Money by Martin Amis
Amis occasionally lets his natural cleverness get the better of his writing, but Money is a strong book that deals with excesses and expenses in the 21st century.

Though the prose in Money (Penguin Non-Classic, ISBN: 0140088911, 1986) is sparkling and overflowing with brilliance, the story is thin and too reliant on cheap gimmicks to keep the reader turning the pages. Martin Amis has a strong wit, but it gets the best of him more often than not.

A Tough Beginning
Once the novel kicks in, the reader will find that the desire to keep going is much stronger. Those first sixty pages are tough, though, and may require a focused plow-through just to get to the real meat and find out if it would be worth finishing.

Once past the hump of the first fifth of the book, a reader will see that Amis maintains his glorious, descriptive prose throughout the whole novel. With the remainder, he goes on to shape a solid cast of supporting characters to surround his classic anti-hero



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Circa: 1985
Condition: like new
Publisher: vikings
Author: martin amis
Edition: 1  

Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey by Isab Detailed item info
Synopsis
Isabel Fonseca delves into the largely hidden world of the Roma--or Gypsies--in this book. They are a people who have been persecuted for centuries in Europe, and the society they have developed is one which puts little stock in remembering history or respecting European states. Fonseca spent four years with Roma across Europe and listened to their stories. The nomadic existence the Roma lived for centuries is disappearing, and this is a portrait of a society in the midst of profound change.


Size
Length: 322 pages
Height: 9.5 in.
Width: 6.5 in.
Thickness: 1.2 in.
Weight: 24.8 oz.


Publisher's Note
After the revolutions of 1989, Isabel Fonseca lived and traveled with the Gypsies of Bulgaria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the former Yugoslavia, Romainia, and Albania - listening to their stories and recording their attempts to become something more than despised outsiders. In Bury Me Standing, alongside unforgettable portraits of individuals - the poet, the politician, the child prostitute - are vivid insights into the wit, language, wisdom, and taboos of the Roma. In a compelling narrative account of this large and landless minority, Fonseca also traces their long-ago exodus out of India and their history of relentless persecution: enslaved by the princes of medieval Romania; massacred by the Nazis in what the Roma call "the Devouring"; forcibly assimilated by the communist regime; and, most recently, evicted from their settlements by nationalistic mobs in the new "democracies" of the East, and under violent attack in the Western countries to which many have fled.
With 50 illustrations and 3 maps.


Industry reviews
"Isabel Fonseca has written an illuminating and alarming book about Europe's largest, least known and most beleaguered minority. Half travelogue, half history, Fonseca's pioneering, vividly written work succeeds in finding a fine middle road between a stuffy scholarly approach and an impressionistic diary...For four years, Fonseca immersed herself in the life of the Roma communities throughout Eastern Europe..."
Washington Post Book World - Vladimir Tismaneanu (11/12/1995)

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Circa: 1995
Condition: like new

Author: isabel fonseca
Edition: 1  

I BOUGHT ANDY WARHOL Art Book SIGNED BY RICHARD POLSKY SIGNED American first edition, first printing. Signed on the inside title page by author. Published by Harry N Abrams in 2003. Contains numberline 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Fine condition with no bumps or marks. The binding is straight and tight. Remainder mark
Like New: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket (if applicable) is included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear
Circa: 2003
Condition: like new

Author: richard polsky
Edition: 1  

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FELLOWSHIP 1st ed. THE FELLOWSHIP ~

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

THE UNTOLD STORY OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT & THE TALIESIN FELLOWSHIP

*FANTASTIC READ OF GIFT FOR THE ARCHITECTURE FAN *

WRITTEN BY ROGER FRIEDLAND & HAROLD ZELLMAN

~BRAND NEW~

1ST EDITION/1ST PRINTING

LINE # 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ~ FIRST EDITION STATED



689 PAGES ~ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT WITH PHOTOS OF HIS LIFE, CAREER & FINEST PROJECTS





Merging man and nature into an architectural masterpiece!

In a phenomenal career lasting from 1887 to 1959--seventy-two years—Frank Lloyd Wright completed some five hundred buildings as well as an equal number of unbuilt projects. His legacy includes world-famous designs from Fallingwater to the Guggenheim Museum plus hundreds of houses that grace the often-modest streets on which they stand.




Frank Lloyd Wright was renowned during his life not only as an architectural genius, but as a subject of controversy -- from his radical design innovations to his turbulent private life, including the notorious mass murder that occurred at his Wisconsin estate, Taliesin, in 1914. Yet, as this landmark new book reveals, that estate also gave rise to one of the most fascinating and provocative experiments in American cultural history: the Taliesin Fellowship, an extraordinary architectural colony where Wright trained hundreds of devoted apprentices, while using them as the de facto architectural practice where all of his late masterpieces -- Fallingwater, Johnson Wax, the Guggenheim Museum -- were born..



A decade in the making, The Fellowship draws on hundreds of new and unpublished interviews, along with countless unseen documents from the Wright archives, to create a captivating portrait of Taliesin and the three mercurial figures at its center: Wright, his imperious wife Olgivanna Hinzenberg, and her spiritual master, the Greek-Armenian mystic Georgi Gurdjieff. Authors Roger Friedland and Harold Zellman reveal how the idealistic community of Taliesin became a kind of fiefdom, where young apprentices were both inspired and manipulated by the architect and his wife. They trace the decades-long war of wills between Wright and Olgivanna, in which organic architecture was pitted against esoteric spiritualism in a struggle for the soul of Taliesin. They chronicle Wright's perennial battles with clients, bankers, and the government, which suspected him of both communist and fascist sympathies. And through it all they tell the stories of Wright's devoted apprentices -- many of them gay men -- who found an uncertain refuge in the architect’s Wisconsin and Arizona compounds, and who helped the master realize his dreamlike architectural visions, often at great personal cost.

Epic in scope yet intimate in its detail, The Fellowship is an unforgettable story of genius and ego, sex and violence, mysticism and utopianism -- a magisterial work of biography that will forever change how we think about Frank Lloyd Wright and his world!


~BRAND NEW~HARDCOVER


Circa: 2006
Condition: like new
Publisher: reagan
Author: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
Edition: 1  

A Shoulder to Lean on 1st edition Product Details
Hardcover: 144 pages
Publisher: Bright Books Inc; 1st edition (January 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1880092425
ISBN-13:422
Product Dimensions: 11 x 10.2 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds

Circa: 1998
Condition: like new
Publisher: bright books
Edition: 1  

CLEMENTINA THE FLYING PIG BY OSKAR LEBECK Description: Good only condition hardcover. No dustjacket. Heavy wear and moderate soiling to boards. Front free endpaper has been removed. Illustrated by the author. Scarce book. Image is cropped because the book is wider than the scanner bed.
Author: Oskar Lebeck.
Publisher: Grosset and Dunlap. NY. 1939. First edition.
Keywords: Dream, Green apples, Sea Pig, Flying Pig, Museum

Circa: 1939
Condition: good
Publisher: groset and dunlap
Author: oskar lebeck
Edition: 1  

Baby's Treasure Book of Words Ethel Hays Simms 1946 1st BABY'S TREASURE BOOK OF WORDS Illustrated by Ethel Hays Simms

1946 Akron Saalfield Publishing

Hardcover

First Edition

This Vintage book is a beautifully illustrated children's book. It is in very good overall condition with the cover and all pages intact.

Circa: 1946
Condition: like new
Publisher: saalfield publishing co
Edition: 1  

Come with Us to Story Book Land, Florian, DJ Come with Us to Story Book Land, Florian, Dust jacket. Domesday Press, 1946. very good+, Good worn chipped price-clipped dj, oblong bds. unpaged, featuring Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves, Pinocchio, Rapunzel, Pied Piper, Jack & the Beanstalk, Rip Van Winkle. Illustrated by b/w & color artwork. 1st edition, small name on first page.
Circa: 1946
Condition: like new
Publisher: doomsday press
Edition: 1  

The Golden Picture Book of Poems 1955 Children's Poetry Title: The Golden Picture Book of Poems to Read and To Learn

Author: Selected by Ilse Hayes Govoni and Dorothy Hall Smith

Illustrator: Grace Dalles Clarke

Publisher, Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1955 hardcover

Description: Charmingly illustrated baby boomer vintage book of poetry for children. The pictures of children, daily life, animals, holidays including Christmas and Halloween, etc. are so sweet. I especially like the Animal Store poem that includes pictures of Dachshund puppies, Basset Hound, Beagle puppies, and a monkey! (see photo)

Condition: Spine of book worn away as seen in photo. Some spots and lamination peeling on cover. Binding, however, is tight and pages of book show beautiful, bright illustrations -- and charming poems.


Circa: 1955
Condition: like new
Publisher: simon and suster  

TRUE CONFESSIONS by John Gregory Dunne TRUE CONFESSIONS by John Gregory Dunne
1st Edition Dust jacket in excellent condition no wear on book or binder

Condition: excellent
Publisher: Clarke, Irwin & Company  

The Teddy Bears' Night Before Christmas 1st ed. Item specifics - Nonfiction Books
Condition: Very Good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab... Read moreabout the condition Author: Clement Clarke Moore, Monica Stevenson
Publisher: Cartwheel Books ISBN-10: 0590032437
Subject: JUVENILE FICTION ISBN-13: 9780590032438
Topic: -- Format: Hardcover
Language: English Publication Year: 1999
Special Attributes: 1st Edition

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Detailed item info
Details
Series: Cartwheel Books
Illustrator: Monica Stevenson


Size
Height: 12.8 in.
Width: 9.3 in.
Thickness: 0.2 in.
Weight: 15.2 oz.


Publisher's Note
'Twas the night before Christmas ... Clement C. Moore's timeless poem comes to life as never before with lushly staged, dazzling photographs of the Kissenbear Family. Each scene is brimming with toys and details inviting teddy bear fans of all ages to share in the warmth and good cheer of the holiday season.
Presents the well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor



Circa: 2001
Condition: like new
Publisher: scholastics
Author: monica stevenson
Edition: 1  

Bruno Fonseca: The Secret Life of Painting Book summary
Thoughtful texts, juxtaposed with Fonseca's striking images, offer welcome glimpses into the mysteries of how and why an artist creates.

A celebration of a brilliant young artist's tragically short career, this revealing look at Bruno Fonseca's life, unorthodox training, and startlingly diverse paintings, drawings, and sculpture not only casts light on his own impressive work but also offers unusually acute insight into the creative process. The son of a sculptor father and a painter mother, Bruno Fonseca grew up in an art-filled Manhattan household and started creating his own art early on. By the age of 18, he had started a rigorous course of study with Augusto Torres in Barcelona, where he maintained a studio until his death at age 36 in 1994.

Alan Jenkins's perceptive musings about the young artist's accomplishments capture Bruno's quirky charm and summon up the complexity of his relationships with family, friends, and the history of art. Karen Wilkin investigates Fonseca's unusually traditional approach to the study of art, based on painstakingly learned ways of seeing and creating that relate more to the 19th-century Academy than to today's conceptualizing, career- chasing art schools. Isabel Fonseca's deeply touching memoir of her brother's childhood and last days brings to life his irresistible spirit and quicksilver intelligence.

284 illustrations, 132 in full color [via]

Circa: 2000
Condition: like new
Publisher: abbeville press
Author: bruno fondeca  

MY LIFE HARDCOVER BOOK BY BILL CLINTON 1st ed. Detailed item info
Synopsis
In this much-anticipated presidential autobiography, the 42nd president of the United States reveals, for the first time and in his own words, how he sees his life and career. MY LIFE is a 900+-page work that is ambitious in scope, yet very conversational in tone. Clinton speaks fondly of his early years in Hope, Arkansas, crediting his mother and his stepfather (whose last name the former William Jefferson Blythe adopted) for setting him off on the right path. Yet he does not shave off the darker side, including the untimely death of his birth father in a ditch by the side of the road months before Bill was born. Clinton recalls, it seems, nearly every event in his political life, big and small, as well as every person, big and small, who ever worked with him--or against him--from Arkansas to the White House. There is a grand sweep to MY LIFE, and policy wonks and scandal mongers alike should find enough in here to please. Clinton reviews just about everything that was on his calendar, but he makes sure, also, to reflect on those events. He assesses his major accomplishments, which include his record on the economy and his intervention in Serbia. He also shares his regrets on both the health-care issue and his failed attempt to broker a final, enduring peace in the Middle East. What is new and of interest is his version of his administration's awareness of the terrorist threat, and his targeting of Osama bin Laden. The ever-present, steadying presence of Hillary and his love for both her and their daughter Chelsea come through loud and clear. As for the Lewinsky affair, he blames himself. ("I did it...because I could.") For his impeachment, he blames partisan politics and an overzealous and (in his view lawbreaking) Kenneth Starr. MY LIFE is a combination mea culpa, political speech, and attempt to set the record for history. And there is a sense that it was also an opportunity for a now-retired formerly busy man to review, in repose, a full life. In his epilogue, Clinton says, "I think it's a good story, and I've had a good time telling it"--and that comes through loud and clear. A New York Times Notable Book for 2004.


Size
Length: 900 pages
Height: 9.5 in.
Width: 6.5 in.
Thickness: 2.2 in.
Weight: 52.0 oz.


Publisher's Note
President Bill Clinton’s My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. It is the fullest, most concretely detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever written, and a testament to the positive impact on America and on the world of his work and his ideals.

Here is the life of a great national and international figure, revealed with all his talents and contradictions. Filled with fascinating moments and insights, it is told openly, directly, in President Clinton’s own completely recognizable voice.



Circa: 2004
Condition: like new
Type: hard cover
Publisher: knoph
Author: Bill Clinton
Edition: 1