Search Results: Authors starting with V from Books of the World

Budapest: Kartogra?fiai Va?llalat. Map, folding. 1989. As New. 1989. Folded map in a plastic case. Printed on two sides. Color. 66 x 92 cm , folded to 22 x 13 cm. Road and travel map of northern Libya. Relief shown by contours, shading, gradient tints, and spot heights. Depths shown by co ntours and gradient tints. English, German, French, and Hungarian. Distingu ishes roads ranging from expressways to desert paths. Extensive index on re verse. As New condition. Not from a library. No remainder mark. No markings . No tears. Contents: Libya * Libyen * Libye * Libia 1:2,000,000 : Tara?bulus (Tripoli) City Map * Stadtplan * Plan de Ville * Varosterkep 1:27,000; Bangha?zi? (B enghazi) City Map * Stadtplan * Plan de Ville * Varosterkep 1:33,000; Vicin ity of Tripoli * Umgebung von Tripoli * Region de Tripoli * Tripoli Kornyek e 1:1,000,000; Administrative map * Karte der Verwaltungseinteilung * Carte s de unites administratives * Kozigazgatasi terkep 1:7,500,000 Authors: Domokos Gyo?rgy; Ra?to?ti,… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, July 2009. Paperback. First Edition / full number line. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 48 pages.

New York: Metropolitan Books, September 2011. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Spine tail lightly bumped, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii+269 pages. A Foreign Service Officer's first-hand account of our blundering efforts to rebuild Iraq. A shocking and rollicking true-life tale of Americans abroad, and a vividly rendered tale of ineptitude and corruption.

Vientiane, Lao PDR: Lao Youth Press, n.d. 1990s? Paperback. Very Good. Interior pristine. Spine is straight, tight, and uncreased. Light reading and shelf wear to covers. 136 pages.
A pocket-size phrasebook. Each phrase appears in English, Lao, and Lao transliterated into the Roman alphabet. This is both an excellent learning tool and useful for travelers trying to communicate with Lao speakers. The book has sections on greetings; immigration & customs; money exchange; transportation, taxis, trains, rental cars and asking directions; hotel check-in, check-out and problems; clothes & laundry; shopping; sightseeing; food & restaurants; entertainment; telephone; post office; illness and pharmacy; animals; numbers, days, months, seasons, time; government offices, and adjectives with antonyms.

Vientiane, Lao PDR: Lao Youth Press, n.d. [circa 2000]. Paperback. Very Good. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight, and uncreased. Light foxing to covers. 141 pages.A pocket-size phrasebook. Each phrase appears in English, Lao, and Lao transliterated into the Roman alphabet. This is both an excellent learning tool and useful for travelers trying to communicate with Lao speakers. The book has sections on greetings; immigration & customs; money exchange; transportation, taxis, trains, rental cars and asking directions; hotel check-in, check-out and problems; clothes & laundry; shopping; sightseeing; food & restaurants; entertainment; telephone; post office; illness and pharmacy; animals; numbers, days, months, seasons, time; government offices, and adjectives with antonyms.

New York: Penguin, February 1997. Paperback. Very Good. Notes inked to last page, otherwise text unmarked. Spine curved but uncreased. Light reading and shelf wear. Dust stains to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 568 pages. A fictionalized account of the War of Canudos, a conflict between the First Brazilian Republic and the followers of a religious leader in the city of Canudos in the northeastern state of Bahia with the loss of more than 15,000 lives.

Saint Paul: Graywolf Press, November 1988. Trade Paperback. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library.
The issue of cultural literacy has been the subject of intense debate in the past two years. Several bestselling books about the deficiencies of our educational system as well as changes in basic curriculum at more than one major university have contributed to the fervor of this debate. Fueling the national controversy is the question of what body of knowledge constitutes cultural literacy. While many argue for a return to a "back to basics" curriculum, equally energetic voices call for a revised curriculum, one which embraces both traditional western classics and the classics of non-European cultures, among them African, Asian, and Latin American. This volume brings together thirteen essays which suggest the range of knowledge truly literate individuals need to possess. Essays by such writers as James Baldwin, Carlos Fuentes, Michelle Cliff, Paula Gunn Allen, Ishmael Reed, and Wendell… Read More

Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks Landmark, February 2019. Trade Paperback. First American Edition / full number line. Very Good+. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers curled. Light crease to front cover. Not from a library. Not remainder mark. Not clipped. 404 pages.

Washington, DC: National Museum of African Art, November 1990. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. 12 pages.

New York: St. Martin's Press / Thomas . Hardcover. 2002. First U.S. Edi. Fine. New York: St. Martin's Press / Thomas Dunne Books, August 2002. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition (stated) / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail lightly bumped. Jacket c lean and bright with slight edgewear at spine. Not from a library. No remai nder mark. Not clipped. 308 pages. In 1998, acclaimed photojournalist Teun Voeten headed to Sierra Leone for what he thought would be a standard assignment on the child soldiers there. But the cease-fire ended just as he arrived, and the clash between the military junta and the West African peace-keeping troops forced him to hide in the bush from rebels who were intent on killing him. This is a dramatic account of the conflict--and how Voeten nearly became a casualty of it. Accessible and conversational, it's a look into the dangerous diamond trade that fuels the conflict, the legacy of war practices such as… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press / Thomas Dunne Books, August 2002. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition (stated) / full number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends bumped. Corners bumped. Jacket clean and bright with light edgewear at spine. Black remainder dot to bottom edge. Not from a library. Not clipped. 308 pages. In 1998, acclaimed photojournalist Teun Voeten headed to Sierra Leone for what he thought would be a standard assignment on the child soldiers there. But the cease-fire ended just as he arrived, and the clash between the military junta and the West African peace-keeping troops forced him to hide in the bush from rebels who were intent on killing him. This is a dramatic account of the conflict--and how Voeten nearly became a casualty of it. Accessible and conversational, it's a look into the dangerous diamond trade that fuels the conflict, the legacy of war practices such as forced amputations, the tragic use of child soldiers, and more.… Read More

London: Bloomsbury, 2002. Hardcover. First U.K. Edition / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Sticker from original bookseller (Giggles Bookshop, Madras) on rear endpaper. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 242 pages. Patricia Volk's delicious, charming, and wildly funny memoir of everyday life growing up in a New York Jewish family that ran an old-fashioned restaurant.

New York: Free Press, October 1994. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing. Very Good book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior Pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail bumped. Prior owner's name to top and fore-edge. Light rubbing to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxxix + 529 pages. The special assistant to Boris Yeltsin radically alters the traditional image of Lenin with a biography based on secret Soviet archives, revealing the Founding Father as a cruel, totalitarian leader who was responsible for the worst excesses of the Soviet state.

New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, October 1982. First Trade Paperback Edition (no additional printings listed). Very Good. Prior owner's name penciled to half-title page. Personal note penciled to dedication page. Text block unmarked. Spine faded, but straight, tight and uncreased. Dust stains to edges. No tears, creases or folds. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xvi+240 pages. A chillingly satirical look at the death of innocence involving novelists, painters, Haiti and neutron bombs.