Search Results: Biography from Ghost River Books

Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1971. 263 pp. The dramatic story of one of the greatest boxers in history and today, a dedicated leader of the nation's underprivileged youths.DJ is in mylar cover taped to binding. School library stamps and discard stamps. Pocket and date due card on back free endpaper. A few finger smudges but quite a nice copy.. HC and DJ. Fair - Good/Fair - Good.. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4. Ex-Library.

Garden City, N.Y.: A Doubleday Image Book Paperback. Unknown. 7 x 4. ISBN:0-385-02918-7. 234 pp. The original copyright is 1937, by Sheed and Ward New York. Foreword to Image Books edition by Hugh Walpole. Damien the Leper is a story of extra ordinary courage, devotion and sacrifice that has become a living legend throughout the world. Father Damien fearlessly set aside all thoughts of personal danger to serve among the Lepers on the isla n d of Molokai in the Pacific. A profoundly moving biography of Damien de Veuster, priest of God, a leper. Contains both preface and Prologue, Also an epilogue, bibliography and a very good index. Th i s edition has green, black, yellow etching of Father Damien with the Lepers; his little church in background, on front cover. Excellent cond. Bright, tight, and clean. no tears or soiling. Overall c on d: v. good..

1990 HC and DJ. Near Fine/Near Fine. 10 x 6 1/2. 118 pp. + brief chronology. Subtitled: The History of Tohmastsu & Co. As told by Tomita-san. A fas cinating story of how one person, Tomita-san, had a visio n that a Japanese accounting firm could be established and compete on an international scale with the world's largest accounting firms. Endpapers are map of Japan. No former owner's name. Book shows v ery few signs of wear. A lovely copy..

N.Y.: The New American Library, 1960. 189 pp + index "The deeply moving life story of the great man who led India's struggle for freedom and preached a philosophy that influenced millions throughout the world." Original price 50 cents. Moving b/w photo on back of his worldly goods at the time of his death. Softcover has 2 small creases at bottom front corner. Very little wear otherwise. No former owner's name. Text is clean and secure. A nice copy.. Second Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 7 x 4 1/4.

London: W.H. Allen, 1974, 1974. Soft Cover. 7 3/4 x 5 1/8. ISBN:0 352 39841 8. 152 pp. + index. General Editor: Ted Sennett. Chapters include: A Gumm Sister becomes Judy Garland, Off to see the wizard, drudge to a Dream factory, fad e-out, A triumphant interval: Judy at the Palace; A Star is Born; What becomes a Legend most?; bibliography; the films of Judy Garland. Cover of this book has very min edgewear but has some signs of m oisure warping at top and a bit of a spine tilt. Many b/w photos. No former owner's name. Text is clean and secure. Overall cond: good..

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1992, 1992. Paperback. First Edition. 5 3/8 x 8. ISBN:0-310-57721-7. 223 pp. A collection of letters from a devoted father to his son. Insights into the relationship between parents and children and the profound effect caring parents can have on the growth of their children. The author lives on a ranch in Montana with his wife and two children. A previous book, The Breaking of Ezra Riley won the 1991 Critics Choice Award for fiction from Christianity Today magazine. This copy in beautiful condition- as if new. Bright, tight and clean. Previous owner's name and date neatly inscribed. A super copy of this h ard to find book. Overall cond: v. good-fine..

N. Y.: Warner Books, 1986, 1986. HC and DJ. Eigth. 6 3/8 x 9 1/4. ISBN:0-446-51271-0. 223 pp. Dim McMahon was one of the great quarterbacks - the football superstar of the 1980s. This is his biography. His career with the Chicago Bea rs, his recolleciton of Chicago's 46 - 10 thrashing of the New England Patriots, the most lopsided win in Super Bowl History. DJ in mint cond. Binding and text as new. Remainder mark on bottom, other w ise in super cond. Fine..

St. James Place, London: Collins, 1949 Hard Cover. First Edition. 8 7/10 x 5 7/10. 352 pp. A learned, compelling portrait of Shakespeare. The text is elegantly written and liberally sprinkled with quotes from Shakespeare literature. 16 cha pters with titles such as: The Shakespeare Wonder; 'Unwillingly to School'; I Came to Wive; The Hidden Years; The Mornings War; Lass Unparalled; Matter os opinion; etc. Book includes an Appendices: T h e Shakespeare Tree and The Ages of Shakespeare. Also Note on Books and Index. Binding is red cloth on boards. Spine has some fading. Front and rear with min. scuff marks. wear. Endpapers are black a nd white pattern with yellow insert and exquisitely detailed Elizabethan floral design, in black. Endpapers and text in mint cond. Bright, tight and clean. Overall cond: good-v. good.. F.

N.Y.: New American Library, 1974 Mass Market Paperback. First. 7 3/4 x 5. 184 pp. . From Heiress to revolutionary. Kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, Patty Hearst became a convert to their cause. Who can forget the image of Patty with her semi-automatic rife in the bank heist. Softcover has a wee crease at top corner, very min edge wear, a bit of a spine tilt. No former owner's name. Text is clean and has yellowed sligh tly. Overall cond: good+.