Search Results: Titles starting with A from JB Books

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. Memoir of the leading feminist, discussing how she lied to her Aunt in order to study at Oxford and take up a lesbian relationship there, her family's connections with British royals, F. Scott Fitzgerald and other luminaries, and her views on art, patronage, growing up gay in 1950s America, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, 325pp., remainders mark. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Great Barrington: American Institute for Economic Research, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Former Owner Stamp & Signature. First Edition.. A survey of the history, activities, and future planning of the American Institute for Economic Research, offering much information on its staff and leadership, publications, findings, research directions, much more. Softcover, illustrations, graphs, appendices, 50pp. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Times Books : Random House, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A close look at the 'American Association of Retired Persons', its history in the United States, its huge political influence as an effective voting block, the social issues such as medicare and social security that it involves itself with, its leadership, its goals and strategy, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, sources, indexed, 286pp., remainders dot. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cincinnati: Story Press, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing.. A complete guide to the writing of fiction, with focused lessons on dynamic beginnings and endings, building tension, dialogue, naming characters, movement, and more, along with how authors can cope with rejection, build self-discipline, keep journals, and with many other forms of advice and tips; contains index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 246pp., d.j. shows very lightest of shelfwear. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). An essay reflecting the author's view considering how AIDS is encumbered and distorted by myth, metaphor, and attitude, seeing it as a 'plague' and something apocalyptic, and how such views rellect upon attitudes and views towards sexuality and catastrophe itself. Hardcover with dust jacket, 95pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Palgrave : MacMillan, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A survey of the spread of HIV infection throughout Asia, discussing the various problems impeding arresting the epidemic - political, social, economic, coupled with general ignorance and lack of access to health care and information. Author is a leading UN health official. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains notes, indexed, 288pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Palgrave : MacMillan, 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A close, personal look at the various individual people in America who are HIV-positive, whilst also offering a heated look at the US government and its role in dealing with AIDS, infection rates, research, caring for those infected, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, reading list, indexed, 232pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City: Anchor Press : Doubleday, 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A study of the growth of the AIDS crisis in the United States, the evolution of government policy, the impact upon the public and politicians by gay activists and by conservatives, the health care community's measures, the research initiatives, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, notes, indexed, 228pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Great Barrington: American Institute for Economic Research, 2004. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. Former Owner Stamp & Signature. First Edition.. A collection of the Institute's visual displays of quantitative information, presented in clear and informative charts covering a variety of economic and consumerist criteria, issues, products, and concerns. Softcover, charts, 49pp., book shows corner page bends. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2007. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition. A fascinating history of the development and usage spread of the Soviet Avtomat-Kalashnikov AK-47 infantry assault rifle - based upon the Nazi German 'Sturmgewehr' of World War Two and the world's first assault rifle - and then improved upon by the Soviet developers, ultimately producing a very reliable, relatively simple, and highly durable weapon suitable for usage in all conditions and everywhere, and popularly used throughout the Third World in a variety of insurgencies, civil wars, and terrorist actions - and still widely in use today. Softcover, illustrated, notes, indexed, 258pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Collins : HarperCollins Publishers, 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A look at America's cultural and political elite which is happy to run and control the nation and determine which wars it should fight but which is less willing to serve militarily in its armed conflicts around the world. The authors demonstrate the dangers if this disconnect and offer a wake up call with solutions. Hardcover with dust jacket, 241pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Wraps. First Paperback Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition (stated). A study of American policy with respect to the Holocaust during World War 2, the author contending that US policymakers did not do enough to save the Jews of Europe, did not admit enough of them as refugee immigrants, disbelieved that the Holocaust was occurring, and made other decisions negatively affecting the fate of Europe's Jews. Wraps, contains notes, bibliography, indexed, 444pp., rear cover shows one corner crease. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Dell Publishing, 1994. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition. Two women discuss their experiences of having been abducted by aliens from UFOs, the personal trauma, what the aliens did to them and why, their struggle to get others to believe them, the larger global significance of this mysterious activity, much more. These experiences later dramatized in the 'Intruders' television series. With an introduction by alien abductions expert Budd Hopkins. Softcover, contains glossy illustrations, 309pp. A very nice copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc. : Richard Gallen, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). Two women discuss their experiences of having been abducted by aliens from UFOs, the personal trauma, what the aliens did to them and why, their struggle to get others to believe them, the larger global significance of this mysterious activity, much more. These experiences later dramatized in the 'Intruders' television series. With an introduction by alien abductions expert Budd Hopkins. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains glossy illustrations, appendix, 268pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 1980. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). Novel set in a boardinghouse in 1939 rural New Jersey, of four people experiencing comedies, torments, pleasures of family, romance, and sex, while on vacation from Brooklyn and the Great Depression. Hardcover with dust jacket, 211pp., small remainders mark. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lima: Fairway Press, 1996. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A Christian priest or former priest discusses his personal spiritual breakups and his path through suffering and experience to regain his spiritual values, offering hope to others to attain success in this area and to walk through life confidently with Jesus Christ. Softcover, 96pp. A very nice copy. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Belmont: American Opinion Book. Fine. Soft cover. Reprint. The John Birch Society's view of abortion, objectively and unemotionally providing the reasons arguing against it - on grounds of health, safety, morality, societal, psychological, and taking into account other important factors. Reprinted from the John Birch Society's American Opinion magazine. Publication date not given, appears to be 1970s. Softcover, illustrated, 32pp. A very nice copy. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. An in-depth study of the evolution of the abortion controversy in the United States, the main participants and the competing agendas and philosophies, and how the issue impacts American politics and culture; contains notes, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 270pp. book shows remainders mark, d.j. shows very light shelfwear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Free Press, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A biography of Ruth Barnett, an abortionist who performed forty thousand abortions between 1918 and 1968, ultimately being prosecuted and imprisoned for what was illegal during this period - has much information and insight into the corruption and hypocrisy of the times, who was quietly allowed to 'choose' and who was not, and who were targeted by politicians, media, and police. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrated, bibliographic note, bibliography, 253pp., remainders mark A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Belmont: American Opinion Book. Fine. Soft cover. Reprint. The John Birch Society's view of abortion, objectively and unemotionally providing the reasons arguing against it - on grounds of health, safety, morality, societal, psychological, and taking into account other important factors. Reprinted from the John Birch Society's American Opinion magazine. Publication date not given, appears to be 1970s. Softcover, illustrated, 32pp. A very nice copy. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.