Search Results: Titles starting with F from Storbeck's

Georgetown, TX: Children's Pub. As New in As New dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 32 pages. Phonemic Awareness Tales, 2. This is the second in the Phonemic Awareness Tales series that through the use of fun and humorous storybooks teaches the critical early reading skills of phonemic awareness and language. On the first day of school the intimidated children say "Good Morning" to Mable, the cafeteria work. She in turn offers them ridiculous and absurd choices of rice or mice, cake or snake. The children learn to make good choices and at the same time learn about rhyming sounds. Parents are also given exercises to facilitate early reading skills in the back of each book. .

New York: St. Martin's Minotaur. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Bound in black with title and author in gold. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 250 pages. Susannah, Lady Appleton, Mysteries, No. 5. Her roguish husband now dead, Lady Appleton, travels with a new suitor to Maidstone. While there, she learns that two gentlewomen, Constance Crane and her elderly cousin Lucy, are being jailed for bewitching two men to death-and face execution if convicted. Although Constance happens to be a former mistress of Robert, Susanna puts the past to rest and vows to help. Using her vast knowledge of herbs-and the talents of her gossiping housekeeper-Lady Appleton soon deduces that the deaths are the work of a mysterious poisoner. But can she root out the killer before Constance and Lucy face the gallows-and before Susanna's own life is threatened? .

Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley Publishing. Near Fine. 2008. Paperback. 340 pages .

Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing. Fine. 2011. Second Edition. Paperback. 286 pages. For Dummies .

North Andover, Mass.: Museum of American Textile History. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1985.. Second Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated end papers. 320 pages .

New York: Crimeline / Bantam Books. Near Fine. 1991. First Edition Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Full number line 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 0.7 x 6.9 x 4.2 Inches. 213 pages. A Nero Wolf Mystery, No. 5. Whether it's a case of soda or a case if industrial espionage, soft drinks have never been Nero Wolfe's cup of tea. So only with great reluctance - and considerable prodding from Archie Goodwin - does the legendary sleuth agree to investigate the apparent theft of ad campaigns for Cherr-o-key cola. Stealing soon turns to murder as a young executive lies bludgeoned to death in his trendy Greenwich Village apartment, the carpet stained darker than cherry cola. Now Nero Wolfe is back in inaction - which means his faithful legman, Archie, is running in overdrive - to find a killer before someone else in the fizz biz gets popped. .

New York: A Del Rey Book / Ballantine Books. Very Good. 1991. Mass Market Paperback. Sunning to spine. No spine crease.. Cover Art. 179 pages .

Dover, NH: Arcadia Publishing. Very Good. 1997. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Some light scratches to front cover. 128 pages. Images of America. Fair Haven, New Jersey, located on the central part of the Navesink River shore, completes the Images of America documentation of the Navesink-Shrewsbury Rivers peninsula. It has a unique and distinguished heritage that has earned it a special place in the hearts of its residents. Without the commercial activity of Red Bank to the west or the large estates of Rumson to the east, Fair Haven developed as a community of small streets and close neighbors. Residents know and care for one another, and the community s friendly and relaxed atmosphere always puts people at ease .

New York: St. Martin's Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997.. First Edition. Hardcover. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 229 pages. A Nicholas Bracewell Mystery, No. 9. The ninth mystery in the acclaimed series by Edgar Award nominee Edward Marston. When Westfield's Men are invited to perform at the Imperial Court in Prague for the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia, Rudolph II, they believe it will be their crowning glory. But the brutal murder of an actor during the performance turns the journey into a nightmare .

New York: Abbeville Press. Near Fine. 2008. First Edition. Paperback. 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 Inches. 272 pages. A follow-up to The FairTax Book answers critics who have misrepresented the plan's principles, which involve the abolishment of the IRS in favor of a twenty-three-percent retail sales tax on all new goods and services. .

Westminster, MD: Heritage Books. New. 2010. Trade Paperback. 216 pages .

Norfolk, VA: The Donning Company. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Navy with title and author in gold on spine. Map on endpapers. 216 pages .

Westminster, MD: Heritage Books. New. 2010. Trade Paperback. 258 pages. The Virginia Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics has records of births from 1853 to present, with the exception of the years between 1896 and June 14, 1912, when there was no law requiring them. These records are based on an act passed by the Virginia General Assembly on April 11, 1853. This is the first in a two-volume series of transcriptions of microfilm reels number 14 (1853–1871), number 15 (1871–1896) and number 45 (1853–1869) Bureau of Vital Statistics, Births of Fairfax County, 1853–1896. Entries have been divided into two alphabetically arranged sections: Colored/Free/White Births; and Slave Births. Entries for Colored/Free/White Births include: surname, given name, race/sex, date of birth, place of birth, father, father's occupation, father's residence, mother, informant, any notation, page and line in register. Entries for Slave Births include: owner's name,… Read More

Fairfax, VA: Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover.. 780 pages .

Charleston, SC: Arcadia. Very Good. 2005. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Birthday inscription on title page. 128 pages. Images of America. Three centuries of Utopian dreams came true in the 1890s, when a group of idealists founded Fairhope as a cooperative colony on a lush bluff along Alabama's Gulf Coast. The visionary settlers thought their experimental village had a "fair hope" of success. An oasis of idealism and equality, Fairhope not only succeeded but grew into an elegant enclave of individualism and intellect. The bayside town is the world's oldest and largest single-tax colony as well as a popular resort that draws visitors from around the world. Photographic images herein capture the unique development by adventurous characters with diverse backgrounds. This book is a map of "Old Fairhope." .

New York: Forge Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Debut novel. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Full number line 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 320 pages. A Les Desroches Mystery, No. 1. Leo Desroches goes straight—off the streets, into the newsroom, and up to his neck in murder. Marking the debut of Leo Desroches, one of the most unusual amateur detectives ever to appear in Canada or points south, this fast-paced, enthralling mystery is the story of a man who had everything, lost it all, and is trying to get it back. Leo Desroches doesn’t look like a native, but his mother was Cree, and he understands the problems of indigenous Canadians of the First Nations. Which is probably why the Edmonton newspaper he writes for decides he should be their Aboriginal Issues reporter. He has his own issues to deal with: his compulsive gambling that he couldn’t stop even after it cost him his wife and children; his alcoholism; the risk-taking that… Read More

New York: Soho Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Maroon boards and spine imprinted in gold on spine with title and author. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 372 pages. An Inspector Redfyre Mystery, No. 1. Barbara Cleverly, bestselling author of the Joe Sandilands series, introduces an ingenious new sleuth who navigates 1920s Cambridge, a European intellectual capital on the cusp of dramatic change.England 1923: Detective Inspector John Redfyre is a godsend to the Cambridge CID. The ancient university city is at war with itself: town versus gown, male versus female, press versus the police force and everyone versus the undergraduates. Redfyre, young, handsome and capable, is a survivor of the Great War. Born and raised among the city’s colleges, he has access to the educated élite who run these institutions, a society previously deemed impenetrable by local law enforcement. When… Read More

New York: G. P Putnam's Sons. Near Fine. 2018. 1st G. P. Putnam Premium Edition. Tall Mass Market Paperback. No spine crease. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 387 pages. A Quinn Colson Novel, No. 7. Mississippi sheriff Quinn Colson had to admit he admired the bank robbers. A new bank was hit almost every week, and the robbers rushed in and out with such skill and precision it reminded him of raids he'd led back in Afghanistan and Iraq when he was an Army Ranger. In fact, it reminded him so much of the techniques in the Ranger Handbook that he couldn't help wondering if the outlaws were former Rangers themselves.And that was definitely going to be a problem. If he stood any chance of catching them, he was going to need the help of old allies, new enemies, and a lot of luck. The enemies, he had plenty of. It was the allies and the luck that were going to be in woefully short supply. .

New York: William Morrow. As New in As New dust jacket. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Black boards with turquoise spine imprinted in silver with title and author. Blue endpapers. Deckle-edged pages SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the title page. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 323 pages. Signed by Author. A good cop, Robbie Brownlaw was thrown from a sixth-floor window of a downtown hotel and miraculously survived. The traumatic incident left Robbie with a fast-track career in the San Diego P.D.'s Homicide division . . . and a rare neurological condition that enables him to see people's emotional words as colored shapes—green trapezoids of envy, red squares of deception . . .Another good man lies dead in a blood-splattered Ford Explorer—an ex-cop-turned-ethics investigator whose private life was torn open by unthinkable tragedy. Whether Garrett Asplundh's death was suicide or murder isn't immediately… Read More

New York: Harper. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 405 pages. Gabriel Allon. Gabriel Allon - art restorer, spy, and assassin - returns in a spellbinding new thriller from the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling master of intrigue and suspense. When last we encountered Gabriel Allon in PORTRAIT OF A SPY, he was pitted in a blood-soaked duel with a deadly network of jihadist terrorists. Now, exposed and war-weary, he has returned to his beloved Rome to restore a Caravaggio masterpiece for the Vatican. But early one morning Gabriel is summoned by his friend and occasional ally Monsignor Luigi Donati, the all-powerful private secretary to the Pope. The broken body of a beautiful woman lies beneath Michelangelo's magnificent dome. Donati fears a public inquiry will inflict more wounds on an already-damaged Church so he calls upon Gabriel to use his matchless talents and experience to quietly pursue the truth - was it suicide, or… Read More