May Naomi (77 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. In 1999, leading dissident Jiang Qisheng was given a four-year sentence for inviting the Chinese people to light candles to honor the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Drawn with indignant intensity from Jiang's time in prison, his memoirs record chilling observations of the modern civilized Beijing jails in which he was held. While awaiting a farcical trial, he shares a cell crowded with common criminals, among them a murderer who had dismembered his victim with an electric saw. Along with intriguing vignettes of his fellow prisoners, Jiang describes the brutal conditions they all faced: inmates led to execution with necks corded to silence them, savage fights between prisoners, and rare moments of unexpected kindness. He describes the frequent beatings by guards, the use of the electric prod, and a dehumanizing regime aimed at humiliation and the destruction of individual personality. After he is sentenced, conditions are even worse. Prisoners, used as slave labor, become bitterly exhausted and emaciated, while facing new depths of mental degradation. Throughout, however, Jiang retains his dignity, his detached and perceptive intelligence, and his concern for his fellow sufferers, guards included. Written in a light and ironic style, Jiang's stories of prisoners, many of whom come from the most primitive and impoverished layer of Chinese society, are related with vividness, insight, humor, and compassion. Dismayed by their fatalistic docility, the author asks, Where lies China's hope? Can democracy ever take root in China? The answers, surely, lie in the voices of those, like Jiang, who dare to speak out.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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. Abers, May (illustrator).

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. Abers, May (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . Abers, May (illustrator).

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Condition: Good. In 1999, leading dissident Jiang Qisheng was given a four-year sentence for inviting the Chinese people to light candles to honor the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Drawn with indignant intensity from Jiang's time in prison, his memoirs record chilling observations of the modern civilized Beijing jails in which he was held. While awaiting a farcical trial, he shares a cell crowded with common criminals, among them a murderer who had dismembered his victim with an electric saw. Along with intriguing vignettes of his fellow prisoners, Jiang describes the brutal conditions they all faced: inmates led to execution with necks corded to silence them, savage fights between prisoners, and rare moments of unexpected kindness. He describes the frequent beatings by guards, the use of the electric prod, and a dehumanizing regime aimed at humiliation and the destruction of individual personality. After he is sentenced, conditions are even worse. Prisoners, used as slave labor, become bitterly exhausted and emaciated, while facing new depths of mental degradation. Throughout, however, Jiang retains his dignity, his detached and perceptive intelligence, and his concern for his fellow sufferers, guards included. Written in a light and ironic style, Jiang's stories of prisoners, many of whom come from the most primitive and impoverished layer of Chinese society, are related with vividness, insight, humor, and compassion. Dismayed by their fatalistic docility, the author asks, Where lies China's hope? Can democracy ever take root in China? The answers, surely, lie in the voices of those, like Jiang, who dare to speak out.…

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

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing # 50-170 of this collection of 11 fantasy / horror short stories written by Charles Dickins, H H Munro and more. Moderate reading creases near spine. Light creases through front and rear cover. Sticker scar on rear cover. Light edgewear. Age toning to the pages. In Good Condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Printing. Edgetears to dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Très bon. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Hardcover. Condition: Très bon. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Small stain on front wrapper. ; 14 pages. Illustrated by Naomi Lang (illustrator).

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Yes, with plastic cover. Book is square and binding is tight. Contents are clean throughout with minimal finger soiling to page edges. Cover boards are in good shape with some light edge wear along the bottom edges and spine. Dust jacket is in good shape except for a small tear at the top of the spine.Top edges of pages are dusty. Former library book with usual library stamps, tape stains, labels and markings. (Please note any image provided in our listings are stock photos supplied by AbeBooks and do not match the cover of the actual item.).…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Black Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. 1st Edition. Silvered lettering to spine. Top and fore edge speckled, (thumb) mark on front end paper. Dust Jacket not price clipped. Faint vertical crease on d/j front panel close to front flap. The first novel to come out of Northern Ireland showing the human side of a conflict that was misunderstood around the world. The author who had lived in Belfast for many years sets her novel amid the trials and tribulations of a marriage between classes, wife from the old Protestant aristocracy and husband a Unionist industrial middle class employer and the pressure of the events of 1967 - 73.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. ISBN Trade Paperback. First Printing. Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with dust soiling to top edge, small ding to spine minor rubs to edges and corners of covers.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated wraps. With a few illustrations in the interior. Single issue of this long running, acclaimed little magazine devoted to poetry. This issue with work by Naomi Shahib Nye, Jamaal May and Brenda Hillman, among others. VERY GOOD condition. Very light soiling and edgewear to the covers.…

Condition: Befriedigend. Buch HC 180 48 Seiten ISBN 9783890084374.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung. Wie man mit ein Lächeln das Lebensglück positiv beeinflussen kann, das ist altes asiatisches Gedankengut: Unnötigen Ballast aus der Vergangenheit abwerfen und Toleranz, nicht zuletzt sich selbst gegenüber, sind Wegweiser zu mehr Lebensglück. Ein meditativ-anregendes Buch mit wunderschönen Naturaufnahmen.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Vergilbt / ausgeblichen. Achtsamkeit und Offenheit für kleine Dinge im Alltag können die Lebensfreude verdoppeln. Das Buch verbindet asiatische Lebensweisheiten mit beruhigender Naturfotografie und zeigt, dass es oft wenig braucht, um glücklich zu sein.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First English edition. Fine in a fine dustwrapper with little edgewear. A novel set in Northern Ireland.