Venable Damon (14 results)

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Condition: New.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 3, No. 5. Edited by William L. Hamling. Cover art by Harold W. McCauley for "The Weapon from Eternity" (novel) by Dwight V. Swain. Includes "It Kud Habben Tu Yu!" by Damon Knight; "The Dangerous Doll" by Daniel F. Galouye; "Theft" by Bill Venable; "Tomorrow the World!" (novelette) by Geoff St. Reynard. Features: "Introducing the Author" highlights McCauley; "Atomic Planes Will Fly!"; "The Vanishing Tin Can"; "Radiation in Space"; "Hot' Mosquitoes"; "Fandora's Box"; "Tomorrow's Science". Letter from Richard Lupoff. Illustrated by W. E. Terry. Wraps a little faded, with rubbing. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Evanston: Greenleaf Publishing Company. 1952. First Edition. Softcover. Magazine. Digest-sized pictorial wrappers [about 5.25" x 7.5"], 162 pages, illustrated. Includes "The Weapon From Eternity" by Dwight V. Swain, "It Kud Habben Tu Yu!" by Damon Knight, "The Dangerous Doll" by Daniel F. Galouye, "Tomorrow the World!" by Geoff St Reynard, etc. Good copy with spine ends torn with chipping to the heel, cover creased and worn, scattered light staining and light chipping to the rear cover, pages lightly tanned. whb15.

Condition: New.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 3, No. 5. Edited by William L. Hamling. Cover art by Harold W. McCauley for "The Weapon from Eternity" (novel) by Dwight V. Swain. Includes "It Kud Habben Tu Yu!" by Damon Knight; "The Dangerous Doll" by Daniel F. Galouye; "Theft" by Bill Venable; "Tomorrow the World!" (novelette) by Geoff St. Reynard. Features: "Introducing the Author" highlights McCauley; "Atomic Planes Will Fly!"; "The Vanishing Tin Can"; "Radiation in Space"; "Hot' Mosquitoes"; "Fandora's Box"; "Tomorrow's Science". Letter from Richard Lupoff. Illustrated by W. E. Terry. Cover stamped "Property of Ted White", noted editor and author, from his collection. Creasing; rubbing; foxing/tanning; minor edge nicks and tears; a little wwarp from glue-shrink; corner chipping. Book.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Editions. vol. 1 has a creased spine with edge rubbings.Vol.2 has an uncreased spine with very light edge rubbings. No store stamps. Stories by : Richard Matheson, Anne Serling-Sutton, Charles Beamont, Lynn A. Venable, Lewis Padgett, Paul Fairman, Jerome Bixby, Manly Wade Wellman, Damon Knight, Price Day, Ray Bradbury, Malcolm Jameson, Henry Slesar, Ambrose Bierce,Robert Mccammon, Harlan Ellison, Arthur C.Clarke, Joe Haldeman, Roger Zelazny.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The myth of Black boys being inherently irredeemable is a historical fact and still reifies in the practices and outcomes within American criminal legal systems without compunction or abatement. Black Boys are fixed as something unchildlike, and their humanity is disregarded when encountering the American criminal legal system. Since the days of Richard Wright's youth, as he recounts, "The white South said it knew 'niggers', and I was what the white South called a 'nigger'. Well, the white South had never known me-never known what I thought, what I felt." A Beautiful Pain is the story of one Black boy's misguided quest for identity and belonging while navigating through atypical childhood adversities, i.e., poverty, physical and gun violence, social decay and rampant drug use, racially disparate and aggressive policing, and other forms of institutional neglect in the 1980s. At sixteen, Damon Venable, when encountering the New Jersey criminal legal system, which cared less about what he thought and felt or what made him into a violent juvenile offender, was sentenced to fifty years to life in prison. This book is a coming-of-age story about hope, struggle, and willpower in the face of sheer hopelessness and inhumane suffering inside the carceral spaces of America. It is a story highlighting the power of choice and reclaiming one's dignity and agency despite the stigma and treatment of being irredeemable; and, how one's mindset can be re-tuned to shape a positive life trajectory. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The myth of Black boys being inherently irredeemable is a historical fact and still reifies in the practices and outcomes within American criminal legal systems without compunction or abatement. Black Boys are fixed as something unchildlike, and their humanity is disregarded when encountering the American criminal legal system. Since the days of Richard Wright's youth, as he recounts, "The white South said it knew 'niggers', and I was what the white South called a 'nigger'. Well, the white South had never known me-never known what I thought, what I felt." A Beautiful Pain is the story of one Black boy's misguided quest for identity and belonging while navigating through atypical childhood adversities, i.e., poverty, physical and gun violence, social decay and rampant drug use, racially disparate and aggressive policing, and other forms of institutional neglect in the 1980s. At sixteen, Damon Venable, when encountering the New Jersey criminal legal system, which cared less about what he thought and felt or what made him into a violent juvenile offender, was sentenced to fifty years to life in prison. This book is a coming-of-age story about hope, struggle, and willpower in the face of sheer hopelessness and inhumane suffering inside the carceral spaces of America. It is a story highlighting the power of choice and reclaiming one's dignity and agency despite the stigma and treatment of being irredeemable; and, how one's mindset can be re-tuned to shape a positive life trajectory. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.