Politics from The Owl at the Bridge

"This book is based on a single premise: If American politicians were truly pragmatic and did what was really in their own best interest, our political process would be a lot cleaner, more positive, nonpartisan, and issue-oriented." 252 pages; extensive ink inscription on half-title (to "Bruce" from "Marion Berry"); small smear on front of dj; withal Good+. Stock#ofc0483.

Two bookseller catalogues offering materials on economics and related subjects. Rubin 37, 575 items; Dawson 266, 180 items; both stapled in paper covers; both Good+. Sold as a lot. Stock#ofc0320.

"In this compact and evenhanded narrative analysis, Lewis Gould shows how the events of that tumultuous year changed the way Americans felt about politics and their leader." The war in Vietnam and racial issues brought Richard Nixon to the presidency. Includes "Recommended reading" (pages [170]-172). 178 pages; 21 cm. Stock# NEU418x.

NY, Touchstone/ Simon & Schuster [1985]. . Soft Cover. 489 p.; 23.5 cm. "Chronicles the way the world responded to caalamitous famine in cambodia after the fall of the Pol Pot regime in 1979." Stock# 31,740. Vg/ paper.

Holt, Rinehart & Winston. "Second Printing, August, 1974". Soft Cover. 128 p. of 4-panel cartoons, 20 cm. Not necessarily out of date. "Skipper, when you were locked up all those years, what was it you missed the most?" "...more than anything else what I wanted most was an absentee ballot!" "What?" "Democracy, fellahs, I… Ler mais sobre este item

NY, Viking, 1957. "This frothy extravaganza about French politics-- and various other matters-- is so full of fun and good-natured satire that it almost bubbles over. ...the French Revolution upside down, and Steinbeck at his most original." Hard Cover. 188 pages, illus. Dj worn; ink owner name & stamp; VG+. Another copy, unmarked but without dj. Stock#24731x.

Alexandria, Va., Media Research Center, c1990. Soft Cover. xvii, 339 p.; 23 cm. Attacks on the Liberal bias perceived by the right. Stock#37454. Vg/ paper.

London, Verso, c1984. Translation by Ann Wright of Me llamo Rigoberta Menchù y así me nació la conciencia. Rigoberta Menchù tells of growing up a peasant in Guatemala and of her struggle for social justice. Soft Cover. xxi, 251, [1] pages; 21 cm. Long gift inscription on title-page, else Very Good. Stock#36539 (s-b).