Search Results: Authors starting with W from Elk Creek Heritage Books

Acton, MA: VanderWyk and Burnham, 2002. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st Printing Stated Second Edition. First Printing of this edition per number line. Soft cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No writing, no markings or tears noted.* From the book, ""Opportunity is Knocking...Again! In fact, over a thousand opportunities are knocking within these pages, and all you need to do is open the book and get started! Activities from A to Z"".

New York: Walker & Company, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Published in the United States of America in 1993. In addition, complete number line with number one. Hard cover in fine condition with deep green boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Approximately 7 5/8"" wide x 9 1/2"" tall x 3/8"" thick. 50 bright glossy numbered pages. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the book, ""A photo can capture a moment of history and freeze-frame it forever. But some special photos can do more than just capture history . . . one pivotal moment captured by a visionary photographer's lens has the power to mobilize an entire nation and change the course of history. . . .[This book] discusses seven episodes in U.S. history. . . .set the scene and introduce us to the photographers and the tools of their trade. . . .then show how the… Read More

NY: Rodale Books, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with gray boards, black spine clioth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. Photos and illustrations of the workouts throughout. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the book, ""Harvey offers a workout so simple, you can do it watching your favorite TV show, and so effective, it will change your life. All he asks is that you give him half an hour a day, four days a week, and you will begin to develop a new body, a new attitude--a new you.""

New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with dark boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text appears unread; text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings. Dust cover in fine condition; not price clipped.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 2007. LARGE PRINT EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. LARGE PRINT EDITION. Hardcover in very good condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no writing. Half inch light red circle on front free end paper, no other markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition. * NOTE from the Publisher: This LARGE PRINT EDITION, prepared especially for Doubleday Large Print Home Library, contains the complete, unabridged text of the original Publisher's Edition.* From the jacket, "". . . a fateful tale of three sisters searching for the grandmother they never knew. But sometimes, digging into the past can stir up memories better left alone. . . ""

Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and golden gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. Has gift inscription to former owner on fly leaf. No other markings noted. Dust jacket in very good condition. * From the jacket, ""Mike Wallace has made a career of interviewing some of the most fascinating people who shape the world in which we live. In [this book] he asks one of his most challenging questions yet: What is the shape of the future? . . . . Sometimes alarming, often hopeful, and always insightful, the essays in this collection offer a vision of the futures we can make for ourselves - and the futures we must work now to avoid.""

Cambridge University Press, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Published 1999; no other printings indicated. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and silver gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Front free end paper, which is blank, has been clipped at bottom corner - a triangle 4"" x 3"" x 5"". Dust jacket in very good condition. * Written over 20 years ago when the Internet was beginning to interact with people, ....or people with cyberspace...... From the jacket, this book is an exploration (in 1999) of ""the Internet - and our experience within it ....it is still young, we have a rare window of opportunity to influence the course of its development as a social technology that can support almost every kind of human activity."" [Would be interesting to compare the history of the internet of 1999 with internet of 2022....

Namelos, 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Edition. No other printings noted. Hard cover in fine condition with gray boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted; presents as brand new. Dust jacket likewise fine; not price clipped. * Summary from the book, ""As alien spacecraft fill the sky and zap up any human being who dares to go outside, fifteen-year old Josh and twelve-year old Megs, living in different cities, describe what could be their last days on Earth.""

Warner Books, 1995. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Very slight shelf wear. * From the book, ""Hundreds of books have been written about marriages that don't work. But what about the ones that do? . . .reveals the natural stages of marriage and the nine tasks you must undertake to make a GOOD marriage. . . . you'll see how happy, lasting marriages are challenged and rebuilt every day - and how, whatever your marriage type, you and your partner can share a joyful, exhilarating, and fulfilling lifetime together.""

HarperSanFransisco, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 3rd Printing Hard cover in very good condition with blue boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Red end papers. Text block clean & tight but for underlining on six pages in beginning of book (pg xiv - paragraph bracketed in margin; pg xviii : 2 lines underlined; pg xxi : 3 lines underlined; pg xxiii : 2 lines underlined; pg 3 & pg 4 : 2 lines underlined each.) Dust jacket in very good condition with ghost of shelf wear - looks old and frayed in photo but jacket itself is photo of an old frayed book; not price clipped. * From the first intro paragraph on jacket flap, the question the book discusses, ""Since when did believing in God and having moral values make you pro-war, pro-rich, and pro-Republican? And since when did promoting and pursuing a progressive social agenda with a concern for economic security, health care, and educational opportunity mean you had to put faith in God aside?

London: Lorenz Books, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good. Two soft cover volumes in a very good slipcase.. Vol. 1 ""The Complete Book of Home Improvement."" Contains Ideas and Techniques for Decorating your Home---A Complete Step-by-Step Guide. Vol 2 ""Decorating Ideas."" Contains Quick, Easy Projects and Practical Inspirations to Transform Your Home in Hours. Both books and case are in very good condition; appear unread. Text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Slip case has a small, very slight scratch at lower front and a small bump at top corner.

New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight, no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket in very good condition; has been price clipped. * From the book, ""In 'A View From the Bench,' Wapner draws on those years, sharing stories from his most unforgettable courtroom adventures - stories never told on television, stories that are funny, often moving and occasionally outrageous as only real life can be.""

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: MacAdam /Cage Publishing, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing Hard cover in very good conditiion. Binding tight and clean. Pages unmarked. Appears unread. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition. * From the book, ""...a luminous story of murder and desire, solitude and grace, set in Manhattan and small-town Texas.""

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1979. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Second edition per number line. Very good hard cover with red boards and red spine cloth with gold lettering. Dust jacket very good with some shelf & edge wear; corners bumped, especially head & heel of spine; top of front jacket flap not price clipped ($13.95); bottom of jacket front flap has triangle clipped off. * From the WorldCat Summary, ""Three topics dominate discussions of the global environment: pollution; the consequences of the affluent running ever faster through finite resources; and the growing tensions between rich and poor as a third of humanity continues to live and die in desperate poverty. In this exceptional book Barbara Ward (co-author with Rene Dubos of the bestselling Only One Earth) refused to see these processes as inevitable. It describes new technologies for recycling waste, for energy ... ""

Metropolitan Books, 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition 2014 in addition to complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with blue boards and gold gilt spine lettering; small bump to front board at top corner. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains a section of 8 leaves / 16 pages of glossy black & white and color photographs. Dust jacket likewise in very good condition; not price clipped. * From the book jacket, ""An unlikely political star tells the inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really works - and really doesn't. .... In this passionate, funny, rabble-rousing book, Elizabeth Warren at last tells her story.....why she has chosen to fight tooth and nail for the middle class - and why she has become a hero to all those who believe that America's government can and must do better for working families....""

U.S.A.: Free Press, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition. Black boards with gold colored spine lettering. Text block clean & tight with no writing, underlining, or marks noted. Dust jacket in very good condition. Bright, crisp, and shiny with barely a ghost of shelf wear. 375 numbered pages.Concludes with an Epilogue, Notes to the Chapters, a Selected Bibliography, Acknowledgments, and a comprehensive Index.

London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated ""First Published in 1970"" with no additional printings noted. Hard cover in very good condition with teal cloth boards showing light aging, title in blue panel on spine with gold gilt lettering. Text block clean & tight with no writing or markings to note. Mellow age toning to the papers, one spot of age / discoloration. Side text block slightly age toned & dust dulled. Contains four color plates (all present). 155 numbered pages which include an extensive Index. Following the Index are 48 leaves, 98 pages, of glossy Monochrome plates of Irish Glass, numbered and identified in detail on pages following the TOC. Dust jacket very good with age toning and dust dulling to the white sections, edge wear, and tiny chips at head of spine. On front jacket flap there is written in ink next to author's name, ""died 2-2-85."" No other writing noted. Is… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition. Purple boards with black spine cloth containing gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Dust jacket very good. 271 pages. From the book, "". . .Father Joe: a testament to one of the most charismatic mentors in modern literature.""

Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated, '...first published 1991..."" and no other printings noted. Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. In addition to maps and charts, contains a section of 8 leaves / 16 pages of glossy black & white photographs. Dust jacket in very good condition. * From the book, "" ""Military Lessons of the Gulf War"" presents an authoritative international perspective on the military, operational, and technological aspects of the Gulf War together with the political, foreign policy and strategic considerations. This unique bridge between the military and political viewpoints makes it an invaluable work of reference to set the war in the context of its time and to chart its implications for the future.""

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition. First Printing per complete number line including number one. Black boards with green spine cloth and gold spine lettering. Text block clean & tight with no writing, no markings noted. DJ very good with only gentle shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. Contains extensive end notes, list of sources, and comprehensive index. * From the front flap, "". . . tells the dramatic story of perhaps the most critical election campaign in American history. Taking place in the midst of the Civil War, this election would determine the very future of the nation. Would the country be unified or permanently divided? Would slavery continue?. . .""