Search Results: Titles starting with E from The Brooklyn Bookman

LYNN, Adele: The EQ Difference: A Powerful Plan for Putting Emotional Intelligence to Work. New York, AMACON, 2005. Softcover, 262 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Business / Psychology-Self Help. Condition: Used, Like New. Hardly a trace of wear to the book. All pages white and clean (no internal markings). A concise and straightforward guide to personal and business success by applying the principles of emotional intelligence. ISBN: 9780814408445

HAMILTON, Clive: Earthmasters: The Dawn of the Age of Climate Engineering. New Haven & London, Yale University Press, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 247 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Weather Control / Climate Change Mitigation / Environmental Geotechnology. Book and jacket condition: Very Good Plus. All pages clean and unmarked. Small bump to one of the book corners. One corner of the jacket has a mildly frayed edge. Otherwise a copy in near-fine condition. A serious examination into world-wide efforts towards mitigation of the devastating effects of climate change through geoengineering. A must for those concerned with this subject. ISBN: 9780300186673

WINEAPPLE, Brenda: Ecstatic Nation: Confidence, Crisis, and Compromise, 1848-1877. New York, HarperCollins, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 722 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / History-U.S.-19th Century. Book & jacket condition: Very Good. Faint edge-wear to the extremities of both jacket and book-copy, but both in above-average condition with unmarked pages. A monumental study of the forces and personalities that shaped the modern American nation. ISBN: 9780061234576

WEIR, Alison: Eleanor of Aquitaine: By the Wrath of God, Queen of England. London, Pimlico, 2000. Paperback, 444 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / History and Biography. Condition: Very Good. Some moderate creasing to the book-spine. Light toning to pages, but clean and not marked. A fascinating work of British history and legend – and of one of the most extraordinary figures of the medieval period, rivaling even Queen Elizabeth the First. A definite must for fans of history! ISBN: 0712673172

KELLY, Scott & DEAN, Margaret Lazarus: Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery. New York Alfred A. Knopf, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 387 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Space Exploration & Astronauts-Memoir / American Astronauts-Biography-Scott Kelly, b.1964. Book & Jacket Condition: Good Plus/Very Good Minus. Light edgewear to jacket extremities. Book-spine slightly tilted with an ink smudge found at the base of the lower part of both the interiors of the back board and endpaper. All pages clean and unmarked, illustrated with stunning photography. The exploits of renowned American astronaut, military pilot and engineer who commanded the International Space Station. A most inspiring account and not to be missed. ISBN: 9781524731595

WIENER, Martin J.: English Culture and the Decline of the Industrial Spirit, 1850-1980. New York & Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1986. Originally published: 1981. Stated First Paperback Edition: 1982 (Reprinted: 1986.) Softcover, 217 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / England-Civilization-Nineteenth & Twentieth Centuries / Industry-Social Aspects / History. Condition: Very Good. Evidence of light wear to the covers. Otherwise a near first-rate copy with clean pages, unmarked. "England was the world's first great industrial nation. Yet the English have never been comfortable with industrialism. Drawing upon a wide array of sources, Martin Wiener explores the English ambivalence to modern industrial society." Superative cultural history and analysis at its best. ISBN: 0521270340

SHAFFER, Peter: Equus. New York, Penguin, 1977. Reprint. Originally published: 1973. Trade Paperback, 109 pp. Subject: Literature / Drama. Condition: Very Good. Extremely light sunning to pages, light wear to corners. Pages unmarked, clean. This award-winning play "depicts the story of a deranged youth who blinds six horses with a spike. Through a psychiatrist's analysis of the events, Shaffer creates a chilling portrait of how materialism and convenience have killed our capacity for worship and passion and, consequently, our capacity for pain. Rarely has a playwright created an atmosphere and situation that so harshly pinpoint the spiritual and mental decay of modern man." ISBN: 0140260706

MATT, Daniel C.: The Essential Kabbalah: The Heart of Jewish Mysticism. Edison,NJ, Castle Books, 1997. Hardcover with dust jacket, 221 pp. Subject: Nonfiction/Religion & Philosophy-Judaism/Occult Esoterica & Mysticism-Judaism/Judaica. Book and jacket condition: Very Good Plus. Sticker pull evident on the jacket's reverse (at the bottom). Otherwise jacket is in first-rate condition. Book board are sturdy with all pages clean and not marked. Overall book copy is in near-fine condition. "The Essential Kabbalah offers insightful accounts of the primary aspects of Jewish mysticism...Selections of text are rendered with clarity and an eye for the magical. The Essential Kabbalah is a crucial and momentous contribution to the normally esoteric world of Jewish mysticism." A must read for the initiated and uninitiated alike. ISBN: 0785808701

ALLENDE, Isabel: Eva Luna. New York, Bantam, 1989. First Paperback Edition, Sept 1989. Paperback, 308 pp. Subject: Novel / Fiction & Literature. Condition: Very Good. Reading crease along the spinal area. Light toning to pages. A page or two a bit ruffed at the corner near the fore-edge. Still a very nice copy with a great cover illustration by Leo & Diane Dillon. Grand magic-realist novel by the best-selling, world-renowned author of The House of the Spirits. ISBN: 0553280589

LYNN (PhD), Heather: Evil Archaeology: Demons, Possessions, and Sinister Relics. Newburyport, MA., Disinformation Books, 2019. First Edition. Softcover, 272 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Archaeology and Demonology-History & Lore / Ancient Places & Relics of Demonology and Witchcraft. Condition: Near Fine. Book copy is in near-fine condition with all pages clean and unmarked. This book "investigates the archaeological record for artifacts and evidence of evil entities revealing how demons from the ancient world may be dwelling among us...also looks at the history and lore behind real relics that are believed to be haunted, and include historical accounts of demonic possession." A must-read for those fascinated by the subject. ISBN: 9781938875199

NETTL, Bruno: Excursions in World Music. Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice-Hall, 1997. Second Edition. Softcover, 340 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Music Appreciation / World Ethno-musicology. Condition: Good. Light bumping to the book's corners. Some text marked in pen on page 138. Otherwise a copy in above-average condition. This book "gives students a concrete grasp of the rich diversity of the world's music by highlighting the most important social and musical aspects for each culture." ISBN: 0132306328

ROTH, Philip: Exit Ghost. Boston & New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover with dust jacket, 292 pp. Subject: Novel / Fiction and Literature. Book and jacket condition: Near Fine / Very Good Plus. Small crease-fold to the lower corner of the interior front flap of jacket. Otherwise a copy in near-fine condition and dust wrapper with all pages clean and unmarked. First-rate brilliant novel by the world-famous author of The Plot Against America and the classic Goodbye, Columbus. ISBN: 9780618915477