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

Edinburgh: Bartholomew.1982. Folding map with card covers. Printed on one side. Color. Two maps. Recto: Pacific Ocean map 1:40,000,000 ; Verso: Australasia and South-West Pacific map 1:15,000,000. 30 x 40 inch sheet, folded in 5 x 10.25 inch cover. As New map in a Near Fine cover. Not from a library. Unmarked. No tears. Relief shown by gradient tints and spot heights on Australasia and island maps. Depths shown by gradient tints and soundings. Includes numerous insets. Legend in English, German, and French.

London: Faber and Faber, 1968. Paperback. First Edition, Third Printing, 1977. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Corners sharp. Light crease to front hinge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 152 pages.
This is a rare early edition of the first novel by Guyanese writer Wilson Harris. It is the first in Harris's "Guyana Quartet" and is a canonical text in Caribbean literary studies. Set in sixteenth century, the novel tells of a group of men from different backgrounds making their way up a dangerous river within the jungles of Guiana. The party is led by a cruel second-generation European colonialist who is hunting for a woman who has run away from him. Over the course of the journey it becomes apparent that it is not the first time the men have tried to make their way up this river and that last time they attempted to traverse the river they were all drowned. The events are narrated in the first person by an entity identified simply as the… Read More

New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1923. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering and titles. Unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Spine end frayed and torn. Wear to edges and corners. Not from a library. xxvii + 234 pages. front., illus., plates. Carefully crafted vintage book for children with stories accented with art and paintings. Contents: The Path Leading into the Stories; Pan Frolic with the Bronze Folk; A Christmas Gift; The Tournament of a Duke of Burgundy; When the Tongues of the Bells were Loosened; A Magic Carpet of Old Persia; How Color Came to the World; Around the Camp Fire of the Animals; Moonlight Moving Pictures; In the Sparkling Waters of a Moorish Fountain; China the Land of Many Dragons.

London: Simon & Schuster, 2002. Trade Paperback. First Edition / full number line. Fine. Lightly tanned, otherwise As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark.

New York: The Odyssey Press, n.d. [c. 1935]. Hardcover. Tenth printing. Good. Discarded school textbook. Spine cracked. Notes and underlining in pencil. lvi + 422 pages.

Washington, DC: National Museum of African Art, November 1990. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. 12 pages.

Alexandria, Virginia: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, September 2016. Trade Paperback. Fine. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 233 pages.
A deceptively simple strategy for how educators can build effective partnerships with parents--especially those who typically have not been actively involved in their children's schooling. It distills complex, important ideas on effective civic participation into an easy-to-learn process that teaches parents two fundamental skills they can use to support the education of their children, monitor their progress, and advocate for them: asking better questions and participating effectively in key decisions.

New York: HarperCollins, June 2010. Hardcover. Near Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Spine ends and upper corners bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xviii + 302 pages.

New York: Assouline, 2021. Hardcover. Gray linen over boards with B&W photo pastedowns to front and rear covers. Near Fine book, no jacket as published. INew York: Assouline, 2021. Hardcover. Gray linen over boards with B&W photo pastedowns to front and rear covers. Near Fine book, no jacket as published. Interior pristine. A few scuffs to rear cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 215 pages. Lavishly illustrated coffee-table book that accompanies the Netflix film "Passing" directed by Rebecca Hall based on the adaptation of the 1929 novel by Nella Larsen. Features Rebecca Hall's directorial notes and behind the scene images from the film. Sent to members of the entertainment industry to promote the movie for awards consideration.nterior pristine. A few scuffs to rear cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 215 pages. Lavishly illustrated coffee-table book that accompanies the Netflix film "Passing" directed by Rebecca Hall based on the adaptation of the 1929 novel by Nella… Read More

New York: Ballantine / Fawcett, March 1999. Trade Paperback. Fine. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 296 pages including a five page reader's guide. The story of a lovable loser who's trying to get his life in order.

New York: Basic Books, October 1998. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Near Fine. Spine tail and lower corners bumped, otherwise pristine. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 164 + xii pages.This short book brilliantly breaks down computers' seemingly complex operations into a few simple parts that perform the same simple procedures over and over again. This volume offers an easy-to-follow explanation of how data is processed that makes the operations of a computer seem as straightforward as those of a bicycle. Avoiding technobabble or discussions of advanced hardware, the lucid explanations and colorful anecdotes go straight to the heart of what computers really do. Hillis proceeds from an outline of basic logic to clear descriptions of programming languages, algorithms, and memory. He then takes readers in simple steps up to the most exciting developments in computing today-quantum computing, parallel computing, neural networks, and self-organizing systems.

New York: Grove Press, October 2009. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated) / full number line. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight; ends lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Eighth-inch tears to jacket at spine head and lower rear corner. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 239 pages. Disbarred American lawyer Vincent Calvino is now a private investigator in Thailand. A client's desire for payback could cost Vinnie his life when a new assignment takes him deep into the lives of corrupt politicians and private contractors, and into Bangkok's seamy underbelly.

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace. Trade Paperback. 1997. First Edition. Near Fine. Dust stains to edges. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight, and uncreased. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. x + 412 pages.

New York: St. Martin's Press, June 1996. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition (stated) / full number line. As New book in an As New jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 254 pages.
Hoping to begin a career in the British government, John Sugden joins the Indian Civil Service during the final days of the Raj, but he risks his career--and his life--when he falls in love with Kamala, whose father will kill her rather than allow her to marry into the Raj.

New York: St. Martin's Griffin / Thomas Dunne, August 2010. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition. Near Fine. Lightly tanned, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 400 pages.
Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Polish-Lithuanian born in 1746, was one of the most important figures of the modern world. Fleeing his homeland after a death sentence was placed on his head (when he dared court a woman above his station), he came to America one month after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, literally showing up on Benjamin Franklin's doorstep in Philadelphia with little more than a revolutionary spirit and a genius for engineering. Entering the fray as a volunteer in the war effort, he quickly proved his capabilities and became the most talented engineer of the Continental Army. Kosciuszko went on to construct the fortifications for Philadelphia, devise battle plans that were integral to the American victory at the pivotal Battle of Saratoga, and designed the plans for… Read More

New York: W. W. Norton, April 1995. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight, and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light foxing to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. vi + 303 pages.

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin, 1981. Trade Paperback. Second printing, 1982. Very Good-. Prior owner's mark. Creasing and 1/2-inch chip to lower corner of front cover. Text tanned but unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Dust stains to top edge. 527 + xii pages.

New York: Avon, May 1968. Mass Market Paperback. Avon 38638. Ninth Printing. Very Good. Interior lightly tanned but unmarked. Spine straight, very tight and uncreased. Quarter-inch tear to top of rear cover. Light edgewear. No creases. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 221 pages. Contents: No Different Flesh, Deluge, Angels Unawares, Troubling of the Water, Return, Shadow on the Moon

London: Hansib Publications, August 2007. Trade Paperback. First Edition. New. Not a remainder. Not damaged. 206 pages.

New York: Walker Books, 2004. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition / full number line. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail bumped. Jacket lightly rubbed. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii + 319 pages. During the first half of the 19th century, Alexis Soyer became the most famous cook--and man--in London. In addition to his kitchen inventions and best-selling cookbooks, Soyer was part of many of the great events and social changes of his time. This biography uses each phase of Soyer's career to explore a different aspect of 19th-century life, including the destruction of the English peasantry, the Irish potato famine, and Britain's disastrous involvement in the Crimea. Born in France, Soyer moved to England in his teens and rose to early fame as head chef at London's Reform Club, where he designed a kitchen so innovative that it became a tourist attraction. He opened London's first French restaurant, and was linked to some of the most… Read More