Search Results: Authors starting with J from Nostalgic Books & Elements

1975 - 1st ed (no additional printings indicated on the copyright page) - "Don Townshend has created his own world and peopled it with fantastic figures who yet contrive to be startlingly alive and real. ...GLAND TIME will add to the sum of human happiness." - book: very good - tight, sound, and square - all pages are clean and unmarked - dj: very good - notable sunning at spine otherwise slight bumps/chips to edge - bright yellow background with interesting/fun characters to the front/back cover - dj in protective mylar sleeve By feeding adrenal glands to their newly acquired greyhound, easy-going Runset slaughterhouse manager Burt and his nephew Muscles hope to give Pimples the Bookie a nasty surprise at the Launceston races.

SIGNED FFEP FIRST EDITION Not remainderA mystery of Ancient Japan

SIGNED FIRST EDITION Traveling upstate to recover stolen paintings for a reclusive artist, private investigator Bill Smith soon finds his services needed when a hoodlum turns up dead and two teenagers disappear Anthony and Shamus Award-winning Author

SIGNED on the title page FIRST EDITION not remainderA Bill Smith & Lydia Chin Novel

1973 - 1st ed copyright page - "It is a story of individuality - of cold, ruthless skill that turned fighter pilots into jet aces." - black and white photo section - book: like new - dj: like new, not price clipped - dj in protective mylar sleeve

SIGNED FIRST EDITION One of the most successful coaches in the history of professional basketball offers his own take on his turbulent 2003-2004 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, chronicling the difficulties faced by the team--difficult relationships, public feuds, the Kobe Bryant rape trial, contract disputes, and injuries--and their successful journey to the NBA finals.

1967 - Dandelion Library Flip Book - book: very good - all pages are clean and unmarked - normal edge bumping for age

"An affecting memoir from the countrys youngest sommelier, tracing her path through the glamorous but famously toxic restaurant worldAt just twenty-one, the age when most people are starting to drink (well, legally at least), Victoria James became the countrys youngest sommelier at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Even as Victoria was selling bottles worth hundreds and thousands of dollars during the day, passing sommelier certification exams with flying colors, and receiving distinction from all kinds of press, there were still groping patrons, bosses who abused their role and status, and a trip the hospital emergency room.
It would take hitting bottom at a new restaurant and restorative trips to the vineyards where she could feel closest to the wine she loved for Victoria to re-emerge, clear-eyed and passionate, and a proud wine girl of her own Michelin-starred restaurant.
Exhilarating and inspiring, Wine Girlis the memoir of a young woman breaking free from an abusive and traumatic childhood on her… Read More

2000 - 1st ed stated ("1" in number line) - INSCRIBED - includes a newspaper article titled; "Truth is no stranger to J.A. Janice's fiction" - book: near fine - dj: very good - dj in protective mylar sleeve

"... does more than lef you eavesdrop on the famous or just fascinating." back cover
New wrapped in plastic

INSCRIBED by the author on the FFEP
From her home in Laverne, Oklahoma, to the Atlantic City, New Jersey, stage where she was crowned the new Miss America in 1966 at age 19, Jayroe has worked with author and historian Bob Burke to share her life?the ups and the downs. After a year of rigorous schedules, responsibilities, and commitments as Miss America, Jane returned to a life of her own. Her personal life included marriage, motherhood, divorce, and ultimately finding the love of her husband, real estate broker Gerald Gamble, in the early 1990s. Her successful professional career boasts spokesperson, actress, television news anchor and host, and Oklahoma Secretary of Tourism. Jane?s life of public service to causes and organizations to better the life of Oklahomans is immeasurable. Her constant Faith provided support during the turbulent times and jubilation in the good. This is the story of one of Oklahoma?s favorite daughters.

The #1 Los Angeles Times bestselling author of Red Light and The Blue Hour returns with a moody, sexy, suspenseful novel about a scarred man, the father he idolized, and the secret he uncovers.
With the horrible remnants of a childhood tragedy forever visible across his otherwise handsome face, Joe Trona is scarred in more ways than one. Rescued from an orphanage by Will Trona, a charismatic Orange County politician who sensed his dark potential, Joe is swept into the maelstrom of power and intimidation that surrounds his adoptive father's illustrious career. Serving as Will's right-hand man, Joe is trained to protect and defend his father's territory -- but he can't save the powerful man from his enemies. Will Trona is murdered, and Joe will stop at nothing to find out who did it.
Looking for clues as he sifts through the remains of his father's life -- his girlfriends, acquaintances, deals, and enemies -- Joe comes to realize how many secrets Will Trona possessed, and how many people he had the… Read More

On a whim of the shogun's mother, a procession has left the sweltering heat of Edo, bound for the cooler climate of Mount Fuji. Among her traveling companions are Reiko, the beautiful wife of Sano Ichir_, the shogun's Most Honorable Investigator of Events, Situations, and People; Reiko's friend Midori, nine months pregnant; and Lady Yanagisawa, the deranged wife of the shogun's powerful second-in-command. None of them look forward to the trip. But their troubles have only begun when their procession is stopped suddenly on a deserted road. The entire retinue is viciously slaughtered and the four women are bound and taken away, imprisoned by a mysterious kidnapper.Sano now finds himself faced with the most important case of his career. The shogun demands quick action, and under the threat of death, Sano is forced to work with his bitter enemies---Chamberlain Yanagisawa and Police Commissioner Hoshina.The women are in imminent danger, and the delivery of a ransom note only complicates matters---forcing… Read More

Japan, 1701. A woman is brutally attacked within a bamboo prison as clouds swirl around her head. Meanwhile, at Edo Castle, samurai detective turned chamberlain Sano Ichiro is suspicious of his old rival, Yanagisawa, who has been oddly cooperative since returning from exile.
But just as Yanagisawa's true motives begin to emerge, Sano's estranged uncle comes to him for help: His daughter has disappeared, and he begs Sano and his wife—who once suffered through the kidnapping of their own son—to find her before it is too late.

Phamplet 1993 look at the Urban Transportation Policy for the 21st century

2019 -1st ed - SIGNED - book: very good - dj: very good - dj in protective mylar sleeve"It's the scenery--and the big guy standing in front of the scenery--that keeps us coming back to Craig Johnson's lean and leathery mysteries." --The New York Times Book Review Walt journeys into the northern Mexican desert alone to save his daughter Cady, who has been kidnapped by the cartel Welcome to Walt Longmire's worst nightmare. Winter is creeping closer, but for Sheriff Longmire this one is looking to be harsh in a way to which he is wholly unaccustomed. He has found himself in the remotest parts of the northern Mexican desert, a lawless place where no horse or car can travel, where no one speaks his language or trusts an outsider, far from his friends and his home turf back in Wyoming. But desperate times call for desperate measures. Tomas Bidarte, the head of one of the most vicious drug cartels in Mexico, has kidnapped Walt's beloved daughter, Cady. The American government is of limited help and the… Read More

1941 - very unique book about making dolls in the 1940's and their clothes - book: tight, sound, and square - all pages are clean and unmarked - dj: some slight tears/chipping that has been repaired with archival tape - dj has been price clipped - dj in protective mylar sleeve

1975 Second Printing "From the Bridge to Dr. McCoy's Sick Bay, from the Crew's Quarter to the Shottlecraft Hangar, from the Photon Torpedo Bank to the Sicence Labs of Mr. Spock - every foot of every level of the Enterprise laid out to scalle in exact detail!
12 blueprints in very good condition and in the original brown plastic envelope

Cool flip corner of a person diving to show a bit about how movies are made