Search Results: Titles starting with C from Books of the World

New York: Ballantine Books, May 2009. Trade Paperback. Fine. Slight shelfwear, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 263 pages.

New York: Ariel Books, 1958. Hardcover. First Edition, likely first printing (no additional printings listed). Quarter-bound in pink cloth over boards with black titles and green sides with three black illustrations. Illustrated endpapers. 23 full-page color lithographs and numerous B&W illustrations by Lynd Ward. Very Good. FFEP clipped. Interior unmarked. Spine straight and tight, tail bumped. Corners sharp. Not from a library. 96 pages. 8 x 11 x 0.4 inches.

New York: Bantam Classic, March 1981. Mass Market Paperback. March 1981. 2nd printing, August 1981. Near Fine. Lightly tanned, but unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 122 pages.

Ames, Iowa: Iowa State College, Agricultural Extension Service. Pamphlet 88. April 1944. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Very Good. Unmarked. Not from a library. 14 pages. A World War II era how-to guide for canning fruits and vegetables.

New York: Pantheon, June 1981. Trade Paperback. 3rd printing. Very Good. Unmarked. Binding straight, tight and uncreased. Light shelf and reading wear. One inch tear to lower front hinge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 174 pages.

New York: Macmillan, 1951. Hardcover. Dark red cloth over boards with silvery printing to spine. First Printing (stated). Very Good. No jacket. Text tanned but unmarked. Spine straight and tight; ends bumped and frayed. Not from a library. 262 pages.

Jamaica, B.W.I.: Institute of Social and Economic Research, University College of the West Indies, in association with the Program for the Study of Man in the Tropics, Columbia University, 1957. Hardcover. First Edition. Good+ book. No jacket as published. Prior owner's names and address on endpaper. Notes and underling to text. Tanning to cover. Spine straight and tight. Spine ends and corners bumped. viii + 124 pages. Papers presented at the annual meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in December, 1956. Contents include: Charles Wagley, Plantation America: A Culture Sphere; Preston E. James, Man-Land Relations in the Caribbean Area; Elena Padilla, Contemporary Social-Rural Types in the Caribbean Region; M. G. Smith; The African Heritage in the Caribbean; Eric Williams, Race Relations in Caribbean Society; Raymond T. Smith, The Family in the Caribbean; Robert A. Manners, Methods of Community-Analysis in the Caribbean; Lloyd Braithwaite, The Present Status of the Social… Read more

New Delhi: HarperCollins India, 2004. Trade Paperback. As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not damaged. xvi + 447 pages. Travels in dangerous places in quest for carpets.

Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, 2019. Trade Paperback. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not damaged. 281 pages. One of the classics of modern crime fiction, first published in 1920. While London dockworkers are struggling to unload a shipment of French wine, one of the heavy casks falls, shatters and reveals its cargo - sawdust, gold coins, and a female corpse. But by the time the police arrive, the barrel has vanished along with its macabre contents. Enter Inspector Burnley of Scotland Yard, who traces the cask to Paris, where he enlists the help of detective M. Lefarge of the Sûreté. Together, they hunt for the identity of the anonymous victim and her devious killer, traversing a maze of clues, alibis, red herrings, and lies. This top-notch procedural, along with Agatha Christie's first novel, marked the start of the golden age of the detective story. Freeman Wills Crofts, one of the "Big Four" mystery writers of the era, provides fascinating insights… Read more

New York: Random House, May 2000. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / second printing per number line. Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight; ends bumped. Dust stains to edges. Light edgewear to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 240 pages. The story of an espionage operation mounted by the FBI against the Soviet Union that ran for twenty-three years. Lured by a double agent working for the United States, ten Russian spies, including a professor at the University of Minnesota, his wife, and a classic "sleeper" in New York City, were sent by Moscow to penetrate America's secrets. Two FBI agents were killed, and secret formulas were passed to the Russians in a dangerous ploy that could have spurred Moscow to create the world's most powerful nerve gas.

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Trade Paperback. 2008. New. First paperback printing / full number line. Not a remainder. Not damaged. xiv + 204 pages. Contents: Introduction : a new kind of threat -- Saudi Arabia : oil fields ablaze -- Pakistan : loose nukes -- Mexico : a flood of refugees -- China : collapse of a great power -- Conclusions : the coming storm.

Chantilly, Virginia: Teaching Company. DVD. Fine. Twenty-four 30-minute lectures on four Fine DVDs in a Fine original cases along with a Fine 145-page paperback Course Guidebook. No shrink-wrap, otherwise As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. Suitable for gifting. To step inside a Gothic cathedral is to step inside the visual essence of the Christian faith—a world filled with vaulted ceilings that direct the visitor's gaze toward heaven, stone sculptures that bring to life both the blessings of salvation and the horrors of damnation, and stained glass windows that illustrate powerful religious stories in dazzling bursts of color. These 24 lavishly illustrated lectures make use of high-definition 3-D modeling and imagery to not just show you the world's great Gothic cathedrals, but to take you around and inside them, from the deepest crypt to the tallest tower, revealing new perspectives you can't enjoy anywhere else. Contents: Lecture 1 What Is a Cathedral? ; Lecture 2 Early… Read more

Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2005. Trade Paperback. New. Not a remainder. Not damaged. Contents: After September 11, an unexpected chance -- Central Asia : the first ten years of independence -- The geopolitics of Central Asia prior to September 11 -- Meeting social and economic burdens -- Failures of political institution building create the challenge of succession -- Changing geopolitics : less has changed than one might think -- What to expect from the future : dealing with common problems.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, April 2003. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Light shelfwear to cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. x + 550 pages. The extraordinary story of the CIA's arming of the Mujahideen in Afghanistan. After the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, pressure mounted for the Americans to support the Afghan resistance. Charlie Wilson, a maverick congressman from East Texas who sat on the powerful House Defense Appropriations Committee, persuaded his colleagues to allocate $10 million to fund the CIA's effort to arm the Mujahideen. Funding eventually grew to over $1 billion a year. This book is a remarkable account of the last battle of the Cold War, a battle that helped weaken the Soviet Union and led to its collapse and, of course, paved the way to the rise of the Taliban and al Qaeda, with consequences that we are dealing with today.

United Nations, February 1980. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Fine. Unmarked. Not from a library. 87 pages. DPI/511 - 175M (2-80). The Charter of the United Nations was signed in 1945 by 51 countries representing all continents, paving the way for the creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945. The Statute of the International Court of Justice forms part of the Charter. The aim of the Charter is to save humanity from war; to reaffirm human rights and the dignity and worth of the human person; to proclaim the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small; and to promote the prosperity of all humankind. The Charter is the foundation of international peace and security.

New York: NAL Caliber, May 2006. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. As New book in an As New jacket. Remainder mark. Not from a library. Not clipped. x + 326 pages. Contents: George Bush had better be fucking right; Hurry up and Kuwait; Welcome to Saddam International Airport; Into Baghdad; Sector 17; Ka-bob; The mother's day massacre; Keeping the peace; Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not trying to kill you; Ripples of hope; I saw a holy man die tonight; God bullets hurt; Collateral damage; The gremlins theory; Baghdad island; Hope is not a course of action; Ali Baba; Fighting the media war; Christmas in Baghdad; A viable exit strategy; Homecoming; The war within; Finding a voice; Speaking out; Taking on the president of the United States; Operation truth; The sensible war movement.

Berkeley: University of California Press. Trade Paperback. 1984. First Edition / full number line. Near Fine book. Text block pristine. Spine is straight, tight and uncreased but sun faded. Foxing to top edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. No tears, no creases, no folds. viii + 293 pages.

Chennai: East West Books, (Madras) Pvt Ltd, 2005. Trade Paperback. New. Not a remainder. Not damaged. viii + 123 pages : ill. ; 21 cm. Musings on Madras culture and history with cartoons by Biswajit Balasubramanian.

Singapore: Periplus. Map, folding. 1st Edition. August 1999. Folding map with card covers. 6 maps on 1 sheet : both sides, color; 50 x 38 cm. or smaller, sheet 51 x 86 cm., folded in cover 26 x 11 cm. Near Fine. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Unmarked. No tears. Relief shown by gradient tints, shading, and spot heights on maps of northern Thailand, Chiang Mai area, and Golden Triangle. Legend in English, Dutch, French, and German. Contents: Chiang Mai 1:150,000; Northern Thailand 1:1,000,000; Golden Triangle 1:500,000; Chiang Mai 1:20,000; Chiang Rai 1:17,500; Mae Hong Son 1:14,000.

Alexandria, Virginia: Time Life Books, August 1995. Comb-bound hardcover. First Edition. Fine. Interior pristine. Light rubbing to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Suitable for gifting. 160 pages. Whether you crave soups, stews or stews or salads, something stir-fried, roasted or grilled, chicken has never tasted so good. Spiral binding allows book to lay flat on counter for easy use.