Search Results: Authors starting with G from The Brooklyn Bookman

GALEANO, Eduardo: Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone. New York, Nation Books, 2010. Originally published in Spanish in 2008. First Paperback Edition. Softcover, 391 pp. Translated by Mark Fried. Subject: Nonfiction / History-Miscellanea. Condition: Good Plus. Used appearance to the covers and corners of the book. Slight edge-wear to the spine's borders with clean pages. The internationally renowned author's unofficial, bawdy, subversive and sometimes harrowing history of the world. By the author of the celebrated three volume work, Memory of Fire. ISBN: 9781568586120

GARDNER, Howard: Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century. New York, Basic Books, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 292 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Psychology-Cognition & Human Intelligence. Book & jacket condition: Very Good Plus. Light edgewear to jacket's extremities. Book copy has been gently used. All pages clean and not marked. A copy in first-rate condition. Interesting, scholarly but readable study on the further possibilities of human intelligence and its multiple aspects. ISBN: 0465026109

FRANK, Matthew Gavin: Preparing the Ghost: An Essay Concerning the Giant Squid and Its First Photographer. New York, Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2015. Stated First Edition. Paperback, 297 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Natural History – Essays and Addresses / Giant Squids / Naturalists & Photographers-Moses Harvey (1820-1901). Condition: Very Good Minus. Light evident wear to the extremities of the book. Otherwise a copy in above average condition with clean and unmarked pages. A fascinating exploration into the the first photograph of the fabled giant squid by noted Canadian naturalist Moses Harvey (b. 1820 - d. 1901). An interesting blend of natural history, memoir and meditation. ISBN: 9781631490569

GAY, Roxane (Editor): The Best American Short Stories 2018. Boston & New York, Mariner Books / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. First Paperback Edition. Softcover, 322 pp. Subject: Fiction / Annual Short Story Anthologies. Condition: Used, Like New. A gently-used copy with hardly a blemish (there's a small ding at the lower left hand corner of the front cover). All pages crisp and clean. A superlative collection/anthology of the best short fiction for 2018. Guest edited by noted best-selling author and essayist. ISBN: 9780544582941

GEEVER, Jane C.: The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing. New York, The Foundation Center, 2001. Stated Third Edition. Hardcover, no dust jacket, 226 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Grant Writing-How To. Condition: Very Good Plus. Gently used copy with all pages clean and unmarked. A handy and concise guide to grant-writing. "Written by Jane Geever, who has been creating successful proposals to foundations for more than 25 years, this third edition guides you through the entire proposal-writing process, from pre-proposal planning to the writing itself, to the essential post-grant follow-up." ISBN: 0879549580

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, APRIL 2004, VOL. 205, NO.4. Published by National Geographic Society. 138 pp. Condition: Very Good Minus. Some light traces of wear and creasing to the upper right-hand corner of front cover, but in quite exceptional condition and illustrated with brilliant color photography. Featured articles: Chasing Tornadoes/Africa's City of Hope and Fear/Worm Capital of the World, etc.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, NOVEMBER 2003, VOL. 204, NO.5. Published by National Geographic Society. 142 pp. Condition: Very Good. Some light traces of wear to the lower front cover, but in quite exceptional condition and illustrated with internationally-renowned color photography. Featured articles: Guardian of the Sun God's Treasure/You're Being Watched/Cuba's Wild Side, etc.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, AUGUST 2003, VOL. 204, NO.2. Published by National Geographic Society. 132 pp. Condition: Very Good Plus. Faint wear to spine's extremities; no other visible imperfections. Profusely illustrated with award-winning color photography. In this issue: Hidden Tribes of the Amazon, Alaska's Coastal Refuge, Maya Royal City, etc.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, MAY 2002, VOL. 201, NO.5. Published by National Geographic Society. 129 pp. Condition: Very Good Plus. Faint traces of wear, but in almost top-notch condition. Richly illustrated with award-winning color photography. In this issue: The Race to Save Inca Mummies, Moths in the Limelight, Italy's Po, etc.

GERARD, Sarah: Sunshine State: Essays. New York, Harper Perennial, 2017. Stated First Edition (later printing). Softcover, 359 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Essays / Florida-Description-Social and Environmental Conditions-21st Century/ Memoir. Condition: Very Good. Signs of light moderate wear to the covers. All pages clean and unmarked. The noted author's first collection of essays, this books examines in sharp detail the glories (and underbelly) of Florida as the "Sunshine State." Recommended. ISBN: 9780062434876

GIBALDI, Joseph: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: Sixth Edition. New York, The Modern Language Association of America, 2003. Softcover, 361 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Writing Guides / Reference / How-To. Condition: Very Good. Light bumping to corners. Marking found on the half-title page. All other pages clean and not marked. Authoritative guide to writing effective and clear research papers, essays and compositions. ISBN: 0873529863

GILDEA, Robert: Marianne in Chains: Daily Life in the Heart of France During the German Occupation. New York, Metropolitan Books, 2003. Stated First American Edition 2003. Originally published in the UK in 2002. Hardcover with dust jacket, 507 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / History / World War Two, 1939-1945-France / France-History-German Occupation. Book and jacket condition: Very Good. Light wear and rubbing to jacket extremities. Pages unmarked and clean. A near-first rate copy in a near-fine dust wrapper. "A startling and original view of the occupation of the French heartland, based on a new investigation of everyday life under Nazi rule." Scholarly but vivid account of one of the most devastating periods of 20th century French history. Recommended reading for all history enthusiasts. ISBN: 0805071687

GILMOUR, David: The Film Club. New York & Boston, Twelve, 2008. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover with dust jacket, 225 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Memoir. Book and jacket condition: Very Good Plus. Jacket has a gently-used appearance. Otherwise a copy in near-excellent condition (almost new). Delightful but profound memoir about the bonding of father and son – through the movie-going experience. Recommended. ISBN: 044619929X

GIPSON, Fred: Old Yeller. New York, Scholastic, Inc., 1956. Later Printing (circa 1989). Paperback, 117 pp. Subject: Novel / Children & Young Adult Fiction / Juvenile Literature – Dog Stories. Condition: Very Good Plus. Gently used copy – a copy in near excellent condition. All pages clean and unmarked. A veritable children's classic – a delightful yarn set during the frontier days of Texas. Entertaining and moving story for all ages! ISBN: 0439159636

GLASER, Rachel B: Paulina and Fran. New York, Harper Perennial, 2015. First Edition. Paperback, 237 pp. Subject: Novel / Fiction and Literature. Book condition: Like New. This novel "is both a sparkling dance party...and a wicked, wistful snapshot of that moment when the carefree cocoon of adolescence opens into the permanent, unknowable future." ISBN: 9780062377340

GOLDSTEIN, Joseph: One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism. New York, HarperCollins, 2003. Paperback, 214 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Religion & Spirituality-Buddhism. Condition: Very Good. Remainder mark found at the top-side of book. Some light sunning to pages. A very nice copy with an attractive cover. "One of America's most respected Buddhist teachers distills a lifetime of practice and teaching in this groundbreaking exploration of the new Buddhist tradition taking root on American soil." ISBN: 0062517015

GORDIMER, Nadine: Six Feet of the Country. Harmondsworth, UK, Penguin, 1986. Paperback, 112 pp. Subject: Fiction / Short Story Collection. Book condition: Good. Small half inch tear found at the bottom edge of reverse cover. Creasing at the lower extremities (front / back covers). Three inch crease at the top left hand corner of back cover. Light edgewear adjacent to the spine. "Seven stories from South Africa's finest living writer that distill the essence of what has been happening in that country in recent years, through people and landscapes so intensely and evocatively drawn that they seem to burn a hole in the page." ISBN: 0140065598

GORDON, Stewart: When Asia Was The World: Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created The "Riches of the East." N.P., Da Capo Press, 2009. Originally published: 2008. Stated First Paperback Edition. Softcover, 228 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / History / Asia-Civilization, Description & Travel / Travelers-Asia-History. Condition: Very Good. Covers display a curve-like appearance. All pages clean, unmarked and almost new. A copy in near first-rate condition. "While European civilization stagnated in the "Dark Ages," Asia flourished as the wellspring of science, philosophy, and religion. Linked together by a web of spiritual, commercial, and intellectual connections, the distant regions of Asia's vast civilization, from Arabia to China, hummed with trade, international diplomacy, and the exchange of ideas." A compelling and unique look at Asia from the eighth to the sixteenth centuries-a time when Asia was the world-by relating the personal journeys of Asia's many travelers. ISBN: 9780306817397

GOREN, Charles H.: The Standard Book of Bidding. Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1945. Hardcover, no dust jacket, 299 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Card Games – Bridge / How-to. Condition: Good Plus. Some weakness to the spine's binding, but still well intact. Some edge wear to the corners, extremities and spine tips (some chipping to the top/bottom of spine as well). Normal age toning to the pages, but clean and not marked. An interesting primer for the aspiring bridge player with strategies for executing successful plays of one of the world's most popular card games – with an introduction by W. Somerset Maugham.

GRAFTON, Sue: "L" is for Lawless. New York, Henry Holt, 1995. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 8vo. Hardcover with dust jacket, 290 pp. Subject: Novel / Mystery and Crime Fiction / Kinsey Millhone series. Book and jacket condition: About Fine. A bit of very light wear jacket extremities. Very tiny scuff located midway on jacket's front cover. No other visible imperfections. All-in-all a nice copy in excellent condition. Book copy signed by Author on publisher's card pasted on the colophon page preceding the half-title page. Exceptional mystery from the Grand Dame of the genre. Exceptional! ISBN: 0805019375