Search Results: Titles starting with H from Elk Creek Heritage Books

Colorado Springs, CO: Waterbrook Press, 1997. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition: January 1998. In addition, complete number line including number one. Soft cover in very good condition with glossy pictorial boards. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. * From the book, ""Does your H.I.M. try to ""fix"" you, rather than listen to you, when you talk? Is your H.I.M. unable to respond to your question, ""How do you feel about that?"" with anything more than a slack-jawed stare? Has your H.I.M. shown signs of a mysterious addiction to football, ESPN or dreaded ""remote""? If so, you're not alone. But help is on the way!""

New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition with complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in very good condition with orange boards, red spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition with only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2007. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 3rd Printing Third Printing per number line. Hard cover in fine condition with blue boards and gold gilt spine lettering. End papers contain a map of ""Third Fleet, Area of operations: Dec. 14-16."" Interior text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains a section of 8 leaves / 16 pages of glossy black & white photographs. 322 numbered pages. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""December 1944, the Pacific theater: General Douglas MacArthur has vowed to return to the Philippines. He will need the help of Admiral Will ""Bull"" Halsey's Pacific Fleet. But at the height of the invasion, Halsey's ships are blind-sided by a typhoon of unprecedented strength and scope. Battleships are tossed like toys, fighter planes are blown off carriers, destroyers are capsized, and hundreds of sailors are swept into the… Read More

Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.: John Daniel, Publisher, 2004. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 3rd Printing Hard cover in fine condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Test block clean and tight; no writing; no markings noted. Contains black and white photos throughout. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; no price on front flap. * From the book, "" . . . a story of faith. It is an inspiring story of how a seed of faith is planted in the life of a young man by a diligent and caring mother, how that faith blossomed and changed his life, and how, through him, that faith changed America and the entire world... Revealing how Reagan's faith complicated but also strengthened his marriage with Nancy, and showing how Regan bravely fought for school prayer, pro-life initiatives, and other controversial issues. . . .""

Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1983. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. Former owner's name is blacked out on front fly leaf. There is a small piece missing from printing on back cover (see photo.) No other markings noted. Concludes with Sections: Abbreviations, Glossary, Credits, Map, Notes, Select Bibliography, and an extensive Index. Size approximately 9 5/8"" tall x 7 7/8"" wide; 288 numbered pages.* From the rear cover, ""The text of this handsome volume is complemented by carefully chosen illustrations, and the color plates show the richness and beauty of such objects as wall paintings, mosaics, and jewelry. The maps and plans, together with the detailed notes and bibliography, combine to make this book basic reading for all interested in the arts of Rome and its empire.""

Yale University Press, 2014. Advanced Reading Copy. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Advanced Reading Copy. Soft cover in very good condition. Appears unread. Wraps and text block clean & tight. Only note, a crease across spine; paper does not appear torn, just wrinkled. * From the book back, ""A new account of the brilliant and prolific Danish writer whose works captivated readers across Europe.""

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Revell, a Division of Baker Publishing Group, 2012. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Previously published in two separate volumes: ""Christmas is Always"" by Dale Evans Rogers, originally printed 1958, and ""My Favorite Christmas Story"" by Roy Rogers, originally published 1960. This volume which includes both volumes is copyright 2012 and per complete number line including number one is First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover in very good condition with white boards, red spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. It does have a small black remainder line on bottom text block. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition; presents as unread. * From the jacket flap, ""Now you can celebrate the wonder of Christmas in this nostalgic collection of two of Roy and Dale's best-loved Christmas books. . . . These classic books on the true… Read More

Twelve, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Edition: August 2007, in addition, contains a complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with dark gray boards, black spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, "". . .acclaimed authors John McCain and Mark Salter describe the anatomy of great decisions in history by telling the remarkable stories of men and women who have exemplified composure, wisdom, and intellect in the face of life's toughest dilemmas. The authors identify six qualities typically represented in the best decisions: Awareness, Timing, Foresight, Confidence, Humility, Inspiration. These qualities are personified by the exceptional individuals in this book, each of whom made a hard call: Branch Rickey, Winston Churchill, Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin, Gertrude… Read More

NY: Random House, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. From the book, ""'Harlot's Ghost' is a book about spies and intelligence officers--men and women for whom deceit and the invention of alternate selves become an honorable calling, a way of life, a kind of religion. But 'Harlot's Ghost' is not a spy novel in which the forces of light struggle with those of darkness. The enemy here is not the alien and destructive will of a distant power, but the soul-consuming cold war itself. 'Harlot's Ghost' is the story of a crusade, one in which the distinction between truth and falsehood is as elusive as the line between fiction and fact."" Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Large book: just hair over 9 1/2"" tall x 6 1/2"" wide x 2 1/2 thick. Dust jacket in very good condition, showing very light age toning at edges. DJ contains no price; copyright page indicates it is a reprint.… Read More

NY: Rodale Books, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with gray boards, black spine clioth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. Photos and illustrations of the workouts throughout. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the book, ""Harvey offers a workout so simple, you can do it watching your favorite TV show, and so effective, it will change your life. All he asks is that you give him half an hour a day, four days a week, and you will begin to develop a new body, a new attitude--a new you.""

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Bethany House Publishers, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition with crisp & clean pictorial wraps; very light spotting / foxing to top text block. Interior text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. * From the book, ""Sometimes it feels like Hurt, Loneliness, Betrayal, Fear. But there is a way to fill those empty places. . . . Many women are overtaken from time to time, with a great sense of emptiness. isolation. or a vague uneasiness that comes from a source they cannot trace. Many live for years trying to quiet the unhappy thought: ""Something is wrong with me--but I don't know what it is.""

Doubleday, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition in addition to complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with maroon boards, gold gilt spine lettering, and olive green end papers. Interior text block clean & tight: no writings, no markings to note. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition showing only ghost of shelf wear; not price clipped. * A companion volume to the ground-breaking PBS series from journalist Bill Moyers and his longtime colleague, producer David Grubin, but a volume that stands on its own. * From the jacket, ""....explores the healing connections between our minds and our bodies. .... Ancient medical science told us our minds and bodies are one. So did philosophers of old. Now, modern science and new research are helping us to understand these connections. ....Bill Moyers talks with physicians, scientists, therapists, and patients - people who are taking a new look at the meaning… Read More

Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition with only light shelf & edge wear. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Contains a section of both color and black & white photographs. * From the book, ""Hell to Pay"" is the biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton if you want to know the real Hillary, instead of some couch psychoanalysis book."" 'In Hell to Pay,' Olson gives us a Mrs. Clinton who is a monster of ego, a tough gutter-fighter, a certified liar--and a Marxist who wants to seize power to foist her theories on the world and the country.A terse, coherent, factual brief against Mrs. Clinton."" ""The hardest-hitting, most factual book on Hillary Clinton available.""

Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, Inc., 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition with gray boards and red gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Dust jacket in very good condition; has a tiny nick at top front cover. * From the book, ""... investigates Hillary's radical roots, how she switched from being a ""Goldwater Girl"" to sixties radical - and how, since then, she has maintained her ties to the radical left. The agenda? In the sixties, it was the black Panthers and overthrowing corporate America. Today, it is socialized medicine and using children as political tools for social change. .... Barbara Olson recounts Hillary's own, personal ""decade of greed"" and reveals the paranoia of a first lady whom even a Clinton confidant has accused of operating a virtual ""secret police"" unit to destroy presumed enemies - including such lowly staffers as cooks… Read More

HarperSanFrancisco, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Editiion and complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with brown boards, maroon spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. End pages contain facsimile letters. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains two sections of four leaves / eight pages each of glossy black & white photos and illustrations. Dust jacket likewise fine with only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From front jacket, ""One of History's Greatest Love Stories Retold, including the Recently Discovered Lost Love Letters.""

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition with cream boards, dark gold spine cloth, and gold gilt lettering on spine and front board. Text block clean & tight, no writing, no markings noted. 451 numbered pages. Dust jacket very good with just ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the jacket, The story of "". . . three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women - mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends - view one another. A deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor, and hope. . . . a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don't.""

New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. In addition, same date on Title Page and Copyright Page. Hard cover in very good condition with maroon boards, black spine cloth and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket likewise in very good condition; light shelf & edge wear; closed tear at fold line at head of spine; corners slightly rubbed; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, "". . .a surprising new view of the greatest historian of the nineteenth century, Henry Adams. Wills showcases Henry Adam's little-known but seminal study of the early United States and elicits from it fresh insights on the paradoxes that roil America to this day. Adams drew on his own southern fixation, his extensive foreign travel, his political service in Lincoln's White House, and much more to invent the study of… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition per complete number line including number 1 and same date on title page and copyright page. Hard cover in very good condition with teal green boards, rose spine cloth, and silver gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight with no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket very good with light shelf & edge wear, dog-ear crease at top corner of front jacket flap. No price on flap.

NY: Little Brown and Company, 2007. LARGE PRINT EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. LARGE PRINT EDITION. Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Dust jacket in very good condition; not price clipped. * From the book, ""Her Way' reveals the pact between Hilary and Bill to capture the White House, and how, once Bill was elected, the plan was expanded to include a Hillary presidency. It explains her fifteen-year rivalry with Al Gore, and her new one with Barack Obama. And 'Her Way' reveals more than a dozen instances in which Hillary apparently violated Senate rules, her consulting of a secret energy task force, and her role in keeping hidden her husband's draft record. Gerth and Van Natta take us inside the Clinton marriage, exploring how it has been sustained through the victories and the betrayals. And they reveal, at long last, the never-before-disclosed details about Hillary's Iraq votes.""

Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications, Inc., 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 2nd Printing Second printing per number line. Hard cover in fine condition with glossy pictorial boards which mirror the dust jacket. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains color photos and illustrations throughout. Size approx 10 1/4"" tall x 8 3/4"" wide; 236 numbered pages. Dust jacket in very good condition; tiny wear at corners; not price clipped. * From the jacket, "". . . botanist and author Susan McClure provides the accurate, insightful answers that all herb growers - experienced or not - need and want. . . . Complete instructions . . . how to grow herbs in all kinds of situations, from a few indoor containers to a large and varied garden. . . .choosing garden locations, themes, and designs; evaluating and improving soils; companion plantings; propagation; minimizing maintenance; pruning; and troubleshooting . . . Also includes a… Read More