Search Results: Titles starting with B from The Brooklyn Bookman

Parker, Robert B: BACK STORY. New York, Berkley, 2004. (Originally published in hardcover in 2003). First Paperback Printing, March, 2004. Paperback, 290 pp. Subject: Novel / Mystery & Crime Fiction / Spenser Series. Condition: Good Plus. Some wear to cover's lower edges. Corner creasing to front cover extremities. Still a nice copy with clean pages. "An unsolved thirty-year old murder draws the victim's daughter out of the shadows for overdue justice-and lures Spenser into his own past, old crimes, and dangerous lives." ISBN: 0425194795

WALTER, Jess: Beautiful Ruins: A Novel. New York, Harper Perennial, 2013. Originally published in 2012. Stated First Harper Perennial Edition 2013 (later printing). Softcover, 337 pp. (with an appendix). Subject: Novel / Fiction and Literature. Condition: Good Plus. Relative wear to covers (not too excessive). Some toning to pages, but unmarked and clean overall. Bestselling novel of deft social satire lampooning Hollywood culture and epic films. Not to be missed! ISBN: 9780061928178

GARCIA, Kami & STOHL, Margaret: Beautiful Creatures (Book 1). New York & Boston, Little Brown & Co., 2009. First Paperback Media Tie-In Edition: November, 2012. Paperback, 523 pp. Subject: Novel / Fantasy / Movie Tie-In. Book condition: Very Good. Corners of the front cover lightly worn/bumped. Otherwise book is in excellent condition. Contains poster featuring the cast from the 2012 film staring Jeremy Irons and Emma Thompson. "A hauntingly delicious dark fantasy." - Cassandra Clarke, author of
City of Bones . Don't miss this exciting Southern Gothic fantasy! ISBN: 9780316231671

MCADAM, Colin: A Beautiful Truth – A Novel. New York, Soho Press, 2013.
ADVANCED UNCOPYEDITED EDITION / FIRST EDITION. Softcover, 292 pp. Subject: Novel / Fiction / Human and Primate Relationships / Chimpanzees. Book condition: Like New. "A powerful and haunting meditation on human nature told from the dual perspectives of a Vermont family that has adopted a chimp as a surrogate son, and a group of chimpanzees in a Florida research institute...A novel of great heart and wisdom from a literary master, it exposes the yearnings, cruelty and resilience of all great apes." ISBN: 9781616953157

CIOLETTI, Jeff: Beer FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's Most Celebrated Adult Beverage. Milwaukee, WI., Backbeat Books, 2016. Foreward by John Holl. Softcover, 389 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Cooking / Beverages-Beer. Condition: Very Good Minus. Former owner's inscription found on the reverse of the front endpaper. All pages very clean and unmarked. This book is a well-written and authoritative guide to one of human civilization's most enduring and popular beverages. Bottoms up! ISBN: 9781617136115

ISAACSON, Walter (Ed.): A Benjamin Franklin Reader. New York, Simon & Schuster, 2005. First Paperback Edition. Softcover, 551 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / History and Autobiography-Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790 / Selected Writings. Condition: Very Good Plus. Light sunning to the pages, but clean and not marked. A gently-used copy in near-fine condition that is pleasing to the eye. The living and inspirational writings of the most pre-eminent scientist, philosopher and statesman of eighteenth century America. Includes such classics as the famous Autobiography
and Poor Richard's Almanac. ISBN: 0743273982

GAY, Roxane (Editor): The Best American Short Stories 2018. Boston & New York, Mariner Books / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. First Paperback Edition. Softcover, 322 pp. Subject: Fiction / Annual Short Story Anthologies. Condition: Used, Like New. A gently-used copy with hardly a blemish (there's a small ding at the lower left hand corner of the front cover). All pages crisp and clean. A superlative collection/anthology of the best short fiction for 2018. Guest edited by noted best-selling author and essayist. ISBN: 9780544582941

IYER, Pico (Editor): The Best American Travel Writing 2004. Boston & New York, Houghton-Mifflin Company, 2004. First Edition. Softcover, 332 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Travel & Adventure / The Best American Series (Fiction and Nonfiction). Condition: Very Good Plus. Former owner's red inked inscription found on the front endpaper. Copy is in overall excellent condition with clean and unmarked pages. This book "displays American restlessness at its most tantalizaing and entertaining." A most interesting compendium of travel writings on diverse regions such as Patagonia, Kashmir, the Ivory Coast to small town Vermont. ISBN: 0618341269

DUNKI-JACOBS, Frits: Betting on Blackjack: A Non-Counter's Breakthrough Guide to Making Profits at the Tables. Avon, MA., Adams Media, 2004. Trade Paperback, 214 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Card Games – Blackjack / How-To Condition: Very Good. Light wear to covers, but the pages are clean and not marked. A concisely written, how-to guide to one of the world's most popular card games – for both fun and profit! ISBN: 1580629512

GRASMUCK, Sheri and PESSAR, Patricia R.: Between Two Islands: Dominican International Migration. Berkeley, University of California Press, 1991. First Paperback Edition. Softcover, 247 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Sociology & Anthropology / Dominican Republic & U.S.- Emigration and Immigration. Condition: Very Good Minus. A bit of edge-wear to the lower tips of the book, which displays light smuding. Light blue highlighting of a small portion of the text in the middle of page 3. All other pages noticeably unmarked and clean, however. A lucid and scholarly analysis of the causes and patterns of migration and immigration from the Dominican Republic to the United States. Essential reading for an understanding of contemporary immigration issues. ISBN: 0520071506

HARBIN, Thomas J.: Beyond Anger: A Guide for Men. Cambridge, MA, DaCapo, 2000. Softcover, 225 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Male Psychology / Anger Management. Condition: Very Good. Some traces of light wear to front cover's edge (and on the reverse). Otherwise a copy in near-fine condition with clean pages. A practical guide to coping with the all-too-common emotion plaguing human existence. Specifically written for men afflicted by extreme anger. ISBN: 9781569246214

REICH, Wilhelm: Beyond Psychology: Letters and Journals, 1934-1939. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 256 pp. Edited with an introduction by Mary Boyd Higgins. English translation by Derek & Inge Jordan and Philip Schmitz. Subject: Nonfiction / Wilhelm Reich, 1897-1957 – Diaries and Correspondence / Psychoanalysts – Diaries and Correspondence. Book & jacket condition: Very Good Plus. Some edge-wear to jacket's top extremity. Book is gently used with all pages clean and crisp and illustrated with rare black and white photos detailing the famed psychologist's life and times. An apt selection of diary entries and letters corresponding from the dissenting pen of the 20th Century's most controversial psychoanalysts. ISBN: 0374112479

BEARINGER, David (Editor): The Bill of Rights, The Courts & The Law. Charlottesville, VA., Virginia Foundation for the Humanities & Public Policy, 1999. Subject: Nonfiction / Legal Studies. Condition: Very Good Plus. Two light corner bumps at the bottom, Faint smudge at the fore-edge, but no other noticeable defects. All pages unmarked and clean. The landmark cases – pertaining to the Bill of Right in the Constitution - that have shaped American society. Includes essays and case summaries by various contributors. An essential aid to legal studies. ISBN: 0966891910

ELLROY, James: The Black Dahlia. New York, Mysterious Press, 2006. Movie Tie-In Reissue, 2006. (Originally published: 1987). Paperback, 337 pp. Subject: Novel / Mystery & Crime Fiction / Movie Tie-In & Adaptations. Condition: Very Good. Book corners bumped lightly and corner crease on the reverse cover. Creasing along the book-spine. A decent copy in very good condition – all pages fully intact and unmarked. Spine-tingling and riveting crime noir fiction based upon actual events. This book inspired the film directed by Brian De Palma and starring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson and Hilary Swank. ISBN: 0446698873

WEINBAUM, Stanley G.: The Black Flame. New York, Avon, 1969. Stated First Avon Printing April, 1969. (Originally published in magazine form in 1939 and in book form in 1948.) Avon Book # V2280. Paperback, 223 pp. Subject: Novel / Science Fiction / Post-Apocalyptic Fiction. Condition: Very Good. Light creases to the spine and border adjacent to it. Otherwise a copy in first-rate condition with beautiful vintage cover art by Ronald Walotsky. Visionary speculative fiction classic by one of the genre's great pioneers!

COHEN, Richard M.: Blindsided: Lifting a Life Above Illness: A Reluctant Memoir. New York, HarperCollins, 2004. First Edition (later printing). Subject: Nonfiction / Autobiography and Memoir. Book and jacket condition: Very Good. Tilt to the book-spine. Light bumping to lower book corners. No other physical imperfections evident; book pages clean and unmarked. Inspirational and moving account of one man's struggle – noted television journalist and producer Richard M. Cohen – with the ravages of illness and his eventual triumph and resilience in adversity. ISBN: 0060014091

CORNWELL, Patricia: The Body Farm. New York, Berkeley Books, 1995. Paperback, 351 pp. Subject: Novel / Crime & Mystery Fiction. Condition: Very Good. Slight tilt to the spine with creasing along it. Tiny scuff at the lower right hand corner, but no other visible defects. Taut, suspensful crime thriller by one of the hottest, best-selling authors working in the field today. A must for all fans. ISBN: 0425147622

CONNOLLY, John: The Book of Lost Things. New York, Washington Square Press, 2007. Originally published: 2006. Paperback, 469 pp. Subject: Novel / Fantasy. Condition: Very Good Plus. Light edgewear to the extremities of the book spine. Otherwise book is in near-fine appearance and condition. Compelling fantasy fiction by the New York Times best-selling author. "Taking readers on a vivid journey through the loss of innocence into adulthood and beyond...author John Connolly tells a dark and compelling tale that reminds us of the enduring power of stories in our lives." ISBN: 9780743298902

DOCTOROW, E.L.: The Book of Daniel. New York, Plume, 1996. Later Printing. Softcover, 303 pp. Subject: Novel / Fiction & Literature / Anticommunist Hysteria – U.S., 1950's-Fiction / Ethel & Julius Rosenberg and Their Children -Fictional Accounts. Condition: Good Plus. Some underlining and marking of text but quite negligible. A bit of edgewear to the spine border with a corner crease to the front cover. Overall a more than decent and first-rate copy. A definitive fictional and moving account of Cold War hysteria in America and its impact upon one family in particular. This novel also inspired the 1983 film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Timothy Hutton, Edward Asner and Tovah Feldshuh. ISBN: 0452275660

ALEXANDER, Caroline: The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty. New York, Penguin Books, 2004. Originally published: 2003. First Paperback Edition, 2004. Softcover, 491 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / History – British Naval Mutinies – The Bounty Mutiny (1789) – Narrative Accounts / British Naval Officers – William Bligh, 1754-1817 / British Naval Mutineers-Fletcher Christian, 1764-1794. Condition: Good Plus. Some wear and bumping to corners evident. Pages sunned but clean and unmarked. A revisionist, but fascinating, cogent and scholarly account of one of the most famous and widely-known British naval mutinies of history. ISBN: 0142004693