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Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2001 Old Testament digression stalks Ty throughout A Friend of the Earth, from a publicity-stunt-cum-Edenic-retreat during his heady Earth Forever! days to a chaotic menagerie roundup amidst flooding rainfall. Boyle's future, howe ver, is less apocalyptic than resigned, more drearily pragmatic than angst- ridden. It's a world Ty ultimately finds untenable: a constricted diversity , ecological or ideological, proves stultifying, a fact he only dimly recog nised while awash in his earlier radicalism. "To be a friend of the earth," he avers in retrospect, "you have to be an enemy of the people". Boyle's s pirited tale sustains the brashness of Ty's convictions. --Ben Guterson -- This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Daily Telegraph 'Bursting with imagination and humour', Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000001530. ISBN: 9780747553465
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Imprint: New Amer Library, 1994 This novel gives readers insight into the health attitudes and morals of th e early 1900s. It's also a riot to read. Boyle points out the ease with whi ch medicine was manufactured at the turn of the century, and the dangers of taking them. John Harvey Kellogg, founder of Kellogg cereals, is merciless ly portrayed as an unethical doctor who purposely misinformed his patients. He supported his outlandish claims with circus tricks that demonstrated th e violent potential of eating meat. The man is also shown to have had a hum anitarian side. He adopted over 52 children, many of whom went on to become successful doctors and lawyers. Another of the main characters, Will Light body, unwittingly becomes addicted to Sears's White Star Liquor Cure. He ha s a chronically upset stomach, and the tonic his physician prescribes has a lcohol as the main ingredient. Will's wife, in a desperate attempt to cure his alcoholism, surreptitiously slips "the cure" into his evening coffee-th e active ingredient being opium. And so the story continues., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000001972. ISBN: 9780451183743
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Imprint: Penguin USA, 2005 Fresh on the heels of his New York Times bestselling and National Book Awar d- nominated novel, Drop City, T.C. Boyle has spun an even more dazzling ta le that will delight both his longtime devotees and a legion of new fans. B oyle's tenth novel, The Inner Circle has it all: fabulous characters, a rol licking plot, and more sex than pioneering researcher Dr. Alfred Kinsey eve r dreamed of documenting . . . well, almost. A love story, The Inner Circle is narrated by John Milk, a virginal young m an who in 1940 accepts a job as an assistant to Dr. Alfred Kinsey, an extra ordinarily charming professor of zoology at Indiana University who has just discovered his life's true calling: sex. As a member of Kinsey's "inner ci rcle" of researchers, Milk (and his beautiful new wife) is called on to par ticipate in sexual experiments that become increasingly uninhibited—an d problematic for his marriage. For in his later years Kinsey (who behind c losed doors is a sexual enthusiast of the first order) ever more recklessly pushed the boundaries both personally and professionally. While Boyle doesn't resist making the most of this delicious material, The Inner Circle is at heart a very moving and very loving look at sex, marriage, and jealousy that will have readers everywhere reassessing their own relationships—because, in the end, "love is all there is.", Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000037036. ISBN: 9780747580713
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Imprint: Black Swan, 2007 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: Berlin 1942 When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongin gs are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move from their home to a new house far far away, where there i s no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence running alongside str etches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people h e can see in the distance. But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different to his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences., Very Good+ Stock number: RWARE0000023375. ISBN: 9780552773805
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Imprint: Picador, 2016 The riveting narrative of an honorable Irish priest who finds the church co llapsing around him at a pivotal moment in its history Propelled into the priesthood by a family tragedy, Odran Yates is full of h ope and ambition. When he arrives at Clonliffe Seminary in the 1970s, it is a time in Ireland when priests are highly respected, and Odran believes th at he is pledging his life to "the good." Forty years later, Odran's devotion is caught in revelations that shatter t he Irish people's faith in the Catholic Church. He sees his friends stand t rial, colleagues jailed, the lives of young parishioners destroyed, and gro ws nervous of venturing out in public for fear of disapproving stares and i nsults. At one point, he is even arrested when he takes the hand of a young boy and leads him out of a department store looking for the boy's mother. But when a family event opens wounds from his past, he is forced to confron t the demons that have raged within the church, and to recognize his own co mplicity in their propagation, within both the institution and his own fami ly. A novel as intimate as it is universal, A History of Loneliness is about the stories we tell ourselves to make peace with our lives. It confirms Boyne as one of the most searching storytellers of his generation., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039243. ISBN: 9781250094643
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Imprint: Workman Publishing Company, 1986 A read copy, but no markings throughout, spine unblemished, not an ex-lib e dition: Dedicated to Whom It May Concern, Don't Let the Turkeys Get You Down is San dra Boynton's hilarious commentary and 150 full-color drawings identifying the ubiquitous turkey's distinguishing characteristics and most common habi tats. Any similarity to actual persons living or in Los Angeles is strictly unintentional, including the stuff on page 54 that will remind many people of Snigbert Knuddsen. From the turkeys extremely large ego to its arrogant behavior, the traits a re classified. Boynton traces the turkey's influence on history, the neighb orhood, the family, more. Several profiles in turkitude and a pop quiz furt her uncover turkeys in the immediate vicinity. Forewarned is forearmed: turkeys possess absolutely unwarranted and absolutely unshakable self-confidence. They insist on high visibility, and can show up at a party, in an argument, on the jogging path. The reader's best defense is through study of this important manual, keying in on the single most important turkey fact: a turkey never knows that it is a turkey., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000027014. ISBN: 9780894800139
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Imprint: World Changing, 2009 The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. "You can cut the flower, but you cannot stop the coming of spring." Malalai Joya, the young member of the Afghan parliament, refuses to let injustice go unchallenged. Her words reflect the irrepressible attitudes and actions of all the women and men who tell their stories here. As with all the titles in New Internationalist's World Changing imprint, Ni ne Lives sees opportunity in the midst of adversity and presents the life s tories of people who have been confronted with seemingly insurmountable obs tacles, opposition, and oppression. Whether it is human rights activist Harry Wu, who spent nineteen years in C hinese labor camps, or Nobel Laureate and President of Costa Rica Oscar Ari as Sánchez, each of the nine voices in this collection has confronted an ur gent and inescapable need to dig deep, either to rescue themselves or to fo rge a fresh way forward for others. To understand the key stories behind the headlines, Peter Braaksma believes that it is essential to feel the personal, intimate experience of people w orking on the frontline of human rights and humanitarian issues; that the s tories, uninterrupted and unpolished, must speak for themselves. Reading like nine mini-novels, the nine remarkable stories belong to Bassam Aramin (Palestinian National Authority), Monireh Baradaran (Iran), Youk Ch hang (Cambodia), Sompop Jantraka (Thailand), Malalai Joya (Afghanistan), Ch aeli Mycroft (South Africa), Oscar Arias Sánchez (Costa Rica), and Harry Wu (China). Peter Braaksma has worked, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000028854. ISBN: 9781906523268
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Imprint: Trafalgar Square Publishing, 1991 Michael De Winter is London's richest, trendiest, most successful architect in this satirical novel. When "Designate" magazine wants to do an in-depth feature on his life and buildings, Max comes face to face with the meaning lessness of his life and sets out to blow up all his creations., Fine Stock number: RWARE0000010427. ISBN: 9781872180717
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Imprint: Spectra, 1990 A spaceship captain determined to gather a cupful of the sun. . .a nubile y oung witch who yearns to taste human love. . .an expedition that hunts dino saurs across the fragile and dangerous chasm of time. . . These strange and wonderful tales of beauty and terror will transport you from the begininng of time to the outermost limits of the future. Selected from his best-sell ing collections The Golden Apples Of The Sun and R Is For Rocket, here are thirty-two superb stories from one of the master fantastics of our age--the inimitable Ray Bradbury., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000034500. ISBN: 9780553286373
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Imprint: Penguin USA, 1995 Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000001973. ISBN: 9780140175349
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Imprint: Picador, 2000 Dr Petworth, a person of no great interest at all, is the practised "cultur al traveller" at the heart of Bradbury's hilarious, witty and surprising no vel, set in the capital city of a small eastern European nation known as th e bloody battlefield of Europe. 'Malcolm Bradbury is a brilliantly funny wr iter. There are scenes in Rates of Exchange that must rank among the funnie st he has written ...Petworth's arrival in Slaka is splendidly done - the h umiliations of life in transit have seldom been described with such exactne ss and wit' Evening Standard 'Rates of Exchange is a polished, skilful, sti mulating novel that touches, comically though no less thoughtfully for that , on many important themes: language barriers, alienation, East-West relati ons, realism and reality' Times Literary Supplement, Good Stock number: RWARE0000027266. ISBN: 9780330390330
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Imprint: Alfred a Knopf, 1983 Slaka! Land of lake and forest, of beetroot and tractor. Slaka! Land whose borders are sometimes here, often further north, and sometimes not at all! Dr Petworth is on a cultural exchange to the small (and fictional) Eastern European country of Slaka. Pallid and middle-aged, Dr Petworth might appear stuffy, but during his short stay he manages to embroil himself in the tho rny thickets of sexual intrigue and love, while still finding time to see t he major sites. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1983, Rates of Exchange took Bradbury's satirical gifts to a new level., Very Good/Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000028322. ISBN: 9780394532684
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Imprint: Corgi Books, 1975 What if someone discovers your secret dream, that one great wish you would do anything for? And what if that someone suddenly makes your dream come tr ue--before you learn the price you have to pay? Something Wicked This Way C omes is the story of two boys who encounter the sinister wonders of Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show. They will soon discover the show's awfu l mystery--a mystery that will change the life of every person it touches-- in this stunning masterwork of dark fantasy by Ray Bradbury., Good Stock number: RWARE0000033386. ISBN: 9780552100434
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Imprint: Joshua Odell Editions, 1993 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. Visionary writings from the protean Bradbury, America's preeminent master of the fantastic who has enchanted millions of readers worldwide. Part memoir, part commentary, these writings are an exploration and celebration of ideas. Bradbury reflects on art, literature, history, architecture, science fiction, and the people who have influenced him., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000035465. ISBN: 9781877741081
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Imprint: Transworld Distribution, 2003 "For Richard Field, a young Englishman new to the international police forc e, Shanghai represents a brave new world away from the past he is trying to escape. But his naivete is quickly dashed when he is called to the scene o f a brutal crime, in which a young Russian woman, Lena Orlov, has been foun d sadistically murdered in her bed. Field's idealistic instincts push him t o investigate the case, but his attempts are met with apathy - then menace - from his colleagues. He beings to recognize that some cases in Shanghai a re intended to remain unsolved, and, in a matter of days, he glimpses the m urky depths that lurk beneath a luminous city." "Field's drive to find the murderer leads him to Lena's neighbor, Natasha Medvedev. A stunning beauty who fled her charmed life in tsarist Russia, Natasha escaped the Revolution but landed, like many of her counterparts, in a treacherous life in Shangh ai. Natasha travels in an elite circle - one that orbits, Field knows, arou nd the city's most feared drug lord, Lu Huang. As Field's attraction to the beguiling Natasha grows, he is faced with a piercing question: Can he trus t someone whose only goal is self- preservation? And is it wise to fall in l ove with a woman who may herself be the next victim?" Trusting only his Chi cago-hardened American partner, Caprisi, Field follows leads that run into the heart of a lawlessly corrupt city, slowly uncovering a web of deception that will leave him reeling., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000001515. ISBN: 9780552147460
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Imprint: Corgi, 2012 In excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlig hting. The spine remains undamaged. Colette McVeigh: widow... mother... terrorist. A woman who has lived the Re publican cause for all of her thirty-three years. A woman whose brothers ar e both heavily involved at a senior level in the IRA, whose husband was kil led by the British security forces. A woman who is now an informer for MI5. Apprehended by the police in an aborted bombing raid in London, Colette is given a simple choice: talk and see her children again, or stay silent and spend the rest of her life watching them grow up from behind the bars of a prison cell. Gradually and unwillingly she is led to betray her past by her young MI5 handler, David Ryan, who has never doubted where his loyalties l ie. But when he follows Colette across the Irish Sea to Belfast, the very t enets of his existence -- trust, loyalty and honesty -- are quickly sacrifi ced on the pyre of the province's history. And, as he watches Colette put h erself in increasing danger to fulfil her side of the bargain, he realizes that his professional integrity is irrevocably and fatally compromised. Shadow Dancer is a chilling, complex and utterly compelling thriller about the choices we make and why we make them. It is a riveting portrait of a group of ten people torn apart by the strife of civil war and the overwhelming pull of family attachments., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000036810. ISBN: 9780552167000
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Imprint: Anchor, 2003 Tom Bradby's third novel (though his first to be published in the U.S.) is a feverish work of historical noir, a labyrinthine thriller set in a viciou s world where everyone--as in Bogart's Casablanca--has a reason for hiding. The year is 1926; the city is Shanghai, a swamp of organized crime, corrup tion, turf wars between British intelligence and street- level law enforceme nt, Communist sympathizers, and East European refugees from Bolshevik atroc ities. Into this sweltering, cutthroat port city steps Richard Field, an id ealistic policeman from Yorkshire looking to distance himself from a painfu l past. Ill-suited to Shanghai's heat and shocking violence, Field neverthe less throws himself into investigating the grisly murder of a Russian prost itute, the latest in a line of dead women who lived in the orbit of a power ful Chinese mobster. Slowed by official roadblocks, Field learns that the o nly man in his department he can trust is a tough Chicago detective, Capris i, a touchstone of sanity even as Field loses his rookie head over another doomed Russian call girl. Bradby, a seasoned correspondent for Britain's ITN television network, has obviously spent considerable time researching 1920s Shanghai. His feel for the city's Byzantine society and exotic textures is matched by his accessible vision of Shanghai as a junction of international fallout and internal intrigue. Less compelling, if not outright distracting, is Bradby's more contemporary emphasis on ghastly serial killings with a sex- crime edge. But in the end, the book's remarkable prose and density of experience are uniquely rewarding. --Tom Keogh, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000011300. ISBN: 9780375713330
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Imprint: Hay House, 2010 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: New York Times best selling author Gregg Braden is internationally renowned as a pioneer in bridging science and spirituality. Following a successful career as a Computer Geologist for Phillips Petroleum during the 1970s energy crisis, he worked as a Senior Computer Systems Designer with Martin Marietta during the last years of the Cold War. In 1991 he became The First Technical Operations Manager for Cisco Systems, where he led the development of the global support team assuring the reliability of the internet in its early days. For more than 22 years, Gregg has searched high mountain villages, remote monasteries, and forgotten texts to uncover their timeless secrets. To date, his work has led to such paradigm- shattering books as The Isaiah Effect, The God Code, The Divine Matrix, and his most recent, Fractal Time: The Secret of 2012 and a New World Age. Gregg's work has been published in 27 languages and 30 countries and shows us beyond any reasonable doubt that the key to our future lies in the wisdom of our past., As New Stock number: RWARE0000020315. ISBN: 9781401920654
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Imprint: Hay House, 2008 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. About the Author New York Times bestselling author Gregg Braden has been a featured guest at international conferences and media specials, exploring the role of spirituality in technology. A former senior computer systems designer (Martin Marietta Aerospace), computer geologist (Phillips Petroleum), and technical operations supervisor (Cisco Systems), Braden is now considered a leading authority on bridging the wisdom of our past with the science, technology, and peace of our future., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000038899. ISBN: 9781401921118
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Imprint: Hay House, 2005 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. Author and computer systems designer Gregg Braden wrapped this entire book around the premise that God's name is literally encoded into every human bo dy. According to Braden's logic, the basic elements of DNA--hydrogen, nitro gen, oxygen and carbon--directly translate into specific letters of the Heb rew alphabets (YHVA), which then translate into the original name of God. B raden's hope is that knowing that God's signature is carried within each ce ll of the estimated six billion humans on earth will give humankind the evi dence we need to overcome our differences and renew our faith: Beyond Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Shinto, Native, Aboriginal, white, black, red, or yellow; man, woman, or child, the message reminds us that we are human. As humans, we share the same ancestors and exist as the children of the same Creator. In the moments that we doubt this one immuta ble truth, we need look no further than the cells of our body to be reminde d. This is the power of the message within our cells. One could argue that this melding of spirituality and science may be the next frontier in human evolution. Nonetheless, skeptics could also argue that this DNA=YHVA equation is an eerie coincidence, instead of a quantum breakthrough--like folding a $20 bill in a certain shape and seeing the twin towers in flames (Braden dispels such skepticism by asserting that the "odds that this relationship has occurred by chance are approximately 1 in 200,000"). This is neither a consistent, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000038900. ISBN: 9781401903008
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Imprint: Harmony, 2001 A Groundbreaking Interpretation of Prayer, Quantum Science, and Prophecy. Only one document was discovered completely intact among the 25,000 fragmen ts of papyrus, parchment, and hammered copper known as the Dead Sea Scrolls : the Great Isaiah Scroll. Nearly one thousand years older than existing co pies of the Old Testament's Book of Isaiah, the twenty- two-foot-long parchm ent was still rolled and sealed in its original earthen vase when it was di scovered in 1946. The completeness of the Isaiah Scroll offers unprecedente d insight into the power of an ancient mystery -- a lost mode of prayer -- that modern science is just beginning to understand. Displayed today in Jer usalem's Shrine of the Book Museum, the Great Isaiah Scroll is believed to be so precious by modern scholars that it's withdrawn into a vault beneath the building's floor in the event of a natural or man-made disaster. In The Isaiah Effect, the dazzling new work from the author of Awakening to Zero Point and Walking Between the Worlds, scientist and visionary Gregg B raden offers a radical departure from traditional interpretations of Isaiah 's text. Weaving state-of-the- art research with his extensive knowledge of the ancient Essenes (the creators of the scroll texts), Braden invites us o n a journey where science and miracles are merged into a new wisdom -- and lead to a startling conclusion. He suggests that Isaiah, the first Old Test ament prophet, left precise instructions to the people of the future descri bing an unconventional mode of prayer. Using principles recognized only recently in quantum physics, Braden demonstrates how Isaiah's nonreligious, nond, Good Stock number: RWARE0000025587. ISBN: 9780609807965
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Imprint: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2009 At age twenty-five, Elizabeth Deravenel Turner finds herself in a position few women her age could image: the head of Deravenels, a business empire th at spans the globe. It's a company whose reach is wide and whose secrets ar e deep. Deravenels has roots that go far back in her family's history-and s he knows the price that many had to pay to see it reach the success it is t oday. Elizabeth is the youngest executive in the company she now leads. Surrounded by rumors and disloyalty, she is aware that there are many people who would give anything to take down the company-and her with it. With her enemies circling, she finds herself at a crossroad of choices involving her mind, her heart, and her destiny. As scandal surrounds the one man she's ever loved, Elizabeth discovers how the next move she makes could have deadly and final consequences..., Good Stock number: RWARE0000029179. ISBN: 9780312354701
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Imprint: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, 1996 The author of A Woman of Substance returns with her New York Times bestsell er, Dangerous to Know. Charismatic millionaire Sebastian Locke is a man ren owned for his charm and intelligence. When Locke is found dead at his count ry estate, Vivienne Trent, a journalist and Sebastian's ex- wife, sets out t o find the truth about his death--and life--and uncovers startling revelati ons that will turn her life around., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000003521. ISBN: 9780061092084
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Imprint: St. Martin's Press, 2006 Can this be, as advertised, the final episode in the Harte family saga? A W oman of Substance (1979), the story of Emma Harte's triumph over poverty an d illegitimacy to found England's greatest department store, and its four s equels were huge bestsellers. Now Emma's great-granddaughter, Linnet O'Neil l, must defend the empire and family against evil uncle Jonathan Ainsley. B ut words such as "granddaughter" and "uncle" don't do justice to the comple xities. It takes four and a half pages of front matter to enumerate the Har te, Kallinski and O'Neill clans whose intertwining lives drive the saga. Em ma's descendants offer a helping hand to new in-laws--and the reader--by ut tering sentences such as these: "Through his great-grandfather, Winston the First, Emma is Gideon's great- great-aunt. But she is also Gideon's great-g randmother, because Emma was my grandmother." Weddings and funerals keep th e local caterer busy and offer crescendos of activity, if scant emotion. Al though Ainsley's malevolence hovers behind the story and leads to near disa sters, there's never a doubt that the strong women will triumph--though not without struggle. Series devotees will take heart at the ending, which hin ts that Ainsley's evil will survive his death and the struggles will contin ue offstage even if Bradford lays down her golden pen., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000013287. ISBN: 9780312941451
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Imprint: HarperCollins, 1986 "A sort of Catcher in the Rye out West...What makes the book a true delight is the deadpan, irreverent humor with which Josh tells the story...No brie f review can do justice to Mr. Bradford's book.", Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000011933. ISBN: 9780060913618
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Imprint: HarperCollins e-books, 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. Seeking some much-needed rest and relaxation after a long stint as a TV- new s war correspondent in Bosnia, 33-year-old Bill Fitzgerald travels to Venic e. There he is struck by the dark beauty of a young American woman, Vanessa Stewart, a 27-year-old glass designer from New York.Unhappily married, she welcomes a no-strings friendship with Bill. Soon they embark on an illicit affair and find themselves desperately in love. They vow to see each other whenever and wherever they can. But on their third meeting, one of them do es not show up. Once again, Barbara Taylor Bradford weaves a love story of uncompromising ardor, this time taking readers through secret trysts in Venice, Manhattan and Southampton. In A Secret Affair, she touches on subjects that will stir the hearts and minds of her readers -- unconditional love and devotion, loyalty and loss., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000033385. ISBN: 9780061012280
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Imprint: Dell, 1999 Prolific author Barbara Taylor Bradford, riding high on the success of the television adaptation of her bestselling novel A Woman of Substance, introd uces her loyal readers to Laura Valiant and Claire Benson, two exceptional women who have been best friends since childhood. Each has grown up and lea d interesting lives: Laura is married to the almost-too- perfect-to-be-belie ved Doug Casson and a partner in a successful New York art dealership, and Claire, long divorced from Dr. Philippe Lavillard, has custody of their enc hanting daughter Natasha and a satisfying career as the publisher of a Pari sian decorative arts magazine. While in Paris on a shopping excursion for h er dealership, Laura is delighted to be able to spend time with her old fri end, and when each woman encounters calamity in their personal lives, they are able to turn to each other for help and support. Although their lives d iverged many years before, nothing could ever affect the deep bonds of a fr iendship forged so long ago--not even the disturbing discovery of Nazi-stol en fine art. For fans of Barbara Taylor Bradford, the sometimes-improbable dialogue and tidy plot will not deflect the enjoyment of a unique bond betw een two remarkable women., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000014407. ISBN: 9780440235149
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Imprint: HarperCollins Distribution S, 1984 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: RWARE0000038338. ISBN: 9780720805802
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Imprint: St. Martins, 2006 Praise for Barbara Taylor Bradford: 'The storyteller of substance.' The Tim es 'Queen of the genre.' Sunday Times 'Few novelists are as consummate as B arbara Taylor Bradford at keeping the reader turning the page. She is one o f the world's best at spinning yarns.' Guardian --This text refers to an ou t of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Author Barbara Taylor Bradford was born in Leeds, and by the age of twenty was an editor and columnist on Fleet Street. Her first novel, A Woman of Substance, became an enduring bestseller and was followed by twenty others, most recently Just Rewards. Her books have sold more than seventy- five million copies worldwide in more than ninety countries and forty languages, and ten mini-series and television movies have been made of her books. She lives in New York City with her husband, television produces Robert Bradford., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000018632. ISBN: 9780312948771
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Imprint: Dell, 2002 In Bradford's novel, four women who became friends and then enemies while s tudying together in Paris must face one another at a school reunion., Very Good+ Stock number: RWARE0000016177. ISBN: 9780440237303
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Imprint: Bantam, 2006 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: The Battle of Iwo Jima, fought in the winter of 1945 on a rocky island sout h of Japan, brought a ferocious slice of hell to earth: in a month's time, more than 22,000 Japanese soldiers would die defending a patch of ground a third the size of Manhattan, while nearly 26,000 Americans fell taking it f rom them. The battle was a turning point in the war in the Pacific, and it produced one of World War II's enduring images: a photograph of six soldier s raising an American flag on the flank of Mount Suribachi, the island's co mmanding high point. One of those young Americans was John Bradley, a Navy corpsman who a few da ys before had braved enemy mortar and machine-gun fire to administer first aid to a wounded Marine and then drag him to safety. For this act of herois m Bradley would receive the Navy Cross, an award second only to the Medal o f Honor. Bradley, who died in 1994, never mentioned his feat to his family. Only after his death did Bradley's son James begin to piece together the facts of his father's heroism, which was but one of countless acts of sacrifice made by the young men who fought at Iwo Jima. Flags of Our Fathers recounts the sometimes tragic life stories of the six men who raised the flag that February day--one an Arizona Indian who would die following an alcohol-soaked brawl, another a Kentucky hillbilly, still another a Pennsylvania steel-mill worker--and who became reluctant heroes in the bargain. A strongly felt and well-written entry in a spate of recent books on World War II, Flags gives a you-are-there depiction of that conflict's horrible arenas--and a, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000020337. ISBN: 9780553589344
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Imprint: Back Bay Books, 2004 The classic New York Times bestselling story of heroism and sacrifice--by t he author of Flags of Our Fathers, The Imperial Cruise, and The China Mirag e. This acclaimed bestseller brilliantly illuminates a hidden piece of World W ar II history as it tells the harrowing true story of nine American airmen shot down in the Pacific. One of them, George H. W. Bush, was miraculously rescued. What happened to the other eight remained a secret for almost 60 y ears. After the war, the American and Japanese governments conspired to cover up the shocking truth, and not even the families of the airmen were informed o f what happened to their sons. Their fate remained a mystery--until now. FLYBOYS is a tale of courage and daring, of war and death, of men and hope. It will make you proud and it will break your heart., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000034415. ISBN: 9780316159432
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Imprint: Tor Books, 1999 Fifteen years after the end of World War II, Colin McLaren, occult warrior in service to the Light, realizes that the dark powers he fought in Europe have resurfaced in an America lulled into complacency by delusions of peace . Veteran fantasy author Bradley employs the cultural and political history of America since 1960 as a powerful metaphor for the constant interplay of good and evil. Despite occasional lapses in continuity, this 20th-century Gothic fantasy stands as a tour de force of occult fiction., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000002488. ISBN: 9780312865092
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Imprint: HarperCollins, 1981 "...takes parents-to-be step-by-step through the prenatal stages and moment -by-moment through first- and second-stage labor and the actual birth.", VG/VG Stock number: RWARE0000006702. ISBN: 9780060148508
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Imprint: Bantam, 2011 One of the most critical battles of the Afghan War is now revealed as never before. Lions of Kandahar is an inside account from the unique perspective of an active-duty U.S. Army Special Forces commander, an unparalled warrio r with multiple deployments to the theater who has only recently returned f rom combat there. Southern Afghanistan was slipping away. That was clear to then-Captain Rust y Bradley as he began his third tour of duty there in 2006. The Taliban and their allies were infiltrating everywhere, poised to reclaim Kandahar Prov ince, their strategically vital onetime capital. To stop them, the NATO coa lition launched Operation Medusa, the largest offensive in its history. The battlefield was the Panjwayi Valley, a densely packed warren of walled com pounds that doubled neatly as enemy bunkers, lush orchards, and towering ma rijuana stands, all laced with treacherous irrigation ditches. A mass exodu s of civilians heralded the carnage to come. Dispatched as a diversionary force in support of the main coalition attack, Bradley's Special Forces A-team and two others, along with their longtime Afghan Army allies, watched from across the valley as the NATO force was qu ickly engulfed in a vicious counterattack. Key to relieving it and calling in effective air strikes was possession of a modest patch of high ground ca lled Sperwan Ghar. Bradley's small detachment assaulted the hill and, in th e midst of a savage and unforgettable firefight, soon learned they were fac ing nearly a thousand seasoned fighters--from whom they seized an impossibl e victory. Now Bradley recounts the whole remarkable story as it actually happened., Very Good/Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000028557. ISBN: 9780553807578
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Imprint: Random House Inc., 2011 What Alan Bradley manages to pull off so well (and remember, he's a fairly elderly Canadian gentleman who is said never to have set foot in England be fore writing THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE) is to create a little world that has its basis only in books, those books that we plunged into, h eart and soul, when were eleven too (REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE.COM ) I loved it. The writing grabbed me and refused to let go before I reached t he bottom of the first page. It's witty and thought-provoking. I found myse lf reading about some quite gruesome situations with a grin on my face beca use the writing was just so good. You'll love Flavia - clever, but not a cl ever-clogs ... and with her own uncertainties. She's no angel ... and the t rick with the Bible quote was wicked but funny (Sue Magee THE BOOK BAG ) While fighting off her two older sisters, and helping others, Flavia grows as a person. She shows a lot of spunk, and unlike "Lou Grant", I like spunk. I like this series, and especially Flavia (DEADLY PLEASURES ), Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000021477. ISBN: 9780440422914
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Imprint: Roc Trade, 1995 The forbidden love of a druid priestess and a Roman soldier mirrors the cla sh of cultures in Roman Britain in the latest novel by the author of The Mi sts of Avalon (Ballantine, 1985). The novel evokes an age when three major religions maintained an uneasy coexistence on the island of Britain. Eilan, a daughter of goddess-worshiping druids, and Gaius Marcellius, a half-Brit ish Roman, live for the coming of a legendary future king to unite the warr ing islanders. Bradley envisions the "old religion" as a refreshing blend o f classic and revisionist concepts, adding a distinct flavor to her seamles s weave of history and myth., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000013204. ISBN: 9780451454249
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Imprint: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2008 Agatha Cunnington needs a man. To more easily search for her missing brothe r, James, Agatha creates a new identity for herself as Mrs. Mortimer Appleq uist, but when the always conveniently unavailable Mortimer's presence is r equired at a social gathering, Agatha grabs the first man she can find to i mpersonate him. He turns out to be master spy Simon Montague Rain, who has disguised himself as a chimney sweep to sneak into Agatha's home to find ev idence of her brother's whereabouts, because not only is James one of his s pies but he also disappeared after some of Simon's other agents began turni ng up murdered. To get closer to Agatha, whom he believes to be James' mist ress and accomplice, Simon agrees to pose as Agatha's "husband," but Simon soon finds how easily distracted he is from his real mission by his all-too -tempting new "wife." The first in a new series in which each title will fe ature a different member of the Liars Club of spies, The Pretender is a wit ty and delectable combination of superbly crafted characters and an intrigu e-steeped plot in which Bradley beautifully manipulates the sinfully sensua l yet delicately romantic relationship between Agatha and Simon into an irr esistible and supremely satisfying love story., As New Stock number: RWARE0000016639. ISBN: 9780312946005
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Imprint: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: The last time Ethan Damont inadvertently become mixed up with the Liar's Club, he nearly got himself killed. Thus, Ethan is a tad reluctant to accept the renegade band of spies' invitation to join up until he discovers that their latest assignment involves Lady Jane Pennington. The Liar's Club wants Ethan to use his skills as a gentleman gambler to get close to Jane's uncle, Lord Harold Maywell, who is suspected of being a traitor to the Crown. Since their first unconventional encounter left Ethan wanting to get to know the sharp-tongued Jane better, he is tempted into accepting the mission, desperately hoping that Jane isn't tangled up in her uncle's treacherous web of deceit. Bradley continues her luscious Liar's Club series with another tale of danger and desire, and as always her clever prose is imbued with a wicked wit. Readers who like their Regency historicals passionate, perilous, and laced with insouciant charm will find Bradley's books to be a wonderful indulgence., As New Stock number: RWARE0000017951. ISBN: 9780312931155
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Imprint: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2004 A crisp clean softcover: For Phillipa Atwater what is more vexing than anything--even being pursued by Napoleon's soldiers--is how easily she can disguise herself as a man. While it is true that a lack of food and proper rest have taken a toll on her looks, Phillipa is still amazed at how quickly James Cunnington hires "Phillip" as his young ward Robbie's new tutor. Since the only clue Phillipa has to her missing father's whereabouts is the enigmatic message to "keep a close watch on James Cunnington," Phillipa will maintain her charade even though she finds it more and more difficult to hide her desire for her new employer. What Phillipa doesn't realize is that James has a mission of his own: find the missing daughter of Rupert Atwater! With its wonderfully witty writing, superbly matched protagonists, and intrigue-steeped plot, the third of Bradley's Liars Club historicals is every bit as much fun as The Pretender (2003) and The Imposter (2003)., Fine Stock number: RWARE0000016620. ISBN: 9780312987848
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Imprint: Forge Books, 2003 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout., As New Stock number: RWARE0000022410. ISBN: 9780765302298
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Imprint: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1996 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: This readable, sociologically interpretive book focuses through the lens of stratification and inequality, the authors examine a wide variety of topics - from global economic trends to ethnic conflicts - in four regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. They use academic models and theories to help make sense of current events and help place them in an appropriate context; these are enhanced by the use of lively stories and examples from the press., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000023353. ISBN: 9780803990609
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Imprint: Fantail, 1992 A read copy, but no markings throughout, spine unblemished, not an ex-lib e dition: Set in a cafe, this book features women listening while men expound their opinions and take up space while women apologise for being in their way. Different incidents concern black women, fat women and lesbians, who all share the experience of being expected to conform in appearance and behaviour., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000026939. ISBN: 9780140903317
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Imprint: Pocket Star, 2008 Whitbread Award winning novelist Brady (Theory of War) has crafted an actio n-packed, densely woven thriller set in Springfield, Ill., about a blind at torney and the young man who may or may not have murdered him. David Marion , 33, who spent his teens and 20s in prison for the murder of his foster br other and foster father, is now the prime suspect in the brutal murder of H ugh Freyl, the lawyer who reformed Marion in prison. As a trusting relation ship blossomed between the two men, Hugh realized how smart, decent--and in nocent--David really was; the story of their friendship is told in flashbac ks., As New Stock number: RWARE0000013827. ISBN: 9781416524847
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Imprint: Vintage, 2000 Nikolas Strakhan was born to live by his wits. From his father he inherited charm, from his mother a talent for music. But Nikolas isn't quite gifted enough to become a concert pianist. However, this charlatan discovers in Lo ndon a conman's dream, an heiress who is enthralled by him., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000001978. ISBN: 9780749395032
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Imprint: Mercier Press, 2004 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: A dramatic and compelling story of the great love of W. B. Yeats for Maud Gonne, the woman he immortalised in his poems. Set in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this romantic tale unfolds against a backdrop of political unrest and tenant agitation in Ireland. The poet W. B. Yeats was a central figure in the Irish literary revival while Maud Gonne, a political activist, was passionately involved in the struggle for Irish independence., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000025531. ISBN: 9780853429357
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Imprint: Fischer-TB.-Vlg.,Ffm, 1994 Fine Stock number: RWARE0000010778. ISBN: 9783596229024
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Imprint: Pantheon, 1997 One reason Rick Bragg won a Pulitzer Prize for his feature articles at the New York Times is that he never forgets his roots. When he writes about dea th and violence in urban slums, Bragg draws on firsthand knowledge of how p overty deforms lives and on his personal belief in the dignity of poor peop le. His memoir of a hardscrabble Southern youth pays moving tribute to his indomitable mother and struggles to forgive his drunken father. All Over bu t the Shoutin' is beautifully achieved on both these counts--and many more., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000004432. ISBN: 9780679442585
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Imprint: Sceptre, 1996 A highly collectible first edition, protected in a new brodart wrapper., Very Good/Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000008109. ISBN: 9780340667057
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Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton General D, 2001 Daily Telegraph 'Mr Bragg is one of the few British writers of talent with the courage to t ackle an ambitious, panoramic novel' Guardian 'An uncommonly high talent. The people are 'real' enough to leave footprints right across the page', Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000001503. ISBN: 9780340770917
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