Jamie O'Neill

Good condition other than the dust cover has some minor wear.

     A novel by Irish writer Jamie O'Neill. The title is a punning allusion to Flann O'Brien's At Swim-Two-Birds. The book is written in a stream-of-consciousness style, which has led to favourable comparisons to James Joyce. Set in Dublin before and during the 1916 Easter Rising, At Swim, Two Boys tells the love story of two young Irish men: Jim Mack and Doyler Doyle. Jim goes to school on a scholarship (for which he is looked down upon) – he is quiet, studious, thoughtful, and naïve. In contrast, Doyler is outspoken, rebellious, brave, and affectionate. Doyler might once have received a scholarship, like Jim, but Doyler withdrew from school to find work and support his impoverished family, leading the pair to grow apart. They have an additional connection through their fathers, who served in the army together during the Boer War, and were once best friends.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Minnesota

"And yet the future is rose, Jim's father is sure. His elder son is away fighting the Hun for God and the British Army, and he has such plans for Jim and their corner shop empire. But Mr. Mack cannot see that the landscape is changing, nor does he realize the depth of Jim's burgeoning friendship with Doyler. Out at the Forty Foot, the great jut of rock where gentlemen bathe in the scandalous nude, the two boys meet day after day. There they make a pact: Doyler will teach Jim to swim, and in a year, Easter 1916, they will swim the bay to the distant beacon of Muglins Rock and claim that island for themselves."--BOOK JACKET.

At Swim, Two Boys

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What if imagination and art are not, as many of us might think, the frosting on life but the fountainhead of human experience? What if our logic and science derive from art forms, rather than the other way around? In this trenchant volume, Rollo May helps all of us find those creative impulses that, once liberated, offer new possibilities for achievement.
     A renowned therapist and inspiring guide, Dr. May draws on his experience to show how we can break out of old patterns in our lives. His insightful book offers us a way through our fears into a fully realized self.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

The Courage To Create

Has a crease in the cover. Pages are yellowing from age.
     This brilliantly written book unlocks the astounding implications of Einstein's revolutionary theories on the nature of science, time & motion. It far surpasses any previous explanation of Relativity for laypersons

Einstein's Universe 

Tony Horwitz

With razor-sharp wit and insight, intrepid journalist      Tony Horwitz gets beyond solemn newspaper headlines and romantic myths of the 1990s, to offer startling, honest close-ups of the Middle East. His quest for hot stories takes him from the tribal wilds of Yemen to the shell-pocked shores of Lebanon; from the sands of the Sudan to the souks of Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
     Careening through fourteen countries, including the Sudan, Iraq, Israel, and Afghanistan, Horwitz travels light, packing a keen eye, a wicked sense of humor, and chutzpah in overwhelming measure. This wild and comic tale of misadventure reports on a fascinating world in which the ancient and the modern collide

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

And Other Misadventures in Arabia

Baghdad Without a Map

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Mercedes Lackey

Dust jacket has tears but book is in good condition. See our other listing for book two Winds of Change. 
     Book Three of The Mage Winds trilogy. No longer the willful novice of Winds of Fate, Princess Herald Elspeth has completed her magical training. She returns to her homeland with her beloved partner Darkwind. Will they be strong enough to confront the magical evil that is threatening their land?

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Winds of Fury

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Dust jacket and book are in great condition. This is book four in The Dragon Jousters series.
     In the fourth and final novel of Mercedes Lackey's Dragon Jousters series, Kiron, the man who had once been a dragon-boy called Vetch, has united the dragon riders and managed to rid their world of both war and magical domination. But are the evil Magi really gone for good? As Kiron tries to build a new civilization at the site of an abandoned cliff dweller's city, called Aerie, conflicts arise, and he soon realizes there is a vast conspiracy at work, which includes individuals who have infiltrated every walk of life-even his own family. Once the heads of the Magi, these conspirators are determined to regain their sinister control.

Kiron and his friends, established in a desert cliff dwelling seemingly made for dragons, must not only bring order to the new society, but be on guard against Magi who might try to achieve conquest surreptitiously after failing to win with violence.

Aerie

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Has a few minor stains on the front cover and on the pages of the book.
     A collection of experiences by women whose lives were touched by aids. Written in 1988.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Aids: The Women

Book has a few stains on the cover and an old label on the back cover.
     From New York Times bestselling author and star of the Oprah Winfrey Network’s hit show Iyanla: Fix My Life, an illustrated workbook of affirmations for self-healing and exercises for personal exploration, perfect for teenagers and young women.

A Workbook of Self-awareness and Self-affirmations for Young Women

Don't Give It Away! 

Cover is worn and has a crease on the back. Was an old college textbook.
     A book about the analyzation of literature.

Approaches to The Novel Materials For A Poetics

Keith Harrell

Incorporating the insights of modern literature and psychology with her understanding of searching modern hearts and minds, Pippert describes a road to knowledge that leads beyond the pursuit of self to the discovery of God. "Compellingly paints the panorama of hope and healing that the Scriptures so beautifully offer."--Charles W. Colson.

10 Life-Changing Steps to Turning Attitude into Action

The former IBM marketing executive and current motivational speaker shares his secret for success through applying the right attitude to life's daily problems, revealing his ten steps for achieving personal and professional satisfaction. Reprint.

Attitude Is Everything

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Dust jacket has wear but book is in good condition.
     Incorporating the insights of modern literature and psychology with her understanding of searching modern hearts and minds, Pippert describes a road to knowledge that leads beyond the pursuit of self to the discovery of God. "Compellingly paints the panorama of hope and healing that the Scriptures so beautifully offer."--Charles W. Colson.

From The Search For Self To The Surprise of Faith

Hope Has Its Reasons 

Steve Vernon

The book has some damage to the cover as seen in the picture. The books complete title is "Don't Work Forever! Simple Steps Baby Boomers Must Take to Every Retire."

     Attention Baby Boomers: Who would have thought it's time for us to start planning for retirement?


Not convinced? Take this simple quiz:


Do you miss David Letterman because you can't stay up that late?

Ladies, are some of the men you find attractive bald? Men, do some of the women you find attractive have a few gray hairs?

Do you wear relaxed fit clothes?

Do you eat "lite" foods?

Did you answer "yes" to some of these questions? Face it. We're reaching the age when we need to be responsible. This means voting more often, joining the PTA, eating the right foods, going to bed at a reasonable hour, and—you guessed it—planning for retirement.

Simple Steps Baby Boomers Must Take to Ever Retire

Attention Baby Boomers: Who would have thought it's time for us to start planning for retirement? Not convinced? Take this simple quiz: Do you miss David Letterman because you can't stay up that late? Ladies, are some of the men you find attractive bald? Men, do some of the women you find attractive have a few gray hairs? Do you wear relaxed fit clothes? Do you eat "lite" foods? Did you answer "yes" to some of these questions? Face it. We're reaching the age when we need to be responsible. This means voting more often, joining the PTA, eating the right foods, going to bed at a reasonable hour, and—you guessed it—planning for retirement. We face a new reality of retirement planning—without the security of substantial pensions or Social Security benefits. Don't Work Forever! is the timely how-to-do-it guide that helps you take charge of your financial future. Don't Work Forever!: Explains why Social Security and traditional retirement plans won't be enough and arms you with an action plan Provides an easy-to-use investment guide that helps you to invest like a pro while avoiding investment errors that can set you back Shares simple formulas for how much to save at each stage of life Offers expert advice on how to save on large expenditures now so you can invest what you need to in your future Don't Work Forever! is a must-read for any baby boomer. It gives you just the right amount of detail—tailored for our generation. And, best of all, it's fun to read!

Don't Work Forever!

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     This is an advance uncopyedited manuscript.
     The instant New York Times bestseller, now in paperback: a moving tribute to female friendships, with the inspiring story of eleven girls and the ten women they became, from the coauthor of the million-copy bestseller The Last Lecture.

A Story of Women & A Forty-Year Friendship

The Girls From Ames

There is some writing on the inside as seen in the picture.

     The best-selling author of Politically Correct Bedtime Stories shares his trenchant observations on the New Age world, UFO conspiracies, the Internet, the apocalypse, commercialism, harmonic convergences, numerology, and other intriguing topics.

Apocalypse Wow!

This books binding has been taped together and the cover is well worn. It has some old glue on the inside cover. Pages are in good condition.

     Traces the history of the gallows, guillotine and other instruments of execution and describes executioners and specific scenes of capital punishment.

A History of Capital Punishment 

Dust jacket has some tears but book is in really good condition.

          This book was written in 1952. It's full title is "How To Get Rich In Washington Rich Man's Division of the Welfare State."  This book exposes a profound and disturbing change which has taken place in our government... a change that affects not only your pocket book but the bedrock principle of equality before the law.

Rich Man's Division of the Welfare State

How To Get Rich In Washington 

Baine Kerr

Disillusioned malpractice lawyer Peter Moss takes on the case of a lifetime as he fights the politically powerful Dr. Wallace Bondurant on negligence charges when he fails to diagnose a young woman's breast cancer.

In this powerhouse debut, a working mother faces off against an unscrupulous doctor in a trial that changes the lives of everyone it touches.

Harmful Intent

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Joseph Wambaugh

Dust jacket is a little worn but book is in really good condition.

     When LAPD cops Hollywood Nate and Bix Rumstead find themselves caught up with bombshell Margot Aziz, they think they're just having some fun. But in Hollywood, nothing is ever what it seems. To them, Margot is a harmless socialite, stuck in the middle of an ugly divorce from the nefarious nightclub-owner Ali Aziz. ... 

Encountering a seemingly harmless socialite in Margot Aziz, LAPD cops Hollywood Nate and Bix Rumstead are unaware that the woman's ugly divorce from a nefarious nightclub owner is part of a murderous ruse in which both Nate and Rumstead are being set up.

Hollywood Crows

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Pages have some yellowing from age. Sixth edition textbook. From the Barnes & Noble outline series.

     This comprehensive, easy-to-use outline will help students studying Russian History to better understand the material covered in the most commonly used textbooks on the subject.

History

History of Russia

Salman Rushdie

Dust jacket has some minor wear. Book is in good condition.
     It is a phantasmagorical story that begins in a city so miserable and ruinous that it has forgotten its name. Haroun and the Sea of Stories is an allegory for problems existing in society at the time of its publication, especially in the Indian subcontinent. It presents these problems from the perspective of the young protagonist, Haroun. Salman Rushdie dedicated this book to his son, from whom he was separated for some time. Many elements of the story deal with the problems of censorship, an issue particularly pertinent to Rushdie because of the fatwa against him issued in 1989 by Ayatollah Khomeini. The book is highly allusive and contains puns in multiple languages. Many of the major characters' names allude to some aspect of speech or silence

Rushdie began this novel as a bedtime story for his son, and the dedication ends with the words, As I wander far from view, read, and bring me home to you. An adventure novel, this is the story of a professional storyteller who loses his gift of gab, and of his son's attempt to rescue him.

Haroun and the Sea of Stories

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     If a cheerful heart can cure like medicine, this collection is an industrial-strength dose of delight. Nudged from the funny bones of such well-known authors as Patsy Clairmont, Barbara Johnson, Brennan Manning, Luci Swindoll, G. Ron Darbee, Martha Bolton, and Phil Callaway, the forty-plus essays in this hilarious collection provide reasons to smile in practically every situation -- from the delivery room to the last laugh. 

Humor For A Friend's Heart

Dust jacket has a little wear but book is in good condition.
     Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster, first published in 1910, about social conventions, codes of conduct and relationships in turn-of-the-century England. The story revolves around three families in England at the beginning of the 20th century: the Wilcoxes, rich capitalists with a fortune made in the colonies; the half-German Schlegel siblings (Margaret, Helen, and Tibby), whose cultural pursuits have much in common with the Bloomsbury Group; and the Basts, an impoverished young couple from a lower-class background. The idealistic, intelligent Schlegel sisters seek to help the struggling Basts and to rid the Wilcoxes of some of their deep-seated social and economic prejudices.

Howards End 

Dust jacket is stained and worn and has an old label. Book is in good condition but was an old highschool library book.

     The author calls upon her own experiences to explain the ways pain, crisis, and physical and emotional suffering are a means to Christian growth and a renewal of faith.

The High Cost of Growing 

Dust jacket is torn and stained but book is in good condition.
     Out of a vigorous and complex social group of a kind which he knows intimately, Lane Kauffmann has wrought a vital, richly textured novel. A fashionable wedding in New York draws together a variety of human beings. Through a brilliant use of irony, wit and dramatic action, Mr. Kauffmann displays the varied facades his people have erected to hide their real selves. And with a compassionate awareness of why and what they hide, he reveals their human weaknesses and strengths, their courage and their cowardice, their loves and hates and hopes.

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