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Books by Jack Hitt
  | | Off the Road(Reprint) A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim's Route into Spain by Jack Hitt Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2005 by Simon & Schuster Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-6111-1, ISBN: 0-7432-6111-9 "When Jack Hitt set out to walk the 500 miles from France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, he submitted to the rigorous traditions of Europe's oldest form of packaged tour, a pilgrimage that has been walked by millions in the history of Christendom. "Off the Road" is an unforgettable exploration of the sites that people believe God once touched: the strange fortress said to contain the real secret Adam learned when he bit into the appl ..." |
 | | The New Kings of Nonfiction by Ira Glass, Michael Lewis, Jack Hitt, James Mcmanus, Lawrence Weschler, Michael Pollan, Bill Buford, Chuck Klosterman, Dan Savage, David Foster Wallace, Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Orlean Paperback, 464 Pages, Published 2007 by Riverhead Trade Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-1-59448-267-0, ISBN: 1-59448-267-5 "A collection of stories-some well known, some more obscure-capturing some of the best storytelling of this golden age of nonfiction. An anthology of the best new masters of nonfiction storytelling, personally chosen and introduced by Ira Glass, the producer and host of the award-winning public radio program This American Life. These pieces-on teenage white collar criminals, buying a cow, Saddam Hussein, drunken British soccer cult ..." |
 | | Bunch of Amateurs Inside America's Hidden World of Inventors, Tinkerers, and Job Creators by Jack Hitt Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2013 by Broadway Books ISBN-13: 978-0-307-39376-0, ISBN: 0-307-39376-3 " What is it that drives the success of America and the identity of its people? Jack Hitt thinks it's because we're all a bunch of amateurs. America’s self-invented tinkerers are back at it in their metaphorical garages—fiddling with everything from solar-powered cars to space elevators. In Bunch of Amateurs, Jack Hitt draws a fascinating look at amateurs and their pursuits—from a tattooed young woman in the Bay Area trying to s ..." |
 | | Bunch of Amateurs(1st Edition) A Search for the American Character by Jack Hitt Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2012 by Crown ISBN-13: 978-0-307-39375-3, ISBN: 0-307-39375-5 "WHAT IS IT THAT DRIVES THE SUCCESS OF AMERICA AND THE IDENTITY OF ITS PEOPLE? ACCLAIMED WRITER AND CONTRIBUTING EDITOR TO THIS AMERICAN LIFE JACK HITT THINKS IT’S BECAUSE WE’RE ALL A BUNCH OF AMATEURS.America’s self-invented tinkerers are back at it in their metaphorical garages—fiddling with everything from solar-powered cars to space elevators. In Bunch of Amateurs, Jack Hitt visits a number of different garages and has written a fasc ..." |
 | | Perfect Murder(1st Edition) Five Great Mystery Writers Create the Perfect Crime by Jack Hitt, Sarah Caudwell, Tony Hillerman, Peter Lovesey, Lawrence Block, Donald E. Westlake Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1992 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-06-109115-5, ISBN: 0-06-109115-4 "Five masters of mystery and suspense present their ideas of the perfect murder in a collection of tales by Lawrence Block, Sarah Caudwell, Tony Hillerman, Peter Lovesey, and Donald E. Westlake. Reprint." |
 | | Palmettos & Pluff Mud Tales of a Lost Lowcountry Life by Steven W. Siler, Jack Hitt Paperback, 148 Pages, Published 2017 by 12 Sirens ISBN-13: 978-1-927458-31-0, ISBN: 1-927458-31-5 "For those who live or love the tidal creeks and shores of the Lowcountry, the smell of pluff mud is the smell of home. Primordial and timeless, it is a cacophony of elements of the coast...salt, shells and teeming with life. And our beloved palmettos, both figuratively and literally our Giving Trees, offering welcome shade under a humid sun, and a lulling, rustling sonnet catching the slightest of breezes. This book is the stories of Ch ..." |
 | | Off the Road(1st Edition) Modern-day Walk Down the Pilgrim's Route into Spain by Jack Hitt Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1994 by Aurum Press Ltd Import ISBN-13: 978-1-85410-306-2, ISBN: 1-85410-306-7 "A funny, irreverent travelogue through France and Spain describes places considered sacred--fortresses, monasteries, statues, and relics--and features quirky, modern pilgrims seeking knowledge of themselves and each other rather than God. 15,000 first printing." |
 | | Off the Road A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim's Route into Spain by Jack Hitt Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1994 by Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 978-0-671-75818-9, ISBN: 0-671-75818-7 "A funny, irreverent travelogue through France and Spain describes places considered sacred--fortresses, monasteries, statues, and relics--and features quirky, modern pilgrims seeking knowledge of themselves and each other rather than God. 15,000 first printing." |
 | | A Bunch of Amateurs A Search for the American Character by Jack Hitt Published 2012 ISBN-13: 978-0-307-99034-1, ISBN: 0-307-99034-6 "WHAT IS IT THAT DRIVES THE SUCCESS OF AMERICA AND THE IDENTITY OF ITS PEOPLE? ACCLAIMED WRITER AND CONTRIBUTING EDITOR TO THIS AMERICAN LIFE JACK HITT THINKS IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE ALL A BUNCH OF AMATEURS." |
 | | Almost Paradise(1st Edition) by David Graham, Jack Hitt Hardcover, 80 Pages, Published 2008 by Pond Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9761955-4-2, ISBN: 0-9761955-4-2 "These photographs document the American cultural landscape and, in particular, the intersection of the commercial world and the desire of Americans to express their singularity. This book is for photography lovers, collectors of Americana, architecture fans, and travelers. It is the Americana road trip in a book.Almost Paradise embraces the American culture with affection and celebrates the character of the American people. Tirelessly t ..." |
 | | Tim Davis(1st Edition) My Life in Politics by Jack Hitt, Tim Davis Hardcover, 112 Pages, Published 2006 by Aperture ISBN-13: 978-1-59711-011-2, ISBN: 1-59711-011-6 "This first in-depth publication of photographer Tim Davis's work dissects the disenchantment and dissociation that have come to dominate American civil life. It is Davis's treatise on the state of contemporary politics, politics as an aestheticized banality abstracted from real issues of power. He finds freedom of expression exhibited at its most casual and cursory, with political, commercial and populist signage jostling for space and ..." |
 | | The Harper's Forum Book(1st Edition) What Are We Talking About? by Jack Hitt, Jack Hill, Lewis H. Lapman Paperback, 322 Pages, Published 1991 by Citadel Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-8065-1230-3, ISBN: 0-8065-1230-X "A collection of debates and conversations from Harper's "Forum" section discusses everything from political issues to literary parodies" |
 | | Perfect Murder(1st Edition) A Century of Unsolved Homicides by Stephen Knight, Bernard Taylor, Jack Hitt Paperback, 338 Pages, Published 2016 by Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-7156-5073-8, ISBN: 0-7156-5073-4 "From the mysterious death of William Saunders, whose beaten body was discovered in a pond near Penge cricket club, south-east London in 1877, to the spooky demise of Charles Walton whose death is believed to have been linked to witchcraft, unsolved murders litter British history. Authors Bernard Taylor and Stephen Knight, experts in the unravelling of unsolved crimes, re-investigate seven classic cases from the last hundred years. Creat ..." |
 | | A Bunch of Amateurs A Search for the American Character by Jack Hitt 288 Pages, Published 2012 by Crown ISBN-13: 978-0-307-95518-0, ISBN: 0-307-95518-4 "From a tattooed young woman in the Bay Area trying to splice a fish’s glow-in-the-dark gene into common yogurt (all done in her kitchen using salad spinners) to a space fanatic on the brink of developing the next generation of telescopes ..." |
 | | Cornbread Nation 4(1st Edition) The Best of Southern Food Writing (Cornbread Nation: Best of Southern Food Writing) (Cornbread Nation Ser.) by Dale Volberg Reed, John Shelton Reed, John T. Edge, Terri Pischoff Wuerthner, Brett Anderson, Jim Auchmutey, Bernard Lafayette Jr, Wendell Brock, Timothy C. Davis, Lolis Elie, Amy Evans, Beth Fennelly, Marcie Ferris, William Ferris, Tom Hanchett, Jessica B. Harris, Mary Hufford, Dan Huntley, Matthew Lee, Ted Lee, Frederick Opie, Audrey Petty, Julia Reed, Robb Walsh, R.W. Apple, Deb Barshafsky, Shane K. Bernard, Rick Brooks, Shaun Chavis, Pat Conroy, Hal Crowther, Candice Dyer, Jim Ferguson, Peggy Grodinsky, Jack Hitt, Dr Fred Thompson, Cindy Lamb, Christopher Lang, Carroll Leggett, David Leite, Edna Lewis, Michael Mcfee, Jerry Leath Mills, Jim Myers, T. Edward Nickens, Carol Penn-Romine, Molly O'neill, Fred Reenstjerna, Mary Tutwiler, Judy Walker, Simone Wilson, Mr Rick Bragg, Fred W. Sauceman, Will B. Campbell, Sara Camp Milam, Southern Foodways Alliance Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2008 by University Of Georgia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-3089-1, ISBN: 0-8203-3089-2 "This new collection in the Southern Foodways Alliance's popular series serves up a fifty-three-course celebration of southern foods, southern cooking, and the people and traditions behind them. Editors Dale Volberg Reed and John Shelton Reed have combed magazines, newspapers, books, and journals to bring us a "best of" gathering that is certain to satisfy everyone from omnivorous chowhounds to the most discerning student of regional foo ..." |
 | | Off the Road A Modern-Day Walk down the Pilgrims Route into Spain by Jack Hitt 272 Pages, Published 2005 by Simon And Schuster ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-7970-3, ISBN: 0-7432-7970-0 "José Marie sets out several bottles of a good red wine (this man knows how to eat and drink) and then brings on an enormous pot of his garlic soup. This soup has been the subject of much rumormongering on the road. The Frenchman has declared it to be divine and mysterious. For the rest of the pilgrimage this soup is the source of much speculation. The ingredients are simple—gar- lic, water, bread. This combination may sound unappet ..." |
 | | Pilgrim(1st Edition) A Novel by Timothy Findley, Thomas Findley, Jack Hitt, Deirdre Mcnamer Hardcover, 496 Pages, Published 1999 by Harper Deckle Edge ISBN-13: 978-0-06-019197-9, ISBN: 0-06-019197-X ""I have lived many times, Doctor Jung. Who knows, as Leda I might have been the mother of Helen--or, as Anne, the mother of Mary.... I was also crippled shepherd in thrall of Saint Teresa of Avila; an Irish stable boy and a maker of stained glass at Chartres.... I saw the first performance of Hamlet and the last performance of Moliere, the actor. I was a friend to Oscar Wilde and an enemy to Leonardo.... I am both male and female. I am ..." |
 | | The Day After Tomorrow Images of Our Earth in Crisis by J. Henry Fair, Contributor-Roger Hodge, Contributor-Allen Hershkowitz, Contributor-Jack Hitt, Contributor-James Hansen, Contributor-Frances Mayes, Contributor-John Rockwell, Contributor-Tensie Whelan, J. W. Fair Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published 2011 by Powerhouse Books ISBN-13: 978-1-57687-560-5, ISBN: 1-57687-560-1 "As seen on The Today Show! The Day After Tomorrow takes readers on a journey to bear witness to the environmental destruction that is currently plaguing our planet; from a forest in West Virginia devastated by mountaintop removal mining, to a region in Florida left in ruins by the phosphate mining industry, J. Henry Fair presents hard evidence that our unchecked consumerism is leading the way in the destruction of our planet, one natu ..." |
 | | In a Word(1st Edition) by Jack Hitt Paperback, 215 Pages, Published 1992 by Laurel ISBN-13: 978-0-440-50358-3, ISBN: 0-440-50358-2 "Offers an assortment of words suggested by writers, physicians, musicians, and more, which aren't currently in the English vocabulary, and provides their origin and usage in sample sentences" |
 | | The Perfect Murder(1st Edition) Five Great Mystery Writers Create the Perfect Crime by Jack Hitt, Lawrence Block, Sarah Caudwell, Contributor-Tony Hillerman, Peter Lovesey, Donald E. Westlake Hardcover, 195 Pages, Published 1991 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-06-016340-2, ISBN: 0-06-016340-2 "Titlee: The Perfect Murder: Five Great Mystery Writers Create the Perfect CrimeAuthor(s): Sarah Caudwell, Lawrence Block, Jack Hitt et Tony HillermanPublisher: HarpercollinsPublishing year: 1991Sate: Second Hand - GoodISBN : 9780060163402Comment: Former library book. Edition 1991. Damaged dust jacket. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations. Ammareal sells online second hand books provided by our ..." |
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