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From the front dust jacket: "...now brings together her most provocative, reflective, and illuminating writings on history - essays, reportage, and addresses selected from her work of nearly forty-five years.

Book - Very Good condition. Black cloth covers with gold gilt on front and spine. Only flaw noted was black marker on front end paper. Text is clean and binding is tight. Stated First Edition.
Dust Jacket - Very Good- condition. Front cover has some soft creases. There is some edge/corner wear - specially at the top.

306 pages.

From the front DJ flap: In this book, Ms Tuchman "...turns her signts homeward to give us a deeply insightful view of certain pivotal events of the American Revolution."
This study "...illuminates for us the ways in which not only America and England were affected by the Revolution, but Holland and France, and, by extension, the entire Old World as well."
Book - Very Good condition. Blue paper over boards w navy cloth spine and gold gilt on front and spine. There are a couple small spots on the closed book page edges. Text is clean and binding is tight.
Dust Jacket - Very Good- condition. A little edge/corner wear, but mostly at spine where there is also a 1/2" closed tear on the front.
347 pages including Index.

From front DJ flap: "Lyrical, provocative and sometimes angry, stories touching on the joys, griefs and vexations that are part of the shared experience of us all..."
Book - Fine condition. Green cloth over boards w gold gilt tree impressed on bottom of front cover and gold gilt on spine. Signed by author and numbered (#651). Clean and tight.
Dust Jacket - Very Good- condition. Some rubbing and bumping - expecially at 4 spots near spine. Slight edge/corner wear.
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355 pages.

I believe this book has some information about everything that mattered at the time it was printed. Check out the photos of the Contents pages for more.Good+ condition. Brown boards with black border design on front and spine, gilt title on spine. Some rubbing to covers and corners are slightly bent, but very minimal wear to edges. Previous owner's name and inscription on front end paper. Pages are age tanned. Text is clean and binding is tight. Please use photos as part of the description. 360 pages including Index.

A chapter book featuring the thrilling adventures of America's favorite detective duo, Frank and Joe Hardy.As New. Clean. Very Tight. Never read. Beautiful condition. 175 pages.

From the back cover: "At last, one of the most dramatic and significant events in modern American history - President Truman's dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur from command of UN forces in Korea in April 1951 - gets the dramatic and significant account it deserves, from a master historian. Characters great and small sprint to life as Brands's narrative builds to the shattering climax - one that makes us wonder about challenges of military versus civilian leadership we still face today." - Arthur Herman, author of Douglas MacArthur: American WarriorBlack paper covers over boards, gold gilt text on spine. End papers have black and white maps. There is a middle section in the book with black & white photos. I have labeled both the book and dust jacket as being in Fine condition. They both look new. No edge or corner wear. Clean and tight.437 pages including Index.

Quote on back cover: "There is a magnificent unity to this story of Grant's leadership in both war and peace that is not found anywhere else. In this compelling narrative, Grant emerges more fascinating than ever before." - Doris Kearns Goodwin, authorof Team of Rivals and No Ordinary Time, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for history
Black and white photo section in middle of book.
From front DJ flap: "The Man Who Saved the Union is the first full biography of Grant to appear in a decade. With exciting scenes of battle and a sobering study of how close America came to fracturing again in the fragile years after the surrender at Appomattox, it is a passionate portrayal of principled leadership and physical and moral courage."
Book - Very Good condition. Brown paper over boards with navy spine with copper gilt text on spine. There is a red marker dot on bottom. Very minimal edge wear, but a little corner wear. Both front and back end papers are maps - but they are upside down. Clean and tight.
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A student-friendly text looks at the relationship between biological factors and behavior. Biological psychologists try to answer four types of questions about any given behavior: How does it relate to the physiology of the brain and other organs? How does it develop within the individual? How did the capacity for the behavior evolve? And why did the capacity for this behavior evolve? 16 Chapters, plus Appendix A (Chemistry), Appendix B (Neuroscience).Condition: Good. Used book with highlighting (there may also be occasional other marks). Previous owner's name in ink on inside cover. Pages are tight. The covers show some rubbing. There is slight edge wear, but all of the corners are seriously worn. Please see photos. Cover has original text book price sticker of $70.70 The spine remains undamaged. 535 pages. A very readable copy. This is a heavy book and may require a small amount of additional postage.

From the back cover: "What did 'freedom of the press' really mean to the framers of the First Amendment and their contemporaries?
This book "...answers that question." "Mr Levy argues that the First Amendment was not designed to be the bulwark of a free press as many thought, nor had the amendment's framers intended to overturn the common law of seditious libel that was the principal means of stifling political dissent."
Quote by New York Times Book Review - "A wonderful combination of judiciousness and vigor.

Near Fine condition. Light bumping to covers. Very, very minimal edge/corner wear. Clean and tight - like new book tight.

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383 pages including Index.

From inside dust jacket:
Of all the days on all the fields where American soliders have fought, the most terrible was September 17, 1862. The Civil War battle waged on that date at Antietam Creek, Maryland, took a human toll never exceeded on any day in our nation's history.
The battle at Antietam was pivotal to the course of the war, yet the complete story of this climactic and bitter struggle has never been told. In Landscape Turned Red, Stephen Sears draws on a wealth of newly discovered diaries, dispatches, and letters to recreate the vivid drama of Antietam--and drama it is, pitting high-stakes military gambler Robert E. Lee against George B. McClellan, the general with every soldierly quality but one, the will to fight.
431 pages including index.

From the back cover: "[This book] begins after the hard times in the 1930s and focuses on the 1940s through the 1980s, when many schools, churches, and industries expanded or moved to new quarters. Stores and businesses around the courthouse square modernized and competed with new commercial centers developed in other sections of the expanding town."

New book in New condition. Clean and tight.
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127 pages including Bibliography.

From back cover: "...we take much of the 'stuff' around us for granted. From razors to lipstick, aspirin to hairpins, mouthwash to rubber duckies, this book covers the histories, contemporary facts and cultural oddities that make the bathroom a modern day shrine to human health and happiness. ...Bathroom Stuff is the perfect toilet topper!"New book in beautiful condition. Clean and tight. Please see photos.122 pages.

From back cover, a few of the covered items: "Abolitionists, African-Americans in the Civil War, Andersonville Prison, John Wilkes Booth, Carpetbaggers, Battle of Chancellorsville, Frederick Douglass, Family Life, Gettysburg, Ulysses S. Grant, Ironclads, Robert E. Lee, Mormons in the Civil War, New York Draft Riots, Underground Railroad...and hundreds more illustrated entries."Lots of illustrations and photographs.Book Condition: Fine. The only flaw I found was a couple of light spots on the bottom of the closed book pages and a light mark on the top. Please see photos. Pages are clean and tight. Beautiful book with lots of information.417 pages with Appendix and more.

Based on a Ken Burns film. Picture research by David McMahon.From the Introduction: "The greatest cataclysm in history grew out of ancient and ordinary human emotions - anger and arrogance and bigotry, victimhood and the lust for power. And it ended because other human qualities - courage and perseverance and selflessness, faith, leadership, and the hunger for freedom - combined with unimaginable brutality to change the course of human events. The Second World War brought out the best and the worst in a generation - and blurred the two so that they became at times almost indistinguishable."Book - Very Good condition. Black paper covered boards with silver gilt on spine. There is a gouge on the back cover edge about 1" from the bottom. Otherwise cover has very minimal wear. There is no dust jacket. Pages/text are clean and tight. A very nice reading copy with lots of photos, mostly black & white. Stated First Edition.Please use photos as part of the description.451 pages including Acknowledgements,… Read More

This book is "...an intimate history of three extraordinary individuals from the same extraordinary family - Theodore, Eleanor, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt." It is "...the story of three people who overcame obstacles that would have undone less forceful personalities."

Book - Fine condition. Light Gray Cloth over boards. Clean and tight. 796 photographs. Includes a corrections page insert at the back.
Dust Jacket - Fine condition. Embossed text and image frames on front cover. There is very minimal edge/corner wear on the bottom.

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503 pages including Index. This is a large "coffee table" book and very heavy.

From front DJ flap: "A wealth of documentary illustrations and a narrative alive with original and energetic scholarship combine to present both the grand sweep of events and the minutest of human details. Here are the crucial events of the war: the firing of the first shots at Fort Sumter; the battles of Shiloh, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg; the siege of Vicksburg; Sherman's dramatic march to the sea; the surrender at Appomattox. Here are the superb portraits of the key figures: Abraham Lincoln, claiming for the presidency almost autocratic power in order to preserve the Union; the austere Jefferson Davis, whose government disappeared almost before it could be formed; Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, seasoned generals of fierce brilliance and reckless determination. Here is the America in which the war was fought: The Civil War is not simply the story of great battles and great generals; it is also an elaborate portrait of the American people caught up in the turbulence of the times."
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From front DJ flap: "A wealth of documentary illustrations and a narrative alive with original and energetic scholarship combine to present both the grand sweep of events and the minutest of human details. Here are the crucial events of the war: the firing of the first shots at Fort Sumter; the battles of Shiloh, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg; the siege of Vicksburg; Sherman's dramatic march to the sea; the surrender at Appomattox. Here are the superb portraits of the key figures: Abraham Lincoln, claiming for the presidency almost autocratic power in order to preserve the Union; the austere Jefferson Davis, whose government disappeared almost before it could be formed; Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, seasoned generals of fierce brilliance and reckless determination. Here is the America in which the war was fought: The Civil War is not simply the story of great battles and great generals; it is also an elaborate portrait of the American people caught up in the turbulence of the times."
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Quote from back cover: "Ward shows he's capable of intelligently rooting around in Buddhist philosophical teachings about such things as suffering, the nature of death, non-violence and attachment to worldly desires." - The Vancouver Sun Clean and tight. There is one tiny chip at fold in front cover. Back cover has stuck on label. Very slight discoloration and spots on page edges.

This book covers how to work with wood and what kind of finishes to use and how to apply. There is lots of information with some black & white photos and a couple color photos. Fair condition. Cover is green cloth with gold lettering. It has spine, edge, and corner wear. Name written on inside front and back covers. Serious age tanning and glue stains inside. Some stains on page edges. Pages 85-94 have a small scrunched chunk area missing. No writing or highlights on pages. Please see photos.220 pages.

This book is about party planning for children. Lots of ideas and "how to". Themes, invitations, decorations, games and activities. "Hundreds of kid-tested ideas make the party possibilities practically endless!" Very Good condition except small tear near top, back spine; Very slight bottom corner wear; small area of black marks on top page edges. Please see photos.