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Simon & Schuster, 1980. 1ST. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. 1ST. pp. 429. Publisher: Simon & Schuster (January 1, 1980) Language: English HARDBOUND: 429 pages ISBN-10: 0671225421 ISBN-13: 978-0671225421 Item Weight: 1.8 pounds. A detailed reconstruction of Whitman's life and times considers the poet's years of apprenticeship on New York newspapers, his experiences in the Civil War, and his lifetime devotion to the writing and reworking of Leaves of Grass.

The History Press, 2014. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. 6 x 0.63 x 9 inches. pp. 256. Publisher: History Press Library Editions (April 8, 2014) Language: English HARDBOUND: 256 pages '9781626194441 Item Weight: 1.13 POUNDS Dimensions: 6 x 0.63 x 9 inches. Launched in 1919 by William Horlick, the inventor of malted milk, Horlick Athletic Field has hosted two NFL teams, the Racine Belles professional women's baseball team (immortalized in A League of Their Own) and thousands of semiprofessional-and industrial-league games. But it is the drum and bugle corps shows that have made the stadium one of the most iconic landmarks in its corner of the state. From an archive of fond recollection and painstaking record, Alan Karls has pieced together a history of Horlick Athletic Field that justifies the reverence that drum and bugle corps have felt for the place for almost a century.

Knopf, 1986. 1ST. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf; First Edition (February 12, 1986) Language ‏ : ‎ English HARDBOUND ‏ : ‎ 136 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0394550803 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0394550800 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds Janet and Dovie, a Mennonite mother and daughter, accompany each other through the events of their lives, as their religious principles define their love for God, man, and each other

Boston, MA: W Pub Group, 1996. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches. pp. 315. Publisher: W Pub Group (May 1, 1996) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 315 pages ISBN-10: 084993933X ISBN-13: 978-0849939334 Item Weight: 13.6 OUNCES Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches. Split Ticket is a hilarious, fast-paced tale of politics gone bonkers, budding romance, devious double-dealing, and a murder mystery without a murder. With insider's expertise, H.L. Richardson takes readers along on one man's reluctant ride up the political ladder, from cow-country commissions to the state capitol. And there's even talk of the presidency.

Fawcett Columbine, 1993. 1ST. SOFTBOUND. LIKE NEW. 1ST. pp. 258. Format/ Binding: HARDBOUND Book Condition: LIKE NEW Quantity-Available: 1 Binding: SOFTCOVER ISBN 10: 0449907791 ISBN 13: 9780449907795 Publisher: Fawcett Place Of Publication: New York This Edition First Published: 1993.

HARPER & ROW, 1970. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. LIKE NEW. Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins (paper) (November 1, 1990) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060642645 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060642648 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.4 x 8 inches Poetic and philosophical, playful and serious, theological and irreverent. TO A DANCING GOD is a new kind of book which explores the problems of remaining human in the twentieth century. In a highly personal style, Sam Keen analyzes key issues in education, philosophy, theology, and psychology.

David R. Godine Publisher, 2019. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. 5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches. pp. 224. Publisher HarperCollins; Reprint edition (January 1, 1993) Language English SOFTCOVER 224 pages ISBN-10 0060643579 ISBN-13 978-0060643577 Item Weight 8 ounces Dimensions 5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches. The prophet Amos, a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore trees, had a parallel, and more challenging, calling as a shepherd of human souls. So too does Garret Keizer, an Episcopalian minister to the community of Island Pond in Vermont's Northeast Kindgdom. This profoundly contemporary book displays not only keizer's knowledge of life's small practicalities (winding the church clock, shopping for groceries), but also his insights about faith and the mysterious ways of God. With an eye attuned to both the pleasures and foibles that make life on earth so rich, he presents a refreshing and often hilarious account of the hands-on work needed to maintain a parish and sustain its spirit. He is a man who believes that… Read More

Beacon Publishing, 2002. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. 5.75 x 1 x 8.25 inches. pp. 313. Publisher: Matthew Kelly Foundation; Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed edition (October 1, 2002) Language: English HARDBOUND: 313 pages ISBN-10: 9781929266081 ISBN-13: 978-1929266081 Item Weight: 1.1 pounds Dimensions: 5.75 x 1 x 8.25 inches. At a time when many people are disillusioned with the Catholic Church, questioning the faith, and filled with doubts about the relevance of Catholicism in the modern world, Matthew Kelly reveals the essence of authentic Catholic spirituality while addressing some of the most important questions we face today as both individuals and as a Church.

NY: SIMON AND SCHUSTER, TOUCHSTONE EDITION, 1993. SOFTCOVER. LIKE NEW. Schindler's List recreates the true story of Oskar Schindler, the Czech-born southern German industrialist who risked his life to save over 1,100 of his Jewish factory workers from the death camps in Nazi-occupied Poland. Thomas Keneally's "documentary novel," based on the recollections of the Schindlerjuden (Schindler's Jews), Schindler himself, and other witnesses, is told in a series of snapshot stories. It recounts the lives of the flamboyant profiteer and womanizer Schindler; Schindler's long-suffering wife, Emilie; the brutal SS (Nazi secret service) commandant Amon Goeth; Schindler's quietly courageous factory manager, Itzhak Stern; and dozens of other Jews who underwent the horrors of the Nazi machinery. At the center of the story, though, are the actions and ambitions of Schindler, who comes to Kraków, Poland, seeking his fortune and ends up outwitting the SS to protect his Jewish employees. It is the story of… Read More

Clover Park Press, 1991. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. LIKE NEW. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clover Park Pr; Second edition (January 1, 1991) Language ‏ : ‎ English ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0962863203 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0962863202 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.01 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches This excellent 13 story compiled of a variety of Peace Corps Volunteer stories, tales and activities gives a broad picture of how varied the Peace Corps experience can be.

Hyperion, 2002. 1ST. HARDBOUND. LIKE NEW. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hyperion; First Edition (May 1, 2002) Language ‏ : ‎ English HARDBOUND ‏ : ‎ 368 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0786867930 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0786867936 Grade level ‏ : ‎ 8 and up Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1.25 x 8.25 inches The author of Sacred Journeys in a Modern World discusses the growth of spirituality in America on the brink of the millennium, its interfaith and ecumenical origins, and its influence on all aspects of American society and culture.

CINCINNATI, OHIO: Forward Movement, 1984. 3RD. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Forward Movement Publications; 3rd edition (November 1, 1997) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0880281944 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0880281942 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces A Lenten classic. Using his own pilgrimage to Lindisfarne as a point of departure, former Forward Movement editor James W. Kennedy makes Lent a "Holy Island" accessible to everyone. He explores the reaches of our thinking and doing, offering suggestions that will stimulate the process of spiritual enrichment.

NY: Harper & Row, 1964. LATER EDITION. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD COVERS in GOOD jacket. pp. 319. Publisher: PENGUIN USA (January 1, 2001) Language: English ISBN-10: 0965088650 ISBN-13: 978-0965088657 Item Weight: 2.25 POUNDS. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State; HISTORY / United States / General John F. Kennedy's election to the House in 1946 and the Senate in 1952 gave him personal experience in dealing with the conflicting pressures that legislators face. When Kennedy took a leave of absence from the Senate in 1954 to recover from back surgery, it gave him the opportunity to study the topic of political courage. The project resulted in the Publication of Profiles in Courage, which focuses on the careers of eight Senators whom Kennedy felt had shown great courage under enormous pressure from their parties and their constituents.

NY: Random House, 1993. 1ST. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House; First Edition (October 5, 1993) Language ‏ : ‎ English HARDBOUND ‏ : ‎ 347 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0679414266 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0679414261 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.6 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches Beginning in 1903, with the arrival of sixteen-year-old Masuo Yasui in Oregon, the author of After All These Years chronicles the lives of three generations of a Japanese-American family.

Penguin Books, 2001. 2ND. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. LATER. 7.92 x 5.24 x 0.61 inches. pp. 312. Publisher Penguin Books; 1st edition (January 28, 2003) Language English SOFTCOVER 312 pages ISBN-10 0142001740 ISBN-13 978-0142001745 Reading age 18 years and up Lexile measure 840L Item Weight 8.2 OUNCES Dimensions 7.92 x 5.24 x 0.61 inches. Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted Black stand-in mother, Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina-a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by an eccentric trio of Black beekeeping sisters, Lily is introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey, and the Black Madonna. This is a remarkable novel about divine female power, a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters… Read More

Harper Perennial; Reprint, 1990. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. 5.25 x 0.79 x 8 inches. pp. 352. Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (September 1, 1990) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 352 pages ISBN-10: 0380710897 ISBN-13: 978-0380710898 Item Weight: 9.6 OUNCES Dimensions: 5.25 x 0.79 x 8 inches. Tracy Kidder-the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of a New Machine and the extraordinary national bestseller House-spent nine months in Mrs. Zajac's fifth-grade classroom in the depressed Flats of Holyoke, Massachusetts. For an entire year he lived among twenty schoolchildren and their indomitable, compassionate teacher-sharing their joys, their catastrophes, and their small but essential triumphs. As a result, he has written a revealing, remarkably poignant account of education in America.

Simon and Schuster, 2000. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. LIKE NEW. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House; First Edition (April 20, 1999) Language ‏ : ‎ English HARDBOUND ‏ : ‎ 349 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0679455884 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0679455882 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.45 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.5 x 9.75 inches Describes the everyday workings of a seemingly typical American hometown and reveals the complex drama behind the lives of its residents. In this splendid book, one of America's masters of nonfiction takes us home--into Hometown, U.S.A., the town of Northampton, Massachusetts, and into the extraordinary, and the ordinary,

Random House, 2003. 1ST. HARDBOUND. LIKE NEW. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House; 1st edition (September 9, 2003) Language ‏ : ‎ English HARDBOUND ‏ : ‎ 336 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0375506160 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0375506161 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.4 x 1.1 x 9.5 inches In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder’s magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease. Profound and powerful, Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes people’s minds through his dedication to the philosophy that “the only real nation is humanity.”

Americas Test Kitchen, 2006. 1ST. HARDBOUND. LIKE NEW. 1ST. 9 x 0.75 x 11 inches. pp. 192. Publisher Americas Test Kitchen; 1st edition (January 1, 2006) Language English HARDBOUND 192 pages ISBN-10 1933615117 ISBN-13 978-1933615110 Item Weight 2.4 pounds Dimensions 9 x 0.75 x 11 inches. Perfect for long-term reference, this hardback edition contains all six issues of Cook's Illustrated Magazine from 2006.

Hachette Books, 2004. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. LIKE NEW. 4TH. 5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches. pp. 304. Publisher: Hachette Books (April 7, 2004) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 304 pages ISBN-10: 0786887931 ISBN-13: 978-0786887934 Grade level: 8 and up Item Weight: 8.8 OUNCES Dimensions: 5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches. In a small Alabama town in Zion County, life is finally looking up for 20-year-old Donnette Sullivan. Having just inherited her aunt's old house and beauty shop, she's taken over the business. Her husband, Tim, recently crippled in an accident, is beginning to cope not only with his disability but also with the loss of his dreams. Once a promising artist who gave up art for sports, Tim paints a sign for Donnette's new shop, Making Waves, that causes ripples throughout the small southern community.