Search Results: Biography & Autobiography from Ruth Reaser LAXVESPA

First edition- clean copy not Marked -Sticker with all authors signature on title page. Dust jacket is in good condition only as it does show some wear at edges. Hardcover is in very good condition. Pages are clean andunmarked. Overall this book is in excellent unread condition. see pictures maybe this will do it! I try to note all defects, make an informed buying decision-At least you know what you're getting into I have-good description-All photos shown are actual pictures no stock images. What you see is what you will receive. I photograph hand enter & research every book listed,no scanner no generic catch phrase description.Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa,Los Angeles I carefully pack your book-, your books wrapped,not co-mingled,you get the copy you were viewing carefully packed to protect it from damage in transit. Bibliographic information Title All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians, and Artists Author Terry Gross Publisher Hachette Books, 2004 ISBN 1401381669, 9781401381660… Read More

The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Trans-J M Cohen.- edited by E. V . Rieu--Penguin classic- made printed in Great Britain by R & R. Clark Limited Edinburgh- Translation first published 1953 – reprinted 1954 606 pages – attractive older classic looking book green outlined paper covers pages do have some tanning – does have crease on spine – slight amount of chipping on its edges actually in quite great shape for its age/small crease front cover- this is pretty much standard for books is age- but remember grading older books can be quite subjective--many times people like to read things closer to the original modern PDF or version of a book. and editors and translators to make a difference----Widely regarded as the first modern autobiography, The Confessions an astonishing work of acute psychological insight. Jean-Jacques Rousseau -1712-78- argued passionately against the inequality he believed to be intrinsic to civilized society. In Confessions he relives the first fifty-three years of… Read More

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007. 25th or so printing. Paperback. Good.Oversize paperback -inspirational book; color is good -cover glossy and clean small amount of edge wear from shelving /age sm tanned edge. No writing marking names inscriptions- lightly read if read it all the back cover top left-hand side has a fold about 1 inch into buy from the corner... This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures, Gilbert explored the art of pleasure in Italy and the art of devotion in India, and then a balance between the two on the Indonesian island of Bali. By turns rapturous and rueful, this wise and funny author (whom Booklist calls Anne Lamott's hip,… Read More

* Genghis Khan: His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy - Frank McLynn -Excellent - giftable - copy very lightly read, spine not creased, amazing introspection into a very colorful historical figure. --definitive and sweeping account of the life and times of the world's greatest conqueror--Genghis Khan--and the rise of the Mongol empire in the 13th century Combining fast-paced accounts of battles with rich cultural background and the latest scholarship, Frank McLynn brings vividly to life the strange world of the Mongols & Genghis Khan's rise from boyhood outcast to world conqueror. Providing most accurate - absorbing account yet of one of the most powerful men ever to have ever lived...... Genghis Khan: His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy Frank McLynn Da Capo Press, Hachette books, Boston Pub. September 6, 2016 Early printing- reprint - paperback, Large thick book 8.9 x 6 x 1.9 in. Almost 2 pounds- oversized soft cover , VG - - ISBN-0306825171, 9780306825170 Pages - 704 Publisher Da Capo, Hachette… Read More

Curt Gentry's,shocking, grim, frightening, masterful portrait J. Edgar Hoover top cop is a unique political biography.More than 300 interviews,over 100,000 pages of previously classified documents. Explain exactly how a paranoid director created the fraudulent myth of an invincible, incorruptible FBI. Fifty years, plus Hoover held virtually unchecked public power, manipulating every president from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Richard Nixon. Keeping extensive blackmail files -using illegal wiretaps, hidden microphones to destroy anyone who opposed him. Oversized paperback book in very good condition, covers remain bright with original matte finish, color. Pages are clean and unmarked. J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets - Curt Gentry, Edition later printing Pub. W. W. Norton & Company, 2001 ISBN 0393321282, 9780393321289, 846 pages Subjects History United States 20th Century Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa,Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it! -At least you know what you're getting… Read More

*Joe Manning Lived Here by Ted Miller - Joe Manning owned a good-size ranch outside of a small town in Virginia, and he was plowing one day close to his house. He was getting ready to plant a garden patch for the family to use for their livelihood. Three men came along the road. All three had sidearms and one man had a rifle. He shot Joe in the back while Joe was trying to get to the house to get his rifle and defend his family. Then they killed his wife and young daughter, burned the house down around them, and left Joe in his yard bleeding to death......... Oversized paperback book in very good condition. Covers retain original glossy finish with very minor surface scuffing. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpaper, otherwise pages are clean, unmarked. GIFTABLE COPY........ Joe Manning Lived Here, Author Ted Miller, Published by Trafford Publicating (2012), Edition revised, ISBN 9781466953758, lccn 2012917082, Book size about 6 x 9 x 3/4 in. 303 pages,......... Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa, Los Angeles… Read More

Marilyn Lewis has been feeding and clothing the glitterati in Hollywood, Washington, D.C., and across the country for decades. In Marilyn, are you Sure you Can Cook?, Marilyn shares the captivating story of her eclectic times in what is by turns a charming, inspirational memoir and engaging history of America's food revolution........ Over-sized hardcover book in very good condition. Red cloth covered covers with silver lettering are all very good. Spine is tight. Pages are clean, unmarked. This is a very interesting book, loaded with old photographs and stories of Hollywood in its golden days......... "Marilyn, are You Sure You Can Cook?" He Asked: A Memoir, Author Marilyn Lewis, Editor Brigit Legere Binns, Edition Later printing, Publisher Ten Speed Press, 2000, Jacket design by Campana Design, Authors photograph by Russ Berkman, ISBN 1580082963, 9781580082969, Book size about 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 5/8 in, 224 pages, Subjects Biography & Autobiography Women....... Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa, Los Angeles… Read More

Renoir, My Father is a biography and personal reminiscence of the great master of Impressionism written by the artist's son Jean Renoir. Drawing upon a wealth of observation and information, Jean Renoir, himself a distinguished film producer, brings his father to radiant life as he recreates the Paris of the Impressionist in which Renoir lived and makes him understandable as an artist and as a man.......Over-sized hard cover book in good condition. Gray boards with red/gold graphic on front cover and beige wrapped spine also with red/gold titling. Boards are good with minor surface wear and slight fading. Spine is good, tight with good titling. Nice graphical endpapers are good. Deckle edged pages are good, clean, unmarked. Dust jacket is good with slight chipping at the spine head and foot, some surface wear markes. Nice vintage copy.......Renoir My Father, Author Jean Renoir, Publisher: Little Brown and Company (January 1, 1962), Book Club Edition, ASIN: B001U0XZY2, Jacket design by Martha Lehtola,… Read More

2nd printing,a's most brilliant and tormented stars, Scars of Sweet Paradise is also a vivid and incisive cultural history of an era that changed the world for us all.see pictures, Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin -Alice Echols - illustrated, reprint Pub-Picador, 2000 Paperback ISBN 0805053948, 9780805053944 - 464 pages Subjects Music- Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians Music / Genres & Styles / Rock - LAXVespa Los Angeles /Culver City-- Frontispiece picture of Janice by Baron Wolman. This book is a deeply affecting biography of one of Americ - Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa shipped through United States Post via media mail to fulfill your order, Los Angeles I carefully pack your book, your books still wrapped,not co-mingled, you get the copy you were viewing.- inv bmk 26 bib 2959

SILENT DANCING combines poetry & prose to form an innovative and deeply personal narrative that explores Judith Ortiz Cofer's memories of her childhood spent between Puerto Rico - New Jersey. Winner of the 1991 PEN/Martha Albrand Special Citation for Nonfiction. Book is a treasure, a secret door opening onto locked away long ago memories ---- Book is in acceptable condition soft-covers do show wear, corner creasing Pages do have highlighting plus margin notes which do not affect its readability ---Silent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood Author Judith Ortiz Cofer Publisher Arte Público Press, 1990 ISBN 1558850155, 9781558850156, Second Edition 3rd printing 158 pages about 5.4 x 0.6 x 8.3 inches Subjects Cultural Writing. Latino/Latina Studies. Biography & Autobiography, Cultural Heritage, LAX Vespa, Los Angeles - maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in -… Read More