Search Results: Titles starting with G from Books of the World

Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Education, September 2011. Trade Paperback. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xii+192 pages. This volume is a guide along the journey taken by six individuals who each played a role in moving a school system along a path where race would not be a predictor for academic success.

Hong Kong: Odyssey, February 2002. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Prior owner's name penciled to first page. Text unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased, slightly faded. Covers clean. Light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 314 pages. The best Galapagos guide on the market.

Scarsdale, New York: UPD Publishing. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good+. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Interior pristine, though slightly tanned. Light wave and label ghost to front cover. Not from a library. 160 pages.
Edited by John J. Pierce. Cover art by Joan Woods illustrating The Courts of Chaos (serial, part 2 of 3) [Chronicles of Amber (Corwin] by Roger Zelazny. ALSO: Memo to the Leader (novella) by William Walling; The Road to God (short story) by Timothy P. Lewis; Come Again (short story) by Tim Joseph; John Henry and the Ultra-Media Experience Machine (short story) by Lee Whipple; With Clean Hands (short story) by Steve Perry [as by Jesse Peel]. E. F. Schumacher, RIP (science essay) by Jerry Pournelle. Interior art by Woods, Mueller, Harlib, and Odbert.

New York: UPD Publishing. July 1975. Digest-size Magazine. Fine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Corners sharp. Interior pristine, though lightly tanned. Covers clean and bright. Slight reading crease to front hinge. No mailing label. Not from a library. 160 pages. Edited by James Baen. Cover art by Rick Sternbach illustrating Tinker (novelette) by Jerry Pournelle. ALSO: The Thinker of Thryllmynrein (novelette) by Jon DeCles; Syncope and Fugue (short story) by Robert Sheckley; Eyes I Dare Not Meet in Dreams (short story) by William Chait; Helium (serial, part 3 of 3) by Arsen Darnay; Magma Wave (short story) by Sam Nicholson. Interior illustrations by Gaughan, Sternbach, Fabian, and Freff.

Scarsdale, New York: UPD Publishing. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Interior pristine, though slightly tanned. Half-inch tear at top front hinge. Light rubbing, label ghost and creasing to front cover. No mailing label. Not from a library. 160 pages.
Edited by John J. Pierce. Cover art by Richard Olson illustrating To Go Not Gently (novella) by Syd Logsdon. ALSO: Hung Jury (short story) by R. Michael Tompkins; Star Warring (short story) by Mike Ravine; The Stars in Shroud (serial, part 2 of 3) by Gregory Benford; Henry the Spaceship (short story) by Paul Walker. Interior artwork by Stephen Fabian, G. Fox, Cecilia Cosentini, Olson, Jim Mueller.

New York: Galaxy Publishing. December 1967. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Binding straight, tight and uncreased. Light pencil check marks next to story titles on contents page, otherwise interior unmarked. Cover clean with light tanning to edge. Small hole in cover by lower staple. No mailing label. Not from a library. 194 pages. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover by Gray Morrow illustrating Outpost of Empire (novella) by Poul Anderson; ALSO: The South Waterford Rumple Club (short story) by Richard Wilson; King of the Golden World (short story) by Robert Silverberg; Astronautics International (science article) by Willy Ley; Black Corridor (short story) by Fritz Leiber; The Red Euphoric Bands (short story) by R. S. Richardson; Galactic Consumer Report No. 3: A Survey of the Membership (short story) by John Brunner; Handicap (novelette) by Larry Niven; The Fairly Civil Service (short story) by Harry Harrison; Galaxy Bookshelf (book reviews) by Algis Budrys. Interior illustrations by Gray Morrow, Jack Gaughan

New York: UPD Publishing. March 1976. Digest-size Magazine. Fine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Corners sharp. Interior pristine, though lightly tanned. Covers clean and bright, with creases at top of rear cover. No mailing label. Not from a library. 160 pages. Edited by James Baen. Cover art by Stephen Fabian illustrating Plutonium (novella) by Arsen Darnay. ALSO: The Second Soul (short story) by Alan Brennert; Survival With Style (science essay) by Jerry Pournelle; Birthdays (novella) by Fred Saberhagen; Bookshelf by Spider Robinson; Hunger on the Homestretch (novelette) by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. Interior illustrations by Stephen Fabian, Freff, Peter Bramley, Kirk, Starbrook.

Scarsdale, New York: UPD Publishing. Digest-size Magazine. Near Fine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Interior pristine, though slightly tanned. Covers lightly rubbed. Mailing label to front cover. Not from a library. 160 pages.
Edited by John J. Pierce. Cover art by Wendy Pini illustrating The Courts of Chaos [Chronicles of Amber] (serial, part 1 of 3) by Roger Zelazny. ALSO: Jogging Up Main Street(short story) by Thomas Wylde; The Holy Temple (novella) by Herbert Gerjuoy; The Long Chance (novelette) by Charles Sheffield; The Timeless Spy (novelette) by Glenn T. Wilson; My Friend's Last Show (short story) by Rex Anderson. FEATURES: Lucifer's Hammer (science essay) by Jerry Pournelle; A Message from the Publisher: A New Editor by Arnold E. Abramson; The Golden Age (editorial) by John J. Pierce; Galaxy Bookshelf (book reviews) by Paul Walker. Interior artwork by Amy Harlib. Odbert, Woods.

Scarsdale, New York: UPD Publishing. October 1977. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good+. Spine straight and tight. Interior pristine, though slightly tanned. Mailing label to front cover. Light reading and edge wear. Not from a library. 160 pages. Edited by James Baen. Cover art by Stephen Fabian illustrates "Exiles to Glory" (serial, part 2 of 2) by Jerry Pournelle. ALSO: Star Wars - Pro by Jay Kay Klein; Star Wars - Con by Jeff Rovin; A Certain Place in History (short story) by Charles Sheffield; The Prologue to Light (novelette) by Tony Sarowitz; Last Contact (short story) by John Hegenberger; And Baby Makes Three (short story) by Eric Vinicoff and Marcia Martin. FEATURES: A Message from the Publisher: The Best to Jim (essay) by Arnold E. Abramson; Ions and Microwaves (editorial) by James Baen; Jim Baen and his Electric Spaceships (science essay) by Jerry Pournelle. Interior artwork by Stephen Fabian and Odbert.

Scarsdale, New York: UPD Publishing. Digest-size Ma. 1977. Very Good+. Very Good+. Spine straight and tight. Interior pristine, though slightly ta nned. Mailing label ghost to front cover, otherwise clean and bright. Light reading and edge wear. Not from a library. 160 pages. Edited by James Baen. Special All-Fabian Artwork Issue. Cover art illustrat ing "Exiles to Glory" (serial, part 1 of 2) by Jerry Pournelle. ALSO: Some Futures (science essay) by Jerry Pournelle; Gently Rapping (short story) by Charles L. Grant; Came the Revolution (novelette) by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.; Get Happy (novelette) by Thomas Wylde; Coming Home (short story) by Joseph Flower Authors: Jerry Pournelle; Charles L. Grant; L. E. Modesitt, Jr.; Thomas Wylde; Joseph Flower .

New York: Pantheon, October 1982. Trade Paperback. Revised and Updated Edition. Second printing. Near Fine. Tanned pages, otherwise As New. Unmarked inside and out. Binding square and tight. Corners sharp. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 433 pages.

New York: Scribner, October 2000. Trade Paperback. First paperback edition / full number line. Fine. Inscribed by author on title page, otherwise As New. 326 pages.There is a most unusual woman living in Gap Creek. Julie Harmon works hard, "hard as a man" they say, so hard that at times she's not sure she can stop. People depend on her. She is just a teenager when her brother dies in her arms. The following year, she marries Hank and moves down into the valley. Julie and Hank discover that the modern world is complex, grinding ever on without pause or concern for their hard work. To survive, they must find out whether love can keep chaos and madness at bay. With Julie, Robert Morgan has brought to life one of the most memorable women in modern American literature.

New York: Scribner, October 2000. Trade Paperback. Flat signed by author on title page (signature only). 18th printing. Near Fine. Light shelf and reading wear to covers. Spine straight and tight. Interior unmarked other than author's signature. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 326 pages.There is a most unusual woman living in Gap Creek. Julie Harmon works hard, "hard as a man" they say, so hard that at times she's not sure she can stop. People depend on her. She is just a teenager when her brother dies in her arms. The following year, she marries Hank and moves down into the valley. Julie and Hank discover that the modern world is complex, grinding ever on without pause or concern for their hard work. To survive, they must find out whether love can keep chaos and madness at bay. With Julie, Robert Morgan has brought to life one of the most memorable women in modern American literature.

London: Salamander Books, March 1996. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Pictorial covers / no jacket. Near Fine book. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Publisher's sample label to spine, otherwise covers clean and bright. Light dust stains to top edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 80 pages. Profusely illustrated with more than 200 color illustrations.

London: HarperCollins, June 1996. Hardcover. Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Slight edgewear. Publisher's sample label to jacket spine, otherwise clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 144 pages. Lavishly illustrated encyclopedia of 130 old roses illustrated with over 200 color photographs. Shows how to use roses with arches, hedges, and walls, as well as in beds and borders, and offers advice on planting and maintaining a rose garden.

New York: Ballantine Books, September 1996. Paperback. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Metallic green covers. As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 128 pages.

Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, March 1995. Trade Paperback. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Very Good. Prior owner's name to first page, text block pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright, dogear to rear cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xiii + 199 pages.
Simona Sharoni's innovative approach to the conflict in the Middle East stresses the relationship between gender and politics by illuminating the daily experiences of women in Israel and in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Among the issues explored are the connections between the violence of the conflict and the escalation of violence against women; the link between militarism and sexism; and the role of nationalism in building individual and collective identities. Sharoni also shows the impact of Intifada (the Palestinian uprising in December, 1987) on the Palestinian and Israeli women's movements. While women's coalitions such as these are critical subjects in and of themselves, the… Read More

Paris & London: UNESCO & Heinemann, 1985. Hardcover. First Edition. Brown cloth over boards with blind stamped titles to front board and gilt stamped titles to spine. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Light rubbing and slight edgewear to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. No tears. 736 pages. Volume VII of the UNESCO General History of Africa examines the period of partition, conquest and occupation from the beginning of the "European Scramble for Africa" to the Italian fascist invasion of Ethiopia in 1935. Throughout the volume, the focus is directed towards the responses of Africans themselves to the challenge of colonialism. The first two chapters survey African attitudes and readiness on the eye of the colonial era, and the background to European imperial ambitions. The next seven chapters discuss African initiatives and reactions in the face of partition and conquest up to the First World War. A general… Read More

New York: Pantheon, September 1992. Hardcover. Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Prior owner's name to FFEP. Text unmarked. Spine straight and tight, ends bumped. Jacket clean, spine faded. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. x + 532 pages.

London: W. & G. Foyle, 1937. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with gilt titles and gilt Gloucester Coat of Arms to front cover. No jacket. Special edition produced to be given to the children of Gloucester in commemoration of the King's coronation. Very Good. Corners and spine ends bumped. Not from a library. viii + 56 pages. 32 B&W photographic plates.