Search Results: Authors starting with B from pacaritambo books

Plume/Pengin, 2021. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. No illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2021 Plume trade paperback, first edition, first printing. No illustrations. SUBTITLE = 25 Powerful Women on Being Let Down, Turning It Around, and Burning It Up at Work. CONTENT: From the groundbreaking author of Mistakes I Made at Work, comes the perfect book for anyone who needs inspiration after dealing with rejection, failure, or is searching for a new beginning in the workplace. Featuring fascinating interviews with more than twenty-five women, including Keri Smith, Angela Duckworth, and Roz Chast, The Rejection That Changed My Life provides an exciting new way to think about career challenges, changes, and triumphs. Rejections don't go on your résumé, but they are part of every successful person's career. All of us will apply for jobs that we don't get and have ambitions that aren't fulfilled, because that is part of being a working person, part of pushing oneself to the next step… Read More

TOR, 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Larry Rostant jacket art. CONDITION: NEW 2018 TOR trade paperback, first edition, first printing. Larry Rostant jacket art. CONTENT: Richard Baker continues the adventures of Sikander North in Restless Lightning, the second book in his new military science fiction series Breaker of Empires and sequel to Valiant Dust. Lieutenant Sikander North has avoided an outright court martial and finds himself assigned to a remote outpost in the crumbling, alien Tzoru Empire?where the navy sends trouble-makers to be forgotten. When Sikander finds himself in the middle of an alien uprising, he, once again, must do the impossible: smuggle an alien ambassador off-world, break a siege, and fight the irrational prejudice of his superior officers. The odds are against his success, and his choices could mean disgrace?or redemption.

London: Arcturus, 2014. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Hemesh Alles & David Lawrence; Paper engineering by David Hawcock. CONDITION: NEW 2014 Arcturus hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), first edition, no printing given. Ages 10+. Since all of the models are sealed, I have not seen them, but they are: Solar System, Ballista, Printing Press, Cathedral, and Bean Engine. Detailed color illustrations by Alles & Lawrence; paper engineering by David hawcock. Text is informative and best suited for probably junior high and up. Wonderful book. CONTENT: Meticulously designed to replicate the feel of a long-lost journal, this book contains five beautifully designed models that can be made without glue. Children aged 10 and up can assemble the models and learn about the great discoveries of the world at the same time. The subjects of the five spreads cover the fundamentals of human history: building and architecture, hunting and fighting, agriculture to industry, writing… Read More

Harcourt Brace, 2006. 1st Paperback Edition 3rd Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Molly Bang color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2006 Harcourt Brace paperback Chapter Book, first paperback edition, 3rd printing. 8 Chapters. Early Readers, IMHO. CONTENT: Little Rat can't wait to ride a horse, just like her daddy did when he was young. But when it's time for her first lesson, she almost changes her mind. No one said her horse, Pee Wee, would be so . . . giant! But with a bit of encouragement from Daddy Rat--and lots of help from Pee Wee--her dream of becoming a fancy rider might just come true. "Bang-Campbell again demonstrates her insightful understanding of a child's feelings as Little Rat conquers her fears step by step, learning new skills and recovering from minor mishaps . . . Satisfying."

Orchard Books, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Lynne Barasch. CONDITION:UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1992 Orchard hardcover (red boards with embossed artichoke on front board) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Tiny, tiny edge wear top DJ edge at spine. Blank bookplate covers bookstore stamp, I believe. Adorable, simple color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: Baby Grey, a rabbit who lives under a tree and loves eating, has a book about Rodney Rabbit, and Rodney, who lives in a cabbage, has one about him, through which they both learn the meaning of home and family Barasch's winsome first picture book is an ambitious effort--a story within a story about two young rabbits. As Baby Gray is being tucked into bed, his mother reads him the story of Rodney Rabbit, a vegetable fancier who "has tomatoes to juggle, a green pepper hula hoop to spin and a radish doll to hug." Sometimes Rodney reads a book about a rabbit named… Read More

Albert Whitman & Co., 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Alessandra Psacharopulo color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2019 Albert Whitman hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Adorable color illustrations by Alessandra Psacharopulo. CONTENT: As winter ends and spring arrives, one family prepares to celebrate Tu B'Shevat. It's time to feast on fruit, share about conservation, and plant trees! A perfect introduction to the Jewish holiday for readers of all ages. Preschool - 3.

Roaring Brook Press, 2017. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Brian Biggs color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2017 Roaring Brook hardcover (pictorial boards) and dust jacket, first edition, 3rd printing. Clever color illustrations by Brian Biggs. CONTENT: A clever picture book about a multi-level apartment building's occupants and their many nighttime noises. It's a noisy night in this city building! The residents of each floor can hear their neighbors above them, and are wondering what's going on above their heads. Climb floor by floor and page by page to find out whose singing, dancing, cheering, and cooing are keeping a grumpy old man awake. Ages 4 - 8.

UK: Flying Eye Books, 2014. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Liam Barrett. CONDITION: NEW 2014 Flying Eye over-sized paperback, first edition. Decorated end pages. Embossed cover dragon and wizard. Bright, lively color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: The dastardly dragon burnt the castle to smithereens and it's up to our little wizard friend, Lil' Merl, to track him down. But sometimes the path is trickier than it seems. Through word puzzles, crosswords, coloring in, dot-to-dot, and mazes, we help Lil' Merl draw closer to the fiendish villain and meet some fantastical creatures along the way.

Little, Brown, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Billelis Jacket Art. CONDITION: NEW 2019 Little, Brown hardcover (red boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Beautiful DJ art by Billelis. CONTENT: This action-packed Russian-inspired fantasy features two strong-willed but very different teenagers recruited to join a squadron of female aviators conducting night bombing raids against their country's enemy, the Elda. Their country, The Union of the North, is energized by Spark magic and aligned by Weave magic. Even though doing Weave magic is illegal, it's practiced in secret. Traitor's daughter Revna, 17, is a struggling machine factory worker, with living metal prosthetic legs. When the Elda bomb her city, Revna uses the Weave to save a member of the feared Skarov (espionage agents with shape-shifting abilities) from getting killed and is caught. Instead of jail, Revna is invited to join an all-female aviator regiment. Bronze-skinned Linné,… Read More

Candlewick, 2012. 1st Paperback Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Holly Meade. CONDITION: NEW 2012 Candlewick large paperback, 1st paperback, 2nd printing. Wonderful color illustrations by Holly Meade - some depicting the moodiness of night and others bright & colorful when Naamah sings. CONTENT: Naamah is the wife of Noah, and her name means "great singer." For forty days and forty nights, as the ark tosses on storm-wracked seas, Naamah sings. She sings to the animals, two by two. She sings to her husband, her sons, and their wives. She sings, and they all sleep, finally at peace. Acclaimed author Susan Campbell Bartoletti's rhythmic, lyrical text pairs with Caldecott Honor winner Holly Meade's luminous collage for a cozy, tender lullaby, and an ode to the power of song. As Noah's wife sings the animals to sleep, an age-old tale is told afresh in a soothing poetic form brought to life with beautiful collage illustrations. The text has a lovely,… Read More

Barefoot Books, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Nicoletta Ceccoli color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2003 Barefoot hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Decorated end pages. Wonderful and warm color illustrations by Nicoletta Ceccoli. This is a beautiful Irish fairy tale. PROBLEM: tiny "repaired" tear top DJ edge at back spine.

Little Simon, 2000. 1st Edition 12th Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Robert Sabuda. CONDITION: LIKE NEW, UNREAD 2000+ Little Simon hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), first edition, 12th printing. There is a small side-packet pop-up that appears it could be missing something small, but I can't figure out what it might be (from the publishing process). Color illustrations and paper engineering by the great Robert Sabuda. CONTENT: 7 2-page large pop-ups with the traditional Sabuda side-opening pockets of smaller pop-ups. The Emerald City is simply spectacular. Also enclosed are 3-D glasses. There are "sparkling touches of colored foil" on each pop-up. Children (well, all of us) will love and marvel at this Sabuda creation. Suggestion: Pop-ups are incredibly delicate so when you open them for the first time, please go slowly and gently. Questions welcome & answered.

London: Hermes House, 2010. Reissue . Soft cover. New. Cathie Shuttleworth color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2010 Hermes House large paperback, no printing given, reissue. Wonderful soft, sweet color illustrations by Cathie Shuttleworth. CONTENT: The poems are divided into sections: Animals & Birds; Weather & Seasons, Bright & BEautiful, Dreams & Wonders, Songs of the Sea, Tales of Travel, Childhood, At the End of the Day, Love & Adventure, Songs & Balads, Boys & Girls, Magic & Mystery, Sights and Sounds, Music and Dancing, Sadness & Happiness. The range of poems is impressive. I like that "Ozymandias" is included - a thoughtful poem that can be appreciated at any age. Questions welcome. [1 copy]

USA: Macmillan / McGraw Hill, 1993. Reissue 2nd Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Garth Williams. CONDITION: NEW 1993 Macmillan/McGraw paperback (school supplemental book), second printing. Lovely soft color illustrations by Garth Williams. Every child should have access to this book. CONTENT: Francisco is a lonely boy. Amigo is a prairie dog. They both live in the desert, and both want someone to play with. Francisco thinks that he's "taming" Amigo, his pet -- but Amigo knows better. Reviewer: "What a delightful story set in the desert of the great Southwest. Francisco, the little boy, works to tame a little desert creature as a pet. What does the little animal think about that? The story is written in loose rhyme, loose so that it doesn't feel restrictive in any way. The illustrations are wonderful, and catch so well the emotions of all the characters, and the ambiance of the setting."

Whispering Coyote, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Barbara Bazilian. CONDITION: Gently perused on the shelf, 1997 Whispering Coyote hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Beautiful color illustrations by the Author/Reteller. No problems, just perused. Questions welcome & answered. This is a beautiful story (with no sad endings). For older children, find a copy of 1948's Red Shoes movie with Moira Shearer. In fact, I think you can view it at Netflix. Perfect retelling of the story with great dancing and even better production values. Not for the very young, however. CONTENT: Have you ever wished for something so hard that you could think of nothing else? When Karen becomes entranced by a pair of beautiful red dancing shoes in a shop window, they fill her every thought and dream. One fateful day, she is able to buy the shoes for herself, only to learn later, as the shopkeeper tells her, to "be… Read More

Saga Press, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. No illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2020 Saga Press hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. No illustrations. CONTENT: From the DJ: Meet Doctor Jens. She hasn't had a decent cup of coffee in fifteen years. Her workday begins when she jumps out of perfectly good space ships and continues with developing treatments for sick alien species she's never seen before. She loves her life. Even without the coffee. But Dr. Jens is about to discover an astonishing mystery: two ships, one ancient and one new, locked in a deadly embrace. The crew is suffering from an unknown ailment and the shipmind is trapped in an inadequate body, much of her memory pared away. Unfortunately, Dr. Jens can't resist a mystery and she begins doing some digging. She has no idea that she's about to discover horrifying and life-changing truths.

Imprint, 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Shutterstock beautiful DJ; B&W map. CONDITION: NeW 2018 Imprint/MacMillan hardcover (purple boards) & DJ (rose pink faux foil embossed designs), first edition, first printing. DJ in mylar cover. B&W map. CONTENT: In Erin Beaty's The Traitor's Ruin, war breaks out between nations and Sage Fowler must infiltrate enemy territory to reconnect with her first love, Captain Alex Quinn. A captain with a secret; A spy with a mission; A kingdom on the verge of ruin. After proving her worth as a deft spy and strategic matchmaker, Sage Fowler is now comfortably positioned in high society as the royal tutor. When she learns of a secret mission, she jumps at the chance to serve her kingdom once more?and to be reunited with her fiancé, Captain Alex Quinn. However, Sage's headstrong insistence clashes with Alex's gruff military exterior. And after a skirmish with a bordering kingdom, they're separated when… Read More

DAW Books, 2018. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Donato cover art; B&W maps and chapter decorations. CONDITION: NEW 2018 DAW large trade paperback, first paperback edition, first printing. Beautiful cover art by Donato. B&W chapter decorations by Adam Paquette. 2 B&W maps by Maxime Plasse. CONTENT: Çeda, an elite warrior in service to the kings of Sharakhai, is learning their secrets even as they send her on covert missions to further their rule. She has already uncovered the dark history of the asirim, but it's only when she bonds with them, chaining them to her will, that she feels their pain as her own. They hunger for release, they demand it, but their chains were forged by the gods themselves and are proving unbreakable. Çeda could become the champion the enslaved asirim have been waiting for, but the need to tread carefully has never been greater. The kings are hungry for blood, scouring the city in a ruthless quest… Read More

Harcourt, Inc., 2002. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Edward Gorey (Rediscovered & Illustrated by). CONDITION: NEW/UNREAD 2002 Harcourt hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, second printing. B&W illustrations by Edward Gorey. Tiny tiny edge wear at top folds of DJ. CONTENT: For readers of any age, a witty and strikingly irreverent collection of moral guidance. Most notable among prolific English satirist Hilaire Belloc's writings are the sharp and clever admonishments he composed for children. Collected here and illustrated to wonderful haunting effect by Edward Gorey, these short, funny pieces offer moral instruction for all types of mischief makers-from a certain young Jim, "who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a lion," to the tale of Matilda, "who told lies and was burned to death"-and add up to a delightful read for any fan of Roald Dahl or Shel Silverstein. Other stories: Henry King: Who chewed bits of string, and was nearly cut off in Dreadful Agonies;… Read More

Franklin Watts, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Color maps, charts and photos illustrate. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1994 Franklin Watts hardcover (no DJ issued), library binding. The only problem with this book is the library stamp and checkout envelope inside front cover. Everything else perfect. CONTENT: Absolutely archaeology has changed the history of the Ancient Americas since this was published, BUT, this is still a good overview of the tribes & civilizations that inhabited the New World - from Native American tribes to the tip of the Inca Empire. Kids will meet the Moche (fascinating pre-Inca tribe), the Anasazi of the desert southwest, the Moundbuilders, & the Aztecs and Mayas, and Incas. Excellent starter history.