Search Results: Authors starting with H from Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller

University of Nevada Press. Softcover. Like New. 6x0x8. For several generations Katharine Haake's family has been intimately linked with the landscape and history of far-northern California. In That Water, Those Rocks, she offers a brilliant novel that interlaces autobiographical writing, natural history, and reflections on the craft of writing itself. Shasta Dam, the graceful, curved centerpiece of California's Central Valley Project, lies at the heart of this multilayered work. The dam's construction, and the impact of its presence, becomes the obsession and occupation for all of Haake's characters. Containing and controlling the water of three northern California rivers, the dam also structures the characters' efforts to understand the past in an attempt to find the transcendent in what they have witnessed or learned - about vanished native peoples, for example, or lost intimacies between water, earth, animals, and humans.

Macmillan Company, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. No dust jacket.

Sentinel Press. Hard cover. Good/No Dustjacket as Issued. Title page missing; else Very Good. This is the first attempt ever made to present the teachings of the great Tibetan sage, "Tilak". No date, but probably published in the mid-1940's."This long-forgotten esoteric novella, written in the waning days of World War II, is a series of parables held together by a fictional Tibetan character, Tilak. The author expounds on a diverse set of esoteric themes, including reincarnation, soulmates, auras, karma, lost continents, and ascended masters.

Random House (New Zealand), 2006. Illustrated. Trade paperback. Like New. AJ Hackett is the Kiwi innovator who built a business empire on adrenaline and adventure. From the day in 1987 when he launched himself into the world's eye by leaping off the Eiffel Tower with a rubber cord attached to his feet, Hackett has gone on to become one of New Zealand's most visible - and unique - entrepreneurs. The bungy jumping industry that he started has opened bold new avenues for tourism in New Zealand and has expanded the minds of millions of people worldwide. Hackett's personal life and business philosophies match his have-a-go ethos. Aptly, for a man who made his name encouraging others to jump off bridges, Hackett is drawn to risk and has developed a knack for managing danger. In the commercial world, he has always preferred to leap boldly than to hold back. This has led to some hard lessons, but his drive for new challenges remains undiminished. The same taste for adventure that excited Hackett… Read More

Sigma Books, 2003. First edition. Softcover. Like New. 8x5x0. Signed by Author. Inscribed "To Drew and Jennifer from Ron and Eileen". Front Range Descents is more than a guidebook. It is a celebration of the spring skiing and snowboarding experience...velvety corn snow, sunny days, rushing streams, pine-scented breezes, wildlife and wildflowers.75 Descents on 54 Peaks* Choose from intermediate cruisers to expert descents.* Each detailed route description will guide you from the trailhead to the summit and back.* 29 color topo maps will make trip planning easy.* 135 photos will inspire you to strap skis to your pack and head for the hills.

The British Horse Society, 1991. 9th ed. Hardcover. Very Good/No dustjacket. 1x5x8. A complete handbook of horsemanship prepared by experts in many fields and covering all the important aspects of equitation and horse mastership. Invaluable for learners, novices and more advanced riders. 320 pages, Over 80 drawings and diagrams, and a Glossary and Index.

Rizzoli International Publications, 1998. Trade paperback. Very Good. 9x8x0. The Book is in Very Good+ condition. With her most recent commission, Cincinnati's Contemporary Arts Center, architect Zaha Hadid becomes the first woman ever to design an American museum. This long awaited first monograph on one of the world's most important architects collects Hadid's entire oeuvre-more than 80 built and unbuilt projects over 20 years- in one significant volume. Throughout her training at London's Architectural Association, and her work with Rem Koolhaas at OMA, to the establishment of her own worldwide architectural practice, Zaha Hadid has been acclaimed for her vanguard architectonic language. Only a handful of her projects have been built-all to great critical success- and each new project astonishes the world of design with its commitment to revolutionary forms and ideas. As a result, she has an enormous following of students and practitioners, visionaries and builders.The… Read More

Dark Sun Press, 1980. First edition. Illustrated. Trade paperback. Good. A tear to paper at lower s.

International Art, 1996. Hardcover. Like New/Fine. 11x8x0. In one of the most informative books ever released, Robert Hagan covers the essential ingredients of successful oil paintings - the two types of reference photos required; how to draw preliminary sketches; ways to make your paintings 'viewer-friendly'; how to use command posts and lead-ins and lead-outs to capture attention, and how the 'picture window' works. His chapters on coming to grips with mother colors and anchor colors will give you a thorough grounding in this important element of oil painting, and this is followed by a complete mix-by-mix painting demonstration. The top-gun instruction keeps on coming with a full demonstration of how you can build a painting according to the laws of nature so you get authentic paintings every time".

Free Enterprise Press, 1990. 2nd ed. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good . 9x6x1. Signed by Author. The book is in Fine condition (though text is bound upside down in covers by binder). Some short tears and edgewear to dustjacket. With gift inscription by and signed by author; scarce thus. Uncommon in hardcover edition. Covers Roots of Conflict, Genealogy of Federal Lands, Sectionalism, Forest Reserves, Private Rights, Courts, Economic Vandalism and more. A project of the Free Enterprise Legal Defense Fund. Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-258) and index. Wayne Hage (now deceased) fought the Centralized Powers of Washington D.C., who were not originally intended to have the power they now wield. He fought them along with his Sheriff's office and through the courts after they started trying to steal his water rights & his cattle, and he eventually won. Hage studied the history of land law and water rights going clear back to early colonial history and found that no land in any of the… Read More

Hawaii Pacific University, 1996. Trade paperback. Like New. Shrestha, Joe. Signed by Author. Gift inscription by and signed by author.

Hawaii Pacific University, 2007. First edition. Trade paperback. Like New. Signed by Author. Inscribed "Dec. 5, 2009 Pearl Harbor To Sarah We must never forget the sacrifices made for our freedom. Semper Fidelis Jerome T. Hagen B-Gen. USMC (Ret)".

Caxton Press, 1972. Hard cover. Very Good/Very Good. A 1" tear to dustjacket, with some edgwear. Twenty six reproductions in color of David Hagerbaumer's original watercolors representing twenty-nine bird species. Calligraphy by Sam Lehman. David Hagerbaumer (1921 - 2014) is known for his paintings of waterfowl and wildlife in landscape. Growing up in Quincy, Illinois during the Great Depression, Hagerbaumer hunted, trapped and fished with his father, uncles and grandfather to put food on the family table. Following in his grandfather’s footsteps, he began carving duck decoys in the late 1930s, and later began to concentrate on watercolor paintings. On weekends he sold his artwork in San Diego’s Balboa Park, until Ralph Terrill, founder of the New York gallery Crossroads of Sport, took him on. Their 1956 cataloge, featuring four Hagerbaumer watercolors with accompanying limited-edition prints by Frost & Reed of England, launched his national career.… Read More

Colorado Mountain Club, 1956. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. In Near Fine condition. A softcover pamphlet; 32 pages, photos. Folding map resent in rear. Printed in an edition of 1000 copies. Percy Hagerman occupies a special place, in his words, as one of "the first Colorado men to climb extensively just for the sake of climbing" (Notes on Mountaineering in the Elk Mountains, 1908-1910). Along with his companion Harold Clark, he was the first to climb Maroon Peak and Capitol Peak, and he reached the summit of North Maroon Peak on his own. Both Hagerman Peak and Pass bear his name. From one of the states wealthiest families, Hagerman adhered to then accepted tenet that success went to the mentally and physically fittest, with his college athletics meant to forge a captain of industry. A scrace piece of mountaineering memorabilia.

Kobrey Press, 1994. First edition. Hard cover. Like New/Very Good. Signed by Author. The dustjacket has a short tear. Inscribed "8/18/99 Ann Your a 'Giver' also! Paul J. Meyer". Success in his own life and expertise in teaching others meaningful ways to reach their goals earned Paul J. Meyer recognition as one of the world's most outstanding authorities in the fields of goal setting, motivation, time management, and personal and professional development. Now deceased the legacy of Meyer's success can be seen through the work of the charitable foundation he and his wife, Jane, established in 1984. The Paul and Jane Meyer Family Foundation supports more than 30 charities and organizations in Central Texas, the United States, and throughout the world. Signed copies are uncommon.

The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association, 1989. 7th Edition. Softcover. Like New. Stapled wraps; 80 pages; with text, photos, and ads. A scarce souvenir program. The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is a vintage motor sports car race and 10-day Motorsport Festival that takes place annually in mid-July in Schenley Park located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. With an estimated 200,000 spectators during the 10 days, the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is one of the largest vintage sports car race events in the United States and the only one run entirely on city streets. The race originated in 1983 and grows each year with an ever-widening national and international recognition as one of the premier vintage motorsports events. The race is the highlight of a 10-day Race Week.

The Macmillan Company, 1944. First Edition. Very Good/No dustjacket. A basic standard book on the rifle and its use for sport and target shooting. With separate chapters devoted to various types of rifles and ammunition. The author had 30 years hunting experience, mostly in the West and during the period after WWI until the early 1940s.

The Macmillan Company, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No dustjacket. The Book is in Very Good+ condition. 195 pp., Brown cloth. Where and how to hunt whitetail, mule and blacktail deer, elk, moose, caribou, antelope, sheep, goat, musk ox, brown, grizzly, black and polar bear, peccary, etc. And with discussion on hints for dress and the camp, care of trophies, record heads and horns, and more. The author had 30 years hunting experience, mostly in the West and during the period after WWI until the early 1940s.

Epicenter Press, 1998. Softcover. Very Good. 5x0x8. Otis Hahn was born in Black Duck, Minnesota, in 1927, attended school in Mizpah, Minnesota for eight years, and grew up in the timber country of northern Minnesota among the rivers and lakes. Severely dyslexic, Hahn found the wilderness around him a more effective teacher than books, and he spent his youth hunting, fishing, and trapping. In 1950, Hahn spent the first of many summers in Alaska, where he met his wife, Audrey. During the early fifties, he worked seasonally in a Livengood gold mine and for the Alaska Road Commission. The couple returned to farming for the next twenty-five years in Minnesota, where they raised two sons and two daughters. Today they have six grandchildren. Hahn always dreamed of going back to Alaska and looking for gold, and he finally did so in 1981. It was an adventure I'll never forget," he says. "I've got a story to tell about mining gold in Alaska, Otis Hahn gold writer Alice Vollmar a few years… Read More

Mbi Publishing, 2007. Hard cover. Like New/No Dustjacket as Issued. With discussion on strategies, skills, and techniques for safe riding, avoid proven crash factors, increase vision, read the road, and more.