Raeanne Rubenstein

Peter McCabe

Softcover black & white photo collection of country music performers taken by Raeanne Rubenstein.  Cover  is a little rough, but pages are intact.  

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Connecticut

A Photo Album of Country Music

Honkytonk Heroes

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Richard Carlin

Oversize photographic history of country music.  Filled with lots of fine photos, both in color and black and white.  Book condition is good, but book jacket has a couple of repaired rips.  Overall, book is in good condition, and would be appreciated by a fan of classic country music.

Huge Hardcover (6 to 8 lbs)

The People, Places, And Moments That Shaped The Country Sound

Covering everything from Western to Rockabilly, Bluegrass to Country Rock, this profusely illustrated celebration of country music is an authoritative and lively history of America’s most popular form of music, its creators, interpreters, and institutions. A rich visual chronicle of the diverse American musical idioms collectively known as “country,” this entertaining and meticulously researched book explores more than 100 of the most significant people, places, and moments in its century-long history. Profiles include Stephen Foster, the Carter Family, Gene Autry, Roy Acuff, Hank Williams, Minnie Pearl, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings, the Oak Ridge Boys, Alan Jackson, the Dixie Chicks—and dozens more. Other subjects include the Grand Ole Opry, the Bristol Sessions, “Louisiana Hayride,” Rockabilly, Country Rock, and O Brother Where Art Thou, among many other things. Timelines lay out the entire history of the form at a glance, and the greatest country songs of all time are discussed in depth throughout. Every page of this extroardinary book features a wealth of images—many of them rare and never-before published in book form—from sheet music and memorabilia to portraits, album covers, and candids. It is truly a must-have for the millions of fans of country music in all its diversity.

Country Music

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"A must for every Elvis fan!"  This 1960 paperback shows some age with yellowed pages and some scribbles in the index, but the binding is tight.  Lots of black & white photos throughout the book.  Elvis collectors need this book.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

The Elvis Presley Story

Mary Ann Shaffer

Annie Barrows

Hardcover with a tight binding.  Book is MUCH better than the movie.  

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A Novel

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A NETFLIX FILM • A remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name. “Treat yourself to this book, please—I can’t recommend it highly enough.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love “I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.” January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb. . . . As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends—and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society—born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island—boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all. Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society’s members, learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her forever. Written with warmth and humor as a series of letters, this novel is a celebration of the written word in all its guises and of finding connection in the most surprising ways. Praise for The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society “A jewel . . . Poignant and keenly observed, Guernsey is a small masterpiece about love, war, and the immeasurable sustenance to be found in good books and good friends.”—People “A book-lover’s delight, an implicit and sometimes explicit paean to all things literary.”—Chicago Sun-Times “A sparkling epistolary novel radiating wit, lightly worn erudition and written with great assurance and aplomb.”—The Sunday Times (London) “Cooked perfectly à point: subtle and elegant in flavour, yet emotionally satisfying to the finish.”—The Times (London)

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

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Biography of Manchester, NH.  Binding is tight, but pages are yellowed.  Book is readable.

Life And Work In An American Factory-City

Amoskeag :

Award-winning novel about Native Americans in Alaska.  Book is in good condition with tight binding and clean pages.

Jimmy Bluefeather

Randy Poe

Buck Owens

Posthumously published autobiography of a Country Music Hall of Famer.  Paperback copy is in very good condition with tight binding.  Front cover has a slight pucker.  

The Autobiography of Buck Owens

(Book). Born in Texas and raised in Arizona, Buck Owens eventually found his way to Bakersfield, California. Unlike the vast majority of country singers, songwriters, and musicians who made their fortunes working and living in Nashville, the often rebellious and always independent Owens chose to create his own brand of country music some 2,000 miles away from Music City racking up a remarkable 21 number-one hits along the way. In the process he helped give birth to a new country sound and did more than any other individual to establish Bakersfield as a country music center. In the latter half of the 1990s, Buck began working on his autobiography. Over the next few years, he talked into the microphone of a cassette tape machine for nearly one hundred hours, recording the story of his life. With his near-photographic memory, Buck recalled everything from his early days wearing hand-me-down clothes in Texas to his glory years as the biggest country star of the 1960s; from his legendary Carnegie Hall concert to his multiple failed marriages; from his hilarious exploits on the road to the tragic loss of his musical partner and best friend, Don Rich; from his days as the host of a local TV show in Tacoma, Washington, to his co-hosting the network television show Hee Haw ; and from his comeback hit, "Streets of Bakersfield," to his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In these pages, Buck also shows his astute business acumen, having been among the first country artists to create his own music publishing company. He also tells of negotiating the return of all of his Capitol master recordings, his acquisition of numerous radio stations, and of his conceiving and building the Crystal Palace, one of the most venerated musical venues in the country.

Buck 'Em!

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Tie-in to "Happy Days" and published in 1974.  Cover is clean, but has small tear on cover spine and slight fold on lower corner of back cover.  Book appears to be #2 in series.  Price label on front cover appears to be very stuck.

Fonzie Drops In

Happy Days :

Biographical chapters about nearly 20 country music legends, including folks like Chet Atkins, Johnny Cash, and Earl Scruggs, to name a few.  The author visited the hometowns of these people to try to learn more about him or her.  Jacket is not in perfect condition, but is pretty good.  Overall, this is a fine copy.

People And Places In American Music

In The Country Of Country

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Don Reid

The first novel by Statler Brother, Don Reid.  Good condition with tight binding.  Cover has a tiny bit of staining, but overall, a very fine copy.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Christmas, 1958: Elvis is on the radio, Ike is in the White House, the Lord is in his holy temple . but there is no peace in Mt. Jefferson.

In a small town where everybody seems to know everybody, there are still a few secrets. Three families find they are connected in ways they never suspected: an angry teen, a dying man, a lonely wife, a daughter in trouble . just ordinary people, muddling their way through ordinary challenges. Illness. Marriage. Bad decisions. Friendship. Faith. Forgiveness.

Spanning three generations, O Little Town is a tender tale of love and redemption . and a lonely gravesite where roses mysteriously appear every Christmas. It will touch your heart.

O Little Town

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

90th anniversary edition shows wear on cover.  Pages slighly yellowed, but overall, a good readable copy.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The Only Authorized Edition

The Great Gatsby

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Gift set includes the book, a banner, a crown, a cake centerpiece, a scented marker, and stickers.  Perfect for celebrating your favorite kid's birthday!  

The Night Before My Birthday Gift Set

Angela P. Dodson

Clean copy.  Paper jacket in good condition.

Celebrating Those Who Fought for Freedom at the Ballot Box



2017 begins the centennial celebrations of women first winning the right to vote, culminating in national suffrage three years later. This book documents the milestones in that hard won struggle and reflects on women's impact on politics since.


From the birth of our nation to the recent crushing defeat of the first female presidential candidate, this book highlights women's impact on United States politics and government. It documents the fight for women's right to vote, drawing on historic research, biographies of leaders, and such original sources as photos, line art, charts, graphs, documents, posters, ads, and buttons. It presents this often-forgotten struggle in an accessible, conversational, relevant manner for a wide audience.

Here are the groundbreaking convention records, speeches, newspaper accounts, letters, photos, and drawings of those who fought for women's right to vote, all in their own words, arranged to convey the inherent historical drama. The accessible almanac style allows this entertaining history speak for itself.

It is full of little-known facts. For instance: When the Constitutional Convention of the thirteen colonies convened to draft the Constitution, Abigail Adams admonished her husband John Adams to "remember the ladies" (write rights for women into the Constitution!).

Important for today's discussions, REMEMBER THE LADIES does not extract women's suffrage from the inseparable concurrent historic endeavors for emancipation, immigration, and temperance. Its robust research documents the intersectionality of women's struggle for the vote in its true context with other progressive efforts.

Remember the Ladies

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1948 Bantam paperback edition of this Steinbeck novel with photos from film stars on the cover.  Pages are attached to binding as is cover, but book is in tender condition.  Good for a Steinbeck completist collector.

The Red Pony

Andrew Gant

Stories behind 21 favorite Christmas songs and carols.  

A Celebration of the Surprising Stories Behind Your Favorite Holiday Songs

From Oxford professor and former choral director of Her Majesty's Chapel Royal---which performed at the royal wedding of William and Kate---a joyous account of the history behind our favorite carols.

The Carols of Christmas

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David Remnick

Book and 8 CDs containing all issues of the New Yorker from 1925-2006.  Outer cover has bent corners, but overall, still a usable reference.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Eighty Years of the Nation's Greatest Magazine

The Complete New Yorker

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Paperback in good condition with all pages intact.  Make an Amish farmhouse, barn, outbuildings, and animals.  

Authentic Full-Color Architectural Models In H-O Scale

Pennsylvania Dutch Farm To Cut Out And Assemble :

Laurie Notaro

True Tales from the Top of the Naughty List

Humorist Laurie Notaro, author of "The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club," returns with a collection of the most hilarious stories from the most wonderful--and dreadful--time of the year.

An Idiot Girl's Christmas

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Gillian Fetlocks

The Interminable Saga of an Insufferable Family

Welcome to Downtrodden Abbey, where a battle for the deed to the property is waged between legitimate aristocrats and literal pretenders to the throne. The Crawfish family--Marry, Supple, Enid, Lady Flora, and Lord Roderick--are content wiling their days away with naughty charades and twenty-two course dinners until the sinking of the Gigantic takes down the next in line to inherit Downtrodden. Soon, cousin Isabich and her son, Atchew, the rightful heir to the Abbey, arrive to claim what'stheirs. Downstairs, the servants are running amok, as crippled weakling Brace is aggressively courted by teen hottie Nana, and lady's maid "Potatoes" O'Grotten and her flamboyant sidekick, Tomaine, cause trouble at every turn. The ensuing, insufferably overwrought melodrama takes the reader upstairs and downstairs, into parlours and drawing rooms, boudoirs and bathrooms, and across every class--from the classiest to the classless--in the social pecking order of Edwardian England. Uproariouslyfunny, with a wicked sense of humor thatDownton Abbeydiehards will enjoy, Gillian Fetlocks skewers your favorite characters with panache in this winning parody

Downtrodden Abbey

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Ree Drummond

Slightly yellowed endpages, but overall, a good, readable copy of the Pioneer Woman's life story.

Black Heels to Tractor Wheels--A Love Story

"That's when I saw him—the cowboy—across the smoky room." I'll never forget that night. It was like a romance novel, an old Broadway musical, and a John Wayne western rolled into one. Out for a quick drink with friends, I wasn't looking to meet anyone, let alone a tall, rugged cowboy who lived on a cattle ranch miles away from my cultured, corporate hometown. But before I knew it, I'd been struck with a lightning bolt . . . and I was completely powerless to stop it. Read along as I recount the rip-roaring details of my unlikely romance with a chaps-wearing cowboy, from the early days of our courtship (complete with cows, horses, prairie fire, and passion) all the way through the first year of our marriage, which would be filled with more challenge and strife—and manure—than I ever could have expected. This isn't just my love story; it's a universal tale of passion, romance, and all-encompassing love that sweeps us off our feet. It's the story of a cowboy. And Wranglers. And chaps. And the girl who fell in love with them.

The Pioneer Woman

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John Hodgman

True Stories from Secret Rooms

Both unflinchingly funny and deeply heartfelt, MEDALLION STATUS is a hilarious, thoughtful examination of status, fame, and identity. It s about the weird trauma that comes with success that feels unseemly to discuss (because who will sympathise with you?); about the addiction to status that sometimes (always) follows success; and about the way we all deal with those moments in public and private life when we realise we don t quite have it anymore.

Medallion Status

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Official magazine release for 1983 film.  Lots of text about the film and loads of color photos.  Covers aged, but overall good condition.

Return Of The Jedi Official Collectors Edition

Published by Scholastic in 1978, this softcover storybook includes text and lots of color photos.  Binding is not perfect, but no loose pages.  Cover still has good color.

The Star Wars Storybook

Quick cooking from Taste of Home in a large print, hardcover format.  Slightly wrinkled corner on back cover, but barely noticeable.

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