New York: Scribner, 2016. BY5 - A advance uncorrected proof paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Part coming-of-age story, part mystery, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep is a quirky and utterly charming debut about a community in need of absolution and two girls learning what it means to belong. 8.25"x5.5", 353 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. England, 1976. Mrs. Creasy is missing and the Avenue is alive with whispers. The neighbors blame her sudden disappearance on the heat wave, but ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly aren't convinced. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, the girls decide to take matters into their own hands. Inspired by the local vicar, they go looking for God - they believe that if they find Him they might also find Mrs. Creasy and bring her home. Spunky, spirited Grace and quiet, thoughtful Tilly go door to door in search of clues. The cul-de-sac starts to give up its secrets, and the amateur detectives uncover much more than ever imagined. As they try to make sense of what they've seen and heard, a complicated history of deception begins to emerge. Everyone on the Avenue has something to hide, a reason for not fitting in. In the suffocating heat of the summer, the ability to guard these differences becomes impossible. Along with the parched lawns and the melting pavement, the lives of all the neighbors begin to unravel. What the girls don't realize is that the lies told to conceal what happened one fateful day about a decade ago are the same ones Mrs. Creasy was beginning to peel back just before she disappeared.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).
New York: Picador, 2015. BH3 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light tanning and shelf wear. What if there was a drug that could help you remember past lives? What if the lives you remembered could lead you to your one true love? What if you learned that, for thousands of years, a deadly enemy had conspired to keep the two of you apart? 9.5"x6.5", 320 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Boston, Massachusetts: New Harvest, 2014. BH3 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 291 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2012. BH3 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has label residue on the back, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light tanning and shelf wear. A passionate, sweeping novel of a love that transcends time. 9.5"x6.5", 456 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. When twenty-something Wall Street analyst Kate Wilson attracts the notice of the legendary Julian Laurence at a business meeting, no one's more surprised than she is. Julian's relentless energy and his extraordinary intellect electrify her, but she's baffled by his sudden interest. Why would this handsome British billionaire - Manhattan's most eligible bachelor - pursue a pretty but bookish young banker who hasn't had a boyfriend since college? The answer is beyond imagining... at least at first. Kate and Julian's story may have begun not in the moneyed world of twenty-first-century Manhattan but in France during World War I, when a mysterious American woman emerged from the shadows of the Western Front to save the life of Captain Julian Laurence Ashford, a celebrated war poet and infantry officer. Now, in modern-day New York, Kate and Julian must protect themselves from the secrets of the past, and trust in a true love that transcends time and space.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Scribner, 2011. BI2 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author on the tip in page (page after the front free endpaper) in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label on the front, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. A smart and entertaining crime series debut set in the underbelly of Los Angeles, with a cast of characters that runs the gamut from saints to sinners. 9.25"x6.25", 209 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. In the City of Angels, not everyone plays by the rules. When people need a problem fixed fast, and discreetly, they call Dick Henry. Henry is known as a "shortcut man," someone who believes that the shortest answer to many problems may not always be legal. As he cuts through the red tape for his clients, who range from an elderly woman ripped off by shady contractors to a landlord with a tenant many months behind on the rent, Henry always gets the job done, no matter what the cost. In Shortcut Man, Henry spends his days hunting down slimy con men and his nights seducing Lynette, an intoxicating, long-legged vixen. But when Henry gets an assignment from porn producer Artie Benjamin, his life suddenly becomes much more complicated. Now Henry must complete the job, avoid being killed, and somehow figure out what to do with Lynette. Filled with dark comedy, whip-smart writing, and a memorable cast of characters, Shortcut Man evokes Chandler and Hammett - hard-boiled crime at its best - and is an exciting beginning to a crackling new series.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1973. BI4 - A hardcover book in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease and small tears on the edges and corners, less than an inch tear on the back top right corner, less than an inch patch peeled on the lower spine, some scattered scratches, rubbing and stains, tanning and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, light tanning and shelf wear. 8.75"x5.75", 206 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. The time is the future already too close at hand. And the crisis is Paramind, an electronic device so complex and sophisticated that beside it a computer is like an amoebla. Here, shockingly realized, is the world of the 21st century, in which machines have ceased to be a man's tools and have become, instead, man's rivals. It is a world whose frightening and alien scientific hierarchy is ruled by a pervasive "electric goverment" of mind-moulding, all-seeing machines-machines that tighten the hold on their creators, who seem to be powerless to stop them. More than anti-Utopian or science-fiction writing, this is a novel of portent, a challenging and compelling experiemental work of rare literary power. It goes beyond the limits of everyday speech to create its own rich language and to convey its dramatic vision of a future world. The seeds of such a wholly automated society already exist in our computerized age. And it is in the current of present-day technology and thought that Jim Willer reads the signs pointing to the Paramind world - a world that Orwell and Huxley were too far away from to see in such detail, but which Willer clearly defines, and warns us against, in this brilliant and chilling first novel.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Los Angeles, California: Jerry Jones, 1989. BU0 - A 2nd printing hardcover book in very good condition in fair dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has less than 1.5" open tear on the back top, some wrinkling, chipping, crease, and few tears on the edges and corners, patch rubbed/scuffed on the front upper right, light tanning and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, foxing on the page edges, old price label stamped on the front fixed endpaper, some info stamped on the copyright page, light tanning and shelf wear. The most talked about cop in CHICAGO history. He made over 20,000 arrests in 16 years... made thugs go to jail on their own. "Dirty Harry" was a movie, Pete Was Real. 8.75"x5.75", 232 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Arbor House, 1985. BU0 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author with "Best Regards" written on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, some scattered scratches and rubbing, tanning and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, light tanning and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 396 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Disney - Hyperion Books, 2010. BV1 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Illustrations by Jim Madsen. At once moving, thought-provoking, and action-packed, Starfish takes readers on a journey through the wilderness of Montana in the early 1900s alongside a cast of extraordinary young heroes on an unforgettable quest. 8"x5.5", 310 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Chandler, Arizona: Five Star Publications, Inc., 2009. BW6 - A first edition (no additional printings) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Book has label adhered on the front free endpaper, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. In Dr. Nicolas Bazan's brilliant first novel, neuroscientist Alvaro Cruz finds himself haunted by a recurring dream of a banjo player in an elusive cornfield that leads him on a personal quest to uncover the mysterious past of a New Orleans street singer known as Una Vida. Stricken with Alzheimer's, Una Vida can only offer tantalizing clues about her past through her mesmerizing vocals, incredible recollection of jazz lyrics, and the occasional verbal revisiting of a fascinating life that's fading quickly and forever into the recess of her mind. As Cruz searches for Una Vida's true identity, he learns profound lessons about the human psyche, the nature of memory - and himself. Una Vida is filled with delightful twists and unexpected turns, all centering around one of the greatest gifts New Orleans has offered the world - jazz. But the story will also deeply touch anyone who has had to witness the heartbreaking deterioration of a loved one's memory as it is consumed by the unforgiving encroachment of Alzheimer's. In the end, Una Vida represents a triumph of the spirit and sends an intensely personal message of hope to the world even as scientists like Dr. Bazan continue the search for the answers to one of life's most devastating diseases. 9.5"x6.5", 218 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2019. BW7 - An uncorrected proof paperback book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, wrinkling and crease, crack on the lower spine, some light discoloration and shelf wear. Includes a SIGNED by author laid in promotional material "Q&A with Lara Prescott". A thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, inspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia - not with propaganda but with the greatest love story of the twentieth century: Doctor Zhivago. 9"x6", 348 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2019. BW7 - An advance reading copy paperback book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, label on the front, some light discoloration and shelf wear. In this moving debut novel, debut author David Yoon takes on the question of who am I? with a result that is humorous, heartfelt, and ultimately unforgettable. 8.25"x5.5", 406 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Frank Li has two names. There's Frank Li, his American name. Then there's Sung-Min Li, his Korean name. No one uses his Korean name, not even his parents. Frank barely speaks any Korean. He was born and raised in Southern California. Even so, his parents still expect him to end up with a nice Korean girl - which is a problem, since Frank is finally dating the girl of his dreams: Brit Means. Brit, who is funny and nerdy just like him. Brit, who makes him laugh like no one else. Brit... who is white. As Frank falls in love for the very first time, he's forced to confront the fact that while his parents sacrificed everything to raise him in the land of opportunity, their traditional expectations don't leave a lot of room for him to be a regular American teen. Desperate to be with Brit without his parents finding out, Frank turns to family friend Joy Song, who is in a similar bind. Together, they come up with a plan to help each other and keep their parents off their backs. Frank thinks he's found the solution to all his problems, but when life throws him a curveball, he's left wondering whether he ever really knew anything about love - or himself - at all. . Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).
New York: Atria Books, 2008. AA3 - A first American edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Book has remainder mark on the bottom, tanning, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners and light shelf wear. The House at Riverton is a gorgeous debut novel set in England between the wars.It is the story of an aristocratic family, a house, a mysterious death and a way of life that vanished forever, told in flashback by a woman who witnessed it all and kept a secret for decades. 9.5"x6.5", 473 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Kate Morton is an international bestselling Australian author. Morton has sold more than 10 million books in 42 countries, making her one of Australia's "biggest publishing exports". The award-winning author has written six novels: The House at Riverton (The Shifting Fog), The Forgotten Garden, The Distant Hours, The Secret Keeper, The Lake House, and The Clockmaker's Daughter which will published in September 2018. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.
Canada: Inkyard Press, 2019. BY0 - An uncorrected proof paperback book SIGNED by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite on the title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, lightly cocked, label on the front, light discoloration and shelf wear. This exceptional debut by two sisters captures a sparkling new voice and irrepressible heroine in a celebration of storytelling that will be remembered long after readers finish the final line. Told in a unique and engaging episotlary style through emails, journal entries, texts, letters and more, Dear Haiti, Love Alaine is the book we've all been waiting for. 8"x5.5", 422 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. CD3 - An advance reader's edition paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, wrinkling and crease on the front top and first few pages, light discoloration and shelf wear. A stunning fiction debut; an epic story of love, country, and medicine; by the acclaimed NBCC finalist; and beloved author of My Own Country. 9.5"x6.5", 533 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).
New York: Mulholland Books, 2011. AO0 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, crack on the upper spine, light tanning and shelf wear. Writing with rapid-fire intensity, Sebastian Rotella captures the despair and intrigue of the borderlands, where enforcing the law has become an act of subversion. Triple Crossing is an explosive and riveting debut. 9.25"x6", 397 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Rookie Border Patrol agent Valentine Pescatore is trying to survive the trenches of The Line in San Diego. He gets in trouble and finds himself recruited as an informant by Isabel Puente, a beautiful U.S. agent investigating a powerful Mexican crime family. As he infiltrates the mafia, Pescatore falls in love with Puente. But he clashes with her ally Leo Mendez, chief of a Tijuana anti-corruption unit. Politically charged violence escalates, plunging Pescatore into the lawless "triple border" region of South America and a showdown full of bloodshed and betrayal.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).
Presque Isle Media, 2013. AO0 - A hardcover book SIGNED and dated by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label on the front, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, some light stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. This thrilling story of faith, family, and how far you would go for a loved one marks the explosive debut for John M. Persinger. 9.5"x6.5", 334 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Minutes before the biggest Notre Dame football game in decades, the Fighting Irish campus is sent into shock. A bloodied and bruised young woman stumbles from the bedroom of a Notre Dame priest, collapsing amidst the game day crowd. Police identify her as the wayward daughter of local congressman Michael O'Riordan. On the other side of campus, law student George DeMarco encounters the primary suspect, Father Sean Finnegan, fleeing the university grounds. The alcoholic priest insists that he has been framed. George's Catholic faith is tested when he agrees to harbor the fugitive, who is an old family friend. This decision throws George into a world of violence and corruption as he races to uncover the truth behind the attack on the congressman's daughter. The further George digs, the more questions arise. Have the priest's demons come back to haunt him? Or is he a pawn in a dangerous political game? Was Father Finnegan framed by the congressman's opponent, Jimmy King, an ambitious kid who will do anything to win? Or was it the congressman's mistress, Gabriella Silva, a Venezuelan spy whose life depends on the election? Or was Father Finnegan set up by Congressman O'Riordan, a thirty-year incumbent desperate to win back public support at any price? The answer is unveiled on the deadliest Election Day in American history. . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. BH5 - A first edition hardcover book signed and dated by author in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some scattered wrinkling, crease, and stains, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book lightly cocked, some light stains on the page edges, some light discoloration and shelf wear. This striking debut novel is an intensely powerful story of imprisonment, both behind the walls and within the personal confines of human relationships. 9.5"x6.5", 321 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2003. BH5 - A first edition hardcover book signed by author in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, lightly cocked, some light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 339 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018. BZ0 - An advance reader's edition paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, some scattered wrinkling, chipping and crease, light discoloration and shelf wear. Includes a laid in promotional card. A tale of obsession and daring. A contest between humankind and nature's fiercest phenomenon. The saga of the greatest storm chaser who ever lived. Brantley Hargrove takes readers inside the thrill of the chase, the captivating science of tornadoes, and the remarkable character of a man who walked the line between life and death in pursuit of knowledge. In the tradition of Into Thin Air and The Perfect Storm, this debut is an unforgettable exploration of obsession and the extremes of the natural world. 9"x6", 281 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. At the turn of the twenty-first century, the tornado was one of the last true mysteries of the modern world. It was a monster that ravaged the American heartland a thousand times each year, yet science's every effort to divine its inner workings had ended in failure. Researchers all but gave up, until the arrival of an outsider. In a field of PhDs, Tim Samaras didn't attend a day of college in his life. He chased storms with brilliant tools of his own invention and pushed closer to the tornado than anyone else ever dared. When he achieved what meteorologists had deemed impossible, it was as if he had snatched the fire of the gods. Yet even as he transformed the field, Samaras kept on pushing. As his ambitions grew, so did the risks. And when he finally met his match - in a faceoff against the largest tornado ever recorded - it upended everything he thought he knew. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).
