Search Results: Titles starting with J from KALAMOS BOOKS

London: Arrow, 2002 Book. As New. Soft cover. 1st Pbk Ed... " A biography of the worlds most famous writer. J.K. Rowling's meteoric rise to worldwide superstardom and bestseller status is now the stuff of tabloid legend - how, as a single mother, she would spend hours in a cafe in Edinburgh, nursing a single coffee and a glass of water while she wrote the first Harry Potter novel that would bring her fame and fortune. Creator of the most famous and best-loved character in contemporary fiction, J.K. Rowling is also the author of her own escape from an unhappy marriage and a depressing existence on the verge of destitution. The acclaimed celebrity biographer Sean Smith goes behind the headlines and hype to trace the life story of this phenomenal woman who has brought joy and inspiration to millions of readers around the world. He also reveals many of the sources and origins of the books drawn from her early life. The film "Magic Beyond Words: The JK Rowling Story" (2011) in which the… Read More

Philadelphia, PA: Running Press Book Publishers, 1976 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st.US Ed... J. R. R. Tolkien is one of the most beloved and enigmatic writers of the twentieth century, yet surprisingly little is known about the personal life of the author of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. After a traumatic childhood, Tolkien experienced the bloody trenches of World War I, then lived most of his life as an Oxford scholar in a cloistered academic community. In this fascinating illustrated biography, author Daniel Grotta examines how much of Tolkien's personal experience fired his incredible imagination and led to the creation of Middle-earth and its inhabitants. This edition features full-color illustrations by the Brothers Hildebrandt, whose conceptions of Middle-earth and its denizens have brought Tolkien's life's work to vivid life for legions of fans around the world.165p..

Orebro Sweden: Bokforlaget Libris, 2002 Book. Illus. by Trans. Kerstin Garjo. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Thus.. Translation into Swedish of "J. R. R. Tolkien: The Man Who Created the Lord of the Rings" by Kerstin Ga?rsjo? '(This is a story about the fruits of one man's imagination, about a professor who loved his students and his books in equal measure, and about a literary superstar who continues to delight generation after generation of readers. J. R. R. Tolkien is a timely and insightful look at the man behind the classics.129p. illus bibliography.Inscription on half title. [NO physical library location in Worldcatnly ONE copy found in Worldcat].

New York: Warner Paperback Library, 1972 Book. Near Fine. Pbk. 1st.US Ed... "Without neglecting Tolkien's marvelous invention, rebost narrative energy, or warm humor, Robley Evans illuminates for us the profound moral seriousness of Tolkien's work; shows us too that in his deep idealism, and in his elegiac sense of history, Tolkien is a significant Writer For the Seventies." 206p. bibliography Name of previous owner else fine.

Toronto: Stoddart Pub, 2001 Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Canadain Edition. This is a story about the fruits of one man's imagination, about a professor who loved his students and his books in equal measure, and about a literary superstar who continues to delight generation after generation of readers. J. R. R. Tolkien is a timely and insightful look at the man behind the classics.' 136p. illus bibliography index. Author inscriptIon on title page.

Lisbon: Edic?o~es Salamandra, 1999 Book. New. Soft cover. 1st Portuguese Edition.

New York: Tor / Tom Doherty Associates,, 1995 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. Omnibus volume ... cleverly mingling folklore, fairy tale and modern life, these novels point to a fine connection between what is seen and what is not, and the importance of belief, compassion, and loyalty.[1] Jack the Giant-Killer : When Jacky's boyfriend walks out, her life changes more than she could ever imagine. In a fit of angst she chops off her long blond hair then goes out to wander the streets of Ottawa. She's startled out of her reverie by a faceless gang of bikers attacking a small man whose body disappears, leaving behind only a red cap. The cap shows Jacky an unimaginable side of Ottawa and sets her on an impossible quest to save the good fairies from their evil counterparts.[2] Drink Down the Moon : In Jack the Giant-Killer, where magical creatures carry on a secret existence in the streets and parks of modern Ottawa, Jacky Rowan once slew giants. In this thrilling sequel, she's… Read More

New York: Pocket Books., 1971 Book. Good. Pbk. Analysis of the way magazines treated Jackie Kennedy.

New York: Warner Books, 1998 Book. Very Good. Pbk.. Biography of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

New York: Scribners, 1997 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st.US Ed... Josie Trask is a graduate student with marital and career problems who takes a job working for an abrasive celebrity biographer following the death of Jacqueline Onassis. Judith Viorst, called this ''an amiable first novel spiced with stories and quotations from the Jackie archives..

New York: Leisure Books, 1994 Book. Very Good. Pbk. Reprint.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1979 Book. Illus. by Photographs Ron Galella . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Pbk Edition.

London: Lomond Books, 1995 Book. Fine. Laminated HC. First Thus. D.K.Brosters classic trilogy on the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, bound in a single volume. 627p. Neat crisp copy .

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st.UK Edition . ". In Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis:A Life, Donald Spoto separates her from the many legends, the gossip, and the plain untruths that have obscured Jackie's life. Based on the author's unprecedented access to a wealth of new material gleaned from her own writings; from documents at the schools she attended; from the archives of the John F Kennedy Library; and from interviews with those who knew her best, this book offers astonishing revelations about every period of Jackie's life-from her marriages to the president of the United States and to the richest man in the world, to her remarkable and exciting career (which spanned a third of her lifetime). There are, as well, dramatic new details concerning Jackie's influence on the policies of the Kennedy administration, especially in the areas of nuclear disarmament and civil rights. In light of fresh disclosures about John F Kennedy's medical… Read More

New York: Grossett & Dunlap, 1978 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st.US Edition. "Here is an intimate look at Jackie as an introspective child, a sparkling debutante, a reluctant political wife, a devoted mother, a history making First Lady, an awesome widow, the much- criticized wife of an aging millionaire, and an independent New York career woman240p. + plates.

New York: John Wiley., 1996 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st.US Ed... "Born just weeks before his famous first cousin, John Davis grew up alongside Jackie. He draws on his personal recollections to explore the origins of Jackie's elusive legend" 208p. plates plates index.

Chicago IL: Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 2008 Book. New. Hardcover. First Thus So. Lakeside Classics Series. [#106] A stirring account of the feisty ladies whose objective "was the national enfranchisement of women" and who were arrested, jailed and physically assaulted often beaten as they campaigned .It took Congress from 1878 to June 4th 1919 to pass the amendment. .404p. illus index. [List of titles in the series] Beautifully printed on fine paper in a handsome green cloth covered boards, with gilt title and decorations. Small format nice gift volume..

Ozarow Mazowiecki : Firma KsiÄgarska Jacek Olesiejuk, 2010 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Polish Edition. Originally published as "Which wine is in your glass? : understanding & enjoying wine" Translated into Polish by Hanna Turczyn-Zalewska.

Copenhagen: Martins Forlag, 1966 Book. Good>Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. Dramatic love story from around 1900 about a Jutland farmer and a gentleman's daughter...that spans an entire age from the last half of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. Sigurd Elkjær (1885-1968) was a Danish writer.... Most of his novels, both the historical and those that take place in his own time, unfold on the Horsens region. Neat clean text, but paper cover a little damaged along the spine.].

Toronto: Harper Perennial, 2013 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Canadian Edition. Kate Shaw, an acting beauty editor for a fashion magazine, has just been told that her services are no longer required. Through no fault of her own, she finds herself single, homeless and in desperate need to help her family survive its own financial and emotional crises. Known for her love of all things Jane Austen, Kate is given a freelance gig that changes everything: to research whether it is possible, in these modern times-and at a certain age-to marry well.What starts as an article quickly turns into Kate's real-life quest. .... chases the man of her dreams, a charming and elegant older financier. But she keeps running into a brooding Englishman who works at an impeccably Austenesque estate. Caught between Mr. Rich and maybe Mr. Right, Kate must choose what she really wants out of life: to marry for money or risk it all for love. Remainder mark, else fins. .