Tom Mcnamee (32 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: acceptable. Book is considered to be in acceptable condition. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo. Book may have one or more of the following defects: noticeable wear on the cover dust jacket or spine; curved, dog eared or creased page s ; writing or highlighting inside or on the edges; sticker s or other adhesive on cover; CD DVD may not be included; and book may be a former library copy.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. SOFT COVER IN NEAR FINE CONDITION.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st. stalped wraps; 78 clean, unmarked pages; items by/about: Poems (Rae Armantrout, Sharon Olds); Kevi Barry (Fiction); Jia Tolentino (Profiles: Park Chan-wook); Luke Mogelson (Reporter at Large: The war in Ukraine); Manada Petrusich (Onward and Upward with the Arts: Maggie Rogers, the Modern Pulpit); Alexis Wilkinson (Shourts & Murmurs); Eric Lach (Cleaning-up Newe York City's Streets); Talk of the Town, Theatre : Cinema, Book Reviews;, Art . Etc. Peter De1 "Undercover" Cover Art; John McNamee, Hilary Allison Liana Finck, Colin Tom, Roz Chast, Zachary Kanin, Joe Dator, Sam Gross, Etc (illustrator).…

Illustrated Boards. Condition: Very Good. light board edgewear; sticker residue on front board. Draper, Ralph; mcNamee, Bill; Fine, Dave; Flowers, Jean; McCabe, Don; Lavelle, Tom (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

Trade Paperback. Condition: New. First Edition. New! // America's best writers on the crisis that changed our lives. A Journal of the Plague Years: Words & Music from the Lost Days weaves journalism, essays, poetry, and musical playlists into a narrative history of the Covid-19 pandemic and the political plague that continues to drive rage and confusion in the U.S. and the world. This anthology of the most compelling writing from the online magazine Journal of the Plague Years features work by Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Steve Erickson (Shadowbahn, Zeroville, American Nomad) whose landmark novella-length nonfiction work 'American Stutter,' published by the magazine, was the first major literary work to emerge from the pandemic. Others include longtime Rolling Stone Contributing Writer and American Book Critics Circle Award winner Mikal Gilmore (Shot in the Heart), Blanche McCrary Boyd (The Redneck Way of Knowledge, The Revolution of Little Girls, Tomb of the Unknown Racist), New York Times bestselling novelist Thrity Umrigar, New Mexico poet laureate Lauren Camp, and many other writers, both famous and emerging. This is the definitive account of the pandemic and the rise of authoritarianism. A high-quality saddle stitched paperback with a French Flap produced by Publication Studio Hudson, Journal of the Plague Years: Words & Music from the Lost Days is an artifact of a time of madness that readers will want to keep and revisit. ~ Publisher.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near-Fine Dj. First edition. Quarto, 447 pages, cloth Lush, lavish treatment of Chicago, and many of its business enterprises, and NGOs. Perhaps 450 photographs in all. . Photogravures (illustrator).

No Binding. Condition: Good. No Jacket. FIRST EDITION THUS. THIS IS A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING FROM THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES NEWSPAPER OF DECEMBER 15, 2008. THE ARTICLE IS IN THE COLUMN "WE THINK," AN EDITORIAL. THE EDITORIAL IS BY CYRUS F. FREIDHEIM, JR. - PUBLISHER, TOM McNAMEE- EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR, MICHAEL COOKE - EDITOR - IN - CHIEF AND DON HAYNER - MANAGING EDITOR OF THE NEWSPAPER. THE EDITORIAL IS TITLED "STUDS WAS RIGHT: "THE BIG BOYS" ARE NOT THAT BRIGHT." THE EDITORS AT THE SUN-TIMES NEWSPAPER CITED THE FAILURES OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE AUTO EXECUTIVES IN DETROIT, THAT HAVE DRIVEN THEIR INDUSTRY TO THE BRINK OF BANKRUPTCY, THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, DONALD RUMSFELD WHO BLAMES OTHERS FOR THE DETAINEES IN "THE WAR ON TERROR," THE GENIUSES ON WALL STREET WHO LED OUR MORTGAGE FINANCING TO DISASTER BY BACKING PREDATORY LENDERS,AND SAM ZELL WHO HAS DRIVEN ONE OF THE WORLDS GREATEST MEDIA CONGLOMERATES INTO BANKRUPTCY. WHAT ARE WE TO MAKE OF THIS? CHICAGO'S STUDS TERKEL KNEW : "THE BIG BOYS ARE NOT THAT BRIGHT." STUDS TERKEL TOLD ALEX KOTLOWITZ IN AN INTERVIEW BEFORE HE DIED IN OCTOBER THAT TODAY'S HARD TIMES, HUBRIS AND STUPIDITY REMINDED HIM OF THE EARLY YEARS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION. "THE WISE MEN WERE LOST. THE LESSON FOR TODAY. DON'T BLAME YOURSELF. TURN TO OTHERS. THE BIG BOYS ARE NOT THAT BRIGHT. HOPE DIES LAST. AS LONG AS WE HAVE HOPE, WE'LL BE OK.". …

Black Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. No Additional Printings. Black Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. No Additional Printings. Hardback. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 447 pages; illustrated with hundreds of color photographs; This is a far-reaching profile of the "second" city that touches most every base, and is "Produced in cooperation with the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce." from the Introduction, by Tom McNamee: "Chicago, is, to be sure, the Great American City. Not as cosmopolitan as New York. Nor as trendy as Los Angeles. Nor as exotic as New Orleans. But more completely American than any other city, blending the myriad social, spiritual, and aesthetic stirrings that define our natinal indentity." 'Profiles in Excellence' by Patricia Sullivan Aeff - "A look at the corporations, businesses, professional groups, and community service organizations that have made this book possible." This is a weighty as well as a meaty book--weight 4.5 pounds. Circa 12 x 9 inches.…

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. NO DUST JACKET AS ISSUED. FIRST EDITION THUS. THIS IS A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING FROM THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES OF MAY 31, 2007. THE ARTICLE BY TOM McNAMEE IS TITLED "READING'S A CONTACT SPORT FOR STUDS." THERE IS A SUB-TITLE IN "THE CHICAGO WAY " COLUMN. "THE FAMED AUTHOR ALWAYS HAS PEN IN HAND WHEN HE PICKS UP A BOOK, TO MIX IT UP WITH THE WRITER --- BUT IT'S A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW." TOM McNAMEE STATES "STUDS TERKEL TAUGHT ME HOW TO READ A BOOK. MIXING IT UP WITH THE AUTHOR WITH MY PEN." "I GREW UP IN A BIG FAMILY WITH 12 KIDS, IN A HOME FILLED WITH BOOKS THAT ALL OF US SHARED. TO WRITE IN A BOOK? THAT WOULD BE LIKE AN IRISH MONK JOTTING DOWN HIS GROCERY LIST IN THE BOOK OF KELLS. BOOKS IN OUR FAMILY WERE TOO COMMUNAL TO BE SCRIBBLED IN LIKE DIARIES." AT MY REQUEST, STUDS GIFTED ME WITH ONE OF HIS BOOKS, "DIVISION STREET AMERICA" THAT HE HAD MARKED UP SPECIAL WITH NOTES FOR ME AS A LESSON ON HOW TO READ A BOOK." THERE IS A B/W PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MARKED UP BOOK. THE 95 YEAR OLD STUDS, SITTING IN HIS BATHROBE AT HIS DINING ROOM TABLE TALKED ABOUT WHAT FIRST DROVE HIM TO LISTEN TO AND RECORD ALL THE DIFFERENT VOICES OF AMERICA. ALL HIS LIFE , HE SAID, HE HAS BEEN "FASCINATED BY THE CONNECTIONS---"THOSE WAYS OF THINKING AND FEELING THAT PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT WORLDS, WHEN THINGS GO RIGHT, DISCOVER THEY SHARE," THERE IS A CHARMING B/W PHOTOGRAPH OF A WHITE HAIRED ELDERLY STUDS TERKEL THIS EPHEMERAL ITEM EXPLORES ANOTHER CHARACTARISTIC OF STUDS TERKEL'S PERSONA. Size: 11 7/16 X 13 3/8".…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. THIS IS AN INTERESTING AND USEFUL BOOK' AS A RESOURCE FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORIGIN, THE NAMES AND ANY CHANGES OF THE NAMES OF THE STREETS, AVENUES, ROADS AND BOULEVARDS IN CHICAGO. THE INGENIOUS PROPOSAL FOR AN ORIGINAL GRID PATTERN OF EIGHT BLOCKS TO A MILE WAS A VERY REMARKABLE EARLY CONCEPT BY THE MAP MAKER DAVID THOMPSON IN 1830. THE LOTS ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH AS WELL AS EAST AND WEST SIDES OF STREETST HAVING EVEN OR ODD NUMBERS THAT ENABLE ONE TO EASILY ESTIMATE A LOCATION OR A DISTANCE BETWEEN ADDRESSES WITH THE CENTRAL LOCATION OF STATE AND MADISON STREETS DIVIDING NORTH, SOUTH. EAST AND WEST LOCATIONS AND ADDRESSES. MANY OF THE NAMES ARE THOSE PROVIDED BY THE ORIGINAL LAND SETTLERS, FAMOUS CHICAGOANS, THE LAND DEVELOPERS OR FEATURES OF THE AREA . THERE IS A FOREWARD BY JOHN CALLAWAY. OF INTEREST, THE AUTHORS ARE PUZZLED BY THE STREET NAME "'AGATITE" THAT IS NOT A WORD OR NAME IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. OLIVER HEREFORD (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 352 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: acceptable. Book is considered to be in acceptable condition. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo. Book may have one or more of the following defects: noticeable wear on the cover dust jacket or spine; curved, dog eared or creased page s ; writing or highlighting inside or on the edges; sticker s or other adhesive on cover; CD DVD may not be included; and book may be a former library copy.…

Condition: good. Book is considered to be in good or better condition. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo. Hard cover books may show signs of wear on the spine, cover or dust jacket. Paperback book may show signs of wear on spine or cover as well as having a slight bend, curve or creasing to it. Book should have minimal to no writing inside and no highlighting. Pages should be free of tears or creasing. Stickers should not be present on cover or elsewhere, and any CD or DVD expected with the book is included. Book is not a former library copy.…

Condition: acceptable. This book is in Acceptable condition. All pages are intact, but may have lots of notes, water damage or other issues and be ex library.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good oversize paperback, some creasing. Inscribed by Don Hayner on title page. Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Lightly used.

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