Search Results: Authors starting with A from BIAbooks

Boston: Charles River Books, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine+. Author's FIRST novel. "Molloy's style is impressive in its tense self-control, conveying impacted emotion with a bare minimum of words. The characters are vividly drawn, the whole thing is painfully realistic, and Tom Molloy has made an impressive debut."--Publishers Weekly. DJ has a small cut to the top edge of back panel, else fine. Keywords: MOLLOY FIRST DEBUT VIETNAM VETERAN POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SOCIAL WORK BOSTON ROXBURY

Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A pristine book.This superb sequel to The Monkey Wrench Gang, the novel that was called "ribald, outrageous, and, in fact, scandalous" by Smithsonian. Hayduke, an ex-Green Beret and "wilderness avenger," is back, fighting against the despoilers of the earth.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Libyan terrorists plan to assassinate President Bush, and the hit man, a Los Angeles doctor, has waited ten years for his call to glory. This cold and cunning fellow leaves a trail of bodies as he closes in on the President. John Abbott's dazzling debut novel [Ed McBain's only novel under this pseudonym] delivers shocks, surprises and a journey into the mind of a ruthless assassin. --CP

New York: Crown Publishers Inc, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A Cuban-American p.i. takes on the case of a 'Marielito' cult members that are charged with mass murder in a flashy and first-rate first thriller. This is".an intriguing tale of true mystery that involves strange gods, stone killers, and the law that must deal with them."---Ross Thomas. Keywords: ABELLA CUBA-AMERICAN MYSTERY HISPANIC CULT MASSACRE COURTROOM LAW LOS ANGELES

New York: Ballantine Publishing Group, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A explosive thriller, of lust and retribution, desire and accountability, murder and reckoning--set in motion by an illicit love that ticks like a time bomb. When an adulterous affair is revealed, a devious mind begins to construct the perfect, flawless crime. A handsome book. Keywords: MYSTERY CRIME THRILLER MURDER BOSTON ART WORLD RADIO PSYCHOLOGIST HARVARD MARRIAGE AFFAIR

Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A pristine 'as new book'. First Printing limited to 7, 000 copies. 8vo., leather boards, gilt design and lettering. With the original Sanskrit text, its Roman transliteration, synonyms, translation and elaborate purports.Bueatiful Illustrated interior boards, index. Vivid pictured DJ.

New York: Random House, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Poet and naturalist Diane Ackerman combines her deep understanding of the world with her immense passion for language to craft richly sensual poems that "honor all life/wherever and in whatever form/it may deal." "Brilliant . . . Ackerman expresses her signature love for the world in all its seething glory. . . . Her sensuality is still in full force." --Booklist

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1985. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Price Clipped

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Slight curl to dj at top of spine.

New York: Simon And Schuster, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Simon And Schuster, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 2004. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. PRISTINE condition. Debut Novel. "Captivating. . . . Intricately plotted and beautifully written. . . . A remarkable act of artistic empathy." --The New York Times Book Review"Luminous. . . . Heart-stopping. . . . Adams draws her characters with compassion and humor." --The Washington Post Book World "Razor-sharp. . . . A vivid, fast-paced entry into an immigrant's story that is part thriller, part social commentary and at times darkly funny. . . .Terrific." -The Miami Herald "A great, gutsy first novel. . . . Outstanding."-Entertainment Weekly "Deeply introspective and tantalizingly beautiful. . . . Harbor is one of the best new novels of the year."-The Baltimore Sun"Complex

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1980. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Minor edge wear and two closed tears on dj.

New York: HarperCollins Business, 2002. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Contains: "The Dilbert Principle" "The Dilbert Future" & "The Joy of Work" which were originally published in three separate volumes. A pristine book that is ready to make you laugh.

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1990. First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Laura Jones. Author's DEBUT book."This stunning book of short stories introduces the reading public to the fiction of a young author who writes of the outdoors with a rare literary artistry and exactitude." ".how wonderful and rare it can be when a first-rate writer turns to the most common literary pursuits."--Jim Harrison. A pristine book with a touch of rubbing on the top edge of DJ's spine, else fine.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A splendid book, pages are bright, clean and fresh. DJ has some rubbing at corners and a slight cut at crown near hinge, else fine."Astonishing: a trumph of storytelling. It is a page-turner-pure genius."--A. Hemon. "Wonderful: a terrific novel".--Dorothy Allison. "Here is absolute beauty. One of the finest novels I've read in years."--Junot Diaz

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2006. First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A pristine book. Madeleine Albright examines the profound impact of religion on America's view of itself, the effect on U.S. policy of the rise of the Christian right, the Bush administration's successes and failures in responding to 9/11, the challenges posed by the war in Iraq, and the importance of understanding Islam.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1970. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine+. A collectible book. Very slight discoloration along edge of DJ, else fine. Commentary on youth and American society. "Striking in its perception and insights, merciless in its satire.is a polemical tract in the tradition of Sinclair Lewis and H.L. Mencken."-C&W. "A superb performance---witty, astringent, beautifully argued, necessary."--A. Alvarez