Resultados de búsqueda: Autobiography from 100 POCKETS

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2000. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/New. BRAND NEW COPY w/remainder mark & trace spotting (acidic paper reaction) to upper text block. 2000, First Edition, 2nd Printing. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/New. Memoir & biography. Tales in the lives of journalist, NY Times Editor (a human) Christopher S. Wren and Henrietta (a cat). Wren, retired after near 29 years, having headed Times news bureaus in Moscow, Cairo, Beijing, Ottawa & Johannesburg. One X'mas, a kitten, a New York City stray, arrives at his doorstep with a bottle of Scotch --- for 17 years Henrietta travels with Wren and family. Her adventures include being lost for weeks on Cairo streets for weeks, a checkup by China's People's Liberation Party, and, interrupting a formal dinner to present the guest of honor, Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov, with an offering of a mouse. Captivating tales of man and cat.

Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman, 1967. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Fine/None as Issued. Paperback. First Edition, First Printing, 1967. BRAND NEW Copy. Publisher's label to front cover verso. Textbook. Introduction to cellular structure and function fusing biochemistry, biophysics, cytology, and cellular physiology. 5 chapters: I, The Cell: An Organized System of Macromolecules; 2, The Dynamic State of Biological Systems; 3, Energy-Yielding Multienzyme Systems; 4, Engery-Requiring Multienzyme Systems; and, 5, Control & Regulation of Cellular Activity.

New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. First Edition, First Printing . Paperback. Near Fine/None as Issued. Stated First Printing of 1971. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/light edge wear. Classic, studio handbook for potters. Written as a guide for amateurs as well as a reference manual for the more experienced artist. A historical survey from pre-historic times to contemporary ceramics precedes discussions on clay, forming methods, design & embellishment, glazes, kilns, and ideal studio set-ups. Fine resource.

R.B. Pamplin Corp, 1993. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/New. Text/NEW & Collectible. 1993 First Edition. First Thus. Boards/Fine. DJ/Fine, A memoir, a family history, a romance reaching far back in time to the Crusades, to the founding of the Georgia-Pacific Corporation, today, one of the world's largest manufacturers & distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, toilet and paper towel dispensers, packaging, building products, and related chemicals. Text in 3 parts:I, Pamplin Family History; II, Robert B. Pampin, Senior; and, III, Robert B. Pamplin, Junior. Foreword by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.

Burlington, Ontario, Canada: B C Decker Inc, 1989. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/None (As Issued?). BRAND NEW Copy. Illustrated boards. DJ/None (as Issued?) Textbook. Photographic treatise on early identification of HIV infection through oral manifestations. 8 chapters: 1, The Nature of HIV Infection; 2, Oral Manifestations of HIV Infection; 3, Fungal Infections: Candidiasis; 4, Viral Infections; 5, Bacterial Infections; 6, HIV-Associated Malignancies; 7, Other HIV-Associated Manifestations; and, 8, Case Presentations.

Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 1994. 3rd Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. 3rd Edition. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/trace corner tip wear & faint creasing to lower back corner. Written for students and teachers addressing cultural and individual differences in the student body, and the need of closer connections between multicultural and gobal education. This 3rd Edition gives attention to Muslims and Arab Americans as well. Text in 9 chapters, 3 parts: Part I, The case for Multicultural Education; II, Individual Differences That Affect Teaching & Learning; and, III, Strengthening Multicultural & Global Perspectives in Teaching. Fine copy with light wear to soft cover.

New York, NY: Ronald Press, 1961. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/Near New. Taupe linen boards/NF w/trace wear. DJ/None. Liquid soil spot (coffee?) to leading text. Prepared for students with an elementary knowledge of Spanish who wish to review grammar fundamentals and improve audio-lingual skills. 15 lessons designed to impart sufficient expression for fluent use. Strong copy less dust jacket.

Denver, CO: Welch-Haffner, 1923. First Edition, First Thus . Hard Cover/Stitched. Near Fine/No Jacket. Text/Clean, strong, & Near New; small soil spots to upper text edge of pgs 10/11. Gilt embossed black linen boards/NF w/light edge rubs & light fading to spine. Textbook. Educator Katherine L. Craig penned this work after stepping down from the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Colorado. Written to fulfill needs of both teachers and students in the public schools. Text well researched and adheres to an outline forme for clarity. Craig also wrote the textbook, Craig's Primary Geography.

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. First Edition, First Pinting . Hardcover. Near Fine/None. Edward Shenton (Illustrator). Text/NEW & Bright, showing faint discoloration. Vintage 1942 Charles Schribner's Printing. DJ/None. Silver embossed, green line boards/NF; sound, showing fading to spine & browning to back spine edge. Cross Creek was home to novelist Marjorie Rawlings (1896 - 1953), and, from where she authored "The Yearling", 1939 Pulitzer Prize for fiction & adapted to film by MGM --- the heart-wrenching story of a father killing a boy's pet fawn to preserve the family's already meager farm crops. Located in rural inner Florida during the Great Depression where natural wildlife still flourished unimpeded ,even as men had barely enough to put on their tables. In scattered homesteads, white & African-American farmers & fishermen, so many driven to drink that ranks among the already present moonshiners exploded. 368 pgs. A candid… Leer más

Moscow, USSR: Jazyk, 1989. Reprint . Soft Cover/Stapled. New/None as Issued. A garden of seven-flowers. Russian language text. Story book format. A bilingual activity-reader for young children. Story in Russian of the adventures of Zhenya, with comments, sentence translations, class assignments and vocabulary in English.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1967. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Fine/None as Issued. Paperbacl. Stated First Edition, First Printing. BRAND NEW Copy. Textbook. Molecular architecture and function of genes and chromosomes. 7 chapters: 1, An Appraisal; 2, The Architecture of the Chromosome; 3, Transmission & Continuity; 4, Variation: Sources & Consequences Involving Chromosomal Structure; 5, Variation: Sources & Consequences Involving Chromosomal Numbers; 6, Variations: Sources & Consequences Involving Variant Chromosomal Systems; and, 7, The Chromosome As a Functioning Orangelle.

Norman, OK: Univ of Oklahoma, 1997. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED Copy. No loan pocket. Library stamps to fEP, else BRAND NEW. Textbook and guide to comparative American frontier history. 10 chapters in 2 parts. Part 1 presents examples, chronologically arranged, of comparative historical studies covering the full length of the Americas. Part 2 considers methodologies and techniques historians have used, as well as debates arising from critical analysis. Fine reference/resouce.

Death Valley, CA: Stove Pipe Wells, 1958. First Edition, 4th Printing of 1958 . Soft Cover/Stapled. New/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. 1958 Vintage, First Edition, 4th Printing. Softcover NF/ w/trace wear to spine corner tips. First published 1955; this is a 1958 reprint. Collection of tales as told to good friend Earl C. Driskill by Walter Edward Scott (1872 - 1954), better known as Death Valley Scotty, prospector of gold, performer, and con man, and who captured America's attention for half a century. The stories, recorded in Scotty's unique brand of the vernacular, were all read to Scotty editing; Scotty testifies that he is "positive that there is not a word that would be harmful to anybody" --- speaking miles of his philosophy. The collection was first published a year after Scotty's death and is preceded by memorial remarks.

Lexington, MA: DC Heath & Co., 1970. First Edition . Paperback. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Softcover/VG; sound w/faint corner creasings & light surface wear. Anthology. Classic, character descriptions in literature. Examples in the study of the English language in writing and rhetoric. Published w/o ISBN; ISBN subsequently assigned. 120 pgs in 33 essays on Man in Words in presented by author in 7 parts: I, By Their Physical Appearance; II, By Their Costumes; III, By Their Habits & Customs; IV, By Their Speech; V, By Their Possessions; VI, By Their Actions; and VII, By Their Works, followed by Study Aids. Fine copy despite flaws. ..

Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders, 1920. 2nd Revised Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/Strong, bright & Near New. Vintage 1920 study of physical diagnosis of chest deseases. Green cloth boards/VG; sound w/surface & edge rubs. DJ/None. PO name to front cover verso. Light waffling to title page through pg 23 from humidity/water spill? Trace brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to leading text edge. Textbook. First published 1917. This is the Revised & Enlarged 2nd Edition; additional topics include Spirochetal Bronchitis, Influenza, Streptococcus Empyema, Chronic Inflammatory Condition of the Lungs of Uncertain Etiology, Calcifications of the Lungs, Pneumopericardium, etc. The additional chapter on "The Electrocardiograph in Heart Disease" is authored by Edward B. Krumbhaar. Strong copy

Burlington, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Cold Spring Harbor, 1990. First Edition, 3rd Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Susan Zehl Lauter (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/VG; Strong & sound w/light edge wear, rubs to leading spine edge & trace soiling. PO name to front cover verso. Molecular biology textbook with annotated laboratory experients, successfully integrating theory, practice and applications. 6 chapters: 1, Themes in the Development of DNA Science; 2, Questions in the Devlopment of DNA Science; 3, Basic Tools & Techniques of DNA Science; 4, Advanced Techniques in DNA Science; 5. Gene Regulation in Development; 6, Molecular Biology of Cancer; 7, Applying DNA Science to Human Genetics; and, 8, Applying DNA Science in Agriculture, Medicine & Industry. The text body is followed by 10 annotated laboratory experiments. Fine copy.

New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1989. First Edition, 1st Printing . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/Fine. Archival Family Photos. Text/BRAND NEW. First Edition, First Printing. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ (with author's portrait on front & back)/FINE. Memoir. Posthumous publication of Louis L'Amour's (1906 - 1988) account of his wandering years as an interant worker in the West. In an interview just prior to his death, the prolific L'Amour (orinally spelt LaMoure), when asked for a self-evaluation of his works, said, "The worst is I am no longer a kid and I am just getting to be a good writer. The prolific L'Amour published some 89 novels, primarily Western fiction, and received an Honorary Ph. D. from Jamestown College (1972), the Congressional Gold Medal (1982), and the Medal of Freedom from President Ronald Reagan (1984). 232 pgs w/family photos accompanied by auithor's captions. 28 chapters.

New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1989. First Edition, 1st Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Archival Family Photos. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. First Edition, First Printing. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ (author's portrait on front & back)/VG; price-clipped. PO name to fEP. Memoir. Posthumous publication of Louis L'Amour's (1906 - 1988) account of his wandering years as an interant worker in the west. In an interview just prior to his death, the prolific L'Amour (orinally spelt LaMoure) --- author of some 89 novels, primarily western fiction. When asked for a self-evaluation of his works, said, "The worst is I am no longer a kid and I am just getting to be a good writer". He received an Honorary Ph. D. from Jamestown College (1972), the Congressional Gold Medal (1982), and, the Medal of Freedom from President Ronald Reagan (1984). 232 pgs w/family photos accompanied by auithor's captions. 28 chapters.

Philadelphia, PA: Saunders, 1979. 4th Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Hardcover. 4th Edition, First Printing, 1979. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated green linen boards/NF; strong & sound w/rubs to edges & all corners, and light soiling. DJ/None. Textbook. Human physiology. Fundamentals of biomechanics in the human body as in standing, lying, sitting, etc, with particular attention to popular sports (golf, bowling, swimming, basketball, track & field, and gymnastics). Text in 4 parts: I, Concepts of Efficient Movement; II, Basic Mechanical Priciples Underlying Efficient Movement; III, Application of the Basic Mechanical Principles to Fundamental Physical Skills; and, IV, Sample Applications of the Basic Mechanical Principles to Various Activities. Fine copy less dust jacket.

New York, NY: St Martin's Press, 1968. First American Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. 1968 Edition. Illustrated soft cover/NF. First published in UK. Treatise on the use of electron microscope & it's applications in the study of living organisms. Uses of the instrument followed by preparative techniques regarding viruses, molecules, cells and tissues, bacterial cells, and certain problems in examining surface structures of both plant and animal life.