Authors starting with M from Nan's Book Shop

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Schocken Books, 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. Photographs. After her father died, Sharona Muir learned by chance that he had invented Israels first rocket.This book tells the amazing story of how Muir unravels the truth about her father's many lives. Muir travels to Israel to interview her father's former colleagues - a practically unknown group of foreign refugees who had been summoned by David Ben-Gurion to create weapons for a new nation. Sharing memories... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Schocken Books, 2005. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. Photographs. After her father died, Sharona Muir learned by chance that he had invented Israel's first rocket. Amazed by this discovery, Muir traveled to Israel to meet her father's colleagues, a group of idealists - many of them refugees from Europe - who had been summoned by David Ben-Gurion to create weapons for a new nation. With the equivalent of $3,000, these young scientists set up shop in a rooftop... more information

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Garden Ciy, NY: Doubleday and Company, 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Browning, Colleen. Junior Deluxe Edition. This book includes 10 of the more common myths, including The Chimaera, The Gorgon's Head, The Paradise of Children, The Argonauts, The Quest of the Hammer and others. There are many black & white drawings, and two color plates; one is the frontispiece. An ex-library with the card pocket still in front; very few library markings. The binding is a heavy library cove... more information

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Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Cool Springs Press, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/No Jacket. Starcher, Allison. With this Florida garden journal, you will learn how to transform the garden pictured in your mind's eye into reality. You will discover which plants thrive, which ones struggle, and best of all, you will appreciate the many surprises your garden offers from season to season. You will learn much from journaling and your Florida garden will show the results. Unpaginated; room for journal... more information

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New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1957. 10th Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Knight, Hilary. The illustrations are in the 3rd printing in this edition. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle was one of my favorite characters as a child because of her absolute good humor and love of children. Whenever something bad happened, she would cheerfully fix it right up without scolding or getting angry or flustered. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1982. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. This volume is a selection of 13 of MacDonald's best mystery stories written between 1947 and 1952, at the beginning of his career. While many readers know of his success from recent books such as Cinnamon Skin and The Empty Copper See, few but the hardcore mystery addicts remember when MacDonald wrote for magazines. Each story has been chosen carefully to give readers a taste of his early best and sh... more information

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Harper & Row, 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Bloom, Lloyd. Binding is very good, slight discoloration on the back. 117 pages, detailed illustrations throughout, pages fine. ... more information

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New York: Delacorte Press, 1972. First Edition. Hard Bound, Cloth. Fine/Very Good. May Mackintosh has created a fast-paced thriller as rich in atmosphere as it is in characterizations. The lushness of Spain's fabulous southern coast comes to colorful life as the backdrop of desparate criminals and a priceless object that they will stop at nothing to obtain. The skillfully woven plot is spun in this beautiful spot, and is an impeccably crafted story of romantic suspense. Minor wear at two corners. Two ... more information

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Edison, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Castle Books, 2003. No Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Photographs. In this fascinating book, noted historian Kenneth Macksey shows how every high command involved in the Second World War suffered variously from unpreparedness, complacency, delay, over-confidence or plain ineptitude, among other sins. The sixteen specific examples featured here range from Hitler's failure to take Britain in 1940, the troubles in the Western Desert campign, the political interference in... more information

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The Mysterious Press. 1998; HB with DJ. A Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn (husband and wife) mystery. On the planned wedding day the weather is beautiful but more than one thing happens to place a shadow on the day. 280 pages, 5.75 x 8.5. ... more information

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New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, 1990. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Very slight edgewear. The cover is red and black. This reader is a good textbook for home schooling as it teaches about different groups of people in an interesting way, including short stories. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Chicago, IL: M. A. Donohue and Company, 1913. First Edition. Hard Cover, Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Beard, Adelia B.. The way a butterfly begins as a caterpillar and emerges as a beautiful butterfly induced the author to attempt to depict the transformation of a careless maiden into noble womanhood. In this book, the process has begun. There are heart burnings, and troubles of girlhood. Two later novels finish the metamorphosis. Curious facts and superstitions regarding butterflies are woven into the sto... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Zimmer, Dirk. You jerk, Perrywinkle. You always try to be different." Perrywinkle is different. His dad is the Great Wizard. His pet is a talking crow named Nevermore. And he is a wizard-in-training, guided by The Book of Magic Spells. Perrywinkle also wants to be popular in school, but it's not easy when just spelling W-A-T-E-R-F-A-L-L almost drowns the entire class. Turning Buster'... more information

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Cincinnati, OH: North Light Books, 2002. Second printing. Soft Cover. New. Learn everything you need to know to create beautiful hand-crafted bead jewelry. With this book you can make beads from clay, polymer clay, plastic, paper, felt, fabrics, and natural materials such as shells, stones, seeds, and nuts. Inside you'll find: Over 30 unique recipes to try with ideas for threading beads and using them as jewelry, embellishments, or as home decoration; detailed instructions along with useful tips and s... more information

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New York: D. Appleton-Century Corporation, 1935. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Wakefield, Lucina Smith. This is a wonderful little book full of art deco illustrations as well as canape ideas. The dust jacket was cut up and part of it is on taped to the front of the yellow binding. This book has such wonderful appetizers as Escargots Faux, Yarmouth Canape, Cochon en Chemise (which looks like pups in a blanket), Fish out of Water, Neptune's Sheep, and many more. This book is fun to read,... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Basic Books, 2003. First Softcover Edition. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. Photographs. Dr. Benjamin Spock (1903-1998) is known for revolutionizing mainstream American family life with his book Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care, for the controversy caused by his psychological advice, and for his early and courageous opposition to the war in Vietnam. Now, for the first time, award-winning biographer Thomas Maier tells the complete story in his acclaimed biography, Dr. Spock: An Am... more information

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Rinehart and Company, Inc., 1948. Hard Bound. Good/No Jacket. The cover is black with white lettering; the spine has no reinforcement and is folded under on the top and bottom. Pages slightly yellowed. Mailer's first novel. 721 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Secaucus, NJ, U.S.A.: Carol Publishing Group, 1995. No Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Photographs. The daughter of Judy Garland and movie director Vincente Minnelli, Liza Minelli has endured excruciating trauma and failure, and exhilirating passion and success - with the help of drugs, lovers, and a few close friends. This is the touching story of a bewildered little girl searching for the childhood she never had and a love that has eluded her. There are many intimate details included about her... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company, 1991. First American Edition. Hard Bound, Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Three women - Rachel, her daughter Phoebe, and Phoebe's daughter Maggie, share a house but inhabit different worlds. Rachel is a seventy-four-year-old paleontologist on the brink of relinquishing a long-held scientific theory. Phoebe is a gardener and once-promising mathematician and is struggling with breast cancer; her fifteen-year-old daughter is preparing to throw off childhood. During ... more information

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Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1962. Hard Bound. Fine/Very Good. The dust jacket has a small amount of wear at edges. 159 pages, slight yellowing at page edges. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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