Garden City NY: Doubleday, 1966 Fluid's running out of my breaks" spells FROOMB! and Froomb could spell disaster for the world. Was it heaven, or was it hell? John Brunt wasn't too sure, but wherever he was, he was frightened. The newspapers and the government also wanted to know where he was. They suspected that the great scientist David Packard knew where the tough and womanizing adventurer was, but no one calculated that John Brunt had been seen on the last exploration meant to man - an esca... more information

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London, England: Faber & Faber, 2000 Opera has been a quarry for theorists ever since it began, and many of the theories were developed by the best talents involved - geniuses whose words add enormously to our appreciation of the art form. Also, opera in theory and practice has been discussed and digested by critics as well as singers, directors and impresarios, recalling their professional lives - from Michael Kelly, who claimed to be Mozart's favorite comic tenor, on. Eduard Hanslick, Leigh Hunt, ... more information

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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1998 This is a book of some of Forbes most beautiful Faberge treasures, made into jigsaw puzzles. There are eight puzzles included. It looks like four puzzles but they are on both sides, making it a little more fun! Pictures and identification of each of the eight treasures are included. Everything stores right inside this fold-out book. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.... more information

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Lafayette, California, U.S.A.: C & T Publishing, 2002 Discover the magic world of fabric stamping! Well-known quilting teacher and author Jean Ray Laury shares her secrets for using rubber stamps and more, in a whole new way - printing on fabric to make one-of-a-kind quilts, wearables and accessories. Fun projects help you learn your way around stamp printing; from lettering to all-over designs and everything in between. Includes instructions and photo how-to's for each step of the process. Stamp pr... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Clarkson Potter Publishers, 1994 When home decoration focuses on such issues as saving space, inexpensive ways to change a look, and creative ways to express individual taste, fabrics have never been more important. This book is an enthusiastic and comprehensive tour of this most versatile design element - its history, technology, and lore - sumptuously illustrated with hundreds of imaginative ideas from the world's premier contemporary designers and decorators. Following a h... 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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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Aperture, 2000 Faeries, photographer Keri Pickett's latest project, welcomes us into a secluded community in the wooded Minnesota sanctuary of Kawashaway, home of the self-proclaimed "radical faeries," a name chosen by a group of mostly gay men to express pride and solidarity in their differences. Here, in this idyllic, remote setting, an annual retreat takes place: a week of camp fires, communal bonding, and gender bending. Pickett's photographs span six years ... more information

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Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Belknap Press, 2005 The ink was barely dry on the Constitution when it was almost destroyed by the rise of political parties in the United States. As Bruce Ackerman shows, the Framers had not anticipated the two-party system, and when Republicans battled Federalists for the presidency in 1800, the rules laid down by the Constitution exacerbated the crisis. With Republican militias preparing to march on Washington, the House of Representatives deadlocked between Thomas Jeffe... more information

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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Innovative Kids, 2003 Spin, read and play. Fairytales come to life through the magic of play. Five favorite stories are retold through imaginative and fun board games that celebrate the early learning concepts at the heart of each tale. They include: The Tortoise and the Hare (a game of opposites); The Princess and the Pea (a counting game); The Gingerbread Man (a memory game of animals); The Ugly Duckling (a game of same and different); and Goldilocks and the Three Bears (a h... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Crown Pub, 2003 Long before there was the Super Bowl, the NBA Championship, the Final Four, or the World Cup, there was the World Series. In the beginning men in derbies sat in the outfield and marveled at Mathewson and McGraw. Today, fans congregate in sports bars, staring at screens big enough to see which players have shaved that day. For a century, the World Series has captured the nation's imagination. The drama has included Willia May's catch, and Reggie Jackson'... more information

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New York: The Modern Library, 1958 This volume contains a book of fiction (The Fall) and a book of short stories (Exile and the Kingdom). The Fall is a philosophical novel. First published in 1956, it is his last complete work of fiction. Set in Amsterdam, The Fall consists of a series of dramatic monologues by the self-proclaimed "judge-penitent" Jean-Baptiste Clamence, as he reflects upon his life to a stranger. In what amounts to a confession, Clamence tells of his success as a wealthy Parisian... more information

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Harper & Row, Publishers, 1990 First Perennial Library (Harper & Row) edition. The cover has a small bump at the top and scuffing. The story of E.F. Hutton's downfall. Colorful characters like Robert Fomon, who ran Hutton like a dictatorship. Written like a day-by -day journal. 322 pages. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.... more information

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E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Putnam Pub Group, 1999 Jackson's wife and two children are gone - taken away in the blink of an eye, in a terrible car accident. A professor of physics, Jackson can prove mathematically that the universe is governed by specific laws, can explain why planes fly and how matter interacts. But he can't fathom the consequences of loss, or reaffirm his former belief in the unifying force of love. Haunted by memories of happier times, and by a nagging dread following an ac... more information

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Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2005 Mark Siegel is an articulate voice of reason in a world beset by hype and hysteria. We would be well advised to listen to listen closely to what he has to say."-Jerome Groopman, M.D., staff writer, The New Yorker. Life today for citizens of the developed world is far safer, easier, and healthier than for any other people in history. Modern medicine has all but wiped out many diseases that once were common killers. Modern intelligence gathering can pinpoint t... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Greenwillow Books, 2002 Here are stories of everyday life, as familiar as next door and as haunting as fear. Mike knows that he can't swing over the river on the knotted rope, but with everyone watching him, he has to try. [A]s haunting as a stranger. Who is the frightened-looking girl stealing plums from Nicky's grandparents' precious tree? [A]s haunting as cruelty. How can Joe escape from his mean cousing Dicky during a family reunion? And here also are stories with... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Readers Digest, 1994 This volume provides 23 simple and more complex woodworking projects for the patio, deck, garden and yard. It is written by home improvement experts with captioned color demonstration photos and clear, detailed lay-outs that help guide each project to completion. Projects include a garden bench, adirondack chair, porch glider and swing, gazebo, playground, window box, BBQ grill table, sandbox, patios, decks, and more. This book will be equally useful for an e... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Rizzoli Intl Pubns, 2002 Fans have existed for at least five thousand years in cultures as diverse as ancient Egypt, India, and China. Arguably the most fascinating ornament in fashion, the fan has a deep and colorful history. This volume is a visual celebration of the fan through time, richly illustrated with art culled from the world's premier fan museums and private collections and with original photography. In an engaging overview of the fan throughout history, fashion cu... more information

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Garden City: Nelson Doubleday n.d. This is Thomas Hardy's fourth novel and his first major literary success. It appeared originally as a monthly serial written anonymously in Cornhill Magazine, where it gained wide readership; critical notices, too, were plentiful and mostly positive. Hardy revised the text extensively for the 1895 edition, and made further changes for the 1901 edition. This volume is a copy of the 1901 edition and offers, in ample measure, the details of English rural life that Hardy s... more information

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The Macmillan Company, 1963 DJ is fair, torn on top spine and right side near and on flap; small tear on bottom. 314 pages, lightly age yellowed, otherwise fine.... more information

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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1963 This book portrays rural, middle-class Southerners at the time of the civil war, who had no slaves and wanted none, who stood to gain little whatever the outcome of the war. They were, nevertheless, the solid, tough backbone of the Confederacy. They fought for their homeland and brought an almost forgotten splendor to the story of Dixie. And this is the story of one of those brave individuals. 314 pages including a Must Roll of Company I, the 30th Regiment Georgia Volun... more information

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