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Imprint: Fugue State Press, 2000 Chronicling the inner life of a fiercely independent, idealistic outsider, this intriguing but obscure experimental novel explores the paradoxical nat ure of human consciousness in a perplexing, ever-changing world. Frieda, th e narrator and eponymous "daughter," opens the novel, speaking as a fetus f rom an Edenic state of unbounded freedom and perception in which she can "c reate anything." Her bliss is short-lived, however; she is soon "tricked in to being born" in an elaborate, glitzy ceremony involving costumes, musicia ns and flamboyant choreography. The stylized expressiveness of the birth ce remony is meant to invoke a mythological inclusiveness, but the effect is f ragmented and elliptical. From there, it's all downhill for Frieda; each su ccessive chapter finds her a few years older and increasingly stifled and d issatisfied, with her stream-of- consciousness raging unabated. She spends h er childhood biking through her drab hometown in Northern California. As a teenager, she hopes to provide humankind with a glimpse of the Divine throu gh a career in nude modeling, but her plans are dashed by an unscrupulous p hotographer. She flirts with a bohemian lifestyle in Chicago, but soon grow s impatient with the inability of art to make an immediate, lasting impact on social conditions. An emotionally abusive marriage and boring desk job a re followed by her ignoble, lonely death in a trailer park. At every stage of her existence, her idealism punctures her determination, rendering her c apable of little but turgid rumination. But there are occasional flashes of philosophical brilliance and surreal humor in Chapman's (Our Plague) prose, Very Good+ Stock number: RWARE0000012227. ISBN: 9781879193079
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Imprint: White Horse Publishing Compa, 1981 A trade paperback printed in Great Britain and published in Berkeley, Calif ornia. First published in 1973 by Harper & Row., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000007121. ISBN: 9780938914006
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Imprint: Northfield Publishing, 1997 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. Does your child speak a different language? Sometimes they wager for your a ttention, and other times they ignore you completely. Sometimes they are fi lled with gratitude and affection, and other times they seem totally indiff erent. Attitude. Behavior. Development. Everything depends on the love rela tionship between you and your child. When children feel loved, they do thei r best. But how can you make sure your child feels loved? Since 1992, Dr. Gary Chapman's best-selling book The Five Love Languages ha s helped more than 300,000 couples develop stronger, more fulfilling relati onships by teaching them to speak each others love language. Each child, to o, expresses and receives love through one of five different communication styles. And your love language may be totally different from that of your c hild. While you are doing all you can to show your child love, he may be he aring it as something completely opposite. Discover your child's primary language and learn what you can do to effectively convey unconditional feelings of respect, affection, and commitment that will resonate in your child's emotions and behavior., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000038632. ISBN: 9781881273653
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Imprint: Northfield, 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. The Five Love Languages How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate (Now with a Comprehensive Study Guide), Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000038637. ISBN: 9781881273158
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Imprint: Presses universitaires de Fr, 1998 Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000028534. ISBN: 9782130494546
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Imprint: Silhouette Books, 1984 Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000002129. ISBN: 9780671536589
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Imprint: Berkley Books, 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. "There has never been a better book about hip-hop...a record-biz portrait t hat jumps off the page."--A.V. Club THE INSPIRATION FOR THE VH1 SERIES THE BREAKS The Big Payback takes readers from the first $15 made by a "rapping DJ" in 1970s New York to the multi-million-dollar sales of the Phat Farm and Roc-a -Wear clothing companies in 2004 and 2007. On this four-decade-long journey from the studios where the first rap records were made to the boardrooms w here the big deals were inked, The Big Payback tallies the list of who lost and who won. Read the secret histories of the early long-shot successes of Sugar Hill Records and Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC's crossover breakthrough on MTV, the marketing of gangsta rap, and the rise of artist/ entrepreneur s like Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs. 300 industry giants like Def Jam founders Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons ga ve their stories to renowned hip-hop journalist Dan Charnas, who provides a compelling, never-before-seen, myth-debunking view into the victories, def eats, corporate clashes, and street battles along the 40-year road to hip- h op's dominance. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000040012. ISBN: 9780451234780
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Imprint: Tachyon Publications, 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. Simultaneously exploring and expanding gender roles, the stories in The Jam es Tiptree Award Anthology 1 are thought-provoking, imaginative, and highly provocative. Touching on the most fundamental of human desires, Tiptree Aw ard?winning authors continually redefine social identities. This collection gathers short fiction, novel excerpts, and essays that were chosen by the Tiptree Award judges in 2003 and in previous years. In addition, the collec tion includes essays and commentary exploring the Tiptree legacy. If you like The James Tiptree Award Anthology 1, wait until you see The James Tiptree Award Anthology 2 and 3., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000036388. ISBN: 9781892391193
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Imprint: Prentice Hall, 1990 Includes bibliographical references and index., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000000313. ISBN: 9780135675120
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Imprint: Morrow, 1970 Good+ Stock number: RWARE0000019604.
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Imprint: Warner Books, 1974 Now that Kerouac's major novel, On the Road is accepted as an American clas sic, academic critics are slowly beginning to catch up with his experimenta l literary methods and examine the dozen books comprising what he called 't he legend of Duluoz.' Nearly all of his books have been in print internatio nally since his death in 1969, and his writing has been discovered and enjo yed by new readers throughout the world. Kerouac's view of the promise of A merica, the seductive and lovely vision of the beckoning open spaces of our continent, has never been expressed better by subsequent writers, perhaps because Kerouac was our last writer to believe in America's promise--and es sential innocence--as the legacy he would explore in his autobiographical f iction., Good Stock number: RWARE0000031844. ISBN: 9780446794503
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Imprint: Golden Books Pub Co (Adult), 1982 An illustrated guide to watching the stars., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000036595. ISBN: 9780307136671
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Imprint: Liveright, 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. Jerome Charyn's "daring" and "memorable" (The New Yorker) historical novel renders the inner life of our sixteenth president like never before. This unforgettable portrait of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War effortlessly mixes humor with Shakespearean-like tragedy to create an achingly human portrait of the sixteenth president. Charyn conducts an orchestra of historical figures and fictional extras centered around a profoundly moral but troubled commander in chief whose relationship with his Ophelia-like wife and his sons-Robert, Willie, and Tad-is explored with penetrating psychological insight and the utmost compassion. Seized by melancholy and imbued with an unfaltering sense of human worth, Charyn's President Lincoln comes to vibrant, three-dimensional life in a haunting portrait we have rarely seen in historical fiction. 10 illustrations, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000036476. ISBN: 9781631490026
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Imprint: Berkley, 2004 Beloved author Loretta Chase offers her long-awaited new novel-the tale of a bluestocking and a reformed rake who clash over a matter of business, and soon find themselves facing an entirely different, and delicious, sort of tension., Good Stock number: RWARE0000033428. ISBN: 9780425194836
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Imprint: Cengage Learning, 2011 Pathways is a dual skills course that can be taught in parallel or as indiv idual strands - Reading and Writing, and Listening and Speaking - and topic s and language complement and mirror each other. Students benefit from a ta rgeted skills syllabus where they can really develop, not just practice, th e skills they will need for effective use of language. Pathways particularl y lends itself to academic learners of English, with the topics and languag e input texts taken from a more academic context. In addition, the strong c ritical thinking element present in both strands encourages and stimulates the `higher order' thinking skills and the students' ability to evaluate, a nalyse, and synthesise information from a wide range of sources. Meaningful and authentic content from National Geographic stimulates creates the perf ect environment for this and stimulates learners' curiosity and participati on., As New Stock number: RWARE0000038433. ISBN: 9781133307693
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Imprint: New American Library, 1983 Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000002246. ISBN: 9780451125057
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Imprint: Phoenix (an Imprint of The O, 1993 A portrait of Beth Chatto's garden which covers every type of damp soil fro m moist silt to sticky clay, in both sunny and shady situations. The author describes her work with her husband in cultivating the site from scratch a nd paints a picture of why the plants thrived or failed., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000037703. ISBN: 9780460860888
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Imprint: Penguin Putnam Inc USA, 1992 Bruce Chatwin-author of In Patagonia-ventures into the desolate land of Out back Australia to learn the meaning of the Aborginals' ancient "Dreaming-tr acks." Along these timeless paths, amongst the fortune hunters and redneck Australians, racist policemen and mysterious Aboriginal holy men, he discov ers a wondrous vision of man's place in the world., Good Stock number: RWARE0000039430. ISBN: 9780140169621
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Imprint: Ellipsis Arts, 2001 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. This text offers an opinionated tour of around 70 musuems in New York., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000035916. ISBN: 9781841660349
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Imprint: MTV Books, 1999 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. Read the cult-favorite coming of age story that takes a sometimes heartbrea king, often hysterical, and always honest look at high school in all its gl ory. Now a major motion picture starring Logan Lerman and Emma Watson, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a funny, touching, and haunting modern class ic. The critically acclaimed debut novel from Stephen Chbosky, Perks follows ob servant "wallflower" Charlie as he charts a course through the strange worl d between adolescence and adulthood. First dates, family drama, and new fri ends. Sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Devastating loss, youn g love, and life on the fringes. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie must learn to navigate those wild and poign ant roller-coaster days known as growing up. A #1 New York Times best seller for more than a year, an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults (2000) and Best Book for Reluctant Readers (2000), and with millions of copies in print, this novel for teen readers (or "wallflowers" of more-advanced age) will make you laugh, cry, and perhaps feel nostalgic for those moments when you, too, tiptoed onto the dance floor of life., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039921. ISBN: 9780671027346
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Imprint: Cassell, 1998 In excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlig hting. The spine remains undamaged. This autobiography covers seven decades of jazz, taking in Cheatham's deputization for Louis Armstrong in the 1920s, involvement with Cab Calloway's orchestra in the 1930s and development of a unique style of solo singing from the 1950s until his death in June 1997., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000036419. ISBN: 9780304703166
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Imprint: Faber & Faber Inc, 1999 This gem of a novel revolves around Margaret, whose life has thus far revol ved around her niece, daughter of her tragically lost sister. Margaret's re sponsibility is lightened when her niece embarks on a journey to visit her long absent father, and suddenly the world seems far more accessible to the novel's heroine. As the title suggests, it is time for Aunt Margaret to ha ve some solitude and perhaps more than a little fun., Good Stock number: RWARE0000020153. ISBN: 9780571176601
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Imprint: Faber and Faber, 1999 A comic novel by the author of "Aunt Margaret's Lover" and "Sleeping Beauti es". Pamela is a divorced mother whose son has, at last, left home. There h ave been three significant men in her life, including her ex- husband, and a ll three have begun to think of her in romantic terms again., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000011749. ISBN: 9780571201488
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Imprint: Tuttle Pub, 1994 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: RWARE0000035762. ISBN: 9780804830089
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Imprint: C.H.E.K. Institute, 2001 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. "Movement That Matters" provides trainers and fitness enthusiasts with the tools necessary to create functional training programs for themselves and t heir clients. This book is a must-read for any trainer desiring to provide their clients with higher caliber training programs that work. In "Movement That Matters" you will learn: - The body's five different reflexes and how to determine the dominant refl ex profile of your client. - The importance of static and dynamic stability. - How to determine if an exercise is functional based on the six defining c haracteristics. - How to evaluate a compound movement and identify its "Primal Pattern" mov ements, enabling you to accurately determine which portion needs training. - The difference between open- and closed-chain exercises. - 10 tips for optimal motor learning., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039741. ISBN: 9781583870020
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Imprint: Avery Publishing Group, Inc., 1990 With its heavy reliance on natural foods specialty items, such as shoyu, mi so and hijiki, Chelf's collection seems a throwback to vegetarian cookbooks of the early '70s. She herself appears to have an inkling of this; when ch ecking her notes for this volume, she realized that "there were practically no 'normal' recipes in the book. . . ." Only a very starry-eyed vegetarian will believe that vegetable broth, tamari and miso constitute a convincing substitute for beef stock in French onion soup. Pasta, with its numerous m eatless possibilities, merits just a few entries. There is an interesting f ettucini with spinach and ricotta, but the sole lasagna recipe is prepared with mashed tofu and textured vegetable protein. The author even introduces her sandwich of tofu, tahini and miso with the plaintive comment that "thi s sandwich tastes better than it sounds"--cold comfort to a hungry reader. One plus: the glossary of ingredients provided by Chelf, a cooking instruct or and natural foods store operator, offers an intriguing, succinct introdu ction to uncommon items., Good Stock number: RWARE0000020205. ISBN: 9780895294319
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Imprint: Yale University Press, 1989 This book introduces the reader to all major aspects of contemporary inter national law from the acclaimed policy-oriented perspective developed by th e New Haven School. Lung-chu Chen updates this new edition to take into ac count changes relating to the end of the Cold War, increased trade, use of economic sanctions, new powers of the Security Council, international cri minal law and institutions, and human rights, among others, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000015030. ISBN: 9780300039115
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Imprint: 2012., 2012 Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000026015. ISBN: 9789574612468
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Imprint: Writer's Digest Books, 1990 A tight clean softcover, no markings throughout: A clear, highly readable handbook showing how to improve every piece of writing, whether fiction or nonfiction., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000026378. ISBN: 9780898794205
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Imprint: Flamingo, 1987 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: Originally published in 1986, a memoir in which the author recounts the horrors of China's Cultural Revolution, during which she was falsely accused of being a British spy and was jailed for 6 years., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000023382. ISBN: 9780586071151
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Imprint: Penguin, 1988 Here is the haunting, inspirational account of Nien Cheng's six-and-a-half years as a political prisoner during Communist China's Cultural Revolution. "A moving affirmation of the capacity for human endurance."-- Los Angeles T imes., Good Stock number: RWARE0000038569. ISBN: 9780140108705
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Imprint: Macmillan Languagehouse, 1995 Fine Stock number: RWARE0000010928. ISBN: 9784895851862
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Imprint: Ballantine Books, 1996 Touted as the fountain of youth in pill form, DHEA, or dehydroepiandrostero ne, is a hormone naturally produced by the body. The young body, that is; b y age 85, you produce 95 percent less DHEA than at age 25. Stephen Chernisk e, a biochemist who has tracked the research on DHEA for years, has compile d a handy reference to help sort out the hype from this hormone's reported helpfulness for boosting libido and immune function, improving bone density , aiding weight loss, relieving depression and atherosclerosis, and even re ducing the size of tumors. DHEA is inexpensive and readily available in health food stores or through the Web; that's about where the simplicity wears off. It's not regulated by the FDA, so recommended doses vary widely, from 10 to 50 milligrams or more a day. It's also available in both natural and chemical forms, and, unfortunately, sometimes in combination with potentially dangerous stimulants such as ephedra, an herb that has been shown to cause insomnia and an irregular heartbeat. Cherniske gives suggestions for which type of DHEA to buy and in what doses, depending on such things as your age and activity level, as well as recommended sources. He also provides a "longevity program" with suggested co-supplements, such as ginseng and vitamin B6, along with exercises suited to even the completely out-of- shape, to optimize the effectiveness of the DHEA. There's also information about the ins and outs of DHEA testing and how to analyze your results (Cherniske reminds us that "normal" often tells us nothing), and potential side effects for both women and men. Overall, Cherniske does an excellent job of sepa, Very Good/Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000007962. ISBN: 9780345411402
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Imprint: Ballantine Books, 1998 Touted as the fountain of youth in pill form, DHEA, or dehydroepiandrostero ne, is a hormone naturally produced by the body. The young body, that is; b y age 85, you produce 95 percent less DHEA than at age 25. Stephen Chernisk e, a biochemist who has tracked the research on DHEA for years, has compile d a handy reference to help sort out the hype from this hormone's reported helpfulness for boosting libido and immune function, improving bone density , aiding weight loss, relieving depression and atherosclerosis, and even re ducing the size of tumors. DHEA is inexpensive and readily available in health food stores or through the Web; that's about where the simplicity wears off. It's not regulated by the FDA, so recommended doses vary widely, from 10 to 50 milligrams or more a day. It's also available in both natural and chemical forms, and, unfortunately, sometimes in combination with potentially dangerous stimulants such as ephedra, an herb that has been shown to cause insomnia and an irregular heartbeat. Cherniske gives suggestions for which type of DHEA to buy and in what doses, depending on such things as your age and activity level, as well as recommended sources. He also provides a "longevity program" with suggested co-supplements, such as ginseng and vitamin B6, along with exercises suited to even the completely out-of- shape, to optimize the effectiveness of the DHEA. There's also information about the ins and outs of DHEA testing and how to analyze your results (Cherniske reminds us that "normal" often tells us nothing), and potential side effects for both women and men. Overall, Cherniske does an excellent job of sepa, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000038783. ISBN: 9780345426468
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Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books, 1991 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: J. P. Morgan Sr.'s close relationship with Teddy Roosevelt; his son Jack Morgan's clientele of governments, finance ministers and central banks; and the Morgan realm's split under New Deal legislation are examined in detail in this National Book Award winner. "Packed with revelations, Chernow's mammoth history demystifies the inner workings of the secretive Morgan banking empire,, Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000019673. ISBN: 9780671734008
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Imprint: Easton Press, 1989 A highly collectible SIGNED Easton Press Limited First Edition, bound in gr een leather with gold gilt pattern to front and back boards, and gilt print on spine; gilt page edges; and a ribbon placemarker., Fine Stock number: RWARE0000009733.
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Imprint: St. Martin's Griffin, 2014 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. "Engrossing...Chesler adroitly blends her personal narrative with a riveting account of Afghanistan's troubled history, the ongoing Islamic/Islamist terrorism against Muslim civilians and the West, and the continuing struggle and courage of Afghan feminists."--Publishers Weekly, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000038458. ISBN: 9781137279408
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Imprint: Storey Publishing, LLC, 1984 Since the 1973 publication of Storey's first Country Wisdom Bulletin, our c ommitment to preserving the arts, crafts, and skills of country life has ne ver wavered. We now have more than 200 titles in this series of 32-page pub lications, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of co untry and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyda y life. Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins contain practical, hands- on instructions designed to help you master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. From traditional skills to the newest techniques, Storey's Bulletins provide a foundation of earth-friendly information for the way you want to live today., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000001174. ISBN: 9780882663340
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Imprint: Nation Books, 2002 A clean hardcover, no markings throughout, NOT an ex-lib book. Why do contemporary women often have such a hard time getting along with each other, at work, and within the family? Why is female friendship so important to women, despite the prevalence of female betrayals? How does the mother-daughter relationship impede women's growth? This book-destined to be a controversial classic-draws on recent biological, psychological, and anthropological research, as well as hundreds of original interviews, to redress the complicated silence that has prevailed about woman's inhumanity to woman. While women may not be aggressive in the same way that men are, cross-cultural studies confirm that girls and women are equally aggressive in "indirect" ways, and mainly toward each other. Women envy and compete against other women, not against men-and tend to deny this, even to themselves. Like men, many women also hold sexist beliefs; often, they are unaware of it. Women depend upon each other for emotional intimacy and bonding, but their power to form cliques, gossip about, and shun one another enforces conformity and discourages self-confidence and psychological clarity from girlhood on. Are women oppressed? Yes. Do oppressed people internalize the oppressor's attitudes? Without a doubt. Women, therefore, must acknowledge their own sexism and gender double- standards before they can practice sisterhood, resist sexism, treat other women ethically, and forge realistic and compassionate personal and political coalitions. "Chesler's work is our public conscience."-Letty Cottoin Pogrebin, Very Good/Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000024248. ISBN: 9781560253518
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Imprint: Waveland Press, 1994 Some minor highlighting throughout. Poised at a strategic point in the emergence of modern America, Theodore Roosevelt entered the White House just as the twentieth century opened. Following a succession of weak presidents who proved themselves incapable of dealing seriously with the novel problems and responsibilities created by industrialization within the country and by imperialism in the world outside its boundaries, Roosevelt was uniquely qualified by training and personality to reverse the trend. His patrician background, his education, and his grasp of the national and international situations set him apart from the men he succeeded in Washington. His vigorous, colorful, forceful personality attracted widespread public attention and deep affection. As a result, he was able to face problems that his predecessors had avoided. In matters like labor and conservation, Roosevelt established fruitful precedents for the country. In others, diplomacy for instance, he made false starts. But in any case, he illuminated the questions with which his successors would have to deal. Legend, or near legend, Roosevelt dominated an era in American life. An examination of his multiple careers throws light on the problems of transition of the U.S. from the nineteenth to the twentieth century., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000013699. ISBN: 9780881337952
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Imprint: Gallery Books, 1985 Very Good+/Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000011033. ISBN: 9780831786984
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Imprint: Ignatius Press, 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. G.K. Chesterton was a master essayist. But reading his essays is not just a n exercise in studying a literary form at its finest, it is an encounter wi th timeless truths that jump off the page as fresh and powerful as the day they were written. The only problem with Chesterton's essays is that there are too many of the m. Over five thousand! For most GKC readers it is not even possible to know where to start or how to begin to approach them. So three of the world's leading authorities on Chesterton - Dale Ahlquist, Joseph Pearce, Aidan Mackey - have joined together to select the "best" Che sterton essays, a collection that will be appreciated by both the newcomer and the seasoned student of this great 20th century man of letters. The variety of topics are astounding: barbarians, architects, mystics, ghos ts, fireworks, rain, juries, gargoyles and much more. Plus a look at Shakes peare, Dickens, Jane Austen, George MacDonald, T.S. Eliot, and the Bible. A ll in that inimitable, formidable but always quotable style of GKC. Even mo re astounding than the variety is the continuity of Chesterton's thought th at ties everything together. A veritable feast for the mind and heart. While some of the essays in this volume may be familiar, many of them are collected here for the first time, making their first appearance in over a century., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039104. ISBN: 9781586174897
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Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2002 Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000028380. ISBN: 9780007135714
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Imprint: Plume, 2001 With precisely 35 canvases to his credit, the Dutch painter Johannes Vermee r represents one of the great enigmas of 17th-century art. The meager facts of his biography have been gleaned from a handful of legal documents. Yet Vermeer's extraordinary paintings of domestic life, with their subtle play of light and texture, have come to define the Dutch golden age. His portrai t of the anonymous Girl with a Pearl Earring has exerted a particular fasci nation for centuries--and it is this magnetic painting that lies at the hea rt of Tracy Chevalier's second novel of the same title., Good Stock number: RWARE0000009092. ISBN: 9780452282155
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Imprint: Plume / Penguin Books, 2003 Film tie-in edition of the hugely popular bestseller. In seventeenth century Delft, a prosperous town in Holland, life was orderl y. Rich and poor, Catholic and Protestant, master and servant: all know the ir place. So when Griet becomes a maid in the household of the painter Johannes Verme er, she thinks she knows her role: housework, laundry, and the care of his six children. She even feels able to handle his shrewd mother-in- law, his r estless, sensual wife and their jealous servant. What no-one expects is that Griet's quiet manner, quick perceptions and fas cination with her master's paintings will draw her inexorably into his worl d. As she becomes part of his work their growing intimacy spreads tension a nd deception in the ordered household and even - as the scandal seeps out - ripples in the town beyond. Tracy Chevalier was inspired by the girl from one of Vermeer's most loved and mysterious paintings. She has created an extraordinary and moving novel on the corruption of innocence and the price of genius., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000033911. ISBN: 9780007172825
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Imprint: Plume, 2003 With precisely 35 canvases to his credit, the Dutch painter Johannes Vermee r represents one of the great enigmas of 17th-century art. The meager facts of his biography have been gleaned from a handful of legal documents. Yet Vermeer's extraordinary paintings of domestic life, with their subtle play of light and texture, have come to define the Dutch golden age. His portrai t of the anonymous Girl with a Pearl Earring has exerted a particular fasci nation for centuries--and it is this magnetic painting that lies at the hea rt of Tracy Chevalier's second novel of the same title., Very Good+ Stock number: RWARE0000013924. ISBN: 9780452284937
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Imprint: Universal Tao Publications, 2002 Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000037336. ISBN: 9789748539195
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Imprint: Watson-Guptill, 1999 This is a curiously interesting hybrid with two running commentaries per pa ge. The central space is reserved for a somewhat traditional art historical text on women artists and images of women in art by British art critic/art historian Lucie-Smith. The rest is filled with the writings of one of the most opinionated and surely the most famous U.S.-based feminist artist, Chi cago, creator of The Dinner Party. The collaboration is certainly eye-catch ing, but, despite 200 beautiful color plates, this is no coffee-table decor ation. It seems compiled to capture the attention of any browsing reader of college age and above. Many of the ten chapters might startle the average readerAthey're explicit about gender issues, bodily functions, and other od dities that are now a part of contemporary art., Very Good/Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000017816. ISBN: 9780823058525
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Imprint: Pocket Books, 1990 Good Stock number: RWARE0000031902. ISBN: 9780671725730
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Imprint: Knopf, 1993 A highly collectible first edition/printing, protected in a new brodart wra pper, not an ex-lib, or BOM edition, no markings throughout. A companion to the PBS series of the same name, Julia Child's classic Cooking with Master Chefs introduces readers to sixteen of America's top chefs, then presents their signature dishes to make at home. With the relaxed precision cooks expect of Child's recipes, and aided by more than 80 color photos, the dishes are as accessible as they are delicious. Child's fans, as well as those of chefs including Emeril Lagasse (Emeril's, New Orleans), André Soltner (formerly of Lutèce, New York), Alice Waters (Chez Panisse, Berkeley) and Michel Richard (Citrus, Los Angeles), among others, will be delighted., Near Fine/Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000011202. ISBN: 9780679429937
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