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

New York: Oxford University Press, Febraury 1983. Trade Paperback. First Thus / full number line. Very Good book. Unmarked; pages tanned, edges foxed. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Cover lightly rubbed. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xviii + 349 pages. Previously published as: K, a Biography of Kafka. Describes the Bohemian novelist's tortured childhood and the influence of his personal experiences on his stories and novels.

New York: Pantheon, April 2003. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated) / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Spine ends lightly bumped, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 186 pages. Laid-in Washington Post article about Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. Follow the continuing story of Botswana's first lady detective and her and profoundly moral methods.

Iowa City, Iowa: Penfield Press. June 1983. Staple Bound pamphlet. Fine condition. Cover and internal pages are tightly secured by two staples. Internal pages are pristine. Cover is clean. Great condition for an almost 40 year-old book. 64 pages. Fully illustrated. Explains the Amish and Mennonite cultures centered in Kolona, Iowa. The booklet contains many recipes and photographs of beautiful country scenes.

Washington, DC: Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center, April 1975. Series 1501 Air; Sheet NC 28-12; Edition 2. Map. Reprinted by NIMA April 1997. 22" x 29" sheet, folded to 11" x 7.5". NIMA Stock No. 1501XNC2812. Color. Printed on one side.

Rare! London: Collier / Grafton Books, February 1986. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. No ownership markings. Text clean. Spine creased. Covers clean. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 304 pages.
Originally published in 1954 under the title The Harrowing of Hubertus. Featuring quick-to-strip heroines, magic, and insanity on a colonial British Guiana sugar plantation.

New York: Harper & Row, October 1965. First Edition, later printing. Red cloth over boards with box box and gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Top edge dyed green. A handsome Very Good+ book with No Jacket. Original owner's bookplate to front free endpaper, otherwise interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends bumped. Spine slightly faded. Not from a library. No remainder mark. x + 783 pages. In January 1953, freshman Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts hired a 24-year-old Unitarian from Nebraska as his Number Two legislative assistant - on a trial basis. Despite the differences in their backgrounds, Theodore Sorensen in the eleven years that followed became known as Kennedy's "intellectual blood bank," "top policy aide" and "alter ego." Three months to the day after Dallas, Sorensen left the White House to write the account of those eleven years that only he could write. He admits at the outset the bias of so personal a memoir. Yet he recounts failures as well as successes with… Read More

Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, May 1999. Hardcover. Revised Edition / first printing, full number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Inscribed by Author. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Light foxing to top edge. Jacket clean and bright. Edges rubbed. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 192 pages.
This is the book that ushered in the revolution in Thai cooking in kitchens across America. Featuring the classic recipes that earned Keo an international following, along with new recipes fresh from the kitchen of his world-famous restaurant in Hawaii. Keo's Thai Cuisine has long been the definitive source for home cooks serious about Thai cuisine. Each chapter is structured to allow a beginner to understand the components and philosophy of Thai cuisine, as well as prepare such winning dishes as Keo's Thai Spring Rolls, Evil Jungle Prince with Mixed Vegetables, and Musamen Beef Curry.

Washington, DC: Heritage Foundation, August 2000. Trade Paperback. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not damaged. vi + 161 pages. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1990. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiii + 423 pages. The son of the late Soviet leader offers a portrait of his father's life and political career, focusing on the years 1964-1971.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards with full color pastedown to front cover and faded gilt lettering to spine. Ten color plates by N.C. Wyeth. Illustrated endpapers. Folded map. Fair condition / no jacket. Hinges cracked. Corners and spine ends frayed. Light soiling to exterior. Prior owner's name. Text unmarked. Not from a library. xiv + 312 pages.

Poughkeepsie, New York: Vivisphere, May 2000. Trade Paperback. Inscribed to Merrily by author on title pages. Near Fine. Interior pristine other than autograph. Spine straight and tight with a faint crease to upper half. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 312 pages. Police chief James Hackett is Sherlock Holmes reincarnated in Mayberry.

New York: Simon and Schuster / SFBC, July 1981. Hardcover. Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Very Good book in Very Good dust jacket. Interior unmarked. Foxing to top edge and endpapers. Spine straight and tight, ends bumped. Edgewear to jacket, spine faded, chipping to spine head. Not from a library. xii+275 pages.The year is 3013. The imperial navy has invaded Prince Samual's world.... The superior weaponry of the CoDominium Empire has brought unity to the Samualans—at the cost of their liberty. Their last bid for freedom is to create a space program. But the knowledge to build a starship is extinct. Colonel Nathan MacKinnie, leads a daring raid to steal these secrets from the planet of Makassar, where the key to space technology is guarded by Temple priests. MacKinnie battles across the universe, to wrest away the knowledge left by the first settlers who traversed the void of space from a planet called Old Earth. To live in peace they must fight for ancient secrets. To gain their freedom they… Read More

London: Evans Brothers Ltd, 1971. Paperback. Metric Edition. Sixth Printing, 1980. Good. Ex-Library. 63 pages.

New York: Berkley / Riverhead, May 2004. Trade Paperback. Fine. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 371 pages.

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: USAF Counterproliferation Center, July 2003. Trade Paperback. Second Edition. As New. Not a remainder. Not damaged. Not from a library. 331 pages.

Profiles the personalities and strategic cultures of some of the United States' most dangerous international rivals.
Contents:
1. Deterring international rivals from war and escalation / Barry R. Schneider;
2. Killing in the name of God: Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda / Jerrold M. Post;
3. The Muslim brotherhood and Islamic radicalism / Gary M. Servold;
4. Struggle for the control of Pakistan: Musharraf takes on the Islamist radicals / Stephen F. Burgess;
5. Kim Chong-il's erratic decision making and North Korea's strategic culture / Merrily Baird;
6. The crucible of radical Islam: Iran's leaders and strategic culture / Gregory F. Giles;
7. "Saddam is Iraq: Iraq is Saddam" / Jerrold M. Post and Amatzia Baram;
8. Syria under Bashar al-Asad: clinging to his roots? / Christopher Hemmer;
9. Muammar Qaddafi and Libya's… Read More

New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1992. Hardcover. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Pictorial covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 128 pages. 350 color illustrations. This guide provides insights into cat behavior based on the scientific research and careful analysis of veterinarian Bruce Fogle. Supported by 350 color photographs taken especially for this book, Fogle explains how cats communicate through body language, meowing and hissing, and rituals like rubbing and grooming.

New York: Random House Reference, July 2007. Trade Paperback. First Edition / full number line. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiv + 472 pages. Hundreds of full-color photos.A gorgeously illustrated guide to American collectibles and treasures of the twentieth century. From eggbeaters to elegant furnishings, porcelain to plastic, Bakelite to bottles, this book will teach you how to recognize, evaluate, purchase, and care for your collectibles.

Washington, DC: Counterpoint, October 1997. Hardcover. First Edition, second printing. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight, ends lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright with light edgewear. No tears. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxi + 392 pages, index, bibliography, notes with chapters, B/W plates, family tree. Kundun is a story of reincarnation, coronation, heartbreaking exile, and finally, the tenacious efforts of a holy man to save a nation and its people. This is the first work to focus on the Dalai Lama's family: his parents, four brothers, and two sisters. Particularly compelling are the author's portraits of the Dalai Lama's siblings, who have negotiated with China on behalf of their country, enlisted the aid of international allies to spearhead Tibetan Resistance, and worked tirelessly to help thousands of refugee children.

Georgetown, Guyana: Kunsorn Comics Inc., 1993. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Near Fine. Text unmarked. Light wear to covers. Securely bound with two staples. Not from a library. 24 pages.

London: Fontana Paperbacks / Flamingo, April 1985. Trade Paperback. First Thus (no additional printings listed). Fine. Pages tanned, otherwise As New. Appears unread. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Corners sharp. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 254 pages.
Kwaku comes from a long line of literary buffoons who manage to triumph over the intelligent people around them. The language Mr. Heath employs to describe this process is luxurious and densely baroque in places, sweetly comic in others. The hero's clowning conceals an essential wisdom and goodness. In the end, he is unable to become as hardened and corrupt as the people he tries so desperately to emulate, and in this lies his greatest success.