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New York. 1995. Scribner. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket . 0684196697. 304 pages. hardcover. keywords: Black Autobiography . FROM THE PUBLISHER - Born and raised in an all-black enclave in suburban New Jersey, Marcus Mabry suddenly found himself thrust into the white world at age 14 when he won an academic scholarship to one of the nation's most prestigious prep schools. In examining the price of black success in America, Mabry recalls what it was like being young, black, and talented, searching for his own identity, as he teetered uncertainly between two universes: the despairing, impoverished tightly knit black community of his childhood and the white world of privilege and promise that beckoned. Exploring what it means to be 'young, black and talented' in America - and the high cost of teetering precariously between two separate worlds - Mabry examines the twentysomething experience, and chronicles the rise of a young black man - from his ghetto childhood through his Stanford… Read More

New York. 2001. October 2001. Pocket Books. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0743428218. 178 pages. hardcover. keywords: Humor. FROM THE PUBLISHER - My granddaddy would get mad at all of us. He couldn't just get mad at one of us. 'Ain't nobody got. You know what? Go to bed! All y'all, go to bed!' It'd be like two o'clock in the afternoon. 'Go to bed!'Bernie Mac, the royal king of the Original Kings of Comedy, is salty and pissed off. The Chicago-bred performer has issues to get off his chest, and he doesn't mince words when he lets loose. No surprise, his live appearances have earned him a reputation as perhaps the truest voice of modern humor. Now, Mac has captured his comedic genius in print with his hilarious debut book.Tearing through a wide range of topics with equal parts insight and irreverence, Bernie Mac shares views that may not sit well with everyone -- especially if you're caught in the crosshairs of his rants (Kids today don't… Read More

Princeton. 2006. Princeton University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0691126747. 50 halftones. 342 pages. hardcover. keywords: History Ancient Rome Incas Peru Spain. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Historians have long recognized that the classical heritage of ancient Rome contributed to the development of a vibrant society in Spanish South America, but was the impact a one-way street? Although the Spanish destruction of the Incan empire changed the Andes forever, the civil society that did emerge was not the result of Andeans and Creoles passively absorbing the wisdom of ancient Rome. Rather, Sabine MacCormack proposes that civil society was born of the intellectual endeavors that commenced with the invasion itself, as the invaders sought to understand an array of cultures. Looking at the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century people who wrote about the Andean region that became Peru, MacCormack reveals how the lens of Rome had a profound influence on Spanish understanding of the Incan… Read More

New York. 1950. Fawcett Gold Medal. Fawcett Gold Medal Paperback Edition. Good in Wrappers. 174 pages. paperback. k1566. keywords: Mystery Vintage Paperbacks. FROM THE PUBLISHER - With a girl like Letty, a guy never knew whether he was getting the brass cupcake, the gold ring, the wooden nickel, or the lead slug. Until it was too late. Take a hard-boiled ex-cop named Cliff Bartells. Take a beautiful girl with the unlikely name of Melody Chance. Add the death of one Elizabeth Stegman of Boston, Massachusetts. Plus her missing jewels, insured for seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars. What have you got? Murder for profit, of course. Cold-blooded premeditated murder. inventory #37179

Greenwich. 1956. Fawcett/Gold Medal. Reprinted Paperback Edition. Good in Wrappers. 192 pages. paperback. d1543. keywords: Mystery America Vintage Paperback. FROM THE PUBLISHER - ‘MURDER IN THE WIND is, beyond a doubt, one of the most compelling and suspenseful of all the novels of John D. MacDonald. An awesomely described hurricane literally drives his fascinating cast of characters together. Their refuge from the driving wind and rising water becomes a sort of grand (and grisly) hotel.' - THE EDITORS. inventory #35533

New York. 1966. Knopf. Book Club Edition. Very Good in Worn Dustjacket. 238 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Adelson & Eichinger. keywords: Mystery America California. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Ross Macdonald's famous private detective, Lew Archer, is the kind of man you can drop a secret into and never hear it hit bottom. In his thirteenth and strangest case he explores the secret life of a rich California residential community. A beautiful young woman has jilted her fiancE and taken up with a mysterious character who represents himself as a French political refugee. Hired to investigate this man, Archer becomes involved in several murders and a gigantic swindle, Running through the case, as a central theme in this morally disturbing novel, is the corrupting influence of the underworld and its money in our society. BLACK MONEY is the most individual of the brilliant series of novels that have won Ross Macdonald international recognition. Ross Macdonald was born near San Francisco in 1915. He was… Read More

New York. 1970. Bantam Books. 12th Bantam Paperback Printing. Good in Wrappers. 186 pages. paperback. N6796. keywords: Mystery Vintage Paperbacks. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The Galton Case looked clean-cut and routine to me in the beginning. I was wrong. The simple search for a missing heir had taken me across the country from pretty suburban homes to grim furnished rooms. I'd met people so corroded with hatred they weren't human anymore. I'd taken enough beatings to be a medical miracle of survival. I'd seen the bloody remains of thee of the foulest murders on record. By the time I'd finished the case, I was lucky my name wasn't permanently engraved on a tombstone. inventory #37182

Lincoln. 2016. August 2016. University of Nebraska Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9780803249851. Foreword by Desmond Tutu. 8 ¼ x 10 ½ • 105 color photographs . 232 pages. paperback. keywords: Political Science Quilts. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Quilts and Human Rights offers a new understanding of the history of global human rights as seen through textiles of awareness and activism. Of all the textile forms linked to human rights activities, one form - the quilt - has proved an especially potent and popular form for individuals, working alone or as part of organized groups, to subversively or overtly act for human rights. Through a description of this activity over time and space, Quilts and Human Rights advances awareness of critical human rights issues: suffrage, race relations, civil wars, natural disasters, HIV/AIDs, and ethnic, sexual, and gender discrimination. Quilts and Human Rights pays tribute to the individuals who have used needle skills to prick the… Read More

New York. 2003. Aladdin/Simon & Schuster. Reprinted Paperback Edition. Good in Slightly Worn Wrappers. 0743437330. 336 pages. paperback. keywords: Young Adult. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon is a loyal friend, sports star, devoted pet owner - and Traveler. Along with his uncle Press, Bobby has visited the alternate dimension of Denduron and participated in a civil war. He's also waded through the endangered underwater territory of Cloral. Now Bobby once again finds himself thrust beyond the boundaries of time and space into a place that seems somewhat familiar: First Earth. Bobby and the Traveler from Cloral - Spader - have flumed to New York City, 1937. Against a backdrop of gangsters, swing music, and the distant sound of a brewing war, the two must uncover the evil Saint Dane's newest plot. But is Bobby ready for the difficult choices ahead? inventory #47085 ISBN: 0743437330.

New York. 2002. Aladdin/Simon & Schuster. Reprinted Paperback Edition. Good in Wrappers. 9780743437318. 374 pages. paperback. keywords: Young Adult. FROM THE PUBLISHER - BOBBY PENDRAGON is a seemingly normal fourteen-year-old boy. He has a family, a home, and even Marley, his beloved dog. But there is something very special about Bobby. He is going to save the world. And not just Earth as we know it. Bobby is slowly starting to realize that life in the cosmos isn't quite what he thought it was. And before he can object, he is swept off to an alternate dimension known as Denduron, a territory inhabited by strange beings, ruled by a magical tyrant, and plagued by dangerous revolution. If Bobby wants to see his family again, he's going to have to accept his role as savior, and accept it wholeheartedly. Because, as he is about to discover, Denduron is only the beginning. inventory #47083 ISBN: 9780743437318.

New York. 2007. Simon & Schuster. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9781416914167. 545 pages. hardcover. keywords: Young Adult. FROM THE PUBLISHER - When Bobby Pendragon first arrives on the tropical world of Ibara, he finds paradise. As he works to uncover clues about the turning point this seemingly idyllic territory will soon face, all he can determine is that the people of Ibara are blissfully happy. It's not long before Bobby discovers, however, that they are also blissfully oblivious. The leaders of Ibara are keeping a devastating secret from their people, one that gives Saint Dane all the opportunity he needs to launch his final assault on Halla. While Bobby struggles to learn the truth in time to thwart Saint Dane, Courtney Chetwynde desperately searches for Mark Diamond. On the heels of a shocking tragedy, Mark has disappeared. Worse, he seems to be under Saint Dane's influence. It's up to Courtney to find Mark and stop him from making a grave mistake that could… Read More

New York. 2003. Aladdin/Simon & Schuster. Reprinted Paperback Edition. Penned Note on Inside Back Cover, Otherwise Good in Slightly Worn Wrappers. 0743437349. 375 pages. paperback. keywords: Young Adult. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The territory of Veelox has achieved perfect harmony. Fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon arrives on this territory in pursuit of the evil Saint Dane, but all is peaceful on Veelox - because it's deserted. The inhabitants have discovered a way to enter their own personal dream worlds, where they can be whomever they want, wherever they want. Their bodies lie in stasis while their minds escape to this dream realm. Fresh from his battle with Saint Dane in 1937 Earth, Bobby is confident that they can defeat whatever Saint Dane has planned for this world. But once Bobby enters the virtual world, will he be able to resist the lure of the ultimate in escapism? inventory #47087 ISBN: 0743437349.

New York. 2010. Aladdin/Simon & Schuster. Reprinted Hardcover Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9781416965169. 341 pages. hardcover. keywords: Young Adult. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Marshall Seaver is being haunted. It begins with mysterious sounds, a fleeting face outside a window, a rogue breeze - all things that can be explained away. That is, until he comes face-to-face with a character who only exists on the pages of a sketchbook - a character Marshall himself created. Marshall has no idea why he is being tormented by this forbidding creature, but he is quickly convinced it has something to do with his best friend, Cooper, who has gone missing. Together with Cooper's beautiful but aloof sister, Sydney, Marshall searches for the truth about his friend while ultimately uncovering a nightmare that is bigger and more frightening than he could ever have imagined. Number one New York Times best-selling author D.J. MacHale launches his eerie new trilogy with a story so packed with chilling suspense,… Read More

New York. 2003. Aladdin/Simon & Schuster. Reprinted Paperback Edition. Good in Slightly Worn Wrappers. 0743437322. 384 pages. paperback. keywords: Young Adult. FROM THE PUBLISHER - FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Bobby Pendragon is not like other boys his age. His uncle Press is a Traveler, and, as Bobby has learned, that means Uncle Press is responsible, through his journeys, for solving interdimensional conflict wherever he encounters it. His mission is nothing less than to save the universe from ultimate evil. And he's taking Bobby along for the ride. Fresh from his first adventure on Denduron, Bobby finds himself in the territory of Cloral, a vast world that is entirely covered by water. Cloral is nearing a disaster of huge proportions. Reading the journals Bobby sends home, his friends learn that the desperate citizens of the endangered floating cities are on the brink of war. Can Bobby - suburban basketball star and all-around nice guy - help rid the area of marauders, and locate the legendary lost… Read More

New York. 2008. Simon & Schuster. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9781416914181. 544 pages. hardcover. keywords: Young Adult. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In the ninth book of the New York Times bestselling Pendragon series, the showdown for Halla begins. At stake is nothing less than all that ever was and all that will be. There's only one thing missing--Bobby Pendragon. While Bobby remains trapped on Ibara, the battle moves to his home territory: Second Earth. Mark Dimond and Courtney Chetwynde are left on their own to defend Second Earth agsinst the forces of Saint Dane. They must face off against a charismatic cult leader who has risen to power by revealing a shattering truth to the people of Earth: They are not alone. The Convergence has broken down the walls. The territories are on a collision course. The final phase of Saint Dane's quest to rule Halla is under way. And Bobby Pendragon is nowhere to be found. inventory #47081 ISBN: 9781416914181.

New York. 2006. June 2006. Aladdin/Simon & Schuster. 1st Aladdin Paperback Edition. Good in Slightly Worn Wrappers. 9780689869129. 405 pages. paperback. keywords: Young Adult. FROM THE PUBLISHER - THE STRUGGLE OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL continues as Bobby Pendragon follows Saint Dane to the territory of Zadaa. Saint Dane's influence has fueled the fire of discontent between two warring tribes: the Rokador and the Batu. This is also the territory where the Traveler Loor lives as a member of the Batu. Together she and Bobby must work to thwart Saint Dane's efforts to destroy Zadaa. But as Bobby pursues Saint Dane, he begins to notice changes in himself. He is no longer a flip kid looking for excitement. He is a young man beginning to see this quest as more than a series of adventures. He is also learning that as a Traveler, he has powers no normal human should have. inventory #47086 ISBN: 9780689869129.

New York. 2006. September 2006. Scribner. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780684807133. A Lisa Drew Book. 564 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by John Fulbrook III. keywords: Journalism Biography Politics History America . FROM THE PUBLISHER - In the world of Washington political journalism, notorious for trading independence for access. I. F. ‘Izzy' Stone was so unique as to be a genuine wonder. Always skeptical - ‘All governments lie, but disaster lies in wait for countries whose officials smoke the same hashish they give out.' he memorably quipped - Stone was ahead of the pack on the most pivotal twentieth-century trends: the rise of Hitler and Fascism, disastrous Cold War foreign policies, covert actions of the FBI and CIA, the greatness of the Civil Rights movement, the horror of Vietnam, the strengths and weaknesses of the antiwar movement, the disgrace of Iran-contra, and the class greed of Reaganomics. His constant barrage against J. Edgar Hoover earned him… Read More

New York. 1997. April 1997. Simon & Schuster. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0684833204. The Author Is A Winner Of The Governor's General Award In Canada. 511 pages. hardcover. Jacket painting - detail from Thomas Cole-'Frenchman's Bay,Mt.Desert Island,Maine'. keywords: Literature Canada Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Following the curves of history in the first half of the twentieth century, Fall on Your Knees takes us from haunted Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, through the battlefields of World War I, to the emerging jazz scene in New York City, and into the lives of four unforgettable sisters. The mythically charged family - James, a father of intelligence and immense ambition; Materia, his Lebanese child-bride; and their daughters: Kathleen, the eldest, a beautiful talent preparing for a career as an opera diva; Frances, incorrigible liar and hell-bent bad girl; Mercedes, obsessive Catholic and protector of the flock; and Lily, the adored invalid who takes us on… Read More

New York. 1990. June 1990. Pantheon Books. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394580184. 337 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Archie Ferguson. keywords: TV History America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Since commercial television emerged in the late 1940s, it has been on the cutting edge of social, political, economic, and cultural developments in the United States and the world. This book is a provocative history of how the major networks schemed to gain ratings and power, and to keep the FCC at bay. The result was the creation of limited and rigidly standardized television offerings. Professor MacDonald examines how the introduction of cable TV in the 1980s has weakened the power of the networks and reshaped the industry. inventory #14236 ISBN: 0394580184.

London. 1973. Calder & Boyars. 1st British Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0879449039. hardcover. keywords: Literature Scotland . FROM THE PUBLISHER - A novel by a Scottish physician-novelist-playwright about the search for love, identity and inner peace between two lovers, and two brothers. inventory #5427 ISBN: 0879449039.