Anne Sebba

WW Norton, New York, 2007, first edition hardcover with dust jacket.  

One photo page improperly cut and creased at time of printing/binding.  Page has been hand cut.  Otherwise,  very light shelf wear.

P: A8

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Georgia

The Remarkable Life of Lady Randolph Churchill

Brooklyn-born Jennie Jerome married into the British aristocracy in 1874, after a three-day romance. She became Lady Randolph Churchill, wife of a maverick politician and mother of the most famous British statesman of the century. Jennie Churchill was not merely the most talked about and controversial American woman in London society, she was a dynamic behind-the-scenes political force and a woman of sexual fearlessness at a time when women were not supposed to be sexually liberated. A concert pianist, magazine founder and editor, and playwright, she was also, above all, a devoted mother to Winston. In American Jennie, Anne Sebba draws on newly discovered personal correspondences and archives to examine the unusually powerful mutual infatuation between Jennie and her son and to relate the passionate and ultimately tragic career of the woman whom Winston described as having "the wine of life in her veins."

American Jennie

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Ed Laflamme

GIE Media, Richfield OH., 2007.

Trade paperback.  Rear cover fully creased from top to bottom.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Straight Talk on Growing and Operating a Profitable Landscaping Business

Green Side Up

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The Economics Press, Montclair NJ, 1953.  13 page tract printed for Western Electric Booklet Rack Service for Employees.

Some yellowing/browning of cover and pages.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

A New Look at Vitamins 

The Chefs at Jake's

Edward Gowans

Chronicle Books, San Francisco Ca, 1993.  Glossy wraps 

Minimal shelf wear.  Price "redacted".  Several page corners turned down.  One page has writing and staining (see photo).

This tantalizing array of outstanding fish and shellfish recipes draws on the abundance of the Pacific Northwest's ocean harvest and the region's long tradition -- begun over 100 years ago at Jake's Famous Crawfish Restaurant in Portland, Oregon -- of cooking the very freshest seafood with simple techniques and innovative ingredients. Filled with advice on choosing, storing, and preparing a wide variety of fish and shellfish and generously illustrated with full-color photographs, Jakes Seafood Cookbook is an essential collection of spectacular dishes for novice and expert alike.

Jake's Seafood Cookbook

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Mike Fuljenz

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

The Smart Guide for Rare Acquisitions

Indian gold coins of the 20th Century

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John Whitman

Darren Levine

Ulysses Press, Berkeley California, 2007. Trade paperback.  

Official Guide of Krav Maga Worldwide. Foreward by Bas Rutten.

The Ultimate Guide to over 230 Self-Defense and Combative Techniques

Contains photographic sequences and instructions for over 230 movements from the Krav Maga, the self-defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces.

Complete Krav Maga

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Babette E. Babich

State University of New York Press, Albany, NY, 1994

FORMER SOFTCOVER TEXTBOOK.  Cover in good condition BUT SUBSTANTIAL HIGHLIGHTING, UNDERLINING AND NOTES THROUGHOUT.  (estiiat 25% of pages???) CONSIDER THIS A READING/STUDY COPY ONLY.

P: A3

Reflecting Science on the Ground of Art and Life 

Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Prologue: The Problem of the Philosophy of Science and Nietzsche's Question of Ground The Plan of the Text Chapter 1 Nietzsche's Musical Stylistics: Writing a Philosophy of Science The Hermeneutic Challenge of Nietzsche's Elitism: Style and Interpretive Affinity Philosophic Concinnity: The Spirit of Music and Nietzschean Style The Project of Communication: Self-Deconstruction and Nietzschean Selectivity Nietzsche's Style: A Mechanical Model Chapter 2 Science as Interpretation: The Light of Philology The Question of a Nietzsche-Styled Philosophy of Science Towards a Nietzschean Critique of Science Nietzsche's Perspectivalism: The Spectre ofRelativism and the Spirit of Difference Truth, Pragmatism, and Relativism: Realism a nd theReal The Meaning of Critique: Nietzschean Possibilitiesfor Philosophy Nietzsche and Science: The Question of Validity Chapter 3 On the Ecophysiological Ground of Knowledge: Nietzsche's Epistemology The Question of Nietzsche's Epistemology: Critique and Ground The Knower and the Known The Problem of Knowledge in its Ecophysiological Ground The Empirical Basis of Transcendent Knowledge Perspectivalism as Epistemology Multiplicity as Interpretational Truth: The Metaphysical Fiction of an Absolute A Note on the Typology of Science and Philosophy: The will to Power Beyond Truth and Lie Chapter 4 Under the Optics of Art and Life: Nietzsche and Science Resumé The Ecophysiological Ground of Knowledge Science and Nihilism Reality and Truth: The Domination of Truth Science: Reality and Illusion The Meaning of Nature and Chaos: A Note on Nietzsche's "Chaos sive natura" Reality and Illusion: The Interpretive Dynamic Chapter 5 Nietzsche's Genealogy of Science: Morality and the Values of Modernity The Genealogy of Morals and the Value of Science The Ascetic Ideal: The Cost of Perpetuation Ressentiment: Science and Culture Without Price: The Will to Truth as the Will toLife Science and Inadequacy Duplicity: Science and the Ascetic Ideal The Ascetic Ideal: The Cost of Perpetuation Science as an Aesthetic Achievement: Méconnaissance Vesuvius: "Gefährdete Menschen, fruchtbarer Menschen" Chapter 6 Toward a Perspectival Aesthetics of Truth A Perspectivalist Philosophy of Science A Perspectival Aesthetics of Truth Truth as Illusion The Illusion of Truth and the Question of the Eternal Feminine sContra-Morality--Again The Aesthetics of Illusion Creation and Affirmation Chapter 7 A Dionysian Philosophy: Art in the Light of Life The Eternal Return of the Same: Interpretation and Will Ressentiment and Amor Fati The Perspectival Dominance of Decadence Dionysian Aesthetic Pessimism The Troping of the Eternal Return: An Aposematic Aposiopesis Bibliography Name Index Subject Index

Nietzsche's Philosophy of Science

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Aldren A. Watson

WW Norton, New York, 2000. Trade paperback 

Filled with absorbing information, The Blacksmith: Ironworker and Farrier pays fine tribute to the skill and ingenuity of this versatile nineteenth-century American craftsman. The roles of the blacksmith as hardware maker, farrier, and village handyman are vividly portrayed in the lively text and exceptional illustrations. Methods for fullering, upsetting, and welding wrought iron are clearly explained, as well as the construction of latches, ice tongs, chains, and a wealth of iron fittings. Aldren Watson's chapters include "Wrought Iron: Its Properties and Manufacture," "The Blacksmith Shop and Forge Fire," "Working at the Forge," "Hardware and Harness," "Shoeing a Horse," "Wagons, Buggies, and Sleds," and "The Blacksmith in His World." For those who would like a forge and bellows of their own, there are suggestions for laying out a blacksmith shop and constructing a leather bellows and forge. Watson's book is an important record and a valuable source for anyone interested in this part of American industry.

Blacksmith Ironworker and Farrier

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Susan Shumsky

New Page Books, Pompton Plains NJ, 2015.  Trade paperback.  

P:A8

How Accessing Your Sixth Sense Can Help You Find Knowledge, Illumination, and Intuition

"Awaken Your Third Eye is a practical guide to help you explore the depths of your intuitive wisdom."--Judith Orloff, MD, author of The Empath's Survival Guide
 
"This book is a treasure trove of information, bridging science, philosophy and actual practice. I can't imagine a more well-rounded and thorough resource on the subject of opening the sixth chakra and discovering the gateway to transcendent awakening. A jam-packed gem full of spiritual insight." --Anodea Judith, PhD, author of Wheels of Life and Eastern Body-Western Mind

Usually, you perceive the world by using your five senses: sight, taste, smell, touch, and hearing.

But there is a sixth sense, an inner eye that can open the gateway to subtler realms of existence. Developing this inner eye will enable you to view a previously invisible world of multiple dimensions, spiritual planes filled with light, and alternate realities of indescribable wonders. This eye of wisdom, knowledge, illumination, and intuition is aptly named the third eye.

Using the methods in Awaken Your Third Eye, you will learn how to develop supersensory perception, and how to use your third eye in your everyday life to receive guidance, healing, wisdom, inspiration, creativity, and spiritual awakening.

Awaken Your Third Eye

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David Halberstam

Hyperion, New York, 2007, trade paperback. 

P: A8

America and the Korean War

"In a grand gesture of reclamation and remembrance, Mr. Halberstam has brought the war back home."---The New York Times

David Halberstam's magisterial and thrilling The Best and the Brightest was the defining book about the Vietnam conflict. More than three decades later, Halberstam used his unrivaled research and formidable journalistic skills to shed light on another pivotal moment in our history: the Korean War. Halberstam considered The Coldest Winter his most accomplished work, the culmination of forty-five years of writing about America's postwar foreign policy.

Halberstam gives us a masterful narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations on both sides. He charts the disastrous path that led to the massive entry of Chinese forces near the Yalu River and that caught Douglas MacArthur and his soldiers by surprise. He provides astonishingly vivid and nuanced portraits of all the major figures--Eisenhower, Truman, Acheson, Kim, and Mao, and Generals MacArthur, Almond, and Ridgway. At the same time, Halberstam provides us with his trademark highly evocative narrative journalism, chronicling the crucial battles with reportage of the highest order. As ever, Halberstam was concerned with the extraordinary courage and resolve of people asked to bear an extraordinary burden.

The Coldest Winter is contemporary history in its most literary and luminescent form, providing crucial perspective on every war America has been involved in since. It is a book that Halberstam first decided to write more than thirty years ago and that took him nearly ten years to complete. It stands as a lasting testament to one of the greatest journalists and historians of our time, and to the fighting men whose heroism it chronicles.

The Coldest Winter

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Metro Books, New York, 2009, hardcover with dj. Later printing. Very minimal shelf wear at extremities.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Its History and Myths Revealed 

Freemasonry 

Patricia Highsmith

Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, Vintage Books - Random House,  New York, 1992.  Motion picture tie-in paperback edition with images of Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law on cover.  Light shelf wear including bumped and creased corners, page fanning, and light page tanning.

In order to convince his son to come home, Herbert Greenleaf, a rich shipbuilder, sends Tom Ripley to Italy, but is unaware of his son's friend's criminal activities

The Talented Mr Ripley

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Syd Hoff

Harper Collins, New York, 2016, hardcover/ glossy pictorial boards. First edition. 

Excellent condition but "Book Belongs to" page has inked inscription.

Five stories:
* Danny and the Dinosaur 
*Happy birthday Danny and the Dinosaur 
* Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp
* D&tD and the New Puppy 
* D&tD: Too Tall 

5 Beloved Stories

Danny and the Dinosaur fans will love this paper-over-board storybook collection that features all the best-loved stories starring Danny and his prehistoric pal—now in one volume! Join these beloved friends as they go to camp, celebrate a birthday, and so much more. This collection features the full text and art for Danny and the Dinosaur; Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur!; Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp; Danny and the Dinosaur: Too Tall; and Danny and the Dinosaur and the New Puppy.

The Danny and the Dinosaur Storybook Collection

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Steve Low

Riggs Publications, 2012. 
Trade paperback.  596 pp

Written by host of The GopherHaul Lawn Care Business Show.



Learning how to bid lawn care and landscaping jobs, when you are just getting your business started, is a huge task. Most of the times, those in the know aren't going to share with you all the lessons they've learned and the tips they have picked up over the years. But I will. I operate one of the largest lawn care business forums on the internet, The Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum. On that site I have interviewed thousands upon thousands of lawn care business owners over the past decade. Throughout this process, I have learned a lot. All that I have learned, I want to share with you. The goal of this book is to give you, the lawn care business owner, a working knowledge of the entire bidding process for most of the jobs you are going to be called upon to bid. To give you a better idea on how to go about bidding jobs, services you can upsell, how to upsell, and how to perform those jobs. This book is somewhat large at close to 600 pages but I really wanted to include a lot of information. Read it at your own pace and later you can use it for years to come as a reference manual. Keep going back to this book over time, to get more ideas on how to improve your business. After your reading, I feel confident you and your business are going to be in a better place. If you would like to read more about how to improve your lawn care or landscaping business, check out my many books on the topic. Visit my Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum at http: //www.gopherforum.com and watch my GopherHaul Lawn Care Business Videos and Podcasts across the internet and on my GopherHaul Lawn Care Business & Marketing Blog at http: //www.lawnchat.com. Don't forget to try out our Gopher Lawn Care Business Software too at http: //www.gophersoftware.com By Steve Low Host of The GopherHaul Lawn Care Business Show and the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum.

Lawn Care Business Bidding Tips, Upsells, and Disasters to Avoid

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Susie Blackmun

Liz Fordred

McGraw Hill, 2001, hardcover with dust jacket. First edition.  

P: A8

Daring the Atlantic, Claiming a New Life

An Ocean to Cross

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Rick Atkinson

Henry Holt and company, New York, 2007. Trade paperback. First pb printing.  

The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 - Volume 2 of Liberation Trilogy 

The second volume in a trilogy chronicling the liberation of Europe during World War II focuses on the Allied campaigns in Sicily and Italy, detailing the bloody battles at Salerno, Anzio, Monte Cassino, and more under the command of controversial Lt. General Mark Clark, as well as the June 1944 liberation of Rome. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of An Army at Dawn. Reprint. 150,000 first printing.

The Day of Battle

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Abby Rike

Shay Sorrells

Faith Words, New York, 2011. First edition.  Hardcover with dust jacket.  Light bumping at foot of spine.

P:A8

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A Journey of Love, Loss, and Hope

In 2006, Abby Rike lost the life she knew and loved when her husband and two young children were killed in a car accident. Devastated and numb, she shut down. For nearly three years she walked through life like a spectre, present in body only. As she descended, so did her health.

Fortunately, Abby was not alone. She had loving parents, supportive friends, and a faith that continued to sustain her. Little by little she found the courage to return to life. Joining The Biggest Loser proved a catalyst for the physical and emotional changes she needed to make. In fact, against all odds Abby gained strength, courage, wisdom, and continued her steadfast relationship with God. Instead of anger, she found herself slowly but steadily healing. She lost a hundred pounds but gained hope.

In this riveting book, Abby tells her story -- from her joyous life before the accident to the unbearable pain that followed it and her eventual emergence as a woman reinvigorated by her faith in God. Today Abby's resilience and positivity are a testament to the power and importance of faith in the darkest hours.

Working It Out

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Nikki Gemmell

Penguin Books, New York, 1999. Trade paperback.  

Front and rear covers have corner creases.  Sove wavy pages and corner fanning and folding in front portion of text.

Alice Springs

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Rowan Jacobsen

Bloomsbury USA, New York, 2007. Trade paperback.

P: A8

The Connoisseur's Guide to Oyster Eating in North America

A playful guide to identifying, serving, and enjoying one of America's most delicious foods describes the various types of oysters available in terms of appearance, origin, availability, and flavor and provides a host of tempting recipes, a color guide, lists of top oyster restaurants and festivals, tips on pairing wine and oysters, and more.

A Geography of Oysters

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Sebastian Bach

Harper Collins,  New York, 2016. First edition.  Hardcover with dj .
DJ lightly bumped at extremities.

In this uncensored, unfiltered memoir, the musician and former front man for Skid Row tells the story of how a choir boy became a mega-successful hair metal god, rode the wave of fame in Heavy Metal’s heyday, and came out alive on the other side when glam rock went the way of the cassette tape and the Walkman. Sebastian Bach is an iconic rock vocalist who has sold in excess of twenty million records worldwide. Best known for his powerful high vocal range and his flowing blonde locks, he’s been a stand out member of the metal music scene since he was fourteen. From first joining Kid Wikkid, Bach has rocked out with Skid Row, Madam X, The Last Hard Men, The Frogs, and Frameshift, and with famous friends such as Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Soundgarden, Pantera, and Guns ’N Roses. But eventually the party bus stopped and the rock star grew up. Yet the fun didn’t end. Bach established a successful solo career as an actor, musician, and singer, appearing on numerous television shows and on Broadway. In this no-holds-barred memoir—raw, powerful, wild, funny, and reflective—he charts his unconventional childhood, first in the Bahamas and then in his rise from small-town Canada to the world’s greatest concert stages to the Great White Way and beyond. There’s the usual sex, drugs, parties, women, hair products, and headbanging rock ‘n’ roll, but there is also a lot more. Here is a rock star who can write, tell a great story, and has kept his career moving forward despite the changing musical landscape. Through it all, this talented artist remained devoted to his craft, and to having a damn good time.

18 and Life on Skid Row

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Ken Akamatsu

Nan Rymer

Adam Arnold

TokyoPop Manga, Los Angeles California, 2002.  First printing.

Two small stains along top edge of front (rear) cover.

Keitaro, reluctant landlord of the all-girl Hinata House, continues to study with hot-tempered Naru for the Tokyo University entrance exams while dealing with the exploits of Kitsune, Motoko, Shinobu, and Su.

Love Hina - Volume 5

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Yuu Watase

Viz, LLC, San Francisco, CA., 2004. First printing. Shojo edition. Paperback.  Very lightly bumped corners.

P: A4

Hell hath no fury like a heavenly maiden.

Horror, Comedy, and Romance Made in Heaven

Yuu Watase, the immensely popular writer/artist of the shôjo (girl's) fantasy smash Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play, has turned her creativity and wry sense of humor to the horror genre with her anime/manga hit Ceres: Celestial Legend. Aya thought she was a normal teenager until she discovered that she can transform into a vastly powerful "heavenly maiden" named Ceres...But Ceres is furious and out for revenge!

In the Line of Fire...and Brimstone

Yûhi, a relatively popular guy at his school, has his life interrupted by the ominous premonition of his beautiful sister-in-law, Suzumi. She sends him to rescue spunky Aya Mikage, who is under a death sentence by her own family! Suzumi relegates Yûhi to protect the high-spirited coed, but he doesn't know that two personalities dwell within Aya's body--herself and the legendary celestial maiden, Ceres! Yûhi complains about Aya all the time, but gets jealous when the handsome mystery man Tôya is around. Could it be that he actually has feelings for Aya?

Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 2

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From Far Away - Story and Art by Kyoko Hikawa.  Volumes 1 & 2.
Viz publishing,  San Francisco, CA .  Both printings 2004.  Stated first editions.  

Vol. 1 is in good condition.  Minimal shelfwear, excepting vertical crease on front (rear?) cover, small stain along bottom page edges, and two creased page corners. ( See photos)

Vol 2 - generally crisp boards with slight scuffing at corner and spine.

P: A4

From Far Away (volumes 1 and 2)

Sue Grafton

GP Putnam's Sons, New York, 2013.  Hardcover first edition with dust jacket.  Excellent condition with minimal bumping at extremities.

P: A7


Kinsey Millhone Mystery (1st Ed)

Kinsey investigates two seemingly unrelated deaths, the first of a local, shady PI, the second a John Doe on the beach in this 23rd mystery in the best-selling alphabetic series from the author of V is for Vengeance.

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