Jeff Belanger

Pages are clean with little wear. Take a look at the pictures for more details. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Illinois

Ghostly Locales from Around the World

How do we understand the systemic interactions that took place in and between different regions of prehistoric Eurasia and their consequences for individuals, groups and regions on both a theoretical and empirical basis? Such interactions helped create economic and cultural spheres that were mutually dependent yet distinct. This volume, emerging from a conference hosted in memory of Professor Andrew Sherratt in Sheffield in April 2008 and in honour of his contributions to large-scale economic history, presents some diverse archaeological responses to this problem. These range from from "world-systems" through "ritual economies" to "textile rivalries" and address the challenge of documenting, explaining and understanding the progressively more interwoven worlds of prehistoric Eurasia.

Encyclopedia of Haunted Places

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Temple Grandin

Catherine Johnson

Pages are clean (slight yellowing) with some cover wear. Take a look at the pictures for more details. 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Creating the Best Life for Animals

Drawing on the latest research and her own work, Grandin identifies the core emotional needs of animals and explains how to fulfill them for dogs and cats, horses, farm animals, and zoo animals.

Animals Make Us Human

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Monks of New Skete

Pages are clean and my puppy didn’t chew this one. 😅 A lil bit of cover wear but take a look at the pictures for more details. 

For more than thirty years the Monks of New Skete have been among America's most trusted authorities on dog training, canine behavior, and the animal/human bond. In their two now-classic bestsellers, How to be Your Dog's Best Friend and THE ART OF RAISING A PUPPY, the Monks draw on their experience as long-time breeders of German shepherds and as trainers of dogs of all breeds to provide--brilliantly distilled--the indispensable information and advice that every dog owner needs. This new edition of THE ART OF RAISING A PUPPY features new photographs throughout, along with updated chapters on play, crating, adopting dogs from shelters and rescue organizations, raising dogs in an urban environment, and the latest developments in canine health and canine behavioral theory.

The Art of Raising a Puppy (Revised Edition)

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This is a well loved vintage children’s book (1967). Pages are clean (a lil yellow from age) with some wear on the cover. Still has a lot of life and reading to give. Would make a wonderful addition to your home library. 

The Strange Disappearance of Arthur Cluck

Zak George

Dina Roth Port

Pages are clean but the cover (specifically) the front top right was chewed on by my puppy at the time. Not a reflection on the book LOL! She now 3 years old has grown into a sweet pup. ❤️
Take a look at the pictures for more details. 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

The Complete Guide to Raising the Perfect Pet with Love

Zak George is a new type of dog trainer. A dynamic YouTube star and Animal Planet personality with a fresh approach, Zak helps you to tailor train to your dog's unique traits and energy level--leading to quicker results and a much happier pet. Packed with everything you need to know to raise and care for your dog, this book will help you communicate and bond with one another in a way that makes training easier, more rewarding, and--most of all--fun!

Zak George's Dog Training Revolution

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Gabriel P. Cooper

Clean pages with some wear on the cover. Take a look at the pictures for more details. 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Celebrate the Power Rangers' 25th anniversary with this eye-witness account of Angel Grove's earliest invaders.

Take a trip across the cosmos with this comprehensive guide to the original alien invasions in Angel Grove. From notoriously nefarious villains like Rita Repulsa to goofball goons like Pumpkin Rapper, discover a world of monsters, mutants, beasts, and baddies in this collectible book for fans of all ages.

Alien Encounters in Angel Grove

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Min Jin Lee

Clean pages with some cover wear. Take a look at the pictures for more details. 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP TEN OF THE YEAR * NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2017 *A USA TODAY TOP TEN OF 2017 Roxane Gay's Favorite Book of 2017, Washington Post NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER In this gorgeous, page-turning saga, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan, exiled from a home they never knew. "There could only be a few winners, and a lot of losers. And yet we played on, because we had hope that we might be the lucky ones." In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger at the seashore near her home in Korea. He promises her the world, but when she discovers she is pregnant--and that her lover is married--she refuses to be bought. Instead, she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle, sickly minister passing through on his way to Japan. But her decision to abandon her home, and to reject her son's powerful father, sets off a dramatic saga that will echo down through the generations. Richly told and profoundly moving, Pachinko is a story of love, sacrifice, ambition, and loyalty. From bustling street markets to the halls of Japan's finest universities to the pachinko parlors of the criminal underworld, Lee's complex and passionate characters--strong, stubborn women, devoted sisters and sons, fathers shaken by moral crisis--survive and thrive against the indifferent arc of history.

Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)

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Cat Warren

Clean pages with some light cover wear. Take a look at the pictures for more details. 

Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World

Published in hardcover as What the dog knows: the science and wonder of working dogs by Simon & Schuster, New York, c2013.

What the Dog Knows

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Alexandra Horowitz

Pages are clean with some cover wear. Take a look at the pictures for more details. 

What Dogs See, Smell, and Know

A psychologist offers insight into the canine mind, drawing on current cognitive research to illuminate a dog's perceptual abilities and the experiences that shape dog behavior, with stories about the author and her canine friend.

Inside of a Dog

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Louisa May Alcott

Camille Cauti

Good condition with some light wear. Take a look at the pictures for details. 

Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England.

Little Women (Barnes and Noble Classics Series)

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Madeline Miller

Some corner wear and a slight bend in left front top cover. Take a look at the pictures for more details. 

A Novel

A New York Times Bestseller

"At once a scholar's homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art....A book I could not put down." --Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House

A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War from the bestselling author of Circe

A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer's enduring masterwork, The Iliad. An action-packed adventure, an epic love story, a marvelously conceived and executed page-turner, Miller's monumental debut novel has already earned resounding acclaim from some of contemporary fiction's brightest lights--and fans of Mary Renault, Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series will delight in this unforgettable journey back to ancient Greece in the Age of Heroes.

"A captivating retelling of The Iliad and events leading up to it through the point of view of Patroclus: it's a hard book to put down, and any classicist will be enthralled by her characterisation of the goddess Thetis, which carries the true savagery and chill of antiquity." -- Donna Tartt, The Times

The Song of Achilles

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Small paperback with light wear. Pages and inside cover has some yellowing. Take a look at the pictures for more detail. 

Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes

Mythology

Alice Hoffman

Perfect for that collector of old Library books. It also happens to be Practical Magic which is a perfect pairing. Okay, I know this book has a lot of wear but that’s the charm of old library books, Am I Right? *wink* Take a look at the pictures for more details. 

Sorcery is the legacy of Gillian and Sally Owens, a legacy they both try to escape until they realize their magic is a gift, not an affliction. By the author of Turtle Moon and Second Coming.

Practical Magic

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Rick Imes

Great book for identifying wildflowers. Pages are clean. The cover and slip cover definitely have some wear. Most wear are on the corners and edges of the slip cover. The actual cover has quite a bit of yellowing. Take a look at the pictures for all the details. 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

How to Identify Them and Grow Them in Your Garden

Guide to over 250 of North America's favorite wildflowers including information on propagation, bloom time, and native range.

Wildflowers

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Bente Starcke King

This is a fun guide to drawing beautiful botanicals. Pages are clean but the cover has a lot of wear. Take a look at the pictures for more details. 

Presents detailed illustrated instructions for painting or drawing flowers and plants using a variant of mediums such as pencil, pen, watercolor, and mixed media.

Beautiful Botanicals

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Wendy Hollender

A fun step by step guide to drawing/painting flowers and more. This is a larger paperback perfect size for an art book. Some wear on the cover corners and a little bit of blue highlighter. Take a look at the pictures for details. 

A Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing and Painting Flowers, Leaves, Fruit, and More

A gorgeous, easy-to-follow, and inspiring guide to stunningly realistic botanical drawing that covers everything you need to draw our natural world. Achieve amazingly realistic and vibrant botanical illustrations, from flowers so dazzling you feel as if you might be able to smell them, to tomatoes that look as if they've just been picked from the garden. Wendy Hollender is known for her vivid, detailed, and inspiring illustrations and in The Joy of Botanical Drawing, she helps you take your art to the next level by sharing her perfected techniques through short lessons that start simple, then build on the basics with easy-to-use and clear step-by-step illustrations. Using colored pencils and watercolor pencils, Hollender shows you how to accomplish scientifically accurate botanical portraits of a spiraling pine cone, a spiky chestnut, a fuchsia-tined radish, a graceful morning glory, and many more. From colorful leaves to delicate petals to textured bark and slender stems, The Joy of Botanical Drawing will give you the skills to complete lifelike drawings while also enjoying nature and the mindfulness of a regular drawing practice.

The Joy of Botanical Drawing

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Becky LeJeune

Perfect cookbook for that aspiring B&B entrepreneur. Great condition for a gift or your own personal cook book collection. 

From the Warmth and Hospitality of Illinois B&Bs and Historic Inns

Illinois Bed and Breakfast Cookbook

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Michio Kaku

Such a cool book and perfect for that science nerd in your life or if you are the science nerd. Lol! The even cooler thing is that this book is signed by Michio Kaku. Cool, right?! See the pictures for all the slip cover wear and details. 

How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100

Uses interviews with numerous top scientists to offer a vision of the year 2100 and how the science of the day will shape society and the everyday lives of people.

Physics of the Future (Signed by Author)

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Jason Elias

Katherine Ketcham

Pages are mostly clean with two spots of highlighter. The slip cover has some wear at the corners but it’s overall in good condition. Take a look at the pictures for more details. 

Reclaiming the Feminine Spirit Healing

A celebration of healing ways of women offers a philosophical and practical approach to wellness that integrates body, mind, and spirit and uses stories, myths, and parables to teach women to connect with the inherent strength and knowledge of their bodies.

In the House of the Moon

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Bruce Pandolfini

A great book for beginners. In great condition for gifting or keeping. 

A Step by Step Guide for New Players

Introduces beginning chess players to the pieces, moves, and rules of the game and presents basic strategies with step-by-step instructions and diagrams.

Let's Play Chess

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Paul Bonine

Such a fun little book for that gardener or plant enthusiasts. Has some wear on the cover but pages are clean and beautiful. Take a look at the pictures for more details. 

75 Striking Choices for the Garden

Striking, mysterious, sinister, and strange all describe the singular appeal of plants with black (or near-black) foliage, flowers, or fruit. For some gardeners, they are curiosities that yield a special thrill. For others, they are invaluable for providing contrast with brighter elements. Whatever the source of their somber magic, these dusky denizens of the plant kingdom are irresistible to anyone drawn to nature's more unusual manifestations.

In this compact, accessible volume, Paul Bonine profiles 75 of the most alluring black annuals, perennials, bulbs, and shrubs. Some of the plants--like agapanthus and lilies--are darker versions of familiar favorites, while others are rarities that will appeal to the most discerning collector. Each entry describes the plant's essential features and details the requirements for growth and care.

Whether your taste runs to pansies, columbines, and sweet williams or to obscure orchids from the Andes, you'll find a host of intriguing choices in this beautifully illustrated, entertaining book. Black Plants is sure to haunt your dreams.

Black Plants

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Grace Chon

Melanie Monteiro

This is such a cute small coffee table book especially if you are a dog lover. I have a sweet pup myself. This book is in great condition the only reason I set it as good is because the cover has a slight blemish (pup might of bit it, lol) on the back. I’m very picky with my condition rating especially if anyone wants to give this cute book as a gift. Please see pictures for details. 

Dogs Smiling for Dog Reasons

To be "waggish" is to be playful and mischievous—the very definition of these adorable dogs and the things they (might) think about us There's no mistaking a happy dog. The wagging tail, the eager eyes, the smile that's impossible to fake. A happy dog radiates pure joy. Yet the mystery remains: What's really going on behind those waggish grins? Are our dogs laughing with us? At us? Are they operating at a higher stage of enlightenment . . . or just buttering us up before we discover the tiny, torn remnants of burrito wrapper suspiciously dotting the hallway? In Waggish, the infinite expressions of happy dogs are captured in an amazing series of photographs by renowned animal photographer Grace Chon, whose images have made her the go-to pet photographer of Hollywood’s top celebrities. As for what these dogs are really thinking, writer Melanie Monteiro expertly channels their innermost thoughts, pairing each photo with a caption such as, “If loving tennis balls is wrong, I don’t want to be right” and “You know, we’ll both get outside a lot quicker if you just forget the pants.” Waggish is the perfect gift for every dog lover.

Waggish

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Joe Hill

This is a vintage book that has clean pages but does have yellowing. The slip cover has a plastic sleeve (to protect it I’m sure). It does have some wear. The actual hardcover of the book is in good condition. Take a look at the pictures for more details. 

Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945. . . . Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting abuse. It isn't easy to make friends when you're the only inflatable boy in town. . . . Francis is unhappy. Francis was human once, but that was then. Now he's an eight-foot-tall locust and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing. . . . John Finney is locked in a basement that's stained with the blood of half a dozen other murdered children. In the cellar with him is an antique telephone, long since disconnected, but which rings at night with calls from the dead. . . .

20th Century Ghosts

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Tyler Thrasher

Such a cool journal for those detailed nerdy plant parents out there. The journal is clean with no writing but has a few cosmetic flaws on the cover corners. See pictures for details. 

From Instagram artist/botanist/self-proclaimed "mad scientist" Tyler Thrasher comes a gardening journal grounded in science, perfect for indoor or outdoor plants of every type. This luxe plant journal challenges the user to "think like a botanist"--it's secretly educational wrapped in a stunning package. It includes over 100 entry pages to document and observe your plants through the lens of an excited and curious botanist! Author Tyler Thrasher brings the same energetic, knowledgeable voice to the journal as his fans have come to expect from his popular Instagram account. Each journal includes: - Over 100 entry pages with room for notes, watering and fertilizer regimen, seasonal observations, light recommendations, and sketches - Fertilizer tips - Pest tips - Soil tips - pH tips - An entry index to easily locate each plant entry - Pages of recipe cards for your very own soil recipes As a scientist himself who hybridizes new plants, the author was looking for something that didn't exist, so he created the definitive plant journal himself. One that can serve as your personal plant database while also offering helpful tips on things like pests, fertilizer, making the perfect soil, and more.

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