Search Results: Titles starting with Q from House of Our Own Books

Norway: Kvekerforlaget (Norwegian Quaker Press), 1982. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. This is a collection of original essays on Quakerism in honor of Sigrid Lund, a Norwegian Quaker and peace and human rights activist; the essays reflect Lund's own endeavor to unite the spiritual and practical sides of Quakerism; contributors include well-known Quaker writers and field workers from different parts of the world, incluidng the Scandinavian countries, Britain, Germany, the United States, and others; all text in English (yellow cover with brown lettering; a bright, clean, tight copy)

Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press, 1980. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. This is a study of the revival of the classical dialogue in early Renaissance Italy; it surveys the various classical traditions of dialogue and traces its revival in the works of a succession of Italian humanist writers, including Leonardo Bruni, Poggio Bracciolini, Lorenzo Valla, Leon Battista Alberti, and Giovanni Pontano (light blue cloth with gold lettering has slight edgewear; black dust jacket has slight shelfwear; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy)

Westport, CT, U.S.A.: Greenwood Press, 1982. Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket. The focus of this study is on the principles that guide military commnders in the effective conduct of war (plain white laminated covers with black lettering; a bright, clean, tight copy in nearly perfect condition; in stock & available for immediate shipment)

Sydney, Australia: Left Book Club Co-operative, 1990. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A collection of essays by experts in various fields examining social, economic, and environmental questions confronting Australia, including land rights, women's equality, censorship, privatization, media ownership, criminal justice, Asian immigration, health, education, uranium deposits, foreign markets, and the gap between wealth and poverty (maroon, blue, and white cover; slight edgewear; a few check marks in the table of contents; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy)