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Author's first novel, Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Winner of the Oklahoma Book Award for Fiction, Winner of the Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award. Although it is known that oil discoveries in Oklahoma in the 1920's made many Indians rich, it is less well known that it also spurred a vicious campaign to despoil these Indians of their property and rights. A fictional account focusing on the Graycloud family, who lived there and by Chickasaw poet and writer.
Early in this century, rivers of oil were found beneath Oklahoma land belonging to Indian people, and beautiful Grace Banket became the richest person in the Territory. But she was murdered by the greed of white men, and the Graycloud family, who cared for her daughter, began dying mysteriously. Letters sent to Washington, D.C. begging for… Leer más

Tinge of toning, perceivable tilt, else content appears as unopened, unread and unblemished with VG pictorial wraps displaying minimal surface/edge wear, as shown. (Price Stamp removal scar on face)About The Book: The Devil comes to Moscow, but he isn't all bad; Pontius Pilate sentences a charismatic leader to his death, but yearns for redemption; and a writer tries to destroy his greatest tale, but discovers that manuscripts don't burn. Multi-layered and entrancing, blending sharp satire with glorious fantasy, The Master and Margarita is ceaselessly inventive and profoundly moving. In its imaginative freedom and raising of eternal human concerns, it is one of the world's great novels. Wikipedia: The Master and Margarita (Russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov, written in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1940 during Stalin's regime. A censored version was published in Moscow magazine in 1966–1967, after the writer's… Leer más

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About the book: Memoirs of A Geisha is an epic drama about the remote and shimmeringly exotic world of Sayuri, one of Japans most celebrated geishas. The novel has been a beloved bestseller all over the world and is now set to become the major movie event of the year. The film stars Asias most celebrated movie stars including Zhang Ziyi (House of Flying Daggers; Hero), Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai), Gong Li (Raise The Red Lantern), and Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon).
In this literary tour de force, novelist Arthur Golden enters a remote and shimmeringly exotic world. For the protagonist of this peerlessly observant first novel is Sayuri, one of Japan's most celebrated geisha, a woman who is both performer and courtesan,… Leer más

Content appears as new, unopened, unread & unblemished in fold over wraps displaying no significant surface/edge wear as shown.The first installment of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel acclaimed as "the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust" (Wall Street Journal) and "the first masterpiece in comic book history" (The New Yorker). A brutally moving work of art--widely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever written--Maus recounts the chilling experiences of the author's father during the Holocaust, with Jews drawn as wide-eyed mice and Nazis... Shipping/Handling/Insurance/Tracking Included within the continental U.S. (Free Shipping). Extra Charges/Fees apply on ALL Shipments Outside The U.S. and Expedited Shipments. Oversize and/or heavy books require additional fees. We will advise, and if required, send invoice via Paypal for extra charges. Written 3.29.2021SK #4965-60521 Img #6141

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Author's first book. Novel set in New Orleans during Carnival Week. Binx Bolling is a moviegoer, a model citizen and model tenant of New Orleans. He is in love with his secretary, and is deeply involved with a brave, suicidal beauty who is drifting towards disaster during the Carnival week that will change both their lives. Full of expertly realized characters. Suspense 3 other copies found of the publisher.
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Content appears as unread & near unblemished in wraps displaying moderate surface/edge wear as shown. Cosmetic wear from lacking proper care.About the book: The beginning of the sweeping Aubrey-Maturin series. This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of a life aboard a man-of-war in Nelson's navy are faultlessly rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle. Shipping/Handling/Insurance/Tracking Included within the continental U.S. (Free Shipping). Extra Charges/Fees apply on Shipments Outside The U.S. and Expedited Shipments. Oversize and/or heavy books may require additional fees. Will… Leer más

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Author's highly acclaimed first novel. In Memoirs of a Geisha, we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl's virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where women are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and where love, always elusive, is scorned as illusion.
A book of historical fiction told in first person perspective, tells the story of a fictional geisha (based on interviews with a real long-time Geisha) working in Kyoto, Japan, before, during and after World War II and ends with her being relocated to New York City
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Every kid thinks about running away at one point or another; few get farther than the end of the block. Young Sam Gribley gets to the end of the block and keeps going--all the way to the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. There he sets up house in a huge hollowed-out tree, with a falcon and a weasel for companions and his wits as his tool for survival. In a spellbinding, touching, funny account, Sam learns to live off the land, and grows up a little in the process. Blizzards, hunters, loneliness, and fear all battle to drive Sam back to city life. But his desire for freedom, independence, and adventure is stronger. No reader will be immune to the compulsion to go right out and start whittling fishhooks and befriending raccoons.
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Tinge of toning, else Content appears as new, unopened, unread & unblemished in wraps displaying minimal surface/edge wear as shown.Asher Lev is a Ladover Hasid who keeps kosher, prays three times a day and believes in the Ribbono Shel Olom, the Master of the Universe. Asher Lev is an artist who is compulsively driven to render the world he sees and feels, even when it leads him to blasphemy. In this stirring and often visionary novel, Chaim Potok traces Asher's passage between these two identities, the one consecrated to God, the other subject only to the imagination.Asher Lev grows up in a cloistered Hasidic community in postwar Brooklyn, a world suffused by ritual and revolving around a charismatic Rebbe. But in time, his gift threatens to estrange him from that world and the parents he adores. As it follows his struggle, My Name Is Asher Lev becomes a luminous portrait of the artist, by turns heartbreaking and exultant, a modern classic. Shipping/Handling/Insurance/Tracking… Leer más

Embossed private library stamp, (June Dirks) FLEP, else content appears as new, unopened, unread and unblemished with as new black boards & DJ displaying no significant surface/edge wear, as shown. You can feel the tightness of NEW.In this New York Times bestseller, a single mother sets out to find the North Carolina man who sent a message meant for someone else . . . and the journey may change her life forever.Divorced and disillusioned about relationships, Theresa Osborne is jogging when she finds a bottle on the beach. Inside is a letter of love and longing to "Catherine," signed simply "Garrett." Challenged by the mystery and pulled by emotions she doesn't fully understand, Theresa begins a search for this man that will change her life. What happens to her is unexpected, perhaps miraculous-an encounter that embraces all our hopes for finding someone special, for having a love that is timeless and everlasting.... Nicholas Sparks exquisitely chronicles the human heart.… Leer más

Content appears as unread & unblemished in blue, cloth covered boards displaying no significant surface/edge wear. Actual Book Pic Not Available. About the book: Intense, powerful, and compelling, Matterhorn is an epic war novel in the tradition of Norman Mailers The Naked and the Dead and James Joness The Thin Red Line. It is the timeless story of a young Marine lieutenant, Waino Mellas, and his comrades in Bravo Company, who are dropped into the mountain jungle of Vietnam as boys and forced to fight their way into manhood. Standing in their way are not merely the North Vietnamese but also monsoon rain and mud, leeches and tigers, disease and malnutrition. Almost as daunting, it turns out, are the obstacles they discover between each other: racial tension, competing ambitions, and duplicitous superior officers. But when the company finds itself surrounded and outnumbered by a massive enemy regiment, the Marines are thrust into the raw and all-consuming terror of combat.… Leer más

Slightest toning, else content appears as unread and unblemished with wraps displaying moderate surface/edge wear, as shown with repaired tear at the top plus next FLEP. About the Book: Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally. During her uncle's absence in Antigua, the Crawford's arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life and a reckless taste for flirtation. Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen's first mature work and, with its quiet heroine and subtle examination of social position and moral integrity, one of her most profound. Shipping/Handling/Insurance/Tracking Included within the continental U.S. (Free Shipping). Extra Charges/Fees apply on Shipments Outside The U.S. and Expedited Shipments. Oversize and/or heavy books may require additional fees. Will advise… Leer más

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In huge, enthralling novel, the legend of King Arthur is for the first time told through the lives, the visions, and the perceptions of the women central to it. There is Morgaine, sworn to keep the old goddess religion alive, even if it means fighting a deadly battle against her beloved brother Arthur. And the devout Gwynhefar, pledged to Arthur and God but inextricably drawn to the knight who will bring her only unfulfilled dreams. As Morgaine and Gwynhefar struggle for control over Arthur and the fate of his kingdom, the Isle of Avalon slips further into the impenetrable mists of memory, until the conflict between old and new claims its most famous victim.
Kirkus Review; In this 858-page mammoth about the supplanting of Earth Mother religion by male-dominated Christianity Ithrough the reign… Leer más

The Cruikshank Edition of Dickens's Works, No listing of publication date, but (circa '1887 –1890'').A pocket intact with slight foxing, near unblemished pages, light cracked front hinge at head and heel with small closed tear on information page. Dark blue cloth boards (front) display slight warp curve, chipping to head and heel of spine, otherwise strong and straight.
The Cruikshank Edition Of Dickens's Works. This edition is strictly A story of mystery, intrigue and murder. Dickens' final work, left unfinished at his death in June, 1870 lending a permanent air of mystery to the novel, the Master's only attempt in the genre created by his friend and associate Wilkie Collins.
List of Illustrations: Engraving "Under the trees" on frontispiece. 12 engravings by S. L. Fildes. Portrait of Dickens at 56 on title page.
The Cruikshank Edition Of Dickens's Works.
This edition is strictly limited to 500, of which this copy is number #71.
A story of mystery, intrigue and… Leer más

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About the book: A fast-paced thriller from the author of The First Counsel follows brothers Charlie and Oliver Greene, who are employed at the exclusive private bank of Greene & Greene, but when their success is shattered, they cannot resist the offer of taking $3,000,000 from an abandoned account, forcing them to run from the Secret Service, who is determined to kill them. 300,000 first printing..
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Perceivable tilt, small signature FPD, slight toning else content appears as unread and unblemished with very good green, black decorated, cloth covered boards displaying minimal surface/edge wear, as shown, spine is in tan cloth and I believe it is natural, not from sunning. Many of my books are from the 19th Century. Books were not written in at that time, instead an index card with info. Am enclosing the one found in this book for you. Enjoy. When Robert Merrick's life is saved at the expense of the life of an eccentric but adored surgeon, the carefree playboy is forced to reevaluate his own path. Merrick embarks on a course of anonymous philanthropy, inspired by reading the doctor's private papers. An engaging and dramatic story of personal redemption and private sacrifice, this spiritual tale has served as an inspiration for both the stage and screen.Magnificent Obsession is a 1929 novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. It was one of four of his books that were eventually… Leer más

A New York Times Bestseller & Oprah's Book Club Selection. Contents appear as new, unread & unblemished in wraps displaying minimal surface/edge/wear, as shown.
In this luminous memoir, a true American icon looks back on his celebrated life and career. His body of work is arguable the most morally significant in cinematic history, and the power and influence of that work are indicative of the character of the man behind the many storied roles. Here, Sidney Poitier explores these elements of character and personal values to take his own measure - as a man, as a husband, and father, and as an actor.
Poitier was uncompromising as he pursued a personal and public life that would honor his upbringing and the invaluable legacy of his parents. Committed to the notion that what one does for a living articulates who one is, Poitier played only forceful and affecting characters who said something positive, useful, and lasting about the human condition.
Here, finally, is Poitier's… Leer más

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About the book: Mick Foley is a nice man, a family man who loves amusement parks and eating ice cream in bed. So how to explain those Japanese death matches in rings with explosives, golden thumbtacks and barbed wire instead of rope? The second-degree burn tissue? And the missing ear that was ripped off during a bout-in which he kept fighting? Here is an intimate glimpse into Mick Foley's mind, his history, his work and what some might call his pathology. Now with a bonus chapter summarizing the past 15 months-from his experience as a bestselling author through his parting thoughts before his final match. A tale of blood, sweat, tears and more blood-all in his own words-straight from the twisted genius behind Cactus Jack, Dude Love, and Mankind. Auto Bio… Leer más

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"A GREAT AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY . . . AN ENDEARING AND WELL-WRITTEN BOOK." --The New York Times Book ReviewColin Powell is the embodiment of the American dream. He was born in Harlem to immigrant parents from Jamaica. He knew the rough life of the streets. He overcame a barely average start at school. Then he joined the Army. The rest is history--Vietnam, the Pentagon, Panama, Desert Storm--but a history that until now has been known only on the surface. Here, for the first time, Colin Powell himself tells us how it happened, in a memoir distinguished by a heartfelt love of country and family, warm good humor, and a soldier's directness.MY AMERICAN JOURNEY is the powerful story of a life well lived and well told. It is also a view from the mountaintop of the political landscape of America. At… Leer más

Tinge of toning, else content appears as new, unopened, unread and unblemished with near fine pictorial wraps displaying minimal surface/edge wear, as shown. (Repaired tear on face)About the book: Readers of John Gray's previous bestsellers, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, What Your Mother Couldn't Tell You and What Your Father Didn't Know, and Mars and Venus in the Bedroom, will be inspired, informed and touched by this collection of first-person stories that illustrate how couples have successfully put his principles to work in their own lives to create fulfilling, long-lasting relationships.Through his bestselling books, his national seminars and his infomercial, which reaches 90 million cable television homes across the United States, Gray has brought a powerful message to millions of people. He explains how better communication and recognition of men's and women's different emotional needs lead to greater intimacy. In Mars and Venus in Love, we see his… Leer más