Search Results: Authors starting with Y from Pegasus Book Orphanage

Island Press / Shearwater, Washington DC ISBN:1559635177 1998 Hardcover, 6¼" x 9¼", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket The author was fortunate to be a 'Geographic' writer and science editor from 1961-1991, during which time the size of the Society's ventures and resources grew in leaps and bounds. In this book he give readers an on-the-ground look at the life of a 'National Geographic' field staffer and an insider's view of the fascinating dynamics within the magazine's editorial chambers.

Basic Books, NY 1976 Hard cover in clipped dustjacket Very good condition in very good clipped dustjacket. Previous owner's name on ffep. Resolving Emotional Problems Through Role-Playing. Written by a pioneer in psychodrama and group psychotherapy. Explains how the emotional and social problems in one's life may be untangled through the use of psychodrama and how groups can be organized to resolve those problems.

W H Allen, London 1974 hardcover with dust jacket VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Lewis Yablonsky has spent months with George Raft discussing his life and work and, in his researches, has interviewed many close friends of the star himself, such as Fred Astaire, Marlene Dietrich, Frank Sinatra and Mae West. This authorised biography is the result - a portrait of a Hollywood star in the '30s and '40s who was the embodiement of machismo, masculinity, and coolness.

Hutchinson Ross n/d hard cover Very good condition Includes general methodology, heterogeneity, gastroenteropancreatic peptides, pituitary peptides, brain-gut peptides, tissue peptides, nonpeptidal hormones, hematology, oncology, infectious diseases, pharmacology and toxicology. Most comprehensive - also heavy (so high postage costs).

Millbrook Press, Brookfield, Connecticut - ISBN:1562943898 1994 Hard cover in unclipped dust jacket Ex-Library copy with usual stamps, stickers, barcode. Very good book in very good dust-jacket. Of all the mysteries in science, perhaps none are as perplexing - and potentially dangerous - as those in the field of medicine. Unusual symptons, unexplained poisonings, and outbreaks of rare or previously unknown diseases keep doctors and public health officials guessing. Each case history here includes all the clues; follow the entire painstaking process of detection - some are solved, some may never be.

Contemporary 1987 paperback Good condition Techniques and training programs for sportwalking your way to fitness, written by a man who has sportwalked in 30 countries on 4 continents. Includes diet and nutrition, foot-care tips, organisation guidelines, strategies and tactics, etc. Many photos.

Chartwell Books, New Jersey - revised & enlarged fourth edition 1978 Hardcover with dj NB: the cover of this book has been subjected to dampness, effecting front & rear covers & endpapers.Binding remains firm, text unscathed. Dozens of photographs, many in colour. Condition reflected in price: GOOD book in GOOD jacket Black cloth bound hardcover, 11.75" x 8", with gold type to spine and front, and dust jacket. A work of beauty and sound scholarship providing the historical background to the most important places of antiquity in Israel, based on latest archaeology.

Collins, Grafton Street, London - 1983 hardcover, 14cms x 22cms, with dust jacket AS NEW book in AS NEW unclipped dust jacket This book is a surprise and a revelation. Its manuscript was smuggled out of China to the West, and tells the inside story of the strangest and most mysterious episode in the history of modern China. Mao Tse-tung chose Lin Biao as his successor, making him the second most powerful man in the Communist heirarchy. In 1971 Lin Biao attempted to kill Mao and seize control of the state. This account of those events is bizarre, highly coloured, amazing in its specific detail, and credible.

B T Batsford Ltd, London - first edition 1983 Hardcover, 7½" x 10", with dust jacket. Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket With its 263 b&w illustrations, this book provides a guide to the domestic effect of the changes in power sources, transport, communication, food science, synthetic materials, and radio & television during the last 500 years.

Yorkshire Art Circus, Castleford - 1997 landscape softcover, 8¼" x 7¾", with card covers Book in VERY GOOD condition This is an amazing story of a slum child who gained am M.A. at Oxford, courtesy of Leeds City Libraries. Gloria Yates writes frankly about the world she grew up in: stealing, back street abortipons, sexuality, forbidden books, tram journeys by moonlight, even the Leeds Communist party plays its part. This funny, touching and true story celebrates a great city and its people in the 1930s and 1940s. Includes many old b&w photographs of Leeds.

George Allen & Unwin, London, - first UK edition 1965 Hardcover with dust jacket Ex library copy in transparent protective covering, with stamps, stickers etc, and clipped jacket. Red tinted top edge. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD dust jacket Maroon cloth-bound hardcover, 8.5" x 5.5", with gold type to spine, & dust jacket. An invitation to the keyboard (organ, clavichord, piano, harpsichord) and its pleasures, a brief history of its literature, and advice on encouraging public music.

Sidgwick & Jackson, London 1988 Large format soft cover Very good condition The Mysterious Birth of a New Species

BBC Books, London - 1989 hardcover, 8" x 10¼", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, and barcode cut from endpaper. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket This book accompanies the six-part BBC television series of the same name, which provides a new look at the history of dress, considering not just the clothes of the rich and fashionable, but also those of ordinary men and women. With its many contemporary illustrations, this book throws new light on how fashion, once the preserve of a few, has become available to all. As packed book weighs 1¼kgs (3lbs), slightly-higher-than-usual shipping costs apply (email us your location, we'll quote first).

Full Circle 2000 Soft cover Very good condition, previous owner's name on ffep. Binding tight and pages clean. An introduction to the secret inner practices with extensive excerpts from Dr. Usui's journals. Prsents the most in-depth exploration so far of the operating principles behind the Usui system of natural healing.

Ohara Publications, Los Angeles, California - third printing 1972 softcover, 6" x 9" Book in GOOD condition This is the first book of its kind, J Yimm Lee (one of the few wing chun instructors in the US) explains the remarkable economy of movement theory, and illustrates the four corners, the arts of sticking hands and trapping hands, and the many unusual but effective techniques of wing chun. Includes hundreds of b&w photographs and diagrams.

TAFE, Sydney 1989 Large-format softcover Book in VERY GOOD condition This provides a wide-ranging coverage of essential basic knowledge that should be acquired by every person involved, or intending to become involved, in boating. Features include: Boating terminology, basic safety rules, role of the Skipper, safety equipment, flotation devices, fire extinguishers, distress flares, radios, transmissions, marine radio, licences, boat design, engine faults, trouble shooting, boat handling, and much more. Fully illustrated with photograpgs and drawings.

Secker & Warburg, publishers, London 1973 hardcover, 6¼" x 8½", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers & barcode, etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Sergei Eisenstein and his creative process. This biography, first published in Bucharest in 1966, has already been accepted as the most comprehensive and fruitful of the new approaches now being made to Eisenstein's life, personality and art. It reconstructs the complex evolution of Eisenstein the artist and theoretician of genius, and of Eisenstein the creator, restlessly experimenting and innovating in the most unexpected directions throughout his career.

Ondorisha Publishers, Tokyo, Japan 1976 Illustrated board covers, 10¼" x 7½" Previous owner's name to first page. Book in VERY GOOD condition This book features fifty (50) full-colour plates of stuffed dolls from Fairy Tales, Hug-Dolls, Fancy World, Mascottes, Marionetts, and Clothing Doll. Next, it has 10 colour pages on making a specific doll, 'Hiji'; there follows over ninety pages of instructions, with designs, to make the remaining dolls earlier shown in colour.

Golden Pond Press, California 1987 hardcover, 11.25" x 8.75", and dust jacket AS NEW book in AS NEW price-clipped dust jacket Illustrated baoard covers, black type to white spine, pale-blue endpapers, colour map frontis, several hundred colour photographs, chronology, index. Commemorative edition to celebrate the 1988 Olympic Games. A brilliant photographic essay of one of the oldest civilisations on earth, covering cultural, political, religious, creative, and traditional aspects of Korean life. Packed book weighs approx 1.5 kgs (over 3lbs).

Longman Professional, Melbourne 1992 Hardcover with dust jacket VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket This book shows how to change our manufacturing systems so we are consistently capable of achieving world class levels of customer satisfaction. Qualivity is not only about techniques. It is about being aware of the gathering forces of change. It provides a universal and easily read expose which will be a valuable tool for training at all levels in manufacturing. The need for increased employee participation will require a new role for managers: not as commanders and controllers, but as leaders and coaches.