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Worldwide Library, 1994. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. From Publishers Weekly Delilah West of Orange County, Calif., who appeared in the page-turner Hit and Run , has arrived; she now owns a detective agency, a new van with a telephone, and a condo. In this prime mystery, West's ever-growing list of clients expands to include political activist Bobbi Calder. Calder is accused of killing her young protegee, Sandy Renkowski, days after the two had a violent argument. Convinced that Calder is being framed, West turns up some suspects of her own, among them, a crooked politician whose scams Renkowski was covertly investigating and Renkowski's anonymous lover, who might have a pathological need for privacy. The number of suspects changes sharply when someone nearly kills West and succeeds in destroying her files on the case. Meanwhile, she uncovers crimes against the U.S. government that may put her in mortal danger. She also learns that her upper-income… Read More

Columbus, OH: Weekly Reader Books, 1987. Hard Cover. Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0060246286. Weekly Reader Book Club. Children's book. Lulu starts witch school and meets a classmate who is best at everything. It 's Lulu Witch's first day of witch school. She has a new lunch box and a nice teacher named Miss Slime. The only problem is Sandy, the little witch who sits next to Lulu. She is best at everything. If only Lulu were the best at something! Illustrated boards; top and base of spine slightly bumped, top of front cover and the outside edge both have a few light ink spots, thin but maybe an inch long ; gorgeous color illustrations; scarce book. Stamp on FFep, says "An Encore! Book, Friends of Ida Public Library", but this is NOT a x-library book. Book was purchased at an event put on at the library where the public brought in their books and the library stamped them all as they were brought in..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Berkley Publishing Group, 1984. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. With a microchip pulsing inside his head, Ale Elatey was perfectly happy being a computer-linked expert for the almighty ORA:CLE. Unitl he stepped out on his terrace and a winged killer Dac tried to gun him down. Then Ale's life became one gigantic glitch. Computerized black doctor bags began making house calls to his home; the photo tried to burn a hole in his brain; his own union even ordered him to commit suicide. But Ale was never much good at following orders.343 pages. Some light rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges. Spine is creased. Browning on inside edges of front and rear cover..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Owl Books, 1999. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Self-preservation did not come instinctually to Irish journalist Nuala O'Faolain. One of 9 children--her mother had 13 pregnancies in all--she grew up in the 1940s and '50s in a defeated Dublin household. Her reporter father seems to have spent his time and money, and even love, elsewhere--and as the family grew more isolated and unable to cope, alcohol became her mother's only way out. "One of the stories of my life has been the working out in it of her powerful and damaging example in everything," the author admits, "Nothing mattered to her except passion." Some of O'Faolain's siblings emphatically didn't make it, but she was lucky to find refuge in books. They have been a defense, a comfort, and a delight. Are You Somebody offers a wrenching account of childhood and a highly provocative take on the sexual and professional situation of Irish women. Though literature… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Owl Books, 1999. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Irish Times columnist O'Faolain seeks to understand the events of her life by baring her soul to the world in a memoir of her experiences with love and loneliness and her journey of self-discovery. This autobiography is unlike most others in that O'Faolain's frank and open examination speaks to both American and European audiences. Transcending her rural Irish childhood (one of nine children, an alcoholic mother, and a philandering father), she tries to find purpose through reading, education, and a career rather than the traditional life of wife and mother. 215 pages. Bottom of spine is bumped. 4 outside corner tips are slightly rubbed..

Grolier Enterprises Inc. 1999. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0717288587. Very Scarce. Glossy Pictorial Boards. 55 pages with full page color photos. Barbie and Friends book club. Skipping a Beat - Skipper i s the new drummer for the coolest rock band in school. When her best friend Courtney's costumes for the band become a problem, Skipper has a tough choice to make. That's when she turns to Barbie, who reminds her what being a real friend is about! Top of spine bumped. Bottom of spine slightly bumped and slightly rubbed..

Grolier Enterprises Inc. 1998. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0717288285. Very Scarce. Glossy Pictorial Boards. 55 pages with full page color photos. Barbie and Friends book club. Three Cheers for Becky - Barbie knows that any day can turn into an exciting adventure. It all depends on your attitude. Whether she's helping on eof her sisters tackle a problem or lending a hand to a friend, you c an be sure that everyone has a smile in the end! Three Cheers for Becky: When Skipper and her pals need a coach for their new cheerleading squad, Barbie's friend Becky is happy to lend a hand. But when one teammate loses her nerve before the first competition, Becky teaches the girls the true meaning of teamwork and trust. Becky the coach is in a wheelchair. Very light rubbing on the top & bottom of the spine and all 4 outside tips of corners. Back edge of spine hinge has some light scuffing..

Grolier Enterprises Inc. 1998. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0717288293. Very Scarce. Glossy Pictorial Boards. 55 pages with full page color photos. Barbie and Friends book club. Skipper's Baby- sitting Blues - Barbie knows that any day can turn into an exciting adventure. It all depends on your attitude. Whether she's helping on eof her sisters tackle a problem or lending a hand to a friend , you can be sure that everyone has a smile in the end! When Skipper offers to baby-sit her sisters it sounds like a cinch-a night of video and popcorn. But as soon as Barbie leaves, a surprise adven d t ure is just around the corner. Share in the fun as one frazzled teen learns a lesson in baby-sitting she'll never forget! Top and bottom of spine and top edge of rear cover slightly bumped. Botto m o f spine rubbed..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ace Books, 1987. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Never before published on bottom of front cover. 4th Thieves World Novel. Cover art: Gary Ruddell. Shadowspawn, Master thief of Sanctuary." In flight from the dark city of dangers, he is robbed by 4 mysterious highwaymen. it is the beginning of a strange and exciting journey that leads him and his companions to the frightening source of a magical vengeance: the 11 silver coins that vanish - one by one - for each stranger around them whi dies.now Shadowspawn goes beyond the walls of Sanctuary, and into new realms of crime and danger, sorcery and high adventure! 278 pages. Spined creased. Very very light rubbing on tips of top & bottom of spine and 2 front cover corner tips..

Bangkok, Thailand: ECPAT, 1992. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very very rare book. The prostitution of children is running rampant in Asia. Ten of thousands of young children are being kept as sexual slaves to satisfy adult passions. Ron O'Grady, tells why this is happening and what can be done to stop it! It is not a pleasant story. It is the story of greed and selfishness on the part of people from many nations. It is a story of child victims being abducted or sent into a life of suffering and premature death. But it is a story which needs to be told. 152 pages. Light rubbing on top & bottom of spine and some places around the outside edges. Prev. owners name lightly written on front cover top right corner..

Charlesbridge, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Noah and Tanika spend a day aboard the tugboat Hercules leaning about the boats and animals in the harbor. Glossy pictorial boards. Great chi ldrens book..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1979. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 9th Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 8 pages of photographs. Maps & illustrations. Here is the story of Japan's air war in the Pacific as told by the men who designed and flew the famous Zero fighter. The dazzling exploits of Japan's greatest fighter aces, the secret plans and Japanese evaluations of the great air/sea battles of the Pacific, design and performance data on the Zero itself . . . told entirely from the enemy .301 pages. Top & bottom of spine and front top right outside corner tip slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine lightly creased. Rear cover has light creases down the cover next to the spine edge and a 1" crease in middle. Light browning on spine and near the spine on both covers..

New York,NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1970. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Incredible story -and even more incredible aftermath of the top secret mission to save London, and possibly New York from Ge rman rockets. The near-suicide mission resulted in supreme heroism (it cost the life of Joe Kennedy, Jr.) - and consequences no one could have forseen. The top & bottom of the back cover outside corners are slightly bumped. The jacket is rubbed quite a bit on the top & bottom of the spine with a 1/2" tear on the back top corner. The jacket back cover 2 outside corners are bumped. All 4 outside c or ners of the jacket are slightly rubbed and the edge of the spine has some rubbing too..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Jove Books, 1991. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Very rare book. Collectible too. Powerfully dramatic. Explosively real. Author David Olson was there, flying a gunship for the First Air Cavalry Division along the western border of Vietnam. They were the Bulldogs. A platoon of helicopter gunship pilots stationed along the west border, a few klicks from Cambodia and Laos. The Bulldogs flew killing missions against an invisible enemy, several times a day, almost every day. And some of them - the lucky ones - even made it home. 310 pages. Spine is creased..

Eugene, OR, U.S.A.: Harvest House Publishers, 1997. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Today's challenges and pressures can make a fulfilling marriage seem like an impossible dream. Stormie Omartian shares how God has strengthened her own marriage since she began to pray for her husband concerning key areas of his life. Highlighting 30 areas of life in which a wife can pray for her husband, Omartian's book encourages the development of deep and spiritual bonds between husband and wife. 203 pages..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 1995. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0312859732. From the author of The Wheel of Time, the fabulously popular science fiction/fantasy masterpiece comes a splendid nove l of the American Revolution. In 1765, Michael Fallon, an Irishman on the run from brutal English overlords, makes his way to Charleston, South Carolina, as an indentured servant. Michael Fallon arri v es in Charleston with little more than his own self-respect and the ambition to become someone special. Bound over to Thomas Carver, a successful merchant, he quickly shows a knack for trade-and a d is turbing attraction to Carver's Beautiful, sensual daughter. The times are tumultous; a revolution is brewing in the colonies, and the anger of patriots is nowhere stronger than in the Holy City.A ro und him the Revolution explodes, with Charleston at the center of the bitter struggle between British, Loyalists, and Patriots..

Columbus, OH: Newfield Publications, 1996. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:1563973227. Weekly Reader edition. A little boy decides that he likes his old toy bunny better when it becomes worn and he thinks he might like a new one. The illustrations are done in colored pencil and watercolors. Glossy boards. Book as new except for 1/4" long teeth mark, from a baby, on front of spine..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1995. Trade Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0385425767. Young Women, Self-Esteem & the Confidence Gap by Peggy Orenstein in Association with the American Association of Unive rsity Women. "This important book should be read by parents rasing children of all ages and both sexes." - David Halberstam, New York Times Book Review. A 1994 New York Times Notable Book of the Year . "Orenstein has a stunning gift for finding and recounting raw, detailed scenes that demonstrate the harrowing circumstances of her young subjects' lives.Orenstein for the 1st time takes laypeople i n to the classroom. What she finds there will force most women (and probably men as well) to cast insight back on their own adolescent school days. They may find that too little has changed." - LA We e k l y.

New York, NY: Crown Publishing Group, 1997. Half-Leather. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 290 pp. Are you in control of your money--or is your money in control of you? Break free of financial anxieties and take power over your money. Orman is the head of her own financial-planning firm, a certified retirement specialist, and a best-selling author. She offers practical guidelines for investing, preparing a budget, purchasing a home , getting out of debt, and writing a will..

Nashville, TN, U.S.A.: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1995. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Single mothers, stop and refresh yourselves on the journey of life. Written by 2 single mothers, this collection of devotions invites you to experience the refreshment of Jesus' help and rest as you work to raise a family alone. Each brief yet intensely personal entry is accompanied by scripture, a prayer, and suggestions for journaling . These devotions will warm your heart and lift your chin; most of all, these devotionals will remind you that you are not alone. 229 pages..