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The Alchemy of Survival: one woman's journey
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The Alchemy of Survival: one woman's journey

by Mack, John E. MD with Rogers, Rita S. MD

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9780201126822
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0201126826
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Reading MA: Addison Wesley, 1988. First printing May 1988. Biography / autobiography. A title in the Radcliffe Biography series. The story of Rita S. Rogers, a survivor of the Holocaust. Hardcover, price intact dust jacket. Illustrated with b/w photographs. [xii] 238pp including notes, index. (1) Unpaginated "about the authors". Clean tight interior. Small faint rectangular shadow on dust jacket, perhaps a retail price label was removed. Else Near Fine / Near Fine dust jacket
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All Over But the Shoutin'
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All Over But the Shoutin'

by Bragg, Rick

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9780679774020
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0679774025
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New York: Vintage, 1998. Vintage Books 1998. Trade Size Paperback. ISBN 0679774025. The Author won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize in Journalism for Feature Writing. Here he writes a Memoir of growing up dirt poor in northeastern Alabama with his siblings and his hardworking, self-sacrificing mother, and his father, a bad tempered drinking man. [xxii] 329p. Clean interior. ** FLAWS: edge and corner wear, 2 creased corner tips. Else Very Good-minus
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Alone Together
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Alone Together

by Bonner, Elena

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9780394558356
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0394558359
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. First Edition. Autobiographical. "The Wife of Soviet physicist and Nobel Laureate, Andrei Sakharov, tells the full, uncensored, harrowing story of their years in the Soviet City of Gorky". ISBN 0394558359. Hardcover, price intact dust jacket. b/w photos, index. ** flaws: Shadow of pencil erasure on 2nd blank page. Dj has a faint wrinkle at spine head. Very Good+ / Very Good+ jacket
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America Is My Neighborhood
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America Is My Neighborhood

by Scott, Willard

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9780671625856
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0671625853
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987. First Edition. ISBN 0671625853. Autobiography of a TV Weatherman. (New York and Washington D.C). Hardcover. ** FLAWS: edges of jacket are slightly yellow. Very Good+ / Very Good+
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American Singers
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American Singers

by Balliett, Whitney

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9780195025248
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0195025245
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1979. First edition. ISBN 0195025245. The author is a jazz critic for 'The New Yorker'. Portrayed in this book are 14 artists: Tony Bennett; Ray Charles; Joe Turner; Alberta Hunter; Helen Humes; Mabel Mercer; Bobby Short; Hugh Shannon; Blossom Dearie; Sylvia Sims; Anita Ellis; Teddi King; Mary Mayo; and Barbara Lea. Hardcover, black cloth binding. 178pp. Price intact dust jacket. Clean interior. ** FLAWS: Jacket has light edgewear, 2 creased tears on rear panel. Else Very Good / Very Good-minus condition dust jacket
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The Americanization of Edward Bok

by Bok, Edward

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The American Foundation, 1973. Paperback. no price on cover. 338 pages, index. Clean. **FLAWS: Front and rear covers are creased, short tear along spine joint near top, light edgewear. Else Good+
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Andre Malraux
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Andre Malraux

by Lacouture, Jean

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9780394483672
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0394483677
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ADVANCE REVIEW COPY. Pantheon, First American Edition 1975. The Review slips included. Both slips show January 31, 1976 as Publication date. ("To All Book Reviewers: finished copies of Andre Malraux are just off press...Since we had no galleys on the book, publication date will be postponed until January 31, 1976 to give you as much time as possible to assign the book for review.") [** Flaws to the book: Underlining on several pages in red ink and also in pencil. Corrections and comments in margins on several pages. A few areas of light soil on creme color cloth covers. The dust jacket has a few short tears at edges, spine ends show wear. small chip at one corner tip.] Biography: Andre Malraux. First American Edition, translated from the French by Alan Sheridan. Hardcover, price intact 12.95 dust jacket. b/w photos, 510 pages; includes notes and index. Hinges solid. Just a copy for reading due to the underlining. Good / About VG dust jacket
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Arnold Bennett - A Last Word
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Arnold Bennett - A Last Word

by Swinnerton, Frank

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9780385145459
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0385145454
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New York: Doubleday, 1978. First American Edition. A memory of London Literary Life, and of novelist, playwright and critic Arnold Bennett. ISBN 0385145454. Hardcover, price intact dust jacket. 120pp, indexed. Clean interior. **faults: Edge at spine ends on book no longer crisp. Shelf slope. Dust jacket has minor chips around spine ends and corner tips, minor soil. Very Good / Very Good.
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Augustus John - A Biography
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Augustus John - A Biography

by Holroyd, Michael

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9780030138263
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0030138264
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Holt Rinehart Winston, 1975. Biography. Artist Augustus John. 1878-1961. ISBN 0030138264. Hardcover, price intact dust jacket. Full cloth binding. [xii] 676pp,index, many b/w illustrations. ** flaws: Bottom block edge has soil spot, rear board slight warp. Dust jacket, has light soiling, is chipped at head, and has tiny chips on corner tips. Very Good / Near Very Good.
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The Ballad of John and Yoko

by Rolling Stone Editors

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ISBN 13
9780385177337
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Dolphin / Doubleday, 1982. First Edition. Trade Size Paperback. ISBN 038517733X. A Rolling Stone Pressbook, featuring John Lennon, Yoko Ono.  Color and b/w photos. ** flaws: faint spine crease, light edge and corner wear. Very Good-minus
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Before I Sleep - The Last Days of Dr. Tom Dooley

by Monahan, James / edited by

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Farrar,Straus and Cudahy , 1961. Biography: "The Story of Tom Dooley's last days, told largely by those who played a part in his final tragic months. The result is a human document which presents Tom Dooley as the dedicated person he was, and without sentimental tributes or eulogies." Hardcover, blue cloth. Paper split at hinges, gift message on endpaper. Dj has surface flaking at spine end and corner tips, light edge wear, edge nicks. Very Good-minus / Very Good-minus dust jacket
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Benjamin Franklin - The First Mr. American

by Burlingame, Roger

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New York: NAL / New American Library, 1955. 1st printing March 1955. Signet Key K321. 25cent cover. [paperback] 4x7 inches. Flat spine NO spine creases. Covers bright. ** Faults: Short split in joint, with associated light crease mark, on front cover. A few rub spots on joints. (2) soft corner creases. VG minus.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good minus.
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Beyond the Limits - A Woman's Triumph on Everest
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Beyond the Limits - A Woman's Triumph on Everest

by Allison, Stacy / Carlin, Peter

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9780316034685
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0316034681
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Boston: Little Brown & Co., 1993. First edition, complete number line. Autobiography. Author is the first American woman to conquer Everest. ISBN 0316034681. Hardcover, price intact dust jacket. 282pp + 8 unpaginated b/w photo pages. Clean interior, tight hinges. ** flaws: Dust jacket has some shallow pressure lines on rear panel. Very Good+/ Very Good dust jacket
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Blind Ambition - The White House Years

by Dean, John

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BOOK CLUB EDITION. New York.: Simon & Schuster, 1976. Autobiography. Non Fiction. Hardcover, cloth binding. 415pp, indexed, b/w photos. Clean pages. ** Faults: Edge at spine ends has softened. Short split between pages 94-95 in gutter causes fore edge to protrude. Book is shelf sloped. Short tears on dust jacket. Good as a reading copy. Good+ / Good+ dust jacket
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Boone
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Boone

by Pickens, T.Boone Jr

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9780395414330
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0395414334
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Houghton Mifflin, 1987. First edition. Autobiography. Self made Oil Tycoon, he built Mesa Petroleum. Hardcover. Photos, index. ***Flaws: Price clipped jacket with a closed cut on spine, tiny hole punched in gutter. Very Good / Very Good dust jacket
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The Brass Ring
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The Brass Ring

by Mauldin, Bill

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Book Club edition
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9780393074635
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0393074633
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Book Club edition. New York: W.W. Norton, 1971. Biography. ISBN 0393074633. Hardcover, cloth binding. b/w photos. Dust Jacket and pages illustrated by Bill Mauldin. 275pp+2 un-paginated. **FLAWS: cloth softening at spine ends. Dust jacket has a few short tears. Very Good / Very Good-minus condition dust jacket
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Breaking Barriers - A Memoir
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Breaking Barriers - A Memoir

by Rowan, Carl T

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9780316759779
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0316759775
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Boston: Little Brown, 1991. First Edition. Autobiography. Carl Thomas Rowan (August 11, 1925 - September 23, 2000), was one of the most prominent black journalists of the 20th century. A nationally-syndicated op-ed columnist for the Washington Post Newspaper and the Chicago Sun-Times. ISBN 0316759775. Hardcover. Photos, (x) 395pp, index. Brodart Jacket protector provided. ** FLAWS: edge at end of spine softened. Remainder mark. Very Good+ / Very Good+ dust jacket
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Bring Me a Unicorn

by Lindbergh, Anne Morrow

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New York: Signet, 1973. Sub Titled: Diaries and letters of Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1922-1928. Signet #W5352. 10th printing. Paperback 4x7 inches. NO ISBN on this copy. 222 pages including index. 16 unpaginated b/w photo pages. Clean tight interior, bright covers. Very Good
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Broken Music: A Memoir
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Broken Music: A Memoir

by Sting

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9780385336789
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0385336780
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New York: The Dial Press, 2003. First Edition, complete number line. Biography: Sting (Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) solo musician, and member of musical rock group: The Police.  Hardcover, price intact dust jacket. 337 pages. Very Good+ / Very Good+ jacket
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Burton
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Burton

by Alpert, Hollis

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9780399130939
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0399130934
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G.P. Putnam, 1986. First edition. Biography of Richard Burton, actor. Hardcover. b/w photos. ISBN 0399130934. ** flaws: Book spine has ridge in center, book is slightly sloped. Red endpapers have a few small, light spots. Dust jacket has a creased tear, a few other tears. Very Good-minus / Very Good-minus condition dust jacket
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