Search Results: Authors starting with K from JB Books

New York: William Morrow and Company Inc., 1987. Book. Near Fine. Wraps. BCE. A complete guide to microwave cooking, the author identifying which foods and recipes are appropriate for this technology, tips and techniques, how to make the best meals also the quickest and easiest to prepare, much more. Wraps, foods dictionary, illustrations, indexed, 575pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1997. Ex-Library. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A collection of commentaries by various divorced men, giving their point of view on their experiences as well as expressing their feelings, hopes, disappointments, anger, and a range of other emotions. Hardcover with dust jacket, 192pp., book shows the usual ex-lib markings. A very nice copy, appears almost as new and virtually unused, the jacket inside a plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Prentice-Hall Press, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. A presentation of case studies of women diagnosed with breast cancer, and how they retained their self-esteem while learning to deal with the treatment and social problems associated with it; contains appendices, notes, glossary, bibliography. Hardcover with dust jacket, 279pp., d.j. shows very light shelfwear. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2007. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition. A fascinating history of the development and usage spread of the Soviet Avtomat-Kalashnikov AK-47 infantry assault rifle - based upon the Nazi German 'Sturmgewehr' of World War Two and the world's first assault rifle - and then improved upon by the Soviet developers, ultimately producing a very reliable, relatively simple, and highly durable weapon suitable for usage in all conditions and everywhere, and popularly used throughout the Third World in a variety of insurgencies, civil wars, and terrorist actions - and still widely in use today. Softcover, illustrated, notes, indexed, 258pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Third Printing. The exciting true account of the World War 2 struggle of Allied cryptologists to break the 'Enigma' U-Boat codes used by Nazi Germany, how actual encryption machines were secretly captured at sea, the intense efforts to decipher the machines and their use, much more, ultimately resulting in the Allies breaking the codes without Germany's knowledge, leading to the vital convoys getting through and defeat after defeat for the U-Boats - and ultimately winning the war; contains maps, illustrations, appendix, notes, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 336pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The full story of the romantic and loving - but also deeply troubled - nine month marriage of American baseball superstar Joe DiMaggio and the beautiful actress Marilyn Monroe, discussing their personalities and backgrounds, their clashing habits, their friends, the intrusions of mass media into their private lives, much more. Contains a romantic photo of the couple kissing. Hardcover with dust jacket, 269pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City: Doubleday & Co. Inc., 1985. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. The author relates his experiences and observations deriving from his year spent as owner and president of a minor league baseball team, imparting much of the 'philosophy' and Americanism interwoven into that sport, and their beneficial effects on children's development. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 351pp., d.j. shows general light edgewear and light soiling inside flaps. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The full story of the romantic and loving - but also deeply troubled - nine month marriage of American baseball superstar Joe DiMaggio and the beautiful actress Marilyn Monroe, discussing their personalities and backgrounds, their clashing habits, their friends, the intrusions of mass media into their private lives, much more. Contains a romantic photo of the couple kissing. Hardcover with dust jacket, 269pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Doubleday, 1995. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Third Printing. An excellent informational resource for the indivdiual, family, or small group of investors to create a new business, offering advice and facts on a huge range of occupations and activities, including details on startup costs, estimated time to break even, expected revenues and pre-tax profits, staff hiring, much more. Softcover, 529pp., book shows light general wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Regan Books / HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A capturing of the essence of the accomplishments and excitement of New York's 'Silicon Alley' from 1995-2000, the talented twenty-something entrepeneurs and engineers who drove it, their motivations, the audience and customers they quickly attracted in droves, the huge profits and stock values that were rapidly piled up - and then the shattering experience of the 2002 bursting of the NASDAQ '.com' bubble. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains glossary, indexed, 344pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. BCE. Biography of the former US Secretary of State to President Richard Nixon, by two journalists who know him intimately and travelled widely with him on his numerous 'shuttle diplomacy' trips around the world. Hardcover with dust jacket, 577pp., book and d.j. show light edgewear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Novato: Nutrition Encounter, Inc., 1997. Book. Good. Soft cover. Sixth Printing.. A presentation of facts and medical knowledge about the uses of fiber in the individual's diet, how intake of it combats illness and disease, improving sugar metabolism, lowering cholesterol, reduces hemorrhoids and vascular complications, its use to combat diabetes and coronary heart disease, protection against prostate and colon cancer, much more. Softcover, contains illustrations, tables, appendices, references, indexed, 139pp., covers show light general wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1947. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. All about the science and practice of raising sheep commercially, suitable for both serious students as well as farmers and other professionals in this field, covering all aspects as well as the experiences of those raising sheep in many diferent parts of the world. Hardcover, illustrations, tables, charts, graphs, appendix, indexed, 536pp., boards show a couple of small, light stains, boards and binding firm, pagination clean and bright throughout. A nice copy. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Viking Press, 1971. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Sixth Printing.. The author - personally close to both actors Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy during their careers - discusses their deep and unique friendship for nearly three decades, their many film projects together, as well as reveals much about their charcter and backgrounds, their personal views, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 307pp. A nice copy, the jacket in a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Arbor House Publishing Company, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. Novel of a theatre couple and their families, attempting to produce Shakespeare whilst finding their own lives placed into turmoil and their unity hazarded. Hardcover with dust jacket, 236pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City: Doubleday & Co. Inc., 1978. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A lively, witty book making a strong case for experience and maturity, rejecting mandatory retirement as a waste of talent, wisdom, and the energy of indivdiuals who still have so much to offer in the way of creativity, work, guidance, and more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 185pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A profound exploration of the experience of separation and loss and the psychological forces that sustain the dialogue between parents and their children - filled with moving, true-life experiences of parents who have loved and lost, yet survived and recovered. Hardcover with dust jacket, notes, indexed, 285pp., remainders mark. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Third Printing. An analysis of all aspects of Jewish life and culture in Nazi Germany both before and during World War Two, the various anti-Jewish laws which they obeyed, daily life under that regime, the experiencing of evictions, loss of property, ostracism, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, notes, bibliography, indexed, 290pp. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A presentation of this Conference's papers resulting from the findings and research of some 149 scientists from 23 countries, discussing ideas in nucleosynthesis, nuclear physics, astrophysics, astronomy, and related disciplines, a possible diagnostic tool for stellar interiors, the role of nuclei in the universe, much more. Hardcover, contains charts, tables, graphs, references, list of conference participants, author index, 648pp. A very nice copy, appears unused and unread. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Crown Publishing Group, Incorporated, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. First Printing of the First Edition (stated). The famous woman sports superstar, 'hottest of the hot' in her field, beautiful and brutish, feminine and rowdy, accessible and intimidating, exploding female stereotypes and redefining the popular image of the female athlete, presents her life story and explains her success, glories, pains, more; contains glossy illustrations. Hardcover with dust jacket, 256pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.