Search Results: Authors starting with J from West of Eden Books

New York, William Morrow, 2013, trade paperback, 300 pp, Advance Reader's Edition (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, self-wrapping covers. A single mom meets an unusual man during a convenience store hold-up and discovers that things are not always what they seem.

HopeSprings Books, 2014, trade paperback, 209 pp, edition not stated, no previous printings noted, Signed and inscribed by the Author on the half-title page, inscription reads "God's plan is always Worth the Wait! Laura Jackson", New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. When a young girl has her picture-perfect life rocked by a series of seemingly-unfair events she learns that only time will help her understand how to respond.

London, Frederick Muller, 1966, hardcover, 237 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, partial bookplate to front endpaper, spine end and corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, soiled edges, chips, in new Brodart sleeve. A selection of murder cases in which pathologists and forensic scientists have come to the aid of society when detective, judge, and jury are at a loss. Illustrated with 4 black-&-white plates.

Philadelphia, Running Press, 2017, hardcover, 223 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light bumps to head of spine and bottom edge of front board, no dustjacket as issued. This compendium of pregnancy's strangest urges parodies the inexplicable epicurean desires of pregnancy with beautifully styled images, actual recipes, and deadpan humor, all based on the popular blog. An ideal gift for expectant mothers.

Menlo Park CA, Cummings Publishing Company, The Kiste and Ogan Social Change Series in Anthropology, 1973, trade paperback, 150 pp, Good condition in pictorial card covers. Straight, tight and clean, previous owner's name on half-title page, light corner bumps. A study of social class structure and its effect on individual friendships and activities in the population centers of Uganda during the mid-twentieth century. Illustrated with 9 pages of black-&-white photographs, 2 maps, and 8 statistical tables. Appended: Bibliography, Index. Foreword by Robert C. Kiste and Eugene Ogan, series editors.

New York, Random House, 2012, trade paperback, 258 pp, Advance Reader's Edition (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in cream-colored pictorial card covers. Eloisa James' first venture into non-fiction is the enchanting story of a year-long family sabbatical in one of the world's most beautiful cities, Paris.

Reading MA, Addison Wesley, 1981, trade paperback, xxiii-223 pp, second printing, Signed and inscribed by the Author on the half-title page, Good condition in pictorial card covers. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, covers curling. The international consultant in human relations, communications and Transactional Analysis provides a step-by-step program to help you break free from the psychological bonds of childhood and shape a better way of living. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs and numerous practical exercises to help you on your way. Appended: Bibliography, Index.

Toronto, J.M. Dent, 1947, hardcover, x-239 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Fair in Fair dustjacket. Straight and firmly bound, gift inscription to front endpaper, interior smudges to a few early pages, boards scuffed, spine-end and corner bumps. Dustjacket worn at folds, edge nicks, small faint stains, in new Brodart sleeve. The Social Credit MLA in the Alberta legislature for three terms in the 1930s and 40s tells the story of his life from his early years in England, through laborer and ranchhand jobs on the Canadian prairie, newspaperman, columnist, WWI soldier, farmer, and finally legislator.

London, Macmillan, 2017, hardcover, 417 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end bumps, in new unclipped dustjacket bearing original price with new Brodart sleeve. The prolific, award-winning, British author returns with his thirteenth Roy Grace novel and another sinister murder case. Appended: Glossary, Chart of Police Ranks.

Norfolk Island AU, Island Heritage, 1977, hardcover, 172 pp, First Trade Edition stated, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end and corner wear. Dustjacket price-clipped, slight edge bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. 'Small tales' of Hawaii's past from the memories of bygone times. Illustrated throughout with full-page, full-color reproductions of watercolors by Guy Buffett. Appended; Glossary, Notes, Informal Bibliography, Map of the Hawaiian Islands.

New York, World Editions, 2020, trade paperback, 216 pp, First Edition in English translation by Philip Boehm, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. The award-winning Polish literary critic, poet, and author presents her mother's childhood story of the eradication of her village of Sochy in Eastern Poland, June 1, 1943 by the invading German army. A reflection on children in war and second-generation trauma.

New York, World Editions, 2018, trade paperback, 469 pp, First U.S. Edition stated, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. A young man leaves the safety of his family's new home in Germany to search for his father in their war-torn homeland of Lebanon. Appended: Short History of the Lebanese Civil War to 1992, Bibliography.

Victoria BC, Press Porcepic, 1984, trade paperback, 111 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good condition in bright, pictorial card covers, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light rubs, slight corner bumps. Nine short stories of an out-of-work, out-of-luck cast of characters with an unyielding determination to survive. ISBN 9780888782281

Moscow USSR, Progress Publishers, 1981, hardcover, 293 pp, First edition in English translation, First printing stated, Very Good+ in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine roll, heel of spine lightly bumped. Dustjacket, rubs, light edge nicks, short closed edge tears, sticker lift to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. An overview of the theories of law in the former Soviet Union. Chapter headings include; Class Society and Law, The Essence of Law, Objective Law, Subjective Law (Right), The Execution of Law, Law Breaking.

New York, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2012, trade paperback, 318 pp, Bound Galley (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in pictorial card covers. Two former French intelligence officials hire a hitman to kill a vacationing American industrialist, things do not go as planned. ISBN 9780385535489

New York, Worthy Publishing, 2022, hardcover, 320 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing stated, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in new, unclipped dustjacket bearing original price. The prolific author of more than 20 bestsellers presents the second book in his Dead Sea series as archaeologist Nicole Berman is about to discover the key to unifying three major religions if a dangerous enemy doesn't stop her first. ISBN 9781546014225

Grand Rapids MI, Baker Books, 2108, trade paperback, 282 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. The popular lecturer, and author of The God-Shaped Brain and The God-Shaped Heart returns with an easy to use guide to maintaining brain and body health and a system of actions and interventions designed to prevent progression toward dementia, reduce disability and depression, and keep people living independently longer. Addendum: Dr. Jennings's Smoking Cessation Strategy. Author's notes appended.

New York, Egmont Publishing, 2015, hardcover, 103 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Signed by the Author on the half-title page, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, new dustjacket. The award-winning author of Guinea Dog and numerous other books for young readers returns with the story of a cat who just wants to nap, if only his noisy, two-legged family will let him. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Michael Allen Austin. ISBN 9781606845967

New York, Scholastic Press, 2015, hardcover, 344 pp, First Edition, First Printing stated and confirmed by numberline, Signed by both authors without inscription on a bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper, New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end bumps in new, unclipped dustjacket bearing original price. A would-be knight returns as a ghost after his murder and partners with a spoiled princess to expose their common enemy before it's too late. ISBN 9780545685726

New York, Frederick A. Stokes, 1904, hardcover, viii-364 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Fair condition in decorated boards, unjacketed. Straight and firm, hinges starting, binding shaken at a few points internally, spine-end and corner wear, faint evidence of child-scrawl to a few pages, some small marks to boards and backstrip, spine titles faded, textblock edges darkened, three short closed edge tears to pages, a few wrinkled page corners. A collection of stories and observations from the beloved author of Three Men in a Boat and Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow dealing with such varied subjects as American Girls and Wives, Russians, Babies, Wagnerian Stage Manners, Heroes, Heroines, The Dutch, Big Cities, and Waiters. Profusely illlustrated throughout with drawings by George McManus.