In an intimate portrait of a remarkable man, Grinker describes how Turnbull fell in love with the beautiful, but poor, African-American Joe Towles. For 30 years they lived as an openly gay, interracial couple, until Joe's death of AIDS in 1988. Until his own death from AIDS in 1994, Turnbull lived as a Buddhist monk tutored by the Dalai Lama's eldest brother. 16-page photo insert.
Read More
In an intimate portrait of a remarkable man, Grinker describes how Turnbull fell in love with the beautiful, but poor, African-American Joe Towles. For 30 years they lived as an openly gay, interracial couple, until Joe's death of AIDS in 1988. Until his own death from AIDS in 1994, Turnbull lived as a Buddhist monk tutored by the Dalai Lama's eldest brother. 16-page photo insert.
Read Less
Add this copy of In the Arms of Africa: the Life of Colin M. Turnbull to cart. $3.51, very good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by St. Martin's.
Add this copy of In the Arms of Africa: the Life of Colin M. Turnbull to cart. $4.00, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Ruby rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by St. Martin's.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of In the Arms of Africa: the Life of Colin M. Turnbull to cart. $5.06, good condition, Sold by BooksRun rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Philadelphia, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by St. Martin's.
Add this copy of In the Arms of Africa: the Life of Colin M. Turnbull to cart. $7.98, very good condition, Sold by Books Revisited rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Cloud, MN, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by St. Martin's Press.
Add this copy of In the Arms of Africa: the Life of Colin M. Turnbull to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by Powell's Books Chicago rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Palgrave MacMillan.
Add this copy of In the Arms of Africa: the Life of Colin M. Turnbull to cart. $9.98, very good condition, Sold by Cuyahoga Valley Book Company rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Peninsula, OH, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by St Martin's Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Great book! Light edge wear on dj, faint smudge on corner, no marks in text. Amazon: Colin Turnbull (1924-94) made his reputation with two bestselling works of popular anthropology that tell diametrically opposed tales. The Forest People (1962) holds up the central African Pygmies as examples of the human capacity for communal.
Add this copy of In the Arms of Africa: the Life of Colin M. Turnbull to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Robert Harper Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hyattsville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by St. Martin's Press.
Add this copy of In the Arms of Africa: the Life of Colin M. Turnbull to cart. $19.30, like new condition, Sold by Taos Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Fe, NM, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by St. Martin's.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Like New. Size: 8vo-over 7"-9ÃÆ'‚Ã'¾" tall; 1st print (full # line), text looks new and unread, absolutely NO age toning anywhere, very tight clean and unmarked, very lightest bump to top tips of boards (hardly noticeable), dust jacket NOT price-clipped, dj shows slight curl along edges, Near Fine/Very Good.
Add this copy of In the Arms of Africa: the Life of Colin M. Turnbull to cart. $20.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by St. Martin's Press.
Add this copy of In the Arms of Africa: the Life of Colin M Turnbull to cart. $24.30, like new condition, Sold by Marlowes Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferny Hills, Brisbane, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 2000 by St. Martin's Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine in Fine jacket. 354 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. His Life-long Love Affair With The African Pygmies Made Him Among The Most Famous And Fascinating Intellectuals Of The 1960s And 1970s.
