"This first paperback facsimile of the classic 1913 edition includes thirteen photographs and numerous illustrations of the great cathedrals of Northern France. Henry Adams referred to this book as "A Study of Thirteenth-Century Unity," and its expansive scope, together with the author's deep understanding of the period, makes it a classic in art history as well as in American literature. He wrote, "I wanted to show the intensity of the ..."
"Fifth Printing, November 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket. Basic Photo One. Ansel Adams, Author. Printed in the USA. Morgan & Morgan, Inc., Publishers. Total 304 pages. Contains black and white illustrations. The boards are red cloth with gold lettering. The pages are clean, the spine is tight and straight. The dust jacket shows light shelfwear, no tearing. Approximate size, 7.25 x 10. "This enlarged version of the original Book One of ..."
"Ansel Adams photographs, an essay by John Hersey, and historical commentary document the day-to-day life in a World War II internment-camp"
Hiroshima by JohnHersey Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 2020 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-593-08236-2, ISBN: 0-593-08236-2
"On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic "that stirs the conscience of humanity" (The New York Times).Almost four decades after the original publication of this celebrated book, John Hersey went ..."
Too Far To Walk A Novel by JohnHersey 256 Pages, Published 2020 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-593-08086-3, ISBN: 0-593-08086-6
"Our reissue of the acclaimed 1966 novel--which recasts the classic Faust legend, setting it in an elite New England college--from one of our most distinguished house authors, John Hersey John Fist is a talented overachiever who has become ..."
Under the Eye of the Storm (Paperback) by JohnHersey Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2020 by Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Di ISBN-13: 978-0-593-08083-2, ISBN: 0-593-08083-1
"Widely praised on its initial publication in 1967, Under the Eye of the Storm remains a masterpiece of psychological fiction from one of the most accomplished authors of the twentieth century."
The Call An American Missionary in China by JohnHersey 720 Pages, Published 2019 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-593-08084-9, ISBN: 0-593-08084-X
"COLIN MCINTOSH was strong, in the sense that he was enthusiastic and
energetic. He was chunky, muscular. “We went for a walk, he walks like a two-
cylinder engine with a heavy flywheel.” During the walk he gave Treadup a brief
sketch of ..."
Hiroshima by JohnHersey Paperback, 124 Pages, Published 2019 by Www.Bnpublishing.Com ISBN-13: 978-1-68411-688-1, ISBN: 1-68411-688-0
"On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic "that stirs the conscience of humanity" (The New York Times). Almost four decades after the original publication of this celebrated book, John Hersey wen ..."
White Lotus by JohnHersey 688 Pages, Published 2019 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-593-08105-1, ISBN: 0-593-08105-6
"Sailors tied a rope around Mort Blain's chest under his arms, a clanking donkey
engine started up, and the heavy man arose into the air dangling from one of the
derrick booms. He seemed dazed, unaware of what was happening to him. Jiggs
..."
Blues by JohnHersey 224 Pages, Published 2019 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-593-08073-3, ISBN: 0-593-08073-4
"[In the kitchen:] Tonight I'm going to use a recipe of Nat Benchley's. First I skin one of the fillets. I'll place it in an oven-proof casserole and pour the juice of a lime over it, scatter a finely minced onion on it, add some pepper, ..."
The War Lover A Novel by JohnHersey 416 Pages, Published 2019 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-593-08088-7, ISBN: 0-593-08088-2
"Boman also tells the story of the English girl he loved (and Mr. Hersey’s many admirers will note a new tenderness and passion in these scenes), and of her fateful intervention in Marrow’s collapse."
"'Why are you so upset by somebody asking for more space?' His hand still
struggling for freedom, he shouts, 'You trying to queer it for all of us?' 'But you
said you need more space yourself. Your rocking chair...' 'Who don't? Who don't?"
The Walnut Door A Novel by JohnHersey 256 Pages, Published 2019 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-593-08082-5, ISBN: 0-593-08082-3
"She was on the third chapter of her dissertation on Peter Kropotkin. Her Lake
Place room was a slaughterhouse of ... of ignorance about this Kropotkin of
Bottsy's. Bottsy called him Pyotr Alekseyevich in husky tones as if he were her
lover."
A Single Pebble by JohnHersey 192 Pages, Published 2019 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-593-08072-6, ISBN: 0-593-08072-6
"A young American engineer sent to China to inspect the unruly Yangtze River travels up through the river's gorges searching for dam sites."
Key West Tales Stories by JohnHersey 240 Pages, Published 2019 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-593-08075-7, ISBN: 0-593-08075-0
"Alternating a tale of the past that has become a part of Key West legend with a contemporary story that reflects the pulse of life there today, Hersey weaves in these stories a brilliant human tapestry of the place that means a great deal ..."