AHMEDI, FARAH WITH TAMIM ANSARY

The Story of My Life an Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky

New York: Simon Spotlight Entertaiment, 2005. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1416906703. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers, and some beginning rubbing to the gilt spine lettering. The dust jacket is clean and bright. "The Other Side of the Sky: A Memoir (originally published as The Story of my Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky) is a memoir by Farah Ahmedi with Tamim Ansary. The book profiles the life of Farah Ahmedi from the time she was born Hola until she was seventeen years old. This book is about the struggles Farah faces throughout her life. The story begins when she was growing up in war torn Afghanistan. One day when she was seven, Farah woke up late, so she decided to take a shortcut to school. Unknown to her, there was a landmine that was planted in the field she was cutting across. She accidentally stepped on it and it exploded. After her leg was amputated and she fled to Pakistan with her mother, World Relief accepted their applications to go to America. Once they arrived, Farah and her mother continued to struggle with the new culture, language, and the speed of the modern world. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 40594

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: 1416906703 Biography Farah Ahmedi Tamim Ansary Afghanistan Biography

ALLISON, DOROTHY

Two Or Three Things I Know for Sure

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1995. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0525939210. Signed edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a bit of light bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Her first novel Bastard Out of Carolina was published in 1992 to great acclaim, becoming a best-seller. It was later adapted as a film of the same name, directed by Anjelica Huston for TNT. The book and film both generated controversy because of the graphic content, and the TV film was aired on Showtime rather than TNT. The Canadian Maritime Film Classification Board initially banned distribution of the film in Canada, but it was reversed on appeal. In November 1997, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a State Board of Education decision to ban the book in public high schools because of its graphic content. " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41989

Catalogue: Author Biography

Keywords: 0525939210 Author Biography Dorothy Allison Signed Edition South Carolina

ANONYMOUS (EDMUND GOSSE)

Father and Son Biographical Recollections

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping and rubbing. There is a very slight slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page, and the front endpaper has two previous owner's inked names. "Sir Edmund William Gosse CB ( 21 September 1849 – 16 May 1928) was an English poet, author and critic. He was strictly brought up in a small Protestant sect, the Plymouth Brethren, but broke away sharply from that faith. His account of his childhood in the book Father and Son has been described as the first psychological biography. His friendship with the sculptor Hamo Thornycroft inspired a successful career as a historian of late-Victorian sculpture. His translations of Ibsen helped to promote that playwright in England, and he encouraged the careers of W. B. Yeats and James Joyce. He also lectured in English literature at Cambridge." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 47682

Catalogue: Author Biography

Keywords: Biography Edmund Gosse Poets Fathers And Sons Author Biography Edmund Gosse England Cambridge University

ARMITAGE, FLORA

The Desert and the Stars (a Biography of Lawrence of Arabia)

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1955. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends of the book covers have some light bumping and edge wear. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several small edge nicks and beginning tears, along with edge wear, rubbing and one tiny chip missing. "After the war, Lawrence joined the Foreign Office, working with the British government and with Faisal. In 1922, he retreated from public life and spent the years until 1935 serving as an enlisted man, mostly in the Royal Air Force, with a brief period in the Army. During this time, he published his best-known work Seven Pillars of Wisdom, an autobiographical account of his participation in the Arab Revolt. He also translated books into English and wrote The Mint, which detailed his time in the Royal Air Force working as an ordinary aircraftman. He corresponded extensively and was friendly with well-known artists, writers, and politicians. For the RAF, he participated in the development of rescue motorboats. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 39998

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography Flora Armitage T. H. Lawrence Lawrence Of Arabia Middle East The Levant Biography

BALAKIAN, PETER

Black Dog of Fate a Memoir

New York, NY: Basic Books, 1997. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 046500704X. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the bottom spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 47803

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: 046500704X Biography Peter Balakian Armernian Geonocide Armenia Genocide Armenian Genocide

BELLOW, SAUL (SOLOMON BELLOWS)

To Jerusalem and Back a Personal Account

New York: Viking Press, 1977. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670717290. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There are a couple of small, light spots of discoloration to the front cover of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has several tiny edge tears to the top cover, and several edge nicks and some edge wear to the to spine end. The top edges of the entire cover have some beginning toning. "Saul Bellow (born Solomon Bellows; 10 June 1915 – 5 April 2005) was a Canadian-American writer. For his literary work, Bellow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts. He is the only writer to win the National Book Award for Fiction three times and he received the National Book Foundation's lifetime Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 1990.In the words of the Swedish Nobel Committee, his writing exhibited "the mixture of rich picaresque novel and subtle analysis of our culture, of entertaining adventure, drastic and tragic episodes in quick succession interspersed with philosophic conversation, all developed by a commentator with a witty tongue and penetrating insight into the outer and inner complications that drive us to act, or prevent us from acting, and that can be called the dilemma of our age." " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 40775

Catalogue: Author Biography

Keywords: 0670717290 Author Biography Saul Bellow Personal Experiences Personal Narrative Jerusalem Israel Arab Israeli conflict The Six Day War

BENET, LAURA

When William Rose, Stephen Vincent, and I Were Young

New York, NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1976. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0396072895. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light wear and nicking to the spine ends and the spine has some light fading. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 48512

Catalogue: Author Biography

Keywords: 0396072895 Author Biography Laura Benet William Rose Benet Stephen Vincent Benet

BENSON, JACKSON J.

Looking for Steinbeck's Ghost

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0806121556. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the half title page. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has one tear to the front spine joint and a couple of small nicks and spots of rubbing.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 41585

Catalogue: Author Biography

Keywords: 0806121556 Author Biography Jackson J. Benson John Steinbeck California Authors

BENTON, JOEL

Life of Hon. Phineas T. Barnum a Unique Story of a Marvellous Career

Philadelphia, PA: Edgewood Publishing Company, 1891. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear, along with light fraying. The lettering on the spine of the book is noticeably rubbed. The text pages are generally clean, though noticeably toned and brittle. The front endpaper has missing bits where the side stapling of the book has damaged the paper. Illustrated throughout. "Phineas Taylor Barnum (/'b? ? Rn? M/; July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, and politician, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017) [1] with James Anthony Bailey. He was also an author, publisher, and philanthropist, though he said of himself: "I am a showman by profession ... And all the gilding shall make nothing else of me". [2] According to his critics, his personal aim was "to put money in his own coffers." [2] He is widely credited with coining the adage "There's a sucker born every minute", [3] although no proof can be found of him saying this. Barnum became a small business owner in his early twenties and founded a weekly newspaper before moving to New York City in 1834. He embarked on an entertainment career, first with a variety troupe called "Barnum's Grand Scientific and Musical Theater", and soon after by purchasing Scudder's American Museum which he renamed after himself." (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 42413

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography Joel Benton Phineas T. Barnum

BLACK, ROBERT (ANNOTATED AND EDITED BY)

Standing Flower the Life of Irving Pabanale, an Arizona Tewa Indian

Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press, 2001. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0874806895. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. " The Hopi Tewa, descendants of those who fled the Second Pueblo Revolt of 1680–1692, live on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, mostly in Tewa Village and Polacca on the First Mesa. Other Hopi clans are known to be descendants of Tewa people. Tewa is one of five Tanoan languages spoken by the Pueblo people of New Mexico. Though these five languages are closely related, speakers of one cannot fully understand speakers of another (similar to German and Dutch speakers). The six Tewa-speaking pueblos are Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Ohkay Owingeh, Santa Clara, and Tesuque." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 49507

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: 0874806895 Biography Robert Black Native Americans Indian Police Tewa Indians Pueblo Indians Arizona

BLAIKIE, W. GARDEN (D. D. , LL. D. ) (WILLIAM GARDEN)

The Personal Life of David Livingstone Chiefly from His Unpublished Journals and Correspondence in the Possession of His Family

New York, NY: Fleming H. Revell Company, N.D.. Trade Edition. Hardcover. Map; This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have noticeable rubbing and ground-in dirt along with some light bumping. The front and rear covers have rubbing, spots of dirt and several faded / water spots on the rear cover. The text pages are generally clean and bright. All edges of the text block have spots of ground-in dirt and a few stray spots of ink. "David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa, one of the most popular national heroes of late–19th-century in Victorian Britain. He had a mythical status that operated on a number of interconnected levels: protestant missionary martyr, working-class "rags-to-riches" inspirational story, scientific investigator and explorer, imperial reformer, anti-slavery crusader, and advocate of commercial and colonial expansion." (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 45490

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography W. Garden Blaikie William Garden Blaikie David Livingstone Religion Ministers Exploration Misisonaries

BLAND, HENRY MEADE

Stevenson's California

San Jose, CA: The Pacific Short Story Club, 1924. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, with an inscription, on the front endpaper. This book is in Very Good condition and has self-wrappers (cardboard covers with a semi-attached dust jacket). The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is noticeable toning to the spine joints, and all edges of the book covers. The book covers have some beginning spotting and foxing. The text pages are clean and bright. The front innner hinge has started to crack. This copy has been signed by the author, with an inscription, on the front endpaper. There is also a second gift notation on the front endpaper as well. "Fanny and Robert were married in May 1880. She was 40; he was 29. He said that he was "a mere complication of cough and bones, much fitter for an emblem of mortality than a bridegroom." He travelled with his new wife and her son Lloyd north of San Francisco to Napa Valley and spent a summer honeymoon at an abandoned mining camp on Mount Saint Helena (today designated Robert Louis Stevenson State Park). He wrote about this experience in The Silverado Squatters. He met Charles Warren Stoddard, co-editor of the Overland Monthly and author of South Sea Idylls, who urged Stevenson to travel to the South Pacific, an idea which returned to him many years later. In August 1880, he sailed with Fanny and Lloyd from New York to Britain and found his parents and his friend Sidney Colvin on the wharf at Liverpool, happy to see him return home. Gradually, his wife was able to patch up differences between father and son and make herself a part of the family through her charm and wit. " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Very Good .

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Book number: 44977

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography Henry Meade Bland Robert Louis Stevenson Authors Author Biography Californiana

BOND, JOHN

Mussolini the Wild Man of Europe

Washington: Independent Publishing Co, 1929. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good to Near Very Good+ condition and lacks a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The covers have some bumping and there is a slight slant to the spine of the book. The black cloth covers have some ground-in dirt. The lettering on the spine and front cover of the book has dulled. The text pages are clean and bright. The top edge of the text block has noticeable ground-in dirt. "The American reading public has of late been deluged with Mussolinian propoganda. This propoganda has in the main been inspired by thre purposes, which are in potential or actual conflict with the best interests of the American people." "Known as Il Duce ("The Leader") , Mussolini was the founder of Italian Fascism. In 1912, Mussolini was a leading member of the National Directorate of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) , [5] but was expelled from the PSI for advocating military intervention in World War I, in opposition to the party's stance on neutrality. Mussolini served in the Royal Italian Army during the war until he was wounded and discharged in 1917. Mussolini denounced the PSI, his views now centering on nationalism instead of socialism and later founded the fascist movement which came to oppose egalitarianism[6] and class conflict, instead advocating revolutionary nationalism transcending class lines. Following the March on Rome in October 1922, Mussolini became the youngest Prime Minister in Italian history until the appointment of Matteo Renzi in February 2014.". Very Good .

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Book number: 35061

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biograpy John Bond Benito Mussolini Italy Politics World War II World Leaders Biography

BONFILS, WINIFRED BLACK

The Life and Personality of Phoebe Apperson Hearst

San Simeon, CA: Friends of Hearst Castle, 1991. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0945092229. B&W Illustrations; First Edition Thus, following a 1928 original printing. This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers are clean and bright, however, there are a couple of small spots of discoloration. "Phoebe Elizabeth Apperson Hearst (December 3, 1842 – April 13, 1919) was an American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist. Hearst was the founder of the University of California Museum of Anthropology, now called the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, and the co-founder of the National Parent-Teacher Association. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 47511

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: 0945092229 Californiana Winifred Black Bonfils Biography Hearst Castle Phoebe Apperson Hearst William Hearst

BORGE, VICTOR AND ROBERT SHERMAN

Victor Borge's My Favorite Comedies in Music

New York: Franklin Watts, 1980. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0531099369. SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed by Borge on the half title page. The dust jacket has some light toning / sunning to the spine and flap joints. "Børge Rosenbaum (3 January 1909 – 23 December 2000) , [4] known professionally as Victor Borge , was a Danish and American comedian, conductor, and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in the United States and Europe. His blend of music and comedy earned him the nicknames "The Clown Prince of Denmark," "The Unmelancholy Dane," and "The Great Dane." ; Signed by Author. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 36601

Catalogue: Music Biography

Keywords: 0531099369 Music Biography Victor Borge Signed Edition Humor Music Pianists Humorists Music Biography