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1984. Paperback. Very good +. Isobell Pentengell. 5.5"x8.5"x.25". 84 pages. Many photographs taken by author. Illustrated map of Chesapeake Bay for frontispiece. Contents listing 16 different ghost stories. Photo of Miss Evelyn Byrd's tomb on back cover. Photo of author on last page. Small stains to cover. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright! "Dare you not believe? The wispy appearance of a love-sick young maiden who died nearly 250 years ago.. The haunting return of a French soldier who was killed during the Revolutionary War.. The mysterious "curse tree" which separated husband and wife in their graves.. The strange portrait which moved about on its own.. These and other examples of inexplicable psychic phenomena are chronicled in this book. Are the stories true? Judge for yourself. "Goodreads.

New York: Scholastic, 2005. 1st Edition Thus. Paperback. Used - VeryGood. 5.4"x7.5" 355 pp plus After Words. 5th printing. Cover art by Petar Meseldzija. Cover design by Elizabeth B. Parisi. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Not x-library & unclipped. Short creases to covers. AR Quiz No. 83024 EN Fiction Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13.0 Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, VP Book Rating Rating: 3.5 Meet John and Philippa Gaunt, twelve-year-old twins who one day discover themselves to be descended from a long line of djinn. All of a sudden, they have the power to grant wishes, travel to extraordinary places, and make people and objects disappear. Luckily (and luck does have something to do with it), the twins are introduced to their eccentric djinn-uncle Nimrod, who will teach them how to harness their newly found power. And not a moment too soon...since John and Philippa are about to embark on a search to locate a… Read More

NY: Knopf, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth spine. Collectible - Near Fine/Near Fine. 6.5"x9.5". 214 pp. 1st printing. Black boards. Black cloth spine w/gilt letters. 40 photographs. Type is digitized version of Electra, a Linotype face designed by W. A. Dwiggins. Designed by Iris Weinstein. Composed by Dix, Syracuse, NY. Printed and bound by Quebecor Printing Martinsburg, WV. Front-of-jacket phtot by Marc Hom. Back-of-jacket photo Deauville Film Festival 1989. Other photo credits listed on C/R page. Jacket design by Archie Ferguson. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Ghost sticker on Ffep. Three blue spots along back of DJ. "CANDID AND HONEST...A philosophical looking-backward and forward--an inquiry into the question 'Is that all there is?' " --Liz Smith New York Newsday "FRANK AND AMUSING...[AND] BRIMMING WITH CONFESSIONS...Part career memoir and part meditation on what it's like to be a single woman of lingering glamour, enduring… Read More

NY: Philips, 1996. Excellent/VeryGood. Bach*, Arthur Grumiaux, Christiane Jaccottet, Philippe Mermoud - Complete Violin Sonatas BWV 1014 - 1023 Label: Philips Classics - 454 011-2 Series: Duo (2) - Format: 2 CDs, Compilation, Remastered Country: Europe Genre: Classical Style: Baroque. Tracklist Sonata In B Minor, BWV 1014 For Violin And Harpsichord 1-1 Adagio 3:13 1-2 Allegro 3:04 1-3 Andante 2:44 1-4 Allegro 2:27 Sonata In A, BWV 1015 For Violin And Harpsichord 1-5 - 2:09 1-6 Allegro 3:05 1-7 Andante Un Poco 2:52 1-8 Presto 3:24 Sonata In E, BWV 1016 For Violin And Harpsichord 1-9 Adagio 4:11 1-10 Allegro 3:06 1-11 Adagio Ma Non Tanto 4:26 1-12 Allegro 3:49 Sonata In C minor, BWV 1017 For Violin And Harpsichord 1-13 Largo 2:20 1-14 Allegro 4:36 1-15 Adagio 3:08 1-16 Allegro 3:36 Sonata In F Minor, BWV 1018 For Violin And Harpsichord 1-17 - 5:37 1-18 Allegro 3:20 1-19 Adagio 3:18 1-20 Vivace 2:45 Sonata In G, BWV 1019 For Violin And Harpsichord 2-1 Allegro 3:45 2-2 Largo 1:24 2-3 Allegro 3:28… Read More

Germany: Point Classics Digital Recording, 1994. Plastic case. Near Mint. Includes pamphlet.Total playing time: 47.33 Design: Castoldi & C., Milano. See second photo for tracklist.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1994. 1st Edition Thus. Paperback. Near Fine-Collectible. 8.5"x11" 120 pgs. Illustrations and photos from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. 10 Printing. Front cover: young people in Ejszyszki, Lithuania or surroundings before the war. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Shelf wear to covers. Secure ship w/track #. "With 'Tell Them We Remember', the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum reaches beyond its walls to show children how the lives of innocent people throughout Europe were affected by the tragedy of the Holocaust." from back cover of the book. This Teaching Resource has photos, timelines, a glossary and suggestions for further reading.

Jaffrey, NH: David R. Godine, 2024. 1st Edition. Hardcover_boards. New/New. FIRST PRINTING w/DJ wrapped in mylar. Features: Dust Cover, Price on Product. Physical Info: 1.1" H x 8.1" L x 5.3" W (0.65 lbs) 120 pages. Secure ship w/track #. "An intimate, autobiographical poetry collection from legendary artist and activist, Joan Baez. Joan Baez shares poems for or about her contemporaries (such as Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, and Jimi Hendrix), reflections from her childhood, personal thoughts, and cherished memories of her family, including pieces about her younger sister, singer-songwriter Mimi Fariäna. Speaking to the people, places, and moments that have had the greatest impact on her art, this collection is an inspiring personal diary in the form of poetry. While Baez has been writing poetry for decades, she's never shared it publicly. Poems about her life, her family, about her passions for nature and art, have piled up in notebooks and on scraps of paper. Now, for the first time ever, her life is… Read More

Jonathan Cape, 1986. Hardcover_boards. VeryGood/VeryGood.

San Francisco: Harper Collins, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover_card stock spine. Collectible - Near Fine/Near Fine. 6.254"x9.25" 321 indexed pages. Third printing w/#3. Red boards w/HC logo blind stamped on front. Black card stock spine w/gold foil letters. Book designed by Joseph Rutt. Author photo by Jane Baigent. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped. Black remainder mark on bottom edge. What if everything we have been told about the origins of Christianity is a lie? What if a small group had always known the truth and had kept it hidden . . . until now? What if there is evidence that Jesus Christ survived the crucifixion? In Holy Blood, Holy Grail Michael Baigent and his co-authors Henry Lincoln and Richard Leigh stunned the world with a controversial theory that Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene married and founded a holy bloodline. The book became an international publishing phenomenon and was one of the sources for Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code. Now,… Read More

Self-Published, 2016. Paperback. New. New and signed by author! 6"x9", 130 pgs. Spine straight and binding tight. Breast cancer and most other cancers will form in the body and be cleaned up by a healthy immune system. As we get older the immune system doesn't work as well because of poor diet, declining hormones and lack of exercise. This book describes how we can help our bodies get rid of cancer as it forms and how to prevent it's formation in the first place. You will be informed what foods to limit and/or eliminate, which foods to add. Especially important is how to balance our hormones for optimal health. Several natural supplements are described many of which cut cancer by more than 50%.

Self-Published, 2016. Paperback. New/no dust jacket. New and Signed by author! 6"x9"; 143 pgs. Not too many years ago men who had prostate cancer were castrated, had their testes surgically removed. Now, that is done chemically. Currently this is a first line treatment. This is done thinking that testosterone is the enemy. All this treatment does, is buy time. In a year or so, androgen insensitive cancer cells will take over. Poisonous chemotherapy with very expensive drugs is the next treatment. So, we go from no testosterone causing depression, lack of energy, loss of libido, muscle atrophy leading to weakness and increase risk of death for all causes to chemotherapy with its side effects. They are still treating men with high doses of estrogen turning men into women with breasts. The thinking was estrogen opposes testosterone, wrong. Unbalanced estrogen is the enemy. It also causes cardiovascular disease when unbalanced with progesterone or testosterone. Prostate cancer is the second… Read More

NY: Love Inspired, 2018. MassMarketPaperBack. LikeNew. Larger Print 4.13"x6.63" 281 pgs. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Secure ship w/tracking number. Drawn out of hiding...and marked for death. When someone attacks her at her shop, Jenna Clark knows her secret identity has been compromised. The killer she's been hiding from has found her...or has he? Police officer Wyatt Stephens vows to protect her, but he doesn't trust that she's telling him the whole truth. Is the killer after Jenna, or has he mistaken her for her dead twin?

NY: Grosset and Dunlap, 1929. Reprint. Hardcover_cloth. Used - VeryGood. 5.5"x8.5" 318 pps. Red cloth boards w/ black letters to front and spine. Spine straight, binding tight, pages dark toned. Not x-library & no DJ. PON on ffep. Moisture stain to spine. Light soiling to boards. Edge wear w/minor rubs. Beautiful Virginia Oliphant is loved by two men--gay, irresistible Tony who tempts her with his millions, and steady, charming Michael who tempts her with nothing more than his devotion. Because her brother is weak and needs her strength, and because she believes that he has it in him to be a great writer, Virginia is willing to sacrifice the chance for her happiness, until a disastrous affair with a sophisticated woman of the world brings the boy to a realization of his selfishness. From his pain and bewilderment is born his manhood and Virginia is at last free to make a choice for her own happiness. Source: Publisher.

NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1918. Reprint. Hardcover_cloth. VeryGood. George W. Cage. 5.13"x7.5" 303 pgs +13 pgs. of ads. Light teal w/navy letters embossed on front and spine. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, PON on ffep. Edge wear w/rubs and beginning depradation to boards. Soiling to boards. No dj. Bump to back top corner. Excerpt from When the Cock Crows The Captain was a woman-hater. This fact accounted for his Choosing to live as a hermit on the bit of sand, which he had grown to love. But that loneliness was a trial to Shrimp, who naturally desired a harem of his own. Many times, when the wind was from the mainland, Captain Icha bod had heard the far-away crow of a bam yard fowl, and had gravely and criticizingly listened as Shrimp returned the salute in lusty manner. He had seen the bird swell in rage, and his comb turn red in jealous envy of the other rooster on the mainland. Source: Publisher.

Secaucus, NJ: Warner Bros. Publications Inc, 1994. Loose Sheet Music. Collectible - Near Fine. Moderately slow piano & guitar. Unmarked. Comes in clear plastic with board back. Lyrics: I swear by the moon and the stars in the sky And I swear like the shadow that's by your side I see the questions in your eyes I know what's weighing on your mind You can be sure I know my heart 'Cause I'll stand beside you through the years You'll only cry those happy tears And though I make mistakes I'll never break your heart And I swear by the moon and the stars in the sky I'll be there I swear like a shadow that's by your side I'll be there For better or worse, till death do us part I'll love you with every beat of my heart And I swear I'll give you every thing I can I'll build your dreams with these two hands We'll hang some memories on the walls And when just the two of us are there You won't have to ask if I still care 'Cause as the time turns the page,... Source: LyricFind.

New Hudson, MI: American Master Products, Inc, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover_pictorial boards. Collectible - Near Fine. 7.25"x9.25" 376 indexed pages. 6th printing. Pictorial boards. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, & unmarked. No DJ. GIFT QUALITY. Booklet includes additional uses for items: aluminum cans ; bath towels ; old belts ; plastic berry baskets ; bobby pins ; bottle caps ; bottles (prescription) ; bricks ; broom handles ; business cards ; canoe paddle ; cardboard tubes ; cards ; carpet scraps ; Christmas tree ; wine corks ; lip balm tubes ; dryer lint ; duplicate photos ; egg cartons ; film canisters ; fishing line ; flower pots ; garden hose ; gloves ; hubcaps ; keys ; liquid soap dispensers ; liquor ; magazines ; mesh bags ; milk cartons ; milk crates ; milk jugs (plastic) ; muffin tins ; newspaper ; old calendars ; old checks -- paint ; pie plates ; picture frames ; plastic inflatable raft ; plastes, dishes, and glass ; row boat ; shoeboxes ; plastic… Read More

NY: Crown, 1993. BCE/BOMC. Hardcover_cloth spine. Fine/Fine. 6.25"x9.25" 326pgs. First ed/First print. Robin egg blue boards. Orange cloth spine w/matching blue stamped letters. Book design by Barbara Werden. DJ design by Steve Snider. Author photo by Joan Parker. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped (no price), & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. Based in part on the life of baseball legend Ty Cobb, this book belongs in the pantheon of great baseball novels. John Barr is the kind of player who isn't supposed to exist anymore. An all-around superstar, he plays the game with a single-minded ferocity that makes his New York Mets team all but invincible. Yet Barr himself is a mystery with no past, no friends, no women, and no interests outside hitting a baseball as hard and as far as he can. Not even Ellie Jay, the jaded sportswriter who can out-think, out-drink, and out-write any man in the press box. She wants to think she admires Barr's skill on a ballfield,… Read More

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2003. Paperback. Fine. 6.5"x9.25" 128 pgs. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped (w/price), & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. In its early years, Richwood was the site of several large mills that processed logs harvested from some of the last virgin forestland in the United States. Among these were a band saw mill, paper manufacturing plant, tannery, handle factory, and the largest wooden clothespin factory in the world. Images of America: Richwood explores the history of this fascinating community in its heyday through the eyes of local photographer Finley Taylor, who captured images spanning from just before World War I through the years just after World War II. Source: Publisher.

NY: Simon and Schuster, 1985. BCE/BOMC. Hardcover_buckram spine. Fine/Fine. 5.75"x 8.5" 306 indexed pgs. Dk blue buckram spine w/gold foil letters over midnight blue boards. DJ #04636 designed by George Corsillo. Jacket photo by David Plakky. Author photo by Richard Shoberg. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped (no price), unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. Based on interviews with more than one hundred police officers, a cross-section representing male and female officers, small town and big city cops, Blacks and whites, patrolmen and anti-terrorist specialists, the author reveals the worlds of the police. What they can't say on television, what they won't write in novels, cops have now told Mark Baker. From the idealistic rookie to the burnt-out veteran, here are the unforgettable voices of over 100 police men and women across the country... cops who shoot and are shot at, who pick up the pieces of shattered bodies and shattered lives, who face the danger,… Read More

Hachette Audio, 2017. Audio in cardboard box. New. 7 CDs. Total playing time 8 hours. Read by KYF Brewer & Orlagh Cassidy. In shrink wrap. Special Agent John Puller, combat veteran and the army's most tenacious investigator, is back in this action-packed thriller from worldwide #1 bestselling author David Baldacci. NO MAN'S LAND Two men. Thirty years. John Puller's mother, Jackie, vanished thirty years ago from Fort Monroe, Virginia, when Puller was just a boy. Paul Rogers has been in prison for ten years. But twenty years before that, he was at Fort Monroe. One night three decades ago, Puller's and Rogers' worlds collided with devastating results, and the truth has been buried ever since. Until now. Military investigators, armed with a letter from a friend of Jackie's, arrive in the hospital room of Puller's father--a legendary three-star now sinking into dementia--and reveal that Puller Sr. has been accused of murdering Jackie. Aided by his brother Robert Puller, an Air Force major, and Veronica… Read More