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Convention(1st Edition)
by Richard Reeves, Daniel Okrent
Hardcover, 246 Pages, Published 1977 by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
ISBN-13: 978-0-15-122582-8, ISBN: 0-15-122582-6

"Rick Strauss, the chairman's son, tried to solve that by taking pictures of Mrs. Onassis and Daley until it seemed safe to leave; he kept shooting even after his film ran ... The trooper moved on, giving the next body, Gasarch, a double- Thwock! ... At 9:45, the "line" screen in the NBC control trailer CONVENTION S Tuesday 128."






Convention(2nd Edition)
by Peter W. Kaplan, Richard Reeves, Daniel Okrent
Hardcover, 246 Pages, Published 1977 by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-09-129530-1, ISBN: 0-09-129530-0

". dw, 1977, 246pp"






Sweet and Lowdown
(Fullscreen)
by Woody Allen, Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Jean Doumanian, Uma Thurman, Anthony Lapaglia, Charles H. Joffe, J.E. Beaucaire, Jack Rollins, Letty Aronson, Richard Brick, Daniel Okrent, Dan Moran, Ben Duncan, Christopher Bauer, Inc. Magnolia Productions, directed by Woody Allen
Dvd, Published 2000 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Anamorphique, Closed-Captioned, Couleur, Plein Écran, Cinémascope, Ntsc, Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-7678-4754-4, ISBN: 0-7678-4754-7

"Mit seiner Geschichte des "zweitgrößten Gitarristen der Welt" hat Woody Allen zwar nur eine sehr wechselhafte Komödie gedreht, aber die Musik ist wirklich wunderbar. Sean Penn spielt Emmett Ray, einen verantwortungslosen, sich ständig in Frauengeschichten verlierenden Swing-Gitarristen im Amerika der großen Depression, dessen Ego bald genauso groß ist wie sein enormes Talent. Immer und immer wieder verkündet er: "Ich bin ein Künstler, e ..."






Ted Williams(1st Edition)
The Seasons of the Kid
by Richard Ben Cramer, Mark Rucker, Daniel Okrent
Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1991 by Prentice Hall Direct
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-515693-3, ISBN: 0-13-515693-9

"Uses photographs to trace the life and career of Ted Williams, and attempts to depict his complex personality."






I See a City
Todd Webb's New York (Hardcover)
by Todd Webb, Sean Corcoran, Daniel Okrent
Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2021 by Thames & Hudson
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-54552-2, ISBN: 0-500-54552-9

"This book, now available in a compact edition, helps contemporary audiences get to know a forgotten American artist and an ever-changing city."






The Guarded Gate
Bigotry, Eugenics and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America
by Daniel Okrent
Paperback, 496 Pages, Published 2020 by Scribner
ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-9805-9, ISBN: 1-4767-9805-2

"From the widely celebrated New York Times bestselling author of Last Call—this “rigorously historical” (The Washington Post) and timely account of how the rise of eugenics helped America keep out “inferiors” in the 1920s is “a sobering, valuable contribution to discussions about immigration” (Booklist). A forgotten, dark chapter of American history with implications for the current day, The Guarded Gate tells the story of the scientists ..."






The Guarded Gate(1st Edition)
Bigotry, Eugenics and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America
by Daniel Okrent
Hardcover, 496 Pages, Published 2019 by Scribner
ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-9803-5, ISBN: 1-4767-9803-6

"NAMED ONE OF THE “100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR” BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW “An extraordinary book, I can’t recommend it highly enough.” –Whoopi Goldberg, The View By the widely celebrated New York Times bestselling author of Last Call—the powerful, definitive, and timely account of how the rise of eugenics helped America close the immigration door to “inferiors” in the 1920s.A forgotten, dark chapter of American history with imp ..."






Last Call the Rise & Fall of Prohibition
by Daniel Okrent
Paperback, Published by 0
ISBN-13: 978-1-61129-137-7, ISBN: 1-61129-137-2






The Guarded Gate
Bigotry, Eugenics and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America
by Daniel Okrent
496 Pages, Published 2019 by Simon And Schuster
ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-9808-0, ISBN: 1-4767-9808-7

"A forgotten, dark chapter of American history with implications for the current day, The Guarded Gate tells the story of the scientists who argued that certain nationalities were inherently inferior, providing the intellectual justification ..."






I See a City(1st Edition)
Todd Webb's New York
by Todd Webb, Sean Corcoran, Daniel Okrent, Betsy Evans Hunt, Daniel Ockrent
Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2017 by Thames & Hudson
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-54488-4, ISBN: 0-500-54488-3

"An evocative portrait of New York City in the 1940s and 1950s by master documentary photographer Todd WebbI See a City: Todd Webb’s New York focuses on the work of photographer Todd Webb produced in New York City in the 1940s and 1950s. Webb photographed the city day and night, in all seasons and in all weather. Buildings, signage, vehicles, the passing throngs, isolated figures, curious eccentrics, odd corners, windows, doorways, alley ..."






Baseball Anecdotes
by Daniel Okrent, Steve Wulf
273 Pages, Published 2014 by Diversion Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-62681-360-1, ISBN: 1-62681-360-4

"Daniel Okrent, Steve Wulf. reigned; New York had just dropped a doubleheader to the White Sox. Linz, who was in the back of the bus, pulled out a harmonica he was learning to play and quietly tooted “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” theonly song ... Aaron,. Banks,. Klu,. and. Stretch. No player hasever enjoyed a career of such sustained excellence as Henry Aaron. He obliterated Babe Ruth's career homerun record without ever hitting more th ..."






Last Call
The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
by Daniel Okrent
Published 2012
ISBN-13: 978-1-4640-2325-5, ISBN: 1-4640-2325-5






Last Call
The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
by Daniel Okrent
Published 2011
ISBN-13: 978-1-4423-4872-1, ISBN: 1-4423-4872-0






Last call 12-copy Fd
by Daniel Okrent
Published 2011
ISBN-13: 978-1-4516-2025-2, ISBN: 1-4516-2025-X






Last Call(1st Edition)
The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
by Daniel Okrent
Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2011 by Scribner
Bargain Price
ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-7704-4, ISBN: 0-7432-7704-X

"A brilliant, authoritative, and fascinating history of America’s most puzzling era, the years 1920 to 1933, when the U.S. Constitution was amended to restrict one of America’s favorite pastimes: drinking alcoholic beverages. From its start, America has been awash in drink. The sailing vessel that brought John Winthrop to the shores of the New World in 1630 carried more beer than water. By the 1820s, liquor flowed so plentifully it was ..."






Last Call
The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
by Daniel Okrent
Published 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0-7435-9922-1, ISBN: 0-7435-9922-5






Last Call
The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
by Daniel Okrent
Published 2010
ISBN-13: 978-1-4407-9400-1, ISBN: 1-4407-9400-6






Last Call(1st Edition)
The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
by Daniel Okrent
Hardcover, 480 Pages, Published 2010 by Scribner
ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-7702-0, ISBN: 0-7432-7702-3

"A brilliant, authoritative, and fascinating history of America’s most puzzling era, the years 1920 to 1933, when the U.S. Constitution was amended to restrict one of America’s favorite pastimes: drinking alcoholic beverages. From its start, America has been awash in drink. The sailing vessel that brought John Winthrop to the shores of the New World in 1630 carried more beer than water. By the 1820s, liquor flowed so plentifully it w ..."






Last Call
The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, 1920-1933
by Daniel Okrent
Hardcover, 480 Pages, Published 2010 by Scribner, New York
ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-7169-1, ISBN: 1-4391-7169-6

"... [to Prohibition agents] it was not liquor but a set of dishes from Panama that was in the trunk. the agents were skeptical.” it was liquor, all right, and only the adroit maneuvering of Denison's lawyer kept him, like Morgan and Michaelson, from conviction under the Jones law—which all three had voted for.* each time a prominent dry was dragged dripping into court, the wet press reveled in it. each time the accused dodged the l ..."






Last Call
The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
by Daniel Okrent
Published 2010
ISBN-13: 978-1-4407-9398-1, ISBN: 1-4407-9398-0



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