WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN? : REFLECTIONS ON DEATH, REBIRTH, AND HUNGER FOR A FAITH

New York City, NY: The New Press, 2001. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: The New Press, 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. The author's book-length account on subject. One of Studs Terkel's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Studs Terkel's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Reflections On Death, Rebirth, And Hunger For A Faith". A lyrical, wise, and profoundly moving meditation on the most fundamental issues that confront every human being, as only the unsurpassable Studs Terkel can do it. A lawyer by training, Terkel never practiced and instead devoted himself to what is now a most illustrious public-service career. A native of Chicago all his life and closely identified with his beloved city, it is easy to forget that the historian of the Common Man has written some of the finest books of our time, including this one. Described by Sir Jonathan Miller, the greatest British polymath of our time, as one of America's national treasures, Studs Terkel died on October 31, 2008 at the age of 96, yet another American icon who will not be replaced. An absolute "must-have" title for Studs Terkel collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen-marker on the title page by Studs Terkel. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page, as copies available online are. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in 1985 for "The Good War". One of the greatest American writers of the 20th century and a national treasure. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER STUDS TERKEL TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1565846923.