Category: Media/Literary

Invasion of Privacy: The Cross Creek Trial of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Gainesville, Fl., Univ of Florida Press : 1988

Seller ID: 009227

ISBN-13: 9780813009087

Condition: Near Fine

175 pp. Nearly new. An Orlando Sentinel review of the book was laid in front, leaving a yellowish acid shadow on the inside cover. Otherwise clean. Signed "Regards, Patricia Acton April 1989" on half-title page. Fascinating, detailed account of the lawsuit Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings faced after publishing "Cross Creek" in 1942. Zelma Cason, a former friend and neighbor of Rawlings, resented the way she was depicted in the memoir, and sued for $100,000. Cason won the case on appeal but with only nominal damages. The four-year legal battle left Rawlings tired and depressed, but later on she resume...
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Magazines That Make History: Their Origins, Development, and Influence

By: Angeletti, Norberto;Oliva, Alberto

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Gainesville, Florida,, Univ Press of Florida : 2004

Seller ID: 005876

ISBN-13: 9780813027661

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: As New

407 pp. New, still in shrink wrap. A colorful, entertaining look at 8 publications that revolutionized the international magazine marketplace and shaped history as we knew it in the 20th century--Time, Der Spiegel, Life, Paris Match, National Geographic, Reader's Digest, Hola, and People. Front cover is a collage of memorable magazine covers, showing Marilyn Monroe, Prince Diana, John Lennon, Albert Einstein, et al.
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Live from the Battlefield: From Vietnam to Baghdad

By: Arnett, Peter

Price: $5.00

Publisher: NY, Simon & Schuster : 1994

Seller ID: 002987

ISBN-13: 9780671755867

Binding: Cloth & Boards

Condition: Near Fine

463 pp. Nearly new, small smudge mark, possibly a remainder slash, on bottom edge. Pulitizer Prize- winning war correspondent Peter Arnett recounts his 35 years in war zones. With 16 pp. glossy b&w photos. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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AP World -- Vietnam: The Real War Issue

By: Associated Press

Price: $6.50

Publisher: New York, Associated Press : 2013

Seller ID: 010369

Binding: Magazine

Condition: Very Good +

28 pp. Lightly read AP house organ with feature promoting AP's new book "Vietnam: the Real War." Cover shows b&w photo of a GI in Vietnam sniffing a letter from a girlfriend back in Oklahoma. Article by Mike Silverman includes more information and photos from the Vietnam book. Other articles deal with the Naibobi AP bureau; photo transmission methods over the decades; a look back at WW II coverage by Max Desfor and George Bria. Size: 4to -- 11 in Tall
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There's a Country in My Cellar

By: Baker, Russell

Price: $5.00

Publisher: NY, NY: William Morrow, 1990 : 1990

Seller ID: 002610

ISBN-13: 9780688095987

Binding: Cloth & Boards

Condition: Very Good +

Cloth & Boards. Very Good +/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 428 pp. Nearly new, light soil to dj. No markings. A collection of more than 100 of Baker's Times columns, forming in essence the second volume of his autobiography. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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The Modern Researcher, 3rd Edition

By: Barzun, Jacques and Graff, Henry F.

Price: $4.50

Publisher: NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich : 1977

Seller ID: 004447

ISBN-13: 9780155625112

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good +

378 pp. Rubbed on lower fore edge of front cover, otherwise close to new. A few notes on half title page. Text is clean. No spine creasing. A well-known guide to research methods and report writing, of special interest to historians. General pointers on the mechanics and analytical aspects of research. A quote from the title page: "The facts never speak for themselves. They must be selected, marshalled, linked together and given a voice."
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Booknotes: America's Finest Authors on Reading, Writing, and the Power of Ideas

By: Brian Lamb

Price: $5.00

Publisher: NY, Random House : 1997

Seller ID: 010064

ISBN-13: 9780812928471

Binding: Cloth Tape & Boards

Condition: Very Good +

424 pp. Nearly new. Faint red line on top edge near spine. Previous owner's name on endpaper. A few checkmarks and a few words written on 3-4 pp. Otherwise clean. Binding firm. Scores of authors, reporters and political VIPs give colorful anecdotes about how they wrote one of their books or came up with the idea for the book. Material originally was presented in interview form on C-SPAN's "Booknotes" program. As a whole, the anthology shows there's no right or wrong way to write a book, only that it's usually a time-consuming feat. Size: 8vo -- 9.5 In
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David Brinkley: A Memoir

By: Brinkley, David

Price: $3.00

Publisher: NY, Alfred A. Knopf : 1995

Seller ID: 000025

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

273 pp. with 16 pp. b&w photos. Memoir of a broadcasting icon who reflects on "2,000 weeks of news and other stuff on television." f.e.p. torn out; adhesive marks on lower mylar spine. Otherwise clean. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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When the Century Was Young

By: Brown, Dee

Price: $4.30

Publisher: Little Rock, Ark., August House : 1993

Seller ID: 002421

ISBN-13: 9780874832679

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good +

223 pp. Very clean, slight rubbing on bottom edge of leatherette-like light blue cloth of front cover. No markings in text or endpapers. Several b&w photos interspersed throughout. Popular historian Dee Brown recounts his youth in Arkansas, his early career as a librarian, how a white Southern boy became interested in American Indians and his writing efforts up to the point of publication of his first best-seller, "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" (which he originally conceived as a children's book.) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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1992 Best Newspaper Writing

By: Brown, Karen F.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: St. Petersburg, Florida, Poynter Institute for Media Studies : 1992

Seller ID: 003023

ISBN-13: 9780935742213

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good +

307 pp. With bibliography of recent books on newspaper writing. An anthology of the 15 winning entries in the annual competition sponsored by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Plus an ending commentary on "editing the news," i.e. redefining what's newsworthy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions : Travels with an NPR Correspondent

By: Burnett, John F.

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Rodale Books : 2006

Seller ID: 005496

ISBN-13: 9781594863042

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

239 pp. Paperback proofs in virtually new condition. No markings or spine creases. Lacks index and photos as is typical of proof editions. An NPR reporter takes readers to various locations, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Hurricane Katrina's damage zone and the Waco massacre. (Note: For those with ethical qualms about purchasing proof editions labeled "Not for Resale," this copy was purchased at a newspaper-sponsored charity sale benefitting a literacy organization in Daytona Beach. ) Size: 8vo -- 8.75 in Tall
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Music for Chameleons

By: Capote, Truman

Price: $3.50

Publisher: NY, Random House : 1979

Seller ID: 001458

ISBN-13: 9780394508269

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

202 pp., price clipped, slight fading of cover along edge; slight chipping and curling of dj. A smudge on p. 90, otherwise clean. A collection of Capote's "nonfiction fiction," sometimes called New Journalism. Pieces include the title story, a lengthy crime piece titled "Handcarved Coffins," a shorter piece about Manson family member Bobby Beausoleil, and a portrait of Marilyn Monroe, among others. Includes a preface by Capote describing the techniques he used in "In Cold Blood" and other work
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Royko: A Life in Print

By: Ciccone, F. Richard

Price: $3.50

Publisher: New York, Public Affairs (Perseus Group) : 2001

Seller ID: 007144

ISBN-13: 9781891620515

Binding: Boards

Condition: Very Good +

439 pp., with 8 pp. glossy b&w photos. Lacks dust jacket. Very clean, square and crisp. No markings. A vivid biography of Chicago's legendary newspaperman, Mike Royko. Size: 8vo -- 9.5 In Tall
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Electronic Media Law and Regulation

By: Creech, Kenneth C.

Price: $4.50

Publisher: Burlington, Massachusetts, Focal Press (Elsevier Science) : 2003

Seller ID: 006030

ISBN-13: 9780240805092

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

460 pp. index, bibliography. Nearly new, no markings, light thumbing. Scores of cases cited in this overview of broadcast media regulation. Size: 8vo -- 9.25 in Tall
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Selected Letters of Dashiell Hammett : 1921-1960

By: Dashiell Hammett (Layman, Richard and Rivett, Julie, Eds.)

Price: $8.00

Publisher: NY, Counterpoint (Perseus) : 2002

Seller ID: 009897

ISBN-13: 9781582432106

Binding: Trade Papeback

Condition: Near Fine

650 pp. Close to new, small slash mark on top edge near spine. Lightly thumbed. Index. 16 pp. glossy b&w photos. Crisp and square. With introduction by his daughter,Josephine Hammett Marshall, and a preface by Layman, his biographer. Hundreds of letters gathered from relatives and friends of the deceased master of the hardboiled detective story. Many were directed to his immediate family but a large number were written to Lillian Hellman, longtime friend and mistress. Hammett is open about his many flaws, including drinking, and his experiences with Hollywood's blacklist against leftists. Size...
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A Transatlantic Love Affair: Letters to Nelson Algren

By: De Beauvoir, Simone

Price: $4.50

Publisher: NY, The New Press : 1998

Seller ID: 003459

ISBN-13: 9781565844223

Binding: Boards

Condition: Very Good +

559 pp. Boards with light fading along edges. Dj in mylar. No markings. Sturdy. A presentation of Ohio State's collection of the hundreds of love letters that De Beauvoir wrote from France and elsewhere to Nelson Algren in America. Algren's replies are still in De Beauvoir's private possession.
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Klondike Newsman: Stroller White

By: Dearmond, R. N., Ed.

Price: $13.50

Publisher: Skagway, Alaska, Lynn Canal Publishing : 1990

Seller ID: 009753

ISBN-13: 9780945284031

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Fine

237pp., plus 8 pp. glossy b&w historical photos. Nearly new, tight, clean, no markings, slight wear along top edge of spine. An anthology of columns written by newspaper reporter Elmer White circa 1900 during the Klondike Gold Rush in northern Alaska. Size: 8mo -- 8.5 In Tall
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The News Twisters

By: Efron, Edith

Price: $4.00

Publisher: NY, Nash Publishing : 1972

Seller ID: 000962

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

355 pp., including about 130 pp. of appendices. A few pencil underlines in preface, otherwise clean. A study of network bias in news reporting, focusing on the 1968 Nixon-Kennedy debates. The author is a TV Guide staff writer. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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An Unseemly Man: My Life as Pornographer, Pundit and Social Outcast

By: Flynt, Larry

Price: $4.35

Publisher: Los Angeles, Dove Books : 1996

Seller ID: 003471

ISBN-13: 9780787111434

Binding: Cloth & Boards

Condition: Good

265 pp., with 8 pp. b&w photos. Some rippling of rear pages due to dampness, dampstain on rear cover. Still sturdy and overall clean. The notorious publisher of Hustler magazine relates his life's adventures. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Louise Bogan: A Portrait

By: Frank, Elizabeth

Price: $3.15

Publisher: NY, Columbia University Press : 1986

Seller ID: 003021

ISBN-13: 9780231063159

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

460 pp. Corners lightly curled, light creases on spine. Previous owner's name in ink on inside cover. A page reference written on half title page. A faint cigarette scorch mark on bottom edge, barely noticeable. A few light underlinings on a half dozen pages. With 16 pp. b&w photos. A detailed biography of the poet who also was an influential critic for the New Yorker. This book won the 1986 Pulitizer for biography.
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Category: Media/Literary