Mark Siegel

A good, tight, clean copy.

Some shelf wear: bumping to corners, lamination on cover wrinkled or loose in places (see photo). Sticker residue on back cover.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Connecticut

One hundred years ago. On the foggy Hudson River, a riverboat captain rescues an injured mermaid from the waters of the busiest port in the United States. A wildly popular--and notoriously reclusive--author makes a public debut. A French nobleman seeks a remedy for a curse. As three lives twine together and race to an unexpected collision, the mystery of the Mermaid of the Hudson deepens.

A mysterious and beguiling love story with elements of Poe, Twain, Hemingway, and Greek mythology, drawn in moody black-and-white charcoal, this new paperback edition of the New York Times Best-Selling graphic novel by author/illustrator Mark Siegel is a study in romance, atmosphere, and suspense. Don't miss Sailor Twain.

Sailor Twain: or: the Mermaid in the Hudson

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Nathan W. Pyle

Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked.

Cover is not perfect: sticker and sticker residue on back cover as well as a small hole. Cosmetic creases to front cover.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)





New York Times Bestseller

By the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Strange Planet and 99 Stories I Could Tell!

Living in New York City for five years as a transplant from Ohio, illustrator and T-shirt designer Nathan Pyle was fascinated by the unique habits and unspoken customs New Yorkers follow to make life bearable in a city with 8 million people (and seemingly twice the number of tourists). In NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette, Pyle reveals the secrets and unwritten rules for living in and visiting New York including the answers to such burning questions as, how do I hail a cab What is a bodega Which way is Uptown Why are there so many doors in the sidewalk How do I walk on an escalator Do we need be touching right now Where should I inhale or exhale while passing sidewalk garbage How long should I honk my horn If New York were a game show, how would I win What happens when I stand in the bike lane Who should get the empty subway seats  How do I stay safe during a trash tornado Each tip is a little story illustrated in simple black and white drawings.

NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette

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Suzanne Strempek Shea

Signed by the author.

The spine is without crease and the binding is tight except for the cover, which is a bit floppy. The pages are clean but browning at the edges. This is a solid reading copy of a paperback beginning to show its age (published 2004).

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

In the latest novel from the award-winning author of Around Again, an American takes an unexpected trip to Ireland and finds the woman she was meant to become. Newly unemployed, Sophie White has nothing better to do when her recently widowed best friend, Gina, invites her along on a much-needed, postcrisis getaway. When, after only one day in Ireland, Gina decides she should do her grieving back at home, she urges Sophie to remain and make the most of the summer in Booley, the tiny seaside village that was their destination. A job offer accepted on a whim lands her in the village's craft shop, and in the position once held by Finola O'Flynn, a woman who'd swiftly left town a few years before. Sophie takes on Finola's job of creating beaded bracelets, but also takes over Finola's abandoned home, then Finola's left-behind wardrobe, and finally, after her own episode of lost love, Finola's discarded man, charismatic shop owner Liam. But could Sophie -- or anyone -- ever take over the legendary place that her predecessor still holds in the hearts of Booley? Friend, confidante, and guru to all -- literally a lifesaver to some -- even in her absence Finola continues to captivate. Her myth manages to reenergize Sophie, who passes along the gift through bracelets she infuses with invented "powers" that make the wearers believe they have what it takes to face life's challenges. But is Sophie powerful enough to face a whopper of her own when Finola returns to Booley and to the life she deserted? Does Sophie have the magic to make room in one tiny village for two women who want the very same life?

Becoming Finola

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Ruby Dixon

Binding tight, spine uncreased. Pages clean and bright. Minimal shelf wear similar to what is seen in a new book from a book store.

The international publishing phenomenon Ice Planet Barbarians, now in a special print edition! Fall in love with the out-of-this-world romance between Georgie Carruthers, a human woman, and Vektal, an alien from another planet, in this expanded edition with bonus materials and an exclusive epilogue--in print only! You'd think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me. And you'd be wrong. Because now the aliens are having ship trouble, and they've left their cargo of human women--including me--on an ice planet. We're not equipped for life in this desolate winter wasteland. Since I'm the unofficial leader, I head out into the snow to look for help. I find help all right. A big blue horned alien introduces himself in a rather . . . startling way. Vektal says that I'm his mate, his chosen female--and that the reason his chest is purring is because of my presence. He'll help me and my people survive, but this poses a new problem. If Vektal helps us survive, I'm not sure he's going to want to let me go.

Ice Planet Barbarians

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Matt Besser

Ian Roberts

Matt Walsh

Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Some shelf wear and minor bumping to corners of cover.

Please note that some of the “wear” and “discoloration” on the cover is part of the art design of the cover.

The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual

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David Giles

A thin volume published in 2000 examining the psychology and culture of celebrity. 

This is an ex-library book with associated stickers and markings.

The binding is tight and the pages are clean and unmarked. The cover shows minor scuffing but overall there is surprisingly little shelf wear for a 25 year old library book.

A Psychology of Fame and Celebrity

What drives people to crave fame and celebrity? How does fame affect people psychologically? These issues are frequently discussed by the media but up till now psychologists have shied away from an academic away from an academic investigation of the phenomenon of fame. In this lively, eclectic book David Giles examines fame and celebrity from a variety of perspectives. He argues that fame should be seen as a process rather than a state of being, and that `celebrity' has largely emerged through the technological developments of the last 150 years. Part of our problem in dealing with celebrities, and the problem celebrities have dealing with the public, is that the social conditions produced by the explosion in mass communications have irrevocably altered the way we live. However we know little about many of the phenomena these conditions have produced - such as the `parasocial interaction' between television viewers and media characters, and the quasi-religious activity of `fans'. Perhaps the biggest single dilemma for celebrities is the fact that the vehicle that creates fame for them - the media - is also their tormentor. To address these questions, David Giles draws on research from psychology, sociology, media and communications studies, history and anthropology - as well as his own experiences as a music journalist in the 1980s. He argues that the history of fame is inextricably linked to the emergence of the individual self as a central theme of Western culture, and considers how the desire for authenticity, as well as individual privacy, have created anxieties for celebrities which are best understood in their historical and cultural context.

Illusions of Immortality

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Fareed Zakaria

Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has some scratches, most notably on the back (see picture) but dust jacket has no tears.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Explores how the rapid rise of such nations as China, India, and Brazil is countering America's previous dominance over the global economy, geopolitics, and culture, and shares advice on how the United States can thrive in the face of international changes.

The Post American World

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Hillary Rodham Clinton

Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, dust jacket like new with no flaws. Very minor foxing to top pages; otherwise book perfect.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

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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Alexis Hall

Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, spine without crease. Cover shows some wear at edges and corners, most notably on the back.

A lush, sweeping queer historical romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material--perfect for fans of Netflix's Bridgerton, Evie Dunmore, and Lisa Kleypas!


When Viola Carroll was presumed dead at Waterloo she took the opportunity to live, at last, as herself. But freedom does not come without a price, and Viola paid for hers with the loss of her wealth, her title, and her closest companion, Justin de Vere, the Duke of Gracewood.



Only when their families reconnect, years after the war, does Viola learn how deep that loss truly was. Shattered without her, Gracewood has retreated so far into grief that Viola barely recognises her old friend in the lonely, brooding man he has become.



As Viola strives to bring Gracewood back to himself, fresh desires give new names to old feelings. Feelings that would have been impossible once and may be impossible still, but which Viola cannot deny. Even if they cost her everything, all over again.

A Lady for a Duke

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Sara Raasch

Featuring beautiful ruby sprayed edges! Red, White & Royal Blue meets The Nightmare Before Christmas in a sexy, quirky romcom where the golden-hearted Prince of Christmas falls for the totally off-limits Prince of Halloween. Nicholas “Coal” Claus used to love Christmas. Until his father, the reigning Santa, turned the holiday into a PR façade. Coal will do anything to escape the spectacle, including getting tangled in a drunken, supremely hot make- out session with a beautiful man behind a seedy bar one night. But the heir to Christmas is soon commanded to do his duty: he will marry his best friend, Iris, the Easter Princess and his brother’s not-so-secret crush. A situation that has disaster written all over it. Things go from bad to worse when a rival arrives to challenge Coal for the princess’s hand...and Coal comes face-to-face with his mysterious behind-the-bar hottie: Hex, the Prince of Halloween. It’s a fake competition between two holiday princes who can’t keep their hands off each other over a marriage of convenience that no one wants. And it all leads to one of the sweetest, sexiest, messiest, most delightfully unforgettable love stories of the year.

The Nightmare Before Kissmas

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M. A. Wardell

A. J. Truman

A gay romance for fans of big guys, sweets, snowstorms, and second chances.

Signed by both authors and dedicated to Artemis, which probably isn’t your name, alas.

Included are stickers, a bookmark, and a post card sized print.

What's worse than being snowed in with your ex? Literally nothing. Initially, the only thing Marshall and Marshall had in common was a name. Marshall (aka Data) lived his life around spreadsheets, while Marshall (aka Marsh) was an F5 tornado of chaos. Yet for eight years, they were madly in love. Until Marsh abruptly ended things with a half-baked excuse. Six months later, Data gets a text from Marsh out of the blue: they need to clean out their cabin in Maine and sell it ASAP. He can make it through one more weekend with the man who broke his heart. Marsh loved adding squiggles to the straight lines of his boyfriend. If only he could've lived up to the potential Data saw in him. If only he didn't feel like he was one big miscalculation on Data's ledger. Saying goodbye to Marshmallow Mountain will be the final tie to sever, even though he still pines for his number-crunching teddy bear. But when a massive snowstorm traps them in their small cabin for days, they're forced to confront hard truths about their breakup...as well as resist the sweltering heat raging between them. These boys might be headed for a second act, but only if they can make it off Marshmallow Mountain.

Marshmallow Mountain

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Phil Farrand

Binding tight and pages clean and unmarked.

Some minor foxing along top page edges. Shelf wear along edges of cover including spine (see pictures).

Points out bloopers, errors, equipment oddities, and plot discrepancies for six seasons of "Star Trek, the Next Generation," and includes trivia questions, odd facts, and memorable lines

The Nitpicker's Guide for Next Generation Trekkers Volume 1

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James Howard Hatfield

George Burt

Tight binding, pages clean and unmarked. Minor foxing on top page edges.

An ultimate fan's trivia book tests the memories of Star Trek: The Next Generation viewers with brain-tickling questions about Federation history, Klingon lore, memorable quotes, and more. Original.

The Ultimate Trek Trivia Challenge for the Next Generation

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David Peter

Book condition excellent; dust jacket condition merely good due to a tear on top right front corner (see pictures).

Tight binding, clean, bright, unmarked interior pages. Remainder mark on bottom page edges.

Q, a mysterious, omnipotent being, once again wreaks havoc on the Enterprise when he returns to challenge his archenemy Trelane, another being from his continuum, and their confrontation could spell the ultimate disaster for Captain Jean-Luc Picard. 150,000 first printing.

Q-Squared

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Kate Bornstein

The original edition published in 1998. Not only an investigation into gender identity but also a fascinating look at how understanding of the topics has shifted in the past quarter century.

Pages are clean and unmarked, quizzes and prompts are not filled out. Binding is tight and spine uncreased. Biggest flaw is a curl to the lower right corner.

With "My Gender Workbook," Bornstein brings theory down to earth and provides a practical approach to living with or without a gender. She also takes aim at efforts to naturalize gender differences.

My Gender Workbook

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Ocean Atlas

A very small volume intended as a “nonbinary 101” primer.

Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Very minor, minimal shelf wear as is seen in new books from a store.

Everything You've Been Afraid to Ask about Gender, Pronouns, Being an Ally, and Black and White Thinking

Nonbinary for Beginners

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Micah Rajunov

Tight binding and clean, unmarked pages. Bumping and a slight curl to bottom right corner.

Memoirs of Gender and Identity

In this groundbreaking book, thirty authors highlight how our experiences are shaped by a deeply entrenched gender binary. Nuanced storytellers break away from mainstream portrayals of gender diversity, cutting across lines of age, race, ethnicity, ability, class, religion, family, and relationships.

Nonbinary

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Carolyn G. Heilbrun

An interesting book from 1973 collecting essays by the author concerning gender and literature.

Binding is tight and interior pages clean and readable. A fair amount of foxing on the page edges and also an ink stain (see picture) which does not impact readability. Minor wear to the dust jacket, but no major tears.

Carolyn Heilbrun opens our eyes to the ways in which the concept of androgyny -- the realization of man in woman and woman in man -- has run from its source in pre-Hellenic myth through the literature of the Western world. Here brilliantly brought to life are long-unrecognized manifestations of the androgynous ideal: in the classic drama, with its celebration of the feminine impulse toward life; in the Gospels, as Jesus breaks with the paternalistic tradition; in the medieval ambiguities of the cult of Mary and the courts of love; in the Renaissance, with its developing view of a more autonomous human being, culminating in Shakespeare's androgynous vision. Moving toward our own time, Mrs. Heilbrun traces the emergence of the woman hero in fiction. Clarissa and Hester Prynne, the strong women characters in Jane Austen, the Brontës, and George Eliot, the heroines of male writers -- Henry James, E. M. Forster, D. H. Lawrence -- are all seen as androgynous creations. And the writers of the Bloomsbury group are looked as exemplifications of the androgynous ideal both in their art and in their lives. -- From publisher's description.

Toward a Recognition of Androgyny

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Fritz Klein

Karen Yescavage

Jonathan Alexander

A collection of essays, published in 2003. A fascinating look at the evolving perspectives on bisexual and transgender identities.

This copy is in excellent condition with a tight binding and clean, unmarked pages. Some minor shelf wear and corner bumping are its only faults, only slightly worse than what would be found in a new copy.

Please ask any questions you may have about this book.

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