Search Results: Authors starting with L from Elk Creek Heritage Books

New York: Harmony Books, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition with complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in very good condition with metal blue boards, navy spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight with no writing, no markings, no underlining, no highlighting. Dust jacket very good with only ghost of shelf & edge wear; no tears, no rips, no chips. Not price clipped (original U.S. * From the jacket flap, ""For many Americans, religious identification is at least as important as their racial and ethnic affiliation, but not until this study have we had comprehensive information that was national in scope. We now have a detailed religious profile of twentieth-century America.""

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Bethany House Publishers, 2011. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition with pictorial wraps. Interior text block clean and tight. Has a remainder mark on bottom text block. No other markings noted. * From the book, ""When an insidious genetic disease strikes her family, Harvard graduate Dr. Kai Chang must alert Lily, the sister Kai left on orphanage steps years earlier. Standing in her way are the Powells, Lily's adoptive parents. Gloria Powell, a shy pastor's wife, distrusts Kai and thinks her presence will send their troubled seventeen-year old over the precipice of teenaged angst. A Texas-sized tornado whirls when Kai summons the Powells to a Fort Worth hotel. Tempers and cultures collide. Can Kai and Gloria, separated by culture and faith but devoted to Lily, reconcile their differences and trust their dreams to God?""

New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2015. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing Originally published in Sweden as ""Detsom inte dodar oss by Norstedts,"" Stockholm, in 2015. This U.S. Edition originally published September 1, 2015. This is Second Printing, September 2015. Hard cover in very good condition with red boards, black spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings; no markings noted. Side edges deckled. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition; not price clipped. * The second novel in Stieg Larsson's internationally acclaimed best-selling trilogy.

New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2015. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Originally published in Sweden as ""Detsom inte dodar oss by Norstedts,"" Stockholm, in 2015. Stated First U.S. Edition; no other printings noted. Hard cover in very good condition with red boards, black spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings; no markings noted. Side edges deckled. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition; not price clipped. * The second novel in Stieg Larsson's internationally acclaimed best-selling trilogy.

Riverhead Press, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good + condition with brown boards, lighter brown spine cloth, and gold colored lettering on front board and spine. Deep brown endpapers. Interior text block clean & tight with no markings or writing. Dust jacket in very good condition; not price clipped; bright & crisp with just a ghost of rubbing from the seam on boards where board and spine cloth meet & overlap and a small scratch on back jacket. * From the book, Dalai Lama states, ""I am convinced that human nature is basically gentle, not aggressive. And every one of us has a responsibility to act as if all our thoughts, words, and deeds matter. For, really, they do. Our lives have both purpose and meaning."" The Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.

Lake Mary, Florida: New York University Press, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line with number one. Black boards with gold gilt spine lettering in very good condition. Internal text block clean & tight with no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket very good with only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped - there is no price printed on front flap. * From the book, The advancement of psychoanalysis in America has reached an impasse. Scientists are pitted against hermeneuticists, theorists against practitioners. Debates over narrative truth versus historical truth, clinical theory versus meta-psychology, and the role of the past in theory and therapy are reflected and refracted through a host of competing schools and approaches. . . . Lamm concludes that the three discourses of psychoanalysis do not compose a hierarchy, and are not engaged in an argumentative struggle for supremacy, but are a participant voice in… Read More

New York: Jeremy P Tarcher / Putnam, 2002. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 3rd Printing Hard cover in very good condition with cream and green boards and gold gilt spine lettering; deep gold colored end papers. Text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition; not price clipped. * From the book, ""In a personal journey of discovery on five continents, the Lappes explore the most puzzling questions of our time. Why, as societies, do we create the very inequalities and devastation of nature that, as individuals, we abhor? Are there paths we each can walk that will, in practical ways, heal our lives and help the planet? Featuring recipes from vegetarian, organic, and whole-foods culinary pioneers, 'Hope's Edge' is also a celebration of a cuisine that has emerged in the past thirty years--one that brings us back to the sensuous pleasure of eating and reconnects us to the earth and those who care for it.""

Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Originally published in Sweden as Luftslottet som sprangdes by Norstedts, Stockholm, in 2007. Stated: First United States Edition; no additional printings noted. Hard cover in very good condition with light gray boards, black spine cloth, and silver gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings; no markings noted. Side edges deckled. Dust jacket in very good condition; not price clipped. * ""The stunning third and final novel in Stieg Larsson's internationally acclaimed best-selling trilogy.""

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First U.S. Edition; no other printings noted. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and gold spine lettering. Appears unread. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket likewise in very good condition; not price clipped * From the book, ""With the voice of a born storyteller and an intimate knowledge of the business of high finance, Lasser gives us stunning scenes that capture the wry banter of the morning commute, the hardball diction of Wall Street, and the rhythms of a good marriage as it hits the skids.""

PublicAffairs, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing Second printing per number line. Hard cover in very good condition with gray boards, black spine cloth, and silver gilt spine lettering. Corners lightly bumped, overall light shelf wear. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Side edges of text block slightly smudged as if by fingerprints. A hefty 850 numbered pages. Dust jacket very good with light shelf & edge wear and a 1'' split and small chip at fold on front top. Not price clipped; there is no price. * From the Author's Note, ""What follows is true. All the events described here actually happened.""

Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing Second Printing, October 1996. Black boards with red spine cloth and silver spine lettering. Author's name in silver on front board. Text block clean and tight with no markings noted. Dust jacket very good with only light shelf and edge wear. 332 pages plus acknowledgments. * From the jacket flap, 'In a thrilling, hilarious novel, le Carre has provided us with a satire about the fate of truth in modern times. Once again, he has effortlessly expanded the borders of the spy story to bring us a magnificent entertainment straight out of the pages of tomorrow's history.'

New York: Doubleday, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7th Printing Hard cover in very good condition with deep maroon boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. Contains black and white photos throughout. Dust cover in very good condition; not price clipped. * From the book, ""A celebration of the treasured traditions, rituals, and stories that run through the bloodstream of American Catholics. . . . brings together the memories, thoughts, and hopes of famous Catholics and ordinary parishioners, lapsed and ""good-enough"" Catholics, and those who have devoted their lives to the faith. It captures their abiding ties to and deep affection for the Church and offers the wide-ranging, sometimes surprising views on the good things that come with being Catholic. . . . This is not a book of theology. It is about the beauty at the heart of Catholicism. It is about the beauty at the heart of Catholicism. It is about… Read More

New Yoik: Harper, 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition in addition to complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and spine cloth; silver gilt spine lettering; author's signature also in silver gilt on front board. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Side edges of text block has deckled edges. Dust jacket in very good condition; on reverse of face of jacket does have a stain along the rear bottom where it appears some black from the board bled onto it. Actual board shows nothing. Otherwise on book, jacket presents as new; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""A landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-Winning Masterpiece, ""To Kill a Mockingbird."" ""It not only confirms the enduring brilliance of ""To Killl a Mockingbird,"" but also serves as its essential companion,… Read More

New York: Time Warner Book Group, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4th Printing Stated First Edition February 2006; 4th printing.. Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket likewise in very good condition. * Published in 2006 before what we now know as the Financial Crisis of 2008. From the book, ""Now, in The Economic Collapse, Dr. Leeb proves that the U.S. economy is standing on the brink of the biggest crisis in its history. As the fast-growing economies of China and India push global demand for oil beyond production capacity, Americans will experience a permanent energy shortfall far worse than the one in the 1970's. The result will be severe financial hardship for most people, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for investors to become incredibly rich.""

Editiorial office: New York City: Herbert Leibowitz, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good. Large softcover in very good condition. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Wraps very good with only slight hint of shelf & edge wear. Contains several sections of glossy colored plates of paintings. Concludes with a comprehensive index to Volumes 1 - 28. 423 pages.

New York: MJF Books, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4th Printing Hard cover in very good condition with beige boards and spine cloth with gold gilt spine lettering. Ink gift inscription marked out with green marker; other text block clean & tight, no other writing, no markings. Dust jacket in fine condition; no price on front flap.

U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including the number one. Hardcover in very good condition. Beige boards with blue spine cloth containing silver colored spine lettering. Text block clean and tight with no markings noted. Concludes with extensive bibliography and comprehensive index. Dust jacket in very good condition with only ghost of shelf and edge wear; not price clipped.

NY: Praeger Publishers, 1968. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Contains black and white and colored illustrations / photos of art throughout, all accompanied by an extensive narrative. * From the back cover, ""This deliberately concise history is something of a tour de force, intended to stimulate the expert as well as to guide the layman. Throughout, it is motivated by the author's belief in art as a vital activity and, therefore, as something that--in the words that open and close the book--""has not ceased to be produced."" Not a bare factual outline, it concentrates on individual works of art, whether a Minoan statuette, a Gothic reliquary, or a Raphael portrait. What is told is, in effect, the story of Western man's creative energy objects.""

New York: Dutton Books, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition with complete number line including number one. Stated First Printing. Hard cover in very good condition with bright aqua blue boards, white marble-like spine cloth, and aqua gilt spine lettering. Internal text block clean & tight but for two ink marginalia notes on page 2 (""Noise is loud sound."" ""Words are organized sound."") and four words underlinied in ink on page 4: culture, thoughts, ideas, worldview. No other notes or markings found. Does have a remainder dot on bottom of text block. Concludes with sections of Notes, Acknowledgments, and Index. Dust jacket very good with only ghost of shelf wear; not price clipped. * The question: ""Could music unlock the mystery of who we are and how we think ?"" From the book, ""An unprecedented blend of science and art, Daniel Levitin's bestselling debut . . . changed… Read More

W W Norton & Company, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Lilly, Michael. 1st Printing Stated First Edition in addition to complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with dark orange boards, light brown spine cloth, and orange gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings; presents as unread and new. Black & whtie illustrations, charts, and maps throughout. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition. * From the book, ""We expect anything to move, but not the earth ! And we certainly do not expect mountains to throw the earth's innards into the sky! Nothing is as frightening as to feel the earth shake under our feet of to see flaming lava spew from unknown depths, moving mercilessly towards us. . . .aim of this book is to demystify their causes and to explain in layman's terms not only their origins but how, at long last, we may defend ourselves from the powerful assaults of earthquakes and volcanoes.""