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Columbus, OH: Newfield Publications, 1996. Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0590757741. Weekly Reader Books. 48 pp., pictorial covers, color illustrations. Everyone loved Lyle the Crocodile or so he thought until he received notes slipped under the door from "Your Enemy". The new girl in the class hated Lyle because whenever Lyle came outside, all of her friends ran off to play with lovable Lyle. The new girl wasn't allo wed to play with crocodiles because the girl's mother thought Lyle was a monster..

Shippensburg, PA, U.S.A.: Treasure House, 1993. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very very rare book. I can't find 1 anywhere. From rear cover: Every minute of each day, thousands if innocent victims endure unspeakable violence and abuse - silently and helplessly. Janelle Wade is a survivor of the horrors of child abuse and involuntary incest. She courageously exposes the pain and confusion she endured as she battled through a confused adolescence trying to live a normal life - only to discover new horrors awaiting her. You will never forget Janelle's words as she speaks candidly about drug abuse, demon possession, witchcraft, and sorcery, and of her supernatural encounter with Jesus Christ. This book will forever transform you. It will bring a new understanding of human depravity and a deeper appreciation of our miracle-working God. It may even be the key to your personal deliverance from the most painful of human bondages. 231 pages. Some light rubbing… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Seal Press, 1995. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. These personal essays and stories are informed by the contemporary adoption movement and raise timely issues that illustrate its complexity, among them: open and closed adoption, cross-cultural adoption, the birth record debate, the experience of biracial adoptees, adoption by lesbian couples, and the search for identity. Featuring the work of well-known writers and activists, The Adoption Reader is a helpful, hopeful and vital collection about growth and self-understanding and a must-read book for anyone who has been touched by the adoption experience. 281 pages. Some light rubbing on top & bottom of spine and 4 outside corner tips. Spine is creased. 6" crease on front and rear cover..

U.S.A.: Time-Life Education, Incorporated, 1996. Hard Cover. Fine. First Edition, 2nd Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Loonette refuses to share her new toy with her friends, but she soon discovers the meaning of "The more the merrier." Great book to teach little ones about sharing. 25 pages. Lots of colorful illustrations to catch the child's eye..

Elgin, Illinois: Chariot Books, 1992. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Interest level is children ages 4 - 7 years old. Very rare book. Sylvester the Jester bars the Orange-Spotted Bingles from the Royal Feast because they look different. Do you know anyone like Sylvester? His rejecting attitude soon got him rejected. You and your children will smile at Sylvester's predicament. But at the same time, your family will be learning an important lesson: We need to accept others because others of who they are on the inside, not what they look like on the outside. Light rubbing on the 4 outside corner tips and bottom of spine. Top & bottom of spine slightly bumped..

Hinsdale, Illinois: The Dryden Press, 1969. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A European problem study with 16 essays on Hitler's personality, reasons for the Nazi rise to power, and Nazism in theory and practice by various scholars. 122 pages. A light tan stain on inside of front cover and Ffep. Some light rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine, 4 outside corner tips and some places on outside edges. Rear cover top left and right corner tip slightly bumped. Two 1" creases on front cover near bottom..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group, 1997. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 208 pages. Andre Walker, Oprah Winfrey's stylist and world-renowned hair expert, shares his secrets on how to get the best cut, color, curl, texture, and style to accentuate natural beauty. Walker, the hairdresser to the stars, here reveals secrets until now available only to his celebrity clients, including: Get to know yourself and your hair; Hair care and feeding; The art of the cut; Making the chemical connection work for you; Caring for gray and more.Here's what others say: After washing and wrapping my hair and then going to bed letting my hair air dry for years, I finally found out why the next day proved to be a bad hair day for me. I have found information that is crucial and valuable in this book. I was even able to determine my hair type and let go of the myths of "black hair" "white hair". I have decided to let… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1987. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. "Records the memories of a war in the words of those women courageous enough to walk into hell." --San Francisco Chronicle A decade after America pulled out of Vietnam, the seeds of the often heart- wrenching oral history, A Piece of My Heart, were sown when writer and filmmaker Keith Walker met a woman who had been an emergency room nurse in Cu Chi and Da Nang. She and 25 others recount the time they spent "in country" as part of 15,000 American women who volunteered or served as nurses and in the military. After working on too many mutilated young men, one nurse tells of wanting to ask her mother to "check around and see if she could find one whole eighteen-year- old." Like male veterans, many returned with post-traumatic stress disorder. They found it hard to shake the numbness that made a war zone bearable or to settle into… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Riverhead Books, 2001. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black, White, and Jewish is the story of a child's unique struggle for identity and home when nothing in her world told her who she was or where she belonged. Poetic reflections on memory, time, and identity punctuate this gritty exploration of race and sexuality. Rebecca Walker has taken up the lineage of her mother, Alice, whose last name she chose to carry, and has written a lucid and inventive memoir that marks the launch of a major new literary talent. Bottom right corner of front cover and 1st few pages curled up a little. Top & bottom of spine slightly rubbed. 322 pages..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1990. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Card-carrying members and non-members alike will find this history of the nation's main civil liberties organization fascinating, following its eighty-year fight against a wide variety of injustices, including the internment of Japanese Americans, anti-Communist witch hunts, and racial prejudice. Walker (criminal justice, Univ. of Nebraska), an active American Civil Liberties Union member who had complete access to its archives, has written a comprehensive history of this unique and often controversial organization, which will celebrate its 70th anniversary next month. What emerges is a candid but sympathetic account of the ACLU's triumphs and defeats, its strengths and failings, and fascinating pen pictures of its charismatic but often quarrelsome leaders, particularly Roger Baldwin, who was the ACLU's first executive director until forced… Read More

Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1996. Comprehensive and balanced, THE COLOR OF JUSTICE is the definitive book on current research and theories of racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination within America's criminal justice system. The authors synthesize the best and the most recent research on patterns of criminal behavior and victimization, police practices, court processing and sentencing, the death penalty, and correctional programs giving your students the facts and theoretical foundation they need to make their own informed decisions about discrimination in the system. 244 pages. The two top outside corner tips are slightly bent up, the front bottom outside corner of cover has 1" light crease across it and it bent up a little, bottom of spine slight bumped. Some underlining on some pages.. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Signet, 1986. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. " All Histories To date on Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun May have Been Wrong . In One Major Respect . It is Quite Possible That Hit ler and Braun did Not Commit Suicide in the Fuhrebunker in 1945. Both may very well have survived. I believe I have evidence to prove it." The note was from an obscure Berlin dentist. But soon 4 other people joined forces to find out if they were still alive. They could not imagine that these figures from the evil past still could be shadowing the world. They were even less prepared for the shatte ring revelation that awaited them as they moved step by terrifying step toward.390 pages..

Random House, 1959. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. There are many color photos from the movie along with a number of B&W photos from behind the scenes. There is a very attractive fold-out of the chariot race from the movie at the very beginning and six quality paintings on a large fold-out near the inside of the back cover. Top & bottom of the spine and all 4 corners bumped with some wear. All photos & pull-outs inside are in fantastic shape..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Golden Books Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1992. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ISBN:0307123480. A Big Golden Book. Bottom of spine slightly bumped..

Danbury, Connecticut: Grolier Enterprises Inc.. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Morty and Ferdie visit Moscow and Leningrad and see Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral, the Kremlin, Gorky Park, the Summer Palace of Czar Peter II, the Hydrofoil, the Kirov Ballet, and the Circus. Disney's Small World Library. No date given. Glossy boards. Color illustrations. 33 pages. Top & bottom of spine bumped..

Ottawa, IL, U.S.A.: Caroline House Publishers, Inc. 1979. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Signed by Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. General Walt, USMC, former Commandant of the Marine Corps writes a familiar but unheeded wake up call to the citizens of the United States. A distinguished four-star general speaks out: It's not too late to save our country from nuclear destruction. Gen. Walt was Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, 1968-1971, and served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. This largely gives warning about the threat of Soviet military power. 100 pages. Some light rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges..

Nashville, Tenn: Thomas Nelson, Inc. 1973. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very rare book. Collectible childrens book. Three astronauts on a space flight to Pluto encounter a huge mass that pulls the spaceship toward it with a murderous attraction. A Weekly Reader Children's Book Club Book. Matte-finish illustrated boards. A must for any childrens book collector. 157 pages. Top & bottom of spine and 4 outside corner tips are slightly rubbed..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1992. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0385468474. Sam Walton tells his extraordinary story, sharing and revealing a perspective on the elements of his success. He parlayed a single dime store in a hardscrabble cotton town into Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world. It includes his philosophy of life and practical business advice. "Every youngster should stud y the actions of Sam Walton, from the time he was a youngster to the time he passes away. It will inspire them." Bob Hope. "Every person who dreams of building a great business must read this book. " Ross Perot 269 pages. Bottom of spine is bumped. Dust jacket top & bottom of spine and front cover top edge are slightly bumped. Top edge of front cover inside flap has a 1/4" x 1/8" tear still intact..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1992. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0385468474. Sam Walton tells his extraordinary story, sharing and revealing a perspective on the elements of his success. He par layed a single dime store in a hardscrabble cotton town into Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world. It includes his philosophy of life and practical business advice. "Every youngster should stu d y the actions of Sam Walton, from the time he was a youngster to the time he passes away. It will inspire them." Bob Hope. "Every person who dreams of building a great business must read this book. " R oss Perot.

Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.: Zondervan Publishing House, 1990. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In the last twenty years whe have seen the economic, political, and military power that flows from the oil wells of the Middle Eas t. Such concentration of power explains why the Bible points to the Middle East as the stage for the final battle of Armageddon and the second coming of Christ, according to noted Bible scholar Dr. J o hn Walvord. Top & bottom of spine & parts of outside edges rubbed, 1" crease on rear cover..