Biography/ autobiography books are available in my castle.

Sandra Day O'Connor

H. Alan Day

This book is in good condition. The pages are clean with no writing or high lights and no torn pages. Please see the pictures. I have pictured a few things I noticed.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

North Carolina

Growing up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest

The first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court describes how her early life and experiences growing up on a cattle ranch in Arizona and how the land, people, and values she learned shaped her life and made her into the self-reliant woman she is today. 100,000 first printing.

Lazy B

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Gareth Crocker

Book has clean pages. Cover shows a little signs of use. Smoke-free environment. 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

When the war ends, how do you leave your best friend behind?After losing his young family in a tragic accident, Fletcher Carson joins the flagging war effort in Vietnam. Deeply depressed, he plans to die in the war. But during one of his early missions, Fletcher rescues a critically wounded yellow Lab whom he nurses back to health and names Jack. As Fletcher and Jack patrol and survive the forests of Vietnam, Fletcher slowly regains the will to live.At the end of the war, the U.S. Government announces that due to the cost of withdrawal, all U.S. dogs serving in the war have been declared "surplus military equipment" and will not be transported home. For the hundreds of dog handlers throughout Vietnam, whose dogs had saved countless lives, the news is greeted with shock and disbelief. For Fletcher, he knows that if he abandons Jack, then he too will be lost. Ordered to leave Jack behind, he refuses--and so begins their journey.Based on the actual existence and abandonment of canine units in Vietnam, Gareth Crocker'sFinding Jackis a novel of friendship and love under desperate circumstances that will grab your heart and won't let go.

Finding Jack

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Jimmy Carter

Very good condition. Signed by former president Jimmy Carter and included is a card from the Carter center. There is also an inscription underneath the dust jacket flap. (Pi tured). This book is very clean, and there is no writing in the book besides the above. Pages are free of rips, folds, stains, or damage. Smoke-free.  The dustcover has minor signs or use  (pictured).

First Addition/ book signed/ alsoncludes a signed card 

In an intimate portrait of one man's journey of faith, the former president incorporates scriptural passages, personal experiences, and anecdotes about friends, family members, and colleagues who inspired him to demonstrate how a dynamic faith can enrich one's public and private life. 200,000 first printing. Tour.

Living Faith  **Signed by the late former President Carter 

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Biography Bedchamber

If you like surprises you will love a blind date with a book! I will list only a genre and format for you to pick. All books will be in good condition. Smoke-free and undamaged.

This book is a legal thriller! If you love a surprise, this book is for you.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Blind Date With a Book/ Legal Thriller 

This book is in good condition. It is preowned with no writing, rips, folded, or missing pages. It is clean and smoke-free. Minimal signs of use to cover.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Blind Date With the Book / Fiction Drama

If you like a surprise, feeling indecisive, or bored with your usual reading choices, and don't mind taking a risk, you will enjoy this experience! This will be a cozy mystery hardcover book that I have chosen. It will be in good condition. The book will have no writing, no highlighting, no folded pages, no rips. It will be  smoke-free and clean. The cover will have minimal signs of use.


Cozy Mystery 

Blind Date With A Book

Blind Date with a Book Drawing Room

Bundles I have available. Includes listings for all age groups.

**Pictured** One book has "Love" written on the top corner of the first page. Otherwise, both are in good pre-owned condition. Pages are clean. No torn, folded, or missing pages. Covers show only mild signs of use. Smoke-free 
** The picture of back covers is a description about each book**

Voyage on the Great Titanic/ Victoria May  Blossom  of Britannia

Book Bundle!! Dear America & The Royal Diaries

These are the first 2 books in the Mysteries of Silver Peak. I am enjoying the series myself. It is about a wooman named Sadie Soears who lives in Silver Peak, which is nessled in the Rocky Mountain (Colorado)
 She owns  quite successful antique shop where she encounters very interesting mysteries. Both are hard cover and in good cokndition. Both have a number written inside (pictured). Very minimal signs of use on cover. Pages are clean. Smoke-free 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Mysteries of Silver Peak book 1 &2

A Mountain of Mysteries and Nobodys Safe

**both books have their number written on the first page in the corner (see pictures). Otherwise, it's in nice condition. Clean. No stains. No rips. No folds. Smoke-free. Cover shows only mild signs of use. Pre-owned. Good Condition.

Proper Tension (book 5)/ Brass Chains (book6)

Bundle of 2 Cozy Mysteries Unraveled series 

Bundles in the Attic

Books I have available for preschoolers and kindergartens

Denise Fleming

Book has no writing or ripped pages. It is smoke-free and clean. Cover shows minimal normal wear.

Using her own cats as models, Fleming has captured the moods, expressions, and antics of a mother cat and her kittens as they play and frolic the day away. Full color. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Mama Cat Has Three Kittens

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David Shannon

Pages are clean, no rips, no writing,no highlights. Cover shows signs of use ( pictured). There is an inscription and date on the first page.

Alice, who claims to be a Temporary Fairy, still has a lot to learn, such as how to make her clothes put themselves away in the closet.

Alice the Fairy

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Kate Banks

This book is well loved but still has a lot of life. There are signs of use(pictured), but the book is structually sound. No ripped pages. No writing. Smoke-free.

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Children's Royal Nursery

Randy Alcorn

This book is in good shape. I could feel the remnants of sticker glue but have tried to clean it. No writing or ripped pages smoke-free.  

Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving

Bestselling author Randy Alcorn uncovers the revolutionary key to spiritual transformation: joyful giving! Jesus' life-changing formula guarantees not only kingdom impact, but immediate pleasure and eternal rewards.

The Treasure Principle

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Jack Schafer

Marvin Karlins

No writing. No stains. No rips. No folds. Smoke-free. Cover shows only mild signs of use. Pre-owned. 

An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over

Offers advice and strategies for readers to get others to like them, assess truthfulness, and read the body behavior of others.

The Like Switch

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Fe Avis

It is evident this book has been read. The cover shows mild signs of use. Smoke-free. This book is in good condition. It is preowned with no writing, rips, folded, or missing pages. It is clean and smoke-free.

How the Journey of Jesus Repeats Itself in Ours

The Pattern

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Christian & Self Help Suite

Books in my store that are Christmas themes.

Cecelia Scott

Hope Holloway

This book has no writing, no highlighting, no folded pages, no rips. It is smoke-free and clean. The cover is not damaged but shows mild normal signs of use as seen in the pictures.

The Asheville Christmas Cabin

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 CONDITION: 
Good condition. Pages are clean. No writing, no folded pages, no,rips, no stains, no  highlighting. Smoke-free.  Cover shows minimal signs of use.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
This book is a part of a series, Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries. All of the books are also stand-alone books. I love this series, though. It is about a woman named Cheryl Cooper who is not Amish but is running her aunts store that is in a little Amish tourist village. Her aunt is working in the mission field. This particular book is my favorite in the series. It is a Guidepost mystery.

Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries 

Bleesed Are The Cheese Makers

CONDITION:
book has no writing, no highlighting, no folded pages, no rips. It is smoke-free and clean. The cover shows minimal signs of use.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
This is a stand-alone book that is centered around the community and characters of the cozy mystery book series Marble Cove. The setting is a small beach community in Maine called Marble Cove. This is my favorite cozy mystery from Guidepost. This has 2 different books in one hardcover.  

Christmas Miracles of Marble Cove 

The Sounding Joy / Love's Pure Love

Christmas Castle Ballroom

Diane Phillips

This book has no writing, no highlighting, no folded pages, no rips. It is smoke-free and clean. The pages look great. The cover has a pretty deep fold on the front cover, and there is a sticker on the spine, which is why I have listed it as fair.

300 Mouthwatering Recipes for Making the Most of Your Rotisserie Oven

We've all seen them in grocery stores and restaurants: delectably juicy, evenly browned, picture-perfect rotisserie chickens. Do you think they look unattainable, like something that can only be bought in a store and never replicated at home? In truth, it's as easy as can be with a rotisserie oven. A small rotisserie oven that fits right on your kitchen counter will effortlessly transform a humble chicken (and so much more) into a gloriously crispy, moist, and delicious family dinner in about an hour (while you are busy doing other things, or maybe even finding time to relax). The rotisserie is one of the most recent additions to the kitchen-appliance repertoire. What you may not realize is that it's also one of the most versatile and user-friendly. It can cook everything from meat and poultry to vegetable side dishes and desserts; it works without heating up he rest of the kitchen like an over; it's compact enough to occupy only a small amount of valuable counter space; plus, it's easy to clean! In The Ultimate Rotisserie Cookbook, Diane Phillips creatively takes the rotisserie oven well beyond chicken to every kind of food and every course of the meal. Go on, give it a whirl with recipes such as Calypso Jerk Chicken Kabobs, Roasted Garlic Prime Rib Roast, Plum Crazy Pork Chops, or Roasted Salmon with Mustard Chive Butter. Since the rotisserie bastes food in its own juices and allows excess fat to drain away, everything cooks up lighter and healthier than the same food that is cooked in the traditional oven or stovetop manner. For easy, no-fuss hors d'oeuvres or side dishes, try Blue Bayou Stuffed Mushrooms, Sugar Cane Shrimp, No-Fry Pommes Frites, or Pesto-Grilled Eggplant. With an extensive chapter of marinades, sauces, and rubs to spice things up or cool them down (how about Southwestern Fiesta Rib Sauce or Cucumber Mint Salsa?) and one on desserts to sweeten the deal (ever thought of making Rotisserie Caramel Apples or Fire-Roasted Pineapple with Macadamia Caramel Sauce?), your possibilities are limitless. The Ultimate Rotisserie Cookbook is, simply, the be-all and end-all book for the rotisserie oven, with 300 recipes for every possible way you could think of to use this amazing machine.

The Ultimate Rotisserie Cookbook

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This cookbook has clean pages with no writing, highlights, or ripped pages. There are stickers on the back and the cover has a couple of issues (pictured).

Casseroles

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Olivia Harrington

Good pre-owned condition. Clean pages, no writing, no folded or torn pages. Smoke-free. Cover shows only mild normal signs of use.

550 Easy-To-Remember and Quick-to-Make Air Fryer Recipes for Smart and Busy People

Air Fryer Cookbook

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Cook Book, Diet and DIY Dinning Hall

Rhys Bowen

In Wales, constable Evan Evans investigates the murder of a famous opera singer who came to the area for a rest. Suspects abound, including his wife, his lover and a dissatisfied son.

Evanly Choirs

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Kate Kingsbury

Pre-owned.  Good condition. Pages are clean. No writing, folded pages, rips, stains, or highlighting. Smoke-free. Cover has mild signs of use but is not damaged.

A Merry Ghost Inn Mystery

Melanie West is getting her life back on track after a messy divorce when her grandmother, Liza Harris, asks her to open a B&B with her. Together, Liza and Melanie purchase a purportedly haunted mansion on the Oregon coast and jump right into clearing out the cobwebs. But while attempting to remove wallpaper in an upstairs bedroom, the new B&B owners stumble upon a very real skeleton in their closet.

The police suspect the skeleton is that of the wife of the previous owner of the B&B, but no one in town seems to want to say much about her. As the inn owners try to juggle renovations with their own amateur investigations, their grand opening looms closer and closer-and a friendly ghost in their walls starts playing tricks. But it all comes crashing to a halt when a new body is found stabbed to death on the beach below the inn-the victim chillingly close in resemblance to Melanie herself.

It seems someone doesn't appreciate newcomers prying into the small town's past, and now it's up to Melanie and Liza to get to the bottom of these murders to save their business...and their lives.

Dead and Breakfast

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This book has clean pages and cover. It is from a smoke-free environment. Cover is in tact with minor signs of use to dust cover. There are 2 stickers in front pictured. There is no writing or highlights. No torn or bent pages.
(I have reduced the price because of the stickers.)

Constable Evan Evans, sole police officer in the charming Welsh village of Llanfair, is assigned to assist an expedition to raise a World War II German bomber plane from a lake. The whole venture is being filmed for a documentary on World War II and Evans tries to assist the film crew by finding them local people with stories to tell. Little does he realize that resurrecting the past can sometimes mean opening old wounds. After some unhappy confrontations, it is not just the villagers who are upset by the filmmakers. Evans' own life is thrown into turmoil as he discovers his girlfriend Bronwen's past relationship with someone from the film crew.

Tensions build until one of the filmmakers disappears and is eventually found dead in a nearby slate mine. The case grows more complex as Evans slowly uncovers evidence that the victim had many enemies. In the process Evans also exposes an elaborate World War II scheme to hide paintings from the National Gallery. Do these paintings have something to do with the filmmaker's disappearance? How could he be connected to events that took place over half a century ago?

With this fifth addition to her critically acclaimed series, Rhys Bowen creates a colorful, page-turning mystery set in two eras against the backdrop of a uniquely appealing small town filled with unforgettable characters.


Evan Can Wait

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Cozy Mystery Loft

Haidji

This book is in good condition. It is preowned with NO writing, rips, folded, or missing pages. It is clean and smoke-free. Cover shows mild signs of use. Spine is in good condition.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

SG- Suicide Game is a metaphor about the society where persons almost kill themselves to achieve their goals and forget their dreams, but, in the book you will find also real love, friendship, loyalty, hope and an unexpected finale showing the good essence of the human seed. Eight thousand candidates sign up for the Suicide Game. Only one can win. Their destination is the Night Stadium: a place of makeup and music, fear and adrenaline, blood and romance, celebration and death. Each candidate has his or her own reason for entering the Game. The Council runs the Game. The outcome of the Game is left to fate...in the laps of the gods. The candidates will jump to their deaths in order to win everything, before capacity crowds in the Stadium. The public follows every jump, live on TV and mobile device screens, choosing their favorite candidates and betting on their lives. Who will win the game? Candidate 0907 - Moma - the terrorist? Candidate 1518 - Fabio Giovanni Cristiani - the cyclist? Candidate 3507 - Anthony Henrik Gustav - the lawyer? Candidate 4914 - Jens Plaato - the politician? Candidate 4918 - Sarah Mondstein - the career woman? Candidate 5151 - Bianca White - just a girl ? Candidate 7195 - The Scientist? ...Or is it a completely different Candidate? The Game's community also includes geeks, mafia, makeup artists, master chefs, models, musicians, spies, terrorists, and many others. It boldly imagines a place where death and denial are interwoven with hope, choices and the innate desire for happiness. Impressive in the totality of its vision, it is an exploration of the best and worst things in our lives, our nightmares, and especially our dreams.

SG - Suicide Game

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Richard Evans

This book is in good condition. It is preowned with no writing, rips, folded, or missing pages. It is clean and smoke-free. Dustcover shows minimal signs of use. On the inside flap, the price has been trimmed off.  Pages are in excellent condition. Spine is in good condition. 

When I wrote my first book, The Christmas Box, it was an intensely personal expression. To me, The Locket has that quality too. When I was sixteen, a high school sociology teacher gave us the assignment to visit a nursing home resident every week for the duration of her course. My first meeting with my adopted resident, Lucille, was as awkward as I imagine a blind date with someone else's great-grandmother would be: Each attempt at conversation was met with blank, dubious stares. Through time, I soon learned that I was Lucille's only visitor. That she spent her weekends and holidays alone in her small room, looking out at the pastoral landscape of the care facility. My attitude began to change. Lucille never spoke to me, never even learned my name, but I began to see something change in her demeanor whenever I visited. A quiet gratitude, perhaps. A friendship. Two months later the assignment ended, but not my visits. I continued to spend time with Lucille until the day I walked in to find an orderly stripping her bed. When I asked Where Lucille was, the busy orderly replied, "She died yesterday." It was only then that I realized the extent of my connection with Lucille. I left the facility deeply saddened that I never got the chance to say good-bye. I never went back. That is, until I wrote The Locket. As I began to write the story of Michael Keddington and Esther Huish, I found that I had returned to that quiet room. The Locket, like all of my novels, is a love story. A story about the young love of Michael and Faye and the challenges they face. It is also a story of old love, between Esther and the man she lost so many years before. But, ultimately, it is a story of the love between generations, and the nurturing and forgiveness those relationships always require. My hope is for you to come to understand the many gifts the elderly can bring to our lives. And, most of all, that in reading The Locket, you, and those with whom you share my story, will be brought closer to those you love and those whom you should. Sincerely, Richard When I wrote my first book, The Christmas Box, it was an intensely personal expression. To me, The Locket has that quality too. When I was sixteen, a high school sociology teacher gave us the assignment to visit a nursing home resident every week for the duration of her course. My first meeting with my adopted resident, Lucille, was as awkward as I imagine a blind date with someone else's great-grandmother would be: Each attempt at conversation was met with blank, dubious stares. Through time, I soon learned that I was Lucille's only visitor. That she spent her weekends and holidays alone in her small room, looking out at the pastoral landscape of the care facility. My attitude began to change. Lucille never spoke to me, never even learned my name, but I began to see something change in her demeanor whenever I visited. A quiet gratitude, perhaps. A friendship. Two months later the assignment ended, but not my visits. I continued to spend time with Lucille until the day I walked in to find an orderly stripping her bed. When I asked Where Lucille was, the busy orderly replied, "She died yesterday." It was only then that I realized the extent of my connection with Lucille. I left the facility deeply saddened that I never got the chance to say good-bye. I never went back. That is, until I wrote The Locket. As I began to write the story of Michael Keddington and Esther Huish, I found that I had returned to that quiet room. The Locket, like all of my novels, is a love story. A story about the young love of Michael and Faye and the challenges they face. It is also a story of old love, between Esther and the man she lost so many years before. But, ultimately, it is a story of the love between generations, and the nurturing and forgiveness those relationships always require. My hope is for you to come to understand the many gifts the elderly can bring to our lives. And, most of all, that in reading The Locket, you, and those with whom you share my story, will be brought closer to those you love and those whom you should. Sincerely, Richard

The Locket

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Ruth Rendell

The dust cover has signs of use as pictured. The book cover itself is in good condition, and as you can see in the pictures, the pages are very clean. Smoke-free 

In Rendell's latest novel, Inspector Wexford fears he's losing his touch until he senses that a series of seemingly unrelated murders are very much connected.

End in Tears

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Fiction Foyer

Isabel Allende

Good condition. Pages are clean. No writing on pages,  folded pages, rips, stains, or highlighting. Smoke-free. Minimal signs of use to dustcover. Pre-owned. ** There is a name written inside a cover page just inside the crease, barely noticeable. See pictures.


A Novel

Orphaned at birth, Eliza Sommers is raised in the British colony of Valparaíso, Chile, by the well-intentioned Victorian spinster Miss Rose and her more rigid brother Jeremy. Just as she meets and falls in love with the wildly inappropriate Joaquín Andieta, a lowly clerk who works for Jeremy, gold is discovered in the hills of northern California. By 1849, Chileans of every stripe have fallen prey to feverish dreams of wealth. Joaquín takes off for San Francisco to seek his fortune, and Eliza, pregnant with his child, decides to follow him. So begins Isabel Allende's enchanting new novel, Daughter of Fortune, her most ambitious work of fiction yet. As we follow her spirited heroine on a perilous journey north in the hold of a ship to the rough-and-tumble world of San Francisco and northern California, we enter a world whose newly arrived inhabitants are driven mad by gold fever. A society of single men and prostitutes among whom Eliza moves--with the help of her good friend and savior, the Chinese doctor Tao Chien--California opens the door to a new life of freedom and independence for the young Chilean. Her search for the elusive Joaquín gradually turns into another kind of journey that transforms her over time, and what began as a search for love ends up as the conquest of personal freedom. By the time she finally hears news of him, Eliza must decide who her true love really is. Daughter of Fortune is a sweeping portrait of an era, a story rich in character, history, violence, and compassion. In Eliza, Allende has created one of her most appealing heroines, an adventurous, independent-minded, and highly unconventional young woman who has the courage to reinvent herself and to create her own destiny in a new country. A marvel of storytelling, Daughter of Fortune confirms once again Isabel Allende's extraordinary gift for fiction and her place as one of the world's leading writers.

Daughter of Fortune

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Clean,  smoke-free. No writing or highlights. No crumpled, loose , folded, or torn pages. No stains. Cover shows minimal signs of use. Good condition.  Pre-owned 

A Novel of the Revolutionary War

A novel of the American South during the Revolutionary War follows Ethan Pratt, his wife Epsey, and their neighbors, Kindred and Mavis Morris, as they become caught up in the conflict and the problems confronting local Indian tribes.

The Hornet's Nest

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Emma Darcy

Elizabeth Boyle

This book is in good shape considering it is a discontinued library book. It has all the usual stickers and markings of a library book. The pages are clean and in good condition. The cover looks fine. Large print.

Rhymes with Love

Along Came a Duke

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Historical Fiction Courtyard

Joshua Hammer

CONDITION:
 It is preowned with no writing, rips, folded, or missing pages. It is clean and smoke-free. Mild signs of use to cover. Inside front cover had something taped to it, and there is a place where the tape was (pictured).

And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts

In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts that were crumbling in the trunks of desert shepherds. His goal: to preserve this crucial part of the world's patrimony in a gorgeous library. But then Al Qaeda showed up at the door. Joshua Hammer writes about how Haidara, a mild-mannered archivist from the legendary city of Timbuktu, became one of the world's greatest smugglers by saving the texts from sure destruction. With bravery and patience, Haidara organized a dangerous operation to sneak all 350,000 volumes out of the city to the safety of southern Mali. His heroic heist is a reminder that ordinary citizens often do the most to protect the beauty of their culture. His story is one of a man who, through extreme circumstances, discovered his higher calling and was changed forever by it.

The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu

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The only writing is an inscription inside on the first page. The cover shows only minimal signs of use. Pages are clean. Spine is in good shape. Smoke-free. 

Strange Battles of the Civil War

Listen, Im not going to tell you these old books are in great condition. But  they don't appear to have any serious damage. All pages are intact. The spines are in good shape. There is no writing or highlighting in them and no ripped or missing pages. All pages are intact. Dustcover shows signs of use, and so does the paperback cover. They show their age. These books are filled with so much information! If you want to know about US history, both books are very interesting and you can read on a budget!

 1776/The Return of George Washington/2005/2014

Vintage Patriotic Book Bundle of 2!!

History Greathall

Kenneth Timmerman

This book has no writing, no highlighting, no folded pages, no rips. It is smoke-free and clean. The dustcover cover shows mild signs of use.

FIRST Edition 

Can we trust France? Apparently not. After more than 200 years of shared history and interests, the U.S.-France marriage looks as if it's ending in an acrimonious divorce. Here is the shocking insider account. In the wake of French behavior at the United Nations, where Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin systematically undermined the efforts of Secretary of State Colin Powell to convince the Security Council to authorize force against Iraq, Americans have at best come to suspect our ally of double dealing, and at worst come to view them as the enemy. Almost daily over the past year, new stories have emerged of how the government of French President Jacques Chirac has sought to undermine the U.S. war on terror, publicly sniping at America and inciting other countries to do the same. What's wrong with France? What's behind their recent perfidy? According to bestselling author Kenneth R. Timmerman, the American public doesn't know half the story. After they readThe French Betrayal of America, American anger at France will turn to outrage. Timmerman, who worked as a journalist in France for eighteen years and knows the players on both sides, lifts the veil of Jacques Chirac's scandalous love affair with Saddam Hussein, beginning in 1975, when he took him on a tour of top-secret French nuclear facilities. The French attitude toward the dictator, which seemed to baffle American politicians, was in fact entirely predictable. Put bluntly, it was all about money, oil, and guns. Chirac needed Saddam's oil and Saddam's money, and Saddam needed French weapons and French nuclear technology. Despite this, the relationship between France and America was not only amicable but at times very mutually beneficial. That was until the most recent war on Iraq, where France turned the tables, engaging in dirty diplomacy and helping to sway other European countries to their side. French war coverage was not merely one-sided: It was viciously inaccurate, skewed, and openly anti-American. Timmerman also presents incredible new evidence of France's duplicity, including the fact that the French stood to gain $100 billion from secret oil contracts they had concluded with Saddam Hussein. The French Betrayal of Americaraises questions of whether the nuclear cooperation agreements still in force with the French today should be canceled in light of France's behavior. Our security interests no longer converge, and our economic systems increasingly appear to be at loggerheads. The war in Iraq harshly exposed French treachery and their desire to do business with the worst of international tyrants, putting their economy, their international standing, and their relationship with a 200-year-old friend in severe jeopardy. Shocking new revelations in The French Betrayal of America The French president lied to Bush and to the public about the war in Iraq. President Jacques Chirac had personally told President George W. Bush well ahead of time that France would be at America's side. France urged Saddam to commit genocide. Saddam launched his genocidal campaign against the Marsh Arabs in southern Iraq to make their region "safe" for French oil engineers. France helped build Saddam's long-range missiles and nukes. Based on exclusive access to new documents, provided by Iraq to the United Nations -- that French defense companies were key partners in helping Saddam Hussein perfect the long-range missiles that killed U.S. soldiers in Saudi Arabia in 1991 and rained terror onto Israel. Chirac has blocked cooperation on a high-profile terrorism case. France's top counter-terrorism judge was ordered to stop cooperating with the United States in the prosecution of Zacarias Moussaoui despite mounds of documents that would have helped the United States to convict Moussaoui of conspiracy to commit mass murder. France illegally sold U.S.

The French Betrayal of America

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Richard Z. Chesnoff

Pages are clean. No writing or highlighting. No folded or ripped pages. No stains. Dustcover shows some wear. Smoke-free. Condition is good pre-owned 

Why They Can't Stand Us--And Why the Feeling Is Mutual

The French have given Americans a harder time on the international stage than anyone else. Driven by their own self-importance, and their frustration at no longer being a superpower, the French talk down to us with galling self-righteousness. They love our movies and our fast foods, yet hate our values, our politics, and especially our president. But as Richard Z. Chesnoff points out, the love-hate relationship between France and America didn't start with George W. Bush-or even Ronald Reagan. It goes all the way back to the days of Benjamin Franklin and that uppity Rene Descartes. (Never trust a man named Rene.) And compared to Charles DeGaulle, Jacques Chirac is a piece of cake to work with. Chesnoff has lived in France for the past twenty years while writing for major American magazines and newspapers. He explains how the French really think and what drives their jealousy and arrogance. His maddening experiences while living among the French will raise your blood pressure, make you laugh, and give you plenty of reasons to jeer. This is the perfect book for anyone fed up with the folks who would be speaking German today if not for the USA, and who ought to be just a little more grateful in return. Book jacket.

The Arrogance of French

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Political Pantry

Margaret Maron

Cover shows normal signs of use such as scratches and light bends but no damage. Pre-owned. Older book. Pages are clean, but they do have the typical yellowing of vintage books. Nowriting, no folded pages, no,rips, stains, no  highlighting. Smoke-free. 

At a stop along her campaign trail, Judge Deborah Knott attends a community picnic at the Mt. Olive Church. When the historic building is destroyed by a fire shortly after the outing; and the charred skeleton of a young man is found among the ashes; Knott begins her own investigation into the tragedy. Earlier national news reports of a fire at a local African-American church had already gained the attention of Wallace Adderly, a Black Panther from the 70s. Knott and Adderly team up to discover if the blazes are merely coincidence, or the work of a racist arsonist. As the number of suspects rises, Deborah finds herself re-examining her own beliefs and values as she and Adderly race to prevent another devastating loss in the community.The mass market edition of Killer Market (Mysterious Press 8/97) will be published simultaneously with Home Fires Burning.A Main Selection of The Mystery Guild.

Home Fires

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L. T. Vargus

Tim McBain

Pre-owned condition. There is no writing, no highlighting, no folded pages, no rips. It is smoke-free and clean. The cover  shows moderate wear to the cover, including a small bend in the back cover, which is why I have listed it as "fair"

Shallow graves scar the desert landscape. A cemetery in the sand. Some of the lost are never found.Thousands of girls go missing every year in Las Vegas. Taken. Bought and sold. Or worse.And now the dead are calling.These lost girls summon FBI Profiler Violet Darger to Sin City -- a new case. There are fresh dead to sort through -- two bodies burned beyond recognition in the trunk of a sedan -- and there's reason to believe that there are missing girls waiting to be saved.Rumors swirl that a legendary killer is responsible for these crimes. An escaped prisoner with a personal grudge against Darger -- one who wants her and her partner dead. One who disappeared for 20 years.But the desert is full of deadly secrets -- horrors waiting beneath the sand.If Darger finds the killer in time, the girls will live. If not...

The Girl in the Sand

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Lee Child

This book has no writing, no highlighting, no folded pages, no rips. It is smoke-free and clean. The dustcover shows mild signs of use. 

A Jack Reacher Novel

Detouring to his father's childhood hometown at the beginning of a cross-country hitchhiking tour, Jack uncovers disturbing family revelations at the same time he becomes entangled in a dangerous high-ticket sale.

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