Authors starting with Q from JB Books

New York: Harper Collins, 1994. The memoirs of the much maligned and ridiculed by media former Senator and later Vice President to US President George Bush, of his family background, political career, his struggle to get fair treatment from mass media, his many thousands of loyal supporters, and containing much information on his acquaintance with many international personages and events during his Senate career and the Bush presidency; contains numerous glossy illustrations, index. Hardcover with dust jac... more information

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New York: HarperCollins, 1996. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The former conservative US Vice-President profiles five American families to present family and moral values, what holds marriages together, how children are loved and properly raised, the difference between right and wrong, and other healthy and decent modes of living and thinking all too often forgotten or angrily ridiculed today by liberals and leftists. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains glossy illustrations, 283pp. A very... more information

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New York: HarperCollins, 1996. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The former conservative US Vice-President profiles five American families to present family and moral values, what holds marriages together, how children are loved and properly raised, the difference between right and wrong, and other healthy and decent modes of living and thinking all too often forgotten or angrily ridiculed today by liberals and leftists. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains glossy illustrations, 283pp. A very... more information

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New York: Crown Publishers Inc., 1992. Novel of a political changover in Cuba, Castro demising and the Russians and Americans engaging in a new Cold War-style struggle to determine its future leadership. Hardcover with dust jacket, 307pp. A nice copy.. BCE. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Literature, Novels, Fiction, Cuba. ... more information

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New York: Crown Publishers Inc., 1992. Novel of a political changover in Cuba, Castro demising and the Russians and Americans engaging in a new Cold War-style struggle to determine its future leadership. Hardcover with dust jacket, 307pp. A nice copy.. BCE. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Literature, Novels, Fiction, Cuba. ... more information

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New York: World Publishing Company, 1971. FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. The twenty-sixth annual collection of the best mystery shorts selected by the master of this genre Ellery Queen, twenty stories altogether. Hardcover with dust jacket, 315pp. A nice copy, the jacket nearly encased inside an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare.. ISBN: 75-149582. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mysteries, Short Stories, Literature, Fiction. ... more information

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New York: Hyperion, 1992. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A hard and critical look at America's modern leadership, politicians, the decline of culture and society, and other problems, the author taking the vice-presidency of Dan Quayle as an example to make his points and criticisms. Hardcover with dust jacket, 232pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in a plastic protector.. ISBN: 1-56282-939-4. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. US History,... more information

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New York: Hyperion Books, 1998. A humorous look at America's theatrical sub-culture, New York City, and American society and culture in general, by the popular TV Guide columnist and GQ magazine contributor. Hardcover with dust jacket, indexed, 194pp. A very nice copy.. ISBN: 0-7868-6332-3. Fifth Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Theatre, Acting, Actors, Actresses, Performing Arts, Entertainers, Entertainment, Americana, Society, Culture, Humor, Humorists, Wit, Comedy, Satire, Sa... more information

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San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1968. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A study of a mental hospital in which the concepts of mental illness are replaced by concepts of social incompetence and poverty, with psychiatric treatment focusing on rehabilitation, work, and social competence. Author offers a work program as the basis of this study, with novel treatments of patients geared towards establishing or restoring their social role effectiveness. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains charts, tab... more information

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New York: Bantam Books, 1997. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. Novel of a man-skeptical woman hiring a supposedly trustworthy 'man of affairs' but with his own murderous secrets, his unexpectedly falling passionately in love with her - and his risky 'scientific' experiment of desire with her... Hardcover with dust jacket, 340pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector.. ISBN: 0-553-10076-9. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Bantam Books, 1998. Novel of a Vicar's daughter with dark passions who writes 'horrid novels' - and finding herself in the middle of a romantic adventure she hadn't expected... Softcover, 346pp., book shows staining to card overs, publisher stickers to front cover. A good reading copy.. ISBN: 0-553-10083-1. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). Literature, Novels, Fiction, Love, Romance, Women. ... more information

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New York: Birch Lane Press, 1990. The memoirs of the astrologer to US President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy, her astrological advice given to both of them during the 1980s greatly influencing their handling of foreign and domestic crises and events, timing of speeches, important decisions of all kinds, and much more - much of the material in this book contradicting Nancy's statements in her book 'My Turn'; contains illustrations, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 218pp.. First Printing. Hard Cover.... more information

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New York: M. Evans & Company Inc., 1990. A thoroughly documented analysis of the pollution of the earth's food supply - affected by chemical fertilizers, preservatives, growth hormones, toxins, etc., and how the individual can avoid all or most of it through self-education and careful selection and intake of the right kinds of food and water; contains tables, charts, graphs, notes, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 367pp. A very nice copy. Very rare, especially in this condition.. First Printing. Hard C... more information

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New York: Random House, 1991. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). Novel of a large Irish-Italian family in America's 1960s, and a summer that changes their lives. Hardcover with dust jacket, 262pp. A very nice copy.. ISBN: 0-394-56965-2. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Literature, Novels, Fiction, Irish, Italians. ... more information

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New York: Random House, 1993. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A nice selection of the popular columnist's best works, expounding on issues relating to gender, politics, privacy, judges, justice and injustice, war, the right to die, sexual harassment, abortion, rape, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 287pp. A very nice copy.. ISBN: 0-679-40711-1. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Columns, Columnists, Women, Society, Culture, New York Times Ne... more information

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New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A fascinating biography of the beautiful Hollywood starlet, her life and film career, and her closest women friends - written from a feminist perspective giving particular attention to their lifestyles and generational choices made; contains numerous glossy illustrations, Hardcover with dust jacket, 498pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector.. ISBN: 1-55584-067-1. First... more information

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New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A fascinating biography of the beautiful Hollywood starlet, her life and film career, and her closest women friends - written from a feminist perspective giving particular attention to their lifestyles and generational choices made; contains numerous glossy illustrations, Hardcover with dust jacket, 498pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector.. ISBN: 1-55584-067-1. First... more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. A massive, detailed, readable guide for the individual on how to acquire and invest one's wealth and assets for maximum growth and safety, discussing all the various options and opportunities, the past investment and financial trends and experiences and what has been learned from them, the dangers, pitfalls, much more, the information and guidance still very applicable today. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, tables, charts, indexed, 934pp. A very nice copy, the j... more information

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New York: Riverhead Books, 2001. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition (stated). The memoir of a boy who participated in the French Resistance towards the end of World War Two, he and a friend ultimately captured by German troops, offering his experience and a flavor of life in those days. Translated from the original French by Barbara Bray. Softcover, 163pp. A very nice copy. Rare.. ISBN: 1-57322-916-4. First Paperback Edition (stated). Soft Cover. New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Memoirs, Bio... more information

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