Gina Misiroglu

Last 70 pages has a slight bend and wear and tear from shelf life. 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

New York

Government

In these politically charged times, interest in the political process is peaking. The Handy Politics Answer Book serves up 700 pages and 1,200 questions and answers for the common man, woman, or child on the basic nuts and bolts of our government and political history. Interesting, enlightening, and, most importantly, empowering, Handy Politic's fifteen chapters explore politics from our founding fathers to current trends, from our branches of government to how they work together (or don't), from noteworthy people and officials to major events.

The Handy Politics Answer Book

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

The Baseball Clinic 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

The Forever Boys 

David Maraniss

The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero

Discover the remarkable life of Roberto Clemente--one of the most accomplished--and beloved--baseball heroes of his generation from Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss.

On New Year's Eve 1972, following eighteen magnificent seasons in the major leagues, Roberto Clemente died a hero's death, killed in a plane crash as he attempted to deliver food and medical supplies to Nicaragua after a devastating earthquake. David Maraniss now brings the great baseball player brilliantly back to life in Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero, a book destined to become a modern classic. Much like his acclaimed biography of Vince Lombardi, When Pride Still Mattered, Maraniss uses his narrative sweep and meticulous detail to capture the myth and a real man.

Anyone who saw Clemente, as he played with a beautiful fury, will never forget him. He was a work of art in a game too often defined by statistics. During his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, he won four batting titles and led his team to championships in 1960 and 1971, getting a hit in all fourteen World Series games in which he played. His career ended with three-thousand hits, the magical three-thousandth coming in his final at-bat, and he and the immortal Lou Gehrig are the only players to have the five-year waiting period waived so they could be enshrined in the Hall of Fame immediately after their deaths.

There is delightful baseball here, including thrilling accounts of the two World Series victories of Clemente's underdog Pittsburgh Pirates, but this is far more than just another baseball book. Roberto Clemente was that rare athlete who rose above sports to become a symbol of larger themes. Born near the canebrakes of rural Carolina, Puerto Rico, on August 18, 1934, at a time when there were no blacks or Puerto Ricans playing organized ball in the United States, Clemente went on to become the greatest Latino player in the major leagues. He was, in a sense, the Jackie Robinson of the Spanish-speaking world, a ballplayer of determination, grace, and dignity who paved the way and set the highest standard for waves of Latino players who followed in later generations and who now dominate the game.

The Clemente that Maraniss evokes was an idiosyncratic character who, unlike so many modern athletes, insisted that his responsibilities extended beyond the playing field. In his final years, his motto was that if you have a chance to help others and fail to do so, you are wasting your time on this earth. Here, in the final chapters, after capturing Clemente's life and times, Maraniss retraces his final days, from the earthquake to the accident, using newly uncovered documents to reveal the corruption and negligence that led the unwitting hero on a mission of mercy toward his untimely death as an uninspected, overloaded plane plunged into the sea.

Clemente

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Bruce M. Nash

Allan Zullo

Bob Smith

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Shares humorous anecdotes about zany achievements in baseball history.

The Baseball Hall of Shame's Warped Record Book

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Dom Forker

Major League Puzzlers

Presents puzzling or ambiguous baseball questions derived from real events, such as "Can two pitchers be in the same team's lineup at the same time?" and gives the answers based on the rule book.

Baseball Brain Teasers

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Dust cover has wear and tear but book in excellent condition 

Quizzes, Trivia, and Other Ballpark Challenges

Provides a compilation of little known rules, quotes, anecdotes, and other baseball information.

Baseball Bafflers

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Jim Bouton

Twentieth Anniversary Edition

Twentieth-anniversary edition of a baseball classic, with a new epilogue by Jim Bouton.

When first published in 1970, Ball Four stunned the sports world. The commissioner, executives, and players were shocked. Sportswriters called author Jim Bouton a traitor and "social leper." Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force him to declare the book untrue. Fans, however, loved the book. And serious critics called it an important social document. Today, Jim Bouton is still not invited to Oldtimer's Days at Yankee Stadium. But his landmark book is still being read by people who don't ordinarily follow baseball.

Ball Four

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Michael Seidel

Joe DiMaggio and the Summer of '41

Streak

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Fan Guide

-- A game-by-game account of the first Yankees vs: Mets World Series -- A recap of each team's road to the 2000 World Series -- Player profiles and statistics -- A look at the Yankees and Mets through the decades -- A spotlight on the valuable world of collectibles, memorabilia and more

Yankees vs. Mets

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Oxford

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

A one-volume encyclopedia designed specifically for family use offers more than fifteen thousand entries on all subjects

Family Encyclopedia

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Amy D. Bernstein

Dust cover has wear and tear but book is like new . Never read 

The Essential Companion for Everyday Life

Bringing the curiosity and expertise of The New York Times to the art and science of everyday life  The wisdom of New York Times experts in every field is packed into one easy-to-use volume, making it an indispensable reference for every coffee table, kitchen, or bookshelf. Would you like know how to choose the best insurance policy?  How to get a copy of your FBI file?  How to pick the best vegetables to grow in your garden?  How to cure a hangover?  The New York Times Practical Guide to Practically Everything answers all of these questions and much, much more.  From the office and the classroom to the kitchen and the garden, this book covers every setting of everyday life with insightful advice insider tips, which are accompanied by hundreds of helpful illustrations, diagrams, maps, and charts.   Expert Advice from New York Times writers, including: - Eric Asimov on how to stock a wine cellar on a budget - Mark Bittman on how to grill fish perfectly- Marian Burros on choosing the best produce- Michael Kimmelman on the best new modern art museums both in the U.S. and abroad- Nicolai Ouroussoff on underappreciated architectural gems from around the world- Michelle Slatalla on tips for shopping on the Internet- Anthony Tommassini, Allan Kozinn, Jon Pareles, and Ben Ratliff on their album picks for a "desert island"  

Practical Guide to Practically Everything

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Antonio M. Gotto

Huge Hardcover (6 to 8 lbs)

The Definitive Home Medical Reference

This comprehensive volume contains more than 1,200 illustrated pages of definitions and diagnoses on virtually every medical condition known to man, plus treatment and preventative tips for many ailments.

The Cornell Illustrated Encyclopedia of Health

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Sid Kirchheimer

How to Save 20 Percent to 80 Percent on Everything You Buy

Never Pay Retail

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Normal wear and tear . Encyclopedic Edition 

Contemporary Dictionary 

Webster Illustrated 

Bathroom Readers' Institute

Whether it’s B.C. or A.D., you’ll be wondering WTF! This exciting title from the folks at the Bathroom Readers' Institute contains the strangest short history articles from over 30 Bathroom Readers—along with 50 all-new pages. From the 20th century to the Old West, from the Age of Enlightenment to the Dark Ages, from ancient cultures all the way back to the dawn of time, Strange History is overflowing with mysterious artifacts, macabre legends, kooky inventions, reality-challenged rulers, boneheaded blunders, and mind-blowing facts. Read about… The curse of Macbeth Stupid history: Hollywood style The secret LSD experiments of the 1960s In search of the lost “Cloud People” of Peru The Swedish queen who declared war on fleas Unearthing the past with the Outhouse Detectives The Apollo astronaut who swears he saw a UFO How to brew a batch of 5,000-year-old beer The brutal bloodbaths at Rome’s Coliseum Ghostly soup from ancient China The bathroom of the 1970s And much, much more!

Strange History

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Joan Wilen

Lydia Wilen

And Other down-Home Tips for House and Garden

From Simon & Schuster, Shoes in the Freezer, Beer in the Flower Bed is a guide to down-home tips for house and garden.

Practical, informative, and great fun to read, Shoes in the Freezer, Beer in the Flower Bed offers hundreds of time- and money-saving tips for preparing, cleaning, organizing, and maintaining your house and garden.

Shoes in the Freezer, Beer in the Flower Bed

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Jared M. Diamond

Dust cover has wear and tear from years on book shelf . Book has never been read .

How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

A study of the downfall of some of history's greatest civilizations discusses the Anasazi, the Maya, and the Viking colony on Greenland, tracing patterns of environmental damage, poor political choices, and other factors in their demise.

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William Gurstelle

The Garage Warrior's Guide to Building Projectile Shooters

A hands-on, how-to approach to building such fascinating devices as the high-voltage spud gun, the Jam Jar Jet and the Marshmallow Shooter. Also includes historical information on each innovative machine as well as easy-to-follow assembly instructions and diagrams.

Whoosh Boom Splat

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Robin Leonard

Quick and Legal

Trashed credit can hurt your chances of qualifying for a credit card, mortgage or any other kind of loan, and it can even get in the way of renting an apartment or getting a job. But bad credit can always be improved. Credit Repair shows you how to do it quickly and easily. Book jacket.

Credit Repair

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The Bottom line Book of Freebies 

Simon Quellen Field

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Science

Projects and Devices to Channel Your Inner Geek

Presents step-by-step instructions on building more than thirty science devices, including a magnetic heat machine, a high-voltage ion motor, a radio, and a rotary steam engine.

Gonzo Gizmos

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The Ancient Roots of Modern Science-from the Babylonians to the Maya

Lost Discoveries 

Paul Scherz

Packed with hand-drawn illustrations, this crystal-clear, learn-as-you-go guide shows you what a particular device does, what it looks like, how it compares with similar devices, and how it is used in applications.

Practical Electronics for Inventors

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Juan Morales

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