Search Results: Biography from Elk Creek Heritage Books

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book Club Edition. Hard cover in very good condition. Dark mustard colored boards with black spine cloth & gilt spine lettering. Lower corner of front board blind stamped with silhouette of a man, presumably Howard Hughes. Dust jacket very good with only ghost of shelf & edge wear. Thoroughly authenticated and researched, the volume concludes with an Authenticity Report, Notes on Illustrations, Notes [to chapters], Acknowledgments, and an Index. 532 numbered pages.* From the back jacket, ""Citizen Hughes. He bought politicians, but never voted. He railed bitterly against taxes, but paid none at all for seventeen consecutive years. His empire produced strategic weapons of the nuclear age, but he fought atomic testing in his own backyard. Citizen Hughes. He tried to buy the government of the United States, but instead helped bring it down.""

Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with wedgewood blue boards and silver gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains a two sections of glossy black & white photographs. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; no price on jacket flap. Appears unread. * From a review by Carla A. Hills on back jacket, ""Bill Coleman's recollections of conversations and dealings with notable personalities - presidents, supreme Court justices, cabinet officers, and business and community leaders - not only make his commentary a fascinating red but, importantly, a must-read for all Americans to understand more clearly the fundamental principles that make our nation 'a more perfect union.'""

Little Brown and Company, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Edition in addition to complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with black boards, brown spine cloth and silver gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains a section of glossy black & white photographs. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""Jack Kennedy had it all. and he used it all - his father's fortune, and his own beauty, wit, and power - with a heedless, reckless daring. There was no tomorrow, and there was no secret that money and charm could not hide. . . .award-winning investigative journalist Seymour M. Hersh shows us a John F. Kennedy we have never seen before, a man insulated from the normal consequences of behavior long before he entered the White House. . . .By the end of his life, Jack Kennedy's private recklessness was beginning to edge… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book Club Edition. Hard cover in fine condition with black boards, black spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Size of volume 6 3/8"" x 9 1/2"". Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted; appears unread. Contains a section of 8 leaves / 16 pages of glossy black & white photos. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; no price on jacket flap. * From the jacket flap, "" . . .At the age of 35, she became the first woman to lead a Muslim nation in modern times. . . . [This book, the autobiography of Benazir Bhutto,] is a historical document of uncommon passion and courage, the dramatic story of a brilliant, beautiful woman whose destiny has been inexorably tied to her nation's tumultuous history.""

New York: William Morrow, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains a section of 8 leaves / 16 pages of black & white photographs. Dust jacket very good; no price on jacket flap. * From the book, ""That the beautiful, complicated Princess of Wales--arguably the most celebrated woman of the twentieth century--died so violently and so young was tragic. That she was a single mother leaving behind two emotionally vulnerable sons made Diana's death at thirty-six all the more heartbreaking. Four years after Diana's death, Prince William and his brother Prince Harry--""The heir and the spare,"" as Fleet Street dubbed them--are the planet's two most-photographed, written-about, and speculated about young men.""

The Modern Library: Random House, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover Modern Library edition, 1955. Size approx. 5"" x 7"". Green boards with front containing black rectangle with title and author in gold colored lettering and illustration of the Modern Library Logo. Endpapers contain repeated illustration of a book and logo. Front free end paper has a one inch round red stamp containing the letter H. Text block is clean & tight, no writing, notes, markings noted. General light age toning to the papers. Top text block stained a dull navy color. 379 numbered pages. Dust jacket in good condition showing shelf & edge wear. Chips to top and bottom of spine; front flap has corner triangles cut off. General overall age toning to the white background; spine appears sunned - showing a blue color where front is purple.

New York: Hyperion Books, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing Stated Second Edition. Note at top of front jacket flap notes that this is an alternate selection of BOMC and History Book Club, however there is no indication that this is a BCE; there is also a price on the front flap. Hard cover in very good condition. Dark gray boards with moss green spine cloth silver gilt spine lettering. Gray end papers. Former owner's name stamped in black at top of front free end paper. Interior text block clean & tight with no writing or other markings noted. Dust jacket very good; not price clipped. Concludes with sections: Notes & Selected Bibliography, Acknowledgments, and an extensive Index. 531 numbered pages. * From the front jacket flap, ""In Thomas Edison, America found its first true natvie-born genius, a man who fulfilled the nation's dreams about its potential while extravagantly personifying its cherished values. Imagination, dynamism, entrepreneurial… Read More

Boston, MA: Northeastern University Press, 1995. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Soft cover in very good condition with only ghost of shelf & edge wear. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. 221 numbered pages. * Based on a memoir by Efronia Katchadourian. Translated by Herant Katchadourian. From the back cover, "" . . . a story of forbidden love, . . . all the more poignant for being true. . . . the history of women in a little-known place and time, and a contribution too to the story of Turkish-Armenians before and after World War I. . . . . Best of all, the book is a page-turner.""

New York: Random House, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Printing Stated First Edition with number line including the number two which was the Random House convention for identifying first edition / first printing. Inscribed on the front free end paper by the author (signature not authenticated.) Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering; light shelf wear. Edges of text block dust dulled and with light foxing. Interior text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains many maps in addition to two sections, each 8 leaves/16 pages, of glossy black & white photographs. A hefty volume at 977 numbered pages. Dust jacket in very good condition; light shelf & edge wear; bumps at corners; has been price clipped. * From the jacket flap, "". . .will forever reshape our thinking about the Second World War in Europe and about its legacy, the divided continent with which the world has… Read More

Warner Books, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Edition July 2006 plus complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and silver gilt spine lettering. Lavender end papers with six black & white photos of Elizabeth scattered across the front board and ffp; small 3/8"" triangle loss of lavender on verso of front board. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket very good; not price clipped. * A detailed and comprehensive biography of Elizabeth Taylor...""it is the story of a woman you thought you knew - and can now finally begin to understand.""

New York: Penguin Press, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Translated from the French by Alison Anderson, with collaboration of Sarah Llewellyn. First published in 2010 by Penguin Press. Complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Front free end paper has top corner ripped off - approximately 3 1/2"" x 4"". Dust jacket in likewise very good condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""In the midst of her campaign for the Colombian presidency in 2002, Ingrid Betancourt traveled into a military-controlled region where the conflict with the FARC was being waged, An advocate for peace between the brutal terrorist organization and the government, she had made such trips many times before. But nothing could have prepared her for what would come next. She was abducted by the FARC and would… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition. Purple boards with black spine cloth containing gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Dust jacket very good. 271 pages. From the book, "". . .Father Joe: a testament to one of the most charismatic mentors in modern literature.""

Black Dog & Leventhal : In Association with the Library of Congress, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per letter line with letter 'a' as is this publisher's convention for first edition identification. Hard cover in very good condition with beige boards and brown spine cloth with gold gilt spine lettering. First free end paper has been removed. Internal text block clean & tight; no markings, no writings noted. Dust jacket in likewise very good / fine condition; no price on front flap. Black & white photographs throughout. * From the front flap, 'This collection of private letters, many of which are published here for the first time, offers an unparalleled view into the private lives, personalities, and concerns of our country's highest-ranking citizens. Within these pagesare letters that will surprise, entertain, enlighten, and move you. . . . '

NY: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1993. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition in addition to complete number line including number one. Soft cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. Contains black & white photos throughout. 511 numbered pages. Concludes with a Chronological Bibliography, Notes to the Chapters, and a comprehensive Index. * From the book, ""First Ladies shows how seven women heightened awareness and lowered resistance to change, how they often became victims of unvalidated speculation and national tragedy. Their considerable power as unelected presidential advisers was generally underestimated. Now, in First Ladies, the balance of power is authoritatively weighed.""

Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2012. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hard cover in fine condition with black boards and silver gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains two sections of glossy black & white, some colored, photographs. Dust jacket likewise in fine condition; no price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""....[a] multilayered life has thrust him into Broadway's brightest lights, prison riots, political campaigns, civil rights sit-ins, and a Central American civil war. In his Memoir....Rothenberg recounts a thriving career as a press agent and producer, which turned into a passion for social justice, standing up for the marginalized and oppressed.""

New Yoirk: W W Norton & Company, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards, light copper colored spine cloth, and copper gilt spine lettering. Stamped black facsimile of signature, assume author's, on front board. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Appears unread. Frontispiece black & white illustration of Frederick Douglass; 9 other black & white illustrations throughout text. Also contains two sections, one eight pages, one sixteen pages, of glossy black & white photographs. Dust jacket very good with 1/3"" closed tear at fold on bottom front. Not price clipped; there is no price. Possibly a BCE, no words to indicate BCE, no blind stamp on bottom back board, but no price, no number line. .

New York: Pantheon Books, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Edition; no other printings noted. Hard cover in fine condition with blue boards and spine cloth and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains a section of 4 leaves / 8 pages of black & white photographs. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; tiny rubbing to back top corner; not price clipped. * From the jacket, 'The son of a well-to-do Boston lawyer. . . rejecting his comfortable background, he walked out of Yale one afternoon during the Great Depression . . .without any money, rode the freight trains, slept at missions, and stood in breadlines. . . .he first knew that in his own way he would follow the path of Francis of Assisi. . . .living among the poor, joined freedom marches through the south, led hunger strikes. . . . introduced Gandhi's principles of nonviolence to the political street struggles against the Vietnam War. . . .his… Read More

New York: Dover Publications, 1983. Soft cover. Very Good. Stated on copyright page: Originally published by Washington: Public Affairs Press, 1948. This Dover Edition, first published in 1983, is an unabridged republication of the original. Soft cover in very good condition with glossy wraps showing only ghost of shelf & edge wear. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings to note. * From the back cover: ""Gandhi was a fascinating, complex man, a brilliant leader and guide, a seeker of truth who died for his beliefs but had no use for martyrdom or sainthood. His story, the path to his vision of Satyagraha and human dignity, is a critical work of the 20th century, and timeless in its courage and inspiration.""

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Front end papers show maps of ""the Invasion of France: June6 - August 25, 1944."" Rear end papers show maps of ""The Defeat of Germany: August 1944 - May 1945."" Interior text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains two sections of glossy black & white photographs. 752 numbered pages. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""In the final years of his long life, five-star General of the Army Omar Bradley began the ambitious task of writing his autobiography. He chose to work with Clay Blair, an expert of World War II, and granted Mr. Blair numerous interviews and full access to all his personal papers. The result of this collaboration is an extraordinary… Read More

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Bantam Dell Publishing Group, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition with gray boards, black spine cloth and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. DJ bright and clean showing slight shelf wear. Slight wrinkles to top of DJ spine and corner crease at top front edge. Book contains two sections of 16 pages each of black and white photographs. * From the book, ""To her millions of fans around the world, she is beautiful, blond, and talented. A multifaceted performer whose music strikes a chord of truth. A loving wife and mother whose traditional values and tremendous faith touch the heart. That is the real Barbara Mandrell--but not the whole Barbara Mandrell. Here, in this candid, revealing, and often dramatic autobiography, Barbara tells the true story behind her storybook life---and the tragic accident that changed it--and her--forever."" Hard cover in very good condition with gray boards, black… Read More