Search Results: Authors starting with S from 64 Books

VG condition softcover, text unmarked, 112 pp.

Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. VG condition hardcover in like dustjacket, slightly tanned pages, first edition, full number line.

Inscribed by the author on the title page. VG condition quarto softcover with creased top corner of cover. Color and black and white illustrations,164 pp. This title provides an overview of the sensitivity of elastic waves in the earth to in situ stress, pore pressure, and the anisotropy of the rock fabric resulting from the depositional and stress history of the rock and introduces several of the applications of that sensitivity. A variety of applications and real data examples is presented, and particular emphasis is placed on the rock-physics basis underlying the use of geophysical data for solving geomechanical problems. The book, which accompanies the 2010 SEG/EAGE Distinguished Instructor Short Course, provides the basis for applying geophysics and rock-physics solutions to geomechanical challenges in exploration, drilling, and production and is aimed at a broad range of geoscientists and engineers who work in the petroleum industry. The integrated nature of the material makes the… Read More

VG- condition quarto softcover, stress marks on spine from bending near head of spine, text clean and unmarked. Exhibition catalog illustrated with b&w photos, 52 pp.

Near fine condition quarto hardcover, clean and unmarked. Illustrated with many color photographs, 120 pp.

Good condition softcover with a few underlinings to text, 136 pp.

Fine condition quarto hardcover, signed on the title page by the author. Limited edition of 100, illustrated with color photographs, 88 pp.

Signed by the author on the title page. First edition, full number line. Fine condition hardcover in near fine condition dustjacket. B&w photo in each chapter, 368 pp.
After three acclaimed novels, Gary Shteyngart turns to memoir in a candid, witty, deeply poignant account of his life so far. Shteyngart shares his American immigrant experience, moving back and forth through time and memory with self-deprecating humor, moving insights, and literary bravado. The result is a resonant story of family and belonging that feels epic and intimate and distinctly his own.
"Hilarious and moving . . . The army of readers who love Gary Shteyngart is about to get bigger."—The New York Times Book Review

Signed by the author on the title page. Very good condition hardcover in like dustjacket with rubbed corners and edges, vertical crease to front flap, 204 pp. Protagonist Ben Crandel, a blase screenwriter in the midst of Hollywood glamour, helps policeman friend George Steifer find a missing woman reporter. While investigating the punk rock drug scene along the wrong part of Santa Monica Boulevard, they discover connections to neo-Nazi violence.

VG condition, cover signed by artist, first page inscribed by author.

Clean and unmarked, 284 pp.

Near fine condition softcover, clean and unmarked.

Near fine condition softcover, clean and unmarked.

Near fine condition softcover, clean and unmarked.

Near fine condition softcover, clean and unmarked.251 pp.

Near fine condition hardcover, clean and unmarked.

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Near fine condition softcover, clean and unmarked, 235 pp.

Near fine condition softcover, clean and unmarked.

Near fine condition hardcover, clean and unmarked.