Convention(1st Edition) by RichardReeves, DanielOkrent 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."
"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 ..."
"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, DanielOkrent 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 DanielOkrent 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 DanielOkrent 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 ..."
The Guarded Gate Bigotry, Eugenics and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America by DanielOkrent 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 ..."
"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 ..."
"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 DanielOkrent Published 2012 ISBN-13: 978-1-4640-2325-5, ISBN: 1-4640-2325-5
Last Call The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by DanielOkrent Published 2011 ISBN-13: 978-1-4423-4872-1, ISBN: 1-4423-4872-0
Last Call(1st Edition) The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by DanielOkrent 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 DanielOkrent Published 2010 ISBN-13: 978-0-7435-9922-1, ISBN: 0-7435-9922-5
Last Call The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by DanielOkrent 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 DanielOkrent 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 Americaâs most puzzling era, the years 1920 to 1933, when the U.S. Constitution was amended to restrict one of Americaâs 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 DanielOkrent 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 DanielOkrent Published 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1-4407-9398-1, ISBN: 1-4407-9398-0