Docks by Sharpsteen Bill: First Edition (8 results)

Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing and/or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

Hard. Condition: Good/very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good/VG. First Edition. Great information on the Los Angeles Waterfront. Very good condition.

paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Berkeley. 2011. 1/1/2011. University of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780520261938. b/w photographs, 1 map. 311 pages. hardcover. keywords: History California American West Urban Studies. DESCRIPTION - Sharpsteen has almost a novelist's talent for using human interest profiles. Here is working knowledge not only of how the Port of Los Angeles functions, but of its crucial importance to the region, nation, and world economy.' - Gray Brechin, author of Imperial San Francisco. The Docks is an eye-opening journey into a giant madhouse of activity that few outsiders ever see: the Port of Los Angeles. In a book woven throughout with riveting novelistic detail and illustrated with photographs that capture the frenetic energy of the place, Bill Sharpsteen tells the story of the people who have made this port, the largest in the country, one of the nation's most vital economic enterprises. Among others, we meet a pilot who parks ships, one of the first women longshoremen, union officials and employers at odds over almost everything, an environmental activist fighting air pollution in the diesel death zone, and those with the nearly impossible job of enforcing security. Together these stories paint a compelling picture of a critical entryway for goods coming into the country - the Port of Los Angeles is part of a complex that brings in 40 percent of all U.S. waterborne cargo and 70 percent of all Asian imports - yet one that is also extremely vulnerable. The Docks is a rare look at a world within our world in which we find a microcosm of the labor, environmental, and security issues we collectively face. inventory #37756.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. xiv, 310p. 1st printing. Signed by author on title page. Jacket corners lightly worn. A look at the Port of Los Angeles, part of the largest port complex in the United States, through the workers who are employed at all levels. Includes bibliographical references. Jacket design by Sandy Drooker. B&w photographs. (9-1/8"x6-1/4"). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR OTHERWISE UNMARKED, CREASE TO FRONT FLAP OF DUST JACKET. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. xiv, 310 pages: illustrations; 24 cm; bibliographical references and index. Contents: Valet parking -- A carpet of containers -- Moving cans -- The landlord -- The diesel death zone -- The union -- The employers -- The importer -- The shipper -- Los troqueros -- The hold men -- The women -- The clerk -- Security -- The new normal -- Hawse Piper. " . An eye-opening journey into a giant madhouse of activity that few outsiders ever see: the Port of Los Angeles. In a book woven throughout with riveting novelist detail and illustrated with photographs that capture the frenetic energy of the place, Bill Sharpsteen tells the story of the people who have made this port, the largest in the country, one of the nation's most vital economic enterprises. Among others, we meet a pilot who parks ships, one of the first women longshoremen, union officials and employers at odds over almost everything, an environmental activist fighting air pollution in the "diesel death zone," and those with the nearly impossible job of enforcing security. Together these stories paint a compelling picture of a critical entryway for goods coming into the country--the Port of Los Angeles is part of a complex that brings in 40% of all our waterborne cargo and 70% of all Asian imports--yet one that is also extremely vulnerable ."--Jacket Stevedores -- California -- Los Angeles. Ports -- Californie -- Los Angeles. D?bardeurs -- Californie -- Los Angeles. Harbors. Stevedores. Geographic: California -- Los Angeles. New First ed, first printing (full number line).…