Search Results: Titles starting with T from Underground Books, ABAA

Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1985. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". 153pp. Rubbing, toning, creasing, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Sunning to spine of jacket. Gentle rubbing to edges of gray paper over boards. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Pages are free of marks and notation. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: T.S. Eliot's deep interest in Indian philosophical systems has long been acknowledged, but surprisingly little exploration of their influence on his poetry and drama has been undertaken. In T.S. Eliot, Vedanta, and Buddhism, Sri juxtaposes the essential perceptions of Indian thought with Eliot's work to illuminate his vision of the human condition.(Publisher).

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2010. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xiv, 186pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in blue cloth over boards with spine lettered in silver. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Much of what humans know we cannot say. And much of what we do we cannot describe. For example, how do we know how to ride a bike when we can't explain how we do it? Abilities like this were called "tacit knowledge" by physical chemist and philosopher Michael Polanyi, but here Harry Collins analyzes the term, and the behavior, in much greater detail, often departing from Polanyi's treatment. In Tacit and Explicit Knowledge, Collins develops a common conceptual language to bridge the concept's disparate domains by explaining explicit knowledge and classifying tacit knowledge. Collins then teases apart the three very different meanings, which, until now, all fell under the… Read More

New York: Schocken Books, 1986. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Hardcover. 8 1/4" X 5 3/4". ix, 173pp. Mild wear to unclipped dust jacket with light rubbing and creasing to corners and edges. Red cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Shallow scratch to front cover of jacket and front over board. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: An ideal introduction to T'Ai Chi Ch'Uan, providing clear descriptions of the methods of meditation and exercise, and illuminating the underlying theory, so readers can understand as well as practice the techniques in their daily routine.(Publisher).

London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1974. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2". x, 86pp. Mild shelf wear to pictorial paper wraps with toning and creasing to covers, corners, and edges. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This book, first published in 1974, explains the connections between T'ai Chi Ch'uan and I Ching and shows that they are the keys by which the theoretical philosophy of Taoism can be converted to a practical way of knowledge. This careful and helpful guide is designed for all those who want to know and follow a Chinese way to health of body and depth of mind.(Publisher).

North Canton: The Good News Publishing Company, 1961. Hardcover. Good +/Good +. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". vii, 184pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket encased in protective archival sleeve. Wear to jacket with toning, rubbing, and creasing to covers, corners, and edges. Light rubbing and toning to covers and edges of white paper over boards. Boards are slightly warped. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The first English language book on the subject of tai chi, this book brilliantly describes in detail each movement together with easy-to-follow pictures for a learning. First published in 1961, this book remains a firm favourite amongst beginners and refreshers alike. "My intention in writing this book is to bring to the attention of Western people this ancient masterpiece of health exercise, which, ancient though it is, is supremely suitable for us all in these modem times. I wish to create an informed understanding of what is necessary,… Read More

Boston: YMAA Publication Center, 1994. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 9 1/4" X 7 1/4". xxix, 270pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: In the last seven centuries, many songs and poems have been composed about Taijiquan. These have played a major role in preserving the knowledge and wisdom of the masters, although in many cases, the identity of the authors and the dates of origin have been lost. For the last twenty years, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming has translated many of these documents and according to him, he believes numerous are incomplete for reasons relating to: forgotten oral secrets, authors personal understandings narrowly focused and many documents are missing. Taijiquan Theory of Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming is an attempt to join together the various theories on Taijiquan in one complete text. "Based upon my personal background and understanding, I have tried my best to compile the Taijiquan… Read More

Chicago: Thos. W. Jackson, 1952. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 7 5/8" X 5 1/4". 96pp. Mild edgewear to pictorial wraps, with small tears to head and tail of spine and slight lean to spine. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A charming 1950s copy of this joke book from Thos. W. Jackson, illustrated throughout.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 3/8". 422pp. Inscribed by Nelson De Mille at title page to Earlene Scott, owner of Scott's Books in Newnan, Georgia. Mild edgewear to unclipped dust jacket, with small tear near tail of spine, wear to fold-overs, and gentle bumping to head of spine. Tan paper over boards, with spine backed in red cloth and lettered in gilt. Gentle bumping to head of spine, else fine, firm, and sound. Light dust soiling to top edge of text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. A very handsome signed first printing of this spy novel by Nelson De Mille.

Norwalk: The Easton Press, 1977. Leather_bound. Very good +. Leather_bound. Part of the "100 Greatest Books Ever Written" Collector's Edition. 9 1/2" X 6 3/4". xi, 472pp. Bound in red decorative leather with spine and front cover stamped in gilt. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges. All edge gilt. Peach silk moire end papers with matching silk bookmark sewn in. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Color illustrations throughout. Unused Easton Press bookplate laid in.

Ithaca: ILR Press, 1996. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2". xvi, 172pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Sticker to rear cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This is a story of how work gets done. It is also a study of how field service technicians talk about their work and how that talk is instrumental in their success. In his innovative ethnography, Julian E. Orr studies the people who repair photocopiers and shares vignettes from their daily lives. He characterizes their work as a continuous highly skilled improvisation within a triangular relationship of technician, customer, and machine. The work technicians do encompasses elements not contained in the official definition of the job yet vital to its success. Orr's analysis of the way repair people talk about their work reveals that talk is, in fact, a crucial dimension of their practice. Diagnosis happens through a narrative process, the creation of… Read More

New York: Harper Wave, 2023. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Melissa Etheridge in ink at special publisher's page at front. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". viii, 214pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with spine lettered in silver. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Twenty years after the success of her first memoir, the New York Times bestseller The Truth Is . . ., the Grammy and Oscar award-winning rocker and trailblazing LGBTQAI icon takes stock of the intervening years, recounting the euphoric triumphs and the life-altering tragedies of her life. Live with spirit. Find peace in the chaos. Lean into the joy. Over the past twenty years, Melissa Etheridge has been blessed with success, love, joy, contentment, freedom, and release. She became a mother again, recorded eleven albums,… Read More

Hong Kong: Colour Max, 1994. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. 8 1/4" X 5 3/4". 228pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. A small spot of toning to top edge of text block. Previous owner's sticker to inside of front cover. Faint foxing to inside of front and rear covers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Essays and polemics may be a fading craft in the age of drivel, gobbledegook, cd-rom and sound bites. Bernard Fong proves that he is an exception with his provocative comments and droll reflections in a watershed year. The author--whose writing has appeared in American, British, French, Canadian, Australian and local publications--in this volume lampoons Chris Patten, the "reforms", the events, political stunts and the high jinks which have so enlivened Hong Kong living. "If hypocrisy is butter, then prose should be its knife," Fong says.(Publisher).

Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2000. Hardcover. Good +. Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 6". ix, 176pp. Mild rubbing, toning, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of tan cloth over boards. Previous owner's name in ink to front paste-down. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This volume brings together cognitive psychologists, interpreting scholars and translation researchers, who look at the process phenomena involved in translation and interpreting (T/I) from various linguistic vantage points. The focus is on methodology and the problems that loom large in a multidisciplinary discipline. The authors include Annette de Groot, Juliane House, Kirsten Malmkjaer and Miriam Shlesinger. The topics discussed range from simultaneous interpreting, subtitling, translating in pairs, the sub-skills involved in T/I, to expertise and management issues. Three major challenges emerge from T/I process research as it is portrayed in this book: - How to maintain a clear… Read More

Pacific Grove: Asilomar Press, 1996. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 9" X 6". xvii, 299pp. Mild shelf wear to pictorial paper wraps with light rubbing to covers and creasing to covers and edges. Sticker to rear cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The life of the Tarahumara Indians in the Copper Canyon is described. The author writes about the culture of the most isolated members of the tribe which includes their adaptation to their environment, work of shamans and sorcerers, and native ceremonies. In addition their long-distance running feats are also described.(Publisher).

Guadalajara: Editorial Agata, 1996. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. 8 1/2" X 6". 267pp. Mild wear to pictorial paper wraps with rubbing and creasing to covers and edges. Price-sticker to rear cover. Penciled notation to half-title page. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. With map in paper pocket tipped in at inside of rear cover and letter from Cambell to Luis G. Verplancken laid in. An overall clean, solid copy of this work on the Tarahumar people of Mexico.

Napa: Taste Tour, 1996. Pamphlet. Very good +. Pamphlet. 12" X 7 1/4". Little to no wear to covers, corners, and edges of all 6 pamphlets. Pages of all pamphlets are clean and unmarked. Slipcase is solid and clean. Beautifully illustrated, short wine guides covering six of the world's classic types of wine grapes. TITLES INCLUDED: Cabernet Sauvignon: A guide to the king of red wines Chardonnay: A guide to the world's greatest dry white wine Merlot: A guide to generous, noble red wines Pinot Noir: A guide to the queen of red wines Sauvignon Blanc: A guide to white wines of distinction Zinfandel: A guide to fine wines for every taste.

Tokyo: Gentosha, 2005. Paperback. Very good/very good. Paperback. 8 1/2" X 5 7/8". 163pp. Text in Japanese kanji only. Mild edgewear to dust jacket over printed wraps. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A very nice copy of this exploration of the modern art of tattoo, including Japanese traditional, cover-up, neo-traditonal, jail tattoo, black and gray, fine-line, bio-mechanical, demonish, portrait, neo-tribal, Celtic, biker, new school, Aztec, Maori, tribal, and totem-tribal, with color photographs throughout.

Jazz Publishing, 2011. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. 9 1/4" X 7 1/2". 159pp. Mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Warping to covers and text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: With volume on of Tattoo Vixens, alongside of the great photography on board, we questioned some of the models over how they were perceived by the world at large and found some surprising answers. In this volume, we take a more petulant approach and have instead opted to have fun. After all, that's what the song said they wanted and what's the point of all the hard work behind the scenes if you cant have some laughs with it in the long term. For the more serious minded and those looking to get involved in alt-modelling on a grand scale, you'll also find diverse interviews with some of the hardest working photographers on the scene right now as they give us a behind the scenes look at what a real photo-shoot consists of along with some of their very best work.(Publisher).

Minsk, Belarus: Met Publishing, 1997. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 9 3/4" X 6 1/2". 231pp. Text in Russian. Pictorial paper over boards. Moderate edgewear to binding, with slight lean to spine. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A solid copy of this Russian book on the art of tattooing, fully illustrated in both color and black and white photographs and illustrations, forming a fascinating look at tattoo culture at the end of the 20th Century in Eastern Europe.

New York: Random House, 1937. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 10" X 7 1/4". 76pp. Wear to tan cloth over boards with rubbing, toning, and soiling to covers, corners, and edges. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Toning to gutters of endpapers. Bookseller's ticket to rear paste-down. Previous owner's name in ink to front paste-down. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. An overall solid copy of this beautifully illustrated work from 1937.