A MAN FOR THE AGES; A Story of the Builders of Democracy
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1919. Hardcover. 5 x 7, 417 pgs, b&w illustrations. A story of the builders of democracy. More
Outdoor & Miscellaneous
NO HORIZON IS SO FAR; A Historic Journey Across Antarctica.
Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2003. Paperback. 6 x 9, 253 pgs, sections of b&w photos. Chronicles the dramatic details of this historic expedition, for the first time crossing Antarctica on foot. More
OREGON SCENIC DRIVES; Your Complete Guide to Oregon's Most Scenic Drives
Helena, MT: Falcon Publishing, 1993. Paperback. 6 x 9, 277 pgs, b&w and a section of color photos. Fifty scenic drives throughout the state by this renowned outdoor travel writer. More
THE ZULU WAR; A Pictorial History
London: Blandford, 1991. Reprint. Paperback. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2, 181 pgs, index, b&w historical photos and maps throughout. A pictorial history of the 1879 war, including the battles at Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift, among numerous others. More
RIVER RESCUE; The Standard Reference on River Safety and Rescue
Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club Books, 1989. Second edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 238 pgs, index, b&w photos and illustrations. A comprehensive manual on how to avoid accidents on the river and what to do when they happen. More
FLYING WITHOUT WINGS; Personal Reflections on Being Disabled
New York: Doubleday, 1989. Third printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 189 pgs. The author, a doctor, describes his search to make a new life and find meaning for himself after contracting polio and become a quadriplegic. More
JOURNALING FOR WOMEN; Write, Doodle, Scribble! and Meet Yourself Up Close
Santa Fe, NM: Sunstone Press, 2007. First edition. Paperback. 8 x 11, 126 pgs. The author encourages women of all ages to use writing, doodling and downright scribbling for getting to know themselves. Her "lean in close" techniques brim with layers of self-discovery. "There's nothing better than finding a piece..... More
STANLEY; Invincible Explorer
New York: Dodd Mead, 1955. Hardcover. 5 x 8, 298 pgs, bibliography, b&w photographs. Story of the life of a remarkable man who overcame unsurmountable trials and difficulties as the he navigated the unexplored Congo River. Ex-library, rebound, with the usual markings. More
SKYLIFE; Space Habitats in Story and Science
New York: Harcourt Brace, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 355 pgs, bibliography, section of color illustrations. A collection of stories and essays about humankind's growing away from the cradle of Earth. More
MY TIMES; Living with history 1947-1995
Toronto: Doubleday, 1995. Hardcover. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2, 440 pgs, three sections of b&w photos. "Berton tells the stories behind the stories. Berton has lively anecdotes about such figures as John Diefenbaker, Brian Mulroney, and his television show guests, from Lenny Bruce to Malcolm X. He watches the Berlin..... More
THE FIELD GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN HAUNTINGS; Everything You Need to Know About Encountering Over 100 Ghosts, Phantoms, and Spectral Entities.
New York: Three Rivers Press, 1998. First edition. Paperback. 7 x 9, 191 pgs, b&w photos and illustrations. Everthing you need to know about encountering over 100 ghosts, phantoms and spectral entities. More
THE LAST GREAT ADVENTURE OF SIR PETER BLAKE; With the Seamaster and blakeexpeditions from the Antarctic to the Amazon
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Sheridan House, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. 9 1/2 x 12 1/2, 215 pgs, color photos throughout. Sir Peter Blake was a much loved and greatly admired yachtsman and adventurer, and this book is a wonderful tribute to his achievements. Drawn entirely from Peter's logbooks of his last..... More
THE PRADO.
New York: Abrams, 1991. Hardcover. 10 x 12, 474 pgs, color photos throughout. Long known as 'the museum-lover's museum', the Prado Museum in Madrid contains artworks by the best, and the best-known painters of the 12th through the 20th centuries. This collection features the jewels of the Prado, gathered by..... More
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO WEALTH PRESERVATION AND ESTATE PLANNING.
Washington DC: Regnery, 1999. Second printing. Hardcover. 7 x 9 1/2, 737 pgs. Written for everyone from families to financial planners, lawyers, accountants, insurance underwriters, security and investment advisors and business owners. More
AMERICAN PASTELS IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989. Hardcover. 9 x 11, 247 pgs, index, b&w and color art reproductions throughout. A book prepared for the museum's exhibit, offering historical perspective on American pastel artists and works in the 19th and early 20th centuries. More
WE AMERICANS.
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1975. Hardcover. 10 1/2 x 12, 456 pgs, b&w photos and illustrations. Pretty coffee-table style book shows, in pictures and text, shows the people of America during it's first 200 years. More
CROOKED HEARTS.
New York: Knopf, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 340 pgs. The author's first novel - both heart-piercing and freshly funny, at once strikingly contemporary in its fix on life and timeless in its power to move us - tells the story of an American family transplanted..... More
DANCING IN THE MOVIES.
Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 144 pgs. Encompassing a vast gamut of personalities, situations, and emotions, these stories penetrate our motives for doing what is right. Won the Iowa School of Letters Award for Short Fiction. Signed and inscribed..... More
LIVING TO BE 100.
New York: Knopf, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 190 pgs. In this collection of short stories, the author "brings us into familiar territory of family relationships and brilliantly describes the strain, the humor, the confusion, and the kaleidoscope of feelings these bonds evoke." Signed by the..... More
MYSTERY RIDE.
New York: Knopf, 1993. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 333 pgs. This is a "thoughtful, funny, and penetrating portrait of a modern American family that explores the breaches and bonds between husbands and wives, parents and children, and introduces one of the most antic teenagers since Holden Caulfield. "Inscribed and signed..... More
GUESTS OF THE AYATOLLAH; The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam
New York: Atlantic Monthly, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 680 pgs, index. A definitive chronicle of the Iran hostage crisis tells the unforgettable story through the eyes of the hostages, their Iranian captors and the American special operations soldiers and pilots who tried to end the crisis with..... More
THE CUBMASTER'S PACKBOOK.
New York: Boy Scouts of America, 1943. Paperback. 4 1/2 x 7, 308 pgs, b&w illustrations. Great piece of cub scout memorabilia. Slight damp stain at back of book. Previous owner's name written on first inside page. More
SUMMER PROGRAM FOR CUB SCOUTS.
New York: Boy Scouts of America, 1947. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 32 pgs, b&w illustrations. Neat old Cub Scout planning book. Clean and unmarked. More
WOLF CUB SCOUT BOOK.
New Brunswick, NJ: Boy Scouts of America, 1960. Paperback. 5 x 8, 188 pgs, b&w and color illustrations. A nice copy of a boy scout handbook. Rubbed cover, previous owner's name on first page. More
BEHOLD, AN ASHEN HORSE; A Novel
Published/Printed by the author, 2007. Paperback. 6 x 9, 458 pgs. Five U.S. cities are destroyed by Islamic terrorists using nuclear devices. MG George Alexander, Secretary of Homeland Security, becomes president, forms an interim government, pulls the nation together, and then confronts the Islamic whirlwind sweeping across the globe. More