KARLEN, ARNO

The Biography of a Germ

Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2000. (ISBN: 9780575066052). Hardcover. The philosopher Wittgenstein might say that if a microbe could talk we couldn't understand it, but psychoanalyst and science writer Arno Karlenhas done his best to listen and translate in Biography of a Germ. This lovely, funny, and even endearing portrait of Borrelia burgdorferi (or Bb), the screwy bacterium that causes Lyme disease, would charm even a terminal mysophobe like Howard Hughes. Unfortunately, Karlen has to justify his topic at greater length than most biographers, but his reasoning is nearly lyrical in its enthusiasm for the microscopic. Following the genealogy of the germ back to our common ancestor (gulp) and beyond, the author finds a freshness in what we too often see as dry taxonomy and genetics. From there he watches Bb as it makes its way through the circulation superhighways of deer, ticks, and hikers, each as top on its complex life cycle. We elbowed our way into Bb's story comparatively recently, ironically hurting ourselves as we renewed our appreciation of and commitment to wilderness areas. As we destroyed, and then created, habitat for deer, we ended up inviting Bb to run amok in our bodies. Karlen captures the beauty and terror of this bizarre chain of events perfectly, providing new insights into our relationship with our environment. Much like its cousins that live harmlessly in our bloodstream, eyelashes, and gut, this tick-borne germ will eventually evolve a truce with us to protect its reproduction; unfortunately for current and future sufferers of Lyme disease, we're quite a few generations away from that happy time. While we're waiting, we can read Biography of a Germ to learn more about our new tenants and why we should care about them. Hardback with dustjacket - 2000 - good condition, 0-575-06605-9 - - used books, secondhand books, for sale, out of print books, hard to find books, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first editions, exlibrary books sold, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. Isbn 0575066059. Used: Acceptable.

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KEMP, JAN

Cheerful Charlie: A Biography of C.P. Mcgahey

J.Kemp. 1989. (ISBN: 9780951460603). Hardcover. Hardback no D/J in good condition, some scuffing to cover. 1989 1st edition Jan Kemp self published. The Essex player. Statistics Robert Brooke. - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. Excess postage may be required for books over 1 kg in weight outside the EU. ISBN 0-9514606-0-9 0951460609. Used: Acceptable.

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KENNEDY, NIGEL

Always Playing

Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1991. (ISBN: 9780297812098). Hardcover. Dustjacket - condition good - 1991 - An account of Nigel Kennedy the violinist. Used: Acceptable.

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KERR, JUDITH

The Other Way Round

Collins. 1989. (ISBN: 9780001912724). Paperback. Paperback in good condition, 1st page clipped. 1989 Collins edition. Judith Kerr was born in Berlin, the daughter of a distinguished German writer. She left Germany with her family in 1933 to escape from the Nazis and they arrived in England in 1936, having spent the intervening years in Switzerland and France. She is married to writer Nigel Kneale and they have two children. - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, exlibrary, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. ISBN 0-00-191272-0. 0001912720. Used: Acceptable.

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KHANO, DELIA

By Eastern Windows

D Khano. 1985. (ISBN: 9780951079508). Paperback, 1.00. Paperback in good condition. First Edition. Drawings by Ivy Nasir. [6], 206 pages, 8 plates, pictorial wrappers, very good. From the publisher: "Delia Khano is an Oxford graduate who in 1960 met and married Gabriel Khano, a Christian Palestinian. While telling the story of their courtship in Petra, wedding in Bethlehem and early married life in Jerusalem, she fills in the details of Gabriel's eventful childhood and youth. She mentions the forced migration from Turkey that his parents endured as children, and records episodes that impinged on the family from the explosive Arab-Jewish situation before 1948. The creation of Israel in that year made them refugees - his parents for the second time in their lives - and they had a hard struggle to survive in the early days of Jordan. The highway of Gabriel's life proved to be the tourist business and it was as an exceptionally good guide that he first met Delia. She briefly describes her birthplace in Wales and her life near Oxford before she went to the Middle East; but the action continues with their starting a tourist agency that they called the Guiding Star. This was built on snowballing recommendation and Gabriel's personality was dominant: lively, flamboyant, a sincere Christian but capable of minor wickednesses, generous to a fault, charming, he was mainly responsible for the success that the Guiding Star rapidly achieved. The Arab-Israeli conflict is felt throughout - the 1967 wear found the couple outside the country and almost unable to get in again - and politics take their place with passages on the history, religion and culture of the Middle East, a colourful tale about the Dead Sea Scrolls, and stories of Gabriel's little known community, the Assyrians, to make a patchwork o f information that adds interest to this unusual biography.". Used: Acceptable.

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KIERNAN, THOMAS

Jane Fonda: Heroine for Our Time

Putnam Pub Group. 1982. (ISBN: 9780933328211). Paperback. Paperback - 1982 - good condition - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, second-hand books, nonfiction, non-fiction books delivered world wide. Jane Fonda: Heroine for Our Time. Used: Acceptable.

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MCCORMICK, EDGAR L AND EDWARD G MCGEHEE

Life on a Whaler

Garage M A5 PALE GREEN AND WHITE HARD TO READ, D C Heath and Company. 1960. (ISBN: 9780669216752). Paperback. Paperback in good condition, some shelf ware and scuffs to cover. Owners address label on first page. Selected sourse materials for college research papers. A collection of short stories from some of the best writers in the world, including Melville, Bullen, Delano, Cheever, and Dana. Used: Acceptable.

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LAGERFELD, KARL

Karl Lagerfeld: Off the Record

thin L shelf garage a4 + black white and read, Scalo. 1995. (ISBN: 9781881616375). Hardcover, 0.8 x 9.5 x 13.5 inches. Hardback with dustjacket - 1987 - good condition, small tear on edge of dj with some curling, previous owner has applied selotape - - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, second-hand books, nonfiction, non-fiction books delivered world wide. Used: Acceptable.

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LAIRD, CHRISTA

But Can the Phoenix Sing?

Julia MacRae Books. 1993. (ISBN: 9781856812153). Hardcover. Hardback with D/J in good condition. 1993 1st Julia MacRae Books edition. In this sequel to "Shadow of the Wall", the author takes up the story of Misha Edelman, whose family perished in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942 together with Janusz, while Misha escaped via the sewers to "freedom". Now, 30 years later, Misha describes what happened after that nightmare journey. - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. Excess postage may be required for books over 1 kg in weight outside the EU. ISBN 1-85681-215-4 1856812154. Used: Acceptable.

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LAURE, ADLER

Until Tonight

Granta. 2002. (ISBN: 9781862075467). Hardcover. Hardback in near perfect condition complete with D/J similar. From the unexpected tragedy to the stupor of unhappiness, from the denial to the chlorinated corridors of the hospital, we share with her every emotion, every sensation, every silence - so strong is the power of her words. Taken from Marie Claire. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 21518

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LAWLISS, CHARLES

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 1929-1994

World Publications. 1995. (ISBN: 9781572150409). Hardcover, 0.8 x 9 x 12 inches. Hardback with dustjacket - 1995 - good condition, small tear in dj repaired - - used books, secondhand books, for sale, out of print books, hard to find books, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first editions, exlibrary books sold, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. Isbn 1-57215-040-8, 1572150408. Used: Acceptable.

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LAWSON, RICHARD

A Soldier's Story

Royal Tank Regiment Publications Ltd. 1990. Paperback, a5 white. Condition good. Small mark or two. Back page has slight damage. Publish date a guess.( will be wrong). Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 1952

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LEBEDEVA, LINA

My Biography

Novosti. 1990. Paperback, a5 cream no text to spine. Paperback internal pages clean, page edges and cover shelf ware. Victor Belitsky et al discuss famous Russian people including Fyodorov and Yeltsin. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 3148

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LEE, RAYMOND

Gangsters and Hoodlums: The Underworld in the Cinema

Garage Cream black and red text, AS Barnes, NY. 1971. (ISBN: 9780498069949). Hardback. Hardback with D/J in reasonable condition, dusting to page edges and ex library book, curling to jacket. 1971 AS Barnes, NY. B C Van Hecke Co author. ISBN 0-498-06994-X 049806994X. Used: Acceptable.

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LEWIS, ALBERT RICHARD

The Cup and Saucer Tree

A5 garage thin L shelf cream black text, Arcona. 1999. (ISBN: 9780953757602). Paperback. Memoirs of the author as a young boy in the Montgomeryshire countryside during the 1920s and 1930s, and as a soldier during the Second World War in Europe, in prose and poetic form, together with a few contributions meditating on retirement. Paperback - 1999 - good condition. Used: Acceptable.

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