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1984by Thomas Pynchon, Erich Fromm, George OrwellISBN 0452284236 (0-452-28423-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: '1984'Book summary:Among the seminal texts of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmare vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life--the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language--and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell. Required reading for students since it was published, it ranks among the most terrifying novels ever written. [via]
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Across Chinaby Peter JenkinsISBN 0449214567 (0-449-21456-7)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Animal Farmby George Orwell, Ann PatchettISBN 0452284244 (0-452-28424-4)
Softcover, Plume
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Animal Farm'Book summary:Since its publication in 1946, George Orwell's fable of a workers' revolution gone wrong has rivaled Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea as the Shortest Serious Novel It's OK to Write a Book Report About. (The latter is three pages longer and less fun to read.) Fueled by Orwell's intense disillusionment with Soviet Communism, Animal Farm is a nearly perfect piece of writing, both an engaging story and an allegory that actually works. When the downtrodden beasts of Manor Farm oust their drunken human master and take over management of the land, all are awash in collectivist zeal. Everyone willingly works overtime, productivity soars, and for one brief, glorious season, every belly is full. The animals' Seven Commandment credo is painted in big white letters on the barn. All animals are equal. No animal shall drink alcohol, wear clothes, sleep in a bed, or kill a fellow four-footed creature. Those that go upon four legs or wings are friends and the two-legged are, by definition, the enemy. Too soon, however, the pigs, who have styled themselves leaders by virtue of their intelligence, succumb to the temptations of privilege and power. "We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organisation of the farm depend on us. Day and night, we are watching over your welfare. It is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples." While this swinish brotherhood sells out the revolution, cynically editing the Seven Commandments to excuse their violence and greed, the common animals are once again left hungry and exhausted, no better off than in the days when humans ran the farm. Satire Animal Farm may be, but it's a stony reader who remains unmoved when the stalwart workhorse, Boxer, having given his all to his comrades, is sold to the glue factory to buy booze for the pigs. Orwell's view of Communism is bleak indeed, but given the history of the Russian people since 1917, his pessimism has an air of prophecy. --Joyce Thompson [via]
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The Aran Islandsby J. M. SyngeISBN 0486400484 (0-486-40048-4)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Aran Islands'Book summary:Nothing much happens on the Aran Islands--at least, not much went on there in the late 19th century, when John Synge sailed out to these mist-shrouded, salt-sprayed, and wave-battered chunks of rocks south of Ireland. Therein lies the charm of the setting and of this lovely book, which captures the saltiness of both the marine air and the time-lost characters, who deeply believe in the magical "wee people." In cottages where nets and fishing tackle hang from beams, the women (who always wear red dresses and petticoats, as do some of the boys) sit at their spinning wheels or sew cow-skin sandals, while the fishermen spin yarns about fairies, sunken vessels, and bags of gold gained from adulterous wives. The big happening of the year is when roofs are rethatched--an event that blossoms into a festival with twisted rope stretching from kitchen table through lane to nearby field. Synge seems an ambassador from a different world: addressed as "noble person," he brings tokens of modernity--be they clocks or simple magic tricks that beguile the locals. First published in 1907, this re-released travelogue gives a poignant peek into another time and begs a visit to the Aran Islands to see how, or if, they have changed. --Melissa Rossi [via]
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Between Two Seas: A Walk Down the Appian Wayby Charles ListerISBN 0436250985 (0-436-25098-5)
Hardcover, Trafalgar Square
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Cape Codby Henry David ThoreauISBN 0486434931 (0-486-43493-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cape Cod'Book summary:The great naturalist recounts his experiences during a series of beach-combing walking trips around Cape Cod in the early 1850s. His compelling account of the region's plants, animals, topography, weather, and people features captivating tales of exploration, settlement, and survival. [via]
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The Collected Editionby Graham GreeneISBN 0434305537 (0-434-30553-7)
Hardcover, Heinemann
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Continental Drifts: Travels in the New Europeby Nicholas FraserISBN 0436203278 (0-436-20327-8)
Hardcover, Secker & Warburg
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Democracy in Americaby Alexis De Tocqueville, Richard D. HeffnerISBN 0451528123 (0-451-52812-3)
Softcover, Signet Classic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Democracy in America'Book summary:Classic analysis of america's unique political character, quoted heavily by politicians and perennially popping up on history professors' reading lists. The book's enduring appeal lies in the eloquent, prophetic voice of alexis de tocqueville (1805-1859), a french aristocrat who visited the united states in 1831. A thoughtful young man in a still-young country, he succeede in penning this penetrating study of america's people, culture, history, geography, politics, legal system, and economy. Tocqueville asserts, i confess that in america i saw more than america; i sought the image of democracy itself, with its inclinations, its character, its prejudices, and its passions, in order to learn what we have to fear or hope from its progress [via]
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- Democracy in America: ISBN 0451616200 (0-451-61620-0)
Softcover, New Amer Library - Democracy in America: ISBN 0451626974 (0-451-62697-4)
Softcover, New Amer Library - Democracy in America: ISBN 0451628012 (0-451-62801-2)
Softcover, New Amer Library - Democracy in America: ISBN 0451528123 (0-451-52812-3)
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Dharma Bumsby Jack KerouacISBN 0451152751 (0-451-15275-1)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dharma Bums'Book summary:One of the best and most popular of Kerouac's autobiographical novels, The Dharma Bums is based on experiences the writer had during the mid-1950s while living in California, after he'd become interested in Buddhism's spiritual mode of understanding. One of the book's main characters, Japhy Ryder, is based on the real poet Gary Snyder, who was a close friend and whose interest in Buddhism influenced Kerouac. This book is a must-read for any serious Kerouac fan. [via]
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Domestic Manners of the Americansby Frances Milton TrollopeISBN 0486431398 (0-486-43139-8)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Domestic Manners of the Americans'Book summary:Published in 1832, the book presents a lively portrait of early 19th-century America as observed by a woman of rare intelligence and keen perception. Trollope left no stone unturned, commenting on American dress, food, speech, politics, manners, customs, the landscape, architecture, and more often critically but always with considerable insight and literary flair.[via]More editions of Domestic Manners of the Americans:
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Drums Along the Congo: On the Trail of Mokele-Mbembe, the Last Living Dinosaurby Rory NugentISBN 0395670713 (0-395-67071-3)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Eiger Dreams: Ventures among Men and Mountainsby Jon KrakauerISBN 0440209900 (0-440-20990-0)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eiger Dreams: Ventures among Men and Mountains'Book summary:No matter what the actual temperature may be, several pages into Eiger Dreams you will begin to shiver. Halfway through you will acquire a new appreciation for your fingers, toes, and the fact that you still have a nose. And by the end of this collection, you'll define some commonly used phrases in an entirely different way. The understated "catch some air" and the whimsical "log some flight time" are climbers' euphemisms for falling, while "crater" refers to what happens when you log some flight time all the way to the ground. "Summiting," the term for reaching the top of a mountain, seems almost colorless in comparison. The various heroes, risk-takers, incompetents, and individualists Krakauer captures are more than colorful, whether they summit or not. The author is more interested in exploring the addiction of risk--the intensity of effort--than mere triumph. There's the mythical minimalist climber, John Gill, whose fame "rests entirely on assents less than thirty feet high," and the Burgess brothers--freewheeling, free-floating English twins who seem to make all the right decisions when it counts, and hence most often fail to reach the top. Of course, they are alive. Over these and other talented climbers hangs a malignant, endlessly creative nature--its foehn winds can make people crazy and its avalanches do far worse. Eiger Dreams is an adrenaline fest for the weary, an overdue examination of a stylish, brave subculture. As one of the heroes Krakauer outlines says of his occupation, "It's sort of like having fun, only different." [via]
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The Gentleman in the Parlour: A Record of a Journey from Rangoon to Haiphongby Somerset MaughamISBN 0405078366 (0-405-07836-6)
Softcover, Ayer Co Pub
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The Great Hill Stations of Asiaby Barbara CrossetteISBN 0465014887 (0-465-01488-7)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Great Hill Stations of Asia'Book summary:Upon arriving in India, the first English settlers found the humid, unforgiving climate almost unbearable. Malaria, cholera, and dysentery ravaged their beleaguered ranks, making the average life span for both men and women no more than 30 years. To escape these epidemics, they found refuge in the temperate climate of the hills. Above the clouds, Europeans built numerous hill stations, not just in India, but also in Burma, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Indonesia. From the luxury of these curious establishments, they ruled their colonies with imperial aplomb.
Colonialism lapsed and the foreigners were eventually expelled from these countries, yet the hill stations still remain. In early 1997, Barbara Crossette, the United Nations bureau chief for the New York Times, embarked upon an ambitious journey through Asia to visit the hill stations that still function as tourist attractions. Part travel narrative, part historical retrospective, Crossette's book eloquently depicts each region's history, politics, religion, and economics in a series of thoughtful reports. Crosette is also careful to demonstrate that these areas today are not exclusive to European tourists, but for the most part are frequented by the indigenous population. For example, 10,000 Indian tourists--mostly prosperous middle-class families--visit Kodaikanal daily, one of many hill stations that flourish today.
Crosette points out that far from being derided as symbols of imperialism, the hill stations have come to embody, for middle-class Asians, the same obsession with social standing that occupied their former colonizers. This entertaining and informative book should be regarded as essential reading for anyone planning a journey into Asia. --Jeremy Storey [via]
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Gulliver's Travelsby Jonathan SwiftISBN 0451527321 (0-451-52732-1)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gulliver's Travels'Book summary:From the preeminent prose satirist in the English language, a great classic recounting the 4 remarkable journeys of ship's surgeon Lemuel Gulliver. For children it remains an enchanting fantasy; for adults, a witty parody of political life in Swift's time and a scathing send-up of manners and morals in 18th-century England.[via]More editions of Gulliver's Travels:
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Softcover, Dover Pubns - Gulliver's Travels: ISBN 0448060108 (0-448-06010-8)
Hardcover, Price Stern Sloan - Gulliver's Travels: ISBN 0460050184 (0-460-05018-4)
Hardcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd - Gulliver's Travels: ISBN 0440333083 (0-440-33308-3)
Softcover, Bantam Books - Gulliver's Travels: ISBN 0451522192 (0-451-52219-2)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - Gulliver's Travels: ISBN 0460871161 (0-460-87116-1)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub - Gulliver's Travels: ISBN 0448058103 (0-448-05810-3)
Hardcover, Grosset & Dunlap - Gulliver's Travels: ISBN 0451511697 (0-451-51169-7)
Hardcover, New Amer Library - Gulliver's Travels: ISBN 0517466112 (0-517-46611-2)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub - Gulliver's Travels: ISBN 0451527321 (0-451-52732-1)
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A House in Baliby Colin McPheeISBN 0404167667 (0-404-16766-7)
Hardcover, Ams Pr Inc
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A Hundred And One Daysby Asne Seierstad, Ingrid ChristophersenISBN 0465076017 (0-465-07601-7)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Hundred And One Days'Book summary:For one hundred and one days Asne Seierstad worked as a reporter in Baghdad. Always in search of a story far less obvious than the American military invasion, Seierstad brings to life the world behind the headlines in this compelling- and heartbreaking-account of her time among the people of Iraq. From the moment she first arrived in Baghdad on a ten-day visa, she was determined to unearth the modern secrets of an ancient place and to find out how the Iraqi people really live. What do people miss most when their world changes overnight? What do they choose to say when they can suddenly say what they like? Seierstad reveals what life is like for everyday people under the constant threat of attack- first from the Iraqi government and later from American bombs. Displaying the novelist's eye and lyrical storytelling that have won her awards around the world, Seierstad here brings to life an unforgettable cast of characters, from foreign press apparatchik Uday, to Zahra, a mother of three, to Aliya, the guide and translator who becomes a friend. Putting their trust in a European woman with no obvious agenda, these and other Iraqis speak for themselves, to tell the stories we never see on the evening news.[via]More editions of A Hundred And One Days:
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A Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad Journalby Asne Seierstad, Ingrid ChristophersenISBN 0465076009 (0-465-07600-9)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad Journal'Book summary:From January until April 2003for one hundred and one daysÅsne Seierstad worked as a reporter in Bagdad for Scandinavian, German, and Dutch media. Through her articles and live television coverage she reported on the events in Iraq before, during, and after the attacks by the American and British forces.But Seierstad was after a story far less obvious than the military invasion. From the moment she arrived in Baghdad Seierstad was determined to understand the modern secrets of an ancient place and to find out how the Iraqi people really live. In A Hundred and One Days, she introduces us to daily life under the constant threat of attackfirst from the Iraqi government and later from American bombs. Moving from the deafening silence of life under Hussein to the explosions that destroyed the power supply, the water supply, and security, Seierstad sets out to discover: What happens to people when the dam bursts? What do they choose to say when they can suddenly say what they like? What do they miss most when their world changes overnight?Displaying the novelists eye and lyrical storytelling that have won her awards around the world, Seierstad here brings to life an unforgettable cast of characters to tell the stories we never see on the evening news. The only woman in the world to cover both the fall of Kabul in 2001 and the bombings of Baghdad in 2003, Åsne Seierstad has redefined war reporting with her mesmerizing book.[via]More editions of A Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad Journal:
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Iberiaby James A. MichenerISBN 0449207331 (0-449-20733-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Iberia'Book summary:"Massive, beautiful...Unquestionably some of the best writing on Spain...The best that Mr. Michener has ever done on any subject...Stunning...Memorable."
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Here, in the fresh, vivid prose that is James Michener's trademark, is the real Spain as he experiences it. He not only reveals the celebrated Spain of bullfights and warror kings, painters and processions, cathedrals and olive orchards; he also shares the intimate, often hidden Spain he has come to know, where toiling peasants and their honest food, the salt of the shores and the oranges of the inland fields, the congeniality of living souls and the dark weight of history conspire to create a wild, contradictory, passionately beautiful land, the mystery called Iberia. [via]More editions of Iberia:
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Incidents of Travel in Yucatanby John StephensISBN 0486209261 (0-486-20926-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Incidents of Travel in Yucatan'Book summary:[via]Volume 1 of 2-volume set. Classic (1843) exploration of jungles of Yucatan, looking for evidences of Maya civilization. Extensive accounts of 44 Maya sites as well as of Yucatan folkways, manners, dress, ceremonies, amusements all of which makes this a great travel book. Total in set: 127 engravings. 1 map.More editions of Incidents of Travel in Yucatan:
The Island of the Colorblindby Oliver SacksISBN 0517278952 (0-517-27895-2)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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The Kindness of Strangers : Pennilness Across Americaby Mike McIntyreISBN 0425154556 (0-425-15455-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountainsby Isabella L. BirdISBN 0486428036 (0-486-42803-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Land of a Thousand Hills: My Life in Rwandaby A. H. Halsey, Rosamond Halsey CarrISBN 0452282020 (0-452-28202-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Land of a Thousand Hills: My Life in Rwanda'Book summary:If you enjoyed Out of Africa and West with the Night, here's another amazing woman's story of her adventurous African life. Rosamond Halsey Carr left her job as a young New York City fashion illustrator in the 1940s to join her hunter-explorer husband in the Belgian Congo; after their divorce, she decided to stay on in neighboring Rwanda as the manager of a flower plantation. For the next 50 years she lived an extraordinary life, witnessing the fall of colonialism, the loss of her friend Dian Fossey, and the relentless clashes between the Hutus and the Tutsis. Although this book includes a poignant insider's account of the events surrounding the horrific 1994 genocide, it also provides a beautiful portrait of the Rwanda that was--and still is. After being evacuated during the genocide, Carr returned to Rwanda and, at age 82, rebuilt her home from the ground up, intent on opening a home for some 100 orphaned children.
Carr's humble tenacity and bold strength animate her historical, cultural, and personal accounts. Arriving in Africa in 1949, she witnesses the traditions of the royal Tutsi dynasty, sails up the Congo to camp in pygmy villages, encounters leopards, mingles with European aristocrats, finds and loses love, and lives through Congo independence and civil war. Her passion for the country and its people makes for a life story that is both tragic and hopeful, and full of interesting details that animate the spirit of Rwanda. --Kathryn True [via]
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Longshotby Dick FrancisISBN 0399135812 (0-399-13581-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Longshot'Book summary:"Fast-paced, meticulously plotted...Nobody sets up a mystery better than Dick Francis."
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Travel writer John Kendall didn't think he was doing anything too out of the ordinary when he tramped off to rural England for an interview with a successful race horse trainer. Soon enough, however, Kendall realizes that completing the book will be tricky at best. In fact, the perils described in his survival manuals pale next to the dangers in rural England....
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Maine Woodsby Henry David ThoreauISBN 0404595839 (0-404-59583-9)
Hardcover, AMS Press
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Margaret Powell's London Seasonby Margaret PowellISBN 0432118047 (0-432-11804-7)
Hardcover, P. Davies
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Oregon Trailby Francis ParkmanISBN 0486424804 (0-486-42480-4)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Oregon Trail'Book summary:Francis Parkman was a 23-year-old scion of a prominent Boston family when he decided to write the history of the struggle of French and English for domination of the North American continent. In order to learn firsthand about the Indians of the Plains, he prepared himself with guides, supplies, and information, setting out from Westport, Missouri, in spring 1846 and returning that September. From that trip emerged one of the seminal books of American literature, The Oregon Trail.[via] -
The Origin of Species: Library Editionby Charles Robert Darwin, Julian HuxleyISBN 0451529065 (0-451-52906-5)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Origin of Species: Library Edition'Book summary:The Origin of Species sold out on the first day of its publication in 1859. It is the major book of the nineteenth century, and one of the most readable and accessible of the great revolutionary works of the scientific imagination.
The Origin of Species was the first mature and persuasive work to explain how species change through the process of natural selection. Upon its publication, the book began to transform attitudes about society and religion, and was soon used to justify the philosophies of communists, socialists, capitalists, and even Germany's National Socialists. But the most quoted response came from Thomas Henry Huxley, Darwin's friend and also a renowned naturalist, who exclaimed, "How extremely stupid not to have thought of that!" [via]More editions of The Origin of Species: Library Edition:
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The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or, the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Lifeby Charles DarwinISBN 0486450066 (0-486-45006-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On the Origin of Species: By Means of Natural Selection or The Preservation of FAvoured RAces in the Struggle for Life'Book summary:According to Wikipedia: "Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist. After becoming eminent among scientists for his field work and inquiries into geology, he proposed and provided scientific evidence that all species of life have evolved over time from one or a few common ancestors through the process of natural selection. The fact that evolution occurs became accepted by the scientific community and the general public in his lifetime, while his theory of natural selection came to be widely seen as the primary explanation of the process of evolution in the 1930s, and now forms the basis of modern evolutionary theory. In modified form, Darwin?s scientific discovery remains the foundation of biology, as it provides a unifying logical explanation for the diversity of life." [via]
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OUR FINAL HOUR: A Scientist's warning How Terror, Error, and Environmental Disaster Threaten Humankind's Future in This Century--On Earth and Beyondby Martin ReesISBN 0465068634 (0-465-06863-4)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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- Our Final Century: A Scientist's Warning How Terror, Error, and Environmental Disaster Threaten Humankind's Future in This Century - on Earth and Beyond: ISBN 0434008095 (0-434-00809-5)
Hardcover, Heinemann - Our Final Hour: A Scientist's Warning How Terror, Error, and Environmental Disaster Threaten Humankind's Future in This Century--On Earth and Beyond: ISBN 0465068626 (0-465-06862-6)
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- Our Final Century: A Scientist's Warning How Terror, Error, and Environmental Disaster Threaten Humankind's Future in This Century - on Earth and Beyond: ISBN 0434008095 (0-434-00809-5)
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Our Hearts Were Young and Gayby Cornelia Otis SkinnerISBN 0396024017 (0-396-02401-7)
Hardcover, Dodd Mead
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Our Hearts Were Young and Gay'Book summary:Actress Cornelia Otis Skinner and journalist Emily Kimbrough offer a lighthearted, hilarious memoir of their European tour in the 1920s, when they were fresh out of college from Bryn Mawr. [via]
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Passionate Quests: Five Modern Women Travellersby Sonia MelchettISBN 0434703109 (0-434-70310-9)
Hardcover, Heinemann
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Portofinoby Frank SchaefferISBN 0425149811 (0-425-14981-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Prairyerthby William Least Heat MoonISBN 039563752X (0-395-63752-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Prairyerth: (A Deep Map)by William Least Heat MoonISBN 039592569X (0-395-92569-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Quest for Kim: In Search of Kipling's Great Gameby Peter HopkirkISBN 0472086340 (0-472-08634-0)
Softcover, Univ of Michigan Pr
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A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asiaby Frederick BurnabyISBN 040503010X (0-405-03010-X)
Hardcover, Ayer Co Pub
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Roughing Itby Mark TwainISBN 0451524071 (0-451-52407-1)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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Sailing Alone Around the Worldby Joshua SlocumISBN 0486203263 (0-486-20326-3)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Sarum: Curriculum Unitby Edward RutherfurdISBN 0449000729 (0-449-00072-9)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Sarum: The Novel of Englandby Edward RutherfurdISBN 051756338X (0-517-56338-X)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sarum: The Novel of England'Book summary:[This is Part 1 of a 2-part Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.]
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In Sarum, Edward Rutherfurd weaves a compelling saga of five English families whose fates become intertwined over the course of centuries. While each family has its own distinct characteristics, the successive generations reflect the changing character of Britain. We become drawn not only into the fortunes of the individual family members, but also the larger destinies of each family line.
Meticulously researched and epic in scope, Sarum covers the entire sweep of English civilization: from the early hunters and farmers, the creation of Stonehenge, the dawn of Christianity, and the Black Death; through the Reformation, the wars in America, the Industrial Age, and the Victorian social reforms; up through the World War II invasion of Normandy and the modern-day concerns of a once-preeminent empire. [via]More editions of Sarum: The Novel of England:
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A Sentimental Journey and Other Writingsby Laurence Sterne, Tom KeymerISBN 0460873369 (0-460-87336-9)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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Sentimental Journey Through France and Italyby L. SterneISBN 0486434737 (0-486-43473-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Take Big Bites: Adventures Around The World And Across The Tableby Linda EllerbeeISBN 0425209733 (0-425-20973-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Thomas Cook: 150 Years of Popular Tourismby Piers BrendonISBN 0436199939 (0-436-19993-9)
Hardcover, Secker & Warburg
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Three Men in a Boatby Jerome Klapka JeromeISBN 0460001183 (0-460-00118-3)
Hardcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dogby Jerome K. JeromeISBN 0486451100 (0-486-45110-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Three Men in a Boat: (to Say Nothing of the Dog)by Jerome Klapka JeromeISBN 046002504X (0-460-02504-X)
Softcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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Three Weeks With My Brotherby Nicholas Sparks, Micah SparksISBN 0446694851 (0-446-69485-1)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Trading With the Enemy: A Yankee Travels Through Castro's Cubaby Tom MillerISBN 0465086780 (0-465-08678-0)
Softcover, Basic Books
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Travelers to an Antique Land: The History and Literature of Travel to Greeceby Robert EisnerISBN 0472082205 (0-472-08220-5)
Softcover, University of Michigan Press
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Travels in Arabia Deserta.by Charles Montagu DoughtyISBN 0486238253 (0-486-23825-3)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Travels in Arabia Deserta: Selected Passagesby Edward Garnett, Charles M. DoughtyISBN 0486431584 (0-486-43158-4)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Travels With Myself and Anotherby Martha GellhornISBN 0396077366 (0-396-07736-6)
Hardcover, Dodd, Mead
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Two Years Before the Mastby Richard Henry DanaISBN 0451527593 (0-451-52759-3)
Softcover, Signet
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Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrativeby Richard Henry DanaISBN 0486458024 (0-486-45802-4)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Venice : The Four Seasonsby Lisa St. Aubin De TeranISBN 0517589591 (0-517-58959-1)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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Waiting for Fidelby Christopher HuntISBN 0395868866 (0-395-86886-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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A Walk Across Americaby Peter JenkinsISBN 0449204553 (0-449-20455-3)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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With his own feelings echoing the disillusionment of his whole generation, Peter Jenkins set out with his dog Cooper to walk across America and find out what his country was really about. Along the way, Jenkins' faith and pride in his country -- and himself -- were tested and ultimately restored. Yours will be too as you read his amazing story. [via]More editions of A Walk Across America:
Writes of Passage: Reading Travel Writingby Derek Gregory, James DuncanISBN 0415160138 (0-415-16013-8)
Hardcover, Routledge
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