Search Results: Culture, Ethnicity & Gender from A&D Books

Dallas: Femme Publications, 2005. Magazine. First edition. Near Fine magazine with the remains of a mailing label to the front and a couple of abrasions from removal, otherwise only light signs of handling. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. The premier issue of BeE Magazine, Fall 2005, a short-lived publication for "confident, independent women" with "content that goes beyond makeup and dating." The issue includes an interview with Alice Waters, financial makeovers, investing tips, easy economics, the China-US rivalry, a profile of lobbyist Margaret Menge, a fashion portfolio by illustrator Bella Pilar, and much more. Edited by Ana Maria Castronovo. Perfect-bound; 104 pages; color illustrations throughout; 8.25 x 10.75 inches. Laid-in is the publisher's launch press release.

New York: Conde Nast, 2005. Magazine. First edition. Fine/As New magazine but trimmed coarsely at the bottom of some pages. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The first issue of Cookie magazine, December 2005/January 2006, the lifestyle magazine featuring a mix of fashion, home decor, travel, entertainment, and health for the modern mother and her family. This issue has model Trish Goff on the cover and in a fashion pictorial inside. Edited by Pilar Guzman. Perfect-bound; 276 pages; color throughout; 9 x 10.75 inches.

New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2016. Paperback. Fine paperback with a hint of shelf wear; appears unread and new. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. "The twelve case studies demonstrate the diversity of ways that women around the world have practiced leadership, in many instances overcoming rigid cultural expectations about gender. Moreover, the cases provide a unique window into the ways that women leaders make decisions at moments of struggle and historical change." Edited by Mary K. Trigg and Alison R. Bernstein. First edition, second printing, 2018. 282 pages; 5.5 x 8.5 inches.

New York: New York Times, 2003. Magazine. First edition. Fine magazine with a hint of handling. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. The December 14, 2003, issue of the Sunday New York Times Magazine, their annual "Year in Ideas" issue, with a series of articles on "bright notions, bold inventions, genius schemes and mad dreams that took off (or tried to) in 2003" and illustrated throughout with full-page b&w staged photographs by Rodney Smith. Topics include Biblical taxation, bite-size nukes, coincidence theory, darknets, the ethical sneaker, the foolproof umpire, the gray-goo problem, offloading your memories, the see-through coat, spray-on stockings, tornado in a can, translucent leather, video-game art, etc. Also in the issue: David Rieff on Iraqification; an interview with Raymond Damadian; an essay by Roger Lowenstein on real corporate governance; an interview with the subject of a Justin Stephens photograph on what he was thinking when… Read More

New York: New York Times, 2004. Magazine. First edition. Fine magazine with a hint of handling. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. The December 12, 2004, issue of the Sunday New York Times Magazine, their annual "Year in Ideas" issue, with a series of articles on "bright notions, bold inventions, genius schemes and mad dreams that took off (or tried to) in 2003" and illustrated throughout with full-page staged photographs by Zachary Scott. Topics include the 'acting white' myth, the best way to skip a stone, the car that emotes, the cold-weather theory of witchcraft, eyeball jewelry, feral cities, giga-waves, land-mine-detecting plants, the soccer model of warfare, water that isn't wet, etc. Also in the issue: an interview with Stephen Hawking; Michael Ignatieff on whether promoting democracy is God's work; an essay by A.O. Scott on confessional documentary films; Rob Walker on the culture of sampling and remixing, and the inevitability… Read More

Photograph. An original vintage photograph of three people who appear to be Caucasians dressed in ethnic outfits, one with a tambourine; a nice crisp studio shot. Sepia-toned gelatin silver print, 4.5 x 6.5 inches, mounted to an 8x10 board. Condition: The image and front is fine; the back of the mount is worn. Will be sandwiched securely between stiff layers of cardboard and shipped the next business day after payment is received.

Durham: Duke University Press, 2015. Paperback. First edition. Very Good paperback with light shelf wear, light rubbing to the extremities, and light to moderate underling/notations to the last two chapters. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. "In Shapeshifters Aimee Meredith Cox explores how young Black women in a Detroit homeless shelter contest stereotypes, critique their status as partial citizens, and negotiate poverty, racism, and gender violence to create and imagine lives for themselves." 296 pages; 6 x 9 inches.

Flagstaff: K.C. Publications, 1970. Paperback. First edition, first printing. Very Good paperback with light soiling to the covers and a light thumbing crease to the fore edge of the front cover; the interior is clean and bright with only light indications of handling. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. A description of the practices, objects, and background of ceremonies performed by Native Americans from the southwest region, "limited to those which a casual visitor to the Southwest might have the good fortune to see." Chapter headings: Native Religions and Foreign Influences; Navajo; Rio Grande Pueblos; Zuni; Hopi Pueblos; Apache; Papago; Yaqui; and Peyote. Text by Tom Bahti; photographs by K.C. Den Dooven; artwork by various Native artists. Staple-bound, card wraps; 64 pages; color and b&w illustrations throughout; 9 x 12 inches. Calendar of SW Indian Ceremonials; bibliography.