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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House, Incorporated, 1992. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First U.S. Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rare 1st edition of this book. Collectible. What It's All About? is about the movies-from Alfie to Sleuth to The Man Who Would Be King to Hannah and Her Sisters - and about the craft. What It's All About? is also a book of anecdotes and insights, full of stories of romance, humor, lust, bad behavior, good deeds, rough times and halcyon days. A captivating self-portrait. Whatever you want to know about Michael Caine is in this biography. This book is vibrant, candid and warm as only Caine can be. This book has many, many photographs throughout. 521 pages. Dust jacket top & bottom of spine is bumped..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Parents Magazine Press, 1983. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Zoo animals needing a place to stay temporarily are offered an apartment house. 38 pages. Top & bottom of spine slightly bumped and rubbed. 4 outside corner tips slightly rubbed. Prev. owners name and date on inside bottom of rear cover..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Parents Magazine Press, 1989. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3rd printing. Plinka has a surprise for her sister Tinka when Tinka refuses to help Plinka make a magic brew. Some light rubbing on top & bottom of spine and 4 outside corner tips. Bottom of spine and both bottom outside corner tips slightly bumped. Prev. owners name and address on inside of rear cover..

New York, NY: Scholastic Book Services, 1966. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. I put the ISBN number of the new reprint of the book. This book is a T773. Collectible. 282 pages. This is the story of USS Skate, an atomic sub sent to the Arctic Ocean to determine if a submarine could safely navigate beneath its floes and surface. Written by her commander, it takes the reader behind the scenes to experience the thrill of the missions. Prev. owners name and date on FFep. Some heavy rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine. A 2" and a 1" light crease on front cover. A 1/2" and a 1/4" purple line on rear cover. Book is still in nice condition for its age..

Farmington Hills, MI, U.S.A.: Gale Group, 1989. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. First Edition. 64mo - up to 3" tall. ISBN:0684190818. A horror story involving a British film editor who becomes obsessed with locating the last copy of a rare Boris Karloff a nd Bela Lugosi film , Tower of Fear, a film with a terrifying legacy of supernatural evil for all who encounter its strange power..

Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.: Cook Communications Ministries, 1985. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0882077511. As new except for there was a paperclip on the FFEP that left a paperclip indentation & some rust on the back of the FFEP. 17th print ing. A perspective on parent-to-child relationships by a psychiatrist who specializes in working with young children. This book tells how to show your child how much you love them by using eye contac t and physical touch. Excellent book for parents who want to know how to express love to their children in ways that will be recognized by the child..

Georgetown, ON, Canada: Barron's Educational Series, 1988. Hard Cover. Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0812059212. Very Scarce book. Who does the green tail belong to? Who does the long nose belong to? Turn the pages to find out. But watch out, there's a really big pop up suprise at the end! (it's a lion opening his mouth, it works great.) 16pp. Thick paper for little children. The top & bottom of the spine corners and all 4 outs ide corners are slightly bumped & slightly rubbed, 4 pages have a rubbed spot at bottom of page from 1/8" dia to 1/4" dia. Stamp on Fep, says "An Encore! Book, Friends of Ida Public Library", but thi s is NOT a x-library book. Book was purchased at an event put on at the library where the public brought in their books and the library stamped them all as they were brought in..

New York, NY: Signet, 1982. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A perspective on parent-to-child relationships by a psychiatrist who specializes in working with young children. This book tells how to show your child how much you love them by using eye contact and physical touch. Excellent book for parents who want to know how to express love to their children in ways that will be recognized by the child. 144 pages. Prev.owners name in pencil on Ffep. Inside of front & rear cover browned. Front cover top right corner tip slightly bumped and a 1" long slight bump on right edge..

Galesburg, Illinois: Prairie Printing Company, 1980. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 171 pages of political cartoons by the Campbell Cartoon Service. A rare first edition book. A nice collectible for any book collector. Gift inscription on Ffep. Three 1/2" x 1/4" rubbed spots on rear cover..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dell Publishing, 1989. Collectible. Soft Cover. Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:0440202159. 1st printing. Vietnam vet, ex-Army Ranger, founder of the first school for mercenaries-Frank Camper has lived life on the edge of danger. Fighting for hire is his business. Now he reveals the true inside story of his secret shadow world of covert operations. He gets us in on the action in the world's hottest spots; he le ts us feel the danger and suspense. Gun-running, assassination, anti-drug operations, anti-communist actions, counter-revolutionary missions-these are all in a day's work for the men they call the Recondos.the professionals. Spine is creased..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dell Publishing Co. 1988. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Collectible. A modern warrior's true account of long range combat patrols in Vietnam. A warrior by trade, a veteran of the covert war in Vietnam, and now head of a school to train mercenaries in the backwoods of Alabama, Frank Camper is an expert in the art of modern warfare and survival tactics. Specially trained to pinpoint enemy positions, set up ambushes and carry out high-level assassinations, these 4- and 5-men units were one of the most carefully kept secrets of the war. Moving deep within enemy lines, they did whatever it took to get the dirty work done - and survive. Camper describes hsi early experiences in Vietnam. He gives firsthand you-are-there accounts of the men who wore the distinctive tiger fatigues, who entered the jungles to fight the enemy on their own terms - and won! 254 pages. Some light rubbing on top & bottom & edges of… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Derrydale Books, 1986. Hard Cover. Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0517616653. Very Very Scarce book. Young readers and small children will have lots of fun following the adventures of these three high-spirited sisters. The colorful illustrations in the "Triplets" are filled with details all children love, and readers will especially enjoy following the parallel adventures of a tiny trio of mou se triplets on every page. As a special feature, the last page offers a simple arts=and-crafts project showing children how to make a delightful toy relating to the story. Together the stories and ac t ivities will provide hours of learning and enjoyment for readers. The top & bottom of spine, and all 4 outside tips of corners are very slightly bumped. 3 of the outside tips are very slightly rubb e d..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1990. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Published as part of the 20th anniversary of Earth Day, here is a comprehensive, action-oriented look at our changing environment and what we can do to protect and enhance our natural resources. Photographs and line drawings. 340 pages. Rear cover next to bottom of spien is bumped. Some light rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges..

Tulsa, Oklahoma: Harrison House, Inc. 1999. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0892749466. In this revealing and prophetic look at God's Word, bestselling author Charles Capps opens the Scriptures surrounding the end of the age. "God is unveiling new revelation from the Scriptures to prepare this generation for the most traumatic change on the Earth in six thousand years!" Study of end time events offers answers to when the age will end, when the Antichrist will be revealed, and etc..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Owl Books, 1996. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In March of 1965, Marine Lieutenant Philip J. Caputo landed at Danang with the first ground combat unit committed to fight in Vietnam. Sixteen months later, having served on the line in one of modern history's ugliest wars, he returned home physically whole, emotionally wasted, his youthful idealism shattered. A decade later, Caputo would write "A Rumor of War." It was the book that shattered America's deliberate indifference to the fate of the men it sent to fight in the jungles of Vietnam, and in the years since it was first published it has become a basic text on that war. But in the literature of war that stretches back to Homer, it has also taken its place as an esteemed classic. As William Broyles himself a decorated Marine veteran of Vietnam wrote in Texas Monthly, "Not since Siegfried Sassoon's classic of World War I, "Memoirs of an Infantry Officer,"… Read More

New York,NY: Ballantine Books, 1979. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:0345272986. Beyond the blame and sorrow, beyond politics, and strategy and national interests.It is about camaraderie, death, courag e, fear, high ideals, lost convictions, the best and the worst in the most ordinary men.it is simply a story of war.of the things men do in war, and the things war does to them. "There have been oth e r books about the Vietnam War. None measures up to this." The spine is very strong. The bottom front corner of the spine has a 1/2" tear & is rubbed. The top of the spine corners, the outside 4 corne rs and along the front outside edge there is rubbing. There's a 2" crease along the top of the front cover. As I said the binding is very strong..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company, LLC, 1980. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0030421365. 1st printing. FFEP has embossed stamp (not colored, very hard to see) says 'Library of Jeff Foster'. Bottom of sp ine bumped. Top & bottom front of jacket have 1/16" tears on outside corners & top & bottom edges curled because of this. Otherwise book looks great. A novel set in Ethiopia and Somalia. WARRIORS AND FIGHTING SET IN A BLEAK LANDSCAPE AND EXPOSING THE DARK SIDE OF HUMAN NATURE - A NOVEL SET IN SOMALIA AND ETHIOPIA, AN APPROPRIATE SETTING FOR WHAT GOES ON IN THAT PART OF AFRICA TODAY.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1994. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. "Dramatic, graphic and wrenching.The reader is left to wonder--at the devastation of Carcaterra's youth, at his survival to adulthood, and at the grace that allowed him to craft this piercing memoir." THE WASHINGTON POST Lorenza Carcaterra grew up in Hell's Kitchen, New York in the 1950s and '60s in a confusing world of love and fear of his paradoxically violent and affectionate father. Then Lorenzo learned that his father had murdered his first wife. And he wondered how he could love his father again. Did he possess the same murderous fury; would he someday suddenly lash out at those he loved? As his father's physical abuse escalated, Lorenzo sought frantically for a safe place.a place where he could find hope and reconciliation and peace, where his father's terrible shadow no longer lingered. Now, decades later, Lorenzo has finally come to terms with the awful… Read More

Guild America, 1995. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:1568651406. Card, Orson Scott. HOMECOMING. 2 HARDCOVER VOLUMES CONTAINING ALL FIVE BOOKS IN THE HOMECOMING SERIES. BOOKS 4 & 5 - EARTH: 4. EARTHFALL. 5. EARTHBORN. 614 pp. The Oversoul, a master computer, has been the guardian of the human race on Harmony for millions of years, keeping them from developing destructive t echnology, but now the Oversoul is starting to break down..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 1989. Mass Market Paperback. As New. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:0812502124. 5th printing, The Tales of Alvin Maker book 3.