D. H Lawrence

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

California

Poems

"Birds, Beasts, and Flowers! is the peak of Lawrence's achievement as a poet....The lucidity of his language matches the intensity of his vision; he can make the reader see what he is saying as very few writers can."--W. H. Auden D. H. Lawrence made his first great experiment in free verse in this collection of poems about animals and the natural world, published when he was thirty-eight. This Black Sparrow edition re-sets the text in the format of the first edition (New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1923) and restores several "indecent" lines suppressed by the original publisher. Lawrence's original jacket artwork is reproduced on the jacket in full color. In the words of the Academy of American Poets, "Lawrence believed in writing poetry that was stark, immediate and true to the mysterious inner force which motivated it. Many of his best-loved poems treat the physical and inner life of plants and animals; others are bitterly satiric and express his outrage at the puritanism and hypocrisy of conventional Anglo-Saxon Society."

Birds, Beasts and Flowers!

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Dirg Aaab-Richards

Craig Harris

Essex Hemphill

Isaac Jackson

Assoto Saint

Martin Humphries

This is a nice, clean copy. Appears to be unread. 

Tongues Untied

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John Carter

Robert Anton Wilson

The Occult World of Jack Parsons

In his short 37 years, John Whiteside "Jack" Parsons embodied at least several different roles in one tormented but glorious life.
By day, Parsons' unorthodox genius created a solid rocket fuel that helped the Allies win World War II and NASA send spacecraft to the moon. Co-founder of Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Aerojet Corporation, a lunar crater was named after Parsons.
By night, Parsons called himself The Antichrist when he performed Aleister Crowley's Thelemic rituals to create a new sort of human being that would finally destroy Christianity.
In a Pasadena mansion, the dark, handsome Parsons hosted soirees for the emerging literature of science fiction, visited by writers such as Robert Heinlein, Ray Bradbury, and none other than L. Ron Hubbard, who later founded the Church of Scientology. With Hubbard playing his "Scribe," Parsons enacted dark "Babalon" rituals to help foment a new occult age. Jack Parsons died suddenly in a huge, mysterious explosion that even today cannot be definitively explained. Was it murder? Suicide? Or just an accident?
Feral House's paperback edition adds new photographs and an Afterword about Parsons' "Black Pilgrimage." One of the inspirations for hit television series, "Strange Angels."

Sex and Rockets

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This appears to be an unread copy. It is a nice, clean copy. 

Don't Be a Starving Artist

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Octavia Wynne

This is a nice, clean copy. Measures 7” x 6”.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Can you tell an iamb from a trochee? An anapest from an amphibrach? Why do children always take such delight in dactylic tetrameter? Is a ballad the same as a ballade? What is poetic rhythm? In this clever little book, Scottish poet Octavia Wynne examines the elements of poetry, from its various feet, meters and lines, through its patterns, stanzas and rhymes, right up to the poetic forms themselves, with ancient and modern examples from William Shakespeare to Dr. Seuss.

Poetic Meter and Form

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Austin Kleon

There is light shelf wear to the cover. Otherwise this is a good, clean copy. Measures 6” x 6”.

10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative

You don’t need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself. That’s the message from Austin Kleon, a young writer and artist who knows that creativity is everywhere, creativity is for everyone. A manifesto for the digital age, Steal Like an Artist is a guide whose positive message, graphic look and illustrations, exercises, and examples will put readers directly in touch with their artistic side. When Mr. Kleon was asked to address college students in upstate New York, he shaped his speech around the ten things he wished someone had told him when he was starting out. The talk went viral, and its author dug deeper into his own ideas to create Steal Like an Artist, the book. The result is inspiring, hip, original, practical, and entertaining. And filled with new truths about creativity: Nothing is original, so embrace influence, collect ideas, and remix and re-imagine to discover your own path. Follow your interests wherever they take you. Stay smart, stay out of debt, and risk being boring—the creative you will need to make room to be wild and daring in your imagination.

Steal Like an Artist

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Joy Chant

Some normal shelf wear to dust cover but no tears. Inside flap of dust cover has been clipped (pictured). Beautifully illustrated with full-color plates and paintings (pictured) as well as decorations, maps, and artifacts.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

The High Kings

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Carolyn Hall

Some small tears and shelf wear to dust cover (pictured). Otherwise a nice clean copy. Lavishly illustrated in black-and-white and color. 

The Forties in Vogue

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Terry Taylor

This is a nice, clean copy. Lavishly illustrated in color throughout. First edition. 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Mixed-Media Artists Create Handmade Tales

"Once upon a time… storybooks held a special place in our lives, filling our hearts with wonder. Thanks to this extraordinary crafting anthology we can experience that magic again in a marvelous new way by recreating and reinterpreting the picture book. An overview outlines a variety of structures and techniques, from simple collage to gluing. But above all, these highly visual pages offer ideas and inspiration, with talented artists presenting lovingly designed story spreads and covers. Take a fantasy vacation via a travel booklet fashioned from vintage, nostalgic postcards. Follow The Queen of Tarts in a story that unfolds in a miniature puppet theater motif. And two different artists offer their revised versions of a classic: The Princess and the Pea"--

The Artful Storybook

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Debby Applegate

There is some minor wrinkling of the dust cover, but otherwise this is a nice, clean copy. Illustrated with black-and-white photos. 

The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age

The compulsively readable and sometimes jaw-dropping story of the life of a notorious madam who played hostess to every gangster, politician, writer, sports star and Cafe Society swell worth knowing, and who as much as any single figure helped make the twenties roar--from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Most Famous Man in America.

"Applegate's tour de force about Jazz Age icon Polly Adler will seize you by the lapels, buy you a drink, and keep you reading until the very last page.... A treat for fiction and nonfiction fans alike." --Abbott Kahler, New York Times bestselling author (as Karen Abbott) of The Ghosts of Eden Park

Simply put: Everybody came to Polly's. Pearl "Polly" Adler (1900-1962) was a diminutive dynamo whose Manhattan brothels in the Roaring Twenties became places not just for men to have the company of women but were key gathering places where the culturati and celebrity elite mingled with high society and with violent figures of the underworld--and had a good time doing it.
 
As a Jewish immigrant from eastern Europe, Polly Adler's life is a classic American story of success and assimilation that starts like a novel by Henry Roth and then turns into a glittering real-life tale straight out of F. Scott Fitzgerald. She declared her ambition to be "the best goddam madam in all America" and succeeded wildly. Debby Applegate uses Polly's story as the key to unpacking just what made the 1920s the appallingly corrupt yet glamorous and transformational era that it was and how the collision between high and low is the unique ingredient that fuels American culture.

Madam

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Jim Harter

Some minor shelf wear to cover (pictured). Otherwise a nice, clean copy. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources

Lush allegorical ladies, Grecian maids and Victorian maidens, Indians, Japanese, dancers, housewives, courtesans; women dancing, smiling, working, weeping, flirting -- an unusually rich sourcebook of feminine poses and activities, costumes, clothing, everyday life, etc. 488 illustrations.

Women

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Amy Bizzarri

Some bumped corners to cover (pictured). Otherwise a nice, clean copy. 

100 Essential Stops on the Mother Road

Inspiring, practical and entertaining, this is the premier guide to all the off-the-radar stops along America's Mother Road that you simply must not miss. Author Amy Bizzarri, a Route 66 expert and enthusiast, provides a comprehensive checklist of 100 unique stops that you'll want to take a moment to explore as you journey along the highway's 2,500 miles. Specialized itineraries with themes such as the Gearhead's Guide to Route 66, Natural Wonders of Route 66, Supernatural 66 and more make it easier than ever to plan a road trip to remember.

The Best Hits on Route Us 66

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Some bumped corners to cover (pictured). Some writing in crayon on inside front cover (pictured). Otherwise a nice, clean copy. 

A practical guide to crystal properties and healing techniques

The Complete Crystal Sourcebook

Alain J. Lemaitre

Normal light shelf wear, otherwise a nice, clean copy. 

Reproductions and text explore the flowering of architecture, sculpture, and painting in 15th century Florence.

Florence and the Renaissance

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Harry K. Wong

Rosemary T. Wong

Yellow highlighting in text on some pages. Otherwise a nice, clean copy 

How to Be an Effective Teacher

A guide for teachers at any level shares ideas on classroom management and designing lessons for academic success.

The First Days of School

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Arden Rothstein

Normal light shelf wear to dust cover. Otherwise a very clean, crisp copy

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

From Oaxacan Artist Families

Contemporary Mexican folk art, by prominent artists from Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico, is discussed and profusely illustrated along with current market values. Crafted from natural materials, their ceramics, weaving, woodcarving, embroidery, tin work, toys, jewelry, candles, dried flower crafts, basketry, and celebration of Day of the Dead handicrafts incorporate unique blends of indigenous myths with ancient patterns from Zapotec ruins.

Mexican Folk Art

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Sunset Books Staff

Minor bump to rear cover (pictured). Otherwise a clean copy. 

Sunset Quick, Light and Healthy

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Hannah Templer

This is a nice, clean copy that would make an excellent gift. 

For this ragtag band of space gays, liberation means beating the patriarchy at its own game.

Pan's life used to be very small. Work in her dad's body shop, sneak out with her friend Tara to go dancing, and watch the skies for freighter ships. It didn't even matter that Tara was a princess... until one day it very much did matter, and Pan had to say goodbye forever. Years later, when a charismatic pair of off-world gladiators show up on her doorstep, she finds that life may not be as small as she thought. On the run and off the galactic grid, Pan discovers the astonishing secrets of her neo-medieval world... and the intoxicating possibility of burning it all down.

Cosmoknights (Book One)

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Steve Darnall

This is a very nice, clean copy that would make a wonderful gift. Suggested for mature readers. 

A graphic novel satirizing the history of the United States. It follows Uncle Sam as he attends various events over the centuries, from a massacre of Indians to a demonstration by striking workers. The novel contrasts his words with what he really means.

Uncle Sam

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Jack Kirby

This is a very nice, clean copy that would make a wonderful gift. 

Jack Kirby reinvented the superhero genre with his sprawling saga of the Fourth World--a bold storytelling vision that was decades ahead of its time. In honor of this extraordinary talent's centennial, DC Comics is proud to re-present the groundbreaking work of the King of Comics in a brand-new series of trade paperback editions collecting his classic DC titles in all their four-color glory!

At the heart of the Fourth World is The New Gods, a series whose scale and grandeur have astonished readers for generations. And at the center of Kirby's startlingly original pantheon of larger-than-life characters are two of comics' greatest adversaries: Orion of New Genesis and Darkseid of Apokolips!

Ranging across space and time, these implacable foes are locked in a ceaseless struggle to control the fundamental forces of the universe. But this pair are more than mortal enemies--they are also father and son!

Raised in exile as a living instrument of peace between Apokolips and New Genesis, Orion swore to uphold the life-affirming values of his adopted world. But the bottomless rage and thirst for combat that course through his veins cannot be extinguished. In the end, will he defeat Darkseid and thwart his quest for the Anti-Life Equation--or will he forsake his vow and seize the ultimate power for himself?

See cosmic fury unleashed--and thrill to the imaginative power of one of the medium's greatest masters--in New Gods by Jack Kirby, collecting issues #1-11 of the legendary series together with the King's two concluding tales, "Even Gods Must Die!" and "The Hunger Dogs!"

New Gods by Jack Kirby

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Roxana Robinson

This is a nice, clean copy that would make a wonderful gift. 639 pages. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 

A Life

The biography of a great woman whose ideas and work put her in the vanguard of the modern movement in American art and helped redefine women's social roles. 32 black-and-white photos.

Georgia O'Keeffe

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Francoise Gilot

A minor rough feeling to edge of dust cover (pictured). Otherwise a very nice, clean copy. Illustrated in black-and-white and color. 

A Friendship in Art

The story of the artistic and personal friendship between Matisse and Picasso.

Matisse and Picasso

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A small tear to the dust cover (pictured). Otherwise a nice, clean copy. 

Big Ideas Simply Explained

Learn about key ideas, organizations and events that defined the movement in The Feminism Book.

Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Feminism in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Feminism Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. 

This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Feminism, with:

- More than 100 ground-breaking ideas in feminism
- Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concept
- A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout
- Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding

The Feminism Book is a captivating introduction of the movement's origins, up until present day, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Here you'll discover more than 100 amazing ideas that have defined the feminist movement through exciting text and bold graphics.

Your Feminist Questions, Simply Explained

This fresh new guide examines the ideas that underpin feminist thought through crucial figures, from Simone de Beauvoir to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. If you thought it was difficult to learn about the important milestones, The Feminism Book presents key information in an easy to follow layout. Find out about the campaigning for birth control, suffrages of the late 19th century and recent developments such as the Everyday Sexism Project and the #MeToo movement, through fantastic mind maps and step-by-step summaries.

The Big Ideas Series

With millions of copies sold worldwide, The Feminism Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand.

The Feminism Book

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Gourmet Magazine Editors

This is a very nice, clean copy that would make an excellent gift. 

Featuring the Flavors of Greece

An anthology culled from issues of Gourmet magazine features menu plans for intimate and formal entertaining, and recipes for hors d'oeuvres, breads, soups, main dishes, side dishes, sauces, and desserts, as well as special presentations on the foods of specific areas.

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