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Imprint: Bantam, 2011 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. In this astounding account, Wall Street's notorious bad boy�the original million-dollar-a-week stock chopper�leads us through a drama worthy of The Sopranos, from the FBI raid on his estate to the deal he cut to rat out his oldest friends and colleagues to the conscience he eventually found. With his kingdom in ruin, not to mention his marriage, the Wolf faced his greatest challenge yet: how to navigate a gauntlet of judges and lawyers, hold on to his kids and his enraged model wife, and possibly salvage his self-respect. It wasn't going to be easy. In fact, for a man with an unprecedented appetite for excess, it was going to be hell. But the man at the center of one of the most shocking scandals in financial history soon sees the light of what matters most: his sobriety, and his future as a father and a man., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000040054. ISBN: 9780553385441
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Imprint: HODDER PAPERBACK, 2008 By day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could, on drugs, sex, and international globe-trotting. From the bing e that sank a 170-foot motor yacht, crashed a Gulfstream jet, and ran up a $700,000 hotel tab, to the wife and kids who waited for him at home, and th e fast-talking, hard-partying young stockbrokers who called him king and di d his bidding, here, in his own inimitable words, is the story of the ill-f ated genius they called... In the 1990s Jordan Belfort, former kingpin of the notorious investment fir m Stratton Oakmont, became one of the most infamous names in American finan ce: a brilliant, conniving stock-chopper who led his merry mob on a wild ri de out of the canyons of Wall Street and into a massive office on Long Isla nd. Now, in this astounding and hilarious tell-all autobiography, Belfort n arrates a story of greed, power, and excess no one could invent. Reputedly the prototype for the film Boiler Room, Stratton Oakmont turned m icrocap investing into a wickedly lucrative game as Belfort's hyped-up, cok ed-out brokers browbeat clients into stock buys that were guaranteed to ear n obscene profits-for the house. But an insatiable appetite for debauchery, questionable tactics, and a fateful partnership with a breakout shoe desig ner named Steve Madden would land Belfort on both sides of the law and into a harrowing darkness all his own. From the stormy relationship Belfort shared with his model-wife as they ran a madcap household that included two young children, a full-time staff of twenty-two, a pair of bodyguards, and hidden cameras everywhere-even as the SEC and FBI zeroed, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000037801. ISBN: 9780340953754
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Imprint: Three Rivers Press, 1988 For almost four decades, Made Simple books have set the standard for contin uing education and home study. In answer to the changing needsof today's ma rketplace, the Made Simple series for the '90s presents a thoroughly up-to- the-minute portfolio of skills, information, and experience, with revised a nd updated editions of bestselling titles, plus a whole range of new subjec ts from personal finance to office management to desktop publishing. B & W illustrations throughout, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039791. ISBN: 9780385239387
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Imprint: Methuen Publishing Ltd, 2001 2001 election struggle., Very Good+ Stock number: RWARE0000004930. ISBN: 9780413760005
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Imprint: Mandarin, 1987 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout., Very Good+ Stock number: RWARE0000018814. ISBN: 9780413158901
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Imprint: Insight Guides, 2001 A clean softcover, no markings throughout, NOT an ex-library book: Pocket Guide Singapore includes a chapter detailing Singapore's history and culture, 13 itineraries and excursions taking in sights ranging from the Botanical Gardens to Orchard Road, leisure-time suggestions, and a comprehensive information section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus many high quality photographs and 12 maps, including a detailed pull-out map., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000024749. ISBN: 9781585730889
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Imprint: Mandarin, 1987 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout., Very Good++ Stock number: RWARE0000018777. ISBN: 9780413158802
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Imprint: Penguin Books, 1997 Bell, recently identified by Granta as one of the 20 best young American no velists, here shows why. Multiple narrators cast different shadows on the s tory of Mike Devlin, a white, middle-class psychologist whose life is in cr isis (whether he knows it or not), who sets up a Tae Kwan Do academy in a b lack, inner-city neighborhood (in crisis of its own) in Baltimore. The conc ept of "getting involved" applies in a metaphysical as well as practical se nse. "Boundary crossing" also takes on multiple meanings, especially as Mic helle, Devlin's teenage daughter, becomes increasingly interested in the ac ademy and the neighborhood. Deliberately understated, the book turns the ni ce trick of holding the reader despite the fact that the outcome is forecas t at the beginning. Readers introduced to Bell with the highly praised All Souls' Rising, a historical novel of Haitian independence, will find Ten In dians quite different. But the martial arts theme and inner-city setting ar e in fact much more typical of his oeuvre., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000002473. ISBN: 9780140268461
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Imprint: Ingalls Publishing Group, 2008 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout, NOT an ex-lib book: Pliny the Younger and Tacitus have another mystery to solve - actually layers of mysteries. During dinner at the emperor Domitian's palace, a workman is discovered dead in the archives. Why is this humble man's death important to the ruler of Rome? Domitian assigns Pliny to uncover references to an unknown heir of Augustus Caesar in a memoir of Nero's mother. Why does Domitian suspect his own copy of the memoir is incomplete? And how does his suspicion relate to the niece of Pliny's old friend and mentor? Is Tacitus' father-in-law Agricola a villain or a potential victim? Like a sinister red line slashed through a carefully prepared manuscript, the legacy of the great Augustus marks the connections to slaves of Pliny's own household. Pliny and Tacitus must descend to the Stygian underworld of Nero's buried "golden house" to find answers. Will the answers save the peace of Rome, or mark its doom?, Fine Stock number: RWARE0000024122. ISBN: 9781932158823
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Imprint: Dutton, 2009 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. THE TOTAL RECALL REVOLUTION IS INEVITABLE. IT WILL CHANGE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN. IT HAS ALREADY BEGUN. What if you could remember everything? Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell draw on their experience from their MyLifeBits project at Microsoft Research to exp lain the benefits to come from an earth-shaking and inevitable increase in electronic memories. In 1998 they began using Bell, a luminary in the compu ter world, as a test case, attempting to digitally record as much of his li fe as possible. Photos, letters, and memorabilia were scanned. Everything h e did on his computer was captured. He wore an automatic camera, an arm-str ap that logged his bio-metrics, and began recording telephone calls. This e xperiment, and the system they created to support it, put them at the cente r of a movement studying the creation and enjoyment of e-memories. Since then the three streams of technology feeding the Total Recall revolution--digital recording, digital storage, and digital search, have become gushing torrents. We are capturing so much of our lives now, be it on the date- and location-stamped photos we take with our smart phones or in the continuous records we have of our emails, instant messages, and tweets-- not to mention the GPS tracking of our movements many cars and smart phones already do automatically. We are storing what we capture either out there in the "cloud" of services such as Facebook or on our very own increasingly massive and cheap hard drives. But the critical technolo, Very Good/Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000031207. ISBN: 9780525951346
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Imprint: DE LODI, 2003 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000033465. ISBN: 9782846900973
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Imprint: St Martins Pr, 1989 Former Library Book: Set during the brief reign of Richard III, this impressively crafted historical novel deserves attention from readers not normally drawn to the genre. Belle ( Wintercombe ) is of the school that regards Richard, Duke of Gloucester, as a troubled monarch who did what he thought best for his country and bore no ill will toward his brother Edward's two sons and heirs. The disappearance of the princes is explained from this somewhat heretical point of view. Well-researched details bring life to the involving story, which focuses on Christie Heron, a young man who joins the Duke of Gloucester's household and is swept into the events of Richard's kingship. Issues of loyalty are played out against the rich backdrop of the Wars of the Roses as Christie fights several personal battles as well as those of his king. The long, complex narrative illuminates its historical setting so clearly and thoroughly that readers absorb the period effortlessly, along with a rousing good story based on a provocative interpretation of a controversial monarch's character and deeds., Good/Good Stock number: RWARE0000025491. ISBN: 9780312029456
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Imprint: Pan Books, 1993 In the summer of 1686, Alex marries his cousin, Louise and they are happily awaiting the arrival of their first child. But their world is shattered wh en the baby is born prematurely, and in the aftermath of the ensuing traged y, grief and guilt affect their marriage., Good Stock number: RWARE0000025503. ISBN: 9780330331029
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Imprint: Penguin Books, 2006 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Tommy Wilhelm is a worried man. Once charming, he has failed to make it big as an actor in Hollywood, left his family and lost his job as a salesman. Now he lives in the Hotel Gloriana in New York City, while his successful father lectures him about changing his life. But Wilhelm clings to the hope that his luck is about to turn and has given his last $700 to the mysterious, philosophizing Dr Tamkin to invest. Is the smooth-talking Tamkin ripping Wilhelm off? Or does he offer him one last chance to make it out of this mess?, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000035820. ISBN: 9780141023403
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Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd, 1982 Good Stock number: RWARE0000035297. ISBN: 9780140062526
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Imprint: Yale University Press, 1993 A crisp clean hardcover, no markings throughout: In this book a leading theorist on sex and gender discusses how hidden assumptions embedded in our cultural discourses, social institutions, and individual psyches perpetuate male power and oppress women and sexual minorities. Sandra Lipsitz Bem argues that these assumptions, which she calls the lenses of gender, shape not only perceptions of social reality but also the more material things - like unequal pay and inadequate daycare - that constitute social reality itself. Her penetrating and articulate examination of these hidden cultural lenses enables us to look at them rather than through them and to better understand recent debates on gender and sexuality. According to Bem, the first lens, androcentrism (male- centredness), defines males and male experience as a standard or norm and females and female experience as a deviation from that norm. The second lens, gender polarization, superimposes male-female differences on virtually every aspect of human experience, from modes of dress and social roles to ways of expressing emotion and sexual desire. The third lens, biological essentialism, rationalizes and legitimizes the other two lenses by treating them as the inevitable consequences of the intrinsic biological natures of women and men. After illustrating the pervasiveness of these three lenses in both historical and contemporary discourses of Western culture, Bem presents her own theory of how the individual either acquires cultural gender lenses and constructs a conventional gender identity or resists cultural lenses and constructs that we must reframe the debate on sex, Near Fine/Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000023309. ISBN: 9780300056761
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Imprint: HarperCollins, 1992 Very Good+ Stock number: RWARE0000006434. ISBN: 9780061006005
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Imprint: Viking Juvenile, 1993 Here, collected in one volume for the first time ever, are all of the adven tures of the irrepressible Madeline, a little girl full of mischief and vit ality who is one of the world's most popular and cherished fictional charac ters. "Madeline," which was published in 1939, and its five sequels have be come true classics, loved by generations of readers. In each of these books , Bemelmans' humorous verse, his immortal characters--Miss Clavel, Pepito, the magician, and others--and his wonderful, whimsical drawings of Paris co mbine to create a joyous reading experience for people of all ages., Very Good/Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000038522. ISBN: 9780670851874
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Imprint: Sentinel, 2014 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Dear Reader, In February 2013 I gave a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast. Standing a few feet from President Obama, I warned my fellow citizens of the danger s facing our country and called for a return to the principles that made Am erica great. Many Americans heard and responded, but our nation's decline has continued. Today the danger is greater than ever before, and I have never shared a mo re urgent message than I do now. Our growing debt and deteriorating morals have driven us far from the found ers' intent. We've made very little progress in basic education. Obamacare threatens our health, liberty, and financial future. Media elitism and poli tical correctness are out of control. Worst of all, we seem to have lost our ability to discuss important issues calmly and respectfully regardless of party affiliation or other difference s. As a doctor rather than a politician, I care about what works, not wheth er someone has an (R) or a (D) after his or her name. We have to come toget her to solve our problems. Knowing that the future of my grandchildren is in jeopardy because of reckl ess spending, godless government, and mean-spirited attempts to silence cri tics left me no choice but to write this book. I have endeavored to propose a road out of our decline, appealing to every American's decency and commo n sense. If each of us sits back and expects someone else to take action, it will soon be too late. But with your help, I firmly believe that America may once again be "one n, Very Good/Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000035044. ISBN: 9781595231123
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Imprint: Bitter Lemon Press, 2010 Under cover of darkness, an American family moves into a villa in Cholong- s ur-Avre in Normandy. Fred Blake, the father, tells everyone he is there to write a history of the Allied landings. His wife Maggie gets involved in a local charity; their teenage children enrol in the lycee. At first glance a family like any other. But Fred's real name is Giovanni Manzoni - an ex-Ma fia boss who has grassed and is now part of the FBI's witness- protection pr ogram. And his record in other locations would indicate that his cover is n ot likely to last very long., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000034249. ISBN: 9781904738435
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Imprint: Fawcett, 1990 An alcoholic upper-middle-class WASP sent to a posh clinic to dry out witne sses the hypocritical behavior of the clinic's director. According to PW , Benchley's "plot may be muddled, but his writing is vigorous and observant . " Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000008293. ISBN: 9780449219454
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Imprint: Marvel, 2014 Humanity's time is over. Submit or perish, because the Age of Ultron has ar rived! The artificial intelligence known as Ultron has fought for years to eradicate mankind...and now, it has all but succeeded. The few remaining he roes are battered, broken, almost beaten and left considering desperate mea sures - some more desperate than others. But when Wolverine breaks ranks an d pursues his own plan to defeat Ultron, will his drastic action cause more problems than it solves? Brian Michael Bendis presents the ultimate triump h of the Avengers' greatest villain in an epic that will shake worlds!, As New Stock number: RWARE0000039564. ISBN: 9780785155669
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Imprint: Lonely Planet, 1997 A clean softcover, no markings throughout: From Antarctica to Zimbabwe, if you're going there, chances are Lonely Plan et has been there first. With a pithy and matter-of-fact writing style, the se guides are guaranteed to calm the nerves of first-time world travelers, while still listing off-the- beaten-path finds sure to thrill even the most jaded globetrotters. Lonely Planet has been perfecting its guidebooks for n early 30 years and as a result, has the experience and know-how similar to an older sibling's "been there" advice. The original backpacker's bible, th e LP series has recently widened its reach. While still giving insights for the low-budget traveler, the books now list a wide range of accommodations and itineraries for those with less time than money. Join Lonely Planet Hawaii experts for the best advice on traveling to what Mark Twain called "the loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean." This is a great guide for people of every budget, featuring more than 60 maps, directions for the best outdoor activities, plus background notes on the islands' history, cultures, and people. There's also a Hawaiian language guide, including useful pidgin words and phrases., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000017633. ISBN: 9780864424891
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Imprint: Houghton Mifflin, 2001 A highly collectible first edition/printing, a tight clean copy, protected in a new brodart wrapper, no inscriptions or markings, not price clipped an ex-library or a book of the month club edition. Acid humor and piercing insight mark this novel about death, divorce, exes, lovers and surrogate children on and off a snooty East Coast island. In a kaleidoscopic display of shifting perceptions, Benedict (Slow Dancing) chronicles the simultaneously sardonic and self-lacerating attempt of struggling novelist and celeb-bio ghostwriter Sophy Chase to come to terms with the death of her almost-ex-husband Will, a former CIA agent. When the phone call comes, Sophy is in bed with her lover, British art dealer Daniel Jacobs, in her New York City apartment. Despite deepening affection between her and his four adopted Vietnamese children, Sophy and Daniel's couplehood is one of convenience. When Sophy returns to Swansea, the island off the coast of Massachusetts where she lived with Will, she must face the fallout of his death possibly by suicide, possibly her fault without Daniel. But she is hardly alone. Surrounded by friends (gay funnyman Henderson, ex-lover and celebrity defense lawyer Evan Lambert), possible enemies (her two adult ste-daughters and their mother) and a host of island acquaintances straight out of Town and Country, Sophy waits for the coroner's report to clear up the central mystery of Will's death. Meanwhile, several more mysteries develop: Who is Crystal Sparrow, and why did she leave a message on Will's answering machine just before he died? Where is Sophy's mutt, Henry? What terrible news did Evan and his wife, Fine/Fine Stock number: RWARE0000007938. ISBN: 9780618143320
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Imprint: Harper Voyager, 2001 Benford (The Martian Race), a physics professor at UC-Irvine and a Nebula w inner for his novel Timescape, is one of the leading exponents of hard SFAw hich, no matter how fantastic it might seem, never violates established sci entific laws. His newest novel takes one of the oldest SF plotsAfirst conta ctAand spruces it up with great success using the latest developments in as tronomy and, in particular, new information on black holes. In the early 21 st century, astronomers observe what appears to be a distant gamma-ray burs ter, a black hole swallowing another star many light years away. The data i s troubling because a second burster occurs only 13 h ours later, which, gi ven the immense distance between stars, should be impossible. Eventually, t he astronomers realize that the black hole, rather than being incredibly di stant, is on the edge of our solar system, and moving our way at considerab le speed. Stranger still, it appears to be under intelligent guidance, or, perhaps, to be intelligent itself. One of Benford's specialties is presenti ng science the way it's really done, and this is clearly the case here. His three astronomer- protagonistsABenjamin Knowlton; his cancer-stricken wife, Channing; and the British Astronomer Royal, Kingsley Dart, whom Benford ha s partly based on Freeman DysonAare nicely drawn and highly believable. His alien is, well, incredibly alien and endlessly fascinating. Less successfu l are Benford's government officials, who can come across as caricaturesAbu t this is a minor fault. Full of astronomical pyrotechnics and the kind of intellectual verbal fencing that seems to go along with creative scientific, Good Stock number: RWARE0000020254. ISBN: 9780380790562
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Imprint: Assouline, 2001 In the art market, the value of a work has never been as relative as it is today. An intense marketing system has been established that makes the pric e of an item dependent not just on its quality but also on the identity of the seller and the buyer and even on the location of the sale. Through anec dotes and famous stories, The Worth of Art takes an in-depth look at exactl y how the circumstances of a sale influence the price a work ultimately com mands. The book highlights a selection of record- breaking auctions sales-fr om Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" to a Louis XVI dresser to Leonardo d a Vinci's Codex Hammer to Walt Disney's film Snow White and the Seven Dwarf s., Good Stock number: RWARE0000034991. ISBN: 9782843232848
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Imprint: Sceptre, 1998 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: The story of three generations of women in El Salvador. Elena is the wife of a rich coffee plantation owner, Mercedes is her housemaid. Their lives and those of their daughters are traced through marriage, infidelity, murder and revenge, all intertwined with the turbulence of El Salvador's history., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000020703. ISBN: 9780340695838
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Imprint: Paramount Market Publishing,, 2007 The news is filled with references to Hispanics and Latinos, but what the n ews doesn't tell you is the impact and influence that Latino culture is hav ing on the United States. You know about the pop celebrities and the baseba ll stars, but do you know about the contributions Latinos are making in art s, the sciences, education, and literature? And how about the influence on family life-- the center of Latino culture? Cristina Benitez, an experience d Latino marketer, identifies and discusses contributions that Latinos are making to U. S. culture, providing key insights into what this all means fo r the marketing community. She also provides statements from experts who ca n help you understand the sources and importance of Latino culture., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000029436. ISBN: 9780978660253
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Imprint: Weiser Books, 1989 An introduction to esoteric psychology based on the Gurdjieff system of dev elopment. Some references to the writings of Krishnamurti are included., Fine Stock number: RWARE0000012489. ISBN: 9780877281627
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Imprint: Omnibus Pr, 1998 Very Good+ Stock number: RWARE0000005589. ISBN: 9780711943070
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Imprint: Macmillan Language House, 2005 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000022171. ISBN: 9784777360703
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Imprint: Quercus Publishing, 2015 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Review "A memorably surreal urbanscape...readers seeking a truly refreshing fantas y milieu should travel to Bulikov, and welcome its conquest." --New York Times Book Review "A delightful urban fantasy that travels through a city full of Escher-like staircases and alternate realities...A diverse and entertaining cast of ol d gods fleshes out the ruins of this mysterious city, and Shara's hit-man s ecretary delivers nonstop action." --Washington Post "Entertaining yet thought- provoking...Entrancing characters, exciting descr iptions and piercingly clear action keep the story moving swiftly and surel y to a satisfying conclusion." --Seattle Times [An] incredible journey through a wondrously weird and surprising world...I found myself both delighted and fascinated as every layer was slowly unpac ked. Just the right mix of awesome." -- Tor.com "Suddenly, the pages are whipping by, 50 at a clip as mysteries are uncover ed, miracles happen and assassins begin scaling the walls. ... Bennett is p lainly a writer in love with the world he has built -- and with good cause. It's a great world, original and unique, with a scent and a texture, a sen se of deep, bloody history, and a naturally-blended magic living in the sto nes." --NPR.org "Robert Jackson Bennett deserves a huge audience. This is the book that wil l earn it for him. A story that draws you in, brilliant world building, and oh my God, Sigrud. You guys are going to love Sigrud." --Brent Weeks, New York Times bestselling author of Th, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000038706. ISBN: 9781848667983
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Imprint: Scholastic, 1996 Tara, Erin, and Noelle are 17-year old best friends who live in Love, Michi gan, famous for its annual Winterfest. As the celebration heats up, Noelle trains to be a figure skating star, and Tara and Erin meet two handsome, co ol athletes. The girls learn that love can be a winter sport, too!, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000003672. ISBN: 9780590880305
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Imprint: KINGSWAY PUBLICATIONS, 1987 Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000025971. ISBN: 9780860655688
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Imprint: Sphere, 1972 Previous bookshop stamp, some browning to outer edges of pages, o/w a tight clean copy, b/w photos., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000010065.
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Imprint: HarperTorch, 2000 --Jody Carr, author of Monday's Child "A fast, intriguing read. Bennett construct a complicated puzzle.", Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000011475. ISBN: 9780061013737
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Imprint: Faber & Faber, 1988 Prick up Your Ears (Screenplay), Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000006768. ISBN: 9780571147526
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Imprint: Profile Books(GB), 2011 A crisp clean first edition, no markings throughout: This title includes unexpected tales from the master of short fiction. "The Shielding of Mrs Forbes" - Graham Forbes is a disappointment to his mother who thinks that if he must have a wife, he should have done better. And he r own husband would be better if she were mourning him than living with him . But this is Alan Bennett, so no matter the importance of keeping up appea rances, what is happening in the bedroom (and in lots of other places too) is altogether more startling, perhaps shocking, and ultimately much more ho nest to people's predilections. "The Greening of Mrs Donaldson" - Mrs Donal dson is a conventional middle-class woman beached on the shores of widowhoo d after a marriage that had been much like many others: happy to begin with , then satisfactory and finally dull. But when she decides to take in two l odgers (a young, broke couple) passions that she never knew existed are aro used, and her mundane life becomes much more stimulating... Editorial Reviews Review "'Beautiful and filthy' - Simon Hattenstone, Guardian" About the Author Alan Bennett is one of the UK's most celebrated figures. He is the author of Untold Stories, and numerous works of fiction including The Uncommon Reader. His play The History Boys was the National Theatre's most successful production ever., As New Stock number: RWARE0000023284. ISBN: 9781846685255
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Imprint: Barbour Publishing, Incorpor, 2004 When Dame Elspeth falls over dead, presumably poisoned by a suspect creme b rulee, can two pretentious prima donnas work together to solve this classic ally English crime--or will they end up victims of a tainted high tea thems elves?, Fine Stock number: RWARE0000013509. ISBN: 9781593101978
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Imprint: Harry N. Abrams, 2003 Michael Benson has spent years compiling images collected by the unmanned p robes that NASA has been sending into space to explore the solar system sin ce the 1960s. The resulting book consists of two parts: the first is a visu al tour of the solar system; and the second is a series of essays that expl ain the how and why of these photographs - the history of the journeys of t he probes, how they work and why they were built. The volume has a foreword by Sir Arthur C. Clarke and an afterword by Lawrence Weschler., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000030549. ISBN: 9780810945319
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Imprint: Harry N. Abrams, 2009 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. In Far Out: A Space-Time Chronicle, author and filmmaker Michael Benson ass embles an outstanding collection of astronomical images from observatories around the world and in space. We live in a golden age of astronomical obse rvation. Some of the resulting images are well known and have inspired mill ions of people; others, equally breathtaking, have never been published bef ore. For this book, Benson has culled the very best, and organized them int o a thrilling journey through space and time to the universe's great places , ranging from "nearby" nebulae in our own Milky Way galaxy to the light of the Hubble Deep Field that has traveled billions of light-years. Every bit as innovative and beautiful as the author's successful Beyond: Visions of the Interplanetary Probes but far grander in conception, Far Out is an insp iring work of art and science on the cutting edge of human perception. A Guide to the Cosmos, in Words and Images Dazzling and True -New York Tim es Book Review [With Far Out] Take a good long look into space-time. -Los Angeles Times Far out by Michael Benson proves that putting the photographable universe i nto a book doesn't dampen its beauty. - Men's Journal An exquisite picture book of outer space. -San Diego Union Tribune "2001: A Space Odyssey and Far Out: A Space-Time Chronicle: both are inspirational moving pictures. Far Out punches deep into space, like a series of jump cuts. It is a truly cinematic experience to see these magnificent images in rapid succes, Very Good/Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000037989. ISBN: 9780810949485
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Imprint: Lonely Planet, 2007 Bike, hike and ride a scary cable car to Machu Picchu on one of five altern atives to the busy Inca Trail. Glide past manatees, dolphins, monkeys and macaws in the Reserva Nacional P acaya-Samiria. Swill a scoopful of chicha - saliva-fermented corn beer - to earn the respe ct of the locals. Descend into the narrow, hallucinatory underground chambers of the millenni a-old ruins at Chavin de Huantar. In This Guide: Three authors, 144 days of on-the-road research via planes, riverboats, and dozens of death-defying bus rides. Dedicated Peru Outdoors chapter, plus expanded activities coverage througho ut. Get the inside story on the Inca world from notes explorer and author Hugh Thomson., Good Stock number: RWARE0000032904. ISBN: 9781740597494
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Imprint: The Hogarth Press Ltd, 1984 A must read for any fan of Benson's hugely popular 'Mapp and Lucia' series. Here we find ourselves in the small village of Riseholme, where all the ri ch have to do is gossip and vie for the position of supreme hostess. This i s classic E. F. Benson dealing with the petty concerns of petty people, usi ng his natural wit and humour. This novel, originally published in 1912, is being republished here together with a new introductory biography of the a uthor., Good Stock number: RWARE0000031515. ISBN: 9780701219031
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Imprint: Penguin, 2006 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. When Richard Benson was growing up he felt like 'the village idiot with O'levels' - glowing school reports aren't much help when you're trying to help a sow give birth, or drive a power harrow in a straight line without getting half the hedgerow stuck in the tines. He left Yorkshire to work as a journalist in London, but returned when his dad called with the news that they were going to have to sell the family farm, and, in so doing, leave the home and livelihood that the Bensons had worked for generations. This is not only a moving personal account, but also one that reflects a profound change in rural life., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000034163. ISBN: 9780141012940
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Imprint: Moyer Bell and its subsidiar, 2001 In Trouble for Lucia, Lucia learns to ride a bicycle, and we live through t he saga of Blue Birdie (Mrs. Wyse's dead budgerigar [parakeet] invoke in a seance).Lucia and Georgie renew their acquaintance with the operatic diva O lga Braceley and the composer Cortese, but nobody in Tilling believes her w hen she claims to have entertained a duchess overnight. Lucia becomes Mayor of Tilling and Miss Mapp is appointed her Mayoress. This is the sixth volu me in the Lucia Series., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000038242. ISBN: 9781559212984
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Imprint: Krak, 1970 A crisp clean hardcover, no markings throughout, not an ex-lib., Near Fine/Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000019665. ISBN: 9788772250113
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Imprint: Thames & Hudson, 1995 Stand at the outskirts of a Tuscan village and gaze across one of the most extraordinarily rich and varied landscapes in Europe. There are vineyards p roducing the finest wine, and miles of wild mountain scenery; almost any vi ew will take in other villages, clustering around the upper reaches of some hill or the russet roofs of a fortified town deep in a valley. Tuscany has its grand citiesâ??Florence and Sienaâ??but their distinctive elegance is found on a more intimate scale in numerous small towns and villages. There is a richness in these small places, of architecture and artistic lif e, which lends them an interest and complexity shared by no other rural com munities in Europe. Their sense of civilization is deep and ancient, but it is the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance which have left their mark, te mpting travelers and settlers from abroad from the time of the Grand Tour t o the present day. Here is the village of Settignano, where Michelangelo li ved and which also boasts the glorious Renassiance garden of the Villa Gamb eraia. Piero della Francesca's lovely Madonna del Parto decorates the tiny cemetery chapel of Monterchi. The medieval towers of San Gimignano loom ove r the town's squares and streets like the backdrop to some surreal stage se t. James Bentley has chosen thirty-seven villages and small towns, both for their intrinsic beauty and for the part they have played in Tuscan history and culture. Page after page of Hugh Palmer's magnificent color photographs evoke the beauty and the wonder of this land. For the visitor, there are specially compiled listings of hotels, restaurants, and festivals to complete t, Very Good/Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039386. ISBN: 9780500016640
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Imprint: Pavilion Books, 1992 A tight clean first edition/printing, protected in a new brodart wrapper, n ot an ex-lib or book of the month copy. Since the body of St James was discovered at Compostela in the 9th century, the road along which pilgrims have trod for hundreds of years to visit his shrine has been immersed in history, both spiritual and social. In this book the author walks through France and Spain soaking up the spiritual atmosphere, sampling the food and wine, admiring the architectural styles and learning the legends. In the 12th century a French pilgrim, Amery Picaud of Poitou wrote a guide to the four major routes to Compostela. These four routes pass through some of the most beautiful cities of Europe, all of them enriched by the countless pilgrims who make their way through them. Following these routes, the author with the aid of photographs allows the reader to make this historic pilgrimage without ever leaving home., Near Fine/Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000012342. ISBN: 9781851453993
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Imprint: Scholastic Paperbacks, 2011 There are more than 5 million Dear Dumb Diary books in print! Bestselling author Jamie Kelly is back with an all-new, all-funny diary! Bu t she has no idea that anybody is reading it. So please, please, please don 't tell her. Dear Dumb Diary, I went five whole days without seeing or hearing from Angeline. I was begin ning to get used to it. It's true that I have learned to overlook many of A ngeline's flaws, like her flawlessness, but she can still be difficult to b e around. Like when she's lit perfectly, for example. To my extreme credit, I have learned to pretend to ignore Angeline's failure to not be perfect., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000027063. ISBN: 9780545116169
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Imprint: Heinle & Heinle Publishers, 2000 Useful and engaging listening and speaking activities, learning strategies, CNN videos, and a website effectively provide students with the tools they need to be successful, independent learners., Fine Stock number: RWARE0000003841. ISBN: 9780838400098
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