Search Results: Authors starting with V from The Sun Also Rises

2008. 4th Edition. Soft cover. LITERATURE TEXT BOOK Very Good . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Instructors review copy.

2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fiction As New As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. About the book: In a world where diplomacy has become celebrity, a young ambassador survives an assassination attempt and must join with an undercover paparazzo in a race to save her life, spin the story, and secure the future of her young country in this near-future political thriller from the acclaimed author of Mechanique and The Girls at Kingfisher Club. When Suyana, Face of the United Amazonia Rainforest Confederation, is secretly meeting Ethan of the United States for a date that can solidify a relationship for the struggling UARC, the last thing she expected was an assassination attempt. Daniel, a teen runaway turned paparazzi out for his big break, witnesses the first shot hit Suyana, and before he can think about it, he jumps into the fray, telling himself it's not altruism, it's the scoop. Now Suyana and Daniel are on the run and if they don't keep one step ahead, they'll lose it all.

2015. Hardcover. Fiction As New As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. About the book: In a world where diplomacy has become celebrity, a young ambassador survives an assassination attempt and must join with an undercover paparazzo in a race to save her life, spin the story, and secure the future of her young country in this near-future political thriller from the acclaimed author of Mechanique and The Girls at Kingfisher Club. When Suyana, Face of the United Amazonia Rainforest Confederation, is secretly meeting Ethan of the United States for a date that can solidify a relationship for the struggling UARC, the last thing she expected was an assassination attempt. Daniel, a teen runaway turned paparazzi out for his big break, witnesses the first shot hit Suyana, and before he can think about it, he jumps into the fray, telling himself it's not altruism, it's the scoop. Now Suyana and Daniel are on the run and if they don't keep one step ahead, they'll lose it all.

2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. JASON BOURNE. ERIC VAN LUSTBADER. 1ST EDITION. ADVENTURE As New As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gift quality. About the book: In Robert Ludlum's ground-breaking career, no other character so captured and held the world's imagination as Jason Bourne. He appeared in three of Robert Ludlum's own #1 bestselling novels - The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum - and they remain amongst Ludlum's most-read and most-loved books to this day. Now, for the first time ever, the Estate of Robert Ludlum has acceded to the demands of readers around the world, turning to bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader to bring Jason Bourne back to life in a thrilling new novel. Jason Bourne is known and feared in the deadly world of covert-ops as one of the most highly skilled assassins for hire. Bourne, however, was merely an identity assumed by CIA agent David Webb, a personality implanted by the CIA to facilitate a dangerous operation, but one that threatened… Read More

2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. ERIC VAN LUSTBADER. 1ST EDITION. JASON BOURNE. ADVENTURE As New As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gift quality About the book: Already devastated by loss, Bourne is shattered by a report that his last friend in the world, Martin Lindros has gone missing. A CI deputy director, Lindros was in Ethiopia tracking suspicious shipments of yellowcake uranium and atomic bomb weaponry. His last lifeline to humanity, Bourne will not let Lindros go. Despite his hatred for CI, Bourne sets out to rescue his friend and finish the job: dismantling a terrorist network determined to build nuclear armaments by cutting off their source of money. But Bourne doesn't realize that these men, Islamic supremacists, are leaders of an incredibly dangerous, technologically savvy group with ties from Africa, across the Middle East, and into Eastern Europe and Russia. They have predicted Bourne's every move, and are counting on his unwitting help in their plans to destroy America.

2016. 1st Edition. Hardcover. ERIC VAN LUSTBADER. 1ST EDITION. JASON BOURNE. ADVENTURE Near Fine Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tear upper spine of jacket. About the book: A NEW JASON BOURNE NOVEL! On the eve of Russian general Boris Karpov's wedding, Jason Bourne receives an enigmatic message from his old friend and fellow spymaster. In Moscow, what should be a joyous occasion turns bloody and lethal. Now Bourne is the only one who can decipher Karpov's cryptogram. He discovers that Karpov has betrayed his sovereign to warn Bourne of a crippling disaster about to be visited on the world. Bourne has only four days to discover the nature of the disaster and stop it. The trail Karpov has been following leads Bourne to Cairo and the doorstep of Ivan Borz, the elusive international arms dealer infamous for hiding behind a never-ending series of false identities, a man Bourne has been hunting ever since he abducted former Treadstone director Soraya Moore and her two-year-old daughter and brutally… Read More

2007. Hardcover. AUTOBIOGRAPHY As New As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gift quality About the book: Smart continues the story of his life, beginning when he was discharged from active duty with the Army following WW II. He recounts the trials and tribulations of being part owner of a hardware store, commanding an infantry battalion (reserve), and attending various Army Schools. After meeting and marrying his wife, he was called to active duty as an instructor at the Command and General Staff College. At the end of the Korean War he was in Korea, in Civil Affairs, with the 7 Infantry Division and later with KACC (Koreas Civil Assistance Command) a United Nations Unit, whose mission it was to help in the rehabilitation of Korea which was devastated by the war, Stuart includes many pictures and documents of this era. This is a detailed, accurate, real life account of what really took place in Korea. Then he was assigned to Fort Lewis, Washington, where he served as the Post 0-2, a battalion… Read More

2006. Hardcover. AUTOBIOGRAPHY As New As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gift quality About the book: In this autobiography compiled from old diaries and letters, Stuart O. Van Slyke recounts his adventures as a young man born to hardship in the early 20th century. He recalls how he overcame his background through his own grit, imagination, and the support of his family and friends. From a 21st century point of view, Stuart's unsupervised childhood seems carefree. Virtually on his own from the beginning, Stuart worked his way through college, where he was introduced to the Army through ROTC, and was the first of his family to graduate. He was called to active duty on June 30, 1941, as a second lieutenant, but his true military career started on Pearl Harbor day. This turned out to a pivotal event in the shaping of his life. One of the highlights of the book is his service in the North African Campaign and his passionate yet sensitive command of the 78th Fighter Control Squadron, and later on the… Read More

2008. Soft cover. AUTOBIOGRAPHY As New . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gift quality About the book: Stuart brings his story to the present time in his final book of this trilogy. . .a time when little girls wore dresses and hats to church, the United States was experiencing growing pains of its own and history, culture, and technology were evolving into what would become present-day America. Beginning in 1957, this book chronicles Stuart's life as he, along with several thousand other officers, were RIFed. He then enlisted as a sergeant and began a new life at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. During this time, he would have a 14 months unaccompanied tour to Korea. Returning to Fort Bliss, he would eventually retire as a Lieutenant Colonel in El Paso and enter the civilian world to become a successful commercial realtor. El Paso remains his home to this day. As son, husband, father, grandfather, and now great-grandfather, he looks back at the shaping of his own life and the tumultuous times in which he… Read More

1991. Soft cover. CHRISTIANITY Good . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ISBN 10: 0961308974 Synopsis: Four lectures presented at a symposium sponsored by the Resident Associate Program, Smithsonian Institution on October 27, 1990. Speakers, and lecture titles, include: Hershel Shanks: "The Excitement Lasts: An Overview" ~ James C. Vanderkam: "Implications for the History of Judaism and Christianity" ~ P. Kyle McCarter, Jr.: "The Mystery of the Copper Scroll" ~ James A. Sanders: "Understanding the Development of the Biblical Text." An 11-page Panel Discussion follows the lectures.

1976. 1st Edition. Soft cover. HOW TO DO Very Good . 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Small mark out front cover.

1974. 1st Edition. Soft cover. HOW TO DO Very Good . 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 3rd Printing. Small mark out front cover.

1957. 1st Edition. Mass media paperback. VINTAGE PB. NATURE Good . 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Lots of B&W pictures. Bibliography. Paper is yellowing. Laurel edition #LC105. Original price 50 cents. Photos by William Vandivert. Drawings by Carl Burger

1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE HB. JUVENILE. BIG LITTLE BOOK. Very Good No Jacket. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. The better little book, #1460. Paper is yellowing. Binding is tight and pages are clean. Boards reworked.

1981. Trade paperback. LANGUAGE Very Good . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ISBN 10: 9709019481. Illustrated. In Spanish.

2013. Hardcover. BIBLE. SPANISH. Near Fine In slipcase without a jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two gift quality volumes in slip case. Slip case in very good condition (some stains (bottom)

1990. Trade paperback. SHORT STORIES. Very Good . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Text underlining About the book: Representing four prominent American women writers who flourished in the period following the Civil War, this collection includes "Life in the Iron Mills" by Rebecca Harding Davis, "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Country of the Pointed Firs" by Sarah Orne Jewett, and "Souls Belated" by Edith Wharton. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

2000. Soft cover. WESTERN FICTION Very Good .

1975. Hardcover. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM Good Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ex-library book with markings. Introduction by Ralph Nader. The book influenced the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.

1942. Soft cover. Sheet music. Polka. Good . 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Picture of Al Donahue on front cover. Ex-owner's name and date written on front cover. Some chips and edge wear. Beginning of split in lower cover folds-taped