Paramus, NJ, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall Press, 2001 NEW - Our increasingly networked world is alive with opportunities that even today's market leaders are largely unable to exploit. Today's top firms may report record earnings, but their chief executives know that the full potential of the Internet still eludes them. That's about to change. As vast new markets open up all over the global economy, a select few companies, led by innovative executives dubbed e-Leaders by Harved Business School professo... more information

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Boston, MA: Little Brown & Company, 1939 This mystery is the last novel published by Oppenheim. It begins on the ocean liner Queen Anne, with one of the passengers becoming ill from the rolling of the waves. His roommate and sometimes secretary calls for the doctor; that is when the sick man discovers the doctor as a highly secret and difficult-to-get drug. There are only two places it can be obtained, and one of them is the hospital where they are doctors. These two are also something else - they are i... more information

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Niwot, Colorado: University Press Of Colorado, 1995 SIGNED by the author. On the windswept plains of Wyoming's Wind River Reservation, Arapahos have gathered for the Ethete powwow, a time to reaffirm the balance and harmony in life. But balance and harmony quickly give way to fear and confusion when respected tribal chairman Harvey Castle is found murdered at the powwow camp, and the evidence points to the chairman's nephew. Father John O'Malley, S.J., pastor of St. Francis Mission, and Vicky Ho... more information

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Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing, 1992 From the Sesame Street Book Club series. Big Bird wakes up early while everyone is still in bed; he decides to search for someone to play with and runs into other people who get up that early to work. Unpaginated; every page is fully illustrated without any marks or tears. Bright and clean copy, the binding is fine, has slight wear on the front corners. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.... more information

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New York: Random House, 1959 A dramatic novel about a colony of expatriates whose fate was decided in one climactic day. It's characters are people caught in the pressures of a world they helped to build, a world they desperately try to escape. They have run, they are still running; some to an illusion of sanctuary; one or two in a search for self-knowledge. All are trying to forget or to justify what has gone before: the beliefs betrayed, the lies revealed, the greed and the self-love. They are togethe... more information

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New York: St. Martin's Press, 2001 The Handles have one of those quiet suburban marriages that has ticked along for decades without anything very momentous happening. He is a distinguished violinist, and she is a watercolor artist. The two spend each day in their respective corners of the house, and they even take careful steps to prevent a chance encounter. But their routine is suddenly yanked away by the winds of change. When the long-serving viola player resigns, the quartet hires Bonnie, a brilliant... more information

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Penguin Books, 1994 1994; SB. Cover is fine, front cover has a picture of the author with a baby seen through maple leaves. The unfinished memoir is fragmented since it was not finished when the author died in 1993. The book includes photographs. 404 pages, 5" x 775" high. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.... more information

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Penguin Books, 1994 Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Front cover has a picture of the author with a baby seen through maple leaves. The unfinished memoir is fragmented since it was not finished when the author died in 1993. The book includes photographs. 404 pages. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.... more information

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Penguin Books, 1994 Cover is fine, front cover has a picture of the author with a baby seen through maple leaves. The unfinished memoir is fragmented since it was not finished when the author died in 1993. The book includes photographs. 404 pages, 5" x 775" high. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1992 Burt Wolf's television programs on CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC affiliate stations, PBS, and the Family Channel have made him one of the world's best-known and most-watched food personalities. This book, Eating Well, based on his educational television series, contains all the recipes, cooking tips, food history, folklore, and nutrition information that are part of the "Eating Well" series as well as Burt's favorite recipes and information from his... more information

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Little, Brown and Company, 1974 Binding is fine, no wear or fading. 302 pages, fine. Spine is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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New York: Clarkson Potter Publishers, 2001 NEW - In this book, Starr Ockenga illustrates how a diverse group of visionary American plantsmen and women have taken risks, pushed boundaries, and stretched traditions to create distinctive, idiosyncratic gardens. Boldly conceived and boldly executed, these 21 gardens are highly personal interpretations of paradise. From the making of welcoming garden rooms densely planted with exotic flowers and foliage to sprawling landscapes featuring drifts of native plants i... more information

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Sydney, NSW, Australia: Hodder Headline Australia, 2005 A new prankster is one step ahead of Edgar and Ellen. Who is this darting foe? To find out, and to stop the rash of copycat capers, the twins must descend under town - but the streets in the sewers run deeper than they could possibly suspect. Black & White illustrations.... more information

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New York: Playmore Inc., Publishers, 1998 This book shows the difference between big and little. It uses to teddy bears and their belongings, animals, and other things in nature. 10 pop-ups illustrate the concept. All boards are fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.... more information

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New York: Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc., 1997 There was a talent show that Christopher Robin had put together. Everyone had some kind of talent they performed, but poor Eeyore had a cloud over his head all day as he was practicing his somersaults. When he got to the stage everyone was there, performing their tricks. Tigger thought that Eeyore's cloud was part of his act. Poor Eeyore, he was too gloomy and soggy to perform, but then an Eeyore-sized rainbow suddenly appeared and he was cheered by ... more information

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Willoughby, Australia: Global Book Publishing, 2005 Did you know that it was only as recent as 2005 that a CT scan of Tutankhamun's mummy revealed that he could not have been murdered or died an accidential death, as has always been thought? Find out how he really died in Egypt, which is not only the most comprehensive but also the most up-to-date volume available in the world today. There have been many books devoted to specific elements of the ancient Egyptian culture - art, architecture, history, and... more information

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New York: Oxford university Press, 2000 This is an Oxford University Press 'Spotlights' book, which allows one to investigate the world of The Egyptians. This is an easy-to-use illustrated guide. Each topic features stunning illustrations and accurate and detailed text. Included are: A handy survey of times gone by; full-color maps, detailed drawings and fascinating artifacts on every page. This book was designed and written for young people (no ages are mentioned, but their reading skills would hav... more information

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Amery, WI: TDC Heines, 1975 The author, an internationally known bridge player, developed the increasingly popular "Goren Method of Point Count Bidding." This superb method of bidding enabled him to win an incredible number of tournaments, and at the time this was written, he was the only player in the history of bridge who had won every major champion currently in play. The book includes information on the Goren Point Count, Bidding and Responses, Play of the Cards, Opening Leads, Aids to Sound P... more information

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Millbrook, New York, U.S.A.: De.Mo, 2003 NEW - The lidded box is still in publisher's plastic, never opened. With the intent of capturing the essence of the Italian personality, de.MO commissioned Elliott Erwitt (July 1928), to create take photos portraying the life of Italians. From Massimo Ferragamo with his kids, to Valentino in his studio in Rome, to Italian citizens going about their daily life, the 18 flip books created with Erwitt’s photos reveal a collection of delightful characters. Each... more information

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Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St Martins Press, 2002 Using material newly obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, Fred Jerome weaves information from Einstein's almost two-thousand-page FBI file with the history of the period to create a spy-story-like narrative that also explores Einstein's political dimension. From the moment Albert Einstein arrived in the United States in 1933, until his death in 1955, J. Edgar Hoover's FBI, assisted by several other federal agencies, began feveris... more information

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