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Because I Love you: The silent Shadow of Child Sexual Abuse
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Charlottesville, VA: Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Press. Oversize Paperback. VERY GOOD+. As new except for corner bump. "A memoir
an indictment of the silence that surrounds incest
moving journey from child victim to adult survivor
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Susan B. Anthony: Woman Suffragist (American Women of Achievement
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NY: Chelsea House, 1988. (6th printing). Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new but has inscription. "one of the great political crusaders of the 19th century, believed in the right of all people - black and white, male and female - to govern their own lives." ISBN: 0791004082. more information
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Napoleon
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NY: Arnold, 2001 copyright. (1st thus). Trade Paperback. FINE. As new except for tiny corner wear. An Historian tackles the question of "How can the various characterizations of Napoleon, some strikingly incompatible, be reconciled?" ISBN: 0340719168. more information
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For the President's Eyes Only
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HarperCollins, 1995. (1st edition, 1st printing). Hardbound. VERY GOOD+/Very Good. As new except for crease on spine. Wear to DJ edges, unclipped. 660 pages."Authoritative account of the important and largely unknown relationship between American Presidents and their inteligence services." ISBN: 0060170379. more information
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My Past Was Written, The Taking of Innocence: A Diary of child Abuse and Escape
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1st Books, 2002. Trade Paperback. FINE. As new - gift quality! "The sixties was a time of fear, a time when you never asked questions. You did what you were told, or you were punished, beat, whipped, or whatever you would like to call it. Child abuse as the means of communication in my family, and I feared for my life.." ISBN: 1403355290. more information
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Above the Clouds
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NY: William Morrow, 1993. (1st edition). Hardbound. NEAR FINE/Fine. Tight, bright, clean & square. A few pages have been bent back at the bottom, otherwise perfect. The son of Richard Bach, who was named after his father's character "Jonathan Livingston Seagull", re-establishes connection with his father at age 21. ISBN: 0688117600. more information
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Beautiful Bad Girl: The Vicki Morgan Story
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Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Pres, 1985. (1st edition). Hardbound. NEAR FINE/Good. As new except for slight softening of spine ends. DJ is intact but edgeworn with large rip on back. "Vickie Morgan, a runaway kid from small-town America who became the longtime mistress of Alfred Bloomingdale - department store heir, Diner's Club founder, and 'kitchen cabinet' confidant of President Reagan." ISBN: 0915643146. more information
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The Intimate Journals of Charles Baudelaire
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Boston, MA: Beacon (#BP51), 1957. (1st thus). Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, yellowed, clean for age, slight flare to covers. Ink stain on bottom of back cover. Autobiography of Charles Baudelaire. Translation - Christopher Isherwood. Introduction - W.H.. Auden. Illustrations - Charles Baudelaire. more information
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Brother Andre, The Wonder Man of Mount Royal
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Montreal QUE: Fides, 1969. (4th printing). Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new except for yellowing and faint edgewear. Biography of the "Little Brother" of St. Joseph's Oratory in Montreal. more information
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Ohitika Woman
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NY: Grove Press, 1993. (1st edition). Hardbound. FINE/FINE. Gift quality. Follow-on to "Lakota Woman", the continuing story of a contemporary American Indian Woman. ISBN: 802114369. more information
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The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself
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NY: Random House, 1983. Hardbound. GOOD/Good. Tight bright, clean and square. DJ has serious edgewear, several small rips on edge have been taped. How and why discoveries occurred or didn't. Insight into the people who made them. ISBN: 0394402294. more information
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Nadja
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folio(#73)/Gallimard, 1975. Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, bright, light age soil to exterior, tilted. Single reading crease on spine and slight wear to exterior corners. Diary. Illustrated with black and white photos. Text in French. more information
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Intoxicated By My Illness:And Other Writings on Life and Death
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NY: Fawcett/Columbine, 1993. 1st Ballantine printing. Trade Paperback. FINE. As new. "eloquent and unsentimental meditation on mortality" ISBN: 0449908348. more information
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Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
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Old Tappan, NJ: Revell/Spire, 1972. (2nd printing). Paperback. FINE. "This glorious entertainer tells with extraordinary hum and truth her own story: a small-town girl who became a hard-working performer, a devoted wife and mother, and an active witnessing Christian." Age yellowing to interior and faint wear to 1 edge of cover. Clean, tight, bright and square. Appears unread. more information
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Cottrell: Samaritan of Science
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Garden City, NY: Country Life Press, 1993. (reprint). Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. "the story of the young inventor who created one of the first practical devices for controlling industrial air pollution (the electrostatic precipitator)... and used hiss patent rights to fund further research in the natural sciences." As new except for slight corner bumps to front corners. ISBN: 0963350420. more information
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Diana In Private
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NY: St. Martin's, 1992. (2nd printing). Hardbound. NEAR FINE/Near Fine. Bright, tight, clean but not quite square. DJ-Price clipped and sticker on spine. ISBN: 0312081804. more information
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The Poetry of Healing:A Doctor's Education in Empathy, Identity and Desire
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NY: Norton, 1997. 1st edition?. Hardbound. FINE/Fine. As new. "Lambda Literary Awards" sticker on cover. ISBN: 0393040097. more information
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Frank Sinatra: Is This Man Mafia?
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NY: Manor, 1979. (1st edition). Paperback. NEAR FINE. Appears unread. Tight, slightly yellowed pages, faint age soil to covers, square. Chip at top of spine. "A great career built on a voice of gold - and guts of steel." ISBN: 0532232828. more information
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L'Allee du Roi: Souvenirs de Francois d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon, Epouse du Roi de France
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Paris, France: France Loisirs, 1981. (BCE). Hardbound. NEAR FINE/Very Good. Navy blue cloth with gilt and attached ribbon bookmark. As new except for faint tilt; has been read. DJ- As new except for faint creasing from handling and faint stain at top of spine. Text in French ISBN: 2724212592. more information
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Hermana de la Luna (Original title: Bound Feet and Western Dress)
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Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Atlántide, 1996. (1st thus). Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new except for faint inward curl to cover corners, faint age soil to top of exterior page edges, and bookstore stamp inside... "Había luchado para que no vendaran sus pies, siguiendo la cruel costumbre china. También tendría que luchar por una vida propia, en una sociedad donde una mujer no valía nada." 231 pages, 8-7/8x5-7/8" I22.5x14.5mm).Text in Spanish. ISBN: 9500816857. more information
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Ross Perot:In His Own Words
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NY: Warner, 1992. (1st edition). Paperback. MINT/AS NEW. As new-gift quality! more information
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Kitchen Privileges: A Memoir
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NY: Doubleday Large Print/ Simon & Schuster, 2002 copyright. (LARGE PRINT). Hardbound. FINE/Fine. As new - gift quality! "When Mary Higgins Clark's father died, her widowed mother made ends meet by taking in boarders, placing a sign next to the front door, 'Furnished Rooms, Kitchen Privileges'. These boarders sparked Mary's storytelling imagination." ISBN: 0739431331. more information
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Out of Harm's Way
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NY: Pocket/Simon & Schuster, 1996. (1st edition). Hardbound. FINE/Fine. As new - gift quality! Appears unread. DJ unclipped. "The Extraordinary True Story of One Woman's Lifelong Devotion to Animal rescue" ISBN: 0671522779. more information
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Bellevue is my Home
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NY: PermaBooks (#M4083), 1961. (4th printing). Paperback. GOOD. "Each day at Bellevue is a new adventure! Says Dr. Salvatore Cutolo as he takes you on an unforgettable tour of the world's most famous hospital." Tight, yellowed, clean, slight tilt. 2 small rips on spine edge, general edgewear, corner crease on front cover. more information
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Super Groups
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NY: Tempo/Grosset & Dunlap, 1981. Paperback. VERY GOOD. Tight, yellowed, light age soil, slight tilt. Edgewear, light creasing. The lives of the Rock and Roll Musicians of the '70s: Foreigner; the Care; Aerosmith; Cheap Trick; Styk; The Knack; The Electric Light Orchestra; Pink Floyd; The Talking Heads; Van Halen; The clash; The Pretenders ISBN: 0448172283. more information
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James Dean: the Mutant King
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NY: St. Martin's, 1983. Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD. "The first really serious study of Dean's life and work. Beautifully illustrated and written out of deep respect for a great actor." Small crease bottom corner front cover. Faint edgewear. Tight, bright, square and clean. more information
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James Dean American Icon
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NY: St. Martin's, 1984. (4th printing). Oversize Glossy Paperback. NEAR FINE. Bright, tight, clean & square. Faint edgewear to bottom. Faint curl to top corner front cover. 1 folded pg corner. 285 photo-packed pages w/stories and chronology. ISBN: 10312439628. more information
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With My Mind on Freedom:An Autobiography
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NY: Bantam (#Y6484), 1975. (1st Paperback). Paperback. GOOD. "Leader of the Black Revolution..Communist
Feminist.. Once the FBI's Most Wanted Criminal". Light soiling. 1/2" tear on front cover edge. Ink stain on bottom corner. Owners name of rear of front cover. Bookstore stamp and damp stain on 1st page. Square, tight and bright. Sixties. more information
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The Heart Knows Something Different: Teenage Voices from the Foster Care System
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NY: Persea Books, 1996. Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new except for crease on bottom corner of back cover. Foreword by Jonathan Kozol. "there are more than 450,000 children living in foster care
over three dozen personal narratives by young writers, ages 15 to 20
provides an insider's account of growing up 'in the system'...mandatory reading for child welfare staff at all levels..." ISBN: 0892552182. more information
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Theodore Roosevelt: Conservation President
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NY: Holt/Twenty-First Century , 1993. (1st edition). Glossy Hardbound. FINE. As new-gift quality! ISBN: 0805021221. more information
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Afraid of the Dark
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Baltimore, MD: AmErica House, 2001. (1st edition). Trade Paperback. FINE. As new - gift quality! "a troubling and disturbing story
a must read for every victim or loved one touched by sexual abuse, drug or alcohol addiction or anyone who's ever questioned their own sanity!" ISBN: 1588512983. more information
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Doctor Tom Dooley:My Story
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NY: Signet/New American Library(#P3676), 1964. (1st Paperback). Paperback. NEAR FINE. One-volume abridgement of: Deliver Us From Evil, The Edge of Tomorrow and The Night They Burned The Mountain. Light wear, owners name on 1st pg. Tight, bright, clean and square. more information
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The Revision
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Lincoln, NE: iUniverse. com , 2001. (1st edition) . Trade Paperback. FINE. "Eleanor Elliott arises one morning to find her name in the obituary column..appalled at the short summary of her nearly eighty years, she vows to rewrite it." Appears unread. As new-gift quality! ISBN: 595148905. more information
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Nonviolent Soldier of Islam: Badshah Khan, A Man to Match His Mountains
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Tomales, CA: Nilgiri Press, 1999. (2nd Edition, 1st Printing). Trade Paperback. FINE. As new. " from the ruthless Pathan tradition in India's rugged North-West frontier Province, Khan raised history's first nonviolent army of 100,000 men
". 248 pages illustrated with photos, printed on heavy, high-quality paper. ISBN: 1888314001. more information
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The Death of a Rebel: Starring Phil Ochs and a Small Circle of Friends
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NY: Anchor, 1979. (1st edition). Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. Tight, bright, clean, square. A little edgewear, hinge crease and tiny crease on bottom corner of front cover. "Phil Ochs was called by many the political spokesman for his generation. Through his music, he captured both the spirit and the conflict of the 1960s...was considered. behind Bob Dylan, the most promising and authentic American folk singer of his time" ISBN: 0385136102. more information
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Power, Privilege and The Post: The Katherine Graham Story
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NY: Putnam, 1993. (1st printing). Hardbound. VERY GOOD/Near Fine. Bright, tight, clean & square. Softening to top and bottom of spine. DJ- price clipped ISBN: 0399137327. more information
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A Peculiar Treasure
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NY: Lancer, 1966. (2nd printing). Paperback. NEAR FINE. tight, bright, clean & square. Small chip to top corner front cover and top of spine. "The famous author of Show Boat, So Big, Cimarron, Giant & other superb novels, writes her greatest & most dramatic story. Her autobiography. more information
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Moi, la Clairon
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Paris, France: Albin Michel, 1984. Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, yellowed, clean except for faint soil to exterior page edges, square. Faint creases on spine. "A bingt ans, en 1743, Mademoiselle Clairon joue Phedre a la Comedie-Francaise. Text in French. ISBN: 2226019464. more information
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The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's quest
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NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2003. (Advance Proof). Trade Paperback. FINE. "As Sierra Leone faced its future as a fledgling democracy, Mohamed Forna was a new star in the political firmament" His daughter tells his story. As new-gift quality! ISBN: 0871138654. more information
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Beau James: The Life and Times of Jimmy Walker
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NY: Viking, 1949. Hardbound. GOOD/No DJ. Tight and slightly tilted. Spine faded with badly worn ends. New York's 100th and one of its most popular mayors, the 1920's, Tammany Hall. more information
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Jell-O Pudding Ideabook
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White Plains, NY: General Foods, 1968. (1st edition-stated). Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, faded & yellowed, light soil, staple bound. Vintage recipes using Jell-O and Dream Whip. Easy 'retro' recipes that look and taste good. more information
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The Perfect Wife: The Life and Choices of Laura Bush (Large Print)
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Waterville, ME: Thorndike Press, 2004. LARGE PRINT. Hardbound. FINE. As new. "the first comprehensive account of a woman who has won the admiration of the nation - and of the compromises and challenges that come with the most examined volunteer job in the world." ISBN: 0786264772. more information
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James Dean:In His Own Words
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NY: Crescent, 1991. 1st edition?. Oversize Hardbound. FINE/Near Fine. DJ- Small (1/8") tear a bottom of spine. Book-as new. Photos and quotes. ISBN: 0517061015. more information
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Nigger
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NY: Pocket Books, 1971. (later printing). Paperback. NEAR FINE. "A moving story of a man who deeply wants a world without malice and hate and is doing something about it." Slight edgewear. Name written on top on 1st page. Otherwise tight, bright, clean and square. more information
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The Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt (Original title: Power and Responsibility)
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London, UK: Oxford University Press, 1978. (reprint). Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD. Tight, yellowed pages, clean interior, light age soil to exterior, slight curl. Creased spine, price blacked out on back cover, edgewear. 542 pages. "vivid portrait of T.R., reform crusader, partisan politician, historical writer and jungle explorer, stands out against a background which is dramatically descriptive of those hectic years...It is scholarly, complete and objective, yet exciting enough to thrill any class of readers." ISBN: 0195198220. more information
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Haywire
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NY: Bantam, 1978. (12th printing-1981). Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Unread. Tight, slight page yellowing, faint age soil to exterior top page edges, square. Slight wear to top cover . "Mother was Margaret Sullavan, the actress. Father was Leland Hayward, the Toscanini of the telephone and million-dollar deals..." ISBN: 0553194038. more informationOffered by Rainy Day Paperback Exchange (United States) |
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Moi, Christiane F., 13 ans, droguee, prostituee (Original title: Christiane F. Wir Kinder vom Banhoff Zoo)
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France: folio (#1443)/ Mercure de France, 1982. Trade Paperback. GOOD+. Tight, yellowed, clean interior, age soil to exterior, bumped bottom. Covers creased and scuffed. Text in French. 342 pages+ ISBN: 2070374432. more information
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Be My Guest
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NY: Prentice-Hall, 1957. (1st Paperback). Paperback. NEAR FINE. Biography of Conrad Hilton, founder of Hilton Hotels. Yellowed and lightly soiled. Crease on spine edge of front cover. Tight and square more information
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PopPeople: Britney
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NY: Scholastic, 2000. (1st edition). Paperback. FINE. As new but pages have started yellowing. "From the 'bottom' of her broken heart, to the top of the pop charts: this is her story!" ISBN: 0439222222. more information
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Elizabeth the Great
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NY: Capricorn, 1967. Trade Paperback(1st?). Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD. "Describes Queen Elizabeth I of England as a woman and a human being without for a moment forgetting that she was by inclination and necessity, primarily a ruler." Crease on bottom corner front cover. Tight and square but dingy. more information
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