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American Publishing Corp, 1998 Opening the door to understanding greater health, success and prosperity. Tis book promises a lot, and it DELIVERS! This is a book with a title that powerful promises an awful lot to its readers. It would have to deliver page after page of information so extraordinary that it would be literally change the lives of everyone who reads it. And it promises to do just that. SOme of the topics covered are: The DO IT YOURSELF WILL, Deducting Your Vacation,; A Green way to Fight Inside Air Pollution; Medical Quickies for Insomnia, Diarrhea and Acne; Medical Miracles, llergies Don't Have to be Miserable; Getting at your IRA Money BEFORE Retirement; The latest on ALzheimers, Buying the vehicle of your dreams - CHEAP! 245 pages.. Soft Cover. As New Condition. 6 x 9". more information

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New York: WW Norton & Co, 1993 From Publishers Weekly Since the 1987 publication of Allan Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind , the question of whether that body of works referred to as either the Classics or Great Books should be required reading for college students has divided academia. Journalist and biographer Atlas ( Delmore Schwartz ), who covered the debates as waged between traditionalists and multiculturalists for the New York Times , here revises an overview of curriculum controversies at major universities that he wrote for Whittle Communications' Larger Agenda series in 1990per BIP . He traveled to Duke, Harvard and Chicago to interview professors and examine course catalogues in search of "our educational mandate." He contributes a refreshing voice to a discussion dominated by academics, evincing a "spirit of curiosity" where dry polemics are the rule. But he offers little in the way of original thought, nor is his argument in favor of the "canon of Great Books" unified. Denser, more closely reasoned new books on the subject include David Bromwich's Politics by Other Means: Higher Education and Group Thinking (Forecasts, Aug. 10) and Beyond the Culture Wars by Gerald Graff (Forecasts, Sept. 7). Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. Product Description An examination of the debate raging in academia over the literary canon argues that what students read has implications for their development as individuals and their ability to establish consensus on national issues.. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches. more information

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New York: New York: Crowell, , 1965 Oversize informative book.. Very Good Condition. 26 cm.. more information

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Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.: F+W Media, Inc., 1988 Kids will be kids -- but if you want to write for them, this is the book for you! <P><B> What is the magic ingredient that makes a children's book a well-read favorite - the kind of classic which is loved for centuries the world over? It is not so much a magic ingredient, nor even a secret formula, but a sympathetic understanding of what is enjoyable and an appreciation of the qualities that make a children's book a winner. <P><B>All this and more is distilled in How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books. Written by experts, it explains for the first time how to bring the necessary qualities of freshness and vitality to text and pictures. Here is an analysis of successful fiction and nonfiction for the 2-11 age group, books that are perfect for sharing and reading aloud or for young children to enjoy themselves, over and over again. <P><B>Picture books, story books, fad books, reference and educational works are covered. Myths and pitfalls are exploded, trends assessed and many of the old classics examined. Written in a lively, informative style, aspiring authors and illustrators can find out how to get started; the best way to develop an idea; and how to present the work successfully to a publisher. The book also explains how to fulfill a comission and teaches an essential understanding of the printing processes involved. A vital reference work for children's writers and illustrators whether they are starting out or already on their way to being published.</B><p>. Hardcover. AS NEW CONDITION. 8 x 10". more information

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Paducah, Ky.: Collector Books, 2006 Book lovers and collectors will want to read this! Arthur Boutiette has compiled the very first book to specialize in antique leather bound books and bindings for collecting and investment. Spanning over 500 years of leather bound book examples, the book provides the reader with thousands of book values. Chapters are also included on the history of the book and the printed word, types of bindings, how to collect books and where to find them, the anatomy of a book, and the care and preservation of books. <P><B> Over 1,000 color photographs supplement the more than 2,000 listings. It's arranged alphabetically by author's name for easy, quick reference. See for yourself why this book is sure to be the most comprehensive price guide on leather books on today's market.. Hardcover. Brand New Condition. 8- 1/2 x 11". more information

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New York: Knopf Publishing Group, 2001 David Su Li-Qun and Carolyn Choa introduce nineteen of China's most enthralling writers-to date largely unknown outside their native land. From Shanghai to Beijing, we meet people whose lives have been transformed by their country's turbulent recent history. Cheng Nai-shan writes about the present-day life of the former Shanghai upper class and their children. Sent to work on a rural commune at age fifteen, Wang An-yi now writes about the struggles of the urban underclass. Wang-Meng, once exiled to Tibet, now writes award-winning, character driven stories. Mo Shen had been a railway porter before emerging as a writer after the fall of the Gang of Four. With these and seventeen other writers represented, The Vintage Book of Contemporary Chinese Fiction is a literary testament to a post-revolutionary nation in transition. Publishers Weekly This anthology, a revision of one published by Picador in the U.K. in 1998, contains 21 stories equally divided between urban and rural settings, mostly granting a view of life in modern China unlike anything presented to us by the news media. The perspective throughout the book is consistently childlike, without the ambivalence of most modern fiction in English: all women are exceedingly beautiful or plain; men are clever, dull or merely dutiful. Life follows the simple parameters of Communist dictum: birth, marriage, one child (two if it's a rich or aristocratic family) and death. Decidedly tame in tone and subject matter, the tales offer only mild, glancing criticism of Communism; they often focus on single characters who disrupt the social fabric through small "rebellions." One such example is "Black Walls" by Liu Xin-wu, which portrays the confusion in a small town when word spreads that an old man is spray painting the wall of his apartment black. In "Fate," by Shi Tie-sheng, an egotistical writer describes his anger and confusion at being rendered a paraplegic after he runs over an eggplant on his bicycle and is thrown in front of a truck. This bland anthology describes a China that appears poor and claustrophobic, but somehow still provides a context for romance, dreams and the occasional tragedy. Agent, Judy Daish. (Nov.) Forecast: The Vintage brand will lend this modest anthology some cachet, helping to land it on many an undergraduate syllabus. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information. Library Journal Choa, a choreographer and film producer in London, and Su Li-qun (Asian studies, Univ. of London) have selected 19 authors for this anthology of recent fiction. With the exception of David Su, all the represented authors live in China and continue to pursue their careers there. The writers depict life in rural and urban China, almost always against the backdrop of the Cultural Revolution and its upheavals. While some stories are character-driven, others comprise a series of short fables, sketches, or vignettes. The translations, mostly by British scholars, are generally smooth, though some seem stilted and too literal, and the short author biographies would have been more useful if they had noted which of the authors' works were available in English or at least gave complete lists of their major works. For example, the editors fail to list Feng Ji-cai's The Three-Inch Golden Lotus, Wang An-yi's Baotown, and Zhang Jie's Heavy Wings along with their other works, although all these novels were translated into English within the last 20 years. Recommended for larger public libraries. Kitty Chen Dean, Nassau Coll., Garden City, NY Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information. Kirkus Reviews Both ideology and art are served, with varying results, in this nonetheless interesting collection of 21 stories by 19 Chinese writers, most of them little known or unknown in the West. <P>: Though the balance of the stories were written since 1970, the shadows of Mao's Cultural Revolution and a long history of repressive regimentation are visible on virtually every page. And though editor Li-Qun's brief introductory remarks call attention to "Character-led [as oppos. Soft Cover. As New Condition. 5- 1/2 x 8-1/2". more information

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Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Carol Publishing Group, 1995 ABOUT THE BOOK American Fiction: The Best Unpublished Short Stories by Emerging Writers, Vol. 7 FROM THE PUBLISHER THE FICTIONAL VOICE is what all of us here are for, as Tim O'Brien, this year's guest judge, points out in his powerful introduction. In this day of information glut, we are still starved for the truth of the story; story is where wilderness resides, absolutely pure and distinct from the babble around it. Two years ago, guest judge Tobias Wolff wrote that "American Fiction" is the one anthology that deliberately and exclusively sets out to find the best unpublished stories by emerging writers-a loose category meant to encourage submissions by everyone not yet famous enough to enjoy the certainty of publication elsewhere." FROM THE CRITICS Publishers Weekly Davis, White and guest judge Tim O'Brien have pulled together 20 excellent writers. Some have had a novel published, or a story in a literary journal, but with the possible exceptions of Josip Novakovich and Pamela Erbe, these are not widely recognizable names. A few stories are particularly worthy of note, especially "Polraiyuk," Karin Ciholas's story of an Eskimo tribe and its battle with a killer whale. Ciholas's voice is strong, fresh, scattered with gentle irony. ("We had to smile when [the Chukchi] started their chant just as the official from fish and wildlife started to speak. We buried the pile of leaflets he handed out with Naulak. They kill trees in the South to preach conservation.") Then there's A. Manette Ansay's "July," a vividly written description of one woman's empowerment. ("One bloody knuckle peeked over the horizon and the flooded fields took up the color until the land around the house burned wild fire"). And "Maria" by Kathleen George manages to be moving and nostalgic while maintaining a hard edge. Readers looking for good writing and a taste of the future could do far worse. (Mar.) Publishers Weekly When he assembled the first of these annual prize anthologies in 1988, the late Raymond Carver awarded first prize to Antonya Nelson. Now Nelson (Nobody's Girl) and her husband, Robert Boswell (Crooked Hearts), have collaborated in choosing this mixed collection of 19 new stories. Realistic description is the cornerstone of most of these tales, which mainly concern domestic and adolescent epiphanies. In first prize-winner Karen Halvorsen Schreck's "Model Home," a teenage boy builds an exquisite miniature house for his sister, as if to compensate for the abuse she suffers from her father and boyfriend. Its pathos contrasts with Sarah McElwain's buoyantly comic second prize story, "Born Lucky," in which phone-sex worker Evening K. Titlebaum's unborn daughter explains how Evening plans to get rich by giving birth to her at midnight on December 31, 1999. In Cathy Day's moving third prize story, "Boss Man," an Indiana campground manager discovers his hidden affinities with the gypsies who plague his site. Among other contributions, Tom Paine's entry, "The Mayor of Saint John," focuses on a shy West Indian substitute teacher, suddenly appointed mayor of the island, whose idealistic dreams are crushed by the cultural invasion of foreigners. Several coming-of-age tales exhibit promise: Stephen Bauer's "All the Night Could Hold" explores a boy's fascination with his alcoholic stepfather, while Patricia Ann McNair's affecting "The Temple of Air" follows the adventures of a cult member's chronically ignored adolescent daughter. Although the volume provides pleasant reading, however one looks in vain for stories that presage talent equal to that of the two judges in their early work. Nineteen previously unpublished stories by unknown writers, edited by Davis (Rumors from the Lost World, 1993) and White (A Brother's Blood, 1996). "Emerging" is an optimistic description of the young authors collected here, most of whom have never appeared between the covers of a book before now. . Paperback. As New. 6 x 9'. more information

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New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981 Bibliography: p. 126-127. Includes indexes.. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 25 cm.. out of Print. more information

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New York: Crown Publishing Group, 1995 From an elegant, curved modern library with sunny picture windows to a simple apartment library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, this guide showcases 40 libraries and offers professional advice on editing and categorizing, caring for books, restoring and storing rare books, finding out-of-print books, and more. 350 color photos. FROM THE PUBLISHER At Home with Books is a visual delight, a helpful resource, and an inspiration for every bibliophile with a growing home library. Includes professional advice on editing and categorizing your library; caring for your books; preserving, restoring, and storing rare books; finding out-of-print books; and choosing furniture, lighting, and shelving. Full-color photographs. FROM THE CRITICS BookList - Ray Olson Less a book about libraries, as its Dewey classification asserts, than an interior-design album, this lavish tome yet stresses the importance of books in the lives of even the rich and famous, even when they're not writers. Oh, some whose book troves appear do write for a living: for instance, poet Richard Howard, whose small New York apartment walls are near-totally covered with books. Others whose entire names are famous include designer Bill Blass and Rolling Stone Keith Richards, but of the rest, a few just have impressive surnames (Rothschild, Getty, Biddle), one has a title (the duke of Devonshire), and the remainder have monikers as discreet as their fortunes are large. A terrific browsing book, thanks to Christopher Simon Sykes' tasteful photos, helpfully concluded by a resource directory of tony rare-book dealers, book fairs, bookbinders, sources of library furnishings, etc. <P>. Hardcover. Bramd New Condition/Brand New Book Jacket. 9 x 12" OVERSIZE. more information

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Thames & Hudson, 1997 The author of this stunning book, John Harthan, retired in 1976 as Keeper of the Library of the Victoria and Albert Museum. In the United Kingdom, he was in charge of England's national collection of books on art and books as art. Brilliantly and comprehensively exploring how manuscripts and printed books have been illustrated from Ancient Egypt to the late twentieth century, this history has a readable text and a wealth of significant art. Harthan places emphasis on the historical cultural context in which the books were produced. "Book illustration," he writes, "is like a hand-mirror in which one can see reflected great historical events, social changes and the movement of ideas down the centuries." Most of the books he discusses are represented by illustrations often on more than one page. Some may argue that imaginative writing should not be illustrated because graphics may interfere with the dialogue between author and reader by imposing another individual's visualization of a text. This notion has long given way to the appreciation of decorated literary texts - at least since the fourth century AD. The illustrator is a mediator between author and reader rather like a stage designer in the theater. Harthan, in the first chapter, discusses the ancient world, Byzantine illustration, Carolingian and Ottonian, Romanesque, early and later Gothic, Hebrew and Renaissance manuscripts. Among ancient Egyptian papyrus rolls, the first example of book illustration was Book of the Dead (1370 BC), a collection of spells, incantations and rituals easing a soul's passage through the nether world. The dry climate of Egypt preserved many of these rolls. Most fascinating are the erotic scenes and animal satires, almost comparable to comic strips. In Constantinople, scribes preserved features of late antique illustration, adapting them to Christianity. Religious books constitute the kernel of medieval illumination and illustration. The gorgeous color plates of the fourteenth century come from the Biblical texts, the Old Testament, Psalters and Gospels. Until the twelfth century, only the clergy and the ruling classes could own such books. By the thirteenth century, because of increased opportunities for education and enrollments in Universities, more books were needed. Paris, the richest, largest city of Europe, popularized arts and learning and provided work for manuscript illustrators to copy architecture, sculpture and painted windows. In Italy, a medieval health handbook, originating as an Arabic treatise, described medicinal values of herbs, plants, and foods, and advice for a sound health regimen. Made in Lombardy around 1400, the ready-reference for home treatment contained a page showing the eggplant (aubergine) and claiming the vegetable was good for hemorrhaging. Harthan includes this fascinating illustration in History. The earliest Hebrew illuminated manuscript dates from the 9th century and is Egyptian in origin. By the fourteenth century the Hebrew Bible and the Haggadah were part of religious services at home. Because the Haggadah was not a synagogue text, artists embellished the Bible story of the Hebrews' escape from Egyptian slavery. The Haggadah became enormously popular; in the 13th and 14th centuries, it was so handsomely illustrated and cherished that many volumes survived the wandering of the Jews throughout the world. The most brilliant period of Renaissance illumination was inaugurated by Florentine artists around the fifteenth century, with splendid manuscripts painted by the Giovanni brothers. Pomp and circumstance, epic fantasy, travel, romance, meditation, history, satire, erotic intrigue: books throughout history, from papyrus to paperback, have used images to reinforce words. Manuscripts and printed books have been illustrated in every Western artistic style, and the artists represented in this classic survey range from ancient Egypt to modern Manhattan, from the Master of the Leaping Figures to Henri Matisse.. Soft cover. As New. 10 x 12". more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Universe Publishing, 2001 "You'll never finish that here, why don't you just buy it.""I heard that this is a good one, and it's the thickest too!" Overheard at the Bookstore records the funny, ridiculous, and crazy things said in bookstores and combines black-and-white photography, capturing readers at their most compelling. <P><B> This second in the series celebrates the joy of reading books and the pleasure we get from communing at places we buy them. From biggest modern chain to a quaint, musty nook, bookstores have charm. They have become the places to "be." Cafes and elaborate theme sections for energetic children embellish the once silent areas. Bookstores have become social arenas. Hear the amusing things we say in this setting. Author Biography: Judith Henry's art has been exhibited internationally. She is the author of Overheard at the Museum. She lives in New York City. Internet Book Watch Judith henry and her camera notices that people in bookstores are not only vocally inspired by what they see, but that their physical postures are often indicative "body language" commentaries. Overheard At The Bookstore is a fascinating and unique little volume of full page pictures and captioned quotations that will engage the reader's total attention from first page to last. Overheard At The Bookstore is a "must" for people watchers in general, and anyone who has ever loved browsing in a bookstore in particular! Synopsis "You'll never finish that here, why don't you just buy it.""I heard that this is a good one, and it's the thickest too!" Overheard at the Bookstore records the funny, ridiculous, and crazy things said in bookstores and combines black-and-white photography, capturing readers at their most compelling. This second in the series celebrates the joy of reading books and the pleasure we get from communing at places we buy them. From biggest modern chain to a quaint, musty nook, bookstores have charm. They have become the places to "be." Cafes and elaborate theme sections for energetic children embellish the once silent areas. Bookstores have become social arenas. Hear the amusing things we say in this setting. Author Biography: Judith Henry's art has been exhibited internationally. She is the author of Overheard at the Museum. She lives in New York City. Internet Book Watch Judith henry and her camera notices that people in bookstores are not only vocally inspired by what they see, but that their physical postures are often indicative "body language" commentaries. Overheard At The Bookstore is a fascinating and unique little volume of full page pictures and captioned quotations that will engage the reader's total attention from first page to last. Overheard At The Bookstore is a "must" for people watchers in general, and anyone who has ever loved browsing in a bookstore in particular!.. Hardcover. New Condition. 5 x 6". more information

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Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002 Family favorite now revised and updated, including an annotated list of books for ages 0-12 Everything parents need to know to find the best books for their children Since its publication in 1969, this has been an essential guide for parents wanting to find the best books for their children. Now in its fourth edition, Honey for a Childs Heart discusses everything from the ways reading affects both childrens view of the world and their imagination to how to choose good books. Illustrated with drawings from dozens of favorites, it includes an indexed and updated list of the best new books on the market and the classics that you want your children to enjoy. Author Gladys Hunts tastes are broad, her advice is rooted in experience, and her suggestions will enrich the cultural and spiritual life of any home. Synopsis Everything you need from how to choose good books for your children to encouraging them to be avid readers, this fourth edition also includes an indexed and updated list of the best childrens classics ever. . Paperback. AS NEW CONDITION. 7 x 9-1/.2". more information

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Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.: Writer's Digest Books, 1975 ABOUT THE BOOK Writing and Selling Non-Fiction. Hardcover. As New. more information

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Paducah, Ky.: Collector Books, 2001 Extensive information on publishers and identifying first editions, as well as a helpful glossary, resources list, and bibliography are included. Over 325 color illustrations and hundreds more listings of every series you can think of: Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Little House on the Prairie, Boxcar Children, Lone Ranger, Alfred Hitchcock, Tom Swift, William Brown, Little Golden Books, Lassie, and many more. The listings are alphabetical by series for ease in identification. First editions are noted and priced, as are book club editions and very rare books. AUTHORBIO: Diane McClure Jones, along with author Rosemary Jones, is a noted collector and expert on children's books and young readers. She has co-authored three volumes, Collector's Guide to Children's Books, as well as Boys' Girls' Book Series: Real World Adventures. REVIEW: Many people may remember book series from their youth. This book is a wonderful trip back in time. Nearly every page has at least one full-color photograph of a book. The glossary, explanation of abbreviations, resources, and bibliography are helpful additions to this delightful book.. Paperback. Brand New Condition. 8- 1/2 x 11". more information

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New York: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, 2003 Sometimes subtle, sometimes striking, the interplay between our lives and our books is the subject of this unique memoir by well-known publishing correspondent and self-described "readaholic" Sara Nelson. From Solzhenitsyn to Laura Zigman, Catherine M. to Captain Underpants, the result is a personal chronicle of insight, wit, and enough infectious enthusiasm to make a passionate reader out of anybody. <P><B> Author Biography: Sara Nelson is a senior contributing editor at Glamour and the publishing columnist for the New York Observer. She has also been an editor at Self, Insidecom, and Book Publishing Report, and a contributor to many other publications, including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. USA Today At its best, the book deals less with specific books than the nature of reading and why some books seem like friends. She writes, "Explaining the moment of connection between a reader and a book to someone who's never experienced it is like trying to describe sex to a virgin." - Bob Minzesheimer The New Yorker So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading, by Sara Nelson, takes as its title the exasperated cry of literary professionals everywhere, a cry that is echoed by the nearly simultaneous publication of the almost identically titled 'So Many Books: Reading and Publishing in an Age of Abundance' , translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer (Paul Dry Books). Nelson describes herself as an insomniac who is &#8220;ravenous for books,&#8221; and she structures her own book as a record of a single year's reading, during which time she devours everything from J. M. Coetzee to Somerset Maugham to Mary Higgins Clark to a dictionary of hipster slang . From this starting point, Nelson examines phenomena that will make many readers smile with recognition: the false importance of an overhyped book, the recommendation from a friend that makes you think less of your friend, and, most dreaded of all, the book you feel guilty for not having read. <P><B> Where Nelson's approach is personal, Zaid traces the preoccupation with reading back through Dr. Johnson, Seneca, and even the Bible (&#8220;Of making many books there is no end&#8221;). He emerges as a playful celebrant of literary proliferation, noting that there is a new book published every thirty seconds, and optimistically points out that publishers who moan about low sales &#8220;see as a failure what is actually a blessing: The book business, unlike newspapers, films, or television, is viable on a small scale.&#8221; Zaid, who claims to own more than ten thousand books, says he has sometimes thought that &#8220;a chastity glove for authors who can't contain themselves&#8221; would be a good idea. Nonetheless, he cheerfully opines that &#8220;the truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more.&#8221; (Leo Carey) Publishers Weekly "I have a New Year's plan," Nelson writes in the prologue to this charming diary of an unapologetic "readaholic." Her goal: to read a book a week for a year and try "to get down on paper what I've been doing for years in my mind: matching up the reading experience with the personal one and watching where they intersect-or don't." Armed with a list of books, the author, a Glamour senior contributing editor, the New York Observer's publishing columnist and a veteran book reviewer, begins her 52-week odyssey. She doesn't necessarily stick to her list, which includes classics ("the homework I didn't do in college"), books everyone's talking about (like David McCullough's John Adams) and titles as diverse as Call It Sleep, by Henry Roth, and Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting. But she succeeds in sharing her infectious enthusiasm for literature in general, the act of reading and individual books and authors. Along the way, Nelson unearths treasures. She becomes enamored of David Mura's Turning Japanese, a memoir that helps her understand her Japanese-America.. Hardcover. As New Condition. 22 cm.. more information

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New York: Wings Pr, 1995 This copiously illustrated celebration of books and the printed word crams a wealth of information into 320 pages studded with 311 color plates. With infectious enthusiasm and an easy conversational flow, Olmert, who teaches Shakespeare at the University of Maryland, traces the history and influence of books from ancient Egyptian papyrus scrolls through Chinese movable type to the modern book fair. <B><P> Sections cover a great diversity of topics: the origins of writing, medieval ledger books, the Gutenberg revolution, the Bible, Islamic books, Shakespeare's relationship to printing, Mother Goose and children's books, William Morris, the first great dictionaries and encyclopedias, the earthshaking tomes of Copernicus and Darwin, modern printing methods, the publishing industry. Illustrations feature Mayan codices, Indian miniatures, the earliest known Beowulf manuscript, Durer, Raphael, Audubon, Thomas Hart Benton, Ben Shahn, Maurice Sendak. A feast for booklovers, this volume affirms the power of books to change the world and our lives. A feast for book lovers. (Publishers Weekly)! Requires extra postage for this informative oversize volume.. Hardcover. As New Condition. 9 x 12" Oversize. more information

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United Kingdom: Miller/Mitchell Beazley, 2001 Hard Cover. Brand New/Brand New. 9 x 12" - does NOT fit into Priority envelope. <P>. A unique look at the best book covers and jackets of the 20th century by leading design expert, Alan Powers. This new book is illustrated with almost 300 color photographs of a vast range of jackets ---- from pulp-fiction paperbacks of the 1940s & 50s --- to work by major designers. Special features provide an insight into the development of such genres as: the crime novel, the evolution of jacket designs for such authors as Ian Fleming & Len Deighton. Includes many FIRST EDITIONS of major 20-th century novels. 144 pages.. Oversize. more information

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1975 From the Junior Great Books Discussion Program of Interpretive Reading and discussion. 119 pages, some with water stains which do not impair the text. ' Sold AS IS.' Worthwhile reading of Marley's Ghost, A Christmas Carol, The Fifty First Dragron, and more!. Soft Cover. Very Good Condition. 5- 1/2 x 8-1/2". out of Print. more information

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Iola, Wisconsin, U.S.A.: Krause Pubns Inc, 2000 528 pages, , b&w, 2000 price guide. Features photos of every Little Golden Book thru 1999, plus 100s of listings for Elf, Wonder, Treasure, Tell-A-Tale, plus LGB records. Soft Cover. Brand New. 8- 1/2 x 11". more information

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New York: Vintage, 1989 From Publishers Weekly Alas, this well-intentioned volume, assembled to benefit Shore's agency for the hungry and homeless, reinforces T. S. Eliot's judgment that sincerity is not a literary virtue. An impressive array of writers, from Joyce Carol Oates to Lisa Alther, Louise Erdrich and Mona Simpson, donate previously unpublished stories that display accomplished styles but generally lack lasting impact. Some, such as "A Woman Like a Fieldstone House," Anne Tyler's conservatively constructed study of a woman over a span of 50 years, and Michael Dorris's "Groom Service," a wry look at Native American courtships, are poignant; and perhaps the most interesting contributions are the two that scrutinize the nature of charity and almsgiving--Michael Rosen's long poem " 'Gordon Penn Is a Winner!' " about wading through junk mail and solicitations from various worthy causes, and Charles Baxter's "Shelter," an unsparing assessment of the motives behind one man's do-goodism. c.. Paperback. Very Good Condition. 8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches. more information

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New York: Collins, 1993 The booklover's guide to collecting Here, for everyone who treasures books, is professional advice on how to recognize those that have become rare and valuable. Whether it's a century's old book of poetry you found in the attic, you great-grandmother's favorite cookbook, or a classic from your childhood, this guide will help you determine if it's one of today's sought after collectibles. <p><b> Find out: The most up-to-date prices from auction and dealer sales What to look for in determining value How to evaluate quality and condition Tips on caring for and displaying your collection. Paperback. As New Condition. 8 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches. more information

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