Search Results: Authors starting with D from Books of the World

Edmonton, Alberta: Quagmire Press, 2013. First Printing (stated) / full number line. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, very tight, and uncreased. Light rubbing to rear cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 240 pages.

Bangkok: Asia Books, 2003. Trade Paperback. First Edition. Fine. Inscribed by Author, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 296 pages. Brett Dakin spent two years working in Laos and returned to the States a changed man. In Another Quiet American, he takes you through the corridors of power and the living rooms of the poor in Laos. You'll meet his boss, a wealthy general whose power and reputation scares his countrymen; a prince with connections to the French colonial past; an American pilot who left home for Indochina during the war and never returned; and, rich Lao twenty-somethings who have all the money they could want, but no happiness. Dakin provides a sympathetic yet irreverent glimpse into life in one of the world's few remaining communist nations, questioning the U.S.'s influence on the country and embarking on the soul-searching identity quest of an American abroad.

New Delhi: Penguin Books India / Puffin, November 2002. Trade Paperback. Revised and Updated Edition, First Printing / full number line. As New. Perfect. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not damaged. Suitable for gifting. xii+404 pages. In an informal, engaging style, The Puffin History of India for Children 3000 BC - AD 1947 tells the fascinating story of India from the Indus Valley Civilization to Independence. Tracing the social, political, cultural and economic development of India, the book focuses on the high points of Indian history: the Vedic Age, the Mauryan Empire, the Gupta period, the Battle of Panipat, the conquests of Alauddin Khalji, who had the largest empire since Ashoka, the Brahmani and Vijayanagara kingdoms and their conflicts, the rule of Akbar, Shahjahan and Aurangzeb and the building of the Taj Mahal, the British conquest, the 1857 Revolt, the Nationalist movement and, finally, the triumph of Independence. The contributions of the important personalities who shaped this… Read more

London: Flamingo, June 1999. Trade Paperback. New. Not damaged. No remainder mark. xxii + 385 pages. As he searched for evidence of Kali Yug, the "age of darkness" predicted by an ancient Hindu cosmology in a final epoch of strife and corruption, Dalrymple encountered a region that thrilled and surprised him. Venturing to places rarely visited by foreigners, he presents compelling portraits of a diverse range of figures. His love for the subcontinent comes across in every page, which makes its chronicles of political corruption, ethnic violence and social disintegration all the more poignant. The result is a dark yet vibrant travelogue, and a unique look at a region that continues to be marked by rapid change and unlimited possibilities as it struggles to reconcile the forces of modernity and tradition.Contents: Introduction -- The North. The age of Kali ; In the kingdom of Avadh ; The city of widows ; Warrior queen: the Rajmata of Gwalior ; East of Eton -- In Rajasthan. The sad tale of Bahveri Devi… Read more

London: Century, 2004. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition / full number line. Very Good. Interior unmarked. Spine creased, but straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Light foxing to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xx + 459 pages. This book chronicles the story of the single most daring Special Forces operation since World War Two - Operation Barras; Operation Barras, the rescue mission, was a combined force of 100 Paras, twelve members of the Special Boat Squadron, helicopters from the Navy and RAF and, spearheading the operation, 40-strong D squadron of the SAS.

New York: Condé Nast Publications. Digest-size Magazine. July 1978. Very Good+. Edited by Ben Bova. Cover art by Vincent Di Fate for "To Bring in the Steel" (#5 in Analog poll for best novelette) by Donald Kingsbury. Includes "Kinsman to Lizards" [Brother to Demons, Brother to Gods] (novelette) by Jack Williamson; "Terraforming the Earth" (science fact) by Ralph Hamil; "What Really Caused the Energy Crisis" (short story) by Paul J. Nahin; "In the Wilderness" (short story) by Jack L. Chalker; "Bounded in a Nutshell " [Merle Walters] (short story) by Charles Sheffield; "The Paradigmatic Dragon-Slayers" (short story) by James O. Farlow; "Viewpoint Critical" (short story) by L. E. Modesitt; "The Man Who Drove to Work" (short story) by Arsen Darnay; "Dark Age" (editorial); "Biolog" (Jack L. Chalker). Illustrated by Vincent Di Fate, Mike Hinge, Janet Aulisio, Doug Beekman, and John Butterfield.

New Delhi: Penguin Books. November 2002. Trade Paperback. First Edition / full number line. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 301 pages. A collection of essays about an ancient civilization's reawakening to the spirit and potential of its youth. The essays range over subjects as varied as panchayati raj, national competitiveness, and the sacred and philosophical concerns of the average Indian consequent to India's entry into the age of liberation. While India may never roar ahead like the Asian tigers, Das argues, it will advance like a wise elephant, moving steadily and surely, pausing occasionally to reflect on its past and to enjoy the journey. Divided into three sections, the book first establishes a context for the changes that have occurred, and then assesses how Indians have changed or not changed in their public and private lives. As he sweeps over the major political, social and economic developments, he does not forget to examine the individual beliefs… Read more

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, July 2008. Trade Paperback. New. First Paperback Edition / full number line. Not a remainder. Not damaged. xiv + 204 pages. Contents: Introduction : a new kind of threat -- Saudi Arabia : oil fields ablaze -- Pakistan : loose nukes -- Mexico : a flood of refugees -- China : collapse of a great power -- Conclusions : the coming storm.

New York: Atheneum, 1970. Trade Paperback. First Atheneum Edition. 1970 reprint of the 1957 edition published by Longmans, Green. Near Fine. Text unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light shelfwear to cover. Black ink mark over price. Quarter-inch tear to top of front hinge. Not from a library. xii + 390 pages. This book recounts the history of the Royal African Company and relates it to a number of wider themes: the evolution of credit and joint-stock organization in England, the broadening of British commercial interests in the seventeenth century, the rivalry of European nations for the trade of Africa, and the development of the English West Indian colonies. It also compares the merits of a large-scale monopolistic corporations with the competitive enterprise of small traders.

New York: Galaxy Publishing. March 1968. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Lightly tanned. Binding square and tight. Small hole to rear hinge near lower staple. Pencil marks next to story titles on contents page; otherwise interior unmarked. Cover clean with reading creases. Spine ends chipped. No mailing label. Not from a library. 164 pages. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover art by Paul Wenzel for Worlds to Kill (novelette) by Harlan Ellison. ALSO: Slowboat Cargo (serial, part 2 of 3) by Larry Niven (book publication as A Gift from Earth); Sunbeam Caress (novelette) by David Redd; Deadlier Specie (short story) by David A. Kyle; Caterpillar Express (short story) by Robert E. Margroff; Squatter's Rights (short story) by Hank Davis. FEATURES: What Science Fiction Is (editorial) by Frederik Pohl; At Nycon #3 by Lin Carter. Interior artwork by Virgil Finlay; Jack Gaughan; Vaughn Bodé; Dan Adkins

New York: Ballantine Books, September 1996. Paperback. First Edition (stated) / full number line. As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 128 pages.

New York: Condé Nast Publications. May 1962. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good+. Lightly tanned. Interior unmarked. "25" inked on cover. Shelfwear. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art "Moloch Horridus" by Schoenherr for "The Real Bug-Eyed Monster" (article). Includes "Anything You Can Do" (part 1 of 2) by Darrel T. Langart [Randall Garrett]; "...Nor Iron Bars" (novelette) by Jonathan Blake MacKenzie [Randall Garrett]; "Look Before You Leap" (novelette) by Don Westake; "The Next Logical Step" by Ben Bova; "Sight Gag" by Larry M. Harris [Laurence M. Janifer]; "The Fourth Law of Motion" (science fact) by William O. Davis; "That Fourth Law of Motion" (editorial) by John W. Campbell. Illustrated by Leone, Schelling, and Schoenherr.

New York: W. W. Norton, 1987. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition, eighth printing. Near Fine. Interior unmarked. Spine straight, tight, and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Dust stains to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xvi+332+15 pages. 22 illustrations. The seminal text for understanding evolution. In the eighteenth century, theologian William Paley developed a famous metaphor for creationism: that of the skilled watchmaker. In The Blind Watchmaker, Richard Dawkins crafts an elegant riposte to show that the complex process of Darwinian natural selection is unconscious and automatic. If natural selection can be said to play the role of a watchmaker in nature, it is a blind one: working without foresight or purpose. In an eloquent, uniquely persuasive account of the theory of natural selection, Dawkins illustrates how simple organisms slowly change over time to create a world of enormous complexity, diversity, and beauty. Deep enough to be valuable to biologists,… Read more

New York: Galaxy Publishing. December 1967. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Lightly tanned. Binding tight, slightly rolled. Pencil check marks next to story titles on contents page; otherwise interior unmarked. Cover clean with reading creases. 1.5 inch tear along lower front hinge. No mailing label. Not from a library. 164 pages. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover art by Douglas Chaffee illustrating City of Yesterday (short story) by Terry Carr. ALSO: Answering Service (Nebula-nominated short story) by Fritz Leiber; When Sea is Born Again (novelette) by C. C. MacApp; Swordsmen of the Stars (novelette) by Robert E. Margroff & Andrew J. Offutt; Ocean on Top (serial, part 3 of 3) by Hal Clement; All Judgment Fled (serial, part 1 of 3) by James White; On Conquered Earth (short story) by Jay Kay Klein; The Time Trollers (short story) by Roger Deeley. FEATURES: Guest Editorial: Herbert George Morley Robert Wells, Esq. by Arthur C. Clarke; Fandom in Europe Today by Lin Carter. Illustrated by Gray Morrow,… Read more

London: Penguin Books, February 1994. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Interior unmarked. Spine creased with a slight tilt. Dust stains to top edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 376 pages. Born and abandoned in Newgate Prison, Moll Flanders is forced to make her own way in life. She duly embarks on a career that includes husband-hunting, incest, bigamy, prostitution and pick-pocketing, until her crimes eventually catch up with her. One of the earliest and most vivid female narrators in the history of the English novel, Moll recounts her adventures with irresistible wit and candor - and enough guile that the reader is left uncertain whether she is ultimately a redeemed sinner or a successful opportunist.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1946. Hardcover. Special Contents Copyright 1946. Green and sage linen over boards. Color illustration mounted to front cover. Spine illustrated with an island scene and footprints, lettering in black and green. Illustrated endpapers, color frontis, eight color plates, many b&w illustrations. Originally publishing in an illustrated cardboard slipcase, which is missing. Printing not stated, but c. 1946. Very Good. Bookplate to verso of half-title page, otherwise interior pristine. Binding straight and tight. Corners and spine ends bumped. Spine ends slightly frayed. Light foxing to covers. See photos. 378 pages. 24 cm. In September 1659, Robinson Crusoe's ship sinks and he miraculously survives on a deserted island. Robinson Crusoe is among the first novels written in English and a true page-turner. Thanks to its extraordinary realism and drama, it is easily the longest-enduring work of popular fiction in the language. The story, probably based on the Pacific-island ordeal… Read more

Chantilly, Virginia: The Teaching Company. 2003. DVD. Fine. Twelve 30-minute lectures on two DVDs in original case along with an As New 94-page paperback Course Guidebook. DVDs show only minor signs of prior use. Not from a library. Suitable for a gift. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson takes you on a spirited and intellectually engaging journey through the cosmos and all its history, from before the Big Bang to the most likely ways in which the universe might end. Created for a lay audience and readily accessible, in this course science always takes precedence over drama, yet the lectures are certainly entertaining, of ten funny, and even awe-inspiring at times. Contents: 1 On Being Round; 2 On Being Rarefied; 3 On Being Dense; 4 Death by Black Hole; 5 Ends of the World; 6 Coming Attractions; 7 Onward to the Edge; 8 In Defense of the Big Bang; 9 The Greatest Story Ever Told; 10 Forged in the Stars; 11 The Search for Planets; 12 The Search for Life in the Universe.

Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, November 1984. Trade Paperback. First edition / Full number line. Binding is square and tight. Interior is unmarked other than original bookseller's price mark. Cover shows mild shelfwear. Mild foxing on closed edges. Not from a library. 193 pages. The Communist party, the armed forces, and key elites and institutions of Cuba are analyzed in light of deepening economic and political difficulties. Changes in leadership and Castro's dominant role are also discussed. The author argues that an incipient process of economic reform is at odds with Marxist ideology and that the failure to liberalize in order to retain political control suggests that the regime is seriously concerned about the emergence of political dissidence and other forms of opposition. He also assesses the prospects for peaceful or for violent political change and looks at how the legacy of socialism and the Revolution will shape Cuba's future.

New York: Bantam, September 1979. Mass Market Paperback. First Printing of the First Edition of the first volume in Samuel Delany's Neveryon series. Wrap around cover art by Louis S. Glanzman. Very Good. Interior lightly tanned, but unmarked. Spine tight but lightly creased and slightly tilted. Front hinge creased. dog-ear crease to rear cover. No tears. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 264 pages. A collection of five sword and sorcery stories. Contents: The Tale of Gorgik (novella); The Tale of Old Venn (novella); The Tale of Small Sarg (novelette); The Tale of Potters and Dragons (novella); The Tale of Dragons and Dreamers (novelette); Appendix: Some Informal Remarks Toward the Modular Calculus, Part Three [as by S. L. Kermit]

Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Iowa Electric Light and Power Company. Home Services Department. Comb-Bound Paperback. No Date; likely c.1975 when the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company needed to increase revenues to pay for it's new nuclear power plant. Fine. Cover shows very light shelfwear. Interior unmarked. Not from a library. Suitable for gifting. 78 pages. A book of holiday recipes and and electricity-consuming project ideas assembled by the Home Services Department of the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company. Most recipes include a microwave oven cooking option (cook with electricity!).