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Penn
Press Presents
The
1921 seal of the Penn
Press: a tribute to Benjamin Franklin,
publisher, statesman, inventor and founder of the University
The
University of Pennsylvania Press presents not only books with a
Philadelphia connection and a Penn connection--The Man Who Made
Wall Street by alumnus Dan Rottenberg--but has books with an
international flavor--La Foce: A Garden and Landscape in Tuscany.
These
and many other books from the Penn Press are available at the Penn
Bookstore. Visit the Penn Press website, www.upenn.edu/pennpress/
or the Penn Bookstore for more information. Another idea for
the book-lover on your list is to give a Penn Press associate membership
(see Gifts of Involvement in this
issue for details).
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First
City Covering more than two centuries of social, economic,
and political change, and offering a challenging, innovative
approach to urban as well as national history. Gary
B. Nash/ $34.95/Cloth
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The
Man Who Made Wall Street: Anthony J. Drexel and the Rise of
Modern Finance "He was the best friend I have ever
had in every way."--J. P. Morgan. After decades
of detective work, Penn alumnus Dan Rottenberg has succeeded
in writing the first biography of the man who put J.P. Morgan
in business.$29.95/Cloth
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La
Foce: A Garden and Landscape in Tuscany by Bene-detta
Origo, Morna Livingston along with Penn landscape architecture
professors Laurie Olin and John Dixon Hunt. La Foce offers
a rare look at the majestic, romantic, and personal aspects
of one of the loveliest places on earth. $49.95/Cloth
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Uplift:
The Bra in America Jane Farrell-Beck and Colleen Gau use
this item of clothing to gauge the social history of women
and to understand the business history of fashion. $35/Cloth
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Football:
The Ivy League Origins of an American Obsession "Mr.
Bernstein offers dazzling descriptions of long-forgotten people
and events."--The Wall Street Journal Mark F.
Bernstein/$29.95/Cloth
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The
Academic Job Search Handbook, 3rd Edition Mary Morris
Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick, Penn's own experts from Career
Services, have updated their guide trusted by tens of thousands,
now in its third edition. $15.95/Paper
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Now
In Paperback from Pine Street Books
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Benjamin
Franklin and the Case of Christmas Murder by Robert Lee
Hall. Benjamin Franklin solves a case of murder and blackmail
in London during the Christmas season. "A tale as delicious
as Christmas pudding."--Publishers Weekly. $14.95/Paper |
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Sanctuary
by Edith Wharton. "A striking little book, striking in
its simplicity and penetration, its passion and restraint."--Times
Literary Supplement $14.95/Paper
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Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 15, December 11, 2001
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ISSUE
HIGHLIGHTS:
Tuesday,
December 11, 2001
Volume 48 Number 15
www.upenn.edu/almanac/
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