Rumer Godden

From The New York Review Children’s Collection- a hardback with paper boards and distinctive red cloth quarter bound spines. Sadly due to rising publication costs, these cloth spines are being phased out and replaced with paper ones, so the cloth binding will soon be harder to find. The pages inside are quite crisp and new-looking except for the unfortunate orange highlighting on page 245 (pictured). Otherwise I might have listed it as Very Good.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Texas

An Episode of Sparrows

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David Arnold

It’s a good copy, but I tagged it as “Fair” mainly because of that crease you can see on the bottom left of the back cover. This title is often on high school required reading lists. This is a good reading copy to carry around. I’ll include a nice bookmark or 2  ; )

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

'Sparkling, Startling, Laugh-Out-loud' Wall Street Journal

A story of the difficulties we face and the strength we find to overcome them, perfect for fans of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, and JUNO.

'At last, a Kerouacian adventure for teenage girls' INDEPENDENT

When her parents unexpectedly divorce, Mim Malone is dragged from her beloved home in Ohio to the 'wastelands' of Mississippi, where she lives in a haze of medication with her dad and new (almost certainly evil) stepmom.

But when Mim learns her real mother is ill back home, she escapes her new life and embarks on a rescue mission aboard a Greyhound bus, meeting an assortment of quirky characters along the way.

And when her thousand-mile journey takes a few turns she could never see coming, Mim must confront her own demons, redefining her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane...

Praise for Mosquitoland:

'A funny, gutsy, straight-talking heroine with a distinctive voice, whose company is a blast of fresh air'
DAILY MAIL

'A joy'
INDEPENDENT, Best YA novels of 2015

'Fresh and often very endearing'
SUNDAY HERALD

'Heartwarming, heartbreaking and hilarious'
USA TODAY

'[A] sparkling, startling, laugh-out-loud debut novel'
WALL STREET JOURNAL

'[A] captivating first novel... illuminating'
WASHINGTON POST

'[A novel that] bucks the usual classifications and stands defiantly alone'
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

Mosquitoland

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Mike Lindell

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

From Crack Addict to CEO

"What Are the Odds? From Crack Addict to CEO, is a memoir written by Mike Lindell describing his entrepreneurial journey and how he overcame addiction to build one of America's most successful brands. Woven throughout the book are themes of a "what are the odds" outlook, as well as hope, and an unwavering spirit to never give up. Foreword by Dr. Ben Carson. About Mike Lindell: Mike Lindell is the inventor and CEO of MyPillow, Inc. The Minnesota based company has been in business for more than a decade and sold more than 46 million pillows. He is a philanthropist giving millions of dollars to help those in need, including starting the Lindell Recovery Network that helps people struggling with addiction. Lindell is also an evangelist who does speaking engagements nationwide." -- Amazon.

What Are the Odds?

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Heidi E. Y. Stemple

Jane Yolen

A preowned copy with excellent appearance. The last photo shows a slight crease at the top of the dust jacket, which is the only reason I haven’t described the condition as Like New.

An Unsolved Mystery from History

In this spine-tingling book from the nonfiction An Unsolved Mystery from History picture book series, journey to colonial America and discover the enduring mystery of the missing Roanoke Colony. In 1587 John White was chosen by Sir Walter Raleigh to lead a new colony at Roanoke off the Atlantic coast. After bringing many men, women, and children to the new land, White went back to England to gather supplies for the long winter. But when he finally returned to the fort almost three years later, he found that all of the colonists had vanished. The only signs of life left were the letters CRO carved into a tree and the word CROATOAN carved into one of the fort’s posts. Did the Spanish army capture the colonists? Did the colonists get in a battle with the native people—or join them? Did they try to follow John White to England and get lost at sea? Become a detective, study the clues, and see if you can help solve this chilling mystery from history!

Roanoke, the Lost Colony

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Walter Wangerin

This book is in excellent condition- no tears, writing or highlighting. Purchased new.

The award-winning author of The Book of the Dun Cow, The Book of God, and Paul: A Novel vibrantly captures history's most compelling figure, highlighting his passion, intelligence, and ability to captivate those around him. 125,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo.

Jesus

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The book itself is in very nice condition except for a name written on the inside of the front cover (see photo). The dust jacket is only in fair condition.

Sam Heughan

Excellent condition- no writing, highlighting, marks, staining, tears or tanning. 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

My Scottish Journey

Journey deep into the Scottish Highlands in the first memoir by #1 New York Times bestselling author and award-winning star of Outlander, Sam Heughan--exploring his life and reflecting on the waypoints that define him



"I had to believe, because frankly, I had come so far there could be no turning back."



In this intimate journey of self-discovery, Sam sets out along Scotland's rugged ninety-six-mile West Highland Way to map out the moments that shaped his views on dreams and ambition, family, friendship, love, and life. The result is a love letter to the wild landscape that means so much to him, full of charming, funny, wise, and searching insights into the world through his eyes. 



Waypoints is a deeply personal journey that reveals as much about Sam to himself as it does to his readers. 

 

Waypoints

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Charles Murray

There are no tears, writing or highlighting.

The State of White America, 1960-2010

Coming Apart - an acclaimed bestseller that explains why white America has become fractured and divided in education and class.

In Coming Apart, Charles Murray explores the formation of American classes that are different in kind from anything we have ever known, focusing on whites as a way of driving home the fact that the trends he describes do not break along lines of race or ethnicity.

Drawing on five decades of statistics and research, Coming Apart demonstrates that a new upper class and a new lower class have diverged so far in core behaviors and values that they barely recognize their underlying American kinship--divergence that has nothing to do with income inequality and that has grown during good economic times and bad.

The top and bottom of white America increasingly live in different cultures, Murray argues, with the powerful upper class living in enclaves surrounded by their own kind, ignorant about life in mainstream America, and the lower class suffering from erosions of family and community life that strike at the heart of the pursuit of happiness. That divergence puts the success of the American project at risk.

The evidence in Coming Apart is about white America. Its message is about all of America.

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