Search Results: Authors starting with V from bookwitch

Rodale Books, 2008.. Fine/No Dj. Small quarto, hardcover, fine in bright yellow boards. Lose up to 15 lbs in 32 days. A breakthrough plan from editors of "Prevention" magazine. Belly fat is incredibly stealthy and stubborn. Also the most deadly, contributing to heart disease, diabetes and chronic illness. Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA's) help dieters lose more weight in their bellies and keep it off. Read about it here.

Pantheon, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2005. Collectible, Fine/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine black and white pictorial dj. First edition; first printing. 448 pp. Electrifying, compelling, and ultimately terrifying, Two Trains Running is a galvanizing evocation of that moment in our history when the violent forces that would determine America's future were just beginning to roil below the surface. Once a devastated mill town, by 1959 Locke City has established itself as a thriving center of vice tourism. The city is controlled by boss Royal Beaumont, who took it by force many years ago and has held it against all comers since.

Random House, NY, 1993., 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo, hardcover, near fine in black boards; no dj. Author has spent a lifetime prosecuting criminals of sex crimes and has written this book describing the perpetrators, victims, and legal system. 284 pp. and notes on author.

Milwaukie, OR, U.S.A. : Dark Horse Comics, 1993, Second printing., 1993. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Quarto, hardcover, near fine. Glossy pictorial boards. No dj. A collection of 13 short stories-poetry-and allegory-is a celebration of the potential of parenting. An updated edition by the famed mystery/suspence writer and child advocate-Andrew Vachss. Giftable. 63 pp.

Barnes and Noble, New York, 2001. Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo, hardcover, near fine in green boards with black cloth at spine. No dj. 68 pgs. Unveils the mysteries surrounding this ancient tradition and reveals it as a path to liberation and fulfillment, a means to grow in self-awareness and compassion. Distills the essential teachings of the Buddhas in clear, lively prose.

Jacaranda Press, Australia, 1980. Folio, hardcover, near fine in near fine red pictorial dj. Queensland, Australia. a popular history of study of the Gold Coast, from the early 19th century, when John Oxley set out to find the mouth of a large river that flowed into Moreton Bay, to the present day. The discussion of the early days is a chronological exposition of the exploration and the 1st settlements on the coast. This account of the period of the 1920s is a fascinating story of the gradual growth of commercial centres, ports and communications in an area. The 2nd chapter discusses the vegetation that was native to the coastal strip and the different eco-systems throughout the strip and the adjoining hinterland. -- Following the introduction, the chapters cover the Physical environment; Discovery; The early days; The Twenties and Thirties; From the Forties to the Eighties; Industrial development; and Entertainment, recreation etc. 152 pages, indexed. Endpapers show bathers from the 1920's… Read More

Simon and Schuster, New York, NY (1986), 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, VG in VG gray pictorial dj. First printing. A gossipy memoir by the famous French film director who married three actresses considered to be the most beautiful women in the world. 328 pgs. 60 B/W Photos.

Orchard Books April 1996. Paperback. Good. 12 mo., softcover, good in black and brown pictorial wraps. Previous owner's name on inside cover. 130 pp. Abigail never says no to a dare. Play a prank, kiss a boy, tell a secret ~ you name it.

Scholastic, NY, 1998., 1998. Paperback. Fine. Oblong 12 mo., as new paperback. The Friendship Ring; Adolescent novel. Follows please, please, please (CJ's story) and not that I care (Morgan's story). Now Zoe's story. She's friends with everybody in her grade, including the boys, but she's never had a "best friend". now she wants to be CJ's. 226 pp. plus preview of new book.

Penguin Publishing Group, 1955, 1955. Soft cover. Very Good. Mass market paperback, VG in white pictorial wraps. 363 pp. In the eleventh century the Aztecs arrived in Mexico from the north. Even today their speech is much like that spoken by the Indians of Oregon and Montana. In less than a hundred years, rising on the ruins of the older Mexican cultures, they developed an extraordinary indigenous civilization. Here is the strange story of that rise, and of the even swifter fall under the impact of Cortes and his followers

Fortress Press, Philadelphia, 1958. Very Good/Unknown. Octavo, hardcover, near fine in somewhat edgeworn and rubbed black dj with yellow lettering. Translated bny U. S. Leupold. Deals with content of worship--the "what" and "why". God deals with us through his works (creation), his word and the sacraments. : given and shed for you" words spoken by Jesus is the heart of preachinbg--through word and sacrament Christ dwells in us. 200 pp. includes Biblical references and subject and name indexes.

Cruising Cuisine, 2003. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Squarish quarto, hardcover, fine in VG blue and red pictorial dj. Cruising Cuisine for Home Entertaining, 1. Color photos throughout. 140 pages. Includes Elena's stories about cruising, capturing the magic of life aboard ship. These recipes will make your party an instant success, whether on land or sea.

Minerva, S.A. Geneve, 1986., 1986. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Folio, hardcover, near fine in blue pictorial boards. a spectacular coffee table book! with color photos of Greece. Decorated endpapers; No dj. : Athens, the University, Plaka quarter, Acropolis, ruins of Agora, Eleusis, Temple of Zeus, Theater of Diony sos, the Gulf of Corinth, Attica and Megaris and much more. about 80 pp. Book of maps of Greece laid in, 16 pages with a map of each island.

Minerva 1973. Fine/Very Good. Quarto, hardcover, fine in near fine pictorial dj. Giftable. Beautiful green and white pictorial enbdpapers; gorgeous stunning photos of Ittaly. 127 pages; With brilliantly colored photographs and informative writing, this book introduces the country and the cities, the history and the culture, and the celebrities and the folklore of Italy.

Athens, John Decopoulos, Olympic Color. Soft cover. Unknown/Unknown. Octavo, softcover, near fine in blue glossy French wraps, produced by Olympic color. Spectacular color photos of Greece. the parthenon, Hadrian's arch, Daphni monastery, Peloponnese, Macedonia, the islands, Acropolis, ruins of Agora, Eleusis, Temple of Zeus, Theater of Dionysos, the Gulf of Corinth, Attica and Megaris and much more. 16 page introduction followed by spectacular photos.

LeapFrog, 2008. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dj. Robert Roper. Small quarto, hardcover, near fine, clean and unmarked, in green and yellow pictorial boards. You can download the tag reader from the internet to accompany this book. 29 pp. illustrated throughout about Dora going to school.

Eugenio Fischgrund, Mexico, 1951, 1951. Paperback. Good. Octavo, softcover, poduced in Mexico in 1951; cover is separate from stapled introduction and 9 color full page plates are individually laid in. 3 apparently are missing. 16-page booklet with English text translated by Ruth Poyo, Introduction & Text by Salvador Echeverria, Paintings by Ramon Valdiosera.

Editorial Fischgrund, Mexico, 1950. Paperback. Very Good. Ramon Valdiosera. Octavo, softcover, 12 plates in good beige pictorial folder. All framable. Paintings by Ramon Valdiosera. Clean and unmarked. Includes Son Veracruzano, Dance of the Little Old Men, Dance of San Miguel Allende, Los Sanajeros, Danza De Maoros Y Cristianos, La Danza de los Michoancanos, Danza de los Arcos, Dance of the Mirrors, Danza Yucateca, El Volantin, Danza de la Pluma, The Jarana from Yucatan.

B.T. Batsford Ltd, London, 1957., 1957. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Mansbridge, John. Octavo, hardcover, beige pictorial boards, no dj. Ex school library with light corner wear, else VG. A guide to English cathedrals for the younger set including chapters on history and architecture, nicely supplemented by coloured illustrations and black and white photos. 80 pp. with index. Junior Heritage books. Pamphlet on Wells Cathedral laid in.

New York: Penguin, 1999.. Fine/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine red pictorial dj. Giftable. B&W Illustrations 152 pp. "This book is a work of fiction, inspired by a news item of November 1998 in my beloved Minnesota. The work is satiric, and like most satires, it works from a few facts, but should not be construed in any way as an autobiography of an actual governor of Minnesota, God bless him.