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New York, New York, USA: PublicAffairs, 2001. BZ6 - A hard cover first American edition book in very good+ condition. Stated first edition with a sequence of numbers with the "1" present and with no additional printings indicated. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards quarter bound in gray paper with silver lettering and a graphic on the spine with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows very, very minor overall shelf wear with some very light overall rubbing. A book about the author's experiences pursuing her undercover coverage of the Chechnya war for French news. Indexed, 260p.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 5.75"x8.5".

New York, New York, USA: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1996. CC5 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in good- condition with a dust jacket in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in yellow paper covered boards quarter bound in black cloth with metallic red lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library stamps on the half-title page and top outside paper edges plus the front endpaper has been removed as part of the library's withdrawal process plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards plus there is some very light soiling on the outside paper edges plus there is some dogearing of pages 3 through 6. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus there is a cut (about 1") on the front bottom edge plus there is a very small nick on the spine plus there is the usual library label on the spine wrapping around onto the back plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Times Books/Random House, 1990. CE5 - A hard cover withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition with a dust jacket in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in white paper covered boards quarter bound in tan cloth with metalic red lettering and graphics on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library stamps, stamps, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, title page, copyright page, last page, and back endpaper plus the book is very slightly shelf cocked plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the origina library mylar sleeve plus the endflaps are glued down the to the inside surfaces of the boards. A gallery of striking portraits of the extraordinary, eccentric family in which the author grew up. 246p.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Scribner, 2004. CF1 - A first edition advance reading copy (ARC)/uncorrected proof book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in glossy red and white wraps woth only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A memoir of the author's quest to reinvent her life as an artist and rebel against the rural indigence, addiction, and broken dreams she inherited from her alcoholic father. The author is a noted visual artist. By the author of "Change Me Into Zeus's Daughter." 238p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York, New York, USA: Dutton/Plume, 2001. CF4 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated black and white wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A memoir of the author's growing up on a farm in southern Illinois during the period after his father lost both his hands in a farming accident. His father developed a deep rage and the memoir reveals how his family finally found the spiritual strengths that would help to heal them all. By the author of "The Least You Need to Know." 192p. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Doubleday, 1993. CG4 - An ex-library trade paperback book in good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), laminated spine and sides near it, some bumped corners, tanning, and light shelf wear. A collection of memories, moods, ideas, and opinions about the complexities of the American experience from the perspective of an African American. 8"x5.25", 266 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, USA: Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 2000. BV4 - A first edition advance reading copy (ARC)/uncorrected proof/uncorrected galley proof book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in tan wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. An autobigraphy of an accomplished journalist who begain training as a boxer as an outlet for her stifled aggression. It covers her nine months of training in a renowned Brooklyn boxing gym in preparation for her first public fight. By the author of "Nine Lives." 286p. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York, New York, USA: Harmony Books, 2001. BC4 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated light green wraps with very minor overall shelf wear. This is a memoir of the author's pregnancy with the addition of intimate pictures taken weekly by a photographer friend. It is about pregancy from the inside and out and how bearing a child can change a person emotionally, mentally, and physically forever.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Brodsky, Charlee. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Vintage Books/Random House, 1984. BF4 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only minor overall shelf wear plus 1 page dogeared. A collection that meditates on the end of life and it is human strength in this unavoidable encounter that the author dramatizes. An author of great depth noted for her ability to use her lifelong appreciation of food as the skeleton to hang on the richness of human interaction and the curious nature of life. A highly recommended author. 243p. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1990. BF6 - A trade paperback book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in tan wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus light soiling and creasing of the front and back covers. The memoir of author and poet David McKain. It his his coming of age as a poor boy in "God's country," a small oil town in the Allegheny Mountains. His parents were devoutly religious but the overwhelming nature of their struggles provides him with a very loose reign. His experiences of maneuvering around control leads him into trouble sometimes but also towards self-possession and joy in life. By the author of "The Common Life," "In Touch," and "The Whole Earth." 257p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

U.S.A.: Dorothy Nowell Peavey, 1990. AD4 - A trade paperback book signed by author with "my regards-" written in very good condition that has some light scratches, rubbing and crease, lightly cocked, old price label adhered on the opposite side of the front, some stains, light discoloration and shelf wear. 8.5"x5.5", 296 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lafayette, Louisiana: Huntington House Publishers, 1992. AR3 - A hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has tanning and light shelf wear. The TRUE Story of One of America's Best-Known Aviators--& How His Abiding Faith Helped Him Survive the Losses in His Life. 8.75"x5.75", 222 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.