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1-2-3 Magicby Thomas W. PhelanISBN 0963386123 (0-9633861-2-3)
Softcover, Independent Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: '1-2-3 Magic'Book summary:Addressing the task of child discipline with humour and practicality, this time-tested program provides easy-to-follow steps for disciplining children aged two to twelve without yelling, arguing, or hitting. With the help of this book, parents learn to deal with the six kinds of testing and manipulation, and they discover the 10 steps for building self-esteem in children. This award-winning guide also teaches parents how to handle the disrespectful outbursts of children with reason, patience, and compassion. [via]
ABC for Book-Collectorsby John Carter, Nicolas BarkerISBN 0938768301 (0-938768-30-1)
Hardcover, Oak Knoll Books
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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeon Masters Guide: Special Reference Work a Compiled Volume of Information Primarily Used by Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Game Referees, Including Combat Tables, Monster Lists and Encounters, Treasure and Magic Tables...by Gary GygaxISBN 0935696024 (0-935696-02-4)
Hardcover, TSR
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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Players Handbook: Special Reference Work a Compiled Volume of Information for Players of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Including, Character Races, Classes, and Level Abilities; Spell Tables and Descriptions; Equipment...by Gary GygaxISBN 0935696016 (0-935696-01-6)
Hardcover, Tsr Hobbies
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The Aeneid of Virgilby Edward McCrorieISBN 0937986712 (0-937986-71-2)
Hardcover, Donald m Grant Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Aeneid of Virgil'Book summary:Called "the best poem by the best poet," Virgil's Aeneid is perhaps the most famous work in Latin literature. It tells the story of Rome's founding by the Trojan prince Aeneas after many years of travel, and it contains many of the most famous stories about the Trojan War. It also reveals much of what the Romans felt and believed about themselves- the sensitive reader will see that these same values and issues often trouble us today.In this new translation Edward McCrorie has performed the difficult task of rendering Virgil's compact, dense Latin into fine, readable, modern English verse. The sometimes complex text is made clear and comprehensible even for first-time readers, and a glossary of names helps identify characters and place-names in the poem. The translation is well suited for students at all levels, and readers already familiar with Virgil will find many fresh images and ideas."A brilliant effort."--Robert Bly"I admire the ambition of the project, and the generosity of many of the lines."--Robert FaglesEdward McCrorie is Professor of English, Providence College. His poetry and translations of Latin verse have been widely published.[via]More editions of The Aeneid of Virgil:
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Alan Mooreby Gary Millidge, Smoky ManISBN 094679006X (0-946790-06-X)
Softcover, Abiogenesis Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alan Moore'Book summary:Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman contains comicstrips, illustrations, essays, articles, anecdotes and other pieces contributedby top American, English, and international comics creators paying tribute tothe master of comic book writing, Alan Moore (creator of Watchmen andFrom Hell), as he celebrates his 50th year.Over a hundred contributors include Neil Gaiman, Will Eisner, BillSienkiewicz, Dave Gibbons, Denis Kitchen, David Lloyd, Jim Valentino, SergioToppi, Bryan Talbot, Steve Parkhouse, Mark Millar, Howard Cruse, James Kochalka,José Villarrubia, Sam Kieth, Dave Sim, Oscar Zarate, DJ Paul Gambaccini,and novelist Darren Shan, to name just a few. The book jacket will feature a newphotgraph by Piet Corr and other features will include interviews, biographies,and new and rare photographs. [via]
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The Anatomy of Melancholyby Holbrook Jackson, Robert Burton, William H. GassISBN 0940322668 (0-940322-66-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Anatomy of Melancholy'Book summary:One of the major documents of modern European civilization, Robert Burton's astounding compendium, a survey of melancholy in all its myriad forms, has invited nothing but superlatives since its publication in the seventeenth century. Lewellyn Powys called it "the greatest work of prose of the greatest period of English prose-writing," while the celebrated surgeon William Osler declared it the greatest of medical treatises. And Dr. Johnson, Boswell reports, said it was the only book that he rose early in the morning to read with pleasure. In this surprisingly compact and elegant new edition, Burton's spectacular verbal labyrinth is sure to delight, instruct, and divert today's readers as much as it has those of the past four centuries. [via]
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Ancient Times Vol. 1 : From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperorby Susan Wise BauerISBN 0971412960 (0-9714129-6-0)
Hardcover, Peace Hill Press
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The Antichristby Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheISBN 093948210X (0-939482-10-X)
Hardcover, Noontide Pr
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The Autobiography and Other Writingsby Benjamin Franklin, J. A. Leo LemayISBN 0940450291 (0-940450-29-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Becoming a Master Student: Tools, Techniques, Hints, Ideas, Illustrations, Instructions, Examples, Methods, Procedures, Processes, Skills, Resources, and Suggestions for Successby David B. EllisISBN 0942456033 (0-942456-03-3)
Softcover, College Survival
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The Biggest Game in Townby A. AlvarezISBN 0948353023 (0-948353-02-3)
Softcover, Oldcastle Books Ltd
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Bugles and a Tiger: A Volume of Autobiographyby John MastersISBN 0933852789 (0-933852-78-9)
Hardcover, Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer
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Cash Flow Quadrant: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedomby Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. LechterISBN 0964385627 (0-9643856-2-7)
Softcover, Techpress Inc
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Circle Of Stones: Woman's Journey To Herselfby Judith DuerkISBN 0931055660 (0-931055-66-0)
Softcover, Consortium Book Sales & Dist
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The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reasonby Charles FreemanISBN 1400033802 (1-4000-3380-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason'Book summary:A radical and powerful reappraisal of the impact of Constantines adoption of Christianity on the later Roman world, and on the subsequent development both of Christianity and of Western civilization.
When the Emperor Contstantine converted to Christianity in 368 AD, he changed the course of European history in ways that continue to have repercussions to the present day. Adopting those aspects of the religion that suited his purposes, he turned Rome on a course from the relatively open, tolerant and pluralistic civilization of the Hellenistic world, towards a culture that was based on the rule of fixed authority, whether that of the Bible, or the writings of Ptolemy in astronomy and of Galen and Hippocrates in medicine. Only a thousand years later, with the advent of the Renaissance and the emergence of modern science, did Europe begin to free itself from the effects of Constantine's decision, yet the effects of his establishment of Christianity as a state religion remain with us, in many respects, today. Brilliantly wide-ranging and ambitious, this is a major work of history. [via]More editions of The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason:
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The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapyby Valerie Ann WorwoodISBN 0931432820 (0-931432-82-0)
Softcover, New World Library
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The Constants of Nature: From Alpha to Omega--The Numbers That Encode the Deepest Secrets of the Universeby John BarrowISBN 1400032253 (1-4000-3225-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Creative Visualizationby Shakti GawainISBN 0931432022 (0-931432-02-2)
Hardcover, Whatever Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Creative Visualization'Book summary:When it comes to creating the life you want, Shakti Gawain literally wrote THE book. Now considered a classic, Creative Visualization teaches readers how to use their imaginations to manifest their deepest desires. In a straight-talking narrative, Gawain uses the first part to cover the basics, with chapters such as, "How to Visualize", "Affirmations", and "Creative Visualization Only Works for the Good". Once she shows readers how the visualisation process actually works, Gawain moves onto loftier discussions such as "Contacting Your Higher Self", "Meeting Your Guide", "Setting Goals" and "Treasure Maps".
Fear not, this isn't a spiritual-lightweight book for people with severe cases of the "gimmes". Gawain has her priorities in the right place, and cautions readers that creative visualisation will not serve greed or shallow-minded thinking. For example, she discourages the cycle of trying to have more money, so you can do what you want in life, so you will be happier. "The way it actually works is the reverse", she explains. "You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want". Yet she also writes an excellent chapter on letting go of the misguided guilt that inhibits readers from becoming truly prosperous. --Gail Hudson [via]
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The Crisis of the Old Order: The Age of Roosevelt, 1919-1933by Arthur Meier SchlesingerISBN 0965381080 (0-9653810-8-0)
Hardcover, History Book Club
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Cruden's Complete Concordanceby Alexander CrudenISBN 0917006313 (0-917006-31-3)
Hardcover, Hendrickson Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cruden's Complete Concordance'Book summary:Bible students have enjoyed Cruden s easy-to-use format and portable size for over 250 years. Available in both cloth and soft cover editions, this valuable reference is handy for fast word studies or just for finding a favorite passage. It is ideal for busy Bible students, teachers, and pastors who need a convenient and portable concordance.
"Cruden's Complete Concordance" enables the reader to quickly locate all of the occurrences of any given word in the Bible.
- Includes an alphabetical listing of every word in the King James Version, along with over 200,000 chapter and verse references
- A complete concordance to proper names in Scripture
- Handy for word studies or just for tracking down a favorite passageSpecial features include:
- Cruden's original notes and comments on Bible places, names, and types
- Names and titles given to Jesus Christ
- Titles and description applied to the Church [via]More editions of Cruden's Complete Concordance:
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Crunchy Cons: The New Conservative Counterculture And Its Return to Rootsby Rod DreherISBN 1400050650 (1-4000-5065-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Crunchy Cons: The New Conservative Counterculture And Its Return to Roots'Book summary:When a National Review colleague teased writer Rod Dreher one day about his visit to the local food co-op to pick up a weeks supply of organic vegetables ( Ewww, thats so lefty ), he started thinking about the ways he and his conservative family lived that put them outside the bounds of conventional Republican politics. Shortly thereafter Dreher wrote an essay about crunchy cons, people whose Small Is Beautiful style of conservative politics often put them at odds with GOP orthodoxy, and sometimes even in the same camp as lefties outside the Democratic mainstream. The response to the article was impassioned: Dreher was deluged by e-mails from conservatives across Americaeveryone from a pro-life vegetarian Buddhist Republican to an NRA staffer with a passion for organic gardeningwho responded to say, Hey, me too!
In Crunchy Cons, Dreher reports on the amazing depth and scope of this phenomenon, which is redefining the taxonomy of Americas political and cultural landscape. At a time when the Republican party, and the conservative movement in general, is bitterly divided over what it means to be a conservative, Dreher introduces us to people who are pioneering a way back to the future by reclaiming whats best in conservatismpeople who believe that being a truly committed conservative today means protecting the environment, standing against the depredations of big business, returning to traditional religion, and living out conservative godfather Russell Kirks teaching that the family is the institution most necessary to preserve.
In these pages we meet crunchy cons from all over America: a Texas clan of evangelical Christian free-range livestock farmers, the policy director of Republicans for Environmental Protection, homeschooling moms in New York City, an Orthodox Jew who helped start a kosher organic farm in the Berkshires, and an ex-sixties hippie from Alabama who became a devout Catholic without losing his antiestablishment sensibilities.
Crunchy Cons is both a useful primer to living the crunchy con way and a passionate affirmation of those things that give our lives weight and measure. In chapters dedicated to food, religion, consumerism, education, and the environment, Dreher shows how to live in a way that preserves what Kirk called the permanent things, among them faith, family, community, and a legacy of ancient truths. This, says Dreher, is the kind of roots conservatism that more and more Americans want to practice. And in Crunchy Cons, he lets them know how far they are from being alone.
A Crunchy Con Manifesto
1. We are conservatives who stand outside the conservative mainstream; therefore, we can see things that matter more clearly.
2. Modern conservatism has become too focused on money, power, and the accumulation of stuff, and insufficiently concerned with the content of our individual and social character.
3. Big business deserves as much skepticism as big government.
4. Culture is more important than politics and economics.
5. A conservatism that does not practice restraint, humility, and good stewardshipespecially of the natural worldis not fundamentally conservative.
6. Small, Local, Old, and Particular are almost always better than Big, Global, New, and Abstract.
7. Beauty is more important than efficiency.
8. The relentlessness of media-driven pop culture deadens our senses to authentic truth, beauty, and wisdom.
9. We share Russell Kirks conviction that the institution most essential to conserve is the family.
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Crunchy Cons: How Birkenstocked Burkeans, Gun-Loving Organic Gardeners, Evangelical Free-Range Farmers, Hip Homeschooling Mamas, Right-Wing Nature Lovers, and Theirby Rod DreherISBN 1400050642 (1-4000-5064-2)
Hardcover, Crown Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Crunchy Cons: How Birkenstocked Burkeans, Gun-Loving Organic Gardeners, Evangelical Free-Range Farmers, Hip Homeschooling Mamas, Right-Wing Nature Lovers, and Their'Book summary:When a National Review colleague teased writer Rod Dreher one day about his visit to the local food co-op to pick up a weeks supply of organic vegetables ( Ewww, thats so lefty ), he started thinking about the ways he and his conservative family lived that put them outside the bounds of conventional Republican politics. Shortly thereafter Dreher wrote an essay about crunchy cons, people whose Small Is Beautiful style of conservative politics often put them at odds with GOP orthodoxy, and sometimes even in the same camp as lefties outside the Democratic mainstream. The response to the article was impassioned: Dreher was deluged by e-mails from conservatives across Americaeveryone from a pro-life vegetarian Buddhist Republican to an NRA staffer with a passion for organic gardeningwho responded to say, Hey, me too!
In Crunchy Cons, Dreher reports on the amazing depth and scope of this phenomenon, which is redefining the taxonomy of Americas political and cultural landscape. At a time when the Republican party, and the conservative movement in general, is bitterly divided over what it means to be a conservative, Dreher introduces us to people who are pioneering a way back to the future by reclaiming whats best in conservatismpeople who believe that being a truly committed conservative today means protecting the environment, standing against the depredations of big business, returning to traditional religion, and living out conservative godfather Russell Kirks teaching that the family is the institution most necessary to preserve.
In these pages we meet crunchy cons from all over America: a Texas clan of evangelical Christian free-range livestock farmers, the policy director of Republicans for Environmental Protection, homeschooling moms in New York City, an Orthodox Jew who helped start a kosher organic farm in the Berkshires, and an ex-sixties hippie from Alabama who became a devout Catholic without losing his antiestablishment sensibilities.
Crunchy Cons is both a useful primer to living the crunchy con way and a passionate affirmation of those things that give our lives weight and measure. In chapters dedicated to food, religion, consumerism, education, and the environment, Dreher shows how to live in a way that preserves what Kirk called the permanent things, among them faith, family, community, and a legacy of ancient truths. This, says Dreher, is the kind of roots conservatism that more and more Americans want to practice. And in Crunchy Cons, he lets them know how far they are from being alone.
A Crunchy Con Manifesto
1. We are conservatives who stand outside the conservative mainstream; therefore, we can see things that matter more clearly.
2. Modern conservatism has become too focused on money, power, and the accumulation of stuff, and insufficiently concerned with the content of our individual and social character.
3. Big business deserves as much skepticism as big government.
4. Culture is more important than politics and economics.
5. A conservatism that does not practice restraint, humility, and good stewardshipespecially of the natural worldis not fundamentally conservative.
6. Small, Local, Old, and Particular are almost always better than Big, Global, New, and Abstract.
7. Beauty is more important than efficiency.
8. The relentlessness of media-driven pop culture deadens our senses to authentic truth, beauty, and wisdom.
9. We share Russell Kirks conviction that the institution most essential to conserve is the family. [via]More editions of Crunchy Cons: How Birkenstocked Burkeans, Gun-Loving Organic Gardeners, Evangelical Free-Range Farmers, Hip Homeschooling Mamas, Right-Wing Nature Lovers, and Their:
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Da Vinci Code Decoded: The Truth Behind the New York Times #1 Bestsellerby Martin LunnISBN 0972952977 (0-9729529-7-7)
Softcover, Disinformation Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Da Vinci Code Decoded: The Truth Behind the New York Times #1 Bestseller'Book summary:[via]Da Vinci Code is a modern-day publishing phenomenon. With millions of copies in print, it is the most popular adult novel of the 21st Century. In an introductory note, author Dan Brown tells us that all descriptions of documents and secret rituals . . . are accurate. But are they? Many scholars and theologians have attacked the book and the facts on which it is based. Some claim that Brown is anti-Catholic. Book clubs, reading groups, dedicated web-sites and countless reviews and articles in magazines and newspapers worldwide have fueled the fire, making Da Vinci Code not only the most successful book of its kind ever, but also the most controversial.
Now Martin Lunn, an expert historian, reveals the truth behind Dan Browns research. The reality of Catholic offshoot Opus Dei . . . the hard facts about the bloodline of Christ and King David . . . the origins of the Knights Templar and the infamous Priory of Sion . . . the secrets of Temple Church and Rosslyn Cathedral . . . the real Saunière . . . the mysteries of Rennes-le-Château and much more.
Da Vinci Code Decoded also provides an exhaustive tour of the locations visited by the novels characters: The Louvre Museum, lEglise de Saint-Sulpice and Rue Haxo in Paris; Château Villette; Temple Church; Westminster Abbey; Newtons tomb; Chapter House; St. Faiths Chapel; Rosslyn Chapel and many others.
Martin Lunn is a recognized expert in the Davidic bloodline and other issues presented in Da Vinci Code. He has a masters degree in history and an extensive background in journalism. He has lived throughout the Far and Middle East, the US and several countries in Europe, currently residing in Barcelona. He is also Grand Master of the Dragon Society, founded originally in 1408 by King Sigismund of Hungary.
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Destination: Morgue! L.A. Talesby James EllroyISBN 1400032873 (1-4000-3287-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Destination: Morgue! L.A. Tales'Book summary:Dig. The Demon Dog gets down with a new book of scenes from Americas capital of kink: Los Angeles. Fourteen pieces, some fiction, some nonfiction, all true enough to be admissible as states evidence, and half of it in print for the first time. And every one of them bearing the James Ellroy brand of mayhem, machismo, and hollow-nose prose.
Here are Mexican featherweights and unsolved-murder vics, crooked cops and a very clean D.A. Here is a profile of Hollywoods latest celebrity perp-walker, Robert Blake, and three new novellas featuring a demented detective with an obsession with a Hollywood actress. And, oh yes, just maybe the last appearance of Hush-Hush sleaze-monger Danny Getchell. Heres Ellroy himself, shining a 500-watt Mag light into all the dark places of his life and imagination. Destination: Morgue! puts the readers attention in a hammerlock and refuses to let go.
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Electric Universe: The Shocking True Story of Electricityby David BodanisISBN 1400045509 (1-4000-4550-9)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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English Grammar for Students of Frenchby Jacqueline MortonISBN 0934034184 (0-934034-18-4)
Softcover, Olivia & Hill Pr
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English Grammar for Students of French: The Study Guide for Those Learning Frenchby Jacqueline MortonISBN 093403432X (0-934034-32-X)
Softcover, Olivia & Hill Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'English Grammar for Students of French: The Study Guide for Those Learning French'Book summary:Sixth edition of this popular self-study guide for students of french. Each chapter covers a grammar point: i.e., a part of speech (noun, verb, pronoun), a word's function in a sentence (subject, direct object, indirect object), a grammatical term (tense, conjugation, gender, agreement). Each chapter is divided into two sections. 1. In english: grammar is explained as it relates to english, anticipating concepts necessary for french. 2. In french: grammar is explained as it relates to french, with examples and explanations of the rules applied. Points out similarities, differences, and alerts students to pitfalls. Study tips: how to learn vocabulary, memorize verb conjugations.... Downloads available: 1. Review booklet with answer key 2. Correlations to popular 1st year college french textbooks indicating the pages to be read in preparation for each lesson. Part of the o&h study guide series for students of foreign languages. Experience has shown that students using the o&h french study guide improve their performance in french grammar thanks to a better understanding of english grammar. Teachers can devote more class time to developing communicative skills [via]
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Exploring Harry Potterby Elizabeth D. SchaferISBN 0933833571 (0-933833-57-1)
Hardcover, Beacham Pub Corp
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The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacherby Harry K. WongISBN 0962936006 (0-9629360-0-6)
Softcover, Harry K Wong Pubn
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Ghostsby James Dickey, Jane TuckermanISBN 0966677692 (0-9666776-9-2)
Hardcover, Pond Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ghosts'Book summary:[via]Ghosts is a wondrous look at our relationship with death. In her quest, Tuckerman has traveled to India, Mexico, Brazil and everywhere that spirit demons relentlessly snap at our souls. Along the way, Ghosts explores half-memories, night shadows and ancestral myths in a style that encompasses literal, mystical and metaphorical elements.
Ghosts is sumptuously printed in tritone, with 92 black-and-white infrared photographs, fully capturing Tuckermans surreal and painterly style. Invoking visitations, possessions, curses, incantations and celebrations, these images hauntingly describe the fear of the Grim Reaper as it perpetuates the ritualization of death.
Here the ghosts linger. In these particular environments I sense my own shadows and the shadows of others. There is my strong connection with the history of a place and with the land. I confront death that has many different guises, death by natural causes, death of war and genocide and the displacement suffered in flight from real or metaphorical death.Jane Tuckerman
Jane Tuckerman has been a photographer and educator for 35 years. Her interest in death rituals began with an assignment to photograph in Varanasi, India, in 1985, when she was head of the photography program at Harvard University. Now teaching at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, Tuckermans photographs are in major collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
James Dickey (1923-1997) was best known for his novel Deliverance and also wrote approximately 20 volumes of poetry. He was widely known for celebrating both the sublime and the ordinary aspects of our lives. Dickey served in World War II, and in his later years, was poet in residence and professor of English at the University of South Carolina.
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Good Hair: For Colored Girls Who'Ve Considered Weaves When the Chemicals Became Too Ruffby Lonnice Brittenum BonnerISBN 0963210009 (0-9632100-0-9)
Softcover, Sapphire Publications
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Gulag: A Historyby Anne ApplebaumISBN 1400034094 (1-4000-3409-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gulag: A History'Book summary:Gulag: A History, by Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum, is a cogent, meticulously researched exposé of the Soviet system of institutionalized terror, repression, and punishment that, over the course of the 20th century, turned the world's largest nation into a vast concentration camp and mass grave. Applebaum investigates the gulag from its origins just after the Russian Revolution through its expansion under Stalin's reign to its collapse during the period of glasnost and the fall of communism. She draws on original research, as well as recently released archival material and memoirs by both "ordinary" survivors and those who would become literary giants, like Alexander Solzhenitsyn, author of The Gulag Archipelago and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, and Polish novelist Gustav Herling-Grudzinski, who wrote A World Apart based on his experiences in the camps. She describes the categories of prisoner--an estimated 18 million between 1929 and 1953, the year Stalin died--who from "the very earliest days of the new Soviet state&were to be sentenced not for what they had done, but for who they were": old Bolsheviks, deportees from Soviet-occupied Eastern Europe during World War II, repatriated Soviet POWs, foreign communists, dissidents, the man, woman or child on the street--political prisoners mixed with common criminals. Anyone who could be perceived as a threat or traitor or simply a needed body was arrested, tortured, and used as slave labor to extract natural resources from remote corners of Siberia, work on absurdly ambitious transportation and energy projects, and build the Soviet economy. The reasons for incarceration; the journeys to the outposts; the strategies for survival of prisoners subjected to cold, starvation, rape; the types of heavy labor; the conditions for women and children; the political structure within the camp--these are just some of the broad themes that Applebaum tackles.
Deftly melding generality with specificity, Applebaum allows the individual to speak for the many and, in the process, paints a horrifying portrait of a nation forged from paranoia and the terror invoked by the arbitrary exercise of power that tore apart families and enslaved, brutalized, and murdered millions. By giving voice to the millions who disappeared into unmarked graves in an eight-decade-long episode in human history that rivaled the atrocities committed during the Holocaust, Applebaum makes an invaluable contribution to a growing body of re-evaluative literature that will, hopefully, inspire a thoughtful consideration of our collective past, and a more critical awareness our present. --Diana Kuprel [via]
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Hawaii: The Islands of Life The Nature Conservancy of Hawaiiby Gavan Daws, Samuel M. GonISBN 0943823013 (0-943823-01-3)
Hardcover, Booklines Hawaii Ltd
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Helen Of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whoreby Bettany HughesISBN 1400041783 (1-4000-4178-3)
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Henry David Thoreauby Henry David ThoreauISBN 0940450275 (0-940450-27-5)
Hardcover, Library of America
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Henry David Thoreau'Book summary:Henry David Thoreau wrote four full-length works, collected here for the first time in a single volume. Subtly interweaving natural observation, personal experience, and historical lore, they reveal his brilliance not only as a writer, but as a naturalist, scholar, historian, poet, and philosopher. "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" is based on a boat trip taken with his brother from Concord, Massachusetts to Concord, New Hampshire. "Walden," one of America's great books, is at once a personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, manual of self-reliance, and masterpiece of style. "The Maine Woods" and "Cape Cod" portray landscapes changing irreversibly even as he wrote. The first combines close observation of the unexplored Maine wilderness with a far-sighted plea for conservation; the second is a brilliant and unsentimental account of survival on a barren peninsula in the face of hostile elements, historical change, and natural decay. [via]
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History of the United States of America During the Administrations of James Madisonby Henry Adams, Earl N. HarbertISBN 0940450356 (0-940450-35-6)
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Holy Places & Temples of Indiaby John HowleyISBN 0965385809 (0-9653858-0-9)
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The Iliadby Homer, Ian JohnstonISBN 0977626903 (0-9776269-0-3)
Softcover, Richer Resources Pubns
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Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zoneby Rajiv ChandrasekaranISBN 1400044871 (1-4000-4487-1)
Hardcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone'Book summary:An unprecedented account of life in Baghdads Green Zone, a walled-off enclave of towering plants, posh villas, and sparkling swimming pools that was the headquarters for the American occupation of Iraq.
The Washington Posts former Baghdad bureau chief Rajiv Chandrasekaran takes us with him into the Zone: into a bubble, cut off from wartime realities, where the task of reconstructing a devastated nation competed with the distractions of a Little Americaa half-dozen bars stocked with cold beer, a disco where women showed up in hot pants, a movie theater that screened shoot-em-up films, an all-you-could-eat buffet piled high with pork, a shopping mall that sold pornographic movies, a parking lot filled with shiny new SUVs, and a snappy dry-cleaning servicemuch of it run by Halliburton. Most Iraqis were barred from entering the Emerald City for fear they would blow it up.
Drawing on hundreds of interviews and internal documents, Chandrasekaran tells the story of the people and ideas that inhabited the Green Zone during the occupation, from the imperial viceroy L. Paul Bremer III to the fleet of twentysomethings hired to implement the idea that Americans could build a Jeffersonian democracy in an embattled Middle Eastern country.
In the vacuum of postwar planning, Bremer ignores what Iraqis tell him they want or need and instead pursues irrelevant neoconservative solutionsa flat tax, a sell-off of Iraqi government assets, and an end to food rationing. His underlings spend their days drawing up pie-in-the-sky policies, among them a new traffic code and a law protecting microchip designs, instead of rebuilding looted buildings and restoring electricity production. His almost comic initiatives anger the locals and help fuel the insurgency.
Chandrasekaran details Bernard Keriks ludicrous attempt to train the Iraqi police and brings to light lesser known but typical travesties: the case of the twenty-four-year-old who had never worked in finance put in charge of reestablishing Baghdads stock exchange; a contractor with no previous experience paid millions to guard a closed airport; a State Department employee forced to bribe Americans to enlist their help in preventing Iraqi weapons scientists from defecting to Iran; Americans willing to serve in Iraq screened by White House officials for their views on Roe v. Wade; people with prior expertise in the Middle East excluded in favor of lesser-qualified Republican Party loyalists. Finally, he describes Bremers ignominious departure in 2004, fleeing secretly in a helicopter two days ahead of schedule.
This is a startling portrait of an Oz-like place where a vital aspect of our governments folly in Iraq played out. It is a book certain to be talked about for years to come. [via]More editions of Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone:
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Jesus and the Lost Goddess: The Secret Teachings of the Original Christiansby Timothy Freke, Peter GandyISBN 1400045940 (1-4000-4594-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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" Because they portray Jesus and Mary Magdalene as mythic figures based on the Pagan Godman and Goddess
" Because they show that the gospel story is a spiritual allegory encapsulating a profound philosophy that leads to mythical enlightenment
" Because they have the power to turn the world inside out and transform life into an exploration of consciousness
Drawing on modern scholarship, the authors of the international bestseller The Jesus Mysteries decode the secret teachings of the original Christians for the first time in almost two millennia and theorize about who the original Christians really were and what they actually taught. In addition, the book explores the many myths of Jesus and the Goddess and unlocks the lost secret teachings of Christian mysticism, which promise happiness and immortality to those who attain the state of Gnosis, or enlightenment. This daring and controversial book recovers the ancient wisdom of the original Christians and demonstrates its relevance to us today. [via]More editions of Jesus and the Lost Goddess: The Secret Teachings of the Original Christians:
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Juggling for the Complete Klutzby Diane Waller, John Cassidy, B. C. RimbeauxISBN 0932592007 (0-932592-00-7)
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Junk Englishby Ken SmithISBN 0922233233 (0-922233-23-3)
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Kids Are Worth It!: Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Disciplineby Barbara ColorosoISBN 0921051743 (0-921051-74-3)
Hardcover, Somerville House Books, Limited
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Koba the Dread: Laughter and the Twenty Millionby Martin AmisISBN 1400032202 (1-4000-3220-2)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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Learning GNU Emacsby Debra Cameron, Bill RosenblattISBN 0937175846 (0-937175-84-6)
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Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silenceby Rosemary Curb, Nancy ManahanISBN 0930044622 (0-930044-62-2)
Softcover, Naiad Pr
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Letter From America 1946-2004by Alistair CookeISBN 1400044022 (1-4000-4402-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Letter From America 1946-2004'Book summary:For over half a century, Alistair Cooke entertained and informed millions of listeners around the world in his weekly BBC radio program Letter from America. An outstanding observer of the American scene, he became one of the worlds best-loved broadcasters, and a foreigner who helped Americans better understand themselves.
Here, in print for the first time, is a collection of Cookes finest reports that celebrates the inimitable style of this wise and avuncular reporter. Beginning with his first letter in 1946, a powerful description of American GIs returning home, and ending with his last broadcast in February 2004, in which he expressed his views on the United States presidential campaign, the collection captures Cookes unique voice and gift for telling stories.
Gathered in this volume are encounters with the many presidents Cooke knew, from Roosevelt to Nixon, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush, both Senior and Junior. His friends are warmly recollectedamong them Leonard Bernstein, Philip Larkin, Humphrey Bogart, Charlie Chaplin, and Katharine Hepburn. We observe a variety of political landmarksthe Vietnam War, Watergate, Cookes remarkable eyewitness account of Robert Kennedys assassination, through to the scandals that surrounded Clinton and the conflict in Iraq. His moving evocation of the events of September 11 and its aftermath remains essential reading, while his recollections of holidays and sporting events remind us of Cookes delight in the pleasures of everyday life.
Imbued with Alistair Cookes good humor, elegance, and understanding, Letter from America, 19462004 is a captivating insight into the heart of a nation and a fitting tribute to the man who was for so many the most reassuring voice of our times. [via]More editions of Letter From America 1946-2004:
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The Long Walkby Slavomir RawiczISBN 094113086X (0-941130-86-X)
Hardcover, Nick Lyons Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Long Walk'Book summary:Cavalry officer Slavomir Rawicz was captured by the Red Army in 1939 during the German-Soviet partition of Poland and was sent to the Siberian Gulag along with other captive Poles, Finns, Ukranians, Czechs, Greeks, and even a few English, French, and American unfortunates who had been caught up in the fighting. A year later, he and six comrades from various countries escaped from a labor camp in Yakutsk and made their way, on foot, thousands of miles south to British India, where Rawicz reenlisted in the Polish army and fought against the Germans. The Long Walk recounts that adventure, which is surely one of the most curious treks in history. [via]
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The Man in the Mirror: Solving the Twenty-Four Problems Men Faceby Patrick M. MorleyISBN 0943497469 (0-943497-46-9)
Hardcover, Thomas Nelson Inc
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Matthew Henry's a Commentary on the Whole Bibleby Matthew A. Henry, Matthew HenrysISBN 094357532X (0-943575-32-X)
Hardcover, Hendrickson Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Matthew Henry's a Commentary on the Whole Bible'Book summary:"First among the mighty (commentaries) for general usefulness we are bound to mention the man whose name is a household word, Matthew Henry. He is the most pious and pithy, sound and sensible, suggestive and sober, terse and trustworthy . . . he is deeply spiritual, heavenly, profitable; finding good matter in every text, and from all deducting the most practical and judicious lessons . . . It is the Christian's companion, suitable to everybody, instructive to all." " Charles H. Spurgeon From Genesis to Revelation, Matthew Henry successfully combines practical application, devotional insight, and scholarship on the entire Bible. Henry has profound insights on the content, message and nature of God's divine revelation. Perfect for all readers of the Bible who want a comprehensive commentary. Includes the entire text of Matthew Henry's original multi-volume commentary in modern, easy-to-read type. [via]
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The Men with the Pink Triangleby Heinz HegerISBN 0932870066 (0-932870-06-6)
Softcover, Alyson Publications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Men with the Pink Triangle'Book summary:It has only been since the mid-1970s that any attention has been paid to the persecution and interment of gay men by the Nazis during the Third Reich. Since that time, books such as Richard Plant's The Pink Triangle (and Martin Sherman's play Bent) have illuminated this nearly lost history. Heinz Heger's first-person account, The Men with the Pink Triangle, was one of the first books on the topic and remains one of the most important.
In 1939, Heger, a Viennese university student, was arrested and sentenced to prison for being a "degenerate." Within weeks he was transported to Sachsenhausen, a concentration camp in East Germany, and forced to wear a pink triangle to show that his crime was homosexuality. He remained there, under horrific conditions, until the end of the war in 1945. The power of The Men with the Pink Triangle comes from Heger's sparse prose and his ability to recall--and communicate--the smallest resonant details. The pain and squalor of everyday camp life--the constant filth, the continuous presence of death, and the unimaginable cruelty of those in command--are all here. But Heger's story would be unbearable were it not for the simple courage he and others used to survive and, having survived, that he bore witness. This book is harrowing but necessary reading for everyone concerned about gay history, human rights, or social justice. --Michael Bronski [via]
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Mommie Dearestby Christina CrawfordISBN 0966336909 (0-9663369-0-9)
Softcover, Seven Springs Pr
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The Natural Catby FrazierISBN 0942294122 (0-942294-12-2)
Softcover, Water Street Pr
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Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know Aboutby Kevin TrudeauISBN 097559950X (0-9755995-0-X)
Hardcover, Calcomp Nutrition
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The New New Journalism: Conversations On Craft With America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craftby Robert BoyntonISBN 140003356X (1-4000-3356-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The New New Journalism: Conversations On Craft With America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft'Book summary:Forty years after Tom Wolfe, Hunter S. Thompson, and Gay Talese launched the New Journalism movement, Robert S. Boynton sits down with nineteen practitioners of what he calls the New New Journalism to discuss their methods, writings and careers.
The New New Journalists are first and foremost brilliant reporters who immerse themselves completely in their subjects. Jon Krakauer accompanies a mountaineering expedition to Everest. Ted Conover works for nearly a year as a prison guard. Susan Orlean follows orchid fanciers to reveal an obsessive subculture few knew existed. Adrian Nicole LeBlanc spends nearly a decade reporting on a family in the South Bronx. And like their muckraking early twentieth-century precursors, they are drawn to the most pressing issues of the day: Alex Kotlowitz, Leon Dash, and William Finnegan to race and class; Ron Rosenbaum to the problem of evil; Michael Lewis to boom-and-bust economies; Richard Ben Cramer to the nitty gritty of politics. How do they do it? In these interviews, they reveal the techniques and inspirations behind their acclaimed works, from their felt-tip pens, tape recorders, long car rides, and assumed identities; to their intimate understanding of the way a truly great story unfolds.
Interviews with:
Gay Talese
Jane Kramer*
Calvin Trillin
Richard Ben Cramer*
Ted Conover*
Alex Kotlowitz*
Richard Preston*
William Langewiesche*
Eric Schlosser
Leon Dash
William Finnegan
Jonathan Harr*
Jon Krakauer*
Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
Michael Lewis*
Susan Orlean
Ron Rosenbaum
Lawrence Weschler*
Lawrence Wright*
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The New Lifeby Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Rossetti Dante, Michael Palmer, Gabriel DanteISBN 0940322870 (0-940322-87-0)
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A Parrot in the Peppertreeby Chris StewartISBN 095352275X (0-9535227-5-X)
Softcover, Sort of Books
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teamsby Tom Demarco, Timothy ListerISBN 0932633439 (0-932633-43-9)
Softcover, Dorset House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams'Book summary:Peopleware asserts that most software development projects fail because of failures within the team running them. This strikingly clear, direct book is written for software development team leaders and managers, but it's filled with enough common-sense wisdom to appeal to anyone working in technology. Authors Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister include plenty of illustrative, often amusing anecdotes; their writing is light, conversational, and filled with equal portions of humour and wisdom, and there is a refreshing absence of "new age" terms and multi-step programmes. The advice is presented straightforwardly and ranges from simple issues of prioritisation to complex ways of engendering harmony and productivity in your team. Peopleware is a short read that delivers more than many books on the subject twice its size. --Jake Bond [via]
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A Piece of Cakeby Cupcake BrownISBN 1400052297 (1-4000-5229-7)
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Pocket Refby Thomas GloverISBN 0962235903 (0-9622359-0-3)
Softcover, Pub Group West
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pocket Ref'Book summary:All the reference information anyone needs on virtually any subject is right at the fingertips in this handy pocket-sized guide. Its tables, charts, drawings, lists, and formulas will be especially useful for contractors, students, travelers, electronics hobbyists, craftspeople, and engineers and technicians in virtually every field. [via]
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The Practice of the Presence of Godby Lawrence, Hal H. HelmsISBN 0941478297 (0-941478-29-7)
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The Practice of the Presence of God: Writings and Conversationsby Lawrence, Salvatore SciurbaISBN 0935216219 (0-935216-21-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Practice of the Presence of God: Writings and Conversations'Book summary:By Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, OCD, edited by Conrad De Meester, OCD, translated from the critical edition by Salvatore Sciurba, OCD, with an preface by Gerald E. May, Ph.D. Only English translation of the French critical edition, this volume includes a general introduction, bibliography, and testimonies about Brother Lawrence by those who knew him.
The third centenary of the death of Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection inspired the Belgian Discalced Carmelite Conrad De Meester to present this new critical edition of Brother Lawrence's classic on the Practice of the Presence of God, including all of his letters, maxims, and conversations. This book also contains a detailed general introduction to the life and works of Brother Lawrence, as well as the testimonies of his biographer. [via]More editions of The Practice of the Presence of God: Writings and Conversations:
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Practicing His Presenceby Lawrence, Frank C. LaubachISBN 0940232014 (0-940232-01-4)
Softcover, Seedsowers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Practicing His Presence'Book summary:If you wish to know your Lord in a deeper way, you are invited to join the vast host of Christians who, over three centuries, have turned to this book more than any other--except the Scriptures--in order to begin that journey to the depths of Christ.
Imagine a book that is 300 years old and has never been out of print! Such is the book you hold in your hands. Other than Pilgrim's Progress, there is probably no other piece of Christian literature that has stood the test of the centuries so well. An estimated 22 million copies of the original The Practice of the Presence of God have been printed in the English language alone. In recent years, however, interest in this book has waned as the original English edition became so outdated that it was virtually unreadable. The publishers have now revised and reissued this book under the title Practicing His Presence and the profundity, depth, and beauty of Brother Lawrence's masterpiece lives again!
We have included in this edition, not only the letters of Brother Lawrence--from the 17th century--but also those of Frank Laubauch--from the 20th century--who, like Brother Lawrence before him, wrote a series of letters chronicling his experiences in practicing the presence of Jesus Christ. [via]More editions of Practicing His Presence:
A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agenciesby James BamfordISBN 140003034X (1-4000-3034-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Queen Victoria: From Her Birth to the Death of the Prince Consortby Smith Woodham, Cecil BlancheISBN 0917657950 (0-917657-95-0)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: The Fab 5's Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better, and Living Betterby Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Jai Rodriguez, Carson KressleyISBN 140005446X (1-4000-5446-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: The Fab 5's Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better, and Living Better'Book summary:Imagine this: Five eminently stylish and hilariously witty gay men -- authoritative experts in food and wine, grooming, decorating, fashion, and culture -- invade your life, assess your strengths and weaknesses, and, in the course of a day, make you better dressed, better groomed, better mannered, and a better cook, living in a better home. All of this is painless (unless you have a really egregious body-hair situation), liberating, and downright fun. This is what Queer Eye for the Straight Guy does each week on one of the hottest TV shows in memory, as the Fab 5 -- Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley, and Jai Rodriguez -- turn an everyman frog into an every-girl's-dream prince. And this is what the book offers: the essential "make better" advice from each of the Fab 5. Just like the show, the book focuses on easy but lasting lifestyle transformation -- the tasks, the projects, the modest purchases, and, most important, the new attitudes that immediately make a noticeable difference. From Kyan's instructions on how often to wash your hair to Carson's explanation of why shirts are the new ties, from Ted's strategies for ordering wine and Thom's suggestions on a better bathroom to Jai's hints on shaking hands, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is filled with clear, direct advice on the issues that confront every man. But Queer Eye doesn't try to make you dress like Carson or dance like Jai; it's about teaching you how to refine your own personal style, without throwing away your entire closet and buying a whole new everything. It's about helping you realize the best expression of yourself -- the real you. Queer Eye introduces men to the rewards that women -- and a lot of gay men -- have long reaped by thinking about the day-to-day details that make them look better, feel better, and get more out of life. Many straight men have long felt that these subjects are not for them. Nothing could be sillier. [via]
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Red Moon Rising: How 24-7 Prayer Is Awakening a Generationby Dave Roberts, Peter GreigISBN 0972927662 (0-9729276-6-2)
Softcover, Strang Communications Co
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See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the Cia's War on Terrorismby Robert BaerISBN 140004684X (1-4000-4684-X)
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The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in Americaby Jonathan KozolISBN 1400052459 (1-4000-5245-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America'Book summary:The nation needs to be confronted with the crime that were committing and the promises we are betraying. This is a book about betrayal of the young, who have no power to defend themselves. It is not intended to make readers comfortable.
Over the past several years, Jonathan Kozol has visited nearly 60 public schools. Virtually everywhere, he finds that conditions have grown worse for inner-city children in the 15 years since federal courts began dismantling the landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. First, a state of nearly absolute apartheid now prevails in thousands of our schools. The segregation of black children has reverted to a level that the nation has not seen since 1968. Few of the students in these schools know white children any longer. Second, a protomilitary form of discipline has now emerged, modeled on stick-and-carrot methods of behavioral control traditionally used in prisons but targeted exclusively at black and Hispanic children. And third, as high-stakes testing takes on pathological and punitive dimensions, liberal education in our inner-city schools has been increasingly replaced by culturally barren and robotic methods of instruction that would be rejected out of hand by schools that serve the mainstream of society.
Filled with the passionate voices of children and their teachers and some of the most revered and trusted leaders in the black community, The Shame of the Nation is a triumph of firsthand reporting that pays tribute to those undefeated educators who persist against the odds, but directly challenges the chilling practices now being forced upon our urban systems by the Bush administration. In their place, Kozol offers a humane, dramatic challenge to our nation to fulfill at last the promise made some 50 years ago to all our youngest citizens.
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I went to Washington to challenge the soft bigotry of low expectations, the president said in his campaign for reelection in September 2004. Its working. Its making a difference. It is one of those deadly lies, which, by sheer repetition, is at length accepted by large numbers of Americans as, perhaps, a rough approximation of the truth. But it is not the truth, and it is not an innocent misstatement of the facts. It is a devious appeasement of the heartache of the parents of the poor and, if it is not forcefully resisted and denounced, it is going to lead our nation even further in a perilous direction.
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Simulationsby Jean BaudrillardISBN 0936756020 (0-936756-02-0)
Softcover, Mit Pr
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Socks, Socks, Socks: 70 Winning Patterns from Knitter's Magazine's Contestby Elaine Rowley, Alexis XenakisISBN 0964639157 (0-9646391-5-7)
Softcover, Xrx Inc
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Songs of the Gorilla Nation : My Journey Through Autismby Dawn Prince-HughesISBN 1400050588 (1-4000-5058-8)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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In this elegant and thought-provoking memoir, Dawn Prince-Hughes traces her personal growth from undiagnosed autism to the moment when, as a young woman, she entered the Seattle Zoo and immediately became fascinated with the gorillas.
Having suffered from a lifelong inability to relate to people in a meaningful way, Dawn was surprised to find herself irresistibly drawn to these great primates. By observing them and, later, working with them, she was finally able to emerge from her solitude and connect to living beings in a way she had never previously experienced.
Songs of the Gorilla Nation is more than a story of autism, it is a paean to all that is important in life. Dawn Prince-Hughess evocative story will undoubtedly have a lasting impact, forcing us, like the author herself, to rediscover and assess our own understanding of human emotion. [via]More editions of Songs of the Gorilla Nation : My Journey Through Autism:
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The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child Ancient Times from the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperorby Susan Wise BauerISBN 0971412901 (0-9714129-0-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Sugar Busters!: Cut Sugar to Trim Fatby Morrison C. Bethea, Luis A. Balart, Sam S. Andrews, H. Leighton StewardISBN 0964814900 (0-9648149-0-0)
Softcover, Sugar Busters Llc
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Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New Yorkby Adam GopnikISBN 1400041813 (1-4000-4181-3)
Hardcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc
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Autumn 2000: After five years in Paris, Adam Gopnik moves his family back to a New York that seems, at first, safer and shinier than ever. Here in the wondrously strange neighborhood of Manhattan we observe the triumphs and travails of father, mother, son, and daughter; and of the teachers, coaches, therapists, adversaries, and friends who round out the extended urban family. From Bluie, a goldfish fated to meet a Hitchcockian end, to Charlie Ravioli, an imaginary playmate who, being a New Yorker, is too busy to play, the Gopniks new home is under the spell of the sort of characters only the citys unique civilization of childhood could produce.
Not long after their return, the fabric of living will be rent by the events of 9/11, but like a magic garment will reweave itself, reviving normalcy in a world where Jewish jokes mingle with debates about the problem of consciousness, the price of real estate, and the meaning of modern art. Along the way, the impermanence and transcendence of life will be embodied in the person of a beloved teacher and coach who, even facing death, radiates a distinctively local light.
Written with Gopniks signature mix of mind and heart, elegant and exultantly alert to the minute miracles that bring a place to life, Through the Childrens Gate is a chronicle, by turns tender and hilarious, of a family taking root in the unlikeliest patch of earth. [via]More editions of Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York:
Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Landby Patrick FrenchISBN 1400034175 (1-4000-3417-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faithby Jon KrakauerISBN 1400032806 (1-4000-3280-6)
Softcover, Anchor Books
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The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency As a Freelance Writer in Six Months or Lessby Peter BowermanISBN 0967059844 (0-9670598-4-4)
Softcover, Fanove Pub
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Where's Mom Now That I Need Her: Surviving Away from Homeby Betty R. FrandsenISBN 0961539011 (0-9615390-1-1)
Softcover, Aspen West Pub & Distribution
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The Witches' Bible: The Complete Witches Handbookby Stewart Farrar, Janet FarrarISBN 0919345921 (0-919345-92-1)
Softcover, Phoenix Pub
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With Malice Toward None: The Life of Abraham Lincolnby Stephen B. OatesISBN 0945707320 (0-945707-32-0)
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The Year of Magical Thinkingby Joan DidionISBN 140004314X (1-4000-4314-X)
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Tenian Ombligo Adan y Eva?by Martin GardnerISBN 140000263X (1-4000-0263-X)
Softcover, Plaza & Janes Editories, S.A.
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