A History of Western Art
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, July 2004. Oversize Softcover. Ink-stamped on title page: 'Complimentary Copy-Not For Sale'. More
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Reader of Gentlemen's Mail: Herbert O. Yardley and the Birth of American Codebreaking
Yale University Press, February 2004. Hardcover. One of the most colourful and controversial figures in American intelligence, Herbert O. Yardley (1889-1958) gave America its best form of information, but his fame rests more on his indiscretions than on his achievements. In this highly readable biography, a premier historian of military..... More
Lady GI: A Woman's War in the South Pacific: The Memoir of Irene Brion
Presidio Press, September 1997. Hardcover. When war came, Irene Brion, like many other young Americans, male and female, was eager to do her part. Enlisting as a recruit in the Womens Auxiliary Army Corps, the forerunner of the more familiar Womens Army Corps (WAC). From her home in the small..... More
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
W. W. Norton & Company, March 1999. Trade Paperback. In this "artful, informative, and delightful" (William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books) book, Jared Diamond convincingly argues that geographical and environmental factors shaped the modern world. Societies that had had a head start in food production advanced beyond the..... More
Film Scheduling: Or, How Long Will It Take to Shoot Your Movie? (Revised)
Lone Eagle Publishing Company, January 1997. Trade Paperback. Applicable to any size film project, from major feature films to industrial films and movies for television, and smaller projects, this work shows how to convert a script into a detailed production schedule. How to create a production board, shot-by-shot, day-by-day to..... More
Leonardo Da Vinci
Simon & Schuster, October 2018. Trade Paperback. The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is "a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it...Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating..... More
Einstein: His Life and Universe
Simon & Schuster, May 2008. Trade Paperback. By the author of the acclaimed bestsellers Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs, this is the definitive biography of Albert Einstein. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagin. More
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)
Scholastic Paperbacks, September 1999. Trade Paperback. Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility.All he knows is a...... More
Losing Hope (Original)
Atria Books, October 2013. Trade Paperback. #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us held readers spellbound with her novel Hopeless, the story of what happened when a troubled girl named Sky encountered a long-lost childhood friend, Dean. Now, in Losing Hope, we finally learn the truth..... More
Peony in Love: A Novel
Random House Trade Paperbacks, February 2008. Trade Paperback. "I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn only regret." For young Peony, betrothed to a suitor she has never met, these lyrics from The Peony Pavilion mirror her own longings. In the garden of..... More
Beautiful Days: Stories
Ecco, March 2019. Trade Paperback. A new collection of thirteen mesmerizing stories by American master Joyce Carol Oates, including the 2017 Pushcart Prize-winning "Undocumented Alien" The diverse stories of Beautiful Days, Joyce Carol Oates explore the most secret, intimate, and unacknowledged interior lives of characters not unlike ourselves, who assert..... More
I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems
Harper Perennial, November 2021. Trade Paperback. An Instant New York Times Bestseller The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Kind of Woman returns with a collection of erasure poems created from notes she received from followers, supporters and detractors--an artform that reclaims the vitriol from online trolls..... More
Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali (Revised Edition) (Longman African Writers)
Longman, August 2006. Trade Paperback. This is a revision of Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali, a best seller for 30 years. Retold by griots, the guardians of African Culture, this oral tradition has been handed down from the thirteenth century and captures all the mystery and majesty of medieval..... More
Lord of the Flies
Perigee Trade, June 1959. Mass Market PaperBack. When "Lord of the Flies" appeared in 1954 it received unprecedented reviews for a first novel. Critics used such phrases as "beautifully writeen, tragic and provocative... vivid and enthralling... this beautiful and desperate book... completely convincing and often very frightening... its progress is..... More
Empowering Mantras for Awesome Women
Cico, February 2020. Hardcover. Channel your inner wonder woman with these empowering mantras and quotes. This fantastic collection of wise and powerful words is a must-have for any 21st century woman. You might like to choose a mantra or quotation each morning and keep it in your mind as you..... More
Things Are What You Make of Them: Life Advice for Creatives
TarcherPerigee, August 2017. Trade Paperback. Insights and inspiration for anyone who makes art (or anything else) The Ultimate BuzzFeed Books Gift Guide - Official Selection From the creative mind and heart of designer Adam J. Kurtz comes this upbeat rallying cry for creators of all stripes. Expanding on a series..... More
The Globe Restored, A Study of the Elizabethan Theatre
Ernest Benn Limited, January 1953. Hardcover. Beige cloth binding. Lightly foxed. More
American Combat Judo 200 Photographs Illustrating Ju Jitsu, Wrestling, Foot Fighting, Police Tactics
Sentinel Books Publishers, Inc., January 1944. Soft Cover. Covers worn and creased but binding still tight. More
Brain Mechanisms & Behaviour 2Nd Edition
Academic Press, January 1970. Hardcover. Jacket worn around edges; book clean, unmarked. More
HANDS OFF!: SELF-DEFENCE FOR WOMEN
Naval and Military Press, 1942. Soft Cover. ?Originally published during the Second World War, Major Fairbairn's "Hands Off!" shows the emancipated woman how to deal with any "unpleasant" situation which would immeasurably increase their efficiency in the War Effort. The methods of self-defence explained and illustrated were especially selected for..... More
Scholar Adventures
Free Press, 1966. Paper Back. Covers somewhat soiled and worn; a few pages among the first 50 have inked underlining; still, a solid reading copy. More
A Taoist notebook, (Wisdom of the East series)
John Murray, January 1955. Hardcover. Some inked notations on endpapers and on a few pages toward the end of the text; else, a clean, square copy in clipped and very lightly worn jacket. More
Cathedral cities of Italy
Dodd, Mead, October 1911. Cloth. {6 & 3/4' x 9'} Red cloth covered boards with gold letterring on front panel and along spine. Some give to spine. Heavy foxing to internal pages. Gilt top stain is heavily dust stained. Deckled fore-edge is likewise dust stained & foxed. Illustrated by the..... More
History of Rome
Scribner's, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. First US edition. Complete number string. {6' x 9} in tattered, damp stained with marginal darkening and large rough hewn tear bottom of front panel starting at fold. Heavy chipping especially at spine top & bottom. Black leather covered boards worn at corners & bottom..... More
The Faerie Queene - Everyman's Library No. 443 - Volume One
Everymans Library, January 1955. Reprint. Cloth. 12mo. in tattered, chipped, edgeworn jacket with darkened spine and margins. Light green cloth cover boards with goldl lettering on spine. Embossed colophon on front panel. This was issued in 2 volumes, but this is volume one only. Previous reader's name and a non-authorial..... More
