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Frederick A Stokes Co., 1900. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 24-17-3. Vintage Book - Has Seen Better Days, But Has Plenty Of Character. Missing Plate 5.For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. No Date Printed Inside. Missing Plate 5. Velazquez Masterpieces In Colour By S. L. Bensusan. Illustrated With Eight Reproductions In Colour. Contents Introduction I. The Method And Influence Of Velazquez Ii. The Painter's Early Days Iii. Velazquez In Madrid Iv. A Retrospect List Of Illustrations Plate I. The Infante Don Fernando Of Austria Ii. Las Meniñas Iii. The Infante Philip Prosper Iv. The Infante Don Balthasar Carlos V. Antonio The Englishman Vi. Admiral Adriano Pulido Pareja Vii. Donna Mariana Of Austria Viii. The Princess Maria Theresa Of Austria Diego Rodrigues Da Silva Y Velázquez (June 6, 1599 - August 6, 1660) Was A Spanish Painter Who Was The Leading Artist In The Court Of King Philip Iv. He Was An Individualistic Artist Of The Contemporary Baroque Period,… Read More

Morrow, William Company In, 1985. Hardcover. Fine/Fair. 26-18-5. Dust Jacket Is In Rough Shape. Otherwise, In Very Good Condition. Nice Clean Copy With No Highlighting Or Writing. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos Developed In 1917 By Pioneering Small-Craft Enthusiast And Motor Boating Magazine Editor Charles F. Chapman, Chapman Piloting Covers The Gamut Of Information That Both The Fledgling Boater And Seasoned Mariner Need To Know. The 62Nd Edition Includes Fully Updated Sections On Navigation With Satellite Technology, Procedures For Emergencies, And Maritime Laws And Regulations. In Addition To The Thorough Chapters On Boating Basics, Safety, The Art Of Seamanship, Waves And Weather, Piloting And Navigation, Electronic Equipment, And The Boating Community, Subjects Are Wonderfully Illustrated, Cross-Referenced, And Supplemented By A Comprehensive Glossary Of Boating Terms. Without Question, Chapman Piloting Remains A Standard Text For Boating Schools And Has Long Stood As… Read More

1973. Soft cover. Near Fine. 23-17-4. Vintage. In Good Used Condition No Highlighting Or Writing. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos

Penguin, 1978. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 23-16-3. In Very Good Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Seamen And Transports. Bound For South Australia (Capstan-Chanty) ; Bound For South Australia (Halyard) ; The Little Fish ; Maggie May ; Ten Thousand Miles Away ; The Girl With The Black Velvet Band ; Jim Jones ; Van Diemen's Land ; Moreton Bay ; Moreton Bay (Another Tune) ; The Convict Maid ; The Catalpa ; Botany Bay ; My Last Farewell To Stirling ; The Isle De France -- Immigrants And Diggers. The Pommy's Lament ; Sixteen Thousand Miles From Home ; Billy Barlow In Australia ; With My Swag All On My Shoulder, Or, Denis O'riley ; The Old Palmer Song ; Tambaroora Gold (Two Versions) ; Look Out Below! ; The Miner -- The Bushrangers. My Name Is Ben Hall ; Bold Jack Donahue ; Bold Jack Donahue (Another Version) ; The Wild Colonial Boy ; The Wild Colonial Boy (Another Version) ; Ballad Of Ben Hall's Gang ; Ballad Of… Read More

Norwell, Massachusetts, Usa: Annika Parance Publishing, 2012. 3rd Edition . Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. As New, A Gently Read Copy - Writing On Inside Of Back Cover - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ In Canada, one man in seven risks developing prostate cancer. It is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men and its incidence has increased by 30 percent since 1988. While most commonly diagnosed after age 70, prostate cancer can also occur in men in their forties and fifties. Like other forms of cancer, this disease affects not only the patient but also his family. At the time of diagnosis, there are many questions that need to be answered. This book provides a simple, concise, practical guide to help patients understand prostate cancer. Now in its third edition, it has, over the years, become an indispensable reference work. It is an outstanding source of information on the prevention and causes of prostate… Read More

Da Capo Press, 2001. Trade Paperback. New. New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - A Rum Affair Is An Absorbing Tale Of Scientific Chicanery And Academic Intrigue -Critically Acclaimed And A Finalist For The Los Angeles Timesbook Prize. In The 1940S, The Eminent British Botanist John Heslop Harrison Proposed A Controversial Theory: Species Of Plants On The Islands Off The West Coast Of Scotland, He Said, Had Survived The Last Ice Age. His Premise Flew In The Face Of Evidence That The Last Advance Of The Ice Sheets Extended Well South Of Mainland Scotland, But He Said He Had Proof-The Plants And Grasses Found On The Isle Of Rum - That Would Make His Name In The Scientific World. Harrison Didn't Anticipate, However, The Tenacious John Raven, An Amateur Botanist Who Boldly Questioned Whether These Grasses Were Truly Indigenous To The Area, Or Whether They Had Been Transported There And Planted. What Seems At First A Minor… Read More

Baen, 1987. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New. New - Unread - 1St Edition - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. - Please See All Photos. - When College Student Tom Scheffler Agrees To Care For The Luxury Chicago Apartment Of His Great-Uncle Montgomery Chapel, He Soon Realizes That Traveler Chapel'S Apartment Contains More Than A Priceless Collection Of Exquisite Egyptian Artifacts. An Alternate Egyptian World Awaits Tom, A World Of Ancient Gods, Uncountable Treasure, And Danger. A World Where Revenge Will Be Had. A World Very Much Of Interest To A Dangerous Fugitive And Time-Traveler Named Pilgrim.

American Book Publishing, 2012. Trade Paperback. As New. 23-15-4. Translated By Nina Kahori Signed And Inscribed By Translator Advanced Reading Copy Like New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Books And Pens Became Proof Of Crime. Those Who Used Pens Were Imprisoned So They Would Not Write About The Large Number Of Injustices. Opposition Newspapers Were Shut Down So There Would Be No Report Of The Many Crimes That Were Carried Out By The Regime. Books Were Banned And Burned So There Were No New Ideas Or Possibilities To Be Discussed. This Book Will Help To Differentiate Between Iran's People And Its Government. Iran's Name Has Been In The News In The Past Several Years. This Is A Book For Those Who Would Like To Learn About Iran, Its History, Its Women Behind Those Black Covers, Its Era Around The 1979 Revolution, And The Years After That Leading Up To The Iran-Iraq War. It Will Shed Light On The Opposition Of Iran's… Read More

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Mcgraw-Hill Company Of Canada, Ltd., 1970. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Vintage 1970 Reference Manual For Stenographers And Typists Canadian Edition

Basic Books, 2002. 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. In This Book, Sachs Accompanies An Eccentric Group Of Entomologists, Anthropologists, Biochemists, And Botanists - A New Kind Of Biological "Mod Squad" - On Some Of Their Grisliest, Most Intractable Cases. She Takes Us To The Ultra-Bizarre Body Farm In Knoxville, Tennessee, Where Scientists Watch Bodies Decay In Order To Learn The Secrets Of Decomposition And Death. She Also Takes Us Into The Courtroom, Where "Post-O. J." Forensic Science As A Whole Is Coming Under Fire And The New Multidisciplinary Art Of Forensic Ecology Is Struggling To Establish Its Credibility." In The End, Sachs Reveals Death To Be Not A Single Moment In Time, But An Elaborate Dance, As Insects And Microbes Colonize A Corpse, And Efficiently - Even Gracefully - Return It To The Earth. The Story Of The… Read More

United Nations, 2005. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Very Good. In Excellent Condition Like New For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos Marrying Vivid Eyewitness Storytelling With Concrete Analysis, Jeffrey Sachs Provides A Conceptual Map Of The World Economy And The Different Categories Into Which Countries Fall, Explaining Why Wealth And Poverty Have Diverged And Evolved As They Have And Why The Poorest Nations Have Been So Markedly Unable To Escape The Cruel Vortex Of Poverty. Sachs Plunges Into The Messy Realities Of Economies, Leading His Readers Through His Work In Bolivia, Poland, Russia, India, China, And Africa, And Concludes With An Integrated Set Of Solutions To The Tangled Economic, Political, Environmental, And Social Issues That Most Frequently Hold Societies Back.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Vintage Canada, 2008. Trade Paperback. As New. Like New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - What Goes On In Human Beings When They Make Or Listen To Music? What Is It About Music, What Gives It Such Peculiar Power Over Us, Power Delectable And Beneficent For The Most Part, But Also Capable Of Uncontrollable And Sometimes Destructive Force? Music Has No Concepts, It Lacks Images; It Has No Power Of Representation, It Has No Relation To The World. And Yet It Is Evident In All Of Us-We Tap Our Feet, We Keep Time, Hum, Sing, Conduct Music, Mirror The Melodic Contours And Feelings Of What We Hear In Our Movements And Expressions. In This Book, Oliver Sacks Explores The Power Music Wields Over Us-A Power That Sometimes We Control And At Other Times Don'T. He Explores, In His Inimitable Fashion, How It Can Provide Access To Otherwise Unreachable Emotional States, How It Can Revivify Neurological Avenues That… Read More

Vintage Books, 2002. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. As New - Unread Copy. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Oliver Sacks's Luminous Memoir Charts The Growth Of A Mind. Born In 1933 Into A Family Of Formidably Intelligent London Jews, He Discovered The Wonders Of The Physical Sciences Early From His Parents And Their Flock Of Brilliant Siblings, Most Notably "Uncle Tungsten" (Real Name, Dave), Who "Manufactured Lightbulbs With Filaments Of Fine Tungsten Wire." Metals Were The Substances That First Attracted Young Oliver, And His Descriptions Of Their Colors, Textures, And Properties Are As Sensuous And Romantic As An Art Lover's Rhapsodies Over An Old Master. Seamlessly Interwoven With His Personal Recollections Is A Masterful Survey Of Scientific History, With Emphasis On The Great Chemists Like Robert Boyle, Antoine Lavoisier, And Humphry Davy (Sacks's Personal Hero). Yet This Is Not A Dry… Read More

Billboard Books, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. 28-20-7. In Excellent Used Condition. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos This Reference For Scholars And General Readers Traces The Development Of Western Classical Music From Medieval Times Through The End Of The 20Th Century. Each Of Nine Chronologically Arranged Chapters Contains An Introduction To The Period, Followed By Separate Sections Containing Biographies Of Important Figures, Examinations Of Musical Styles And Forms, And Discussions Of Musical Instruments. Recommended Recordings Are Listed For Each Composer. Editor Stanley Sadie, Who Was Music Critic For The Times (London) For 20 Years, Has Incorporated Contributions From A Long List Of Musicologists. Famed Musician Vladimir Ashknazy Provides A Brief Forewrod. This Is An American Edition Of A 2003 Book Created And Produced By Flame Tree Publishing (Uk). Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

Lakewood, New Jersey, Usa: Cis Publishers And Distributors , 1991. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. With Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ The Dawn Of The Nineteenth Century Found Europe In Deep Turmoil. Napolean's Legions Were Rolling Across The Continent, Overwhelming The Austrian, Prussian And Russian Armies. In 1806, His Forces Laid Siege To The Ancient City Of Pressburg Whose Jewish Community Was Led By Rabbi Moshe Sofer, Universally Acclaimed As The Chasam Sofer. Only The Danube River Impeded Napolean's Onslaught. What Followed Was A Siege Lasting Forty-Two Days During Which The People Of Pressburg Experienced The Unbridled Fury Of French Firepower. The Beleaguered City Was Turned Into A Scene Of Utter Devastation, Its Populace Decimated. Miraculously, The Jewish Population Escaped Virtually Unscathed.

Abacus, 1983. Trade Paperback. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. - May Have Some Minor Wear Around Edges For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Cosmos Has 13 Heavily Illustrated Chapters, Corresponding To The 13 Episodes Of The Cosmos Television Series. In The Book, Sagan Explores 15 Billion Years Of Cosmic Evolution And The Development Of Science And Civilization. Cosmos Traces The Origins Of Knowledge And The Scientific Method, Mixing Science And Philosophy, And Speculates To The Future Of Science. The Book Also Discusses The Underlying Premises Of Science By Providing Biographical Anecdotes About Many Prominent Scientists Throughout History, Placing Their Contributions Into The Broader Context Of The Development Of Modern Science. The Book Covers A Broad Range Of Topics, Comprising Sagan's Reflections On Anthropological, Cosmological, Biological, Historical, And Astronomical Matters From Antiquity To Contemporary Times. Sagan Reiterates His Position On… Read More

New York, New York, Usa: Jay Publishing Company Inc., 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. In Very Good Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ Vintage 1951 National League Official History 75Th Anniversary

Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd, 1980. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New. 24-18-4. New - Unread - 1St Edition For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos This Book Is For The Student Or General Reader With An Interest In Germany, Who Would Like To Have A More Detailed Knowledge Of Her History In The Nineteenth Century. It Provides A Vivid And Comprehensive Picture Of German Life, Institutions And General Culture, Presented As Contemporaries Living In Germany Viewed It.

Eden Press, 1985. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Zagurak, Luba. In Very Good Used Condition. Crease Top Right Corner, Some Yellowing Around Edges. Previous Owners Name. With Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~

Reedswain, 2000. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. As New. Like New For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Put Your Opponents On Their Heels And The Ball In Goal! Use The Strategies, Plays, Skills, And Drills Of Attacking Soccer To Develop A High-Powered Offensive Team That Will Take Your Club, High School, Or College League By Storm. The Expert Contributing Coaches Cover The Following: - Playing Out Of The Thirds - Possession Soccer - Changing Points Of Attack - Quick Counterattacks And Transitions - Flank Attacks - Offensive Patterns Of Play - Restart Plays - Individual Skill Development Editor Joe Luxbacher, Head Coach At The University Of Pittsburgh, Has Assembled Many Of The Game's Top Offensive-Minded Coaches Including Dave Sarachan Of D.C. United, Jay Hoffman Of The U.S. Women's National Team, Former Tampa Bay Mutiny Coach John Kowalski, And College Coaches Dean Foti Of Syracuse, Sam Koch Of Massachusetts, And Dave Masur Of St. John's. Each Coach Explains And… Read More