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

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1985. Trade Paperback. Second Edition, first printing / full number line. Very Good. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, faded with a light crease. Dust stains to edges. Light edge and reading wear. Not from a library. 391 pages.

London: Cadogan Books, 1996. Trade Paperback. Third Edition. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light corner wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 278 pages. A detailed guide to Andalucia and Gibraltar.

New York: Arch Cape Press, September 1990. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Very Good book in a Good jacket. Interior appears unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Edgewear. Two inch tear to jacket at upper rear corner. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 704 pages. Over 900 color photographs. Oblong 8vo. Heavy item: additional charges for expedited or international shipping. A compendium of over 650 of the most important plants for North American gardens, with an emphasis on those that are relatively carefree, easy to obtain, and most likely to add the strongest visual interest to your landscape. Divided into seven specific categories: annuals, perennials, bulbs, trees, shrubs, herbs, and vegetables; with a special section specifically dedicated to roses.

Des Moines, Iowa: Meredith, 1983. Hardcover. First Edition, fifth printing, 1985. Near Fine book with pictorial covers / no jacket as issued. Endpapers lightly foxed, otherwise interior unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Nor from a library. No remainder mark. 80 pages. Illustrated in color.

New York: Basic Books, April 2003. Hardcover. First American Edition / full number line. Very Good+ book in a Very Good+ jacket. Unmarked. Spine ends bumped. Reading wear to edges. No tears or folds. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxix+392 pages. Illustrations, maps.

London: Hakluyt Society. 1999. Staple-bound pamphlet. 1st Edition. As New. Securely bound with two staples in heavy paper wraps. Not from a library. 20 pages. Lecture Delivered at the Annual General Meeting of the Hakluyt Society, 1 July 1998.

London: Hermes House, 1998. Paperback. First Edition / full number line. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 96 pages. Over 75 authentic Indian recipes, all carefully devised with the Western kitchen in mind, giving the home cook the opportunity to prepare favorite Indian dishes.

London: Hachette / Orion, October 2016. Paperback. First Paperback Edition, first printing / full number line. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. Not remainder mark. Not clipped. 48 pages. Julius Caesar has finished writing the history of his campaigns in Gaul. His publisher, Libellus Blockbustus, foresees a huge success ... but there's a snag. The chapter about Caesar's defeats by the indomitable Gauls of Armorica. Cut it, Blockbustus advises, and everyone will believe that Caesar conquered all Gaul! Or will they? Newsmonger and activist Confoundtheirpolitix takes the chapter to Asterix's village. Can the Gauls make sure the truth is revealed?

New York: Camp Fire Girls, June 1946. Paperback. New Edition. First Printing (stated), June 1946. Good. Well-used by original owner. Prior owner's name and camp penciled to cover. Brief notes in text. Spine tight but creased. Covers soiled, creased, and curled. Laid-in texts of camp fire songs. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. viii+248 pages. Cartoon illustrated endpapers, numerous b&w photos and diagrams, six songs with tunes, tons of activities, hundreds of achievements to earn, honors and ranks, group projects, etc. 20 cm.

New York: Sterling / Fall River Press, 1999. Hardcover. Second Edition / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Slight shelfwear, otherwise As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 397 pages.

Ebola, Lassa Fever, AIDS--few natural disasters inspire such utter panic as a rampaging virus. In this gripping, true account of the war against worldwide epidemics, two CDC doctors chronicle their decades as virus hunters, explaining how and why these viruses are so deadly and how we can prevent further devastating epidemics from breaking out.

New York: Random House, November 2013. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Fine book in an As New jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail slightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 347 pages.A comic mystery novel about two women who are forced to re-imagine who they are. Mrs. Sookie Poole of Point Clear, Alabama, has just married off the last of her daughters and is looking forward to relaxing and perhaps traveling with her husband, Earle. The only thing left to contend with is her mother, the formidable Lenore Simmons Krackenberry. Lenore may be a lot of fun for other people, but is, for the most part, an overbearing presence for her daughter. Then one day, quite by accident, Sookie discovers a secret about her mother's past that knocks her for a loop and suddenly calls into question everything she ever thought she knew about herself, her family, and her future. Sookie begins a search for answers that takes her to… Read More

New York: Food Network, 2002. DVD Boxed Set. Fine. Three clean and unscratched DVDs in three As New thin cases all in a Fine cardboard box showing light wear at corners. No region code listed. Disc 1: Blazin' Babbecue; Disc 2: Grilling Classics; Disc 3: Sizzlin' Menus. No region code listed on box.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, March 1981. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). One-quarter bound in brown cloth with black boards and gold lettering in dust jacket. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior unmarked. Spine straight, tail bumped. Dust stains to top edge. Shelf and edge wear to jacket, including short tears and creases to top and bottom edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 645 pages.

San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. New. No remainder mark. Not damaged. xiv + 159 pages.

New York: Fodor's Travel Publications, March 2012. Paperback. New. Pristine inside and out. Not damaged. 176 pages. Includes laminated pull-out map.

New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1992. Hardcover. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Pictorial covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 128 pages. 350 color illustrations. This guide provides insights into cat behavior based on the scientific research and careful analysis of veterinarian Bruce Fogle. Supported by 350 color photographs taken especially for this book, Fogle explains how cats communicate through body language, meowing and hissing, and rituals like rubbing and grooming.

Surrey, Great Britain: Dragon's World, April 1992. Hardcover in pictorial covers. First Edition. As New book / no jacket. Pristine inside and out. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 338 pages. With beautiful anatomical and botanical illustrations. Foreword by Sir Yehudi Menuhin. Written by an experienced practitioner, this clear authoritative book explains how you can use gentle, yet effective homeopathic remedies to treat everyday ailments.

New York: Bantam Classic, March 1981. Mass Market Paperback. Second printing, August 1981. Near Fine. Lightly tanned, but unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 122 pages. The story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan.

New York: Simon & Schuster. May 2009. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Near Fine book in a Fine jacket. A few dust stains to top and fore-edge, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxv + 306 pages. Gives readers a front row seat to the secret inner workings of China's government. It is the story of Premier Zhao Ziyang, who tried to stop the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, and was dethroned for his efforts. Contents: The Tiananmen massacre. The student protests begin ; An editorial makes things worse ; Power struggle ; The crackdown ; The accusations fly ; The campaign against Zhao ; Zhao's talk with Gorbachev -- House arrest. Zhao becomes a prisoner ; The investigative report ; Zhao's lonely struggle -- The roots of China's economic boom. Conflicting views at the top ; An early setback ; Opening painfully to the world ; Finding a new approach ; Zhao and Hu clash ; Playing a trick on a rival ; One step at a time ; The economy gets too hot… Read More

Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, November 1984. Trade Paperback. Fourth printing, 1996. Fine. Spine faded, otherwise As New. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Corners sharp. Covers clean and bright. xxxvi + 277 pages. Fifty B&W illustrations. This account of the second Powell expedition is a reprint of the 1962 Yale edition and includes all 50 illustrations and a substantial foreword by William H. Geotzmann. One of the seminal books on western history. The author was only 17 when he began the expedition, and he hero-worshiped Powell all his life. Yet this bright, sharp account is so detailed and truthful that the reader can see through his enthusiasm to discover Powell's mean spirit and sometimes reckless nature. It's also a great river-running book.