Roland Philipps

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

The Enigma of Donald Maclean

The first full biography of one of the twentieth century’s most notorious spies. Donald Maclean was one of the most treacherous spies of the Cold War era and a key member of the infamous "Cambridge Five" spy ring, yet the full extent of this shrewd, secretive man’s betrayal has never been explored—until now. Drawing on a wealth of previously classified files and unseen family papers, A Spy Named Orphan meticulously documents his extraordinary story. Roland Philipps unravels Maclean’s character and contradictions, informed by a domineering father in a childhood at once liberal and austere. Maclean became infatuated with Communism during his school days, even before his time at Cambridge. A model diplomat, he rose through the ranks of the British Foreign Office rapidly, never arousing suspicion of his chilling double life. He married an American woman despite his sexual ambivalence and increasing antipathy to the United States. He was prone to alcoholic binges that should have blown his cover, yet they never found their way onto his record. A sworn enemy of capitalism, he had access to some of the greatest secrets of the time, transmitting invaulable intelligence to his Soviet handlers on the atom bomb and the shape of the postwar world. Maclean was a spy who loved and loathed the role. In a brazen escapade, he successfully eluded the incredulous authorities to defect to the Soviet Union, where he worked and lived unrepentantly for the next thirty years. Philipps offers memorable portraits of Maclean’s coconspirators—Kim Philby, Guy Burgess, and Anthony Blunt—as well as the gifted Russian spymasters of the period; a vibrant evocation of Cambridge and London between the wars; colorful descriptions of Maclean’s postings in Paris, Cairo, and Washington, D.C.; and a riveting re-creation of the tense international code-breaking operation that ultimately exposed him. A gripping tale of blind faith and fierce loyalty alongside dangerous duplicity and human vulnerability, Philipps’s narrative will stand as the definitive account of the mysterious and elusive man first codenamed "Orphan."

A Spy Named Orphan

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Michael Holzman

Kim Philby, James Angleton and the Friendship and Betrayal That Would Shape MI6, the CIA and the Cold War

A brilliant exposé of how Kim Philby—the master-spy and notorious double agent—became the mentor, and later, mortal enemy, of James Angleton, who would eventually lead the CIA. Kim Philby's life and career has inspired an entire literary genre: the spy novel of betrayal. Philby was one of the leaders of the British counter-intelligence efforts, first against the Nazis, then against the Soviet Union. He was also the KGB's most valuable double-agent, so highly regarded that today his image is on the postage stamps of the Russian Federation even today. Before he was exposed, Philby was the mentor of James Jesus Angleton, one of the central figures in the early years of the CIA who became the long-serving chief of the counter-intelligence staff of the Agency. James Angleton and Kim Philby were friends for six years, or so Angleton thought. Then they were enemies for the rest of their lives. This is the story of their intertwined careers and a betrayal that would have dramatic and irrevocable effects on the Cold War and US-Soviet relations, and have a direct effect on the shape and culture of the CIA in the latter half of the twentieth century. Spanning the globe, from London and Washington DC, to Rome and Istanbul, Spies and Traitors gets to the heart of one of the most important and flawed personal relationships in modern history.

Spies and Traitors

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Ohio

Struggling with PTSD a year after escaping a serial killer, television reporter Dana Nolan uses her investigative skills to reclaim the missing pieces of her life and take another look at the case of her best friend's disappearance after high school graduation.

Cold Cold Heart

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#hardcover #Dog #Sledteam #wolves #meanpeople #Abuse #cold #winter #death

DOES HAVE A SLIGHT PINK CRAYON MARK ON THE COVER!!!

SUMMARY: Buck, a powerful dog, half St. Bernard and half sheepdog, lives on Judge Miller's estate in California's Santa Clara Valley. He leads a comfortable life there, but it comes to an end when men discover gold in the Klondike region of Canada and a great demand arises for strong dogs to pull sleds.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Pennsylvania

Illustrated by Charles Pickard

The Call of the Wild

Joyce Sidman

Celebrates the animals who hibernate and survive in the cold during the winter months.

Winter Bees and Other Poems of the Cold

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Nigel West

Tales of Espionage - Genuine or Bogus?

"The Cold War, with its air of mutual fear and distrust and the shadowy world of spies and secret agents, gave authors and publishers the chance to produce countless stories of espionage, treachery and deception. What Nigel West has discovered, and reveals here, is that some of the most egregious deceptions were in fact the stories themselves"--Back cover.

Cold War Counterfeit Spies

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David E. Murphy

Sergi A. Kondrashev

George Bailey

CIA vs. KGB in the Cold War

"Battleground Berlin" covers the era of the Cold War, focusing on activities in Berlin between the CIA and the KGB from 1945 to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. 20 illustrations.

Battleground Berlin

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Normal wear on cover. Otherwise excellent. 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Indiana

North to the future! That Wintry Feeling She's not in Kansas anymore! Cathy Thompson was hurt by the man she loved, a betrayal that sends her north, to a new teaching job and a brand-new life. Now she's fallen in love with the grandeur of Alaska--and with a bush pilot named Grady Jones, who has custody of his young daughter, Angela. He offers Cathy a marriage of convenience, a proposal that, for him, isn't about love. But being together, being a family, helps Cathy forget her past. And it helps Grady find a future he hadn't expected. Borrowed Dreams Carly Grieves leaves Seattle for Anchorage looking for a more adventurous life. She's accepted a job with a shipping company--a job that comes with plenty of challenges, including pilot Brand St. Clair... Despite her best intentions, she's falling in love with him. But Brand's a widower and Carly fears he's simply looking for a replacement wife. She's too afraid to hope that he's fallen in love with her, too...

North to Alaska

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Illinois

Thomas’ Snowsuit 

Hans Christian Anderson

Texas

The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life.

The Little Match Girl

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Nebraska

Tommy Catches a Cold

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Three Dog Winter

David Laskin

Colorado

Thousands of impoverished Northern European immigrants were promised that the prairie offered "land, freedom, and hope." The disastrous blizzard of 1888 revealed that their free homestead was not a paradise but a hard, unforgiving place governed by natural forces they neither understood nor controlled, and America’s heartland would never be the same. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

The Children's Blizzard

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Steven James

Georgia

The Bowers Files

Homicide detective Patrick Bowers is drawn into an unusual case when he goes up against a serial killer who is emulating the most notorious and macabre killers throughout history in an attempt to get his message out to the world.

Opening Moves

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Winter, White and Wicked

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Merry Christmas, Strega Nona

This was a brand new library book. It has a first time in print novella: Swamp Bones included. This book is an excellent condition.

Oklahoma

A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The evidence is irrefutable: In sixteen New York Times bestsellers over the course of as many years, Kathy Reichs has proven herself "a genius at building suspense" (New York Daily News). In forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, Reichs has created a detective fiction heroine who's brilliant to the bone. "Every minute in the morgue with Tempe is golden," says The New York Times Book Review. In the acclaimed author's thrilling new novel, Brennan is at the top of her game in a battle of wits against the most monstrous adversary she has ever encountered.
 
Unexpectedly called in to the Charlotte PD's Cold Case Unit, Dr. Temperance Brennan wonders why she's been asked to meet with a homicide cop who's a long way from his own jurisdiction. The shocking answer: Two child murders, separated by thousands of miles, have one thing in common--the killer. Years ago, Anique Pomerleau kidnapped and murdered a string of girls in Canada, then narrowly eluded capture. It was a devastating defeat for her pursuers, Brennan and police detective Andrew Ryan. Now, as if summoned from their nightmares, Pomerleau has resurfaced in the United States, linked to victims in Vermont and North Carolina. When another child is snatched, the reign of terror promises to continue--unless Brennan can rise to the challenge and make good on her second chance to stop a psychopath.
 
But Brennan will have to draw her bitter ex-partner out of exile, keep the local police and feds from one another's throats, and face more than just her own demons as she stalks the deadliest of predators into the darkest depths of madness.
 
In Bones Never Lie, Kathy Reichs never fails to satisfy readers looking for psychological suspense that's more than skin-deep.

Don't miss Kathy Reichs's short story "Swamp Bones" in the back of the book.
 
"Kathy Reichs writes smart--no, make that brilliant--mysteries that are as realistic as nonfiction and as fast-paced as the best thrillers about Jack Reacher, or Alex Cross."--James Patterson
 
"Nobody does forensics thrillers like Kathy Reichs. She's the real deal."--David Baldacci
 
"Kathy Reichs continues to be one of the most distinctive and talented writers in the genre. Her legion of readers worldwide will agree with me when I declare that the more books she writes, the more enthusiastic fans she'll garner."--Sandra Brown
 
"Each book in Kathy Reichs's fantastic Temperance Brennan series is better than the last. They're filled with riveting twists and turns--and no matter how many books she writes, I just can't get enough!"--Lisa Scottoline
 
"I love Kathy Reichs‎--always scary, always suspenseful, and I always learn something."--Lee Child

"Reichs, a forensic anthropologist, makes her crime novels intriguingly realistic."--Entertainment Weekly
 
"Tempe Brennan is the lab lady most likely to dethrone Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta."--USA Today
 
"Reichs always delivers a pulse-pounding story."--Publishers Weekly

Bones Never Lie (with Bonus Novella Swamp Bones)

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Scott Anderson

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War--A Tragedy in Three Acts

"Enthralling. . . . Lying and stealing and invading, it should be said, make for captivating reading, especially in the hands of a storyteller as skilled as Anderson." --The New York Times Book Review
 
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
 
At the end of World War II, the United States was considered the victor over tyranny and a champion of freedom. But it was clear--to some--that the Soviet Union was already seeking to expand and foment revolution around the world, and the American government's strategy in response relied on the secret efforts of a newly formed CIA. Chronicling the fascinating lives of the agents who sought to uphold American ideals abroad, Scott Anderson follows the exploits of four spies: Michael Burke, who organized parachute commandos from an Italian villa; Frank Wisner, an ingenious spymaster who directed actions around the world; Peter Sichel, a German Jew who outwitted the ruthless KGB in Berlin; and Edward Lansdale, a mastermind of psychological warfare in the Far East. But despite their lofty ambitions, time and again their efforts went awry, thwarted by a combination of ham-fisted politicking and ideological rigidity at the highest levels of the government. Told with narrative brio, deep research, and a skeptical eye, The Quiet Americans is the gripping story of how the United States, at the very pinnacle of its power, managed to permanently damage its moral standing in the world.

The Quiet Americans

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Rebecca Stead

When twelve-year-old Peter and his family arrive in Greenland for his father's research, he stumbles upon a secret his mother has been hiding from him all his life, and begins an adventure he never imagines possible.

First Light

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Robert Hedin

Inscription on first page, sticker on back cover

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Reflections on Alaska

A collection of essays describing the diversity of Alaska, the land, and its people.

The Great Land

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California

Hot & Cold Pack, great for reading! Microwaveable and Freezable with aromatherapy 

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

Michigan

Bead Buddies (Elephant)

#hardcover #travel #adventure #antarctica #ice #tundra #cold #nonfiction

Massachusetts

Travels in Antarctica

It is the coldest, windiest, driest place on earth, an icy desert of unearthly beauty and stubborn impenetrability. For centuries, Antarctica has captured the imagination of our greatest scientists and explorers, lingering in the spirit long after their return. Shackleton called it "the last great journey"; for Apsley Cherry-Garrard it was the worst journey in the world. This is a book about the call of the wild and the response of the spirit to a country that exists perhaps most vividly in the mind. Sara Wheeler spent seven months in Antarctica, living with its scientists and dreamers. No book is more true to the spirit of that continent--beguiling, enchanted and vast beyond the furthest reaches of our imagination. Chosen by Beryl Bainbridge and John Major as one of the best books of the year, recommended by the editors of Entertainment Weekly and the Chicago Tribune, one of the Seattle Times's top ten travel books of the year, Terra Incognita is a classic of polar literature.

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Roland Philipps

A Spy Named Orphan

Michael Holzman

Spies and Traitors

Tami Hoag

Cold Cold Heart

Jack London

The Call of the Wild

Joyce Sidman

Winter Bees and Other Poems of the Cold

Nigel West

Cold War Counterfeit Spies

David E. Murphy; Sergi A. Kondrashev; George Bailey

Battleground Berlin

Debbie Macomber

North to Alaska

Robert Munsch

Thomas’ Snowsuit

Hans Christian Anderson

The Little Match Girl

Sarah Willson

Tommy Catches a Cold

Elizabeth Can Steenwyk

Three Dog Winter

David Laskin

The Children's Blizzard

Steven James

Opening Moves

Shannon Dittemore

Winter, White and Wicked

Tomie de Paola

Merry Christmas, Strega Nona

Kathy Reichs

Bones Never Lie (with Bonus Novella Swamp Bones)

Scott Anderson

The Quiet Americans

Rebecca Stead

First Light

Robert Hedin

The Great Land

David Laskin

The Children's Blizzard

Bead Buddies

Bead Buddies (Elephant)

Sara Wheeler

Terra Incognita

Sarah Mlynowski

Cold As Ice