New York, NY, U.S.A.: Crown Publishing Group, 1998 It has long been rumored in academic circles that a 16th century monk named Eisenrich took Machiavelli several steps further, writing a masterplan for world domination so dangerous the Pope had him killed to suppress it. But the text, On Supremacy, survived. This deadly document is at the heart of this novel, a chillingly authentic, compulsively readable thriller of global intrigue and political conspiracy that follows a desparate search for a fabled manusc... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 1973 Chronicles a young boy's continuing conflict with his father while growing up on a Missouri farm during the Depression. For ages 11 and up. The binding has a few chips at the edges. The DJ has a few chips and a small tear; it is yellowed a tthe edges. The back flap has a closed tear. 176 pages, no marks or tears. INSCRIBED/SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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Oakland, California, U.S.A.: Lonely Planet, 1992 This is a great travel guide. It has more information than you would probably need, beautiful color photography, and a 32-page Galapagos Wildlife Guide. Street maps are included for all of the towns discussed, and the book is a great size so you can take it with you in a pocket or small backpack. 471 pages including an index. Prior owner's name on inside cover is blacked out. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.... more information

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New York: Crown publishers, Inc., 1982 It has been a year since Tyler committed suicide; in that year, the remaining family has not really talked with each other. Everyone is grieving in silence. Jeremy, his younger brother, wants to understand but has no one to turn to. He gets work for the summer and then is offered a job at Seaside, a mental hospital where Tyler was once a patient. He doesn't know if he can work there, or if it will help him find answers about his brother. The binding has wear on the... more information

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San Francisco, CA: Harr Wagner Publishing Company, 1959 Jim's uncle is a forest ranger and is mapping out the roads that are out around Tor Mountain after the spring thaw. He brought Jim along who met a boy he never knew, whose grandfather is a problem to the forest rangers. The waters end up running high and there are flood conditions and a rescue. Nice color and black & white illustrations throughout. The corners are worn through. The bottom edges have shelf wear, as does the spine bottom. The spi... more information

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Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St Martins Press, 2001 Just to be clear, this is no ordinary ghost book. It's not a ghostly directory or collection of folklore, nor even an attempt to explain it all in scientific terms. It's my adventure into the ghost world, from my early blundering efforts at a vigil to ultimately becoming a fully established ghost hunter. I went into the paranormal realm with serious doubt. I emerged from it amazed. I can honestly say that I've seen things that baffled me, ex... more information

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New York: Pantheon Books, 1947 The original French title was "Derborence" which was the name of a pasture high in the mountains. Antoine, just married a few months, went up the mountain with Seraphin to learn how to handle cattle and make butter and cheese; all of the things that are done during the summer in the mountain home. He was very discouraged though, because he felt he would never see his wife again. The binding is discolored around the edges and on the spine, front and back. The spine is... more information

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Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Fireside, 1997 In every corner of the world over the past century, people have been reporting encounters with a huge array of alien beings. In Faces of the Visitors, UFO expert Kevin Randle and documentary producer and artist Russ Estes have teamed up to produce an essential reference guide to the most important close encounters, alien contactee cases, abductions, and reported photos of aliens. Each of the over fifty entries is based upon actual eyewitness accounts and includ... more information

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The Junior Literary Guild and The Viking Press, 1948 Cover has an orange pictorial front, slight bends at corners. Edges of pages are brown in places, suggesting a water spill. A few dark areas bleed into the page as a tiny brown dot. Inside each cover is a girl at the top of mountains calling to someone. 191 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Walker & Co, 1999 Written with readable style and grace, this book escalates Nick Hoffman's involvement with academic mayhem while offering wickedly witty insights into university life. He'd been warned to avoid trouble. Hoffman's outspoken attitude and reputation for being in the wrong place at the wrong time placed his career in jeopardy at the State University of Michigan where he was on tenure track. As he crossed over the Michigan River to eat his lunch, he d... more information

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Chicago, IL: Rand McNally, 1954 Each page illustrated. Story of children bringing their pets to school. Cover in very good condition, very slight wear on edges. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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Rand McNally, 1954 This is a story about children bringing their pets to school for show and tell. Cover in very good condition, very slight wear on edges.... more information

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Chicago, IL: Rand McNally & Company, 1960 A Rand McNally Giant Book. It was pet day at school and all of the children were allowed to get up and tell about their pets. Significant wear to the top corners. Wear to the spine tail and wear at the spine head - the top 3" are loose and show wear in to areas. The spine is tight and all pages are included. Illustrations on each page. 29 pages, no marks or tears. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1999 Vinnie is a man whose life revolves around two great passions: his bottomless love for his wife - the beautiful but increasingly irritable Angela - and his tireless quet to push the limits of home repair to the rediculous extreme. For Vinnie, handiness is no hobby - it's a gestalt, a defining credo. For Angie, it's more like a big throbbing pain. Can this marriage be saved?? 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.: Turner Publications, 1994 Modern-day St. Petersburg is placed against its historical perspective in this glorious photographic study by National Geographic photographer Steve Raymer. This majestic and romantic city on the Neva River was built to be Russia's 'Window to the West' by Tsar Peter the Great, who was strongly influenced by Western European culture. Today, after almost three hundred years of rule by tsars, tsarinas - and Communists - St. Petersburg is strugglin... more information

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 2002 NEW - In August 1947 in the High Andes, one of the earliest long-haul passanger aircrafts, called the Star Dust, disappeared en route to Santiago, Chile. It left behind only questions: Was it sabotage? Was there a hoard of gold on board? What was the meaning of the radio operator's mysterious final message before the airwaves fell silent? Only with the discovery of the wreckage in January, 2000 could those questions at last begin to be answer... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House, Incorporated, 1989 During our White House years I said almost nothing about how I really felt regarding the controversies that swirled around me.But now those years are over, and it's my turn to describe what happened." This is the memoir of one of the most fascinating, controversial, and enigmatic first ladies in American history. As soon as Reagan took office in 1981, his wife found herself in the spotlight of criticism, particularly over her plans for renovati... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 1998 In their small Michigan town, the Johnson family is the one that starts the fights, has the hard luck, and fuels the gossip. Ray's older brother, Billy, has just been found murdered by someone who watched him crawl a mile down the road, head bloody; who smoked four cigarettes while watching Billy die. Hated as he was, who would go the extra length to actually kill him? And Ray, knotted up with sorrow and a strange sense of relief, now bears the weight of the to... more information

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London: Reaktion Books, 2002 This book describes and sets into context the obsession of a Victorian gentleman and civil servant, Arthur Munby (1828-1910), with the bodies of working-class and disfigured women. It was a fascination that led to his eventual secret marriage to the maidservant Hannah Cullwick - a relationship grounded in a complex interweaving of class, gender and racial hierarchies. Although the story of Munby's obsessions has been told before, Barry Reay provides a totally new approach, d... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Warner Books, Incorporated, 1994 In the rain forests of Peru, an ancient manuscript has been discovered. Within its pages are 9 key insights in life itsef - insights each human being is predicted to grasp sequentialy, one insight then another, as we move toward a completely spiritual culture on Earth. The DJ had rubbing on the front. 246 pages, no marks or tears. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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