Books by Jim Miller and Complete Book Reviews

Mike Davis, Author, Kelly Mayhew, Author, Jim Miller, Author . New Press $25.95 (304p) ISBN 978-1-56584-832-0
San Diego is the latest Sunbelt metropolis to come under the scrutiny of historian Davis (City of Quartz) in this damning trio of essays on "America's Finest City." As in The Grit Beneath the Glitter, the collection on Las Vegas he co-edi
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Jim Miller, Author . Hyperion $13.95 (249p) ISBN 978-1-4013-0749-3
Those interested in making plans for their own retirement years or concerned about a parent's retirement will find many of their questions answered here. The author writes the syndicated column "The Savvy Senior," which is published in...
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Judi Miller, Author, Jim Miller, Author, Patricia MacDonald, Editor Aladdin Paperbacks $2.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-66575-3
With a genius for an older sister and a younger brother who's a gifted pianist, Betsi feels remarkably unspectacular. To rectify the situation, she sets out to achieve some noteworthy goal in time for her 12th birthday, less than two weeks away....
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Judi Miller, Author, Jim Miller, Author, Pat MacDonald, Editor Aladdin Paperbacks $3.5 (144p) ISBN 978-0-671-73821-1
Cathy and her cousin Courtney are notably dissimilar--Cathy is responsible and polite, while Courtney is audacious and unpredictable. When Courtney visits for the summer, both girls learn to appreciate each other's differences while making...
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James Miller, Author, Jim Miller, Author Simon & Schuster $27.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-69550-7
This brilliant study assiduously exposes the life and thought of the French historian/philosopher/social activist Michel Foucault (1926-1984), whose work continues to exert a tremendous influence, particularly in academia. Miller ( ``Democracy Is in
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James Miller, Author, Jim Miller, Author Simon & Schuster $26 (416p) ISBN 978-0-684-80873-4
Wynonie Harris's 1948 hit, ""Good Rockin' Tonight,"" popularized the term ""rock"" but was confined to Billboard's ""race"" charts and never crossed over to the larger white audience (though a contemporary African-American performer, Louis Jordan,...
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James E. Miller, Author, Jim Miller, Author Simon & Schuster $19.45 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-53056-3
In 1962, at Port Huron, Mich., Tom Hayden led members of Students for a Democratic Society in drafting a manifesto advocating participatory democracy. ""The Port Huron Statement'' became a beacon to student activists and civil rights workers during...
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