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New York: Crown Publishers. As New in As New dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. 315 pages. At the height of his power, Napoleon was unstoppable. But the tiny typhus microbe would test Napoleon to his limit. This work tells the tale of these two unstoppable historical forces meeting on the road to Moscow in a clash of killer pathogen and peerless army .

New York: G. P Putnam's Sons. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Red boards with red spine imprinted in gold with title and author. Light blue endpapers. Full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. 398 pages .

Austin: University of Texas Press. Near Fine. 1990. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Minor edgewear on back edge of spine . 256 pages. From Notrees to Pine Island, from Scotland to Moscow, from Dickens to Tennyson, from Spur to Lariat, from Buck Naked to Bald Prairie--Texans are unsurpassed for the imaginative names they give their towns and cities. Fred Tarpley has chosen 1001 of the most unusual and interesting of the 75,000 place names that dot the Texas map. The names of Texas communities and places can be traced to a number of basic sources, including people; landscapes; the Bible; literature and mythology; misunderstandings and errors; backward spellings and blends; and anecdotes and events. Each entry in <I>1001 Texas Place Names</I> gives the official spelling of the name, phonetic pronunciation where necessary, dates of post office operation, and a short narrative about the origin of the name and the history of the place. Each of Texas's 254 counties is… Read More

New York: Hyperion. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable archival cover. Stated First Edition with full number line.. 1.51 x 9.32 x 6.42 Inches. 496 pages .

New York: Dutton. Near Fine. 2019. 1st Dutton Mass Market Edition. Tall Mass Market Paperback. No spine crease. Full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. 495 pages. A Pike Logan Thriller, No. 13. Former Special Forces Officer and New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor delivers a heart-pounding thriller featuring Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill as they come face to face with a conspiracy where nothing is as it seems.Hot on the trail of a North Korean looking to sell sensitive US intelligence to the Syrian regime, Pike Logan and the Taskforce stumble upon something much graver: the sale of a lethal substance called Red Mercury.Unbeknownst to the Taskforce, the Syrians plan to use the weapon of mass destruction against American and Kurdish forces, and blame the attack on terrorists, causing western nations to reassess their participation in the murky cauldron of the Syrian civil war.Meanwhile, North Korea has its own devastating agenda: a double-cross that will dwarf… Read More

New York: Dutton. Near Fine. 2016. Tall Mass Market Paperback. No spine crease. Includes exerpt from The Widow's Strike . 532 pages. A Pike Logan Thriller, No. 3. Retired Delta Force officer Brad Taylor returns with the third explosive installment in the Pike Logan thrillers.In retired Delta Force officer Brad Taylor's third Pike Logan thriller, a tentative peace between Israel and Palestine has been brokered by the United States. But the Taskforce -- a clandestine team operating outside of US law to protect the country from terrorism -- gets wind of an assassination attempt on the American envoy sent to solidify the treaty. The Taskforce must devote every resource to saving his life -- and preventing another bloody outbreak of violence.Taskforce operator Pike Logan and his partner, Jennifer Cahill, are charged with following the assassin's flimsy trail through the Middle East, a trail that becomes more muddled at every turn. They must contend with terrorist organizations,… Read More

New York: Dutton. Fine. 2016. 1st premium mass market edition. Tall Mass Market Paperback. No spine crease. Includes excerpt from Ghosts of War. 529 pages. A Pike Logan Thriller, No. 8. In the eighth action-packed thriller in the New York Times bestselling Pike Logan series, ISIS, the most maniacal terrorist organization the modern world has ever seen, is poised to make their most audacious strike yet.The United States has anticipated and averted countless attacks from terrorist groups -- thanks in large part to the extralegal counterterrorist unit known as the Taskforce. But in THE INSIDER THREAT, a much more insidious evil is about to shatter the false sense of safety surrounding civilized nations. While world powers combat ISIS on the battlefield, a different threat is set in motion by the group -- one that can't be defeated by an airstrike. Off the radar of every Western intelligence organization, able to penetrate America or any European state, they intend to commit an act of… Read More

New York: Wiley. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Red book with title and author imprinted on spine in white. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Appendix, index. . 1.05 x 9.36 x 6.39 Inches. 292 pages. Strategies for becoming a fully functional E-business This book provides executives, managers, and entrepreneurs with practical ideas and techniques that will help them improve the way they implement and manage E-commerce and E-business. The authors have been E-business strategy consultants for over a decade, and this book is based on their experiences working with hundreds of Fortune 500 companies and dot com startups. The book is filled with examples of how companies across industries have used the Internet to sell in business-to-business E-marketplaces, as well as direct to consumers, and the problems they have encountered in the process. The book also covers many topics that other E-business books miss, including the impact of the Net's underground… Read More

New York: Ivy Books / Ballantine Books. Very Good. 1994. First Edition Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Previous owner's name on book synopsis page . Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 280 pages. The path, which was narrow and tilted downward steeply through high brush, soon came out on a rocky beach where the river was both wide and fast-flowing and looked deep and rather ominous. I walked slowly in the fading light, eyes on the ground looking for the stones that might be granite, then saw something that wasn't rocks. It took my brain a few seconds to compute the unexpected sight into a mocassin-clad foot and, beside it, another. I screamed before I could stop myself, jerking back and looking up at a tall Indian who was utterly motionless, as still as the stones or the sand, and as silent, standing on the edge of the bushes. He looked at me sourly and then said slowly, enunciating each word separately, "How, white squaw." "Well. at least you have a sense o… Read More

Southern Historical Press. New. (1983) 2007. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Vol. 2. 134 pages. Gates County was created in 1778 from Hertford, Chowan and Perquimans counties, N.C. It is located in the northeastern corner of the state bordering Virginia. It is surrounded by the counties of Camden, Chowan, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimanscounties, N.C. and byNansemond Vounty, VA. Many of the inhabitants of the "BURNED" counties of Hertford, N.C. and Nansemond, VA which adjoins Gates County are mentioned in these early deeds. .

Clearfield Co. New. 1995. Hardcover. 232 pages. The information in this volume was compiled from the little known Custom House Papers in the Manuscript Department of the Rhode Island Historical Society, and was supplemented by a National Archives microfilm publication containing copies of passenger arrival lists. The Providence lists from 1798 to 1808 are actually extremely rare Alien Registration Lists, kept in compliance with the Alien Act of 1798. They contain the name of the alien, his age, place of birth, the country he came from, the nation he belonged to and owed allegiance to, his occupation, and a physical description. The 1820-1872 passenger lists for Providence and Bristol/Warren are Customs Passenger Lists in the possession of the Rhode Island Historical Society--a large percentage of which are actually missing from the National Archives microfilm for the same period of coverage. These lists give the name of the passenger, his age, sex,… Read More

Cincinnati: Betterway Books. New. 2001. Paperback. 246 pp., index. The author shows you how to organize and store the most cherished images of your ancestors so that future generations can enjoy them as well. You will learn how to care for family photographs, identify different types of damage, use basic conservation techniques, buy proper storage materials, then organize your family photo archive and safely display it for all to see.. 246 pages .

Westminster, MD: Heritage Books. New. (1991) 2007. Paperback. Index.. 440 pages. Limington, (originally called Little Ossippe), was a part of the "Ossipee Tract" purchased by Francis Small in 1668 from an Indian sagamore. As early as 1771, the Small heirs, then living in Scarboro and Cape Elizabeth, Maine, were taking an active interest in their ancestral lands and laid plans for its development and settlement. Many Smalls, and a great number of their neighbors in both towns, moved into Limington. By the time the 1790 census was taken, the town had one hundred and fifteen settlers. This major new work, twenty-five years in the making, was compiled from a variety of primary and other sources including: town and family records, genealogists, manuscripts, cemetery inscriptions, census records, newspaper obituaries and death notices, and school district polls. Genealogical information includes, when known: date and place of birth, marriage, and death; names of spouses; occupation;… Read More

New York: Lark Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Light corner bump; tiny tear to d j . Oversize. 144 pages. This third entry in the <I>Art of Jewelry</I> series brings crafters an eye-opening assortment of wood necklaces, bangles, and earrings to make—alongside a gallery of inspirational work from the best contemporary artists. Filled with stepped-out examples of each project in different stages, it covers all the basics, including an exploration of sawing, sanding, drilling, carving, pyrography, and painting. The 30 inspiring projects feature such standout pieces as a carved ebony ring, copper and wood brooches embellished with pyrographed patterns, and a rich mahogany pendant dotted with delicate pearls. All the items are showcased in beautiful color images, accompanied by the artists’ professional insights and creative tips. .

New York: Houghton Mifflin. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Personal inscription, "From Brian & Kelly Christmas 2009", on the page between the half-title and the title page. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Black boards and spine with title and author imprinted in gold. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 475 pages. Louis Armstrong was the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century and a giant of modern American culture. He knocked the Beatles off the top of the charts, wrote the finest of all jazz autobiographies - without a collaborator - and created collages that have been compared to the art of Romare Bearden. The ranks of his admirers included Johnny Cash, Jackson Pollock and Orson Welles. Offstage he was witty, introspective and unexpectedly complex, a beloved colleague with an explosive temper whose larger-than-life personality was tougher and more sharp-edged than his worshipping fans ever knew. "Wall… Read More

New York: Howard Books. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2010. Hardcover. Tiny ding at bottom of back board . . 321 pages. For her entire life, Rafraf, a devout Muslim, had been told that Americans were the enemy. Her understanding of the world, of her place in it, and of the United States had been steeped in the culture of Iraq under the rule of Saddam Hussein. Yet, in the midst of insurgents attempting to kidnap and kill her, she found herself on the receiving end of lifesaving help from those she considered her enemies.Rafraf suddenly finds herself living with a Christian family in the Bible Belt of America. Nothing had prepared her for this new reality—the life of a college student in a vastly foreign culture, in a community as far from her expectations as she could have imagined, and in a family that opens their hearts to enfold her.<I>Saved by Her Enemy </I>is a riveting journey of two very different people from opposite sides of the world, of faith, of experience,… Read More

New York: McGraw-Hill. Near Fine. 2000. First Edition. Paperback. Full number line 5 4 32 1. . 144 pages. Step-by-Step Yoga for Pregnancy is an essential guide to the best exercises for each stage of pregnancy and the resources you need for a harmonious pregnancy, birth, and recovery. Beautifully illustrated, for all three trimesters, and the weeks following delivery. The perfect resource for newcomers to yoga and invaluable for experienced students. A complete collection of safe, carefully selected postures. Written in consultation with top yoga instructors, midwives, and doctors. Approved by leading pregnancy experts. .

Ottawa, IL: Green Hill Productions. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. D j has edgewear at corners and two short tears at either side of spine tail . Black book with title and author imprinted in gold on spine . 222 pages. still feel a lot of bitterness. It's been a long time, but to me it was just yesterday. I'll never forgive him. I don't believe the truth has been told. I don't know the truth. None of us knows the truth. It's still a mystery . . . . There was just too much deception, too much double talk and cover up. -- Joseph Kopechne, Women's News Service This then is the real horror of the case. Mary Jo in the bottom of that upside-down car, wedged in, clawing, clutching and straining for air and for life in the total blackness at the bottom of Poucha Pond with water creeping higher and higher. Completely terrified, she waited for help from Senator Kennedy - who was on the phone seeking help not for Mary Jo, but for Senator… Read More

Boston: Harvard Business School Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. . 278 pages .

New York: Berkley Prime Crime. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart cover. Stated First Edition: May 2005 with full number line.. 1.3 x 8.1 x 5.2 Inches. 320 pages. Bridget Heaney escaped from Ireland's Great Famine to New York City, where she spent her childhood as a pickpocket, supporting herself and her younger sister. But ever since she made her first pot of soup at the orphanage, she knew she wanted to be a cook. Now, in the home of wealthy and powerful department store owner Isaac Gold, her dream is about to come true. But on Bridget's first day of work, amidst gleaming copper pots and mighty woodstoves, she finds a body hidden inside the dough box. It is Gold's youngest son, whose whereabouts have been a mystery for several days. Bridget's courage and street sense take her from cook to crime-solver as she helps the heartbroken Gold family unravel the story of their son's fate. Justice will be served-along… Read More