Search Results: Authors starting with D from Fully Booked

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1987. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. WITNESS THE TOUGHEST 88 DAYS IN THE WORLD . . . THE PAIN, THE PRIDE, THE TRIUMPH - THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW A FEW GOOD MEN BECOME TODAY'S MARINES. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments; THE BOY; A Few Good Men; RECEIVING; Getting Their Feet Wet; The Legendary Leathernecks; FORMING; Total Immersion; P. I.; WEEK ONE; Guerra: A Private War; D. I. from P. I.; WEEK TWO; Hall: A Matter of Motivation; Following the Leader; WEEK THREE; Grant, Keane, and Townshend: The Invisible Men; Gear; WEEK FOUR; Slaney: Snap In or Snap Out; Trojan Horse; WEEK FIVE; Charneski: Shooting for the Possible; Dago; WEEK SIX; Santiago: The Sweet Taste of Command; Chow Down; WEEK SEVEN; Garcia: No More Jokes; Shaping Up; WEEK EIGHT; Johnson: Goin' Grunt; Esprit de Corps; WEEK NINE; Petrovic: Bouncing Boot from Bucharest;… Read More

Toronto: A Del Rey Book - Random House of Canada, Limited, 1982. Previous Dealer Markings; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Moderately Chipped; Moderate Sticker Pull to Front Cover. Particle beam weapons and a fleet of modern warships vs. one decrepit battleship and two dozen disabled Texans - the enemy had to be crazy. SYNOPSIS: A CALL TO ARMS It was 1994, but Gwillam Forte was an entrepreneur of the old school. Twenty-three disabled Veterans needed a reason to live, so he gave them a rusty hulk - the battleship U.S.S. Texas - and unlimited funds to make her beautiful and seaworthy in time for Independence Day, 2000. But the world changed quickly and for the worse. By 1998, the Texas and her supermodern weapons were needed for duty far more important than guarding the National Monument in which she rode at anchor.. First Edition 2nd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Illus. by Ralph Brillhart. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: A Leisure Book Published by Nordon Publications, Inc. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Front Cover, Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. SUB-TITLE: Mercenary. BOOK NUMBER: LB 388DK. COVER: Cover photograph posed for by professional model. SYNOPSIS: THE GREEN AND BLOODY LAND Charles Albert Cubrick, formerly of Oswego, Michigan, is a paid killer, a mercenary. The name he uses when fighting in foreign wars is a phony. If his real name were divulged he would lose his U.S. citizenship and face possible prosecution. His last "job" was in blood-spattered, bullet-wrecked Northern Ireland. The British don't hire mercenaries so he fought for the murderous Provisional branch of the IRA. Cubrick earned three Bronze stars in Vietnam, so he knows how to kill. It's the only trade he knows. He likes it.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Puffin Books - the Penguin Group Viking Penguin Inc., 1988. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. The World's Most Scrumdiddlyumptious Storyteller. COVER ILLUSTRATION BY: Robert Barrett. READING LEVEL: 6. AGE BRACKET: 10-14. SYNOPSIS: The hilarious adventures of Danny and the best dad a boy ever had. Life couldn't be better for Danny - a gypsy caravan for a home, a garage where he could work on cars all day, and a best friend who never ran out of surprises and inventions: his father. But Dad has one surprise that catches Danny completely off-guard, a secret passion that he's hidden for years. Now the secret's out and Danny's off on an adventure that will make him a legend in his own time. - and - Danny's father was a man with many talents - and one vice. And it was high time that Danny found out about it. Till Danny got in on the game, life with Dad had been wonderful: fixing up… Read More

New York: Pocket Books, a Simon & Schuster division of Gulf & Western Corporation BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; Light Moisture Damage (Staining); Slight Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. BOOK NUMBER: 4917. SYNOPSIS: Webb Calder, the son of one of the richest landowners in the Montana territory and heir to the prosperous Triple C Ranch, was raised to cherish and protect the lush green pastureland that made his family's fortune. But when the Enlarged Homestead Act is passed in 1909, a wave of penniless immigrant farmers invades the cattlemen's territory, robbing the earth of its riches. It is only a matter of time before the growing tension between the cattlemen and farmers erupts into violence. Among the newcomers are Lilli and Stefan Reisner from New York City. They married after a fire that claimed the lives of both of Lilli's parents. Stefan, their best… Read More

New York: Pocket Books, a Simon & Schuster division of Gulf & Western Corporation BOOK: Previous Owner Markings (Date Written in Red Ink on Front Free Endpaper); Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. BOOK NUMBER: 1144. SYNOPSIS: The vast, rolling grasslands of Montana were a cattleman's dream come true - and, in 1878, free for the taking. His head filled with visions of a prosperous new life, Benteen Calder left Texas with a group of trusted hands, a herd of longhorn cattle and his new bride - beautiful, spirited Lorna Pearce. Lorna's sheltered upbringing hadn't prepared her for the homesickness, the demanding work, or Benteen's unbending rules about how a wife should behave. But soon she was able to do a man's work if necessary, and she learned to share Benteen's dreams. And, much to his delight, she was unabashedly passionate in… Read More

New York: Pocket Books, a Simon & Schuster division of Gulf & Western Corporation BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Missing. SYNOPSIS: The vast, rolling grasslands of Montana were a cattleman's dream come true - and, in 1878, free for the taking. His head filled with visions of a prosperous new life, Benteen Calder left Texas with a group of trusted hands, a herd of longhorn cattle and his new bride - beautiful, spirited Lorna Pearce. Lorna's sheltered upbringing hadn't prepared her for the homesickness, the demanding work, or Benteen's unbending rules about how a wife should behave. But soon she was able to do a man's work if necessary, and she learned to share Benteen's dreams. And, much to his delight, she was unabashedly passionate in her lovemaking. While raising two boys, building a new home and tending an ever-growing herd, the Calders… Read More

Toronto: A Del Rey Book - Random House of Canada, Limited, 1982. Previous Owner Markings; Repaired; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Light Sticker Pull to Front Cover; Spine Slightly Cocked. COMPLETE WITH A FABULOUS FULL-COLOR PHOTO INSERT! SUB-TITLE: A Novel. MOVIE/RADIO/TV TIE-IN: This novel is based on a Screenplay by Steven Lisberger. Story by Steven Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird. SYNOPSIS: AN ELECTRONIC WONDERWORLD COME TO LIFE... Denied access to a program he created, computer expert Alan Bradley seeks out Flynn, a video game virtuoso who is the only man clever enough to outwit the powerful Master Control Program. Flynn's efforts are in vain. The Master Control Program shoots him into an incredible electronic world, where computer programs are the alter-egos of their programmers, where video games are battles of life and death. It is here than Flynn finds TRON, the alter-ego of Alan Bradley and the only program who can overthrow the… Read More

Toronto: A Del Rey Book - Random House of Canada, Limited, 1982. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Light Sticker Pull to Front Cover; Spine Slightly Cocked. COMPLETE WITH A FABULOUS FULL-COLOR PHOTO INSERT! SUB-TITLE: A Novel. MOVIE/RADIO/TV TIE-IN: This novel is based on a Screenplay by Steven Lisberger. Story by Steven Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird. SYNOPSIS: AN ELECTRONIC WONDERWORLD COME TO LIFE... Denied access to a program he created, computer expert Alan Bradley seeks out Flynn, a video game virtuoso who is the only man clever enough to outwit the powerful Master Control Program. Flynn's efforts are in vain. The Master Control Program shoots him into an incredible electronic world, where computer programs are the alter-egos of their programmers, where video games are battles of life and death. It is here than Flynn finds TRON, the alter-ego of Alan Bradley and the only program who can overthrow the Master Control. The video wizard… Read More

New York: Baen Books - Simon & Schuster, 1987. Previous Owner Markings/Ex-Library; Repaired; 1st Page of Front Matter Missing; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Moderately Chipped; Moderate Sticker Pull to Front Cover; Spine Moderately Cocked; Light Moisture Damage; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. THE RESISTANCE NEEDS HELP - CAN 11TH CENTURY EARTH SUPPLY IT? SYNOPSIS: THE FEDERATION Oppressive, dictatorial, and merciless to all who oppose it, the Federation has become an Empire - and imperial fleets are expanding its brutal dominion to the colony worlds. Those of the resistance movement not trapped in the first strike barely escape with their lives. LARN AND DENEEN Their deepest hope is to join the rebel forces. But the base is hidden well - and in the meantime the two must lie low. No one will look for them on a barbaric planet like Earth... ARNO OF COURMERON The Norman knight who captures them learns that… Read More

New York: Berkley Prime Crime published by The Berkley Publishing Group Previous Dealer Markings (Store Stamp to Reverse of Front Cover); Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Moderately Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. Accused and convicted by a prejudiced system. On the run in Africa for twelve long years. Imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. Barbara D'Amato, Winner of the Anthony and Agatha Awards for Best True Crime. BOOK DESIGN BY: Casey Hampton. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: Murder; PART II: Trial; PART III: Flight; PART IV: The Struggle; Appendix. SYNOPSIS: In 1968, Dr. John Branion was found guilty of murdering his wife in their posh Chicago home. After exhausting his appeals, he evaded authorities by fleeing to Africa. He was finally captured in 1983--but his case was far from over. It would take another seven years for Dr. Branion to finally… Read More

New York: A Leisure Book - Nordon Publications, Inc. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. Eyewitness reports by the foreign correspondent who was there when the terrorists struck! BOOK NUMBER: 526KK. SYNOPSIS: . . . hijacked to Entebbe; Athletes slaughtered in Munich; . . . travelers gunned down in Athens; . . . bombing in Tel Aviv . . . URI DAN SAW IT HAPPEN! The face of terror shows itself everywhere in the world today. A group of travelers are machine gunned to death in an airport terminal, a plane blows up in mid-air, young athletes are slaughtered - this is terrorism at work. In this shocking book an Israeli foreign correspondent writes about terror . . . and the international war against terrorism. Once regarded as something foreign and far away, terrorism has now come to the streets of American cities. This is a book that must be read - before it is too late. - and - The New Reign Of Terror: An… Read More

New York: PaperJacks Ltd., 1988. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age; Line of "4" Stamped on Upper Edge. Changing her future was easy. Escaping her past was impossible. SYNOPSIS: A woman eludes her past but discovers she can't change it in Ashes to Empire. When Jenny O'Hara becomes a top New York newspaper reporter and falls in love with the publisher's son, Drake Bradley, little does she know of the tangled web their parents' past, their unwedded love, and Jenny's secret child, Lydia, will weave. Manipulated into believing Drake has abandoned her, Jenny directs her passions toward work and transforms a small inheritance into a newspaper empire, becoming a woman of wealth and power unrivalled in turn of the century America. Jenny remains untouched by real power until the past and future catch her in the awkward… Read More

Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited BOOK: Corners, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Moderately Chipped; Slight Fading Due to Sun Exposure; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. CONTENTS: Introduction; All about knitting; Babies' clothes; Toddlers' togs; Early schooldays; Picked for playtime; Time for teenagers; Classics; Accessories and toys; For the children to make; Index. SYNOPSIS: Not only is knitting an enjoyable and relaxing hobby: it is an easy and inexpensive way of making clothes. Knitting for children - your own, your grandchildren, nephews and nieces, or even friends' youngsters - is particularly rewarding. The garments - because they are small size - can be completed quickly, and the delight of the young recipient and your pride when you see him or her smartly turned out in the outfit you knitted make your efforts well worth while! Here in this book you'll find… Read More

New York: Vintage Contemporaries Vintage Books A Division of Random House, Inc., 1998. Repaired; Light Creasing on Front Cover; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. Author of Krik? Krak! PHOTOGRAPH BY: Richard Samuel Roberts, Courtesy of his estate. FLOWER PHOTO: Dorothy Handleman/Photonica. DESIGN BY: Ingsu Liu. SYNOPSIS: At an astonishingly young age Edwidge Danticat has become one of our most celebrated new novelists, a writer who evokes the wonder, terror and heartache of her native Haiti--and the enduring strength of Haiti's women--with a vibrant imagery and narrative grace that bears witness to her people's suffering and courage. At the age of twelve, Sophie Caco is sent from her impoverished village of Croix-des-Rosets to New York, to be reunited with a mother she barely remembers. There she discovers secrets that no child should ever know, and a legacy of shame that can be healed only when she returns to Haiti--to the women who first… Read More

New York: ReganBooks An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc., 1996. BOOK: Corners, Spine Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. BOOK NUMBER: 0496P. DESIGNED BY: Laura Lindgren. JACKET PHOTOGRAPHS: AP/Wide World Photos. JACKET DESIGN: Heller New York. SYNOPSIS: For more than a year, Christopher Darden argued passionately and tirelessly, giving voice to the victims in the O. J. Simpson murder trial. But few people knew that he was fighting a deeper, more insidious battle--against racism that came from all sides. When the case was over and O. J. Simpson was set free, the disheartened prosecutor bore the anguish and disillusionment of millions of American. He also carried wounds that perhaps no other black person has ever felt as deeply. Now, out of the sensational frenzy of the "trial of the century" comes a haunting and poignant memoir of duty, justice, and the constant,… Read More

Toronto: General Paperbacks A Division of General Publishing Co. Limited Previous Dealer Markings; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Light Moisture Damage (Staining); 5 Blue Lines Drawn on Lower Edges; Edges Lightly Soiled. SELLER'S NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL (NON CANADA OR USA) BUYERS: Additional shipping charges will be required and requested during the purchase process of this title. CONTENTS: Foreword - Ellen Datlow; Found! - Isaac Asimov; Standing Woman - Tsutsui Yasutaka (Translated by David Lewis); St. Amy's Tale - Orson Scott Card; The Last Jerry Fagin Show - John Morressy; God is an Iron - Spider Robinson; Count the Clock That Tells the Time - Harlan Ellison; Petra - Greg Bear; Sam and the Sudden Blizzard Machine - Dean Ing; Burning Chrome - William Gibson; Ike at the Mike - Howard Waldrop; The Palace at Midnight - Robert Silverberg; The Angel's Gift - Oxford Williams; The Hitmaker - Cynthia Morgan;… Read More

Richmond Hill: Scholastic-TAB Publications Ltd., 1985. Previous Owner Markings; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled.. 1re impression. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Ian Andrew. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

All of the books in the lots are used (some moreso than others). Most are in good to very good condition, while some may be a little better, or a little worse. Lots may contain some ex-library books (with the usual stickers and markings) and some of the books may have store price stickers on their covers. This lot contains the following: 1. A Culinary Mystery #2 Dying for Chocolate; ISBN: 0-553-56024-7. 2. A Culinary Mystery #5 Killer Pancake; ISBN: 0-553-57204-0. 3. A Culinary Mystery #9 Tough Cookie; ISBN: 0-553-57830-8. Extra shipping charges will be required to send this Book Lot to any destination not within Canada or the United States, due to its size and weight.. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Brothers BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Moderately Chipped; Light Moisture Damage (Staining); Moderate Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. Illustrated. The inside narrative of one of history's most dramatic trials as revealed for the first time by the presiding judge: the facts behind a brutal murder, the personalities of the adolescent killers, and the sobering lesson it holds for all of us today. BOOK NUMBER: 8855A/8856A/5567. SYNOPSIS: The night on which Michael Farmer, a fifteen-year-old polio victim, was stabbed, beaten and kicked to death at a New York swimming pool set in motion an extraordinary police action, as well as the longest and possibly the most dramatic trial in the history of the state. Out of the eighteen who "jumped" Farmer and his friend, seven were old enough to stand trial for… Read More