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Denmark, Aarhus, 1955.. Very Good/Unknown. Quarto, hardcover, beige cloth at spine, b & w pictorial baords. VG, tho some wear to spine extremities. 224 pages, with black & white photographs throughout, . nearly 450 b/w photos, Stunning array of landscapes, factories, art & architecture, culture. No slipcase. Map of Denmark on back boards.

Hyperion New York 1994, 1994. Paperback. Near Fine. Octavo, softcover., near fine in beige and green pictorial French wraps. 270 pp. First paperback edition. Mindfulness is considered the heart of Buddhist meditation but its essence is universal and of deep practical benefit to all. In essence, mindfulness is about wakefulness. Kabat-Zinn maps out a simple path for cultivating mindfulness in one's own life. This book is so good I outlined the whole thing!

Marshall, Morgan & Scott, 1960.. Fair/Unknown. Octavo, hardcover, highlighting throghout else very good reading copy in orange and white dj. The political independence which the Jews won in Palestine was accompanied by the liquidation of many centuries-old Jewish communities in various countries and the transfer of large numbers of Jews to Palestine. There is not another similar instance in the history of the world. What is the meaning of this extraordinary historical phenomenon? This work is an attempt to give an answer to this question.", 387 pages.

Tab Books, 1984.. Very Good/Unknown. Small quarto, softcover, near fine in red pictorial wrappers. Here's your chance to construct a pendulum wall clock, butcher block, barnwood, even a hub cap clock. Over 50 shown here with step by step instructions and illustrations. 184 pp. including index.

St. Martin's Press, NY, 1986. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Octavo, hardcover, near fine in black boards, in edgeworn dj..First edition. Art world novel. 482 pp. The golden circle are the wealthy, the sophisticated few who gather in the opulent rooms of the House of Fraizer bidding against each other for the world' s greatest works of art, precious jewelry, furnishings. At the center are two beautiful rich women who must undergo life's tragedy just as the rest of us.

Atheneum, 2004. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12 mo., hardcover, near fine in near fine blue and brown pictorial dj. unmarked. 244 pp. glittering; shining Glittering. That's how Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is kira-kira because its color is deep but see-through at the same time. The sea is kira-kira for the same reason and so are people's eyes. When Katie and her family move from a Japanese community in Iowa to the Deep South of Georgia, it's Lynn who explains to her why people stop on the street to stare, and it's Lynn who, with her special way of viewing the world, teaches Katie to look beyond tomorrow...winner of Newbery medal.

Springer-Verlag (NY), nd, c1990, 5th Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/Unknown. Octavo, softcover, VG in black pictorial wraps. 214 pp w/index, notes, appendix, 31 B & W illus/diagrams. Minor scuffmarks on endpaper and light corner curl. 'Part and Whole in Modern Physical Theory'.

New York: Artisan Workman Publishing, 1998,. Fine/Very Good. Large quarto, hardcover, fine in near fine brown pictorial dj. Giftable. The soup lovers' dream book. Here you will find soups of all kinds--Hearty soups served hot or cold made with fresh ingredients like pastas, meat, seafood, vegetables, etc. Several full color photos of different recipes. Also instructions for making dumplings, croutons, and sauces. 464 pp.

NY: William Morrow & Co. 1997, 1997. Paperback. Very Good. Small quarto, softcover, VG in white and blue pictorial wraps. Over 400 delcious recipes for vibrant health and great taste 575 pp. including index. Gives in depth nutritional data for all dishes and dozens of helpful charts, tables and illustrations. clean and unmarked.

NY: William Morrow & Co. 1987, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Lauren Jarrett. Quarto, hardcover, near fine in VG dustjacket. Over 400 delcious recipes radiating creativity and vitality with great taste. 623 pp. including index. Gives variations breakthrough technbiques and more.

Paperview / The Independent (2007), 2007. Hardcover. Good/No Dj. Octavo, hardcover, good in black boards, no dj. Interior near fine, clean and unmarked. Banned Books Series No. 5. 117 pp. and notes on translator. illuminates one of this century's most controversial writers and have made Kafka's work accessible to a whole new generation,

Modern Library. New York 1952., 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12 mo. hardcover, VG in gray boards, light corner wear; no dj. 328 pages. Includes: The Metamorphosis and In the Penal Colony. 15 stories. Translated by Willa and Edw in Muir. Introduction by Philip Rahv. Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001.1st edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine dj. Giftable. 248 pages. This second book by the author (a distant relative of "the" Kafka) is set in Washington, D.C., where love and family and politics intersect in some strange places.

D. Kindersley (1984), 1984. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Large quarto, hardcover, fine in VG black decorative pictorial dj. Clean, unmarked. 144 pp. Illustrated throughout with how-to diagrams and photos of finished sweaters. 48 original patterns from a top designer.

Amherst: Westminster Trading Co., (1987, 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Quarto, hardcover, fine in near fine dj. Giftable. Original designer patterns for all the family. 128 pages, many illustrations and color photographs. Beautifully illustrated instructions for knitting.

Dutton, New York, NY, 1983. Mark Schwartz, Photos. Quarto, softcover, fine in black pictorial wraps. As new. Giftable. bright pages with stunning colorful photos. 112 pp. Many uses for grass including apparel, tools and utensils, architecture, agriculture, ceremonies, containers, etc.

Castle Books, 1977.,. Very Good/Unknown. Octavo, hardcover, pages beginning to brown at edges else near fine in lightly edgeworn red pictorial dj. Edited by Martin Wolf. The very heart of the mystic East emerges in this monumental volume of Gibran's poetry and prose. Here are nine books, including "Secrets of the Heart", "Tears and Laughter", and "Spirits Rebellious" with some other unpublished writings before this book. About 400 pp.

Threshold Editions (2010), 2010. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Octavo, hardcover,VG in near fine red white and blue pictorial dj. First Edition. first printing. 340 pp. A true story as exhilarating as a great spy thriller, as turbulent as today's headlines from the Middle East; reveals what no other previous CIA operative's memoir possibly could: the inner workings of the notorious Revolutionary Guards of Iran

Abrams, 2005, 2005. Hardcover. As New/Fine. Royal octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine maroon, pink and blue decorative dj. Tight and unmarked. Marbled endpapers.295 pp. including index. Frida was one of the most renowned Mexican artists of the twentieth century. Here she documents the last 10 years of her turbulent life. These passionate, often surprising, intimate records, kept under lock and key for some 40 years in Mexico, reveal many new dimensions in the complex personal life of this remarkable artist. Her writing reveals the artist's political sensibilities, recollections of her childhood, and her enormous courage in the face of more than 35 operations to correct injuries she had sustained in an accident at the age of 18.

Dell Publishing New York 1988.. Soft cover. Good. Octavo, softcover, light edgewear to white pictorial cover else good. What we have here, is acerbic wit and a deadly eye for puncturing society's inane pronouncements. Funny reading! Humor. 246 pp.