2016, ISBN: 9780060179809

Hardcover

The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in spacea powerful, revelatory history essentia… More...

The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in spacea powerful, revelatory history essential to our understanding of race, discrimination, and achievement in modern America. The basis for the smash Academy Award-nominated film starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner.Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used pencils, slide rules and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.Among these problem-solvers were a group of exceptionally talented African American women, some of the brightest minds of their generation. Originally relegated to teaching math in the South's segregated public schools, they were called into service during the labor shortages of World War II, when America's aeronautics industry was in dire need of anyone who had the right stuff. Suddenly, these overlooked math whizzes had a shot at jobs worthy of their skills, and they answered Uncle Sam's call, moving to Hampton, Virginia and the fascinating, high-energy world of the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory.Even as Virginia's Jim Crow laws required them to be segregated from their white counterparts, the women of Langley's all-black "West Computing" group helped America achieve one of the things it desired most: a decisive victory over the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and complete domination of the heavens.Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race, Hidden Figures follows the interwoven accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden, four African American women who participated in some of NASA's greatest successes. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades they faced challenges, forged alliances and used their intellect to change their own lives, and their country's future., William Morrow Paperbacks, 2016, 3, In her 39th best-selling novel, Danielle Steel brings to life the story of three women, old roommates from college, who come together after 20 years, one summer at The Ranch.They had been inseparable in college, Mary Stuart, Tanya, and Zoe. But in the more than 20 years that followed, the three had moved on with their lives, settled in different cities, and found successful careers and new roles as mothers and wives. By chance, each would find herself alone for a few weeks one summer, wrestling with the present and the past. At a sprawling ranch in the foothills of Wyoming's Grand Teton Range, the three women come together and find courage, healing, and truth, and reach out to each other once again.Despite the honesty they once shared, now pretense between them runs high. Mary Stuart Walker, married for 22 years to a Manhattan lawyer, kept herself busy with volunteer work, and now masks the loneliness that consumes her life. A year has passed, and Mary Stuart still hasn't gotten over the guilt, or the fear that her husband will never forgive her for their son's death....Tanya Thomas, an award-winning singer and rock star, enjoys all the trappings of fame and success - a mansion in Bel Air, legions of fans, and a broken heart. All the Grammy awards in the world can't make up for the children she wanted but never had, the men who have taken advantage of her and just gone along for the ride, and still are....Dr. Zoe Phillips has her hands full as a single mother to an adopted two-year-old, and as a doctor at an AIDS clinic in San Francisco. Predictably, as they all know, she is as liberal as she ever was, and marriage was never a dream she coveted or shared with them. Tending to her patients is a full-time job that leaves Zoe little time for herself - until unexpected news forces her to reevaluate both her future, and her current life.But despite the changes in their lives, their friendship is still a bond they all treasure and share. For each of the women, a few weeks at the ranch will bring healing and release, as old hurts are buried, ancient secrets revealed, and love replaced or renewed.In The Ranch, best-selling novelist Danielle Steel brings reality to the meaning of friendship, with dramas whose truths we all share., Random House Publishing Group, 1997-04-02, 3.75, Pining away in a dead-end job for which she endlessly meters out a powerful energy substance known as plasm, Aiah discovers an unlimited plasm supply and arranges a daring plan with a mysterious rebel to overthrow the governmentThe world created in Williams's (Aristoi) latest novel is similar enough to our own that the SF aspects blend with noir stylings to create a potent atmosphere of urban dystopia. Williams tells the tale of Aiah, a lower-level government functionary whose investigation of a "plasm" leak leads her into a macabre alliance with the powerful rebel Constantine, whose financial success has been built in part on a failed revolution he instigated several years before. Joined by Constantine's associate and occasional paramour Sorya (who declares, paraphrasing Leona Helmsley, that "laws are made by little people"), the three valiantly plan to restart the revolution. The action is often hectic, complete with several red herrings concerning who will betray whom first. Williams's great strengths, though, are his depiction of future society-in "the city that girdles the world," street vendors sell roasted pigeon-on-a-stick-and his understanding of the roots of political rebellion; here, he presents a solid case that rebellion arises not in response to large evils but to small slights. Ever the expert storyteller, Williams is also careful to provide more than enough suspense to maintain reader interest., Harper Prism, 1995, 3, New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperTrade, 1992. First Edition Second Printing . Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. 6" x 9 1/2. 292 pages . Blue boards with red quarter spine with gold lettering. Small remainder mark on bottom page edges. Photgraphic dust jacketwith $20.00 price unclipped. Illustrated with black and white photographs. An examination from the coach's perspective of the events that led to his resignation as coach of one of the country's most successful college basketball programs. Jerry Tarkanian was the winningest coach in college basketball history - but this was not enough to save his job. The political waters at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas were too deep and too infested with human sharks for him to survive. This is the story behind his turbulent departure from The University of Nevada at Las Vegas at the end of the 1991-92 season. All the questions surrounding Tarkanian's departure were never answered..some were never even asked., HarperTrade, 1992, 3<

2013, ISBN: 9780060179809

Hardcover

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. A beautiful copy. SIGNED on the front free endpaper by both Jerry Tarkanian and Don Yaeger (their signatures and "3/92" only, NOT pers… More...

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. A beautiful copy. SIGNED on the front free endpaper by both Jerry Tarkanian and Don Yaeger (their signatures and "3/92" only, NOT personalized to anyone). Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO fading. NOT price clipped ($20.00). Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. No highlighting. NO margin notes. 1992. First printing with "First Edition" and complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Laid-in is a March 1992 "Meet Jerry Tarkanian" flyer from a Las Vegas, Nevada bookstore. Illustrated with 16 pages of photos. In April 2013, Tarkanian was selected for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was one of the most successful coaches in college basketball history. His career coaching record was 729-201 (78.4%). Only four other coaches have a higher winning percentage. Tarkanian became famous for his colorful behavior, such as habitually chewing on a towel during games, and for his public criticisms and legendary clashes with the NCAA. Tarkanian received the largest settlement in NCAA history. Bound in the original red boards with a blue spine stamped in bright gold. Complete with dust jacket.. SIGNED by both authors. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xii, 292pp. + 16 pages of photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping., HarperCollins Publishers, 1992, 5<

2013, ISBN: 9780060179809

Hardcover

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. A beautiful copy. SIGNED on the front free endpaper by both Jerry Tarkanian and Don Yaeger (their signatures and "3/92" only, NOT pers… More...

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. A beautiful copy. SIGNED on the front free endpaper by both Jerry Tarkanian and Don Yaeger (their signatures and "3/92" only, NOT personalized to anyone). Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO fading. NOT price clipped ($20.00). Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. No highlighting. NO margin notes. 1992. First printing with "First Edition" and complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Illustrated with 16 pages of photos. In April 2013, Tarkanian was selected for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was one of the most successful coaches in college basketball history. His career coaching record was 729-201 (78.4%). Only four other coaches have a higher winning percentage. Tarkanian became famous for his colorful behavior, such as habitually chewing on a towel during games, and for his public criticisms and legendary clashes with the NCAA. Tarkanian received the largest settlement in NCAA history. Bound in the original red boards with a blue spine stamped in bright gold. Complete with dust jacket.. SIGNED by both authors. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xii, 292pp. + 16 pages of photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping., HarperCollins Publishers, 1992, 5<

1992, ISBN: 0060179805

Hardcover, First edition

[EAN: 9780060179809], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: HarperCollins Publishers, New York], BIG-TIME COLLEGE SPORTS BASKETBALL SCANDAL RECRUITMENT NCAA RULES AMATEUR COMPENSATION GIFTS ALUMNI UNL… More...

[EAN: 9780060179809], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: HarperCollins Publishers, New York], BIG-TIME COLLEGE SPORTS BASKETBALL SCANDAL RECRUITMENT NCAA RULES AMATEUR COMPENSATION GIFTS ALUMNI UNLV LAS VEGAS SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED COACH GAMBLING GAMBLER CORRUPTION STATUS INNER-CITY CRIMINALS THUGS RECRUITING, Jacket, "First edition" stated; number line complete 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -- the first printing. Boards resist opening past 80 degrees; as-new unread. Inscribed & signed in blue felt-tip to the FFE by subject Jerry Tarkanian. Authors take the point of view that "the winningest coach in college basketball history" was forced out at the University of Nevada Las Vegas due to "greed, betrayal, and dirty tricks" -- not the fact that Tarkanian recruited inner city youths with marginal academic qualifications who got involved in brushes with the law, who accepted compensation (including cars) from alumni and others in violation of NCAA rules, and who of course famously got themselves photographed enjoying a dip in a hot tub with a noted sports gambler nicknamed "The Fixer." 292 pp. Reduced from $14., Books<

2000, ISBN: 9780060179809

Harpercollins, 1992-04-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.2000 in x 9.7000 in x 6.3000 in. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear ., Harpercollins, 1992-04-01,… More...

Harpercollins, 1992-04-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.2000 in x 9.7000 in x 6.3000 in. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear ., Harpercollins, 1992-04-01, 2.5<