SOCIAL SCIENCE / General Books

New York, New York, USA: Da Capo Press, 1995 Reprint (1963) Baby Face Nelson, Ma Barker, Machine Gun Kelly, and Preetty Boy Floyd. For 13 months of the Depression Era these criminals terrorized America. Of them all John Dillinger was Public Enemy Number One. Based on hundreds of interviews and research in 34 states, including visits to jail cells and every bank he robbed. Maps and lllustrations. Near Fine minus condition; marred only by some edge discoloration and soiling. . . First Paperback Printing... more information

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Chicago, Illinois, USA: Lithuanian American Council, Inc., 1974 SCARCE material on World War Eastern Front History. Translated by Algis Mickunas. Intro by Kazys Bobelis. A noted political scholar examines the sources of Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian resistance to Soviet Russian Imperialism. Traces the trickery and old lies to the Concepts of the Oriental Prince of Byzantine and Tatar Origin. Published "On the Occasion of The European Security and Cooperation Conference". Extensive Bibliograp... more information

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New York, New York, USA: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1978 FIRST EDITION. An illustrated full color book of "Great Heroes and Bizarre Beings from Imaginative Literature". by the creator of the classic Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials. 101 pp with Text by Neil Duskis plus folio of pencil drawings including preliminary sketches for 'Pilgrimage to Hell". More than 50 creatures from Alzabo to Wolfen. AN/NF+ grey hardcover book with argent lettering on spine. DJ has has minor scuffing a... more information

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New York, New York, USA: Simon & Schuster, 1995 The Emergence, Prime and Decline of Western European Catholic Christianity from Apostle Paul through Pope John XXIII. Nice explanation for the failure of the Near East Crusades and the Crusader states. Very skimpy treatment of the 600 year Northern Crusades against the Baltic nations. NF+ Blue softcover with white lettering on blue/back swirled background with red borderline. Binding tight; Spine straight; Pages clean; No markings or folded corners. ... more information

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Garden City, New York, USA: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1978 FIRST EDITION. One of America's most loved stand up comics as written by his wife and brother-in-law. Born Benjamin Kubelsky, son of Jewish-Lithuanian immigrants he rose to the top of America's entertainment industry. NF-/G- Red boards with black cloth backstrip in excellent condition, spine straight with argent lettering and slight edge wear. Sipe pages slightly deckle-edged. Pages show slight edge yellowing and tiny waterspotting of... more information

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1985 Comprehensive and inspiring presentation of Judaism as revealed celebration and/or commemoration of the holy days. Includes historical background and modern influences. Rise, growth and development of beliefs, teachings and practices. Appendices with Jewish Calendar, Halakhah of Holidays, Torah Reading Chart. Hebrew Blessings, Terms. NF- softcover with Brown title and round Wheel of the Year with 11 holidays on tan background on front. Bindin... more information

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA: Llewellyn Publications, 2001 FIRST EDITION. Guided meditions using the concept of the Divine Feminine. Beautiful illustrations and descriptions of 20 deities from many cultures based on authors personal conceptions and not based on historical research. As an example Baltic Sun Goddess is deliberately misrepresented as a Slavic deity. The write-up is a cavalier mish mash of the myths of Lithuanian Saule, household snakes, and Latvian Moon God Meness, etc. Buy this book for the pic... more information

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London, UK: Longmans, Green and Co., Inc., 1965 FIRST EDITION. Story of how the Pinkertons, in the pay of the Coal and Iron Special Interests, infiltrated the secret society of Irish coal miners called the Molly Maguires. They were no saints or angels; as neither were the mine operators. While not a labor union nor defenders of all miners or working men they did have enough protecting influence that the coal owners were not able to implement industry-wide pay cuts in the Pennsylvania coal region until the ... more information

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Middletown, Connecticut, USA: Wesleyan University Press, 1989 Scarce collection of essays by noted scholar on a variety of historical and religious topics examiing the intertwined cultural skeins of the three traditons that he has inherited by virtue of being an Italian Jew: Jewish (Sephardim, Ashkenazi, French, Greek), Classical (Pagan: Roman, Greek, Celtic Druid, etc.), and Christian. NF softcover illustrated with red lettering and twelve line drawings of varous religious symbols. Minor page edge wear ... more information

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Riverside, Illinois, USA: Project Mercury Publications, 2004 Quarterly Pagan community literary magazine. Poetry, fiction, essays, line art and photography. . Featured articles: Romuva, the Lithuanian Ethnic Church by Char Kazlauskas, Civil Unions by Theo Geer, Book Review by Aleris, Kali, and Magical Training. NF condition with no underlining, writing or highlighting. Curled top corner. Loose Pictorial Cover. 8 text pages. Illustrated.. First Printing. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by ... more information

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Middlesex, England, UK: Penguin Books Inc., 1966 Short, comprehensive 4,000 year history of Judaism from the westward migration of Abraham to the Gaon of Vilna (Vilnius) Lithuania to the modern state of Israel. Rise, growth and development of beliefs, teachings and practices. Spiritual movements and influences; Prophets, legislators, priests, psalmists, sages rabbis, philosophers,and mystics. G+ softcover with 4 panels depicting The Creation in Art Primitive style on black background. Binding tight spine ... more information

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Mountain View, California, USA: Daniels Publishing, 1995 FIRST EDITION. "Understanding your Friend, Boss, Lover, Wife, Husband and Child". How you too can incorporate the simple skills of Personology or Face reading to enrich both your personal and business life. Learn vital informtion about emotional responses and though processes. Intro by William Burtis. AN softcover with three partial red and orange faces on cover. . . First Edition First Printing. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. Illus. ... more information

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New York, New York, USA: Bonanza Books Div. Of Crown Publishers, 1972 FIRST EDITION. Book defines terms of Satanic, Chthonic or Evil (plus other) lore as well as offering sketches of the most prominent diabolical personalities. Interspersed with unrelated non-Christian mythological and folkore figures of Europe, India, Africa and South American cultures in a haphazard and bizarre manner. (Sovij or Shovys a little known Baltic minor psychopomp with no Satanic or Christian connection is defined as a Baltic ... more information

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New York, New York, USA: Henry Holt and Company, 1993 A survey of pehistoric European sects and cults ds starting from the traditions of ancient Mesopotamia, Persians and Greeks to posit that some 25,000 years ago "paradise" really existed among the members of a matristic Goddess-worshipping cult in the mountainous Altaic-Baikal region of northern (central) Asia. NF black softcover with gilt. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked with slight edge agetoning. Small green remainder mark on top ... more information

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San Diego, California, USA: Lucent Books, Inc. , 1995 FIRST EDITION. Part of the The Encyclopedia of Discovery and Invention series. From history to how plastics were acquired, built, maintained, operated and profit from. From amber. glass, rubber to modern polymers. G- condition due to cut out rear free page, else green hardcover in excellent conditon library markings excepted. Cover has photo of a man standing in back of plastic cylinder film extrusion machine. Slight surface rubbing and scuffing. Bi... more information

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Brooklyn, New York, USA: Lithuanian National Foundation, Inc., 1984 SCARCE - FIRST EDITION. A noted political scholar examines the sources of Soviet Russian Imperialism. Traces the trickery and old lies to the Concepts of the Oriental Prince of Byzantine and Tatar Origin, Western Royal Absolutism, Pan-Slavism and Slavic Chauvinism, the legacy of Lenin and Stalin. Provides historical insights to current situation of Putin and modern rebirth of Mother Russia. Book binding is tight. Yellow pictorial wrappe... more information

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Frejus, France: Prosveta S. A. , 1993 Verstas is prancuzu kalbos. Translated from French to Lithuanian. A book about the spirituality of today by a shaman of the New Age Movement. Rather than an esoteric fringe, he sees a vast network, people in churches, businesses, politics and alternative technologies. In six parts from Esme - Gyvenimas (Meaning - Life) iki/to Puoseleti Pasitenkinima (Spreading Contentment. NF+ crimson softcover with crystal globe on front. Minor cover and edge wear, Language identif... more information

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: Dillon Press, Inc. , 1985 Part of the The Discovering our Heritage series. Revealing study of Swedish, Goth, Lapp and Dane peoples Europe. Gives insights to the history, geography, traditions, religion and way of life. VG white blue cloth hardcover with photo of five girls in folk costumes on front. Has minor surface, edge and corner rubbing, scuffing and wear. Usual library glue-ins and markings on spine and stampings inside covers. However, pages and text else in fine cond... more information

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London, England, UK: Orbis Publishing, 1985 Translated from the Czech by Vladimir Varecha. (Originally published in 1981 by Artia in Prague Czechoslovakia) A delightful ring cycle of modern folk stories, fables and childrens tales very loosely based on stories originating in the Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland. So well told that one wonders how it could have possibly been better if the author had actually spoken any of the 4 languages of these countries. None of the stories are... more information

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New York, New York, USA: Barnes & Noble Books, 1993 FIRST EDITION. Reprint (A. M. Heath, 1987) Author "uncovers" the closely guarded secrets and public myths of the Knights Templars, including the Tomb of Christ, the Ark of the Covenant, the Baphomet, and the Holy Grail. Better and more factual than the Da Vini Code. AN/AN condition quarterbound hardcover with grey boards and black cloth backstrip with argent lettering on spine. Pages clean and unmarked. DJ covered in protective mylar. ... more information

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