Search Results: Authors starting with V from Zeno's

Berkeley. 1999. University Of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0520217675. 321 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration - Detail from Atlantic Greyhound Lines travel brouchure, Florida via Dixie shortcuts, 1945. keywords: Vacations History Sociology. FROM THE PUBLISHER - When it comes to holidays, some talk about ‘seeing the world', others about ‘getting away from it all'. These two basic philosophies of travel are elaborated in this investigation of ‘elsewhereness' as a human pursuit. Whether we set out in search of a mountainscape that will take our breath away, artifacts of the past to enrich our minds, the purest sand on the most unspoiled beach, or a summer place to know and cherish, we follow inner itineraries as time-honoured and various as the routes we take. Beginning his cultural journey among some 18th-century pioneers of tourism, Lofgren takes us on a tour of the Western holiday world and shows how two centuries of ‘learning to… Read More

Berkeley. 1996. Heyday Books. Reprinted Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0930588827. 428 pages. paperback. keywords: Travel California. FROM THE PUBLISHER - From the myths of the Yokuts Indians to stories and poems of famous contemporary writers, this ground breaking anthology showcases the best of California's Great Central Valley writings. Unlike New England or the South, the Central Valley has never been recognized as a region of literary significance. And yet this flat farming region, nestled between the Sierra Nevada and the coast, has produced a surprising body of magnificent writing. This anthology includes more than 70 writers, storytellers, and poets, each interpreting the Valley from their own perspective and personal experience. Together, they provide a rich view of the region's physical and emotional landscape. This is American literature at its best - literature as authentic and as powerful as the land that inspired it. inventory #46901 ISBN: 0930588827.

Marietta. 2014. June 2014. Top Shelf Productions. 1st Printing. Very Good in Wrappers. 9781603093477. 526 pages. paperback. keywords: Graphic Novels. FROM THE PUBLISHER - This puppet may not be a real boy… but he just might be a real hero! When bloodthirsty monsters invade Pinocchio's hometown and kill his father, Geppetto, Pinocchio discovers a new benefit to his magical nose: telling lies produces a never-ending supply of wooden stakes to combat the vampire hordes! Will Pinocchio be able to defeat these horrors, avenge his father, and save his friends? Now, for the first time, the complete trilogy is collected together in a single deluxe softcover edition. Jensen (Green Lantern Corps) and Higgins (Knights of the Living Dead) present a captivating blend of comedy, horror, romance, and adventure, rooted in the original Italian novel, but brought - as if by magic - to new life. inventory #46835 ISBN: 9781603093477.

Princeton. 1999. Princeton University Press. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0691001413. 408 pages. hardcover. keywords: New York Gangs History. FROM THE PUBLISHER - They called themselves 'Vampires', 'Dragons', and 'Egyptian Kings'. They were divided by race, ethnicity and neighbourhood boundaries, but united by common styles, slang and codes of honour. They fought - and sometimes killed - to protect and expand their territories. In postwar New York, youth gangs were a colourful and controversial part of the urban landscape, made famous by 'West Side Story' and infamous by the media. This is a historical study which explores the culture of these gangs. Author Eric Schneider takes us into a world of switchblades and slums, zoot suits and bebop music to explain why youth gangs emerged, how they evolved, and why young men found membership and the violence it involved, so attractive. Schneider focuses on the years from 1940 to 1975, but takes us up to the present in… Read More

New York. 1995. Rabbit Ears/Simon & Schuster. Hardcover book with audio cassette . Very Good in Hardcover and Slipcase. 0689801939. Illustrated by Rick Meyerowitz. Music by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. 6 Years. 32 pages. hardcover with cassette. keywords: Children's Books Audio Cassette. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Anjelica Huston narrates the entertaining story of Rip Van Winkle's expedition into the Catskill Mountains, a trip that turns into one of the world's longest naps, in a cassette version featuring music by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. inventory #43748 ISBN: 0689801939.

Ft. Lauderdale. 2021. Quick Reference Publishing. Reprinted Edition. Very Good. 6 Double-Sided Laminated Card Pages . 9781943334575. 12 laminated pages. folding guide. item # 292. keywords: Plants Trees Wildflowers . FROM THE PUBLISHER - The health benefits of peppers, both sweet and hot, are widely known. They're packed with vitamins, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory properties, and they re low in calories. And then, there’s the varieties of flavors from the sweet to the heat! This guide is an easy-to-use visual reference to a wide variety of peppers and includes a handy introduction to the Scoville Scale to show you where each pepper ranks of the scale of sweet and mild to hot, hotter, and hottest. There’s also Information on when to harvest the ripened fruit, and suggestions on how the fruit is commonly used in the kitchen. Whether you're a gardener looking for purely ornamental plants, a backyard farmer looking to plant and harvest for the table, or the chef shopping for the… Read More

New York. 1993. Harcourt Brace. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0151170126. 197 pages. hardcover. Cover photos by Patrick J. Sullivan. Handtinting by Denise De Luise. ackete design by Trina Stahl. keywords: Vaudeville Autobiography America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - A former vaudevillian and trapeze artist recounts her summers spent with The Flying Karamazov Brothers, Artis the Spoonman, Magical Mystical Michael, The Girls Who Wear Glasses, and other modern-day vaudeville performers. inventory #26202 ISBN: 0151170126.

New York. 1958. Dutton. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 224 pages. hardcover. keywords: Mystery Las Vegas Pulp. FROM THE PUBLISHER - ‘It started at exactly eleven minutes past three A.M. on Sunday when Bello made his first appearance in the pit, picked up a pair of dice, and asked that the house limit on bets be taken off.' And so began the grueling session: three days and three nights of a continuous dice game. At stake: the biggest, gaudiest, and best casino hotel in Las Vegas - Joe Martin's Rainbow's End. To the syndicate that wanted it, it was worth a four hundred thousand dollar risk. And Bello, the shrewd professional gambler, was the man who could win it for them. For Joe Martin, his girl, his top security man, the casino's pianist, Bello's girl, and for all the others, these were days and nights of fascination and fear. Steve Fisher takes the reader inside Las Vegas and shows what casino life is really like. Here is the desperate ‘go-broke,' a… Read More

New York. 1999. July 1999. Grove Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0802116426. 308 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Charles Rue Woods. keywords: Literature America Women Latina Los Angeles. FROM THE PUBLISHER - WHAT IT TAKES TO GET TO VEGAS is an arresting novel of desire and ambition set among the gyms and street fights of East L.A.'s boxing hopefuls. Growing up, Rita Zapata knows her destiny is not to be a good girl. In a neighborhood whose heroes are made under the bright lights of the boxing ring, Rita attaches herself to the circle of wanna-be fighters in hopes that she'll meet her ticket to something better. At eighteen, she's earned the title ‘Queen of the Street Fighters.' Then she meets Billy, an enigmatic, passionate fighter from Mexico who begins systematically clawing his way to the top of the fighting heap. Their passionate connection gives Rita two things she's never had: a love that is real and respect in the neighborhood. From the alleys… Read More

New York. 1986. Mysterious Press. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. Remainder Mark On Bottom Edge. 0892961597. Remainder Mark On Bottom Edge. 228 pages. hardcover. keywords: Mystery . FROM THE PUBLISHER - When Veil Kendry was born, a brain infection almost ended his life. Surviving that illness has left him with a power that is both a blessing and a curse. Veil dreams with a clarity unknown to normal people; his dreams bring him to the edges of time and infinity---and to the minds of other men. Veil left his career in the CIA to become a painter, an artist whose landscapes are of another place. usually unseen, totally unknown. He has volunteered to undergo tests at the Institute for Human Studies, and now someone there is trying to kill him. Veil's background has left him with enemies, both inside the Agency and out. He doesn't know where the threat is coming from. He does know that the U.S. Army shares land with the Institute, and that some of the investigations going on there have… Read More

New York. 1964. January 1964. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Previous Owner's Name Penned in Front,Otherwise Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket With A Small Piece Missing From The Bottom Front. Translated from the Italian by Archibald Colquhoun. Scarce Ttile. 122 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Leigh Taylor. keywords: Literature Translated Sicily Italy. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In the form of a swift-moving detective novel, this book presents a well-informed and revealing ‘documentary' on the secret machinations of that notorious organization called the Mafia. The novel opens with a routine police inquiry into the shooting of an insignificant building contractor. As the investigation progresses, it becomes apparent that mysterious and influential forces are at work to suppress all evidence of the crime and to prevent its just solution. Nonetheless, under the direction of an idealistic young police officer the search for the criminals continues-a search that leads from the scene of the… Read More

Cleveland. 1967. Press of Case Western Reserve University. 1st Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. hardcover. keywords: Travel Venice . FROM THE PUBLISHER - The author's city is not the Venice of the tourist or even of the practiced traveler who sees it many times. It is the Venice of the Venetians themselves and of the very few others who have, like the author, spent extended periods from year to year in the city. inventory #25295

New York. 1996. Simon & Schuster. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0684812061. 366 pages. hardcover. keywords: Cooking Italian. FROM THE PUBLISHER - La Vera Cucina is Carlo Middione's tribute to the dishes of the Italian home table, created by farmers, fishermen, and housewives, inspired by the tastes and smells of fresh, local ingredients, and lovingly prepared from tradition and memory. Carlo's voice as a writer is as distinctive as his style as a chef, and in addition to more than 200 heirloom recipes, he has seasoned La Vera Cucina with delightful tidbits of culinary history, serving suggestions, anecdotes, and personal observations as well as a section on the essential Italian pantry and kitchen equipment. inventory #22322 ISBN: 0684812061.

New York. 1944. Farrar & Rinehart. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Worn Dustjacket. Translated from the French by Edward Larocque Tinker. 225 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature Translated Haiti Caribbean Black. FROM THE PUBLISHER - This book is the Haiti of the soil, the Haiti of Vodun rites, the Haiti of cockfights, of superstition, of primitive sex life, of poverty and toil, of savage dances and native rum, The reader moves in an unearthly atmosphere, he feels the haunted night, the dawn over Port-au-Prince, the rising and setting of the sun and the terrifying storms which break over the island. Vodun ceremonies, funeral rites, wild dancing under the stars to the beat of drums, are all dramatically described. Edward Larocque Tinker, leading authority on the Creole language who did the translation, says in his introduction: ‘In CANAPE-VERT we have, for the first time in English, a vivid and accurate picture of life on the island seen from the inside. The authors, both Haitian born,… Read More

London. 2003. British Film Institute. Reprinted Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0851709184. 96 pages. paperback. keywords: Film. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In the 1992 Sight and Sound poll critics and film-makers voted Vertigo, the fourth greatest film of all time. Released in 1958, Hitchcock's masterpiece is a pinnacle of the cinema. Yet in it Hitchcock abandoned his trademark suspense, allowing the central mystery to be solved halfway through. What remained was a study in sexual obsession, as James Stewart's Scottie pursues Madeleine/Judy (Kim Novak) to her death in a remote Californian mission. Novak is ice-cool but vulnerable, Stewart - in the darkest role of his career - genial on the surface but damaged within. Though it seems to many to be Hitchcock's most personal film, Charles Barr argues that, like Citizen Kane, Vertigo is a triumph not so much of individual authorship as of creative collaboration. Barr documents the crucial role of screenwriters Alec Coppel and Samuel Taylor… Read More

New York. 1975. November 1975. Avon Bard. 1st Avon Bard Paperback Edition. Good in Slightly Worn Wrappers. 038000545x. Translated from the Norwegian by Oliver Stallybrass. 160 pages. paperback. keywords: Literature Translated Norway Scandinavia . FROM THE PUBLISHER - LOVE IN FRAGMENTS. In VICTORIA, Knut Hamsun has fashioned a lovers' idyll which is both deceptively simple and as complex as the workings of the human psyche. The lovers, Victoria and Johannes, are from different worlds: Johannes is a young peasant boy with literary ambitions; Victoria is daughter of the lord of the manor. Each, though passionately in love with the other, must pursue a separate destiny, until the barriers between them fall . and the moment of truth arrives. Novelist Henry Miller has said, ‘Hamsun is the author I deliberately tried to imitate, obviously without success. I am not alone in this fatuous worship of Hamsun. He seems to have been to those of my generation what Dickens was to the readers of his time. We… Read More

New York. 1999. February 1999. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 0679446516. 301 pages. hardcover. Jacket art by Marc Yankus. Jacket design by . keywords: History Cairo Egypt Cities. FROM THE PUBLISHER - A dazzling cultural excavation of one of the world's greatest cities - from its ancient beginnings, through the heights of medieval splendor, to the present day - by a gifted writer who has spent much of his life in Cairo. The seat of pharaohs and sultans, the prize of conquerors from Alexander to Napoleon, Cairo has never stopped reinventing itself. Even in this century, as Max Rodenbeck shows us, the city has transformed itself yet again - from a glamorous European outpost into the nationalistic capital of the Arab world. And, most recently, we have been witness to contemporary Cairo grappling with a population explosion that strains every aspect of city life beyond capacity. From its vantage atop the plateau of Giza, the Sphinx has witnessed it all: forty-five… Read More

New York. 1949. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Previous Owner's Name Penned in Front, Otherwise Very Good. No Dustjacket. Translated from the French by Lionel Abel. 274 pages. hardcover. keywords: Drama Literature France. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The publication of these three plays, the first since NO EXIT and THE FLIES, brings up to date the publication in English of the theater of Jean-Paul Sartre. In a relatively few years Sartre has established himself as one of the most thought-provoking and controversial dramatists of the twentieth century. Each new play from him stirs up afresh all the old arguments about the purpose, the functions, and the limits of the theater. In a very special way all three of these plays are related. From varying points of view each considers one aspect of man's responsibility for his actions. The characters in all three plays are presented with problems that stem directly from what they have done or failed to do. In one way or another each is faced with the question:… Read More

New York. 1982. Watts. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0531098842. 590 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature England . FROM THE PUBLISHER - HER VICTORY is a fine achievement, as was THE WIDOWER'S SON, another novel from Sillitoe's more recent period. Both deal with those times when one feels overloaded with the accumulated burdens of life. Sillitoe's characters perform a chiropractic function: they put things back in place. inventory #6629 ISBN: 0531098842.

New York. 1996. Harper Collins. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0060267062. Very Small 1st Printing. Winner of the first National Book Award for Young Adult Fiction. Uncommon library binding bound in green cloth, rather than red and with the printed 'library' notice on the bar code. 216 pages. hardcover. Jacket photo by Theo Westenberger/Graphistock.Author photo by Ruben Guzman.Jacket design by Steve Scott. keywords: Literature Latino California Ethnic. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Manny relates his coming of age experiences as a member of a poor Mexican American family in which the alcoholic father only adds to everyone's struggle. Winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, PARROT IN THE OVEN tells the story of a Mexican American boy's coming-of-age in the face of poverty, abuse, and cultural discrimination. inventory #23646 ISBN: 0060267062.