Search Results: Authors starting with Y from Joseph Valles - Books

Tokyo : Kodansha International ; New York : Distributed by Kodansha America, 1991, ©1982., 1991. Very Good. 1st edition, 9th printing ; 84 pp. ; illustrated (some in color) ; floor plans ; 31 cm. ; ISBN: 477001015X ; OCLC: 27762699 ; LC: NA7205 ; textured creme-tan cloth in color photographic dustjacket; textured paper endpapers ; ex-library, stamps, donation label ; remains of original Japanese quarter-sized label laid in ; sensitive photos ; text in English ; "Shows how to adapt aspects of Japanese home design: formal entranceways, alcoves, screens, partitions, and diffuse lighting, into Western style homes" ; VG/FINE

Tokyo : Kodansha International ; New York : Distributed by Kodansha America, 1991, ©1982., 1991. Very Good. 1st edition, 9th printing ; 84 pp. ; illustrated (some in color) ; floor plans ; 31 cm. ; ISBN: 477001015X ; OCLC: 27762699 ; LC: NA7205 ; textured creme-tan cloth in color photographic dustjacket; textured paper endpapers ; sensitive photos ; text in English ; VG/FINE

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1997., 1997. Fine. xviii, 166 pp. ; 25 cm. ; ISBN: 0195094883 ; LCCN: 96-39554 ; OCLC: 35910245 ; LC: HF5718; Dewey: 302.2/0952 ; "Japan and the United States are in closer contact politically and economically than ever before, yet in many ways our nations are as far from mutual understanding as ever. Misconceptions and miscommunications between East and West continue to plague this important relationship, frustrating the best efforts of both cultures to work together. Stereotypes abound: Americans see Japanese as evasive and inscrutable, while Japanese see Americans as pushy and selfish. What causes these persistent misunderstandings, and what can be done to avoid them? Fluent in both languages and at home in both cultures, Haru Yamada brings an insiders perspective and a linguists training to this difficult question" ; blue and black cloth with gold lettering, in pictorial dustjacket ; dusty ; minor paper defect on page 82, else FINE/FINE

Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 2002., 2002. As New. 1st printing ; stiff paper wrappers ; xi, 185 pp. ; In Good Company is a celebration of life in Hawai'i, beyond Waikiki and Diamond Head. Its characters work sixteen-hour-shifts at airport driveins, play pool with cursed hitmen, wrestle their high school sweethearts in Chinatown bars. From Manoa to Waianae to the author's hometown of Kalihi, men and women seek love, dignity, and a place to belong. At the heart of In Good Company are the mysterious-and often wonderful -- things that can happen to the human spirit when one life intersects with another. ; Contents: The lemon tree billiards house -- One evening in the Blue Light Bar and Grill -- What the ironwood whispered -- The day Mr. Kaahunui rebuilt my old man's fence -- The three-and-a-half-hour Christmas party -- Da Papah Fooball champion -- Uncle Martin's mayonnaise jar -- The sand island drive-in anthem. ; ISBN: 0824824989 ; LCCN: 2001-46287 ; OCLC: 47664934 ; AS NEW

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1983., 1983. Fine. 1st American edition ; in dustjacket ; author's name is a pseudonym [translator probably mis-read the name, probably should be Yao Ming-Liao = "(You) should understand" ]; 229 pp., 15 photographs, 2 maps ; these heretofore unknown details of the conspiracy are uncorroborated, but ring true ; FINE/VG [This online listing contains text in Chinese fonts]

London : Collins, 1983., 1983. Fine. xvi, 231 pp. : illustrated , map ; 22 cm. ; ISBN: 0002171414 ; OCLC: 9885317 ; LC: DS778.L4725; Dewey: 951.05/092/4 ; "Yao Ming-le is the pseudonym of a citizen of the People's Republic of China."--Jacket ; a smuggled secret history of the attempt in 1971 by Lin Biao to kill Mao Zedong and seize control of the state, purported to be factual ; black cloth with gold lettering in photographic dustjacket ; FINE/FINE

Minneapolis, MN : Art Masters Studios, Inc., AMSI, 1984, 1984. Sheet music. Good. Soft cover. approx. 11 copies ; SATB ; HB-1 ; .

New York ; San Francisco ; Washington ; Auckland ; Bogota ; Caracas ; Lisbon ; London ; Madrid ; Milan ; Montreal ; Mexico City ; New Delhi ; San Juan ; Singapore ; Tokyo ; Toronto ; Sydney : McGraw-Hill, 1998., 1998. Very Good. xviii, 206 pp. : illustrated with photographs and artwork ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0786312416 ; LCCN: 98-193485 ; OCLC: 39284317 ; LC: HD9330.S653 ; Dewey: 338.7/6645 ; "Rich in Kikkoman company lore, the book features dozens of never-before-published anecdotes & stories. The Kikkoman Chronicles is much more than an entertaining read, it is a compelling saga of 17 generations." ; Contents: Completing the Circle -- From Osaka Castle to the Big Foot Prairie: A Brief History of Kikkoman -- A Global Company with a Japanese Soul -- There's No Business Like Shoyu Business: A Concise Soy Sauce Primer -- Diversify or Die: Kikkoman's Strategies for Success -- The Road to Walworth: Kikkoman's Big Gamble on the Big Foot Prairie -- A Soy Sauce Plant Grows in the Land of Cheese -- A Culture… Read More

Boulder, CO ; San Francisco, CA : Westview Press ; London : Dartmouth, 1989., 1989. Very Good. 2nd revised and updated edition, 1st printing ; xii, 193 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0813306930 (alk. paper); 9780813306933 ; LCCN: 89-14813 ; OCLC: 19921329 ; red cloth ; ex-lib ; Rodger Yeager is professor of political science, adjunct professor of African history, and director of international studies at West Virginia University. ; VG

New York, Macmillan, 1959, 1959. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 368 p. illus. 25 cm. ; LCCN: 59-12014 ; LC: PR5902; Dewey: 828; OCLC: 364452 ; ; Contents : The Celtic Twilight -- The secret rose -- Stories of red Hanrahan -- Rosa Alchemica, the tables of the law and the Adoration of the Maji -- Per Amica Silentia Lunae ; The Celtic Twilight Contents: A Teller of Tales -- Belief and Unbelief -- Mortal Help -- A Visionary -- Village Ghosts -- "Dust Hath Closed Helen's Eye" -- A Knight of the Sheep -- An Enduring Heart -- The Sorcerers -- The Devil -- Happy and Unhappy Theologians -- The Last Gleeman -- Regina, Regina Pigmeorum, Veni -- "And Fair, Fierce Women" -- Enchanted Woods -- Miraculous Creatures -- Aristotle of the Books -- The Swine of the Gods -- A Voice -- Kidnappers -- The Untiring Ones -- Earth, Fire and Water -- The Old Town -- The Man and His Boots -- A Coward -- The Three O'Byrnes and the Evil Faeries -- Drumcliff and Rosses -- The Thick Skull of the Fortunate -- The… Read More

New York, Macmillan, 1962, 1962. Book. Fine. Soft cover. viii, 452 p. port. 25 cm. ; LCCN: 63-9338 ; LC: PR5902; Dewey: 828.912 ; OCLC: 256420 ; pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; "Autobiographical reminiscences concerning the author's role in supporting the Abbey Theatre, forewords to books Yeats admired, and introductions to plays." ; Contents : Explorations I.--The Irish dramatic movement: 1901-1919.--Explorations II.--Pages from a diary written in nineteen hundred and thirty: 1944.--From Wheels and butterflies: 1934.--From On the boiler: 1939. ; .

New York : Exeter Books : Distributed by Bookthrift, 1985, 1988., 1988. Fine. [2nd printing] ; 192 pp. ; illustrated (some in color) ; 31 cm. ; ISBN: 0671075802; 9780671075804 ; LC: TL788; Dewey: 629.409 ; OCLC: 13033792 ; "A Bison book."/ "Produced in cooperation with NASA." ; remains of store label on front ep ; black clo th with gold lettering, in color photographic dustjacket ; FINE/FINE

Racine, WI : Ahitman Publishing Company, c1962., 1962. Good. 5th revised edition ; brown cloth ; contains numerous photographs of coins from the last 100 years of publication ; based on Wayte Raymond's standard works ; second signature shaken nearly loose ; spine has some scuffs and a large tear ; slight knock; G

(Tainan : Hong Ying ChuBan She) ; 1966, 1966. Very Good. Green cloth with gold decorations and lettering ; [53], 738 pp. ; illustrations in black & white ; an exhaustive aircraft dictionary, with military and engineering terms, and several exploded views of various types of aircraft, including the Boeing 707, 727, and YS-11A, a twin-engine Beechcraft, the C-46, C-117, C-121, C-123, and the DC-54 ; detailed schematics and drawings of cables, struts, assemblies, etc ; each page of the dictionary will contain up to six graphic figures with English label s to illustrate the Chinese definitions to the English entries ; foxing ; water stain to fore-edge of textblock, does not affect the text ; front corner bumped ; VG [This listing contains text in Chinese GB Fonts]

東京： 講談社インターナショナル ; New York ; London ; Tokyo : Kodansha International, 2001., 2001. As New. Edition: 新装版. New edition ; stiff paper wrappers ; x, 717 pp. ; 19 cm.; based on The Kodansha Howdy English-Japanese dictionary by Masatoshi Yoshida & Yoshikatsu Nakamura ; ISBN: 4770027516 ; OCLC: 49684289 ; "A comprehensive, communicative, and practical guide to using Japanese, Kodansha's Furigana English-Japanese Dictionary is an invaluable reference tool for anyone with an interest in the Japanese language. It has been edited with the needs of English-speaking users in mind students, teachers, business people, and casual linguists. What is furigana and why is it so important? Furigana refers to the small kana that are printed above or alongside kanji to show the pronunciation of the Chinese character. With furigana superscripts, the beginner who is familiar with hiragana and katakana is able to read even the most difficult and obscure kanji at a glance. Other… Read More

Boston ; Rutland, VT ; Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, 2002., 2002. As New. 13th printing ; pictorial, stiff paper wrappers ; 627 pp. ; illustrated ; 18 cm. ; ISBN: 0804833184 ; OCLC: 8830535 ; "Kyoto in the twelfth century was a magnificent city, but crime, disorder, and lust were rampant. The people were abused by the nobility, while the armed Buddhist monks terrorized court and commoner alike. In despair, the Emperor called upon the Heike and Genji clans to quell civil disturbances. Although the clans succeeded, they quarreled over the spoils of war and plunged the country into a century of warfare.This novel describes the rise to power of Kiyomori of the Heike clan during this turbulent time. From a youth sunk in poverty, Kiyomori eventually rose to become the Emperor's Chief Councillor. Although he was a gentle, enlightened man, he left a trail of bloodshed and ruin in his wake. The strange twists of Kiyomori's fate are the core of this epic novel.The Heike Story is a modern translation of a… Read More

Dallas, TX : Crescendo Publcations, Inc., BMI, IPI, 1966, 1966. Sheet music. Good. Soft cover. approx. 49 copies ; SATB ; No. 135.

Brooklyn, N.Y., Chemical Pub. Co., 1945, 1945. Very Good. x, 381 p. illus., diagrs. 22 cm. ; LC: TP149; Dewey: 668.1; 660.153 ; OCLC: 15550656 ; green cloth ; no dustjacket ; foxing ; Contents: Theory of surface tension -- Determination of surface tension -- The structure of wetting agents and specific surface-tension agents -- Emulsions -- Plating, metal cleaning, pickling and etching -- Cosmetics -- Leather -- Flotation -- Inks -- Textiles -- Cutting oils -- Adhesives -- Foods -- Lubrication -- Soldering, brazing and welding ; "..the effects of surface tension are important for the success or failure of many industrial processes...The past ten years have witnessed many such developments which range from shatterproof glass to soap...the authors present information as to the origin, effects and utilization of surface-tension phenomena in a diversity of industrial fields..."

New York : Galaxy Music Corporation ; London : Galliard Limited, 1956, 1956. Sheet music. Good. Soft cover. approx. 48 copies ; SATB ; 2108 ; "For the Rev. Dr. Allan MacLachlan Prew and the choir of First Presbyterian Church Detroit" ; 1.2108.1.

Delaware Water Gap, PA: Shawnee Press, Inc.; Harold Flammer Music, 1990, 1990. Sheet music. Good. Soft cover. approx 25 copies ; SATB ; A-6616.