James Ellroy

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Georgia

A Novel

A massive novel of World War II Los Angeles. The crowning work of an American master.

It is January, 1942. Torrential rainstorms hit L.A. A body is unearthed in Griffith Park. The cops rate it a routine dead-man job. They're grievously wrong. It's a summons to misalliance and all the spoils of a brand-new war.

Elmer Jackson is a corrupt Vice cop. He's a flesh peddler and a bagman for the L.A. Chief of Police. Hideo Ashida is a crime-lab whiz, caught up in the maelstrom of the Japanese internment. Dudley Smith is an LAPD hardnose working Army Intelligence. He's gone rogue and gone all-the-way Fascist. Joan Conville was born rogue. She's a defrocked Navy lieutenant and a war profiteer to her core.

They've signed on for the dead-man job. They've got a hot date with History. They will fight their inner wars within The War with unstoppable fury.

This Storm

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My personal copy for 30 years. Seldom handled because I have the stories in other books

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

35 year retrospective 

Essential Ellison 

Chuck Palahniuk

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Narrated by Mr. 72, Mr. 137, and Mr. 600 as they await their turn on camera, a novel about the role of pornography in contemporary life follows porn queen Cassie Wright, who plans to break the record for serial fornication with six hundred men on camera.

Snuff

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John Prados

Missing cd #5. Has a radio documentary on White House calls instead. Otherwise excellent I’m slipcase 

Eavesdropping on the President

The White House Tapes

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No dust wrapper, but a solid good condition. 1976 printing hardcover trade of this legendary work

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Roots

Nice first edition first print hardcover from 1986. Good hard Sf

Heart of the Comet

Superb copy just shy of new condition.  Circa 1970

The Tower Treasure Hardy Boys #1

Max Allan Collins

From closed store stock. It’s a new cooy

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

O'Sullivan and his son are still on the run from Al Capone after Michael Jr. witnessed a mob murder. Michael and his son seek vengeance for the death of Michael's wife and younger son by robbing banks along the way and disrupting Capone's cashflow. However, they are still being pursued by dangerous bounty hunters, and their paths are destined to cross again in a hail of gunfire!

Road to Perdition Book 02: on the Road

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The basis for the major motion picture, ROAD TO PERDITION is an enthralling crime noir story of revenge, morality and family loyalty. Michael OSullivan is a deeply religious family man who works as an Irish mob familys chief enforcer. But after his elder son witnesses one of his fathers hits, the godfather orders the death of OSullivans entire family. Barely surviving an encounter that takes his wife and younger son, OSullivan and his remaining child embark on a dark and violent mission of retribution against his former boss. Featuring accurate portrayals of Al Capone, Frank Nitti and Eliot Ness, this book offers a poignant look at the relationship between a morally-conflicted father and his adolescent son who both fears and worships him.

Road to Perdition

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Charles Bukowski

One corner front cover bumped, otherwise cleaner than good grade. Author of Barfly, Ham on Rye, etc

Factotum

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Steve Martin

1st print of this hilarious look at Steve’s movie life
As new, a spare copy I accidentally bought for our house 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions

** New York Times Bestseller **

Number One Is Walking is Steve Martin's cinematic legacy--an illustrated memoir of his legendary acting career, with stories from his most popular films and artwork by New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss.

Steve Martin has never written about his career in the movies before. In Number One Is Walking, he shares anecdotes from the sets of his beloved films--Father of the Bride, Roxanne, The Jerk, Three Amigos, and many more--bringing readers directly into his world. He shares charming tales of antics, moments of inspiration, and exploits with the likes of Paul McCartney, Diane Keaton, Robin Williams, and Chevy Chase. Martin details his forty years in the movie biz, as well as his stand-up comedy, banjo playing, writing, and cartooning, all with his unparalleled wit.

With gorgeously illustrated cartoons and single-panel "diversions" in Steve and Harry's signature style, Number One Is Walking is full of the everyday moments that make up a movie star's life, capturing Steve Martin's singular humor and acclaimed career in film. The perfect gift from the team who brought you the #1 New York Times bestseller A Wealth of Pigeons.

Number One Is Walking

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1st pb edition. Light reading west. Not ex library. No smoke odor 

Demon Night

Sue Grafton

1st in series. Good condition used paperback 

When Laurence Fife was murdered, few cared. Plenty of people in Santa Teresa had reason to want him dead, including his wife Nikki. Eight years later and out on parole Nikki Fife hires Kinsey Millhone to find out who really killed her husband.

A Is for Alibi

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Sci fi erotica. With a cyberpunk twist. As new copy

Tales of the Velvet Comet 4

Eros at Nadir

Philip Dick

Some paper tanning, but excellent condition ovrrall

1992 Vintage Press 1st print of this edition

After the defeat of the Allies during World War II, the United States is divided up and ruled by the Axis powers

The Man in the High Castle

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John Lewis

Andrew Aydin

As new copy of first print of John Lewis’s life story, and the Selma March!

1st printing 

Welcome to the stunning conclusion of the award-winning and best-selling MARCH trilogy. Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil rights movement, joins co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell to bring the lessons of history to vivid life for a new generation, urgently relevant for today's world.

March: Book Three

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Hayao Miyazaki

Great condition trade pb. Autobiography of Studio Ghibli master!

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Japan's most popular filmmaker speaks on life, love, and the world of anime.

The Starting Point...of the Greatest Career in Animation HistoryIn the first two decades of his career, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies. Starting Point is a collection of essays, interviews, and memoir that go back to the roots of Miyazaki's childhood, the formulation of his theories of animation, and the founding of Studio Ghibli.Before directing such acclaimed films as Spirited Away, Miyazaki was just another salaried animator, but with a vision of his own. Follow him as he takes his first steps on the road to success, experience his frustrations with the manga and animation industries that often suffocate creativity, and realize the importance of bringing the childhood dreams of the world to life.Starting Point: 1979-1996 is not just a chronicle of the life of a man whose own dreams have come true, it is a tribute to the power of the moving image.

In the first two decades of his career, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies. Starting Point is a collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that go back to the roots of Miyazaki's childhood, the formulation of his theories of animation, and the founding of Studio Ghibli.

Before directing such acclaimed films as Spirited Away, Miyazaki was just another salaried animator, but with a vision of his own. Follow him as he takes his first steps on the road to success, experience his frustrations with the manga and animation industries that often suffocate creativity, and realize the importance of bringing the childhood dreams of the world to life.

Starting Point: 1979-1996 is not just a chronicle of the life of a man whose own dreams have come true, it is a tribute to the power of the moving image.

Starting Point: 1979-1996

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Crazy “generic cover” 1979 Leisure Books sf collection 
Contains a Conan story 

Beyond the Gates of Dream

Time Wars 9

Lilliput Legion

Margaret Anne Barnes

Crazy true history of a wicked town in Alabama 

1st print

Writer Barnes tells the story of a corrupt, crime-ridden city, examining events that unfolded during 1916-1955. Phenix City had been a 19th-century refuge from law enforcement for 120 years until three men in succession challenged the status quo. To reconstruct the story the author draws on notes and private papers of the principals and investigators; depositions, trial transcripts, and court records; daily newspaper coverage; and transcripts of wire-tapped recordings of the city's gamblers and politicians. No index or bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Tragedy/Triumph of Phenix City

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D. L. Hughley

Doug Moe

Signed  And Other Advice from White People

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS FINALIST

"Hilarious yet soul-shaking." --Black Enterprise

The fearless comedy legend--one of the "Original Kings of Comedy"--hilariously breaks down the wisdom of white people, advice that has been killing black folks in America for four hundred years and counting.



200 years ago, white people told black folks, "'I suggest you pick the cotton if you don't like getting whipped." Today, it's "comply with police orders if you don't want to get shot." Now comedian/activist D. L. Hughley-one the Original Kings of Comedy-confronts and remixes white people's "advice" in this "hilarious examination of the current state of race relations in the United States" (Publishers Weekly).

In America, a black man is three times more likely to be killed in encounters with police than a white guy. If only he had complied with the cop, he might be alive today, pundits say in the aftermath of the latest shooting of an unarmed black man. Or, Maybe he shouldn't have worn that hoodie ... or, moved more slowly ... not been out so late ... Wait, why are black people allowed to drive, anyway?

This isn't a new phenomenon. White people have been giving "advice" to black folks for as long as anyone can remember, telling them how to pick cotton, where to sit on a bus, what neighborhood to live in, when they can vote, and how to wear our pants. Despite centuries of whites' advice, it seems black people still aren't listening, and the results are tragic.

Now, at last, activist, comedian, and New York Times bestselling author D. L. Hughley offers How Not to Get Shot, an illustrated how-to guide for black people, full of insight from white people, translated by one of the funniest black dudes on the planet. In these pages you will learn how to act, dress, speak, walk, and drive in the safest manner possible. You also will finally understand the white mind. It is a book that can save lives. Or at least laugh through the pain.

Black people: Are you ready to not get shot! White people: Do you want to learn how to help the cause? Let's go!

How Not to Get Shot

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Good in worn jacket. 1st US edition hardcover. Some page tanning. Jacket has wear. Not ex lib

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