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ST. MARTINS PRESS, 1974. LATER. SOFTCOVER. GOOD. 7TH. pp. 231. Publisher St. Martin's Press (1974) (January 1, 1974) Language English HARDBOUND 230 pages Item Weight 13.6 ounces. TIGHT BINDING, HAS SOME HIGH; IGHTED PAGES. Built around eight case studies, Why Nations Go to War covers the crucial events that led to the outbreak of the 20th century's major military conflicts, with particular focus on the pivotal role leaders play in pushing a nation over the threshold into war. While acknowledging the importance of militarism, nationalism, alliance systems, and economic causes, the author seek to uncover the human dimension behind more mechanistic forces and explanations. Updates and expanded material includes coverage of the recent events in Kosovo, Iraq in the post-Gulf War era, and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Harrison House, 2003. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. GOOD. 1ST. 5.75 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches. pp. 156. Publisher: Whitestone (January 1, 2003) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 160 pages ISBN-10: 1593790104 ISBN-13: 978-1593790103 Item Weight: 7.2 OUNCES Dimensions: 5.75 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches. The war had a much deeper significance than reported. Iraqi rulers tyranny had its roots in ancient Babylon of biblical times...

DOUBLEDAY, 1984. SOFTCOVER. LIKE NEW. pp. 296. Language: English Book Title: Prize Stories O. Henry Awards 1984 Author: Various Narrative Type: Fiction ISBN: Does not apply.

Grand Central Publishing, 2011. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. GOOD. 1ST. 5.25 x 1.25 x 8 inches. pp. 447. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; Reprint edition (July 12, 2011) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 447 pages ISBN-10: 0446569941 ISBN-13: 978-0446569941 Item Weight: 13.6 OUNCES Dimensions: 5.25 x 1.25 x 8 inches. Europe is stunning in the summer...but NYPD detective Jacob Kanon isn't there for the beauty. He's on a mission: to track down his daughter's killer.

The Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, 1991. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. 8 x.5 x 11. pp. 106. Publisher: The Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution(January 1, 1991)SOFTCOVER: 106 pages Item Weight: 13.6 OUNCES. Published in celebration of our 200 year anniversary, this book brings you all the historic documents which make the United States of America what it is today.

Lonely Planet, 2008. 4TH. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. 5.12 x 0.59 x 7.8 inches. pp. 256. Publisher: Lonely Planet; 4th edition (April 1, 2008) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 256 pages ISBN-10: 1740598369 ISBN-13: 978-1740598361 Item Weight: 9.6 OUNCES Dimensions: 5.12 x 0.59 x 7.8 inches. Go out on a limb and step onto the world's longest, highest suspension bridge Mingle with myriad local artists as you make your way around the studios of Granville and Salt Spring Islands Claim a spot on a Commercial Drive patio and introduce your tastebuds to some standout BC beers Glide through reflections of mountains and glass towers on a sunset kayak tour of English Bay.

Penguin Books, 2015. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. GOOD. LATER PRINTING. 4.98 x 0.59 x 7.75 inches. pp. 297. Publisher: Penguin Books; Reprint edition (May 12, 2015) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 297 pages ISBN-10: 0143127551 ISBN-13: 978-0143127550 Lexile measure: 870L Item Weight: 8 OUNCES Dimensions: 4.98 x 0.59 x 7.75 inches. Lydia is dead. But they don't know this yet. So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But when Lydia's body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is destroyed, tumbling them into chaos. A profoundly moving story of family, secrets, and longing, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive family portrait, uncovering the ways in which mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives… Read More

Putnam's, 1983. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. LIKE NEW. 256 While on her annual Caribbean cruise, Avey Johnson, a Black, middle-aged widow, finds her comfortable life unraveling and embarks on another voyage, an odyssey in search of spiritual and cultural regeneration. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Putnam Adult; First Edition (February 14, 1983) Language ‏ : ‎ English HARDBOUND ‏ : ‎ 256 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399127542 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399127540 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 ounces

Simon and Schuster, 2005. 1ST. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. 1ST. 6.13 x 1 x 9.25 inches. pp. 258. Publisher Scribner; First Edition (November 15, 2005) Language English HARDBOUND 258 pages ISBN-10 0743243773 ISBN-13 978-0743243773 Lexile measure 920L Item Weight 1.14 pounds Dimensions 6.13 x 1 x 9.25 inches. Now, here at last, is McCourt's long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. Teacher Man is also an urgent tribute to teachers everywhere. In bold and spirited prose featuring his irreverent wit and heartbreaking honesty, McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faces in public high schools around New York City. His methods anything but conventional, McCourt creates a lasting impact on his students through imaginative assignments (he instructs one class to write An Excuse Note from Adam or Eve to God ), singalongs (featuring recipe ingredients as lyrics), and field trips (imagine taking twenty-nine rowdy girls to a… Read More

NY: Grand Central Publishing, 2007. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 6TH. pp. 432. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; Reprint edition (April 3, 2007) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 432 pages ISBN-10: 0446699489 ISBN-13: 978-0446699488 Lexile measure: 840L Item Weight: 13.6 OUNCES. Following a family tragedy, siblings Lou and Oz must leave New York and adjust to life in the Virginia mountains--but just as the farm begins to feel like home, they'll have to defend it from a dark threat in this New York Times bestselling coming-of-age story.

Putnam, 1987. 1ST. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Putnam Adult; First Edition (August 5, 1987) Language ‏ : ‎ English HARDBOUND ‏ : ‎ 224 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399132821 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399132827 Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.86 x 0.97 x 5.7 inches NO DUST JACKET NO DUST JACKET Vonny lives on the island of Martha's Vineyard with her husband Andre and son Simon. Their neighbour Elizabeth, a woman in her seventies, falls from an upstairs window and her granddaughter Jody is summoned to nurse her through her convalescence. So the players are assembled for a magical story of love and loneliness, of terror and human frailty, of the mystery and grace of ordinary experience. Alice Hoffman's ability to fuse the domestic and the mythic in a narrative of such gentle yet magnetic force confirms her stature as one of the most gifted of American novelists.

Zondervan Publishing Company, 2000. 1ST. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD in GOOD jacket. 1ST. pp. 286. Publisher Zondervan (January 1, 1986) Language English HARDBOUND 286 pages ISBN-10 0310240107 ISBN-13 978-0310240105 Item Weight 1.45 pounds. Joni, a quadriplegic, talks about her starring role in the movie based on her life, her ministry to the handicapped and her recent marriage.

CALIFORNIA: Marcella Lynch, 1993. 3RD. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 8.52 x 5.5 x 0.86 inches. pp. 316. Publisher: Marcella Lynch (October 1, 1993) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 312 pages ISBN-10: 0963911805 ISBN-13: 978-0963911803 Item Weight: 1 POUNDS Dimensions: 8.52 x 5.5 x 0.86 inches. This book features God's Eating Plan as unfolded through Scripture, and through an understanding of God's other book, the book of nature, including the laws of physiology and digestion which govern our bodies. The 20 chapters present step by step, God's recommendations for healty eating with lots of recipes. By Marcella Lynch.

St. Martin's Press-3PL, 2004. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. GOOD. 1ST. 5.63 x 1.07 x 8.26 inches. pp. 463. Publisher St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (May 1, 2004) Language English SOFTCOVER 463 pages ISBN-10 0312309368 ISBN-13 978-0312309367 Item Weight 14.9 OUNCES Dimensions 5.63 x 1.07 x 8.26 inches. The Civil War is the American Iliad. Lincoln, Stonewall Jackson, Grant, and Lee still stand as heroic ideals, as stirring to our national memory as were the legendary Achilles and Hector to the world of the ancient Greeks. Within the story of our Iliad one battle stands forth above all others: Gettysburg. Millions visit Gettysburg each year to walk the fields and hills where Joshua Chamberlain made his legendary stand and Pickett went down to a defeat which doomed a nation, but in defeat forever became a symbol of the heroic Lost Cause. As the years passed, and the scars healed, the debate, rather than drifting away has intensified. It is the battle which has become the great what if, of American history and… Read More

Broadway Books, 2011. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. pp. 320. 2011, Crown Publishing Group (NY) Trade paperback ISBN 0307460770 ISBN-13 9780307460776 Pages 320 Publisher Crown Publishing Group (NY) Published 2011 Language English. Cora Sledge is horrified when her children, who doubt her ability to take care of herself, plot to remove her from her home. So what if her house is in shambles? Who cares when she last changed her clothes? If an eighty-two-year-old widow wants to live on junk food, pills, and cigarettes, hasn't she earned the right? When her kids force her into The Palisades, an assisted living facility, Cora takes to her bed, planning to die as soon as possible. But life isn't finished with her yet, not by a long shot. Deciding that truth is the best revenge, Cora begins to write a tell-all journal that reveals once and for all the secret she has guarded since she was a young woman. In entries that are profane, profound, and gossipy, she chronicles her childhood in rural Missouri,… Read More

J.P. Lippincott, 1967. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. GOOD. LATER. pp. 225. Publisher: Harpercollins Publisher (January 1, 1967) Language: English ISBN-10: 0397471343 ISBN-13: 978-0397471348 Item Weight: 5.6 OUNCES SOME CREASES ON COVER.

NEW YORK: Riverhead Trade, 2004. 2ND. BOOK. VERY GOOD. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Riverhead Trade; Reprint edition (April 27, 2004), Language ‏ : ‎ English, Paperback ‏ : ‎ 372 pages, ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1594480001, ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1594480003, Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up, Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 840L, Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.01 pounds, Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.32 x 1.06 x 8.11 inches, has study guide and review questions. Warning: Contains graphic text. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies.

Harper Perennial; Reprint, 1990. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. 5.25 x 0.79 x 8 inches. pp. 352. Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (September 1, 1990) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 352 pages ISBN-10: 0380710897 ISBN-13: 978-0380710898 Item Weight: 9.6 OUNCES Dimensions: 5.25 x 0.79 x 8 inches. Tracy Kidder-the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of a New Machine and the extraordinary national bestseller House-spent nine months in Mrs. Zajac's fifth-grade classroom in the depressed Flats of Holyoke, Massachusetts. For an entire year he lived among twenty schoolchildren and their indomitable, compassionate teacher-sharing their joys, their catastrophes, and their small but essential triumphs. As a result, he has written a revealing, remarkably poignant account of education in America.

Random House Trade SOFTCOVERs, 2003. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. LATER. 5.63 x 1.1 x 8.22 inches. Publisher Random House Trade SOFTCOVERs; Reissue edition (November 4, 2008) Language English SOFTCOVER 400 pages ISBN-10 0812979303 ISBN-13 978-0812979305 Item Weight 14.2 ounces Dimensions 5.63 x 1.1 x 8.22 inches. Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a bold and inspired teacher named Azar Nafisi secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. As Islamic morality squads staged arbitrary raids in Tehran, fundamentalists seized hold of the universities, and a blind censor stifled artistic expression, the girls in Azar Nafisi's living room risked removing their veils and immersed themselves in the worlds of Jane Austen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry James, and Vladimir Nabokov. In this extraordinary memoir, their stories become intertwined with the ones they are reading. Reading Lolita in Tehran is a remarkable exploration… Read More

Bethany House Publishers, 2006. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. pp. 301. Title: A Hilltop in Tuscany Publisher: Bethany House Publishers Publication Date: 2006 Binding: SOFTCOVER Condition: VERY GOOD. Liz Davis' life is going exactly as planned. But just as things seem to be perfect, her whole world comes crashing down. Can she find her hilltop in this valley? This title is the sequel to A Garden in Paris. Liz Davis' life is going exactly as planned. But just as things seem to be perfect, her whole world comes crashing down. Can she find her hilltop in this valley? The sequel to the bestselling A Garden in Paris. About the Author: STEPHANIE GRACE WHITSON is the author of fourteen novels and is a two-time Christy Award finalist. She pursues a full-time writing and speaking..