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Paperback. Condition: Good. 'A Mumbai slum understood and imagined as never before in language of intense beauty' Salman Rushdie 'If Bollywood ever decides to do its own version of The Wire, this would be it' Barbara Ehrenreich Annawadi is a slum at the edge of Mumbai Airport, in the shadow of shining new luxury hotels. Its residents are garbage recyclers and construction workers, economic migrants, all of them living in the hope that a small part of India's booming future will eventually be theirs. But when a crime rocks the slum community and global recession and terrorism shocks the city, tensions over religion, caste, sex, power, and economic envy begin to turn brutal. As Boo gets to know those who dwell in Mumbai's margins, she evokes an extraordinarily vivid group of individuals flourishing against the odds amid the complications, corruptions and gross inequalities of the new India. 'A triumph of a book. A beautiful account of the sorrows and joys, anxieties and stamina, in the lives of the precarious and powerless in urban India' Amartya Sen, winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics 'Magnificent.a masterpiece. Quite simply, one of the finest works on contemporary India yet written' Sunday Telegraph. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. 'A Mumbai slum understood and imagined as never before in language of intense beauty' Salman Rushdie 'If Bollywood ever decides to do its own version of The Wire, this would be it' Barbara Ehrenreich Annawadi is a slum at the edge of Mumbai Airport, in the shadow of shining new luxury hotels. Its residents are garbage recyclers and construction workers, economic migrants, all of them living in the hope that a small part of India's booming future will eventually be theirs. But when a crime rocks the slum community and global recession and terrorism shocks the city, tensions over religion, caste, sex, power, and economic envy begin to turn brutal. As Boo gets to know those who dwell in Mumbai's margins, she evokes an extraordinarily vivid group of individuals flourishing against the odds amid the complications, corruptions and gross inequalities of the new India. 'A triumph of a book. A beautiful account of the sorrows and joys, anxieties and stamina, in the lives of the precarious and powerless in urban India' Amartya Sen, winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics 'Magnificent.a masterpiece. Quite simply, one of the finest works on contemporary India yet written' Sunday Telegraph. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Minor rubbing to decorated boards, else tight and clean. Inscribed on t\half-title page. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. [9], 168 p.: 2 line maps in text; 21 cm. Good edgestained orig. blue cloth in fair dj.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Alan Davis (new cover), Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson, Gil Kane, Sid Greene, Mike Sekowsky et al (illustrator). 1st Edition. Trade paperback is in Very Fine condition, bought new and stored unread!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 224 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. A publication and exhibition organized by the Architectural League of New York through its Archive of Women in Architecture. Contents: Introduction: A parallel history / Susana Torre "Woman's place": the design of domestic space The model domestic environment: icon or option? / Gwendolyn Wright Challenging the American domestic ideal / Dolores Hayden Catharine Beecher and the politics of housework / Dolores Hayden Women in the architectural professions: a historic perspective Pioneer women architects / Judith Paine Some professional roles: 1860-1910 Sophia Hayden and the Woman's Building Competition / Judith Paine Report presented by Sophia Hayden to the Board of Lady Managers in 1894 Marion Mahony Griffin / Susan Fondiler Berkon Julia Morgan / Sara Boutelle Struggle for place: women in architecture: 1920-1960 / Mary Otis Stevens Some professional roles: 1920-1960 Eleanor Raymond / Doris Cole Lilian Rice / Judith Paine Natalie de Blois / Judith Paine New professional identities: four women in the sixties / Jan McGroarty and Susana Torre Women as critics 9 voices of consequence: four architectural critics / Suzanne Stephens Women in the architectural profession: a contemporary perspective Women in architecture and the new feminism / Susana Torre A current portfolio of projects and ideas / Susana Torre Women's spatial symoblism Centers and fragments: women's spaces / Lucy R. Lippard The pyramid and the labyrinth / Susana Torre Historic chart relating architectural projects to general and women's history in the U.S. / Naomi Leff.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations, map, plates ; 32 x 28 cm. Issued in a worn card slip case. Summary:A selection of rubbings taken by Merle Greene from outstanding Maya monuments, primarily of the classic period.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Fine cloth in a torn DJ. 155 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 29 cm. Catalog published in conjunction with the exhibition, Divine Protection, Batak art of North Sumatra, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 22-December 31, 1994.

Condition: Fine. - Over 50 words typed on his 8-1/2 inch high by 5-3/8 inch wide "The New York Times" stationery. Russell Baker thanks Jean Dalrymple for "letting me know that you liked THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT. The sound you hear now is the grinding of the wheels in my head trying to figure out how you frightened that burglar." Signed "Russell Baker". Folded for mailing with minor soiling along the right edge. Near fine. The American satirical writer Russell Baker (b.1925) worked as a columnist for The New York Times from 1962 to 1998 and hosted Masterpiece Theatre from 1992 to 2004. He covered the White House, the US Congress and the US Department of State for the New York Times and wrote the nationally syndicated Observer column for the paper. The author of 17 books, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary for his Observer Columns in 1979. He was again a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1982 for his autobiography "Growing Up".The recipient, Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jos Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member, producer, and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 186 pages : 209 illustrations (some colour), maps ; 27 cm. Summary:"Pre-Historic treasures of gold and silver, intricately woven tapestries, delicately painted paper-thin ceramics, and monumental stone carvings. More than 400 priceless objects have been assembled from private and public collections in Latin America, Canada, and the United States for this exhibition which will present for the first time under one roof the finest examples of art produced by ancient civilizations which flourished in the Andean region from about 1200 B.C. until the Spanish Conquest in the 16th century.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 279 pages : illustrations (some colour), map ; 30 cm. Contents: Preface / Pratapaditya Pal Note to reader and map of India Introduction / Pratapaditya Pal Following the Jina, worshiping the Jina: an essay on Jain rituals / John E. Cort Are Jains really Hindus? Some parallels and differences between Jain and Hindu philosophies / Gerald James Larson Jain pilgrimage: in memory and celebration of the Jinas / Phyllis Granoff Jain monumental painting / Shridar Andhare Jain manuscript painting / John Guy Catalogue of the exhibition. Architectural pieces ; Ritual objects and symbols ; Images of Jinas ; Images of deities ; The art of the book ; The cosmic and mortal realms.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 112 pages. Evelyn Waugh "Apthorpe Placatus" (from the unfinished sequel to "Men at Arms") / Pierre Gascar "The Cat" / S Gopal "A Letter from New Delhi" / J B Priestley "The Future of the Writer" / Laura Bohannon "Miching Mallecho, That Means Witchcraft".

Condition: Very Good. Mass market paperback in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8'' x 5''. Contains [xxxv], 201 pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. RUSSIAN & SOVIET HISTORY.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorJ.M. Tyree and Ben WaltersInhaltsverzeichnisAcknowledgementsForeword to the 2020 editionIntroduction1. The Mix-tape Movie2. Out of the Past3. What Makes a Man?4. The Religion of Laught.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A NICE TIGHT UK FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINT OF 26A BY DIANA EVANS,WHICH DIANA HAS VERY KINDLY SIGNED TO THE TITLE PAGE.THIS BOOK ALSO COMES WITH AN UNSIGNED PROOF COPY AS A BONUS.BOOK IS IN A PROTECTIVE CLEAR ACETATE COVER, ALL BOOKS DESPATCHED WRAPPED IN BUBBLE WRAP AND A STRONG CARDBOARD BOX. Signed by Author(s).

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Condition: New.

Hardcover. 323p. + [iv] ads, rubricated title page, ownership stamps on front free endpaper, light foxing on rear endpaper, very good first edition hardcover bound in faded green cloth with bright gilt titles and border lines, ragged partial remains of the dust jacket laid-in at rear. Novel of young lovers caught up in the English Civil War in the 17th Century.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. HBDJ, 1945, 1st edition,VG+/GOOD+, DJ light Rub, Wear Scuff & Small Chips extremities & Spine Ends , Small Mended Tears DJ, Beige decorated Cloth with Black & Read Cover light Wear FOX, Interior nice tight clean light Wear FOX, 210 pgs, Wechberg was a popular writer for Esquire and the New YOrker (some of the sketches in this book are taken from these magazines).

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20+ YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. Pictorial DJ by Gallone covered in mylar; price of 95 cents; mellow color; 316 Titles on inside of DJ; a few tiny chips along top and bottom edges. Book is covered in Red cloth with black accents; Kent endpapers; binding #8; cute little owner's label under front inside flap; discrete previous owner's name on front free endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Andrew Garn (Photographer) (illustrator). First Printing [Stated]. The format is approximately 10.75 inches by 9.25 inches. ix, [1], 241, [1] pages Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (sine in color). Maps. Selected Bibliography., Index. Decorative dust jacket. This is a heavy, oversized book that if sent outside of the United States would require additional shipping charges. Introduction by Joseph Giovannini. More than 250 extraordinary photographs--including both newly commissioned color photographs and period images from the New York Transit Museum archives--chronicle one hundred years of architectural and design history from the New York City subway system, including everything from the interiors of the trains and architectural details of the stations to the development of the token and mosaic signage. Andrew Garn has worked as a photographer for magazines such as House & Garden, Fortune, the New York Times Magazine, and Vogue. The New York Transit Museum (also called the NYC Transit Museum) is a museum that displays historical artifacts of the New York City Subway, bus, and commuter rail systems in the greater New York City metropolitan region. The main museum is located in the decommissioned Court Street subway station in Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. There is a smaller satellite Museum Annex in Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. The museum includes subway, bus, railway, bridge, and tunnel memorabilia; and other exhibits including vintage signage and in-vehicle advertisements; and models and dioramas of subway, bus, and other equipment. A program of lectures, seminars, films, and tours for all ages is offered at the museum. In addition, offsite programs consist of guided tours of MTA facilities, subway stations, artwork and architecture, and New York neighborhoods, as well as opportunities to ride vintage railway and bus equipment. Among the topics covered are Stations and Structures, Station Ceramic Designs, Metalwork and Lighting, Station Furnishings, Fare Collection, Signage and Graphics, Route and System Maps, Advertising, and Rolling Stock: Car Design.

Condition: New. Marjorie Vai has been directly involved with online education and training for 30 years. Most recently she designed and developed the online graduate program in teaching English at The New School, USA.Kristen Sosulski is Executive Di.