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Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Books, 1996. First edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. The first book ever to examine Indian gaming myths on a continental scale, Gambler Way reveals that not only was gambling---in practice as well as in myth---common to nearly all of the indigenous peoples of North America, but also that the games and stories were universally part of the sacred lore and rituals of the tribes. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 250 pp. ... more information

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New York: Harpercollins, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Non-Fiction. Fourth printing. These vignettes will entertain, surprise, and inspire readers with their insight into the lives of America's most respected and well-known personalities. Pages are very clean and tightly bound. Dust jacket has a slight crease at the bottom of the spine. 326 pp. Designed by Richard Ljoenes ... more information

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New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Set in the seamy underside of American life at the moment before the world changed, it juxtaposes lust for domination with hunger for connection, sexual violence with family love. It seizes the reader by the throat with the same psychological tension, depth, and realism that characterized Andre Dubus's best-selling House of Sand and Fog- and an even greater sense of the dark and anguished places in the human heart.... more information

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New York: Grand Central Pub, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine. When Nelson DeMille's classic novel The Gold Coast was published, the New York Times wrote, "DeMille is as keen a social satirist as Edith Wharton." Now, with the same powers of observation and trademark sardonic wit, DeMille returns to the fabled Gold Coast of Long Island and the changing world of ultra-WASP John Sutter to tell a stunning tale of love and lust, redemption and retribution. Pages are very clean ... more information

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New York: Random House Inc, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/near fine. Historical Biography. The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback leading a ruthless band of nomadic warriors in the looting of the civilized world. But the surprising truth is that Genghis Khan was a visionary leader whose conquests joined backward Europe with the flourishing cultures of Asia to trigger a global awakening, an unprecedented explosion of technologies, t... more information

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New York: Del Rey/Random House, 2007. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Gianni, Gary. A Novel. Now, once more mining the rich past, Chabon summons the rollicking spirit of legendary adventures--from The Arabian Nights to Alexandre Dumas to Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories--in a wonderful new novel brimming with breathless action, raucous humor, cliff-hanging suspense, and a cast of colorful characters worthy of Scheherazade's most tantalizing tales. Never read. 204 pp. ... more information

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New York: A Laurel Book, 1987. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good. This extraordinary one-volume biography vividly portrays the unbreakable link between George Washington and the nation he helped create, defend, and govern. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 333 pp. ... more information

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New York: The New Press, 1999. First New Press Edition. Oversized softcover. Very Good. World War II. Based on the original German exhibit, The German Army and Genocide features harrowing photographs taken by the soldiers themselves of massacres, hangings, and torture; official army documents directing military units to murder Jewish communities; private letters written home, such as one from a young soldier who boasts that his unit had killed 1,000 Jews, adding, "and that was not enough"; and m... more information

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New York: Pyramid, 1959. Third printing. Paperback. Good. Nazism. The grim story of the most vicious terror agency of all time---its sinister power and barbaric acts, and the twisted men who led it. G467. Original price tag 35 cents. A Vintage Collector's Edition. A good, clean and unmarked copy. Protected in a clear plastic sleeve. 190 pp. ... more information

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New York: Perennial, Harper Collins, 2003. First printing. Trade Paperback. Good. Non-Fiction. Civil War. Now acclaimed historian Noah Andre Trudeau brings the most up-to -date research available to a brilliant, sweeping, and comprehensive history of the battle of Gettysburg that sheds fresh light on virtually every aspect of it. Pages are clean and tight. Cover has a crease and a slight tear to it, but otherwise a good copy. 694 pp. ... more information

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New York: Berkley Windhover Books, 1976. Reprint. Oversized soft cover. Good +. The Civil War. Many Illustrations and Maps in black and white. Pages are clean and tightly bound except there is a crease on the back across the back cover. Overall, in good condition. 114 pp. ... more information

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Canada: Ghost House Books, 2003. First edition. Trade Paperback. Good +. Civil War. These authors recount fascinating stories of soldiers, statesmen and star-crossed lovers, both ordinary and extraordinary, whose lingering spirits serve as a testament to America's most devastating war. Better than good condition. 232 pp. ... more information

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Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1977. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. Western American History. Over the past several years, there has been a serious, growing interest in seeking out the multiplicity of ghost towns and old mining camps that still stand today among the high peaks of the Colorado Rockies. Colorado's several mineral rushes have laid the foundations for much that has happened here in the Centennial State in the twentieth century, and in the process of searching for the count... more information

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New York: Putnam Pub Group, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. History. Ghosts of Cape Sabine is an extraordinary, true Arctic drama of man against nature-----and man against man. Pages are clean and tightly bound. DJ's price tag is clipped, otherwise would be considered fine. 354 pp. ... more information

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Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Pubns, 1956. Trade Paperback. Fair. Western American History. Rich in human interest and rare anecdotal wealth gleaned by the author through personal interviews with Old Timers, and from the brittle pages of ephemeral boomcamp newspapers. A fair, Slightly soiled and unmarked copy except for some pages were dog-eared at one time. 291 pp. ... more information

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London: Magie Books, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. Jon E. Lewis tells their fascinating story, from the first time the Native American people set foot on the continent, to the "forgotten wars" of the 16th and 17th centuries that wiped many tribes from the face of the East Coast, to recent resurgence and innovations. In better than good condition, clean and unmarked. 571 pp. ... more information

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Chicago: Sage Books/The Swallow Press Inc., 1976. First edition/First Printing as stated.. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Western American History: Colorado. Gilpin County, Colorado during the 1860's was called "the richest square mile on earth." Its gold drew the mining boom crowd we celebrate both in truth and in legend: the rowdy prospectors, the gamblers, the bawdy house girls, the con men. Central City was the biggest mining town in the "Little Kingdom of Gilpin"---in all ... more information

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Boise, Idaho: Tamarack Books, 1995. First Trade Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A Novel. A tribute to the Mountain Men..Kit Carson, John Colter, Jim Bridger..It was an epic time which lasted hardly more than a third of a century..a book which has the drama and suspense of a novel. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 340 pp. ... more information

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New York: William Morrow & Co, 2008. Hardcover. Fine/very good. The Given Day tells the story of two families---one black, one white---swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward bosses, Brahmins and ordinary citizens, all engaged in a battle for survival and power. . . A fine copy. 704 pp. ... more information

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Michigan: Univ of Michigan Pr, 1982. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Western American History. In 1859 high grade silver bullion was discovered on the Comstock Lode. In a twinkling, Virginia City was transformed into a brawling boom town perched on a mountain of silver. Twenty years later it virtually disappeared, leaving behind played-out mines, tumbled-down shanties, and memories of those who sought their fortunes on the lode. Pages were marked in pencil but have been cleaned up; tightly bound. 214... more information

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