Penguin Putnam, January 2001. Hardcover. Sir Ernest Shackleton has been called "the greatest leader that ever came on God's earth, bar none". In 1914 he led 27 men in his Endurance expedition to Antarctica, through a long and harrowing fight for their lives after they became stranded on an ice..... More
Oxford University Press, April 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. On June 25, 1945, 14,000 American service men and women sailed into New York aboard the British liner Queen Mary. They were the first big contingent to return from the victory over Nazi Germany, and the city that awaited them stood at..... More
Harcourt, May 1995. Trade Paperback. A fascinating exploration of the history, sights, seasons, arts, food, and people of an incomparable city. "A highly intelligent portrait of an eccentric city, written in powerful prose and enlivened by many curious mosaics of information...a beautiful book to read and to possess" (The Observer)..... More
Dover Publications, November 2017. Trade Paperback. John Muir (1838-1914) ranks among America's most important and influential naturalists and nature writers. Devoted to the preservation of wilderness areas, Muir founded the Sierra Club and was active in the establishment of Yosemite National Park. This book, one of his most popular works..... More
Penguin (Non-Classics), March 1988. Trade Paperback. More
Vintage, February 1990. Trade Paperback. Naipaul's first book about America. A revealing, disturbing book about the American South--a part of the country that nonetheless remains a world unto itself. More
The University of North Carolina Press, March 1999. Trade Paperback. Drawing on scientific research in a variety of disciplines, Steve Nash provides a clear and evenhanded introduction to some of the most hotly disputed environmental issues facing the Blue Ridge, including the invasion of exotic plants and insects, the explosive..... More
Simon & Schuster, July 2001. Trade Paperback. An American Jewish immigrant to Jerusalem paints a funny and painful picture of the city's daily life based on the various personalities she encounters, including peaceniks, settlers, famous artists, political elite, and housewives. Reprint. 10,000 first printing. More
Knopf, October, 2006. Reprint. Hardcover. A portrait, by turns intimate and panoramic, of one of the world's great cities, by its foremost man of letters, author of the acclaimed novels "Snow" and "My Name Is Red." Blending reminiscence with history; family photographs with portraits of poets and pashas; art criticism..... More
Modern Library, publication date not listed. Reprint. Cloth. 12mo. in well worn dustjacket. Flap not clipped. Modern Library available titles listed on DJ verso. Brown cloth covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Kent end papers in grey ink. Ink note on page opposite half title page. [366 pages]. More
Mariner Books, April 1998. Trade Paperback. "In Light of India" is Paz's celebration of that country and his most personal work of prose to date. As in all of his essays, he brings poetic insight and voluminous knowledge to bear on the subject; the result is a series of fascinating..... More
Little Brown & Co., January 1960. First Edition. Cloth. Quarto in dust jacket with tanned spine and large (three inch tear bottom of spine. Some bow to boards. Stated 'first printing'. More
Farrar Straus & Giroux, August 1987. First American. Hardcover. Previous owner's name; a little bit of soiling and sunning; else, very good condition. More
Portland State University, January 1987. Paper Back. {6' x 9'} Shelf wear and soiling. [213 pages]. More
National Geographic Society, March 2003. Hardcover. A blending of art and cultural criticism, travel writing, and personal narrative, Sicilian Odyssey is Francine Prose's imaginative consideration of the diverse cultural legacies found juxtaposed and entangled on the Mediterranean island of Sicily. She writes of the intensity of Sicily, the commitment to..... More
Lund Humphries Pub Ltd, October 2003. Oversize Softcover. John Ruskin's masterpiece The Stones of Venice (1851-53) was one of the most influential books on art and architecture ever written and is still regarded as a classic work. However, the problems posed by its length (almost half a million words in..... More
Henry Holt & Co, March 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf wear on the jacket. More
Vintage Books USA, February 2000. Trade Paperback. From a noted journalist who has spent much of his life in Cairo, here is a dazzling cultural excavation of that most ancient, colorful, and multifaceted of cities. The seat of pharaohs and sultans, the prize of conquerors from Alexander to Saladin to..... More
Vintage Books USA, February 2000. Trade Paperback. From a noted journalist who has spent much of his life in Cairo, here is a dazzling cultural excavation of that most ancient, colorful, and multifaceted of cities. The seat of pharaohs and sultans, the prize of conquerors from Alexander to Saladin to..... More
Viking, March 1987. Hardcover. Small chip at top of dust jacket, spine is sun faded. More
Viking Adult, March 1980. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards, gently edge-worn; Text free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good, mildly worn w/ no significant flaws to disclose; An excellent copy. More
Harcourt, March 1996. Trade Paperback. Inspired by a dusty fez in his parents' attic, Jeremy Seal set off in 1993 to trace the astonishing history of this cone-shaped hat. Soon the quintessentially Turkish headgear became the key to understanding a country beset by contradictions. "A modern travel classic" (Herald Express)..... More
Alfred A. Knopf, November 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. More
Random House, Inc., September 1986. Trade Paperback. More
