Search Results: Authors starting with R from Florida Mountain Book Co.

Aachen: Shaker Verlag, 1997. Softcover, [xii], 547 pages. Good+ condition. Size 8.125"x5.75". Subtitled: A review of modern approaches to the simulation of materials with special emphasis on crystal plasticity and integrated methods. Wrappers have moderate handling/shelfwear, curling. Binding is tight. Text is clean and unmarked.. Good+.

Barcelona: Ediciones B, 1997. Hardcover (tapa dura), 208 pages. Very Good condition in a Good dust jacket. Text in Spanish. Conversaciones con Bokar Rimpoché. Traducción del francés por Teresa Clavel. Size 9.25"x6". A few pages folded at top corner, text else Near Fine, clean & unmarked. Dust jacket has edgewear and shelfwear.. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

NY: Anchor Books, 1996. Softcover, [xii], 607 pages. Fine condition. Size 8.875"x5.75". "As he did in The Last Tsar, Radzinsky thrillingly brings the past to life. The Kremlin intrigues, the ceaseless round of double-dealing and back-stabbing, the private worlds of the Soviet Empire's ruling class-all become, in Radzinsky's hands, as gripping and powerful as the great Russian sagas. And the riddle of that most cold-blooded of leaders, a man for whom nothing was sacred in his pursuit of absolute might--and perhaps the greatest mass murderer in Western history--is solved." Very light exterior shelfwear, else As New, clean and unmarked.. Fine.

Fairfield, CT: Aslan Publishing, 2000. Softcover, [xi], 214 pages. Very Good condition. Third edition. Size 8.375"x5.5". "Expertly blending a wide background in Western psychology with a broad and sympathetic understanding of Eastern spiritual traditions, Aminah Raheem presents a scientific and well-reasoned survey of the role that factors like love, wisdom, service and enlightenment play in optimal health." Moderate exterior shelfwear. Interior text clean and unmarked.. Very Good.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1991. Softcover, 241 pages. Very Good+ condition. Size 9.25"x6.125". The author "focuses on how major prose works of the period are preoccupied with their readers." Light shelfwear to wraps, interior text Fine.. Very Good+.

El Paso, TX: Bravo Press, 1980. Hardcover, 301 pages. Very Good+ condition. Inscribed and signed by "the Rak" (dtd 1980) on front fly w/ink sketch of old El Paso Street. Size 11.25"x8.75" (oblong). Light gray cloth w/black lettering & design. Light exterior shelfwear. Text clean & unmarked.. Signed by Author. Very Good+.

Cooper Ornithological Society, 1981. Softcover, [x], 630 pages. Fair condition. Size 10"x6.875". "Counting birds has a long tradition. It is the currency of many ornithological studies. Bird counts have been seminal in our knowledge of bird migration, competition, ecology, population dynamics, environmental adaptation, impact of human alterations and island biogeography. Interest in estimating bird numbers remains high today but is often plagued by unasked or unanswered questions regarding sampling methods and treatment of the results. This book recorded the outcome of a meeting held to address these and other questions. It led to better understanding of what can and cannot be done with datasets." Wrappers are heavily rubbed & have two small closed tears; spine is creased; previous owner's stamp on text block top & bottom and title page. Binding is stressed (not loose) at the interior margin in a few places. Minor notations on four pages, interior text else Very Good.. Fair.

NY: Academic Press, 1971. Hardcover, [xi], 296 pages. Very Good condition in a Good- (minus) dust jacket. Size 9.125"x6.25". Please see accompanying photos for contents. Book has light handling/shelfwear. Previous owners' stamps on front fly and label on rear board, text else Near Fine condition, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has edgewear, small closed tears, sunning & soiling.. Very Good.

Chennai: Kalaimakal Icaik Kalluri, 1969. Softcover, 96 pages. Good+ condition. Text in Tamil. Size 8.375"x5.5". Moderate exterior wear (bumped corners, light soiling, small tears on spine), interior text clean and unmarked.. Good+.

Chennai: Kalaimakal Icaik Kalluri, 1969. Softcover, [xxiii], 88 pages. Good+ condition. Text in Tamil. Size 8.375"x5.5". Includes free English rendering of the Tamil songs by R. Rangachari. Moderate exterior wear (bumped corners, light soiling), interior text clean and unmarked.. Good+.

Chennai: Kalaimakal Icaik Kalluri, 1968. Softcover, [viii], xxx, 21, [7] pages. Good condition. Text in Tamil. Size 7"x4.75". Includes Free English rendering of the Tamil Songs by R. Rangachari. Moderate exterior wear (bumped corners, light soiling). Final leaf has light marginal soiling, and is pulled from the staples at the interior margin but remains firmly bound, text else clean and unmarked.. Good.

Raleigh, NC: Contemporary Lithographers, 1989. Hardcover, [xxx] + 405 pages. Very Good+ condition/no DJ. Size 8.75"x5.5". A novel of a criminal court judge in the State of Karnataka "and his court proceedings and the judgements of those cases, which have been written in the forms of story telling." Includes glossary of Indian terms. Light exterior shelf wear. Author's presentation label on title page. Interior text Fine, clean & unmarked. Very Good+.

UK: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1984. Softcover, 186 pages. Very Good condition. Size 8.5"x5.375". "Contains some of the best short stories by Caribbean writers. Among the contributors are famous names in West Indian literature such as Claude McKay, Roger Mais, Wilson Harris and Jean Rhys as well as lesser known young writers like Noel Williams, Clyde Hosein and Wayne Brown. Each story is accompanied by an introduction and a biographical note on the author." Light exterior shelfwear. Bookseller's stamp on half-title page, else Fine condition, clean and unmarked.. Very Good.

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2004. Hardcover, [xii], 338 pages. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. First printing. Size 9.25"x6.25". "A rollicking tale of a powerful, if unconventional, literary figure. From his childhood in West Texas to his adolescence as a cowboy in northeastern New Mexico, from D-Day in World War II to the wild world of Hollywood, Max Evans has truly lived many lifetimes. Peppered through all this mayhem were stints as a gold smuggler, mining company executive, artist in Taos, professional calf roper, movie producer, and legendary partygoer." Book is is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light shelfwear.. 1st Edition. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1998. Hardcover, [xiii], 310 pages. Very Good condition. Size 9.5"x7.5". Includes 3 1/2 inch disk (ISBN# 0201433222). This book "Identifies problems for which wavelet transform techniques are well-suited. Shows how to implement wavelet transforms efficiently, & explains how to choose or design appropriate wavelets for a given application." Book has moderate exterior shelfwear. Previous owner's name on front pastedown, text else Near Fine, clean and unmarked. Disk is unopened.. Very Good.

Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006. Hardcover, [xix], 663 pages. Good+ condition. Fourth edition. Size 10.5"x7.5". This book provides "a broad overview of the underlying principles of finite element analysis and where it fits into the larger context of other mathematically based engineering analytical tools . . . . This book will appeal to students in mechanical, structural, electrical, environmental and biomedical engineering." Book has moderate handling/shelfwear. Previous owner's name on text block top edge, text else Near Fine, clean and unmarked.. Good+.

Bombay: Self-published, 1959. Hardcover, 31 pages (printed on one side only). Very Good condition. Size 13.25"x8.375". Typescript, bound in dark green buckram over boards. "What is popularly called 'Bhava Phala' (effects of the 12 houses) in standard texts is dealt with in this small book with a direct touch and with particular reference to planets stationed in various houses, specially taking into consideration the aspects they receive and the fact whether the planet occupies exaltation, its own or its enemy house." Moderate wear to exterior (bumps & rubs on extremities), interior text Near Fine.. Very Good.

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1975. Hardcover, [xvi], 400 pages. Good condition/no dust jacket. Size 8.75"x5.75". "This book is intended to provide a fairly complete coverage of electron microprobe analysis for users of the technique in metallurgy and materials science, geology, biology, etc. The treatment emphasises physical principles, in relation to the design and operation of the instrument and the interpretation of results, but every effort has been made to avoid superfluous theoretical detail." Book has moderate exterior shelfwear, and darkening of the cloth from a sticker on the rear board. Previous owners' info on front fly, notation on rear pastedown. Binding is stressed (not loose) at the interior margin in a few places from handling. Interior text is clean and unmarked.. Good.

NY: Barnes & Noble Books, 1995. Hardcover, 96 pages. Very Good condition in a Good dust jacket. Size 8.875"x7.25". Reprint of the 1994 publication by Benedikt Taschen Verlag (the German art publisher). "In this lovely book, you'll find more than 70 birds in plates remarkably true to the colors and detail of the originals." Book has moderate handling/shelfwear and is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has shelfwear, creases, and scuffs on extremities.. Very Good/Good.

Rustington, Sussex: Health Science Press, 1964. Hardcover, 117 pages. Very Good condition in a Good+ dust jacket. Size 7.5"x4.75". Chapter Headings: Health and Happiness Await Those Who Seek Them; The Life Force; Planetary Emotions Related to Health; Planetary Emotions and the Food We Eat; Other Important Health Considerations; Planetary Influences on Character and Life; Character Determinations of Prominent Men. Bookseller's stamp on front fly, very light soiling on title page, interior else Near Fine, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has moderate shelfwear.. Very Good/Good+.