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Becker, Stephen David was born on March 31, 1927 in Mount Vernon, New York, United States. Son of David and Lillian (Kevitz) Becker.
(When a peasent revolt erupts in 1919 Haiti and Caroline B...)
When a peasent revolt erupts in 1919 Haiti and Caroline Barbour is taken hostage, Lieutenant McAllister and a Black priest penetrate rebel territory to save the woman he loves.
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(New York: Random House, 1973. VERY GOOD hardcover, bindin...)
New York: Random House, 1973. VERY GOOD hardcover, binding tight, spine back lightly ruffled, no edgewear, interior pages unmarked, no wear. GOOD yellow jacket, light surface and edge rubbing , one small top spine tear, price cflipped, end flap edges creased, Life of a soldier trying to find his humanity in life during and after WW2 and again in war in Asia as a POW and again returning home. 307 pgs. Fiction. FC704049. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7
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(This is a collectable! In the southwest in 1923, a man is...)
This is a collectable! In the southwest in 1923, a man is charged with the murder of his very beautiful wife. One of the best legal novels I've come across in a long time.
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(An excellent account of the cataclysm that was Cambodian ...)
An excellent account of the cataclysm that was Cambodian history of the past decade. Becker, a Washington Post journalist, was one of only two American reporters allowed into Poi Pot's Cambodia (one of her fellow observers was murdered). She begins her account with an overview of Cambodian history going back to the days of the Angkor Empire. This makes the tragedy even more compelling, as the roots of Cambodian history seem to be steeped in a deep cultural originality and pacifism--indeed, the Angkor temple complex is ""to modern Cambodians what the Parthenon is to today's Greeks--. . .visible reminders that Cambodia was once the premier state and culture of the region."" How could the Khmer Rouge, then, murder fully one-third of the nation's population? Becker, seeing matters through the eyes of one Komphot, whose idealism was destroyed by the movement, demonstrates how the Khmer Rouge masterfully camouflaged their intentions. They ""did not appear to be a radical alternative to what had come before. . . Thus, the Cambodian people followed the initial instructions. . .when the war ended. . .and marched into a life more miserable than any could imagine."" Much of the slaughter was undertaken in the name of efficiency and profit (this, in a land where the city was eschewed for the sake of rural values). Workers were discarded with the aphorism: ""If you keep this man there is no profit, if he goes there is no loss."" A chilling, touching, often brilliant reminder of a modern-day holocaust.
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(First edition bound in blue cloth & red boards. . Illustr...)
First edition bound in blue cloth & red boards. . Illustrated through-out,.. A VG+ copy in like DJ. Owners address label attached to the front endpapers along with a smiley face sticker & his name is stamped on the bottom edge of the page block. Otherwise just mild shelf wear at the edges. DJ has tiny frays at the spine tips & corners else nice. Not price clipped.
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(In 1939 a young anthropologist named Greenwood traveled f...)
In 1939 a young anthropologist named Greenwood traveled from Harvard to the Shan States on the China-Burma border, to study their people and customs. There he settled in the idyllic village of Pawlu, in headhunter country high in the mountains, and within months haad learned their local dialect, been awarded a Shan tattoo as a member of the tribe, and taken a Shan wife. Only in 1942 does he learn of the war. When he travels down to Mandalay and Imphal to enlist, he is promptly commissioned, and sent back to Pawlu to lead his Shan tribe in guerrilla warfarde against the Japanese.
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Becker, Stephen David was born on March 31, 1927 in Mount Vernon, New York, United States. Son of David and Lillian (Kevitz) Becker.
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1947. Student, Yenching University, Peking, China, 1948.
Freelance writer,, since 1949; teacher, Tsing Hua U., Peking, 1947-1948; faculty, Brandeis U., 1951-1952; faculty, U. Alaska, 1967; faculty, Bennington (Vermont) College, 1971, 77-78; faculty, U. Iowa Writers Workshop, 1974; writer-in-residence, Hollins College, 1986; writer-in-residence, Pacific Lutheran U., Tacoma, 1987. Distinguished lecturer U. Control Florida, 1987-1992.
(When a peasent revolt erupts in 1919 Haiti and Caroline B...)
( Three thrillers set in WWII-era Asia by a New York Time...)
(In 1939 a young anthropologist named Greenwood traveled f...)
(This is a collectable! In the southwest in 1923, a man is...)
(An excellent account of the cataclysm that was Cambodian ...)
(1st edition, So stated, FINE in FINE Dust Jacket, Hardcov...)
(First edition bound in blue cloth & red boards. . Illustr...)
(Strong spine with light creasing. Bright clean cover has ...)
(New York: Random House, 1973. VERY GOOD hardcover, bindin...)
(Book by Becker, Stephen)
(Great Chinese book!)
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Served as private United States Marine Corps, 1945. Member Authors Guild, Writers Guild American (West chapter), Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, United States Civil War Center.
Married Mary Elizabeth Freeburg, December 24, 1947. Children: Keir, Julia, David.