Search Results: Authors starting with F from Ground Zero Books

New York, N.Y.: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2008. Later printing. Trade paperback. Fair. xvii, [3], 249, [1] pages. Cover has wear and soiling. Some moisture staining. Illustrations. Also includes Additional Reading that may be helpful, as well as an index. Chapters include How This Book Came to Be, and Authors' Note, as well as Brothers and Sisters--Past and Present; Not Till the Bad Feelings Come Out...; The Perils of Comparisons; Equal is Less; Siblings in Roles; Freeing Children to Change; No More Problem Children; When the Kids Fight--How to Intervene Helpfully, How to Step In So We Can Step Out; and Making Peace with the Past. Afterword for the New Edition: Coping With Young Rivals; Home Alone; More Ways to Encourage Good Feelings Between Brothers and Sisters. Adele Faber (born January 12, 1928) is an American author. She writes books about parenting and families and is an expert on communication between adults and children. Elaine Mazlish (31 March 1925 - 31 October 2017) was… Read More

New York: W. Morrow, 1980. First Edition. First Printing. very good, fair. 24 cm, 384, illus., DJ edges worn and small tears, flyleaf has been folded. This is the little-known story of Lorena Alice Hickok and her extraordinary friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt.

Wilkes-Barre, PA: Eberhard Faber, 1988. MONGOL 482 Number 2. Collectible Pencil. Near fine. Approximately 7.5 inches long, unused. High in Fiber! A collectable is any object regarded as being of interest to a collector (not necessarily monetarily valuable or antique). Another important field of collecting that is also big business is memorabilia, which includes collectables related to a person, organization, event or media, including T-shirts, posters, and numerous other collectables marketed to fans; but also includes ephemera from historical, media, or entertainment events, items that were meant to be thrown away but were saved by fans and accumulated by collectors. There are numerous types of collectables and terms to denote those types. An antique is a collectable that is old. A curio is a small, usually fascinating or unusual item sought after by collectors. The urge to collect unusual and fascinating objects is primeval and not limited to humans. The Renaissance Cabinet of Curiosities… Read More

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1919. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Front board of Volume I weakened, and reglued. Covers have some wear and soiled. Some library markings. Spine cloth wrinkled.. 3 volume set. Includes: illustrations, diagrams, index. 229, 288 and 230 pages. The author was the Dean of the Pyrotechnic Schools, Ordnance Department, United States Army. Marvie Dana provided a historical introduction. Volume II is subtitled: The Manufacture of Military Pyrotechnics: An Exposition on the Present Methods of Manufacture, the Materials and Machinery Used. Volume III is subtitled: A Study of the Chemicals Used in the Manufacture of Military Pyrotechnics. Form 2027.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. Presumed first U. S. edition/first printing. Hardcover. Good in fair dust jacket. Highlighting/underlining. Signed by previous owner. DJ has some wear, soiling edge tears and chips. Notes inside back cover. Some marks to text and comments noted.. 367, [1] p. Includes index. Footnotes. This was originally published in France as La Victoire. Translated from Wikipedia: "Alfred Fabre-Luce, born in Paris May 16, 1899 and died in that city on 17 May 1983 was a French journalist and writer. In 1919, he was stationed in London as attache. A year later, he decided to return to Paris to begin a career in journalism. He began to publish articles in various newspapers and is dedicated to writing political and literary works. In 1924, his first attempt, Victory, is attacking the foreign policy of Raymond Poincaré whom he accuses of being partially responsible for the First World War. Three years later, after a trip to the Soviet Union, Russia published by Grasset,… Read More

Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1998. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued.. x, 113 p. Illustrations. References. Bibliography. The federal government has invested more than $300 billion in 500, 000 buildings and other facilities worldwide to support the provision of government services. Evidence is mounting that the physical condition, functionality, and quality of federal facilities are deteriorating. Stewardship of Federal Facilities identifies factors and processes contributing to this deterioration and recommends a framework of methods, practices, and strategies to foster accountability for the stewardship of federal facilities and to allocate resources for their maintenance and repair.

Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1998. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued.. iii, 43 p. Illustrations. Federal Facilities Council Report No. 136.

Natick, MA: Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Brochure. Good. Single sheet, approximately 8 inches by 8.5 inches, folded in half, resulting in four panels. Illustrations. Map. Item has some wear and soiling. NCTRF's focus is to test fabrics for fire and heat resistance, water immersion and buoyancy, heat and cold stress, ballistic protection, and uniform design and development. With an experienced staff as well as unique testing equipment and facilities, NCTRF can quickly move a concept from the drawing board to the production line. A team of textile technologists, clothing designers, physiologists and other scientific experts are all involved in conducting research, design, development, improvement and user assessment studies of protective garments and equipment. Depending upon needs, commercial off-the-shelf products are evaluated or unique military products are developed for use in the Navy shipboard environment. . NCTRF's technical… Read More

New York, N.Y.: Schocken Books, 1982. First Paperback Edition, First Printing [stated]. Trade paperback. Fair. xii, 362, [2] pages. Sticker residue on rear cover. Cover has some wear and soiling. Weak at pages 78/9 and strengthened with glue. Acknowledgments, Footnotes, and Introduction. Includes chapters on The Problematics of Contemporary Jewish Thought: From Spinoza Beyond Rosenzweig; The Shibboleth of Revelation: From Spinoza Beyond Hegel; Historicity, Rupture, and Tikkun Olam ("Mending the World") from Rosenzweig Beyond Heidegger; Conclusion: Teshuva Today: Concerning Judaism After the Holocaust. Contains Notes, Abbreviations,and Index. In this book, Fackenheim points the way to Judaism's renewal in a world and an age in which all of our notions about God, humanity, and revelation have been severely challenged. He explores the rupture in Jewish thought caused by modernity and reflected in the philosophies of Spinoza and Rosenzweig. He analyzes the systems of Hegel and Heidegger and… Read More

Bucks County, PA: Bucks County Historical Soc, 1934. fair to good. 13, wraps, illus., footnotes, entire document folded in half.

Northfield, IL: DBI Books, Inc, 1984. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Trade paperback. good. John Hanusin (Cover photography). 448 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Cover has some wear and soiling.

New York: Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc, c. 1952. good. 5" x 7", 4, wraps, illus., pamphlet creased along edges Review of a memoir by one of the last of the "great white hunters" of Africa. Also contains a short biography of John A. Hunter.

New York: Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc, c. 1967. good. 3.25" x 6.5", 1 sheet folded, 9.75" x 6.5" sheet folded into thirds, some wear to edges. Review of Manchester's book on the Kennedy assassination.

Maxwell Air Force Base, AL: Air University Press, 1995. 1999 reprint (from GPO line on page 55). Wraps. Very good. vii, [1], 55, [1] pages. Figures. Notes. Bibliography. The author was with the School of Advanced Airpower Studies. Lt. Gen. David S. Fadok became Commander and President, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base. General Fadok was a Rhodes Scholar before earning his pilot wings in 1985. A command pilot with more than 4,000 hours, he flew combat and combat support missions in operations Just Cause, Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Southern Watch. This is a publication of a thesis presented for completion of Graduation Requirements. John Richard Boyd (January 23, 1927 - March 9, 1997) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot and Pentagon consultant, whose theories have been highly influential in the military,business, and litigation. Boyd inspired the Lightweight Fighter program (LWF) that produced the successful General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon and McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet,… Read More

London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Signed and numbered Limited First U. K. Edition, Number 44 of 200. Hardcover. Good/Clear plastic dust wrapper present. Format is approximately 5.25 inches by 7.75 inches. [12], 140 pages. Sticker at back cover. Bookplate of Roland Keith Young inside front cover, featuring the image of a penguin. He was a noted artist. James Bernard Fagan (18 May 1873 - 17 February 1933) was an Irish-born actor, theatre manager, producer and playwright in England. After turning from the law to the stage, Fagan began an acting career, including four years from 1895 to 1899 with Herbert Beerbohm Tree's company at Her Majesty's Theatre. He then began writing plays, returning eventually to acting during World War I. In 1920 he took over London's Court Theatre as a Shakespearean playhouse and soon began to produce plays at other West End theatres. His adaptation of Treasure Island in 1922 was a hit and became an annual Christmas event. He was the first manager of the Oxford… Read More

Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1985. First Edition. First? Printing. very good, good. 368, illus. with 403 illus. & 24 maps, A Calendar of World Cultures, bibliography, index, DJ somewhat worn, soiled, edge tears/chips.

New York: Scribner, [1975]. First Printing. good. 24 cm, 399, illus., bibliography, index.

London: E. Arnold, [1970, c1958]. Fifth Printing. good, fair. 29 cm, 64, maps, bibliography, index, front DJ flap price clipped, DJ worn, soiled, and edge tears.

McLean, VA: Langley Hill Friends Meeting, 1985. Trade paperback. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling.. 213 p. Includes illustrations. List of Contributors. Notes. This includes a biographical essay by Fager on Scull. The author, Charles Eugene Fager (born 1942), known as Chuck Fager, is an American activist, an author, an editor, a publisher and an outspoken and prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends. He is known for his work in both the 1960s Civil Rights Movement and in the Peace movement. His written works include religious and political essays, humor, adult fiction, and juvenile fiction, and he is best known for Selma 1965: The March That Changed the South, his in-depth history of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights Movement. Since 2002 Fager has served as Director of Quaker House in Fayetteville, North Carolina, a peace project next door to Fort Bragg, a major US Army base.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc, 1965. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Good. Versatron Corporation (Original drawings). 176 pages. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Maxime Allen "Max" Faget (August 26, 1921 - October 9, 2004) was a Belizean-born American mechanical engineer. Faget was the designer of the Mercury spacecraft, and contributed to the later Gemini and Apollo spacecraft as well as the Space Shuttle. In 1958, Faget became one of the 35 engineers who formed the Space Task Group, creating the Mercury spacecraft. He based his designs on the aerodynamic work of Harvey Allen from the mid-1950s, and was instrumental in selecting the blunt-body shape that won the Mercury competition over numerous contenders. He led the development of the escape tower system used on Mercury, which was used in various forms on almost all following crewed spacecraft. He also worked on the Gemini and Apollo vehicles, which shared many design points… Read More