penguin press usa (435 resultados)

Hard Back. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 386 pages. Black boards with gold spine lettering. Bradley's epic fantasy set in the realm of King Arthur. But instead of focusing on the Knights of the Round Table the brief flowering of Camelot is seen from the perspective of the women involved in the great saga. This magnificent novel spans the creation of Avalon itself and foreshadows the firth of the legendary King Arthur. here, we meet three remarkable holy women who steer the fortunes of Roman Britain as they struggle with their own destinies.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Good. First Printing. 416 Pages Indexed. White covers. Moisture exposure to the right bottom reflected in light wrinkling to the front cover and first 75 pages. There are no marks, stamps, or names and excepting the slight wrinkling the interior is faultless. It is a study of the romantic life of Einstein as well as a study of physical science in the early 1900s. It is a biography of one of the brightest minds of the period 1900-1920 and his accomplishments as well as his personal and romantic life. A well-researched work with fifteen pages of notes and 70 bibliographical references. The author has an interesting way of presenting some of the facts of the history of science up to 1900. Contents in twenty-five chapters and Five Parts: Runaways, Relative Motions, The Revolutionary at Home, Gravity's Rainbow and Master of the Universe. It would be a mistake to judge Dennis Overbye's book Einstein in Love: A Scientific Romance by its cover, because this book is as much a story about science at the beginning of the twentieth century as it is a story about the romantic life of one of the great scientific minds of the time. At its heart, this book is a biography of Albert Einstein that focuses specifically on his most productive period as a scientist, a time that spans roughly the years 1900-1920. In the course of 370 pages, it discusses his accomplishments as a scientists and the episodes that were shaping his personal life during this time. Of the two, Einstein's place as a scientist is most well-known to even the most unscientific among us.The fact that Einstein's likeness was recently found on television dancing among the stars while selling something as mundane as a soft drink is a testament to his position as the archetypal scientist in our collective subconscious. And it is to these unscientific masses that Overbye has pitched his book. That doesn't mean that this is not a well-researched work. In fact, quite the opposite is true. The fifteen pages of end notes and 70 bibliographical references attest to the research that has gone into producing it. Rather, it is a warning to mathematicians that they won't attain a deeper understanding of the scientific work of the time by reading this book. They will, however, learn some of the basic facts of the history of science at the end of the nineteenth century.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Printing Stated. 274 Pages. Clean straight book with no marks or stamps. Hailed by critics as the debut of a major literary voice. A swinging, funny, and tender study of contemporary relationships, Bank refutes once and for all the popular notions of neurotic thirtysomething single women. Jane Rosenal sets out on a personal spirited expedition through the perilous terrain of sex, love, and relationships, and the treacherous waters of the workplace. with an unforgettable comic touch, the author skillfully teases out issues of the heart, puts a new spin on the mating dance, and captures in perfect pitch what it's like to be a young woman coming of age in America today.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 382 Pages. This is the Cambridge Edition of the text of Mr Noon now correctly established from the original sources and first published in 1984. This is a reprint of the 1985 edition published in England by Granada. .The Appendix contains Maps, Note on the Text, and Chronology. Minor moisture stains at top of last ten pages. Front cover has edge wear and turned up corner. Introduction by Melvyn Bragg. Edited by Lindeth Vasey. This is Lawrence's autobiographical novel of a young man's emotional and sexual awakening. For decades Mr. Noon was known only as a long short story in which Gilbert Noon, a young schoolmaster and one of Lawrence's alter egos, becomes entangled with a young girl and loses his job. It ends with Gilbert deciding to leave the stifling morality of his provincial village. But Gilbert's story was continued in a manuscript that was lost until 1972. In it he travels to German and falls in love with a married woman, clearly modeled on Frieda Lawrence, and elopes with her to Italy. In some ways it is a sequel to Sons and Lovers.

Hard Back. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First American Edition Stated. 335 pages. Dust jacket has uncliped price 18.95 and a 3/4 inch tear plus a small jacket tear and edge chips and scuffing. In the early hours of September 1, 1983, a Soviet fighter plane shot down Korean Airlines flight 007 as it flew without authorization over the Soviet Union's airspace. The Boeing 747 plunged into the Sea of Japan, killing all 269 passengers and crew. Reactions around the world were of horror and indignation. The Reagan Administration energetically asserted that flight 007 had drifted off course accidentally, and that the Soviet Union fired knowingly without warning . With the passage of time much new information has come to light which casts grave doubts on the American claims and the integrity of those who asserted them. The author demolishes the Reagan version of events and sets this tragedy in the context of vital American and Soviet strategic interests in the North Pacific. It will be hard for a reasonable person to read this book and not conclude that flight 007 was on an intelligence mission for the U S when it was shot down.

Hard Back. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 274 pages. Ellie Haskell and her husband, Ben, haven't had a vacation in years. Now their bags are packed, and they're ready to set off for a romantic getaway to France. But things go awry when a chain-smoking gypsy approaches Ellie with a dire prediction: Take that trip at your peril! Those ominous words ring true when her prodigal father Morley suddenly appears with an urn containing the remains of his lady love, Harriet, whose death in a car accident has left him bereft. When Morley loses the urn in a bizarre series of events, Harriet's family is furious, and a bewildered Ellie asks some probing questions: What exactly is in that urn? Is her father a pawn in a deadly game? Is this what the gypsy had foreseen? The answers are hilariously revealed in a caper so charming it could only have come from Dorothy Cannell.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Good. 190 pages. Cover has surfaced skimmed about 3/8 inch by price sticker removal. Straight square and tight with no marks or stamps. Set ;in the Paris of Louis XV, a Paris unleashed from the religious hypocrisy of the the old reign into a frenzy of extravagance and pleasure, Manon Lescaut is a strange lover story.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Good +. 7th Printing. 245 pages. Six new tales featuring everyone's favorite barrister: A La Carte, Summer of Discontent, Right to Silence, At Sea, The Quacks and the Prosecution. Has some cover edge wear and spine wear as well. But a tight square book that has not been abused.

Hard Back. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. 332 pages. The most dramatic changes wrought by latter-day technology and medicine has been the immense increase in human life. Author is the founder and president of Longevity Magazine. Dust Jacket cover price of 24.95 is unclipped.

Condición: Acceptable. paperback 100% of proceeds go to charity! Acceptable reading copy with obvious signs of use, wear, and/or cosmetic issues. Item is complete and remains readable despite notable condition issues.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Hard Cover -- VG/VG -- Ex-Library -- Book and dust jacket show only lightest wear -- 383 pages with section of photography -- Later printing with original price of 28.95 present.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Hard Cover -- VG/VG -- Book and dust are clean and bright with only slightest of wear -- 292 pages -- First Edition w/full # string and original price of 24.95 present.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. Hard Cover -- FINE/FINE -- Book and dust jacket are clean and bright. 292 pages. First Edition w/full # string and original price of 24.95 present.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Advanced Readers Copy. ADVANCE READERS COPY. Clean, bright and tight in pictorial wraps. Appears unread. Spine uncreased, lies flat. Mild edge wear. Shipped padded in a box with tracking number provided on domestic shipping.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition (Stated). 482 pages. Includes dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. text and pages are clean and unmarked, binding tight, dust jacket shows wear on edges and at corners,

Hard Back. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Burckhardt, Mark Cover Ilustrador. First American Edition Stated. 231 pages. First printing of First American Edition. Dust jacket has 18.95 price unclipped is lightly rubbed with just a small amount of light edgewear. Straight bright tight book with faultless interior and no remainder marks. Seventeenth book featuring series character antique dealer Lovejoy. Our beloved antiques dealer whose chest goes bong, is involved in a Celtic gold scam and finds a friend murdered. When Lovejoy himself is put on the block among marmalades and lawnmowers at a charity auction and billed as Slave for a Day the bidding soars. To Lovejoy's alarm, two rich women vie for his services, the winner paying an outrageous sum.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good +. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good +. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Unread! Binding tight, text crisp and bright. Slight roll to spine.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Near fine jacket.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. First Edition/First Printing. "It is Berendt and only Berendt who can capture Venice-a city of masks, a city of riddles, where the narrow, meandering passageways form a giant maze, confounding all who have not grown up wandering into its depths." This is an attractive book that appears unread: Black paper over boards with gilt print on spine and front board; 412 pages, tight and crisp binding - no reader's crease or page separation; corners are square and sharp; no external or internal marks in the book or on the dust jacket; text block is bright and clean; first edition/first printing.

Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Edition First Printing. A stock image [photo] is an accurate representation of the listed book's dust jacket design. Complete number line at copyright page. NON price-clipped DJ [$24.95], clean, crisp, colors bright. Pages [292] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Black boards and spine, silver lettering, clean, bright. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good +. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bright, tight, clean and unread!

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Printing. A gripping portrait of one soldier's six months at the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- a powerful, searing journey into a surreal world completely unique in the American experience and a vital account of the real story "inside the wire." Hardcover, 292 pp., unclipped illustrated jacket. Excellent condition.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Printing. A step-by-step account of George Bush's "propaganda presidency." Hardcover, 341 pp., unclipped jacket. Excellent condition.

Hard Cover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine+. 1st Edition/1st Printing (complete number line). $26.95 price present on DJ flap. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (Number Line With The One Present). Includes Index. The Book Is Bound Within Boards With Light Gray Over Dark Gray. Gilt Lettering On The Spine. Usual Library Markings With The Ffep Clipped. The Unclipped Jacket Is Protected In Clear Plastic.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good.

Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Edition First Printing. A stock image [photo] is an accurate representation of the listed book's dust jacket design. Full number line at copyright page. Edited by Andrew and Stephen Schlesinger. NON price-clipped dust jacket [$ 40.00] clean, crisp, colors bright, minimal edge wear. Pages [894] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Light gray boards, blind stamping, dark gray spine, bright gilt lettering, clean, minimal shelf wear at extremities. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good +. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good +. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Minor shelfwear and edgewear. Bumps. Pristine text, unread!