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The Foie Gras Wars: How A 5,000-Year-old Delicacy Inspired The World's Fiercest Food Fight
by Caro, Mark
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2009
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781416556688
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Evanston, Illinois, USA
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€14.15
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First printing of Chicago Tribune reporter's look at the ill-fated municipal ban on foie gras. First printing, NF with a bit of wear to head and foot of spine, and a touch of soil to rear jacket panel.
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Why the Christian Right Is Wrong: A Minister's Manifesto for Taking Back Your Faith, Your Flag, Your Future
by Meyers, Robin
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780787984465
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Evanston, Illinois, USA
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€8.96
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San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub, 2006. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. I guess my question would be try and find some reason the Christian Right ISN'T wrong, but then again, I don't need much convincing. If you know someone who does, this is the book for you. As new--unread in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Wolves and Honey: A Hidden History of the Natural World
by Morrow, Susan Brind
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780618098569
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Evanston, Illinois, USA
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€10.38
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A lovely first printing of this book from classicist, linguist and translator Susan Morrow. A look at how humans and the greater natural world are linked. Fine in a fine jacket.
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Appetites: Why Women Want
by Knapp, Caroline
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781582432250
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Evanston, Illinois, USA
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€7.55
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Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Very nice first pirnting of this look at how the desires of women are shaped by culture. Fine in a NF jacket, with a just a bit of shelfwear.
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In the Little World: A True Story of Dwarfs, Love, and Trouble
by Richardson, John H.
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Cloth
- ISBN
- 9780060193164
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Evanston, Illinois, USA
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€12.27
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New York: Harpercollins, 2001. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A fascinating look at the lives of dwarfs --an outgrowth of a magazine piece that led to a fascinating exploration for this author. Fine in a near fine jacket, this is a first printing.
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Paris to the Moon
by Gopnik, Adam
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780375758232
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Evanston, Illinois, USA
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€5.66
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New York: Random House, 2001. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Nice copy of this acclaimed memoir of Gopnik's life with his family in France. Near fine in wraps.
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Shuckin' and Jivin': Folklore from Contemporary Black Americans
by Dance, Daryl C.
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780253352200
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Evanston, Illinois, USA
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€14.15
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Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.: Indiana University Press, 1978. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Collection of widely varied pieces of folklore (stories, jokes, etc) from the African American experience. Decent reading copy--some soil to edges, corners bent, a few small marks internally.
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€14.15
Home Town
by Kidder, Tracy
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Cloth
- ISBN
- 9780679455882
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Evanston, Illinois, USA
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€8.49
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New York: Random House Inc, 1999. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A nice copy of this look at the history and identit of a small town in Massachusetts. First printing, only notable flaw is a touch of soil to bottom edge of page block.
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On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now And Always Have In The Future Tense
by Brooks, David
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780743227384
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Evanston, Illinois, USA
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€13.21
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Follow up from author of Bobos in Paradise, this is a nice copy, NF in VG jacket (some corner wear, light shelfwear). First printing. Appears an unread copy.
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€13.21
Occidentalism: The West in the Eyes of Its Enemies
by Buruma, Ian; Margalit, Avishai
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781594200083
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Evanston, Illinois, USA
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€11.80
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New York: Penguin, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Examines perceptions of the West from the Islamist perspective. First printing, Near fine in a near fine jacket--light wear to jacket, remainder mark to bottom edge, otherwise a great copy.
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Road Work: Among Tyrants, Heroes, Rogues, and Beasts
by Bowden, Mark
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Advance Reader's Copy
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Paper
- ISBN
- 9780871138767
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Evanston, Illinois, USA
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€14.15
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Atlantic Monthly Press, 2004. Advance Reader's Copy . Paper. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Very nice Advance Reader's Copy of new title from the author of Black Hawk Down. As new in pictorial wraps.
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€14.15
Curses! Broiled Again! The Hottest Urban Legends Going
by Brunvand, Jan Harold
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780760736081
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Evanston, Illinois, USA
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€8.49
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New York: Barnes & Noble, 2003. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A collection of popular urban legends. Originally published in 1989, these are pre-Internet-era urban legends and their origins. First printing of Barnes & Noble reprint edition. Book is fine with nearly fine jacket (very slight wear top front edge). No remainder marks, quite nice copy. From… Read more about this item Item Price
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