Search Results: Titles starting with U from pacaritambo books

Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1991. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. New/Very Good +. B&W photos througout - lots of them. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1991 Contemporary Books 3.5 lb. hardcover (black boards) & DJ (in mylar cover), first edition, assumed first printing. Problem: The DJ has tiny edge wear at top edge at fold & spine, with pale tanning to the top edge. Interior clean & tight and loaded with B&W photos. CONTENT: More than 35 years (now, in 2022 - 67 years) after his untimely death, James Dean remains larger than life, a hero to both the legion of fans who grew up with him and the younger generation that has kept his legend alive. This definitive, celebratory volume is the most comprehensive book ever assembled on his life. Extensively researched and fully illustrated, this easy-to-use A-to-Z encyclopedia features more than 1,500 categories, including many never before published facts about the public and the very private James Dean.

San Diego: Silver Dolphin Books, 2007. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Davide Bonadonna (Illustrator), Christian Keitzmueller (Illustrator) . CONDITION: UNREAD, but still "like new," 2007 Silver Dolophin hardcover/Board Book, first edition, 13th printing. Why "like new;" due to the size, there is some very, very light edge wear top edge of the last page of the book. Color illustrations by Davide Bonadonna and Christian Keitzmueller. CONTENT: In Uncover a T.Rex, a fascinating three-dimensional presentation allows in-depth, hands-on exploration of the most fearsome dinosaur that ever prowled the earth. This unique "model" can be deconstructed and rebuilt layer by layer, system by system, just by turning the page, so the reader can see how each part of the T. rex's body is connected to the others. By combining a 3-D model with informative text and pictures, Uncover a T.Rex helps children understand how dinosaurs of all… Read More

Post Hill Press, 2017. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. New /New. B&W era photo section. CONDITION: NEW 2017 Post Hill Press hardcover (tan boards) & dust jacket, first edition, assumed first printing. Written with George Abaunza and Mark Vancil. Foreword by Tom Brokaw. B&W era photo section. CONTENT: In case you don't recall Marc's father, Nick, he was one of the best middle linebackers ever to play in the NFL - Miami Dolphins. Hurtling into a tackle, Marc Buoniconti made contact, and then-he felt nothing. He saw an arm flop to the ground and as he struggled to breathe, he became aware whose arm it was: his. That third-and-one play for The Citadel linebacker began as a game-changing moment but quickly turned life-changing for the son of NFL Hall of Fame legend Nick Buoniconti. On October 26, 1985, Marc was paralyzed for life from the shoulders down, injured in the same fashion as he had lived up to then: recklessly. But the same drive to push the limit in everything he'd encountered, from drugs to… Read More

Scholastic, 2008. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Colleen McKeown. CONDITION: NEW 2008 (apx) Scholastic paperback, first scholastic paperback edition, first printing. Spectacular color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: A very simple story about a young barn kitten who cannot sleep because of nighttime noises. His mother proceeds to tell him about all of the nocturnal animals who are making noises in the night and that there is nothing to fear. The illustrations are soft and beautiful. The text is a gentle rhyme perfect for a relaxing, calming bedtime story.

HMHBooks/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. E.B. Goodale color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2020 HMH Books hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. DJ shows title in raised white letters. CONTENT: From Ezra Jack Keats Honor winner E. B. Goodale comes a celebration of nature, family, and building our own hands-on adventures-perfect for any reader who has ever craved a bit of independence . . .. In this lush and playful picture book from E. B. Goodale, illustrator of Windows, Kate feels ignored by her mother and sister and so decides to run away. In a neighboring yard, she builds a fort and enjoys a sense of independence-until she finds herself making room for her family in her new home . . . Under the Lilacs is the perfect celebration of striking out on your own-while still making room for everyone. Author states that this is based on a similar incident in her childhood. Perfect for Early Readers.

John Wylie & Sons, 2016. New Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/New. B&W era photos throughout. CONDITION: UNREAD 2016 John Wylie hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket, new edition, 2nd printing. B&W era photos throughout. CONTENT: As combat veterans and high commanders know, logic is often a stranger in wartime. --William B. Breuer. The annals of World War II are mined with captivating cases of strange coincidences, ominous premonitions, and baffling mysteries. Now, William Breuer's painstaking research has yielded over 100 fascinating historical accounts, including: The mysterious fire on the Normandie . . . Who really was behind the eerily efficient destruction of the famed ocean liner? The ominous "Deadly Double" advertisement in The New Yorker . . . Was it a coded leak to Japanese and German spies announcing the upcoming bombing of Pearl Harbor? The botched Nazi kidnapping of the Duke of Windsor . . . How did a serendipitous series of events save the duke from Hitler's grasp (and the Allied… Read More

Tor Teen, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Eithne O'Hanlon DJ art. CONDITION: NEW 2015 Tor Teen hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Ethne O'Hanlon dust jacket art. No illustrations. No map - how odd. CONTENT: The Goddess War # 3. The final book in the modern, Greek myth-based "Goddess War" trilogy (Tor Teen) finds the group scattered after their failed attack on Olympus. Hermes is trying to lead and protect Andie and Henry. Athena remains on the banks of the underworld, where Odysseus hovers between life and death. Cassie and Calypso are in California, where Cassie seeks revenge for Aidan. The gods are dealing with the painful loss of their immortality, and the gaining of human emotions. The reincarnated humans from Troy are now supercharged by the myths that surrounded their previous lives, giving them powers once limited to the gods. A sense of fear and urgency rings through the dialogue as the gods race to save… Read More

Scholastic Pess, 1994. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Elivia color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD (clean & tight), but not quite perfect, 1994 Scholastic hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, 4th printing. Color illustrations by Elivia. Problem: bottom back corner is lightly bumped with tiny edge wear bottom DJ edge. CONTENT: A collection of folktales about the major Jewish holidays features stories of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hanukkah, Purim, Passover, and the Sabbath and Chagall-like illustrations. Stories: Introduction; Rosh Hashana - The Never Ending Song; Yom Kippur - Miracles on the Sea; Sukkot - The Magician's Spell; Hanukkah - Hannah the Joyful; Purim - The Purim Trunk; Passover - The Two Brothers; Shabbat - The Uninvited Guest; About the Stories; About the Jewish Calendar; Glossary; Bibliography; and Recommended Titles.

Oxford University Press, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. No illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2014 Oxford Univ. Press hardcover (white boards - oh no!) and dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. No illustrations of any kind. CONTENT: Mikhail Gorbachev's relations with the West have captured the imagination of contemporaries and historians alike, but his vision of Soviet leadership in Asia has received far less attention. The failure of Gorbachev's Asian initiatives has had dramatic consequences, by the late 1980s, the Soviet Union was in full retreat from Asia, and since the Soviet collapse, Russia has been left on the sidelines of the "Pacific century." In this exceptionally wide-ranging and deeply researched book, Sergey Radchenko offers an illuminating account of the end of the Cold War in the East, tracing the death of Soviet ambitions in Asia. Radchenko shows that Gorbachev began with big gestures, of which the most important was his… Read More

Kensington, 2011. 1st Paperback Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. CONDITION: NEW 2011 Kensington trade paperback, first PB edition, 2nd printing. Embossed title front cover. CONTENT: The sub-title of this book seems to be "Lesson 2: The People We Love Most May Be The Ones We Know Least. . ." Archangel Academy is more than a school to Michael Howard. Within its majestic buildings and serene English grounds, he's found friends, new love, and a place that feels more like home than Nebraska ever did. But the most important gift of Archangel Academy is immortality. . . Life as a just-made vampire is challenging for Michael, even with Ronan, an experienced vamp, to guide him. Michael's abilities are still raw and unpredictable. To add to the turmoil, the ancient feud between rival vampire species is sending ripples of discord through the school. And beneath the new headmaster's charismatic front lies a powerful and very personal agenda. Yet the mysteries… Read More

Usborne Publishing, 2002. 1st Paperback Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Stephen Cartwright color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2002 Usborne large paperback (stapled wraps), first paperback edition, no printing given. Wonderful, clever color illustrations by Stephen Cartright. CONTENT: 17 WELL-KNOWN SONGS, WITH MUSIC SPECIALLY ARRANGED FOR YOUNG CHILDREN'S VOICES. All the songs have easy accompaniments for piano or keyboard, and indications for simple guitar chords. While younger children sing the words, older children can lay the tunes on the recorder, flute, or violin. There is a link on the back cover so children can listen to the sons on the internet, BUT it does not appear to be an active link now.