Rebecca Solnit

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

California

A landmark essay that went viral, inspired the word ?mansplaining,” and prompted fierce arguments.

Men Explain Things to Me

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Clarence C. Strowbridge

Edited by Clarence C. Strowbridge
Fourteen short works of fiction by noteworthy American women authors offer entrancing tales of redemption, betrayal, tradition, and rebellion. Dating from the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries, these narratives range in mood from "Heat," Joyce Carol Oates's chilling tale of murder, to "Why I Live at the P.O.,
," Eudora Welty's
comic monologue in the Southern Gothic tradition.
Other contributors include Flannery O'Connor, Kate Chopin, and Edna Ferber as well as lesser-known, newly rediscovered writers.
Edith Wharton examines the issue of divorce and remarriage in "The Other Two," and Willa Cather explores life among Greenwich Village artists at the turn of the twentieth century in "Coming, Aphrodite!" Stories with modern settings include Alice Walker's "Everyday Use," an insightful look at the role of heritage in African-American culture, and Louise Erdrich's "The Shawl," a meditation on memory and the transformation of old stories into new ones.

Washington

Art, Music, Drama/Theater

Edith Wharton, Kate Chopin, and Ellen Glasgow are among the featured authors in this splendid anthology. The tales include Joyce Carol Oates' "Heat," Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' "Gal Young 'Un," and "Why I Live at the P.O." by Eudora Welty.

Short Story Masterpieces by American Women Writers

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Marija Gimbutas

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Wisconsin

Unearthing the Hidden Symbols of Western Civilization

History of religious symbols about the dominance of the Great Goddess based on archeological finds and art.

(First Edition) The Language of the Goddess

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Her Story

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World

A thrilling account of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London and a brilliant exploration of how Dr John Snow's solution revolutionised the way people think about disease, cities, science and the modern world. This is an endlessly fascinating and compelling account of the summer of 1854, from the microbial level to the macro-urban-theory level, including, most importantly, the human level. A cultural critic with a poet's soul.' - The Village Voice'

The Ghost Map

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Aarathi Prasad

Arizona

A World History

In a gorgeous history that spans continents and millennia, Aarathi Prasad weaves together the complex story of the queen of fabrics. Through the scientists who have studied silk, and the biology of the animals from which it has been drawn, Prasad explores the global, natural, and cultural history (and future) of a unique material that has fascinated the world for thousands of years. Silk--prized for its lightness, luminosity, and beauty--is also one of the strongest biological materials ever known. More than a century ago, it was used to make the first bulletproof vest, and yet science has barely even begun to tap its potential. As the technologies it has inspired--from sutures to pharmaceuticals, replacement body parts to holograms--continue to be developed in laboratories around the world, they are now also beginning to offer a desperately needed, sustainable alternative to the plastics choking our planet. Aarathi Prasad's Silk is a cultural and biological history from the origins and ancient routes of silk to the biologists who learned the secrets of silk-producing animals, manipulating the habitats and physiologies of moths, spiders, and mollusks. Because there is more than one silk, there is more than one story of silk. More than one road, more than one people who discovered it, and wove its threads. From the moths of China, Indonesia, and India to the spiders of South America and Madagascar and the silk-producing mollusks of the Mediterranean, Silk is a book rich in the passionate connections made by people of science to the diversity of the animal world. It is an intoxicating read, a mix of biography and science, that not only brings to life the vast, winding history of silk, but also looks to its future as a resource with incredible, untapped potential.

Silk

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Judith Flanders

M urder in the nineteenth century was rare. But murder as sensation and entertainment became ubiquitous, transformed into rovels, Into broadsides and ballads, into theatre land melodrama and opera - even into puppet shows and performing dog acts. Detec tive fiction and the new police force developed in parallel, each Imitating the other-the pioneers of Scotland Yard gave rise to Dickens' Inspector Bucket, the first fetional police detective, who in turn influenced Sherlock Holmes and, ultimately, even P. D. James and Patricia Gornwell,
In this fascinating book, Judith Flanders retells the gruesome stories of many different cypes of murder-both famous and obscure-from the crimes (and myths) of Sweeney Todd and Jack the Ripper to the tragedies of the murdered Marr family in London's East End; Burke and Hare and their body-snatching business in Edinburgh; and Greenacre, who transported his dismembered flancée around town by omnibus. With an irresistible cast of swindlers, forgers, and poisoners, the mad, the bad, and the dangerous to know, The Invention of Murder is both a gripping tale of crime and punishment, and history at its most readable. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Wonderful... [Flanders] shines in her readings of literary novels containing criminal and detective elements, such as Oliver Twist, Mary Barton and Tess of the D'Urbervilles, but can be sharp and very funny about the vagaries of melodramatic and sensational plotting." –Wall Street Journal In this fascinating exploration of murder in the nineteenth century, Judith Flanders examines some of the most gripping cases that captivated the Victorians and gave rise to the first detective fiction Murder in Britain in the nineteenth century was rare. But murder as sensation and entertainment became ubiquitous, transformed into novels, into broadsides and ballads, into theatre and melodrama and opera—even into puppet shows and performing dog-acts. Detective fiction and England's new police force developed in parallel, each imitating the other—the pioneers of Scotland Yard gave rise to Dickens's Inspector Bucket, the first fictional police detective, who in turn influenced Sherlock Holmes and, ultimately, even P.D. James and Patricia Cornwell. In this fascinating book, Judith Flanders retells the gruesome stories of many different types of murder—both famous and obscure—from the crimes (and myths) of Sweeney Todd and Jack the Ripper to the tragedies of the murdered Marr family in London's East End; Burke and Hare and their bodysnatching business in Edinburgh; and Greenacre, who transported his dismembered fiancée around town by omnibus. With an irresistible cast of swindlers, forgers, and poisoners, the mad, the bad and the dangerous to know, The Invention of Murder is both a gripping tale of crime and punishment, and history at its most readable.

The Invention of Murder

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Historical Documents

William Sullivan

Light shelf wear on the jacket. Pages in great shape w/ low mileage. Crisp and clean. Please see photos for reference.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Ohio

Myth, Astronomy and the War Against Time

Step by step, clue by clue, Sullivan decodes the myths of the Incas to reveal that they embody an astoundingly thorough record of astronomical events - a record so precise it can be checked against a modern computer program. And he uncovers the Incas' tragic secret: they knew they were doomed.

The Secret of the Incas

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Michael Peter Langevin

Explore the magic of Peru and the ancient Incas. This is both an ancient and modern practice of living in communion with the land. If you've ever been interested in Peruvian Shamanism this is a great way to begin your journey. 

A Modern Approach to Ancient Ritual and Practice

An introduction to the secret teachings and ancient traditions of the Incas, covering initiation, tool gathering, shamanic work, the drawing of natural energies, and more.

Secrets of the Ancient Incas

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Kim MacQuarrie

Missouri

Documents the epic conquest of the Inca Empire as well as the decades-long insurgency waged by the Incas against the Conquistadors, in a narrative history that is partially drawn from the storytelling traditions of the Peruvian Amazon Yora people. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

The Last Days of the Incas

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Interesting Incas

Carl Franz

Lorena Havens

14th edition 2012, no highlighting no notes clean and tight hardly used, minor shelf wear on cover and first couple of pages essential info for traveling in Mexico  

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Michigan

Over the past 35 years, hundreds of thousands of readers have agreed: This is the classic guide to "living, traveling, and taking things as they come" in Mexico. Now in its updated 14th edition, The People's Guide to Mexico still offers the ideal combination of basic travel information, entertaining stories, and friendly guidance about everything from driving in Mexico City to hanging a hammock to bartering at the local mercado. Features include: Advice on planning your trip, where to go, and how to get around once you're there Practical tips to help you stay healthy and safe, deal with red tape, change money, send email, letters and packages, use the telephone, do laundry, order food, speak like a local, and more Well-informed insight into Mexican culture, and hints for enjoying traditional fiestas and celebrations The most complete information available on Mexican Internet resources, book and map reviews, and other info sources for travelers

The People's Guide to Mexico

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Alan Ryan

Has highlighting, notes, underlining and shelf wear wonderful travel stories of Mexico

D.H. Lawrence, Paul Theroux, Graham Greene, Langston Hughes, Katherine Anne Porter, Paul Bowles, and John Steinbeck are among the writers whose eyewitness accounts are collected in this remarkable literary guided tour of Mexico.

The Reader's Companion to Mexico

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Joyce Kelly

Maryland

Joyce Kelly has visited each site personally. Her purpose is to provide readers with up-to-date information presented as clearly, simply, and accurately as possible. Readers will easily find the exact information they need.

An Archaeological Guide to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula

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Magical Mexico

Anne Applebaum

New York

A History

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER * This magisterial and acclaimed history offers the first fully documented portrait of the Gulag, from its origins in the Russian Revolution, through its expansion under Stalin, to its collapse in the era of glasnost.

"A tragic testimony to how evil ideologically inspired dictatorships can be." -The New York Times

The Gulag--a vast array of Soviet concentration camps that held millions of political and criminal prisoners--was a system of repression and punishment that terrorized the entire society, embodying the worst tendencies of Soviet communism. Applebaum intimately re-creates what life was like in the camps and links them to the larger history of the Soviet Union. Immediately recognized as a landmark and long-overdue work of scholarship, Gulag is an essential book for anyone who wishes to understand the history of the twentieth century.

Gulag

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Brian E. Fogarty

Florida

Why Not Here?

When the Nazis took power in 1933, most Germans did not foresee the oncoming storm. Many were wildly enthusiastic; some were alarmed; most were worried but trusted that things would work out. In short, they felt much as Americans have felt from time to time. Fascism: Why Not Here? draws parallels between German culture of the early twentieth century and American culture today, concluding that fascism could arise in America--but not through either of the major political parties. While Fogarty postulates that it would take a confluence of events and circumstances to propel Americans into the arms of fascism, he concludes that it is not entirely unlikely. If the war against terrorism were to become more costly and less effective, if the economy were to tailspin, and if we were to endure several other major terrorist attacks, how would we respond to a political outsider's bold and decisive plan to end partisan bickering and "make America great" again? In examining the similarities and differences between Nazi Germany and America today, Fogarty finds many reasons for hope that Americans would not fall victim to such a chauvinisitic appeal, but he also finds plenty to worry about. He points out that contemporary Americans and Germans of the 1920s and 1930s share many similar values, ideals, fears, and beliefs. Fogarty's strong words of caution will appeal to any reader who is concerned about America's political future and the freedoms we too often take for granted.

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