Search Results: Authors starting with O from BIAbooks

New York: The Ecco Press, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Only flaw to this suberb book two small light pen marks on dj. Has the look and feel of a new book. With her balance of dark suspense and surprising tenderness, the author probes the comtemporary tragedy of ethnic hatred and challenges our accepted limits of desire. This may be Oates' most controversial novel.

New York: Ecco/Harper Collins, 2001. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Slight scratch on back of dj.

New York: The Vanguard Press Inc., 1971. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. In so many guises and many persons does Jesse pursue the phantasmagoria of himself. Through boyhood shattered by murder, adolescence engulfed in science and mysticism, parenthood overwhelmed by the spiritual loss of his own child, Wonderland, is the story of that kind of wonder, the human "personality", the human soul. (Vanguard). Book has minor selfwear along edges of DJ and book which does not diminish the overall quality of the book.

New York: The Ecco Press, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A VERY ATTRACTIVE BOOK. In forty-four very short, very powerful stories, Joyce Carol Oates fashions brief, intensely compact dramas out of the unwieldy material of human experience. The stories in The Assignation are infused with a "radiant intensity," wrote James Atlas in the New York Times Book Review, and they convey the depth and scope of a novel in a few charged pages. The Assignation is an electric display of the talents that make Joyce Carol Oates one of our finest short story writers. "If the phrase 'woman of letters' existed, she would be, foremost in this country, entitled to it."--John Updike.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. F/NF Book in excellent cond. Blue boards w/ whitecloth and gilt lettering on spine. DJ has small tear at tail of spine and some minor wear.

New York: The Ecco Press, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A pristine book. ".it is first a singular and affecting story: an American village tale of passion suppressed by the obdurate convention past the point of endurance.Its beauty lies in tis patience, its inquiring thoroughness, its emotional particularity and lyricism.This is a stirring book."---Richard Ford

New York: Dutton, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A story that gives voice to the secret testimonies of the heart and explores our eternal craving for love and the devastating effect of its loss. This book takes us to a new level of understanding of the desires that propel our lives. It is filled with luminous, haunting imagery and rich emotional intensity. It is a profoundly affecting tale of love, reconciliation, and hope. a PRESTINE BOOK. Keywords: OATES FATHER DAUGHTER ABANDOMENT MURDER SATANIC CULT SALVATION

New York: Ecco/Harper Collins, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A haunting story of the powerful spell Niagara Falls casts upon two generations of a family, leading to tragedy, love, loss, and, ultimately, redemption. explores the American family in crisis, but also America itself in mid-century.--Ecco. "Powerful, compassionate and ruefully humorous, The Falls is another example of Oates' inexhaustible brilliance."---Bookpage

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st printing, 1st F/F Book in excellent cond. Beige boards w/ blue cloth and gilt lettering on spine. DJ has slight wear at tail of spine. Great cond.

New York: The Ecco Press, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A pristine book. ".it is first a singular and affecting story: an American village tale of passion suppressed by the obdurate convention past the point of endurance.Its beauty lies in tis patience, its inquiring thoroughness, its emotional particularity and lyricism.This is a stirring book."---Richard Ford

New York: The Ecco Press, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A VERY ATTRACTIVE BOOK. In forty-four very short, very powerful stories, Joyce Carol Oates fashions brief, intensely compact dramas out of the unwieldy material of human experience. The stories in The Assignation are infused with a "radiant intensity," wrote James Atlas in the New York Times Book Review, and they convey the depth and scope of a novel in a few charged pages. The Assignation is an electric display of the talents that make Joyce Carol Oates one of our finest short story writers. "If the phrase 'woman of letters' existed, she would be, foremost in this country, entitled to it."--John Updike.

New York: The Vanguard Press Inc., 1975. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. This brilliant collection of short stories is a very attractive and collectible book.

New York: The Ecco Press, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Writers on Art series. Color plates.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Eighteen stories that explore the mysteries and varieties of American Experience.

New York: Crown Publishers Inc, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A pristine book. 'President Obama's vision of how we can move beyond our divisions to tackle concrete problems'. The Audacity of Hope is Barack Obama¿s call for a different brand of politics¿a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the ¿endless clash of armies¿ we see in congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of ¿our improbable experiment in democracy.¿

New York: Crown Publishers Inc, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A pristine book. 'President Obama's vision of how we can move beyond our divisions to tackle concrete problems'. The Audacity of Hope is Barack Obama's call for a different brand of politics, a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the endless clash of armies we see in congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of ¿our improbable experiment in democracy.

New York: Crown Publishers Inc, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A collectible, pristine book. 'President Obama's, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, "Barack Obama is as fine a writer as they come. . . . [A Promised Land] is nearly always pleasurable to read, sentence by sentence, the prose gorgeous in places, the detail granular and vivid. . . . The story will continue in the second volume, but Barack Obama has already illuminated a pivotal moment in American history, and how America changed while also remaining unchanged."-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The New York Times Book Review

New York, NY: Crown Publishers Inc, 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. A pristine, collectible book. An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States. Full number line on Copyright page starting with 1. Publishing print date on back flap "Crown | NEW YORK| 11/2018". Oprah's Book Club insignia embedded on front of DJ. Back DJ has quote from Ms. Obama from the Preface.

New York, NY: Crown Publishers Inc, 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. A pristine, NEW, UNREAD book. An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States. Full number line on Copyright page starting with 1. Publishing print date on back flap "Crown | NEW YORK| 11/2018". Oprah's Book Club insignia embedded on front of DJ. Back DJ has quote from Ms. Obama from the Preface.

New York: Henry Holt & Company, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A pristine collectible book. Author's DEBUT novel. First printing with 0606 on corner of front flap. "The Dressmaker is a wonderful debut".--Beth Gutcheon