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London, England: Souvenir Press, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A Treasury of Fear" accosts you when first you hold this book. Full of Irish tales, Satanic figures grope in the shadows, people long dead return to haunt the scenes of their lifetime, and victims fly shrieking from a doom they cannot escape. These chilling Irish takes are drawn from 200 years of short story writing and include some of the most powerful examples of horror ever conceived, more terrifying because the... more information

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New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1986. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. This book explains why writing is an important way of learning and gives students a clear idea of the qualities readers expect in good prose. While suggesting that writers may use significantly different processes in doing different kinds of writing, it analyzes and illustrates the steps most writers go through when they compose. Professor Hairston stresses the importance of students' thinking about audience and purpose eve... more information

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Dial Press. 1980; HB. Illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Binding fine, spine tight, a few small marks on the back. A Weekly Reader Children's Book Club book. 8 1/2" x 10 3/4" high. Pages fine, all beautifully illustrated. ... more information

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New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Photographs. Across the Sabbath River is a beautifully written, brilliantly researched book, and a very elegant detective story. The crime involved is 2,700 years old: The disappearance of the Lost Tribes of Israel, whose fate has been shrouded in mystery. I wholeheartedly recommend this book - it's both entertaining and an important work of biblical scholarship that will haunt the imagination long after the las... more information

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Sydney, Australia: Murdoch Books, 2001. First Edition. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. The Mosaic Project Book provides all the information you need to create stunning mosaics. This book offers six original, themed projects with ready-to-use templates. The book is fully illustrated, and includes step by step instructions for all skill levels. There is a comprehensive techniques section about how to get started, and instructions on adapting designs to suit your needs. Mosaic tiles are readily available at craft... more information

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New York: Oxford Univ Press, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. The history of law can be viewed as a tale of human choices about the preservation of life, protection of property, exercise of individual liberty, fashioning of creative knowledge, and other basic social concepts. This book gives readers a comprehensive, authoritative, and accesible guide to this ongoing saga, in the form of 468 alphabetically arranged entries written by hundreds of respected scholars about a wide variety of pertinent... more information

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London: Trident Press, 1999. Unknown. Hard Cover. New/New. Hall, Michelle and Howard. Written and photographed by Emmy award-winning Michelle and Howard Hall, this is more than just a collection of stunning photographs; it is a revelation of the sea creatures' complex and mysterious cycles and patterns of behavior. The reader is presented with striking images of all manner of marine life engaged in the vital activities of mating, threat-displays, hunting, and feeding. These remarkable photographs are ... more information

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.: Eerdmans Pub Co, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. Photographs and Drawings. NEW - The Bible portrays King David as an exceptional man and a paragon of godly devotion. But was he? Some scholars deny he existed at all. Did he? This challenging book examines the written and archeological evidence critically in an effort to paint an accurate picture of one of the Bible's central figures. The author digs beneath the layers of tradition to understand David as an indi... more information

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New York: Anchor Books, 1990. First Avon Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Book cover and pages have no tears or wrinkles. The cover photograph is of the house first mentioned in the book. 328 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Penguin USA, 2001. First Trade Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. Photographs. Very Advance Praise for Casanova: "I laughed my head off." Marie Antoinette. Abraham Lincoln said "Can't wait for the play!" Everyone knows which books people buy, but who knows which books people steal? In this irreverent analysis of the book industry, John Maxwelll Hamilton - a longtime journalist and public radio commentator - answers this question and man... more information

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E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Putnam Pub Group, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. In the Middle Eastern village of Transjordan, that traces its history back to Abraham, the men gather nightly beneath a tree named Moses' Finger, and the women meet where "the earth breathes." In this divided place, Faridah posesses transcedent wisdom and a dangerous scorn for tradition. Jammana, granddaughter of a seer and village outsider, struggles between the allure of the ancient world and th... more information

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New York: Wonder Books, 1961. No Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Hampson, Denman. Considerable wear on corners of cover; upper right corner worn to board. Clever book identifying items in rhyming fashion. Front inside cover has four small ink lines, otherwise pages are in good condition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Wonder Books. Hardcover. 1961; HB. Considerable wear on corners of cover; upper right corner worn to board. Illustrated by writer. Clever book identifying the first picture, front inside cover has four ink scribbles, otherwise pages are in good condition. ... more information

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Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.: Univ of Hawaii Pr, 1997. No Edition. Hard Cover. New/No Jacket. Ji, Li. South of the clouds, in the land of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, dwell the descendants of a once pastoral people, the Nakhi. Today there are still Nakhi who follow their ancient traditions, and Nakhi folktales reflect their beliefs. In the legends presented here we discover why the Sun - hot-tempered and impetuous, is unpleasant to look at, while the graceful Moon attracts us with her silvery light; why the... more information

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Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.: Univ of Hawaii Pr, 1993. Hard Cover. New/No Jacket. Ji, Li. The twenty stories that comprise this collection reflect some of the ethnic diversity of China. Through a cast of familiar animals we get a glimpse of the cultures from which the stories emanate, and we see that the world is interconnected and the planet quite small. The tales show that our similarities are much greater than our differences. Besides their literary value, these tales convey moral instruction. The second p... more information

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London: Quantum Books, 2006. No Edition. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. Photographs and Drawings. Expand your memory into a powerful tool that will improve and revolutionize your everyday life and help you conquer any personal challenge. Developed by a leading memory expert, these fail-safe techniques will enable you to remember any type of information and recall it instantly. There are many techniques included in this book, and "tests" at the end of each section to track your progress. 176 pages, w... more information

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Rockport, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Rockport Publications, 2001. First American Edition. Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket. Yates, Mel (photographs). Most of us enjoy making the best of our outdoor space, whether it is a small patio or a mature garden. The furnished garden may contain grand and impressive statuary, fountains and follies, but just as visually exciting is the urban backyard paved and filled with stone urns and terra cotta pots and featuring tables and chairs for outdoor entertaining. Garden ornamen... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/Near Fine. Photographs. This is the untold human story behind the killing of Korean civilians by American soldiers in the early days of the Korean War, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists who uncovered it. In the summer of 1950, U.S. military forces opened fire on a group of South Korean refugees at a railroad trestle near the village of No Gun Ri. Suvivors said hundreds died, mostly women and children. Retrea... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dutton/Plume, 1992. First Edition. Soft Bound. Near Fine/No Jacket. The 1961 film version of a Raisin in the Sun, with a screenplay by the author won an award at the Cannes Film Festival, even though one-third of the actual screenplay Hansberry had written was cut out. The film did essentially bring Hansberry's extraordinary play to the screen, but it failed to fulfill her cinematic vision. Now, with this landmark edition of Hansberry's original script for the movie that audi... more information

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Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Publishing, 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. We all suffer the anguish of loneliness from time to time - when our kids leave home, when a loved one dies, when no one else seems to understand our feelings, or perhaps even in the middle of a joyous crowd. Loneliness can strike powerfully and unexpectedly, and it is much more common than we might expect. Yet loneliness also has a purpose. This book will help you discover the reasons behind much of the linel... more information

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