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Carson City, NV: Gold Leaf Press, 1992. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. On November 19, 1973, Betty J. Eadie died. Two decades later, she tells what happened next-describing miraculous visions and emotions that washed over her for four hours. This startling and uplifting story of one woman's mysterious odyssey is a hypnotic tale of a remarkable spiritual journey. At the age of thirty-one, Betty Eadie died in a .Embraced by the Light is an inspirational map of the afterlife framed in the moment of Eadie's death, and presents a possible answer to the big question, "Why are we here?" An easy read, its subtitle could have been "The Average Person's Guide to Near-Death Experiences." Although heavily filtered through Eadie's Christian worldview, her vision of the afterlife does not include a wrathful deity, but a .147 pages..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group, 1994. Trade Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. All That She Can Be helps parents understand that there is a wide range of "normal" adolescent development, and teaches parents to become more attuned to their daughters' needs so that they can cope with the challenges they confront in growing up. All That She Can Be shows that most of the problems of adolescence - friendships, school success, dating, sex, substance abuse, and body image - can be overcome if parents and daughters tackle them together. Through lively discussion, illuminating anecdote, and sample conversation, this uplifting book alerts parents to the particular problems of adolescent girls, describes the wide range of "normal" development for girls ages nine through 17, and discusses ways to address critical issues such as friendship, sexuality and body awareness. 252 pages..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Beginner Books, 1960. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A mother bird leaves her egg in the nest to go look for some food. While she's gone, the egg hatches, and the baby bird sets off to find his mother - but he doesn't know what she looks like. His search leads him to ask a variety of animals and machines, "Are you my mother?" Finally, a crane deposits him back in his nest, where his mother is waiting. Just the right amount of tension and the happy and secure ending make this an extremely popular story. 64 pages. Top & bottom of spine slightly bumped and rubbed. 4 outside corner tips slightly rubbed. Prev. owners name and date on inside bottom of rear cover. A 1/2" circle stain on top right corner of front cover..

New York, NY: New American Library, 1967. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. First Edition, 2nd Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Stalin's daughter, the adored child of the most ruthless and violent man of our times. Here, for the first time is the unique story of -- her soul-searching, heart-rending decision to abandon her children and escape to the West -- her mother's hideous suicide -- her lonely Kremlin childhood -- her father's strang e death -- her three ruined marriages. Her fascinating and tragic life, described in detail by Martin Ebon, one of America's foremost experts on the drama behind Kremlin walls, is told here as she he r self cannot tell it. A frank and searching book that reveals the human story behind the headlines. 21 photographs. Large Clear Type. Spine is creased..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Del Rey/Ballantine, 1991. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Time in Paperback! Ehlanda, Queen of Elenia, has been poisoned. A deep enchantment sustains her life, but it will end soon. Then Sparhawk, Knight of the Queen's Champion, learns where to get to cure for the poison. He and his companions set forth on a dangerous quest to find the antidote before the queen should perish and the peace ends. Some light rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges. Spine is creased. 1/2" crease on front cover across the bottom right corner and a 1" crease across the rear cover top left corner..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Del Rey/Ballantine, 1989. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 258 pages. Long ago, so the Storyteller claimed, the evil God Torak sought dominion and drove men and Gods to war. But Belgarath the Sorce rer led men to reclaim the Orb that protected men of the West. So long as it lay at Riva, the prophecy went, men would be safe. But that was only a story, and Garlon did not believe in magic dooms, ev en though the dark man without a shadow had haunted him for years. Brought up on a quiet farm by his Aunt Pol, how could he know that the Apostate planned to wake dread Torak, or that he would be led on a quest of unparalled magic and danger by those he loved - but did not know? For awhile, his dreams of innocence were safe, untroubled by knowledge of his strange heritage. For a little while.This begins the first book of The Belgariad, a magnificent epic of immense scope set against a history of 7000 years of the struggles of Gods and… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Del Rey/Ballantine, 1993. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. On rear cover, the book says, 'First time in paperback!' Six years had passed since the redoubtable knight Sparhawk had triumphed over the evil God Azash and returned to Elenia with Queen Ehlana, his bride. And now a new danger had arisen to threaten the peace of Ehlana's realm. The trouble had started quietly. At home, bandits began to plague the hill country. In neighboring Lamorkand, the customary political unrest turned ominous with whispers that the bloody heroes of old soon would rise again. And travelers reported that the Trolls had all disappeared from the icy northern haunts of Thalesia. Simple problems, apparently unrelated - until an ambassador arrived from the far-off Tamul empire, begging Sparhawk's aid. For these same dangers that stalked Ehlana's kingdom had already struck his realm full-force. The fabled ancient warriors of Tamuli had… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1992. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Edition, 2nd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Finally the knight Sparhawk had come to possess Bhellion, the legendary jewel of magic. With it, he frees Queen Ehalana from the crystalline cocoon that preserves her life, but Bhellion carries dangers of its own. And now Sparkhawk is being stalked by a dark lurking menace that is only the beginning of his troubles. With the aid of four knights, Sparhawk must thwart Ehlana's poisoner, the Primate Annias, in order to restore Queen Ehlana to her throne. 467 pages..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Del Rey/Ballantine, 1990. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The sequel to the author's bestselling "The Belgariad" is the first book of "The Malloreon", an epic quest across strange lands and among stranger peoples-a magnificent fantasy of men, Kings, Socerers, and Gods caught up in the culmination of the seven-thousand-year war between two opposing Destinies to determine the fate .Garion has slain the evil God Torak, and fulfilled the prophecy. But suddenly another prophecy is foretold. Again a great evil is brewing in the East. And again Garion finds himself caught between two ancient Prophecies, with the fate of the world resting on him.439 pages. Some rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges. Spine is creased. All 4 outside corner tips have a small crease across them. Book spine is firm..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Publishing Group, 1999. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Domestic Mass Market Edition. Polgara the Sorceress soars above a world of warriors. kings, and priests. The daughter of Belgarath and the shape-shifter Poledra, she has worked her powerful magic for 3000 years. Now Polgara looks back at her magnificent life in this fitting crown jewel to the saga that is the Belgariad and Malloreon cycles. Her hair streaked white by her father's first touch, her mind guided by a mother she will not see again for centuries, Polgara begins life in the Vale, growing up in her Uncle B el din's tower and in prehistoric Tree that is the heart of that magical place. There she first learns the reaches of her powers and assumes the bird shapes that will serve her on her far-flung travels. As her adventures carry her far from the safety of the Vale, her spellbinding fate unfolds. For Polgara is destined to be guardian of… Read More

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: The First Church of Christ, Scientist, 1994. Trade Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First published in 1875 and with over 9 million sold, this nondenominational book has a 119-year history of healing and inspiration. Named by Women's National Book Assoc. as one of "75 Books by Women Whose Words Have Changed the World, " this is a book for thinkers. Whatever your occupation, education, race, or religion, there are many reasons for reading this book. Perhaps you are exploring the power of prayer. Maybe you are seeking health and well-being. or perhaps you are questioning the deeper purpose of your existence. Whatever the reason, you will be rewarded with answers that will enrich your life. Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures is a time-honored message of healing that has a powerful new cover, easy-to-read page layout, and word index. 700 pages..

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: The First Church of Christ, Scientist, 2000. Trade Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Includes cd-rom. First published in 1875 and with over 10 million sold, this nondenominational book has a 119-year history of healing and inspiration. Named by Women's National Book Assoc. as one of "75 Books by Women Whose Words Have Changed the World, " this is a book for thinkers. Whatever your occupation, education, race, or religion, there are many reasons for reading this book. Perhaps you are exploring the power of prayer. Maybe you are seeking health and well-being. or perhaps you are questioning the deeper purpose of your existence. Whatever the reason, you will be rewarded with answers that will enrich your life. Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures is a time-honored message of healing that has a powerful new cover, easy-to-read page layout, and word index. 700 pages. Review copy printed on right gilt edge..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1988. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. More than twenty-five years after the official end of the Vietnam War, Dear America allows us to witness the war firsthand through the eyes of the men and women who served in Vietnam. In this collection of more than 200 letters, they share their first impressions of the rigors of life in the bush, their longing for home and family, their emotions over the conduct of the war, and their ache at the loss of a friend in battle. Poignant in their rare honesty, the letters from Vietnam are "riveting,.extraordinary by [their] very ordinariness.for the most part, neither deep nor philosophical, only very, very human" (Los Angeles Times). Revealing the complex emotions and daily realities of fighting in the war, these close accounts offer a powerful, uniquely personal portrait of the many faces of Vietnam's veterans. 344 pages. Spined creased..

Menlo Park, CA, U.S.A.: Sunset Books/Sunset Publishing Corporation, 1993. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 2nd Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Perennially popular, Italian cooking is still one of the most popular cuisines in America. This cookbook offers a tantalizing selection of contemporary recipes and updated classics. Designed to utilize the widening availability of Italian food products in today's supermarkets, readers will find great new ways to use purchased produce and pasta to create fabulous dishes. 54 color photos and illustrations. Discusses Italian cuisine, and gathers recipes for appetizers, soups, pasta, rice, meat, poultry, seafood, salads, vegetables, pizza, breads, and desserts. 112 pages. Top & bottom of spine slightly rubbed. Three 1" light creases on top edge of front cover and 1/2" crease on bottom right corner..

Ijamsville, Maryland: The Word Among Us Press, 2002. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Abide in My Word: Mass Readings at Your Fingertips is a convenient and easy-to-use resource for Catholics who want to drink at the well of Scripture. The Catholic Revised Standard Version translation in Abide in My Word is considered highly accurate and a favorite for study. Through the course of the year, the entire mystery of Christ and His redeeming work is unfolded to us through the selection of liturgical readings of the Catholic Church. Prev. owners name on Ffep. 443 pages..

Menlo Park, CA, U.S.A.: Sunset Books/Sunset Publishing Corporation, 1990. Soft Cover. Near Fine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated by Photos, Drawings. Choose from more than 100 triple-tested recipes, from whole-meal soups and stews to succulent chicken, hearty meats, and fresh fish, many shown in full-color photos. Put delicious entrees prepared from fresh ingredients on the table in minutes; recipes offer contemporary and traditional choices specially developed for the microwave. Save time and effort with dozens of shortcuts and practical cooking tips; preparation time, cooking time, and a nutritional analysis accompany each recipe. 96 pages. Top & bottom of spine slightly rubbed. Front cover top right corner has a 1/4" crease across it and is slightly rubbed..

Menlo Park, CA, U.S.A.: Lane Publishing Company, 1988. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Add a festive flavor to any event with tasty treats created especially for tailgate parties. Assemble complete meals from more than 150 innovative recipes for savory appetizers, salads, sandwiches, main dishes, and desserts, many previewed in full color. Transform any outing into a special occasion with dozens of suggestions for movable menus tailored to any season, and setting. Learn how to prepare, pack,a nd transport picnics that go where you do. 96 pages..

Emmaus, PA, U.S.A.: Rodale Press, Incorporated, 1994. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A 334 page handbook giving practical advice on exercise, sex, nutrition, stress control, disease prevention, age reversal and more. Points out the obstacles and shortcuts on the road to health, success and happiness! Learn from top experts how to: Stay young, build strong muscles, eat to compete, beat stress, improve relationships, enjoy super sex, ogle with finesse, look great, deflate a "spare tire", whip back pain, train injury free, manage your time.and a whole lot more! A must read for all men. 1/8" spot on outside edge scuffed on front cover otherwi se like new..

Menlo Park, CA, U.S.A.: Lane Publishing Company, 1983. Soft Cover. Near Fine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Fully illustrated. Everything you want or need to know to get going on a Vegetarian diet, Vegetarian Salad, Vegetarian Soup, Vegetarian Legumes, Vegetarian Eggs, Vegetarian Cheese, Vegetarian Bread, Vegetarian Dessertand much more. 145 Sunset-tested ethnic recipes. Also includes specific nutrition and protein information. Prepare tasty, meatless dishes. Capture the flavors of other cultures. Savor international favorites. Cook healthful meals. 96 pages. A 1" crease on rear cover across the bottom left corner and one on the front cover across the top right corner..

Menlo Park, CA, U.S.A.: Sunset Books/Sunset Publishing Corporation, 1994. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. You'll find you're on your way to low-fat cooking without sacrificing taste. Sunset's collection of kitchen-tested recipes guarantees light and luscious dining with dishes suitable for every occasion, all with the familiar Sunset flair, accuracy, and reliability .and all with less than 30% of their calories from fat. Hundreds of healthful dishes. Special features include: Festive beverages; Reading food labels; Low-fat homemade broths; Light dressings; Crock-pot meats; Sauces, salsas & more; Marinades & bastes; Reducing fat in cooking; Low-fat sauces for fish; Cooking seafood light; Cooking legumes; Cooking grains; Zesty relishes; Light breakfasts; Low-fat pizzas; Fresh fruit finales; Low-fat frozen desserts and much much more. 224 pages. Top & bottom and edges of spine and front cover bottom right corner tip slightly rubbed. Front cover top right… Read More