Publicado por NY: Viking / Penguin Group, 2003., 2003
ISBN 10: 0670036374 ISBN 13: 9780670036370
Librería: Sara Armstrong - Books, Cedarville, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
Petra Mathers. Ilustrador. Unpaginated but 44pp, (8.5 x 10.5 inches), color illustrations by Petra Mathers. Ex-Library book, hardcover, no dust jacket. Has the usual stamping, pocket and labels, but in nice condition. Corners and spine-ends of covers are bumped, a little worn and rubbed, otherwise clean and bright, no tears or creases, no markings to the text. Story of the French composer written for children.
Publicado por Puffin Books/ Viking Penguin Group, New York NY, 1985
ISBN 10: 0140320776 ISBN 13: 9780140320770
Librería: OddReads, Harper, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Trade Paperback. Condición: Used-Acceptable. wrappers reinforced in clear binding tape; usual library markings, some blacked out.
Publicado por Viking / The Penguin Group, New York NY, 1994
ISBN 10: 0670853461 ISBN 13: 9780670853465
Librería: OddReads, Harper, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Bookseller stamps on front end page and on title page.
Publicado por New York, NY: Viking / Penguin Putnam Group, 1998, 1998
ISBN 10: 0670872172 ISBN 13: 9780670872176
Librería: The Warm Springs Book Company, Fremont, CA, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. ISBN:0670872172, Hardback, 1st edition, Very Good Plus in a Fine Minus DJ; light wear and minor amount of soiling to book boards, spine ends lightly bumped, creasing to bottom corner tips of three pages, no names or inscriptions, tough guy fiction by an author who has spent time in prison and is a rehabilitated drug user, 8vo., 263 pages., 0.0 0.0 0.0.
Publicado por Viking / Penguin Group, NY, 1966
Librería: McCauley Books, Conshohocken, PA, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. Price-clipped.
Publicado por Viking Compass/Penguin Group, New York, NY, 2002
ISBN 10: 0670894648 ISBN 13: 9780670894642
Librería: a2zbooks, Burgin, KY, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. Text is clean. pages are white; binding is tight. Copy is of gift quality no issues. Author uses book to explore the universal meaning of prayer and its practice and how it can help to resolve doubts and anxieties, comfort during troubled times and help us to realize our deepest longings and dreams. 250 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; ISBN: 0670894648. ISBN/EAN: 9780670894642. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561010708.
Publicado por The Penguin Group: Viking, New York, NY, 1995
ISBN 10: 0140176241 ISBN 13: 9780140176247
Librería: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, Estados Unidos de America
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Paperback. First Edition Thus (1995), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: very slight spine lean; light wear to teh extremities; a crease near the lower front corner; a superficial nudge to the lower front hinge; the expected tanning to the text pages due to aging; a former owner's surname at the upper front end-paper; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. First Edition Thus (1995), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.15 x 0.7 inches). 211 pages. Language: English. Weight: 7.3 ounces. Trade Paperback. First Edition Thus (1995), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence.
Publicado por Penguin Group: Viking Juvenile, New York, NY, 1994
ISBN 10: 0670851604 ISBN 13: 9780670851607
Librería: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, Estados Unidos de America
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Paperback. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: moderate wear to to the corner tips; light wear to the rest of the extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to the wrapper covers; binding secure; the text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. REMAINDER, showing a small blue mark at the bottom edge of the text pages. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. Squarish 4to. (10 x 10.15 x 0.15 inches). 16 pages. Age Range: 3 - 6 years. Language: English. Weight: 6.1 ounces. First Edition (1994); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Gatefold Wraps: Trade Paperback. In this cleverly-constructed book, bright pictures unfold with each verse of this lively musical vesion of a favorite biblical story. when children have finished the simple counting of animals parading onto the ark, they will cheer for the end result - a scene that stretches over six feet. What a delightful presentation! First Edition (1994); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence.
Publicado por Viking (Penguin Group, Inc.), New York, N.Y., 2004
ISBN 10: 0670033634 ISBN 13: 9780670033638
Librería: Anna's Books, Branson, MO, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. This book is in great condition with slight wear from use such as bending around the edges of the dust jacket. Overall it remains tightly bound and clean.
Publicado por Viking Juvenile/Penguin Group, New York, NY, U.S.A., 2005
ISBN 10: 0670060046 ISBN 13: 9780670060047
Librería: SUNSET BOOKS 2, Newark, OH, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Frank Remkiewicz Ilustrador. 1st. Library binding. Seller's image, know what you are getting! Pre-packing weight is 0 lb. 12.6 oz . ORIGINAL, NOT A REPRINT OR PHOTOCOPY!! Has Dust Jacket and Brodart cover which are NOT attached to the covers, with 2 label on DJ, and NO label on Brodart. Has very few standard Library markings, NO pocket, NO cover/spine labels, 1 label residue, 2 stamp, 1 discard stamps. Appears to be lightly used, if at all! CLEAN TEXT! See Picture! The Original Copyright date is 2005 for this 2005 Printing. This volume was purchased through DMRO in the 2017. Wide 8vo. Thank you for your purchase from Sunset Books! Help Promote World Literacy, GIVE a Book as a GIFT!! In stock, Ships from Ohio. WE COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES!!!! SEE PICTURES!!!!! ANY ODD/GREEN TONES ON THE SCANS ARE CAUSED BY MY SCANNER!! All of our Technical/Textbook/Ex-Library volumes were obtained legally through Public or Auction sales. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Publicado por NY. 2001. Viking / Penguin Group, 2001
ISBN 10: 0670910252 ISBN 13: 9780670910250
Librería: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, Estados Unidos de America
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grey & black hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). xvi+317p. b&w map. glossy b&w illustrations. chronology. notes. bibliography. index. american history. biography. american indian history. military history. ~ THE EXPULSION OF NATIVE AMERICANS from the eastern half of the continent to the Indian Territory beyond the Mississippi River remains one of the most notorious events in U.S. history, and the man most responsible and most widely blamed for their removal is Andrew Jackson. Robert Remini, hailed by The New York Times as "our foremost Jacksonian scholar," now provides a thought~provoking analysis of this single most controversial aspect of Jackson's long career. Andrew Jackson was fearless~some would say ruthless~in his single~minded focus on the security of the United States. Orphaned at fifteen and already a veteran of wars with the British and the Indians, Jackson was clear and outspoken from an early age in his often violent patriotism. In a spirited narrative, Remini describes Jackson's early years as an Indian fighter in South Carolina and Tennessee, his victory in the Creek War of 1814, his excursions against the Choctaws, Cherokees, and Chickasaws, and his conduct of the First Seminole War in Florida. Remini recalls Jackson's political rise and election to the presidency, where he set in motion the legislation that led to the Indian Removal Act and eventually the Trail of Tears. Masterfully capturing Jackson's flaws and limitations as well as his heroism, Remini contends that despite the injustice and atrocities that accompanied the removal, Jackson in fact ensured the tribes' survival, for they certainly would have been wholly exterminated had they remained in place. This is at once an exuberant work of American history and a sobering reminder of the violence and darkness at the heart of that history.
Publicado por Viking/ Penguin Group, New York NY, 1994
ISBN 10: 0670855030 ISBN 13: 9780670855032
Librería: OddReads, Harper, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. somewhat soiled boards.
Publicado por The Penguin Group: Viking, New York, NY, 1994
ISBN 10: 0670848573 ISBN 13: 9780670848577
Librería: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. First Edition (1994), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+to Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows a former owner's short gift inscription at the half-title page; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single flaw. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As New". The DJ price has been clipped; else flawless; mylar-protected. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 6.15 x 0.9 inches). 211 pages. Language: English. Weight: 15 ounces. Hardback with DJ. First Edition (1994), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence.
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Publicado por Penguin Group: Viking, New York, NY, 2003
ISBN 10: 0670032530 ISBN 13: 9780670032532
Librería: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. First Edition USA (2003), so stated. First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use; just a hint of crimping at the heel of the back strip; the text block is very slightly cocked within square boards; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As New". The DJ is flawless; price unclipped. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.75 x 0.75 inches). 180 pages. Translated by Paul Vincent. Language: English. Weight: 13 ounces. Hardback with DJ. First Edition USA (2003), so stated. First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence.
Publicado por NY: Viking an imprint of Penguin Group, 2011, 2011
Librería: WellRead Books A.B.A.A., Northport, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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First edition with a 1 present in the number line; square sm 4to.; glossy pictorial boards with illustrated endpapers, hardcover; color illustrations; a very good clean tight copy in a very good dust jacket.
Publicado por Viking Penguin Group, New York, NY, 1999
ISBN 10: 067088796X ISBN 13: 9780670887965
Librería: Ye Old Bookworm, Odessa, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good+. First Edition; 1st Printing. 0.7 x 7.6 x 5.6 Inches; 152 pages; Book Tight, Dust Jacket shows little sign of usage; BX19.
Publicado por Viking / Penguin Group, New York, NY, 1990
ISBN 10: 0670830240 ISBN 13: 9780670830244
Librería: Ye Old Bookworm, Odessa, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. McKeating, E. Ilustrador. weekly reader. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 57 pages; Illustrated matte boards lightly scuffed at spine ends and corner tips. Text block clean and pages tight. Illustrated by Eileen McKeating.
Publicado por Viking/Penguin Group, New York NY, 1996
ISBN 10: 0670869902 ISBN 13: 9780670869909
Librería: OddReads, Harper, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. slightly shelf worn dustjacket.
Publicado por NY etc~. 1997. Viking / Penguin Group, 1997
ISBN 10: 0670848778 ISBN 13: 9780670848775
Librería: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. red & purple 1/2 cloth hardbound 4to. ( 8.5" x11") large book. international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. tiny spot size of rice grain on front cover, otherwise covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in very fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. 2nd printing (#2 in # line). 420p. religion. philosophy. autobiography. literary memoirs. buddhism. american literature. beat literature. psychology. "Written during a critical period of his life, Some of the Dharma is a key volume in Jack Kerouac's vast autobiographical canon. He began writing it in 1953 as reading notes on Buddhism intended for his friend, poet Allen Ginsberg. As Kerouac's Buddhist study and meditation practice intensified, what had begun as notes evolved into a vast and all~encompassing work of nonfiction into which he poured his life, incorporating poems, haiku, prayers, journal entries, meditations, fragments of letters, ideas about writing, overheard conversations, sketches, blues, and more. The final manuscript, completed in 1956, was as visually complex as the writing: each page was unique, typed in patterns and interlocking shapes. The elaborate form which Kerouac so painstakingly gave the book on his manual typewriter is recreated in this typeset facsimile. Kerouac's first novel, The Town and the City, was published in 1950. By 1953 he had developed his unique spontaneous prose style, and written five more novels, including On the Road, but New York publishers turned them down. Discouraged, he gave up on the publishing world, turned to Buddhist practice, and, in chronicling it, developed a new nonfiction form. Passionate, playful, ecstatic, filled with humor, insight, beautiful language, sorrow and struggle, Some of the Dharma is a far~ranging and extremely revealing work. Though written at the height of his commitment to Buddhism, it sheds an immense amount of light on Kerouac's entire literary career. It is one of his most profound and original works and confirms that Kerouac was not only 'on the road' but also 'on the Path'.".
Publicado por Viking/Penguin Group, New York, NY, 1999
ISBN 10: 067080889X ISBN 13: 9780670808892
Librería: Prairie Creek Books LLC., Torrington, WY, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG/VG, used, ix-xiii, 797pp. Interior clean no marks, binding tight. Slight shelf rubbing to dj, no chips or tears, corners are not worn, dj enclosed in protective sleeve.DJ is not price-clipped.
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Publicado por Viking Kestral/Penguin Group, New York, NY, 1989
ISBN 10: 0670820423 ISBN 13: 9780670820429
Librería: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Andre Amstutz (Illustrator) Ilustrador. Reprint. EX-LIB. Text/As New & Bright. Illustrated boards/NF; DJ/NF; under library mylar. First published 1983; this a 1989 printing. Delightful parodies, with much wit & humour, of fairy tales familiar to all from British writer Allan Ahlberg (1938 -). 'Was Goldilocks' father really a "you-know-what"?' asks Mother Bear of Dinah, our little human storyteller. 95 pgs, w/line drawings, the playful "bedtime stories" are: 1, Too Many Bears; 2, Esmerelda; 3, The Clockwork Mouse; 4, The Accident Book; 6, Captain Dynamite Simon; 7, A Kiss; and, 8, Little Girl Sandwich. Fun for children and adults. Fine copy of a former libary book.
Publicado por Viking/Penguin Group, New York, NY, 1989
ISBN 10: 0670828165 ISBN 13: 9780670828166
Librería: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First American Edition, First Printing. BRAND NEW COPY w/remainder mark to lower text edge. First Edition, First Printing. Gilt embossed white linen boards/Fine. DJ/Fine. English author Charles Nicholl specializes in works of history, biography, literary detection, and travel. This is a record of some months spent in Thailand & Burma in 1986. Nicholl says the book is but "a record of some of the people I met . places I passed through.'' An account as the region appeared to eyes of the West some 30 years past --- of many a story of "border crossing", real or imaginery, of what was seen and not seen.
Publicado por Viking/Penguin Group (1999), New York, NY, 1999
ISBN 10: 0670887048 ISBN 13: 9780670887040
Librería: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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Boards w/DJ. Condición: VG/VG. Maps Ilustrador. First Thus. New York, NY: Viking/Penguin Group. VG/VG. (1999). First Thus. Boards w/DJ. 8vo., xvi, 522pp., Dj scuffed .
Publicado por NY etc~.2008. Viking / Penguin Group, 2008
ISBN 10: 0670018406 ISBN 13: 9780670018406
Librería: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, Estados Unidos de America
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red & blue hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. couple of page corner turndowns, couple of tiny page nicks, otherwise contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). 322p. glossy b&w photo illustations. notes. references. index. american history. american civil war. reconstruction. KKK. rifle clubs. secret societies. covert operations. ~FROM 1866 TO 1876,more than three thousand free African Americans and their white allies were killed in cold blood by terrorist organizations in the South. Over the years this fact would not only be forgotten, but a series of exculpatory myths would arise to cover the tracks of this orchestrated campaign of atrocity and violence. Little memory would persist of the simple truth: that a well~organized and directed terrorist movement, led by ex~Confederates who refused to accept the verdict of Appomattox and the enfranchisement of the freedmen, succeeded in overthrowing the freely elected representative governments of every Southern state. In THE BLOODY SHIRT, Stephen Budiansky brings to life this largely forgotten but epochal chapter of American history through the intertwining lives of five courageous men who tried to stop the violence and keep the dream of freedom and liberty alive. They include James Longstreet, the ablest general of the Confederate army; who would be vilified and ostracized for insisting that the South must accept the terms of the victor and the enfranchisement of black men; Lewis Merrill of the 7th Cavalry; who fought the Klan in South Carolina; and Prince Rivers, who escaped from slavery, fought for the Union, became a state representative and magistrate, and died performing the same menial labor he had as a slave. Using letters and diaries left by these men as well as startlingly hateful diatribes published in Southern newspapers after the war, Budiansky proves beyond a doubt that terrorism is hardly new to America. THE BLOODY SHIRT is a story of violence, racism, division, and heroism that sheds new light on a crucial time in America's history.
Publicado por NY. 2007. Viking/Penguin Group, 2007
ISBN 10: 0670038520 ISBN 13: 9780670038527
Librería: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, Estados Unidos de America
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tan & tan hardbound 8vo. ~ 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. tiny tear bottom rear corner, not price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names (except the author's inscription), inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ fifth printing ( # 5 in # line). SIGNED at the beginning of the text with an inscription by the author. 342p. index. appendix. acknowledgments. notes. bibliography. index. history. politics. environmentalism. agriculture. ecology. conservationism. gardening. climate change. globalism. evolution. human rights. indigenous people. NGOs. pollution. sustainability. WTO.
Publicado por NY etc~. 2001. Viking Studio/ Penguin Group., 2001
ISBN 10: 0670894524 ISBN 13: 9780670894529
Librería: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, Estados Unidos de America
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large, square hardbound 4to (quarto). large & heavy (9.5" x 9") , int'l or priority shipping will cost extra). dustwrapper in protective plastic. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. minor scratch on the front, not price clipped. first american edition so stated. first printing ( # 1 in # line). full color glossy illustrated ½ title, frontis. & title pg. glossy pages throughout. 192p. full color plates of antique & classical paintings, mosaics, statuary , stained glass etc~ throughout. many full page full color plates. approximately ½ the pages illustrated in full glossy color. biography. religion. history. history of christianity. medieval history. ancient literature. ancient philosophy. theology. ~"Saints have been celebrated for their lives, work and virtue since the first days of the early Church. Their stories have inspired and encouraged millions of Christians around the globe. Featuring 365 saints, all on their feast day recognizing their glorious entrance into heaven, The Daybook of Saints reveals the dramatic and defining moments of the saints' lives ~ the joy and strength of Perpetua and Felicity, two mothers who faced execution for their beliefs, the unflagging efforts of John of God, a former soldier who healed the sick and cared for outcasts, the faith and courage of Joan of Arc, a teenager who unhesitatingly responded to heavenly voices, and many, many more. These triumphant stories of the spirit celebrate the transforming power of saints and the impact of lives lived well in the service of God.".
Publicado por NY etc~. 2005. Viking/Penguin Group., 2005
ISBN 10: 0670034444 ISBN 13: 9780670034444
Librería: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: As New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. tan & black embossed hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. very fine cond. mint cond. looks brand new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~first american edition so stated. first printing ( # 1 in # line). xii+274p. sources. universal responsibility. religion. philosophy. psychology. theology. theosophy. buddhism. mahayana. vajrayana. the four noble truths. karma. the boddhisattva ideal. interdependence. dependent origination. awareness of death. refuge: the three jewels. meditation. breathing. postures. generating the mind of enlightenment. meditation on emptiness. tantra: diety yoga. buddhist perspectives on the teachings of jesus. ~ An inspiration to millions of people worldwide, the Dalai Lama has authored more than fifty books. Now, for the first time, The Essential Dalai Lama brings together the best of the Dalai Lama's writings on all aspects of life, from work to meditation, It is a basic sourcebook for his essential ideas. Divided into four sections~The Vision, ~Buddhist Perspectives, ~Practice, ~A World in Harmony~ The Essential Dalai Lama contains eloquent applications of the principles of ancient Buddhist thought to contemporary issues, all expressed in the Dalai Lama's uniquely compelling voice. Covering topics such as the quest for human happiness, foundations of Buddhism, Karma, focusing the mind, ethics and society, the Buddhist perspective on the teachings of Jesus, and much more, The Essential Dalai Lama will be the perfect compilation for anyone who wishes to have one source for the Dalai Lama's teachings or who seeks an introduction to the philosophy and practice of Buddhism. ~ "This is an introductory collection of writings by one of the great spiritual teachers and philosophers of our time Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama. While drawing upon his training and primary commitment to the Tibetan Buddhist Mahayana, Gelupa tradition it essentially offers the Dalai Lama's teachings, insights and perspectives on Buddhism, its interface with other traditions, the cultivation of universal ethical values and the pursuit of happiness. The Dalai Lama reaches out to a global following with a vision that is transforming, secular and accessible to all. It touches potent personal cords and invigorates our common humanity." ~Rajiv Mehrotra, Trustee, Secretary, Foundation for the Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Publicado por NY etc~. 2004. Viking / Penguin Group, 2004
ISBN 10: 0670033405 ISBN 13: 9780670033409
Librería: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, Estados Unidos de America
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black hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. near fine cond. binding tight with a slight slant. covers clean. edges clean. pages 4,5,6&7 have tiny coffee type spots, rest contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first american edition so stated. first printing (#1 in # line).xvi+300p. double page b&w map. 44 glossy b&w photo illustrations. (list of) dramatis personae. (list of) Olga Chekhova's films. references. source notes. select bibliography. index. biography. nazi germany. third reich. world war ii. espionage. covert operations. cinematography. ~ There have been many tantalizing rumors about Olga Chekhova, the niece of Anton Chekhov. She left Russia for Germany and became a film star honored by the Nazis yet secretly worked for Soviet intelligence. Some of her closest relatives joined her in Berlin; the rest remained in Moscow. Young and beautiful yet with nothing of value but a smuggled diamond ring, Olga Chekhova left Moscow in 1920 to escape starvation and degradation. In Berlin, by making the most of her Chekhov name, she obtained a part in a silent movie. Success followed quickly, and she eventually became Hitler's favorite film star. Olga's brother, Lev Knipper, was a composer who had fought during the civil war. When he returned to Russia in 1921, he was forced to work for Soviet intelligence. His controllers sent him abroad to spy on Russian émigrés and, in Germany, Lev recruited his sister as a "sleeper." Later, at the height of World War II, plans were made for the two of them to launch a suicidal attack right at the heart of the Nazi regime. In putting together this dramatic story, Antony Beevor shows how people lived under the terrible pressures of a totalitarian age. The Mystery of Olga Chekhova reveals a confusion of courage, idealism, fear, self~sacrifice, opportunism and betrayal. The astonishing part of this epic tale is that both Olga and Lev survived the most murderous era known in history. What they had to do to stay alive might have left deep but hidden scars. This is the extraordinary tale of how one family survived the Russian Revolution, the civil war, the rise of Hitler, the Stalinist Terror and the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.
Publicado por NY etc~. 1994. Viking Studio Books/Penguin Group., 1994
ISBN 10: 0670851280 ISBN 13: 9780670851287
Librería: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, Estados Unidos de America
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brown hardbound 4to ~ 4º (quarto). large book. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. minor shelf rubbing to cover bottoms. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. minor rubbing, not torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first american edition so stated. first printing ( # 1 in # line). full color decorative title pg. 255p. glossy pages throughout. almost every page illustrated, mostly in full glossy color. acknowledgments. bibliography. index. religion. philosophy. theology. mysticism. medieval literature. esoteric christianity. secret societies. conspiracy theory. folklore. mythology. european history. ~ TWELFTH CENTURY Europe was a time of unprecedented spiritual awakening. The Crusades to the Holy Land had returned with new esoteric secrets from the East. The heretical Cathars were challenging the authority of a divided and corrupt Church of Rome and women were at last accorded a new power and position, forming their own Courts of Love. Out of this extraordinary new age arose a legend which was to surpass all previous Western myths ~ that of a mystical object called the Holy Grail and a knightly Quest in search of it. Between 1190 and 1220, there was an outpouring of stories about this sacred artifact. Deemed heretical by the Church and yet said to hold the blood of the crucified Christ, the Grail chalice was supposedly brought to Britain two thousand years ago. And although the legend is set in the Arthurian Britain of the sixth century, tradition traces the cup of the last supper to a Cathar stronghold in the Pyrenees, under the guardianship of the Knights of the Temple of Jerusalem. The legend of the Holy Grail is not one story, but many, and this book explores the major, and very different, accounts which appeared within a thirty~year span. The legends of the Quest are taken from many sources including the earliest pagan tales of the Celtic Peredur, the unfinished, courtly epic of Cretien de Troyes, Le Conte del Graal, and a little~known poetic gem called the Diu Crone, or the Jeweled Crown. The great Cistercian epic of the Vulgate Cycle, which includes the Queste del San Graal, is probably the account known best to Western readers, yet many more are examined including Perlesvaus, Joseph d'Arimathie, Merlin, the Didot~Perceval and Parzival. In addition we discover that Mary Magdalene is a central figure within the legends and that the miraculous Black Virgin statues, still found throughout Europe today, have strange and intimate ties with the Grail. Even tarot cards contain the sacred Hallows along with a complete blueprint for the Grail Quest, devised by the Templar knights, who spread its heretical secret while being hidden from the Inquisition. Lavishly illustrated, this thought~provoking book bridges an eight~hundred~year gap with a living legend.
Publicado por NY etc~. 2013. Viking / Penguin Group, 2013
ISBN 10: 067001463X ISBN 13: 9780670014637
Librería: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, Estados Unidos de America
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blue, black & gilt decorative hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. looks new. like new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). full color decorative title pg. xxxiii+380p. 3 colors of ink used throughout. 83 full color plates. bibliography. list of objects. index. american history. american civil war. antiques. military history. ~ THE CIVIL WAR COMES ALIVE IN FIFTY OBJECTS FROM THE PRIZED COLLECTION OF THE NEW~YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. FROM 1861 TO 1865, the United States fought a civil war from which it would emerge radically transformed. Harold Holzer and the New~York Historical Society invite you to rediscover the men and women who lived through this struggle in fifty objects that were worn, written, carried, painted, sculpted, or collected during this pivotal period. Some items will be familiar for their extraordinary importance: a pike that John Brown's abolitionist raiders carried to Harpers Ferry; Ulysses S. Grant's handwritten terms of surrender at Appomattox; the revolutionary Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Others will surprise: Lincoln's estimate of his chances for reelection, scribbled on a piece of paper; the rare, impeccably preserved uniform of a Union soldier in the incongruous style of an Algerian fighter; a soldier's footlocker, still packed with its belongings. But included, too, are rare relics that evoke the oft~overlooked, deeply human side of the war: a daguerreotype of Caesar, an elderly, dignified ex~slave whose gaze still mesmerizes; a wooden draft wheel containing one hundred cards, each bearing the name of a prospective draftee; a spelling and reading primer for Southern children, published in 1863, the most tumultuous year of the war; a soldier's diary with the pencil still attached. Your guide to these objects is renowned Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer, who hand~selected this remarkable variety of documents, artifacts, relics, and images to create a dramatically original account of the war. Presented chronologically, together the fifty objects capture the experience of the war from all perspectives ~Union and Confederate, military and civilian, black and white, male and female.