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Search Books Please visit the How to Order page to place an order. To search for a book, you can fill in as many or as few of the fields below as you wish. If you are not getting any results, try leaving some of the fields blank. Order Now! BookId: E4-501668 Title: Exploring America's Scenic Highways National Geographic Author: Richard Crum Publisher: National geographic Price: 8.00 Description: Order Now! BookId: E4-501672 Title: Alaska's Magnificent Parklands National Geographic Author: Seymour Fishbein Publisher: national geographic Price: 8.00 Description: Order Now! BookId: E4-501888 Title: Wild Animals I have known and 200 Drawings Author: Ernest Thompson Seton Publisher: Scribners Price: 250.00 Description: Rare Order Now! BookId: E4-6 Title: The English Cathedral through the Centuries . Author: G H Cook Publisher: Phoenix house Price: 55.00 Description: Readers Union/Phoenix House 1960: hardcover in dust jacket: 384 pages including index; 115 b/w photographic plates: 63 plans. Synopsis: A copiously illustrated and comprehensive description of the development of the English cathedral over 13 centuries, with chapters entitled as follows: The constitution of English cathedrals. The mediaeval cathedral and its purposes. The Saxon Bishoprics and cathedrals. The post-conquest development of the diocesan system. Henry VIII's Sees of the new foundation. Sees of the modern foundation. The origin and development of the cathedral plan. The crypt in the English cathedral. Towers and West fronts. Interior arrangement, furniture and decoration. The cathedral precincts, and buildings in the close. The architecture of the English Cathedrals : 1) Norman and traditional. 2) Early English Gothic. 3) Decorated Gothic. 4) Perpendicular Gothic. Cathedral building in the Middle Ages. The Reformation, the Puritan Revolution and 19th-century restoration. The architecture of the modern foundation cathedrals. Appendix a). The choir arm of Glasgow Cathedral. b). Chantry chapels. c). Mediaeval tombs. d). Phases of mediaeval architecture. e) Lists and dimensions of English cathedrals. Bibliography. Index. Condition: some wear to jacket: price corner intact: overall very clean, firm and good. Hard cover, blue cloth cover with name of book and author in gold letters on spine, no past owner name , still very clean , no marking, writing or spoiling . Order Now! BookId: E4-7 Title: Oscar Wilde's London A scrapbook of Vices and Virtues 1880-1900 Author: Wolf Von Eckardt, Sander Gilman and J Edward Chamberlin Publisher: Anchor Press Price: 50.00 Description: Provides a portrait of the city in which Oscar Wilde became famous and which he celebrated in so many of his plays and books. The text is illustrated with vibrant, historical photographs and drawings giving an authoritative account of a writer in the London he loved.Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. "This introduction to fin de siecle London might just as easily have been titled Jack the Ripper's London--the connection between Wilde and much of the material is tenuous. Still, although somewhat turgidly written, the authors' breezy history is imaginatively illustrated with 235 black-and-white reproductions and, if for its pictorial content alone, it intrigues. Among the topics covered are the "Arts and Crafts Movement" of William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites; "Dandyism," as exemplified by Wilde himself; the theater as represented by such actors as Irving, Terry, and Mrs. Campbell, and such playwrights as Shaw, Pinero, and Ibsen; domestic arrangements among the wealthy and the poor; prostitution, both male and female; and crime. Occasionally, incidental details are dealt with in a particularly revelatory way. There is, for example, a fine discussion of the effects of the introduction of electric lighting on women's fashions and acting styles, as well as a charming description of a Marleybone "penny gaff," or poor man's theater, taken from the London Sunday Times. All in all, then, worthwhile for readers seeking a brief overview as well as for those interested in the photographs, "penny-dreadful" woodcuts, handbills, and theater programs of the final two decades of the Victorian Age.". Book condition , very good , dust jacket has a couple of small tears but good . Hard cover with Black cloth cover , gilt lettering for title and writer on spine, perfect condition for the book itself, very clean , no writing, marking, spoiling or name of past owner . 285 pages with a lot of original pictures (photographs). Order Now! BookId: E4-8 Title: London Author: A R Hope Moncrieff Publisher: A & C Black Price: 90.00 Description: First edition 1910. Robert Hope Moncrieff (1846 – 1927) was a prolific Scottish author of children's fiction and of Black's Guides. First published in 1910 A.R Hope Moncrieff's account of London gives a fascinating insight to the lives and social habits of the time. with 32 full page illustrations. 12 chapters from the City to the surrey side . First edition Hardcover.Red cloth with coat of Arms of london and title and author name in gold letters both on front of the book and the spine Good/No Jacket. Slight edgewear and bumping to boards. Sunning to spine. Light foxing to pages and textblock. Pages are otherwise very good with no inscriptions. All the illustrations are protected by silk paper. 312 pages including index . Probably the best copy I saw on the net. Order Now! BookId: E4-9 Title: The Path to Rome Author: Hilaire Belloc Publisher: Thomas Nelson Price: 30.00 Description: The Path to Rome is one of the most well-loved travel books of the past century. Legendary writer Hilaire Belloc tells of his walk from Southern France to Rome. But it is so much more than a travelogue. It is a history of Europe, and exploration of the English language, and journey to Christ and His Church.The Path to Rome is both the story of Hilaire Belloc and his path to becoming one of the most celebrated writers of the modern era; and the story of us as Christians, navigating the divide between history and our own age as we seek Christ. Here, discover Belloc’s undying love for Europe and for the Church, which will reinvigorate your own love for Western Civilization and Catholicism. Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc 27 July 1870 – 16 July 1953) was a Franco-English writer and historian of the early 20th century. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. His Catholic faith had a strong effect on his works. Belloc became a naturalised British subject in 1902 while retaining his French citizenship. While attending Oxford University, he served as President of the Oxford Union. From 1906 to 1910, he served as one of the few openly Catholic members of the British Parliament. Belloc was a noted disputant, with a number of long-running feuds. He was also a close friend and collaborator of G. K. Chesterton. George Bernard Shaw, a friend and frequent debate opponent of both Belloc and Chesterton, dubbed the pair the "Chesterbelloc". Belloc's writings encompassed religious poetry and comic verse for children. His widely sold Cautionary Tales for Children included "Jim, who ran away from his nurse, and was eaten by a lion" and "Matilda, who told lies and was burned to death". He wrote historical biographies and numerous travel works, including The Path to Rome (1902). very likely a first edition , blue cloth cover by Nelson , no date of edition, title and author name in gold onspine , a bit discolored , general good condition, no dust jacket, names of past owners, 375 pages , some illustrations by the author ! clean and old . Order Now! BookId: E5-001 Title: Spartan Gold a Fargo adventure Author: Clive Cussler Publisher: Berkley novel Price: 8.00 Description: Treasure-hunting husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Maryland when they are shocked to discover a World War II German U-boat. Inside, they find a bottle taken from Napoleon's famous “Lost Cellar,” and fascinated, they set out to find the rest of the collection. paperback in good condition, 501 pages ... written by Cussler with grant Blackwood . Order Now! BookId: E5-002 Title: Commander in Chief Author: Tom Clancy Publisher: Barkley Price: 10.00 Description: n the book, President Jack Ryan and The Campus must stop Russian president Valeri Volodin from launching a covert violent offensive in an effort to bring back Russia as a superpower. Commander in Chief is Greaney's third solo entry in the Jack Ryan series, which is part of the overall Tom Clancy universe. Very good paperback in good condition, , a Jack Ryan novel , 788 pages , clean used book. Order Now! BookId: E5-003 Title: Main Force Assault Author: David Sherman Publisher: Ivy books Price: 3.00 Description: Main Force Assault follows the Marines and Popular Forces of Combined Action Platoon T-9 as they continue their mission to protect the villagers of Bun Hou from the Viet Cong, and corrupt South Vietnamese officials. Following combat in the first book in the series, Knives in the Night, CAP Tango Niner has several replacements, including a new lieutenant, who has to be taught how to be a leader. use book in good condition, 308 pages , small tear on back cover but clean. Order Now! BookId: E5-1 Title: Inside the Foreign Legion Author: John Parker Publisher: Piatkus Price: 35.00 Description: First edition... The sensational story of the World's Toughest Army. "This book presents a nice synopsis of the Legion's history. While a bit short on the Legion's history for the first 100 years, the book provides more details on recent events. Readers may find that this work glosses over the great events of the Legion's early history like Camerone, and the battles in the Crimea and Italy, but the reader will find these aspects covered in other books on this subject. The monumental history by Douglas Porch tended to gloss over these topics as well, and was short on current history. Parker's book takes the Legion from the fall of Algeria up to the present. Forced to become France's emergency intervention force in many of its former colonies, the Legion proves its adaptability and versatile nature. The no-nonsense manner of the Legion often does not endear it to many, but in places like Beruit it was the US Marines who got truck bombed, not the Legion! The combat experience of the Legion proves itself again and again. In the Gulf War the Legion was conducting combat patrols into Iraq long before the highly publisized American in-roads were made. Parker's book makes for fine reading and moves at a fast pace. Unlike Porch who allows himself to get bogged down with endless digressions about Legion morale, desertion etc., this book really lets you know what it's like to be a recruit in the Legion. You get eyewhitness accounts of in your face drill sargeants hammering away at new comers. The many first-hand accounts of recent veterans adds color and interest to the narrative. Parker writes in a lively style, but he does not get carried away as Hugh McLeave does in his earlier book on the Legion. The main strength of this book is on the more recent history of the Legion. Those wanting a more romantized account should turn to Hugh McLeave's "The Damned Die Hard" or Douglas Porch's "Complete History of the French Foreign Legion" if they seek an academic work. Either way, Parker's book should prove useful to augment both works and serves as an addenda for them. Legion fans should grab it!" John Parker (born 5 August 1938) is a British author and journalist. After leaving school, Parker found work at the Northampton Chronicle and Echo and worked in a number of local newspapers before getting a job in the Bahamas with the Nassau Daily Tribune. After working for Life, he returned to the UK to work for the Daily Mirror as a sub-editor. The book is new with perfect fine dust jacket , price attached, picture representing the shade of the Legion's men. Black cloth cover for the hardcover book with title and name of author in white on the spine . Fine condition inside of book , no marking, writing, spoiling , very clean and perfect.282 pages with index . Order Now! BookId: E5-10 Title: The Deep Author: Peter Benchley Publisher: Doubleday Price: 25.00 Description: First edtion . A young couple go to Bermuda on their honeymoon. They dive on the reefs offshore, looking for the wreck of a sunken ship. What they find lures them into a strange and increasingly terrifying encounter with past and present, a struggle for salvage and survival along the floor of the sea, in the deep. Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 11, 2006) was an American author, screenwriter, and ocean activist. He is known for his bestselling novel Jaws and co-wrote its film adaptation with Carl Gottlieb. Several more of his works were also adapted for both cinema and television, including The Deep, The Island, Beast, and White Shark. Later in life, Benchley expressed some regret for his tone in writing about sharks, which he felt indulged already present fear and false belief about sharks, and he became an advocate for marine conservation. Contrary to widespread rumor, Benchley did not believe that his writings contributed to shark depopulation, nor is there evidence that Jaws or any of his works did so. The book is a first edition . missing the dust jacket but in very good condition.Black and dark green cloth cover with signature of Benchley in gold letter on the front cover . Name of author and title in gold as well on the black spine , very clean inside , 301 pages , a nice book to keep. Order Now! BookId: E5-11 Title: Blood Work Author: Michael Connelly Publisher: Little Brown Price: 25.00 Description: Terry McCaleb is a retired FBI agent who undergoes a heart transplant. He is tasked by the sister of the heart donor to provide some closure for her murder. And this leads to a deep mystery that showcases gritty detective work as well as the incredible characterization that Connelly brings to the table. New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly presents his most ambitious, most gripping achievement to date--a novel of masterly suspense and righteous obsession that will never let you go. When Graciella Rivers steps onto his boat, ex-FBI agent Terrell McCaleb has no idea he's about to come out of retirement. He's recuperating from a heart transplant and avoiding anything stressful. But when Graciella tells him the way her sister Gloria was murdered, it leaves Terry no choice. Now the man with the new heart vows to take down a predator without a soul. For Gloria's killer shatters every rule that McCaleb ever learned in his years with the Bureau--as McCaleb gets no more second chances at life...and just one shot at the truth. Michael Joseph Connelly (born July 21, 1956) is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. Connelly is the bestselling author of 31 novels and one work of non-fiction, with over 74 million copies of his books sold worldwide and translated into 40 languages. His first novel, The Black Echo, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie adaptation of Connelly's 1997 novel, Blood Work. In March 2011, the movie adaptation of Connelly's novel The Lincoln Lawyer starred Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Haller. Connelly was the President of the Mystery Writers of America from 2003 to 2004. The book is nice and clean. the condition is fine bu missing the dust jacket .. the hardcover has a black cloth cover , with name of author and ttle on the spine , It may be a first edition but is not mention as such, 393 pages , very solid and clean book. Order Now! BookId: E5-12 Title: Poland Author: James Michener Publisher: Random House Price: 30.00 Description: 'Poland is a historical novel written by James A. Michener and published in 1983 detailing the times and tribulations of three interconnected Polish families (the Lubonski family, the Bukowski family, and the Buk family) across eight centuries, ending in the then-present day (1981). The Lubonski family is one of the princely houses of Poland, its wealthy patriarchs generally ruling over their region; the Bukowski family are petty nobles, with a well-known and respected name but typically little money; and the Buk family are impoverished peasants. Despite their drastically different social standings, members of the families interact frequently throughout the generations, sometimes as allies and sometimes as adversaries. \r\nMichener was hired by a television company to travel to a foreign country to shoot a documentary. He was offered support to go anywhere in the world and Michener decided to make the trip to Poland. Following this, Michener made several trips back to Poland and conducted extensive study of Poland\'s history and culture. He began writing the book in 1979 and it was published four years later.\r\n\r\nLike Michener\'s other works, he includes an acknowledgments section at the beginning of the book; however due to the political turmoil in Poland at the time, Michener decided not to include the names of the people he traveled with for fear of persecutions against them. He writes: \"Normally, as I have done in my other novels, I would list their names, their impressive occupations, their achievements in research and scholarship, but I cannot ascertain whether in the present climate this would hurt or help them.\" \r\n\r\nJames Albert Michener February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American writer. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations, set in particular geographic locales and incorporating detailed history. Many of his works were bestsellers and were chosen by the Book of the Month Club; he was known for the meticulous research that went into his books.\r\n\r\nMichener\'s books include Tales of the South Pacific, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948; Hawaii; The Drifters; Centennial; The Source; The Fires of Spring; Chesapeake; Caribbean; Caravans; Alaska; Texas; Space; Poland; and The Bridges at Toko-ri. His non-fiction works include Iberia, about his travels in Spain and Portugal; his memoir, The World Is My Home; and Sports in America. Return to Paradise combines fictional short stories with Michener\'s factual descriptions of the Pacific areas where they take place.\r\n\r\nHis first book was adapted as the popular Broadway musical South Pacific, by Rodgers and Hammerstein, and later as eponymous feature films in 1958 and 2001, adding to his financial success. A number of his other stories and novels were adapted for films and TV series.\r\n\r\nHe also wrote Presidential Lottery: The Reckless Gamble in Our Electoral System, in which he condemned the United States\' Electoral College system. It was published in 1969, and republished in 2014 and 2016\r\n\r\nThe book is a bit older but in perfect condition , no dust jacket , black and red cloth cover , name of the book and author on the black spine in a small white frame and white letters. The end papers show 2 maps relating to the story . the book is very clean , solid , no damages or writing ,etc. thick book of 620 pages . Order Now! BookId: E5-13/14 Title: Whirlwind - 2 volumes Author: James Clavell Publisher: Morrow Price: 30.00 Description: Maybe first edition. Whirlwind is a novel by James Clavell, first published in 1986. It forms part of The Asian Saga and is chronologically the last book in the series. Set in Iran in early 1979, it follows the fortunes of a group of Struan's helicopter pilots, Iranian officials and oil men and their families in the turmoil surrounding the fall of the Iranian monarchy and the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini. Like many of Clavell's novels, it is very long and is composed of many interweaving plot strands involving a large cast of characters, as well as a detailed portrayal of Iranian culture. The novel is closely inspired by the true struggle of Bristow Helicopters to escape the revolutionary forces and get their employees and equipment out of the unstable, deteriorating situation in the region. Alan Bristow, chairman of Bristow Helicopter commissioned a journalist, Jackie Griffin, who was married to one of his employees to write a report on the events in Iran. Bristow then gave his friend, James Clavell the resulting script to form the basis of the novel. Much of the story mirrors these and other contemporary events. In February 1979, U.S. Ambassador Adolph "Spike" Dubs was murdered in Kabul after Afghan security forces burst in on his kidnappers, the actual event both mentioned and fictionalized into the plot of Whirlwind. Other companies operating in Iran faced similar dilemmas. For example, Ross Perot's Electronic Data Systems similarly became very involved in the rescue of two executives from prison in Tehran, events dramatised in Ken Follett's novel On Wings of Eagles. Gavallan, based in Scotland, runs S-G Helicopter company operating in Iran during the Shah's reign. When Khomeini comes to power, Gavallan must get his pilots and their families, and his valuable helicopters, and the spare parts for the helicopters (of equal or greater value than the aircraft) out of the riot-torn country. Complicating matters is his power struggle with his company's secret owner, the Noble House of Hong Kong. The pilots' escape efforts form the basic story and the action sweeps across many lives: lovers, spies, fanatics, revolutionaries, friends and betrayers. British, French, Finnish, American, Canadian, Australian and Iranian are all caught up in a deadly religious and political upheaval, portraying the chilling and bewildering encounters when Westernized lifestyle clashes with harsh ancient traditions. Equipment James Clavell (born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell; 10 October 1921– 7 September 1994 was an Australian-born British (later naturalized American) writer, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. Clavell is best known as the author of his Asian Saga novels, a number of which have had television adaptations. Clavell also wrote such screenplays as those for The Fly (1958) (based on the short story by George Langelaan) and The Great Escape (1963) (based on the personal account of Paul Brickhill). He directed the popular 1967 film To Sir, with Love for which he also wrote the script. The two books are as new . Could not find if they were really first edition as there are no date ..... the two books are in perfect condition , but don't have the dust jacket , one black (1) , one Red (2), cloth cover with James C . signature on the front , title and name of author on spines, very fine books , no defacing of any kind, 668 pages (first volume) , 1208 in total. both have a map of Iran on end papers . and this is a great , almost true story. Order Now! BookId: E5-15 Title: Pargeters Author: Norah Lofts Publisher: Doubleday Price: 20.00 Description: First edition. It's about a house named Pargeters. After the skilled and beautiful work of pargeting that our plasterer has adorned with love upon the trim and sides of the house. It's mainly the story of Sarah too. This is a departure for Lofts' house books. When wealthy Penelope Mercer fell in love she would not take no for an answer. So, Adam Woodley, a simple pargeter, who had created the decorations for her father's new house, was to become her husband. A pragmatic man, he had nothing to lose as the love of his own life had died. This unconventional marriage produced a son and a daughter and it was Sarah Woodley-Mercer who inherited both her mother's determination and her father's practical abilities. She would need both-and more-to survive the aftermath of the English Civil War when, abandoned by her brother, she in turn must marry for expediency in order to stay in her beloved home and protect her people. Can Sarah's unflinching courage through a bitterly unhappy marriage hold the little household together throughout the years of Cromwell's rule? And with the restoration of the Monarchy, can she restore her family's fortunes-and finally experience the love she has been praying for? Norah Lofts, née Norah Ethel Robinson, was a 20th-century British writer. She also wrote under the pen names Peter Curtis and Juliet Astley. She wrote more than fifty books specialising in historical fiction, but she also wrote some mysteries, short stories and non-fiction. Born: August 27, 1904, Shipdham, United Kingdom Died: September 10, 1983, Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom Awards: National Book Award for Bookseller Discovery Other names: Norah Lofts, Peter Curtis, Juliet Astley This is a good book in perfect condition , but no dust jacket , hard cover with chocolate cloth cover with black spine with name of author and title . The inside is very good , no writing , marking, not cornered , no creasing , just clean writing , 284 pages Order Now! BookId: E5-16 Title: The Set-Up Author: Vladimir Volkoff Publisher: The Bodley Head , London Price: 30.00 Description: A novel of Espionage .... Translated from the French by Alan Sheridan. What makes "The Set-Up" by Vladimir Volkoff excellent is not the quality of this fictional story, although the story is good. What makes this an excellent book is that it was clearly written by a man with detailed information/and understanding of Soviet disinformation, the use of influence agents, black and white propaganda, manipulation of the press, espionage and counter-espionage. Although this book was written in 1982, around the time of the fall of the Soviet Union, the principals that it articulates in this artifice of fiction are timeless, and quite relevant to today. The principals are as old as Sun Tzu and Nicolo Machiavelli and the author interlaces the history of these principals into this work of "fiction". The author himself states, as a preface to the story, "If I were to assert that "The Set-Up" is simply a product of my imagination, no one would believe me." Read the book and you won't believe it either.First English Edition . Vladimir Volkoff (7 November 1932 – 14 September 2005) was a French writer of Russian extraction. He produced both literary works for adults and spy novels for young readers under the pseudonym Lieutenant X. His works are characterized by themes of the Cold War, intelligence and manipulation, but also by metaphysical and spiritual elements. The book is in fine condition but no dust jacket. hard cover with navy blue cloth , title and author name on the spine in silver lettering.Very clean 395 pages , no spoiling of any kind. Order Now! BookId: E5-17 Title: Cat & Mouse Author: JAMES Patterson Publisher: Little Brown Price: 25.00 Description: Gary Soneji, a dying prison escapee, is looking for revenge on Cross, while another insane killer is pursued by Thomas Augustine Pierce-a brilliant and relentless detective who may even be better than Cross. Alex Cross is back, and so is a raging and suicidal Gary Soneji. Out of prison and dying from the AIDS virus he contracted there, Soneji wants revenge on Cross before he dies. There's more. We are introduced to a new pair of rivals whose paths cross those of Cross and Soneji. Thomas Augustine Pierce has been chasing his demon, Mr. Smith, since the savage murder of his fiancée. Smith is a unique monster, with interactions between him and his victims so insane, so unimaginable, that he is thought of as "not of the earth." Pierce, known in the business as St. Augustine because of his track record for catching killers and his invaluable status to the FBI and Interpol, may even be better than Cross. When things heat up and Alex is in a near-death coma following a strange attack, Pierce goes to Washington to help investigate. But then he is summoned to Paris with a postcard from Smith inviting him to a very special killing. The body count is high, the tension the highest, and the two killers on the loose are watching every move their pursuers make. Who is the cat, and who is the mouse? What and where is the final trap? And who survives? ames Patterson is the world’s bestselling author, best known for his many enduring fictional characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, I Funny, and Jacky Ha-Ha. Patterson’s writing career is characterized by a single mission: to prove to everyone, from children to adults, that there is no such thing as a person who “doesn’t like to read,” only people who haven’t found the right book. He’s given over a million books to schoolkids and over forty million dollars to support education, and endowed over five thousand college scholarships for teachers. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family. The book is in fine condition but no dust jacket . Black cloth cover with name of author and title in gold letters on the spine, inside is very clean , no writing , damage,crease or other spoiling ...338 pages. Order Now! BookId: E5-18 Title: Murder in Outline Author: Anne Morice Publisher: St Martin's Press Price: 14.00 Description: Tessa Crichton goes back to her old school as judge in their annual arts festival, to find life there more complicated than she had thought as a child. But the dead body of one of the more talented students opens up a whole level of problems. An interesting look into a public school for girls in England I think in the 60’s. End of term at this boarding school specializing in dance and theatre has a competition and one of the old girls, now a working actress is asked to come and judge the plays. Thee is one girl who will be transferring to a proper art college the next year that has a very keen eye and is an exceptionally talented artist. When she is murdered, our MC wants to know who would kill off someone who was leaving the school anyway. As she is married to a DCI she does know how to run an investigation. A good, well written story with multiple suspects and motives. Anne Morice, née Felicity Shaw, was born in Kent in 1916.Her mother Muriel Rose was the natural daughter of Rebecca Gould and Charles Morice. Muriel Rose married a Kentish doctor, and they had a daughter, Elizabeth. Muriel Rose's three later daughters-Angela, Felicity and Yvonne-were fathered by playwright Frederick Lonsdale.Felicity's older sister Angela became an actress, married actor and theatrical agent Robin Fox, and produced England's Fox acting dynasty, including her sons Edward and James and grandchildren Laurence, Jack, Emilia and Freddie.Felicity went to work in the office of the GPO Film Unit. There Felicity met and married documentarian Alexander Shaw. They had three children and lived in various countries.Felicity wrote two well-received novels in the 1950's, but did not publish again until successfully launching her Tessa Crichton mystery series in 1970, buying a house in Hambleden, near Henley-on-Thames, on the proceeds. Her last novel was published a year after her death at the age of seventy-three on May 18th, 1989. Very good book , dust jacket missing , hard cover with redcloth cover , name of author and title in black letters on the spine. Good inside copy , no damage, no writing , no spoiling, 188 pages . Order Now! BookId: E5-19 Title: A Doctor in the West Author: Morris Gibson Publisher: Collins Price: 25.00 Description: Like Gibson's acclaimed previous book, One Man's Medicine, A Doctor in the West is a well-written, anecdotal, humorous account. The incidents Gibson chooses to relate show him to be not only a dedicated doctor but a warm human being with a fine sense of humour. Gibson does not attempt to analyze the western Canadian society of which he became a part in the 1950s. Rather he chooses to do what he can do very well and that is to describe how he and his wife, both urban, cultured, educated doctors from Britain saw the West and its people at that stage of its development. The adjustment surely was not easy; there was much about Okotoks (and hundreds of other communities like it) that was parochial. Significantly, however, the Gibsons stayed and came to love and serve these people who undoubtedly at first seemed so different from them. That perhaps is a central message of this book: ordinary Canadians in their own way accepted this family from Britain, and in turn the Gibsons became a part of this rural prairie community. A Doctor in the West gives insight into one of the meanings of being Canadian. People came to Canada over the centuries. They adjusted to a new society and at the same time changed it. The end result of this long process is modern Canada, a nation the Gibsons can say they contributed to. Great book , for Canadians small history... the book is as new , no dust jacket . Hard cover with light blue cloth cover with name of author and title on the spine in silver lettering...223 pages, the inside is perfect , showing no real use . Order Now! BookId: E5-2 Title: Plague Ship Author: Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul Publisher: Putnam Price: 25.00 Description: Plague Ship is the fifth installment of The Oregon Files by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul. It recounts a series of violent viral attacks on cruise ships by extremists who want to make half the world's population sterile. The group, named "The Responsivists", is a thinly disguised cover for "Scientologists". The crew of the Oregon has just completed a top secret mission against Iran to steal a rocket torpedo that was illegally sold to them by the Russian Federation, when they come across a cruise ship named the Golden Dawn adrift at sea. The passengers and crew were killed by a hemorrhagic fever, similar to Ebola. The Golden Dawn is similar to the Emerald Dolphin that appears in Valhalla Rising (novel), a book in Cussler's Dirk Pitt series As Captain and Corporation leader Juan Cabrillo tries to determine what happened, explosions wrack the length of the ship. Barely able to escape with his own life and that of the liner's sole survivor, Jannike Dahl, Cabrillo finds himself plunged into a mystery as intricate and perilous as any he has ever known. He'll be pitted against a cult with monstrously lethal plans for the human race - plans he may already be too late to stop. Clive Eric Cussler (July 15, 1931 – February 24, 2020) was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have been listed on the The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. Cussler was the founder and chairman of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), which has discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and numerous other notable underwater wrecks. He was the sole author or main author of more than 80 books. His novels have inspired various other works of fiction. The book is as new in perfect condition. Yellow Dust jacket with a liner blowing up , in perfect condition , price still attached. The book istself is a blue cloth hard cover with name of author and title on the spine in gold letters. the book may have been read but it doesn't show, no marking, writing or spoiling . Heavy 515 pages . Small crease on the inside flap of the dust jacket , back. Order Now! BookId: E5-20 Title: The Haj Author: Leon Uris Publisher: Doubleday Price: 25.00 Description: The Haj is a novel published in 1984 by American author Leon Uris that tells the story of the birth of Israel from the viewpoint of a Palestinian Arab. "Haj" in the novel's title refers to the pilgrimage to Mecca, which every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so is obliged to make at least once in their lifetime. "Haj" in the novel's title refers to the pilgrimage to Mecca, which every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so is obliged to make at least once in their lifetime. The title is used ironically to depict the title character's "journey to destruction."] The book was described by some reviewers as "propaganda." The Haj was a best-seller, reaching second place in the Publishers Weekly best-seller list for hardcover novels in May 1984 Leon Marcus Uris (August 3, 1924 – June 21, 2003) was an American author of historical fiction who wrote many bestselling books including Exodus (published in 1958) and Trinity (published in 1976). The book is as new condition , but no dust jacket , a black cloth cover with name of author and title in black within a gold frame on the spine. a map of the Middle East on the end papers front and back, very clean otherwise , no writing, marking, spoiling or damage by the unknown past owner , 566 pages .... Interesting as it give a good info on the Middle East "problem'... Order Now! BookId: E5-21 Title: The Fugitive nights Author: Joseph Wambaugh Publisher: Morrow Price: 18.00 Description: The plot centers around PI Breda spok Burrows, a former LAPD detective, and three cops: hard-drinking Lynn Cutter, waiting for approval of his disability pension and retirement; Jack Graves, whose life and career were ruined when he killed a 12-year-old boy by mistake; and Nelson Hareem, an ambitious and aggressively manic young officer hoping for reassignment from the county outskirts to Palm Springs. Burrows hires Cutter to determine why the wealthy elderly husband of her client has apparently made a donation to a local sperm bank. Meanwhile, as Graves works to redeem himself, Hareem tracks a mysterious fugitive--perhaps an international terrorist-- who beat up a cop at a desert airport, stole a truck and disappeared. An unexpected resolution to Burrows's case precedes a wild chase during a celebrity golf tournament and a bloody climax at a post-tournament party. While poking fun at the Palm Springs lifestyle, Wambaugh offers plenty of his trademark cop humor, including a funny but essentially irrelevant prologue skewering President Bush and Sonny Bono. But in this case, the whole equals less than the sum of its parts.. Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh, Jr. (born January 22, 1937)[1] is a best-selling American writer known for his fictional and nonfictional accounts of police work in the United States. Many of his novels are set in Los Angeles and its surroundings and feature Los Angeles police officers as protagonists. He has been nominated for four Edgar Awards (winning three), and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. The book is as new (no dust jacket) hard cover in black cloth cover , name of author and title in gold letters on the black spine. No track of past owner indide, no cornered page, no writing , no spoiling, no damage , very clean and clear, 274 pages. Order Now! BookId: E5-22 Title: The Blooding Author: Joseph Wambaugh Publisher: Morrow Price: 18.00 Description: The Dramatic True Story of the First Murder Case Solved by Genetic "Fingerprinting" Fifteen-year-old Lynda Mann's savagely raped and strangled body is found along a shady footpath near the English village of Narborough. Though a massive 150-man dragnet is launched, the case remains unsolved.Three years later the killer strikes again, raping and strangling teenager Dawn Ashforth only a stone's throw from where Lynda was so brutally murdered. But it will take four years, a scientific breakthrough, the largest manhunt in British crime annals, and the blooding of more than four thousand men before the real killer is found. Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh, Jr. (born January 22, 1937) is a best-selling American writer known for his fictional and nonfictional accounts of police work in the United States. Many of his novels are set in Los Angeles and its surroundings and feature Los Angeles police officers as protagonists. He has been nominated for four Edgar Awards (winning three), and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. The book is as new (no dust jacket) , the beige cloth cover is good with name of author and title in black on the spine. The book is nice and clean all around, no marking, damage or writing...244 pages. Order Now! BookId: E5-23 Title: The Antagonists Author: Ernest K Gann Publisher: Simon & shuster Price: 15.00 Description: The Antagonists is a 1971 historical novel by Ernest K. Gann about the siege of the Masada citadel in Israel by the 10th Legion of the Roman Empire in AD 73. The novel was adapted as a television miniseries, Masada, broadcast first in 1981. The two antagonists of the title are Eleazer ben Yair, leader of the Jewish Zealots who make a final stand on Masada; and the Roman general Flavius Silva. A sequel, entitled The Triumph, was published in 1986. Ernest K. Gann was an American aviator, author, sailor, and conservationist. He is known for his novels Island in the Sky and The High and the Mighty and his classic memoir of early commercial aviation Fate Is the Hunter, all of which were made into major motion pictures. He died in 1991. Very good hard cover in red cloth cover , no dust jacket, name of author and title in black on the spine. the inside of the book is clean and clear , no writing, marking or damage , just the fading of some paper left inside the front end papers. 277 pages . Order Now! BookId: E5-24 Title: Fall on your knees Author: Ann-Marie MacDonald Publisher: Knopf Price: 30.00 Description: First Edition Set on stormy Cape Breton Island off Nova Scotia, Fall on Your Knees is an internationally acclaimed multi-generational saga that chronicles the lives of four unforgettable sisters. Theirs is a world filled with driving ambition, inescapable family bonds, and forbidden love. he Piper family is steeped in secrets, lies, and unspoken truths. At the eye of the storm is one secret that threatens to shake their lives -- even destroy them. Set on stormy Cape Breton Island off Nova Scotia, Fall on Your Knees is an internationally acclaimed multi-generational saga that chronicles the lives of four unforgettable sisters. Theirs is a world filled with driving ambition, inescapable family bonds, and forbidden love. Compellingly written, by turns menacingly dark and hilariously funny, this is an epic tale of five generations of sin, guilt, and redemption. Ann-Marie MacDonald OC (born October 29, 1958) is a Canadian playwright, author, actress, and broadcast host who lives in Toronto, Ontario. MacDonald won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for her first novel, Fall on Your Knees (1996),which was selected for Oprah Winfrey's Book Club in January 2002. A nice new book with beautiful dust jacket in perfect condition, price uncut, clean and no crease, tears or markings. the hardcover has Black cloth cover with name of author and title on the black spine, in gold lettering. Perfect condition inside the book , no writing, marking, damage, cornering of the pages , just perfect , 566 pages . Order Now! BookId: E5-25 Title: Rebecca The Frenchman,s creek, Jamaica Inn Three books in One Author: Daphne du Maurier Publisher: Doubleday Price: 38.00 Description: Rebecca: Rebecca is a 1938 Gothic novel written by English author Daphne du Maurier. The novel depicts an unnamed young woman who impetuously marries a wealthy widower, before discovering that both he and his household are haunted by the memory of his late first wife, the title character. Frenchman's creek: Frenchman's Creek is a 1941 historical novel by Daphne du Maurier. Set in Cornwall during the reign of Charles II, it tells the story of a love affair between an impulsive English lady, Dona, Lady St. Columb, and a French pirate, Jean-Benoit Aubéry. Jamaica Inn:The plot follows Mary Yellan, a woman who moves to stay at Jamaica Inn with her Aunt Patience and Uncle Joss after the death of her mother. She quickly finds out that the inn is an unsavoury place, mistrusted by the locals, and that her uncle is closely linked with a group of suspicious men who appear to be smugglers. Three great Romantic novels of Cornwall in one big book published in 1942 , Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather was George du Maurier, a writer and cartoonist. Although du Maurier is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories have been described as "moody and resonant" with overtones of the paranormal. Her bestselling works were not at first taken seriously by critics, but they have since earned an enduring reputation for narrative craft. Many have been successfully adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca, Frenchman's Creek, My Cousin Rachel and Jamaica Inn, and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now". Du Maurier spent much of her life in Cornwall, where most of her works are set. As her fame increased, she became more reclusive. The novel Rebecca (1938) was one of du Maurier's most successful works. It was an immediate hit, selling nearly 3 million copies between 1938 and 1965. The novel has never gone out of print. The book is an older edition from 1942 and the dust jacket let is see : small tears , fading,and creasing , but still good for its actual function , protecting the book . The book istself, hardcover with blue cloth cover is very good , Titles on the front cover in gold letters , and on the spine with name of author , again in gold letters as well. the cover is slightly bent and one corner a little bit crushed , but minimal.... the inside is perfect and no defaced by any writing, drawing or spoiling of any kind ... 704 pages , a good popular edition. Order Now! BookId: E5-26 Title: The White and the Gold Author: Thomas Costain Publisher: Doubleday Price: 25.00 Description: This is the fascinating story of the French regime in Canada. Few periods in the history of North America can equal it for romance and color, drama and suspense, great human courage and far-seeing aspiration. Costain, who writes history in the terms of the people who lived it, wrote of this "Almost from the first I found myself caught in the spell of these courageous, colorful, cruel days. But whenever I found myself guilty of overstressing the romantic side of the picture and forgetful of the more prosaic life beneath, I tried to balance the scales more properly. [This] is . . . a conscientious effort at a balanced picture of a period which was brave, bizarre, fanatical, lyrical, lusty, and, in fact, rather completely unbalanced." Thomas Bertram Costain (May 8, 1885 – October 8, 1965) was a Canadian-American journalist who became a best-selling author of historical novels at the age of 57. Costain's work is a mixture of commercial history (such as The White and The Gold, a history of New France to around 1720) and fiction that relies heavily on historic events (one review stated it was hard to tell where history leaves off and apocrypha begins). The book is in very good condition , but no dust jacket. Grey blue cloth cover , with name of author and title in a frame on the spine , gold lettering. the inside of the book is very clean , no defacing of any kind, includes seven maps to illustrate the story, 489 pages including index... Fleur de lys on the end papers. Order Now! BookId: E5-27 Title: The Heart of a Woman Author: Maya Angelou Publisher: Bantam Price: 18.00 Description: The Heart of a Woman (1981) is an autobiography by American writer Maya Angelou. The book is the fourth installment in Angelou's series of seven autobiographies. The Heart of a Woman recounts events in Angelou's life between 1957 and 1962 and follows her travels to California, New York City, Cairo, and Ghana as she raises her teenage son, becomes a published author, becomes active in the civil rights movement, and becomes romantically involved with a South African anti-apartheid fighter. One of the most important themes of The Heart of a Woman is motherhood, as Angelou continues to raise her son. The book ends with her son leaving for college and Angelou looking forward to newfound independence and freedom. Like Angelou's previous volumes, the book has been described as autobiographical fiction, though most critics, as well as Angelou, have characterized it as autobiography. Although most critics consider Angelou's first autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings more favorably, The Heart of a Woman has received positive reviews. It was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection in 1997. Maya Angelou born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.Angelou's series of seven autobiographies focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim. This is a paperback, soft cover with a portrait of Angelou on the cover . The book was a selection by the Oprah's book club. the spine is solid , with name of book and author. Some crease on the cover but the inside of the book is perfect, no writing, name of past owner or defacing of any kind.... 326 pages . a good book. Order Now! BookId: E5-28 Title: Mercy among the Children Author: David Adams Richard Publisher: Anchor Canada Price: 22.00 Description: Book overview. As a boy, Sydney Henderson thinks he has killed Connie Devlin when he pushes him from a roof for stealing his sandwich. He vows to God he will never again harm another if Connie survives. Connie walks away, laughing, and Sydney embarks upon a life of self-immolating goodness.In spite of having educated himself with such classics as Tolstoy and Marcus Aurelius, he is not taken seriously enough to enter university because of his background of dire poverty and abuse, which leads everyone to expect the worst of him. His saintly generosity of spirit is treated with suspicion and contempt, especially when he manages to win the love of beautiful Elly. Unwilling to harm another in thought or deed, or to defend himself against false accusations, he is exploited and tormented by others in this rural community, and finally implicated in the death of a 19-year-old boy. Lyle Henderson knows his father is innocent, but is angry that the family has been ridiculed for years, and that his mother and sister suffer for it. He feels betrayed by his father’s passivity in the face of one blow after another, and unable to accept his belief in long-term salvation. Unlike his father, he cannot believe that evil will be punished in the end. While his father turns the other cheek, Lyle decides the right way is in fighting, and embarks on a morally empty life of stealing, drinking and violence. A compassionate, powerful story of humanity confronting inhumanity, it is a culmination of Richards’ last seven books, beginning with Road to the Stilt House—all taking place in New Brunswick’s Miramichi Valley. David Adams Richards CM ONB (born 17 October 1950) is a Canadian writerand member of the Canadian Senate. Over his career as a writer, Richards has published novels, stage plays, short stories and non-fiction work. His fiction typically addresses the lives and experiences of poor and working class residents of the Miramichi region of New Brunswick, exploring spiritual and philosophical themes influenced by Richards' Roman Catholic faith. The book is a aperback , soft cover , published by Anchor Canada . It has been read but is in very good condition , no dust jacket . very clean and easy to read inside, no damage in and out the book , one long crease on the cover to allow reading of the presentation of te book .417 pages . |
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