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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Avon Books, 1985. Collectible Paperback. "Lift your head and hold it high! Mighty Mike is passing by!" So sang the 250 diverse soldiers of M Company ("Mighty Mike") as they went marching to Vietnam. Their right feet hitting the snow simultaneously, they sang, "Am I right or wrong?" They had their answer three weeks later. "Absolutely the best book to come out of Vietnam," "The Cleveland Press. "M has been nominated by the NYU Department of Journalism as one of the top journalistic works of the twentieth century. "M is M Company of the 1st Advanced Infantry Training Brigade of the United States Army Training Center, Infantry, at Fort Dix, New Jersey, the training cycle of December 13, 1965, to February 3, 1966. In Vietnam, M was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division at Dian and to A, B, and C Companies of the 2d Battalion of the 2d Infantry, in the ... 223 pages. Spine is creased.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine.… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dell Publishing Co. 1990. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Here, in their own words, over 70 doctors - a third of them women - from all geographic areas, stages of practice, and types of specialties, open up their hearts and minds. In the tradition of Studs Terkel's works and mark Baker's best selling COPS, this dramatic account lets physicians speak anonymously (and therefore freely) to reveal a stunning truth about themselves and their profession. Sometimes shocking, sometimes inspiring, always humanizing, M.D. brings you a view of doctors you've never seen - and won't soon forget. 301 pages..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ivy Books, 1996. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Collectible. "This is an inspiring story of courage and sacrifice one hell of an exciting true war story!" Kenn Miller Author of Tiger the Lurp Dog On 17 June 1970, in Mondol Kiri Province, Cambodia, the five men of Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) Team 5-2 were about to halt for the day. Night was coming, the skies were dark, and so were the men's thoughts they'd just found freshly dug NVA bunkers inside a scrub-brush tree line and their position was not secure. As they carefully searched for better night lager, they learned the hard way that they had walked into an ambush kill zone: NVA fire quickly downed two men and wounded two others. In minutes, Team 5-2 had been transformed from the hunters to the hunted. They had no radio comms with their headquarters and had just two rifles and fifteen magazines of ammunition. Two men were down, but the… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Modern Language Association of America, 1995. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 4th edition. 293 pages. Comprehensive guide to preparing research papers, including detailed information on using computers for research & writing research papers. Prev. owners name on FFep..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Modern Language Association of America, 1991. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3rd Edition. The authoritative guide to research and scholarly writing at the high school and undergraduate levels. Bookstore stamp on FFep. Front right tips of corners of cover slightly rubbed and curled up. 248 pages..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Macmillan Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1987. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Successful, and widely praised for its superior instructional apparatus and thought-provoking readings, The Macmillan Reader offers fresh examples of professional essays, separate chapters on reading and writing, detailed introductions to the patterns of development, and "before" and "after" essays for each pattern. This edition now contains 58 readings, a blend of classics and fresh new selections, chosen for their engaging and inspiring qualities. Two detailed introductory chapters discuss the reading and writing processes and illustrate the integration of these processes. Annotated essays, "before and after" versions, and commentaries illustrate the writing and revising process and highlight the kind of thinking necessary for revision. Detailed introductions to the rhetorical patterns, and uniquely thorough coverage of… Read More

Malden, MA, U.S.A.: Blackwell Publishers, 1996. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ISBN:1557867364. Second Edition. 668 pages. Book has one crease on back of book on rear outside corner 3" long, two bottom corners turned upward a lit tle and front top corner turned up a little, touch of rubbing on those corners. Book has 3 parts: Part 1: Basic Economic Principles; Part 2: Basic Macroeconomic Model; Part 3: Application of the Macr o economic Model. Chapter titles include: Economic Thinking, Mutually Beneficial Exchange, The Market Mechanism: Supply and Demand, etc. The buyer will be pleased with the book..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Walker & Company, 2000. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Endorsed by the Macular Degeneration Foundation, this easy-to-read large type edition is the only book written for laymen that covers all of the latest scientific discoveries and promising research for age-related macular degeneration. Learn more about Visudyne (photodynamic therapy), laser therapy, nutrition and drug therapy. Dr. D'Amato covers alternative or complimentaty therapies such as acupuncture, meditation, microcurrent stimulation and more. Promising medical research initiatives are discussed. Macular Degeneration offers hope and practical advice for the 13-15 million Americans suffering from this disease. Dr. Robert D'Amato, MD, PhD of Harvard Medical School,and recent winner of the Lew Wasserman award for his pioneering eye research, has teamed up with ARMD sufferer and writer Joan Snyder, to produce Macular Degeneration: The Latest Scientific Discoveries and… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Del Rey, 1996. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Strange things lurk up in the mountains and out in the plains and deserts of the West, but few are as unique as the giant m ountain man named Amos Malone, the man some called Mad Amos, though not to his face. But when the world gets weird, there's no one who's better to have on your side.Ten Mad Amos stories of dragons, jackalopes, iron horses, and, of course, the incomparable Mad Amos Malone." Includes "Wu-Ling's Folly," "Ferrohippus," "Witchen Woes," "Jackalope," "The Chrome Commanche," "Agrarian Deform," "Having Words," "What You See . . .", "Neither a Borrower Be . . .", "The Purl of the Pacific." 275 pages. 3 creases on top rear outside corner. Very slight rubbing on top & bottom of spine and some parts of the outside edges of covers..

Kansas City, MO, U.S.A.: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1994. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Oblong hardback, 9 x 11.5". A new visual experience made possible by the power of computers, and the use of the "Salitsky Dot", a patent pending image rendering system that takes 3D viewing into the twenty-first century! Easy-to-follow instructions are included to make it as simple as possible to discover your "deep vision." Once you discover your MAGIC EYE, a whole new world of experience will open to you. It's a whole new visual experience, stare into these seemingly abstract fields of color (no funny glasses required), and an enchanting 3D i mage will materialize, all from an abstract, seemingly random field of color. 32 pages of full color illustrations, end papers are pictorial, glossy pictiorial boards..

Kansas City, MO, U.S.A.: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1994. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oblong hardback, 9 x 11.5". A new visual experience made possible by the power of computers, and the use of the "Salitsky Dot", a patent pending image rendering system that takes 3D viewing into the twenty-first century! Easy-to-follow instructions are included to make it as simple as possible to discover your "deep vision." Once you discover your MAGIC EYE, a whole new world of experience will open to you. It's a whole new visual experience, stare into these seemingly abstract fields of color (no funny glasses required), and an enchanting 3D i mage will materialize, all from an abstract, seemingly random field of color. 32 pages of full color illustrations, end papers are pictorial, glossy pictiorial boards..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Del Rey/Ballantine, 1987. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Fairy Land C.O.D. "Landover was a genuine magic Kingdom just as the ad had promised. But after Ben Holiday purchased it, he learned that there were a few details the ad had failed to mention. The kingdom was in ruin. The Barons refused to recognize a king, and the peasants were without hope. A dragon was laying waste to the count ryside, while an evil witch plotted to destroy everything. To put the final touch on the whole affair, Ben soon learned that the Iron Mark, terrible lord of the demons, had challenged all prospective Kings of Landover to a duel to the death - a duel which no human could hope to win. The task of proving his right to be King seemed hopeless. But Ben Holiday was stubborn. First paperback publication . The first non Shannara Novel by this author. Spined creased. Slight rubbing on top & bottom, edges of spine and 4 outside tips of corners. 373 pages..

Harper & Row, 1967. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. How does Presto, the magician, pull a rabbit out of his hat, swallow live gold-fish, or cut a lady in half? Curious readers are let in on a whole bagful of magic secrets. Small magicians can learn how to stick pins in a balloon without popping it, make an egg stand up on end, or push a glass right through a table. These can be easily understood by beginning readers. The top & bottom of the spine and bottom rear corner are slightly bumped & rubbed. Jacket is same only the bottom rear is rubbed a more on both corners and bum ped & rubbed good near spine. 64 pp. An I Can Read Book..

Harlequin, 1995. Mass Market Paperback. As New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. ISBN:0-373-28881-6. Unread copy. A great Harlequin Historical romance. Alifa did what was necessary for the survival of her younger siblings, knowing that her life held little promise. until the night that tied her forever to Yusef..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1996. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. She has been called "the Julia Child of mystery writers." Now, Diane Mott Davidson, who masterfully served up The Last Suppers, Killer Pancake, and Dying for Chocolate, returns with an irresistible five-star helping of suspense. When caterer Goldy Schulz takes a job with a multimillion-dollar financial firm, she finds herself in a high-stakes world where someone is out to make a killing. Goldy, owner of Goldilocks' Catering, barely weathered a disastrous spring in which relentless rains and driving snow put a real damper on her business. But now, thanks to her best friend, Marla, the Colorado caterer is suddenly cooking up a storm.lovingly preparing Crab Quesadillas, Tomato-Brie Pie, and Gold Foil-Wrapped Fudge Bars for her wealthy new client, Prospect Financial Partners. The Prospect Partners' financial whiz, Tony Royce, with whom Marla is having a… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Del Rey/Ballantine, 1981. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 3rd Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Star Surgeon Conway, Burse Murchison, and the doctors of Sector general were used to big problems and wonderfully strange patients - yet even tentacled Chaiders, elephantine Traithans and the spidery empath Dr. Prilicia were baffled.The denizens of this weird planet included wheelshaped rolling sentients without hearts, leechlike healers without brains, and vast carpets of writhing flesh. One of the species had invented a quasi-living tool that could change galactic medicine . if only Conway and his staff could find it. He knew that to solve the mystery he would need all the aline talents of Sector General's interstellar staff to mount an unparalleled major operation. The Sector General Staff was used to big problems - but could they heal a 900 mile long carpet of flesh? 183 pages. Some rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on… Read More

Hyperion, 1996. ISBN:0786862564. Hard Cover. As New/As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-7868-6256-4. Oprah Winfrey reveals her emotional and moving weight - loss saga -her issues with weight, the years of trying every diet and failing, the yo - yoing back and forth. It's not about dieting - it's about changing your life. Front and back cover has colored photo of Oprah Winfrey and Bob Greene..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1983. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0060151021. Illustrated with black and white photos. 395 pages with index. Until now, the Reagan's private life has been a mu ch-guarded affair. Through unprecedented intimacy and detail. Make-Believe shows the Reagans as they have never been seen before. It is the rich, immensely human story of a great romance.and of the p rice that has been paid to maintain that romance. It is the story of ambition and struggle; of the aristrocracies of Chicago, Hollywood, and Washington; of Ronald Reagan's 1st marriage to Jane Wyman; of the raising of 2 families; of courage in the face of an assailant's bullet; and of the isolation that comes from the discipline of power. The dust jacket has a 1" crease on the inside flap of the f ront cover. There are two 1/4" tears on the jacket top, 1 on the front and 1 on the back. The jacket is slightly bumped on the top… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House, Incorporated, 1994. Trade Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An explosive, true-life Native Son for the 1990s--a black Washington Post reporter who served time recounts his life and brilliantly shows why prison has become a rite of passage for many young black men. McCall's accounts of the hidden prejudice encountered in seemingly liberal, integrated bastions of the newsroom are eye-opening. In this "honest and searching look at the perils of growing up a black male in urban America" (San Francisco Chronicle), Washington Post reporter Nathan McCall tells the story of his passage from the street and the prison yard to the newsroom of one of America's most prestigious papers. "A stirring tale of transformation." Henry Louis Gates, Jr., The New Yorker. McCall pulls out all the stops to tell the story of his rise from poverty to success as a journalist at the Washington Post . He uses graphic language,… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dell Publishing Co. 1979. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. His quest was for knowledge alone - but the power that came with it changed a world's destiny. Hemmed in and frustrated by the perils and pressures of twenty second century America, scholar Arthur Caine welcomed the mission to the distant planet Albar. For on Albar was an incredible storehouse of knowledge about Earth's history - a living treasury of information that only he could interpret. But the batives of Albar - royalty, priests, and commoners alike - had their own intrigues involving the bizarre creature Caine sought - most of them for killing or enslaving Caine and his companions. To reach the goal that obsessed him, Cainen would have to alter the future of the whole planet - if he could stay alive long enough.Top & bottom of spine rubbed..