ISBN: 9780807119938 - Because the Brain Can Be Talked Into Anything (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good hardcover with dust jacket. The text is clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelf wear with minor rubbing. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows minor rubbing, scuffing and a small tear at the spine bottom.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.…

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.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A fine copy of the first hard cover edition, first printing (full number line) in a like dust-jacket. The text is of course wholly unmarked, pristine, and the jacket bright and fresh in appearance. A brilliant copy.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 48 pp., Winner of the Walt Whitman Award for 1994.

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 48 pp., Winner of the Walt Whitman Award for 1994 with the AAP card laid-in.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition. An exceptional copy. 1995 Hard Cover. 48 pp. Winner of the 1994 Walt Whitman Award of the Academy of American Poets. Robert Pinsky was the judge of the 1994 competition. In selecting this dazzling first collection of poems as winner of the 1994 Walt Whitman Award, Robert Pinsky praised Jan Richman for the "rowdy, restless intelligence" of her work. Indeed, all of the poems in Because the Brain Can Be Talked Into Anything are the result of a compulsive, unflinching inquisitiveness - a desire to make some sense of modern life by scrutinizing the paradoxes and contradictions inherent in our world. Ultimately, among the surprising turns of language, the hard edges and twisted aphorisms of an outspoken narrator, the sense of personal history re-emerges as haunting and essential. The book offers no formula for self-knowledge; it winnows and rummages and, finally, finds truth in irony. This satiric/sincere dualism comes brilliantly through in "Why I'm the Boss". As in all Richman's poems, the wise-cracking, urban-hip tone gives way to an extremely personal world view, and the raw emotional underpinnings are finally revealed. These poems announce a fresh and powerful new voice.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Complimentary copy card laid-in from the Academy of American Poets. Richman won the 1994 Walt Whitman Award from this academy.

Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. dj. 1st. Cloth, dj. 2 in tear to dj front cover, top. Else clean.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. First Edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Nice! Sec 25C.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Like New. First Edition. An exceptional hardcover with a crisp dust jacket, a tight binding and an unmarked text. First edition, with a full number line. From a private smoke free collection. Shipping within 24 hours, tracking number and delivery Confirmation.

Hardcover. x+48p., Academy of American Poets card laid-in, very good first edition, first printing stated in boards and unclipped, bright dj. 1994 Walt Whitman Award of the Academy of American Poets. First book of poetry. Judge was Robert Pinsky. Richman worked for SF Gate and taught at the Academy of Art until becoming embroiled in a controversy over a student's composition which resulted in the student's expulsion and her firing. She was defended by Stephen King, Salman Rushdie and Alan Kaufman.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Baton Rogue. 1995. Louisiana State University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0807119938. 48 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration: 'Jack in the Box' by Silvia Poloto, 1994. keywords: American Literature Poetry Women Literature. DESCRIPTION - In selecting this dazzling first collection of poems as winner of the 1994 Walt Whitman Award, Robert Pinsky praised Jan Richman for the 'rowdy, restless intelligence' of her work. Indeed, all of the poems in BECAUSE THE BRAIN CAN BE TALKED INTO ANYTHING are the result of a compulsive, unflinching inquisitiveness - a desire to make some sense of modern life by scrutinizing the paradoxes and contradictions inherent in our world. Richman arranges her poems in two sections. The first, 'Reasons,' describes the poet's childhood, often harrowing family entanglements, the death of her mother, and her struggle to define herself in relation to her given world. The second section, 'Excuses,' embraces the freedoms and terrors of adulthood. It explores love and sex, and rattles the boundaries between people in relationships. It questions philosophical ideals such as grace and personal autonomy, and sometimes, as in 'Grace, overtly mocks them. Ultimately, among the surprising turns of language, the hard edges and twisted aphorisms of an outspoken narrator, the sense of personal history re-emerges as haunting and essential. The book offers no formula for self-knowledge; it winnows and rummages and, finally, finds truth in irony. As in all Richman's poems, the wise-cracking, urban-hip tome gives way to an extremely personal world view, and the raw emotional underpinnings are finally revealed. These poems announce a fresh and powerful new voice. inventory #41149. …

Hardcover. Condition: As New condition. As New dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1995. Bright and shiny. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Poet's first book. Winner of the 1994 Walt Whitman Award of the Academy of American Poets (Judge was Robert Pinsky). Pinsky's comments for the award citation appear on the Dust Jacket's rear panel. Original white leatherette (imitation leather). First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. As New condition/As New dust jacket. 8vo. x, 48pp . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. very good +. first edition. 6 x 9 in. Paper boards. Condition is NEAR FINE ; like near new on all points. DJ is VERY GOOD+ ; very clean, no edge wear. Poet. Stax.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Winner of the Walt Whitman Award for 1994, of which former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky was the judge. With award announcement laid in.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. In selecting this dazzling first collection of poems as winner of the 1994 Walt Whitman Award, Robert Pinsky praised Jan Richman for the 'rowdy, restless intelligence' of her work. Indeed, all of the poems in Because the Brain Can Be Talked Into Anything are the result of a compulsive, unflinching inquisitiveness - a desire to make some sense of modern life by scrutinizing the paradoxes and contradictions inherent in our world. Ultimately, among the surprising turns of language, the hard edges and twisted aphorisms of an outspoken narrator, the sense of personal history re-emerges as haunting and essential. The book offers no formula for self-knowledge; it winnows and rummages and, finally, finds truth in irony. This satiric/sincere dualism comes brilliantly through in 'Why I'm the Boss'. As in all Richman's poems, the wise-cracking, urban-hip tone gives way to an extremely personal world view, and the raw emotional underpinnings are finally revealed. These poems announce a fresh and powerful newvoice.…