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Alice's Adventure in Wonderlandby Lewis Carroll, Mervyn Peake, Will SelfISBN 1582341745 (1-58234-174-5)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice's Adventure in Wonderland'Book summary:Source of legend and lyric, reference and conjecture, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is for most children pure pleasure in prose. While adults try to decipher Lewis Carroll's putative use of complex mathematical codes in the text, or debate his alleged use of opium, young readers simply dive with Alice through the rabbit hole, pursuing "The dream-child moving through a land / Of wonders wild and new." There they encounter the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, the Mock Turtle, and the Mad Hatter, among a multitude of other characters--extinct, fantastical, and commonplace creatures. Alice journeys through this Wonderland, trying to fathom the meaning of her strange experiences. But they turn out to be "curiouser and curiouser," seemingly without moral or sense.
For more than 130 years, children have reveled in the delightfully non-moralistic, non-educational virtues of this classic. In fact, at every turn, Alice's new companions scoff at her traditional education. The Mock Turtle, for example, remarks that he took the "regular course" in school: Reeling, Writhing, and branches of Arithmetic-Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision. Carroll believed John Tenniel's illustrations were as important as his text. Naturally, Carroll's instincts were good; the masterful drawings are inextricably tied to the well-loved story. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Alice's Adventure in Wonderland/Through the Looking-Glassby Lewis CarrollISBN 1582342229 (1-58234-222-9)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice's Adventure in Wonderland/Through the Looking-Glass'Book summary:Carroll's classic stories reunited with Peake's celebrated illustrations, restored for the first time to their original glory.[via]
In the 1940s, Gormenghast trilogy author Mervyn Peake was commissioned to produce a series of seventy pen-and-ink drawings to accompany Lewis Carroll's two classics, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Previously admired for his illustrations of Treasure Island and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Peake set to work, producing such luminous, eccentric images that Graham Greene would later refer to him as 'the first artist since Tenniel to recast Alice in a contemporary mould.'
In these editions, Peake's marvelous illustrations, many of them originally drawn on poor quality wartime paper, have been meticulously reproduced as they were meant to be seen. Thanks to a combination of old-fashioned craft and cutting-edge computer technology, the delightful images shine for the first time in over two decades alongside Carroll's fantastically eccentric text. With introductions by modern literary masters Will Self and Zadie Smith, these beautifully designed and printed books are the perfect gift for adults and children alike.More editions of Alice's Adventure in Wonderland/Through the Looking-Glass:
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderlandby Dalmatian Press StaffISBN 1577595505 (1-57759-550-5)
Hardcover, Dalmatian Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'Book summary:Lewis Carroll Dalamatian Press Adapted Classic [via]
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Amelia: A Life of the Aviation Legendby Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. DillonISBN 157488199X (1-57488-199-X)
Softcover, Potomac Books Inc
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America's Victory: Library Editionby David W. ShawISBN 1574091875 (1-57409-187-5)
Softcover, Sheridan House Inc
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Americans at Warby Stephen E. AmbroseISBN 1578060265 (1-57806-026-5)
Hardcover, Univ Pr of Mississippi
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The Beachby Alex GarlandISBN 1573226521 (1-57322-652-1)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Beach'Book summary:In our ever-shrinking world, where popular Western culture seems to have infected every nation on the planet, it is hard to find even a small niche of unspoiled land--forget searching for pristine islands or continents. This is the situation in Alex Garland's debut novel, The Beach. Human progress has reduced Eden to a secret little beach near Thailand. In the tradition of grand adventure novels, Richard, a rootless traveler rambling around Thailand on his way somewhere else, is given a hand-drawn map by a madman who calls himself Daffy Duck. He and two French travelers set out on a journey to find this paradise.
What makes this a truly satisfying novel is the number of levels on which it operates. On the surface it's a fast-paced adventure novel; at another level it explores why we search for these utopias, be they mysterious lost continents or small island communes. Garland weaves a gripping and thought-provoking narrative that suggests we are, in fact, such products of our Western culture that we cannot help but pollute and ultimately destroy the very sanctuary we seek [via]
The Big Hunger: Stories 1932-1959by John Fante, Stephen CooperISBN 1574231200 (1-57423-120-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Big Hunger: Stories 1932-1959'Book summary:Published here for the first time, this text presents a collection of recently-discovered stories by John Fante.
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The Big Hunger: Stories 1932-1959by Stephen Cooper, John FanteISBN 1574231227 (1-57423-122-7)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Blue Bloodby Edward ConlonISBN 1573222666 (1-57322-266-6)
Hardcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blue Blood'Book summary:As a Harvard graduate and regular writer for the New Yorker, Edward Conlon is a little different from most of his fellow New York City cops. And the stories he tells in his compelling memoir Blue Blood are miles away from the commonly told Hollywood-style police tales that are always action packed but rarely tethered to reality. While there is action here, there's also political hassle, the rich and often troubling history of a department not unfamiliar with corruption, and the day to day life of people charged with preserving order in America's largest city. Conlon's book is, in part, a memoir as he progresses from being a rookie cop working the beat at troubled housing projects to assignments in the narcotics division to eventually becoming a detective. But it's also the story of his family history within the enormous NYPD as well as the evolving role of the police force within the city. Conlon relates the controversies surrounding the somewhat familiar shoo! ting of Amadou Diallou and the abuse, at the hands of New York cops, of Abner Louima. But being a cop himself, Conlon lends insight and nuance to these issues that could not possibly be found in the newspapers. And as an outstanding writer, he draws the reader into that world. In the book's most remarkable passage, Conlon tells of the grim but necessary work done at the Fresh Kills landfill, sifting through the rubble and remains left in the wake of the World Trade Center attacks on 9/11 (a section originally published in The New Yorker). In many ways, Blue Blood comes to resemble the world of New York City law enforcement that Conlon describes: both are expansive, sprawling, multi-dimensional, and endlessly fascinating. And Conlon's writing is perfectly matched to his subject, always lively, keenly observant, and possessing a streetwise energy. --John Moe [via]
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The Brooklyn Novels: Summer in Williamsburg, Homage to Blenholt, Low Companyby Daniel Fuchs, Jonathan LethemISBN 157423210X (1-57423-210-X)
Softcover, Black Sparrow Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Brooklyn Novels: Summer in Williamsburg, Homage to Blenholt, Low Company'Book summary:These three novels of the 1930s constitute an American classic. In their own way, they do for the Jewish immigrants of Brooklyn what Studs Lonigan did for the Irish of Chicago. So it is no surprise that, upon their first publication, Lonigan's creator welcomed them in a review for The Nation, praising Fuchs's keen eye, excellent ear for dialogue, and quick perception of the grotesque, the whimsical, the tragic. "I know of few novelists in America today," James T. Farrell said, "who possess Fuchs's natural talent and energy or his sense of life."
In his 80s Fuchs wrote: "I used to go on long walks . . . take in the street sights at night. I freely used the sights and happenings in the three novels I wrote in my 20s: Summer in Williamsburg (1934), Homage to Blenholt (1936), and Low Company (1937). . .I had 'ideas' for each of these books, but I soon tired of them, ideas being -- for me, at any rate -- unsatisfactory. I abandoned them. . .and devoted myself simply to the tenement: the life in the hallways, the commotion at the dumbwaiters, the assortment of characters in the building, their strivings and preoccupations, their troubles in the interplay of the sexes. There was always a ferment, slums or no slums. The slums didn't hold them down."
Time hasn't held down these novels, either. Like Joseph Mitchell's New York sketches of the same period, they are as alive today as the day they were first printed, as tropical-rainforest lush, as exuberant. What's true remains so, and Farrell spoke the truth back in 1937: there are still few novelists in America today who possess Fuchs's talent, his energy, his sense of life. [via]More editions of The Brooklyn Novels: Summer in Williamsburg, Homage to Blenholt, Low Company:
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The Causes of the Civil War: Institutional Failure or Human Blunder?by Trefousse Hans L.ISBN 1575242109 (1-57524-210-9)
Softcover, Krieger Pub Co
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Civilwarland in Bad Declineby George SaundersISBN 1573225797 (1-57322-579-7)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Civilwarland in Bad Decline'Book summary:George Saunders, a geophysicist, maps out magical realism with this short story collection. He puts an American spin on that sensibility in the sensationally good title tale, where things in a "Westworld"-like amusement park go extraordinarily wrong, but in ways in that make perfect sense to any denizen--or reader--in the modern world. CivilWarLand is hilarious, yet ultimately sad and moving--and isn't that life in a nutshell? And how can you resist any writer who cooks up titles as good as "Downtrodden Mary's Failed Campaign of Terror"? [via]
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The Color of Waterby James McBrideISBN 1573220221 (1-57322-022-1)
Hardcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Color of Water'Book summary:Order this book ... and please don't be put off by its pallid subtitle, A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother, which doesn't begin to do justice to the utterly unique and moving story contained within. The Color of Water tells the remarkable story of Ruth McBride Jordan, the two good men she married, and the 12 good children she raised. Jordan, born Rachel Shilsky, a Polish Jew, immigrated to America soon after birth; as an adult she moved to New York City, leaving her family and faith behind in Virginia. Jordan met and married a black man, making her isolation even more profound. The book is a success story, a testament to one woman's true heart, solid values, and indomitable will. Ruth Jordan battled not only racism but also poverty to raise her children and, despite being sorely tested, never wavered. In telling her story--along with her son's--The Color of Water addresses racial identity with compassion, insight, and realism. It is, in a word, inspiring, and you will finish it with unalloyed admiration for a flawed but remarkable individual. And, perhaps, a little more faith in us all. [via]
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The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Motherby James McBrideISBN 1573225789 (1-57322-578-9)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother'Book summary:Order this book ... and please don't be put off by its pallid subtitle, A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother, which doesn't begin to do justice to the utterly unique and moving story contained within. The Color of Water tells the remarkable story of Ruth McBride Jordan, the two good men she married, and the 12 good children she raised. Jordan, born Rachel Shilsky, a Polish Jew, immigrated to America soon after birth; as an adult she moved to New York City, leaving her family and faith behind in Virginia. Jordan met and married a black man, making her isolation even more profound. The book is a success story, a testament to one woman's true heart, solid values, and indomitable will. Ruth Jordan battled not only racism but also poverty to raise her children and, despite being sorely tested, never wavered. In telling her story--along with her son's--The Color of Water addresses racial identity with compassion, insight, and realism. It is, in a word, inspiring, and you will finish it with unalloyed admiration for a flawed but remarkable individual. And, perhaps, a little more faith in us all. [via]
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Conspiracy Theories in American History: An Encyclopediaby Peter KnightISBN 1576078124 (1-57607-812-4)
Hardcover, Abc-Clio Inc
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Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Andrew Jay Hoffman, Rudolph PalaisISBN 1578400090 (1-57840-009-0)
Softcover, Acclaim Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Crime and Punishment'Book summary:For 50 years Classic Illustrated books have provided an introduction to the world's greatest works of literature. Brilliantly recolored and reprinted as lively study guides for high school and college students, these books feature essays on the author, background, theme, characters and significance of the work. What does it take to drive a man to madness? How much pressure, poverty, and misery can a young man endure before he commits an unspeakable crime? Once the Russian student Raskolnikov looks into the face of terror, can he ever find redemption? And if he does, will he deserve it? (Digest) [via]
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Crimson Sky: The Air Battle for Koreaby John R. BruningISBN 1574881582 (1-57488-158-2)
Hardcover, Potomac Books Inc
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The Crucial Era: The Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945by Gerald D. NashISBN 1577660226 (1-57766-022-6)
Softcover, Waveland Pr Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Crucial Era: The Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945'Book summary:The years between 1929 and 1945 were some of the most fateful and decisive in the history of the United States. America set a host of precedents, establishing patterns that were followed for four decades. Two major issues provided the main challenges of the era: domestic depression and foreign war. This volume helps readers understand the lasting impact of the Great Depression and World War II on the American people and to recognize that these two events irrevocably altered the political, economic, social, and cultural life of the nation and its people. [via]
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Desolation Angelsby John KerouacISBN 1573225053 (1-57322-505-3)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Desolation Angels'Book summary:With the publication of On the Road in 1957, Jack Kerouac became at once the spokesman and hero of the Beat Generation. Along with such visionaries as William S. Burroughs, Neal Cassady, and Allen Ginsberg, Kerouac changed the face of American literature, igniting a counterculture revolution that even now, decades later, burns brighter than ever in Desolation Angels.[via]
In one of the major cinematic events of 2012, Jack Kerouac's legendary Beat classic, On the Road, finally hits the big screen. Directed by Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries; Paris, Je T'Aime) and with a cast of some of Hollywood's biggest young stars, including Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga), Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kirsten Dunst, Amy Adams (Julie & Julia, The Fighter), Tom Sturridge, and Viggo Mortensen (the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Road), the film will attract new fans who will be inspired by Kerouac's revolutionary writing.More editions of Desolation Angels:
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Drinking Coffee Elsewhere: Library Editionby Z. Z. PackerISBN 1573223786 (1-57322-378-6)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Drinking Coffee Elsewhere: Library Edition'Book summary:An outstanding debut story collection, Z.Z. Packer's Drinking Coffee Elsewhere has attracted as much book-world buzz as a triple espresso. Yet, surprisingly, there are no gimmicks in these eight stories. Their combination of tenderness, humor, and apt, unexpected detail set them apart. In the title story (published in the New Yorker's summer 2000 Debut Fiction issue), a Yale freshman is sent to a psychotherapist who tries to get her--black, bright, motherless, possibly lesbian--to stop "pretending," when she is sure that "pretending" is what got her this far. "Speaking in Tongues" describes the adventures of an Alabama church girl of 14 who takes a bus to Atlanta to try to find the mother who gave her up. Looking around the Montgomery Greyhound station, she wonders if it has changed much since the Reverend King's days. She "tried to imagine where the 'Colored' and 'Whites Only' signs would have hung, then realized she didn't have to. All five blacks waited in one area, all three whites in another." Packer's prose is wielded like a kitchen knife, so familiar to her hand that she could use it with her eyes shut. This is a debut not to miss. --Regina Marler [via]
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The Evolution Wars: A Guide to the Debatesby Michael RuseISBN 1576071855 (1-57607-185-5)
Hardcover, Abc-Clio Inc
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Fast N' Snappyby Pattie L. Schnetzler, Jane ManningISBN 1575055392 (1-57505-539-2)
Hardcover, Lerner Pub Group
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Forgotten Soldierby Guy SajerISBN 1574882864 (1-57488-286-4)
Softcover, Potomac Books Inc
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Fourth of July, Asbury Park: A History of the Promised Landby Daniel WolffISBN 1582345090 (1-58234-509-0)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury Publishing
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Fox's Earthby Anne Rivers SiddonsISBN 1574901508 (1-57490-150-8)
Hardcover, Thomas t Beeler
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The Government Vs. Erotica: The Siege of Adam & Eveby Philip D. Harvey, Nadine StrossenISBN 157392881X (1-57392-881-X)
Hardcover, Prometheus Books
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Harry Potter And the Philosopher's Stone: Scottish Gaelic Editionby J. K. RowlingISBN 158234681X (1-58234-681-X)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury USA
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanby J. K. RowlingISBN 1581306571 (1-58130-657-1)
Softcover, Novel Units
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'Book summary:This student packet features multiple-level reproducibles that offer solutions based on the latest reading strategies. The packet includes content-rich activity sheets, quizzes, and a final exam for direct student use. [via]
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Hey Nostradamus!by Douglas CouplandISBN 1582344159 (1-58234-415-9)
Softcover, Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
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I & Claudius: Travels With My Catby Clare De VriesISBN 1582341052 (1-58234-105-2)
Softcover, Bloomsbury Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I and Claudius: Travels with My Cat'Book summary:The question isn't, "What happens when a young British woman travels the southern United States with a 19-year-old cat?" The question is, "What happens when bad-news-in-stiletto-heels Clare de Vries does that?" The answer is unbridled hilarity. Pushing 30, De Vries is wallowing in an emotional void from the recent death of her mother when she arrives on the East Coast with her cat Claudius, a shipped-over sports car, and a fantasy of finding happiness in America. Her dreams are continually smashed: the car breaks down, the cat soon follows, and felicity is elusive as she encounters some of the most wacked-out creatures to ever call George Washington their founding father. The feisty troublemaker gets booted out of hotels, museums, parks, and planes for traveling with her feline friend, and is a chronic magnet for weirdness, be it in the form of felons, con men, psychics, or ghosts. The absurdity that De Vries calls her on-the-road life reaches only one high point in Vegas, when disguised as Cleopatra she ditches a stranger from whom she inadvertently borrowed, and immediately lost, $5,000. Interspersed within the insane and sometimes harrowing escapades that unfold on her six-month road trek are touching emotional insights about pets, loved ones, and solo travel that fill out what might otherwise be simply an entirely entertaining albeit madcap book. Graphic, sometimes shocking, and sarcastically hip, this is not a book for your cat-loving grandmother, but a wild example of what might happen when a young, slightly neurotic female overdosing on chutzpah heads out (nearly) alone to shake boredom from her life. In that goal at least, De Vries unabashedly succeeds. --Melissa Rossi [via]
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Immigration and Illegal Aliens: Burden or Blessingby Suzanne B. B.A. SquyresISBN 1573021008 (1-57302-100-8)
Softcover, Gale Group
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In Our Strange Gardensby Barbara Bray, Michel QuintISBN 1573229164 (1-57322-916-4)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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The Inscrutable Americansby Anurag MathurISBN 1577310241 (1-57731-024-1)
Softcover, New World Library
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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrellby Susanna ClarkeISBN 1582346038 (1-58234-603-8)
Softcover, Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell'Book summary:English magicians were once the wonder of the known world, with fairy servants at their beck and call; they could command winds, mountains, and woods. But by the early 1800s they have long since lost the ability to perform magic. They can only write long, dull papers about it, while fairy servants are nothing but a fading memory.
But at Hurtfew Abbey in Yorkshire, the rich, reclusive Mr Norrell has assembled a wonderful library of lost and forgotten books from England's magical past and regained some of the powers of England's magicians. He goes to London and raises a beautiful young woman from the dead. Soon he is lending his help to the government in the war against Napoleon Bonaparte, creating ghostly fleets of rain-ships to confuse and alarm the French.
All goes well until a rival magician appears. Jonathan Strange is handsome, charming, and talkative-the very opposite of Mr Norrell. Strange thinks nothing of enduring the rigors of campaigning with Wellington's army and doing magic on battlefields. Astonished to find another practicing magician, Mr Norrell accepts Strange as a pupil. But it soon becomes clear that their ideas of what English magic ought to be are very different. For Mr Norrell, their power is something to be cautiously controlled, while Jonathan Strange will always be attracted to the wildest, most perilous forms of magic. He becomes fascinated by the ancient, shadowy figure of the Raven King, a child taken by fairies who became king of both England and Faerie, and the most legendary magician of all. Eventually Strange's heedless pursuit of long-forgotten magic threatens to destroy not only his partnership with Norrell, but everything that he holds dear.[via]
Sophisticated, witty, and ingeniously convincing, Susanna Clarke's magisterial novel weaves magic into a flawlessly detailed vision of historical England. She has created a world so thoroughly enchanting that eight hundred pages leave readers longing for more.More editions of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell:
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbellyby Anthony BourdainISBN 158234082X (1-58234-082-X)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly'Book summary:Most diners believe that their sublime sliver of seared foie gras, topped with an ethereal buckwheat blini and a drizzle of piquant huckleberry sauce, was created by a culinary artist of the highest order, a sensitive, highly refined executive chef. The truth is more brutal. More likely, writes Anthony Bourdain in Kitchen Confidential, that elegant three-star concoction is the collaborative effort of a team of "wacked-out moral degenerates, dope fiends, refugees, a thuggish assortment of drunks, sneak thieves, sluts, and psychopaths," in all likelihood pierced or tattooed and incapable of uttering a sentence without an expletive or a foreign phrase. Such is the muscular view of the culinary trenches from one who's been groveling in them, with obvious sadomasochistic pleasure, for more than 20 years. CIA-trained Bourdain, currently the executive chef of the celebrated Les Halles, wrote two culinary mysteries before his first (and infamous) New Yorker essay launched this frank confessional about the lusty and larcenous real lives of cooks and restaurateurs. He is obscenely eloquent, unapologetically opinionated, and a damn fine storyteller--a Jack Kerouac of the kitchen. Those without the stomach for this kind of joyride should note his opening caveat: "There will be horror stories. Heavy drinking, drugs, screwing in the dry-goods area, unappetizing industry-wide practices. Talking about why you probably shouldn't order fish on a Monday, why those who favor well-done get the scrapings from the bottom of the barrel, and why seafood frittata is not a wise brunch selection.... But I'm simply not going to deceive anybody about the life as I've seen it." --Sumi Hahn [via]
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The Last Opium Denby Nick ToschesISBN 158234227X (1-58234-227-X)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Leonardo's Notebooksby Leonardo da Vinci, H. Anna SuhISBN 1579124577 (1-57912-457-7)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Leonardo's Notebooks'Book summary:Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) possessed arguably the greatest mind the world has ever known. Artist, draftsman, inventor, and philosopher, his contributions to modern society are profound and wide-reaching. Throughout his life, Leonardo kept dozens of notebooks, elegant studies on topics ranging from architecture to botany to philosophyindeed nearly anything of which the human imagination could conceive.
Leonardos Notebooks collects a variety of the most fascinating of these studies and compiles them into one monumental volume that demystifies his insights and clearly illustrates his ideas, experiments, and observations with hundreds of his original sketches, line drawings, and paintings. Topics include Anatomy and the Movement of the Human Figure; Botany and Landscape; Engineering and Military Engineering; Physical Sciences; Aerodynamics and Flight; Geographyand more. [via]More editions of Leonardo's Notebooks:
Lewis & Clark Trail: The Photo Journalby George ThomasISBN 1575100703 (1-57510-070-3)
Softcover, Pictorial Histories Pub Co
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A Light in the Windowby Jan KaronISBN 1574902555 (1-57490-255-5)
Softcover, Thomas t Beeler
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Light in the Window'Book summary:A Light in the Window is the second installment in this enormously popular series about a small-town rector, Father Tim, and the heartwarming cast of characters surrounding him. This time Father Tim, a lifelong bachelor, finds his heart distracted by his free-spirited neighbor Cynthia, but his stomach and the rectory cash box are distracted by Edith, a wealthy widow who is wooing the rector with love potion casseroles. At every turn, including when a brooding Irish cousin decides to move in, Father Tim must decide whether he will practice what he preaches.
Fans of the series say they long to buy real estate in Mitford, just so they can live next door to these funny and endearing characters and feel the embrace of such a loving community. But what author Jan Karon probably knows, and many readers are starting to figure out, is that the integrity and solid Christian values that these characters possess can be found in just about every neighborhood, and with inspiration like this book, anyone can build their own Mitford community. --Gail Hudson [via]
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Little House in the Big Woodsby Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth WilliamsISBN 1581180780 (1-58118-078-0)
Hardcover, Library Reproduction Services
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A Little Princessby Dalmatian Press StaffISBN 1577595599 (1-57759-559-9)
Hardcover, Dalmatian Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Little Princess'Book summary:Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett, Louise Colln, Jon Sayer, Publisher: Dalmatian Pr Keywords: children, classics, press, dalmatian, princess, little Pages: 182 Published: 2003-01 Language: English Category: Short Stories, Literature & Fiction, ISBN-10: 1577595599 ISBN-13: 9781577595595 Binding: Hardcover [via]
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Lord of the Fliesby William Golding, E. M. ForsterISBN 1573226122 (1-57322-612-2)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lord of the Flies'Book summary:William Golding's classic tale about a group of English schoolboys who are plane-wrecked on a deserted island is just as chilling and relevant today as when it was first published in 1954. At first, the stranded boys cooperate, attempting to gather food, make shelters, and maintain signal fires. Overseeing their efforts are Ralph, "the boy with fair hair," and Piggy, Ralph's chubby, wisdom-dispensing sidekick whose thick spectacles come in handy for lighting fires. Although Ralph tries to impose order and delegate responsibility, there are many in their number who would rather swim, play, or hunt the island's wild pig population. Soon Ralph's rules are being ignored or challenged outright. His fiercest antagonist is Jack, the redheaded leader of the pig hunters, who manages to lure away many of the boys to join his band of painted savages. The situation deteriorates as the trappings of civilization continue to fall away, until Ralph discovers that instead of being hunters, he and Piggy have become the hunted: "He forgot his words, his hunger and thirst, and became fear; hopeless fear on flying feet." Golding's gripping novel explores the boundary between human reason and animal instinct, all on the brutal playing field of adolescent competition. --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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The Lost Language Of Cranesby David LeavittISBN 1582345732 (1-58234-573-2)
Softcover, Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
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Set in the 1980s against the backdrop of a swiftly gentrifying Manhattan, The Lost Language of Cranes tells the story of twenty-five-year-old Philip, who realizes he must come out to his parents after falling in love for the first time with a man. Philip's parents are facing their own crisis: pressure from developers and the loss of their longtime home. But the real threat to this family is Philip's father's own struggle with his latent homosexuality, realized only in his Sunday afternoon visits to gay porn theaters. Philip's admission to his parents and his father's hidden life provoke changes that forever alter the landscape of their worlds.More editions of The Lost Language Of Cranes:
The Lost Scrapbookby Evan DaraISBN 1573660388 (1-57366-038-8)
Softcover, Fiction Collective Two, Incorporated
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The Minute Men: The First Fight-Myths and Realities of the American Revolutionby John R. GalvinISBN 1574880497 (1-57488-049-7)
Softcover, Potomac Books Inc
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Moonlight Chroniclesby D. PriceISBN 1580081711 (1-58008-171-1)
Softcover, Ten Speed Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moonlight Chronicles'Book summary:Our favorite freewheelin' scribe Dan Price's inaugural collection of vagabond musings, HOW TO MAKE A JOURNAL OF YOUR LIFE, was such a hit that we could hardly wait to bring out THE MOONLIGHT CHRONICLES. Dan's Moonlight Chronicles zines have long been a cult favorite of art, travel writing, and outdoor enthusiasts. This full-color book version picks up where the zines left off, following Dan as he ambles through the cafes, alleyways, and skyscrapers of New York City; hits the trail for a five-day hike in Hell's Canyon; and wanders through the Sierras, in the footsteps of kindred soul John Muir. Dan's spirited language and charming pictures remind you of the small joys of life and the fact that happiness abounds, just waiting to be discovered along the highways and byways of America. [via]
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The New York Times Page One: Major Events 1900-1997 As Presented in the New York Timesby New York TimesISBN 1578660068 (1-57866-006-8)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Odysseyby Homer, Homer Odyssey, Maurice A. Randall, Harley GriffithsISBN 1578400074 (1-57840-007-4)
Softcover, Acclaim Books
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Out To Canaanby Jan KaronISBN 1574901044 (1-57490-104-4)
Hardcover, Thomas t Beeler
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Out To Canaan'Book summary:Mix one part All Creatures Great and Small with two parts Lake Wobegon, sprinkle a little Anne of Green Gables and get: Mitford, the pinnacle of provincial life, where homespun wisdom, guarded tradition, and principled faith are the precepts of good living. Jan Karon, purveyor of so-called "gentle fiction," continues the series that began with At Home in Mitford, in Out to Canaan. The patriarch of the tightly bound community of Mitford, North Carolina, is Father Timothy Kavanaugh, a.k.a. legal counsel, psychologist, foster parent, headhunter, husband, political analyst, and rector of his congregation. He is always there to lend a helping hand, a kind word or bit of advice, which believe it or not, makes for an incredibly busy schedule in this quiet, country town.
Longtime mayor Esther Cunningham, revered for preserving the traditions of the town, finds a formidable foe in Mack Stroupe, a free-spending industrialist who stands for the two most reviled words in Mitford: change and development. If that isn't enough, a suspicious company called "Miami Development" wants to buy Sadie Baxter's home--a Mitford landmark--and turn it into a hoity-toity spa. Father Tim has his hands full again with Dooley, his foster child who is back from prep school for the summer. The good rector continues to doctor Dooley's troubled past by locating his siblings, Poohbaw and Jessie, and finding their alcoholic mother, Pauline, work. The plethora of intricately woven, cozy vignettes makes Out to Canaan a potpie of warm, country reading. --Rebekah Warren [via]
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Page One: The New York Times Major Events 1900-1998by New York Times StaffISBN 1578660327 (1-57866-032-7)
Hardcover, BBS Publishing Corporation
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Pastoraliaby George SaundersISBN 1573228729 (1-57322-872-9)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pastoralia'Book summary:In both his acclaimed debut, CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, and his second collection, Pastoralia, George Saunders imagines a near future where capitalism has run amok. Consumption and the service economy rule the earth. The Haves are grotesque beings, mutilated by their crass desires and impossible wealth. The Have Nots are no less crippled, both emotionally and physically, by their inferior status. It's a kind of Westworld scenario, but instead of robots, the serving wenches, bellboys, and extras are real people, all of them mercilessly indentured by the free market.
Sounds like bleak stuff, doesn't it? Yet Saunders handles his characters with grace and humor. In the title story, for example, a couple occupies a squalid corner of a human zoo, where they act out a parody of caveman times, communicating in grunts and hand motions (speaking is instantly punishable by the Orwellian management) and conducting their lives during 15-minute smoke breaks. In "Winky," a born loser (really, all of Saunders's characters are born losers) visits a self-help seminar, where he's encouraged to rid himself of all those people who are "crapping in your oatmeal." Exhilarated at the prospect of dumping his simple, crazy-haired, religion-besotted sister, he returns home to the bleak discovery that he needs her as much as she needs him. The protagonist of "Sea Oak" works as a stripper in an aviation-themed restaurant and lives next to a crack house with his unemployed sisters, their babies, and a sweet old maid of an aunt. The aunt dies, and then returns from the grave--not so sweet, now, and still decomposing--with strange powers and a sobering message:
You ever been in the grave? It sucks so bad! You regret all the things you never did. You little bitches are going to have a very bad time in the grave unless you get on the stick, believe me!
The characters and situations in the rest of Pastoralia are equally wretched. But Saunders rescues them from utter despair with a loving belief in the triumph of the human spirit: yes, things can always get worse, but worse is better than the cold dirt of the grave. And in the small space between wretchedness and death there is plenty of room for laughter, and even love. --Tod Nelson [via] -
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grantby Ulysses S. GrantISBN 1582181896 (1-58218-189-6)
Hardcover, Digital Scanning Inc
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Pray for Our Nation: Scriptural Prayers to Revive Our CountryISBN 157794254X (1-57794-254-X)
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Profiles in Courageby John F. KennedyISBN 1579120148 (1-57912-014-8)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Profiles in Courage'Book summary:The Illustrated Edition: The Pulitzer-Prize winning account of men of principle, integrity and bravery in American politics is now available in a handsome, illustrated format . Eight men who served in the United States Senate were selected by John F. Kennedy as models of virtue and courage under pressure. [via]
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Prozac Nationby Elizabeth WurtzelISBN 1573225126 (1-57322-512-6)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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The Red Badge of Courageby Stephen CraneISBN 1580495869 (1-58049-586-9)
Softcover, Prestwick House Inc
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The Russian Debutante's Handbookby Gary ShteyngartISBN 1573229881 (1-57322-988-1)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Russian Debutante's Handbook'Book summary:Vladimir Girshkin, a likeable Russian immigrant, searches for love, a decent job, and a credible self-identity in Gary Shteyngart's debut novel, The Russian Debutante's Handbook. With a doctor-father of questionable ethics and a manic, banker mother, Vladimir avoids his suburban parents and their desire that he pursue the almighty dollar as proof of success. Vladimir gets by as an immigration clerk, eking out a living in a cruddy New York City apartment while accumulating an array of quirky acquaintances, from a wealthy but disheveled old man (who claims his electric fan speaks to him) desperate for citizenship to Challa, a portly S/M queen. As a love interest, Challa is replaced by Francesca, a graduate student whose friends welcome Vladimir for the status he brings their bohemian clique, and whose parents encourage them to shack up (she lives at home) as visible proof she can maintain a steady relationship.
The Russian Debutante's Handbook is a quirky amalgam of dead-on American absurdities, albeit with somewhat stereotypical characters. While Vladimir flounders with how to improve his state, he becomes an expatriate in a trendy European city, becomes somewhat of a mobster himself, and generally has a good time. While many of the central characters remain elusively thin, Vladimir is a delight, and Shteyngart's wit is merciless: Russian women wear "wedding cakes of blond hair" and graduate students lounge in a bar "as if waiting for funding to appear." Reminiscent of Gogol and other Russian satirists, The Russian Debutante's Handbook is a genuine, sublime social commentary. --Michael Ferch [via]
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San Francisco Architecture: An Illustrated Guide to the Outstanding Buildings, Public Artworks, and Parks in the Bay Area of Californiaby Sally Woodbridge, Chuck Byrne, John M. WoodbridgeISBN 1580086748 (1-58008-674-8)
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Sarahby J. T. LeroyISBN 158234146X (1-58234-146-X)
Softcover, Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sarah'Book summary:Sarah is the story of the prodigal son recast in the carnivalesque world of the highway truck stop and its environs. The narrator, an androgynous twelve year old boy, idolizes his mother Sarah, a "lot lizard", or truck-stop whore. He leaves the safety of the lot-a perversely idyllic kingdom ruled by Gladening Grateful Etc., a benevolent pimp who sent one of his boys to chef's school to cook gourmet meals at the truckstop diner-on a quest to become as famous as his mother. Adopting her name and sex, "Sarah" stumbles into dangerous and fantastic worlds pocketed away in the West Virginian wilds. He hitches a ride to the famous luck-restoring Jack-a-lope, is mistaken for a saint and must prove himself by walking on water. When he is captured by LeLoup, Glad's violent rival, "Sarah"'s life is all but over. Will he perish at the hands of LeLoup, or will "Sarah" find his way home?[via]
J.T. LeRoy has created a hauntingly memorable world, strangely reminiscent of Lewis Carroll's Wonderland. Heartwarming as it is bizarre, beautiful and stunningly original, Sarah heralds the debut of an inimitable new talent. 
Scientists and the Development of Nuclear Weapons: From Fission to the Limited Test Ban Treaty, 1939-1963by Lawrence BadashISBN 1573925381 (1-57392-538-1)
Softcover, Prometheus Books
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Shadow of the Dragon: Vietnam's Continuing Struggle With China and Its Implications for U.S. Foreign Policyby Henry J. KennyISBN 1574884794 (1-57488-479-4)
Softcover, Potomac Books Inc
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Statistical Abstract of the United States 2000: The National Data BookISBN 1573110639 (1-57311-063-9)
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The Supreme Commander: The War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhowerby Stephen E. AmbroseISBN 1578062063 (1-57806-206-3)
Softcover, Univ Pr of Mississippi
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Theodore Ro0Sevelt and the Great White Fleet: American Sea Power Comes of Ageby Kenneth WimmelISBN 1574881531 (1-57488-153-1)
Hardcover, Potomac Books Inc
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Theodore Roosevelt and the Great White Fleet: American Sea Power Comes of Ageby Kenneth WimmelISBN 1574882392 (1-57488-239-2)
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These High, Green Hillsby Jan KaronISBN 1574901036 (1-57490-103-6)
Hardcover, Thomas t Beeler
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They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War IIby Brian Lanker, Nicole NewnhamISBN 1575000857 (1-57500-085-7)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Thirty Seconds over Tokyoby Ted LawsonISBN 1574885081 (1-57488-508-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thirty Seconds over Tokyo'Book summary:Ted W. Lawson's classic Thirty Seconds over Tokyo appears in an enhanced reprint edition on the sixtieth anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Japan. "One of the worst feelings about that time," Ted W. Lawson writes, "was that there was no tangible enemy. It was like being slugged with a single punch in a dark room, and having no way of knowing where to slug back." He added, "And, too, there was a helpless, filled-up, want-to-do-something feeling that [the Japanese] weren't coming - that we'd have to go all the way over there to punch back and get even." Which is what happened. Lawson gives a vivid eyewitness account of the unorthodox assignment that 85 intrepid volunteer airmen - the "Tokyo Raiders" - under the command of celebrated flier James H. Doolittle executed in April 1942. The plan called for sixteen B-25 twin-engine medium bombers of the Army Air Corps to take off from the aircraft carrier Hornet, bomb industrial targets in Japan, and land at airfields in China. While the raid came off flawlessly, completely surprising the enemy, a shortage of fuel caused by an early departure, bad weather, and dark-ness took a heavy toll of the raiders. For many, the escape from China proved a greater ordeal. Peter B. Mersky provides new information on the genesis of the raid, places it into the context of the early operations against Japan, and updates Ted Lawson's biography. [via]
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This Kind of War: The Classic Korean War Historyby T.R. FehrenbachISBN 1574883348 (1-57488-334-8)
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Three Apples Fell from Heavenby Micheline Aharonian MarcomISBN 1573229156 (1-57322-915-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Three Men of Boston : Leadership and Conflict at of the American Revolutionby John R. GalvinISBN 1574881116 (1-57488-111-6)
Softcover, Potomac Books, Incorporated
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The Two-Ocean War: A Short History of the United States Navy in the Second World Warby Samuel Eliot MorisonISBN 1578660033 (1-57866-003-3)
Softcover, BBS Publishing Corporation
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Fully illustrated with 35 photographs and 54 charts and maps of key engagements, this is a blazing record of the action from Pearl Harbor to the long war of attrition between submarines and convoys in the Atlantic, through Midway and Guadalcanal, to the invasion of continental Europe, to Okinawa, Leyte, and the final grudging surrender of the Japanese. Morison's narrative is rich enough to reveal all levels of each wartime encounter, dramatizing the strategic arguments that went on between Churchill and King, between MacArthur and Nimitz, as well as highlighting the glory of individual feats of arms. "The Two-Ocean War" is a truly outstanding contribution to military history. [via]
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Using Government Information Sources: Electronic and Printby Jean L. Sears, Marilyn K. MoodyISBN 1573562882 (1-57356-288-2)
Hardcover, Oryx Pr
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When All The World Was Young: A Memoirby Barbara HollandISBN 1582345252 (1-58234-525-2)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Yosemite National Park: A Personal Discoveryby Ardeth HuntingtonISBN 1580710352 (1-58071-035-2)
Softcover, Gem Guides Book Co
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Harrius Potter Et Philosophi Lapis / Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stoneby J. K. RowlingISBN 1582348251 (1-58234-825-1)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury USA
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Ancient Greek Editionby J. K. RowlingISBN 158234826X (1-58234-826-X)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury USA
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