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Zondervan Publishing Company, 2000. 1ST. HARDBOUOND. VERY GOOD in GOOD jacket. 1ST. pp. 286. Publisher Zondervan (January 1, 1986) Language English HARDBOUOND 286 pages ISBN-10 0310240107 ISBN-13 978-0310240105 Item Weight 1.45 pounds. Joni, a quadriplegic, talks about her starring role in the movie based on her life, her ministry to the handicapped and her recent marriage.

G.P. Putnam's, 2001. 1ST. HARDBOUOND. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. 1ST. 6.28 x 1.28 x 9.28 inches. pp. 353. Publisher: Putnam Adult (February 19, 2001)Language: English HARDBOUOND: 400 pages ISBN-10: 0399146431 ISBN-13: 978-0399146435 Reading age: 18 years and up Item Weight: 1.55 pounds Dimensions: 6.28 x 1.28 x 9.28 inches. In memories that rise like wisps of ghosts, LuLing Young searches for the name of her mother, the daughter of the Famous Bonesetter from the Mouth of the Mountain. Trying to hold on to the evaporating past, she begins to write all that she can remember of her life as a girl in China. Meanwhile, her daughter Ruth, a ghostwriter for authors of self-help books, is losing the ability to speak up for herself in front of the man she lives with and his two teenage daughters. of her professional sound bites and pat homilies works for her personal life: she knows only how to translate what others want to say.

NY: Armed Service Editions, Council On Books in Wartime N. D, 1945. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. GOOD. 1ST. 5.5 x 4 Minor creases on front cover, nice bright color, minimum edge wear, but small tear at bottom of FC and 1-6 pages. Spine is tight some wear and creasing on top edge. Has cello wrapper. These books were issued by the Armed Service Editions, Council On Books in Wartime (1942-1946). In 1942, the Council created a War Book Panel to choose titles officially recommended by the Council. These small booklets were sized to fit the pocket of a person serving in the wartime efforts and were specifically for the exclusive distribution to members of the American Armed Forces. 5.5 x 4 320 pages.

Oxford University Press, USA, 1991. 1ST. HARDBOUOND. VERY GOOD jacket. 1ST. 5.75 x 1.2 x 8.31 inches. pp. 496. Publisher Oxford University Press; 1st edition (March 7, 1991) Language English HARDBOUOND 496 pages ISBN-10 0195068114 ISBN-13 978-0195068115 Item Weight 1.58 pounds Dimensions 5.75 x 1.2 x 8.31 inches. Set in the small Yorkshire village of Repton against the backdrop of starvation in the wool districts and the rise of Chartism in the 1830s, this recovered feminist classic chronicles the lives of four disparate and individually ambitious women as they learn to find their own voices and support one another. This edition of Miss Miles is the first to appear in several decades and is also available in paperback. support one another. This edition of Miss Miles is the first to appear in several decades and is also available in paperback.

Knopf, 1986. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. LATER PRINTING. pp. 209. Publisher: Ballantine Books; First edition (January 1, 1986) Language: Spanish ISBN-10: 0394410629 Item Weight: 1 pounds. One of the most celebrated novels of its time, the Pulitzer Prize winner A Summons to Memphis introduces the Carver family, natives of Nashville, residents, with the exception of Phillip, of Memphis, Tennessee. During the twilight of a Sunday afternoon in March, New York book editor Phillip Carver receives an urgent phone call from each of his older, unmarried sisters. They plead with Phillip to help avert their widower father's impending remarriage to a younger woman. Hesitant to get embroiled in a family drama, he reluctantly agrees to go back south, only to discover the true motivation behing his sisters' concern. While there, Phillip is forced to confront his domineering siblings, a controlling patriarch, and flood of memories from this troubled past. Peter Taylor is one of the masters of Southern literature,… Read More

Forge Books, 2008. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. LIKE NEW. 1ST. 4.14 x 1.14 x 6.77 inches. pp. 351' Publisher: Forge Books; Reissue edition (August 2, 2011) Language: English Mass Market SOFTCOVER: 351 pages ISBN-10: 0765368242 ISBN-13: 978-0765368249 Item Weight: 7.7 OUNCES Dimensions: 4.14 x 1.14 x 6.77 inches. Barry Laverty, M.B., can barely find the village of Ballybucklebo on a map when he first sets out to seek gainful employment there, but already he knows that there is nowhere he would rather live than in the emerald hills and dales of Northern Ireland. The proud owner of a spanking-new medical degree and little else in the way of worldly possessions, Barry jumps at the chance to secure a position as an assistant in a small rural practice.

NY: Armed Service Editions, Council On Books in Wartime N. D, 1945. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. 6.5 x 4.5 Cover and spine are bright color and minor crease near spine, minor edge wear. Text is clean and spine and text are tight. Back cover has water stain. Has cello wrapper. These books were issued by the Armed Service Editions, Council On Books in Wartime (1942-1946). In 1942, the Council created a War Book Panel to choose titles officially recommended by the Council. These small booklets were sized to fit the pocket of a person serving in the wartime efforts and were specifically for the exclusive distribution to members of the American Armed Forces. Vol. 1010Illustrated6.5 x 4.5 352 pages.

St. Martin's Press, 1990. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. LIKE NEW. 1ST. 5.5 x 1.25 x 8.25 inches. pp. 386. Publisher: St Martins Pr; Apollo Editions (January 1, 1990) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 386 pages ISBN-10: 0312044550 ISBN-13: 978-0312044558 Item Weight: 1.15 pounds Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.25 x 8.25 inches. The author describes his experiences traveling from Cape Cod to Point Reyes, California along the northern part of the U.S., and shares his observations on nature along the way.

St. Martin's Press, 1990. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. LIKE NEW. 1ST. 5.5 x 1.25 x 8.25 inches. pp. 370. Publisher: St Martins Pr (January 1, 1990) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 370 pages ISBN-10: 0312044585 ISBN-13: 978-0312044589 Item Weight: 1.15 pounds Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.25 x 8.25 inches 1ST EDITION REPRINT. The author describes his experiences traveling from San Diego Bay to northern Maine, and shares his observations on nature along the way.

William Morrow & Company, 1991. 1ST. HARDBOUOND. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. 1ST. 12 x 9 x 1 pp. 688. TitleJewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its HistoryAuthorTelushkin, JosephFormat/BindingHARDBOUONDBook ConditionUsed-Very GoodQuantity Available1BindingHARDBOUOND ISBN 100688085067 ISBN 139780688085063 PublisherWilliam MorrowPlace of PublicationNew YorkDate Published1991Size12x9x1. A basic reference work on Judaism discusses the Bible, the Talmud, and other writings; Jewish history; beliefs and rituals; and the Jewish calendar, holidays, and life-cycle ceremonies.

NY: New Press, 1995. 1ST. HARDBOUOND. LIKE NEW in LIKE NEW jacket. Publisher: New Pr; First Edition (January 1, 1995) Language: English HARDBOUOND: 494 pages ISBN-10: 9781565842847 ISBN-13: 978-1565842847 Item Weight: 3 pounds Dimensions: 6.75 x 2 x 9.5 inches The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Working traces the transformations in vocation and lifestyle in America during the twentieth century through the experiences of a very diverse group of fascinating elderly men and women.

The New Press, 2001. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. LIKE NEW. 1ST. 6.5 x 1.68 x 9.5 inches. pp. 407. Publisher: The New Press; 1st edition (October 15, 2001)Language: EnglishHARDBOUOND: 407 pages ISBN-10: 1565846923 ISBN-13: 978-0641759376Item Weight: 1.65 poundsDimensions: 6.5 x 1.68 x 9.5 inches. Studs Terkel has turned to the ultimate human experience, that of death and the possibility of life afterward. Death is the one experience we all share but cannot know. In Studs Terkel's powerful new book, Will the Circle Be Unbroken? a wide range of people address that final experience and its impact on the present in which we live. In talking about the ultimate and unknowable culmination of our lives, these people give voice to their deepest beliefs and hopes, reflecting on the lives they have led and what still lies before them. The result is a book that may well be Terkel's most popular, a universal and deeply moving account of death and religion. This is the first time Terkel addresses the whole realm of religious… Read More

New Press, 2004. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. LIKE NEW. 1ST. 5.76 x 1.05 x 9.02 inches. pp. 360. Publisher: The New Press (November 30, 2004) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 360 pages ISBN-10: 9781565849372 ISBN-13: 978-1565849372 Item Weight: 15.2 OUNCES Dimensions: 5.76 x 1.05 x 9.02 inches. Published when Studs Terkel was ninety-one years old, this astonishing oral history tackles one of the famed journalist's most elusive subjects: Hope. Where does it come from? What are its essential qualities? How do we sustain it in the darkest of times? An alternative, more personal chronicle of the American century, Hope Dies Last is a testament to the indefatigable spirit that Studs has always embodied, and an inheritance for those who, by taking a stand, are making concrete the dreams of today.

Pantheon Books (NY), 1977. 1ST. HARDBOUOND. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. pp. 330. Publisher: Pantheon Books; 1st edition (January 1, 1977)Language: English HARDBOUOND: 316 pages ISBN-10: 0394411021 ISBN-13: 978-0394411026 Item Weight: 1.48 pounds. Talking to Myself is a very different kind of memoir. It cuts across worlds, across years, across the vast spectrum of people that Terkel has known, from workers to famous stars, from Nobel Prize winners to ordinary folk. In recounting his own life, Terkel uses some of the methods that have made his radio programs so famous. He cuts from a visit to Chief Luthuli in South Africa to a memoir of the McCarthy period, from growing up among the petty gangsters of Chicago in the thirties to confronting the bigger gangsters of our political life in the sixties, from acting in a radio soap opera to discussing film with Fellini. The book is, can we say, studded with marvelous anecdotes, high (and low) adventure, moments that are unexpectedly hilarious or… Read More

NY: Armed Service Editions, Council On Books in Wartime, 1945. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. Front cover has slight rubbing and edge wear. Spine is slightly faded. Spine and text are tight, text pages are clean. Back cover has water stain and rubbing, some creases. Has cello wrapper. These books were issued by the Armed Service Editions, Council On Books in Wartime (1942-1946). In 1942, the Council created a War Book Panel to choose titles officially recommended by the Council. These small booklets were sized to fit the pocket of a person serving in the wartime efforts and were specifically for the exclusive distribution to members of the American Armed Forces. 5.5 x 4 256 pages.

NY: Armed Service Editions, Council On Books in Wartime, 1945. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. Front and back cover are bright color. Some edge wear and spine has minor crease. Text is clean and tight. A very nice copy. Has cello wrapper. These books were issued by the Armed Service Editions, Council On Books in Wartime (1942-1946). In 1942, the Council created a War Book Panel to choose titles officially recommended by the Council. These small booklets were sized to fit the pocket of a person serving in the wartime efforts and were specifically for the exclusive distribution to members of the American Armed Forces. 6.5 x 4.5 256 pages.

Bantam, 1992. 1ST. HARDBOUOND. LIKE NEW in LIKE NEW jacket. 1ST. 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches. pp. 376. Publisher: Bantam; First Edition (November 1, 1992) Language: English HARDBOUOND: 376 pages ISBN-10: 0553073060 ISBN-13: 978-0553073065 Item Weight: 1 pounds Dimensions: 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches. The well-known choreographer chronicles her life and career, describing her childhood, her training in music and classical ballet, the influence of the avant-garde climate of New York in the 1960s on her choreography, and more.

New York: The Grolier Society, 1949. 1ST. HARDBOUOND. VERY GOOD. Later Printing. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾ tall. Lands and Peoples: The World in Color Volume III: The Near and the Middle East Decorated, VOL 3 ONLY. Debossed color. ASIN: B000MOO3A2 Publisher: Grolier International (January 1, 1963) Item Weight: 2.45 POUNDS illustrations. Publisher: NY: THE GROLIER SOCIETY, 1949 Package Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches Shipping Weight: 11.8 OUNCES. A beautiful set with hundreds of color photographs accompanied by engaging text.

Rodale Books, 1986. 1ST. HARDBOUOND. GOOD in GOOD jacket. 1ST. pp. 194. American Log Homes Author Thiede, Arthur, and Teipner, Cindy Format/Binding HARDBOUOND Book Condition Used-Near Fine in Fine DJ Edition 3rd Printing Binding HARDBOUOND ISBN 10 087857607X ISBN 13 9780878576074 Publisher Rodale Press Place Of Publication Emmaus, PA Date Published 1986 Keywords Log Cabins, United States. Today log homes enjoy a new wave of popularity, and this book picks up on this trend. First published in HARDBOUOND 1986, it has sold more than 50, 000 copies. Now in an affordable SOFTCOVER edition with updated lists of designers and builders, it is a valuable resource for anyone interested in owning a log home. 214 photographs and 24 houseplans.

William Morrow & Company, 1987. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERYGOOD. pp. 525. Publisher: William Morrow & Co; 1st edition (January 1, 1987) Language: English HARDBOUOND: 525 pages ISBN-10: 0688070914 ISBN-13: 978-0688070915 Item Weight: 1 POUNDS. When the U.S. learns that the Soviet Union plans to launch space-based weapons on the eve of a new disarmament treaty, Mitchell Gant is sent on another secret mission to central Russia.