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Berkeley. 2003. University Of California Press. 1st Printing of this revised edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0520243293. New Preface. 294 pages. paperback. keywords: Sex Education Sociology America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In this lively book, Janice M. Irvine offers not only the first comprehensive history of the culture wars over sex education but also an important examination of the politics of sexual speech in the United States. Exploring the clash between professional sex education advocates on the one hand and the politicized Christian Right on the other, Irvine vividly demonstrates the crucial role that sexual speech plays in cultural politics. Examining a range of issues played out in living rooms and schools since the 1960s, she shows how a newly emerging Christian Right chose sex education as one of its first battlegrounds, then went on to dominate the public conversation on the subject. Talk about Sex is a rich and fascinating consideration of American sex education's strategic place in… Read More

New York. 1999. Scribner. Uncorrected galleys. Photocopied & bound with black binding tape. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Very Good in Wrappers With A Few Small Tears At The Top Of The First Few Pages. 0684849216. A Fictional Memoir Of His Last African Safari. These were distributed in very limited quantities mainly for the Scribner sales force. 400 pages. paperback. keywords: Literature America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Both revealing self-portrait and dramatic fictional chronicle of his final African safari, Ernest Hemingway's last unpublished work was written when he returned from Kenya in 1953. Edited by his son Patrick, who accompanied his father on the safari, TRUE AT FIRST LIGHT offers rare insights into the legendary American writer in the year of the hundredth anniversary of his birth. A blend of autobiography and fiction, the book opens on the day his close friend Pop, a celebrated hunter, leaves Ernest in charge of the safari camp and news arrives of a potential attack from a hostile tribe. Drama… Read More

Berkeley. 2003. University Of California Press. Reprinted Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0520242238. 366 pages. paperback. keywords: Food Health. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Food safety is a matter of intense public concern, and for good reason. Millions of annual cases of food ‘poisonings' raise alarm not only about the food served in restaurants and fast-food outlets but also about foods bought in supermarkets. The introduction of genetically modified foods–immediately dubbed ‘Frankenfoods'–only adds to the general sense of unease. Finally, the events of September 11, 2001, heightened fears by exposing the vulnerability of food and water supplies to attacks by bioterrorists. How concerned should we be about such problems? Who is responsible for preventing them? Who benefits from ignoring them? Who decides? Marion Nestle, author of the critically acclaimed Food Politics, argues that ensuring safe food involves more than washing hands or cooking food to higher… Read More

New York. 1998. May 1998. Scribner. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0684845032. 187 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration by Robert Goldstrom. keywords: Mystery England . FROM THE PUBLISHER - Fifteen-year-old Katy Bourne and sixteen-year-old Alan Coughian are missing. Though they are students at the same school, they hardly know each other, so it's strange that they should disappear together. There's not much the police can do about runaway teenagers, but Detective Constable Charlie Peace goes through the motions. He interviews the families, he visits the school. Alan had friends and had aspired to a good education. Katy had nothing, least of all self-esteem. The two teens could be anywhere, even living dangerously on the streets of Leeds, so it's with relief that Charlie discovers them in a hostel for homeless young people. But are they safe? And who is Ben Marchant, the man who runs the shelter? Whoever he is, he seems to be doing well. Young people beg or work as street… Read More

New York. 1981. Grove Press. 1st American Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394522338. 59 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Paul McMillen. keywords: Literature Ireland. FROM THE PUBLISHER - ILL SEEN ILL SAID is among the most beautiful and disquieting of Beckett's later prose works. As though in an ever increasing awareness of the inadequacy of words to express an ill- apprehended reality. Beckett has chosen here to pare them down to their most expressive, letting a few words fall like bits of meaning to the page. ‘See now how words too. A few drops mishaphazard. Then strangury. To say the least. Less.' Our attention focuses on an old woman in a cabin ‘at the inexistent centre of a formless place.' She is part of the objects, landscape, rhythms and movements of an incomprehensible universe. We are not certain of her existence, of her actions, of the objects she sees and touches, nor can we be, as the viewer's perception of it all is obscured. ‘Such the confusion now… Read More

New York. 1964. March 1964. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Bookplate in Front, Otherwise Very Good. No Dustjacket. Translated from the Portuguese by Harriet De Onis. 301 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature Translated Brazil Latin America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - GOOD-NATURED, incompetent, friendly, and lustful-at sixty the crony of college students and high-living officials-Vasco Moscoso de Aragâo laments that his life as the son of a wealthy merchant has brought him no rank, degree, or title. So-though Vasco has never made a sea voyage-a friend gets him a license as a ship's captain. Moving to Periperi in the suburbs of Bahia, he takes up with relish the life of an honored, retired old sea dog surrounded by nautical instruments, sea-going uniforms, and listeners eager for his reminiscences' of the oceans and exotic lands that he has visited. Vasco is so endlessly and colorfully inventive that only a few of his canniest neighbors begin to suspect the truth. When the northbound good ship… Read More

New York. 1999. Touchstone/Simon & Schuster. Advance Reader's Copy. Very Good in Wrappers. 068485614x. 254 pages. paperback. keywords: Literature Latina Mexico Latin America Ethnic. FROM THE PUBLISHER - ESPERANZA'S BOX OF SAINTS is a magical, humorous, and passion-filled odyssey about a beautiful young widow's search for her missing child - a mission that takes her from a humble Mexican village to the rowdy brothels of Tijuana and a rarely seen side of Los Angeles. Rescued from turmoil by her favorite saint, Esperanza embarks on a journey that tests her faith, teaches her the ways of the world, and transforms her from a fervently religious innocent to an independent, sexual, and passionately devout woman. inventory #27121 ISBN: 068485614x.

New York. 1999. Touchstone/Simon & Schuster. Advance Reader's Copy. Very Good in Wrappers. 068485614x. 254 pages. paperback. Signed by the Author. keywords: Literature Latina Mexico Latin America Ethnic. FROM THE PUBLISHER - ESPERANZA'S BOX OF SAINTS is a magical, humorous, and passion-filled odyssey about a beautiful young widow's search for her missing child - a mission that takes her from a humble Mexican village to the rowdy brothels of Tijuana and a rarely seen side of Los Angeles. Rescued from turmoil by her favorite saint, Esperanza embarks on a journey that tests her faith, teaches her the ways of the world, and transforms her from a fervently religious innocent to an independent, sexual, and passionately devout woman. inventory #25780 ISBN: 068485614x.

New York. 1999. Touchstone/Simon & Schuster. Advance Reading Copy of The Book With Its Own Box of Saints & Letter From Touchstone Vice-President & Publisher, Mark Gompertz. Advance Reading Copy & Contents Of Box Of Saints Are All in Fine Condition. 068485614x. This package, that includes an advance reading copy of the book with its own box of saints and a letter From Touchstone vice-president and publisher Mark Gompertz, was put together by the author. paperback. keywords: Literature Latina Mexico Latin America Ethnic. FROM THE PUBLISHER - ESPERANZA'S BOX OF SAINTS is a magical, humorous, and passion-filled odyssey about a beautiful young widow's search for her missing child - a mission that takes her from a humble Mexican village to the rowdy brothels of Tijuana and a rarely seen side of Los Angeles. Rescued from turmoil by her favorite saint, Esperanza embarks on a journey that tests her faith, teaches her the ways of the world, and transforms her from a fervently religious… Read More

New York. 1999. January 1999. Scribner Paperback Fiction. Final Uncopyedited Draft of The Manuscript To A 1st Novel. Photocopied & Bound With Black Binding Tape. Slight Damp Stain To Top Back Of Wrappers,Otehrwise Very Good. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. These were distributed in very limited quantities mainly for the Scribner sales force. Cover Letter From Scriber Paperback Fiction Editor Mistakenly Refers To Book As 'Esmerelda's' rather than 'Esperanza's' Box Of Saints. 312 pages. paperback. keywords: Literature Latina Mexico Latin America Ethnic. FROM THE PUBLISHER - ESPERANZA'S BOX OF SAINTS is a magical, humorous, and passion-filled odyssey about a beautiful young widow's search for her missing child - a mission that takes her from a humble Mexican village to the rowdy brothels of Tijuana and a rarely seen side of Los Angeles. Rescued from turmoil by her favorite saint, Esperanza embarks on a journey that tests her faith, teaches her the ways of the world, and transforms… Read More

Victoria. 2021. August 2021. Orca Book Publishers. 1st Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9781459824966. Orca Two Read. Illustrated by Elisa Gutiérrez. 160 pages. paperback. keywords: Children's Books. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Meg and Greg are on summer holidays and are off on a series of adventures around their neighborhood, along with some four-legged companions. The two friends pull off a bake sale despite back-to-back disasters in the preparations, save the day for Greg's mom when her ballet studio floods, rescue the neighbor's dog after he slips down a slope into a cove, and discover a lost cat with newborn kittens sheltering in a dangerous spot in the garden. So sit down and cozy up for another Meg and Greg adventure, this one focusing on: a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, and u-e. Meg and Greg: The Bake Sale is the third book in the Orca Two Read series, designed for shared reading between a child learning to or struggling to read and an experienced reader, following Frank and the… Read More

New York. 1962. June 1962. Harper & Brothers. 1st Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 287 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literary Criticism America J.D. Salinger. FROM THE PUBLISHER - J. D. Salinger's provocative writing and unmatched eye for the contours of American youth have earned him a place in literary and cultural history. Few living American writers enjoy more exuberant and widespread acclaim - though in his ninety years Salinger has published only one novel, the extraordinary THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, and several enormously successful short story collections. In 1962 - before the shy and elusive author made his mysterious withdrawal from public life - editor Henry Anatole Grunwald asked twenty-six of Salinger's peers to explore the perplexing questions surrounding the writer and his work. What manner of man was he? Was he primarily a social commentator, a satirist, a religious fanatic, or simply a genius? This book stands as an extraordinary time capsule - an intimate… Read More

New York. 1988. June 1988. Random House. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394534689. 223 pages. hardcover. June 1988. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. keywords: Literary Criticism America Biography. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The highly controversial study of J.D. Salinger which sparked a landmark Supreme Court ruling on questions of fair use and the right of privacy. inventory #10085 ISBN: 0394534689.

London. 1995. Latin American Bureau. 1st Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 090615698x. No CD. 151 pages. paperback. Cover design by Andy Dark. keywords: Salsa Music Cuba. FROM THE PUBLISHER - A journey through the development of modern Salsa music. An evocative use of song lyrics bring color and passion to this lively profile of Latin dance music. inventory #23195 ISBN: 090615698x.

Lincoln. 2018. October 2018. University of Nebraska Press/Potomac Books. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9781612349848. 6 x 9 • 26 photographs, 6 illustrations, index. 304 pages. hardcover. keywords: WORLD & NATIONAL AFFAIRS AMERICAN HISTORY WORLD WAR I MIDWEST . FROM THE PUBLISHER - Robert Prager, a lonely German immigrant searching for the American dream, was probably the most shameful U.S. casualty of World War I. From coast to coast, Americans had been whipped into a patriotic frenzy by a steady diet of government propaganda and hate-mongering. In Collinsville, Illinois, an enraged, drunken mob hung Prager from a tree just after midnight on April 5, 1918. Coal miners in the St. Louis suburb would show the nation they were doing their patriotic part - that they, too, were fighting the fight. And who would stop them anyway? Not the alderman or businessmen who watched silently. Not the four policemen who let Prager from their custody, without drawing a weapon. And who would… Read More

New York. 1996. St Martin's Press. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0312147279. 1st Collection Of Stories From The Louisiana Writer. 224 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Evan Gaffney. keywords: Literature America Louisiana. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In his stunning debut collection, Tim Gautreaux chronicles the lives of 'ordinary' people - a farmer on his porch, a woman fixing her tractor, a train engineer passing through a small town - who face extraordinary circumstances or decisions. The farmer has just learned he must raise his infant granddaughter; the woman is about to watch a helicopter land in her back field; the train engineer will cause a colossal disaster. Most of these stories are set in Louisiana, and some incorporate the customs and cadences of modern Cajun life. Many are about work and how people do their jobs, from radio announcers to pump repairmen, from bug exterminators to tugboat crews. These are stories about real people, stories filled with heart and humor, event… Read More

Tucson. 1988. University Of Arizona Press. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0816510350. Translated from the Japanese, with an introduction and notes by Teruko Craig. 179 pages. hardcover. keywords: Japan Asia History Autobiography. FROM THE PUBLISHER - A series of picaresque adventures set against the backdrop of a Japan still closed off from the rest of the world, Musui's Story recounts the escapades of samurai Katsu Kokichi. As it depicts Katsu stealing, brawling, indulging in the pleasure quarters, and getting the better of authorities, it also provides a refreshing perspective on Japanese society, customs, economy, and human relationships. From childhood Katsu was given to mischief. He ran away from home, once at thirteen, making his way as a beggar on the great trunk road between Edo and Kyoto, and again at twenty, posing as the emissary of a feudal lord. He eventually married and had children but never obtained official preferment and was forced to supplement a meager stipend by dealing… Read More

Berkeley. 2012. August 2012. University of California Press. 1st Printing of This New Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9780520274365. Copub: California Coastal Conservancy. 6 x 9. 380 color illus. 48 b/w photos. 53 line illus. 14 maps. 240 pages. paperback. keywords: California & the West Natural Science . FROM THE PUBLISHER - The second edition of the popular San Francisco Bay Shoreline Guide is the one essential book for anyone who wants to explore the remarkably diverse San Francisco Bay shoreline. Comprehensive, compact, user-friendly, and studded with full-color maps and illustrations, it covers the more than 325 miles of the shoreline Bay Trail already open to the public, a corridor that will eventually encircle San Francisco and San Pablo Bays with a continuous 500-mile network of bicycling and hiking trails. This second edition covers commercial, industrial and residential neighborhoods; points of historic, natural and cultural interest; recreational areas like beaches, marinas, fishing… Read More

Los Angeles. 1997. General Publishing Group. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 1575440245. Introduction by Carolyn See. 296 pages. hardcover. keywords: Los Angeles History Photography . FROM THE PUBLISHER - One of the crowning jewels of the Southern California coastline, the Santa Monica bay area is rich, vibrant and full of glorious splendor. This magnificent pictorial treasure faithfully chronicles the pioneering spirit of the region and a testament to the innovative development that has kept the area from losing its balance and its heart. 300 b&w and color photos. inventory #24988 ISBN: 1575440245.

New York. 1994. February 1994. Anchor Books/Doubleday. 1st Anchor Books Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0385470800. 355 pages. paperback. Cover: Delilah Montoya/Mario J. Pulice. keywords: Literature Latina Women Ethnic Hispanic Latin America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - A powerful, complex novel from the author of So Far From God. In the mythological land of Sapogonia--a metaphorical country where all mestizos (those of mixed European/Native Central or South American blood) come from--Maximo Madrigal becomes obsessed with a woman he can never control. inventory #33205 ISBN: 0385470800.