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Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2003. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Fair/Good. vii, [1], 472 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. The inside of the DJ a… Mehr…

Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2003. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Fair/Good. vii, [1], 472 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. The inside of the DJ and the cover/boards show damp stains and some warping. DJ had been taped to the boards and there are scuff marks were tape was removed. Ted Schwarz was a prolific writer who has authored and coauthored more than 100 books on a wide range of subjects that include, among others: photography, biography, coin collecting, ethics in the media, gun safety, and writing. He is best known as the patriarch of America's most loved, hated, and talked-about family. Long before the Kennedy name became synonymous with wealth, political idealism, and agonizing tragedy, however, Joe Kennedy was on the move. This unflinching portrait of the man who sired three major twentieth-century political figures introduces copious new information about Joseph Kennedy's questionable financial practices, his Hollywood exploits, his tenure as ambassador to Great Britain, and his relationship with organized crime. Drawing on previously untapped sources, author Ted Schwarz provides a rare peek into Joseph Kennedy's secret activities and public accomplishments, including: Baseball scams that Kennedy concocted, his business dealings with Al Capone, and Kennedy's very public affair with actress Gloria Swanson Kennedy transformed Hollywood studios into product manufacturers His performance as ambassador to Great Britain is covered and much, much more., John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2003, 2.25, Don Mills: Collins Publishers, 1988. BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SUB-TITLE: Memoirs of a Lucky Man. JACKET DESIGN: Scott Richardson. CONTENTS: 1 Teentime 2 The Genius Who Lived Next Door 3 Newspaper days 4 My Life as a Hack 5 Nights at the Colonial 6 Snow and Town, Art and Eros 7 Beland and Nathan and Me 8 The Boys at Maclean's 9 The Age of McLuhan 10 Mythology, Politics and Atwood 11 Turning the Corner 12 Meeting Citizen Black; Acknowledgements; Index. SYNOPSIS: For three decades, Robert Fulford has watched the flowering of the arts in Canada from an ideal vantage point, the best seat in the house. He grew up next door to Glenn Gould, befriended Michael Snow when Fulford and Snow were both teenagers, and eventually worked alongside Pierre Berton, Peter Gzowski, Christina McCall, Nathan Cohen and Peter C. Newman. Written in the style that won nine National Magazine Awards, Fulford's frank and absorbing memoirs cover a period of startling change in Canadian life and chart a unique adventure in self-transformation: from sports writer to literary critic, from high-school dropout to Distinguished Visitor at the University of Toronto, from all-purpose hack to editor (for nineteen years) of the most admired magazine in Canada, Saturday Night. Along the way Fulford managed a jazz band, argued in public and private with Marshall McLuhan, hosted both a radio and TV show, organized a concert that featured Maureen Forrester, and published the work of Margaret Atwood (who directed him in his first--and last--stage performance, playing himself as rewritten by Atwood). When he resigned from Saturday Night in 1987 because he declined to work for the new owner, Conrad Black, the news made headlines across Canada and drew hundreds of tributes. "I was able," Fulford writes, "to read my obituaries without the inconvenience of dying, a pleasure denied those whose careers are uniformly successful." That resignation, and the sometimes farcical events surrounding it, form the conclusion to this perceptive account of a life lived at the centre of Canadian culture. Robert Fulford is now a weekly columnist for The Financial Times of Canada and co-host of Realities on TVOntario. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and holds honorary degrees from McMaster and York Universities and the University of Western Ontario.. First Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Nigel Dickson (In background: "Switch" by Michael Snow). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Collins Publishers, 1988, 3, Viva Books Private Limited, 2015. Softcover. New. Description: Ranging from ancient cultures to the present century, from Africa’s rich oral traditions to its contemporary fiction, poetry, and drama, this long-awaited comprehensive anthology reflects the enduring themes of African literature. The selections, drawn from the length and breadth of the continent, reveal the richness of African creativity. Readers will find myths and epics; works by such well-known figures as Chinua Achebe, Mariama Ba; Bessie Head, Tayeb Salih, Woel Soyinka, and Ngugi wa Thiong’o; and fiction and poetry by myriad new writers. The pieces are organized chronologically within geographic region and enhanced by both introductory material and biographical notes on each writer. An author/title index and suggestions for further reading are also included. Contents: Introduction • Part 1 The Oral Tradition • North Africa: The king climbs to the sky on a ladder •The king joins the sun god • The dead king hunts and eats the gods •The instruction of prince Hardjedef • The shipwrecked sailor • West Africa: Why the sun and the moon live in the sky • The origin of death • Contest at the baobab tree • Three fast men • Sun god brings iron to man • Anansi borrows money • Àjàpá and Àáyá onírù-méje (the seven-tailed colobus monkey) • The song of gimmile • D.T. Niane, The epic of Sundiata • Gasire’s lute • How twins came among the Yoruba • Iron is received from ogun • Central Africa: The running of ture and one-leg • Ngomba’s basket • Nchonozo Nkila’s dance drum • The woman who killed her co-wife • The mwindo epic • East Africa and the horn • Wanjiru, sacrificed by her people • The legend of Kintu • Adventures of Abunuwas, trickster hero • The brothers, sun and moon, and the pretty girl • How Makeda visited Jerusalem, and how Mmenelik became king • The story of Liongo: A tale of the Swahili people • A battle of Eghal Shillet: A Somali story • Love song • Fortitude • Southern Africa: Mantis creates an eland • Why the hippo has a stumpy tail • Nwashisisana, the hare • Untombinde, the tall maiden • Zimwa-mbanje the hemp smoker • Dingiswayo, son of Jobe of the Mthethwa clan • Nandi, daughter of Mbengi of the Langeni clan • Mnkabayi, daughter of Jama of the Zulu clan • Senzangakhona • Part 2 Early African Autobiographies: The Slave Trade: Olaudah Equiano, Equiano’s travels • Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, The African travels of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq • Ali Eisami Gazirmabe, narrative of the travels of Ali Eisami • Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the Narrative of Samuel Ajayi Crowther • Petro Kilekwa, Slave boy to priest • Part 3 The Colonial Period, 1885-1956 • West Africa: Andrew Amankwa Opoku, River Afram • Camara Laye, The dark child (chapter 2-3) • James Ene Henshaw, The jewels of the shrine: a play in one act • Amos Tutuola, The palm-wine drinkard • Central Africa: Patrice Emery Lumumba, Dawn in the heart of Africa • Southern Africa: Thomas Mofolo, Chaka (chapters 3-4) • St. J. Page Yako, The contraction and enclosure of the land • Sob. W. Nukuhlu, The land of the people once living • Peter Abrahams, Mine boy (chapter 4) • Es’kia Mphahlele, Exile in Nigeria • Part 4 The Postcolonial Period, 1957 to the Present • North Africa: Tayeb Salih, The doum tree of Wad Hamid • Yusuf Sibai, The country boy • Assia Djebar, My father writes to my mother • Driss chraibi, Mother comes of age (chapters 2-3) • Mustapha Tlili, Lion mountain (chapters 3-4) • Nawal el Saadawi, The fall of the Imam • Danièle Amrane, You called to me, prison windows • Rachida Madani, Here I am once more… • Andrée Chedid, who remains standing? • Stepping aside • Amina Saïd, And we were born • The Africa of the statue • Tawfiq Al-Hakim, Food for the millions (acts 1-3) • West Africa: Chinua Achebe, Things fall apart (chapters 3-4) • Flora Nwapa, Efuru (chapters 9-10) • Ferdinand Oyono, Houseboy • Mariama Bâ, So long a letter (chapters 1-8) • Buchi Emech Printed Pages: 992., Viva Books Private Limited, 2015, 6, Viva Books Private Limited, 2015. Softcover. New. Description: Ranging from ancient cultures to the present century, from Africa‰Ûªs rich oral traditions to its contemporary fiction, poetry, and drama, this long-awaited comprehensive anthology reflects the enduring themes of African literature. The selections, drawn from the length and breadth of the continent, reveal the richness of African creativity. Readers will find myths and epics; works by such well-known figures as Chinua Achebe, Mariama Ba; Bessie Head, Tayeb Salih, Woel Soyinka, and Ngugi wa Thiong‰Ûªo; and fiction and poetry by myriad new writers. The pieces are organized chronologically within geographic region and enhanced by both introductory material and biographical notes on each writer. An author/title index and suggestions for further reading are also included. Contents: Introduction ‰Û¢ Part 1 The Oral Tradition ‰Û¢ North Africa: The king climbs to the sky on a ladder ‰Û¢The king joins the sun god ‰Û¢ The dead king hunts and eats the gods ‰Û¢The instruction of prince Hardjedef ‰Û¢ The shipwrecked sailor ‰Û¢ West Africa: Why the sun and the moon live in the sky ‰Û¢ The origin of death ‰Û¢ Contest at the baobab tree ‰Û¢ Three fast men ‰Û¢ Sun god brings iron to man ‰Û¢ Anansi borrows money ‰Û¢ ÌÛjÌÊpÌÁ and ÌÛÌÁyÌÁ onÌ_rÌ_-mÌ©je (the seven-tailed colobus monkey) ‰Û¢ The song of gimmile ‰Û¢ D.T. Niane, The epic of Sundiata ‰Û¢ Gasire‰Ûªs lute ‰Û¢ How twins came among the Yoruba ‰Û¢ Iron is received from ogun ‰Û¢ Central Africa: The running of ture and one-leg ‰Û¢ Ngomba‰Ûªs basket ‰Û¢ Nchonozo Nkila‰Ûªs dance drum ‰Û¢ The woman who killed her co-wife ‰Û¢ The mwindo epic ‰Û¢ East Africa and the horn ‰Û¢ Wanjiru, sacrificed by her people ‰Û¢ The legend of Kintu ‰Û¢ Adventures of Abunuwas, trickster hero ‰Û¢ The brothers, sun and moon, and the pretty girl ‰Û¢ How Makeda visited Jerusalem, and how Mmenelik became king ‰Û¢ The story of Liongo: A tale of the Swahili people ‰Û¢ A battle of Eghal Shillet: A Somali story ‰Û¢ Love song ‰Û¢ Fortitude ‰Û¢ Southern Africa: Mantis creates an eland ‰Û¢ Why the hippo has a stumpy tail ‰Û¢ Nwashisisana, the hare ‰Û¢ Untombinde, the tall maiden ‰Û¢ Zimwa-mbanje the hemp smoker ‰Û¢ Dingiswayo, son of Jobe of the Mthethwa clan ‰Û¢ Nandi, daughter of Mbengi of the Langeni clan ‰Û¢ Mnkabayi, daughter of Jama of the Zulu clan ‰Û¢ Senzangakhona ‰Û¢ Part 2 Early African Autobiographies: The Slave Trade: Olaudah Equiano, Equiano‰Ûªs travels ‰Û¢ Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, The African travels of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ‰Û¢ Ali Eisami Gazirmabe, narrative of the travels of Ali Eisami ‰Û¢ Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the Narrative of Samuel Ajayi Crowther ‰Û¢ Petro Kilekwa, Slave boy to priest ‰Û¢ Part 3 The Colonial Period, 1885-1956 ‰Û¢ West Africa: Andrew Amankwa Opoku, River Afram ‰Û¢ Camara Laye, The dark child (chapter 2-3) ‰Û¢ James Ene Henshaw, The jewels of the shrine: a play in one act ‰Û¢ Amos Tutuola, The palm-wine drinkard ‰Û¢ Central Africa: Patrice Emery Lumumba, Dawn in the heart of Africa ‰Û¢ Southern Africa: Thomas Mofolo, Chaka (chapters 3-4) ‰Û¢ St. J. Page Yako, The contraction and enclosure of the land ‰Û¢ Sob. W. Nukuhlu, The land of the people once living ‰Û¢ Peter Abrahams, Mine boy (chapter 4) ‰Û¢ Es‰Ûªkia Mphahlele, Exile in Nigeria ‰Û¢ Part 4 The Postcolonial Period, 1957 to the Present ‰Û¢ North Africa: Tayeb Salih, The doum tree of Wad Hamid ‰Û¢ Yusuf Sibai, The country boy ‰Û¢ Assia Djebar, My father writes to my mother ‰Û¢ Driss chraibi, Mother comes of age (chapters 2-3) ‰Û¢ Mustapha Tlili, Lion mountain (chapters 3-4) ‰Û¢ Nawal el Saadawi, The fall of the Imam ‰Û¢ Dani̬le Amrane, You called to me, prison windows ‰Û¢ Rachida Madani, Here I am once more‰Û_ ‰Û¢ AndrÌ©e Chedid, who remains standing? ‰Û¢ Stepping aside ‰Û¢ Amina SaÌød, And we were born ‰Û¢ The Africa of the statue ‰Û¢ Tawfiq Al-Hakim, Food for the millions (acts 1-3) ‰Û¢ West Africa: Chinua Achebe, Things fall apart (chapters 3-4) ‰Û¢ Flora Nwapa, Efuru (chapters 9-10) ‰Û¢ Ferdinand Oyono, Houseboy ‰Û¢ Mariama BÌ¢, So long a letter (chapters 1-8) ‰Û¢ Buchi Emech Printed Pages: 992., Viva Books Private Limited, 2015, 6, Viva Books Private Limited, 2015. Softcover. New. Description: Ranging from ancient cultures to the present century, from Africa‰Ûªs rich oral traditions to its contemporary fiction, poetry, and drama, this long-awaited comprehensive anthology reflects the enduring themes of African literature. The selections, drawn from the length and breadth of the continent, reveal the richness of African creativity. Readers will find myths and epics; works by such well-known figures as Chinua Achebe, Mariama Ba; Bessie Head, Tayeb Salih, Woel Soyinka, and Ngugi wa Thiong‰Ûªo; and fiction and poetry by myriad new writers. The pieces are organized chronologically within geographic region and enhanced by both introductory material and biographical notes on each writer. An author/title index and suggestions for further reading are also included. Contents: Introduction ‰Û¢ Part 1 The Oral Tradition ‰Û¢ North Africa: The king climbs to the sky on a ladder ‰Û¢The king joins the sun god ‰Û¢ The dead king hunts and eats the gods ‰Û¢The instruction of prince Hardjedef ‰Û¢ The shipwrecked sailor ‰Û¢ West Africa: Why the sun and the moon live in the sky ‰Û¢ The origin of death ‰Û¢ Contest at the baobab tree ‰Û¢ Three fast men ‰Û¢ Sun god brings iron to man ‰Û¢ Anansi borrows money ‰Û¢ ÌÛjÌÊpÌÁ and ÌÛÌÁyÌÁ onÌ_rÌ_-mÌ©je (the seven-tailed colobus monkey) ‰Û¢ The song of gimmile ‰Û¢ D.T. Niane, The epic of Sundiata ‰Û¢ Gasire‰Ûªs lute ‰Û¢ How twins came among the Yoruba ‰Û¢ Iron is received from ogun ‰Û¢ Central Africa: The running of ture and one-leg ‰Û¢ Ngomba‰Ûªs basket ‰Û¢ Nchonozo Nkila‰Ûªs dance drum ‰Û¢ The woman who killed her co-wife ‰Û¢ The mwindo epic ‰Û¢ East Africa and the horn ‰Û¢ Wanjiru, sacrificed by her people ‰Û¢ The legend of Kintu ‰Û¢ Adventures of Abunuwas, trickster hero ‰Û¢ The brothers, sun and moon, and the pretty girl ‰Û¢ How Makeda visited Jerusalem, and how Mmenelik became king ‰Û¢ The story of Liongo: A tale of the Swahili people ‰Û¢ A battle of Eghal Shillet: A Somali story ‰Û¢ Love song ‰Û¢ Fortitude ‰Û¢ Southern Africa: Mantis creates an eland ‰Û¢ Why the hippo has a stumpy tail ‰Û¢ Nwashisisana, the hare ‰Û¢ Untombinde, the tall maiden ‰Û¢ Zimwa-mbanje the hemp smoker ‰Û¢ Dingiswayo, son of Jobe of the Mthethwa clan ‰Û¢ Nandi, daughter of Mbengi of the Langeni clan ‰Û¢ Mnkabayi, daughter of Jama of the Zulu clan ‰Û¢ Senzangakhona ‰Û¢ Part 2 Early African Autobiographies: The Slave Trade: Olaudah Equiano, Equiano‰Ûªs travels ‰Û¢ Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, The African travels of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ‰Û¢ Ali Eisami Gazirmabe, narrative of the travels of Ali Eisami ‰Û¢ Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the Narrative of Samuel Ajayi Crowther ‰Û¢ Petro Kilekwa, Slave boy to priest ‰Û¢ Part 3 The Colonial Period, 1885-1956 ‰Û¢ West Africa: Andrew Amankwa Opoku, River Afram ‰Û¢ Camara Laye, The dark child (chapter 2-3) ‰Û¢ James Ene Henshaw, The jewels of the shrine: a play in one act ‰Û¢ Amos Tutuola, The palm-wine drinkard ‰Û¢ Central Africa: Patrice Emery Lumumba, Dawn in the heart of Africa ‰Û¢ Southern Africa: Thomas Mofolo, Chaka (chapters 3-4) ‰Û¢ St. J. Page Yako, The contraction and enclosure of the land ‰Û¢ Sob. W. Nukuhlu, The land of the people once living ‰Û¢ Peter Abrahams, Mine boy (chapter 4) ‰Û¢ Es‰Ûªkia Mphahlele, Exile in Nigeria ‰Û¢ Part 4 The Postcolonial Period, 1957 to the Present ‰Û¢ North Africa: Tayeb Salih, The doum tree of Wad Hamid ‰Û¢ Yusuf Sibai, The country boy ‰Û¢ Assia Djebar, My father writes to my mother ‰Û¢ Driss chraibi, Mother comes of age (chapters 2-3) ‰Û¢ Mustapha Tlili, Lion mountain (chapters 3-4) ‰Û¢ Nawal el Saadawi, The fall of the Imam ‰Û¢ Dani̬le Amrane, You called to me, prison windows ‰Û¢ Rachida Madani, Here I am once more‰Û_ ‰Û¢ AndrÌ©e Chedid, who remains standing? ‰Û¢ Stepping aside ‰Û¢ Amina SaÌød, And we were born ‰Û¢ The Africa of the statue ‰Û¢ Tawfiq Al-Hakim, Food for the millions (acts 1-3) ‰Û¢ West Africa: Chinua Achebe, Things fall apart (chapters 3-4) ‰Û¢ Flora Nwapa, Efuru (chapters 9-10) ‰Û¢ Ferdinand Oyono, Houseboy ‰Û¢ Mariama BÌ¢, So long a letter (chapters 1-8) ‰Û¢ Buchi Emech Printed Pages: 992., Viva Books Private Limited, 2015, 6, Viva Books Private Limited, 2015. Softcover. New. Description: Ranging from ancient cultures to the present century, from Africa‰Ûªs rich oral traditions to its contemporary fiction, poetry, and drama, this long-awaited comprehensive anthology reflects the enduring themes of African literature. The selections, drawn from the length and breadth of the continent, reveal the richness of African creativity. Readers will find myths and epics; works by such well-known figures as Chinua Achebe, Mariama Ba; Bessie Head, Tayeb Salih, Woel Soyinka, and Ngugi wa Thiong‰Ûªo; and fiction and poetry by myriad new writers. The pieces are organized chronologically within geographic region and enhanced by both introductory material and biographical notes on each writer. An author/title index and suggestions for further reading are also included. Contents: Introduction ‰Û¢ Part 1 The Oral Tradition ‰Û¢ North Africa: The king climbs to the sky on a ladder ‰Û¢The king joins the sun god ‰Û¢ The dead king hunts and eats the gods ‰Û¢The instruction of prince Hardjedef ‰Û¢ The shipwrecked sailor ‰Û¢ West Africa: Why the sun and the moon live in the sky ‰Û¢ The origin of death ‰Û¢ Contest at the baobab tree ‰Û¢ Three fast men ‰Û¢ Sun god brings iron to man ‰Û¢ Anansi borrows money ‰Û¢ ÌÛjÌÊpÌÁ and ÌÛÌÁyÌÁ onÌ_rÌ_-mÌ©je (the seven-tailed colobus monkey) ‰Û¢ The song of gimmile ‰Û¢ D.T. Niane, The epic of Sundiata ‰Û¢ Gasire‰Ûªs lute ‰Û¢ How twins came among the Yoruba ‰Û¢ Iron is received from ogun ‰Û¢ Central Africa: The running of ture and one-leg ‰Û¢ Ngomba‰Ûªs basket ‰Û¢ Nchonozo Nkila‰Ûªs dance drum ‰Û¢ The woman who killed her co-wife ‰Û¢ The mwindo epic ‰Û¢ East Africa and the horn ‰Û¢ Wanjiru, sacrificed by her people ‰Û¢ The legend of Kintu ‰Û¢ Adventures of Abunuwas, trickster hero ‰Û¢ The brothers, sun and moon, and the pretty girl ‰Û¢ How Makeda visited Jerusalem, and how Mmenelik became king ‰Û¢ The story of Liongo: A tale of the Swahili people ‰Û¢ A battle of Eghal Shillet: A Somali story ‰Û¢ Love song ‰Û¢ Fortitude ‰Û¢ Southern Africa: Mantis creates an eland ‰Û¢ Why the hippo has a stumpy tail ‰Û¢ Nwashisisana, the hare ‰Û¢ Untombinde, the tall maiden ‰Û¢ Zimwa-mbanje the hemp smoker ‰Û¢ Dingiswayo, son of Jobe of the Mthethwa clan ‰Û¢ Nandi, daughter of Mbengi of the Langeni clan ‰Û¢ Mnkabayi, daughter of Jama of the Zulu clan ‰Û¢ Senzangakhona ‰Û¢ Part 2 Early African Autobiographies: The Slave Trade: Olaudah Equiano, Equiano‰Ûªs travels ‰Û¢ Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, The African travels of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ‰Û¢ Ali Eisami Gazirmabe, narrative of the travels of Ali Eisami ‰Û¢ Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the Narrative of Samuel Ajayi Crowther ‰Û¢ Petro Kilekwa, Slave boy to priest ‰Û¢ Part 3 The Colonial Period, 1885-1956 ‰Û¢ West Africa: Andrew Amankwa Opoku, River Afram ‰Û¢ Camara Laye, The dark child (chapter 2-3) ‰Û¢ James Ene Henshaw, The jewels of the shrine: a play in one act ‰Û¢ Amos Tutuola, The palm-wine drinkard ‰Û¢ Central Africa: Patrice Emery Lumumba, Dawn in the heart of Africa ‰Û¢ Southern Africa: Thomas Mofolo, Chaka (chapters 3-4) ‰Û¢ St. J. Page Yako, The contraction and enclosure of the land ‰Û¢ Sob. W. Nukuhlu, The land of the people once living ‰Û¢ Peter Abrahams, Mine boy (chapter 4) ‰Û¢ Es‰Ûªkia Mphahlele, Exile in Nigeria ‰Û¢ Part 4 The Postcolonial Period, 1957 to the Present ‰Û¢ North Africa: Tayeb Salih, The doum tree of Wad Hamid ‰Û¢ Yusuf Sibai, The country boy ‰Û¢ Assia Djebar, My father writes to my mother ‰Û¢ Driss chraibi, Mother comes of age (chapters 2-3) ‰Û¢ Mustapha Tlili, Lion mountain (chapters 3-4) ‰Û¢ Nawal el Saadawi, The fall of the Imam ‰Û¢ Dani̬le Amrane, You called to me, prison windows ‰Û¢ Rachida Madani, Here I am once more‰Û_ ‰Û¢ AndrÌ©e Chedid, who remains standing? ‰Û¢ Stepping aside ‰Û¢ Amina SaÌød, And we were born ‰Û¢ The Africa of the statue ‰Û¢ Tawfiq Al-Hakim, Food for the millions (acts 1-3) ‰Û¢ West Africa: Chinua Achebe, Things fall apart (chapters 3-4) ‰Û¢ Flora Nwapa, Efuru (chapters 9-10) ‰Û¢ Ferdinand Oyono, Houseboy ‰Û¢ Mariama BÌ¢, So long a letter (chapters 1-8) ‰Û¢ Buchi Emech Printed Pages: 992., Viva Books Private Limited, 2015, 6, Viva Books Private Limited, 2015. Softcover. New. Description: Ranging from ancient cultures to the present century, from Africas rich oral traditions to its contemporary fiction, poetry, and drama, this long-awaited comprehensive anthology reflects the enduring themes of African literature. The selections, drawn from the length and breadth of the continent, reveal the richness of African creativity. Readers will find myths and epics; works by such well-known figures as Chinua Achebe, Mariama Ba; Bessie Head, Tayeb Salih, Woel Soyinka, and Ngugi wa Thiongo; and fiction and poetry by myriad new writers. The pieces are organized chronologically within geographic region and enhanced by both introductory material and biographical notes on each writer. An author/title index and suggestions for further reading are also included. Contents: Introduction Part 1 The Oral Tradition North Africa: The king climbs to the sky on a ladder The king joins the sun god The dead king hunts and eats the gods The instruction of prince Hardjedef The shipwrecked sailor West Africa: Why the sun and the moon live in the sky The origin of death Contest at the baobab tree Three fast men Sun god brings iron to man Anansi borrows money Àjàpá and Àáyá onírù-méje (the seven-tailed colobus monkey) The song of gimmile D.T. Niane, The epic of Sundiata Gasires lute How twins came among the Yoruba Iron is received from ogun Central Africa: The running of ture and one-leg Ngombas basket Nchonozo Nkilas dance drum The woman who killed her co-wife The mwindo epic East Africa and the horn Wanjiru, sacrificed by her people The legend of Kintu Adventures of Abunuwas, trickster hero The brothers, sun and moon, and the pretty girl How Makeda visited Jerusalem, and how Mmenelik became king The story of Liongo: A tale of the Swahili people A battle of Eghal Shillet: A Somali story Love song Fortitude Southern Africa: Mantis creates an eland Why the hippo has a stumpy tail Nwashisisana, the hare Untombinde, the tall maiden Zimwa-mbanje the hemp smoker Dingiswayo, son of Jobe of the Mthethwa clan Nandi, daughter of Mbengi of the Langeni clan Mnkabayi, daughter of Jama of the Zulu clan Senzangakhona Part 2 Early African Autobiographies: The Slave Trade: Olaudah Equiano, Equianos travels Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, The African travels of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Ali Eisami Gazirmabe, narrative of the travels of Ali Eisami Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the Narrative of Samuel Ajayi Crowther Petro Kilekwa, Slave boy to priest Part 3 The Colonial Period, 1885-1956 West Africa: Andrew Amankwa Opoku, River Afram Camara Laye, The dark child (chapter 2-3) James Ene Henshaw, The jewels of the shrine: a play in one act Amos Tutuola, The palm-wine drinkard Central Africa: Patrice Emery Lumumba, Dawn in the heart of Africa Southern Africa: Thomas Mofolo, Chaka (chapters 3-4) St. J. Page Yako, The contraction and enclosure of the land Sob. W. Nukuhlu, The land of the people once living Peter Abrahams, Mine boy (chapter 4) Eskia Mphahlele, Exile in Nigeria Part 4 The Postcolonial Period, 1957 to the Present North Africa: Tayeb Salih, The doum tree of Wad Hamid Yusuf Sibai, The country boy Assia Djebar, My father writes to my mother Driss chraibi, Mother comes of age (chapters 2-3) Mustapha Tlili, Lion mountain (chapters 3-4) Nawal el Saadawi, The fall of the Imam Danièle Amrane, You called to me, prison windows Rachida Madani, Here I am once more Andrée Chedid, who remains standing? Stepping aside Amina Saïd, And we were born The Africa of the statue Tawfiq Al-Hakim, Food for the millions (acts 1-3) West Africa: Chinua Achebe, Things fall apart (chapters 3-4) Flora Nwapa, Efuru (chapters 9-10) Ferdinand Oyono, Houseboy Mariama Bâ, So long a letter (chapters 1-8) Buchi Emech Printed Pages: 992. NA, Viva Books Private Limited, 2015, 6, Viva Books Private Limited, 2015. Softcover. New. Description: Ranging from ancient cultures to the present century, from Africa’s rich oral traditions to its contemporary fiction, poetry, and drama, this long-awaited comprehensive anthology reflects the enduring themes of African literature. The selections, drawn from the length and breadth of the continent, reveal the richness of African creativity. Readers will find myths and epics; works by such well-known figures as Chinua Achebe, Mariama Ba; Bessie Head, Tayeb Salih, Woel Soyinka, and Ngugi wa Thiong’o; and fiction and poetry by myriad new writers. The pieces are organized chronologically within geographic region and enhanced by both introductory material and biographical notes on each writer. An author/title index and suggestions for further reading are also included. Contents: Introduction • Part 1 The Oral Tradition • North Africa: The king climbs to the sky on a ladder •The king joins the sun god • The dead king hunts and eats the gods •The instruction of prince Hardjedef • The shipwrecked sailor • West Africa: Why the sun and the moon live in the sky • The origin of death • Contest at the baobab tree • Three fast men • Sun god brings iron to man • Anansi borrows money • Àjàpá and Àáyá onírù-méje (the seven-tailed colobus monkey) • The song of gimmile • D.T. Niane, The epic of Sundiata • Gasire’s lute • How twins came among the Yoruba • Iron is received from ogun • Central Africa: The running of ture and one-leg • Ngomba’s basket • Nchonozo Nkila’s dance drum • The woman who killed her co-wife • The mwindo epic • East Africa and the horn • Wanjiru, sacrificed by her people • The legend of Kintu • Adventures of Abunuwas, trickster hero • The brothers, sun and moon, and the pretty girl • How Makeda visited Jerusalem, and how Mmenelik became king • The story of Liongo: A tale of the Swahili people • A battle of Eghal Shillet: A Somali story • Love song • Fortitude • Southern Africa: Mantis creates an eland • Why the hippo has a stumpy tail • Nwashisisana, the hare • Untombinde, the tall maiden • Zimwa-mbanje the hemp smoker • Dingiswayo, son of Jobe of the Mthethwa clan • Nandi, daughter of Mbengi of the Langeni clan • Mnkabayi, daughter of Jama of the Zulu clan • Senzangakhona • Part 2 Early African Autobiographies: The Slave Trade: Olaudah Equiano, Equiano’s travels • Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, The African travels of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq • Ali Eisami Gazirmabe, narrative of the travels of Ali Eisami • Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the Narrative of Samuel Ajayi Crowther • Petro Kilekwa, Slave boy to priest • Part 3 The Colonial Period, 1885-1956 • West Africa: Andrew Amankwa Opoku, River Afram • Camara Laye, The dark child (chapter 2-3) • James Ene Henshaw, The jewels of the shrine: a play in one act • Amos Tutuola, The palm-wine drinkard • Central Africa: Patrice Emery Lumumba, Dawn in the heart of Africa • Southern Africa: Thomas Mofolo, Chaka (chapters 3-4) • St. J. Page Yako, The contraction and enclosure of the land • Sob. W. Nukuhlu, The land of the people once living • Peter Abrahams, Mine boy (chapter 4) • Es’kia Mphahlele, Exile in Nigeria • Part 4 The Postcolonial Period, 1957 to the Present • North Africa: Tayeb Salih, The doum tree of Wad Hamid • Yusuf Sibai, The country boy • Assia Djebar, My father writes to my mother • Driss chraibi, Mother comes of age (chapters 2-3) • Mustapha Tlili, Lion mountain (chapters 3-4) • Nawal el Saadawi, The fall of the Imam • Danièle Amrane, You called to me, prison windows • Rachida Madani, Here I am once more… • Andrée Chedid, who remains standing? • Stepping aside • Amina Saïd, And we were born • The Africa of the statue • Tawfiq Al-Hakim, Food for the millions (acts 1-3) • West Africa: Chinua Achebe, Things fall apart (chapters 3-4) • Flora Nwapa, Efuru (chapters 9-10) • Ferdinand Oyono, Houseboy • Mariama Bâ, So long a letter (chapters 1-8) • Buchi Emech Printed Pages: 992., Viva Books Private Limited, 2015, 6, Viva Books Private Limited, 2015. Softcover. New. Description: Ranging from ancient cultures to the present century, from Africas rich oral traditions to its contemporary fiction, poetry, and drama, this long-awaited comprehensive anthology reflects the enduring themes of African literature. The selections, drawn from the length and breadth of the continent, reveal the richness of African creativity. Readers will find myths and epics; works by such well-known figures as Chinua Achebe, Mariama Ba; Bessie Head, Tayeb Salih, Woel Soyinka, and Ngugi wa Thiongo; and fiction and poetry by myriad new writers. The pieces are organized chronologically within geographic region and enhanced by both introductory material and biographical notes on each writer. An author/title index and suggestions for further reading are also included. Contents: Introduction Part 1 The Oral Tradition North Africa: The king climbs to the sky on a ladder The king joins the sun god The dead king hunts and eats the gods The instruction of prince Hardjedef The shipwrecked sailor West Africa: Why the sun and the moon live in the sky The origin of death Contest at the baobab tree Three fast men Sun god brings iron to man Anansi borrows money jp and y onr-mje (the seven-tailed colobus monkey) The song of gimmile D.T. Niane, The epic of Sundiata Gasires lute How twins came among the Yoruba Iron is received from ogun Central Africa: The running of ture and one-leg Ngombas basket Nchonozo Nkilas dance drum The woman who killed her co-wife The mwindo epic East Africa and the horn Wanjiru, sacrificed by her people The legend of Kintu Adventures of Abunuwas, trickster hero The brothers, sun and moon, and the pretty girl How Makeda visited Jerusalem, and how Mmenelik became king The story of Liongo: A tale of the Swahili people A battle of Eghal Shillet: A Somali story Love song Fortitude Southern Africa: Mantis creates an eland Why the hippo has a stumpy tail Nwashisisana, the hare Untombinde, the tall maiden Zimwa-mbanje the hemp smoker Dingiswayo, son of Jobe of the Mthethwa clan Nandi, daughter of Mbengi of the Langeni clan Mnkabayi, daughter of Jama of the Zulu clan Senzangakhona Part 2 Early African Autobiographies: The Slave Trade: Olaudah Equiano, Equianos travels Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, The African travels of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Ali Eisami Gazirmabe, narrative of the travels of Ali Eisami Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the Narrative of Samuel Ajayi Crowther Petro Kilekwa, Slave boy to priest Part 3 The Colonial Period, 1885-1956 West Africa: Andrew Amankwa Opoku, River Afram Camara Laye, The dark child (chapter 2-3) James Ene Henshaw, The jewels of the shrine: a play in one act Amos Tutuola, The palm-wine drinkard Central Africa: Patrice Emery Lumumba, Dawn in the heart of Africa Southern Africa: Thomas Mofolo, Chaka (chapters 3-4) St. J. Page Yako, The contraction and enclosure of the land Sob. W. Nukuhlu, The land of the people once living Peter Abrahams, Mine boy (chapter 4) Eskia Mphahlele, Exile in Nigeria Part 4 The Postcolonial Period, 1957 to the Present North Africa: Tayeb Salih, The doum tree of Wad Hamid Yusuf Sibai, The country boy Assia Djebar, My father writes to my mother Driss chraibi, Mother comes of age (chapters 2-3) Mustapha Tlili, Lion mountain (chapters 3-4) Nawal el Saadawi, The fall of the Imam Danile Amrane, You called to me, prison windows Rachida Madani, Here I am once more Andre Chedid, who remains standing? Stepping aside Amina Sad, And we were born The Africa of the statue Tawfiq Al-Hakim, Food for the millions (acts 1-3) West Africa: Chinua Achebe, Things fall apart (chapters 3-4) Flora Nwapa, Efuru (chapters 9-10) Ferdinand Oyono, Houseboy Mariama B, So long a letter (chapters 1-8) Buchi Emech Printed Pages: 992. NA, Viva Books Private Limited, 2015, 6, Viva Books Private Limited, 2015. Softcover. New. Description: Ranging from ancient cultures to the present century, from Africa’s rich oral traditions to its contemporary fiction, poetry, and drama, this long-awaited comprehensive anthology reflects the enduring themes of African literature. The selections, drawn from the length and breadth of the continent, reveal the richness of African creativity. Readers will find myths and epics; works by such well-known figures as Chinua Achebe, Mariama Ba; Bessie Head, Tayeb Salih, Woel Soyinka, and Ngugi wa Thiong’o; and fiction and poetry by myriad new writers. The pieces are organized chronologically within geographic region and enhanced by both introductory material and biographical notes on each writer. An author/title index and suggestions for further reading are also included. Contents: Introduction • Part 1 The Oral Tradition • North Africa: The king climbs to the sky on a ladder •The king joins the sun god • The dead king hunts and eats the gods •The instruction of prince Hardjedef • The shipwrecked sailor • West Africa: Why the sun and the moon live in the sky • The origin of death • Contest at the baobab tree • Three fast men • Sun god brings iron to man • Anansi borrows money • Àjàpá and Àáyá onírù-méje (the seven-tailed colobus monkey) • The song of gimmile • D.T. Niane, The epic of Sundiata • Gasire’s lute • How twins came among the Yoruba • Iron is received from ogun • Central Africa: The running of ture and one-leg • Ngomba’s basket • Nchonozo Nkila’s dance drum • The woman who killed her co-wife • The mwindo epic • East Africa and the horn • Wanjiru, sacrificed by her people • The legend of Kintu • Adventures of Abunuwas, trickster hero • The brothers, sun and moon, and the pretty girl • How Makeda visited Jerusalem, and how Mmenelik became king • The story of Liongo: A tale of the Swahili people • A battle of Eghal Shillet: A Somali story • Love song • Fortitude • Southern Africa: Mantis creates an eland • Why the hippo has a stumpy tail • Nwashisisana, the hare • Untombinde, the tall maiden • Zimwa-mbanje the hemp smoker • Dingiswayo, son of Jobe of the Mthethwa clan • Nandi, daughter of Mbengi of the Langeni clan • Mnkabayi, daughter of Jama of the Zulu clan • Senzangakhona • Part 2 Early African Autobiographies: The Slave Trade: Olaudah Equiano, Equiano’s travels • Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, The African travels of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq • Ali Eisami Gazirmabe, narrative of the travels of Ali Eisami • Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the Narrative of Samuel Ajayi Crowther • Petro Kilekwa, Slave boy to priest • Part 3 The Colonial Period, 1885-1956 • West Africa: Andrew Amankwa Opoku, River Afram • Camara Laye, The dark child (chapter 2-3) • James Ene Henshaw, The jewels of the shrine: a play in one act • Amos Tutuola, The palm-wine drinkard • Central Africa: Patrice Emery Lumumba, Dawn in the heart of Africa • Southern Africa: Thomas Mofolo, Chaka (chapters 3-4) • St. J. Page Yako, The contraction and enclosure of the land • Sob. W. Nukuhlu, The land of the people once living • Peter Abrahams, Mine boy (chapter 4) • Es’kia Mphahlele, Exile in Nigeria • Part 4 The Postcolonial Period, 1957 to the Present • North Africa: Tayeb Salih, The doum tree of Wad Hamid • Yusuf Sibai, The country boy • Assia Djebar, My father writes to my mother • Driss chraibi, Mother comes of age (chapters 2-3) • Mustapha Tlili, Lion mountain (chapters 3-4) • Nawal el Saadawi, The fall of the Imam • Danièle Amrane, You called to me, prison windows • Rachida Madani, Here I am once more… • Andrée Chedid, who remains standing? • Stepping aside • Amina Saïd, And we were born • The Africa of the statue • Tawfiq Al-Hakim, Food for the millions (acts 1-3) • West Africa: Chinua Achebe, Things fall apart (chapters 3-4) • Flora Nwapa, Efuru (chapters 9-10) • Ferdinand Oyono, Houseboy • Mariama Bâ, So long a letter (chapters 1-8) • Buchi Emech Printed Pages: 992., Viva Books Private Limited, 2015, 6, Taos, N.M.: Kit Carson Memorial Foundation, Inc, 1955. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling.. 138, [2] p. 24 cm. Illustrations, Portraits. Footnotes. Reprint of the Taos, N.M., 1926 ed. From Wikipedia: "Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson (December 24, 1809 May 23, 1868) was an American frontiersman and Indian fighter. Carson left home in rural present-day Missouri at age 16 and became a mountain man and trapper in the West. Carson explored the west to California, and north through the Rocky Mountains. He lived among and married into the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes. He was hired by John C. Fremont as a guide, and led 'the Pathfinder' through much of California, Oregon and the Great Basin area. He achieved national fame through Fremont's accounts of his expeditions. He became the hero of many dime novels. Carson was a courier and scout during the Mexican-American war from 1846 to 1848, celebrated for his rescue mission after the Battle of San Pasqual and his coast-to-coast journey from California to deliver news of the war to the U.S. government in Washington, D.C. In the 1850s, he was the Agent to the Ute and Jicarilla Apaches. In the Civil War he led a regiment of mostly Hispanic volunteers at the Battle of Valverde in 1862. He led armies to pacify the Navajo, Mescalero Apache, and the Kiowa and Comanche Indians. He is vilified for his conquest of the Navajo and their forced transfer to Bosque Redondo where many of them died. Breveted a general, he is probably the only American to reach such a high military rank without being able to read or write, although he could sign his name. Kit Carson's alliterative name, adventurous life, and participation in a large number of historical events has made him a favorite subject of novelists, historians, and biographers....Carson's public image as a hero had been sealed by the Frémont expedition reports of 1845. In 1849 the first of many Carson action novels appeared. Written by Charles Averill, it bore the name Kit Carson: The Prince of the Gold Hunters. This type of western pulp fiction was known as blood and thunders. In Averill's novel, Carson finds a kidnapped girl and rescues her, after having vowed to her distraught parents in Boston that he would scour the American West until she was found. In November 1849, Carson and Major William Grier found the camp of the Jicarilla Apaches who had captured Mrs. Ann White and her daughter. The Jicarilla had attacked the White home and had killed her husband and others. Knowing the soldiers were near, the Jicarilla killed Mrs. White. While picking through the belongings that the Jicarilla had left in their camp, one of Major Grier's soldiers came across a book that the White family had carried with them from Missouri the paperback novel starring Kit Carson. This was the first time that Carson had come in contact with his own myth. The episode of the White family killings haunted Carson's memory for many years. He wrote in his autobiography: I have much regretted the failure of the attempt to save the life of so esteemed and respected a lady. In the camp was found a book, the first of the kind I had ever seen, in which I was made a great hero, slaying Indians by the hundred, and I have often thought that as Mrs. White would read the same and knowing that I lived near, she would pray for my appearance and that she might be saved. Later, when a friend offered Averill's book as a gift, Carson told the friend he would rather burn the damn thing. In fact, these extravagant novels set the public's view of Carson for a generation. Near the end of his life, Carson met a man from Arkansas. He recounted the incident later: I say, stranger, are you Kit Carson? the man asked. Carson said yes. Look ere, the Arkansan replied, casting his eye over Carson s diminutive frame. You ain t the kind of Kit Carson I m looking for. Following the March 30, 1854 battle of Cieneguilla, Lieutenant Colonel Philip St. George Cooke of the Second Regiment of Dragoons organized an expedition to pursue the Jicarilla. With the help of scouts led by Kit Carson, he caught and defeated them April 4, at the canyon of Ojo Caliente.", Kit Carson Memorial Foundation, Inc, 1955, 2.5, Fine Collectible Hardcover Fine Mylar Protected Dust Jacket Pristine condition First Edition Intact Dust Jacket with price printed NOT the cheaper remainder copy. 536 pp. B/W Drawings A fantastic collection of Celtic Tuatha de Danann Fairy lore and Fantasy retold by Peter Berresford Ellis who writes Celtic 'Fantasy' himself as well as academic. Many little known tales from all the Celtic speaking lands. The Isle of Man, Gaelic Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Ireland Brittany Just wonderful and here in a collectible uncommon original Three Geese In Flight Celtic Books Five star customer service since 1977 See our Scans, CARROLL & GRAF PUBLISHERS, 5, Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Company, 1994. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Good. xiv, 560, [2] pages. Author's Note. Illustrations. Endpaper map. Notes. Bibliography. Discographical Note. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling. Peter Guralnick (born December 15, 1943, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American music critic, author, and screenwriter. He specializes in the history of early rock'n'roll and has written on Elvis Presley, Sam Phillips, and Sam Cooke. Guralnick graduated from Boston University in 1971 with a master's degree in creative writing. He then began writing books about the history of rock'n'roll, blues, country music, and soul music. His two-volume biography of Elvis Presley, Last Train to Memphis in 1994, followed by Careless Love in 1999, placed the story of Presley's career into a rise and fall arc. From the moment that he first shook up the world in the mid 1950s, Elvis Presley has been one of the most vivid and enduring myths of American culture. "Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley" is the first biography to go past that myth and present an Elvis beyond the legend. Based on hundreds of interviews and nearly a decade of research, it traces the evolution not just of the man but of the music and of the culture he left utterly transformed, creating a completely fresh portrait of Elvis and his world. This volume tracks the first twenty-four years of Elvis' life, covering his childhood, the stunning first recordings at Sun Records, and the early RCA hits. These were the years of his improbable self-invention and unprecedented triumphs, when it seemed that everything that Elvis tried succeeded wildly. There was scarcely a cloud in sight through this period until, in 1958, he was drafted into the army and his mother died shortly thereafter. The book closes on that somber and poignant note., Little, Brown & Company, 1994, 2.75, Beverly Hills, CA: New Millennium Press, 2001. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xii, 444 pages. Frontis Illustration. Illustrations. Footnotes. Source Notes. Index. Richard Hack (March 20, 1951) is an American writer best known for his biographical books and screenplays. Hack moved to Los Angeles where he was hired by TV Guide magazine as its West Coast national programming editor. By the 1980s, Hack began writing the TeleVisions column for The Hollywood Reporter. Hack often appeared on The Tonight Show and Today reporting on Hollywood. During the same period, he was a frequent guest on Oprah Winfrey, Good Morning America, Larry King Live, Charlie Rose, Tomorrow, Entertainment Tonight, and Access Hollywood. In 1990, Hack left The Hollywood Reporter to become Vice President of Creative Affairs at Dove Audio and Entertainment, a production company that specialized in miniseries and books-on-tape. While at Dove, Hack adapted Sidney Sheldon's The Sands of Time, Memories of Midnight, and The Stars Shine Down as mini-series, which he also produced, and wrote his first book, Next to Hughes with Robert Maheu. His bestseller Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos and Letters was released on September 11, 2001. Hack was being interviewed live on the Today show by Matt Lauer when the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center. The abrupt ending of their interview and the early reports of the attack from the Today show, is shown, as part of an exhibit in the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City. His book, PuppetMaster: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover was the basis of the 2011 film J. Edgar, directed by Clint Eastwood. Howard Hughes is legendary for his success as an industrialist, aviator, engineer, film producer, director, philanthropist and for much of his lifetime, was the richest man in the USA. In HUGHES, Hack shatters the illusion of his life and exposes the man behind the myth. Hughes was a man without compassion and an entrepreneur without ethics. Newly uncovered personal letters, over 110,000 pages of sealed court testimony, recently declassified FBI files, never-before-published autopsy reports and exclusive interviews reveal a man so devious in his thinking, and so influential that his impact continues to be felt even today. From entertainment to politics, aviation to espionage, the influence and manipulation of this billionaire has left an indelibly unique mark on the cultural landscape. Hughes wrote over 8000 pages of memos, letters and personal notes. Impeccably researched, here is the definitive story of Hughes. From a Publishers Weekly article: Was ever a life more incredible than that of Howard Hughes? Record-setting aviator, fabled lover, celebrated film director and producer, genius financier and industrialist, the nation's first billionaire. who at one time or another owned TWA, RKO Studios and most of Las Vegas, Hughes (1905-1976) also suffered from severe psychological afflictions that led him to spend his last years in isolation, naked in blacked-out rooms on several continents, devoting days at a time to screening grade-Z movies, dictating long memos to his staff about the proper procedures to keep his room and person free of germs, mostly through the liberal use of Kleenex as a prophylactic, even as he ingested titanic amounts of codeine, his hair and fingernails growing to grotesque length and his back running with untreated sores. Hughes's story has been told before, of course, but never with the overview, insight and, most important, extraordinarily diligent research applied by Hack in this riveting biography. The author of biographiess of Ron Perelman and Michael Jackson, Hack has his own second-degree connection with Hughes; he co-wrote the autobiography of Hughes's longtime lieutenant, Robert Maheu. To separate fact from rumor in detailing Hughes's life, Hack read more than 8,000 pages of Hughes's private papers, 2,500 pages of recently declassified FBI and CIA documents, over 100,000 pages of previously sealed legal briefs, corporate papers and inventories, and spoke with hundreds of players, key and minor, in Hughes's drama. What Hack has uncovered is an astonishing tale of rampant ambition, obsession and madness. While his prose doesn't match the poetic heights of, say, a Nick Tosches, he presents his chronicle with bold certitude, not only illumining the amazing events of Hughes's life in a captivating manner but penetrating deep into the billionaire's twisted psyche. Readers will be nailed to these pages as, in the most exciting biography of the year, Hack presents the American dream curdling into the American nightmare, personified in a legend who at last has an accounting worthy of him., New Millennium Press, 2001, 3, Hamburg: Max Verlag GmbH & Co, 1994. Perfect bound magazine. Light shelfwear. Very good.. Tall 4to. 358 pp., including covers. German magazine featuring articles on popular culture, fashion, art, curent events, music, etc. USA Special with articles on: Keith Haring (16pp., art and article). Jennifer Jason Leigh (interview, photos). Christian Slater. Portfolio of nude photos by Jeff Dunas, in vivid neon color. Photos by Roy Schatt of actors in the 1950s, especially around the Actor's Studio (James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Peter Falk, Steve McQueen). Article on Motown, with history and photos. Gangsta Blues: New York zerstort sich selbst - photos by Leonard Freed. American Mythology: The Marlboro Man (advertsiement, history of the product). Hamburger Heaven. (ads and photos of the fast food phenomenon). Text in German. Please note: Oversized volume: this book will require additional shipping for destinations outside the US. Please write for details; we will ship at cost., Max Verlag GmbH & Co, 1994, 3, Acropolis Books, Incorporated, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Dust jacket now in new archival sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed., Acropolis Books, Incorporated, 1975, 3, Sheffield Academic Press, 2004-12-30. Paperback. New. New., Sheffield Academic Press, 2004-12-30, 6<

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