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The Absence of Tyranny: Recovering Freedom in Our Timeby Lloyd BillingsleyISBN 0880701668 (0-88070-166-8)
Hardcover, Multnomah Pub
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found Thereby Lewis CarrollISBN 0881032492 (0-88103-249-2)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Bernie Wrightson's Frankensteinby Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Bernie WrightsonISBN 0887331939 (0-88733-193-9)
Softcover, Underwood Books
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Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheusby Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Bernie WrightsonISBN 0887331947 (0-88733-194-7)
Hardcover, Underwood Books
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Best Things in Lifeby Peter KreeftISBN 0877849226 (0-87784-922-6)
Softcover, Intervarsity Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Best Things in Life'Book summary:What are the best things in life? Questions like that may boggle your mind. But they don't boggle Socrates. The indomitable old Greek brings his unending questions to Desperate State University. With him come the same mind-opening and spirit-stretching challenge that disrupted ancient Athens. In twelve short, Socratic dialogues Peter Kreeft explodes contemporary values like success, power and pleasure. And he bursts the modern bubbles of agnosticism and subjectivism. He leaves you richer, wiser and more able to discern what the best things in life actually are. [via]
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Beyond Good and Evilby Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheISBN 087975558X (0-87975-558-X)
Softcover, Prometheus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beyond Good and Evil'Book summary:If ever there was a thinker who swam against the social and ethical tide of his day, it was Nietzsche. Nineteenth-century Europe was for him a moral wasteland filled with false altruism, duplicity, double standards, and, worst of all, moral complacency. Nietzsche shocked his readers to the core by openly speaking their innermost thoughts: morality serves the social good, which for him meant fostering the best possible society - one that strives for excellence and abhors the herd mentality. By rejecting the "standards" of contemporary morality, Nietzsche thought, one stood a chance of going beyond good and evil to a community in which superior moral agents who understand human nature would rise above vacuous egalitarianism and the dominant schools of ethical theory to construct a moral aristocracy that would spearhead a new social renaissance. Nietzsche is at once unsettling, compelling, and provocative. [via]
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The Brandonsby Angela ThirkellISBN 088184361X (0-88184-361-X)
Softcover, Pub Group West
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Bridge to Terabithiaby Katherine PatersonISBN 0881039217 (0-88103-921-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bridge to Terabithia'Book summary:The story starts out simply enough: Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the fifth grade--he wants it so bad he can taste it. He's been practicing all summer, running in the fields around his farmhouse until he collapses in a sweat. Then a tomboy named Leslie Burke moves into the farmhouse next door and changes his life forever. Not only does Leslie not look or act like any girls Jess knows, but she also turns out to be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. After getting over the shock and humiliation of being beaten by a girl, Jess begins to think Leslie might be okay.
Despite their superficial differences, it's clear that Jess and Leslie are soul mates. The two create a secret kingdom in the woods named Terabithia, where the only way to get into the castle is by swinging out over a gully on an enchanted rope. Here they reign as king and queen, fighting off imaginary giants and the walking dead, sharing stories and dreams, and plotting against the schoolmates who tease them. Jess and Leslie find solace in the sanctuary of Terabithia until a tragedy strikes and the two are separated forever. In a style that is both plain and powerful, Katherine Paterson's characters will stir your heart and put a lump in your throat. [via]
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California Charactersby Charles HillingerISBN 0884964434 (0-88496-443-4)
Softcover, Capra Pr
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[Read by Dennis McKee]
For forty-six years, Charles Hillinger journeyed around the world writing human-interest stories for the Los Angeles Times. He also helped to create and produce special features for the popular NBC television show, Real People.
From this work comes California Characters, a collection of stories of intriguing, eccentric, or simply amazing individuals profiled by Hillinger. Many of these people have strange occupations, live solitary lives in remote locations, or collect, build, or design an assortment of odd things. Characters like Down the Road Dugan, Sweetwater Clyde, Dr. Tinkerpaw, Spaceship Ruthie, and Warmly Ormly will delight, amuse, and perhaps inspire the listener with their tales and reasons why they've chosen to live the lives they do. [via]More editions of California Characters:
Chanur's Homecomingby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886771773 (0-88677-177-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Chanur's Legacyby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886775590 (0-88677-559-0)
Softcover, Daw Books
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Chanur's Ventureby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886772931 (0-88677-293-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Common Sense: Library Editionby Thomas PaineISBN 0879759186 (0-87975-918-6)
Softcover, Prometheus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Common Sense: Library Edition'Book summary:"These are the times that try men's souls," begins Thomas Paine's first Crisis paper, the impassioned pamphlet that helped ignite the American Revolution. Published in Philadelphia in January of 1776, Common Sense sold 150,000 copies almost immediately. A powerful piece of propaganda, it attacked the idea of a hereditary monarchy, dismissed the chance for reconciliation with England, and outlined the economic benefits of independence while espousing equality of rights among citizens. Paine fanned a flame that was already burning, but many historians argue that his work unified dissenting voices and persuaded patriots that the American Revolution was not only necessary, but an epochal step in world history. [via]
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The Communist Manifestoby Friedrich Engels, K. MarxISBN 0882860437 (0-88286-043-7)
Softcover, Charles H Kerr Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Communist Manifesto'Book summary:"A spectre is haunting Europe," Karl Marx and Frederic Engels wrote in 1848, "the spectre of Communism." This new edition of The Communist Manifesto, commemorating the 150th anniversary of its publication, includes an introduction by renowned historian Eric Hobsbawm which reminds us of the document's continued relevance. Marx and Engels's critique of capitalism and its deleterious effect on all aspects of life, from the increasing rift between the classes to the destruction of the nuclear family, has proven remarkably prescient. Their spectre, manifested in the Manifesto's vivid prose, continues to haunt the capitalist world, lingering as a ghostly apparition even after the collapse of those governments which claimed to be enacting its principles. [via]
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The Complete Alice and the Hunting of the Snarkby Lewis Carroll, Ralph SteadmanISBN 0881622281 (0-88162-228-1)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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The Complete History of America. Actingby Adam LongISBN 0881451487 (0-88145-148-7)
Softcover, Broadway Play Pub
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The Covenant with Black Americaby Tavis SmileyISBN 0883782774 (0-88378-277-4)
Softcover, Third World Pr
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The Crucibleby Arthur MillerISBN 0881030155 (0-88103-015-5)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Crucible'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The play's main narrative line tells the story of the Salem witch hunts which took place in Massachusetts, 1692. At a deeper level, Miller raises several powerful and important questions about human life and morality. [via]
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The Day of the Triffidsby John WyndhamISBN 0881849898 (0-88184-989-8)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wildernessby Edward AbbeyISBN 0879050705 (0-87905-070-5)
Hardcover, Peregrine Smith
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness'Book summary:With language as colorful as a Canyonlands sunset and a perspective as pointed as a prickly pear, Cactus Ed captures the heat, mystery, and surprising bounty of desert life. Desert Solitaire is a meditation on the stark landscapes of the red-rock West, a passionate vote for wilderness, and a howling lament for the commercialization of the American outback. [via]
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Dr. Bloodmoneyby Philip K. DickISBN 088184389X (0-88184-389-X)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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The End of the Dreamby Philip WylieISBN 0879979003 (0-87997-900-3)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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Familyby Pa ChinISBN 0881333735 (0-88133-373-5)
Softcover, Waveland Pr Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Family'Book summary:An essential work for anyone interested in the society and history of modern China! The first half of the twentieth century was a period of great turmoil in China. Family, one of the most popular Chinese novels of that time, vividly reflects that turmoil and serves as a basis for understanding what followed. Written in 1931, Family has been compared to Dream of the Red Chamber for its superb portrayal of the family life and society of its time. Drawn largely from Pa Chin's own experience, Family is the story of the Kao family compound, consisting of four generations plus servants. It is essentially a picture of the conflict between old China and the new tide rising to destroy it, as manifested in the daily lives of the Kao family, and particularly the three young Kao brothers. Here we see situations that, unique as they are to the time and place of this novel, recall many circumstances of today's world: the conflict between generations and classes, ill-fated love affairs, students' political activities, and the struggle for the liberation of women. The complex passions aroused in Family and in the reader are an indication of the universality of human experience. This novel illustrates the effectiveness of fiction as a vehicle for translating the experience of one culture to another very different one. [via]
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Flowers for Algernonby Daniel KeyesISBN 0881030201 (0-88103-020-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flowers for Algernon'Book summary:Daniel Keyes wrote little SF but is highly regarded for one classic, Flowers for Algernon. As a 1959 novella it won a Hugo Award; the 1966 novel-length expansion won a Nebula. The Oscar-winning movie adaptation Charly (1968) also spawned a 1980 Broadway musical.
Following his doctor's instructions, engaging simpleton Charlie Gordon tells his own story in semi-literate "progris riports." He dimly wants to better himself, but with an IQ of 68 can't even beat the laboratory mouse Algernon at maze-solving:
I dint feel bad because I watched Algernon and I lernd how to finish the amaze even if it takes me along time.
I dint know mice were so smart.
Algernon is extra-clever thanks to an experimental brain operation so far tried only on animals. Charlie eagerly volunteers as the first human subject. After frustrating delays and agonies of concentration, the effects begin to show and the reports steadily improve: "Punctuation, is? fun!" But getting smarter brings cruel shocks, as Charlie realizes that his merry "friends" at the bakery where he sweeps the floor have all along been laughing at him, never with him. The IQ rise continues, taking him steadily past the human average to genius level and beyond, until he's as intellectually alone as the old, foolish Charlie ever was--and now painfully aware of it. Then, ominously, the smart mouse Algernon begins to deteriorate...
Flowers for Algernon is a timeless tear-jerker with a terrific emotional impact. --David Langford [via]
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Following The Equatorby Mark TwainISBN 0880015187 (0-88001-518-7)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Following the Equator'Book summary:Bound on a lecturing trip around the world, Mark Twain turns his keen satiric eye to foreign lands in Following the Equator. The first of two volumes, this vivid record of a sea voyage on the Pacific Ocean displays Twain's instinctive eye for the unusual, his wide-ranging curiosity, and his delight in embellishing the facts.
The personalities of the ship's crew and passengers, the poetry of Australian place-names, and the success of women's suffrage in New Zealand, among other topics, are the focus of his wry humor and redoubtable powers of observation. Following the Equator is an ecocative and highly unique American portrait of nineteenth-century travel and customs. [via]
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Following the Equator "2": A Journey Around the World Illustratedby Mark TwainISBN 0880015195 (0-88001-519-5)
Softcover, Ecco Pr
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The Forbidden Towerby Marion Zimmer BradleyISBN 0886773733 (0-88677-373-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Forbidden Tower'Book summary:Tradition and a sacred caste system ruled life on the planet Darkover, but two men and two women dared to defy the ancient law. Together they formed a powerful alliance, but was it strong enough to resist the terrible forces of Darkover? [via]
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FrankensteinISBN 0883017040 (0-88301-704-0)
Softcover, Xs Books
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Frankensteinby Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyISBN 0883010976 (0-88301-097-6)
Softcover, Ags Pub
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God Emperor of Duneby Frank HerbertISBN 0881036358 (0-88103-635-8)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'God Emperor of Dune'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Leto II, God Emperor of Dune, trades his humanity for immortality and, as the magnificent sandworm of Dune, desperately attempts to save mankind. [via]
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Great Expectationsby Charles DickensISBN 0890845042 (0-89084-504-2)
Softcover, Bob Jones Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Great Expectations'Book summary:An absorbing mystery as well as a morality tale, the story of Pip, a poor village lad, and his expectations of wealth is Dickens at his most deliciously readable. The cast of characters includes kindly Joe Gargery, the loyal convict Abel Magwitch and the haunting Miss Havisham. If you have heartstrings, count on them being tugged. [via]
Gulliver's Travelsby Jonathan Swift, Martina Selway, C. E. BrockISBN 0890093040 (0-89009-304-0)
Hardcover, Book Sales
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Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Talesby Hans Christian Andersen, Lisbeth Zwerger, Anthea BellISBN 0887081827 (0-88708-182-7)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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Harry Potter and the Bible: The Menace Behind the Magickby Richard AbanesISBN 0889652015 (0-88965-201-5)
Softcover, Wingspread Pub
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How Should We Then Live?: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Cultureby Francis SchaefferISBN 0891072926 (0-89107-292-6)
Softcover, Good News Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How Should We Then Live?: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture'Book summary:Drawing upon forty years of study in theology, philosophy, history, sociology and the arts, Dr. Schaeffer contemplates the reasons for modern society's sorry state of affairs and argues for total affirmation of the Bible's morals, values, and meaning. [via]
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The Invisible Manby H. G. WellsISBN 0883017156 (0-88301-715-6)
Softcover, Academic Industries
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Jane Eyreby Charlotte BronteISBN 0883012669 (0-88301-266-9)
Softcover, Ags Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jane Eyre'Book summary:"Jane Eyre," Charlotte Brontë's most beloved novel, describes the passionate love between the courageous orphan Jane Eyre and the brilliant, brooding, and domineering Rochester. The loneliness and cruelty of Jane Eyre's childhood strengthens her natural independence and spirit, which prove invaluable when she takes a position as a governess at Thornfield Hall. But after she falls in love with her sardonic employer, her discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a heart-wrenching choice. Ever since its publication in 1847, "Jane Eyre" has enthralled every kind of reader, from the most critical and cultivated to the youngest and most unabashedly romantic. "Jane Eyre" lives as one of the great triumphs of storytelling and as a moving and unforgettable portrayal of a woman's quest for self-respect. "At the end we are steeped through and through with the genius, the vehemence, the indignation of Charlotte Brontë." -Virginia Woolf [via]
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The Kif Strike Backby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886771846 (0-88677-184-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Lament for a Nation: The Defeat of Canadian Nationalismby George GrantISBN 0886292573 (0-88629-257-3)
Softcover, McGill Queens Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lament for a Nation: The Defeat of Canadian Nationalism'Book summary:In 1965, George Grant's Lament for a Nation struck a chord with Canadians who feared the overwhelming influence of American commerce, culture, and technology. Nearly 40 years later, the controversy is still reverberating. Grant saw Canada's absorption into the United States as a done deal. Economic decisions taken in the 1940s undermined the country's ability to set its own foreign and defence policies in the 1960s, he argued. "Once it was decided that Canada was to be a branch-plant society of American capitalism, the issue of Canadian nationalism had been settled." A professor of religious studies, Grant vehemently opposed the Canadian government's acquiescence in allowing nuclear-armed Bomarc missiles on Canadian soil in the early 1960s. He deemed the Canadian military "an errand boy for the Americans," then broadened his attack to take aim at technological progress and the liberal principles that he believed sold the country out. Canadian nationalism has come up against thorny issues of continental relations for about 200 years. While he offered no practical solutions for stemming the erosion of Canada's sovereignty, Grant provided a framework for debate that has held up through free trade, the anti-ballistic missile defence shield, war in Iraq, and one mad cow. Just by posing the question, "can the disappearance of an unimportant nation be worthy of serious grief?", Grant's work became a galvanizing force for finding the answer. --Carolyn Leitch [via]
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Le Pere Goriotby De Balzac HonoreISBN 0884360431 (0-88436-043-1)
Softcover, Varsitybooks.Com
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Les Miserables: Piano/Vocal Ward Best Musicalby Todd LowryISBN 0881885770 (0-88188-577-0)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Les Miserables: Piano/Vocal Ward Best Musical'Book summary:The international musical sensation Les Misérables is captured in this piano/vocal book that includes 14 of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's songs--about everything you could want, save the full-company number "One Day More." The book has an introduction by Boublil and a full synopsis with color photos. --David Horiuchi [via]
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Leviathanby Thomas HobbesISBN 0879754451 (0-87975-445-1)
Softcover, Prometheus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Leviathan'Book summary:England in the middle of the seventeenth century was a quagmire of political posturing from a variety of power centers. Royalists, anti-royalists, the clergy, and sundry other groups were jockeying for the most advantageous positions. With the outbreak of Civil War, England's social and political future looked anything but certain.
Amid this turbulence, Thomas Hobbes was to compose one of the most powerful pieces of political philosophy ever penned - his now famous work titled Leviathan.
Here he sought to unravel political complexities in order to provide clear and unequivocal answers to the confusion that engulfed England. He sets forth his view of the "passions" that grip human reason - passions that if left unchecked would spell the obliteration of humankind in a war of all against all. To prevent total destruction, reason must prevail, and those in the pre-political state of nature must collectively acknowledge the creation of a civil authority as the only solution if peace is to be achieved and self-preservation assured. [via]More editions of Leviathan:
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A Little Princessby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Graham RustISBN 0879237848 (0-87923-784-8)
Hardcover, David R Godine Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Little Princess'Book summary:A LITTLE PRINCESS is the story of Sara Crewe, a wealthy young student at a London boarding school. When tragedy suddenly strikes, Sara finds herself at the mercy of the cruel schoolmistress, Miss Minchen. Overwhelmed by terrible trials, Sara must find the strength to survive. But soon she finds hope in a wonderful secret -- a secret that magically transforms even the lowliest of beggars into true royalty.
Frances Hodgson Burnett said, With the best that was in me, I have tried to write more happiness into the world. In this illustrated edition, Kathryn Lindskoog has slightly updated the language in order to add to that happiness today. [via]
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Madame Bovaryby Gustave FlaubertISBN 0883324679 (0-88332-467-9)
Softcover, Schoenhofs Foreign Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Madame Bovary'Book summary:Flaubert avait beau affirmer qu'il désirait faire du style le coeur d'un "livre sur rien", son premier roman n'en est pas moins un récit, un roman de la "fatalité", comme le souligne innocemment Charles Bovary, sans même savoir qu'il s'agit d'une fatalité d'ordre narratologique qui imbrique imperceptiblement les éléments du texte pour rendre l'issue inévitable. Tableau des Moeurs de province, Madame Bovary dépeint avec tant d'efficacité la dynamique de la frustration que le mélange d'ennui profond, d'apathie et d'exaltation romanesque qui caractérise son héroïne a donné naissance au terme de bovarysme. De Tostes à Yonville-l'Abbaye, Emma Bovary traîne sa morne existence jalonnée d'adultères. Certes, ses échappées à bord de l'Hirondelle, l'express qui relie Yonville à Rouen, pimentent sa vie. Mais elle est conduite par Hivert, vouée au retour ironique et incontournable. Quelles que soient les tentatives d'évasion, le bovarysme triomphe. Dans le portrait de cette petite bourgeoise normande, Flaubert a poussé l'écriture objective, neutralité indispensable afin de se fondre dans les personnages, au point de rendre si vivantes les aspirations d'Emma que le roman lui valut un procès. --Sana Tang-Léopold Wauters [via]
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Major Barbaraby Bernard Shaw, Elizabeth T. ForterISBN 0882950886 (0-88295-088-6)
Softcover, Harlan Davidson
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Man and Supermanby George Bernard ShawISBN 0891909699 (0-89190-969-9)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmareby G. K. ChestertonISBN 0881842257 (0-88184-225-7)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Manifesto of the Communist Partyby Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Robin D.G. KelleyISBN 0882862359 (0-88286-235-9)
Softcover, Charles H Kerr Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Manifesto of the Communist Party'Book summary:"A spectre is haunting Europe," Karl Marx and Frederic Engels wrote in 1848, "the spectre of Communism." This new edition of The Communist Manifesto, commemorating the 150th anniversary of its publication, includes an introduction by renowned historian Eric Hobsbawm which reminds us of the document's continued relevance. Marx and Engels's critique of capitalism and its deleterious effect on all aspects of life, from the increasing rift between the classes to the destruction of the nuclear family, has proven remarkably prescient. Their spectre, manifested in the Manifesto's vivid prose, continues to haunt the capitalist world, lingering as a ghostly apparition even after the collapse of those governments which claimed to be enacting its principles. [via]
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Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Livesby Richard A. SwensonISBN 0891098887 (0-89109-888-7)
Softcover, Navpress
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Marling Hallby Angela ThirkellISBN 0881846767 (0-88184-676-7)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmareby James H. ConeISBN 0883447215 (0-88344-721-5)
Hardcover, Orbis Books
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Meditationsby Marcus Aurelius, George LongISBN 0879757027 (0-87975-702-7)
Softcover, Prometheus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Meditations'Book summary:An unabridged miniature edition of one of President Clinton's favorite books--the classic teachings on the art of living by the great Roman emperor, statesman, and general. Written in the form of confessions, these meditations express the stoic philosophy. Two-color interior. [via]
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Of Mice and Menby John SteinbeckISBN 0881030376 (0-88103-037-6)
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Oliver Twistby Charles DickensISBN 0881033693 (0-88103-369-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Oliver Twist'Book summary:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1839 edition. Excerpt: ...and soft-hearted a mood by the very first eligible young fellow who appeals to your compassion; and I wish I were a young fellow that I might avail myself on the spot of such a favourable opportunity for doing so, as the present. You are as great a boy as poor Brittles himself, returned Rose, blushing. Well, said the doctor, laughing heartily, that is no very ditficult matter. But to return to this boy: the great point of our agreement is yet to come. He will wake in an hour or so, I dare say; and although I have told that thick-headed constablefellow down stairs that he mustnt be moved or spoken to, on peril of his life, I think we may converse with him without, danger. Now, I make this stipulation---that I shall examine him in your presence, and that if from what he says, we judge, and I can show to the satisfaction of your cool reason, that he is a real and thorough bad one (which is more than possible), he shall be left to his fate, without any further interference on my part, at all events. Oh no, aunt l entreated Rose. Oh yes, aunt! said the doctor. Is it a bargain? _ He cannot be hardened in vice, said Rose; it is impossible. Very good, retorted the doctor; then so much th6 more reason for acceding to my proposition. Finally the treaty was entered into, and the parties thereto sat down to wait with some impatience until Oliver should awake. The patience of the two ladies was destined to undergo a longer trial than Mr. Losberne had led them to expect, for hour alter hour passed on, and still Oliver slumbered heavily. It was evening, indeed, before th_e kind-hearted doctor brought... [via]
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On the Barricades: Religion and Free Inquiry in Conflictby Robert Basil, Mary Beth Gehrman, Tim MadiganISBN 0879755636 (0-87975-563-6)
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On the Eve of the Milleniumby ObrienISBN 0887845592 (0-88784-559-2)
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Operating Manual for Spaceship Earthby R.Buckminster FullerISBN 089190235X (0-89190-235-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth'Book summary:In this essay on man Mr. Fuller expresses what may well be his penultimate view of the human condition. Here, in a mood at once philosophical and involved, Mr. Fuller traces man s intellectual evolution and weighs his capability for survival on this magnificent craft, this Spaceship Earth, this superbly designed sphere of almost negligible dimension in the great vastness of space.
Mr. Fuller is optimistic that man will survive and, through research and development and increased industrialization, generate wealth so rapidly that he can do very great things. But, he notes, there must be an enormous educational task successfully accomplished right now to convert man's tendency toward oblivion into a realization of his potential, to a universe-exploring advantage from this Spaceship Earth.
It has been noted that Mr. Fuller spins ideas in clusters, and clusters of his ideas generate still other clusters. The concept spaceship earth is Mr. Fuller's, and though used by Barbara Ward as the title of a work of her own the idea was acknowledged by her there as deriving from Mr. Fuller. The brilliant syntheses of some fundamental Fuller principles given here makes of this book a microcosm of the Fuller system. [via]More editions of Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth:
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Politicsby Aristotle, Carnes LordISBN 0879753463 (0-87975-346-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Politics'Book summary:Building upon the foundations of his seminal discussion of the good life, virtue, happiness, and the golden mean in the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle now turns his attention to man as a political being and to the nature of the state. How do human relationships mirror specific political associations? What is the nature of political man? What is the proper purpose of the state with respect to those it governs? Who should rule, and what are the characteristics of those who govern well? Can anyone make the laws for the society, or is this function best suited to certain members of the community? How should a regime rule in order to achieve the purpose of government? These questions are addressed by Aristotle within the context of his description and analysis of the political societies of his time. The result is a penetrating discussion of rational ideals combined with practical political reality. [via]
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The Pride of Chanurby C. J. CherryhISBN 0886772923 (0-88677-292-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pride of Chanur'Book summary:No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. Naked-hided, blunt toothed and blunt-fingered, Tully was the sole surviving member of his company -- a communicative, spacefaring species hitherto unknown -- and he was a prisoner of his discoverer/ captors the sadistic, treacherous kif, until his escape onto the hani ship The Pride of Chanur.
Little did he know when he threw himself upon the mercy of The Pride and her crew that he put the entire hani species in jeopardy and imperiled the peace of the Compact itself. For the information this fugitive held could be the ruin or glory of any of the species at Meetpoint Station.
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The Princeby Niccolo Machiavelli, N.H. ThompsonISBN 0879753447 (0-87975-344-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Prince'Book summary:A worthy translation of an important document in political philosophy! What separates this translation from others available is de Alvarez's attempt to be literal in order to preserve the remarkable precision of Machiavelli's speech. This distinctively accurate translation has been described as "careful, unusual, and challenging," permitting the reader to appreciate the manner and substance of Machiavelli's argument. States the translator in his twenty-four page introduction: "Among the reasons why this translation attempts to preserve the difficulties and ambiguities of the text is that Machiavelli is providing a puzzle that must be carefully and patiently worked through, and only those so willing to work will see what it is he has 'with great diligence long reflected upon and examined.' In other words, Machiavelli intends that the reader be caught up in the web of his discourse, and he does this by fascinating his readers with difficulties." [via]
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Prince Maachiavelliby Niccolo MachiavelliISBN 0882950533 (0-88295-053-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prince Maachiavelli'Book summary:What makes this well-annotated translation stand out from others is an insightful introduction by editor Thomas G. Bergin--especially helpful for achieving a better understanding of the times and the political scene in which Machiavelli worked, lived, and wrote. Also included are a list of important dates in Machiavelli's life, an index of proper names in the text and notes, and a selected bibliography. [via]
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Pygmalionby George Bernard ShawISBN 088411452X (0-88411-452-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pygmalion'Book summary:[via]A rousing success on the London and New York stages, a popular film, and a great musical hit ("My Fair Lady"), this brilliantly written play, with its irresistible theme of the emerging butterfly, is one of the most acclaimed comedies in the English language. Includes Shaw's Preface and "Sequel."More editions of Pygmalion:
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Radio Free Albemuthby Philip K. DickISBN 0877957622 (0-87795-762-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Radio Free Albemuth'Book summary:A preliminary to Dick's masterwork, Valis, in which Phil appears as an explicitly named autobiographical character for the first time. Soon to be a major new film. As America gasps in the stranglehold of a skull-crushing totalitarian regime, a supernatural intelligence speaks from the stars! ARAMCHEK! the word scratched in the sidewalk of the President's childhood home. ARAMCHEK! the name of the subversive society 'with no official membership' whose sole purpose is to overthrow the American government. ARAMCHEK! the word printed on a book which contains the President's signature -- a book in the hands of a Communist Party organiser. ARAMCHEK! the name of a woman who may hold the key -- and who has only weeks to live. Will the agents of the omniscient Valis succeed in their mission of liberation? Or will the seek-and-destroy tactics of President Ferris F. Freemont extend the mind-numbing grip of the Antagonist across the parameters of the free world? In Radio Free Albemuth, his last novel, Philip K. Dick morphed and recombined themes that had informed his fiction from A Scanner Darkly to VALIS and produced a wild, impassioned work that reads like a visionary alternate history of the United States. Agonizingly suspenseful, darkly hilarious, and filled with enough conspiracy theories to thrill the most hardened paranoid, Radio Free Albemuth is proof of Dick's stature as our century's greatest science fiction writer. This prophetic novel of social control and political oppression is now to be turned into a major new movie starring Alanis Morrissette, which promises a provocative and edgy antidote to the summer blockbusters. [via]
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Religion's Rebel Son: Fanaticism in Our Timeby Lloyd BillingsleyISBN 0880701390 (0-88070-139-0)
Hardcover, Multnomah Pub
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Run Toward Fear: New Poems and a Poet's Handbookby Haki R. MadhubutiISBN 0883782650 (0-88378-265-0)
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The Scarlet Letterby Nathaniel HawthorneISBN 0881030457 (0-88103-045-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Scarlet Letter'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The classic nineteenth-century work focuses on the consequences of adultery and unacknowledged guilt in Puritan New England. [via]
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The Screwtape Lettersby C. S. LewisISBN 0891909893 (0-89190-989-3)
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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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Siddharthaby Hermann HesseISBN 0881036390 (0-88103-639-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Siddhartha'Book summary:In the shade of a banyan tree, a grizzled ferryman sits listening to the river. Some say he's a sage. He was once a wandering shramana and, briefly, like thousands of others, he followed Gautama the Buddha, enraptured by his sermons. But this man, Siddhartha, was not a follower of any but his own soul. Born the son of a Brahman, Siddhartha was blessed in appearance, intelligence, and charisma. In order to find meaning in life, he discarded his promising future for the life of a wandering ascetic. Still, true happiness evaded him. Then a life of pleasure and titillation merely eroded away his spiritual gains until he was just like all the other "child people," dragged around by his desires. Like Hesse's other creations of struggling young men, Siddhartha has a good dose of European angst and stubborn individualism. His final epiphany challenges both the Buddhist and the Hindu ideals of enlightenment. Neither a practitioner nor a devotee, neither meditating nor reciting, Siddhartha comes to blend in with the world, resonating with the rhythms of nature, bending the reader's ear down to hear answers from the river. --Brian Bruya [via]
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Small Is Beautiful: Economics as If People Matteredby E. F. SchumacherISBN 0881791695 (0-88179-169-5)
Softcover, Hartley & Marks Publishers, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Small Is Beautiful: Economics as If People Mattered'Book summary:Small is Beautiful is the perfect antidote to the economics of globalization. As relevant today as when it was first published, this is a landmark set of essays on humanistic economics. This 25th anniversary edition brings Schumacher's ideas into focus for the end-of-the-century by adding commentaries by contemporary thinkers who have been influenced by Schumacher. They analyze the impact of his philosophy on current political and economic thought. Small is Beautiful is the classic of common-sense economics upon which many recent trends in our society are founded. This is economics from the heart rather than from just the bottom line. [via]
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The Strangerby Albert CamusISBN 0881032476 (0-88103-247-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Stranger'Book summary:The Stranger is not merely one of the most widely read novels of the 20th century, but one of the books likely to outlive it. Written in 1946, Camus's compelling and troubling tale of a disaffected, apparently amoral young man has earned a durable popularity (and remains a staple of U.S. high school literature courses) in part because it reveals so vividly the anxieties of its time. Alienation, the fear of anonymity, spiritual doubt--all could have been given a purely modern inflection in the hands of a lesser talent than Camus, who won the Nobel Prize in 1957 and was noted for his existentialist aesthetic. The remarkable trick of The Stranger, however, is that it's not mired in period philosophy.
The plot is simple. A young Algerian, Meursault, afflicted with a sort of aimless inertia, becomes embroiled in the petty intrigues of a local pimp and, somewhat inexplicably, ends up killing a man. Once he's imprisoned and eventually brought to trial, his crime, it becomes apparent, is not so much the arguably defensible murder he has committed as it is his deficient character. The trial's proceedings are absurd, a parsing of incidental trivialities--that Meursault, for instance, seemed unmoved by his own mother's death and then attended a comic movie the evening after her funeral are two ostensibly damning facts--so that the eventual sentence the jury issues is both ridiculous and inevitable.
Meursault remains a cipher nearly to the story's end--dispassionate, clinical, disengaged from his own emotions. "She wanted to know if I loved her," he says of his girlfriend. "I answered the same way I had the last time, that it didn't mean anything but that I probably didn't." There's a latent ominousness in such observations, a sense that devotion is nothing more than self-delusion. It's undoubtedly true that Meursault exhibits an extreme of resignation; however, his confrontation with "the gentle indifference of the world" remains as compelling as it was when Camus first recounted it. --Ben Guterson [via]
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A Tale of Two Citiesby Charles DickensISBN 0883011344 (0-88301-134-4)
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Tartuffeby Jean-Baptiste Moliere, Haskell M. BlockISBN 0882950592 (0-88295-059-2)
Softcover, Heath Canada, Limited, D. C.
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Tess of the D'Urbervillesby Thomas HardyISBN 0881036129 (0-88103-612-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The story of a simple country girl whose family's pretentions lead to her destruction [via]
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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritchby Philip K. DickISBN 0879978104 (0-87997-810-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch'Book summary:As exiles from Earth huddle miserably in Martian colonies, they turn to drugs for comfort. The newest drug claims to deliver the eternal life promised by God. But what kind of eternity? And whoor whatis the deliverer? [via]
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Thus Spake Zarathustraby Thomas Common, H. James Birx, Friedrich NietzscheISBN 0879758619 (0-87975-861-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thus Spake Zarathustra'Book summary:Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) has been proclaimed the seminal figure of modern philosophy as well as one of the most creative and critically influential geniuses in the history of secular thought. "Writing in blood" and "philosophizing with a hammer," Nietzsche scathingly criticized modern civilization's basic ideas, beliefs, and values, and boldly proclaimed that "God is dead," thereby fathering atheistic existentialism.
Thus Spake Zarathustra is Nietzsche's masterpiece. Rich in irony, poetry, and symbolism, this unique volume presents the German philosopher's major concepts: the master and slave moralities, a pervasive will to power, the heroic overman transcending good and evil, and an eternal recurrence of the same dynamic universe. [via]More editions of Thus Spake Zarathustra:
Time Machineby H. G. WellsISBN 0883011026 (0-88301-102-6)
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Utopiaby Thomas More, H. V. S. OgdenISBN 0882950622 (0-88295-062-2)
Softcover, Harlan Davidson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Utopia'Book summary:The classic idea of a people's commonwealth. Although it has become a byword for the unrealistic since publication in 1516, this extract demonstrates a far more real and practical side to More's vision. [via]
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We Have Always Lived in the Castleby Shirley JacksonISBN 0891906231 (0-89190-623-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle'Book summary:Visitors call seldom at Blackwood House. Taking tea at the scene of a multiple poisoning, with a suspected murderess as one's host, is a perilous business. For a start, the talk tends to turn to arsenic. "It happened in this very room, and we still have our dinner in here every night," explains Uncle Julian, continually rehearsing the details of the fatal family meal. "My sister made these this morning," says Merricat, politely proffering a plate of rum cakes, fresh from the poisoner's kitchen. We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson's 1962 novel, is full of a macabre and sinister humor, and Merricat herself, its amiable narrator, is one of the great unhinged heroines of literature. "What place would be better for us than this?" she asks, of the neat, secluded realm she shares with her uncle and with her beloved older sister, Constance. "Who wants us, outside? The world is full of terrible people." Merricat has developed an idiosyncratic system of rules and protective magic, burying talismanic objects beneath the family estate, nailing them to trees, ritually revisiting them. She has made "a powerful taut web which never loosened, but held fast to guard us" against the distrust and hostility of neighboring villagers.
Or so she believes. But at last the magic fails. A stranger arrives--cousin Charles, with his eye on the Blackwood fortune. He disturbs the sisters' careful habits, installing himself at the head of the family table, unearthing Merricat's treasures, talking privately to Constance about "normal lives" and "boy friends." Unable to drive him away by either polite or occult means, Merricat adopts more desperate methods. The result is crisis and tragedy, the revelation of a terrible secret, the convergence of the villagers upon the house, and a spectacular unleashing of collective spite.
The sisters are propelled further into seclusion and solipsism, abandoning "time and the orderly pattern of our old days" in favor of an ever-narrowing circuit of ritual and shadow. They have themselves become talismans, to be alternately demonized and propitiated, darkly, with gifts. Jackson's novel emerges less as a study in eccentricity and more--like some of her other fictions--as a powerful critique of the anxious, ruthless processes involved in the maintenance of normality itself. "Poor strangers," says Merricat contentedly at last, studying trespassers from the darkness behind the barricaded Blackwood windows. "They have so much to be afraid of." --Sarah Waters [via]
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Wealth of Nationsby Adam SmithISBN 0879757051 (0-87975-705-1)
Hardcover, Prometheus Books, Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wealth of Nations'Book summary:Political economy had been studied long before Adam Smith. But Wealth of Nations (1776) established it for the first time as a separate science. Smith based his arguments on vast historical knowledge, and developed his principles with remarkable clarity. What set this work apart was its statement of the doctrine of natural liberty. Smith believed that "man's self-interest is God's providence" - that if government abstained from interfering with free competition, the invisible hand of capitalism would emerge from the competing claims of individual self-interest. Industrial problems would be resolved and maximum efficiency reached. After more than two centuries, Smith's work still stands as the best statement and defense of the fundamental principles of capitalism. [via]
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The Wheel of Life: The Autobiography of a Western Buddhistby John Eaton Calthorpe BlofeldISBN 0877730342 (0-87773-034-2)
Softcover, Shambhala Pubns
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Within Heaven's Gatesby Rebecca SpringerISBN 0883681250 (0-88368-125-0)
Softcover, Whitaker House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Within Heaven's Gates'Book summary:Rebecca Springer shares the wonders and joys of her glorious vision of heaven as she offers hope for the future of mankind. Through this uplifting book, get a glimpse of the eternal home that awaits believers as well as inspiration to continue in your spiritual walk. Come venture Within Heaven's Gates! [via]
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The Zap Gunby Philip K. DickISBN 0881845531 (0-88184-553-1)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Zap Gun'Book summary:As the arms race moved on yesterday's weapons were turned into toys, souvenirs, egg beaters, furniture and never used as weapons. It may have looked crazy, but it kept the 21st Century world peaceful. But then the Sirius Slavers arrived from outer space and whole cities began to disappear. From the author of DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP. [via]
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