<![CDATA[The Book Company: New Products - Biography & Autobiography]]> https://www.thebookco.com Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:37:42 +0000 <![CDATA[Tomatoes Free for the Asking (A Minnesota Boyhood) - 9780878396481]]> https://www.thebookco.com/tomatoes-free-for-the-asking-a-minnesota-boyhood-9780878396481/ Fri, 26 Aug 2016 01:15:31 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/tomatoes-free-for-the-asking-a-minnesota-boyhood-9780878396481/ Tomatoes Free for the Asking (A Minnesota Boyhood) - 9780878396481 by Kent Otto Stever, 9780878396481"Tomatoes free for the asking" is a quaint term remembered from the 1800s, yet heard in the 1950s of Stever's youth. It was a simple expression written on a piece of cardboard set alongside a pile of tomatoes near someone's garden or on the front porch. It was an invitation to take as you wish, wi..

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]]> Tomatoes Free for the Asking (A Minnesota Boyhood) - 9780878396481 by Kent Otto Stever, 9780878396481"Tomatoes free for the asking" is a quaint term remembered from the 1800s, yet heard in the 1950s of Stever's youth. It was a simple expression written on a piece of cardboard set alongside a pile of tomatoes near someone's garden or on the front porch. It was an invitation to take as you wish, wi..

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]]> <![CDATA[Natalie Wood]]> https://www.thebookco.com/natalie-wood/ Mon, 01 Aug 2016 00:02:08 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/natalie-wood/ Natalie Wood by Rebecca Sullivan, 9781844576371
A lucid and engaging study of the enigmatic stardom of Natalie Wood, locating her star persona in the changing production contexts of Hollywood and in the shifting perceptions of female sexuality and agency. This persuasive text seeks to rectify her neglected career by throwing light on her c..

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]]> Natalie Wood by Rebecca Sullivan, 9781844576371
A lucid and engaging study of the enigmatic stardom of Natalie Wood, locating her star persona in the changing production contexts of Hollywood and in the shifting perceptions of female sexuality and agency. This persuasive text seeks to rectify her neglected career by throwing light on her c..

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]]> A lucid and engaging study of the enigmatic stardom of Natalie Wood, locating her star persona in the changing production contexts of Hollywood and in the shifting perceptions of female sexuality and agency. This persuasive text seeks to rectify her neglected career by throwing light on her c..]]> <![CDATA[Julie Christie]]> https://www.thebookco.com/julie-christie/ Mon, 01 Aug 2016 00:02:04 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/julie-christie/ Julie Christie by Melanie Bell, 9781844574476
Julie Christie is one of cinema's most enigmatic stars. Her early Oscar-winning success as the free-spirited heroine in Darling (1965) was followed by roles in a number of landmark films from cinema's leading auteurs. Although she increasingly shunned the media spotlight in favour of p..

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]]> Julie Christie by Melanie Bell, 9781844574476
Julie Christie is one of cinema's most enigmatic stars. Her early Oscar-winning success as the free-spirited heroine in Darling (1965) was followed by roles in a number of landmark films from cinema's leading auteurs. Although she increasingly shunned the media spotlight in favour of p..

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]]> Julie Christie is one of cinema's most enigmatic stars. Her early Oscar-winning success as the free-spirited heroine in Darling (1965) was followed by roles in a number of landmark films from cinema's leading auteurs. Although she increasingly shunned the media spotlight in favour of p..]]> <![CDATA[Wanamaker's (Meet Me at the Eagle)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/wanamakers-meet-me-at-the-eagle-1/ Sun, 31 Jul 2016 20:22:17 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/wanamakers-meet-me-at-the-eagle-1/ Wanamaker's (Meet Me at the Eagle) by Michael J. Lisicky, 9781626190689
Philadelphia was once the proud home of Wanamaker's, a department store of many firsts founded by the retail giant John Wanamaker in 1861. Its name was synonymous with service, and Philadelphians still fondly remember the massive bronze eagle in the Grand Court, concerts from the world's largest p..

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]]> Wanamaker's (Meet Me at the Eagle) by Michael J. Lisicky, 9781626190689Philadelphia was once the proud home of Wanamaker's, a department store of many firsts founded by the retail giant John Wanamaker in 1861. Its name was synonymous with service, and Philadelphians still fondly remember the massive bronze eagle in the Grand Court, concerts from the world's largest p..

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]]> <![CDATA[Graeter's Ice Cream (An Irresistible History)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/graeters-ice-cream-an-irresistible-history/ Sun, 31 Jul 2016 11:59:05 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/graeters-ice-cream-an-irresistible-history/ Graeter's Ice Cream (An Irresistible History) by Robin Davis Heigel, Richard Graeter, 9781596299719Historians may not agree on when or where ice cream was first developed, but there is little debate that one of the best versions of this sweet treat today is made by Graeter's Ice Cream in Cincinnati. Louis Charles Graeter started his ice cream business in 1870, hand churning the concoction in a ..

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]]> Graeter's Ice Cream (An Irresistible History) by Robin Davis Heigel, Richard Graeter, 9781596299719Historians may not agree on when or where ice cream was first developed, but there is little debate that one of the best versions of this sweet treat today is made by Graeter's Ice Cream in Cincinnati. Louis Charles Graeter started his ice cream business in 1870, hand churning the concoction in a ..

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]]> <![CDATA[Great Female Artists of Detroit]]> https://www.thebookco.com/great-female-artists-of-detroit/ Sun, 31 Jul 2016 11:56:50 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/great-female-artists-of-detroit/ Great Female Artists of Detroit by Suzanne Bilek, 9781609496715With a fresh perspective and rare images from twelve of Detroit’s finest artists, gain a new appreciation for the city’s art legacy. See the romantic flourish of Patricia Hill Burnett’s mayoral portraits, Niagara’s biting pen-and-ink social commentary and the monumental works of Gilda Snowden that..

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]]> Great Female Artists of Detroit by Suzanne Bilek, 9781609496715With a fresh perspective and rare images from twelve of Detroit’s finest artists, gain a new appreciation for the city’s art legacy. See the romantic flourish of Patricia Hill Burnett’s mayoral portraits, Niagara’s biting pen-and-ink social commentary and the monumental works of Gilda Snowden that..

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]]> <![CDATA[Great Female Artists of Detroit]]> https://www.thebookco.com/great-female-artists-of-detroit/ Sun, 31 Jul 2016 11:56:50 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/great-female-artists-of-detroit/ Great Female Artists of Detroit by Suzanne Bilek, 9781609496715With a fresh perspective and rare images from twelve of Detroit’s finest artists, gain a new appreciation for the city’s art legacy. See the romantic flourish of Patricia Hill Burnett’s mayoral portraits, Niagara’s biting pen-and-ink social commentary and the monumental works of Gilda Snowden that..

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]]> Great Female Artists of Detroit by Suzanne Bilek, 9781609496715With a fresh perspective and rare images from twelve of Detroit’s finest artists, gain a new appreciation for the city’s art legacy. See the romantic flourish of Patricia Hill Burnett’s mayoral portraits, Niagara’s biting pen-and-ink social commentary and the monumental works of Gilda Snowden that..

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]]> <![CDATA[The Unquiet Grave (A Word Cycle by Palinurus)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-unquiet-grave-a-word-cycle-by-palinurus/ Sun, 31 Jul 2016 07:08:57 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-unquiet-grave-a-word-cycle-by-palinurus/ The Unquiet Grave (A Word Cycle by Palinurus) by Cyril Connolly, 9780892550586Cyril Connolly (1903-1974) was one of the most influential book reviewers and critics in England, contributing regularly to The New Statesmen, The Observer, and The Sunday Times. His essays have been collected in book form and published to wide acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. The Unquiet Gr..

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]]> The Unquiet Grave (A Word Cycle by Palinurus) by Cyril Connolly, 9780892550586Cyril Connolly (1903-1974) was one of the most influential book reviewers and critics in England, contributing regularly to The New Statesmen, The Observer, and The Sunday Times. His essays have been collected in book form and published to wide acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. The Unquiet Gr..

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]]> <![CDATA[Encounters (My Life in Publishing)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/encounters-my-life-in-publishing/ Sun, 31 Jul 2016 00:56:34 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/encounters-my-life-in-publishing/ Encounters (My Life in Publishing) by George Braziller, 9780807600160In his memoir, Encounters, completed at age 99, George Braziller, the groundbreaking independent publisher, describes in vivid detail going to work at age 16 in Depression-Era Brooklyn, his political awakening with the Spanish Civil War, his service in World War II, and his bold adventures in publ..

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]]> Encounters (My Life in Publishing) by George Braziller, 9780807600160In his memoir, Encounters, completed at age 99, George Braziller, the groundbreaking independent publisher, describes in vivid detail going to work at age 16 in Depression-Era Brooklyn, his political awakening with the Spanish Civil War, his service in World War II, and his bold adventures in publ..

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]]> <![CDATA[You're Not Edith (Autobiographical Essays)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/youre-not-edith-autobiographical-essays/ Sun, 31 Jul 2016 00:10:42 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/youre-not-edith-autobiographical-essays/ You're Not Edith (Autobiographical Essays) by Allison Gruber, 9780807600054This gutsy collection offers a brilliant reflection on life as a young lesbian and breast cancer survivor. Through discussions of madness, religion, gender and feminism, Allison Gruber captivates with heartbreaking candor and wit. From her teenage Dian Fossey to her Virginia Woolf of Drama Club, t..

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]]> You're Not Edith (Autobiographical Essays) by Allison Gruber, 9780807600054This gutsy collection offers a brilliant reflection on life as a young lesbian and breast cancer survivor. Through discussions of madness, religion, gender and feminism, Allison Gruber captivates with heartbreaking candor and wit. From her teenage Dian Fossey to her Virginia Woolf of Drama Club, t..

Price: $15.95

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