New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1986 SIGNED by both author and illustrator on the title page. Hmm - what DO teddy bears dream about? Kathleen and Michael Hague know the answer. Teddy bears have incredible dreams full of fairies and dinosaurs, talking toys and flying elephants. Their dreams take place in a fantastic world where anything is possible. It is a bright, warm, comforting world that any child would want to visit. So for all the children who sometimes have trouble falling asleep, the Hagues' hav... more information

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New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1996 In this timeless and heartwarming tale, a young rabbit goes in search of the perfect present and, despite some hilarious mishaps, discovers the joys of giving. Each page is filled with surprises, including four enormous gatefolds that open into wondrous winter land panoramas, illustrating the true spirit of generosity perfect for the holidays or any time of year. Unpaginated, green boards with red cloth spine; the inner boards are decorated with Jack rabbit and his sweeth... more information

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London, England: Souvenir Press, 1995 A Treasury of Fear" accosts you when first you hold this book. Full of Irish tales, Satanic figures grope in the shadows, people long dead return to haunt the scenes of their lifetime, and victims fly shrieking from a doom they cannot escape. These chilling Irish takes are drawn from 200 years of short story writing and include some of the most powerful examples of horror ever conceived, more terrifying because the looming dread is felt, but understated or unseen, ... more information

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New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1986 This book explains why writing is an important way of learning and gives students a clear idea of the qualities readers expect in good prose. While suggesting that writers may use significantly different processes in doing different kinds of writing, it analyzes and illustrates the steps most writers go through when they compose. Professor Hairston stresses the importance of students' thinking about audience and purpose every time they write. She also suggests eff... more information

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Dial Press 1980; HB. Illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Binding fine, spine tight, a few small marks on the back. A Weekly Reader Children's Book Club book. 8 1/2" x 10 3/4" high. Pages fine, all beautifully illustrated.... more information

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New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002 Across the Sabbath River is a beautifully written, brilliantly researched book, and a very elegant detective story. The crime involved is 2,700 years old: The disappearance of the Lost Tribes of Israel, whose fate has been shrouded in mystery. I wholeheartedly recommend this book - it's both entertaining and an important work of biblical scholarship that will haunt the imagination long after the last page has been turned." - Robert Littell, author of The Com... more information

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New York: Oxford Univ Press, 2002 The history of law can be viewed as a tale of human choices about the preservation of life, protection of property, exercise of individual liberty, fashioning of creative knowledge, and other basic social concepts. This book gives readers a comprehensive, authoritative, and accesible guide to this ongoing saga, in the form of 468 alphabetically arranged entries written by hundreds of respected scholars about a wide variety of pertinent subjects. 912 pages with a case index ... more information

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London: Trident Press, 1999 Written and photographed by Emmy award-winning Michelle and Howard Hall, this is more than just a collection of stunning photographs; it is a revelation of the sea creatures' complex and mysterious cycles and patterns of behavior. The reader is presented with striking images of all manner of marine life engaged in the vital activities of mating, threat-displays, hunting, and feeding. These remarkable photographs are complemented with fascinating and engaging stories of marine... more information

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Duluth, MN: Rainy Lake Printing House, 1993 Inscribed on the title page - This is a beautiful volume in deep red cloth with bright gold lettering on the front and spine. The jacket is heavy deep pink paper with black lettering. A true story of a robin that stayed near the author's family one winter, delighting his daughter who was home sick. He later decided to commit this story to paper, delighting his grandchildren. This is a wonderful story, illustrated in line drawings. The jacket spine is very lig... more information

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New York: Anchor Books, 1990 Book cover and pages have no tears or wrinkles. The cover photograph is of the house first mentioned in the book. 328 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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New York: Harper Collins, 2006 SIGNED - on the title page by Julie Andrews Edwards. Down, down, down beneath a theater known as the Sovereign, there sits a long-forgotten architect's model - the Soverign's miniature replica. In this secret space, an adorable troupe of theater mice busily prepare to stage their own show, "Broadway Airs." Rehearsals are in their usual state of chaos when suddenly the production is threatened by the imminent demolition of the theater. As the clock ticks towar... more information

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E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Penguin USA, 2001 Very Advance Praise for Casanova: "I laughed my head off." Marie Antoinette. Abraham Lincoln said "Can't wait for the play!" Everyone knows which books people buy, but who knows which books people steal? In this irreverent analysis of the book industry, John Maxwelll Hamilton - a longtime journalist and public radio commentator - answers this question and many more, proving that the best way to study books is not to take them too se... more information

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E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Putnam Pub Group, 2001 In the Middle Eastern village of Transjordan, that traces its history back to Abraham, the men gather nightly beneath a tree named Moses' Finger, and the women meet where "the earth breathes." In this divided place, Faridah posesses transcendent wisdom and a dangerous scorn for tradition. Jammana, granddaughter of a seer and village outsider, struggles between the allure of the ancient world and the tensions of a modern age. Through an a... more information

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New York: Wonder Books, 1961 Considerable wear on corners of cover; upper right corner worn to board. Clever book identifying items in rhyming fashion. Front inside cover has four small ink lines, otherwise pages are in good condition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.: Univ of Hawaii Pr, 1997 South of the clouds, in the land of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, dwell the descendants of a once pastoral people, the Nakhi. Today there are still Nakhi who follow their ancient traditions, and Nakhi folktales reflect their beliefs. In the legends presented here we discover why the Sun - hot-tempered and impetuous, is unpleasant to look at, while the graceful Moon attracts us with her silvery light; why the azalea, for all her beauty, lives the shortest an... more information

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Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.: Univ of Hawaii Pr, 1993 The twenty stories that comprise this collection reflect some of the ethnic diversity of China. Through a cast of familiar animals we get a glimpse of the cultures from which the stories emanate, and we see that the world is interconnected and the planet quite small. The tales show that our similarities are much greater than our differences. Besides their literary value, these tales convey moral instruction. The second part of the book gives background infor... more information

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London: Quantum Books, 2006 Expand your memory into a powerful tool that will improve and revolutionize your everyday life and help you conquer any personal challenge. Developed by a leading memory expert, these fail-safe techniques will enable you to remember any type of information and recall it instantly. There are many techniques included in this book, and "tests" at the end of each section to track your progress. 176 pages, well-illustrated in color; the cover is heavy and has inside flaps to... more information

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Rockport, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Rockport Publications, 2001 Most of us enjoy making the best of our outdoor space, whether it is a small patio or a mature garden. The furnished garden may contain grand and impressive statuary, fountains and follies, but just as visually exciting is the urban backyard paved and filled with stone urns and terra cotta pots and featuring tables and chairs for outdoor entertaining. Garden ornaments, furniture and accessories can be used as focal points on lawns, patios and wall... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company, 2001 This is the untold human story behind the killing of Korean civilians by American soldiers in the early days of the Korean War, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists who uncovered it. In the summer of 1950, U.S. military forces opened fire on a group of South Korean refugees at a railroad trestle near the village of No Gun Ri. Suvivors said hundreds died, mostly women and children. Retreating U.S. commanders had issued orders to shoot approachin... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dutton/Plume, 1992 The 1961 film version of a Raisin in the Sun, with a screenplay by the author won an award at the Cannes Film Festival, even though one-third of the actual screenplay Hansberry had written was cut out. The film did essentially bring Hansberry's extraordinary play to the screen, but it failed to fulfill her cinematic vision. Now, with this landmark edition of Hansberry's original script for the movie that audiences never viewed, readers have at hand an epic, e... more information

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