"Photography by Jorg Brockmann, with text by Bill Harris and foreword by Judith DupréThe richness and diversity of New York's architecture comes alive in this information-packed photographic tour of New York City. Open this book and take an endlessly fascinating journey through the neighborhoods that reflect the constantly evolving nature of the city that never sleeps. Turn a corner in any of the five boroughs of New York and you are bou ..."
"From skyscrapers to parking structures, from the Stock Exchange to the historic townhouses of Harlem, the buildings of New York are as diverse as its cultureâ€"and they are artfully photographed here by Jorg Brockmann. Essential information, history, and background stories about each one, along with neighborhood maps and useful sidebars, make this the last word on New York buildings large and small. Bill Harris is a veteran New York his ..."
"From skyscrapers to parking structures, from the Stock Exchange to the historic townhouses of Harlem, the buildings of New York are as diverse as its culture. The City estimates that there are 90,000 buildings within the five boroughs, ranging from single-story warehouses to mighty skyscrapers. Now, for the first time, 1,000 of these buildings, widely varied in style-from landmarks to architectural oddities to humble utilitarian structu ..."
"A multicultural anthology of Detroit poetry from the 1930s to the present. Do poets' surroundings shape their viewpoint and work? Abandon Automobile seeks to address this question by bringing together the work of more than one hundred of Detroit's most acclaimed and accessible poets. Writing about location as if it were a living entity, these poets visualize Detroit as a variety of complex archetypes - the city becomes a savior, a beast ..."
"Découvrir les principaux monuments new-yorkais, en 640 pages.Un inventaire illustré de New York dans toute sa diversité : gratte-ciels mais aussi maisons privées, espaces publics, hôtels, églises, docks composent la mosaïque de cette ville fascinante en constante évolution. De magnifiques photos d'architecture, accompagnent un texte qui combine pour chaque bâtiment références historiques et architecturales avec des anecdotes humoristiqu ..."
"This documentary capatures the rough and ready side of our seventh president."
Stories About the Old Days (Actor's Edition) by BillHarris Paperback, 77 Pages, Published 1900 by Samuel French Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-573-69145-4, ISBN: 0-573-69145-2
"I sent money every pay day. But there was never one letter from Mama without a
... (Bitter of self admonishment.) Starting to sound like Mama - (Building up her
strength for this next.) Anyway, I guess Charlene finally found the combination ..."
I Got to Keep Moving (Made in Michigan Writers Series) by BillHarris Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2018 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-4593-1, ISBN: 0-8143-4593-X
"In the twenty-five linked short stories in his collection, I Got to Keep Moving, celebrated Detroit author Bill Harris vividly and deftly describes the inner and outer lives of a wide cast of characters as they navigate changing circumstances in the southern United States, pre- and post-Civil War. Addressing vital aspects of life-hope, family, violence, movement, and memory-I Got to Keep Moving is as mesmerizing as it is revealing. A ve ..."
"The King Comics four-color adventures of The Phantom return in full, glorious color in the complete OMNIBUS of every story published by that imprint! The Phantom King Omnibus features all The Phantom stories from 11 complete comic book issues of the title ― 21 stories including The Phantom back-up stories presented in the King Flash Gordon title. The Phantom King OMNIBUS highlights art by Bill Lignante and stories by Dick Wood and Bi ..."
The First Ladies Fact Book -- Revised and Updated The Childhoods, Courtships, Marriages, Campaigns, Accomplishments, and Legacies of Every First Lady from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama by BillHarris, Laura Ross 752 Pages, Published 2013 by Black Dog & Leventhal ISBN-13: 978-1-60376-313-4, ISBN: 1-60376-313-9
"Meanwhile, the threat of war kept growing. ... came to the conclusion that with war
seemingly imminent, “no one else had the prestige and the knowledge to carry
on in a crisis.” He ran, and he won his third term by nearly five million votes. ... be
sent into foreign wars,” and all four of their own sons had been called to active
military duty, he formed a new agency called the Office ... She not only helped
with the running of the ..."
The Mountain Men(1st Edition) How the West Was Won by BillHarris, Bruce Wexler Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2012 by Skyhorse Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-61608-616-9, ISBN: 1-61608-616-5
"The pioneering mountain men entered the uncharted American wilderness with nothing but their wits, their survival skills, and what few tools they could carry along with them. Yet just a short time later, they had already established a booming fur trade, a thriving and unique rural culture, and legendary characters like Jim Bridger and Kit Carson. Thrilling and educational, and packed with hundreds of full-color photographs, "The Mountai ..."
Booker T & Them A Blues (Made in Michigan Writers Series) by BillHarris Paperback, 264 Pages, Published 2012 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-3716-5, ISBN: 0-8143-3716-3
"The early 1900s was a dangerous time for African American men, whether famous or nameless. Punishment from any perceived transgression against the Jim Crow power structure came swiftly in legislative, emotional, or physical form, and it could well take one's life. Despite this reality, however, a number of African Americans still lifted their heads, straightened their spines, and spoke and acted against the mainstream. In Booker T. & Th ..."
"Evelyne Sernagor, Stephen Eglen, Bill Harris, Rachel Wong. The pattern of
pyknosis and chromatin breakdown is consistent with the hypothesis that PCD in
the retina occurs by apoptosis (Kerr et al., 1972). Still, early after the debut of ...
expression (Sedlak et al., 1995), the evidence from overexpression is not
compelling. In addition, most of the bcl-2 immunoreactivity in the developing
retina appears to be concentrated in M ̈ul ..."
Booker T. and Them A Blues by BillHarris 264 Pages, Published 2012 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-3717-2, ISBN: 0-8143-3717-1
"The 1960s comic book adventures of "The Phantom" return in full, glorious color! This series of collections, which consists of eight volumes, spans 15 years and starts by assembling all 17 Gold Key The Phantom comic books into two volumes. Featuring cover art by famed painter George Wilson with interior artwork by Bill Lignante and stories by Bill Harris, the Gold Key comic book version of the grand-daddy of costumed heroes, "The Ghost ..."
Birth of a Notion; Or, The Half Ain't Never Been Told A Narrative Account with Entertaining Passages of the State of Minstrelsy and of America & the ... Thereof (Made in Michigan Writers Series) by BillHarris Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 2010 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-3408-9, ISBN: 0-8143-3408-3
"This title offers a critical look at black identity in American history and popular culture as told from a performative African American perspective. In "Birth of a Notion", poet and playwright Bill Harris confronts contemporary stereotypes and prejudices by looking back to their roots in early American history. In a hybrid work of prose and poetry that takes its cues from nineteenth-century minstrelsy, Harris speaks back to preconceive ..."
Made In Michigan Writers Birth of a Notion; Or, the Half Ain't Never Been Told: a Narrative Account with Entertaining Passages of the State of Minstrelsy and of America and the True Relation Thereof by BillHarris 232 Pages, Published 2010 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-3527-7, ISBN: 0-8143-3527-6
"See Walt Whitman, U.S. poet, carpenter, celebrant of universal brotherhood, sexuality & democracy, wearer of his slouch ... WALT WHITMAN: ( Incanting from his poem “Reversals”) “Let that which stood in front go behind, Let that ..."
7 Big Secrets (Volume 1) by BillHarris Paperback, 314 Pages, Published 2010 by W.V.H., Incorporated ISBN-13: 978-0-9844487-2-2, ISBN: 0-9844487-2-1
"This special book unveils proven strategies, techniques, and principles that 2,000 Insurance and Investment Professionals used to double their clientele. As a result, they helped tens of thousands of consumers."