Search Results: Authors starting with Q from Kayleighbug Books

Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 1997-04-08. VHS. Very Good/Good. 7x4x1. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. excellent condition VHS tape in original (worn) sleeve; A boy and his dragon unite to fight evil in this fantasy. Bowen (Dennis Quaid), a Knight of The Old Code in Medieval times, is summoned by Aislinn the Queen (Julie Christie) to the bedside of her son, Einon, who is also Bowen's student. Einon has been wounded and is near death; with his heart about to give out, Bowen calls upon Draco (voice of Sean Connery), the mightiest dragon in the land, asking for a sliver of his mighty heart so that the boy might survive. Draco makes Bowen pledge that when Enion grows to adulthood and becomes king, he will rule with fairness and compassion before the beast will donate a piece of his heart. Einon agrees to the pledge, but years later, the adult Einon (David Thewlis) has become a cruel despot, in no way good on his promises. Bowen, angry at Einon's betrayal, is convinced that… Read More

MGM (Video & DVD), 1999-05-01. DVD. Very Good/Very Good. 7x5x0. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. good condition DVD in original case with inserts; In the '70s, Roy Munsen (Woody Harrelson) was a bowling phenomenon. He was none too sharp about picking friends, though, and the champion he had to beat, "Big Ern," takes him under his supposedly friendly wing. Big Ern (Bill Murray) shows him the high-living lifestyle, and induces him to go on the road with him, hustling small-town bowlers. A couple of the men he bilks take exception to the scam, and show their displeasure with Roy by mangling his hand. Twenty years later, Roy (who now has a hook in place of his hand), earns his living as a salesman. On a visit to a bowling alley, he cannot help but notice the incredible talents of an Amish boy, Ishmael (Randy Quaid). Bowling is not part of the Amish lifestyle, but Ishmael occasionally sneaks into the bowling alley and plays a frame or two. Roy takes Ishmael under his wing,… Read More

Washington, DC: The Brookings Institute, 1990. Trade Paperback. Good. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. edge wear; Egypt has long been valued for its strategic importance in the Middle East and North Africa, but its relationship with the United States continues to evolve. Egypt is the second largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid and has been a key player in the Middle East peace process. This volume by William B. Quandt first provides an authoritative analysis of the successful U.S.-Egyptian relationship—both past and present—and then examines policy options for the future. Quandt explains that it is important for American policymakers to honestly assess the strengths and weaknesses of the ties that link the United States and Egypt, to think of how best the relationship might evolve, and to try to establish a stronger basis for cooperation, especially in the area of economic assistance and debt repayment. For the sake of its broad interests in the… Read More

United Kingdom: RAK Records, 1973. Very Good/Good. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. Vinyl is VG++, generic sleeve. Daytona Demon / Roman Fingers [7" 45 rpm Single] on RAK Records RAK 161. UK Import, knock-out center.

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2004. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 9x6x0. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. light edge wear; Ambler, a working-class town located fifteen miles north of Philadelphia, boasts some of the grandest homes in Montgomery County. Ambler's evolution is rooted in the mills that sprang up along the Wissahickon Creek in the 1680s. The town entered the industrial age when the North Penn Railway pushed through in the 1850s. In 1856, a catastrophic head-on train collision killing fifty-nine created the heroine Mary Ambler, whose generous ministrations to the wounded caused the railroad in 1869 to rename its Wissahickon Station in her honor. But it was Philadelphia manufacturers Henry G. Keasbey and Richard V. Mattison who changed Ambler's character forever. When they relocated their business to Ambler in 1881, it became the asbestos capital of the world .

Elektra Records, 1982. Very Good. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. Vinyl is VG+, light scuffs. Body Language / Life is Real (Song For Lennon) [7" 45 rpm Single] by Queen on Elektra E-47452

New York: Davis Publications, 1971. Magazine. Good. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. spine creasing, edge wear; Contains: "Dead on Christmas Street" by John D. MacDonald; "The Spy and the Diplomat's Daughter" by Edward D. Hoch; "The Gun" by Kathryn Gottlieb; "The Peacock" by Eugenia Klein Gingold; "The Unbreakable Alibi" by Agatha Christie; "A Single Minute of Fear" by Richard A. Selzer; "Fox and Geese" by Robert S. Aldrich; "The Unknown Law" by Avram Davidson; "The Pig Sticker" by John Pierce; "Only Bet on a Sure Thing" by Robert Edward Eckels; "The Plot Against Santa Claus" by James Powell; "Gambling Fever" by Gerald Kersh.

New York: Scholastic, 1966. Mass Market Paperback. Good. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. light spine crease, light edge wear; Scholastic T 89 ; This eerie mystery thriller features a vanishing girl, a Spanish speaking parrot, and a time-telling turtle. Djuna and Ben weren't sure they believed in ghosts. The little girl who opened the door of the haunted house didn't look like a ghost yet she vanished into thin air. They had to find out what happened to her. And they had to rescue Waterbury, the time telling turtle who walked into the deserted house - and didn't walk out. Djuna found clues and he added them all up to solve a case the Secret Service couldn't crack!"The house is haunted," the fat stranger tells Djuna and Bill. But the two boys don't scare easily. How they find out for themselves - and what they learn - make frontpage headlines. This eerie mystery thriller features a vanishing girl, a Spanish-speaking parrot, and a time-telling turtle - in a… Read More

New York: Bantam, 1996-02-29. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 4x0x6. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. spine creasing, edge wear; Mystique is the story of a sharp-tongued beauty who teams up with a hardened warrior to hunt for a dazzling jewel. Their story combines adventure, humor, and suspense, continuing Amanda Quick's excellence in storytelling.

New York: Bantam, 1994-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 4x1x6. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. spine creasing, edge wear; From the windswept, craggy coast of a remote British Isle comes the thrilling tale of a daring lady and a dangerous knight... bound by the tempests of fate--and the dawning of... "Desire" Upon her father's death, beautiful, headstrong Lady Clarre knew that she must wed, for the protection of the Isle of Desire now fell to her. Yet when her guardian's choice of prospective husband rode through her castle gates, she felt utterly betrayed. All sinewy muscle and savage steel, Sir Gareth of Wyckmere was not the poet she'd requested but a fearsome knight whose only interest was in war. Legions of robbers had fallen beneath the Hellhound of Wyckmere's sword, and now this bold warrior was certain that he could tame one willful wife. Yet even Gareth could not deter Lady Clare from trying to mold him into her ideal... until their clash of wills… Read More

New York: Bantam, 2002-05-27. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. ex-library with usual internal markings; edge wear to jacket and boards, some soiling to page ends; Quick (a.k.a. Jayne Ann Krentz) breaks new ground, bringing back the lovers from "Slightly Shady" to woo and win again--this time to solve a murder and recover an ancient bracelet said to possess mystical powers.

New York: Bantam, 1997-03-31. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 4x0x6. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. 358 pages; spine creasing, edge wear, some light moisture wrinkling; Imogen Waterstone has always prided herself on being a thoroughly independent young woman, but now she needs a man of implacable will and nerves of iron. That's why she invited Matthias Marshall, infamous Earl of Colchester, to her home in Upper Strickland. Who better than the legendary explorer to help her lay the perfect trap? Her scheme is simple, really: she plans to let it be known that when she inherited her uncle's collection of antiquities, she also inherited a map to a fabulous ancient treasure. She's sure that her enemy would risk financial ruin in pursuit of the mythical artifact. And to make doubly sure the scoundrel took the bait, she wants Colchester to pretend that he's out to seduce Imogen so that he, too, could get his hands on her map. Yet in all of her plotting, Imogen never anticipates… Read More

New York: Jove, 2005-01-25. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 6x4x1. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. 361 pages; spine creasing, light edge wear, first printing; Adam Hardesty has a serious problem. The secrets of his past are in danger of being exposed, and in the course of investigating his would-be blackmailer, he discovers the dead body of a prominent psychic. To make matters worse, her house has been torn apart, and the diary containing Adam's secrets is missing. His only lead is a list of the psychic's last visitors - the people who came to her house for a sitting on the night of her death. The most likely suspect is a woman named Mrs. Caroline Fordyce, whom he confronts in her parlour, only to discover an inconvenient attraction to the beautiful young widow. Alarmed by Adam's insinuations and questions, Caroline concludes that she must conduct her own investigation into this strange matter. If she can discover the true killer, Adam will have no reason to expose her… Read More

New York: Bantam Books, 1995. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 67x16x108. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. 384 pages; spine creasing, edge wear; After a year of touring Italy anb Greece Iphiginia Bright returns to find real excitement at home. Her aunt has fallen victim to a blackmailer,Iphiginia plansto pose as the mistress to the infamous Earl of Masters rumoured to have disappeared at the hands of the blackmailer.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2010-04-19. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. light edge wear to boards and jacket; In this second novel of the Dreamlight Trilogy from New York Times -bestselling author Amanda Quick, psychic power and passion collide as a legendary curse comes to a burn...The Arcane Society was born in turmoil when the friendship of its two founders evolved into a fierce rivalry. Nicholas Winters's efforts led to the creation of a device of unknown powers called the Burning Lamp. Each generation of male descendents who inherits it is destined to develop multiple talents-and the curse of madness.Plagued by hallucinations and nightmares, notorious crime lord Griffin Winters is convinced he has been struck with the Winters Curse. But even has he arranges a meeting with the mysterious woman Adelaide Pyne, he has no idea how closely their fates are bound, for she holds the missing lamp in her possession.But their… Read More

New York: Signet, 1989-12-05. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 6x4x0. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. light edge wear; He is the master of information retrieval. A genius at finding out anything that anyone needs to know. All you have to do is call Josh Tower and have the loot in hand and you will discover the answer to any question you may have. Once upon a time he was working for the Defense Intelligence Agency, the deadly arm of the government, but that was before he met Julie and his eyes were forced open. But a tragic accident claimed lovely Julie's life and the master hunter's soul has once again been darkened. The question is, was Julie's death the result of a simple air-taxi accident or was there a sinister ploy behind the loss of his love? His investigation is turning up far more than foul play. It is revealing a deadly plot originating with his former employer, the DIA. But there is another dark shadow pursing the master hunter. The hunt is on, but who is the… Read More

New York: Random House, 2003-08-18. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x0x8. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. edge wear; Late one night, a teenage couple drives up to the big white clapboard house on the Blessing estate and leaves a box. In that instant, the lives of those who live and work at Blessings are changed forever. Skip Cuddy, the caretaker, finds a baby girl asleep in that box and decides he wants to keep her, while Lydia Blessing, the matriarch of the estate, for her own reasons, agrees to help him. Blessings explores how the secrets of the past affect decisions and lives in the present, what makes a person or a life legitimate or illegitimate and who decides, and the unique resources people find in themselves and in a community. Blessings is a powerful novel of love, redemption, and personal change by a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer.

New York: Random House, 1998-01-23. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. light edge wear to boards and jacket; A stunning novel about a marriage that begins in passion and becomes violent, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author of "Thinking Out Loud". After she runs away from her abusive husband, Fran Benedetto lives in fear of discovery, yet also with increasing confidence, freedom, and hope, as she struggles to create a new life for herself and her son.

Ivy Books, 1992-03-22. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 6x4x0. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. spine creasing, edge wear; It is the 1960s, in suburban New York City, and twelve-year-old Maggie Scanlan begins to sense that despite the calm surface of her peaceful life, everything is going strangely wrong.When her all-powerful grandfather is struck down by a stroke, the reverberations affect Maggie's entire family. Her normally dispassionate father breaks down, her mother becomes distant and unavailable, and matters only get worse when her cousin and her best friend start doing things to each other that leave Maggie confused about sex and terrified of sin.With all of this upheaval, how can she be sure that what she wants is even worth having?

Hbo Home Video, 1997-05-13. VHS. Good/Good. 7x4x1. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. excellent condition tape in worn clamshell case; This children's story of a dog and a dolphin borrows heavily from family movies of the past. Zeus is a dog who follows a neighbor, a marine biologist named Mary Beth (Kathleen Quinlan), to work one day. Aboard a ship, the dog meets Roxanne, a dolphin that Mary Beth is studying. When she sees the dog riding on the dolphin's back, she decides to study their friendship. A villainous fellow researcher, Claude (Arnold Vosloo), tries to steal her research, but he is thwarted by the dolphin, the dog, and the dog's young owner, Jordan (Miko Hughes). Terry (Steve Guttenberg), Jordan's father, is a songwriter who still pines for his dead wife. Jordan, together with Mary Beth's daughters, try to ignite a romance between their parents, who are both unattached. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi