quantitative assessment of how the presentation of news has changed over the past 30 years and how it varies across platforms. Over time, and as society moved from "old" to "new" media, news content has generally shifted from more-objective event- and context-based reporting to reporting that is more subjective, relies more heavily on argumentation and advocacy, and includes more emotional appeals.…