Search Results: Titles starting with C from The Brooklyn Bookman

CAPE, Tony: The Cambridge Theorem. New York, Felony & Mayhem Press, 2005. (Originally published: 1989). Paperback, 431 pp. Subject: Novel / Mystery and Crime Fiction. Condition: Like New. Some traces of wear to the corners of the front cover. Otherwise, book is in excellent condition. Pages clean and unmarked. First-rate suspenseful mystery fiction by one of Britain's rising stars of the genre. Don't miss this one! ISBN: 9781933397030

WATERS, John: Carsick. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 322 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Travel / Autobiography. Book and Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. Light wear to the book-spine's tips. Otherwise a book in excellent condition with clean pages in a more than fine dust wrapper. The quirky wanderings and observations of the celebrated writer, actor and director. Not to be missed! ISBN: 9780374298630

SCOTT, David: The Catholic Passion: Rediscovering the Power and Beauty of the Faith. Chicago, Loyola Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 266 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Roman Catholicism / Religion and Spirituality. Book and jacket condition: Very Good. Lightly worn appearance with edge-wear at the lower extremities to the dust wrapper but fully in tact and in near first rate condition. All pages unmarked. An outstanding exposition of Catholic belief for the modern reader. ISBN: 0829414797

MORRIS, Desmond: Catlore. New York, Crown Publishers, Inc., 1987. First American Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 180 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Cats – Behavior and Folklore. Book & jacket condition: Very Good Minus / Near Fine. Some light traces of foxing to the topside and fore-edge of the book. All pages unmarked, clean in a near-fine Brodart dust jacket. A fascinating exploration into the ways of our feline friends and the amazing folklore surrounding these enigmatic creatures. ISBN: 0517569035

JAMES, P.D.: A Certain Justice. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First American Trade Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 364 pp. Subject: Novel / Mystery & Crime Fiction / Adam Dalgliesh Series. Condition: Very Good Plus. Slight tilt to the book-spine with traces of very minimal edge-wear at the jacket's extremities. Otherwise book is in excellent shape. Entertaining with sufficient plot twists to delight any reader of the genre, this is top-form mystery from the grand dame of crime and mystery writers. Don't miss this one! ISBN: 0375401091

SWANSON, James L.: Chasing Lincoln's Killer. New York, Scholastic, 2009. Stated First Edition, later printing. Hardcover with dust jacket, 194 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Biography-Assassins-John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865) / Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) / History-U.S. Civil War (1861-1865) / Nonfiction juvenile literature. Book and jacket condition: Very Good Minus. Light wear with a tear at the corner of jacket's front flap. Gold-imprinted front book board and spine in first-rate condition. Copy is illustrated throughout. Fascinating account of the people and events involved in the Lincoln assassination. ISBN: 0439903548

CLARKE, Arthur C.: Childhood's End. New York, Del Rey/Ballantine, 1990. Originally published: 1953. Paperback, 212 pp. Subject: Novel / Science & Speculative Fiction / Extraterrestrials & Humans. Condition: Very Good. A gently-used copy with very faint creasing to the spine. Light toning to the pages but clean (not marked)– an overall copy in near-fine condition. Clarke's supreme SF classic about the destiny of humankind under the tutelage of superior alien Overlords. A profoundly philosophical tale in all its implications. ISBN: 9780345347954

FISHMAN, Ted C.: China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World. New York, Scribner, 2006. Paperback, 353 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Economics & Business / China. Condition: Very Good Plus. Extremely light edgewear to the lower edge of front cover with corners lightly bumped. Otherwise book copy is complete with all pages clean and unmarked. Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand China - and its impact on the 21st Century world. ISBN: 0743257359

EGER, Dr. Edith Eva: The Choice: Embrace the Possible. New York, Scribner, 2017. Softcover, 288 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Memoir & Autobiography / Holocaust Studies / Psychology. Condition: Very Good Minus. Former owner's name inscribed on the front cover's reverse. Pages clean and unmarked. Harrowing yet inspirational account of a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp during the Second World War. An important contribution to the literature, since Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning. A winner of the National Jewish Book Award. ISBN: 9781501130793

ALEXANDER, Lloyd: The Chronicles of Prydain - Book 1: The Book of Three. New York, Henry Holt & Company, 2011. Originally published in 1964. Paperback, 205 pp. Subject: Novel / Children's Fantasy / The Chronicles of Prydain Series, Book 1. Condition: Very Good Plus / About Fine. Light corner edgewear to lower right hand corner and ruffling to lower page corner. Nevertheless a copy in about excellent condition – all pages clean and not marked. First-rate children's fantasy fiction by the Newberry award-winning author. Recommended. ISBN: 9780805080483

FREUD, Sigmund: Civilization and its Discontents. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 1961. Later Printing. (Originally published in 1930.) Paperback, 127 pp. Translated from the German by James Strachey, with a biographical introduction by Peter Gay. Subject: Nonfiction / Psychology / Culture. Condition: Very Good. Light toning to pages, but clean, complete and unmarked. Tiny edge-wear to borders of spine. A nice, sturdy copy all-in-all. A seminal document of modern twentieth century thought which offers a brilliant analysis of the relationship between societies and human psychology. ISBN: 0393301583

MARTIN, George R.R.: A Clash of Kings. New York, Bantam, 2012. (Originally published: 1999.) Paperback, 1009 pp. Subject: Novel / Fantasy / A Song of Ice & Fire series, Book 2. Condition: Very Good . Creasing and roll to the book-spine evident. Otherwise a copy in above-average condition (pages clean and not marked). The second volume in the widely-acclaimed heroic fantasy saga. Grab it! ISBN: 9780345535429

DENNIS, Denise Liotta: Classical Feng Shui for Romance, Sex & Relationships. Woodbury,MN., Llewellyn Publications, 2015. FIRST EDITION/UNCORRECTED PROOF. Softcover, 318 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Eastern Philosophy / Geomancy. Condition: Very Good. Small bump or two at the book corners. No other apparent defects; a copy in near fine condition. Pages white and clean. Well written exposition on the ancient art of harmonizing people with their living spaces and surrounding environments. Recommended. ISBN: 9780738741888

THURMAN, Judith: Cleopatra's Nose: 39 Varieties of Desire. New York, Picador/Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2007. Stated First Picador Edition: 2008. Softcover, 427 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Essays / Literary / Women's Studies. Condition: Good. The main defect of the book involves ruffling of pages (page corners and edges bent). Otherwise a copy in readable condition with all pages clean and unmarked. This book "is an exuberant gathering of essays and profiles , representing twenty years of Judith Thurman's writing, particularly her fascination with human vanity, femininity, and 'women's work' – a term that in her definition, encompasses haute couture, literature, and ruling empires...these essays hint at the central occupations of a uniquely inquisitive mind." ISBN: 9780312427757

McKISSACK, Patricia C., Fredrick L., & John: Clone Codes. New York, Scholastic, Inc., 2010. First Printing. Paperback, 173 pp. Subject: Novel / Science and Speculative Fiction / Cloning / Cyborgs. Condition: Very Good Minus. Slight reading crease along the spine border. Former owner's name inscribed on the reverse side of the front cover. Othewise a copy in very good condition with clean pages. "In the year 2170, cyborgs and clones are treated no better than slaves, and an underground movement is fighting for their freedom...Through time travel and advanced technologies, this thrilling adventure asks what it means to be human." ISBN: 9780545284882

MARSH, Ngaio: Clutch of Contstables. New York, Jove, 1986. Paperback, 213 pp. Originally published in 1969 by Little, Brown & Company. Stated Third Printing: October, 1986. Subject: Novel / Mystery. Book condition: Very Good. Spine tilt and creasing on the book-spine. Edge-wear and reading crease adjacent to the spine evident. No other visible imperfections; book is complete with clean,unmarked pages. Very nice-looking cover. Taut, suspenseful mystery fiction by one of the Grand Dames of the genre. Don't miss this one. ISBN: 0515087750

THOMAS, Dylan: The Collected Stories. New York, New Directions, 1986. Trade Paperback, 362 pp. Subject: Fiction / Literature / Short Story Collections. Condition: Good Plus. Two inch tear at the bottom of the reverse cover, duly repaired with protective tape. Creasing throughout the spine evident. Pages clean and unmarked. Collection of unique short stories by the celebrated British poet. ISBN: 0811209989

PORTER, Katherine Anne: The Collected Essays and Occasional Writings of Katherine Anne Porter. Boston, Houghton Mifflin / Seymour Lawrence, 1970. Reprint - 1990. Subject: Nonfiction / Essays / Poetry / Letters. Softcover, 496 pp. Condition: Very Good Plus. Light bumping to the to two of the book corners. Otherwise a clean copy in first-rate condition. "Here is a magnificent collection of essays and short pieces by one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century...This rich, varied, wise, humorous, and spirited collection reveals a far-ranging mind and a life dedicated to the craft of writing and to standards of excellence." ISBN: 0395533627

CONGREVE, William: The Comedies of William Congreve. New York, The Macmillan Company, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover, no dust jacket, 392 pp. Subject: Literature / Drama /17th Century British Restoration Comedy / 17th Century British Playwrights-William Congreve, 1670-1729. Condition: Very Good. Former owner's name inscribed on the title page. Normal age toning to the pages, but all clean and unmarked. Some sunning to the book-spine. Overall a copy in first-rate condition. A collection of classic 17th Century British Restoration comedies by the celebrated playwright. Edited with an introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch.

PERRET, Gene: Comedy Writing Step by Step: How To Write And Sell Your Sense Of Humor. Hollywood, CA., Samuel French, 1990. First Samuel French Edition: 1990. Originally published in 1982. Softcover, 281 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Comedy and Humor Writing-Authorship / Writing and Reference-How To. Condition: Very Good Plus. A gently-used copy with all pages clean and not marked. Sticker peal at the lower left-hand corner of the reverse cover. Overall a a near first-rate copy. Clear, concise and no-nonsense primer on the mechanics of comedy and humor writing for the audience that sells. With a forward by celebrated comedian/actress Carol Burnett. A definite must for aspiring authors of the genre. ISBN: 0573606056