Pat Heim

Susan Murphy

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

New Jersey

Indirect Aggression among Women: Why We Hurt Each Other and How to Stop

In the Company of Women explains how indirect, or "relational," aggression can hurt women and hinder them from achieving success and harmony in their adult lives. Gender studies have shown that when a goal is in sight, men generally use direct action to attain it. Women, on the other hand, have been socialized to express aggressive actions through indirect means-using behavior such as shunning, stigmatizing, and With startling insights into the meaning of our everyday behavior, this book offers straightforward techniques to change conflict among women into cooperation by resolving discords peaceably, building relationships, and making the most of women's unique leadership and communication skills.

In the Company of Women

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P. Djeli Clark

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns to his popular alternate Cairo universe for his fantasy novel debut, A Master of Djinn Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she’s certainly not a rookie, especially after preventing the destruction of the universe last summer. So when someone murders a secret brotherhood dedicated to one of the most famous men in history, al-Jahiz, Agent Fatma is called onto the case. Al-Jahiz transformed the world fifty years ago when he opened up the veil between the magical and mundane realms, before vanishing into the unknown. This murderer claims to be al-Jahiz, returned to condemn the modern age for its social oppressions. His dangerous magical abilities instigate unrest in the streets of Cairo that threaten to spill over onto the global stage. Alongside her Ministry colleagues and her clever girlfriend Siti, Agent Fatma must unravel the mystery behind this imposter to restore peace to the city – or face the possibility he could be exactly who he seems... A Master of Djinn is poised to launch P. Djèlí Clark’s SFF career to new heights as the highly-anticipated debut readers are clamoring for. Novellas by P. Djèlí Clark The Black God's Drums The Haunting of Tram Car 015 Ring Shout

A Master of Djinn

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Ryka Aoki

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in Ryka Aoki's Light From Uncommon Stars, a defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts. Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: to escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. She has already delivered six. When Katrina Nguyen, a young transgender runaway, catches Shizuka's ear with her wild talent, Shizuka can almost feel the curse lifting. She's found her final candidate. But in a donut shop off a bustling highway in the San Gabriel Valley, Shizuka meets Lan Tran, retired starship captain, interstellar refugee, and mother of four. Shizuka doesn't have time for crushes or coffee dates, what with her very soul on the line, but Lan's kind smile and eyes like stars might just redefine a soul's worth. And maybe something as small as a warm donut is powerful enough to break a curse as vast as the California coastline. As the lives of these three women become entangled by chance and fate, a story of magic, identity, curses, and hope begins, and a family worth crossing the universe for is found.

Light from Uncommon Stars

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Kalynn Bayron

Unread. Slight crinkles on bottom of spine as shown as received. Spine intact. Open to offers

Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron's new contemporary fantasy about a girl with a unique and deadly power. Briseis has a gift: she can grow plants from tiny seeds to rich blooms with a single touch. When Briseis's aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated estate in rural New York, Bri and her parents decide to leave Brooklyn behind for the summer. Hopefully there, surrounded by plants and flowers, Bri will finally learn to control her gift. But their new home is sinister in ways they could never have imagined--it comes with a specific set of instructions, an old-school apothecary, and a walled garden filled with the deadliest botanicals in the world that can only be entered by those who share Bri's unique family lineage. When strangers begin to arrive on their doorstep, asking for tinctures and elixirs, Bri learns she has a surprising talent for creating them. One of the visitors is Marie, a mysterious young woman who Bri befriends, only to find that Marie is keeping dark secrets about the history of the estate and its surrounding community. There is more to Bri's sudden inheritance than she could have imagined, and she is determined to uncover it . . . until a nefarious group comes after her in search of a rare and dangerous immortality elixir. Up against a centuries-old curse and the deadliest plant on earth, Bri must harness her gift to protect herself and her family. From the bestselling author of Cinderella Is Dead comes another inspiring and deeply compelling story about a young woman with the power to conquer the dark forces descending around her.

This Poison Heart

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Micol Ostow

Steve Brezenoff

April2004 edition. Pages have darkened with age 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

This complete collection of the funniest, most telling, and often poignant quotes from the Emmy(-nominated show includes categories, cross references, and a full-color 8-page photo insert. Original.

The Quotable Slayer

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Laura Anne Gilman

First mass market printing from 2006. The edges have darkened with age. Oddly the print inside is fainter compared to other books but still readable - see photo.

Wren Valere is a retriever--a mage with limited power who specializes in finding things. When things go horribly wrong on her latest case, Wren must use her skills to track down a powerful and somewhat deadly ghost--the one she accidentally released.

Staying Dead

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Pin only, from the arcane society's 2024 book box for The Golden Wolf series by Shannon Mayer. New and never worn.

The Golden Wolf series book pin

Pascale Lacelle

A book on my TBR. I figure if someone buys it before I do, then the universe has spoken. 😆
The writing on the inside in the photo is in pencil and can be erased; it's simply lists what book box I received it in.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Teen mage Emory must unravel the truth behind the secret society that may have been involved in her classmates' deaths.

Curious Tides

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David Eddings

Leigh Eddings

Remembering a past time when the gods walked the lands among mortals, an ancient man known as the Old Wolf recounts the tale of his youth, during which he witnessed the strife that split the world in two

Belgarath the Sorcerer

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Matthew Reinhart

Lucasfilm Ltd.

Chelsea Donaldson

Jessica Tice-Gilbert

First edition, published November 2012. This is a beautiful pop-up book that has been gathering dust on the shelf. 1 popup has a light up light saber.**Batteries not included; type required shown in photos.** 

Brief text and pop-up illustrations explore the characters, places, and technologies of the Star Wars movies.

Star Wars: A Galactic Pop-Up Adventure

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Nikki Sloane

Unopened, new, in packaging April/May 2024 Belle book box special edtions. Both dust jackets and hard covers have foil details. See bellebookbox IG for a full look at the details of these beauties. 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Filthy Rich Americans

No one knows how new members are selected to the board of Hale Banking and Holding. But there are rumors of a sordid rite of initiation. Whispers how one woman and nine men disappear into a boardroom. This time, that woman will be me. The Hale family owns everything--the eighth largest bank in the world, everyone in our town, even the mortgage on my parents' mansion. And now Royce Hale wants to own me. He is charming. Seductive. Ruthless. But above all, he's the prince of lies. My body may tighten with white-hot desire under his penetrating gaze, but I refuse to enjoy it. I'll make a deal with the devil to save my family and sell myself to the Hales. But Royce will never own my heart.

The Initiation & The Obsession Special Editions

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Brian Michael Bendis

Michael Avon Oeming

Feel free to message with any questions. 

Detectives investigate when college students who play the roles of super heroes are being murdered.

Role Play

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Kevin Smith

Duncan Fegredo

June 2001 First printing. Some dark scuffs on white cover. Feel free to message with any questions.

Chasing Dogma

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Ultraviolent, not for kids.
Scuff & some signs of wear on cover, which tried to capture in photos. 

The Undead #1 (2002 Chaos Comics) Black Label

Jeffrey Gitomer

From my TBR. If someone buys before I read, then the universe has spoken 😉

Business & Economics

How to Speak, Write, Present, Persuade,Influence,and Sell Your Point of View to Others

Following in the bestselling footsteps of Little Red Book of Selling, Little Red Book of Sales Answers, Little Black Book of Connections, and The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude, Jeffrey Gitomer's The Little Green Book of Getting Your Waydigs deep into the 9.5 elements that make persuasion, and getting your way, happen. By breaking down the elements, the reader will begin to understand, take action, become proficient, and then master the ability to persuade. Because persuasion occurs in so many different areas of life and business, Gitomer leads the reader from mental readiness to the principles of getting your way and the power that persuasion offers. He challenges the reader to prepare before they present, to prepare before they try to persuade. He demonstrates how to change a presentation into a performance and shows how this can be done in any environment. But because persuasion most often takes place in business, he draws special emphasis to the reader's ability to write and sell persuasively. The book talks about the persistence that enables winning persuasion. He brings the Benjamin Franklin quote "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" to the Gitomer level of "You only fail when you decide to quit," and the book ends challenging the reader how to think about excellence and eloquence. It will be up to the reader to take advantage of the opportunity and harness the power.

Little Green Book of Getting Your Way

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Lauren Smith

A Modern Gothic Romance

Haunted, schmaunted.
Bastian, infamous playboy and the current Earl of Weymouth doesn't believe his English castle is haunted. So what if a few windows and lightbulbs shatter? That happens. OK, bleeding portraits are hard to explain... But he is not going to be deterred. Not even by Jane, a seductive-as-sin grad student who has assigned herself the task of ghost hunting at Stormclyffe Hall. All Bastian wants is to restore his ancestral home, not be distracted by her curvy hips, bedroom eyes and gorgeous smile-

Fine, maybe he does want to get naked with Ms. GhostBuster, but that's only because she practically follows him around, nosing into his daily life. And yes, because she looks so damnably sexy, however, he refuses to give into lust. No matter how much she tempts him.
But when the ghosts up the ante and try to kill them, Bastian realizes he will have to keep Jane close. Very, very close. Purely to protect her, of course.

At least that's what he tells himself. All bets-and some clothes-are off, as he shows her what a real earl is made of.

*This book was previously published in 2014 by Entangled Publishing and has been re-released.

The Shadows of Stormclyffe Hall

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Maggie Shayne

Barbara Hambly

Charlaine Harris

The condition falls between fair and good. Totally readable. Spine is a little creased. Original 2004 edition with the usual age related page yellowing. See photos. 
Passing on as I now have the Charlene Harris short story in a separate volume.

Her Best Enemy; Someone Else's Shadow; Dancers in the Dark

Three romantic suspense stories that combine horror and romance.

Night's Edge

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Sarina Bowen

2024 BelleBook box special edition with foil details on cover & dust jacket. This book is unsigned.

New from twenty-time USA Today bestseller Sarina Bowen!

How to behave when the guy who broke your heart two thousand miles away turns up in your office:

One: Don't drop your lucky coffee cup in shock, even though it's been ten years.

Two: Don't get defensive when he asks how you ended up working his family's ski mountain... and why you kept it a secret.

Three: Give him the worst room in the resort. He deserves it for suddenly waltzing back in like he owns the place. (Which he kind of does.)

Four, five, six, seven, eight and nine: Do not kiss him in the hot tub.

Ten: Try to keep your heart intact after you break all of your rules.

Because Reed is leaving again. Hate can't turn back into love. And it's a little too late...

A Little Too Late (Belle Book box Special Edition)

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Kevin Freiberg

Jackie Freiberg

First edition printing September 1996. Dust jacket has some signs of wear on edges. Autographed by Kevin Freiburg. Received after seeing an awesome presentation by him, but never got around to the book. I figure if it's bought before I finish the book, then the universe has spoken. ;-D

Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success

Two management consultants reveal the secrets of Southwest Airlines' success and describe the unusual and unexpected inner workings of one of America's biggest success stories. 100,000 first printing. $300,000 ad/promo. Tour. IP.

Nuts! (Autographed)

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Charlie N. Holmberg

A world of enchanted injustice needs a disenchanting woman in an all-new fantasy series by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Paper Magician. The orphaned Elsie Camden learned as a girl that there were two kinds of wizards in the world: those who pay for the power to cast spells and those, like her, born with the ability to break them. But as an unlicensed magic user, her gift is a crime. Commissioned by an underground group known as the Cowls, Elsie uses her spellbreaking to push back against the aristocrats and help the common man. She always did love the tale of Robin Hood. Elite magic user Bacchus Kelsey is one elusive spell away from his mastership when he catches Elsie breaking an enchantment. To protect her secret, Elsie strikes a bargain. She'll help Bacchus fix unruly spells around his estate if he doesn't turn her in. Working together, Elsie's trust in--and fondness for--the handsome stranger grows. So does her trepidation about the rise in the murders of wizards and the theft of the spellbooks their bodies leave behind. For a rogue spellbreaker like Elsie, there's so much to learn about her powers, her family, the intriguing Bacchus, and the untold dangers shadowing every step of a journey she's destined to complete. But will she uncover the mystery before it's too late to save everything she loves?

Spellbreaker

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Alex Landragin

A Novel

"A sparkling debut. Landragin’s seductive literary romp shines as a celebration of the act of storytelling." —Publishers Weekly "Romance, mystery, history, and magical invention dance across centuries in an impressive debut novel." —Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) "Deft writing seduces the reader in a complex tale of pursuit, denial, and retribution moving from past to future. Highly recommended." —Library Journal (Starred Review) Alex Landragin's Crossings is an unforgettable and explosive genre-bending debut—a novel in three parts, designed to be read in two different directions, spanning a hundred and fifty years and seven lifetimes. On the brink of the Nazi occupation of Paris, a German-Jewish bookbinder stumbles across a manuscript called Crossings. It has three narratives, each as unlikely as the next. And the narratives can be read one of two ways: either straight through or according to an alternate chapter sequence. The first story in Crossings is a never-before-seen ghost story by the poet Charles Baudelaire, penned for an illiterate girl. Next is a noir romance about an exiled man, modeled on Walter Benjamin, whose recurring nightmares are cured when he falls in love with a storyteller who draws him into a dangerous intrigue of rare manuscripts, police corruption, and literary societies. Finally, there are the fantastical memoirs of a woman-turned-monarch whose singular life has spanned seven generations. With each new chapter, the stunning connections between these seemingly disparate people grow clearer and more extraordinary. Crossings is an unforgettable adventure full of love, longing and empathy.

Crossings

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New Fiction, Facts, Maps, Murders, and More in the World of Rachel Morgan





Enter the world of the Hollows like never before!

In the Hollows, the supernatural Inderlander rule, and humanity must abide by their conventions, or else.

To survive among vampires, witches, Weres, gargoyles, trolls, fairies, and banshees--to say nothing of demons--humanity needs a guide. And now, written by Kim Harrison herself, here is an insider's look at the supernatural world of the Hollows, from an overarching new story to character profiles, maps, spell guides, charm recipes, secret correspondence from elusive Trent Kalamack, and much more.

One misfired spell that burned off his hair is all it took to send investigative reporter Devin Crossman on a mission to uncover all the secrets of Rachel Morgan and expose them to the world.

Collected here are all his notebook entries and a treasure trove of evidence, including maps, species profiles, magic spells, documents from Inderland Security, Takata's song lyrics, Betty Bob's recipes, Ley Line Charms, entries from the Were Registry, articles from The Hollows Gazette, and many more documents that cast light into regions of the Hollows that have never been revealed.

But Crossman's one-man war has not gone unnoticed . . .

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Pat Heim; Susan Murphy