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Published by New Press, 2007
ISBN 10: 1595580433ISBN 13: 9781595580436
Seller: 2Vbooks, Derwood, MD, U.S.A.
Book
Hard cover. Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Glued binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 269 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name clean, tight pages No bent corners HC 132.
Published by The New Press, New York, 2007
ISBN 10: 1595580433ISBN 13: 9781595580436
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Illus. with photos (illustrator). 1st edition. 8vo, 269 pp.
Published by New Press, New York, 2007
ISBN 10: 1595584110ISBN 13: 9781595584113
Seller: WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL, Durham-CA, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Author Photo Cover (illustrator). PAPER COVER. VERY GOOD Condition , CLEAN, SOLID, BRIGHT; B&W COVER PHOTO SHOWS STUDS VIEWING OVER HIS SHOULDER TO THE RIGHT SIDE. ; Photo SECTION; 269ps pages; Clean, solid sharp., "From his early years as a law student during the Depression and his beginnings as a disc jockey after World War II to his involvement with progressive politics during the McCarthy era and his subsequent career as a renowned interviewer and bestselling oral historian, Studs Terkel reflects upon the hundreds of people and events that influenced him. In these remarkable reminiscences, he recounts his enduring love affair with Chicago and his lifelong concern for the lives of the uncelebrated.".
Published by The New Press, New York, 2007
Seller: Balfour Books, Sidmouth, DEVON, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Copy quarter bound with black paper on boards in unclipped D/J. Coloured end papers. Free of inscriptions. Clean and flat contents. Appears unread.
Published by CHICAGO TRIBUNE COMPANY, CHICAGO, IL, 2001
Seller: Aah Rare Chicago, Glenview, IL, U.S.A.
Book
No Binding. Condition: GOOD CONDITION. Dust Jacket Condition: NO DUST JACKET AS ISSUED. FIRST EDITION THUS. THIS IS A CHICAGO TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER CLIPPING OF APRIL 1, 2001. THERE IS A LONG ARTICLE BY JAMES JANEGA, A TRIBUNE REPORTER, THAT IS TITLED " TERKEL LETS DEATH TELL ITS TALES." THERE ARE SUB-TITLES " TERKEL: ORAL HISTORY ON DEATH WILL SPEAK TO LIFE." AND, A TERKEL QUOTATION "IT'LL BE MORE AUTOBIOGRAHICAL. IT'LL PROBABLY BE A SERIES OF VIGNETTES, MEMORIES, ENCOUNTERS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WITH DEATH." THERE ARE TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF STUDS TERKEL IN HIS CHECKERED RED SHIRT. A LARGE 9" X 5" COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF STUDS TERKEL SITTING AT HIS ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER IN HIS DISHELVED WORK ROOM WITH BOOKS, PAPERS AND BOXES STREWN ABOUT THE FLOOR IN THE ROOM, ANOTHER B/W PHOTOGRAPH OF STUDS TERKEL WITH HIS HAND TO HIS CHIN AS HE PONDERS AN ISSUE. HE QUOTES "THE ONLY THING I'M AFRAID OF IS, I WANT TO FINISH THIS BOOK AND I HAVE ANOTHER ONE AFTER THAT. I'M GREEDY." THIS ARTICLE HAS SEVERAL QUOTATIONS BY SYDNEY LEWIS, AN ACCOMPLISHED AUTHOR IN HER OWN "WRITE", WHO HAS TRANSCRIBED STUDS TERKEL'S INTERVIEW TAPES FOR OVER 20 YEARS. THE ARTICLE CONTAINS A NUMBER OF STUDS TERRKEL'S QUOTATIONS ABOUT WHY HE IS WRITING THE BOOK ON DEATH THAT WILL BE TITLED "WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN." THE TITLE COMES FROM A 1907 CHRISTIAN HYMN THAT WAS WRITTEN BT ADA R. HABERSHON. THE SONG REFERS TO THE FAMILY CIRCLE ASKING IF EVERYONE WILL BE REUNITED IN HEAVEN AFTER THEY ALL HAVE DIED. A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF THE ARTICLE ARE QUOTES FROM STUDS TERKEL AS WELL AS SYDNEY LEWIS. Size: 9 1/2" X 16 1/4".
Published by New Press, 2007
ISBN 10: 1595580433ISBN 13: 9781595580436
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Book
Hardback. Condition: LIKE NEW. 2007. New Press. Hard Cover. Book- VG+. Dj- VG. 9.5x6.5. 269pp. 21 b/w photos.
Published by THE NEW PRESS, NEW YORK, NY, 2007
Seller: Aah Rare Chicago, Glenview, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: AS NEW CONDITION. Dust Jacket Condition: AS NEW CONDITION. 1st Edition. (6) + ix - xviii + (1) + 3 - 269 PAGES. FINALLY, AT 95 YEARS OF AGE, STUDS TERKEL PROVIDES A SO CALLED AUTOBIOGRAPHY THAT HE CALLS A "MEMOIR" FOR THE WORLD TO APPRECIATE HIS EVENTFUL LIFE THIS BOOK IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION AND IT IS UNREAD, A FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING FROM THE LIBRARY OF A CHICAGO COLLECTOR AND LIFE LONG FAN OF STUDS TERKEL. STUDS TERKEL CALLS THE TITLE A "MEMOIR" AND IT IS HIS 19TH BOOK. SOME OF HIS FANS CALL HIM, "A MASTER STORYTELLER," "A MASTER INTERVIEWER," "A SACRED NATIONAL TREASURE," "A CHICAGO INSTITUTION," AND "STUDS PLACE IS EVERY WHERE." THE PERSONAL REVELATIONS IN THIS "MEMOIR" PROVIDES PERMITS THOSE WHO DIDN'T KNOW HIM PERSONALLY TO RECOGNIZE STUDS TERKEL TO BE ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HE WAS. FROM THE START OF THE BOOK TO THE VERY END. YOU WILL APPRECIATE HIS LIFE AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF HIS MAAGNIFICENT CAREER AND WISH HE WERE STILL HERE TO ENTERTAIN US. Size: 6 1/4" X 9 3/8" FIRST EDITION - FIRST PRINTING SO STATED.
Published by Tantor Media, Incorporated, 2007
ISBN 10: 1400105889ISBN 13: 9781400105885
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Book
Condition: New.
Published by Tantor Audio, 2007
ISBN 10: 1400105889ISBN 13: 9781400105885
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition and ready to ship - Guaranteed to play!!.