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This book is in "as new" condition. No wear to covers, no markings inner pages. Spine intact, no creases. "Susan Brind Morrow takes readers from her magical and sometimes troubled childhood in New York State, to the austere splendors of the Egyptian desert. Written with a keen understanding of language, Brind Morrow traces the routes of ideas and images through word origins and time, bringing forth an inner life of words." Good Reads

This book has been read, very minor wear to covers from normal storage, previous owner signed inner cover, no other markings inner pages, spine intact, no creases.

"It begins -- ""I, Alfred the One-legged...being now an old man," and continues in the tradition of the most ancient storytellers to celebrate the victories of a king and the miracles of the holy. Set in the days of King Alfred, his name-sake grew up, in spite of the constant Danish war parties descending on East Anglia and in spite of his amputated leg, to become a trusted secretary to the King. The Danes were all, "Cut, sack, burn, drink and swipe," so the war orphaned Alfred lived with monks and left with them when their monastery was pillaged. The depth of early Christian faith was continually overshadowed by the not wholly abandoned superstitions. The crippled boy fought to conquer his disability and serve as a scribe to the King who shared his name. The dialogue is heroic and the descriptions of battles and raids have visual impact.… Read More

This magazine is in excellent condition, very minor wear to covers, front cover has stamp from previous owner. No markings inner pages, spine intact, no creases. Single issue includes: "The winds of freedom stir a continent", "Mapping Earth's fastest changing lands", " Where elephants have the right of way", "The last great animal kingdom: A portfolio of vanishing wildlife", "Across the ridgepole of the Alps", "Finding the world's earliest man", "Childhood summer on the Maine coast"

This magazine is in good condition, minor wear to covers, no markings inner pages. Spine intact, some wear to bottom corner. World map not included Single issue includes: "Land Diving with the Pentecost Islanders", "Old Salem, Morning Star of Moravian Faith", "Scientist Studies Japan's Fantastic Long-Tailed Fowl", "Searching out Medieval Churches in Ethiopia's Wilds"

This magazine is in excellent condition, no wear to covers, no markings inner pages. Spine intact, no creases. Single issue includes: "Americans climb K2", "The ultimate challenge on to the summit", "Jane Goodall finds warfare and canibalism among Gombe's chimpanzees", "The people who made Saskatchewan", "Teamwork helps the whooping crane", "Napa, valley of the wine", "Hawaii's precious corals"

This magazine is in excellent, nearly-new condition. No wear to covers, no markings inner pages. Spine intact no creases. Single issue includes: "Williamsburg: Its College and its Cinderella City", "Spearing Lions with Africa's Masai", The Peary Flag comes to Rest", "Hunting Uranium Around the World", From Barra to Butt in the Hebrides"

This magazine is in excellent condition, minor marking front cover from previous owner. Very minor wear to covers, no markings inner pages. Spine intact, no creases. Single issue includes: "Italian Riveria, land that winter forgot", "Bullfrog ballet filed in flight", "Lonely wonders of Katmai, Alaska", "Escorting the Mona Lisa to America", "Today the African bushman survives only in the harsh Kalahari"

This magazine is in excellent condition, no wear to covers, no markings inner pages. Spine intact, no creases. 75th anniversary 1888-1963. Single issue includes: Our society's 75 years exploring Earth, sea and sky", "Copenhagen, wedded to the sea", "The man who talks to hummingbirds", "Photographing hummingbirds in Brazil", "Across the Alps in a wicker basket", "Adventures in the search for man"

This magazine is in good shape, no wear to covers, no markings inner pages. Spine mostly intact, some wear to top part of spine. Single issue includes: "Four-ocean navy in the nuclear age", "Incredible photograph shows Earth from pole to pole", "The Leakeys of Africa - family in search of prehistoric man", "Picutre - book Portofino", "North toward the pole on skis", "Birds that "see" in the dark with their ears"

This magazine is in good condition, minor wear to covers, no markings inner pages. Spine intact, some wear to bottom corner. World map not included Single issue includes: "The Living White House", "New Knowledge of Earth from Astronauts' Photographs", Proud Primatives, The Nuba People", "Preserving the Treasures of Olduvai Gorge"

This magazine is in excellent, nearly-new condition. No wear to covers, no markings inner pages. Spine intact no creases. Single Issue includes: "World-Roaming Teenager Sails on", "Life with the King of Beasts", "Macao Clings to the Bamboo Curtain", "Nomad in Alaska's Outback", "Journey into Stone Age New Guinea"

This magazine is in excellent condition, very minor wear to covers, front cover has stamp from previous owner. No markings inner pages, spine intact, no creases. Single issue includes: "Yugoslavia Six republics in one", "Businessman in the bush", "Isles on the edge of the sea: Scotland's outer hebrides", "In search of man's past at Lake Rudolf", "Geographic's new guide to family fun"

This magazine is in excellent, nearly-new condition. No wear to covers, no markings inner pages. Spine intact no creases. Single issue includes: "The Canadian North Emerging Giant", "Hyenas the Hunters Nobody Knows", "Lombardy's Lakes, Blue Jewels in Italy's Crown"

This magazine is in excellent, nearly-new condition. Very minor wear to covers, no markings inner pages. Spine intact no creases. Single issue includes: "Newest Leakey discover: footprints 3.6 million years old", "What about nuclear energy?", "Warm springs Indians carve out a future", " Killer whale attack", "Old Prague in winter", "Massachusetts' North shore harbors the past"

This magazine is in excellent condition, minor wear to covers, stamp on front cover from previous owner. No markings inner pages, spine intact, no creases. Single issue includes: "South Viet Nam fights the red tide", "Mexico in motion", "New altas map focuses on lands to the south", "Into the well of sacrafice I: Return to the sacred cenote II: Treasure hunt in the deep past", "National parks and bird books reissued", "Exploring 1,750,000 years into man's past", "Clock for the ages: Potassium Argon"

This book has been read, no wear to covers or dust cover. Very minor marking on first inner page, no other markings inner pages, spine intact, no creases.

"Not since Jurassic Park has a novel so enthralled readers everywhere. Now, enter the world of Neanderthal… The expedition of the century...uncovers the find of the millennium...Neanderthal. In the remote mountains of central Asia, an eminent Harvard archeologist discovers something extraordinary. He sends a cryptic message to two colleagues. But then, he disappears. Matt Mattison and Susan Arnot-- once lovers, now academic rivals-- are going where few humans have ever walked, looking for a relic band of creatures that have existed for over 40,000 years, that possess powers man can only imagine, and that are about to change the face of civilization forever." Good Reads

"John Darnton has worked for The New York Times for forty years as a reporter, editor, and foreign correspondent. He is the recipient of two George Polk Awards and a Pulitzer… Read More

This book is new, never read, no wear to covers, no markings on inner pages, spine intact no creases.

"This prehistoric journey through Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, addressing the controversy surrounding the fate of the Neandertals, is "an extraordinarily clear presentation of the issues and the scientists behind them." -- New York Times Book Review. "Reading The Neanderthal Enigma is like sitting down with a wonderful storyteller in the cave where stories began." -- Jonathan Weiner, author of The Beak of the Finch.." Good Reads

"James Shreeve is the author of The Neandertal Enigma: Solving the Mystery of Modern Human Origin and coauthor of Lucy's Child: The Discovery of a Human Ancestor. His articles have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Discover, National Geographic, Science, Smithsonian, and other publications. He has been a fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and of the Alicia Patterson Foundation. Shreeve lives in South Orange, New Jersey." Good Reads

This book is in as new condition, no wear to covers or dust jacket. No markings inner pages, spine intact no creases. "The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children.If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.And there are no strangers in the town of Near.These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life.But when an actual stranger-a boy who seems to fade like smoke-appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true.The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. Still, he insists on helping Lexi search for them. Something tells her she can trust him.As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi's need to know-about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy.Part fairy… Read More

This book has been read, no wear to covers. Very minor markings first inner page from previous owner. Spine intact some creases. "San Francisco:Josh and Sophie Newman are finally home. And they're both more confused than ever about their future. Neither of them has mastered the magics they'll need to protect themselves, they've lost Scatty, and they're still being pursued by Dr. John Dee. Most disturbing of all, however, is that now they must ask themselves, can they trust Nicholas Flamel? Can they trust anyone?Alcatraz:Dr. Dee underestimated Perenelle Flamel's power. Alcatraz could not hold her, Nereus was no match for her, and she was able to align herself with the most unlikely of allies. But she wasn't the only one being held on the island. Behind the prison's bars and protective sigils were a menagerie of monsters, and now Machiavelli has come to Alcatraz to loose them on San Francisco.Perenelle might be powerful, but each day she weakens, and even with Nicholas back at her side, a battle of this… Read More

This book has been read, very minor wear to edges of covers from normal storage. Very minor pencil marking first inner page. No other markings inner pages, spine intact, no creases.

"A group of unpopular students are part of a spy network inside their school. With the help of cutting-edge science, their nerdy qualities are enhanced and transformed into incredible abilities. They battle the Hyena, a former junior beauty pageant contestant turned assassin, and an array of James Bond–style villains, each with an evil plan more diabolical and more ridiculous than the last." Good Reads

"New York Times bestselling author Michael Buckley was born in Akron, Ohio. He tried his hand as a stand-up comic and lead singer for a punk rock back before attending Ohio University. After graduating with honors he moved to New York City to be an intern on the Late Show with David Letterman which led to stints developing programming for Discovery Networks, MTV, MTV Animation and Klasky Csupo (producers of Nickelodeon's… Read More