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Imprint: Spectra, 1995 A highly collectible first edition/printing, tight clean copy, protected in a new brodart wrapper, no inscriptions, unclipped dustjacket, this is not an Ex-Lib or a BCE/BOMC edition. While defying a galactic prohibition on settling the planet Jijo, six alien races-squatters on a forbidden world-have developed a common civilization. Although they are united by the respect they have for themselves and for their home, they fear the day their presence is discovered. This continuation of the popular "Uplift" saga (Startide Rising, Bantam, 1983) employs multiple viewpoints to set the stage for an inevitable confrontation between a resourceful group of survivors and the mysterious galactic keepers who drive them from their hard-won home., VG+/VG+ Stock number: RWARE0000008615. ISBN: 9780553100341
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Imprint: Spectra, 1996 While defying a galactic prohibition on settling the planet Jijo, six alien races-squatters on a forbidden world-have developed a common civilization. Although they are united by the respect they have for themselves and for t heir home, they fear the day their presence is discovered. This continuatio n of the popular "Uplift" saga (Startide Rising, Bantam, 1983) employs mult iple viewpoints to set the stage for an inevitable confrontation between a resourceful group of survivors and the mysterious galactic keepers who driv e them from their hard-won home. Brin's flair for spinning a good yarn come s to the fore in this compelling and thought-provoking series opener., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000012314. ISBN: 9780553573305
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Imprint: Spectra, 1998 A highly collectible first edition/printing, tight clean copy, protected in a new brodart wrapper, no inscriptions, unclipped dustjacket, this is not an Ex-Lib or a BCE/BOMC edition. The final book in Brin's Uplift Storm Trilogy (Infinity's Shore; Brightness Reef) sets space opera against a canvas that spans the galaxies, colored with interstellar conflict and peopled with smart-mouthed chimpanzees, overwhelmed humans and neo- dolphins who form the stalwart crew of the spaceship Streaker., Near Fine/Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000008600. ISBN: 9780553101744
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Imprint: Orbit, 1999 The final book in Brin's Uplift Storm Trilogy (Infinity's Shore; Brightness Reef) sets space opera against a canvas that spans the galaxies, colored w ith interstellar conflict and peopled with smart- mouthed chimpanzees, overw helmed humans and neo-dolphins who form the stalwart crew of the spaceship Streaker. The narrative, which unfolds at frenzied speed, opens with the Ea rth under attack by an alliance of evil aliens, the essence of space itself shaking apart and the beleaguered Streaker, captained by Dr. Gillian Baski n, trying to outrun a Jophurian battleship that seeks to destroy it. Rescue comes in the unlikely form of a wormhole that delivers the Streaker to the Old Ones, the godlike beings responsible for nurturing sentient life throu ghout the Five Galaxies and for inaugurating the UpLift process. While Bask in and her crew fear that the Old Ones are offering them "the embrace of gr avitational tides," an interplanetary form of comfortable retirement, they learn that in fact they have been selected for a very special purpose: to j ourney to remote space, where the missing eight of the original Thirteen Ci vilized Galaxies wait to be contacted. Tension builds and builds?and then s tumbles to a stop. Brin fans will find plenty to gorge themselves on here, including Niss Machines, Galactic Library cubes and Zang ship-entities., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000012277. ISBN: 9781857237399
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Imprint: Spectra, 1997 This second volume in David Brin's new Uplift trilogy is an epic tale that artfully combines dozens of unique characters and their individual stories. The planet Jijo, which has been settled by six separate races despite a de cree that it remain barren for a million years, is about to change. The exp loration ship Streaker, on the run since discovering the secrets of a two-b illion-year-old derelict fleet, has arrived with virtually the entire unive rse in pursuit. Overnight the peaceful, technologically backwards Jijoan so ciety erupts into civil war, creating a chaotic tapestry of grief, sorrow, joy, love and, ultimately, hope., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000002336. ISBN: 9780553577778
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Imprint: Secker & Warburg, 1991 A young Afrikaner is drawn into a conspiracy to assassinate the president o f South Africa. The attempt fails, leaving black and white bystanders dead in its wake, and he flees consumed with grief but still convinced of the ri ghtness of his actions. There are echoes here of Nadine Gordimer's Burger's Daughter and Marge Piercy's Vida , but Brink's story is wholly his own. Th e novel moves back and forth with ease among the varied voices that compris e Thomas's life--family, lovers, terrorists, blacks, pursuers- -to expose th e corrosive effects of a vicious and corrupt system on its supporters and o pponents alike., Near Fine/Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000010566. ISBN: 9780436200519
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Imprint: Aladdin, 1990 Caddie Woodlawn, which has been captivating young readers since 1935, was a warded the John Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to Am erican literature for children. Now it is in a brand-new edition with livel y illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman. In her new foreword, Carol Ryrie Bri nk lovingly recalls the real Caddie, who was her grandmother, and tells how she often "sat spellbound, listening, listening!" as Caddie told stories o f her pioneer childhood. Children everywhere will love redheaded Caddie wit h her penchant for pranks. Scarcely out of one scrape before she is into an other, she refuses to be a "lady," preferring instead to run the woods with her brothers. Whether she is crossing the lake on a raft, visiting an Indi an camp, or listening to the tales of the circuit rider, Caddie's adventure s provide an exciting and authentic picture of life on the Wisconsin fronti er in the 1860s. And readers will discover, as Caddie learns what growing u p truly means, that it is not so very different today., Good Stock number: RWARE0000040241. ISBN: 9780689713705
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Imprint: BALLANTINE Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000006188. ISBN: 9780345374028
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Imprint: HarTorch, 1995 On September 17,1975,after being electrocuted by a bolt of lightning,Dannio n Brinkley died. When he revived twenty-eight minutes later in a morgue, he had the story of a lifetime to tell- a profoundly moving account of what h appened to him during his near-death experience. It is a tale of a dark tunnel, a crystal city, and a "cathedral of knowledg e" where thirteen angels shared with him 117 revelations about the future-9 5 of which have already come true. Even he now possessed the ability to rea d minds, no one believed his story of the spiritual transformation that cha nged his life- except others who had died and come back.A second near-death experience reunited him with with his angelic instructors.This time,they r evealed that he was to use his new psychic gifts to help the dying.Since th en, he has dedicated his life to working with the sick and elderly, and sha ring his fantastic story with people everywhere. Dramatic and inspiring,Saved By the Light is an exciting look at the fascin ating mysteries of life and death. Editorial Reviews From Library Journal Assistant to Dr. Raymond Moody ( Reunions: Visionary Encounters with Depart ed Loved Ones , LJ 11/1/93), famed for his work on near-death experiences ( NDE), Brinkley recounts how his own NDEs brought him before 13 angelic inst ructors in the "cathedral of knowledge." Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review The most amazing and complete near-death experience of the twenty thousand I have encountered Dr Raymond Moody, author of LIFE AFTER LIFE Saved by the Light is the most deta, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000031661. ISBN: 9780061008894
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Imprint: Rowan Knitwear., 2004 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout, not an ex-lib., Fine Stock number: RWARE0000022136. ISBN: 9781904485155
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Imprint: Warner, 1980 Good Stock number: RWARE0000001898. ISBN: 9780446838450
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Imprint: Bolinda Pub Inc, 1991 Aussie foreign correspondent Tom Caxton lands in Bangkok in time to see a c ouple roughly pulled off a departing plane by a Thai policeman. Caxton snap s some photos, and Carmody, a suave Bangkok resident, helps get the film th rough customs. Later, Caxton and Carmody are attacked, and the photos are s tolen. Caxton has further trouble getting to his old Vietnam mate Robertson ; when they finally meet, he learns that Robbie needs a large sum to bribe his Thai wife and son out of Thailand. When Robbie is killed, Caxton sets o ut to help his young widow, Dau. Eventually, Caxton uncovers a huge drug op eration with unlikely principals in the American Mafia, the Sydney police a nd the top echelons of Australian business and politics., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000012796. ISBN: 9781863402828
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Imprint: Pocket Books, 1991 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. Personal experiences form the basis for the author's argument that goals may be obtained through subconscious forces, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039260. ISBN: 9780671745219
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Imprint: Stationery Office Books, 1998 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: Chairman: The Rt. Hon Lord Jenkins of Hillhead. Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, p. 89- 90), Very Good++ Stock number: RWARE0000019168. ISBN: 9780101409025
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Imprint: Kodansha International Ltd, 1999 A selection of 48 words and phrases related to issues of ongoing newsworthi ness are discussed in both a Japanese and world context. The book is divide d into chapters covering society, economics, politics, world affairs, scien ce and technology., Fine Stock number: RWARE0000015575. ISBN: 9784770023421
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Imprint: Cambridge University Press, 2000 A tight clean softcover, no markings throughout, NOT an ex-lib edition: Advance Your English is the ideal coursebook for advanced level students who don't have time to complete a lengthy English course, but who want to maintain or develop their language level using fresh, varied, concise material. Providing approximately 40 hours of classroom teaching time, Advance Your English covers a rich diversity of topics which will engage and motivate students at this level. The course contains 16 short units, each organised into two lessons to give students a satifying sense of pace and achievement. Reading, writing, listening and speaking to grammar is inductive, and students are offered extensive opportunities for manipulating and practising new language. The course also contains regular study skills sections which promote independent, active language acquisition., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000025849. ISBN: 9780521597784
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Imprint: Cambridge University Press, 2000 A tight clean softcover, no markings throughout, NOT an ex-lib edition: Advance Your English is the ideal coursebook for advanced level students who don't have time to complete a lengthy English course, but who want to maintain or develop their language level using fresh, varied, concise material. Providing approximately 40 hours of classroom teaching time, Advance Your English covers a rich diversity of topics which will engage and motivate students at this level. The course contains 16 short units, each organised into two lessons to give students a satifying sense of pace and achievement. Reading, writing, listening and speaking to grammar is inductive, and students are offered extensive opportunities for manipulating and practising new language. The course also contains regular study skills sections which promote independent, active language acquisition., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000025848. ISBN: 9780521597791
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Imprint: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2004 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. To err is human. To really screw things up takes modern technology. To enjo y reading about the misfortunes of others at the hands of technology...all it takes is this book! In addition to being one of the country's leading technology experts (he's co-authored more than 30 books), Rick Broadhead has had a life-long predile ction for stories of the strange-but-true genre. In Dear Valued Customer: Y ou are a Loser, he combines his two abiding passions to present an exhausti ve, fascinating, and hysterical collection of technologically enabled blund ers, bloopers, and mishaps. Have you heard the story about the bank in Chicago whose computer made over night multi-millionaires out of hundreds of its account holders? How about the man in California who was informed that he owed 39 trillion dollars in overdue library fines? Or the woman in New York state who claimed she was s eeing the names of dead people on her caller-ID box? The Most "F" words in a Disney movie, The Most Embarrassing Open Mike Gaffe by a Politician, The Strangest Discovery by an Airport Metal Detector (a woman discovered she had a surgical retractor in her stomach)..;.these and more than one hundred other bizarre stories will definitely keep readers uproariously enthralled., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000038025. ISBN: 9780740738234
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Imprint: Transworld Publishers Ltd, 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., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039856. ISBN: 9780552778480
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Imprint: Dell, 2002 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: Late one night, young Evelyn Cummings Whyte bumps into Justin Powell as he exits a married woman's bedroom. Evelyn agrees to keep silent about the indiscretion, and Justin is left in her debt. Now, ten years later, Evelyn calls in the favor. Ever since her aunt eloped to France, Evelyn has been trying to keep Whyte's Nuptial Celebrations running smoothly, and now has one last chance to keep the company solvent. A wealthy American client insists on holding her second wedding at North Cross Abbey, which just happens to be Justin's ancestral estate. Justin agrees to let Evelyn use his digs on one condition: he'll be on the premises. Thinking that the wedding offers the perfect cover for his plan to ferret out a dangerous enemy spy, Justin quickly discovers just how challenging, yet enjoyable, it is keeping Evelyn unaware of his real plans, and out of danger. The second of RITA award-winning Brockway's "Bridal" books, this a scrumptious literary treat with delightfully unconventional yet wonderfully engaging characters, superbly crafted plot, and prose rich in wit and humor., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000017968. ISBN: 9780440236740
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Imprint: Montlake Romance, 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. Determined to prove her worth as a budding archeologist, Ginesse Braxton vo ws to solve one of the world's greatest mysteries--to find the location of the lost city of Zerzura. Unfortunately, no man dares take the risk of esco rting the resolute young scholar across the open desert. But on her way to Egypt, Ginesse engages in a daring deception--she will switch places with M ildred Whimpelhall, who is traveling to meet her fiancé. Cynical adventurer Jim Owen will do anything to escape the dark secrets of his troubled past. Betrayed by the woman he loved, scorned by proper society, he agrees to carry out a danger-fraught task: escort Mildred Whimpelhall across a lawless desert to her intended. But Jim is about to learn that "Mildred" isn't exactly what she seems . . . and the dangers they face together are eclipsed only by an even greater peril: falling in love, against all reason, with another guy's bride . . ., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000032049. ISBN: 9781612181448
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Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company, 1994 A highly collectible first edition, protected in a new brodart wrapper, no inscriptions or markings, this is not an ex-library or BOTM edition; Her "pectoral fins flapping with excitement," Brody (Jane Brody's Good Food Gourmet), working here with veteran Flaste, sets out to prove that seafood cookery can indeed be simple, and to overcome what she calls American "pescaphobia" in this consumer-conscious overview. Ever health-minded, she comes naturally to low-fat fish cuisine, eschewing deep-frying in her recipes; substituting nonfat or low-fat dairy products, where appropriate; and cutting down on oil as well. This is a more than usually comprehensive, conscientious and trustworthy cookbook, stocked with information not only on ways of cooking and serving fish, but on how to buy it and what equipment to use. It's enlivened, too, by Brody's easy personal touch, never hard-sell or self-conscious. What recipes are the strongest? There's the warm swordfish salad, which makes use of the microwave; the chilled corn and crab chowder; the scallop seviche. Brody, with Flaste, delivers the goods, as always., VG+/NF Stock number: RWARE0000007928. ISBN: 9780393036879
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Imprint: Vintage, 1990 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: RWARE0000029918. ISBN: 9780679720331
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Imprint: Random House, 1999 The popularity and credibility of charismatic news anchor Tom Brokaw ensure d bestseller status for The Greatest Generation, Brokaw's homage to the Ame ricans who survived and overcame the depression and World War II. The Great est Generation Speaks expands his thesis that we owe a huge debt of gratitu de to those tough and courageous men and women for ensuring the freedoms an d comforts that Americans enjoy today. Their stories, culled from letters, interviews, and personal histories of the Greatest Generation and their fam ily members, are anecdotal but extremely powerful, showing how men and wome n were sustained by simple ideals of patriotism, family, and fair play. Thi s individualistic portrait is exactly how Americans saw themselves: Brokaw' s book is a valid reflection of the times., Very GoodVery Good Stock number: RWARE0000004815. ISBN: 9780375503948
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Imprint: Penguin Books, 1960 Good Stock number: RWARE0000030759. ISBN: 9780140204599
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Imprint: Little,Brown & Co., 1973 The Ascent of Man is nothing less than a full-scale history of science deve loped from the acclaimed thirteen-part BBC television series written by Jac ob Bronowski, and traces the development of science as an expression of the special gifts that characterize man and that have made him unique among an imal species. It journeys back through intellectual history in order to fin d 'the great monuments of human invention.' The author's informal history r anges throughout most of the western world, reaching into such out-of-the w ay places as Easter Island, Machu Picchu, Newton's library and Gauss's obse rvatory, the Alhambra and the caves of Altamira. In each location, Bronowsk i considers the qualities of thought and imagination that compelled man fir st to analyze the physical world, and then to explore the invisible laws an d structures above and beneath its surface. "Man ascends by discovering the fullness of his own gifts....what he creates on the way are monuments to t he stages in his understanding of nature and of self.", Good Stock number: RWARE0000040216. ISBN: 9780316109307
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Imprint: Gullane Children's Books Ltd, 1992 All 605 singles to reach the top spot on Billboard 's pop charts during the rock era are profiled in this handsome reference work. Coverage begins Jul y 9, 1955 with Bill Haley's ``Rock Around the Clock'' and ends April 13, 19 85 with USA for Africa's ``We Are the World.'' Each full-page entry include s a picture of the artist(s) and lists label number, songwriter(s), produce r(s), date first reached number one, weeks at top, and the top five hits fo r that first week. The accompanying essays give important background inform ation on the songs and artists. Norm N. Nite's Rock On books are more compr ehensive but not as detailed on the top hits and hitmakers as Bronson. Suit able for all but the smallest libraries and highly recommended as a worthy companion to Joel Whitburn's The Billboard Book of Top Forty Hits., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000004056. ISBN: 9780851127033
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Imprint: Random House, 1999 Perhaps more than anywhere else, Silicon Valley in the latter part of the 2 0th century has come to represent the essence of the American dream. Its ec onomy has resembled the various rushes and booms of the 1800s. The Valley i s a unique place in a unique time, where just about anyone with a good idea , an aptitude for hard work, and a boatload of luck has a chance to make it big--really big. In The Nudist on the Late Shift, Po Bronson intends to ca pture the spirit of the Valley, leading us through a series of vignettes th at takes us from a "near brush with sudden wealth" to a $400 million buyout ; from life on the edge with a group of Java programmers to the plight of a futurist writer with the looming deadline for a 9,000-word article. For Br onson, the appeal of the Valley is this: Every generation that came before us had to make a choice in life between pursuing a steady career and pursui ng wild adventures. In Silicon Valley, that trade-off has been recircuited. By injecting mind-boggling risk into the once stodgy domain of gray-suited business, young people no longer have to choose. It's a two-for-one deal: the career path has become an adventure into the unknown. Like Tracy Kidder 's Soul of a New Machine, what makes Bronson's book work is a talent for na rrative. He presents compelling stories about those who make it--for exampl e, Ben Chiu (Killerapp.com, C/NET) and Sabeer Bhatia (Hotmail)--as well as those whom we'll never hear of again: the database salesman working on the "hockey stick" at the close of the quarter and the "kiss-ass entrepreneur" who's taken up COBOL programming to make ends meet. The Nudist on the Late, Very GoodVery Good Stock number: RWARE0000013254. ISBN: 9780375502774
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Imprint: Random House Trade Paperback, 2004 Good Stock number: RWARE0000025600. ISBN: 9780099468547
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Imprint: Vintage, 2004 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: In this elevated career guide, Bronson (Bombardiers; The Nudist on the Late Shift) poses the titular question to an eclectic mix of "real people in the real world," compiling their experiences and insights about callings, self-acceptance, moral guilt, greed and ambition, and emotional rejuvenation. Bronson crisscrosses the country seeking out remarkable examples of successful and not-so-successful people confronting tough issues, such as differentiating between a curiosity and a passion and deciding whether or not to make money first in order to fund one's dream. Bronson frames the edited responses with witty, down-to-earth commentaries, such as those of John, an engineer whose dream of building an electric car crumbled under his personal weaknesses; and Ashley, a do-gooder burdened by the unlikely combination of self-hatred and a love for humanity. Bronson wants to understand what makes these people-among them a timid college career counselor trapped in his job, a farmer bullish on risk-taking, a financial expert grabbing an opportunity to rebuild her brokerage firm devastated by the World Trade Center tragedy and a scientist who rethinks his lifelong work and becomes a lawyer-tick. He occasionally digresses, musing on his own life too much, and frequently hammers points home longer than necessary, but neither of these drawbacks undercuts the book's potency. The "ultimate question" is a topic always in season, worthy of Bronson's skillful probing and careful anecdote selection. Brimming with stories of sacrifice, courage, commitment and, sometimes, failure, the book will su, Very Good+ Stock number: RWARE0000010672. ISBN: 9780099437994
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Imprint: Random House Publishing Grou, 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. In What Should I Do with My Life? Po Bronson tells the inspirational true stories of people who have found the most meaningful answers to that great question. With humor, empathy, and insight, Bronson writes of remarkable individuals -- from young to old, from those just starting out to those in a second career -- who have overcome fear and confusion to find a larger truth about their lives and, in doing so, have been transformed by the experience. What Should I Do with My Life? struck a powerful, resonant chord on publication, causing a multitude of people to rethink their vocations and priorities and start on the path to finding their true place in the world. For this edition, Bronson has added nine new profiles, to further reflect the range and diversity of those who broke away from the chorus to learn the sound of their own voice., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039920. ISBN: 9780345485922
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Imprint: Vintage, 2006 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: There's the family you come from, and the family you create. After the enormous success of "What Should I Do With My Life?", Po Bronson's new book deals with the crucial subject of families. The book tells of ordinary people, who've had to recreate a life after hardship, much like in "What Should I do With My Life?" This book tells about: the sole survivor of a plane wreck that killed her family; a father raising his second family, trying to do it right this time, when his 2year old son dies mysteriously; an Indian woman imported to the U.S. in an arranged marriage, now divorced and on her second family; Fiorella, half Italian/half American, who divorces her London husband and wonders whether to move her children to be with family in Rome or New York; It also talks about: a Mexican mother whose son had severe ADHD, and everyone said there was no hope, who raised him to be an honors student graduating this week from Arizona State; a father who never got to admit his paternity (she was married and pretended the baby was from the marriage) who is compelled, powerfully, to find his son, 14 years later, and rescue him from a bad situation; men who were ignored by their fathers, now taki Po Bronson has spoken and corresponded with 1,000 of people to write this remarkable book., Fine Stock number: RWARE0000010417. ISBN: 9780436205330
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Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd, 1995 A crisp clean copy, no markings throughout: Set in Yorkshire during the Napoleonic Wars, this novel articulates the social realities of economic hardship, the Luddite riots, dissatisfaction with the Government and an inadequate Church. Moore, a mill owner who ignores the suffering of his workers, affects the lives of Caroline and Shirley., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000018963. ISBN: 9780140620238
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Imprint: TIME WARNER BOOKS, 1998 INDEPENDENT 'Tartan Noir' THE THE TIMES 'Sassy, irreverant, stylish', Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000002524. ISBN: 9780349109305
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Imprint: LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP, 2013 Private investigator Jasmine Sharp's father was murdered before she was bor n, and her mother went to self-sacrificing lengths in order to shield her f rom the world in which he moved. Since her mother's death, all she has been able to learn is his first name - and that only through a strange bond she has forged with the man who killed him: Glen Fallan. But when Fallan is ar rested for the murder of a criminal her mother knew since childhood, Jasmin e is finally forced to enter his domain: a place where violence is a way of life and vengeance spans generations. Detective Superintendent Catherine McLeod has one major Glaswegian gangster in the mortuary and another in the cells for killing him - which ought to be cause for celebration. Catherine is not smiling, however. From the momen t she discovered a symbol daubed on the victim's head, she has understood t hat this case is far more dangerous than it appears on the surface: deeper than skin, darker than blood; something that could threaten her family and end her career. As one battles her demons and the other chases her ghosts, these two very different detectives will ultimately confront the secrets that have entangled both of their fates since before Jasmine was even born., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000033383. ISBN: 9781408704097
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Imprint: Abacus, 2006 SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.1st thus. (Trade paperback) Brookmyre, a Fleet Street journalist turned fiction writer, has the rep in the UK of being a master of the comic thriller. This is his first novel pub lished in the U.S. It fully lives up to its British press, delivering fast, just this side of out-of-control action, characters at once bizarre and sy mpathetic, and a cynical take on both sides of the law. When an oceanic res earch ship is found with not a single member of its crew on board, Sergeant Larry Freeman of the LAPD, sleepwalking through his job after the death of his son, is sprung from his security duties at a shabby B-movie festival a nd assigned to the case of the missing crew. The trail takes Freeman right through the tangle of the L.A. underworld and into the middle of a terroris t plot, the untangling of which involves dealing with the crazed and confus ed--and with his own despairing inertia. Excruciating suspense. Connie Flet cher Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000009977. ISBN: 9780349109282
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Imprint: Abacus, 2006 Pulp Fiction meets And Then There Were None in this blend of thriller and b lack comedy. Brookmyre has a gift for keeping the reader continually off ba lance, sure only that some kind of horrific joke is about to be played, lik e the severed arm that falls out of the sky on the first day of grouse hunt ing in the Highlands, clonking a just-retired detective on the head. Two pl ot threads move toward each other: one involves a loose assemblage of merce nary terrorists, the other a 15-year class reunion organized by a classmate whom no one remembers. The threads knit together, sort of like a noose, wh en both groups board a North Shore oil rig outfitted for the tourist trade. With a dizzying display of mayhem and violence, the action then shuttles b etween the mercenaries' plot and the various amorous designs, one-upmanship games, and betrayals enacted by the reunion celebrants. Not for the faint of heart. Connie Fletcher, Very Good+ Stock number: RWARE0000011548. ISBN: 9780349112091
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Imprint: Penguin Books, 2001 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: The heroines of Brookner's 20 novels are usually passive, introspective, lonely women, leading quiet lives of muted emotions. Zoe Cunningham is typical of the breed at the beginning of this excellent novel. The daughter of a self- contained widow, Zoe is pleased when her mother agrees to marry elderly, wealthy and generous Simon Gould, who carries his new wife off to his villa in the south of France. When, after a few months, Simon dies suddenly, surprising events unfold. Simon, it seems, was about to run out of money and did not even own the sumptuous villa. Zoe, whose university degree has led to a series of freelance editing jobs in London and, more important, the freedom that she craves arrives in Nice to find that her mother has suffered a breakdown and is in a clinic undergoing a sleeping cure. Ensuing events call for more action, assumption of responsibility and displays of emotion than Brookner's heroines generally demonstrate, creating dramatic tension. Beset by worries and difficult decisions, Zoe belatedly understands the limitations of her independent life: "I have the terrible freedom of which others are justifiably afraid." In working through the issues of female liberation and its compromises, and her fears about loneliness and a solitary old age, Zoe arrives at a grateful accommodation to reality and "a condition of acceptance" that finds her in a satisfying relationship. Brookner's economical prose moves gracefully and flawlessly, and her story acquires a mesmerizing intensity rooted in the reality of the events she describes with consummate skill., Very Good+ Stock number: RWARE0000021039. ISBN: 9780140299250
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Imprint: Penguin, 1992 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. A story of a woman whose unfulfilled life - with husband, with daughters, with friends - is dealt with through "closed eyes". The author also wrote "Hotel du Lac", "Latecomers" and "A Start in Life"., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039942. ISBN: 9780140165258
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Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd, 1994 A novel centring on the relationship between the classic Brookner heroine ( only child, soon bereft of parents, alone in depressing flat) who becomes a feminist academic, and her pleasure-loving French aunt who's into men and bridge parties., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000001908. ISBN: 9780140234060
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Imprint: Penguin Putnam~trade, 2005 "Providence recounts, with elegance and precision, the story of a woman's e fforts to create a new life for herself ... Brookner has proved herself a m aster."-- The New York Times "Ambitious and disturbing ... uncommonly deft, witty and serious." -- The N ew York Times Book Review "Anita Brookner's themes -- experience, nationality, faith, innocence and b etrayal -- evoke the pleasures of reading Henry James. [Providence is] an i ntelligent and moving novel." -- Francine Prose "[A] perfectly observed and quietly witty novel."-- Washington Post, Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000001897. ISBN: 9780140147445
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Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd, 1998 The reclusive Dorothea's closest relatives are her dead husband's cousin, K itty, and her husband. When Kitty's grandaughter comes to London to marry, Dorothea provides a room for Steve, the best man, thus plunging her into a world of youth that she finds both puzzling and transforming., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000001906. ISBN: 9780140264258
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Imprint: St. Martin's Press, 2011 A tight clean hardcover, no markings throughout: June 12, 2030 started out like any other day in memory--and by then, memori es were long. Since cancer had been cured fifteen years before, America's p opulation was aging rapidly. That sounds like good news, but consider this: millions of baby boomers, with a big natural predator picked off, were suc king dry benefits and resources that were never meant to hold them into the ir eighties and beyond. Young people around the country simmered with resen tment toward "the olds" and anger at the treadmill they could never get off of just to maintain their parents' entitlement programs. But on that June 12th, everything changed: a massive earthquake devastated Los Angeles, and the government, always teetering on the edge of bankruptcy , was unable to respond. The fallout from the earthquake sets in motion a sweeping novel of ideas that pits national hope for the future against assurances from the past and is peopled by a memorable cast of refugees and billionaires, presidents and revolutionaries, all struggling to find their way. In 2030, the author's all-too-believable imagining of where today's challenges could lead us tomorrow makes gripping and thought- provoking reading., Fine/Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000025149. ISBN: 9780312583729
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Imprint: Del Rey Books, 2000 As a Knight of the Word, John Ross has struggled against the dark forces of the Void and his minions for twenty-five years. The grim future he dreams each night-- a world reduced to blood and ashes--will come true, unless he can stop them now, in the present. The birth of a gypsy morph, a rare and dangerous creature that could be an invaluable weapon in his fight against the Void, brings John Ross and Nest Freemark together again. Twice before, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the lives of Ross and Nest have intersected. Together, they have prevailed. But now they will face an ancient evil beyond anything they have ever encountered, a demon of ruthless intelligence and feral cunning. As a firestorm of evil erupts, threatening to consume lives and shatter dreams, they have but a single chance to solve the mystery of the Gypsy morph--and their own profound connection., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000002395. ISBN: 9780345437983
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Imprint: Del Rey, 2002 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: Antrax is the second book in the Voyage of Jerle Shannara trilogy, part of an epic started by famed fantasy writer Terry Brooks more than two decades ago with The Sword of Shannara. In this installment, we join the Druid Walk er Boh and his companions in the search for Antrax--a powerful and malevole nt technological guardian. Walker believes Antrax's magic is potent enough to help restore the Druid council to the Four lands, a struggle that has co nsumed his life. But while the unlikely heroes journey in the Jerle Shannar a across the Blue Divide to the city of Castledown, the Druid's archnemesis --the Ilse Witch--and her band of Mwellrets closely follow in an airship of their own. The race is on, and the prize is the power of Antrax. Meanwhile , Bek Rowe discovers that his destiny is inextricably linked with the Ilse Witch herself. Mixing several subplots into the main story, Brooks cooks up a satisfying stew of fantasy with just a taste of science fiction. Brooks quickly reels the reader in with nonstop action, and, in classic style, leaves the reader yearning for the third and final installment, Morgawr., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000020558. ISBN: 9780345397676
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Imprint: Que, 2004 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: The A+ Certification Exam Cram 2 PC Technician's Field Guide is a concise reference for PC technicians that allows you to spend more time getting your job done. The A+ Certification Exam Cram 2 PC Technician's Field Guide gives you quick, easy access to the installing, configuring, troubleshooting and repair information on the Windows operating system and PC components and peripherals that you need while on the job. For A+ candidates, this book will provide the solid troubleshooting and repair information that you will find helpful as a supplemental resource in your exam studies., Fine Stock number: RWARE0000018467. ISBN: 9780789732767
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Imprint: Del Rey, 2001 Echoing with the themes, traditions and enchantments of Brooks's earlier Sh annara novels, this lively new adventure, set a generation later, combines the familiar quest format used in The Sword of Shannara with an array of we ll-defined characters and malevolent beings. Rather than searching for a po werful sword, however, the Druid Walker and the Elven King Allardon Elessed il unite forces to retrieve an ambiguous prize, "a magic of spells invoked by words," that may fortify the Elven government and its people or destroy those who seek it. Guided by the knowledge of the dangers he will face beyo nd the Blue Divide, Walker spends a lengthy amount of time recruiting his c rew members. For heroics, Walker enlists the aid of two Highland boys: Quen tin, who has the power of the Leah family sword at his behest, and his fost er brother Bek, an orphan of mysterious origins and unknown talents. Provid ing magical mobility are the Wing Riders, who fly the frequently unfriendly skies on giant Rocs. A female seer and empath, a shapeshifter with a dubio us past, a dwarf, a number of Elven soldiers and several colorful, Gypsy-li ke Rovers who captain, navigate and repair the airship Jerle Shannara round out Walker's questing crew. Throughout, the inimical Ilse Witch, a powerfu l young sorceress and Walker's bitter rival, shadows the expedition as it o vercomes several near fatal encounters. Although this first volume in Brook s's proposed trilogy sputters to a slow start, bogged down by necessary bac kground information and character development, Brooks nevertheless manages to intensify and tighten the story's momentum as the Jerle Shannara reaches, Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000012121. ISBN: 9780345396556
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Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic, 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. The power and influence of Grace increases with each passing year. Here, Da phne Brooks traces Jeff Buckley's fascinating musical development through t he earliest stages of his career, up to the release of the album. With acce ss to rare archival material, Brooks illustrates Buckley's passion for life and hunger for musical knowledge, and shows just why he was such a crucial figure in the American music scene of the 1990s. EXCERPT: Jeff Buckley was piecing together a contemporary popular music history for himself that was steeped in the magic of singing. He was busy hearing how Dylan channeled Billie Holiday in Blonde On Blonde and how Robert Plant was doing his best to sound like Janis Joplin on early Led Zeppelin recordings. He was thinking about doo-wop and opera and Elton John and working at developing a way to harness the power of the voice...In the process, he was re-defining punk and grunge "attitude" itself by rejecting the ambivalent sexual undercurrents of those movements, as well as Led Zeppelin's canonical "cock rock" kingdom that he'd grown up adoring. He was forging a one-man revolution set to the rhythms of New York City and beyond. And he was on the brink of recording his elegant battle in song for the world to hear., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039157. ISBN: 9780826416353
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Imprint: Cambridge University Press, 1998 This book uses peace education to teach reading and writing skills. Making Peace offers reading selections on a variety of subjects, ranging from conf lict resolution and the creation of a more peaceful world, to environmental ism and education. The text develops analytical and critical thinking and i ncludes integrated reading and writing activities., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000037522. ISBN: 9780521657808
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Imprint: Del Rey, 2003 In this conclusion to the Jerle Shannara trilogy, the voyage begun by the D ruids in Ilse Witch comes to a surprising end., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000002420. ISBN: 9780345435750
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