Rinehart and Company, Inc., 1948 The cover is black with white lettering; the spine has no reinforcement and is folded under on the top and bottom. Pages slightly yellowed. Mailer's first novel. 721 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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New York: Riverhead Books, 1998 This book was first published in Isreal, in Hebrew. It was awarded one of the country's most prestigious literary prizes, esablishing Michal Govrin as a singular new voice in comtemporary Jewish literature. This is the story of Amalia, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, named for her father's first wife, a concert pianist who perished in a Nazi death camp and whose sanctified memory haunts Amalia's youth. In a decisive, rebellious break from the culture of remem... more information

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New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1930 The Nancy Pembroke series was a short-lived collection of six stories written in 1930, and one in 1931. They are about a group of girls and their antics. Naturually, Nancy Pembroke is always in the thick of things! Intended for girls ages 12-16. 242 pages; pictorial cloth binding, light to medium wear at the corners and light wear at the spine ends. The top front board has 4 snags in the cloth, and the bottom has 3, all of which show the board underneath. The binding is ti... more information

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Harcourt Brace Jananovich 1984; HB with DJ. All illustrations are done in oil on pressed board by Don Wood. DJ is very good, one small tear at the top. Binding has the same colorful paintings. 29 pages, all fine, no marks or tears.... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Joanna Cotler Books, 2005 For ages 10 and up. Forty-three stories feature such characters as guardian angels who run away from their charges, witches who use the Internet to stalk their victims, and pandas who work as assassins. All is written with a healthy dose of humor. Even the binding is goofy - it's upside down and backwards! 183 pages. Some stories are as short as two to five pages, a few as long as nine pages. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hill & Wang Pub, 2006 Americans are accustomed to telling their country's story as if the nation were naturually autonomous and self-sufficient. In this challenging new work, the historian Thomas Bender asks us to rethink this presumed exceptionalism and propose a fresh and illuminating alternative to the conventional national narrative. Placing American history firmly in a global context, he recasts the historal developments that were central to the marking of the nation... more information

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Roselle, IL: Roman, Inc., 1997 This is a book you may read to children. The story is three large boards long with illustrations. The book then folds out, and the other sides contain four simple 12-piece puzzles that are easy for children to complete (all have the same piece size and location). The captions under the puzzles, made using Fontanini nativity figures, are: "Mary gave birth in a stable, because there was no room at the inn." "Don't be scared," said the angel, "I bring... more information

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Nelson Doubleday Inc. 1953, 1953 Soft Cover. Booklets about pets and wild animals. Colorful stickers have been placed to illustrate the booklets. SB, photograhs on the front showing two of the subjects. 6 booklets included: Animal Children (1958), Fun with Birds (1953, a shorter booklet to t each kids how to enjoy birdwatching), Game birds of the world (1958), Marine Life, (1959), Pets of the world (1958), and Pond Life (1958). Each booklet is done in a matte finish so that scuffs are apparent. Good conditi... more information

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New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company, 1978 This anthology presents eight short stories of suspense in which nature seeks revenge for human interference. Some of the titles are: The Wind (Ray Bradbury), The Most Beautiful Birds in the World (Seon Manley), Balanced Ecology (James H. Schmitz), The Rat That Could Speak (Charles Dickens) and four more. The bright orange binding has no wear. 154 pages, including biographical notes on the authors. Bound in cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"... more information

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New York: Bantam Books, 1989 Dust Jacket has a small bend at the bottom of spine back, and is textured to feel like leather. Signature of prior owner inside. 391 pages, no marks or tears noted. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press, 2006 Neonatal intensive care has been one of the most morally controversial areas of medicine during the past thirty years. This study examines the interconnected development of four key aspects of neonatal intensive care: Medical advances, ethical analysis, legal scrutiny, and econometric evaluation. The authors assert that a dramatic shift in societal attitudes toward newborns and their medical care was a stimulus for and then a result of developments in the m... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Walker & Company, 2000 The Neptune File is the first full account of the dramatic events surrounding the eighth planet's discovery, and the story of two remarkable men who were able to "see" on paper what astronomers looking through telescopes for more than 200 years had overlooked. In June, 1941, John Couch Adams, a brilliant young mathematician at Cambridge University, chanced upon a report by England's Astronomer Royal, George Airy, describing unsuccessfu... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon and Schuster, 1999 With her trademark humor and insight, the author has written a moving collection of stories, anecdotes, and poems that remind us of the life lessons we learn as we repaint, refurnish, and redecorate in search of a place to settle down. Here are all the paths to our dream houses.and to the lives and loves we make there. It's been said that no woman ever met a man or a house she couldn't make over, but this wise little book shows us that what we are reall... more information

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Truckee, California, U.S.A.: Fine Line Productions Inc, 1994 In ten years of travel throughout Nevada, I have explored its deserts, mountains, cities and small towns and have met the independent, resilient people who live here. Even with the diversity of livelihood - from rancher to casino owner, small businesses to government workers, I've found most share a genuine pride in the state and a passion for wide-open spaces. This can be a harsh environment with extremes of temperature and terrain. But, thro... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Universe Publications, 2000 This book is the culmination of forty years research by Martin Gilbert, on of the world's most eminent historians of the Holocaust. In this illustrated survey he describes Jewish life in Europe before the Holocaust, the rise of Nazism in Germany, the search for safe havens after 1933, and the work of those who helped that search. He documents the spread of German conquests, the expulsion of whole Jewish communities, the establishment of ghettos, th... more information

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New York: iUniverse, Inc., 2004 On May 8, 1944, the B17 climbed and joined other bombers in the cloudy skies over England. It had been a smooth takeoff. Thomas L. Thomas adjusted his navigator's seat in the plane's nose section and glanced out toward the clouds that quickly enveloped the ground beneath the plane. In one sense, he felt somewhat sheltered when the plane joined other planes, 25,000 feet above the English Channel. He imagined that the layer of clouds hid the Flying Fortresses from the f... more information

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New York: Oxford University Press Inc., 2003 Anti-Catholicism has a long history in America. And as Philip Jenkins argues in The New Anti-Catholicism, this virulent strain of hatred - once thought dead - is alive and well in our nation, but few people seem to notice, or care. A statement that is seen as racist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic, or homophobic can haunt a speaker for years, writes Jenkins, but it is still possible to make hostile and vituperative public statements about Roman Catholicism without fe... more information

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North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Basic Health Pubns, 2003 This book will give you a clear understanding of the biological processes involved in aging, the ten key body systems where decline first begins, and the culprits largely responsible for tripping the clock: Vitamin and mineral deficiencies and diminishing hormone production. Learn how to weigh the pros and cons of hormone therapy, naturually stimulate your hormone production, replenish your nutrient stores, strengthen your immune system, nourish you... more information

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Osceola, Wisconsin, U.S.A.: Motorbooks Intl, 1998 One of the Enthusiast Color Series. Volkswagen's New Beetle was the star of the 1998 Detroit Car Show and is fast becoming the most identifiable car on the road - again! This fascinating, full-color book includes: The Beetle legend and Volkswagen's hesitation to produce a new Beetle; the development and unprecedented receiption of Concept 1; Family resemblances of the Golf, Polo, and New Beetle; full details on how the New Beetle's curves and lin... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Sterling Pub Co Inc, 2002 With a foreword by Charles de Kunffy, this is the most comprehensive, detailed source of information on all the equipment anyone who works with or handles horses needs. Not only will you find out about the range of saddles, tacks, and other horse-related equipment available today, but you'll also learn the fascinating story of how they developed throughout history. No horse-lover will want to be without this lavishly-illustrated guide! 4to - over 9&f... more information

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