Search Results: Titles starting with T from Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller

Philadelphia Museum of Art. Hardcover. Very Good/Good . 9x6x1.

Privately Published, 1989. Hardcover. Good/No Dustjacket . 0x0x0. With an occasional note in text, with some creased corners. Nancy Witcomb (1928 – 2023) was an Australian poet. She was best known around the world for her simple poems published over three decades as The Thoughts of Nanushka, Nanushka being her pseudonym. Nan Witcomb’s words have been repeated countless times all over the world over the last 50 years, to celebrate and commemorate important life events, including ‘To Mourn Too Long for Those We Love’ at the funeral of Michael Hutchence of INXS.Her poem Beautiful Unlined Faces was also published in Dr Charmaine Saunders’ book, Teenagers and Stress, just to name a few. Her eighteen volumes of the Thoughts of Nanushka published between 1971 and 1998, have sold over 300,000 copies.Her friends say she is really about seventeen different people in one! Her heart’s poetic pulse has… Read More

Scribner Book Company, 1983. Trade paperback. Very Good. How to read the water. One of the most comprehensive books on streamcraft for river flyfishing for trout. "teaches ...with the help of numerous precise procedural drawings, exactly how to wade, cast, and fish out each of 33 different, but typical, kinds of trout pools". Chapters include:- The midstream rock; Two center rocks; Three center rocks; Deep center current; Curved center current; Shelving riffle; Undercut bank; Sharp-angle pool; Corner bend; Split riffle; Head of pool I; Tail of pool I; Head of pool II; Tail of pool II; Head of pool III; Tail of pool III; Ledge pool; S-shaped pool; Bridge pool I; Bridge pool II; Stream snags I and II; Shallow flat water; Deep flat water; Stream tributary; Below tributary; Waste water; Rock eddies; Stream split; Stream rejoin; Road pool; Big boulders, fast runs; Little streams (four types of water); Step pools; Watching the trout.

Knopf, 1969. First edition. Hard cover. Good/No dustjacket. How to read the water. One of the most comprehensive books on streamcraft for river flyfishing for trout. "teaches ...with the help of numerous precise procedural drawings, exactly how to wade, cast, and fish out each of 33 different, but typical, kinds of trout pools". Chapters include:- The midstream rock; Two center rocks; Three center rocks; Deep center current; Curved center current; Shelving riffle; Undercut bank; Sharp-angle pool; Corner bend; Split riffle; Head of pool I; Tail of pool I; Head of pool II; Tail of pool II; Head of pool III; Tail of pool III; Ledge pool; S-shaped pool; Bridge pool I; Bridge pool II; Stream snags I and II; Shallow flat water; Deep flat water; Stream tributary; Below tributary; Waste water; Rock eddies; Stream split; Stream rejoin; Road pool; Big boulders, fast runs; Little streams (four types of water); Step pools; Watching the trout.

Wilderness Press, 2005. Softcover. Like New. 6x0x9. A spectacular loop around the largest alpine lake in North America, the Tahoe Rim Trail crosses volcanic peaks and stark granite basins, lush meadows and pine forests; it traverses two states and numerous wilderness areas and parks. The author divides the 150-mile trail into eight segments and gives you directions to trailheads and detailed route descriptions; he clues you in about special concerns along the way, like water, weather, vegetation, and natural highlights.

Tuttle Publishing, 1974. Hard cover. Good/Good.

Lyons Press, 2008. Hardcover. Fine in very good dust jacket. 7x0x10. This straightforward book is an essential introduction to Tai Chi, one of the ancient martial arts of China, whose history goes back more than two millennia. Although the discipline has always been practiced in the East, after the Second World War it became established in the West as well. After considering the philosophy underlying Tai Chi and how the various styles developed, the book looks at concepts such as rooting and the basic principles of movement on which all the styles are based. A concise selection of movements and exercises are demonstrated, using a combination of text and sequenced full-color photographs, all of which perfectly capture the serenity and calm of the art form.

Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1972. Hard cover. Like New/Good. Signed by previous owner; some short tears and edgewear to dustjacket. Includes an introduction to Tai Chi which will describe both what Tai Chi is and what the benefits are, a large section describing a traditional Tai Chi sequence in extreme detail, and a section on the history of the most popular strain. An early, and classic, book on the subject.

Good Karma Publishing, Incorporated, 1986. Softcover. Very Good. 0x8x11. Ou Mie Shu. Pairing time-lapse photography with concise commentary, this photo-text offers complete instruction in the simple yet utterly profound movements. Additional essays on the background and philosophy of T'ai Chi Chih are quite illuminating. This meditative T'ai Chi Chih discipline circulates and balances our internal energy (the Vital Force or chi), helping alleviate excess stress, aiding in relaxation, and improving our health, creativity, performance, and intuition.

YMAA Publication Center, 1996. Softcover. Like New. 7x0x10. Today, most people practice Taijiquan to maintain health or cure sickness. For the last fifty years the martial aspects of Taijiquan have been ignored, and the art is now incomplete. Most practitioners no longer understand the martial applications of Taijiquan, or even that it is a martial art. For example, the concept and training methods of Taiji Jin (or Taiji martial power), and how to apply internal Qi in the martial arts have become an unfamiliar subject in Taiji societies today. As a result, actual martial applications of Jin and Qi, such as Chin Na or Cavity Strikes, are currently not popularly known or studied. To preserve Taiji's martial aspect, this book presents 85 Taiji Chin Na (Qin Na), the art of controlling an opponent through joint locks and cavity strikes.

Taiwain Post Co. Ltd. , 2008. Hardcover. New/No Dustjacket as issued. . New Old Stock. Text in Chinese and English. A hardcover book with text and many photos of the birds in color. About 8 1/2" x 11 1/4"; 24 pages, with slipcase. Includes 4 individual stamps, a Souvenir sheet with 4 stamps, and 4 post cards from the Republic of China -Taiwan distributed in pocket through text. The Taiwan blue magpie is a member of the Corvidae family and a protected species endemic to Taiwan. Its head and breast are black. The rest of its body is blue. Its tail feathers are exceptionally long. The bird’s gorgeous plumage makes it a frequent target of hunters. Overdevelopment and pollution pose an even more serious threat. To call attention to the importance of ecological conservation, this Post specially commissioned Professor Yuan Hsiao-wei at National Taiwan University to plan a set of four stamps and a souvenir sheet on the Taiwan blue magpie. The stamp designs follow: 1. Foraging:… Read More

Privately Published, 2009. Trade paperback. Good. 0x0x0. Signed by Author. Limited to 1000 copies; this being #138. A son's autobiography interwoven as a tribute to memories he shared with his deceased father. From the back cover: "There is no clandestine or intentional untruth in this brutally honest capsule of Minnesota life -- lived on the prairie, at the lakes and in the woods. The book was started 30 days after my father's death. I thought about all the things Dad and I had done together... I needed to put those experiences in ink on paper." With much on black bear and moose hunting, fishing, and spearfishing.

Future Journey Pub. Co, 1988. Hard cover. Like New/Very Good. With historical photos, and contemporary images by Judy Hill. The book journeys photographically and poetically through the magnificent physical realm of the railroad route between Denver and Aspen, and explores the history and impact on the town and the Roaring Fork Valley.

Future Journey Pub. Co, 1988. Hard cover. Very Good/No dustjacket. With historical photos, and contemporary images by Judy Hill. The book journeys photographically and poetically through the magnificent physical realm of the railroad route between Denver and Aspen, and explores the history and impact on the town and the Roaring Fork Valley.

Future Journey Pub. Co, 1988. Hard cover. Like New/Fine. With historical photos, and contemporary images by Judy Hill. The book journeys photographically and poetically through the magnificent physical realm of the railroad route between Denver and Aspen, and explores the history and impact on the town and the Roaring Fork Valley.

Future Journey Pub. Co, 1988. First edition. Hard cover. Like New/Fine. Signed by Photographer. Inscribed by photographer "to Glenn & Marcia, Love Judy". With historical photos, and contemporary images by Judy HIll. The book journeys photographically and poetically through the magnificent physical realm of the railroad route between Denver and Aspen, and explores the history and impact on the town and the Roaring Fork Valley. Judy Hill co-founded The Hill Gallery of Photography in Aspen, Colorado, which she managed for more than 25 years. Under her direction, the gallery won national awards, was named Aspen's Best Small Business of the Year in 1995, and became one of Aspen's most-loved galleries. Signed copies rarely offered.

Houghton Mifflin, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Like New/Fine . 5x0x9. In eight elegant narratives exploring the experience of flying, the author relives his first solo flight, his coming to understand the laws of aviation, and his encounter with an airliner that mysteriously disappeared. A meditation on flying. It carries the reader up to the clouds, into a world governed by different laws, where as we look through the cockpit window-and into our own souls-we see painful new clarity. Whether he is reliving his first solo flight or recounting the mysterious disappearance of an airliner, del Giudice focuses on the edge of experience where a person learns to take nothing for granted.

Barnes Publications, 1981. First edition. Hard cover. Good/Good. Signed by Author. The dustjacket is edgeworn with some short tears. With much on his time in World War II; photos throughout. Inscribed "To Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Amick It is our hope, Patty & Arthur that their are a few items in this little effort of ours, which will bring back memories of those happy bygone days. Fred & Evelyn Fred E. Jacob Major AUS-AF Ret 9/11/81". Fred E. Jacob was a barnstorming pioneer pilot who started the United Flying Octogenarians (UFO) organization. Born in St. Johns, Mich., and educated at the University of Michigan, Jacob started flying in the 1920s. He later wrote a book about his adventures over the decades called “Takeoffs and Touchdowns.” He served as a captain in the Army Air Corps during World War II, ferrying B-17s and B-24s to England and commanding the 310th Ferrying Squadron under his longtime friend Gen. Jimmy Doolittle. Jacob, who had lived… Read More

Center Street, 2015. Hard cover. Like New/Good. What lies ahead is Senator Paul's plan for America, where lower taxes and smaller government empower a muscular and expansive middle class; an America that doesn't engage in nation-building or fight wars where the best outcome is stalemate; an America that believes in constitutionally protected liberty and the separation of powers.

North Point Press, 1982. Softcover. Very Good. 5x0x7. There is a fine art to presenting complex ideas with simplicity and insight, in a manner that both guides and inspires. In Taking the Path of Zen Robert Aitken presents the practice, lifestyle, rationale, and ideology of Zen Buddhism with remarkable clarity.The foundation of Zen is the practice of zazen, or mediation, and Aitken Roshi insists that everything flows from the center. He discusses correct breathing, posture, routine, teacher-student relations, and koan study, as well as common problems and milestones encountered in the process. Throughout the book the author returns to zazen, offering further advice and more advanced techniques. The orientation extends to various religious attitudes and includes detailed discussions of the Three Treasures and the Ten Precepts of Zen Buddhism.Taking the Path of Zen will serve as orientation and guide for anyone who is drawn to the ways of Zen, from the simply curious to the serious Zen student.