Michael G. Ankerich

Minor cover scratching/sticker residue and worn edge on front (see photos)

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Virginia

The Lives, Careers, and Misfortunes of 14 Hard-Luck Girls of the Silent Screen

"We were like dragonflies. We seemed to be suspended effortlessly in the air, but in reality, our wings were beating very, very fast." - Mae Murray "It is worse than folly for persons to imagine that this business is an easy road to money, to contentment, or to that strange quality called happiness." - Bebe Daniels "A girl should realize that a career on the screen demands everything, promising nothing." - Helen Ferguson In Dangerous Curves Atop Hollywood Heels, author Michael G. Ankerich examines the lives, careers, and disappointments of 15 silent film actresses, who, despite the odds against them and warnings to stay in their hometowns, came to Hollywood to make names for themselves in the movies. On the screen, these young hopefuls became Agnes Ayres, Olive Borden, Grace Darmond, Elinor Fair, Juanita Hansen, Wanda Hawley, Natalie Joyce, Barbara La Marr, Martha Mansfield, Mae Murray, Mary Nolan, Marie Prevost, Lucille Ricksen, Eve Southern, and Alberta Vaughn. Dangerous Curves follows the precarious routes these young ladies took in their quest for fame and uncovers how some of the top actresses of the silent screen were used, abused, and discarded. Many, unable to let go of the spotlight after it had singed their very souls, came to a stop on that dead-end street, referred to by actress Anna Q. Nilsson as, Hollywood's Heartbreak Lane. Pieced together using contemporary interviews the actresses gave, conversations with friends, relatives, and co-workers, and exhaustive research through scrapbooks, archives, and public records, Dangerous Curves offers an honest, yet compassionate, look at some of the brightest luminaries of the silent screen. The book is illustrated with over 150 photographs.

Dangerous Curves Atop Hollywood Heels

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Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Fans of Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone will love this second book in the Ma'evra trilogy by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes about loyalty, power, and the rules of survival.

Sixteen-year-old Kadee is proud to be a part of the Obsidian guild, whose members refuse to bow to anyone in Midnight-including the vampires who claim to rule this world and the shapeshifter royals who obey them. She knows firsthand what it's like to live with the Shantel and serpiente, and she'll never forgive these shapeshifters for taking her from her real father as a sick and frightened human child. Fortunately, Kadee is the master of her own life and decisions now, but some of the choices she's made to protect her Obsidian family-and one of her peers in the guild-have begun to haunt her.

How much is one life worth, and when is the price too much to pay?

Bloodkin

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Nakatani Nio

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

A light novel spin-off for the hit yuri manga and anime series Bloom Into You! Saeki Sayaka has always been an old soul—serious and reserved, preferring to focus on her studies rather than make friends. Until, that is, a romantic confession from another girl in middle school turns her carefully ordered world upside down. Though none of her classes have prepared her for this, Saeki must now come to terms with her sexuality in this gentle, coming-of-age novel about grappling with first love, growing up, and relating to other people.

Bloom into You (Light Novel): Regarding Saeki Sayaka Vol. 1

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Michael Ankerich

The Perilous Journeys of 25 Actresses Through Early Hollywood (Hardback)

"I've been away so long that nothing matters now. I went home to die, but I wasn't that fortunate." Edwina Booth "He who enters Hollywood leaves self--the real self--behind. It is the land of Let's Pretend, and the hardest acting is done off screen." Herbert Howe, writer "From the peak of fame to the brink of almost hopeless despair--that's my story of Hollywood." Alice Lake You survived Dangerous Curves 'atop Hollywood Heels, Michael G. Ankerich's 2010 book about ill-fated actresses of the silent screen, but are you ready for his companion book, Hairpins and Dead Ends: The Perilous Journeys of 25 Actresses Through Early Hollywood? Hairpins and Dead Ends takes you on a hair-raising rollercoaster ride through a time when Hollywood was surrounded by orange groves, not concrete jungles, and into the intimate lives of 25 beauties, ambitious nobodies who wanted to be somebodies. Several became twinkling stars, while others settled as serial queens, slapstick vamps, bathing beauties, western heroines, and everything in between. While many young hopefuls abandoned their quest for fame and returned home disappointed, here are the stories of women who stayed, often to a bitter and tragic end brought on by drugs, booze, and suicide. Through his meticulous research, that included interviews with relatives of the actresses, Ankerich takes you into the dark side of Tinseltown, a world of dope rings, whorehouses, gin joints, and other gritty hellholes some called home. Lavishly illustrated with over 160 photographs, many from family scrapbooks, Hairpins and Dead Ends uncovers a world that offered passion and imagination, but functioned on illicit love, domineering mothers, desperation, greed, abuse, and discrimination. The screen images of these 25 dazzling beauties were fleeting shadows. Their personal passions and struggles in real life held more drama than any role they clamored to play. These ladies make up the ghosts of Hollywood's past.

Hairpins and Dead Ends

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Auri Hirao

When it comes to idol group ChamJam, Eripiyo is the oldest -- and perhaps only -- fan of Maina Ichii. Despite Eripiyo's enthusiastic support, Maina is the least popular member of the group, but that doesn't deter Eripiyo, even though she spends so much of her money that she only has a single outfit of her own. But her love for Maina doesn't waver, even though she knows she might never be noticed for it!

If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die, Volume 1

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Matt Groening

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

In Lisa Simpson’s Guide to Geek Chic, Springfield’s most sensitive student reveals the secrets of being a misunderstood geek goddess. The geeks have inherited the earth . . . And Springfield’s most outspoken and overlooked middle child, Lisa Simpson, is here to tell you why! So what does it matter that you don’t run with the popular crowd? You control the trends and tastes of popular culture. Who cares if you aren’t part of a clique? Your idiosyncratic style is now très chic. So what if you’re not very social? You’re tech savvy drives all social media. There’s no need to lay low in nerd anonymity. You are the smartest person in the room, and it’s time to fulfill your dork destiny! Copyright © 2015 by Matt Groening Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. The Simpsons™, created by Matt Groening, is the copyrighted and trademarked property of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

Lisa Simpson's Guide to Geek Chic

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Sarah E. White

Learn How to Draw Kawaii Vampires, Zombies, Ghosts, Skeletons, Monsters, and Other Cute, Creepy, and Gothic Creatures

"Get your sketchbook ready--it's time to take your drawing skills to the next level with Drawing spooky chibi! A comprehensive guide with easy to follow instructions, useful tips, and handy practice pages, this latest installment in the Drawing chibi series will have you oohing and awwing at a number of creepy creatures and malicious monsters, including: black cats, killer clowns, scary dolls, Frankenstein's monster, witches and wizards, Cthulu. Whether you're a budding artist or a drawing master, Drawing spooky chibi makes drawing your favorite creatures of the night in anime style fun and easy!"--Back cover.

Drawing Spooky Chibi

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Mosoko Miyatsuki

Tsubura Kadomaru

Create Your Own Adorable Mini Characters (over 1,000 Illustrations)

Expressive eyes, oversized heads and doll-like cuteness--chibi are beloved in the world of manga! Beginner's Guide to Drawing Manga Chibi Girls shows artists of all ages and abilities how to create their own kawaii characters in six, easy-to-follow lessons. Step-by-step instructions walk you through the basics every aspiring artist needs to learn, like body proportions and facial expressions. Once you've mastered those, learn how to add different hats, hairstyles and costumes to your chibi girls or pose them in fun positions--from jumping for joy to hugging a friend. This all-in-one guide includes everything you need to start drawing these adorably exaggerated manga characters: Photo-illustrated tutorials let you look over the authors' shoulders as they create original chibi characters from scratch, right before your eyes! Before-and-after comparisons help you pinpoint mistakes and avoid common pitfalls Step-by-step progressions that help you master a range of head-to-body ratios and create charming figures that pop off the page Professional manga artists and chibi experts Mosoko Miyatsuki and Tsubura Kadomaru guide you through the drawing process and essential steps as your characters take shape. Follow along as they offer a trove of tips and examples, which help you to track and assess your progress. Before you know it, you'll be creating super cute chibi girls all on your own!

Beginner's Guide to Drawing Manga Chibi Girls

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Yoai

A Complete Beginner Course in Drawing Manga Cuties + Their Chibis

Learn all the basics on how to draw an anime character and their cute, colorful, and expressive chibi counterpart from popular anime artist and instructor Yoai.

Anime + Chibi Art Class

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Tara A. Devlin

The Most Haunted Locations in Japan: Volume One

Reikan

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The Most Haunted Locations in Japan

Reikan vol 2

JAPANESE EDITION! Purchased in Japan in 2016 right after publication.

Tokyo Ghoul :re vol 4

Baffling Japanese Internet Mysteries

Bankai vol 2

Some shiny spots on the cover (see photo)

Bankai vol 1

Kafka Asagiri

Bianca Pistillo

Sango Harukawa

Kevin Gifford

Mafia troubles abound for the Armed Detective Agency!


Atsushi has rescued Kyouka Izumi, an unwilling Port Mafia
assassin, but with a body count in the double digits, can Kyouka's crimes be forgiven? Meanwhile, a captured Dazai comes face-to-face with the man who detests him more than anyone else alive--his ex-partner in crime, Chuuya Nakahara! Can Atsushi and Dazai overcome their Mafia woes, or is the writing on the wall for both of them?



Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 3

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Regaining consciousness after nearly losing his life to Akutagawa, Atsushi is paralyzed by the thought of bringing more death and destruction down on the heads of his companions at the Armed Detective Agency and vows to run away. But before he can make good on his resolution, the Mafia sends Ryuurou Hirotsu of the merciless Black Lizard squad to storm their offices! Between the bomb-tossing Motojirou Kajii and the demure, kimono-wearing Kyouka Izumi, will the Mafia's literary giants close the book on Atsushi and the Armed Detective Agency for good?!

Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 2

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two tiny ripped edges on the spine (see photos)! I never even noticed until I started going over the volume with a fine tooth comb for selling, so they definitely aren't obvious

Having been kicked out of the orphanage, a despairing young man by the name of Atsushi Nakajima rescues a strange man from a suicide attempt--Osamu Dazai. Turns out that Dazai is part of an armed-detective agency staffed by individuals whose supernatural powers take on a literary bent!



Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 1

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Julie Jackson

50 F*cking Clever Designs for Your Sassy Side

Shares fifty cross-stitch patterns that express snarky sentiments, and includes four font designs and a discussion of basic techniques.

Subversive Cross Stitch

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David J. Lu

Page 147-8 is loose, and there is highlighting throughout

A Documentary History

Provides documents to show business practices during the Tokugawa period. Presents documents that cover the full spectrum of political, economic, and diplomatic as well as cultural and intellectual history of pre-modern Japan.

Japan: a Documentary History: V. 1: the Dawn of History to the Late Eighteenth Century

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Stickers from uses bookstore still attached. I flipped through it and only saw minimal marking or highlighting (all on the chapter headings- see photo)

Covering the full spectrum of political, economic, diplomatic as well as cultural and intellectual history, this classroom resource offers insight not only into the past but also into Japan's contemporary civilization. This volume (the second of two) covers from the late 18th century up to 1995.

Japan: a Documentary History: Vol 2: the Late Tokugawa Period to the Present

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Good nonfiction book about Japanese History

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

A Journey through Old Japan

Remnants of Days Past

Liza Mundy

The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II

The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the American women who secretly served as codebreakers during World War II--a "prodigiously researched and engrossing" (New York Times) book that "shines a light on a hidden chapter of American history" (Denver Post). Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment.

Code Girls

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Kayla Cottingham

When transfer student Finch Chamberlin and popular senior Selena St. Clair accidentally wake something terrifying and ancient in the depths of their school, they must work together to stop the horror they unleashed before it consumes the town.

My Dearest Darkest

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Piper CJ

Pre-order now and receive the stunning LIMITED EDITION while supplies last - featuring gorgeous sprayed edges. The deities you call aren't always the ones who answer. Marlow needs to believe she's crazy. The alternative would mean embracing the gift--or curse--shared by her mother and grandmother: she can see angels and demons, including a dark and haunting entity who's been with Marlow her entire life. At least, she believes that's all he is until a fae from the Nordic pantheon strolls into her life and informs her that she's been sharing a bed with the Prince of Hell. A Prince who's now gone missing. Before she knows it, Marlow is deeply entangled in a centuries-old war, stumbling straight into a battleground between mighty beings of myth and legend from powerful pantheons around the world. And who will come out on top may just depend on her and the love she never dared to believe in.

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