Laird, Pamela Walker. Advertising Progress: American Business and the Rise of Consumer Marketing. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. First Printing. 479 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Both book and jacket are in close to fine condition. This copy has been INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front endpaper: "To Jack,/With admiration and/appreciation,/Pamela." There is also a letter from Laird laid in addressed to Jack Golden which stresses to him that he is mentioned twice in the book's acknowledgements and that his knowledge is "truly astounding." The book is an account of the modernization of American advertising from the Civil War to 1920, linking its rise to societal and business changes in America, including the rise of professional specialization and new communications technologies. $27.00
Mellencamp, Patricia. High Anxiety: Catastrophe, Scandal, Age, & Comedy. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1992. 23.4 cm, 414 pp. Very good+ paperback. Framed by a critique of the temporality of U.S. television, this is a narrative journey between Freud's texts on obsession and the cult of anxiety pervading contemporary culture. $9.00
[Mendoza, Lydia] Strachwitz, Chris with James Nicolopulos (Compiled and Introduced by). Lydia Mendoza: A Family Autobiography. Houston: Arte Publico, 1993. First Edition. 409 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. A little smudging; light general wear. 2 1/2" by 1 1/2" piece missing from back panel of jacket. Chronicles the career of the beloved Mexican-American singer and her family of musicians and entertainers from the 1920s through the postwar period. The text is taken from interviews conducted with Lydia and members of her extraordinary family over a period of ten years. Black & white photo illustrations. Includes discography. $15.00
Skolnik, Richard. Baseball and the Pursuit of Innocence: A Fresh Look at the Old Ball Game. Texas A & M, 1994. 257 pp. Softcover book in fine condition. Entertaining, literate look at baseball - its symbols, its place in American culture, and the game itself. $9.50