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Paperback. Condizione: Good. In this tragicomedy, Threadgill Pickett, veteran of the Civil War, breaks out of an Alabama old folks home and starts a quest northward to kill the last living Union soldier. Pickett seeks to avenge his brother, who was needlessly killed by Union soldiers outside of conflict.Threadgill encounters two brothers building a time machine, a trio of Ku Kluxers, a man collecting monkeys that turn out to be rabid, a wannabe country singer, and a cab-driving woman to make men stand in awe. He also encounters a utopian society of blacks and whites who share family, food, love, and grief.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good.

Condizione: good. USED book in GOOD condition. Great binding, pages and cover show normal signs of wear from use.

Paperback. Condizione: Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. In this tragicomedy, Threadgill Pickett, veteran of the Civil War, breaks out of an Alabama old folks home and starts a quest northward to kill the last living Union soldier. Pickett seeks to avenge his brother, who was needlessly killed by Union soldiers outside of conflict.Threadgill encounters two brothers building a time machine, a trio of Ku Kluxers, a man collecting monkeys that turn out to be rabid, a wannabe country singer, and a cab-driving woman to make men stand in awe. He also encounters a utopian society of blacks and whites who share family, food, love, and grief.…

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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. trade paper. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Mary Allen Jolley served as legislative assistant to Congressman Carl Elliott, D-AL, helping draft the National Defense Education Act of 1958. She lateraccepted an appointment by President Kennedy to staff the advisory panel on vocational education in the USA and help draft the Vocational Education Act of1964. Both legislations opened higher education to people regardless of financial means, and helped bring women and minorities into the educational mainstream.Working in governmental affairs for the American Vocational Association, she helped bring other organizations to jointly and effectively appeal toCongress for increased funding for education. These acts impacted higher education as much as the post-war G. I. Bill did.Leaving Washington, Jolley first served as vice president for development at Trident Community College in Charleston, South Carolina, where among othersuccesses, she established a program to increase the enrollment of women in technical programs leading to higher-paid careers. She was recruited home toThe University of Alabama, where she served as director of economic development, and helped devise strategies to recruit major industry (JVC, Mercedes)to Alabama, at the same time working with communities throughout the state on local projects, and fostering the development of Family Resource Centers asa concrete step toward ending intergenerational poverty. A person of boundless energy and absolute integrity, Mary Allen Jolleycontinued to help people make better lives through almost 30 years of retirement. In all she did, Jolley was an advocate for social justice, and in her lastyears she worked with others in Tuscaloosa toward an acknowledgment of its history, striving for racial reconciliation.As beloved in her personal life as she was respected in her career, Mary's joyous engagement in living has influenced generations of her family, friends, and co-workers to embrace her example and work to make the world a better place for everyone.…

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Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Condizione: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Mary Allen Jolley served as legislative assistant to Congressman Carl Elliott, D-AL, helping draft the National Defense Education Act of 1958. She lateraccepted an appointment by President Kennedy to staff the advisory panel on vocational education in the USA and help draft the Vocational Education Act of1964. Both legislations opened higher education to people regardless of financial means, and helped bring women and minorities into the educational mainstream.Working in governmental affairs for the American Vocational Association, she helped bring other organizations to jointly and effectively appeal toCongress for increased funding for education. These acts impacted higher education as much as the post-war G. I. Bill did.Leaving Washington, Jolley first served as vice president for development at Trident Community College in Charleston, South Carolina, where among othersuccesses, she established a program to increase the enrollment of women in technical programs leading to higher-paid careers. She was recruited home toThe University of Alabama, where she served as director of economic development, and helped devise strategies to recruit major industry (JVC, Mercedes)to Alabama, at the same time working with communities throughout the state on local projects, and fostering the development of Family Resource Centers asa concrete step toward ending intergenerational poverty. A person of boundless energy and absolute integrity, Mary Allen Jolleycontinued to help people make better lives through almost 30 years of retirement. In all she did, Jolley was an advocate for social justice, and in her lastyears she worked with others in Tuscaloosa toward an acknowledgment of its history, striving for racial reconciliation.As beloved in her personal life as she was respected in her career, Mary's joyous engagement in living has influenced generations of her family, friends, and co-workers to embrace her example and work to make the world a better place for everyone.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Light edge wear. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Fiction. Winner of the Tartt First Fiction Award. A prison's visitation room; a veterinarian who understands the thoughts of animals; an Omaha police sergeant; a banking executive who consoles her dying friend; a librarian who sleeps with giraffes; an elegant grifter whose well-behaved grandsons disguise her sleight of hand thefts all linked by the life of Iris Murphy.…

Condizione: Fine. 165 pp., Hardcover, fine in a fine dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. When her step-grandmother, a retired opera singer, dies of cancer in 1970, 15-year-old Eli Burnes runs away with a draft-dodger, thinking she's on the road to adventure and romance. In-stead she's embroiled in a world of underground Weathermen, Black Power revolutionaries, snitches and shoot-first police. Eventually Eli is rescued by her father, who turns out both more responsible and more revolutionary than she'd imagined. But when he gets in trouble with the law, she finds herself on the road again, searching for the allies who will help her learn how to save herself.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.