(A3) Never Read. As New. **Summary - It’s the Middle Class, Stupid! confirms what we have all suspected: Washington and Wall Street have really screwed things up for the average American. Work has been devalued. Education costs are out of sight. Effort and ambition have never been so scantily rewarded. Political guru James Carville and pollster extraordinaire Stan Greenberg argue that our political parties must admit their failures and the electorate must reclaim its voice, because taking on the wealthy and the privileged is not class warfare—it is a matter of survival. Told in the alternating voices of these two top political strategists, It’s the Middle Class, Stupid! provides eye-opening and provocative arguments on where our government—including the White House—has gone wrong, and what voters can do about it. 

Controversial and outspoken, authoritative and shrewd, It’s the Middle Class, Stupid! is destined to make waves during the 2012 presidential campaign, and will set the agenda for legislative battles and political dust-ups during the next administration. #nonfiction #politicalscience #polysci #politics #political #hardcover #signed #autograph #democrat #autographed

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Texas

*Bookplate* - Flat-signed

SIGNED - It's the Middle Class, Stupid!

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(A2) #nonfiction #selfhelp #hardcover #obituarywriter #humor #signed #autograph #inscribed #heatherlende

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Inscription: “Happy Birthday to / my friends Jack & / (?) / daughter / Kadi / -! / (signature) / Haines Alaska / April 24, 2015”

As the obituary writer in a spectacularly beautiful but often dangerous spit of land in Alaska, Heather Lende knows something about last words and lives well lived. Now she’s distilled what she’s learned about how to live a more exhilarating and meaningful life into three words: find the good. It’s that simple--and that hard. Quirky and profound, individual and universal, Find the Good offers up short chapters that help us unlearn the habit--and it is a habit--of seeing only the negatives. Lende reminds us that we can choose to see any event--starting a new job or being laid off from an old one, getting married or getting divorced--as an opportunity to find the good. As she says, “We are all writing our own obituary every day by how we live. The best news is that there’s still time for additions and revisions before it goes to press.” Ever since Algonquin published her first book, the New York Times bestseller If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name, Heather Lende has been praised for her storytelling talent and her plainspoken wisdom. The Los Angeles Times called her “part Annie Dillard, part Anne Lamott,” and that comparison has never been more apt as she gives us a fresh, positive perspective from which to view our relationships, our obligations, our priorities, our community, and our world. An antidote to the cynicism and self-centeredness that we are bombarded with every day in the news, in our politics, and even at times in ourselves, Find the Good helps us rediscover what’s right with the world. “Heather Lende’s small town is populated with big hearts--she finds them on the beach, walking her granddaughters, in the stories of ordinary peoples’ lives, and knits them into unforgettable tales. Find the Good is a treasure.” —Jo-Ann Mapson, author of Owen’s Daughter “Find the Good is excellent company in unsteady times . . . Heather Lende is the kind of person you want to sit across the kitchen table from on a rainy afternoon with a bottomless cup of tea. When things go wrong, when things go right, her quiet, commonsense wisdom, self-examining frankness, and good-natured humor offer a chance to reset, renew, rebalance.” —Pam Houston, author of Contents May Have Shifted “With gentle humor and empathy [Lende] introduces a number of people who provide examples of how to live well . . . [Find the Good] is simple yet profound.” —Booklist “In this cynical world, Find the Good is a tonic, a literary wellspring, which will continue to run, and nurture, even in times of drought. What a brave and beautiful thing Heather Lende has made with this book.” —John Straley, Shamus Award winner and former writer laureate of Alaska “Heather Lende is a terrific writer and terrific company: intimate, authentic, and as quirky as any of her subjects.” —Marilyn Johnson, author of The Dead Beat

SIGNED - Find the Good

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#paperback #fiction #ya #signed #autograph #dragons #paranormal #urbanfantasy #fantasy #romance

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Utah

At summer camp, Tori, a senator's daughter, learns that she is descended from medieval dragon slayers, that dragons still exist, and that she is expected to hone her special abilities to join her fellow campers in battle.

Slayers

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#hardcover #nonfiction #biography #autobiography #autograph #politics #republican #sarahpalin 

Kansas

An American Life

On September 3, 2008 Alaska Governor Sarah Palin gave a speech at the Republican National Convention that electrified the nation and instantly made her one of the most recognizable women in the world. As chief executive of America′s largest state, she had built a record as a reformer who cast aside politics-as-usual and pushed through changes other politicians only talked about: Energy independence. Ethics reform. And the biggest private sector infrastructure project in U.S. history. While revitalizing public school funding and ensuring the state met its responsibilities to seniors and Alaska Native populations, Palin also beat the political "good ol′ boys club" at their own game and brought Big Oil to heel. Like her GOP running mate, John McCain, Palin wasn′t a packaged and over-produced "candidate." She was a Main Street American woman: a working mom, wife of a blue collar union man, and mother of five children, the eldest of whom was serving his country in a yearlong deployment in Iraq and the youngest, an infant with special needs. Palin′s hometown story touched a populist nerve, rallying hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans to the GOP ticket. But as the campaign unfolded, Palin became a lightning rod for both praise and criticism. Supporters called her "refreshing," "honest," a kitchen-table public servant they felt would fight for their interests. Opponents derided her as a wide-eyed Pollyanna unprepared for national leadership. But none of them knew the real Sarah Palin. In this eagerly anticipated memoir, Palin paints an intimate portrait of growing up in the wilds of Alaska; meeting her lifelong love; her decision to enter politics; the importance of faith and family; and the unique joys and trials of life as a high-profile working mother. She also opens up for the first time about the 2008 presidential race, providing a rare, mom′s-eye view of high-stakes national politics - from patriots dedicated to "Country First" to slick politicos bent on winning at any cost. Going Rogue traces one ordinary citizen′s extraordinary journey, and imparts Palin′s vision of a way forward for America and her unfailing hope in the greatest nation on earth.

Going Rogue

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Minnesota

Ohio

(A4) #hardcover #ya #youngadult #adventure #fantasy #magic #mystery #signed #autographed #autograph

**SIGNED / AUTOGRAPHED**

"Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello), with other students but finds that come morning he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape"--

SIGNED - Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 

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(A1) #nonfiction #juvenilenonfiction #hardcover #socialjustice #politics #celebrity #signed #autograph

Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!

"In a book for young people, Chelsea Clinton informs readers about issues facing our world and what kids can do to help solve them"--

SIGNED - It's Your World

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#fiction #paperback #signed #autograph #inscribed #fantasy

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Inscription: “For Freedom! (crossed out) / For Tyranny! / (author 1 signature) / (author 2 signature)”

Long ago, the seven races fought to control the Heart Gem, which could grant them enormous power-and those terrible wars shattered the gem into thousands of shards, thus bringing about an age of defeated peace. To reassemble the Heart, one race would have to collect all the scattered shards ... which even the gods deemed impossible. But ambitions do not consider the impossible, and after a long and uneasy truce, the seven races once again build toward a titanic, all-consuming war to reunite the Heart. A young man, Tetra, is a victim of the encroaching conflict. With his twin sister missing, his spine shattered, and trapped in a castle under siege, there is little he can do to change the world ... except let go of everything he knows. And maybe then Tetra can achieve the impossible-and become more than anyone around him thought possible. Bloodletting is the beginning of a breathtaking new fantasy epic, the Affinities Cycle, in the vein of Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, and Neil Gaiman.

SIGNED - Bloodletting (Affinities Cycle - Part 1)

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Small defect in paint at top of spine, but otherwise as new.  Never read with tight and square binding. #paperback #nonfiction #autobiography #arc #signed #autograph #autographed #firstedition #mothers #bestseller

A Memoir - Signed ARC

The author of the best-selling The Middle Place presents an account of her perspectives on motherhood, which have been shaped by her job as a nanny for a grieving Australian family and her character-testing experiences with her daughters.

SIGNED ARC - Glitter and Glue 

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Signed copy. Little to no shelf wear. No stains, rips or bent corners. #hardcover #fiction #signed #autograph #lgbtqa #western 

Illinois

A Novel

A Lambda Literary Award Finalist, 2020.

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. Named a Most Anticipated Book of Fall by The New York Times, Real Simple, Electric Literature, and more.
 
"Cinematic . . . The spaces she creates for her characters . . . have the aura of realms." --The New York Times Book Review

A lonely newlywed and her wayward brother-in-law follow divergent and dangerous paths through the postwar American West.

Muriel is newly married and restless, transplanted from her rural Kansas hometown to life in a dusty bungalow in San Diego. The air is rich with the tang of salt and citrus, but the limits of her new life seem to be closing in: She misses her freethinking mother, dead before Muriel's nineteenth birthday, and her sly, itinerant brother-in-law, Julius, who made the world feel bigger than she had imagined. And so she begins slipping off to the Del Mar racetrack to bet and eavesdrop, learning the language of horses and risk. Meanwhile, Julius is testing his fate in Las Vegas, working at a local casino where tourists watch atomic tests from the roof, and falling in love with Henry, a young card cheat. When Henry is eventually discovered and run out of town, Julius takes off to search for him in the plazas and dives of Tijuana, trading one city of dangerous illusions and indiscretions for another.

On Swift Horses is a debut of astonishing power: a story of love and luck, of two people trying to find their place in a country that is coming apart even as it promises them everything.

*Signed* On Swift Horses

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Michigan

(A3) Some spine lean, but otherwise excellent condition. 
 #nonfiction #hardcover #afghanistan #prisoners #isis #taliban #christian #signed #autograph #inscribed

Inscription (2 authors) —— #1: “To The Newmans, / It’s all about Jesus! / He is worthy! / (sign)” — #2: “Jesus loves ya’ll! / Psalm 9 / (sign)”

Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer were arrested in Afghanistan by the ruling Taliban government for teaching people about Jesus. In the midst of their chilling trial, the events of September 11, 2001, led to the international war against terrorism, with the Taliban a primary target. While many feared they could not survive in the midst of war, many more prayed for their safe return. In November, those prayers were answered.In Prisoners of Hope, Dayna and Heather tell the story of their work in Afghanistan; their love for the people they served; their arrest, trial, and imprisonment; and their heroic rescue by U.S. Special Forces.But the book goes beyond the headlines to examine how two middle-class American women decided to leave the comforts of home in exchange for the opportunity to serve the downtrodden -- and how their faith sustained them through the terrifying events that followed.It's a magnificent story of ordinary women caught in extraordinary circumstances as a result of their commitment to God. And it will inspire countless readers who seek a purpose greater than themselves.

SIGNED - Prisoners of Hope: The Story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan

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(A4) 3x stain drops on side of page block (see pictures). #hardcover #juvenilefiction #fiction #signed #autograph #autographed #childrens #kids #angleberger #origamiyoda

**SIGNED**

Warring against the test-prep oppression of the FunTime Menace, the heroes of McQuarrie Middle School ally themselves with Principal Rabbski, who is being drawn to the dark side. By the award-nominated author of Darth Paper Strikes Back.

SIGNED - Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue! (Origami Yoda #5)

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(A2) DJ has dent on back towards spine, as well as vertical crease on bottom of spine. Book is in as new condition with tight, unread binding and sharp corners. #hardcover #china #history #socialscience #political #historical #signed #autograph #autographed #michaelauslin

War, Stagnation, and the Risks to the World's Most Dynamic Region

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface: The Asia Nobody Sees -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Mapping Risk in Asia -- 2 The Asian Miracle at Risk -- 3 The Goldilocks Dilemma -- 4 Asia's Mesdames Defarges -- 5 Why Can't We All Just Get Along? -- 6 Hic Sunt Dracones: The Clouds of War -- 7 Managing Risk in Asia -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z

SIGNED - The End of the Asian Century

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#hardcover #nonfiction #autobiography #biography #autograph #politics #republican #sarahpalin 

#hardcover #murdermystery #fiction #noraroberts #bestsellingauthor #autograph #librarybinding #romance 

Virginia

Childhood sweethearts Cooper Sullivan and Lil Chance are reunited when Coop leaves New York to assist his aging grandparents on their South Dakota ranch, but Coop must come to Lil's aid when the unsolved killing of a hiker is linked to vandalism at Lil'sw

Black Hills

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(A4) The only defect to this amazingly well-preserved book is the front cover’s lower, open-side corner is slightly bumped.  Book is otherwise in Fine condition with tight, square, unread binding with page block firmly attached to cover with intact adhesive; sharp, un-bumped corners (save aforementioned); and clean, crisp, bright, unmarked pages. Near-collectible quality. 

     **SUMMARY**
To twelve-year-old Emma Niemi, life may be hard, but it is basically good. She has finished sixth grade and is nearly a young lady. Her father pushes tram cars full of copper ore in a Calumet and Hecla Mine and has saved almost enough money to buy land for a farm.
In the summer of 1913, Emma's life, and the lives of everyone in the region, will be changed forever by a violent strike against the mining companies in Houghton and Keweenaw counties of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. A friend whose father is not on strike will be forbidden to talk to her. Another will die in the terrible Italian Hall tragedy on Christmas Eve. Only the character trait the Finnish people called sisu will help her and others in the region live through this terrible tragedy. 

 #paperback #historical #fiction #historicalfiction #michigan #signed #signedcopy #autograph #autographed #firstedition

The 1913 Union Copper Strike Tragedy (2009, 1st/1st; Fine)

SIGNED - Living on Sisu

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#hardcover #fiction #youngadult #wewereliars #youngadultfiction #thriller #autograph #deluxeedition 

Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer.

We Were Liars Deluxe Edition

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#hardcover #fiction #historical #historicalfiction #botm #drama #autograph #paris #theparishours

Connecticut

“Like All the Light We Cannot See, The Paris Hours explores the brutality of war and its lingering effects with cinematic intensity. The ending will leave you breathless.” —Christina Baker Kline, author of Orphan Train and A Piece of the World One day in the City of Light. One night in search of lost time. Paris between the wars teems with artists, writers, and musicians, a glittering crucible of genius. But amidst the dazzling creativity of the city’s most famous citizens, four regular people are each searching for something they’ve lost. Camille was the maid of Marcel Proust, and she has a secret: when she was asked to burn her employer’s notebooks, she saved one for herself. Now she is desperate to find it before her betrayal is revealed. Souren, an Armenian refugee, performs puppet shows for children that are nothing like the fairy tales they expect. Lovesick artist Guillaume is down on his luck and running from a debt he cannot repay—but when Gertrude Stein walks into his studio, he wonders if this is the day everything could change. And Jean-Paul is a journalist who tells other people’s stories, because his own is too painful to tell. When the quartet’s paths finally cross in an unforgettable climax, each discovers if they will find what they are looking for. Told over the course of a single day in 1927, The Paris Hours takes four ordinary people whose stories, told together, are as extraordinary as the glorious city they inhabit.

The Paris Hours

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(A3) Small, black inventory dot on bottom of block, near spine, center.  #fiction #romance #love #therulesofloveandgrammar #marysiimses #nicholassparks #hardcover #signed #autograph 

Flat-signed; James Patterson quoted on back cover comparing to Nicholas Sparks novels 

A woman finds love and closure when she returns to her roots in the newest novel from the author of The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe. Newly jobless and single, former technical writer Grace Hammond is unmoored. Although she's brilliant at fixing grammatical errors, Grace hasn't found the right set of rules to fix her life. Desperate to escape the city and her problems, Grace returns to her Connecticut hometown, where she discovers that the answers to what her future holds might be found by making peace with the past. As Grace attempts to come to terms, finally, with her sister's death, she rekindles a romance with her high school sweetheart, Peter, now a famous director and in town filming a movie. She also finds herself working at the local bike shop with Mitch, who gets rattled by Grace's penchant for pointing out mistakes. Torn between the promise of a glamorous life and the allure of the familiar, Grace must decide what truly matters, and whether it's time for her to throw away the rule books and follow her heart.

SIGNED - The Rules of Love & Grammar

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(A2) Book and DJ have 1x matching defect, a bumped corner on the front, bottom, open-side.  This book is otherwise in pristine condition with a tight, square, unread binding; sharp corners (other than aforementioned); and clean, crisp, bright, unmarked pages. #drama #signed #autograph #autographed #signedcopy #firstedition #karenwhite #suspense #familysecrets #caregivers

(2014, 1st/1st-stated; Fine:Fine)

Breaking her vow never to return to the Mississippi Delta, Vivien Walker heads home to find her dear grandmother dead and her estranged mother showing signs of senility in this new novel by the best-selling author of After the Rain.

SIGNED - Long Time Gone, A

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(A3) **Summary - In this unflinchingly honest autobiography, four-time Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis, the greatest diver the sport has ever known, offers a tough story that will break hearts and inspire readers with its powerful story of courage and perseverance. 32 pages of photos.  #nonfiction #biography #autobiography #hardcover #signed #autograph #diving #sexuality #olympics #sports

Flat-signed 

SIGNED - Breaking the Surface

#paperback #fiction #fantasy #fantasyfiction #ya #youngadult #autograph #autographed #map #britain

North Carolina

WINNER OF THE WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION In seventh-century Britain, a new religion is coming ashore and small kingdoms are merging, frequently and violently. Hild is the king's youngest niece, with a glittering mind and a natural authority. She is destined to become one of the pivotal figures of the Early Middle Ages: Saint Hilda of Whitby. But for now she has only the powerful curiosity of a bright child and the precarious advantage of a plotting uncle, Edwin of Northumbria, who will stop at nothing to become overking of Angles. Hild establishes a place for herself at his side as the king's seer, and she is indispensable-as long as she doesn't lead Edwin astray. The stakes are high-life and death-for Hild, for her family, and, increasingly, for those who seek the protection from this strange girl who seems to see the future. Drawing from the few records history has left us, Nicola Griffith has brought the young Saint Hilda's harsh, but beautiful, world to vivid, absorbing life.

James Carville

SIGNED - It's the Middle Class, Stupid!

Heather Lende

SIGNED - Find the Good

C. J. Hill

Slayers

Sarah Palin

Going Rogue

Sarah Palin

Going Rogue

Sarah Palin

Going Rogue

Chris Grabenstein

SIGNED - Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Chelsea Clinton

SIGNED - It's Your World

Peter J. Wacks, Mark Ryan

SIGNED - Bloodletting (Affinities Cycle - Part 1)

Kelly Corrigan

SIGNED ARC - Glitter and Glue

Shannon Pufahl

*Signed* On Swift Horses

Sarah Palin

Going Rogue

Dayna Curry, Heather Mercer, Stacy Mattingly

SIGNED - Prisoners of Hope: The Story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan

Tom Angleberger

SIGNED - Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue! (Origami Yoda #5)

Michael R. Auslin

SIGNED - The End of the Asian Century

Sarah Palin

Going Rogue

Nora Roberts

Black Hills

Deborah K. Frontiera

SIGNED - Living on Sisu

E. Lockhart

We Were Liars Deluxe Edition

Alex George

The Paris Hours

Mary Simses

SIGNED - The Rules of Love & Grammar

Karen White

SIGNED - Long Time Gone, A

Greg Louganis

SIGNED - Breaking the Surface

Nicola Griffith

Hild

Signed On Swift Horses