Lewis Macadams (120 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Miles Davis and Juliette Greco, Jackson Pollock and Jack Kerouac, Marlon Brando and Bob Dylan and William Burroughs. What do all these people have in common? Fame, of course, and undeniable talent. But most of all, they were cool. Birth of the Cool is a stunningly illustrated, brilliantly written cultural history of the American avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s -- the decades in which cool was born. From intimate interviews with cool icons like poet Allen Ginsberg, bop saxophonist Jackie McLean, and Living Theatre cofounder Judith Malina, award-winning journalist and poet Lewis MacAdams extracts the essence of cool. Taking us inside the most influential and experimental art movements of the twentieth century -- from the Harlem jazz joints where Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker invented bebop to the back room at Max's Kansas City when Andy Warhol was holding court to backstage at the Newport Folk Festival the night Bob Dylan went electric, from Surrealism to the Black Mountain School to Zen -- MacAdams traces the evolution of cool from the very fringes of society to the mainstream. Born of World War II, raised on atomic-age paranoia, cast out of the culture by the realities of racism and the insanity of the Cold War, cool is now, perversely, as conventional as you can get. Allen Ginsberg suited up for Gap ads. Volvo appropriated a phrase from Jack Kerouac's On the Road for its TV commercials. How one became the other is a terrific story, and it is presented here in a gorgeous package, rich with the coolest photographs of the black-and-white era from Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Man Ray, and many others. Drawing a direct line between Lester Young wearing his pork-pie hat and his crepe-sole shoes staring out his hotel window at Birdland to the author's three-year-old daughter saying "cool" while watching a Scooby-Doo cartoon at the cusp of a new millennium, Birth of the Cool is a cool book about a hot subject.maybe even the coolest book ever.…

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Miles Davis and Juliette Greco, Jackson Pollock and Jack Kerouac, Marlon Brando and Bob Dylan and William Burroughs. What do all these people have in common? Fame, of course, and undeniable talent. But most of all, they were cool. Birth of the Cool is a stunningly illustrated, brilliantly written cultural history of the American avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s -- the decades in which cool was born. From intimate interviews with cool icons like poet Allen Ginsberg, bop saxophonist Jackie McLean, and Living Theatre cofounder Judith Malina, award-winning journalist and poet Lewis MacAdams extracts the essence of cool. Taking us inside the most influential and experimental art movements of the twentieth century -- from the Harlem jazz joints where Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker invented bebop to the back room at Max's Kansas City when Andy Warhol was holding court to backstage at the Newport Folk Festival the night Bob Dylan went electric, from Surrealism to the Black Mountain School to Zen -- MacAdams traces the evolution of cool from the very fringes of society to the mainstream. Born of World War II, raised on atomic-age paranoia, cast out of the culture by the realities of racism and the insanity of the Cold War, cool is now, perversely, as conventional as you can get. Allen Ginsberg suited up for Gap ads. Volvo appropriated a phrase from Jack Kerouac's On the Road for its TV commercials. How one became the other is a terrific story, and it is presented here in a gorgeous package, rich with the coolest photographs of the black-and-white era from Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Man Ray, and many others. Drawing a direct line between Lester Young wearing his pork-pie hat and his crepe-sole shoes staring out his hotel window at Birdland to the author's three-year-old daughter saying "cool" while watching a Scooby-Doo cartoon at the cusp of a new millennium, Birth of the Cool is a cool book about a hot subject.maybe even the coolest book ever.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A few pencil marks, otherwise good condition given age. Pictures available on request. All books ship in box with bubble wrap. (Seller location: HB5).

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. 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.

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Fine. Souvenir program for the World Poetry Bout Association's 19th annual Taos Poetry Circus. CONTENTS: Special Thanks; Program Notes; World Heavyweight Championship Poetry Bout (Regulations); Capsule biographies and poetry by: Alexie, Holman, Rothenberg, Sakaki, Reed, Trudell, MacAdams, Jacobus, Solis, Friedrich, Snyder, Guzman, and Gill, with photos of the poets and local advertisements. 40 pages. CONDITION: A Fine unmarked, uncreased booklet with negligible shelf-wear - now nestled in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. 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: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

paperback. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Paperback. Stated First Edition. soft cover has a short orange streak at the upper; otherwise; Good A clear liquid mark at the top bound corner and gentle toning around edges, otherwise clean interior right rear, a short, closed tear at the top right rear, small scuffs along the spine, tiny folds at free corners, and general age-toning sound. 65pp.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine copy. No inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 2001 Free Press first edition. Condition of the book and dust jacket is Near Fine, with no significant condition issues.

First edition. 28 pp. Corners bumped, light sunning to spine. In all, very good plus in stapled wrappers. A Curriculum of the Soul #16.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. 65 pp., 25 cm. Hardcover. Publisher's original cloth over boards, red lettering to spine. Book Condition: faint signs of handling, else fine. Dust Jacket Condition: small chip to top edge front panel and 1.5" closed tear to bottom edge, small closed tear to top edge rear panel, abraded along spine, salt and pepper wear to extremities.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Inscribed by author on title page. (Poetry, Beats).

First edition. [24 pp]. Very near fine in sewn wrappers. Cover art a reproduction of a painting by Ed Ruscha. One of 250 copies.

Paperback. [v] 49p., 6.5x9 inches, introduction, poetry, texts in English & Spanish, good paperback journal in lightly worn yellow wraps. American and Latin American poetry in English & Spanish. With this issue the journal was edited in England but retained business offices in Princeton.

First edition. 4to. [46 pp]. Fine in side-stapled wrappers. Cover illustration by Tom Clark. Mac Adams' description of Duncan's "Blind Date" performance recording, and ensuing controversy.

Stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good first edition. Very Good stapled wraps with a crease to the the lower corner of the front cover. First Edition stated. Unpaginated, unmarked. ; M Poe MOE; Unpaginated pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition; First Printing. Pink cloth spine over red boards with matching red endpapers. A bump to the bottom corner. Binding sound, an unmarked copy. The dust jacket has nicks and two closed tears. The front flap has a sticker shadow and small faded notation. The poet's only book published with a trade press. ; 65 pages.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Unpaginated mimeo'd magazine. Stapled pictorial card covers. Some minor creasing around staples, otherwise quite crisp. Phone number in red ink front cover otherwise unmarked.

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Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First Edition, First Printing (No additional printings stated). Staplebound in card wraps. Like new with light wear to covers and no marks to text. Poetry; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition; First Printing. First Edition, First Printing (Stated). Very Good/Good with edgewear and chipping to Dust Jacket and no marks to text. Poetry; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 65 pages.