Biography from Nostalgic Books & Elements

"From a lifetime of reporting and commentating for local radio, the CBS Radio Network, ABC News, and NPR, Judy Muller has developed an acute sense of the ironic and perverse in her profession." - front flap

"In 1969, four youths from the factory town of Birmingham, England--Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward--formed a group that would change music forever with their unique style of heavy metal. In 1980, Ozzy began an equally impressive solo career which established milestones in music history. Now, twenty years after Ozzys departure, Black Sabbath has reformed with a… Read more about this item

"An affecting memoir from the countrys youngest sommelier, tracing her path through the glamorous but famously toxic restaurant world At just twenty-one, the age when most people are starting to drink (well, legally at least), Victoria James became the countrys youngest sommelier at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Even as Victoria was selling bottles worth hundreds and thousands of dollars during the day,… Read more about this item

Rare author inscription on the FFEP "For Leah, (now that you're old enough!) - Much love Uncle Boyer 1/12/09

"In a prequel to The Downing Street Years, Thatcher describes her childhood, Oxford education, early entry into politics, and rise to power in Parliament, sharing insights into the influences that shaped her life and political career." - bookfinder

"The renowned artist offers a humorous take on his own life, discussing among other topics his Bronx childhood, his jazz career, his legendary excesses, and his brief stint in the military." - bookfinder

"When 65-year-old Francis Chichester set sail on his solitary, eastward journey around the world in 1966, many believed he wouldnt return alive. But when the old man returned in his 53-foot ketch Gypsy Moth IV nine months later, he had made historyas the fastest circum navigation. Gipsy Moth Circles the World was an international best-seller when it appeared in 1967.It… Read more about this item

The alarmingly outspoken memoirs of Mary Rodgers

"Kiki was once the symbol of bohemian Paris. But if she is remembered today, it is only for posing for several now-celebrated male artists, including amedeo Modigliani and Alexander Calder, and especially photographer Man Ray." - front flap

"The intimate account offers a new, unexpected understanding of the artist's work and of the vibrant 1930's surrealist scene." - inside flap Beatiful brightly colored "like new" dust jacket Address sticker on FFEP (see photo)

"A fascinating introduction to the world of women's literature encompasses an anthology of the best in women's writing from the last two centuries, featuring works by Jane Austen, Agatha Christie, Flannery O'Connor, and others, along with brief profiles of each author." bookfinder

INSCRIBED by Marie Osmond on the title page For beloved superstar Marie Osmond, one gift that her mother gave her stands above the rest: the gift to trust and follow her heart. Even when the path seemed bleak, it was this unwavering faith that allowed her to follow her dreams, both professional and personal, and survive the hardest times in her… Read more about this item

"This memorable autobiography records events back to the Civil War and encopasses the settling of the Texas Panhandle..."

The Executive Brain is the first popular but rigorous book to explore the most 'human' region of the brain, the frontal lobes. Writing in a lively and accessible style, the author shows how the frontal lobes enable us to engage in complex mental processes, how they control our judgment and our social and ethical behavior, how vulnerable they are to… Read more about this item

RARE INSCRIBED COPY OF THE SOFT COVER BOOK - "The true story of a young wife obliged to live in a railroad camp car with her husban and his helper amid the trains, mountains and snows of the Sierra Nevada." - front cover

For Charles Champlin, formerly a writer-correspondent for Time and Life magazines and since 1965 an editor and columnist for the Los Angeles Times, his "other time" was the nineteen-thirties. His "other place," where he was born and spent his boyhood and early adolescence, was the lovely Finger Lakes village of Hammondsport in western New York State. Its population was, and… Read more about this item

1949 FIRST EDITION "He was passionately convinced that the workingman was the victim of a raw deal, and that Socialism - as he understood it - offered a better deal." back flap

INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION includes the original bookmark

1985 RARE COPY IN NEAR FINE CONDITION "She never wanted to be a writer, she said: all she wanted to be was an ordinary, happy, passive and protected woman." page 15 out-of-print

1962 VINTAGE Biography of the forgotten man of bullfighting