H. Lee Schwanz

A great book for beginners for the backyard chicken

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

California

A Beginner's Guide

A small flock of poultry can supply all of the eggs your family needs during the year. And, after your hens have completed their egg-laying days, there will be meat for barbecuing or roasting. Luckily, a small flock takes a relatively small amount of space and is easy to manage. If yours is one of the growing number of families interested in raising chickens for eggs or meat, The Backyard Chicken Book contains all the essential information for the hatching, brooding, rearing, and managing family-sized poultry flocks. The first step in deciding on a family flock is to determine what breed may work best for your needs. For example, you can go with a laying breed such as the White Leghorn that produces top-quality eggs but provides little meat. Or, you could select a dual-purpose Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire that provides fewer eggs but much better meat. In addition to helping you select your type, this handy guide will also tell you what you need to know about: Providing housing for home poultry flocks Rearing the laying flock pullets Managing laying problems Fighting pests and disease Raising other poultry such as ducks, turkeys, geese, bantams, and guinea fowl Enhanced with full-color photos and dozens of illustrations, The Backyard Chicken Book is the perfect guide for the first-time poultry raiser.

The Backyard Chicken Book

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Daniel James Brown

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics

Describes the American rowing team's triumphant and unlikely win during the 1936 Olympics.

The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation)

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Steve Vogel

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

The True Story of the Cold War's Most Audacious Espionage Operation

"A riveting and vivid account. ... A remarkable story. ... It reads like a Hollywood screenplay." --Foreign Affairs

The astonishing true story of the Berlin Tunnel, one of the West's greatest espionage operations of the Cold War--and the dangerous Soviet mole who betrayed it.



Its code name was "Operation Gold," a wildly audacious CIA plan to construct a clandestine tunnel into East Berlin to tap into critical KGB and Soviet military telecommunication lines. The tunnel, crossing the border between the American and Soviet sectors, would have to be 1,500 feet (the length of the Empire State Building) with state-of-the-art equipment, built and operated literally under the feet of their Cold War adversaries. Success would provide the CIA and the British Secret Intelligence Service access to a vast treasure of intelligence. Exposure might spark a dangerous confrontation with the Soviets. Yet as the Allies were burrowing into the German soil, a traitor, code-named Agent Diamond by his Soviet handlers, was burrowing into the operation itself. . .

Betrayal in Berlin is Steve Vogel's heart pounding account of the operation. He vividly recreates post-war Berlin, a scarred, shadowy snake pit with thousands of spies and innumerable cover stories. It is also the most vivid account of George Blake, perhaps the most damaging mole of the Cold War. Drawing upon years of archival research, secret documents, and rare interviews with Blake himself, Vogel has crafted a true-life spy story as thrilling as the novels of John le Carré and Len Deighton.

Betrayal in Berlin includes 24 photos and two maps.

Betrayal in Berlin

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Ron DeSantis

Florida's Blueprint for America's Revival

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER / #1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER / #1 PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY BESTSELLER / #1 AMAZON BESTSELLER

No American leader has accomplished more for his state than Governor Ron DeSantis. Now he reveals how he did it.

He played baseball for Yale, graduated with honors from Harvard Law School, and served in Iraq and in the halls of Congress. But in all these places, Ron DeSantis learned the same lesson: He didn't want to be part of the leftist elite.

His heart was always for the people of Florida, one of the most diverse and culturally rich states in the union. Since becoming governor of the Sunshine State, he has fought--and won--battle after battle, defeating not just opposition from the political left, but a barrage of hostile media coverage proclaiming the end of the world.

When he implemented COVID-19 policies based on evidence and focused on freedoms, the press launched a smear campaign against him, yet Florida's economy thrived, its education system outperformed the nation, and Florida's COVID mortality rate for seniors was lower than that in thirty-eight states. When he enacted policies to keep leftist political concepts like critical race theory and woke gender ideology out of Florida's classrooms, the media demagogued his actions, but parents across Florida rallied to his cause. Dishonest attacks from the media don't deter him. In fact, DeSantis keeps racking up wins for Floridians. In 2022, the governor delivered a historic, record-setting victory, winning by nearly 20 points and more than 1.5 million votes.

A firsthand account from the blue-collar boy who grew up to take on Disney and Dr. Fauci, The Courage to Be Free delivers something rare from an elected leader: stories of victory. This book is a winning blueprint for patriots across the country. And it is a rallying cry for every American who wishes to preserve our liberties.

The Courage to Be Free

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Ronie Kendig

Minor staining on closed pages. See pictures.

The Book of the Wars 1

Mentioned in the pages of the Septuagint but lost to history, the Book of the Wars has resurfaced, and its pages hold secrets--and dangers--never before seen on earth.

Tasked with capturing the ancient text, former Navy SEAL Leif Metcalfe is finally given command of his own team. But their best efforts are ruined when a notorious Bulgarian operative known as "Viorica" snatches the volume right out from under them.

Iskra "Viorica" Todorova is determined to use the book to secure the thing that matters most--freedom. But a series of strange storms erupts around the globe and the coming dangers foretold in the text threaten crops, lives--entire nations. Though both are haunted by secrets of the past and neither trusts the other, Leif and Iskra must form an uneasy alliance to thwart impending disaster. However, the truth hidden in two-
thousand-year-old words could unleash the storm of their own destruction.

Storm Rising

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Constitution of the United States and California
1997 through 1998 California legislature assembly 


Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

And the Constitution of the State of California 

The Constitution of the United States of America 

Ellen Perry Berkeley

A hardcover book where women write about food, life, and the enduring bond between grandmothers and daughters. Includes soups, salads, breads, main dishes, side, desserts.

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Women Etite about Food Life & the Enduring Bond Between Grandmother’s & Granddaughters 

At Grandmother’s Table

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Writer of the Orphan Train. A great read of historical fiction #paperback #historicalfiction #fiction #australia #historical #history #christinabakerkline #theexiles

A Novel

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OPTIONED FOR TELEVISION BY BRUNA PAPANDREA, THE PRODUCER OF HBO'S BIG LITTLE LIES "A tour de force of original thought, imagination and promise ... Kline takes full advantage of fiction -- its freedom to create compelling characters who fully illuminate monumental events to make history accessible and forever etched in our minds. -- Houston Chronicle The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Orphan Train returns with an ambitious, emotionally resonant novel about three women whose lives are bound together in nineteenth-century Australia and the hardships they weather together as they fight for redemption and freedom in a new society. Seduced by her employer's son, Evangeline, a naïve young governess in early nineteenth-century London, is discharged when her pregnancy is discovered and sent to the notorious Newgate Prison. After months in the fetid, overcrowded jail, she learns she is sentenced to "the land beyond the seas," Van Diemen's Land, a penal colony in Australia. Though uncertain of what awaits, Evangeline knows one thing: the child she carries will be born on the months-long voyage to this distant land. During the journey on a repurposed slave ship, the Medea, Evangeline strikes up a friendship with Hazel, a girl little older than her former pupils who was sentenced to seven years transport for stealing a silver spoon. Canny where Evangeline is guileless, Hazel--a skilled midwife and herbalist--is soon offering home remedies to both prisoners and sailors in return for a variety of favors. Though Australia has been home to Aboriginal people for more than 50,000 years, the British government in the 1840s considers its fledgling colony uninhabited and unsettled, and views the natives as an unpleasant nuisance. By the time the Medea arrives, many of them have been forcibly relocated, their land seized by white colonists. One of these relocated people is Mathinna, the orphaned daughter of the Chief of the Lowreenne tribe, who has been adopted by the new governor of Van Diemen's Land. In this gorgeous novel, Christina Baker Kline brilliantly recreates the beginnings of a new society in a beautiful and challenging land, telling the story of Australia from a fresh perspective, through the experiences of Evangeline, Hazel, and Mathinna. While life in Australia is punishing and often brutally unfair, it is also, for some, an opportunity: for redemption, for a new way of life, for unimagined freedom. Told in exquisite detail and incisive prose, The Exiles is a story of grace born from hardship, the unbreakable bonds of female friendships, and the unfettering of legacy.

The Exiles

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A romance in paperback. In excellent condition #paperback #romance #fiction 

Two Brothers, One Girl, Tragedy For All

Healing after a tragedy is hard enough. Doing it when you're haunted by past betrayal and so many things left unsaid?Feels nearly hopeless. Is it impossible to come back from so much anguish and all the regrets? Can you ever truly mend your heart and move on?Or are Penelope and Linc destined for a life of punishment and pain?They're about to find out whether the line between love and hate is clear. And if moving on after loss and the sting of deception is even possible.

Regrets

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A great book, hardcover, in excellent condition with very minor dust jacket, where… See pictures #hardcover #fiction #daniellesteel

Years after gaining unexpected custody of her sister's three small children, a woman experiences emotional division when the grown children choose very different paths in life, in a tale set in Manhattan, Paris and Tehran. By the best-selling author of Sisters. 500,000 first printing.

Family Ties 2010, hardcover 

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A great book in excellent condition with a small crease on the very first page… See pictures,  #hardcover #fiction #romance #daniellesteel #adultfiction 

An amicably divorced couple--Blake, a globe-trotting entrepreneur, and Maxine, an expert on childhood trauma--confront a life-changing choice as Blake deals with hundreds of orphaned children after a devastating earthquake near one of his foreign homes.

Rogue 2008, Hardcover 

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A great novel by Danielle Steel. Book is an excellent condition. #hardcover #fiction #daniellesteel #mattersoftheheart #romace 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Journeying to London to do a shoot of one of the world's most celebrated writers, Soho photographer Hope Dunne is instantly attracted by Finn O'Neill's boyish charm and accepts his invitation to his isolated Irish estate, where gaps in his history and confusing lies reveal Finn's sociopath nature. 500,000 first printing.

Matters of the Heart Hardcover 2009

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Hardcover book by Joe Montana. Cover has minor wear on top. See pictures #hardcover #joemontana #football

My Life in Football

Audibles First Edition 1986

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This is an excellent condition book for the age. Dust jacket shows wear #hardcover #vintagebook #vagabondingthroughchanginggermany

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Vagabonging Through Changing Germany 1920 

A magazine featuring Paul McCartney…In His Own Words. The intimate self-portrait of a super-star. #paperback #paulmccartney 

Interviews with and photographs of the former Beatle review his career, his opinions, his current activities, and his plans

Paul McCartney in His Own Words 1976

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Audio cassettes. “ A gripping depiction of man at war and a compelling story of redemption “  #audiocassettes #booksontape #ghostsoliders

The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic Mission

Four cassettes, 6 hrs. Read by James Naughton In January 1945, 121 hand-selected troops fom the elite U&.S Army Sixth Ranger Battalion slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: Attempt to rescue 513 American and British POWs who had spent over three years in a surreally hellish camp, near the city of Cabantuan, thirty miles distant. The prisoners were the last survivors of the Baatan Death March left in the camp, and their extraordinary will to survive might soon count for nothing-elsewhere in the Philippines , the Japanease Army had already executed American prisoners as it retreated from the advancing U.S. Army. As the Rangers carefully evaded Japanease troops, they made a disquieting discovery. Cabanatuan had become a major transshipment point for the Japanease retreat, and instead of facing a few dozen prison guards, they would possibly confront as many as 8,000 battle-hardened enemy troops. Ghost Soldiers is far more than a thrilling battle saga, Hampton Sides explores the mystery of human behavior under extreme duress-the remarkable resilience of the prisoners who defied the Japanease authorities even as they were subjected to starvation, tropical diseases, and unspeakable tortures; the violent cultural clashes with Japanease guards and soldiers, trained in the warrior ethic of Bushido; the complicated heroism of the Rangers and Filipino guerillas; the complex motivations of the U.S. high command, some of ehom could justly be charged with abandoning the men of Bataan in 1942; and the nearly suicidal bravado of several spies, including priests and a cabaret owner, who risked their lives to help the prisoners during their long ordeal. At once a gripping depiction of men at war and a compelling look of redemption, Ghost Soldiers joins such landmark books asFlags of our Fathers, The Greatest Generation, The Rape of Nanking, andD-Dayin preserving the legacy of World War II for future generations.

Ghost Soldiers Audio Cassettes 

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Audio cassettes. This Abridgment approved by the authors.  #audiobook #hardcover #audiocassettes

Flags of Our Fathers Audio 

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Vintage hardcover book. A Walt Disney  book. Copyright 1962 
#hardcover #waltsdisney #annette

VTG Annette and the Mystery at Moonstone Bay

A softcover magazine that shows the history in photos of the 20th century #paperback #timemagazine #timegreatimages

Photographs that Define Our Times

Time Great Images of the 20th Century 

A hardcover book in excellent condition. With an essay by Genevieve Wiggins #hardcover #fiction #anneofgreengables 

Complete and Unabridged 

Anne's House of Dreams 1994

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All but the back dust cover is in excellent condition. #hardcover #princessdi #aroyalduty 

A former butler for Princess Diana who became her trusted confidant recalls his ten years of service to the princess, separating the truth from the myths of her life to offer his insights into her years as a member of the royal family.

A Royal Duty

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A great book of stories. Hardcover #hardcover #waltdisney

Walt Disney’s Stories From Other Lands

This is an audio book on Compact Disc. New still wrapped. #audiobook #johannalindsey

Unabridged 

Ophelia Reid is an incomparable beauty with a reputation for starting rumors and spreading them. Having purposely wrecked her engagement to Duncan MacTavish, a future marquis, which her social-climbing father arranged, Ophelia wants to return to London's marriage mart and make her own choice of a wealthy husband. But on her journey home, something unexpected happens....

The heir to a dukedom, Raphael Locke, Viscount Lynnfield is--in spite of his disinterest in marriage--the most sought-after young lord in England. He instantly disliked Ophelia when she caused a scandal to avoid marriage to his friend MacTavish, but having comforted her in a tearful moment, he begins to wonder if she's not all bad. So when MacTavish claims that Ophelia will never be anything but a spiteful beauty, Rafe bets his best friend that he can turn her into a kind-hearted lady who will one day make a good match, just not with him.

With her parents' blessing, Rafe commandeers Ophelia's coach and whisks her--chaperoned, of course--to his remote estate in the countryside. There, as he tries to show his furious, sharp-tongued "guest" the error of her ways, he discovers the surprising reasons for her bad behavior. Soon his daily lessons with Ophelia take effect and he finds himself irresistibly attracted to her. When Rafe champions the new and improved Ophelia's re-entry to London society, marriage proposals pour in. Only then does Rafe start to wonder whether he hasn't gone and fallen in love with Ophelia himself.



The Devil Who Tamed Her Audio 

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The first In-depth biography of the American actress and humanitarian campaigner who became a princess. #hardcover #fiction #nonfiction #royal 

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