Robert f delaney (26 resultados)
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Conde Nast Publications, 1988
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Añadir al carritoSoft cover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Light wear. Square and tight binding. Includes: Fatal Statistics (Ashwell), The Longford Collector (Flynn), And Nothing But the Truth (Delaney), Fading Into Blackness (Forward), A Special Offer (Johnson), Siren (Austin), Grave Reservations (Shew), Together (Fischetti).
ANALOG Science Fiction/ Science Fact: June 1989
Michael F. Flynn; W. R. Thompson; W. T. Quick; L. Sprague de Camp; Joseph H. Delaney; Robert R. Chase
Editorial: Davis Publications, 1989
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Añadir al carritoSoft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Light wear. Edited by Stanley Schmidt. Cover by Ed Soyka for "The Washer at the Ford" (pt 1 of 2) by Michael F. Flynn. Includes "Ally" (novelette) by W. R. Thompson; "High Hotel" (novelette) by W. T. Quick; "The Ape-Man Within Us" (science fact) by L. Sprague de Camp; "Survival Course" by Joseph… H. Delaney; "Date Night" by Robert R. Chase. Illustrated by Ed Soyka, Doug Beekman, Janet Aulisio, William R. Warren, Jr., and Pat Rawlings.
Editorial: Conde Nast Publications, 1988
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Añadir al carritoSoft cover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Light wear. Square and tight binding. Includes: Fatal Statistics (Ashwell), The Longford Collector (Flynn), And Nothing But the Truth (Delaney), Fading Into Blackness (Forward), A Special Offer (Johnson), Siren (Austin), Grave Reservations (Shew), Together (Fischetti).
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Condición: Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges. Paperback.
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Qiang returns to his homeland of China from Silicon Valley to find Beijing undergoing a chaotic transformation in the lead up to hosting the 2008 Olympic Games. Wrecking balls are knocking down entire neighbourhoods to make way for new structures more in line with the government's vision of…a modern China. The tumult inspires Qiang to shoot a documentary about the loss of affordable housing, which draws the attention of public security officials.When Qiang is suddenly arrested by local police, it falls on his friend Jake, an American journalist who admires Qiang and his work, to try to figure out how to end the detention. With few options, Jake enlists the help of those he's not sure he can trust. Dawei, a Chinese itinerant Jake befriended years earlier, returns to Beijing in the midst of a cat-and-mouse game Jake is playing with the authorities to retrieve a memento that has suddenly become extremely valuable. Dawei becomes ensnared in a plan to force the authorities to release Qiang, and Jake must then decide who survivesBased on real events, Robert F. Delaney's The Wounded Muse takes readers to a city and country undergoing a transformation on a scale previously unseen where, in the shadowed wreckage of forgotten communities, people are pushed to psychological extremes to secure their position. In a society that promises endless opportunity, and unknown risks along the way, many end up defeating themselves. Based on real events, The Wounded Muse takes readers to a city and country undergoing a transformation on a scale previously unseen, where people are pushed to psychological extremes to secure their position. In a society that promises endless opportunity, and unknown risks along the way, many end up defeating themselves. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. The Wounded Muse. Book.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Qiang returns to his homeland of China from Silicon Valley to find Beijing undergoing a chaotic transformation in the lead up to hosting the 2008 Olympic Games. Wrecking balls are knocking down entire neighborhoods to make way for new structures more in line with the government's vision of a modern Chi…na. The tumult inspires Qiang to shoot a documentary about the loss of affordable housing, which draws the attention of public security officials. When Qiang is suddenly arrested by local police, it falls on his friend Jake, an American journalist who admires Qiang and his work, to try to figure out how to end the detention. With few options, Jake enlists the help of those he's not sure he can trust. Dawei, a Chinese itinerant Jake befriended years earlier, returns to Beijing in the midst of a cat-and-mouse game Jake is playing with the authorities to retrieve a memento that has suddenly become extremely valuable. Dawei becomes ensnared in a plan to force the authorities to release Qiang, and Jake must then decide who survives. Based on real events, Robert F. Delaney's The Wounded Muse takes readers to a city and country undergoing a transformation on a scale previously unseen, where in the shadowed wreckage of forgotten communities people are pushed to psychological extremes to secure their position.
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Librería: The Book Abyss, St. Paul, MN, Estados Unidos de AmericaThe Book Abyss
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Añadir al carritoSoft cover. Condición: Good. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. No store stamps. --- Jul, 1988 issue. --- Science Fiction stories including authors: --- Pauline Ashwell --- Michael F. Flynn --- Joseph H. Delaney --- Dr. Robert L. Forward --- Bill Johnson --- A. J. Austin --- Rowland Shew.
The Southern Ute People. (Tribal Indians Series)
Robert W. Delaney ; scientific editor, Henry F. Dobyns, general editor, John I. Griffin
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Indian Tribal Series, Phoenix, 1975
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Librería: Shasta Library Foundation, Redding, CA, Estados Unidos de AmericaShasta Library Foundation
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Añadir al carritoSoft cover. Condición: Fine. No Dust Jacket as Issued. This Book is to commemorate the Issuance of the Southern Ute Medal November 15, 1974 and is limited to 15,000 copies. This copy is # 1700 and is signed by Leonard C. Burch, Chairman of the Southern Ute Tribal Council. This copy is an Ex-library book and has the usual stamps…and markings. Dark blue wraps with the imprint of the Medal of the Southern Ute on front cover and silver lettering on the spine. Content is clean, no markings. Frontispiece: Color Photograph of a Tepee depicting the old way & the marquis for their motel complex for the new way of life. Several b/w and some color photographs. This copy has not been open/read. 102 p. 5.5 x 9 inches. 0.60 lb.
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ANALOG Science Fiction/ Science Fact: July 1988
Analog (Pauline Ashwell; Michael F. Flynn; Joseph H. Delaney; John Gribbin; Dr. Robert L. Forward; Bill Johnson; A. J. Austin; Rowland Shew)
Editorial: Davis Publications, NY, 1988
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Añadir al carritoSingleIssueMagazine. Condición: Good+ to Very Good-. Vol. CVIII, No. 7. Edited by Stanley Schmidt. Cover art by Janet Aulisio for "Fatal Statistics" (novella) by Pauline Ashwell. Includes "The Longford Collector" (novelette) by Michael F. Flynn; "And Nothing but the Truth" (novelette) by Joseph H. Delaney; "Science Fact: Seeking… teh Missing Mass" by John Gribbin; "Fading into Blackness" by Dr. Robert L. Forward; "A Special Offer" by Bill Johnson; "Siren" by A. J. Austin; "Grave Reservations" by Rowland Shew; "Probability Zero: Together" by Joe Fischetti. Reader's Departments: "The Editor's Page: A Requiem for Summer?"; "On Gaming" by Matthew J. Costello; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "The Alternate View" by John G. Cramer; "The Reference Library" by Tom Easton; "In Times to Come"; "Brass Tacks"; "The Analog Calendar of Upcoming Events". Illustrated by Janet Aulisio, Vincent Di Fate, Martin G. Cameron, and William R. Warren, Jr. Rubbing; creasing; stress; almost imperceptible label ghost. Book.
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ANALOG Science Fiction/ Science Fact: June 1989
Analog (Michael F. Flynn; W. R. Thompson; W. T. Quick; L. Sprague de Camp; Joseph H. Delaney; Robert R. Chase)
Editorial: Davis Publications, NY, 1989
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Añadir al carritoSingleIssueMagazine. Condición: Very Good. Vol. CIX, No. 6. Edited by Stanley Schmidt. Cover by Ed Soyka for "The Washer at the Ford" (pt 1 of 2) by Michael F. Flynn. Includes "Ally" (novelette) by W. R. Thompson; "High Hotel" (novelette) by W. T. Quick; "The Ape-Man Within Us" (science fact) by L. Sprague de Camp; "Survival Cou…rse" by Joseph H. Delaney; "Date Night" by Robert R. Chase. Illustrated by Ed Soyka, Doug Beekman, Janet Aulisio, William R. Warren, Jr., and Pat Rawlings. Rubbing; mild tanning. Book.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Qiang returns to his homeland of China from Silicon Valley to find Beijing undergoing a chaotic transformation in the lead up to hosting the 2008 Olympic Games. Wrecking balls are knocking down entire neighborhoods to make way for new structures more in line with the government's vision of a modern Chi…na. The tumult inspires Qiang to shoot a documentary about the loss of affordable housing, which draws the attention of public security officials. When Qiang is suddenly arrested by local police, it falls on his friend Jake, an American journalist who admires Qiang and his work, to try to figure out how to end the detention. With few options, Jake enlists the help of those he's not sure he can trust. Dawei, a Chinese itinerant Jake befriended years earlier, returns to Beijing in the midst of a cat-and-mouse game Jake is playing with the authorities to retrieve a memento that has suddenly become extremely valuable. Dawei becomes ensnared in a plan to force the authorities to release Qiang, and Jake must then decide who survives. Based on real events, Robert F. Delaney's The Wounded Muse takes readers to a city and country undergoing a transformation on a scale previously unseen, where in the shadowed wreckage of forgotten communities people are pushed to psychological extremes to secure their position.
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ANALOG Science Fiction/ Science Fact: June 1989
Analog (Michael F. Flynn; W. R. Thompson; W. T. Quick; L. Sprague de Camp; Joseph H. Delaney; Robert R. Chase)
Editorial: Davis Publications, NY, 1989
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Añadir al carritoSingleIssueMagazine. Condición: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. CIX, No. 6. Edited by Stanley Schmidt. Cover by Ed Soyka for "The Washer at the Ford" (pt 1 of 2) by Michael F. Flynn. Includes "Ally" (novelette) by W. R. Thompson; "High Hotel" (novelette) by W. T. Quick; "The Ape-Man Within Us" (science fact) by L. Sprague de Camp;… "Survival Course" by Joseph H. Delaney; "Date Night" by Robert R. Chase. Illustrated by Ed Soyka, Doug Beekman, Janet Aulisio, William R. Warren, Jr., and Pat Rawlings. Mild edgewear; tanning. Book.
Analog Science Fiction Science Fact [Digest, Magazine] June 1989
Featuring Michael F. Flynn; W. R. Thompson; W. T. Quick; L. Sprague de Camp; Joseph H. Delaney; Robert R. Chase
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Añadir al carritoSoft Cover. Condición: Very Good ++. Digest-sized paperback, 192 pages; top edge age toned, tiny price sticker on front cover, some light smudging on back cover, otherwise in very clean and unmarked unread condition. See also our other Analog listings, more being added daily (buy two or more and save on postage!).
Analog Science Fiction Science Fact [Digest, Magazine] June 1989
Featuring Michael F. Flynn; W. R. Thompson; W. T. Quick; L. Sprague de Camp; Joseph H. Delaney; Robert R. Chase
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Añadir al carritoSoft Cover. Condición: Very Good ++. Digest-sized paperback, 192 pages; top edge age toned, tiny price sticker on ISBN code block on front cover, otherwise in very clean and unmarked unread condition. See also our other Analog listings, more being added daily (buy two or more and save on postage!).
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Qiang returns to his homeland of China from Silicon Valley to find Beijing undergoing a chaotic transformation in the lead up to hosting the 2008 Olympic Games. Wrecking balls are knocking down entire neighbourhoods to make way for new structures more in line with the government's vision of…a modern China. The tumult inspires Qiang to shoot a documentary about the loss of affordable housing, which draws the attention of public security officials.When Qiang is suddenly arrested by local police, it falls on his friend Jake, an American journalist who admires Qiang and his work, to try to figure out how to end the detention. With few options, Jake enlists the help of those he's not sure he can trust. Dawei, a Chinese itinerant Jake befriended years earlier, returns to Beijing in the midst of a cat-and-mouse game Jake is playing with the authorities to retrieve a memento that has suddenly become extremely valuable. Dawei becomes ensnared in a plan to force the authorities to release Qiang, and Jake must then decide who survivesBased on real events, Robert F. Delaney's The Wounded Muse takes readers to a city and country undergoing a transformation on a scale previously unseen where, in the shadowed wreckage of forgotten communities, people are pushed to psychological extremes to secure their position. In a society that promises endless opportunity, and unknown risks along the way, many end up defeating themselves. Based on real events, The Wounded Muse takes readers to a city and country undergoing a transformation on a scale previously unseen, where people are pushed to psychological extremes to secure their position. In a society that promises endless opportunity, and unknown risks along the way, many end up defeating themselves. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Qiang returns to his homeland of China from Silicon Valley to find Beijing undergoing a chaotic transformation in the lead up to hosting the 2008 Olympic Games. Wrecking balls are knocking down entire neighborhoods to make way for new structures more in line with the government's vision of a modern Chi…na. The tumult inspires Qiang to shoot a documentary about the loss of affordable housing, which draws the attention of public security officials. When Qiang is suddenly arrested by local police, it falls on his friend Jake, an American journalist who admires Qiang and his work, to try to figure out how to end the detention. With few options, Jake enlists the help of those he's not sure he can trust. Dawei, a Chinese itinerant Jake befriended years earlier, returns to Beijing in the midst of a cat-and-mouse game Jake is playing with the authorities to retrieve a memento that has suddenly become extremely valuable. Dawei becomes ensnared in a plan to force the authorities to release Qiang, and Jake must then decide who survives. Based on real events, Robert F. Delaney's The Wounded Muse takes readers to a city and country undergoing a transformation on a scale previously unseen, where in the shadowed wreckage of forgotten communities people are pushed to psychological extremes to secure their position.
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Qiang returns to his homeland of China from Silicon Valley to find Beijing undergoing a chaotic transformation in the lead up to hosting the 2008 Olympic Games. Wrecking balls are knocking down entire neighborhoods to make way for new structures more in line with the government's vision of…a modern China. The tumult inspires Qiang to shoot a documentary about the loss of affordable housing, which draws the attention of public security officials. When Qiang is suddenly arrested by local police, it falls on his friend Jake, an American journalist who admires Qiang and his work, to try to figure out how to end the detention. With few options, Jake enlists the help of those he's not sure he can trust. Dawei, a Chinese itinerant Jake befriended years earlier, returns to Beijing in the midst of a cat-and-mouse game Jake is playing with the authorities to retrieve a memento that has suddenly become extremely valuable. Dawei becomes ensnared in a plan to force the authorities to release Qiang, and Jake must then decide who survives. Based on real events, Robert F. Delaney's The Wounded Muse takes readers to a city and country undergoing a transformation on a scale previously unseen, where in the shadowed wreckage of forgotten communities people are pushed to psychological extremes to secure their position. In a society that promises endless opportunity, and unknown risks along the way, many end up defeating themselves.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Qiang returns to his homeland of China from Silicon Valley to find Beijing undergoing a chaotic transformation in the lead up to hosting the 2008 Olympic Games. Wrecking balls are knocking down entire neighborhoods to make way for new structures more in line with the government's vision of a modern Chi…na. The tumult inspires Qiang to shoot a documentary about the loss of affordable housing, which draws the attention of public security officials. When Qiang is suddenly arrested by local police, it falls on his friend Jake, an American journalist who admires Qiang and his work, to try to figure out how to end the detention. With few options, Jake enlists the help of those he's not sure he can trust. Dawei, a Chinese itinerant Jake befriended years earlier, returns to Beijing in the midst of a cat-and-mouse game Jake is playing with the authorities to retrieve a memento that has suddenly become extremely valuable. Dawei becomes ensnared in a plan to force the authorities to release Qiang, and Jake must then decide who survives. Based on real events, Robert F. Delaney's The Wounded Muse takes readers to a city and country undergoing a transformation on a scale previously unseen, where in the shadowed wreckage of forgotten communities people are pushed to psychological extremes to secure their position.
