Search Results: Authors starting with B from Worldwide Collectibles

Eyewitness on Alcatraz
Eyewitness on Alcatraz, Life on The Rock as told by the Guards, Families & Prisoners.
By: Jolene Babyak
ISBN: 0961875208 ISBN-13: 9780961875206
Publisher: Ariel Vamp Pr - 1988-07

Format: Paperback

Fifteen Two-Part Inventions & Fifteen Three-Part Inventions by J. S. Bachby Johann Sebastian Bachfor the Piano - PianoforteSchirmer's Library of Musical Classics Vol. 16 (c 1894)# 11639 Edited, revised and fingered by Dr. Wm. MasonPaperback9.1 x 11.9 inches, 63 pagesbook integrates two separate volumes ----------------------The Inventions and Sinfonias, BWV 772–801, also known as the Two- and Three-Part Inventions, are a collection of thirty short keyboard compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): 15 inventions, which are two-part contrapuntal pieces, and 15 sinfonias, which are three-part contrapuntal pieces. They were originally written as musical exercises for his students.Bach titled the collection: Forthright instruction, wherewith lovers of the clavier, especially those desirous of learning, are shown in a clear way not only 1) to learn to play two voices clearly, but also after further progress 2) to deal correctly and well with three obbligato parts, moreover at the same time to… Read More

Les Sylphes Valse by Georges Bachmann - Sheet MusicValse Las SilfidesGrade 4, A Study in Octaves, Finger Staccato, Accents & Broken Chord Formsby Georges Bachmannedited by Henry S. SawyerLes sylphes - Impromptu Valsepublished by McKinley Music Co. (copyright 1922)World Famous Edition#: 20216 editions published between 1881 and 1938 in 3 languages Paperback/Sheet Music9 x 12 inches, 3 pages

A Deep Seat and a Faraway Look by Owen G. Badgett - signedPublisher: self publishedPaperback8.2 x 10.8 inches, 90 pagesPoet and rancher Owen G. Badgett, of Ingomar, MT felt the definition of Cowboy Poetry is best left to the "English teachers." Then, he dove right in,Montana Cowboy Poetry is dedicated to "preserving the history of the American cowboy of the upper Rocky Mountain west andcelebrating western way of life."

John Wiley and Sons Inc. : New York, 1991. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket.


Impress The Spreadsheet Publisher
by Corey Sandler and Tom Badgett


Published by John Wiley and Sons Inc., New York 1991, ISBN#: 0471543942, Soft bound, Mint condition. Impress brings enhanced publishing capabilities to spreadsheet (particularly Lotus 1-2-3) users allowing them to produce on-screen slides, polished versions of spreadsheets, business forms, letterheads, and other materials, some of the topics in the table of contents are: Introduction; Impress with 1-2-3; Spreadsheet publishing with 1-2-3; Spreadsheet publishing design; Using Impress; Using Impress for charts and graphs; Printing from Impress; Types of charts and graphs; Macros for Impress; Technical summary; etc. The book is approximately 7 3/8 X 9 1/8 inches in size and contains 318 pages, cover price $22.95. Another copy of the book is currently offered on the Internet at TextbooksX for $18.91. For more… Read More

Modern Air Power - Fighters
by Stephen Badsey


a Gallery Book published by W. H. Smith Publishers, Inc., New York 1990, ISBN#: 0831760583, Hard bound, Very Good condition (former library book with protective mylar over-jacket, labels on jacket, rubber stamp on first page, cover wear on bottom edge near spine, hole 2 ¼ X 7/8 inches in back of over-jacket and part of jacket). This is an authoritative and fascinating text, with stunning pictures, that will impress aviation enthusiasts everywhere. The book assesses the importance of the modern day fighter planes and traces the development of jet fighters from1945 until the book's publication and describes instances of their deployment.The table of contents contains the following major headings: The jet jockey; The monkey version; The wild weasels; The pinball wizards.The book is approximately 9 ¼ X 12 ¼ inches in size and contains 80 pages. The book is illustrated with over 100 great stunning pictures of fighting… Read More

New Destinies Volume 8: Fall 1989 by Jim Baen
Publisher: Baen (1989)
ISBN-10: 0671698397
ISBN-13: 9780671698393
Paperback: 288 pages
Item Weight: 5.6 ounces
4 x 6.9 inches

James Patrick Baen (October 22, 1943 – June 28, 2006) was a U.S. science fiction publisher and editor. In 1983, he founded his own publishing house, Baen Books, specializing in the adventure, fantasy, military science fiction, and space opera genres. Baen also founded the video game publisher, Baen Software. In late 1999, he started an electronic publishing business called Webscriptions (since renamed to Baen Ebooks), which is considered to be the first profitable e-book vendor.

Jim Baen was born in Pennsylvania. He left his stepfather's home at the age of 17 and lived on the streets for several months before joining the United States Army; he served in Bavaria.

After stints at City College of New York and as the manager of a folk music coffee shop (a "basket house") in Greenwich Village in the 1960s, he started his publishing… Read More

Marvel #11 August for October 2022 Spiderman #1 The end of Spider-Verse
by Dan Slott/Mark Bagley
Paperback
6.6 x 10 inches, 104 pages

Spider-Verse" is a 2014–15 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics It features multiple alternative versions of Spider-Man that had appeared in various media, all under attack by Morlun and his family, the Inheritors. The event was touted as including every single living spider-powered individual created up to that point, while also introducing many new ones. There were several notable exceptions however, such as the Spider-Man from the television series The Spectacular Spider-Man unable to appear due to copyright restrictions.

The comic book series received generally positive reviews. Following the conclusion of the event in Amazing Spider-Man #14, several characters introduced in it such as Spider-Gwen, the Spider-Woman of Earth-65, were featured in titles of their own. Several of the Spider-Men from this event reunited for the second volume of… Read More

Experience on Demand: What Virtual Reality Is, How It Works, and What It Can Do by Jeremy Bailenson
ISBN-13: 9780393356854
ISBN-10: 039335685X
Publication Date: 2/12/2019
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Paperback
5.35 x 8.25 inches, 289 pages

Jeremy Bailenson is founding director of Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab, Thomas More Storke Professor in the Department of Communication, Professor (by courtesy) of Education, Professor (by courtesy) Program in Symbolic Systems, a Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, and a Faculty Leader at Stanford's Center for Longevity. He earned a B.A. cum laude from the University of Michigan in 1994 and a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Northwestern University in 1999. He spent four years at the University of California, Santa Barbara as a Post-Doctoral Fellow and then an Assistant Research Professor.

Bailenson studies the psychology of Virtual and Augmented Reality, in particular how virtual experiences lead to changes in… Read More

Study Guide for Organic Chemistry A Brief Survey of Concepts and Applications by Philip S. Bailey Jr. and Christina A. Bailey
Published by Prentice Hall 1989, Fourth edition, ISBN#: 0205117813, Soft bound, Excellent condition (light cover wear with a crease across the lower front cover corner). Organic Chemistry contains the clear writing style, numerous problems and exercises, and concise organization that instructors have come to expect from this experienced instructor and best-selling author. The text skillfully integrates synthetic organic chemistry with medical, pharmaceutical, and biological chemistry--providing students with a text that clearly illustrates the relationship of organic chemistry to their majors. Numerous examples of the physical and chemical properties of bio- organic molecules are included, and complex organic structures are presented early and continuously throughout-- enabling students to focus on relevant functional groups before covering advanced material on… Read More

Concentration Camp U. S. A. by Paul Bailey
Publisher: Belont/Tower, New York, 1972 # BT 40107
Paperback
4.2 x 7 inches, 223 pages

The shocking story of the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
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Paul Dayton Bailey (12 July 1906 — 26 October 1987) was the owner/publisher of Westernlore Press and a writer of many books himself that focused on the Western American experience and, in particular, Latter-day Saint history.

Gods and Pawns: Stories of the Companyby Kage Baker (Author)Publisher: Tor Books; First edition (January 22, 2008)ISBN-10: 076531553XISBN-13: 9780765315533Paperback: 336 pagesDimensions: 6 x 0.75 x 9 inchesGods and Pawns is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Kage Baker, published by Tor Books. The stories are set in the same universe as her series about The Company.Operating in the 24th century, a group of scientists and businessmen has created immortal cyborgs at different times throughout history. These loyal servants preserve items from the past for the Company to sell, at huge profit. Recruited as very young children, the cyborgs leave their humanity behind. There are exceptions, however.------------------Contents:"To the Land Beyond the Sunset" — In 17th-century Yucatan, Literature Specialist Lewis wins a vacation from Company base New World One and decides to take Mendoza with him to Amazonia. They discover an unnaturally fertile land where gods are mortal and… Read More

Mother Machree - Sheet Musicby Lyric by Rida Johnson YoungMusic by Chauncey Olcott and Ernest R. BallPublisher: M. Witmark & Sons (1910)#: 5971 12923-4Duet - In Bflatcontains lyricsPaperback - Sheet Music9 x 12 inches, 5 pages"Mother Machree" is a 1910 American-Irish song with lyrics by Rida Johnson Young and singer Chauncey Olcott, and music by Ernest Ball. It was originally written for the show Barry of Ballymoore. It was first released by Chauncey Olcott, then by Will Oakland in 1910. The song was later kept popular by John McCormack and others. It was used in films including "Mother Machree" (1928) and "Rose of Washington Square" (1939).The song lyrics begin "I kiss the dear fingers so toil worn for me. Oh God bless you and keep you Mother Machree". "Machree" is an Anglicization of the Irish "mo chroí", an exclamation meaning "my heart."The song made an appearance in the Coen Brothers' film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs when Tom Waits playing the Prospector in the segment "All Gold Canyon"… Read More

excellent resource for resource management

And the Desert Shall Blossom by Phyllis Barber
ISBN-13: 9780874803631
ISBN-10: 0874803632
stated First Edition: 1st
Publisher: Univ of Utah Press - copyright 1991
Hardcover
6.15 x 9.25 inches, 281 pages

Phyllis Barber (born Phyllis Nelson on May 11, 1943) is a writer of fiction and non-fiction, often set in the Western United States. She was raised in Boulder City, Nevada and Las Vegas as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). She studied piano at Brigham Young University and moved to Palo Alto, California where her husband studied law at Stanford. There Barber finished her degree in piano at San Jose State College in 1967, and taught and performed piano in California. She studied creative writing at the University of Utah and received an MFA in writing from Vermont College in 1984. She started her writing career by publishing short stories in journals and magazines in the 1980s.

Barber's memoir, How I Got Cultured (1991) won the creative nonfiction award for… Read More

very light shelf wear

Sacrament by Clive Barker (audiobook)Campbell Scott (Narrator)Publisher: Harperaudio (July 1, 1996)ISBN-10: 069451697XISBN-13: 9780694516971four cassettesContainer Dimensions: 4 x 1 x 7 inchesAs a child, Will Swift encounters ancient, evil forces that reveal certain secrets of life to him, and as an adult, he discovers that the forces have come back for him and most of life on Earth.-------------------Sacrament is a 1996 novel by British author Clive Barker. It follows a wildlife photographer who is obsessed with documenting species of animals that are faced with extinction. It is set in Yorkshire, England, San Francisco and Hudson Bay, Canada and explores how his obsession is connected to his upbringing in Yorkshire. The Author described it as "a story about how we become who we are and how we must deal with what we are by facing up to including the things that happened to us in childhood, good and bad. It's also about what's happening to our planet."

The Trail of Painted Ponies Collectors Edition
Author: Rod Barker
ISBN-13: 9780976031918
ISBN-10: 0976031914
Publication Date: 11/15/2004
Publisher: The Trail of Painted Ponies
Paperback
9 x 9 inches, 124 pages

The first editions of The Trail of Painted Ponies book were a hit. They received sensational reviews and became a national bestseller. Now, we are pleased to announce the release of a totally new Collectors Edition book, which is destined to be a "must have book" among collectors because it features: — *124 pages (28 more pages than the original book) with larger, sharper Painted Pony images, many published for the first time.
*Seventeen dramatically different Painted Pony chapters, including Native American Ponies, Horses Throughout History, Dream Horses, Patriotic Ponies, and Artists at Work.
*A special 7 page catalog featuring photos and "story tags" from all The Trail of Painted Pony figurines created to date.
Every page of this amazing book reflects the great diversity, power and magic… Read More

The A-ntique Tool Collectors Guide to Value
Author: Ronald S. Barlow
ISBN-13: 9780895380999
ISBN-10: 0895380994
Publication Date: 1/5/1999
Publisher: L-W Book Sales
Paperback
9 x 12 inches, 240 pages

This book describes, prices, and illustrates 56+ categories of antique tools! Types of tools included are: Axes, Anvils, Blacksmith, Chair Making, Chisels, Cobbler, Cooper, Knives, Drills, Farrier, Files & Rasps, Hammers, Hatchets, Lathes, Mallets, Planes, Pliers, Rules, Saws, Screwdrivers, Shears, Shipwright, Squares, Tinsmith, Tool Chests, Tool Holders, Vises, Wrenches, & Many More Items! Thousands of old tools are shown!

Excellent issue