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New York: A Peacock Press/Bantam Book - Bantam Books, Inc., 1977. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Bumped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. EXCERPT: INTRODUCTION - COWES - Tiny town on the Isle of Wight in the Solent waters off the south coast of England. BEKEN - Four generations of chemists, seafarers and photographers. Beken of Cowes. Names synonymous with grand yachts billowing clouds of sail, with hard pressed lean ocean racers, canvas skimming the waves and decks awash . . . Keith's son Kenneth joined the photographic business in 1970. Some of the equipment has changed. He uses Hassleblad cameras. The family now has a 21' Boston Whaler launch with twin motors. But he is no less expert on yachting and boats than his father. In the maelstrom of activity that characterizes modern yachting the photographer must be completely in the game and know exactly what is going to happen. The skill of the Bekens is well known among yachtsmen .… Read More

New York: Berkley Books published by Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1983. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers Lightly Chipped; Spine Heavily Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. The Fatal Romance of Bonnie Garland and Richard Herrin. Their Endless Love Became an Unspeakable Nightmare. A TRUE STORY. CONTENTS: CHAPTER 1 The Confession; CHAPTER 2 The Barrio and the Establishment; CHAPTER 3 A Yale Romance; CHAPTER 4 The Separation; CHAPTER 5 The Rage of Richard Herrin; CHAPTER 6 The Death of Bonnie Garland; CHAPTER 7 Tears for a Killer; CHAPTER 8 The Trial; CHAPTER 9 The Verdict; CHAPTER 10 A Visit With Richard Herrin; CHAPTER 11 Epilogue: Was Justice Served? SYNOPSIS: Richard Herrin was a poverty-haunted youth from the Los Angeles ghetto who came to Yale on a scholarship. Bonnie Garland was the lovely daughter of wealth and privilege, who came to Yale as her birthright. In Yale's socially and… Read More

New York: Avon Books - The Hearst Corporation Repaired; Light Creasing on Rear Cover; Moderate Creasing on Front Cover, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Moderately Chipped; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. The renegade Yankee slashes his way across three continents to seal a bond of passion! BOOK NUMBER: 29975. SYNOPSIS: LOOTING! LUSTING! DARING TO LOVE! From the harbors of Salem to the harems of Tartary, from France to Algiers to Stamboul and across the steppes of Kara Kum - halfway across the world, through a hurricane of adventure on land and sea - Jason Starbuck sought to free his beloved Roxanna. Stopping at nothing to claim what was his, he found a new life disguised as renegade Yankee pasha Selum-ul-Reuben - then found a new kind of love in Lilith, the willing slave girl. A blazing tale of flaming desire by the master of swashbuckling romance. - and - Edison Marshall's Exotic Odyssey of One Man, Two Worlds, and Two Women . . . Roxanna,… Read More

London: Sphere Books Limited, 1975. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Moderately Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. CONTENTS: Introduction - Harry Harrison; Roller Ball Murder - William Harrison; Mason's Life - Kingsley Amis; Welcome to the Standard Nightmare - Robert Sheckley; Serpent Burning on an Altar - Brian W. Aldiss; We are Very Happy Here - Joe W. Haldeman; The Birds - Thomas M. Disch; The Wind and the Rain - Robert Silverberg; Ten Years Ago... - Max Beerbohm; Parthen - R. A. Lafferty; The Man Who Collected the First of September 1973 - Tor Age Bringsvaerd (translated by Oddrun Gronvik); Captain Nemo's Last Adventure - Josef Nesvadba (translated by Iris Urwin); La Befana - Gene Wolfe. SYNOPSIS: The Best SF Shorts of 1973. Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss have again selected the pick of the year. Contributors include Robert Sheckley, Thomas M. Disch, Robert Silverberg, R. A. Lafferty, Gene Wolfe, Josef Nesvadba.… Read More

New York: HarperPrism - HarperCollinsPublishers Inc. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked. ALL NEW ASTONISHING STORIES. CONTENTS: Introduction; Market Report - Alexander Jablokov; A Dance to Strange Musics - Gregory Benford; The Year of the Mouse - Norman Spinrad; The Day Before They Came - Mary Soon Lee; This Side of Independence - Rob Chilson; The Twelfth Album - Stephen Baxter; Story of Your Life - Ted Chiang; Whiptail - Robert Reed; The Eye of God - Mary Rosenblum; Rules of Engagement - Michael F. Flynn; Radiant Doors - Michael Swanwick; Unraveling the Thread - Jean-Claude Dunyach; That Thing Over There - Dominic Green; The Allies - Mark S. Geston; My Pal Clunky - Ron Goulart; Life in the Extreme - David Brin; Near Enough to Home - Michael Skeet; A Game of Consequences - David Langford; State of Nature - Nancy Kress; Maneki Neko - Bruce Sterling. SYNOPSIS: TRAVEL TO THE FARTHEST REACHES OF THE IMAGINATION. Acclaimed… Read More

New York: A Dell Book - Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 1961. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front Cover, Spine Lightly Chipped; Rear Cover Moderately Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Light Moisture Damage; Edges Lightly Soiled. Science Fiction & Fantasy by John W. Campbell, Jr., Ray Bradbury, Mark Clifton, Jack Finney, Roger Price, Theodore Sturgeon, and many others. BOOK NUMBER: F118. CONTENTS: Introduction; The Handler - Damon Knight; The Other Wife - Jack Finney; No Fire Burns - Avram Davidson; No, No, Not Rogov! - Cordwainer Smith; The Shoreline at Sunset - Ray Bradbury; The Dreamsman - Gordon R. Dickson; Multum in Parvo - Jack Sharkey; Flowers For Algernon - Daniel Keyes; "What Do You Mean...Human?" - John W. Campbell, Jr.; Sierra Sam - Ralph Dighton; A Death in the House - Clifford D. Simak; Mariana - Fritz Leiber; An Inquiry Concerning the Curvature of the Earth's Surface and Divers Investigations of a Metaphysical Nature - Roger Price; Day at the Beach - Carol… Read More

New York: A Borzoi Book Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1990. BOOK: Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Moderately Soiled. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. With 32 pages of photographs. BOOK NUMBER: 3/90. ALSO KNOWN AS: Portions of this work were originally published in The New Yorker. MAP: Jean Paul Tremblay. JACKET DESIGN BY: R. D. Scudellari. CONTENTS: Introduction: Ends and Means PART I "Too Slow" PART II The Old and the New; Debts, Bibliography, Notes; Index; Photographs follow pages 62, 158 and 286. SYNOPSIS: Robert A. Caro's life of Lyndon Johnson continues--one of the richest, most intensive and most revealing examinations ever undertaken of an American President. It is the magnum opus of a writer perfectly suited to his task: the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer-historian, chronicler also of Robert Moses in The Power Broker, whose inspired research and profound… Read More

London: Collins, 1951. BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Missing.. First Edition 3rd Impression. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Vancouver/Burnaby: Arsenal Pulp Press/Burnaby Art Gallery Light Creasing on Front Cover; Front, Rear Cover Lightly Chipped. CONTENTS: This book is completely bilingual (English and Chinese). All text is available in both languages. PUBLISHER: Arsenal Pulp Press Vancouver/Burnaby Art Gallery Burnaby. Arsenal Pulp Press also gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council of the Arts for its publishing program, and the support of the Book Publishing Industry Development Program, and the B. C. Arts Council. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Gu Xiong came to Canada from China to find freedom and a new life, but with it came the uneasy feeling of being a stranger in a strange land, with customs, attitudes, and ways of living far different from what he and his family had known in China. The Yellow Pear is a collection of deeply personal narratives (appearing in both English and Chinese) and illustrations about life in his adopted country, a life which resonates with the past he left behind. In these… Read More

St Albans Herts: Panther Books Ltd, 1976. Repaired; Previous Dealer, Owner Markings; Moderate Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Moderately Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Moderately Soiled; Heavy Yellowing Due to Age. SYNOPSIS: The Master File on Steve Champion has been re-opened. Champion: enigmatic, charming, urbane, cunning--the flamboyant hero and leader of the old Villefranche anti-Nazi intelligence group, the Guernica network. Of all the survivors of that network, only Charlie is still in the spy business--or so it seems. Then terrifying rumours of Champion's sinister Arab connections and the ultimate weapon-smuggling plot filter through to the top levels of British and American intelligence. Champion's closest wartime friend was Charlie. So Charlie is sent to find out what yesterday's spy is up to.... First Thus 2nd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Simon & Schuster BOOK: Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. BOOK NUMBER: 04982450. TV TIE-IN: This novel was the basis for the 2001 Made-for-Television film of the same name. SYNOPSIS: A killer who targets lonely women on cruise ships is at the center of Mary Higgins Clark's newest thriller You Belong to Me, a masterful combination of page-turning suspense and classic mystery. When Dr. Susan Chandler decides to use her daily radio talk show to explore the phenomenon of women who disappear and are later found to have become victims of killers who prey on the lonely and insecure, she has no idea that she is exposing herself - and those closest to her - to the very terror that she hopes to warn others against. Susan sets out to determine who is responsible for an attempt on the life of a woman who called in to the show offering information on the mysterious disappearance from a cruise… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster BOOK: Previous Owner Markings; Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. BOOK NUMBER: 04982450. TV TIE-IN: This novel was the basis for the 2001 Made-for-Television film of the same name. SYNOPSIS: A killer who targets lonely women on cruise ships is at the center of Mary Higgins Clark's newest thriller You Belong to Me, a masterful combination of page-turning suspense and classic mystery. When Dr. Susan Chandler decides to use her daily radio talk show to explore the phenomenon of women who disappear and are later found to have become victims of killers who prey on the lonely and insecure, she has no idea that she is exposing herself - and those closest to her - to the very terror that she hopes to warn others against. Susan sets out to determine who is responsible for an attempt on the life of a woman… Read More

New York: Poseidon Press BOOK: Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Moderately Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Previous Owner Markings (Price Clipped); Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. He was a world-famous psychiatrist. She trusted him. Then she awoke to his horrible betrayal. When she tried to bring him to justice, they told her You Must Be Dreaming. BOOK NUMBER: 09922050. DESIGNED BY: Karolina Harris. JACKET PHOTOGRAPH: Georgina Bedrosian. JACKET DESIGN: Corsillo/Manzone. CONTENTS: Prologue - My Early Training 1 Under the Influence 2 Back to the Beginning 3 In Good Hands 4 The Amytal Interview 5 Blind Trust 6 No Way Out 7 Out of Bounds 8 At the Heart of the Problem 9 Medical Treason 10 The Singer v. the Psychiatrist 11 Above Suspicion 12 Facing the Perpetrator 13 Starting Again 14 Pieces Begin to Fall into Place 15 Admitting My Addictions 16 The Case Goes Public 17 License to Rape 18… Read More

Canadian Heritage Parks Canada SUB-TITLE: Publication egalement offerte en francais. DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATIONS: Banff Creative Services. CONTENTS: Bears and People; Warnings/Closures; Tips for Hiking Safely; If You Encounter a Bear; If an Attack Occurs; Camping; Black Bear Characteristics; Threats to Black Bears; Park Information; Remember. # OF PAGES: Unpaginated.. Booklet. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Coles Publishing Company Limited Repaired; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. Diet, Exercise, Make-up, Grooming, and answers to all your "Beauty" questions. CONTENTS: PART 1 - DIET & EXERCISE; YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY; Diet Do's and Don'ts; Calorie Countdown; Nutrient News; HOW DO YOU MEASURE UP?; The Figures; CALORIE TABLE; Calories Count; DIETS THAT WORK; Pound Pointers; BASIC ADDITION COURSE; How to Gain Weight; DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION; Exer-cise Things Up; GO INTO PARTNERSHIP; Team Up for Fun; YOGA FOR YOU; THE WINNING TOTAL; Losers Are Winners!; You've Gained Your Goal!; PART 2 - MAKE-UP & GROOMING; BEAUTY QUIZ; Check Yourself Out; FOR EYE-OPENING EYES; Eye-Q Makeup; Fake Eyelashes Facts; Contacts Clues; TOWARD A SMOOTH COMPLEXION; FIND YOUR PLACE IN THE SUN; HOW TO HAVE A SUPER SMILE; Tooth Truths; PERSPIRATION PANIC; LOVELIER LEGS AND FEET; Caring for Your… Read More

Toronto: A Signet Book Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books Canada Ltd Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age; "02" Stamped on Lower Edge. #1 NATIONWIDE BESTSELLER! BOOK NUMBER: 451-AE7072. SYNOPSIS: Julia Phillips was the ultimate Hollywood insider, Oscar-winning producer of The Sting and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. She was also an insider of the ultimate private hell, the only woman in a man's world, making it with the aid of booze, cocaine, and sex--until she crashed. Now she has written a book that tells all--only someone with nothing left to lose could dare write this. The result is the biggest winner of the year. - and - What do you say when Warren Beatty suggest a threesome with you and your teenaged daughter?* What do you say when your shrink wonders how you've gone through a fortune in one fast year?** What are Hollywooders saying as they grab this… Read More

Brantford: Brant Litho Limited Repaired; Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped. Lady Galt by Newlands-Harding. Sizes 4-14. NUMBER: 18. CONTENTS: Touchdown (Boys or Girls; Sizes: 10, 12, 14); Perfect Pets (Sizes: 4, 6, 8 and 10; Cardigan, Pullover); Peek-A-Boo Jackets (Sizes: 10, 12 and 14; For same Jacket in Sizes: 4, 6 and 8, see page 51); Snow Princess (Sizes: 10, 12 and 14); Puppy Love (Sizes: 4, 6, 8 and 10; Round or Turtle Neck); Party Time (Sizes: Small (4 to 6), Medium (8 to 10), Large (12 to 14)); Oh Boy! (Sizes: 6, 8, 10 and 12); Tippy-Toes (Slippers; Ages: 4 to 14 Years); Play Ball (Sizes: 8, 10, 12 and 14); Jack and Jill (Sizes: Small (6-8), Medium (10-12), Large (14-16)); Molly-O (Erin Knit Cardigan for Girls; Sizes: 8, 10, 12 and 14); Yipes, Stripes! (Sweater Shirts; Boys or Girls; Sizes: 6, 8 and 10); Top O' The Class (Sizes: 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12); Campfire Favourite (Sizes: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14); Pretty Girl (Sizes: 6, 8 and 10); Lindy Lou (Headband and Mittens;… Read More

Dubuque: Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers Previous Owner Markings (Lightly Underlined in Ink)/Ex-Library; Heavily Scuffed on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Light Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Heavily Chipped; Edges Moderately Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. CONTENTS: Preface; 1 MARRIAGE: AN EVOLVING INSTITUTION -Introduction: the Man-Woman Relationship; Summary; References; 2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEXUAL ATTITUDES - Unique Human Sexual Characteristics; Human Sexuality and Family Structure; The Development Stages; The American Dating Game: The Heterosexual Stage; References; 3 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PREMARITAL RELATIONS - Is There a Sexual Revolution?; Psychological Principals; Abortion; Venereal Disease; Summary; References; 4 BOY-GIRL, MAN-WOMAN: THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE SEXES - The Female; The Male; Summary; References; 5 THE YOUNG MARRIAGE OR COLLEGE EDUCATION WITH FAMILY - Elusive Maturity; The Altruistic-wife Syndrome; The… Read More

Whitecap Books Ltd Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled. SUB-TITLE: A Mountie's Story. EDITED BY: Marlyn Horsdal. COVER AND INTERIOR DESIGN BY: Carolyn Deby. TYPESET BY: CompuType, Vancouver, B.C. CONTENTS: Introduction CHAPTER ONE: Barney West CHAPTER TWO: The Escort CHAPTER THREE: Raefe Douthwaite CHAPTER FOUR: The Search CHAPTER FIVE: Wolves and Wickis CHAPTER SIX: Detachment Takeover CHAPTER SEVEN: Learning Detachment Work CHAPTER EIGHT: Emergencies CHAPTER NINE: No Court Case if Possible CHAPTER TEN: Dogs CHAPTER ELEVEN: Spirit of the Yukon--Part One CHAPTER TWELVE: Spirit of the Yukon--Part Two CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Return to the Yukon; Postscript. SYNOPSIS: Yukon Memories chronicles real adventures in a time and place that forms the backdrop to some of Canada's most enduring legends--the days when mail was hauled overland by sleigh, prospectors still sifted through the gravel of Bonanza Creek searching for… Read More