David Joseph Author (60 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. HBDJ, 1994, Oblong Glazed Color illustrated Boards, F/F, Unpaginated.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Poor. 7th Printing. 166 pp. Heavily used book in poor quality. Occassional pen, pencil and highlighter markings on text/marginalia. Considerable damage to lower spine. Light foxing on page edges.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Copyright © 1988. 121 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear and clean text. Some dog-eared pages. Light foxing on page edges, not affecting text.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Like New. 15th Printing. 138 pp. An excellent, spotlessly clean copy! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially flawless copy with crisp pages, clean text, and very light shelf wear.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Trade Ppbk Ed 208, 1st Printing. 345 pp. Nearly flawless copy with minimal wear to cover pages. Clean text. Dutton & Sherman (Cover Design); 'Sea-Piece by Moonlight' by Casbar David Friedrich (Cover Art) (illustrator).

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Copyright © 1988. 196 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Slightly slanted spine.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 90 pages. 5.83x0.21x8.27 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Copyright © 1991 by Oxford University Pr. 237 + pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy and dust jacket with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, spotlessly clean text, and light shelf wear. Pen note on first free front end page. Smooth covers. Dust jacket shows minimal, minor or light wear around edges. Synopsis: From Library Journal: With evangelical fervor, Gelernter's book-length essay paints a future where software technology, now isolating people, brings them into impersonal proximity through "mirror worlds. " These computer models of reality let users descend to greater depths of detail at will, meet other explorers, and generally get the "big picture" of what's going on. However, Gelernter's own appraisal of the value of computers seems inconsistent and extreme: he claims they are valuable just sitting unused on the coffee table but then insists that the uninitiated will be forced to "sink or swim" (i.e., learn to use computers) in the information sea computers create. His casual style gives the book the feel of a lecture transcript, and his metaphors (e.g., "jettisoned floating landscapes in tuple space") demand considerable hardware and software knowledge to link them with reality. For collections emphasizing computer science. -Doug Kranch, Ambassador Coll. Lib., Big Sandy, Tex. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Kirkus Reviews Within ten years, Gelernter (Computer Science/Yale) predicts here, scientists will deploy computer systems able to capture extensive data about a particular ``reality'' (hospital, city, etc. ), and to present a constantly updated model on a desktop computer. ``A Mirror World is some huge institution's moving, true-to-life mirror image trapped inside a computer--where you can see and grasp it whole, '' Gelernter writes. Citizens will be able to visit these computer models like public squares, gaining unprecedented access to data on what's going on (and the officials in charge, the author intimates, will presumably welcome a chance to have their performance monitored). Building such mirror worlds will be extraordinarily difficult. John Costa (Jacket Design); Nicholas Carriero (Author Photo); 'Medici Princess', 1952 by Joseph Cornell (Jacket Illustration) (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 144 pages. 7.81x5.05x7.80 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN . B0007J6T9K Hardback. No dustjacket. No statement of Later Printing on the Copyright page, assumed first edition. Tight sound copy with average wear overall, but pretty much a tight sound reading copy only due to slight underlining and Slight musty odor to the book, A nice tight sound reading copy only. No Signature.…

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Light dampstain to the lower outer corner of the back cover and the last two thirds of the pages. ; Inscribed by the author/artist (initials) on the fly leaf. Illustrated by The Author (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. English and Ojibwe Edition! Photos available upon request! Book has light bumping to corners of spine; dust jacket has light rubbing to edges of cover and spine as well as mild sticker residue to back cover. otherwise book is in excellent condition with a bright cover, crisp pages, a strong binding, and now mylar laminated. Kristy Cameron (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 352 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 144 pages. 7.81x5.05x7.80 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 248 pages. 6.00x0.62x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 48 pages. 5.39x0.14x8.27 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. New condition gold boards, gold spine and silver spine lettering contained in a new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by David Brooks; Author Dedication; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index and About the Author. "An inspiring, thought-provoking exploration of what it means to live a meaningful life, from the #1 New York Times bestselling aouthor of The Road to Character. Every so often, you meet people who radiate joy - who seem to know why they were put on this earth, who glow with a kind of inner light. Life, for these people, has often followed what we might think of as a two-mountain shape. They get out of school, they start a career, and they begin climbing the mountain they thought they were meant to climb. Their goals on this first mountain are the ones our culture endorses: to be a success, to make your mark, to experience personal happiness. But when they get to the top of that mountain, something happens. They look around and find the view.unsatisfying. They realize: This wasn't my mountain after all. There's another, bigger mountain out there that is actually my mountain. And so they embark on a new journey. On the second mountain, life moves from self-centered to other-centered. They want the things that are truly worth wanting, not the things other people tell them to want. They embrace a life of interdependence, not independence. They surrender to a life of commitment. In The Second Mountain, David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. Brooks looks at a range of people who have lived joyous, committed lives, and who have embraced the necessity and beauty of dependence. He gathers their wisdom on how to choose a partner, how to pick a vocation, how to live out a philosophy, and how we can begin to integrate our commitments into one overriding purpose. In short, this book is meant to help us all lead more meaningful lives. But it's also a provocative social commentary. we live in a society, Brooks argues, that celebrates freedom, that tells us to be true to ourselves, at the expense of surrendering to a cause, rooting ourselves in a neighborhood, binding ourselves to others by social solidarity and love. We have taken individualism to the extreme - and in the process we have torn the social fabric in a thousand different ways. The path to repair is through making deeper commitments. In The Second Mountain, Brooks shows what can happen when we put commitment-making at the center of our lives." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. "David Brooks' gift -- as he might put it in his swift, engaging way - is for making obscure but potent social studies research accessible and even startling." - The New York Times Book Review. "At his best, Brooks is a normative version of Malcolm Gladwell, culling from a wide array of scientists and thinkers to weave an idea bigger than the sum of its parts." - USA Today. "Brooks' considerable achievement comes in his ability to elevate the unseen aspects of private experience into a vigorous and challenging conversation about what we all share." - San Francisco Chronicle. "One of the most prominent public intellectuals of our time explores what it takes to lead a meaningful life in a self-centered world." - The Washington Post. Perez, Joseph (jacket design); Marriott, John E. (jacket image); Schatz, Howard/Ornstein, Beverly (author photograph) (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 116 pages. 5.50x0.28x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 288 pages. 8.90x5.91x0.55 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 2nd. Signed by author on title page. OFFICER'S OATH is a story that everyone should read. It is not a 'birther' story. It is, rather, the story of a man who made a principled decision to adhere to the oath he willingly took as an officer in the United States Army. It is a story of the personal consequences of that decision and the far-reaching effect it has had on the eligibility issue. Jack Cashill, author of numerous books, assisted Terry in telling his story. David Mercaldo, a New York-based author, has interviewed and written vignettes of the many people who contributed to Terry's case. A number of notable individuals have also contributed essays on key subjects relating to the issue. The book is a complete story of Terry's decision, the immediate consequences, and the long-range effect of Terry's decision and should generate a substantive and engaging dialogue on the issues addressed. About the Author Lieutenant Colonel Lakin received military orders in late February 2011 for deployment to Afghanistan, including a requirement that he provide "copies of his birth certificate." Lt. Col. Lakin is prepared to provide a certified copy of his certification of vital record that lists his birth hospital, physician's name and other key information. He has provided this document for many other required processes, such as his commissioning into the military as an officer, his security clearance and his marriage license. He is not only the highest-ranking active-duty officer to go public over this controversy, he is also the first active-duty officer to do so. Terry was court-martialed for his pursuit of confirmation of Barack Obama's eligibility to act as commander of our armed services. Signed by Author(s).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 288 pages. 8.90x5.91x0.55 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 336 pages. 6.00x0.84x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 248 pages. 6.00x0.75x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 104 pages. 8.50x0.44x8.50 inches. In Stock. Sumser, Raymond Joseph (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 116 pages. 5.74x0.47x8.74 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. English Edition First. Octavo, xi, 363 pages. In Good minus condition with a Fair minus dust jacket. Spine is green with white and black print. Dust jacket has tears to all edges, toning to spine, peripheral toning, shelf wear. Price clipped. Boards in brown cloth, wear to spine caps and corners, cocked spine, light blemishing. Text block clean. Illustrated with frontispiece portrait, b&w plates. Additional laid in frontispiece signed in ink by the author. 1369126. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. © 1989 Frank W. Putnam. 351 + xi + pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy and dust jacket with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, spotlessly clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Previous owner's name inscribed on top corner of first free front-end page. Dust jacket shows very minimal, minor or light wear and use. Joseph Cavalieri (Cover Design); Elliott Pinkey (Photo); FIVE FACES by Elliot Pinkey (Sculpture) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very good. First Edition. Octavo in off-white glossy wraps with red imagery/text; dark red endpapers; 85 pages: illustrations, portrait; 22 cm. Frontispiece by Modigliani; illustrations by Jean Cocteau. One of 1,000 printed. Bilingual French and English on opposing pages, illustrations on most pages and tribute to Joseph Lomax (translator) at the end. Strange and beautiful prose poetry for the Francophone and Anglophone alike. // French poetry, French poetry Translations into English, Gay men, Gay men Poetry, Gay poetry, Gay poets, Homosexuels masculins Po?sie, Poetry, Po?sie homosexuelle. Very good with bright, clean pages, tight binding; wraps show a bit of rubbing and very light toning; bookshop sticker on back of wraps and verso of front cover. Jean Cocteau (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 238 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.