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Abengby Michelle CliffISBN 0895941392 (0-89594-139-2)
Softcover, Crossing Press
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The Age of Innocenceby Edith WhartonISBN 0891905081 (0-89190-508-1)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Age of Innocence'Book summary:Somewhere in this book, Wharton observes that clever liars always come up with good stories to back up their fabrications, but that really clever liars don't bother to explain anything at all. This is the kind of insight that makes The Age of Innocence so indispensable. Wharton's story of the upper classes of Old New York, and Newland Archer's impossible love for the disgraced Countess Olenska, is a perfectly wrought book about an era when upper-class culture in this country was still a mixture of American and European extracts, and when "society" had rules as rigid as any in history. [via]
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The Anatomy of Courageby MoranISBN 0895292831 (0-89529-283-1)
Softcover, Avery Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Anatomy of Courage'Book summary:Fear, and man's attempt to master it, is of eternal interest and just as significant today as when Moran, as a young medical officer, went to the trenches in 1914 to research the subject scientifically. He asked why a man can appear to be as brave as a lion one day and break the next and, crucially, "what can be done to delay or prevent the using up of courage?" First published in 1945, this early groundbreaking account of the psychological effects of war, recounted by means of vivid first-hand observation and anecdote, came at a time when shell-shock was equated with lack of moral fiber. In 1940, Moran became Churchill's doctor and his position as a one of history's most important war physicians was secured. His humane, considered observations, scientific analysis and proposed solutions constitute one of the great First World War sources. However, they are perhaps just as relevant to our own conflict-ridden times.[via]More editions of The Anatomy of Courage:
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Ancient and Medieval Warfareby Thomas E. GriessISBN 0895292629 (0-89529-262-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Art Song: The Marriage of Music and Poetryby Barbara MeisterISBN 0893416355 (0-89341-635-5)
Hardcover, Hollowbrook Pub
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Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledgeby Vandana ShivaISBN 0896085554 (0-89608-555-4)
Softcover, South End Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge'Book summary:In this intelligently argued and principled book, internationally renowned Third World environmentalist Vandana Shiva exposes the latest frontier of the North's ongoing assault against the South's biological and other resources. Since the land, the forests, the oceans, and the atmosphere have already been colonized, eroded, and polluted, she argues, Northern capital is now carving out new colonies to exploit for gain: the interior spaces of the bodies of women, plants and animals.[via]More editions of Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge:
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Bless Me, Ultimaby Rudolfo AnayaISBN 0892290021 (0-89229-002-1)
Softcover, Tqs Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bless Me, Ultima'Book summary:Exquisite prose and wondrous storytelling have helped make Rudolfo Anaya the father of Chicano literature in English. Indeed, Anaya's tales fairly shimmer with the haunting beauty and richness of his culture. The winner of the Pen Center West Award for Fiction for his unforgettable novel Alburquerque, Anaya is perhaps best loved for his classic bestseller, Bless Me, Ultima... Antonio Marez is six years old when Ultima comes to stay with his family in New Mexico. She is a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic. Under her wise wing, Tony will probe the family ties that bind and rend him, and he will discover himself in the magical secrets of the pagan past-a mythic legacy as palpable as the Catholicism of Latin America. And at each life turn there is Ultima, who delivered Tony into the world...and will nurture the birth of his soul. [via]
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Celestial Navigationby Anne TylerISBN 0893403202 (0-89340-320-2)
Hardcover, J. Curley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Celestial Navigation'Book summary:Jeremy Pauling is a bachelor with a passion for making sculptures out of odds and ends. He is also fearful of beautiful women, so when his new lodger, Mary, arrives, he is faced with a challenge he really cannot handle. From the author of THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST and BREATHING LESSONS. [via]
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factoryby Roald DahlISBN 0899669042 (0-89966-904-2)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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Children of Gebelaawiby Naguib MahfouzISBN 089410697X (0-89410-697-X)
Softcover, Lynne Rienner Pub
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Children of Gebelawiby Najib MahfuzISBN 0894102133 (0-89410-213-3)
Softcover, Heinemann
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Christmas Stalkingsby Charlotte MacLeodISBN 0892964375 (0-89296-437-5)
Hardcover, Mysterious Pr
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Chronicling the West: Thirty Years of Environmental Writingby Michael FromeISBN 0898864755 (0-89886-475-5)
Softcover, Mountaineers Books
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The Comedy of Survival: In Search of an Environmental Ethicby Joseph W. MeekerISBN 0896150488 (0-89615-048-8)
Hardcover, International College, Guild of Tutors Press
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The Confession of Brother Haluinby Ellis PetersISBN 0892963492 (0-89296-349-2)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Confronting Environmental Racism: Voices from the Grassrootsby Robert D. BullardISBN 0896084469 (0-89608-446-9)
Softcover, South End Pr
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The Copper Peacock and Other Storiesby Ruth RendellISBN 0892964650 (0-89296-465-0)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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The Cremaster Cycleby Matthew Barney, Nancy SpectorISBN 0892072849 (0-89207-284-9)
Hardcover, Guggenheim Museum Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'THE CREMASTER CYCLE'Book summary:The definitive user's guide and then some to Matthew Barney's epic five-part epic film series, The Cremaster Cycle is filled with hundreds of Barney's fantastical images and surveys the project, which uses the biological model of sexual difference as its conceptual departure point. Three essays by Barney experts articulate the series' diverse themes and explore the artist's innovative aesthetic vocabulary; interviews with key collaborators, a composer, costume designer, make-up artist, technicians and actors reveal his working process. A trailblazing essay by Curator of Contemporary Art Nancy Spector charts Barney's work from the 1990s to the present and provides critical insights into the aesthetic vocabulary of his five Cremaster films, while Neville Wakefield's "Cremaster Glossary" illuminates the films' most far-flung references with citations from sources as diverse as Freud's psychoanalytic studies, Mormon law and lore, and hardcore music fanzines. In addition to stills from the five films--including the final episode, Cremaster 3--the book features related sculptures, photographs, drawings and storyboards. For anyone intrigued by the Wagner of contemporary art, this is an atlas to his enticingly hypnotic worlds. Barney himself collaborated on all aspects of this extraordinary publication, including the selection of over 700 images, most of them never before published. [via]
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Crossing to Safetyby Wallace Earle StegnerISBN 0896211827 (0-89621-182-7)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Deadeye Dickby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0896214230 (0-89621-423-0)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Death Traps: The Survival of an American Armored Division in World War IIby Belton Y. Cooper, Stephen E. AmbroseISBN 0891418148 (0-89141-814-8)
Softcover, Presidio Pr
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STEPHEN E. AMBROSE
From his Foreword
In a down-to-earth style, Death Traps tells the compelling story of one mans assignment to the famous 3rd Armored Division that spearheaded the American advance from Normandy into Germany. Cooper served as an ordnance officer with the forward elements and was responsible for coordinating the recovery and repair of damaged American tanks. This was a dangerous job that often required him to travel alone through enemy territory, and the author recalls his service with pride, downplaying his role in the vast effort that kept the American forces well equipped and supplied. . . . [Readers] will be left with an indelible impression of the importance of the support troops and how dependent combat forces were on them.
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[DEATH TRAPS] FILLS A CRITICAL GAP IN WW2 LITERATURE. . . . ITS A TRULY UNIQUE AND VALUABLE WORK.
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The Deer Leap: A Richard Jury Novelby Martha GrimesISBN 0896217132 (0-89621-713-2)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Defence of Duffer's Driftby E. D. Swinton, R. NyeISBN 0895293234 (0-89529-323-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Defence of Duffer's Drift'Book summary:The Defence of Duffer's Drift is a work by Ernest Dunlop Swinton now brought to you in this new edition of the timeless classic. [via]
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Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monographby Diane ArbusISBN 0893816949 (0-89381-694-9)
Softcover, Aperture
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph'Book summary:Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph was originally published in 1972, one year after the artist's death, in conjunction with a retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art. Edited and designed by Arbus's daughter, Doon, and her friend and colleague, painter Marvin Israel, the monograph contains eighty of her most masterful photos. The images in this newly published edition, marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the collection's original publication, were printed from new three-hundred-line-screen duotone film, allowing for startlingly clear reproduction. The impact of the collection is heightened by the introduction, which contains excerpts of audio tapes in which Arbus discusses her experiences as a photographer and her feelings about the often bizarre nature of her subjects. Diane Arbus's work has indelibly impacted modern visual sensibilities, evidenced by the intensely personal moments captured in this powerful group of photographs. [via]
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Diane Arbus: Magazine Workby Diane Arbus, Marvin IsraelISBN 0893812331 (0-89381-233-1)
Softcover, Distributed Art Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Diane Arbus: Magazine Work'Book summary:Photography's most original artist presents the celebrities of her time in a remarkable collection of portraits. This work reveals the growth of an artist who saw no artificial boundary between art and the paying job and who succeeded in putting her indelible stamp on the visual imagination. [via]
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The Dirty Duckby Martha GrimesISBN 0896215725 (0-89621-572-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Draculaby Bram StokerISBN 0893757829 (0-89375-782-9)
Softcover, Troll Communications Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dracula'Book summary:[via]Awareness of Dracula as a masterly gothic thriller has increased ever since its publication in 1897, and the novel is regarded as one of the most seminal horror stories ever written, having inspired countless copycat tales and literary spin-offs. The tale of young Englishman Jonathan Harker's journey to Transylvania, into the very heart of Count Draculas evil realm, is compelling, but it is perhaps the journey of the vampire to Englandand the dangers he poses to Jonathans beloved Minathat is more horrifying.More editions of Dracula:
Duplicate Keysby Jane SmileyISBN 0893408883 (0-89340-888-3)
Softcover, J. Curley
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Earth for Sale : Reclaiming Ecology in the Age of Corporate Greenwashby Brian TokarISBN 0896085570 (0-89608-557-0)
Softcover, Pluto Press
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Emmaby Jane Austen, Stephen Maxfield ParrishISBN 0895775824 (0-89577-582-4)
Hardcover, Reader's Digest Assoc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Emma'Book summary:Of all Jane Austen's heroines, Emma Woodhouse is the most flawed, the most infuriating, and, in the end, the most endearing. Pride and Prejudice's Lizzie Bennet has more wit and sparkle; Catherine Morland in Northanger Abbey more imagination; and Sense and Sensibility's Elinor Dashwood certainly more sense--but Emma is lovable precisely because she is so imperfect. Austen only completed six novels in her lifetime, of which five feature young women whose chances for making a good marriage depend greatly on financial issues, and whose prospects if they fail are rather grim. Emma is the exception: "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her." One may be tempted to wonder what Austen could possibly find to say about so fortunate a character. The answer is, quite a lot.
For Emma, raised to think well of herself, has such a high opinion of her own worth that it blinds her to the opinions of others. The story revolves around a comedy of errors: Emma befriends Harriet Smith, a young woman of unknown parentage, and attempts to remake her in her own image. Ignoring the gaping difference in their respective fortunes and stations in life, Emma convinces herself and her friend that Harriet should look as high as Emma herself might for a husband--and she zeroes in on an ambitious vicar as the perfect match. At the same time, she reads too much into a flirtation with Frank Churchill, the newly arrived son of family friends, and thoughtlessly starts a rumor about poor but beautiful Jane Fairfax, the beloved niece of two genteelly impoverished elderly ladies in the village. As Emma's fantastically misguided schemes threaten to surge out of control, the voice of reason is provided by Mr. Knightly, the Woodhouse's longtime friend and neighbor. Though Austen herself described Emma as "a heroine whom no one but myself will much like," she endowed her creation with enough charm to see her through her most egregious behavior, and the saving grace of being able to learn from her mistakes. By the end of the novel Harriet, Frank, and Jane are all properly accounted for, Emma is wiser (though certainly not sadder), and the reader has had the satisfaction of enjoying Jane Austen at the height of her powers. --Alix Wilber [via]
Far Cry from Kensingtonby Muriel SparkISBN 0896212319 (0-89621-231-9)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Female Friendsby Fay WeldonISBN 0897332903 (0-89733-290-3)
Softcover, Academy Chicago Pub
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The Five Bells and Bladeboneby Martha GrimesISBN 0896211258 (0-89621-125-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Forever Fifty and Other Negotiationsby Judith ViorstISBN 0896219895 (0-89621-989-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Jane Parker Resnick, Dale CrawfordISBN 0894718606 (0-89471-860-6)
Hardcover, Courage Books
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Frecklesby Gene PorterISBN 0899662242 (0-89966-224-2)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Freckles'Book summary:When orphaned Freckles gets a job watching Mr. McLean's valuable Limberlost timber, he thinks that he has at last found a home. But the Limberlost gives him much more than that--a lasting knowledge of nature, a woman who loves him, and the secret of his noble birth. [via]
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Haunting of Hill Houseby Shirley JacksonISBN 0891906223 (0-89190-622-3)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Haunting of Hill House'Book summary:Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has unnerved readers since its original publication in 1959. A tale of subtle, psychological terror, it has earned its place as one of the significant haunted house stories of the ages.
Eleanor Vance has always been a loner--shy, vulnerable, and bitterly resentful of the 11 years she lost while nursing her dying mother. "She had spent so long alone, with no one to love, that it was difficult for her to talk, even casually, to another person without self-consciousness and an awkward inability to find words." Eleanor has always sensed that one day something big would happen, and one day it does. She receives an unusual invitation from Dr. John Montague, a man fascinated by "supernatural manifestations." He organizes a ghost watch, inviting people who have been touched by otherworldly events. A paranormal incident from Eleanor's childhood qualifies her to be a part of Montague's bizarre study--along with headstrong Theodora, his assistant, and Luke, a well-to-do aristocrat. They meet at Hill House--a notorious estate in New England.
Hill House is a foreboding structure of towers, buttresses, Gothic spires, gargoyles, strange angles, and rooms within rooms--a place "without kindness, never meant to be lived in...."
Although Eleanor's initial reaction is to flee, the house has a mesmerizing effect, and she begins to feel a strange kind of bliss that entices her to stay. Eleanor is a magnet for the supernatural--she hears deathly wails, feels terrible chills, and sees ghostly apparitions. Once again she feels isolated and alone--neither Theo nor Luke attract so much eerie company. But the physical horror of Hill House is always subtle; more disturbing is the emotional torment Eleanor endures. Intense, literary, and harrowing, The Haunting of Hill House belongs in the same dark league as Henry James's classic ghost story, The Turn of the Screw. --Naomi Gesinger [via]
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He Got Hungry and Forgot His Mannersby Jimmy BreslinISBN 0899193110 (0-89919-311-0)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Heremakhononby Maryse Conde, Richard PhilcoxISBN 0894108867 (0-89410-886-7)
Softcover, Lynne Rienner Pub
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Heretic's Apprenticeby Ellis PetersISBN 0892963816 (0-89296-381-6)
Hardcover, Mysterious Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heretic's Apprentice'Book summary:In her sixteenth chronicle of the medieval monk-detective Brother Cadfael, Ellis Peters throws a variety of puzzles at her hero. In the summer of 1143, Brother Cadfael is torn from his herbarium to investigate the deaths of two visitors. [via]
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The Hermit of Eyton Forestby Ellis PetersISBN 0892962909 (0-89296-290-9)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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The Hollow Hillsby Mary StewartISBN 0899668550 (0-89966-855-0)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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The Holy Thiefby Ellis PetersISBN 089296524X (0-89296-524-X)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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I Am the Only Running Footmanby Martha GrimesISBN 0896217744 (0-89621-774-4)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Individuals: A Selected History of Contemporary Art 1945-1986by Howard Singerman, Kate Linker, Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.)ISBN 0896596818 (0-89659-681-8)
Softcover, Museum of Contemporary Art
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Individuals: A Selected History of Contemporary Art 1945-1986'Book summary:First edition, first printing. Soft cover. Printed stiff wrappers; no dust jacket as issued. Essays by Kate Linker, Donald Kuspit, Hal Foster, Ronald J. Onorato, Germano Celant, Achille Bonito Oliva, John C. Welchman and Thomas Lawson. Organized by Julia Brown Turrell. Works by numerous artists, including Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Sam Francis, Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Clyfford Still, Franz Kline, Morris Louis, Yves Klein, Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Frank Stella, Cy Twombly, Brice Marden, Jasper Johns, Richard Diebenkorn, Agnes Martin, Ellsworth Kelly, Eilzabeth Murray, Vija Celmins, Robert Ryman, Donald Sultan, Louise Bourgeois, David Smith, Louise Nevelson, Isamu Noguchi, Lucas Samaras, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Joseph Beuys, Sol Lewitt, James Turrell, Anselm Kiefer, Eric Fischl, Francesco Clemente, Mike Kelley, Robert Rauschenberg, Edward Ruscha, Andy Warhol, Billy Al Bengston, Cindy Sherman, John Baldessari and Sigmar Polke. Includes notes on the artists and an index. 372 pp., with numerous four-color plates and black-and-white reference illustrations. 11 x 10 inches. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. [via]
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Jacques-Henri Lartigueby Jacques-Henri LartigueISBN 0893810010 (0-89381-001-0)
Hardcover, Distributed Art Pub Inc
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The Jerusalem Innby Martha GrimesISBN 0896216047 (0-89621-604-7)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Jungleby Upton Beall SinclairISBN 0899664156 (0-89966-415-6)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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Kissing the Gunner's Daughterby Ruth RendellISBN 0892963905 (0-89296-390-5)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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L A Confidentialby James EllroyISBN 0892962933 (0-89296-293-3)
Hardcover, Xlibris Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'L A Confidential'Book summary:James Ellroy's L.A. Confidential is film-noir crime fiction akin to Chinatown, Hollywood Babylon, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and Jim Thompson. It's about three tortured souls in the 1950s L.A.P.D.: Ed Exley, the clean-cut cop who lives shivering in the shadow of his dad, a legendary cop in the same department; Jack Vincennes, a cop who advises a Police Squad- like TV show and busts movie stars for payoffs from sleazy Hush-Hush magazine; and Bud White, a detective haunted by the sight of his dad murdering his mom.
Ellroy himself was traumatized as a boy by his party-animal mother's murder. (See his memoir My Dark Places for the whole sordid story.) So it is clear that Bud is partly autobiographical. But Exley, whose shiny reputation conceals a dark secret, and Vincennes, who goes showbiz with a vengeance, reflect parts of Ellroy, too.
L.A. Confidential holds enough plots for two or three books: the cops chase stolen gangland heroin through a landscape littered with not-always-innocent corpses while succumbing to sexy sirens who have been surgically resculpted to resemble movie stars; a vile developer--based (unfairly) on Walt Disney-- schemes to make big bucks off Moochie Mouse; and the cops compete with the crooks to see who can be more corrupt and violent. Ellroy's hardboiled prose is so compressed that some of his rat-a-tat paragraphs are hard to follow. You have to read with attention as intense as hisand that is very intense indeed. But he richly rewards the effort. He may not be as deep and literary as Chandler, but he belongs on the same top-level shelf. [via]
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Last of the Breedby Louis L'AmourISBN 0896217450 (0-89621-745-0)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Laughing Tomatoes / Jitomates Risuenos: And Other Spring Poems / Y Otros Poemas De Primaveraby Francisco X. Alarc=n, Maya Christina GonzalezISBN 0892391995 (0-89239-199-5)
Softcover, Childrens Book Pr
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Laughing Tomatoes And Other Spring Poems / Jitomates Risuenos Y Otros Poemas De Primavera: Jitomates Risuenos Y Otros Poemas De Primavera Poemsby Francisco X. Alarcon, Christina Gonzalez, Maya Christina GonzalezISBN 0892391391 (0-89239-139-1)
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Long Day's Journey into Nightby Eugene O'NeillISBN 0891903704 (0-89190-370-4)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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The Lord's Motelby Gail Donohue StoreyISBN 0892551941 (0-89255-194-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Lost Horizonby James HiltonISBN 0895773619 (0-89577-361-9)
Hardcover, Reader's Digest Association
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lost Horizon'Book summary:Lost Horizon is a novel by English writer James Hilton. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamasery high in the mountains of Tibet. [via]
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Magazine Workby Thomas W. Southall, Diane Arbus, Doon Arbus, Marvin Israel, Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of ArtISBN 0893811521 (0-89381-152-1)
Hardcover, Aperture
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Maltese Falconby Dashiell HammettISBN 089340330X (0-89340-330-X)
Softcover, J. Curley
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Mama Dayby Gloria NaylorISBN 0899197167 (0-89919-716-7)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Memoirs of an Invisible Manby H.F. SaintISBN 0896218171 (0-89621-817-1)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Morning Gloryby Lavyrle SpencerISBN 0896218996 (0-89621-899-6)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Mysterium Paschaleby Hans Urs Von Balthasar, Aidan NicholsISBN 0898708044 (0-89870-804-4)
Softcover, Ignatius Pr
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Niccolo Risingby Dorothy DunnettISBN 0899669638 (0-89966-963-8)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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The Old Silent: A Richard Jury Novelby Martha GrimesISBN 0896219909 (0-89621-990-9)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Panzer Leaderby Heinz GuderianISBN 0892010762 (0-89201-076-2)
Hardcover, Zenger Pub
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Peyton Placeby Grace MetaliousISBN 0899668615 (0-89966-861-5)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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Powers and Prospects: Reflections on Human Nature and the Social Orderby Noam ChomskyISBN 089608535X (0-89608-535-X)
Softcover, South End Press
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A Rare Benedictineby Ellis PetersISBN 0892963972 (0-89296-397-2)
Hardcover, Xlibris Corp
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The Renegades of Pernby Anne McCaffreyISBN 0893662844 (0-89366-284-4)
Hardcover, Washington Ave Books Inc
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But not everyone on Pern was part of that system of mutual care and protection, particularly those who had been rendered holdless as punishment for wrongdoing. And there were some, like Jayge's trader clan, who simply preferred the freedom of the roads to the security of a hold. Others, like Aramina's family, had lost their holds through injustice and cruelty. For all the holdless, life was a constant struggle for survival.
Then, from the ranks of the criminals and the disaffected, rose a band of renegades, led by the Lady Thella. No one was safe from Thella's depredations, and now her quarry was Aramina, reputed to have a telepathic link with dragons. But when Thella mistakenly vented her rage on Jayge's family, she made a dangerous mistake. For Jayge was bent on revenge . . . and he would never let her have the girl who heard dragons!
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Replayby Ken GrimwoodISBN 0896218058 (0-89621-805-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Screwtape Lettersby C. S. LewisISBN 0891909893 (0-89190-989-3)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Screwtape Letters'Book summary:This adaptation of C.S. Lewis's biting satire received a 1999 Grammy nomination for best spoken-word performance, and it's easy to see why--the story fits the format perfectly. It's relatively brief (the unabridged reading takes a mere four hours), and contains only one character--the demon Screwtape, who writes letters to his novice nephew Wormwood, instructing him on how to best tempt his "patient" (a wayward soul on earth) into the bosom of "our Lord below."
Obviously, the book wasn't written with former Monty Python John Cleese in mind, but it's hard to imagine a better Screwtape. Cleese's voice provides the perfect vehicle for Lewis's dry, razor-edged wit. His uncanny comic timing and ability to milk each phrase for maximum effect betray an infectious enthusiasm for the story. It's clear that he's having a great time reading, and it's impossible not to laugh along with him. This inspired pairing of two of the 20th century's greatest wits makes for a meditation on the dark side of spiritual guidance that's as relevant and funny today as it was in Lewis's war-torn England. (Running time: 4 hours, 3 cassettes) --Andrew Neiland [via]
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The Second Mouseby Archer MayorISBN 0892960728 (0-89296-072-8)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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The Serpent Handlers: Three Families and Their Faithby Jeanne McDonald, Fred W. BrownISBN 0895871912 (0-89587-191-2)
Hardcover, John F Blair Pub
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Spence and Lilaby Bobbie Ann MasonISBN 0896212246 (0-89621-224-6)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supplyby Vandana ShivaISBN 0896086070 (0-89608-607-0)
Softcover, South End Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply'Book summary:Contents[via]Introduction
Chapter 1 The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply
Chapter 2 Soy Imperialism and the Destruction of Local Food Cultures
Chapter 3 The Stolen Harvest Under the Sea
Chapter 4 Mad Cows and Sacred Cows
Chapter 5 The Stolen Harvest of Seed
Chapter 6 Genetic Engineering and Food Security
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The Strangerby Albert CamusISBN 089966623X (0-89966-623-X)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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Television and the Teaching of Englishby Neil PostmanISBN 0891974458 (0-89197-445-8)
Softcover, Ardent Media Inc
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The Temple of My Familiarby Alice WalkerISBN 0896219372 (0-89621-937-2)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Thin Manby Dashiell HammettISBN 0893403296 (0-89340-329-6)
Softcover, John Curley & Assoc
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This Calder Skyby Janet DaileyISBN 089621396X (0-89621-396-X)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Three Hands in the Fountainby Lindsey DavisISBN 0892966912 (0-89296-691-2)
Hardcover, Xlibris Corp
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To Kill a Mockingbirdby Harper LeeISBN 0895774356 (0-89577-435-6)
Hardcover, Reader's Digest Association
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Set in the small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Depression, To Kill a Mockingbird follows three years in the life of 8-year-old Scout Finch, her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus--three years punctuated by the arrest and eventual trial of a young black man accused of raping a white woman. Though her story explores big themes, Harper Lee chooses to tell it through the eyes of a child. The result is a tough and tender novel of race, class, justice, and the pain of growing up.
Like the slow-moving occupants of her fictional town, Lee takes her time getting to the heart of her tale; we first meet the Finches the summer before Scout's first year at school. She, her brother, and Dill Harris, a boy who spends the summers with his aunt in Maycomb, while away the hours reenacting scenes from Dracula and plotting ways to get a peek at the town bogeyman, Boo Radley. At first the circumstances surrounding the alleged rape of Mayella Ewell, the daughter of a drunk and violent white farmer, barely penetrate the children's consciousness. Then Atticus is called on to defend the accused, Tom Robinson, and soon Scout and Jem find themselves caught up in events beyond their understanding. During the trial, the town exhibits its ugly side, but Lee offers plenty of counterbalance as well--in the struggle of an elderly woman to overcome her morphine habit before she dies; in the heroism of Atticus Finch, standing up for what he knows is right; and finally in Scout's hard-won understanding that most people are essentially kind "when you really see them." By turns funny, wise, and heartbreaking, To Kill a Mockingbird is one classic that continues to speak to new generations, and deserves to be reread often. --Alix Wilber [via]
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To Save the Wild Earth: Field Notes from the Environmental Frontlineby Ric CarelessISBN 0898865670 (0-89886-567-0)
Softcover, Mountaineers Books
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A Tree Grows in Brooklynby Betty SmithISBN 0895773287 (0-89577-328-7)
Hardcover, Reader's Digest Association
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'Book summary:Francie Nolan, avid reader, penny-candy connoisseur, and adroit observer of human nature, has much to ponder in colorful, turn-of-the-century Brooklyn. She grows up with a sweet, tragic father, a severely realistic mother, and an aunt who gives her love too freely--to men, and to a brother who will always be the favored child. Francie learns early the meaning of hunger and the value of a penny. She is her father's child--romantic and hungry for beauty. But she is her mother's child, too--deeply practical and in constant need of truth. Like the Tree of Heaven that grows out of cement or through cellar gratings, resourceful Francie struggles against all odds to survive and thrive. Betty Smith's poignant, honest novel created a big stir when it was first published over 50 years ago. Her frank writing about life's squalor was alarming to some of the more genteel society, but the book's humor and pathos ensured its place in the realm of classics--and in the hearts of readers, young and old. (Ages 10 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Tree Huggers: Victory, Defeat & Renewal in the Northwest Ancient Forest Campaignby Kathie DurbinISBN 0898865697 (0-89886-569-7)
Softcover, Mountaineers Books
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Tree of Handsby Ruth RendellISBN 089621639X (0-89621-639-X)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Uncommon Placesby Stephen ShoreISBN 0893811017 (0-89381-101-7)
Hardcover, Distributed Art Pub Inc
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Vampire Junctionby S. P. SomtowISBN 0898653673 (0-89865-367-3)
Hardcover, Schiffer Pub Ltd
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Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution and Profitby Vandana ShivaISBN 089608650X (0-89608-650-X)
Softcover, South End Pr
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawaby Eugene Sledge, Victor Davis HansonISBN 0891419063 (0-89141-906-3)
Softcover, Presidio Pr
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The Yearlingby Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Edward ShentonISBN 0895774364 (0-89577-436-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Yearling'Book summary:Fighting off a pack of starving wolves, wrestling alligators in the swamp, romping with bear cubs, drawing off the venom of a giant rattlesnake bite with the heart of a fresh-killed deer--it's all in a day's work for the Baxter family of the Florida scrublands. But young Jody Baxter is not content with these electrifying escapades, or even with the cozy comfort of home with Pa and Ma. He wants a pet, a friend with whom he can share his quiet cogitations and his corn pone. Jody gets his pet, a frisky fawn he calls Flag, but that's not all. With Flag comes a year of life lessons, frolicking times, and achingly hard decisions. This powerful book is as compelling now as when it was written over 60 years ago. Read simply as a naturalist study of the Florida interior, it fascinates and entices. Add the heart-stopping adventure and heart-wrenching human elements, and this is a classic well worth its Pulitzer Prize. Earthy dialect and homespun wisdom season the story, giving it a unique and unforgettable flavor, and N.C. Wyeth's warm, soft illustrations capture an era of rough subsistence and sweet survival. (Ages 12 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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A Yellow Raft in Blue Waterby Michael DorrisISBN 0896211150 (0-89621-115-0)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Zami, a New Spelling of My Nameby Audre LordeISBN 0895941228 (0-89594-122-8)
Softcover, Crossing Pr
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