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New York: 12 Twelve. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Second printing. 328 pp. Index. Map endpapers. Gift Quality. "13 Hours sets the record straight on what happened during a night that has been shrouded in mystery and controversy. Written by New York Times bestselling author Mitchell Zuckoff, this riveting book takes readers into the action-packed story of heroes who laid their lives on the line for one another, for their countrymen, and for their country." Publisher's blurb. 13 Hours “is not about what officials in the United States government knew, said, or did after the attack, or about the ongoing controversy over talking points, electoral politics, and alleged conspiracies and cover-ups,” the authors write. “It is about what happened on the ground, in the streets, and on the rooftops of Benghazi…when lives were saved, lost, and forever changed.” Mitchell Zuckoff. ; 8vo .

Lippincott Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Dark green cloth stamped with dulled gilt leaf boarder and gilt lettering. A VG copy with wear on ends and corners. 343 pp. Dismissed from the Univ. of Kansas for her liberal views, Stephens became an active and eloquent feminist. American Thumb-Prints dealt with early Kansas and discrimination against women in business, among other topics. In American Thumb-Prints are 7 essays: The Puritans of the West; The University of Hesperus; Two Neighborhoods of St. Louis; The New England Woman; Up-to-date Misogyny; The Gullet Science; Plagiarizing Humors of Benjamin Franklin. ; 8vo ; 343 pp pages .

Florida: Mariner Books. As New with no dust jacket. 1993. Later Edition. Paperback. 0156026058 . Clean bright copy. ; Light edge wear. Written five years before the author’s death. This book, weaving natural and personal history, is full of animals, dreams, myths, the African desert, and Mediterranean sunlight. Every page brings a new pleasure. ; 8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches .

[New York]: M Evans & Co. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 0871312646 . Hardcover in black boards w orange cloth spine, Very Good unmarked in Very Good jacket. ; 8.30 X 5.40 X 0.90 inches; 252 pp pages .

White Cloud Pr. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 1883991366 . Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean On acid free paper. "Against the Grain is a political and spiritual memoir of Senator Mark O. Hatfield, the most progressive politician in the Republican Party since Abraham Lincoln, covering his opposition to the Vietnam War, successful drafting of the Soviet-American nuclear freeze legislation with Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy, and his strong stands of conscience on health reform, the death penalty and the balanced budget amendment, which typically ran counter to the Republican mainstream."; 9.25 X 6.50 X 1 inches; 256 pp pages .

Zondervan. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. Signed by Author; 0310461901 . Signed by Author inscribed to Brandon Hardcover; purple boards with black cloth spine, in the original dust jacket. Fine condition without markings. In Fine dust jacket. " The author, bronze medalist in the Barcelona Olympics, describes his troubled childhood, and recounts how his faith and the support of friends and family helped him to find success. " ; 9.3 X 6.2 X 1.1 inches; 233 pp. pages .

Regnery Publishing. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2012. Hardcover. 1596987855 . Hardcover in black boards in Fine unmarked condition in Fine jacket " In this stunning exposé, bestselling author Edward Klein—a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, former foreign editor of Newsweek, and former editor-in-chief of the New York Times Magazine—pulls back the curtain on one of the most secretive White Houses in history. He reveals a callow, thin-skinned, arrogant president with messianic dreams of grandeur supported by a cast of true-believers, all of them united by leftist politics and an amateurish understanding of executive leadership. " ; 9.10 X 6.30 X 1.20 inches; 256 pp pages .

Boston: Houghton and Mifflin. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. xx, 656 pages. Index. Illustrated. Soft ends and some light yellowing; the dustjacket has a tear at the spine head and worn edges & corners, it is not price clipped but there is a ink pen mark. Galbraith (1908-2006) was an economist, intellectual and the Ambassador to India from 1961-1963. In India, he became a confidant of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and extensively advised the Indian government on economic matters. India was considered by President John F. Kennedy to be not just important in its own right, but because an Indian diplomat always served as the chief commissioner of the International Control Commission (ICC), and thus in this way, Galbraith came to be involved in American policy towards Southeast Asia from his perch as an ambassador in New Delhi. Because of his recommendation, First Lady of the United States Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy undertook her 1962 diplomatic… Read More

New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author; 1400066913 . SIGNED by Author, Mint, Signed "Sinfully Your's / Karen Abbott" on the title page. Illustrated. New York Times Best Seller. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 422 pp. pages .

Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0812052196 . dj has edge wear. The book is clean map of journey, photos throughout plus color photo section. ; 9.10 X 6.10 X 1.30 inches; 220 pp pages .

Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1927. Hardcover. Hardcover VG/VG DJ Blue Cloth Shelf wear and faded dust jacket "The autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini was started in the year 1558 at the age of 58." ; 8vo ; 485 pp pages .

Viking Press. Very Good. 1938. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover 1938 First Edition Second Printing Book Condition Very Good brown cloth boards No DJ. ; 8vo ; 843 pp pages .

The Old Hundred and One Press. Very Good. 2003. Softcover. Signed by Author; 0972161333 . Signed by Author Softcover in VG condition. ; 8.80 X 8.20 X 0.40 inches; 124 pp pages .

Charlottesville, VA: Cumberland House. Very Good+. 1992. Softcover. 0962487546 . X, 244 pages. Second printing. Bright copy; clean & straight; no markings or tears. "A slew of people died, or got married at the White House. Taft put in a giant bath tub to accommodate his girth and rudimentary air conditioning cooled James A. Garfield's sick room in 1881. "Best Little Stories from the White House" is "all that" and more. It's much more of a fact and interest book. I'd hate to call it trivia) than it is a gossip book, but there are great tidbits on how, say, outgoing presidential families related to incoming ones, etc. C. Brian Kelly's Cumberland House book is well planned, attractive and celebrates the 200th anniversary of the White House." -- Port Arthur News, October 10, 1999 ; 8.40 X 5.30 X 0.70 inches .

New York: Aviva Publishing. As New in Fine dust jacket. 2015. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Author; 1943164169 . Signed by Author. Inscribed "You and Your Dreams are Just Getting Started! (signature)" no other name or date. Fine copy in Fine cover. Second printing. Gift quality. Equal parts an anthology of anecdotes in the building of Walt Disney World and leadership manual, Beyond the Wisdom of Walt inspires us to pursue our dreams through lessons learned from Walt Disney, EPCOT, and the Florida Project."The first limitation that you have is your imagination. After that, the limitations are what is physically possible to build. It's surprising sometimes the things that you think are impossible that turn out to be doable and what you thought made them impossible was really an opinion. Not a fact." ; 8vo ; 241 pages pages .

New York: Aviva Publishing. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2015. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 1943164169 . Signed by Author. Inscribed "You and Your Dreams are Just Getting Started! (signature)" no other name or date. Fine copy in Fine cover. Second printing. Gift quality. Equal parts an anthology of anecdotes in the building of Walt Disney World and leadership manual, Beyond the Wisdom of Walt inspires us to pursue our dreams through lessons learned from Walt Disney, EPCOT, and the Florida Project."The first limitation that you have is your imagination. After that, the limitations are what is physically possible to build. It's surprising sometimes the things that you think are impossible that turn out to be doable and what you thought made them impossible was really an opinion. Not a fact." ; 8vo ; 241 pages pages .

Quirk Books. Fine. 2015. Softcover. 1594748012 . Softcover in Fine condition ; 8.90 X 7.20 X 1 inches; 272 pp pages .

Sandpiper. Near Fine. 1989. Reprint. Softcover. 0395689821 . (15th printing! ) Corner creasing, cover flare. Remains a very nice copy of a very nice book. ; 10 x 8 x 0.6 inches .

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Fine. 2011. Softcover. 145646924X . MASS MARKET PAPERBACK in Fine condition " Bob White has written a very entertaining memoir depicting his life that began during the great depression, which encompasses a most embarrassing blight on American History, racial discrimination and blatant bigotry. He relives the childhood memories of a father who died too soon, a victim of alcoholism; a mother raising four children alone, on relief (welfare); eating half-rotten food, and wearing old, discarded clothes. " ; 8.40 X 5.40 X 0.70 inches; 142 pp pages .

Whitaker House. New in New dust jacket. 2003. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. 0883688670 . New Book "Journey with Michael through a life defined by two blood covenants. The first bound him to the mob. The second set him free."; 8vo.; 404 pp pages .