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Books with author William MacDonald

  • The New York Times Book of the Dead: 320 Print and 10,000 Digital Obituaries of Extraordinary People

    William McDonald

    Hardcover (Black Dog & Leventhal, Oct. 18, 2016)
    The obituary page of The New York Times is a celebration of extraordinary lives. This groundbreaking package includes 300 obits in the book with exclusive online access to 10,000 more of the most important and fascinating obituaries the Times has ever published. The obituary page is the section many readers first turn to not only see who died, but to read some of the most inspiring, insightful, often funny, and elegantly written stories celebrating the lives of the men and women who have influenced on our world. William McDonald, The Times' obituary editor who was recently featured in the award-winning documentary Obit, selected 320 of the most important and influential obits from the newspaper's archives. In chapters like "Stage and Screen," "Titans of Business," "The Notorious," "Scientists and Healers," "Athletes," and "American Leaders," the entries include a wide variety of newsmakers from the last century and a half, including Annie Oakley, Theodore Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Marilyn Monroe, Coco Chanel, Malcolm X, Jackie Robinson and Prince.Also included is a web-key which allows instant access to an exclusive website featuring 10,000 selected obituaries which are easily searchable by name, theme, dates, and more.Designed with more than 150 black-and-white photographs, this tomb-sized book plus website package is the perfect gift.
  • The New York Times Book of the Dead: Obituaries of Extraordinary People

    William McDonald

    eBook (Black Dog & Leventhal, Oct. 18, 2016)
    The obituary page of The New York Times is a celebration of extraordinary lives. This groundbreaking book includes 300 of the most important and fascinating obituaries the Times has ever published. The obituary page is the section many readers first turn to not only see who died, but to read some of the most inspiring, insightful, often funny, and elegantly written stories celebrating the lives of the men and women who have influenced on our world. William McDonald, The Times' obituary editor who was recently featured in the award-winning documentary Obit, selected 320 of the most important and influential obits from the newspaper's archives. In chapters like "Stage and Screen," "Titans of Business," "The Notorious," "Scientists and Healers," "Athletes," and "American Leaders," the entries include a wide variety of newsmakers from the last century and a half, including Annie Oakley, Theodore Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Marilyn Monroe, Coco Chanel, Malcolm X, Jackie Robinson and Prince.
  • THE UGLY, FASCINATING ETYMOLOGY OF PANDEMIC CALLED “RACISM”: Racism And Intolerance Children In Our World

    WILLIAM MCDONALD

    eBook (, July 4, 2020)
    With protests and demands across the United States of America, South Africa and the rest of the world over calling for foundational change and equity for the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade, numerous and concerned individuals are asking themselves what the root cause is and what they can do to assist these artificial human afflictions on so-called less privileged black.In the South African setting, the white minority, as a class, remains enormously advantaged - instructively, socially, and tangibly - comparative with the still (to a great extent) denied black larger part. Given this lived reality there is no material reason for any trustworthy case of inborn dark racial prevalence. Without this key component, it isn't feasible for dark South Africans to be ''supremacist' towards whites.Joining fights and making gifts to associations like Realize Your Privileges Camp, the ACLU, or the National Bail Reserve System are acceptable advances, yet numerous enemy of racism instructors and activists express that to genuinely be hostile to a supremacist, we need to concede to the continuous battle against racism — on the planet and in us. To assist you with the beginning of wiping out racism we should learn and observe the historic background of RACISM, seasonal anti-racist activist William McDonald decided to roll-out this epistle, thoughtful, mind-blowing, tested and trusted, deep-rooted, historic and hidden facts titled – The Ugly,Fascinating Etymology of PANDEMIC called “RACISM”This book has thought millions of readers mostly seems lacking the ugly and fascinating etymology of Racism for almost years. It is a life-transforming epistle that impacted the lives of the renowned racist, accidental racist, institutional, structural, internationalized, or individual and hegemonic racist,haven understood the negativity emboldened the historic facts about RACISM. It is a book that has enriched many lives positively by solving an uncomplete over-bloated history concerning RACISM. In no doubt, this book by Williams McDonald will transform you and your life.These discoveries revealed by WILLIAM MCDONALD will teach you the ugly, fascinating etymology of PANDEMIC called RACISM.Historian and Anti-racist activist William McDonald's discoveries – The Ugly, fascinating etymology of Racism book is one of the motivating, impactful, and inspiring books ever thought of writing. You can't afford to miss this award-winning, reve
  • The Works Of Charles Lamb

    william macdonald

    Hardcover (Palala Press, )
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  • Flying Together: "It's OK, Really"

    William McDonald

    Paperback (Balboa Pr, May 18, 2017)
    Why are 3 young birds being told by their parents that they are not allowed to play with each other? Why do they play with each other anyway? What happens when one of them gets into trouble and the parents find out?
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  • Alphabet Animals: A Slide-and-Peek Adventure by MacDonald, Suse

    MacDonald

    Hardcover (Little Simon, 2008, )
    Alphabet Animals: A Slide-and-Peek Adventure by MacDonald, Suse [Little Simon...
  • The Light Princess: and Other Stories

    George MacDonald, William Collins

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, June 23, 2009)
    "There was once a witch who desired to know everything. But the wiser a witch is, the harder she knocks her head against the wall when she comes to it. Her name was Watho, and she had a wolf in her mind . . . " A witch raises her foster children in utter darkness and eternal light. A princess is born without gravity. A boy and girl must make a journey to death's shores . . . This collection brings together George MacDonald's loveliest fairy tales, full of beauty and humor, terror and delight. C. S. Lewis famously called MacDonald his master, and J. R. R. Tolkien, G. K. Chesterton, and Madeleine L'Engle named him as a major influence. He is the precursor of the modern fantasy genre, and his finest work remains unsurpassed. The tales in this book include "The Light Princess," "The Golden Key," "The Day Boy and the Night Girl," "The Gray Wolf," and "The Lost Princess."
  • Rosie's Baby Tooth

    Macdonald

    Hardcover (Atheneum, Sept. 1, 1991)
    When Rosie bites down on a carrot and her first baby tooth comes out, the little bunny resolves not to part with her tiny treasure and writes a letter to the tooth fairy about her dilemma
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  • The Princess and the Goblin & The Princess and Curdie

    George Macdonald, William Stobbs

    Hardcover (Collins, April 1, 1970)
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  • The Princess and the Goblin

    Macdonald

    Hardcover (Random House, )
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  • Ancient World

    Macdonald

    Hardcover (Parragon Plus, March 15, 2002)
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  • Fangs!

    MacDonald

    Paperback (Stripes Publishing, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Dirty Bertie is back with another helping of comic chaos! Join Bertie as he attempts to reveal grumpy Mr Grouch as a vampire, finds himself modelling the latest catwalk fashions and gets a serious scare-cut at the barbers.