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.

Millerton, New York: Aperture, 1973. Hardcover. Revised, Enlarged Edition. Near Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, head lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped.

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.

Chantilly, Virginia: Teaching Company, 2005, DVD. Twenty-four 30-minute lectures on four As New DVDs in a Fine original case along with an As New 169-page paperback Course Guidebook. No shrinkwrap, otherwise As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. Suitable for gifting. These 24 lectures take you into the thick of combat in some of the most notable battles fought in the Mediterranean region from prehistoric times to the 4th century A.D. Contents: Lecture 1 Why Study Battles? What Is War? ; Lecture 2 The Problem of Warfare's Origins ; Lecture 3 Sumer, Akkad, and Early Mesopotamian Warfare ; Lecture 4 Egyptian Warfare from the Old to New Kingdoms ; Lecture 5 The Battles of Megiddo and Kadesh ; Lecture 6 The Trojan War and Homeric Warfare ; Lecture 7 The Assyrian War Machine ; Lecture 8 The Sieges of Lachish and Jerusalem ; Lecture 9 A Peculiar Institution? Hoplite Warfare ; Lecture 10 The Battle of Marathon ; Lecture 11 The Battle of Thermopylae ; Lecture 12 Naval Warfare and the Battle of… Read More

New York: Random House, May 1981. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing. Very Good. Interior pristine. Binding square and tight. Dust stains to edges. Shelf wear and half-inch tear at the top of jacket. Not from a library. Not clipped. 204 pages. The author analyzes the shortcomings of America's defense, reveals the technical, bureaucrats and psychological sources of these shortcomings, and offers ideas for better preparedness for the future.

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.

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: 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. 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: Condé Nast Publications. April 1962. Digest-size Magazine. Good. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover art ("Man into Space") by John Schoenherr illustrates "Man...the Real Space Probe" (essay). Includes: " Mercenary" (short novel) by Mack Reynolds; "A Slave is a Slave" (short novel) by H. Beam Piper; "Toy Shop" by Harry Harrison; "The Circuit Riders" by R. C. FitzPatrick; "Suppressed Invention" (science fact) by John W. Campbell. Illustrated by Birmingham, Brey, and Schoenherr.

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: Random House, 1957. Book-Dividend Book Club. Heavier book. Light blue paper with dark blue flowerets and gilt decoration over boards with one-quarter dark blue cloth spine with gilt flowerets and title. Deckle edges. Heavy pink paper jacket with color-illustration of couple at masked ball. Very Good+ book in a Very Good- jacket. Prior owner's name and date inked on free front endpaper, otherwise all pages are clean. Spine is straight and tight. Jacket shows shelfwear, chipping at spine ends, and fading to spine. 396 pages.

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: Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books, November 2012. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Spine straight and tight, tail lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 433 pages.

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.

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