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New York: The Heritage Press, 1932. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Ward, Lynd (photogravures). Includes Sandglass Number III:17. A very good copy in a very good publisher slipcase. Sl… Mehr…

New York: The Heritage Press, 1932. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Ward, Lynd (photogravures). Includes Sandglass Number III:17. A very good copy in a very good publisher slipcase. Slipcase panels lightly faded. Top edge of Sandglass lightly toned. 1932 Hard Cover. xv, 745 pp. Photogravure illustrations by Lynd Ward. The Cloister and the Hearth (1861) is a historical novel by the English author Charles Reade. Set in the 15th century, it relates the story revolving about the travels of a young scribe and illuminator, Gerard Eliassoen, through several European countries. The Cloister and the Hearth often describes the events, people and their practices in minute detail. Its main theme is the struggle between man's obligations to family and to Church. Married to Margaret Brandt, Gerard sets off to Rome from Holland in order to escape the persecution of a vicious burgomaster as well as to earn money for the support of his family. Margaret awaits his return in Holland and in the meantime gives birth to his son. As Gerard is the favourite with his parents, his two lazy and jealous brothers decide to divert him from Holland and receive a larger share of fortune after their parents' death. They compose and dispatch a letter to Gerard informing him falsely that Margaret has died. Gerard believes the news and, stricken by grief, gives himself to a dissolute life and even attempts a suicide. After being saved from death by chance, he takes vows and becomes a Dominican friar. Later Gerard preaches throughout Europe and, while in Holland, discovers that Margaret is alive. He is afraid of temptation and in order to shun Margaret becomes a hermit. Margaret discovers Gerard's hiding place and convinces him to come back to normal life in which he becomes a vicar of a small town. Gerard and Margaret no longer live as a man and wife, but nevertheless see each other several times a week. A few years pass, Gerard's son grows up and is sent to a private school. Later, having heard that plague breaks out at the school, Margaret rushes to rescue her son, but contracts the disease herself and dies shortly afterwards. Gerard takes her demise painfully, renounces his vicarship and dies in a few weeks. The author of The Cloister and the Hearth, at the end of the story, reveals that Margaret's and Gerard's son, also named Gerard, became the great Catholic scholar and Humanist, Erasmus of Rotterdam, a major historical figure. Indeed, little is actually known about Erasmus' actual parentage (apparently illegitimate), though his parents were in reality named Margaret and Roger Gerard. Reade was apparently using his imagination to fill in some historical gaps in Erasmus' background. The Cloister and the Hearth can easily be read as an attack on various requirements of Catholic priesthood that prevented Margaret's and Gerard's love from continuing to be consummated; and this attack is very consistent with some of Erasmus' thought., The Heritage Press, 1932, 3, Laurel, Maryland and Lakewood, Ohio: Edgewater Book Company and Den's Collectors Den, 1984. First Printing Stated . Trade Paperback. Good. 6" x 9. 156 Pages. Tight square book with no marks or stamps. There might be nothing more distinctive and personal that a person may do throughout his life than write his own name. This signature, how it changes from childhood to senility, its thin or broad stroke, its clarity, neatness, and readability is a reflection of the character, mood, and personality of the signer. Perhaps for these reasons, a person's signature has become his universally accepted mark for identification, acknowledgement, and legal and contractual agreement. This book concentrates on the personal signatures or autographs of baseball players. We attempt to provide the background, explanations, and wherewithal for a collector to begin or augment his collection. Many illustrations taken from what we believe are authentic signatures are presented for your observation. Some helpful hints are provided so that your autograph hunting pursuits may be simplified and fruitful. When reading and using this book, please keep in mind, the moral and legal rights of the ballplayers themselves. Some are more cooperative than others, some have more time to comply with your requests than others, but all are entitled to respect, privacy, and the right to affix or not affix his signature based on his own personal thoughts or moods. Contents: Preface, Authenticity, How to Obtain Autographs, Values, Major League Team Addresses, Triple A League Team Addreses, How to Use the Address List, Baseball Hall of Fame Members, Players Dubuting From 1910 to1983, Umpires Debuting From 1910 to 1983, Coaches With No Major League Playing or Managerial Experience Debuting from 1910 to 1983, Late Additions Corrections & Deaths, and Glossary., Edgewater Book Company and Den's Collectors Den, 1984, 2.5, Laurel, Maryland and Lakewood, Ohio: Edgewater Book Company and Den's Collectors Den, 1984. First Printing Stated . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5 1/4" X 8 1/2. 156 Pages. Tight square book with no marks or stamps. There might be nothing more distinctive and personal that a person may do throughout his life than write his own name. This signature, how it changes from childhood to senility, its thin or broad stroke, its clarity, neatness, and readability is a reflection of the character, mood, and personality of the signer. Perhaps for these reasons, a person's signature has become his universally accepted mark for identification, acknowledgement, and legal and contractual agreement. This book concentrates on the personal signatures or autographs of baseball players. We attempt to provide the background, explanations, and wherewithal for a collector to begin or augment his collection. Many illustrations taken from what we believe are authentic signatures are presented for your observation. Some helpful hints are provided so that your autograph hunting pursuits may be simplified and fruitful. When reading and using this book, please keep in mind, the moral and legal rights of the ballplayers themselves. Some are more cooperative than others, some have more time to comply with your requests than others, but all are entitled to respect, privacy, and the right to affix or not affix his signature based on his own personal thoughts or moods. Contents: Preface, Authenticity, How to Obtain Autographs, Values, Major League Team Addresses, Triple A League Team Addreses, How to Use the Address List, Baseball Hall of Fame Members, Payers Dubuting From 1910 to1983, Umpires Debuting From 1910 to 1983, Coaches With No Major League Playing or Managerial Experience Debuting from 1910 to 1983, Late Additions Corrections & Deaths, and Glossary., Edgewater Book Company and Den's Collectors Den, 1984, 3, Laurel, Maryland and Lakewood, Ohio: Edgewater Book Company and Den's Collectors Den, 1984. First Printing Stated . Trade Paperback. Good. 6" x 9. 156 Pages. No marks or stamps. There might be nothing more distinctive and personal that a person may do throughout his life than write his own name. This signature, how it changes from childhood to senility, its thin or broad stroke, its clarity, neatness, and readability is a reflection of the character, mood, and personality of the signer. Perhaps for these reasons, a person's signature has become his universally accepted mark for identification, acknowledgement, and legal and contractual agreement. This book concentrates on the personal signatures or autographs of baseball players. We attempt to provide the background, explanations, and wherewithal for a collector to begin or augment his collection. Many illustrations taken from what we believe are authentic signatures are presented for your observation. Some helpful hints are provided so that your autograph hunting pursuits may be simplified and fruitful. When reading and using this book, please keep in mind, the moral and legal rights of the ballplayers themselves. Some are more cooperative than others, some have more time to comply with your requests than others, but all are entitled to respect, privacy, and the right to affix or not affix his signature based on his own personal thoughts or moods. Contents: Preface, Authenticity, How to Obtain Autographs, Values, Major League Team Addresses, Triple A League Team Addreses, How to Use the Address List, Baseball Hall of Fame Members, Players Dubuting From 1910 to1983, Umpires Debuting From 1910 to 1983, Coaches With No Major League Playing or Managerial Experience Debuting from 1910 to 1983, Late Additions Corrections & Deaths, and Glossary., Edgewater Book Company and Den's Collectors Den, 1984, 2.5, This book is used, in "as new" condition. No wear to covers or dust jacket, no markings inner pages. Spine intact, no creases."""In The Difficult Saint, Sharan Newman returns to medieval France and the murder-haunted Catherine LeVendeur, heroine of this acclaimed series. After a harrowing stay with Catherine's in-laws in Scotland, Catherine and her husband, Edgar, have returned home with their two small children to live a life of peace at last--or so they hope. But soon the safety of those they love is questioned as anti-Jewish sentiment begins to grow in Paris. Raised Catholic by her father, Hubert, who poses as a Christian while practicing Judaism in secret, Catherine fears that the violence of the most recent crusade will repeat itself, victimizing members of her family. but before she can put too much thought into that, fate interrupts.Catherine's estranged younger sister, Agnes, has returned to Paris with the news that she has been promised in marriage to a German lord. Bitter about their religious differences Agnes wants no part of Catherine or Hubert--except for the sizable dowry that Hubert can provide. When Catherine and Hubert arrange for Agnes to be escorted to Germany with her dowry, they assume that they have seen the last of her.But then one of Agnes's escorts returns to Paris with terrible news: Agnes's new husband appears to have been murdered by poisoning, and Agnes is the prime suspect. In spite of their differences, Catherine believes in her innocence, and knows that she must do everything she can to save her sister's life. And when Catherine and her brood travel to Germany to begin sleuthing in a dangerously anti-Semetic climate, it becomes clear that Catherine and Edgar's long-dreamt of life of peace remains in the distant future--if they live to see it at all."" Good Reads""""Sharan Newman is a medieval historian and author. She took her Master's degree in Medieval Literature at Michigan State University and then did her doctoral work at the University of California at Santa Barbara in Medieval Studies, specializing in twelfth-century France. She is a member of the Medieval Academy and the Medieval Association of the Pacific.Rather than teach, Newman chose to use her education to write novels set in the Middle Ages, including three Arthurian fantasies and ten mysteries set in twelfth-century France, featuring Catherine LeVendeur a one-time student of Heloise at the Paraclete, her husband, Edgar, an Anglo-Scot and Solomon, a Jewish merchant of Paris. The books focus on the life of the bourgeoisie and minor nobility and also the uneasy relations between Christians and Jews at that time. They also incorporate events of the twelfth-century such as the Second Crusade and the rise of the Cathars.For these books, Newman has done research at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France Méridionale et Espagne at the University of Toulouse and the Institute for Jewish History at the University of Trier, as well as many departmental archives.The Catherine Levendeur mysteries have been nominated for many awards. Sharan won the Macavity Award for best first mystery for Death Comes As Epiphany and the Herodotus Award for best historical mystery of 1998 for Cursed in the Blood. The most recent book in the series The Witch in the Well won the Bruce Alexander award for best Historical mystery of 2004.Just for a change, her next mystery, The Shanghai Tunnel is set in Portland in 1868.The Shanghai Tunnel allowed Sharan Newman to explore the history of the city she grew up in. She found that the history she had been taught in school had been seriously whitewashed. Doing research in the city archives as well as the collections at Reed College and the Oregon Historical society was exciting and eye-opening. Many of the "founding fathers" of Portland turn out to have been unscrupulous financiers. Chinese workers were subject to discrimination and there was an active red light district.On the other hand, Portland in the post-Civil War period also saw some amazingly liberal movements. Women's rights were an important issue as was religious toleration. Even at that early date, preserving the natural environment was hotly debated.This is the world in which Emily Stratton, the widow of a Portland merchant and the daughter of missionaries to China, finds herself.Newman has written a non-fiction book, The Real History Behind the Da Vince Code Berkley 2005. It is in encyclopedia format and gives information on various topics mentioned in Dan Brown's novel. Following on that she has just completed the Real History Behind the Templars published by Berkley in September of 2007.She lives on a mountainside in Oregon."" Good Reads", Forge Books, 1999-10, 5, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending. Originally and first published as 'Catherine Cookson Country' in 1986 by William Heinemann Ltd.,(LONDON).This revised edition first published in 1999 by HEADLINE PUBLISHING (LONDON).] FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,mixture of colour,b/w and sepia montage'd photographs illustrated front panel of dw/dj with fluorescent bronze gilt,dark blue and black lettering,similar to spine and sepia+b/w photographic illustrated rear panel with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Rear panel of dw/dj with some scoring and indentation,but without penetration and without affecting the board beneath.Further to rear board's foot of spine's gutter's edge - a small dent causing a tiny tear/split to concomitant spot on dw/dj with minimal bumping and reciprocal creasing.Bright,near pristine top+fore-edges; contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered publisher's original plain pale blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine,a pale blue headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-224pp [paginated] includes a foreword by Tom Cookson (her husband), author/subject's introduction,4 chapters and an epilogue,profuse contemporary black+white+colour scenic and autobiographical photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,an index, acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title with contemporary,b/w riverside scenic photographic frntis to verso,title page and contents list/table. Catherine Cookson was born in 1906 into the bleak industrial heartland of Tyneside,and rose to become one of the most successful novelists of all time.Life on the south bank of the Tyne was hard, often cruel,vicious and rough,and for Catherine and her unmarried mother, doubly so. 'My Land of the North' - previously published as 'Catherine Cookson Country' is Catherine Cookson's own account of her harsh upbringing in the industrial North East,and the effect that its poverty, exploitation and bigotry had on her life and her writing.Grim though her early life was,it aroused such deep emotions in her that she fed off them for her ideas and characters for the rest of her life.And in the company of her best-loved fictional creations who meant so much to her she writes passionately about Tyneside and its people. Richly illustrated throughout with many evocative photographs,here is Catherine's playground as a child - the back streets of East Jarrow,the wharves and dockyards,the Jarrow Slake and Tyne Dock arches.Here, too,are Catherine's people,the bootless children,the black-shawled women,the sturdy men.This is the land of 'The Fifteen Streets',of battered,battling Fanny McBride and instinctual Kate Hannigan. Here,too,in glorious colour,is the other face of Catherine's land - 'an expanse of sheer mystery . . .My land of mountain shadows,of hidden valleys,of barren fells,of skies stretching to infinity'.This is the land of 'Feathers in the Fire',of 'The Mallen Streak' and of characters like Kate Makepeace,mysterious,unyielding,a personification of the Northumberland countryside in which she dwells.A heartfelt and inspiring tribute by Catherine Cookson to the land and people that she loved.She died in 1998 and this is a fully illustrated commemorative edition of 'Catherine Cookson Country'. Cookson's first book,'Kate Hannigan',was published in 1950,when she was forty-four.It had been accepted by the first publisher to whom it had been submitted and established its author as a powerful creator of character and storyteller of rare talent.Since then,books have followed at an incredible rate and all of them have become huge bestsellers.What readers of Kate Hannigan didn't realise was that more was being hatched in its initial pages than Kate's bastard daughter,Annie,and a vibrant new writer. The novel represents the first step of the author's triumph over unhappiness,which had led her from nervous breakdown,and a period of voluntary confinement in hospital as a psychiatric patient, to the brink of suicide,and thoughts of murdering her own mother. Kate Hannigan's world,a place of darkness,imprisonment and suffocation was the same nightmare world into which her creator had herself been born on Tyneside.The faithful autobiographical content of this first novel revealed the author's private purpose. She was exorcising her own demons.Tyneside had taken on the shape of her fears and,still in the throes of breakdown,she was transforming them out of necessity through her art. Piers Dudgeon,who worked with the author on Catherine Cookson Country in the 1980's,unlocks her complex character using her many books as a key and explores with Catherine herself the tortured drama of her personal life and its resolution.It is a unique collaboration,the first time she has participated in a personal memoir since her autobiography in 1969. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.HEADLINE,1999., 4.5, Yellow Jersey Press. First UK edition-6th printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Yellow Jersey Press,2003.First UK edition-6th printing.Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,nick on the back cover) with Dj(some nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new with light shelf wear on the outer edges,very small pen mark on the edge of the first page of the book,very small crease on the edge of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.246pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: In Paris on July 25th, 1999, Lance Armstrong made world headlines with the most stunning comeback in the history of sport; winning the Tour de France in the fastest ever time after battling against life-threatening testicular cancer just eighteen months previously. A few months after that historic victory, he became a father for the first time. His first book It's Not About the Bike charted this journey back to life and went on to become an international best-seller, and won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2000. Now, in this much anticipated follow-up, Armstrong shares more details of his remarkable life story, including three more Tour de France wins, an Olympic medal, and the birth of his twin daughters Grace and Isabel. Never shy of controversy, Lance Armstrong is a genuine global sports superstar and one of cycling's greatest ever champions. Here he offers us his life philosophy - his thoughts on training, competing, winning and failure. He also recounts the work done for the Foundation he set up following his dramatic recovery and introduces further inspirational tales of cancer survival. Every Second Counts is another extraordinary and awe-inspiring book from a man strives every day to meet life momentous challenges., Yellow Jersey Press, 4, Warner business books/Hachette book groupBusiness Plus, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. hardcover dust jacket intact unclipped interior book is clean off white boards red spine silver titling small amount of wear on edges of pages top bottom of book, some wear corners of dust jacket.very interesting book I enjoyed it immensely.this is much cheaper if you're in school to buy rather than rent At the age of 36, the Navy selected Mike to become Commander of USS Benfold - at the time, the most junior commanding officer in the Pacific Fleet. The immediate challenges that faced him were staggering: Exceptionally low morale with unacceptably high turnover and poor performance results. Few thought that this ship could improve. The solution was to establish a system of management techniques that Mike calls Grassroots Leadership. At the core of his leadership approach on Benfold was a process of replacing command and control with commitment and cohesion, and by engaging the hearts, minds, and loyalties of workers - with conviction and humility. "The most important thing that a captain can do is to see the ship through the eyes of the crew." According to Mike, Grassroots Leadership and his Leadership Roadmap is a practice that empowers every individual to share the responsibility of achieving excellence. "It's your ship," he was known to say. His former sailors to this day still remind him of it. By every measure, these principles were able to achieve breakthrough results. Personnel turnover decreased to an unprecedented 1 percent. The rate of military promotions tripled, and the crew slashed operating expenses by 25 percent. Regarded as the finest ship in the Pacific Fleet, Benfold won the prestigious Spokane Trophy for having the highest degree of combat readiness. The story of Captain D. Michael Abrashoff and his command of USS Benfold has become legendary inside and outside the Navy. Now Abrashoff offers this fascinating tale of top-down change for anyone trying to navigate today's uncertain business seas. When Captain Abrashoff took over as commander of USS Benfold, a ship armed with every cutting-edge system available, it was like a business that had all the latest technology but only some of the productivity. Knowing that responsibility for improving performance rested with him, he realized he had to improve his own leadership skills before he could improve his ship. Within months he created a crew of confident and inspired problem-solvers eager to take the initiative and take responsibility for their actions. The slogan on board became "It's your ship," and Benfold was soon recognized far and wide as a model of naval efficiency. How did Abrashoff do it? Against the backdrop of today's United States Navy-Benfold was a key player in our Persian Gulf fleet-Abrashoff shares his secrets of successful management including: See the ship through the eyes of the crew: By soliciting a sailor's suggestions, Abrashoff drastically reduced tedious chores that provided little additional value.Communicate, communicate, communicate: The more Abrashoff communicated the plan, the better the crew's performance. His crew would eventually call him "Megaphone Mike," since they heard from him so often.Create discipline by focusing on purpose: Discipline skyrocketed when Abrashoff's crew believed that what they were doing was important.Listen aggressively: After learning that many sailors wanted to use the GI Bill, Abrashoff brought a test official aboard the ship-and held the SATs forty miles off the Iraqi coast. From achieving amazing cost savings to winning the highest gunnery score in the Pacific Fleet, Captain Abrashoff's extraordinary campaign sent shock waves through the U.S. Navy. It can help you change the course of your ship, no matter where your business battles are fought. 9780446529112, Warner business books/Hachette book groupBusiness Plus, 2002, 2.75, Atria Books. New. New/New In the Midst of Winter begins with a minor traffic accident-which becomes the catalyst for an unexpected and moving love story between two people who thought they were deep into the winter of their lives Richard Bowmaster-a 60-year-old human rights scholar-hits the car of Evelyn Ortega-a young, undocumented immigrant from Guatemala-in the middle of a snowstorm in Brooklyn What at first seems just a small inconvenience takes an unforeseen and far more serious turn when Evelyn turns up at the professor's house seeking help At a loss, the professor asks his tenant Lucia Maraz-a 62-year-old lecturer from Chile-for her advice These three very different people are brought together in a mesmerizing story that moves from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil, sparking the beginning of a long overdue love story between Richard and LuciaExploring the timely issues of human rights and the plight of immigrants and refugees, the book recalls Allende's landmark novel The House of the Spirits in the way it embraces the cause of "humanity, and it does so with passion, humor, and wisdom that transcend politics" (Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post) In the Midst of Winter will stay with you long after you turn the final page, Atria Books, 6, You are roughly eighteen billion years old and made of matter that has been cycled through the multimillion-degree heat of innumerable giant stars. You are composed of particles that once were scattered across thousands of light-years of interstellar space, particles that were blasted out of exploding suns and that for eons drifted through the cold, starlit vacuum of the Galaxy. You are very much a child of the cosmos. In giving birth to us, the universe has performed its most astonishing creative act. Out of a hot, dense melee of subatomic particles - which is all that once existed - it has fashioned intelligence and consciousness. Some of those tiny, primordial pinpoints of matter from the infant cosmos have become temporarily arranged to make your brain and mine. Your thoughts at this very moment derive from energy transactions between particles born at the dawn of time. Somehow the anarchy of genesis has given way to exquisite, intricate order, so that now there are portions of the universe that can reflect upon themselves and ask: Why am I here? What is the purpose of life, consciousness, and reality? In posing these questions, we are, in a sense, the universe questioning itself - a most extraordinary realization. It helps dispel permanently the notion that we are irrelevant and insignificant in nature's broad scheme. The fact is, we stand at the known apex of cosmic evolution. Small though we may be physically, we are giants when measured on the scale of complexity. And it is that complexity, of our brains in particular, that is an essential prerequisite to awareness. Yet the universe did not set out to be aware. During the first few chaotic microseconds, when all the matter and energy there would ever be was erupting from the primeval fireball, there was no great plan to make conscious minds. Nature is congenitally blind. Evolution is not, and never was, a steady march toward a certain type of order, or life, or consciousness. There is no way of knowing in advance what forms nature will take, no favorites, no movement toward a predetermined goal. On the other hand, it is hard to believe that we are here by chance. Why are we aware?, MJF Books, 6, U.S.A.: Devoted Maidenhood, 2012. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 280 pages. 8.50x0.64x5.50 inches. Many Christian young ladies are finding that college is devastating their faith, fidelity, and finances. Is it time to find another way to success? A college degree may no longer be worth the world to us when we see what we have to surrender for it. The costs for that piece of paper rise higher with every graduation.  Chucking College is a book that breaks implied boundaries, cultural stereotypes and ivory-tower strongholds of thought that have until now been untouchable. Refreshingly daring conclusions reveal how to become successful in a biblical way without the corruption of the college environment. Take charge of your college years yourself! Let Chucking College show you how. Learn from the stories of those who have gone before, and equip yourself to live out your "college" years with purpose. Break free from the relentless cultural expectation that you should automatically pursue college, and discover the lifelong benefits of chucking college. About the Author: Melanie Ellison has written numerous magazine articles encouraging young ladies. A year of attending college gave her an inside perspective on the decision of leaving for a better life. Now she is a fulfilled small business owner. In addition, she enjoys studying classical music, being a lifelong lover of learning, and blessing babies with nurturing moments., Devoted Maidenhood, 2012, 6, Hodder & Stoughton. First UK edition-seventh impression. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Hodder & Stoughton,1993.First UK edition-seventh impression.Green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of creases,nick and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos,cartoons.The book is new with light shelf wear on the outer edges of the pages,small ink mark and nick on the edge of the pages.375pp including list of illustrations,index.Price clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: This autobiography describes the hours before and after Terry Waite was taken hostage in January 1987 in Beirut. Waite analyzes his thoughts and feelings immediately prior to captivity - what was the nature of his role as envoy for the Archbishop of Canterbury? What was his relationship with the Americans and Colonel Oliver North? The book looks at Waite from his upbringing in Styal, Cheshire, until after his release in November 1991, when he had become one of the best-known figures of his time. It is an account of his years in solitary confinement and of the inner strengths which enabled him to survive., Hodder & Stoughton, 5, CROWN PUB INC, 2008. Hardcover. Capturing both the power and poignancy of romance and the terror and tragedy of war, Bohjalian's latest work puts a moving face on one of the 20th century's greatest tragedies. In his 12th novel, Bohjalian (The Double Bind) paints the brutal landscape of Nazi Germany as German refugees struggle westward ahead of the advancing Russian army. Inspired by the unpublished diary of a Prussian woman who fled west in 1945, the novel exhumes the ruin of spirit, flesh and faith that accompanied thousands of such desperate journeys. Prussian aristocrat Rolf Emmerich and his two elder sons are sent into battle, while his wife flees with their other children and a Scottish POW who has been working on their estate. Before long, they meet up with Uri Singer, a Jewish escapee from an Auschwitz-bound train, who becomes the group's protector. In a parallel story line, hundreds of Jewish women shuffle west on a gruesome death march from a concentration camp. Bohjalian presents the difficulties confronting both sets of travelers with carefully researched detail and an unflinching eye, but he blinks when creating the Emmerichs, painting them as untainted by either their privileged status, their indoctrination by the Nazi Party or their adoration of Hitler. Although most of the characters lack complexity, Bohjalian's well-chosen descriptions capture the anguish of a tragic era and the dehumanizing desolation wrought by war. "The perfect novel for a book club...this book sucked me right in. It?s vivid and heart-wrenching." John Searles, The Today Show "Reading Bohjalian's descriptions of terror and tragedy on the road has just as much impact as seeing newsreels from the end of World War II....While creating suspense, Bohjalian agilely balances the moral ambiguities of war....Right and wrong shift depending on the situation. Ignorance is tolerated and murder is justified. But Bohjalian does posit that one absolute exists: No one wins at war." Dennis Moore, USA Today "Harrowing...ingenious...compelling..Judging who's right or wrong is difficult in Skeletons at the Feast, and one senses that's just the way Bohjalian wants it...A tightly woven, moving story for anyone who thinks there's nothing left to learn, or feel, about the Second World War. That Bohjalian can extract greater truths about faith, hope and compassion from something as mundane as a diary is testament not only to his skill as a writer but also to the enduring ability of well-written war fiction to stir our deepest emotions." Paula L. Woods, The Los Angeles Times "Harrowing...Bohjalian spins a suspenseful tale in which the plot triumphs over any single sorrow...[His] sense of character and place, his skillful plotting and his clear grasp of this confusing period of history make for a deeply satisfying novel, one that asks readers to consider, and reconsider, how they would rise to the challenge of terrible deprivation and agonizing moral choices." Margot Livesey, The Washington Post Book World "A poignant account of the conflict's last year...Harrowing...In creating the Emmerichs and their relationship to Uri, Bohjalian has given us something new and disturbing. He has also created a wonderful character in the protected child, Theo, whose gradual understanding of what is happening to them is moving and real...Bohjalian has given us an important addition to the story of World War II, and, not at all incidentally, may expand the vision of those who may have avoided 'Holocaust literature' in the past." Roberta Silman, The Boston Globe "Rich in character and gorgeous writing.? Jodi Picoult, Real Simple "Bohjalian has shown a prodigious gift for exploring how people are transformed.? Entertainment Weekly "Chris Bohjalian has done it again! His latest novel, Skeletons at the Feast...is more than well worth the read...Along this journey we not only see the horrors of the war unfold, we see the individuals evolve." The Valley Voice "A bittersweet story of romance, war and death, inspired in part by a real diary...Strongly dramatic and full of the heartbreaking horror of war, this novel is Bohjalian at his imaginative best." Carole Godlberg, The Hartford Courant "Skeletons at the Feast is a prime example of a well-written historical fiction. Readers will feel the despair experienced by the characters but will be able to find the bit of hope that keeps them moving forward. Bohjalian provides a vivid and well-researched look at the horrors experienced by the characters and presents a more personal account of anguish caused by the events of World War II." Courtney Holschuh, The Huntington, W.V. Herald-Dispatch "Intense and fascinating...Bohjalian masterfully presents the desperation of troops who realize their cause is doomed...He successfully captures the humanity of one of the 20th century's most horrendous tragedies." The Rocky Mountain News "This story mixes the nail-biting brutality of 'The Kite Runner' with the emotional intimacy of Anne Frank's diary." Austin American-Statesman "An extraordinary historical novel based on the exodus of Germans in eastern Germany escaping the Soviet Army's advance in the waning days of World War II...A sense of justice pervades all of [Bohjalian's'] books. He demands that we act humanely toward one another and understand and respect others' beliefs and values. . .Skeletons at the Feast is not a screed on good vs.evil, but it does inspire thought on man's inhumanity to man, and, conversely, how individuals overcome adversity with acts of kindness, civility and integrity." The Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Riveting...an unforgettable finale...Chris Bohjalian handles the context of this story effortlessly and has created characters so engaging that any reader will find themselves connecting with these very real people...I hail Bohjalian's new novel and its fearless account of one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century." Ray Palen, Bookreporter "This is the perfect novel for a book club because there?s so much to discuss. It?s vivid and heart-wrenching." John Searles, Cosmopolitan, on The Today Show, ?Top 10 Summer Reads? "Nail-biting, heart-ripping...The reader of Skeletons at the Feast is quietly checkmated by Bohjalian into a radical compassion we've heard somewhere before: Love Thy Enemy...I loved this unforgettable novel." Tom Paine, The Burlington Free Press "A lush romance, reflecting resilience in the face of nearly certain tragedy....a trenchant epic that is both agonizing and enriching." AirTran Magazine "A fictional tale of love, violence and redemption...Bohjalian deftly moves from the journey to the back stories of each character, fleshing out their histories and making their choices more poignant as their friendship and interdependence develop. Who will live and who will die? The author keeps up the suspense until the last page, with a surprise twist at the end." Capital Living Magazine "Powerful...Skeletons at the Feast positively resonates with authenticity. I've read several accounts of that small part of World War II, but it took this novel to bring home to me, most clearly and vividly, the dreadful ordeal these people endured...[The Holocaust's] evils are more palpable when its victims come to life-and, in so many cases, death-in the pages of a well-crafted novel. Bohjalian allows the reader to know them and identify with them in a way that no photographs or program on the History Channel can match." A.C. Hutchinson, The Times-Argus "Chris Bohjalian has written his finest novel to date, set against the brutal, waning days of World War Two in Eastern Germany....Skeletons at the Feast is Bohjalian's masterpiece. The power of the narrative will stay with the reader long after it is put down. Inspired by an actual World War II diary the author read, it will stand as one of the best novels ever written about one of the most brutal periods in history." Marvin Minkler, The North Star Monthly "A deeply moving and engrossing novel...Bohjalian has created a microcosm of that devastating winter of 1945. He makes us care deeply for his characters. His terse, dry prose renders the most appalling atrocities in an almost stoic manner, doubling the emotional impact." The St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Immensely readable...Bohjalian takes a fresh perspective and details the brutal realities of World War II in a novel that for once does not focus entirely on the Allies. Recommended for fiction collections." Library Journal ?Careful research and an unflinching eye...Bohjalian's well-chosen descriptions capture the anguish of a tragic era and the dehumanizing desolation wrought by war.? Publisher?s Weekly "Bohjalian is especially good at conveying the surreal 'beauty,' the misshapen lyricism, of the war-torn landscape: 'Even the stone church had collapsed upon itself?the once imposing pipes of the organ reshaped by heat and flame into giant copper-colored mushrooms.' From harrowing to inspiring." Kirkus Reviews ?Bohjalian demonstrates an intricate historical knowledge and impressively illustrates the stark horrors of the time...A compelling read with its mix of history, romance and portrayals of strength in the midst of severe adversity: War really is hell, the book says, but the human spirit is ultimately salvageable.? Rebecca Stropoli, Bookpage ausgemustertes Büchereiexemplar in sehr gutem Zustand! Sämtliche bibliotheksspezifischen Merkmale konnten entfernt werden!, CROWN PUB INC, 2008, 0, New York : Penguin Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 380 pages; Description: xvi, 380 p. : ill., music ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-367) and index. Subjects: Waters, Alice --Chez Panisse --Restaurateurs --United States --Women cooks --Biography. Summary: Not so long ago it was nearly impossible to find a cappuccino or a croissant in North America, and goat cheese and mesclun lettuce were virtually unheard of. Most people had no idea what ""organic"" food was, and even fewer thought about ""sustainable farming. "" But in 1971, in a corner of Berkeley, California, a young Francophile named Alice Waters opened a small counterculture restaurant for her friends called Chez Panisse and launched an entirely new way of thinking about and serving food in America. Without an ounce of business sense or financial discipline, Alice relied on the coterie of devoted friends and followers who developed around her and on her strong principles of, among other things, using only locally grown and organic ingredients at the peak of their seasons, to keep her restaurant afloat. It was a reckless, extravagant, inexperienced venture that would have failed at any other time and place, but that instead-somehow-turned into a food revolution. Today, Alice Waters may be the most important figure in the culinary history of North America. Chez Panisse revolutionized what it means to eat out and gave birth to a new nationwide cuisine-the first in this country not associated with a single region or ethnic group, the first ""American"" cuisine. Gourmet's 2002 appraisal ranked Chez Panisse as the best restaurant in America, and The New York Times has called Alice ""the mother of American cooking. "" Alice has become a public figure, revered and idolized by many. The first ""foodie, "" she has become a famous chef, activist, advocate, and spokeswoman whose personal beliefs have become the values of an entire food movement. But her complex personal character is hardly known at all. Thomas McNamee was selected by Alice to document her story and was given exclusive access to her and her closest friends, to the Chez Panisse archives, and to private collections and memorabilia. As the story unfolds over the decades, we learn of her many passionate loves, her marriage, her divorce, the birth of her daughter Fanny, her failures, her critics. We come to know the extraordinary cast of characters who have formed the ever-shifting Chez Panisse community-a make-shift family with complex relationships, competing interests, and a strange, almost cultish, devotion to each other and to their work., New York : Penguin Press, 2007, 0, London England: Hodde and Stoughton. Fine/Near Fine. 2012. First Edition. 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But she overcame this setback to rebuild her career and technique, becoming the world and European champion in successive years. Her biggest test was yet to come, though, when her rivals overhauled her in the build-up to London. Unbelievable is a refreshingly candid account of her rise to fame in a highly charged world in which body image issues and drug abuses lurk. From the unique pressures facing her, to behind-the-scenes glimpses into the greatest show on earth, and a revealing account of her love-hate relationship with her long-term coach, Jessica reveals the truth behind the smiles for the first time. Unbelievable includes exclusive behind-the-scenes photos. This is the story of how the girl next door became London's poster girl, and how an ordinary woman used an extraordinary talent to claim the title of the world's greatest all-round female sports star. ., Hodde and Stoughton, 2012, 4.5<

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