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New York: Harper & Row, 1977. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0060219513. An Early I Can Read Book. " Hattie's helpfulness is unappreciated by her mother and her sick friend, Shirley Rabbitfoot." Hattie Rabb it likes to help. But when she does, everything goes wrong. Poor Hattie! Is there a happy ending for a helpful little rabbit? Cover is brown which shows rubbing on edges more. Top of spine very sligh t ly bumped, All the tips of corners show some rubbing, light fading to 1/8" bottom strip across back cover bottom edge. The book is in good shape just listing defects so you know. Inside is as new..

New York,NY: Harper & Row, 1976. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0060219394. An Early I Can Read Book. Two stories about Hattie Rabbit who has a tendency to overlook possible consequences of her act ions. Hattie sees other animals parents and she finds that mothers are sometimes difficult and sometimes helpful, then Hattie makes money off her friends & losing them because of what she did, in the 2nd story. The top & bottom of the spine and all 4 outside corners are slightly bumped & rubbed, p.o.'s name on Fep..

Harper & Row, 1986. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0060219831. A Weekly Reader Book. An Early I Can Read Book. Hattie Rabbit finds that mothers are sometimes difficult and sometimes helpful. Rubbi ng on the top & bottom of the spine and all 4 outside corners. Top & bottom of the spine also slightly bumped. The back cover has a few small red ink stains and a 1/8" closed puncture on spine side. P revious owners name in pencil on Fep..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Villard Books, 1987. Hard Cover. As New/As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0394556941. Every Greek exile, no matter how great a fortune his new life has brought him, no matter how forbidding and barren the island of his birth, still remains fiercely Greek. He will talk for hours, with tears in his eyes, of the land he has left and of his hopes to return there to die. Nicholas Gage born in the North ern Greek village of Lia in 1939, escaped with his sisters fron the terror and famine of wartorn Greece when he was nine; his mother was ultimately executed for her role in saving her children. In 19 7 7 he returned to Greece as a foreign correspondent for the New York Times, determined to learn the details of his mother's life and death. Now after many more returns to Greece he presents us with a p ersonal and incisive portrait of his native land..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dell Publishing Co. 1983. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Operation Valkyrie was the code name given to the plot to assassinate Hitler. Galante's book is based in large part on achived materials and extensive interviews with Adolf Heusinger, one of the generals who played a key role in the plot. Photographs. 318 pages. Prev. owners number on top of Ffep. Some light rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges. Spine is creased. Both front cover outside corner tips have a small crease across them..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 1997. Paperback. Near Fine. Signed by Illustrator. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Age Range: 5 to 8. A warm, family-history story. Laura, still awake in bed, asks her mother to tell her again the story of Charlotte, the stuffed elephant who links Mama's childhood with her own. Mama complies with pleasure, reliving her early life with Charlotte and her quiet joy in passing on a gift of love to her daughter. Laura knows just how the story goes, and prompts her mother with the telling, from Charlotte's first arrival as a birthday gift, through Mama's nighttime rescue of her lost elephant, to Laura's own welcome arrival and Charlotte's new place in her life. The story's simple declarations and sure details draw readers into an authentic shared familiarity. Cooper's pictures are endearing, filling the pages with photographlike re-creations of Mama's past and of the story's present. The twilight colors, rendered with high graininess,… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999. Hard Cover. As New/As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Ken Galbraith's book is a delight - full of wonderful vignettes as well as his usual caustic wit and wisdom." - JOSEPH NYE, dean, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University John Kenneth Galbraith, the noted economist, joined Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal in 1934 and served that administration during Wo rld War II in the crucial role of deputy head of the Office of Price Administration in charge of price control. His service to FDR and his relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt began a long involvement with the leaders who would define much of the course of the twentieth century: Truman, Stevenson, John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy, Nehru, Lyndon Johnson, and others at home and abroad. Drawing on a li f etime of access to many of the greatest public figures, Galbraith creates a rich and uniquely personal history of the century… Read More

Saint Paul, MN, U.S.A.: Llewellyn Publications, 1993. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:0875422462. "Improve creativity. Heighten intuition. Used polished quartz. Heal yourself & others. Learn color healing. Make healing tools . Reprogram yourself for success." Illustrated. 215 pp + bibliography. The 1st generation of books about crystals is over! Move on to the next step. Learn why polished, smooth crystal is better for h e ightening intuition, improving creativity, and healing. Finally! A fun approach to crystal use! Some of the fascinating topics included are: Healing self and others with crystals; Easy to follow te c hn iques; Electronic quartz crystal; Reprogram your subconscious with crystals; Dream crystals; Sleep healing with crystals; Healing pets with crystals; Famous people and crystals; The crystal skul l ; Cry stal balls; Crystal tools and amulets; Historical uses of quartz crystal; Traditional values of gemstones..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 2001. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. All the ugliness, danger, and misery of life as a big-city cop, told with perception, humor, and apparently without fear of reprisals by a 16-year veteran on the Chicago police force. Gallo joined up in 1982 because she needed a secure job to support her two children. Already a trained psychologist, she thought she'd be working as a therapist in the department's counseling center. She was wrong. After six months at the police academy, where brutality and humiliation were freely employed as teaching techniques and the most important law to be learned was "Cover Your Ass," and after six more months as a recruit (during which time she killed a man in a shootout), she was assigned to a beat. It was a tough West Side district replete with rundown housing projects, gangs, drug dealers, whores, and hustlers. Appalling domestic violence, heinous child and… Read More

New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1973. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First publication! Paperback original. Collectible. Bantam book N7130. The God Within. IT lived in Milton Bradford. IT could make planets vanish, alter mathematical constants, erase the laws of chance. IT had the power to change the entire Universe.Or destroy it utterly. 202 pages. Some rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges. Spine is creased. Both front cover right corners slightly bumped and creased also 3" crease across the bottom right corner. Rear cover bottom left corner has a 1" crease across it..

Naperville, IL.: Sphinx Publishing, 2002. The book is unwritten in. Reflects the vast changes made within the immigration system since the inception of the Department of Homeland Security Discusses current immigration laws and procedures in an easy-to-understand manner Contains a clear description of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) Explains differences between asylum and refugee applicants Includes clear explanations and instructions for completing various visa applications Addresses recent changes in the Green Card Lottery Covers the new online case status information system Shares personal concerns regarding the future of U.S. immigration policies. 296 pages.. First Edition. Paperback. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1998. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0060178191. 1st printing. Bottom of spine book & jacket slightly bumped, otherwise as new. In May 1943, Allied sea and air forces won a stunning, dramatic, and vital victory over the largest and most powerful submarine force ever sent to sea, sinking forty-one German U-boats and damaging thirty-seven others. At U-Boat Headquarte rs in Berlin, despondent naval officers spoke of "Black May." It was a defeat from which the German U-Boats never recovered. This, for the first time, is the story of that victory. Numerous black and white photos..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1995. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0553100335. 1st printing. Ligth scuffing on back of dust jacket. Thriller about an executive who goes to work in the morning and discovers that colleagues, friends and family want him dead..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Charter Books, 1986. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. John Gardner, who carried on the grand spy tradition of Ian Fleming's incomparable James Bond, now presents an explosive novel of intrigue and suspense that sweeps through three turbulent decades - marking the beginning of the British secret service. From the advent of World War I to the rise of Nazi Germany, the Railtons - a proud and aristocratic family of soldiers, diplomats, and civil servants - turn their talents and patriotism to the practice of intelligence. And a new found family tradition of espionage leads to a desperate and decisive undercover game of loyalty.and betrayal. 481 pages. Some light rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges. Spine is creased. 1" crease on top front right corner of cover..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ace Books, 1989. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. This book is an ACE ORIGINAL EDITION and has never been previously published. 185 pages. The Eternal Apprentice, Wuntvor, has an appointment with Death and must tread the alleys and lanes of the afterlife with care else fall into the gutter and lose Death's game permanently. Bottom of spine bumped. Bottom right corner of front cover has a few small creases on tip..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 1989. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0399134360. 1st printing. Gardner's 8th novel in the James Bond cycle. "Fraught with the intrigue, explosive action, and tech nological wizardry that Bond fans have come to expect.a tour de force in the rousing Ian Fleming tradition." When terrorists hijack a British aircraft carrier and take hostage high ranking observers f rom all three super powers, the price demanded is higher than any country is willing to pay. With control of the ship, they have control of the world. Commander James Bond is on board on special ass ig nment. Lower front cover edge has a very tiny puncture like staple, starts on cover & goes slightly onto book, the corner is also rubbed slightly, top & bottom spine of jacket is rubbed & has a co u ple small 1/4" tears, 1/2" tear on back of cover on the top..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Scholastic, Inc. 1969. Soft Cover. Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very scarce book. unpaginated, Book makes a child think about acting. Pretend you're a monkey who swings from a tree. Now you're a lion. Wha t else can you be? Buzz like a bee. Fly around and around. Library stamp on FFep, but this is NOT a 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, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press Book, 1990. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. "The stuff that rip-roaring Westerns are made of." - Los Angeles Times. A true romantic saga of young Theodore Roosevelt's American West of the 1880's. Based on the memoirs and other writings of the actual participants, this novel is a fascinating study of Roosevelt's growth as seen by several different characters, each of whom has his own opinion of the young dude - and each of whom has his own axe to grind as he watches the little New Yorker contend with cattle ranching, trail drives, round-ups and much more.408 pages. Some light rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges. Spine is creased..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Jove Books, 1985. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. It was called a "Platoon Leader's War." It was like no other war America had ever fought - beneath the dense canopy of jungle, in underground tunnels and foxholes, against an unseen, elusive enemy. Vietnam was not a 'general's' war fought on the grand scale, but one which placed a premium on individual and small unit actions; one which daily created new tactics like 'organic fire support' and 'counterambushes', not only to survive but to reverse the roles and take the initiative. Written by the officers in command of the companies and platoons involved, Infantry In Vietnam analyzes the small unit discipline, initiative, perseverance, physical conditioning, morale and esprit which carried the war in the early days. Many dramatic frontline photographs and sketches. 298 pages. Spine is creased..

New York,NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1995. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:0028604199. Garner tackles many demeaning, culturally biased viewpoints through his retelling of well-known tales, such as "The P rincess and the Pea", "The Tortoise and the Hare", and "The City Mouse and the Surburban Mouse." He has striven to fashion these bedtime stories into literature that is totally free from bias and pur g ed from the influence of a flawed cultural past in hopes of freeing our social consciousness from these blights..