Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Pennsylvania

SIGNED A Maine Man in the Making (1st Edition, 1950)

☆ Roald Dahl's Autobiography book 1
☆ Ex-library 

Presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood which includes summer vacations in Norway and an English boarding school.

Boy : Tales of Childhood (1st American Edition, 1984)

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Texas

Eastwood

Walter Isaacson

Very good clean tight copy, very good dust jacket. First edition, first printing.

New York

How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

A revelatory history of the people who created the computer and the internet discusses the process through which innovation happens in the modern world, citing the pivotal contributions of such figures as programming pioneer Ada Lovelace. By the author of Steve Jobs. 500,000 first printing.

1st ed./1st * The Innovators

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Jon Meacham

John Lewis

 Very good clean tight copy, very good dust jacket.

John Lewis and the Power of Hope

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An intimate and revealing portrait of civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman John Lewis, linking his life to the painful quest for justice in America from the 1950s to the present—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Soul of America NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND COSMOPOLITAN John Lewis, who at age twenty-five marched in Selma, Alabama, and was beaten on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, was a visionary and a man of faith. Drawing on decades of wide-ranging interviews with Lewis, Jon Meacham writes of how this great-grandson of a slave and son of an Alabama tenant farmer was inspired by the Bible and his teachers in nonviolence, Reverend James Lawson and Martin Luther King, Jr., to put his life on the line in the service of what Abraham Lincoln called “the better angels of our nature.” From an early age, Lewis learned that nonviolence was not only a tactic but a philosophy, a biblical imperative, and a transforming reality. At the age of four, Lewis, ambitious to become a minister, practiced by preaching to his family’s chickens. When his mother cooked one of the chickens, the boy refused to eat it—his first act, he wryly recalled, of nonviolent protest. Integral to Lewis’s commitment to bettering the nation was his faith in humanity and in God—and an unshakable belief in the power of hope. Meacham calls Lewis “as important to the founding of a modern and multiethnic twentieth- and twenty-first-century America as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and Samuel Adams were to the initial creation of the Republic itself in the eighteenth century.” A believer in the injunction that one should love one's neighbor as oneself, Lewis was arguably a saint in our time, risking limb and life to bear witness for the powerless in the face of the powerful. In many ways he brought a still-evolving nation closer to realizing its ideals, and his story offers inspiration and illumination for Americans today who are working for social and political change.

1st/1st * His Truth Is Marching On

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#hardcover #nonfiction #biography #hillaryclinton #2016 #firstwoman #election 

Virginia

A collection of essays describes the former secretary of state's exeperiences in the 2016 presidential campaign and shares inspirational quotes that have shaped her life and work.

What Happened

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Idaho

A Life

Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) is one of the great figures of antiquity whose life and words still speak to us today. His Meditations remains one of the most widely read books from the classical world, and his life represents the fulfillment of Plato's famous dictum that mankind will prosper only when philosophers are rulers. Based on all available original sources, Marcus Aurelius is the definitive biography to date of this monumental historical figure.

Marcus Aurelius

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Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965

Spanning the years 1940-1965, this third volume in Manchester's biography picks up shortly after Churchill became prime minister, as his tiny island nation stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany.

The Last Lion

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Ishmael Beah

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

New Jersey

Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

A human rights activist offers a firsthand account of war from the perspective of a former child soldier, detailing the violent civil war that wracked his native Sierra Leone and the government forces that transformed a gentle young boy into a killer as a member of the army.

A Long Way Gone

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Jeanne Bice

California

Pull Yourself Up by Your Bra Straps And Other Quacker Wisdom

Jeanne Bice is funny, vivacious, and larger than life. She's also a self-made woman. Ten years ago, when she began selling her line of "Quacker Factory" brand clothing on QVC, she barely had two pennies to rub together. But from the moment she hit the airwaves, she became one of the network's most popular guests. While her sparkly, whimsical sweaters drew raves, viewers really tuned in for Jeanne herself--for her wit and wisdom, and for her inspiring story of pulling herself up--well, by her bra straps. Now Jeanne has compiled her signature stories and the lessons she's learned into a quirky, quacky book that will resonate with her fans--thousands of women who call themselves "Quackers" and greet one another by saying, "Quack, quack, quack!"

Each chapter is a colorful lesson told in Jeanne's folksy, endearing voice, with advice like "If you can't lose it, decorate it!" and "Take a leap--and grow your wings on the way down." Reading these stories will lift your spirits, bring a smile to your face, and empower you to make your dreams come true.

Pull Yourself up by Your Bra Straps by Jeanne Bice Signed First Edition HC

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#hardcover #biography #nonfiction #georgewbush #president #signed #autograph #bookplate signed bookplate which is not attached I won the bookplate via the publisher when the book came out and never attached it to the book.  The actual book is in good condition which I picked up at a book sale. 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In this candid and gripping memoir, President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life.

George W. Bush served as president of the United States during eight of the most consequential years in American history. The decisions that reached his desk impacted people around the world and defined the times in which we live.

Decision Points brings readers inside the Texas governor's mansion on the night of the 2000 election, aboard Air Force One during the harrowing hours after the attacks of September 11, 2001, into the Situation Room moments before the start of the war in Iraq, and behind the scenes at the White House for many other historic presidential decisions.

For the first time, we learn President Bush's perspective and insights on:

* His decision to quit drinking and the journey that led him to his Christian faith
* The selection of the vice president, secretary of defense, secretary of state, Supreme Court justices, and other key officials
* His relationships with his wife, daughters, and parents, including heartfelt letters between the president and his father on the eve of the Iraq War
* His administration's counterterrorism programs, including the CIA's enhanced interrogations and the Terrorist Surveillance Program
* Why the worst moment of the presidency was hearing accusations that race played a role in the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina, and a critical assessment of what he would have done differently during the crisis
* His deep concern that Iraq could turn into a defeat costlier than Vietnam, and how he decided to defy public opinion by ordering the troop surge
* His legislative achievements, including tax cuts and reforming education and Medicare, as well as his setbacks, including Social Security and immigration reform
* The relationships he forged with other world leaders, including an honest assessment of those he did and didn't trust
* Why the failure to bring Osama bin Laden to justice ranks as his biggest disappointment and why his success in denying the terrorists their fondest wish--attacking America again--is among his proudest achievements

A groundbreaking new brand of presidential memoir, Decision Points will captivate supporters, surprise critics, and change perspectives on eight remarkable years in American history--and on the man at the center of events.

Decision Points (signed)

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#hardcover #biography #autobiography #entertainer #vaudeville

Nebraska

Don’t Shoot, It’s Only Me*signed, first edition

#nonfiction #biography #hardcover #charlesdickens #dickens

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Maryland

His Tragedy and Triumph Volumes I and II

Charles Dickens 

#hardcover #kingofcool #stevemcqueen #biography 

Tennessee

A Biography

Looks at the intimate details of the movie icon's films, three marriages, many affairs and struggles with addictions. By the best-selling author of American Rebel.

Steve McQueen

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Matthew McConaughey

"Drawing on the Academy Award-winning actor's journals and diaries from the last 40 years, this book presents a uniquely McConaughey approach to achieving success and satisfaction"--

Greenlights

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Dave Pelzer

Oregon

One Child's Courage to Survive

Tells the story of a child's abuse at the hands of his alcoholic mother

A Child Called It

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The instant New York Times bestseller, now in paperback: a moving tribute to female friendships, with the inspiring story of eleven girls and the ten women they became, from the coauthor of the million-copy bestseller The Last Lecture 

As children, they formed a special bond, growing up in the small town of Ames, Iowa. As young women, they moved to eighth different states, yet they managed to maintain an extraordinary friendship that would carry them through college and careers, marriage and motherhood, dating and divorce, the death of a child, and the mysterious death of the eleventh member of their group. Capturing their remarkable story, The Girls from Ames is a testament to the enduring, deep bonds of women as they experience life's challenges, and the power of friendship to overcome even the most daunting odds. 

The girls, now in their forties, have a lifetime of memories in common, some evocative of their generation and some that will resonate with any woman who has ever had a friend. The Girls from Ames demonstrates how close female relationships can shape every aspect of women's lives-their sense of themselves, their choice of men, their need for validation, their relationships with their mothers, their dreams for their daughters-and reveals how such friendships thrive, rewarding those who have committed to them. With both universal events and deeply personal moments, it's a book that every woman will relate to and be inspired by. #hardcover #nonfiction #newyorktimesbestseller #nytimesbestseller #biography #memoir #friendship #womensfiction #chiclit #relationships



A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship

Looks at the lives, bonds, and experiences of a group of female friends from Ames, Iowa.

The Girls from Ames

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#biography #paperback #royal #princessdiana #princeharry #princewilliam 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Presents a dual portrait of the young princes of England, describing the challenges of growing up in the spotlight, dealing with their parents' breakup and mother's tragic death, and their relationships with the royal family and each other.

William and Harry

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Jimmy Carter

Michigan

The former president embarks on an intimate journey through seasons marked by fishing, hunting, and hiking, from his boyhood in Plains, Georgia, to his tenure in the White House and his post-presidential days

Jimmy Carter’s An Outdoor Journal Adventures and Reflections (1988)

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HENRY MILLER (1891-1980) was an American writer and painter infamous for breaking with existing literary forms and developing a new sort of "novel" that is a mixture of novel, autobiography, social criticism, philosophical reflection, surrealist free association, and mysticism, one that is distinctly always about and expressive of the real-life Henry Miller and yet is also fictional. His most characteristic works of this kind are "Tropic of Cancer," "Tropic of Capricorn," and "Black Spring." His books were banned in the United States for their lewd content until 1964 when a court ruling overturned this order, acknowledging Miller’s work as literature in what became one of the most celebrated victories of the sexual revolution. 

First edition. Small quarto. 157pp. Gray cloth spine, papercovered boards. Few tiny soil spots on boards with slight toning at the edges, top edge of rear board bumped, very good, lacking the dust jacket.  Hand numbered 639/750.

Delaware

A book about Henry Miller

The Happy Rock (A book about Henry Miller limited edition/#639 of 750)

DJ has light wear but rest of the book is in fantastic condition. 

The Coffee Train

Colin Powell

Nevada

In Life and Leadership

It Worked for Me

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Amy Chua

"Courageous and thought-provoking." --David Brooks, The New York Times

"Breathtakingly personal . . . [Chua's] tale is as compelling as a good thriller." --The Financial Times

"[F]ascinating. . . . the most stimulating book on the subject of child rearing since Dr. Spock." --Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Chua's memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, is a quick, easy read. It's smart, funny, honest and a little heartbreaking . . ." --Chicago Sun-Times

At once provocative and laugh-out-loud funny, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother ignited a global parenting debate with its story of one mother's journey in strict parenting.  Amy Chua argues that Western parenting tries to respect and nurture children's individuality, while Chinese parents typically believe that arming children with skills, strong work habits, and inner confidence prepares them best for the future.   Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother chronicles Chua's iron-willed decision to raise her daughters, Sophia and Lulu, the Chinese way - and the remarkable, sometimes heartbreaking  results her choice inspires.  Achingly honest and profoundly challenging, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is one of the most talked-about books of our times.

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

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#hardcover #biography #MichaelOher #football #TheBlindSide #NFL

From Homelessness, to the Blind Side and Beyond

The award-winning NFL athlete made famous by the book and movie, The Blind Side, reflects on the disparity between his youth and his present-day circumstances, sharing first-person perspectives on his inner-city childhood, relationship with his adoptive family and views on role models. Movie tie-in.

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SIGNED A Maine Man in the Making (1st Edition, 1950)

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What Happened

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