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Dover Publications, 1973-06-01. Softcover. VERY GOOD SOFTCOVER. one crease on back cover, otherwise vg, clean copy. / Simple geometric techniques for making Celtic interlacements, spirals, Kellstype initials. The type of patterns shown are very diverse and range from simple borders, to spirals, zoomorphs (animal-designs), calligraphy to examination of designs from Lindisfarne and the Book of Kells. It is also the most extensive of any of the books on this subject that I've seen. The only drawback is... more information

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Bt Bound, 1999-10. Library Binding. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER. Myths have much to teach us about ourselves, and this comprehensive presentation of Greek mythological tales reaches across the ages to engage your students. From Apollo to Zeus - including such well-known mythological figures as Pandora, Midas, Pygmalion, Daedalus and Icarus, and many more - these majestic and mysterious stories provide insight not only into the lives of those who told them, but also into the modern character. These myths offer you... more information

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Dorset Press, 1991-02. Hardcover. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER IN VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD HARDCOVER IN VERY GOOD. Barber traces the development of Arthur, one of the greatest of all heros, from his actual life, about which we know little, through his remolding into legend by various generations to reflect their culture, to his continuing modern appeal. This book, perhaps the best one-volume survey of the entire Arthurian field (especially of German, French, and English works) for the nonspecialist, provides a good ove... more information

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Plume, 1993-07-01. Paperback. LIKE NEW SOFTCOVER. In 1917, decorated British officer and poet Siegfried Sassoon wrote a declaration condemning the war. Instead of a court-martial, he was sent to a hospital for other "shell-shocked" officers where he was treated by Dr. William Rivers, noted an thropologist and psychiatrist. Author Barker turns these true occurrences into a compelling and brilliant antiwar novel. Sassoon's complete sanity disturbs Dr. Rivers to such a point that he questions h... more information

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Abacus, 1997-05-01. Softcover. VERY GOOD SOFTCOVER. Seeking to merge the information of theologians and anthropologists, this book looks at the variety of ways in which cultures around the world deal with death and give it meaning. In some cultures, most famously Ancient Egypt, families would virtually financially ruin themselves in order to deal with the death of just one person. Other cultures such as the nomadic peoples of southern Africa, simply pull down the roof of their dwelling onto the body and m... more information

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University of Nevada Press, 2005-08-09. First Edition. Paperback. LIKE NEW SOFTCOVER/LIKE NEW SOFTCOVER. The glitter and excitement that tourists associate with casinos is only a facade. To the gaming industry's front-line employees, its dealers, the casino is a far less glamorous environment, a workplace full of emotional tension, physical and mental demands, humor and pathos. Author H. Lee Barnes, who spent many years as a dealer in some of Las Vegas's best-known casinos, shows us this world fro... more information

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Tall Order Press, 2002-01. Paperback. LIKE NEW SOFTCOVER. like new, great condition. / Pranks you can use!Stupid tricks, dumb gags, and funny routines.Liberate your inner 12-year-old!Pages and pages of hilarious little gags -- all wonderfully handdrawn.Guaranteed to remove 20 years from your age. / This book is great fun! I actually kept it hidden from my kids for a while so I could awe and amaze them with fun new tricks. It definitely upped my rating as a "cool mom." Since I've pulled the b... more information

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American Orchid Society, 2001-07-31. Softcover. LIKE NEW SOFTCOVER. It is easy to learn how to grow orchids with the help of this book published by the American Orchid Society. The author writes about how to select orchids, water and fertilize plants, choose a growing area, repot, identify and control ailments, and then recommends choices for beginners. More than 70 color photographs by Charles Marden Fitch show how to pot an orchid, water, grow orchids under lights, and much more. ... more information

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Modern Library, 1940's / 1950's. Hardcover. GOOD HARDCOVER. 1940's/1950's hardcover from Modern Library. good clean condition / ... more information

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Chronicle Books, 1992-04-01. Softcover. VERY GOOD SOFTCOVER. Fabulous Fabrics of the '50s )and Other Terrific Textiles of the '20s, '30s and '40s)," by Gideon Bosker, Michele Mancini and John Gramstad, gives us yet another of this publisher's definitive glimpses of the pop-culture past. Warning: Grandma's-house-flashbacks ahead. With its great images of birch-bark weaves, wafflecloth, barkcloth, pima cotton and much, much more, you will want to run your fingers over the pages ... more information

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Eos, 2001-05-01. Mass Market Paperback. BRAND NEW SOFTCOVER. NEW / At times, the mathematics and astronomy threaten to engulf this story, but Benford's utterly sympathetic and human characters rescue us from becoming bogged down in science and fact. Benjamin and Channing struggle through Channing's final few months until one of Benjamin's assistants discovers "Eater", a seemingly-sentient black hole.The fear and sorrow are palpable as the countdown to Eater's arrival elapses, and... more information

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Gene Berg, 1992. Softcover. LIKE NEW SOFTCOVER. Contains information to rely on for keeping your daily ride alive! Designed to assist you in engine and transaxle building so your vw volkswagen engine, transaxle and vehicle will perform and live. ... more information

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Gene Berg Enterprises, 1997. Softcover. LIKE NEW SOFTCOVER. Automobile Maintenance, Service and Repair guide for use with Gene Berg vw volkswagen products. ... more information

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Wiley, 1999-03-12. Hardcover. BRAND NEW HARDCOVER. BRAND NEW/ Integrated inventory management is a compelling approach that is driving many of the organizational changes in manufacturing today. This comprehensive manual covers the practical issues that must be dealt with when managing inventory. Author Paul Bernard, a systems manager for over 20 years and an active member of APICS, establishes the need for an inventory strategy that is integral to the business. Writing for practitioners, he provides a met... more information

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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO@, 1997. Softcover. VERY GOOD SOFTCOVER. Eating clay, drinking urine, applying honey to deep wounds and mere plaster to crushed bones: these are all folk remedies for ailments, passed on through the generations and thoroughly discounted by modern science. It is too bad, write scientist-historian couple Robert and Michèle Root-Bernstein, who deplore the loss of proven methods developed without the blessing of the academy, noting that "formal academic systems are only one of m... more information

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Walker & Company, 1988-10. First Edition. Hardcover. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER IN VERY GOOD. first edition, former library copy in vg/vg condition. / Jane Sandiford is a sheltered and not very fasionable girl, raised in the country far away from the London scene. She hails from one of the oldest and wealthiest families in England which makes her a prime canditate to become the bride of David Kyle, Tenth Earl of Wraybourne. With much trepidation, she sets out on her first and last season as a single women. W... more information

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David & Charles PLC, 1983-10-27. First Edition. Hardcover. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER. scarce first edition with erratum slip pasted to front endpaper, in vg, clean and unmarked condition / ... more information

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Three Rivers Press, 2005-01-25. Paperback. LIKE NEW SOFTCOVER. In this appealing, heartfelt account of one man's attempt to bond with wildlife, the author tells how he made friends with a flock of birds and in the process found meaning in his own life. In the early 1990s, Bittner, a 42-year-old who was still living like a "dharma bum," discovered that there were wild parrots in the trees and on the power lines near the house he was caretaking on San Francisco's Telegraph Hill. Having not... more information

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The role of military power and arms control in Western security in the 1990s : a conference report / Richard A. Bitzinger.Published/Created: , Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp., [1990]Related Names: . October 1990. Rand Corporation. LIKE NEW SOFTCOVER/Conference held Apr. 30-May 2, 1990 in Williamsburg, Va. R-3994-FF."Subjects: . This report summarizes some of the key conference discussions related to the climactic changes taking place in Eastern Europe. / ... more information

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Simon and Schuster, 1982. Paperback. GOOD SOFTCOVER. This nifty little book serves as a sobering reminder that much of what is deplored in this fin de siecle political landscape has been entrenched within it for quite some time. The author is quick to disprove the notion that political consultants are rootless, ideologically uncommitted mercenaries working at the behest of the establishment. They are, for good or ill, their own sort of establishment and tend to profess to certain political leanings. Certa... more information

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