Kimball Taylor

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Massachusetts

The Untold Story of 7,000 Bicycles and the Rise of a Borderland Empire

It wasn't surprising when the first abandoned bicycles were found along the dirt roads and farmland just across the border from Tijuana, but before long they were arriving in droves. The bikes went from curiosity, to nuisance, to phenomenon. But until they caught the eye of journalist Kimball Taylor, only a small cadre of human smugglers?coyotes?and migrants could say how or why they'd gotten there.This is the story of 7,000 bikes that made an incredible journey and one young man from Oaxaca who arrived at the border with nothing, built a small empire, and then vanished.  

Taylor follows the trail of the border bikes through some of society's most powerful institutions, and, with the help of an unlikely source, he reconstructs the rise of one of Tijuana's most innovative coyotes. Touching on immigration and globalization, as well as the history of the US/Mexico border, The Coyote's Bicycle is at once an immersive investigation of an outrageous occurrence and a true-crime, rags-to-riches story.

The Coyote's Bicycle

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Ursula Hegi

Marks and wear on cover. Spine and pages in excellent condition. 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Salt Dancers is at once a brilliant portrait of an American family, a story of the secrets families guard, and a moving account of one woman's journey back to a past filled with elusive memories and suppressed rage. Why did Julia's mother disappear one day without so much as a word? How did a loving father who taught her such a beautiful thing as the salt dance become such a terrifying and abusive presence? These are the questions which Julia must confront when she returns to Spokane, Washington, after an absence of twenty-three years. Salt Dancers, a superbly written novel, is a poignant and truthful chronicle of self-discovery and the power of resurrection.

Salt Dancers

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Seán Jennett

Some bending to pages and cover. Small stains on cover. Binding is strong. Pages not marked and none missing.

The Ridgeway Path

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Jeffrey Brown

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

And More Observations

This collection of comic strips loosely follows the adventures of a pair of cats as they explore the world around them, indoors and out.

Cats Are Weird

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Good condition. Original dust jacket. Writing on cover page, but other wise unmarked.
ISBN: 91-7588-899-8
1994

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Harmony of the Stockholm Skerries

Simon Schama

Some shelf wear and small cover corner is bent. Spine in excellent condition. 650 pages. Color illustrations.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Explores the treasury of myths that have transformed the landscape of Western culture.

Landscape and Memory

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Published 1967. History overview of New England—Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island—with illustrations and contemporary information. Collectible. 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

TIME-LIFE Library of America

New England

1899 edition, volume 1, 748 pages. Antique book with gilt top pages and portrait illustrations. Minor shelf wear on cover corners. Spine is strong but shows some wear. Beautiful antique book for your bookshelf or to read (nice smooth buttery pages). 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Volume I

The Poetical Works of Robert Browning

Vintage book from 1946. Mid Century classic. Pages are crisp, excellent condition with just some typical yellowing.  Over 700 pages on a strong spine and waxed linen cover. Great lap feel for reading or your aesthetic viewing pleasures.

Consisting of humorous stories, poems, essays, tall tales, jokes, boners, epigrams, memorable clips, and devastating crushers

A Treasury of Laughter

Bill Riviere

Jacket in poor condition. Linen cover shows some sun damage and splaying. Pages in great condition. Fun vintage book. Illustrated. 1981

In addition to hiking, camping, & backpacking this general account includes some material on skiing & canoeing.

The L. L. Bean Guide to the Outdoors

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Jose Cruz

Some shelf wear. Some highlighting and pen notes inside. Spine in good condition. 

Puerto Rican Politics and the Challenge of Ethnicity

On the surface, identity politics appears to promote polarization. To the contrary, political scientist Jose E. Cruz argues that, instead, fragmentation and instability are more likely to occur only when the differences are ignored and nonethnic strategies are employed. Cruz illustrates his claim by focusing on one group of Puerto Ricans and how they mobilized to demand accountability from political leaders in Hartford, Connecticut. The activities of the Puerto Rican Political Action Committee from 1983 to 1991 illustrate the power of ethnic mobilization and strategy in an urban setting. Cruz examines their insistence on their right to be included in the political process in the context of both a typical mid-sized American city and the unique attributes of Hartford's predominantly white-collar population. At the same time, this study acknowledges the limitations of the exercise of such power in the political process. Through extensive interviews Cruz brings to light the variety of ways in which politicians and political activists themselves view their own activities and achievements. This group of Puerto Rican activists attempted to penetrate the power structure of Hartford. Though their success was limited, their work constitutes a springboard for further change.

Identity and Power

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Trudi Entwistle

Edwin Knighton

Art, Music, Drama/Theater

Basics Landscape Architecture 03: Visual Communication will enable landscape architects to understand why a range of visual communication skills are essential to inform a design process.

Visual Communication for Landscape Architecture

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Yeffe Kimball

Jean Anderson

Thoughtful book of Native American recipes grouped by region and season. Easy to follow. Book is like new with very minor shelf wear. 

Over 150 Delicious, Authentic and Traditional Dishes from Five North American Regions

Undertaking a sensual journey of color, scent, and flavor across the regions of North America, the authors present over 150 delicious, authentic, and traditional American Indian dishes. All have been adapted for modern kitchens but reflect the culture to which they belong. Illustrations throughout.

The Art of American Indian Cooking

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Local history hobby book on Connecticut’s streetcar railroads. Full of black and white historical photographs and captions. Also a brief historical overview. Good condition, very little shelf wear. Published 1993. ISBN 911868-83-6

Connecticut Company’s Streetcars

Virginia McLeod

Good condition—just a little bit of shelf wear on the corners and cover. Contains CD. Large book on architectural drawings and construction details. Great for students and professionals. 

Featuring many of the world's most highly acclaimed landscape architects, this book presents 40 of the most recently completed and influential landscape designs. Each project is presented with color photographs, site plans and sections as well as numerous consistently styled construction details. Intended for architects, engineers and landscape architects, the book will also be invaluable for architecture, garden and landscape design students, for whom it will be a resource not only for understanding the work of the best contemporary landscape architects, but also as a tool for their own design work.

Detail in Contemporary Landscape Architecture

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Three poetry collections, each containing 70-90 pages of original poetry and hand illustrations. Contemporary poetry: love, emotions, growing up, hope, relationships, healing

yesterday girl, dear trauma, cresting hillsides 

Poetry trilogy (3 books)

John Eastman

Trees, Shrubs and Wildflowers of the Eastern Freshwater Wetlands

Ecological approach to natural history provides complete descriptions of 80 common wetland plants.

The Book of Swamp and Bog

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Willa Cather

A young Norwegian immigrant girl works hard for her young brother and the land at the expense of everything else

O Pioneers!

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Kelleann Foster

A Guide to Careers in Design

Explore exciting options for a career in landscape architecture Blending aesthetics and environmental consciousness, landscape architecture is one of the fastest growing fields, according to the US Department of Labor. Becoming a Landscape Architect gives you a comprehensive survey of the field as it is practiced today, and explains how to get started and how to succeed in this exciting, creative, and in-demand profession. Featuring more than thirty-five interviews with leading landscape architects and more than 250 illustrations, the guide covers everything an aspiring landscape architect needs to know- from education and training, design specialties, and work settings to preparing an effective portfolio and finding a job in residential, ecological, commercial, and parks design. Complete guide to the profession of landscape architecture, one of today's fastest growing fields More than thirty-five interviews with leading landscape designers and educators give you an idea of what it's really like to work as a landscape architect Over 250 striking illustrations and a lively interior make the book visually appealing as well as informative Explains different educational paths and their prerequisites and requirements Author Kelleann Foster is Associate Professor and Assistant Department Head, Department of Landscape Architecture, Pennsylvania State University and Managing Partner, Visual Interactive Communications Group

Becoming a Landscape Architect

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Michael Bennett

Sarah Bennett

One Shrink's Practical Advice for Managing All Life's Impossible Problems

The only self-help book you'll ever need, from a psychiatrist and his comedy writer daughter, who will help you put aside your unrealistic wishes, stop trying to change things you can't change, and do the best with what you can control—the first steps to managing all of life's impossible problems. Need to stop screwing up? Feel like you're under a loser's curse? Work with an ass? Want to clear your name or get justice, rescue an addicted person, get closure after childhood abuse, get a lover to commit, not ruin your kid? Although other self-help books claim to reveal the path to happiness, F*ck Feelings warns that convincing yourself that there is such a path will actually lead you to feel like a true failure. What the Bennetts can promise you is that you can manage any situation life throws at you if you can keep your sense of humor, bend your wishes to fit reality, restrain your feelings, manage bad behavior, and do what you think is right. Life is hard. It's not fair. Our feelings cloud our rationality, and we become tangled in our efforts to achieve the impossible or change the unchangeable. In this groundbreaking, entirely sensible, and funny book, the Bennetts open the shrinks' secret solution manual and show you how to find a new kind of freedom by working toward realistic goals and doing the best with what you can control. They address the most common problems Dr. Bennett's patients bring to his private practice—problems with family, love, work, self-esteem, garden variety assholes, and more—and give you a script for going forward. With no-bullshit advice from a Harvard-educated shrink freed of all jargon and patronization by his smart-ass, comedy writer daughter,F*ck Feelings is the cut-to-the-chase therapy session you've been looking for.

F*ck Feelings

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Stieg Larsson

Spine and pages in good condition. Some writing on title page.

Forty years after the disappearance of Harriet Vanger from the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family, her octogenarian uncle hires journalist Mikael Blomqvist and Lisbeth Salander, an unconventional young hacker, to investigate.

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