2014, ISBN: 9781557040008

New York: Newmarket Press, 1987. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 24 cm. [12] 228, [2] pages. Illustrations. Selected Bibliography. Index… More...

New York: Newmarket Press, 1987. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 24 cm. [12] 228, [2] pages. Illustrations. Selected Bibliography. Index. Some page discoloration. Acclaimed writer Susan Dworkin is the author of many books, including Miss America, 1945, the memoir The Nazi Officer's Wife with Edith Hahn Beer, the novel Stolen Goods, the novel-musical The Book of Candy, the self-help book The Ms. Guide to a Woman's Health with Dr. Cynthia W. Cooke, and the film studies Making Tootsie and Double De Palma. She wrote the Peabody Award-winning TV documentary She's Nobody's Baby: American Women in the 20th Century and was a longtime contributing editor to Ms. Magazine. She lives in New Jersey. Bess Myerson (July 16, 1924 - December 14, 2014) was an American politician, model and television actress who became famous in 1945 as the first Miss America who was also Jewish. Her achievement, in the aftermath of the Holocaust, was seen as an affirmation of the Jewish place in American life. She was a heroine to the Jewish community, where "she was the most famous pretty girl since Queen Esther." Myerson made frequent television appearances during the 1950s and 1960s. She was a commissioner in the New York City government, served on presidential commissions from the 1960s through the 1980s, and ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. A few years after hearing her speak at an ADL function, television producer Walt Framer hired Myerson for the 1950s game show The Big Payoff. She was the "Lady in Mink" modeling the grand prize mink coat, and introducing guests and prizes, throughout the 1951 to 1959 network run of the program. Recognized for her wit and hard work, in 1954 Myerson was a panelist on the game show The Name's the Same and from 1958 through 1967 a panelist on I've Got a Secret. She regularly substituted for Dave Garroway on the Today Show. She was also a host of the television broadcast of the Miss America pageant from 1954 to 1968. Myerson stepped down from her other commitments in 1969 when appointed by Mayor John V. Lindsay to become the first Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs. Her career as a commercial pitchwoman for a number of products throughout the 1950s and 1960s had led to her becoming a consultant to several consumer products companies. In her consumer affairs position, which she held until 1973, she became a pioneer in consumer protection law. She also served on several presidential commissions on violence, mental health, workplace issues, and hunger in the 1960s and 1970s. Throughout the late 1970s and the beginning of his mayoral ambitions, Myerson was a frequent public companion of then-Congressman Ed Koch and later chaired his successful 1977 campaign for New York City mayor. In 1980, Myerson vied for the Democratic nomination in New York's U.S. Senate race against Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman, Queens District Attorney John J. Santucci, and Lindsay. Myerson lost to Holtzman by a wide margin. Holtzman was subsequently defeated by Al D'Amato. In 2002, Myerson appeared in the documentary film Miss America as a former Miss America interviewee., Newmarket Press, 1987, 3<

1988, ISBN: 9781557040008

Newmarket Pr, 1988-11-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher: Newmarket Press Date of Publication: 1987 Binding: Hardcover Edition: First Edition Condition: Near Fine/Near Fine Description… More...

Newmarket Pr, 1988-11-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher: Newmarket Press Date of Publication: 1987 Binding: Hardcover Edition: First Edition Condition: Near Fine/Near Fine Description: 8vo - over 7, Newmarket Pr, 1988-11-01, 3<

1987, ISBN: 9781557040008

NY: Newmarket Press. First edition stated, also first printing with number 1 on copyright page. Fine with no markings in a near fine or better dj - both look new. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st. … More...

NY: Newmarket Press. First edition stated, also first printing with number 1 on copyright page. Fine with no markings in a near fine or better dj - both look new. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st. 1987., Newmarket Press, 1987, 4.5<

1987, ISBN: 9781557040008

Newmarket Press, 1987. Remainder mark. Tanning to pages from age. Light wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/Good Plus. Illus. by Photographs., Newmarket Press, 1987, 2.5

1987, ISBN: 9781557040008

Newmarket Press, 1987. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Photographs., Newmarket Press, 1987, 3