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Floris Books, 1987. 1ST. HARDBOUND. LIKE NEW. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Anthroposophic Press; 1st Edition (January 1, 1987) Language ‏ : ‎ English HARDBOUND ‏ : ‎ 157 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0863150586 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0863150586 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces Chartres cathedral draws millions of visitors every year, yet its origins have been largely forgotten. Rene Querido explores its story, including its foundation in the early eleventh century by Fulbertus as part of the great School of Chartres, and its development under Bernadus Silvestris, John of Salisbury and the last great master, Alanus ab Insulis. Working through to the twentieth century, Querido never loses sight of the magnificence of the building, nor the great significance of the ideas that developed around it.

Random House (NY), 2004. 1ST. HARDBOUND. LIKE NEW in LIKE NEW jacket. 1ST. 6.39 x 1.07 x 9.52 inches. pp. 288. Publisher: Random House; 1st edition (April 6, 2004) Language: English HARDBOUND: 288 pages ISBN-10: 1400061121 ISBN-13: 978-1400061129 Item Weight: 1.25 POUNDS Dimensions: 6.39 x 1.07 x 9.52 inches. In this remarkable book, Anna Quindlen, one of America's favorite novelists and a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, once again gives us wisdom, opinions, insights, and reflections about current events and modern life. Always insightful, rooted in everyday experience and common sense...Quindlen is so GOOD that even when you disagree with what she says, you still love the way she says it, said People magazine about her number one New York Times bestseller Thinking Out Loud, and the same can be said about Loud and Clear.

Random House Trade, 2017. 2ND. SOFTCOVER. LIKE NEW. 1ST. 5.2 x 0.65 x 8 inches. pp. 263. Publisher: Random House Trade SOFTCOVERs; Reprint edition (June 6, 2017) Language: English SOFTCOVER: 263 pages ISBN-10: 0812985907 ISBN-13: 978-0812985900 Item Weight: 7.7 OUNCES Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.65 x 8 inches. In a small town on the verge of big change, a young woman unearths deep secrets about her family and unexpected truths about herself. Filled with insights that are the hallmark of Anna Quindlen's bestsellers, Miller's Valley is an emotionally powerful story about a family you will never forget.

Random House Inc (T), 1993. SOFTCOVER. GOOD. Random House Inc (T). 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches. pp. 287. Publisher: Random House; Stated First Edition (March 23, 1993) Language: English HARDBOUND: 287 pages ISBN-10: 0679407111 ISBN-13: 978-0679407119 Item Weight: 1.35 POUNDS Dimensions: 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches. Thinking out loud is what Anna Quindlen does best. A syndicated columnist with her finger on the pulse of women's lives, and her heart in a place we all share, she writes about the passions, politics, and peculiarities of Americans everywhere. From gays in the military, to the race for First Lady, to the trials of modern motherhood and the right to choose, Anna Quindlen's views always fascinate.

Random House, 2002. 1ST. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD in VERYGOOD jacket. 1ST. 6.37 x 1.03 x 9.51 inches. pp. 228. Publisher: Random House; 1st edition (September 17, 2002) Language: English HARDBOUND: 228 pages ISBN-10: 0375502238 ISBN-13: 978-0375502231 Item Weight: 1.15 POUNDS Dimensions: 6.37 x 1.03 x 9.51 inches. This powerful new novel by the bestselling author of Black and Blue, One True Thing, Object Lessons, and A Short Guide to a Happy Life begins when a teenage couple drives up, late at night, headlights out, to Blessings, the estate owned by Lydia Blessing. They leave a box and drive away, and in this instant, the world of Blessings is changed forever. Richly written, deeply moving, beautifully crafted, Blessings tells the story of Skip Cuddy, caretaker of the estate, who finds a baby asleep in that box and decides he wants to keep her, and of matriarch Lydia Blessing, who, for her own reasons, decides to help him. The secrets of the past, how they affect the decisions and lives of people in… Read More