Search Results: Titles starting with B from Pegasus Book Orphanage

Basic Books, publishers, New York 1993 hardcover, 6½" x 9½", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, and barcode. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket This is the first major biography of America's preeminent psychologist, a rivetting portrait of a controversial "social inventor" and entrepreneur whose ideas transformed education, child rearing, and even community life. This biography places his contribution firmly within the American tradition of utopian and social-political debate. The text is based on examination of the Skinner archives at Harvard, and access to thousands of personal notes Skinner wrote to himself between 1950 and 1990.

Concrete Publications Ltd, London - first edition 1950 Hardcover Book in VERY GOOD condition dark blue cloth-bound hardcover, 9.75" x 6.5", with gold type to spine, table, diagrams & charts. A completely revised work based on the British Standard Code of Practice for the Structural Use of Normal Reinforced Concrete in Buildings, 1948.

University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico - 1976 hardcover, 6½" x 9½", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers & barcode. Binding is sound B Traven (1890? - 1969) is one of the most mysterious figures in twentieth-century literature. He is best known as the author of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'. Most things written about him has amounted to guesswork about his life. He wrote in both German and English, and nearly all his fiction is set in Mexico, his adopted homeland. This present book is the first general study in any language of Traven's literary output, and based almost exclusively in textural evidence.

Hodder & Stoughton 1994 hard cover + dust jacket Very good book in good dustjacket with a few small creases. A former pediatrician and mother of 5, the author pulls together the most up to date scientific research and the wisdom of generations of western parents and contemporary traditional cultures to give down to earth informed advice about the theory and practice of baby bonding. Includes massage, sounds, smells, and much more.

Angus & Robertson 1983 soft cover Ex library copy in good condition, previous owner's name on fep. The basic movements of baby massage are described with minimum words plus warm watercolours. Emphasis on what you can expect to feel during the massage, and what the baby feels through the medium of touch.

Oxford Basil Blackwell 1962 hard cover + dust jacket Ex library copy with usual stamps, stickes and barcode, otherwise good book in good price-clipped and protected dust jacket. Includes cultural background of the religion, the Pantheon, Temple Buildings, rituals, mythology, divination and its technique, divination and astrology. Also includes a selection of ritual texts.

Oxford Medical Publications 1992 soft cover Although marked "damaged", there are no obvious signs of damage. Good condition. Non-technical information on all aspects of back pain - structure and function of the back, various causes of back pain, and the psychological and social effects on sufferers' lives. Considers the range of medical and surgical treatments and compares them with non-orthodox therapies, and advises on self-help measures for prevention and alleviation.

Random House 1994 Hard cover in unclipped dust jacket Ex-ibrary with usual stamps, stickers, barcode, otherwise very good book in very good protected dustjacket. Teaching Lost Selves to Speak. A wise and powerful book by a brave and spirited woman, Back Talk links autobiography and biography in an original and compelling way.

Pelham Books, London - first edition 1975 hardcover, 8.75" x 5.5" & dust jacket Chapters on Egyptian, Roman, Venetian, Netherlandish, Spanish, French, Bohemian, English, American glasses. Ex-library copy in transparent covering, with usual stickers, stamps, barcode etc. Pencil marks. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Red cloth-bound boards with silver type to spine, photographic frontis (Portland Vase), 19 b/w photos, index. Traces glass history, production, & decoration from antiquity to end of nineteenth century; emphasises more practical approach for the collector.

Sidgwick & Jackson, publishers, London 1989 hardcover, 9" x 11¼", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps & stickers, and barcode cut from front endpaper. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price-clipped dust Jacket This is the most detailed, close-up look behind the scenes of Bruce Springsteen's music ever published. Illustrated with stunning never-before-seen colour photographs and packed with rare interviews and inside scoops, this book reveals the kind of information about Springsteen's performances, sessions and records that fans are dying to know. Over 150 photos. Packed book weighs 1½kilos (3¼lbs) - slightly higher than usual postage will apply, we'll gladly quote first.

Hodder & Stoughton, publishers, London 1989 hardcover, 5¾" x 8¾", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, and usual stamps, stickers, and barcode. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket While John Gielgud was acting in Chichester in 1971, he wrote a book of reminiscences recalling actors and actresses he had known and, in many cases, worked with. The book, 'Distinguished Company', has long been out of print. Since then Sir John has written a good many equally delightful brief portraits, including close friends. These essays have now been collected under the heading 'Times for Reflection' and are the first part of this volume, which also contains 'Distinguished Company'.

Constable & Company, London 1972 Hardcover with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy, with usual library markings and barcode to front endpaper. GOOD book in GOOD price-clipped dust jacket In recording her life Edith Wharton is more concerned with friends and events rather than in going deep within herself; this Mrs Wharton would doubtless have felt to be an error of tact. But it is a life full of incident and with Edith Wharton's telling the variety of events compose a neatly constructed whole; yet beneath the easy exterior is the knowledge that the worlds in which she had lived were one by one to vanish. Includes 9 b&w photographs.

Frederick Muller Ltd, London - first edition 1944 hardcover, 8.75" x 5.5" Uncut fore and tail edges. Sun-fading to spine cloth. Stamped 1/6 on ffep. An unusual number. Small bump to top boards. Book in GOOD condition Blue cloth-bound boards with dark-blue type to spine & front cover design, 6 watercolour plates, bios of 13 contributors. Anthology of verse, prose, and paintings by Prisoners-of-War (all officers) whilst held in captivity in a Hessian village during WW2.

Knopf 1982 hard cover + dust jacket Book in very good condition, in very good unclipped dust jacket which has a few small tears and nicks. From sparrows to snails, from crickets to chipmunks, a celebration of our closest neighbours in the world of nature, of their beauty and complexity, their habits and abilities, their charm and the interest they add to our own lives. Includes many beautiful colour illustrations.

Compass Equestrian Ltd, London, Great Britain - 1998 softcover, 17cms x 11cms, with card cover Book in VERY GOOD condition Note: 'BAHNM' in title is 'British Association of Holistic Nutrition and Medicine'. This book draws on both modern scientific and technical research and on historical references to provide a compendium of information on equine physiology, nutrition, biochemistry, common diseases and holistic veterinary therapies. It will be an invaluable source of reference for horse owners wishing to apply holistic methods to equine management.

Crowell-Collier Press, publishers, New York © 1969 hardcover, 5¾" x 8½", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers & barcode, etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price-clipped dust jacket Don Dwiggins's rousing history of parachuting, accompanied by dozens of dramatic photographs, includes accounts of the stranger-than-fiction adventures of those who pioneered the use of parachutes as tactical and life-saving equipment during wartime, as a device for recovering space vehicles, and as standard gear for the most daring sport of all - skydiving.

Schirmer Books, New York - sixth edition 1978 hardcover, 9 1/2" x 7 3/4", with dust jacket. ISBN 0-02-870240-9. Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers etc. Barcode excised from ffep. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Black cloth-bound boards with gold & white type to spine and front, and tan endpapers. From Erkki AALTONEN, Finnish composer, to Otto M ZYKAN, Austrian pianist, this outstanding one-volume work of musical biography contains over 12,000 entries, varying in length from a few lines to multi-page accounts of the lives and works of the musical greats. Spanning the history of music from the Middle Ages to the age of rock, it offers detailed information on musicians of the classical tradition, composers of the avant garde, and the prominent names in jazz, blues, country music, and popular music. Packed book weighs 3kgs (6.5lbs) - expect higher shipping cost.

Collins, London - reprint edition 1985 hardcover, 9 1/4" x 5 3/4", with dust jacket GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket Black cloth-bound boards with gold type to spine, 14 b&w photographs, index. Flora Solomon had a Russian soul, Jewish heart and a British passport. Daughter of a multi-millionaire Russian banker, she spent her early married life in Palestine under British rule; passionately devoted to the Zionist cause; creator of UK's 'British Restuarants' in WWII; friend of Golda Meir, Kim Philby, Diaghilev, Stravinski - an exciting life. Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers barcode etc, and slight lean to spine.

Comet / W H Allen, London 1984 softcover, 9 1/4" x 6" Book in GOOD condition Balanchine's 'Festival of the Ballet' is a classic reference work giving scene-by-scene descriptions of classic and contemporary ballets. Seventeen b&w photographs. We are offering VOLUME ONE only which covers 250 ballets commencing with letters from A to M alphabetically listed..

Viking / Penguin, Camberwell, Melbourne - 2005 softcover, 6" x 9" Book in VERY GOOD condition This is a remarkable first-hand account of life at the UN front lines and in recent post-conflict hotspots. The author was a UN Military Observer in East Timor and a member of the de-mining team in Iraq following the fall of Saddam. He is currently a UN Security Adviser in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. Narrowly surviving two deadly terrorist acts - the Bali bombings and the devastating suicide attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad - he assisted the injuried and dying in the horrific aftermaths. This book reveals the realities of humanitarian and military service.