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Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. 1973. ISBN: 0-688-51295-X. Here, the author tells the dramatic story of the discovery of the nucleus and offers clear explanations of such concepts as atomic structure and behavior, radioactivity, fission, and fusion. This is an excellent, introduction to a subject that is changing our world. 127pp with glossary, index, and illustrations.. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SUSAN STAN 0-688-51295-X SCIENCE. ... more information

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Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.A.: Steerforth Pr, 2004. "From the 104th Floor" was written days after 9/11 by a fourteen year-old girl. The poem, presented from the perspective of a woman trapped inside of the Twin Towers, has the effect of a voice rising up out of the rubble and finding its way through our grief, and into our hearts. This poem was then made into a film by Serguei Bassine. The film narrated by actress Rosie Perez, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to win awards i... more information

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East Rutherford, NJ, U.S.A.: Studio Books, 1998. Cloth & Hardboard. Fine/Very Good. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-525-94409-5. This informative and uplifting book introduces us to the basic tenets of Celtic spirituality. It is filled with blessings, prayers, myths and excerpts from ancient texts which invite us into a world of sacred mystery that is sure to enhance our lives. 292pp with photographs and Index. CELTS PHILOSOPHY ANCIENT WISDOM HISTORY EUROPE WES... more information

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New York: Padell Book Company, 1956. Over 100 Magic Tricks which can easily be learned, and which will mystify and entertain any audience.This book is the very type from which Houdini and other masters of magic gained their knowledge of the art, but it is geared to the interests of wizards of the future, not those of the past.93 pgs. with illustrations.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. ... more information

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New York: Paperback Library, 1971. . A searing novel about a generation searching for peace, drugs and soul-shattering music - from the love of Woodstock to the hatred at Altamont. Slight yellowing of pages due to age.. First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. MUSIC. ... more information

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D.Van Nostrand Comany, Inc., 1941. This book presents the basic principles of electrical engineering in the order iin which the science developed. From the voltaic cell, the discovery of which mrked the beginning of electricity as a science, to the practical applications that are the vital concern of today's civilization, the whole field of electricity is presented in chronological order. 185 pgs. with index, photographs and illustrations. Writing on back end paper.. Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾"... more information

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A Mentor Book 1963 Paperback. Some undelining of passages. Binding is solid Above price includes USPS book rate.. ... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Warner Books, Incorporated, 1990. A remarkable journey into the hidden and mysterious world of a religious sect, and a moving story of family, faith, and ultimately forgiveness. It is a story of conflicting cultlures and passions. 436 pgs.. ISBN: 0-446-51486-1. First Printing. Cloth and Hardboard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. MARRIAGE FICTION JEWS. ... more information

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University Press of Virginia, 1983. Perhaps it is because Ragon knows so well the space built by the living that he writes so fully and so knowledgeably on space built for the dead. He shows us the tomb as a second house and the cemetery as an idealized double of the city. It is also a history of funeral customs of all times and all lands. 328 pgs. with index and photographs.. ISBN: 0-8139-0995-3. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. FUNERAL RITES CEREMONIES SOCIAL SCIENCE. ... more information

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Indianapolis: Ma Yoga Laxmi Rajneesh Foundatiion, 1976. There is no method, no meditation for Chuang Tzu. The first thing to undersrtand about Chuang Tzu before you enter his sutras, is be natural. Everything unnatural has to be avoided. Don't do anything that is unnatural. Nature is enough, you cannot improve upon it. 370 pgs. with photographs.. First Edition. Soft Pictoral Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CHUANG TZU. ... more information

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NBM Books,US, 2002. When bombs began raining on the Taliban, Ted Rall hopped a plane to the war zone. But the only cartoonist to go to Afghanistan got more than he bargained for: prisoners blowing themselves up with gernades, anarchy and Afghan port, and armed bandits hunting journalists to rob and murder them. On Nov. 30, 2001 they came for him. 112 pgs. with cartoons and photographs.. ISBN: 1-56163-325-9. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FICTION GRAPHIC NOVELS. ... more information

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The Brookings Institution. 1993 Trade PB in excellent condition.. NEW RESEARCH IN EMPIRICAL MACROECONOMICS FINANCIAL. ... more information

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Homes for the Homeless, Inc. 1994. Pictorial Cover. Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This book explores the complex issues fostering family homelessness in America and presents plausible solutions to this increasing epidemic affect ing the youngest and most valuable members of our society. Includes an introduction by Leonard N. Stern, founder of Homes For The Homeless.. TODD FLASHNER PARENTING. ... more information

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Grossman Publishers, 1975. If Congress, as it has been said, is the heart of our democracy, then the House and Senate Judiciary committees are its lifeblood. These committees provide perhaps the clearest measure of the success or failure of Congress in protecting and advancing the public good. 446 pgs. with index, appendices.. ISBN: 0-670-00594-0. Hard Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. POLITICAL SCIENCE. ... more information

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Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. A practical, usable and thoroughly sound guide on etiquette for teen-agers, containing all the necessary hints on how to be correct in all situations, written in language that teen-agers understand and appreciate. 117 pgs.with photographs.. Fourth Edition. Cloth. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, Inc., 1994. The Official Guide to Anne Rice's Lives of the Mayfair Witches. The author with the cooperation of Anne Rice presents a fascinating A-Z encyclopedia of information, interpretation, and analysis--this time devoted to the characters and key events, places and symbols, historical and mythological themes of the Lives of the Mayfair Witches novels. 522pp. with Geanological Tree, Bibliography, Chronology, Witches Atlas and Illustration Credits.. ISBN... more information

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Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1968. The daringly original ideas first presented in The Fountainhead, won Ayn Rand an enthusiastic following. As the controversal, militant champion of individualism, Ayn Rand was one of the towering figures on the contemporary intellectual scene. With a special introduction by the author. 727pp. Former owner's bookplate on inside of front cover.. Twenty-fifth Annniversary Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by O'Conner, Frank. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾&... more information

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Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Mariner Books, 2002. In this daring and provocative literary parody, which has captured the interest and imagination of a nation, Alice Randall explodes the world created in Gone With the Wind, a work that more than any other has defined our image of the antebellum South. Taking sharp aim at the romantized, whitewashed mythology perpetrated by this Southern classic, Randall has ingeniously conceived a multilayered, emotionally complex tale of her own. pp. 210. ISBN: 0618... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Sterling Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1988. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:080696734x. Hundreds of anecdotes and 16 pages of photos tell tales of the mad, bad, rude, lewd, and greedy eccentrics over the centuries. T he author has scoured the chronicals of history to reveal the deepest, darkest and wackiest secrets of royal families around the world.. ROYALTY HISTORY GENERAL 080696734X BIOGRAPHY. ... more information

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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1982. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-684-17271-2. An Emergency Medicine specialist tells the dramatic story of what really goes on in an Emergency Room. Written in clear, fast -moving prose that matches the pace of an emergency room, the author takes time to raise important questions about medicine. This is a book that no reader will soon forget. 224pp. with index.. 0-684-17271-2 BEST SELLER. ... more information

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