Search Results: Titles starting with R from Trolls Treasure

New York: Random House, 2000. First Trade Paperback as stated. Trade Paperback. Good. Flanagan's wit and inside knowledge of the music industry make this...well worth tuning in to... (An) addictive account of double-dealing in the music biz." - US Weekly  Book is in good condition, moderate wear, usual edges bumped and rubbed, leading edge of page block has a light stain and the pages are beginning to tan. A nice reading copy.

New York: Scholastic / Blue Sky Press, 2000. First printing, stated. Hardcover. Near Fine. Book is near fine with little edge wear, but the back corners are a little bumped. The dust jacket, not clipped is very good with moderate wear, rubbed along the edges and bumped at corners and spine ends.

Ramsy, NY: Paulist Press, 1984. Soft Cover. Very Good +. 193 p. David Hassel at the time this book was published was an associate professor of philosophy at Loyola University of Chicago. Book is in very good condition, light edge wear, cover beginning to tan along spine. Interior clean and binding tight. Previous owner name written in neat script on the 1/2 title page.

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1982. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Book is in very good condition with mild edge wear except for a good bump on the upper edge of the front cover. The spine is slightly cocked. There is no dust jacket.

Rodale Books, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. from the jacket of the book -- Part naturalist detective story, part environmental inquiry, this vibrant narrative celebrates the fascinating world of an endangered seabird that depends on the contested old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest for its survival."This chunky little seabird stole my heart." So confesses Maria Mudd Ruth, a veteran nature writer perfectly happy to be a generalist before getting swept up in the strange story of the marbled murrelet. This curiosity of nature, who flies like a little brown bullet at up to 100 miles an hour and lives most of its life offshore, is seen around land only during breeding season, when the female lays a single egg high on a mossy tree limb in the ancient coastal forest. Ruth traces reports of the bird back to Captain Cook's ill-fated voyage of discovery on the Pacific Ocean in 1778, and explores the mind-set of 19th- and 20th-century naturalists who--despite their… Read More

New York: Universe Publishing, 2006. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine. 9" x 9", 208pp, 57 color plates For sixteen years, author and photographer William Burt has been on an uncommon mission. Every spring and summer since 1984, he has been in pursuit of the toughest of subjects: twenty of the least known, almost mythically elusive North American birds. Burt spent weeks in the field at a time, employing his own hand-built equipment and often revisiting sites, year after year in certain cases, to get the pictures he wanted. The end result is this collection of stunning photographs of these birds in the wild and the engaging stories behind capturing the images. This book contains over fifty remarkable photographs of these camera-shy birds. Additionally, it contains an appendix of thumbnail sketches about each of the birds featured in the book: where they can be found, their markings, and other unique characteristics. Rare and elusive Birds of North America is a wonderful addition to the… Read More

New York: Daw Books, 2008. First Paperback Printing. Paperback. Near Fine. The fascinating debut of the prequel series to The Trade Pact Universe. This prequel to The Trade Pact Universe series begins in a time before the Clan had learned how to manipulate the M'hir to travel between worlds. Aliens have begun to explore the world of Cersi, upsetting the delicate balance between the Clan and the two other powerful races who coexist by set rules. And one young woman is on the verge of finding the forbidden secret of the M'hir--a discovery that could prove the salvation or ruin of her entire species. "In this tantalizing prequel to Czerneda's Trade Pact Universe trilogy (A Thousand Words for Stranger, etc.), the roots of the Clan refugees are revealed. On the planet Cersi, the seven Om'ray clans coexist with the technologically superior Tikitik and Oud, who maintain peace by banning change. Aryl Sarc, a young Om'ray of the Yena Clan, hides her forbidden psychic… Read More

Boston: Shambhala, 1999. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Book is in very good condition with light edge wear except for the lower front board which has been bumped pretty good, leaving the edge slightly crumpled. The jacket, not clipped, is also very good, with mildly bumped spine ends and corners, and a tiny closed tear on the back lower edge.

New York: Atheneum, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Good/very good +. Includes color photographs of the adventure. "The upper Yangtze River is the dragon, a beautiful and savage beast.... The authors tell firsthand what its like to pit your nerve and skill against a primal force of nature." -- from the jacket flap. Publishers Weekly -- "From the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau at more than 17,000 feet above sea level, the Yangtze sweeps nearly 4000 miles to the East China Sea near Shanghai. Its source, in a remote and sparsely populated area, was discovered in 1985; few travelers had seen the upper river in one of the last unexplored regions on Earth. Bangs and Kallen, coauthors of Rivergods , wanted to be the first Americans to raft the uncharted "Great Bend'' section of the upper Yangtze. They lost out to Ken Warren and his Sino-USA Expedition; in addition, two Chinese groups planned to run the river from its headwaters… Read More

New York: Barrons, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Approx 9 x 9 x 1 inches; 1.6 pounds. Includes more than 200 full-color photos and illustrations.Can we build a robot with humanlike intelligence? What technology is needed to produce the perfect blueprint for the ideal "living" robot? What part will robots play in the future of humanity? Are we risking robot domination of the world? This highly readable volume tells the past, present, and future stories of robots and Artificial Intelligence, more commonly known as AI. Discussed here are the dreams of the pioneers Alan Turing and John von Neumann, who envisioned making computers intelligent when they were first invented. The author also describes in detail the current state of computer and robot technology, and points out the challenges inherent in teaching a machine to "think" and make decisions. Other topics include the life cycle of a present-day robot, raw materials and energy sources required for robot… Read More

Citadel, 1994. Trade Paperback. Very Good +. A compendium of the most memorable lyrics of rock 'n' roll, here is a fun and challenging way for rock trivia fans to test their knowledge of the great songs of the '50s through the '90s. Whether it's the Motown Sound, British Invasion, Psychedelic Rock, Punk, or just plain Elvis, here are lyrics in many different categories. Book is in very good condition, only light edge wear, but previous owner did bend it, or roll it, so the book doesn't lie flat. There are no creases, just a slight curve which may work itself out after a while. Interior is clean and bright and binding tight.

Stockholm: Bokforlaget Fabel, 1967. Hardcover. Good +. Published in collaboration with the Swedish Institute. Illustrated by Bjorn Lindroth Book is in good condition with moderate edge wear, except for upper spine which is torn, the board torn back the covers by 1/2 inch. Interior pages clean and binding tight. There is a name on front end paper.

New York: Warner Forever, 2004. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Eliza Merriweather has no intention of giving up her plans to study art in Italy for a husband, but her two great aunts, Letitia and Viola, are determined that their spinster lot in life will not befall their grandniece. Then Eliza meets Magnus MacKinnon, Lord Somerton, and sees the perfect solution to her dilemma. If Magnus will agree to pretend to court Eliza, thus distracting her lavender-loving, matchmaking great aunts, Eliza will help Magnus by compiling a list of potential wealthy brides, since Magnus must snare a rich woman if he is to save his family's estates. But Eliza couldn't have imagined that her two very determined great aunts would mistake a book of military strategy for a textbook on how to get engaged, or that she would fall in love with Magnus. With its delightfully original and beautifully matched protagonists, surfeit of amusing supporting characters, and clever, tartly humorous writing, Caskie's… Read More

Rum & Reggae Guidebooks, 2002. Soft Cover. Very Good +. 53 p. An in-depth guide to one of the Caribbean’s true jewels, the verdant and dynamic Jamaica, this book covers all the sites and attractions the savvy traveler is looking for. Included is information about everything from hotels, resorts, restaurants, the art scene, and activities to pick-up joints, nude beaches, and the infamous Miss Brown’s mushroom tea. Book is in very good condition, mild edge wear and rubbing. Page block lightly tanned on edges. Interior clean and binding tight.