Search Results: Authors starting with O from Books of the World

New York: Condé Nast Publications. Digest-size Magazine. February 1975. Very Good. Edited by Ben Bova. Cover art by Kelly Freas for "Lifeboat" (serial, part 1 of 3) by Gordon R. Dickson & Harry Harrison. Includes "Equinocturne" (novelette) by Bob Chuck Wilson; "The Hunters of Tharsis" (short story) by Bob Buckley; "The Tax Man" (short story) by Stephen Robinett; "The Negotiators" (short story) by Keith Laumer; "The Next Man on the Moon" (science fact) by James E. Oberg; "Culture Lag" (editorial). Illustrated by Kelly Freas and John Schoenherr.

St. George's, Grenada: Friends for Jamaica, 1986. Unbound Manuscript. Good. Occasional underlining and notes. Not from a library. 489 pages.Contents:Statement of Ramsey Clark, former U.S. Attorney General on the Illegal Trial of the Grenada 18 (13 pages) ; Part I: Whose struggle for power? (aka "Grenada 1983: Whose Struggle) (58 pages) ; Bernard Coard's statement ; (aka The Side You Havent' Heard : Bernard Coard Speaks to the Court in Grenada, 13-20 August 1986) (107 pages) ; Oct. 19--Lt. Callistus Bernard speaks (aka The truth about October : Lt. Callistus Bernard Speaks to the Court... What the Media Refuses to Report) (26 pages) ; Conduct of Grenadian Judiciary since the U.S. invasion (31 pages) ; Bernard Coard speaks to the court (about human rights violations and trial conditions) (aka Bernard Coard Speaks to the Court : What The Media Refuses To Report) (14 pages) ; Part II: Lt. Col. Ewart Layne speaks (aka Towards a Fair Trial: Lt. Col. Ewart Layne Speaks to the "Court" : "I Speak in Defence of… Read more

New York: UPD Publishing. March 1976. Digest-size Magazine. Fine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Corners sharp. Interior pristine, though lightly tanned. Covers clean and bright, with creases at top of rear cover. No mailing label. Not from a library. 160 pages. Edited by James Baen. Cover art by Stephen Fabian illustrating Plutonium (novella) by Arsen Darnay. ALSO: The Second Soul (short story) by Alan Brennert; Survival With Style (science essay) by Jerry Pournelle; Birthdays (novella) by Fred Saberhagen; Bookshelf by Spider Robinson; Hunger on the Homestretch (novelette) by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. Interior illustrations by Stephen Fabian, Freff, Peter Bramley, Kirk, Starbrook.

Evanston, Illinois: Row, Peterson and Company, n.d. [c. 1940]. Hardcover. First Edition, unknown printing. Fourth-grade reader in the Alice and Jerry basal reader educational series. Near Fine. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown, otherwise interior is pristine. Sewn binding is straight and tight. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers clean and bright. Not from a school or library. See photos. 384 pages with numerous color and B&W illustrations, word list, and glossary.

Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press, 2011. Trade Paperback. 11th Edition. Good+. Spine is straight, tight and uncreased. Text contains some highlighting and notes. xviii + 736 pages.

New York: Smithmark Reference, December 1996. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior unmarked but lightly tanned. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 767 pages.

Freetown, Sierra Leone: Central Statistics Office, 1988. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Very Good. Not from a library. 69 pages.

New York: Bantam, September 1960. Mass Market Paperback. H2104. 11th printing. Good. Tanned. Text unmarked. Not from a library. 280 pages. A roman à clef loosely based upon the life of socialite and flapper Starr Faithfull, whose unsolved death in 1931 became a tabloid sensation. Made into a movie which won Elizabeth Taylor won her first Academy Award for Best Actress. The novel explores the life of a young woman having an affair with an older, married businessman. Set in New York circa 1931, it fills in her family background and sexual history, and it locates her within a circle of friends, their relationships, and economic struggles, providing a closely observed tour of the sordid and sensational lives of people on the fringe of café society and the underworld.

Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott / Story Press, n.d. [copyright 1941 and 1943]. Hardcover, matching set, no slipcase. Light blue linen over boards with red title block and gilt lettering to front panel and spine. Each has color frontis and 15 B&W horse art prints by John Steuart Curry. Very Good books / no jackets. Bookplates to front pastedowns, otherwise interiors pristine. Spines bumped and faded, but straight and tight. Corners sharp. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 285 + 353 pages. These are the classic stories of young Ken McLaughlin, who has lived his whole life on his parents' stud farm in the Rocky Mountains. In the first book, Ken gets a foal of his own, to make and shape as his young horseman's heart, and abilities, will let him. The foal grows to become a chestnut mare, Flicka, and Ken's best friend. When Flicka gives birth to the white stallion Thunderhead, Ken is faced with a dilemma. Thunderhead is strong and fast but wild. He has the ability to become the best… Read more

New York: Barnes & Noble, April 1992. Hardcover. 4th printing. Fine book in a fine Jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xviii + 432 pp. Charmingly insidious and satisfyingly devious, these 100 baffling little mysteries are just the thing to suit your most malevolent mood and are sure to keep you up all night, puzzling over their possible solutions. Each one has its own particular and irresistible appeal: an unexpected twist, a delectable puzzle, a devastating revelation, or perhaps even a refreshing display of pernicious spit.

Washington, DC: Potomac Books, 2005. Trade Paperback. Second Edition, Revised. Good+. Highlighting, otherwise Fine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. 240 pages.

New York: Street & Smith Publications. March 1961. Digest-size Magazine. Good. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover art by John Schoenherr illustrating "Hiding Place" (novella, Hugo honorable mention) by Poul Anderson. Includes: "Ultima Thule" (novella, Hugo honorable mention) by Mack Reynolds; "Horrible Example" by Clifford D. Simak; "Sub-Mach" (science essay) by G. Harry Stine; "An Introduction to the Calculus of Desk-Clearing" by Maruice Price; "The Four-Faced Visitors of Ezekiel" by Arthur W. Orton. Illustrations by Douglas, Orton, Schoenherr and Van Dongen.

London: Sphere Books, 1984. First Edition. Very Good. Light spine crease and tanning, otherwise As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 258 pages.

Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, April 2014. Trade Paperback. First Edition / First Printing (stated). Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light wear to lower rear corner. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 253 pages. An alternative American history in which colonialism, jingoism, capitalism, and faith are represented by baseball. Personal and political, it twines Japanese internment camps with the Yankees; Walmart with the Kansas City Royals; and facial hair patterns with militarism, Guantanamo, and the modern security state. An essay, a miscellany, and a passionate unsettling of Josh Ostergaard's relationship with our national pastime, it allows for both the clover of a childhood outfield and the persistence of the game's service to those in power.