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Montreal, Canada: St. Remy Press and Smithsonian Institution, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Native American and Ancient History. Many Colorful Photos and Illustrations throughout each and every volume. Ancient civilizations such as the Mayans, and people of the Andes, etc. This incomplete set is in excellent condition. The Aztec World volume is missing. ... more information

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New York: Berkley Pub Group, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Autobiography. The son of underpaid Mexican immigrants, Jaime found himself on the corporate fast track after graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. But at twenty-three, he was already disillusioned with what life had to offer him: a luxury car, a corporate expense account, a future sitting behind a desk. . . Pages are clean, crisp and tightly bound. 243 pp. ... more information

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Devil's Due Pub, 2006. Magazine size softcover. Fine. Graphic Novel. "Devil's Due has assembled a crack team of creators to treat the source material with the respect it deserves. It proves to be both a faithful adaptation of the source material, and an engaging read for both new and established Salvatore fans. Kudos to Andrew Dabb for the adaptation and to Tim Seeley for his vivid pencils." Pages are crisp, clean and tightly bound. 160 pp. ... more information

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Old Saybrook, Connecticut: Konecky & Konecky, 1996. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. A Biography. Storm Over The Land is taken mainly from the four volumes of Abraham Lincoln: The War Years. Mr. Sandburg has rewritten some sections to form a single volume, with all the mastery of detail which characterized the great biography from which it is taken, and which forms a complete story. A clean book. Pages are tight. 440 pp. ... more information

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New York: Harcourt, 2002. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Good +. Biography. Winner of the pulitzer prize. Originally published in six volumes, which sold more than one million copies, Carl Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln was praised as the most noteworthy historical biography of Sandburg's generation. He later distilled this monumental work into one volume that critics and readers alike consider his great work of nonfiction, as well as the most distinguished, authoritative biography of Lincoln ever publishe... more information

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Avon Books, 1988. Trade Paperback. Good +. An American Epic. In quest of their homeland over 1500 miles distant, a band of Northern Cheyennes fled the Oklahoma reservation in September, 1878, on what would be one of the most harrowing and courageous treks in the history of the American West. The 278 Cheyennes, fewer than half of them adults, under the dual chieftancy of Little Wolf and Dull Knife, had been half-starved by their forced encampment. They had little ammunition and few guns and horses. . . A ... more information

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Lincoln, Nebraska: Univ of Nebraska Pr/Bison Books, 1992. First printing. Trade Paperback. Good. Native American History. Mari Sandoz does more than just tell the story. With her customary skill, she manages to recreate a man, a scene, an event, a page from history, so that through her prose this great story of the struggle of a small band of homesick, mistreated, half-starved Indians against the military might of a major nation takes on the stature of an American epic. A good copy except for the small ci... more information

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New York: Farrar, Sraus and Giroux, 2007. First American Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A groundbreaking, unprecedented bestseller in Italy, Roberto Saviano's gripping nonfiction account traces the decline of Naples under the rule of organized crime. The Camorra is a network with an international reach and stakes in construction, high fashion, illicit drugs, and toxic-waste disposal. Known by insiders as "the System," it has infiltrated the economic and social fabric of the city and it... more information

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New York: St Martins Pr, 2007. First edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Aher, Jackie. An Historical Novel. Spanning a thousand years, and following the shifting fortunes of two families through the ages, this is the epic saga of Rome, the city, and its people. Just off the press. Pages are clean and tight. 704 pp. ... more information

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New York: Shapolsky Publishers, Inc., 1992. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. History. "Especially recommended for long-time skeptics . . . of JFK assassination conspiracy theories. Offers a meticulously documented hypothesis that President Kennedy was murdered at the behest of the Mafia." ---- Washington Monthly. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy except for a gift inscription inside first page. 480 pp. ... more information

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New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Art. Everyone knows Norman Rockwell. But how many remember that this artist of home-and-hearth Americana was one of the first artists to champion civil rights? From the man who brought us canvases of exuberance and joy, we are amazed at what awaits us beneath the rosy surface. . . A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 112 pp. ... more information

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New York: Ballantine Books, 1966. Third printing. Paperback. Very Good. World War II. The epic story of Germany's greatest military disaster. Cover price 75 cents. #U6062. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 253 pp. ... more information

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Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers Ltd, 1995. Trade Paperback. Good. In Plain Enemies, Bob Scott compiles narratives of faith and fear, heroism and horror, strength and stupidity, love and hatred. Attempting to present both sides of the story, the author discloses evil walking in both boots and moccasins, with honorable humankind inhabiting forts, soddies---and teepee villages. A good, clean and unmarked Ex-Library copy except for a couple creases on the front cover at each corner. 314 pp. ... more information

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Toronto,: Penguin Books, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. History. The Amber Room was one of mankind's greatest treasures, a masterpiece of staggering ambition and value. Commissioned by Frederick I of Prussia in 1701, its vast and intricately worked amber panels----many times more valuable than gold---were sent in 1717 as a gift to Peter the Great of Russia. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 386 pp. ... more information

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New York: Vintage Books, 1983. First Vintage Books Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. Nazism. Base on extensive interviews, an unprecedented portrait of Franz Stangl, Commandant of Treblinka---the largest of the five Nazi extermination camps. A good, clean and unmarked copy. 379 pp. ... more information

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New York: Bantam Books, 1965. Reprint. Paperback. Ex-Library. Essays. In fair condition, clean and unmarked. 122 pp. ... more information

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New York: Ballantine Books/Random House, 2006. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. The Rising Tide begins a staggering work of fiction bound to be a new generation's most poignant chronicle of World War II. With you-are-there immediacy, painstaking historical detail, and all-inclusive points of view, Shaara portrays the momentous and increasingly dramatic events that pulled America into the vortex of this monumental conflict. Pages are clean and tightly bound. 536 pp. ... more information

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Secaucus, NJ: The Wellfleet Press/Book Sales, 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine. The Classics. From the original text: carefully collated and compared with the editions of Halliwell, Knight, and Collier: With historical and critical introductions, and notes to each play; and A life of the great dramatist, by Charles Knight. Illustrated with new and finely executed steel engravings chiefly portraits in character of celebrated American actors, drawn from life, expressly for this edition. The set is in excellen... more information

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New York: Nal Caliber, 2006. First Nal Caliber Trade Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. History. A "riveting, page-turning tale" of fighting men whose greatest desire was to die as warriors --- and the legacy that still haunts those whose destinies were never fulfilled. Pages are clean and tightly bound. 430 pp. ... more information

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New York: Mariner Books, 2006. First printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A Biography. In this astonishing and illuminating book, Joshua Wolf Shenk reveals the deep melancholy that pervaded Abraham Lincoln's life and its influence on his mature character. Pages are clean and tight. 350 pp. ... more information

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