Search Results: Authors starting with A from Trolls Treasure

New York: Signet, 2000. First printing. Paperback. Good. In the first book in this gripping historical mystery series, Boston police reporter Michael Merrick investigates a series of fires--one of which led to murder--within a local Shaker community."Though there are fewer than ten Shakers extant today, this communal sect, officially named the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, once numbered some six thousand at their peak around 1830, spread among several villages in the eastern United States. In Mary Jo Adamson's riveting mystery, "The Blazing Tree," a structural fire--the latest and most frightening in a series of unexplained blazes in the Shaker community of Hancock Village, Massachusetts--has resulted in the death of an elderly man. Boston newspaperman Michael Merrick, on orders from his publisher, is propelled into impromptu undercover detective work at the village in the hope of unmasking the arsonist. Merrick's assignment quickly becomes a race against a clever… Read More

Candlewick Press, 2008. 1st Paperback Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. This fresh new graphic format, featuring all-new artwork inspired by the film The Tale of Despereaux, is destined to bring Kate DiCamilllo's award-winning classic to an even wider audience.The Tale of Despereaux tells the story of several unlikely heroes: Despereaux, a brave mouse banished to the dungeon for speaking with a human; Roscuro, a good-hearted rat who loves light and soup, but is exiled to darkness; Pea, a Princess in a gloomy castle who is prisoner to her father's grief; and Mig, a servant girl who longs to be a Princess, but is forced to serve the jailer. Refusing to live his life cowering, Despereaux befriends Princess Pea and learns to read (rather than eat) books - reveling in stories of knights, dragons and fair maidens. Banished from Mouse World for being more man than mouse, Despereaux is rescued by another outcast, Roscuro, who wants to hear the tales. But when the Princess dismisses… Read More

New York: Grove McSweeny, 2007. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +. 1.4 x 8.9 x 6 x 1.4 inches; 624 p. Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as “one of the most revelatory novels in recent memory . . . Cleverly conceived and executed brilliantly,” The Children’s Hospital is the story of a hospital preserved, afloat, after the Earth is flooded beneath seven miles of water, and a young medical student who finds herself gifted with strange powers and a frightening destiny. Jemma Claflin is a third-year medical student at the unnamed hospital that is the only thing to survive after an apocalyptic storm. Inside the hospital, beds are filled with children with the most rare and complicated childhood diseases—a sort of new-age Noah’s Ark, a hospital filled with two of each kind of sickness. As Jemma and her fellow doctors attempt to make sense of what has happened to the world, and try to find the meaning of their futures, Jemma becomes a Moses figure, empowered… Read More

Carmel, NY: Guideposts, 1973. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Red Cloth with gilt titles on spine. Illustrated throughout in color with photographs, maps and charts. Christian Life - "...will be treasured by laymen, pastors, students." Book is in very good condition with usual shelf ware. The page edges show some tanning and there is a light pen mark on the front edge. Interior clean and tight. No jacket.

New York: Henry Rinehart & Winston, 1975. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. When a tailor, a baker, and a shoemaker set off for the fair, a series of comic mishaps and clashing personalities make an unforseen change in their plans. Just who the four donkeys are, is a question which small children will ask again and again." About the Author - Few writers have inspired as much affection and interest among readers young and old as Lloyd Alexander. At one point, however, it seemed unlikely that he would ever be a writer at all. His parents could not afford to send him to college. And so when a Philadelphia bank had an opening for a messenger boy, he went to work there. Finally, having saved some money, he quit and went to a local college. Dissatisfied with not having learned enough to be a writer he left at the end of one term. Adventure, he decided was the best way. The United States had already entered World War II.… Read More

Prince Frederick, MD: Recorded Books, 2008. Audio Cd. Privately-owned, not x-library, audio book in very good condition. Comes in a cardboard box that does show wear, especially on the corners, but the interior slotted-carrier is in very good condition. I listened to this entire audio book to ensure that all the CDs play well.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin / Sandpiper, 1985. Later printing. Soft Cover. Very Good +. Book is in very good condition with light edge wear. There is a small crease on the front cover near the spine.

Harrisville, N H: Cheshire Books, 1976. Fourth printing. Soft Cover. Good +. Oblong; 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 297 pages Book is in good condition with edges a bit worn and rubbed, more wear along the spine with chipping. There's a noticeable crease on the lower back cover. There is some light tanning to the page edges. There is a private inscription on the inside of the front cover. The interior pages are clean and tight.

New York: Ace Putnam Books, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Paralyzed while in the line of duty, policeman Walter Toland faces a bleak future, until he discovers Killobyte, a virtual reality computer game that enables him to experience adventures. From Library JournalWhen paraplegic ex-policeman Walter Toland and diabetic teenager Baal Curran discover the virtual reality computer game known as Killobyte, they revel in their temporary ability to escape their handicaps--until a malicious hacker turns a friendly game into a deadly race against time. This stand-alone novel by the prolific Anthony features fast-paced action, a pair of engaging protagonists, and a guided tour through the worlds of virtual reality. It should be purchased where the author's works are in demand." -- Library Journal Book is in very good condition with minor shelf ware and the lightest toning to page edges. There is a faint stamp of a "P" on upper page block. Dust jacket… Read More

MacMillan Publishing Company, 1995. Soft Cover. Very Good +. 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.5 inches; 2.2 pounds; 864 p. One of the most extraordinary reference titles ever produced is now available in paperback!Since its publication in 1992, The Macmillan Visual Dictionary has been heralded as the most innovative and graphically stunning reference work of its kind. And this remarkable volume certainly merits the praise: it provides full-color visual definitions of nearly everything. Want to know the difference between curly endive and curled kale? Curious about the distinguishing features of various judo holds and throws? Wondering what each and every feature of a Gothic cathedral is called? The answers to these and thousands of other questions are at your fingertips. Ranging from Astronomy and Geography to Combat Sports and Communications, from the Vegetable and Animal Kingdoms to Human Beings and Symbols, and from Architecture and House Furniture to Maritime Transport and Energy, the book's 28 chapters provide… Read More

Chicago: Regnery Gateway, 1984. Paperback. Very Good +. When citizens tolerate hidden taxes, they have lost control of their government." -- Raymond Q Armington. "The better we treat the other guy, the less government we need, the less taxes we pay, the less inflation we spawn--the more freedom." -- William D Ellis. REVIEWS… Read More

Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, 2003. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Arsenault's debut novel, SPIKED, was a finalist for the Shamus Award for Best First Mystery. The story was drawn from his experience as a journalist writing about heroin addicts who lived desperate lives of crime, love and addiction beneath a railroad bridge in Lowell. Book is fne with little edge wear. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page as follows -- "to Diane, Best Wishes". The dust jacket is near fine, bumped on the lower spine and with two impressions on the spine.

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1982. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Book is in very good condition with mild edge wear except for a good bump on the upper edge of the front cover. The spine is slightly cocked. There is no dust jacket.

Menasha Ridge Press, 1995. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. In 1992 Jean Aspen and her husband, Tom, took their young son to live in Alaska's interior wilderness, building a cabin out of logs, hunting for food, and letting the vast, harsh beauty of the Arctic close in around them. While Jean had faced Alaska's wilderness before -- in a life-altering experience she chronicled in Arctic Daughter -- this journey would be different. Dogged by sickness and hardships, cut off from the rest of the world, her family faced not only a test of endurance, but of its own well-being and survival.... From a daily struggle against the elements to an encounter with a grizzly bear at arm's length, from moments of breathtaking beauty and self-realization to a harrowing, six-hundred-mile river passage back to civilization, Arctic Son chronicles fourteen remarkable months in the Arctic. At once a portrait of courage and a heart-pounding adventure story, Arctic Son portrays a family's… Read More

New York: Orchard Books / a Richard Jackson Book, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. Book is near fine with light edge wear, spine ends lightly bumped. The dust jacket, not clipped, is very good.with mild bumping and rubbing of spine ends and corners. There is the residue of a sticker on the inside of the jacket and 6 curious pin holes in the jacket low on the spine. These holes are unnoticeable except from the reverse side of the jacket or holding the jacket up to the light.

New York: Barrons, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Approx 9 x 9 x 1 inches; 1.6 pounds. Includes more than 200 full-color photos and illustrations.Can we build a robot with humanlike intelligence? What technology is needed to produce the perfect blueprint for the ideal "living" robot? What part will robots play in the future of humanity? Are we risking robot domination of the world? This highly readable volume tells the past, present, and future stories of robots and Artificial Intelligence, more commonly known as AI. Discussed here are the dreams of the pioneers Alan Turing and John von Neumann, who envisioned making computers intelligent when they were first invented. The author also describes in detail the current state of computer and robot technology, and points out the challenges inherent in teaching a machine to "think" and make decisions. Other topics include the life cycle of a present-day robot, raw materials and energy sources required for robot… Read More