Search Results: Titles starting with B from Koda’s Korner

New York, NY: Anchor / Random House , 2001. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Printing Unknown LVB2 Is in like new condition with raised titles and a beautiful photograph of a little girl's red shoe's on cover. There is some slight shelf wear. This story takes place during China's Cultural Revolution. Because their fathers were considered to be too intelligent, the two young men are sent to a secluded mountain village to work with their hands instead of following in their father's footsteps. While there they each "meet the daughter of the local tailor and discover a hidden stash of Western classics in Chinese translation." A lovely girl and a treasure trove of forbidden mental adventures...oh my!

New York, NY: Silhouette Books , 1996. Soft cover. Very Good. Loss Book is in as new condition, however the spine does have several creases. This is the tale of a young woman who returns to Mardi Gras wondering if she will recognize the eyes of her lover behind a mask-but wait-can it be the same man who is now a cold hearted murderer...

London, England: Hermes House , 2007. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Printing LVB3 The DJ endured a small tear at bottom of rt spine. A cookbook of soups.

Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books , 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Printing LVB2 This book is wire bound covered by a thin board. The inner back cover has a clear pocket adhered to the board for storage of the DVD. This DVD remains sealed and in new condition. The book contains full color photo's and step by step instructions to help you improve your craft.

New York, NY : Dutton, 2016. 1st Edition. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Printing Desk From the back cover, "As the bitter weather of late fall descends on Minneapolis, Detective Nikki Liska is restless, already bored with her new assignment to the cold case squad. She misses the rush of pulling an all-nighter and the sense of urgency of hunting a killer on the loose. Most of all she misses her old partner, Sam Kovac. Kovac is having an even harder time adjusting to Liska's absence but is distracted from his troubles by an especially brutal double homicide: a prominent university professor and his wife, bludgeoned and hacked to death in their home with a ceremonial Japanese samurai sword."

New York, NY : Three Rivers Press , 1999. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Talll 2 From the back cover, "Sexy, savvy sculptor-turned-sleuth Sam Jones attracts trouble like she does men. When her sculpture Thing III is unveiled at a swank reception in the atrium of a London bank, a dead body crashes the party. From there, events take a distinctly dangerous turn."

New York, NY : Picador, 2014. International Edition. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Desk From the back cover, "Arnaldur Indriðason, whom The Sunday Times calls "one of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation," has thrilled readers around the world with his series set in Reykjavík. In Black Skies, Indriðason further cements his position as one of today's top international crime writers. A man is making a leather mask with an iron spike fixed in the middle of his forehead. Meanwhile, a school reunion has left Inspector Erlendur's colleague Sigurdur Óli unhappy with life in the police force. While Iceland is enjoying an economic boom, Óli's relationship is on the rocks and soon even his position in the department is compromised. When a favor to a friend goes wrong and a woman dies before his eyes, Óli has a murder investigation on his hands." Part of a series.

New York, NY: Astounding Science Fiction, 1952. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Van Dongen. Red Glass This is one story of several in a multi-story magazine published back in the day with pen and ink illustrations. The mystery is in line with a gumshoe thriller from back in the 1930's and there is space travel, too. There is ever a story titled "In times to Come", by Rudyard Kipling. There are also 3 short stories: Eric Frank Russell, Mark Clifton, & Brian Parker; a serial by Cyril Judd The pages are yellowed, but the book is in very good shape aside from some edge rubbing.

Denver, CO: Press of The Carson-Harper Co., 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Stanley L. Wood. Tall 3 There is some foxing of the pages. Top of block is colored red. Boards and spine are black cloth with embossed gold foil titles and decorations. There is an note on an inner page that states, "There were no illustrations in the Benares Edition.Those contained in this volume were originally designed by Stanley L. Wood to supplement the work."There are illustrations of tiles and in the frontispiece. There is an illustration of Bhanim's mother and daughter leaving the city across from the title age.. There are other illustrations of designs, drawings, and quotes. "The pleasure we derive from perusing the 'Thousand and One Stories, makes us regret that we possess only a comparatively small part of these enchanting fictions." --Crichton's "History of Arabia"

New York, NY : Berkley Books, 2008. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. LVB1 This book has creases on front covers at top left and lower cover. Also creases at lower left cover. It's excellent reading quality. There are murders of an up and coming tennis player, a rock star, and a crummy guy. There is another crime that links them together with a crime that happened in DC.

New York, NY : Square Fish, 2016. Soft cover. New. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Desk From the back cover, "Eleven-year-old George has a dog, Bart, who seems to know everything about him--from how he is feeling to when he will arrive home from school. George also has a new classmate, Lester, who thinks his dog, Bill Gates, is the smartest animal in the world. When their teacher assigns a science project about animal behavior, George and Lester decide to conduct an experiment based on biologist Rupert Sheldrake's research with dogs. George e-mails Dr. Sheldrake with questions, and soon George and Lester are on the road to making real scientific discoveries--and learning a thing or two about life, too."

New York, NY: Dell, 1977. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 4th Printing LVB1 This is an older used paperback in good condition with some rubbing on spine; also some creases. Block edges are blue. Story is a thriller about the evil Dr Josef Mengele who is in hiding in the jungles of Brazil where he is gathering his other Nazi pals for his grand schemes-to create murderous robots who will murder various random civil servants approaching retirement. Voila! They are creating The 4th Reich and a new and improved Hitler! Put this book down if you can!

New York, NY: Putnam , 2012. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Printing LV3 This is an ex-library book, withdrawn. Covered in mylar and library stickers. Another V. I. Warshawski mystery/crime thriller. Buckle up.

Toronto, CANADA: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2016. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Printing LVB1 From the inner flap, "Before motherhood, before marriage, Bridget, with biological clock ticking very, very loudly, finds herself unexpectedly pregnant at the eleventh hour: a joyful pregnancy which is dominated, however, by a crucial but terribly awkward question: Who is the father? Mark Darcy: honorable, decent, notable human rights lawyer? Or Daniel Cleaver: Charming, witty, notable