Enjoy hummingbirds and orioles in your yard. Softcover measuring 8.5” x 10.75”, 89 pages. No writing, many color photos. Price is neatly inked out on back cover. Please see photos. #wildlife #nature #birds #hummingbirds #orioles #nonfiction #softcover #birdwatching (Shelf 4F) (SW2)

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

New Jersey

The Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying,and Enjoying Hummingbirds

Attract amazing hummingbirds to your backyard! With this comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide, you'll find it easy to attract these tiny jewel-like birds to your own yard.


With this comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide, you'll find it easy to attract these tiny, jewel-like birds to your own yard. The Stokes Hummingbird Book provides all the information you need to bring hummingbirds up close, identify them, and understand their fascinating and varied behavior.


The book includes:
 * Range maps and full-color photographs to help you identify and locate hummingbirds
 * Information on how to select the proper feeders, what to use in them, when to put them up, and when to take them down
 * Advice on what flowers to plant to attract hummingbirds in your part of the country
 * Amazing facts about hummingbirds, such as how fast they fly and how much they weigh
 * Guidelines for photographing hummingbirds
 * Complete information on hummingbird behavior, including flight displays, breeding habits, and feeding
 * A special section on attracting orioles, with photographs and behavior guides for each of the eight species found in North America
 * A resource list for hummingbird supplies

The Hummingbird Book **

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Nice, solid cop with clean pages and no writing. Two upper corners are lightly bumped. DJ crisp with a little edge wear, particularly in area of the bumped corners. Who doesn’t like penguins?! First edition, second printing. #travel #women #Antarctica #nonfiction #hardcover (Shelf 3F)

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

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.

Terra Incognita  **

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Kate Siber

Beautiful, solid, oversized hardcover measuring 9” x 9”, 398 pages, copyright 2020, retail price $40, published by National Geographic. Clean, bright pages with no writing, no folds, no owner name. Rear board lightly bowed (see photo). Minimal edge wear & wrinkling to DJ (no tears). As shown in photos, boards are decorative so DJ could be removed, if desired. Ships in a box, protected with bubble wrap. (SW4)

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

The World's Ultimate Scenic Trails

From the world's expert in outdoor adventure, here is the ultimate hiker's bucket list, with 100 breathtaking experiences for beginners to experts around the globe--from the celebrated Appalachian Trail to the off-the-beaten path (but not to be missed!) Six Waterfalls Hike in Micronesia.



Filled with beautiful National Geographic photography, wisdom from expert hikers like Andrew Skurka, need-to-know travel information, and practical wildlife-spotting tips, this inspirational guide offers the planet's best experiences for hikers and sightseers. From short day hikes--California's Sierra High Route, Lake Agnes Teahouse in Alberta, Norway's Mt. Skala--to multiday excursions like Mt. Meru in Tanzania and multi-week treks (Egypt's Sinai Trail, Bhutan's Snowman Trek, and the Bibbulum Track in Australia), you'll find a hike that matches your interests and skill level. Crossing all continents and climates (from the jungles of Costa Rica to the ice fields in Alaska's Kenai Fjords National Parks), as well as experiences (a wine route through Switzerland or moose spotting on the Teton Crest Trail in Wyoming,) there is a trail for everyone in these pages. So pack your gear and lace your boots: this comprehensive and innovative guide will lead you to experience the best hikes of your life!

100 Hikes of a Lifetime

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Animals & Nature

VINTAGE hymn book with artwork by some of the Great Masters. This copy was printed 1947. A nice history of both the hymns and the artwork. Although still solid and intact, you can see the spine is starting to crack on page 3. Clean pages with no writing except for 1950 gift inscription. Cover corners are bumped with wear and a little fraying. Spine is faded. Ships in a box, protected with bubble wrap. (SW2)

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Famous Hymns With Stories and Pictures

ANTIQUE, PRESUMED FIRST EDITION, copyright 1893. This book is a wonderful piece of history. It’s written in the form of a story for older children about two older boys who attend the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair with their tutor. But it’s also illustrated profusely with photos from the fair. The 1893 fair is often called “the fair that changed America.” It introduced 27 million people to new marvels like elevators, zippers, Cracker Jacks and the ferris wheel. Solid, intact hardcover with age-toned pages, no writing, no owner name, no folded pages. Boards show wear with some stains and spots and darkened spine. Please see photos. No DJ. (SW3) (9F)

The Century World’s Fair Book **

Copyright 1917. This copy is certainly vintage, likely antique. Previous owner name in faded pencil on FFEP. Loose spine with one separated page. I believe this is the format for Grosset & Dunlap first editions of this series. Boards are worn with fraying, tears, stains, bumped corners - see photos. Please see my 2 additional Bobbsey Twins books - all with the same format. (SW2) (10B)

*The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island

Antique & Vintage Children’s Books

This book is the artist speaking in his own words, including the text of lectures he was to give in the USA but were cancelled due to illness. Also included are articles he wrote for professional publications of limited circulation, as well as personal letters. All in all, the book provides a solid image of Escher as he saw himself. A  nice companion book to my oversized Escher book listed on this site. Clean, crisp glossy pages. Owner name neatly inside front cover. Minimal edge wear to covers. (2F)  ***Nice companion book to my other Escher listing: “M.C. ESCHER” ***

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Presents a selection of Escher's art and shares his comments on his work, symmetry, infinity, and paradox.

Escher on Escher  **

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Ronan Tynan

AUTOGRAPHED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING by a remarkable man. His INSPIRATIONAL memoir tells of: being a member of the popular Irish Tenors, having both legs amputated below the knee, earning a medical degree, being a horseman, winning gold medals at the Paralympic Games. “His life story is so amazing you may find it hard to believe.” Clean pages with no writing (other than autographed gift inscription), no folded pages. Mild edge wear to DJ (no tears). Ships in a box, protected with bubble wrap. (SW2) (9F)

My Life 'Till Now

Yes, I am a singer. But I am also a horseman, an athlete, and a doctor. I am a son, a brother, and a friend. I can sing as I do only because of the life that I've led. With each decade, I've found myself in very different, evermore challenging arenas, but the many stages of my life have always intertwined. I have moved from one stage to the next as if on a wild steeplechase, keeping my eye fixed straight ahead and above me. If there is a single line connecting all the episodes and main events of my life it is this -- a gift both given and received.
-- from the Introduction

In Halfway Home, a beautifully written memoir, Ronan Tynan, a member of the enormously popular Irish Tenors, shares his remarkable story of overcoming adversity and attaining worldwide success in several different areas.
Diagnosed with a lower limb disability at birth, Ronan Tynan had his legs amputated below the knee when he was twenty years old. Eight weeks later, he was climbing the stairs of his college dorm, and within a year, he was winning races in the Paralympic Games, amassing eighteen gold medals and fourteen world records. After becoming the first disabled person ever admitted to the National College of Physical Education, he served a short stint in the prosthetics industry and began a new career in medicine. He continued his studies at Trinity College, where he specialized in orthopedic sports injuries.
After earning his medical degree, Ronan chose music for the next act in his life. Less than one year after he began studying voice, he won both the John McCormick Cup for Tenor Voice and the BBC talent show Go for It. He went on to win the prestigious International Operatic Singing Competition in France, and in 1998 his debut Sony album, My Life Belongs to You, became a top-five hit in England within just two weeks and eventually went platinum. Later that year, he was invited to join The Irish Tenors, furthering a journey that started in a small Irish village and has brought him to the world's grandest stages.
In Halfway Home, Tynan movingly describes his life story, which Barbara Walters called "so amazing you may find it hard to believe."

Halfway Home **

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Beautiful, oversized retrospective of the life and works of van Gogh. Solid copy with bright pages, no writing, no dog ears. Excellent b/w/c reproductions. No owner name. Rated “good” because the cover (but not the spine) is faded around the edges with a small nick on the front board. No DJ. Please see photos.  Book measures 10” x 13.25”, 385 pages. #art #artists #painters #painting #postimpressionist #hardcover #nonfiction #classics #starrynight #biography (5F) (SW6)

Huge Hardcover (6 to 8 lbs)

A Retrospective

Another classic is added to our Puffin Storytime? book-and-CD audio package! Puffin continues to update the Puffin Storytapes? audio program and convert the cassette tapes to compact discs! This season, we're adding another title to our list of Puffin Storytime? packages: Don Freeman's classic A Pocket for Corduroy. This Puffin picture book will be accompanied by a compact disc that features a professional reading of the unabridged story. Perfect for road trips or quiet bedtime reading, as well as story time, preschool, and home school, Puffin Storytime: A Pocket for Corduroy is sure to please children and parents alike.

Van Gogh  **

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Art & Music & Performing Arts

Ages 7-11. One of my few listings I’m comfortable grading “like new” because I purchased it at a book signing by the author. It was to be a gift but got forgotten and remained boxed. Autographed copy that also comes with a CD. Independent Publisher award winner. #children #kids #autographed #signed #collectible #fiction #hardcover (Shelf 6B)

A Reader's Musical

While yearning for a change, a 350-year-old Douglas fir tree of Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, is blown over in a storm, and his animal friends help him prepare for a surprising destiny in Toronto.

The Journey of Sir Douglas Fir

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Fred A. Wolf

Rare autographed and inscribed copy. In fact, it is the only autographed copy that I have seen. First edition, first printing, complete number line. The author is an American theoretical physicist specializing in quantum physics and the relationship between physics and consciousness. He has helped popularize science on the Discovery Channel. Some highlighting between pages 27-41; otherwise clean with sharp corners. Rubbing and some edge wear to DJ with a 1” closed tear on the backside. Please see photos. (7B)

The Search for Other Worlds

The author of the award-winning Taking the Quantum Leap explains how the new physics predicts the existence of universes that are similar to and perhaps even duplicates of our own universe. Illustrated.

*Parallel Universes AUTOGRAPHED

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AUTOGRAPHED and inscribed copy. The journey taken by this family after 17 year-old Joshua’s suicide. No writing and minimal edge wear. #nonfiction #family #suicide #signed #autographed #healing #metaphysics #tragedy (Shelf 9F)

The author's 17-year-old son commits suicide. Through mediumship, the son reveals his thoughts, his fate, and describes what life is like in the spirit world. An uplifting story of hope provides guidance for handling grief and finding peace.

*Reconciled by the Light : the after - Death Letters from a Teen Suicide

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Autographed Books

 Green bonded leather with gilt lettering on spine and front board. All edges gilt. Lovely marbled front and end pages. Published in 1984 by Amaranth Press. Many favorites by the author. Some marks on front cover make the condition “good.” Please see photos. #classics #leather #hardcover #fiction #decorative #collections #anthology #collectible #gift (Shelf 1F) (SW3)

Mark Twain Anthology  **

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Robert Thomas Fallon

Another great stocking stuffer for someone: Shakespeare reader, English student, English teacher, lover of classics. Slim hardcover with clean pages, no writing, no owner name, mild edge wear to DJ (no tears). (SW1)

Mr. Fallon explores Shakespeare's familiarity in five sections dealing with language, theme, staging, character, and plot, each abundantly illustrated with episodes and quotations from the plays. Designed to make modern readers and audiences feel comfortable with the Bard.

How to Enjoy Shakespeare

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Red bonded leather with gilt lettering on spine and front board. All edges gilt. Bottom, rear corner is bumped. Glue remnant on rear board. First edition thus published in 1985; complete number line, Longmeadow Press. #mystery #crime #classics #leather #hardcover #fiction #decorative #collectible #gift (Shelf 1F) (SW3)

Five Travis McGee Novels  **

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Classics

Colin Garratt

Beautiful, oversized coffee table book filled with information and photos about trains around the world. Book measures 12” x 9.25”, 512 pages. Bright, clean pages with no writing, no owner name. Condition graded “good” simply because DJ shows fading and edge wear with some small tears at corners. As shown in photos, boards are decorative so DJ could be removed, if desired. Copyright 1999, published in London, printed and bound in Germany. This book was previously published as two separate volumes. Ships in a box, protected with bubble wrap. (SW6)

The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Steam and Rail

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Howard H. Peckham

Douglas W. Marshall

Beautiful, oversized VINTAGE hardcover measuring 13” x 10”,  138 pages. Clean pages with no writing, no folds, no owner name. Endpapers at front and rear are glued down on top of the DJ flaps. DJ is certainly intact but does show rubbing, chipping and edge wear. Ships in a box, protected with bubble wrap. (SW4)

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

An Atlas of Manuscript Maps

Campaigns of the American Revolution

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Coffee Table Books

The author offers a funny and frightening look at fringe Americans whose religious or political beliefs lead them to expect an apocalypse. First edition, first printing, complete number line. No writing, clean pages, no owner name. DJ crisp, not price clipped, with minimal edge wear. #nonfiction #hardcover #firstedition #religion #politics #apocalypse #America #history #USA #humor (Shelf 10F)

Travels in End-Time America

Introduces readers to Americans whose far-from-the-mainstream religious or political beliefs lead them to expect an apocalypse.

Apocalypse Pretty Soon

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By the author of The Exorcist. First edition, first printing, complete number line. Clean pages, no writing, no owner name, not price clipped. Lightly bumped corners and spine. Some edge wear to DJ with no tears. Retail price $24.99. (5B)

William Peter Blatty has thrilled generations of readers with his iconic mega-bestsellerThe Exorcist. Now Blatty gives usDimiter, a riveting story of murder, revenge, and suspense. Laced with themes of faith and love, sin and forgiveness, vengeance and compassion, it is a novelin the grand tradition of Morris West'sThe Devil's Advocate and the Catholic novels of Graham Greene.

Dimiteropens in the world's most oppressive and isolated totalitarian state: Albania in the 1970s. A prisoner suspected of being an enemy agent is held by state security. An unsettling presence, though subjected to unimaginable torture he maintains an eerie silence. He escapes---and on the way to freedom, completes a mysterious mission. The prisoner is Dimiter, the American "agent from Hell."

The scene shifts to Jerusalem, focusing on Hadassah Hospital and a cast of engaging, colorful characters: the brooding Christian Arab police detective, Peter Meral; Dr. Moses Mayo, a troubled but humorous neurologist; Samia, an attractive, sharp-tongued nurse; and assorted American and Israeli functionaries and hospital staff. All become enmeshed in a series of baffling, inexplicable deaths, until events explode in a surprising climax.

Told with unrelenting pace,Dimiter's compelling, page-turning narrative is haunted by the search for faith and the truths of the human condition.Dimiteris William Peter Blatty's first full novel since the 1983 publication ofLegion.

Dimiter  **

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Unread copy with very minimal shelf wear. #animals #animalrights #animalbehavior #anecdotes #humor #marktwain #softcover #paperback (Shelf 4B)

Longtime admirers of Mark Twain are aware of how integral animals were to his work as a writer, from his first stories through his final years, including many pieces that were left unpublished at his death. This beautiful volume, illustrated with 30 new images by master engraver Barry Moser, gathers writings from the full span of Mark Twain’s career and elucidates his special attachment to and regard for animals. What may surprise even longtime readers and fans is that Twain was an early and ardent animal welfare advocate, the most prominent American of his day to take up that cause. Edited and selected by Shelley Fisher Fishkin, who has also supplied an introduction and afterword, Mark Twain’s Book of Animals includes stories that are familiar along with those that are appearing in print for the first time.

Mark Twain's Book of Animals **

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Fiction

Francesco Antonucci

Florence Fabricant

Adam D. Tihany

Peter Pioppo

Nir Adar

Lovely oversized book filled with recipes specifically from Venice. Book measures 10” x 10”, 192 pages. Clean, glossy pages with no writing, no owner name, no folded pages. Sparse light foxing to top page edges (see photos). Crisp DJ with minimal edge wear (no tears); price-clipped. Ships in a box, protected with bubble wrap. (SW4) (7B)

Venetian Taste  **

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Appears UNUSED. The South has a strong tradition of good food and hospitality. These stories and the recipes that accompany them, along with photos by a renowned Southern photographer, celebrate the delicious diversity ofSouthern cooking. Clean, bright glossy ages with no writing, no owner name. First edition, first printing, complete number line. The only flaw I see is a 1/2” scrape on the corner of the cover - I didn’t notice this until I was photographing the book as it seemed to be part of the cover photography. No DJ. Retail price $30. (K)

A Food Lover's Tour of the Global South

Secrets of the Southern Table  **

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AUTOGRAPHED copy by the creator of the famous wine list at Windows on the World. This is the 2002 edition. First edition, first printing, complete number line. Text in very good condition with clean pages, no writing, two lightly bumped bottom corners. DJ not price clipped and shows some edge wear including a 1/4” tear at the rear, top corner. Please see photos as well as my additional autographed books by this author. #wine #cooking #hardcover #nonfiction #autographed #beverages #signed #collectible #entertaining (Shelf 1B)

A Lively Guide

Describes the leading wine-making regions, explains how to create a restaurant's wine list, and offers advice on wine tasting and selection.

*Windows on the World Complete Wine Course

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Food & Wine

Melanie Florence

Hardcover measures 7.25” x 7.25”, 128 pages. Filled with color photos and ideas. Clean pages with no writing, no folded pages. Ex-library copy with only limited library markings. First edition, first printing, complete number line. (SW2)

Easy Terrariums, Aeriums, and Aquariums for Your Home or Office

Not everyone can be Martha Stewart, and luckily you don’t need to be to create beautiful terrariums to display in your space or to give as a gift. With simple instructions and a relaxed and pleasant tone, Glass Gardens speaks to the beginner terrarium-maker as a best friend would over a cup of coffee or tea. You won’t find any overly elaborate or complicated projects here! With just a few supplies and a small amount of time, you’ll have a gorgeous centerpiece to display or give away. Learn how to create stunning, easy-to-maintain terrariums with cacti and succulents, as well as water terrariums (aquariums) with plants you can buy at your local pet store and air terrariums (aeriums), which are by far the easiest type of terrarium to create and keep alive. In Glass Gardens, you’ll be given lists of supplies you’ll need as well as information on where to find them in addition to tips and tricks about the best ways to keep your plants alive and thriving. Easy, step-by-step instructions and detailed photos will have you designing your own glass gardens before you know it.

Glass Gardens

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Vintage edition for plant lovers. Published in collaboration with The Royal Horticultural Society. Oversized book with no writing, bumped spine bottom and previous owner name stamp on title page. A little edge wear to DJ and tanning to inner flaps. #nonfiction #hardcover #plants #gardening #gardens #vintage #oversized #hobbies #home #outdoors (Shelf 8F) (SW5)

*Dictionary of Garden Plants in Colour

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Gardening & Plants & Flowers

George G. Morgan

Another how-to genealogy book packed with information. Softcover, like new with clean, bright pages, no writing, no owner name, no folded pages. Retail price $25. (SW2)

Discover your genealogy using the latest methods Thoroughly revised to cover new tools, techniques, and data, How to Do Everything: Genealogy, Fourth Edition uniquely addresses all the major genealogical record types and explains traditional and digital research strategies. Genealogy expert George G. Morgan shows you how to research your family history using the most current websites, mobile apps, social networking sites, record archives, census data, digital records, DNA research, and more. Discover your family’s past with help from the new edition of this bestselling guide. Start an effective, well-organized genealogical research project Work with traditional, electronic, and genetic research Analyze and organize your family information Locate and access genealogy records in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Canada, and Australia Place your ancestors in geographical and historical context Learn successful Internet search techniques Locate vital, civil registration, census, and church records Track down military, property, and immigration and naturalization records Access libraries, archives, and other repositories online Research and verify your ancestors using genetic genealogy (DNA) Get past brick walls and dead ends Incorporate social networking into your research

How to Do Everything: Genealogy, Fourth Edition

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John Philip Colletta

A how-to for Americans on Italian genealogy research both in the US and in Italy. Clean, bright pages, no writing, no owner name, no folded pages. (SW1)

The Complete Guide for Americans

A guide for family researchers of Italian descent points the way to resources in the United States as well as information available in the town halls, archives, churches, and libraries of Italy.

Finding Italian Roots

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Ruth Maness

Holly Hansen

Another like new, how-to genealogy guide book for Germany and Scandinavia. Clean, bright pages with no writing, no owner name, no folded pages. (SW2)

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Success in identifying and then reaching your genealogical goals comes when proven paths are followed. With this Research Guide you will learn the details of and now to interpret church records, civil records, and other county-level vital records written in German. You will gain an understanding of printed sources available to assist with your Scandinavian research. You will learn to recognize Germanic and Scandinavian naming patterns, including regional differences and the use of patronymics. Additionally, you will learn the importance of Feast Days in Germanic and Scandinavian research, how to read Gothic Script in the various countries, and how to avoid making mistakes in your research. A list of helpful Germanic and Scandinavian websites is also included.

German and Scandinavian Research Guide

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Genealogy

Stephen Johnson

Roberto T. Leon

Oversized softcover, 11” x 8.5”, 381 pages. Alphabetical entries present extraordinary constructions, the technology, and the human and political dramas that fueled their creation. Not a book you need to read front to back - just leave it on the table and open to any page. Clean pages with no folds. Ex-library copy with some edge wear at corners and a few marks on back cover. See photos. (SW3)

Provides an alphabetical reference to bridges and tunnels, including designers, builders, and materials and machinery used in their construction.

Encyclopedia of Bridges and Tunnels

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Some timely humor. Clean, crisp pages with no writing. No DJ as it was not issued with a DJ. Book measures 8.5” x 10.5”, 227 pages. Published in 2004. Original price of $24.95. #humor #politics #comedy #nonfiction #hardcover (Shelf 1B)

A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction

The host of the award-winning humorous news program offers tongue-in-cheek insight into American democracy with coverage of such topics as the republican qualities of ancient Rome, the antics of our nation's founders, and the ludicrous nature of today's media.

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America 

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General & Misc. Nonfiction

Jeffrey Toobin

The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst

"The saga of Patty Hearst highlighted a decade in which America seemed to be suffering a collective nervous breakdown. Based on more than a hundred interviews and thousands of previously secret documents, [this book] ... recounts the craziness of the times (there were an average of 1,500 terrorist bombings a year in the early 1970s). Toobin portrays the lunacy of the ... radicals of the SLA and the ... mix of sex, politics, and violence that swept up Patty Hearst, and re-creates her melodramatic trial"--Dust jacket flap.

American Heiress

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Idanna Pucci

True story of a woman found guilty of murdering her lover. She was the first female prisoner at Sing Sing & the first woman sentenced to die by the newly invented electric chair. The book is written by the great-granddaughter of the woman who launched the first campaign against the death penalty. Hardcover with clean pages, no folds. Retail price $26.99. FIRST EDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING, 2020. Ex-library copy with minimal library markings. (SW2) (9B)

An American Countess, an Italian Immigrant, and Their Epic Battle for Justice in New York's Gilded Age

This “gripping social history” (Publishers Weekly), with all the passion and pathos of a classic opera, chronicles the riveting first campaign against the death penalty waged in 1895 by American pioneer activist, Cora Slocomb, Countess of Brazzà, to save the life of a twenty-year-old illiterate Italian immigrant, Maria Barbella, who killed the man who had abused her. Previously published as The Trials of Maria Barbella. In 1895, a twenty-two-year-old Italian seamstress named Maria Barbella was accused of murdering her lover, Domenico Cataldo, after he seduced her and broke his promise to marry her. Following a sensational trial filled with inept lawyers, dishonest reporters and editors, and a crooked judge repaying political favors, the illiterate immigrant became the first woman sentenced to the newly invented electric chair at Sing Sing, where she is also the first female prisoner. Behind the scenes, a corporate war raged for the monopoly of electricity pitting two giants, Edison and Westinghouse with Nikola Tesla at his side, against each other. Enter Cora Slocomb, an American-born Italian aristocrat and activist, who launched the first campaign against the death penalty to save Maria. Rallying the New York press, Cora reached out across the social divide—from the mansions of Fifth Avenue to the tenements of Little Italy. Maria’s “crime of honor” quickly becomes a cause celebre, seizing the nation’s attention. Idanna Pucci, Cora’s great-granddaughter, masterfully recounts this astonishing story by drawing on original research and documents from the US and Italy. This dramatic page-turner, interwoven with twists and unexpected turns, grapples with the tragedy of immigration, capital punishment, ethnic prejudice, criminal justice, corporate greed, violence against women, and a woman’s right to reject the role of victim. Over a century later, this story is as urgent as ever.

The Lady of Sing Sing

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Based on stories from the author’s family, the novel gives a glimpse into the lives of Jewish families forced to abandon their lives when the Nazis came to power. Clean pages with no writing; one page with a folded corner. #fiction #historicalfiction #history #softcover #war #ww2 #Jewish #nazis (Shelf 9F)

Kurt Berlin, a 23-year-old American soldier fighting the Japanese in the Philippines in March of 1945 is recruited by the OSS to return to Europe as an interpreter for the interrogations of captured Nazi officers. Having escaped the horrors of Nazi Europe in 1940, he is reluctant to return, but he has his own agenda. He wants to find Elsa Graz, the girl he left behind. Upon returning to Brussels he begins his search for her. His efforts hit a dead end. Soon after he discovers during an interrogation of an SS Captain that the prisoner knows the young girl. He is probably the only person alive who knows her whereabouts. How will Kurt learn her whereabouts from this unrepentant Nazi? The question for Kurt is whether his moral compass is strong enough to survive the whirlwind which is about to overtake him. The Interpreter is told in two story lines, the first between March and July of 1945 follows Kurt's journey to find Elsa. The second recounts Kurt's perilous escape from Nazi occupied Europe from March of 1939 to July of 1941. Partially based on true events, The Interpreter is a historical thriller wrapped in a romance, certain to keep you turning the pages.

The Interpreter  **

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History & Military

The book is loved and used but will appeal to sailing enthusiasts. The author is a well-known competitive sailor and sports commentator. First edition, first printing, complete number line. Rear board shows wrinkling. Dust jacket is aged with edge wear and some tears, the largest being 3/4”. See photos. #sailing #yachts #boats #boatracing #hardcover #sports #autobiography #nonfiction #outdoors (Shelf 2F) (SW2)

The author describes his life in sailing, discusses the major races in which he has participated, and explains what it takes to become a successful sailor

World Class Sailing **

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Memoirs & Biographies & People

Lindel Barker-Revell

Beautiful illustrations on bright, glossy pages with no writing, no owner name, no folded pages. Book measures 7.5” x 8.25”, 111 pages. Crisp DJ with mild edge wear; glue residue from price label. (9B)

The Tarot & You unlocks the mystery of reading the ancient Tarot cards which have been used for centuries to foretell the future and predict fortunes. This entertaining, easy-to-read book includes everything the reader needs to know about Tarot card reading, including a brief history of the Tarot, instructions on laying out the cards and interpreting the symbols on each card, and tips for the best readings. The book's lively, appealing illustrations and clear instructions make it suitable for aspiring fortune-tellers of all ages.

The Tarot and You  **

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Bestselling book documenting the author’s death and resurrection experience. Clean bright pages with no writing. 1/4” soil mark on a few pages. Front cover has a mild fold and glue remnant from price label. #heaven #death #christianity #autobiography #softcover #nonfiction #religion #bestseller (Shelf 9B)

A True Story of Death and Life

90 Minutes in Heaven

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Robert A. Thurman

Close to LIKE NEW but for one folded page corner. Clean pages with no writing, no owner name. Sharp corners and spine. Crisp DJ with virtually no edge wear. Ships in a box, protected with bubble wrap. (SW2). “Tibetan Buddhism rivals Zen in its popularity as a path of Buddhist wisdom and practice. This readable introduction to the tradition’s vibrant literature, presented by a true insider, now makes authentic Tibetan Buddhism accessible to Western audiences as never before.” (2B)

Presents an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, including teachings about the Buddha, subsequent Buddhas, prayers, meditation techniques, etc.

Essential Tibetan Buddhism **

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Mystical & Religion & Spiritual

David Souden

Lucy Worsley

Brett Dolman

HRH Charles Prince of Wales

Beautiful coffee table book, oversized hardcover measuring about 12” x 12”, 223 pages. Clean, thick pages with no writing, no owner name, no folded pages; photos and illustrations on each page. The book brings together the stories of the buildings and the people, events and art that have filled them from the Norman Conquest to modern times. Two bumped corners under the DJ. Minimal edge wear to DJ (no tears), particularly at corners. Please see photos. Retail price $49.95. Ships in a box, protected with bubble wrap. (SW5)

'The Royal Palaces of London' brings together the stories of these buildings and the characters, events and art that have filled their grand spaces and intimate corners from the Norman Conquest to modern times.

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