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A television critic offers, in twenty essays of current television criticism, his views on contemporary television consumption

Hardcover:

9780788199844, titled "The Beast, the Eunuch and the Glass-eyed Child: Television in the 80's" | Diane Pub Co, June 1, 1990, cover price $25.00
9780151112517, titled "The Beast, the Eunuch and the Glass-eyed Child: Television in the 80's" | Harcourt, May 1, 1990, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A television critic offers, in twenty essays of current television criticism, his views on contemporary television consumption, remarking on such popular programs as 'Thirtysomething'

Paperback:

9780385418218, titled "The Beast, the Eunuch and the Glass-eyed Child: Television in the 80's" | Reprint edition (Anchor Books, September 1, 1991), cover price $13.00 | About this edition: A television critic offers, in twenty essays of current television criticism, his views on contemporary television consumption

A collection of lectures, fiction excerpts, and criticism has as its theme the redemptive power of the written word and the belief that broadcast media is eroding our cultural heritage

Hardcover:

9780874516906 | Middlebury College, January 1, 1995, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: A collection of lectures, fiction excerpts, and criticism has as its theme the redemptive power of the written word and the belief that broadcast media is eroding our cultural heritage

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Describes how the author's personality and literary works were shaped by a Hannibal, Missouri childhood that included violence, the culture of slavery, and fierce religion. (view table of contents)

Hardcover:

9780465076703 | Basic Books, April 1, 1999, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Describes how the author's personality and literary works were shaped by a Hannibal, Missouri childhood that included violence, the culture of slavery, and fierce religion

Paperback:

9780306810862 | Da Capo Pr, October 7, 2001, cover price $17.50 | About this edition: Describes how the author's personality and literary works were shaped by a Hannibal, Missouri childhood that included violence, the culture of slavery, and fierce religion.
9780465076710 | Perseus Books, March 1, 2000, cover price $55.01

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A Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and author chronicles the diverse paths of two American towns, detailing the decline and renaissance of Cairo, Illinois, and the despoiling and destruction of community identity in Kent, Connecticut

Hardcover:

9780394570341 | Random House Inc, June 1, 1991, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: A Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and author chronicles the diverse paths of two American towns, detailing the decline and renaissance of Cairo, Illinois, and the despoiling and destruction of community identity in Kent, Connecticut

Paperback:

9780385424240 | Reprint edition (Anchor Books, September 1, 1992), cover price $12.00 | About this edition: A Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and author chronicles the diverse paths of two American towns, detailing the decline and renaissance of Cairo, Illinois, and the despoiling and destruction of community identity in Kent, Connecticut

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Provides the true story of the actions that led to the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima by American Marines in February 1945.

Prebinding:

9781417642977 | Turtleback Books, April 12, 2005, cover price $16.60 | About this edition: Provides the true story of the actions that led to the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima by American Marines in February 1945.

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Describes the Civil War role of the Confederate warship Shenandoah, which prowled international waters destroying dozens of Union ships, until, in August 1865, the crew discovered that the war had been over for months and they were being hunted as pirates.

Hardcover:

9780307236555 | 1 edition (Crown Pub, May 1, 2007), cover price $25.95 | About this edition: Describes the Civil War role of the Confederate warship Shenandoah, which prowled international waters destroying dozens of Union ships, until, in August 1865, the crew discovered that the war had been over for months and they were being hunted as pirates.
9780739327180 | Large print edition (Random House Large Print, May 1, 2007), cover price $28.95 | About this edition: Describes the Civil War role of the Confederate warship Shenandoah, which prowled international waters destroying dozens of Union ships, until, in August 1865, the crew discovered that the war had been over for months and they were being hunted as pirates.

Paperback:

9780307236562 | Reprint edition (Broadway Books, May 6, 2008), cover price $14.95

Miscellaneous:

9780307394248 | Crown Pub, May 15, 2007, cover price $14.95

CD/Spoken Word:

9780739342947 | Abridged edition (Random House, May 1, 2007), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Describes the Civil War role of the Confederate warship Shenandoah, which prowled international waters destroying dozens of Union ships, until, in August 1865, the crew discovered that the war had been over for months and they were being hunted as pirates.

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A story of war above 20,000 feet is told by the leader of the first bombing crew to survive twenty-five daylight missions over the danger-filled skies of occupied France and Nazi Germany and return to the United States.

Hardcover:

9780525946106 | Penguin USA, June 1, 2001, cover price $25.95 | About this edition: A story of war above 20,000 feet is told by the leader of the first bombing crew to survive twenty-five daylight missions over the danger-filled skies of occupied France and Nazi Germany and return to the United States.

Paperback:

9780451233523 | Reissue edition (New Amer Library, July 5, 2011), cover price $16.00
9780451205940 | Reprint edition (New Amer Library, May 1, 2002), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A story of war above 20,000 feet is told by the leader of the first bombing crew to survive twenty-five daylight missions over the danger-filled skies of occupied France and Nazi Germany and return to the United States.

CD/Spoken Word:

9781565114852 | Abridged edition (Highbridge Co, March 21, 2001), cover price $26.95 | About this edition: Relates a story of war above 20,000 feet, as told by the leader of the first bombing crew to survive twenty-five daylight missions over the danger-filled skies of occupied France and Nazi Germany and return to the United States.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781565114845 | Abridged edition (Highbridge Co, May 1, 2001), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Relates a story of war above 20,000 feet, as told by the leader of the first bombing crew to survive twenty-five daylight missions over the danger-filled skies of occupied France and Nazi Germany and return to the United States.

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A Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award-winning author of Flags of Our Fathers presents a narrative portrait of Samuel Clemens's life behind his literary persona, in a depiction based on tens of thousands of letters and journal entries that covers his experiences on the Mississippi during the golden age of steamboats, 'wild west' Nevada newspaper career, and relationships with such figures as Ulysses S. Grant. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

Hardcover:

9780743248990 | Free Pr, September 20, 2005, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Draws on tens of thousands of letters and journal entries to present a narrative portrait of Samuel Clemens's life behind his literary persona.

Paperback:

9780743249010 | Reprint edition (Free Pr, May 23, 2006), cover price $18.99 | About this edition: Draws on tens of thousands of letters and journal entries to present a narrative portrait of Samuel Clemens's life behind his literary persona.

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Paperback:

9780843908060 | Tower & Leisure Sales Co, June 1, 1980, cover price $2.50
9780312572082 | St Martins Pr, April 1, 1978, cover price $5.95

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Product Description: Originally one story but divided into two, "Puddn'head Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins" is a combination of Mark Twain's light-hearted humor as well as his penchant for the melancholy. "Pudd'nhead Wilson" is a murder mystery set in the Antebellum South in Missouri, more specifically, on the Mississippi River...read more

Hardcover:

9781103816743, titled "Puddnhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins" | Bibliolife, April 30, 2009, cover price $32.99 | also contains Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins, Puddn'head Wilson And Those Extraordinary Twins, Puddnhead Wilson: And, Those Extraordinary Twins
9781103868513, titled "Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins" | Bibliolife, April 30, 2009, cover price $35.99 | also contains Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins, Puddn'head Wilson And Those Extraordinary Twins, Puddnhead Wilson: And, Those Extraordinary Twins | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

Paperback:

9781420947021, titled "Puddn'head Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins" | Digireads.Com, January 2, 2013, cover price $10.99 | also contains Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins, Pudd'nhead Wilson: And Those Extraordinary Twins, Puddn'head Wilson And Those Extraordinary Twins, Puddnhead Wilson: And, Those Extraordinary Twins | About this edition: Originally one story but divided into two, "Puddn'head Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins" is a combination of Mark Twain's light-hearted humor as well as his penchant for the melancholy.
9781448018710, titled "Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins" | Echo Library, August 1, 2011, cover price $9.99 | also contains Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins, Pudd'nhead Wilson: And Those Extraordinary Twins, Puddn'head Wilson And Those Extraordinary Twins, Puddnhead Wilson: And, Those Extraordinary Twins | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
9781103816668, titled "Puddnhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins" | Bibliolife, April 30, 2009, cover price $19.99 | also contains Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins, Puddn'head Wilson And Those Extraordinary Twins, Puddnhead Wilson: And, Those Extraordinary Twins | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
9781103868445, titled "Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins" | Bibliolife, April 30, 2009, cover price $20.99 | also contains Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins, Puddn'head Wilson And Those Extraordinary Twins, Puddnhead Wilson: And, Those Extraordinary Twins | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
9780812966220 | Modern Library, October 1, 2002, cover price $13.00 | About this edition: A young slave woman switches her light-skinned newborn with her master's son at birth, and a terrible crime and courtroom drama eventually ensue.

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Product Description: Granville Hicks was one of America's most influential literary and social critics. Along with Malcolm Cowley, F. O. Matthiessen, Max Eastman, Alfred Kazin, and others, he shaped the cultural landscape of 20th-century America. In 1946 Hicks published Small Town, a portrait of life in the rural crossroads of Grafton, N...read more
By Warren F. Broderick (introduced by), Granville Hicks and Ron Powers (contributor)

Hardcover:

9780823223572 | Fordham Univ Pr, November 1, 2004, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Granville Hicks was one of America's most influential literary and social critics.

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of Flags of Our Fathers searches for American childhood, exploring its fate over the past century, assesses the cultural changes that may explain the rise in adolescent violence, and challenges listeners to look closely at their ties to children, family, and community. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Hardcover:

9780312262402 | 1 edition (St Martins Pr, October 1, 2001), cover price $25.95 | About this edition: Examines two killings that took place in Hannibal, Missouri, within six weeks of each other by adolescents to explore the concept of childhood in America and the question of why children kill.

Paperback:

9780312303242 | Reprint edition (Griffin, September 1, 2002), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: The Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of Flags of Our Fathers searches for American childhood, exploring its fate over the past century, assesses the cultural changes that may explain the rise in adolescent violence, and challenges listeners to look closely at their ties to children, family, and community.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781572702554 | Abridged edition (Audio Partners, February 1, 2002), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Examines two killings that took place in Hannibal, Missouri, within six weeks of each other by adolescents to explore the concept of childhood in America and the question of why children kill.

A baseball commentator in the 1950s witnesses radical social change and faces certain realities about himself, when he is paired in the booth with a beauty queen in order to boost a network's sinking ratings

Hardcover:

9780385289665 | Delacorte Pr, December 1, 1980, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: A baseball commentator in the 1950s witnesses radical social change and faces certain realities about himself, when he is paired in the booth with a beauty queen in order to boost a network's sinking ratings

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning commentator returns to his hometown of Hannibal, Missouri, and examines the town he found and the town he remembered

Hardcover:

9780871131034 | Atlantic Monthly Pr, October 1, 1986, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: The Pulitzer Prize-winning commentator returns to his hometown of Hannibal, Missouri, and examines the town he found and the town he remembered

Paperback:

9780385424233 | Anchor Books, September 1, 1992, cover price $11.00
9780140104097 | Penguin USA, November 1, 1987, cover price $7.95

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