Chris Haddon

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

California

An Inspirational Guide to Classic Cars

Cars are frequently an expression of their owners' personalities and the wealth of examples included here along with their owners' stories are testament to the importance many of us attach to safeguarding this personal space while making it our public face. my cool classic car features 40 vehicles from around the world, including the small but perfectly formed Fiat 500, the Bavarian Goggomobil, Willys WW2 Jeep, the Plymouth Belvedere with its extraordinary trademark wings, the popular and trustworthy Morris Minor and the Mini, the design success of the 1960s. The book also includes details of extraordinary journeys (some short and some long) that some of these cars have made – London to Mexico; 2000-mile round trips to Italy; and forgotten time capsules untouched for decades along with heartwarming stories of how a car has become a priceless part of the family. The book uses high-quality, stylish photography to capture the beauty of these cars set against attractive backdrops. The photography focuses on the design specifics which have earned these cars the label 'classic'. The owners' stories and accompanying vehicle notes (which explain the influence of car design on the wider design community) offer interesting insights as well as inspiration to the design conscious.

My Cool Classic Car

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Dean Smith

Gerald D. Bell

John Kilgo

Roy Williams

Light staining on edges of pages as pictured. Doesn’t reach the text. 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Leadership Lessons from a Life in Coaching

“Coach taught me the game. . . . He's like a second father to me.” —Michael Jordan “Dean Smith epitomizes what a coach can be-teacher, counselor, mentor, example, friend.” —Bill Bradley “He's a better coach of basketball than anyone else.” —John Wooden For forty years, Dean Smith coached the University of North Carolina basketball team with unsurpassed success. Now, in The Carolina Way, he explains his coaching philosophy and shows readers how to apply it to the leadership and team-building challenges they face in their own lives. In his wry, sensible, wise way, Coach Smith takes us through every aspect of his program, illustrating his insights with vivid stories. Accompanying each of Coach Smith’s major points is a “Player Perspective” from a former North Carolina basketball star and an in-depth “Business Perspective” from Gerald D. Bell, a world-renowned leadership consultant and a professor at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. The keystones of Coach Smith’s coaching philosophy are widely applicable and centrally relevant to building successful teams of any kind.

The Carolina Way

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Reese Palley

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

How to Cross a Big Ocean in a Small Sailboat

This book is written in the hope that those timid of the deep oceans might have fears allayed and thus be encouraged to set sail across the wine dark seas of the world. Reese Palley, by his own account a sailor of no great skill, has managed to circle the globe, taking fifteen years to do so, without serious happenstance. If he can do it, then the basest amateur, armed with the simplest of information and a small, sturdy boat, should be able to follow in his wake.

There Be No Dragons

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Steph Cha

Never read copy but sat on shelf for a while so minor wear on top and bottom of spine. 

A Novel

"[A] suspense-filled page-turner." --Viet Thanh Nguyen, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for The Sympathizer "A touching portrait of two families bound together by a split-second decision." --Attica Locke, Edgar-Award winning author of Bluebird, Bluebird A Best Book of the Year Wall Street Journal ? Chicago Tribune ? Buzzfeed ? South Florida Sun-Sentinel ? Book Riot ? LitHub ? BOLO Books A powerful and taut novel about racial tensions in Los Angeles, following two families--one Korean-American, one African-American--grappling with the effects of a decades-old crime In the wake of the police shooting of a black teenager, Los Angeles is as tense as it's been since the unrest of the early 1990s. But Grace Park and Shawn Matthews have their own problems. Grace is sheltered and largely oblivious, living in the Valley with her Korean-immigrant parents, working long hours at the family pharmacy. She's distraught that her sister hasn't spoken to their mother in two years, for reasons beyond Grace's understanding. Shawn has already had enough of politics and protest after an act of violence shattered his family years ago. He just wants to be left alone to enjoy his quiet life in Palmdale. But when another shocking crime hits LA, both the Park and Matthews families are forced to face down their history while navigating the tumult of a city on the brink of more violence.

Your House Will Pay

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S. E. Hinton

Jodi Picoult

Small fold on front corner in top right. Light marks on external corners of pages. Interior is pristine. 

Celebrate the 50th anniversary (April, 2017) of a landmark coming-of-age American novel with a Penguin Classics edition featuring an introduction by Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister's Keeper. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read First published in 1967, S. E. Hinton's novel was an immediate phenomenon. Today, with more than eight million copies sold, The Outsiders continues to resonate with its powerful portrait of the bonds and boundaries of friendship. In Ponyboy's world there are two types of people. There are the Socs, the rich society kids who get away with anything. Then there are the greasers, like Ponyboy, who aren't so lucky. Ponyboy has a few things he can count on: his older brothers, his friends, and trouble with the Socs, whose idea of a good time is beating up greasers. At least he knows what to expect-until the night things go too far. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Outsiders

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Tom Standage

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The bestselling author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses charts the enlightening history of humanity through the foods we eat.

More than simply sustenance, food historically has been a kind of technology, changing the course of human progress by helping to build empires, promote industrialization, and decide the outcomes of wars. Tom Standage draws on archaeology, anthropology, and economics to reveal how food has helped shape and transform societies around the world, from the emergence of farming in China by 7500 b.c. to the use of sugar cane and corn to make ethanol today. An Edible History of Humanity is a fully satisfying account of human history.

An Edible History of Humanity

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Joshua Slocum

Some marks on outside of pages as shown. Interior of the book is unaffected. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Sailing Alone Around the World

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Michael Farquhar

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A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year

National Geographic and author Michael Farquhar uncover an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune, and unadulterated mayhem tied to every day of the year. From Caligula's blood-soaked end to hotelier Steve Wynn's unfortunate run-in with a priceless Picasso, these 365 tales of misery include lost fortunes (like the would-be Apple investor who pulled out in 1977 and missed out on a $30 billion-dollar windfall), romance gone wrong (like the 16th-century Shah who experimented with an early form of Viagra with empire-changing results), and truly bizarre moments (like the Great Molasses Flood of 1919). Think you're having a bad day? Trust us, it gets worse.

Bad Days in History

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George. Orwell

Russell Baker

Tea Obreht

Cover is a bit dirty and a couple of dog eared pages. 

75th Anniversary Edition

Animal Farm

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Rosemary Sutcliff

The Story of the Iliad

Retells the story of the Trojan War, from the quarrel for the golden apple, and the flight of Helen with Paris, to the destruction of Troy.

Black Ships Before Troy

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Bob Pflugfelder

Steve Hockensmith

One very small dent in front cover (pictured) is the only thing keeping this from being in like new condition. 

A Mystery with Sun-Powered Gadgets You Can Build Yourself

Super-smart kid inventors Nick and Tesla Holt have outsmarted crooks, spies, and kidnappers. This time they attempt to crack their biggest mystery yet- where the heck are their parents? With the help of their eccentric Uncle Newt, the twin sleuths trace the clues to their missing Mom and Dad, scientists who've been working on solar power reserch for a clandestine government project. But they'll need all their wits, and an assortment of homemade solar gadgets, to outsmart the criminal mastermind who's trying to turn solar power into a secret weapon.

Nick and Tesla's Solar-Powered Showdown

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Colin Woodard

Very minor wear on corners and front cover has one small crease. 

A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America

• A New Republic Best Book of the Year • The Globalist Top Books of the Year • Winner of the Maine Literary Award for Non-fiction • Particularly relevant in understanding who voted for who in this presidential election year, this is an endlessly fascinating look at American regionalism and the eleven “nations” that continue to shape North America According to award-winning journalist and historian Colin Woodard, North America is made up of eleven distinct nations, each with its own unique historical roots. In American Nations he takes readers on a journey through the history of our fractured continent, offering a revolutionary and revelatory take on American identity, and how the conflicts between them have shaped our past and continue to mold our future. From the Deep South to the Far West, to Yankeedom to El Norte, Woodard (author of American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good) reveals how each region continues to uphold its distinguishing ideals and identities today, with results that can be seen in the composition of the U.S. Congress or on the county-by-county election maps of any hotly contested election in our history.

American Nations

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E. B. White

Small cut with scissors on back cover and few pages as pictured. Doesn’t impact readability at all. 

Charlotte's Web (Spanish Edition)

Éstas son las palabras que se encuentran en la telaraña de Carlota, en lo alto del establo. Su telaraña expresa lo que ella siente por un cerdito llamado Wilbur, así como los sentimientos de una niñallamada Fern ... quien también quiere a Wilbur. El amor de ambas ha sido compartido por millones de lectores.

Telaraña de Carlota

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Joe Ide

NOMINATED FOR THE 2017 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVELNOMINATED FOR THE 2017 ANTHONY AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL One of the Best Books of 2017 - The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Times Book Review, Amazon A resident of one of LA's toughest neighborhoods uses his blistering intellect to solve the crimes the LAPD ignores. East Long Beach. The LAPD is barely keeping up with the neighborhood's high crime rate. Murders go unsolved, lost children unrecovered. But someone from the neighborhood has taken it upon himself to help solve the cases the police can't or won't touch. They call him IQ. He's a loner and a high school dropout, his unassuming nature disguising a relentless determination and a fierce intelligence. He charges his clients whatever they can afford, which might be a set of tires or a homemade casserole. To get by, he's forced to take on clients that can pay. This time, it's a rap mogul whose life is in danger. As Isaiah investigates, he encounters a vengeful ex-wife, a crew of notorious cutthroats, a monstrous attack dog, and a hit man who even other hit men say is a lunatic. The deeper Isaiah digs, the more far reaching and dangerous the case becomes.

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Gordon Korman

Nobody understands Wallace Wallace. This reluctant school football hero has been suspended from the team for writing an unfavorable book report on Old Shep, My Pal. But Wallace won't tell a lie-he hated every minute of the book! Why does the dog in every classic novel have to croak at the end? After Wallace refuses to do a rewrite, his English teacher, who happens to be directing the school play of Old Shep, My Pal, forces him to go to the rehearsals as punishment. Although Wallace doesn't change his mind, he does end up changing the play . . . into a rock-and-roll rendition, complete with Rollerblades and a moped! ". . . [E]veryone comes out a winner." -Booklist "Korman's humorous novel will endear it to readers who wonder, Why does the dog always die?" -The ReadingTeacher

No More Dead Dogs

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Kate Milford

Small bends on corners of spine, otherwise great condition. 

The Left-Handed Fate

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James Ponti

Series title extrapolated from hardcover edition.

Framed!

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Small tear on the spine and some wear on the cover as pictured. 

The first book in the action-packed trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman is perfect for fans of Stranger Things and James Patterson. 

Eli Frieden has never left Serenity, New Mexico...why would he ever want to? Then one day, he bikes to the edge of the city limits and something so crazy and unexpected happens, it changes everything.

Eli convinces his friends to help him investigate further, and soon it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems in Serenity. The clues mount to reveal a shocking discovery, connecting their ideal crime-free community to some of the greatest criminal masterminds ever known.

The kids realize they can trust no one--least of all their own parents.

Masterminds

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Stuart Gibbs

By the same author as the Spy School books. 

Has wear on the outside and along the spine as pictured. Also a couple of dogeared pages. 

Twelve-year-old Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt Fitzroy has murder on his hands and trouble on his tail. He believes that Henry, the hippopotamus at the brand-new FunJungle, has been murdered. The zoo’s top brass claim the hippo went belly up the natural way, but Teddy and his feisty friend Summer McCraken have other ideas. Could the culprit be FunJungle’s animal-hating head of operations? Or is it FunJungle’s owner—Summer’s dad—a man who is much more concerned about money than animal welfare? The deeper Teddy and Summer dig, the more danger they’re in—because when it comes to hippo homicide, the truth can’t be caged!

Belly Up

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James Patterson

Chris Grabenstein

The Kidds--treasure hunting family extraordinaire--are heading to China, on a journey that will lead them beyond the Great Wall and into the underbelly of Berlin. Bick and Beck Kidd are desperately trying to secure the ancient Chinese artifact that will buy their mother's freedom from renegade pirates. But when the kidnappers force them to locate an even greater treasure--priceless paintings stolen by Nazis, the Kidds must rely on their own cunning and experience to outwit the criminals, all while their mom's life is on the line.

Treasure Hunters: Secret of the Forbidden City

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Henry Gilbert

Beautiful copy of the Tales of King Arthur. 

Tales of King Arthur

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David Stabler

Back cover has some marks as pictured. Otherwise the book is in excellent condition. 

Fun book for children to learn about how famous scientists grew up. 

True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars

Kid Scientists

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Nonfiction book geared toward children that tells of the real childhoods of famous artists throughout history. 

This copy is in excellent condition. Very minor wear on the cover. 

True Tales of Childhood from Creative Legends

Forget the awards, the sold-out museum exhibitions, and the timeless masterpieces. When the world's most celebrated artists were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you!

Kid Artists

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Excellent condition - no marks or bending to the pages and only extremely light scuffing on the cover. 

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