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Houghton Mifflin, 1994. 1ST. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. 1ST. 6.75 x 1 x 9.5 inches. pp. 260. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1st edition (January 1, 1994) Language English HARDBOUND 260 pages ISBN-10 0395671728 ISBN-13 978-0395671726 Item Weight 1.3 pounds Dimensions 6.75 x 1 x 9.5 inches. After bank president Sirus McDougald's daughter dies, he must recover from grief in time to prevent white power brokers from destroying the cohesion of his middle-class, segregated, southern black community.

Gooseberry Patch, 1999. 1ST. HARDBOUND. LIKE NEW. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Leisure Arts (June 1, 2003) Language ‏ : ‎ English Plastic Comb ‏ : ‎ 160 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1888052341 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1888052343 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.8 ounces Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.4 x 1.12 x 9.41 inches Enjoy the simple pleasures of a country Christmas. Brimming with fresh ideas, Farmhouse Christmas Cookbook has old-fashioned recipes like country chicken pie, golden mashed potatoes, hearty beef brisket and sugar cream pie. Learn to make Grandma's hug quilt, share yummy gift mixes from your pantry and create homespun giftwrap. Filled with charming illustrations...it's a classic.

Little, Brown and Company, 2009. HARDBOUND. LIKE NEW in LIKE NEW jacket. 6 x 1.06 x 9.25 inches. pp. 550. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition LARGE PRINT EDITION (August 24, 2009) Language: English HARDBOUND: 380 pages ISBN-13: 978-1615231034 Item Weight: 1.34 pounds Dimensions: 6 x 1.06 x 9.25 inches. From his grandmother, Alex Cross has heard the story of his great uncle Abraham and his struggles for survival in the era of the Ku Klux Klan. Now, Alex passes the family tale along to his own children in a novel he's written-a novel called Trial.

Little, Brown, 2015. 1ST. HARDBOUND. LIKE NEW in LIKE NEW jacket. 1ST. pp. 420. Title: Cross Justice (Alex Cross) Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, U.S.A. Publication Date: 2015 Binding: Hard Cover Condition: Fine Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Signed: Signed by Author Edition: 1st Edition. For Alex Cross, the toughest cases hit close to home-and in this deadly thrill ride, he's trying to solve the most personal mystery of his life.

Little Brown and Company, 2007. 1ST. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. 1ST. 8.76 x 5.86 x 1.28 inches. pp. 374. Little, Brown & Co, 2007. HARDBOUND. New. Author Signed HARDBOUND Book. 2007 NY: Little, Brown & Co. First edition, first printing. Publisher Little, Brown and Company (September 10, 2007) Language English HARDBOUND 376 pages ISBN-10 0316014508 ISBN-13 978-0316014502 Item Weight 1.34 pounds Dimensions 8.76 x 5.86 x 1.28 inches. Kristin Burns has lived her life by the philosophy Don't think, just shoot --pictures, that is. Struggling to make ends meet, she works full-time as the nanny for the fabulously wealthy Turnbull family, looking after their two wonderful children and waiting for her glamorous life as a New York photographer to begin. When her photographs are considered by an elite Manhattan art gallery, it seems she might finally get the chance that will start her career. But Kristin has a major distraction: forbidden love. The man of her dreams is almost hers for keeps.… Read More

Grand Central Publishing, 2018. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. 5.25 x 1.25 x 8.13 inches. pp. 448. Publisher Grand Central Publishing; Reprint edition (April 10, 2018)1Language English1SOFTCOVER 448 pages1 ISBN-10 15387455181 ISBN-13 978-15387455191Item Weight 12 ounces1Dimensions 5.25 x 1.25 x 8.13 inches. With explosive charges and shocking evidence, Alex Cross is about to face the trial of the century in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

Little Brown and Company, 2003. 1ST. HARDBOUND. GOOD in GOOD jacket. 1ST. 9 x 1 x 9.25 inches. pp. 388. Dust Jacket, 1st Edition ISBN: 9.78E+12

Grand Central Publishing, 2011. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. GOOD. 1ST. 5.25 x 1.25 x 8 inches. pp. 447. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; Reprint edition (July 12, 2011) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 447 pages ISBN-10: 0446569941 ISBN-13: 978-0446569941 Item Weight: 13.6 OUNCES Dimensions: 5.25 x 1.25 x 8 inches. Europe is stunning in the summer...but NYPD detective Jacob Kanon isn't there for the beauty. He's on a mission: to track down his daughter's killer.

Grand Central Publishing, 2010. 1ST. HARDBOUND. LIKE NEW in LIKE NEW jacket. 2ND. 5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches. pp. 212. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; Reprint edition (September 29, 2010) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 212 pages ISBN-10: 9780446549172 ISBN-13: 978-0446549172 Item Weight: 6.5 OUNCES Dimensions: 5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches. In the post-meltdown world, it is irresponsible, ineffective, and ultimately useless to have a serious economic debate without considering and challenging the role of the Federal Reserve. Most people think of the Fed as an indispensable institution without which the country's economy could not properly function. But in END THE FED, Ron Paul draws on American history, economics, and fascinating stories from his own long political life to argue that the Fed is both corrupt and unconstitutional. It is inflating currency today at nearly a Weimar or Zimbabwe level, a practice that threatens to put us into an inflationary depression where $100 bills are worthless. What most… Read More

Grand Central Publishing, 2008. 1ST. HARDBOUND. LIKE NEW. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing; First Edition (April 1, 2008) Language ‏ : ‎ English HARDBOUND‏ : ‎ 173 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0446537519 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0446537513 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.88 x 8.25 inches This Much Is True: You Have Been Lied To. The government is expanding. Taxes are increasing. More senseless wars are being planned. Inflation is ballooning. Our basic freedoms are disappearing. The Founding Fathers didn't want any of this. In fact, they said so quite clearly in the Constitution of the United States of America. Unfortunately, that beautiful, ingenious, and revolutionary document is being ignored more and more in Washington. If we are to enjoy peace, freedom, and prosperity once again, we absolutely must return to the principles upon which America was founded. But finally, there is hope . . . In THE REVOLUTION, Texas congressman and presidential candidate Ron… Read More

NY: Armed Service Editions, Council On Books in Wartime N. D, 1945. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. GOOD. 1ST. 5.5 x 4.256 pp. 255. Cover has has some rubbing, minor edge wear. Back cover is slightly rubbed. Spine and text are tight. Has cello wrapper. These books were issued by the Armed Service Editions, Council On Books in Wartime (1942-1946). In 1942, the Council created a War Book Panel to choose titles officially recommended by the Council. These small booklets were sized to fit the pocket of a person serving in the wartime efforts and were specifically for the exclusive distribution to members of the American Armed Forces. 5.5 x 4 256 pages 0.

Simon & Schuster, 1992. 1ST. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. LATER. 5.25 x 0.75 x 7.75 inches. pp. 176. ASIN 0671759922 Publisher Simon & Schuster (May 15, 1992)Language EnglishHARDBOUND 176 pages ISBN-10 9780671759926 ISBN-13 978-0671759926Item Weight 9.6 ouncesDimensions 5.25 x 0.75 x 7.75 inches. A collection of wit and wisdom on golf offers practical advice to everyone from golf pros--including Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, and Sandra Palmer--to high-handicap amateurs.

Shelton, CT: The First Edition Library-FEL. 1ST. HARDBOUND. NEW in NEW jacket. 1ST. THIS EDITION IS IN A SLIPCASE WITH SHRINK WRAP, HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED. All the King's Men by Warren, Robert Penn. Shelton: First Edition Library, A. Reprint Ediiton. HARDBOUND. As New/Fine. A facsimile of the first US edition with jacket in grey cloth covered slipcase. Still sealed in Publisher's original shrinkwrap. Light fading to spine, otherwise As New. Title All the King's Men Author Warren, Robert Penn Format/Binding HARDBOUND Book Condition New As New Jacket Condition Fine Quantity-available 1 Edition Reprint Ediiton Binding HARDBOUND Publisher First Edition Library Place of Publication Shelton Date Published A. All the King's Men traces the rise of fall of demagogue Willie Talos, a fiction Southern policitian who resembles the real-life Huey Long of Louisiana. Talos begins his career as an idealistic man of the people, but he soon becomes corrupted by success and the lust for power.

NY: FARRAR, STRAUS, GIROUX, 1987. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. LIKE NEW. 1ST. 6 X 1 X 8. pp. 372. Publisher: Kaliko Press; 1ST (January 1, 1997) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 220 pages Item Weight: 12.6 OUNCES. When Dr. Tom More is released on parole from state prison, he returns to Feliciana, Louisiana, the parish where he was born and bred, where he practiced psychiatry before his arrest. He immediately notices something strange in almost everyone around him: unusual sexual behavior in women patients, a bizarre loss of inhibition, his own wife's extraordinary success at bridge tournaments, during which her mind seems to function like a computer. With the ingenious help of his attractive cousin, Dr. Lucy Lipscomb, Dr. More begins to uncover a criminal experiment to improve people's behavior by drugging the area's water supply. But beyond this grand scheme are activities so sinister that even Tom More wouldn't believe them if he hadn't witnessed them with his own eyes....

PA: Stackpole Books, 2002. 1ST. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. 1ST. 5.54 x 0.65 x 8.32 inches. pp. 192. Publisher: Stackpole Books; 1st Trade Edition (January 1, 2002) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 192 pages ISBN-10: 0811728056 ISBN-13: 978-0811728058 Item Weight: 9.9 OUNCES Dimensions: 5.54 x 0.65 x 8.32 inches. New introduction reflects upon the events of September 11, 2001 Highly acclaimed military strategist and writer Ralph Peters challenges America's defense establishment and national leadership with startling insights and no-holds-barred criticism. His radical assessment of the future of conflict and the kinds of enemies we will face has already excited international controversy and influenced policy. Peters identifies a 'new warrior class' and a new culture of conflict that could undo America on the battlefields of the future, as seen in the events of September 11, 2001.

Oxford University Press, USA, 1991. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. LIKE NEW. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press (October 11, 1990)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishHARDBOUND ‏ : ‎ 224 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0195053109 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195053104Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 poundsDimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.38 x 0.81 x 9.5 inches In Cages to Jump Shots, Robert Peterson--one of America's foremost writers on sports history--paints a vibrant portrait of how this sport gained its place in American life. He traces it from the day in 1891 when the father of the game, James Naismith, drew up the first rules, through the early barnstorming professional teams playing in gaslit social halls, to the advent of NBA games in Madison Square Garden.

NY: Viking Adult, 2006. 1ST. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. 1ST. 6.28 x 1.58 x 9.24 inches. pp. 461. Publisher: Viking Adult; 1st edition (May 9, 2006) Language: English HARDBOUND: 461 pages ISBN-10: 0670037605 ISBN-13: 978-0670037605 Reading age: 18 years and up Item Weight: 1.55 POUNDS Dimensions: 6.28 x 1.58 x 9.24 inches. From the perilous ocean crossing to the shared bounty of the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrim settlement of New England has become enshrined as our most sacred national myth. Yet, as bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick reveals in his spellbinding new book, the true story of the Pilgrims is much more than the well-known tale of piety and sacrifice; it is a fifty-five-year epic that is at once tragic, heroic, exhilarating, and profound.

Center Street, 2018. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD. 6.38 x 1 x 9.38 inches. pp. 288. Publisher: Center Street; First Edition (July 17, 2018) Language: English HARDBOUND: 288 pages ISBN-10: 1546083421 ISBN-13: 978-1546083429 Item Weight: 1.06 pounds Dimensions: 6.38 x 1 x 9.38 inches. At this point in American history, we are the victims of a liberal sabotage of the presidency unlike anything we've ever witnessed. Nevertheless President Trump continues to fight every day to keep his promise to Make America Great Again. Today that bold idea has already led to a conservative judge on the Supreme Court, tax reform, and deregulation that has unleashed an economy stronger than anyone could have imagined.

Simon & Schuster, 1995. 1ST. HARDBOUND. LIKE NEW. 2ND. 1.5 x 6.25 x 9.25 inches. pp. 718. Publisher Prentice Hall; 10th edition (January 1, 1995) Language English ISBN-10 0133669807 ISBN-13 978-0321048141 Item Weight 2.5 pounds Dimensions 1.5 x 6.25 x 9.25 inches. The Accounting Desk Book, 2006 is a practical readable guide that provides insightful and clear explanations for CPAs and financial services professionals and key areas of daily accounting practice. It explores dozens of important accounting and finance issues from IRS practice to equity strategies; from budgeting to depreciation; from e-commerce to expert witness testimony. The Desk Book offers straightforward discussion of significant developments that help the accountant understand and apply relevant accounting principles, legal requirements and tax rules. It discusses important pronouncements from the FASB, GASB and the IASB, along with updated information on PCAOB activities. This handy guide examines the financial reporting… Read More

New Society Publishers, 1989. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. 6 x 1 x 9 inches. pp. 262. Publisher: New Society Publishers; No Edition Stated (May 1, 1989) Language: English ISBN-10: 0865711534 ISBN-13: 978-0865711532 Item Weight: 13.5 OUNCES Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches. What survival now demands, in sum, is fast steps-fast giant steps-toward growing up. And a necessary Condition for such growth is change in our uses of gender. This is a kind of change which most men, bound and blinded by cast privilege, tend to resist; although-and also because-it promises to deepen their humanity, to free them from warping constraints, they by and large fear it.