Search Results: Authors starting with R from BIAbooks

New York: Pantheon Books, 1996. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A pristine book that won the National Book Critics Award in 1996. ".the stories of countless homesteaders who, in the first decades of this century, seized an astounding government offer: three hundred and twenty free acres in the stark, dry Plains of Montana and the Dakotas." "Bad Land is uncomon in its conception and its exquisite perceptiveness."---Richard Ford

New York: Pantheon Books, 1999. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A pristine book "Jonathan Raban's Passage to Juneau is a pure delight.Raban set sail in his 35-foot ketch from "virtual reality" Seattle to travel the 1,000 or so miles up the often turbulent and tricky Inside Passage to Alaska. tracing Captain Vancouver's 1792 voyage in the Discovery.Every page offers rewarding observations and colourful commentary." Amazon.co

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2010. First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A clean, fresh book SIGNED by the author. Authors first book.Slight closed tear on one corner of DJ, else fine. "Racculia's irresistibly charming debut is an artful mix of genres: oddball domestic (set in a boardinghouse, characters named Desdemona and Oneida), coming-of-age (high school loves and teen angst) and literary women's fiction (love, loss, and friendship)."--Publishers Weekly. "The author brilliantly captures teenage angst and uncertainty as she conveys some very grown-up truths about the choices we make and the prices we and others pay for them. Intelligent, warm-hearted and tough-minded Racculia is a talent to watch."--¿ Kirkus

New York: The Dial Press, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A pristine book. Authors FIRST book. The first appearance of the title in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. "In his zinger of a debut, Rachman deftly applies his experience as foreign correspondent and editor to chart the goings-on at a scrappy English-language newspaper in Rome. Chapters read like exquisite short stories. There are more than enough sublime moments [and] unexpected turns." - Publishers Weekly

New York: The Dial Press, 2010. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. A pristine book. Authors FIRST book."In his zinger of a debut, Rachman deftly applies his experience as foreign correspondent and editor to chart the goings-on at a scrappy English-language newspaper in Rome. Chapters read like exquisite short stories. There are more than enough sublime moments [and] unexpected turns." - Publishers Weekly

Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1944. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Henry E. Vallely. This vintage book is a part of Whitman's "Fighters For Freedom Series" . It is a juvenile wartime mystery: "When Kitty Carter joined the Canteen Corps, she expected to find plenty of hard work, and perhaps a little romance; but spies and saboteurs, and German submarines were far removed from her mind until she happened across the clue of the burning shoe on a bus one day." This part of War Time publishing history is in very book condition, sturdy and tight but with a deft gift inscription dated 'Christmas 1945'. Pages have experienced toning. The DJ is vivid and colorful. One corner is missing. and there are some cuts and wear along edges. This book is protected in a plastic cover.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Author's DEBUT NOVEL. "Spare, haunting, beautiful. Randall takes an epic [Gone With the Wind] throwing stones at America's mirage of racial purity. But her real achievement is a debut of shimmering lyricism."--Lisa Jones; A very attractive book. Appears unread.

New York: Random House, 2005. First U.S. Prining . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A pristine book. Fearlessly truthful and revelatory, A World Apart is a major work of investigative journalism and social justice.--RH. "The crimes committed by American women do not justify the crimes now being committed against them in our prisons. Cristina Rathbone has written a powerful book about the cruelty of this system, full of eloquence, dark humor, and compassion."--Eric Schlosser

New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. A COLLECTIBLE BOOK. A portrait of an artist who profoundly influenced the generation of photographers who followed him. This is a thoroughly engrossing biography of a unique American master. 47 photos.

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1997. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Fine/Fine. First ed. Bradford Books, MIT Press 1997. Book in Very Fine cond. White cloth full binding w/ gilt lettering on spine. Dustjacket in Fine cond. a few smudges on front and back covers and some wear on head and tail of spine.

New York: Random House, 2000. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A Fine, collectible book. Starting in 1959, and up through the 1990s, Ronald Reagan wrote letters to his wife. In this beautiful book those extraordinary letters are woven into a moving protrait of a long and loving marriage. Former First Lady Nancy Reagan shares not only the letters but also her reflections on them. A great book.

New York: Random House, 2000. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A Fine, collectible book. Starting in 1959, and up through the 1990s, Ronald Reagan wrote letters to his wife. In this beautiful book those extraordinary letters are woven into a moving protrait of a long and loving marriage. Former First Lady Nancy Reagan shares not only the letters but also her reflections on them. A great book.

New York: Random House, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. This book is the memoirs of one of the most fascinating, controversial, and enigmatic first ladies in American history. This book was written in collaboration with William Novak. DJ has some very minor edgewear, else fine.

New York: Free Press, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Edited with an introduction and commentary by K. Skinner, A.Anderson, M. Anderson; with a foreword by George P. Shultz. President Reagan was a dazzling communicator in letters as he was in person. His letters reveal his character and thinking like no other source.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Slight wrinkle on top of spine.

Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A sharply funny, erotically charged FIRST NOVEL about love infidelity, and the blues.

New York: Warner Books, 1993. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A great book that discusses various psychological and spiritual ideas rooted in multiple ancient Eastern traditions and New Age spirituality. "adventure in pursuit of a spiritual mystery",

New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st edition 1995 Tom Doherty Associates. F/F in excellent cond. black boards w/ gold lettering on spine. DJ has slight bump on top edge, great copy.Author of Beyond the Veil of Stars.

New York: William Morrow/Harpercollins, 2002. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. An extraordinary new literary voice makes a stunning debut in a darkly sensual, powerfully told tale of strange destiny and miraculous reawakening. This book ."is as alluring and bizarre as its brilliantly realized characters, who are supported by James Reese's wonderfully arcane historical research and his true gift for the macabre. A novelist of immense talent and promise, and a story that seeps into the mind like a potion."--Caleb Carr. A pristine book. Author's FIRST novel. Keywords: REESE FRANCE FICTION EROTICA OCCULT HORROR WITCHES NINETEENTH CENTURY

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fascinating blend of historical narrative and legal analysis, a major contribution to our understanding of the great American experiment. 254 pages. "Unique and impressive. .presents a series fascinating legal cases with verve, detail, and drama, and a deep understanding of our history as well as the law."--Stephen Ambrose