2000, ISBN: 9781852523831

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bard Press, 1999. Book. Near-Fine. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near-fine copy - NO remainder marks or price clippings -… Mehr…

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bard Press, 1999. Book. Near-Fine. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near-fine copy - NO remainder marks or price clippings - Tight spine - NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 243 pages - In April 1991, in a little Wisconsin town about a hundred miles southwest of the town where I grew up, a misfit boy was kidnapped by a group of high school kids who, later, would testify they'd merely meant to frighten him, to drive him around for a while. Somehow they ended up at the rive, whooping and hollering on a two-lane bridge. Somehow the boy was shoved, he jumped, he slipped-acounts vary-into the icy water. The kids told police they never heard a splash; one reported seeing a brilliant flash of light. (Several people in the area witnessed a similar light, while others recalled hearing something "kind of like thunder.") All night, volunteers walked the river's edge, but it was dawn before the body was found in a barn a good mile from the bridge . . . The owner of the barn had been the one to discover the body, and she said the boy's cheeks were rosy, his skin warm to the touch. A sweet smell hung in the air. "It was," she said "as if he were just sleeping." And then she told police she believed an angel had carried him there. For years, it had been said that an angel lived in the river. Residents flipped coins into the water for luck, and a few claimed they had seen the angel, or known someone who'd seen it. The historical society downtown had a farmwife's journal, dated 1898, in which a woman described how an angel had rescued her family from a flood. Now, as the story of the boy's death spread, more people came forward with accounts of strange things that had happened on that night. Dogs had barked without ceasing till dawn; livestock broke free of padlocked barns. Someone's child crayoned a bridge and, above it, a wide-winged tapioca angel. A miracle? A hoax? Or something in between? With acute insight and great compassion, A. Manette Ansay captures the inner life of a town and its residents struggling to forge a new identity in the face of a rapidly changing world. Synopsis In April 1991, in a little Wisconsi town about a hundred miles southwest of the town where I grew up, a misfit boy was kidnapped by a group of high school kids who, later, would testify they'd merely meant to frighten him, to drive him around for a while. Somehow they ended up at the rive, whooping and hollering on a two-lane bridge. Somehow the boy was shoved, he jumped, he slipped-acounts vary-into the icy water. The kids told police they never heard a splash; one reported seeing a brilliant flash of light. (Several people in the area witnessed a similar light, while others recalled hearing something "kind of like thunder.") All night, volunteers walked the river's edge, but it was dawn before the body was found in a barn a good mile from the bridge. The owner of the barn had been the one to discover the body, and she said the boy's cheeks were rosy, his skin warm to the touch. A sweet smell hung in the air. "It was," she said "as if he were just sleeping." And then she told police she believed an angel had carried him there. For years, it had been said that an angel lived in the river. Residents flipped coins into the water for luck, and a few claimed they had seen the angel, or known someone who'd seen it. The historical society downtown had a farmwife's journal, dated 1898, in which a woman described how an angel had rescued her family from a flood. Now, as the story of the boy's death spread, more people came forward with accounts of strange things that had happened on that night. Dogs had barked without ceasing till dawn; livestock broke free of padlocked barns. Someone's child crayoned a bridge and, above it, a wide-winged tapioca angel. A miracle? A hoax? Orsomething in between? With acute insight and great compassion, A. Manette Ansay captures the inner life of a town and its residents struggling to forge a new identity in the face of a rapidly changing world. The result is a novel of transcendent beauty, an extrao., Bard Press, 1999, New York: National Academy Press, 1991. Third printing. Hardcover. Like New. IN GREAT SHAPE! CLEAN PAGES & VERY MILD WEAR ON COVER. Amazon: Penzler Pick, February 2002: Chloe Hooper has chosen to explore the dark terrain of obsession in this, her first novel. Kate Byrne teaches fourth grade students in Tasmania, the large island off the mainland of Australia. Young, awkward, and not very self-assured, Kate becomes involved in an affair with Thomas Marne, the father of one of her students, Lucien, a charismatic but withdrawn youngster. Kate worries about him and the dark nature of some of his drawings, and she worries that Lucien may be having problems with his mother, Veronica, and her career as a bestselling true crime writer. Veronica's book is currently on the bestseller list and she is busy promoting it. The book, Murder at Black Swan Point, tells the story of one of the most notorious crimes in the area. In 1983 a young woman, Ellie Siddell, was brutally murdered by the wife of the man with whom she was having an affair. The wife's car was found at the edge of a cliff, and it was commonly believed that she threw herself off it, although her body was never found. Years later, Veronica was able to interview the husband before he died, and this interview, as well as some of the crime scene evidence, is explored in her book. She feels that there may be another explanation for the murder of Ellie and the wife's subsequent disappearance. \n\nKate finds herself both charmed and appalled by Veronica when she visits her son at the school, but Kate also becomes obsessed with the murder and finds herself drawn to Black Swan Point. As the details of Ellie Siddell's death are slowly revealed and the affair between Kate and Thomas gets more obsessive, it becomes obvious that history may repeat itself. The action pauses throughout A Child's Book of True Crime for an account of the murder at Black Swan Point written for children, with animals indigenous to the continent of Australia taking the parts of the people involved. It is not until the end of the novel that we find out who is writing this story and why. Kate also involves her students in discussions involving everything from the meanings of words to ethical questions concerning behavior and whether actions have consequences. \n\nOne of the strong points of the narrative is the description of Tasmania and its history. Like much of Australia, Tasmania was a penal colony, and the history of the region involves the lives of the convicts. Children visit the prisons on field trips. The animals they encounter play a part in their everyday lives and are also very different for the non-Australian reader, making this not only an eerie read but also an instructive one. This is a story guaranteed to stay with you long after you've closed the covers. --Otto Penzle """"From Publishers Weekly: From a young Australian comes this darkly comic debut starring Kate Byrne, a 22-year-old fourth-grade teacher at Endport Primary in Tasmania. One of Kate's favorite students is Lucien Marne, whose precociousness and premature cynicism make him an outsider in class. He greatly resembles his father, Thomas, a well-to-do lawyer with whom Kate is having a passionate affair. After Thomas's urbane wife, Veronica, publishes a creepy children's book, Murder at Black Swan Point, strange things begin to happen to Kate. In her book, Veronica inserts cute Australian animal characters into a gruesome plot based on a real-life crime: teenager Eleanor Siddell worked as an assistant to veterinarian Graeme Harvey; the older man seduced Eleanor, who easily succumbed to his charms. Allegedly, when Graeme's wife discovered their secret trysts, she murdered the girl and disappeared, leaving her abandoned car atop Suicide Cliffs. Now, in the wake of increasingly disturbing events the failure of her car's brakes, Lucien's violent drawings Kate suspects that perhaps Veronica wrote the book as a warning, or maybe even a plan of action. Kate's paranoia leads her to distrust everyone, including herself. The writing, though frequently excellent, is compromised by the book's overall feeling of disorganization."""", National Academy Press, 1991, New York: Pocket Books. Fair with no dust jacket. 1961. Softcover. B0007FPMFG . Tightly bound but age-browned with foxing at ends, moisture staining on part of interior. Name inside cover. Light warping of some pages. Cover is abraded and has edge wear and bends. Many color and black-and-whit e photos. The subtitle is The Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure Unfolding Wonders Never Before Seen By Man. This is an April 1961 4th printing. ; 16mo 6"-7" tall; 225 pages. ., Pocket Books, 1961, The Lyons Press, 2004. 3rd Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Third printing. Bottom corner of front wrapper lightly bumped. 2004 Trade Paperback. 295 pp. Prepare yourself for the horror as you enter a world of murderers and thieves armed with swords, knives, and cannons. This book is filled with stories of terror on the high seas. As you turn each page be prepared to be consumed by a society where lying is a way of life and pilfering is a means of survival. These stories depict the lives of history's most noted pirates, from where they grew up, to how they became some of the most nefarious characters to terrorize nations around the world. Every story in the book is an adventure as you travel with young, prestigious men on their journey to an infamous future. Experience the battles and the bloodshed, the victories and defeats. Learn how so many never set out to become pirates, but ended their lives some of the most vicious and feared humans to ever sail. Find out how Captain Missions grew up in an ancient family and went to the most prestigious schools before sealing his fate. Read of the notorious Englishman Captain Kidd, and how he was captured, sentenced, and executed for his crimes. Anyone who likes to read about battles, war, good guys and bad guys, or simply has a passion for history or the ocean will be enthralled by this book. The language is authentic, the action is incessant, the tone and pace will keep you wanting to read story after story, and the true-life tales could not be more unbelievable., The Lyons Press, 2004, New York: Leisure, 2004. First edition, PBO, Paperback, Fine,. New York: Leisure:, 2004. First edition, PBO, Paperback, Fine, 378 pp. Horror novel. Robert Londrigan has a nice life, up until his wife and daughter are killed. It gets worse when a disfigured man steals his daughter's body from the morgue. Now Robert is learning secrets about life from both the living and the dead and is on a terrifying and grotesque journey that may end his life, but is certain to destroy his mind. I've never read a Braunbeck novel, but I like his short stories. This one should be good., Leisure, 2004, New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hyperion, 1995. Fine-/Fine- 1st Edition/1st Printing Stated Hard Cover With a Dust Jacket, Red cloth spine, black boards, black titles are bright, 243 pages, 795 grams/1 lb 12 oz. Binding is tight; tiny bump to lower back corner; small bump to lower front corner; slight flattening to tail of spine; pages are clean, no marks to text, no owner information, gift messages, store stamps, remaimder marks, stains, or moisture damage. DJ, not price clipped, in archival Brodart mylar cover; crease to flap folds; slight wear to head and tail of spine and flap fold corners; slight curl to top of back flap. 'Britt takes a young reporter under her wing, but Trish Tierney proves to be a slick operator as well as a fast learner, keen to grab the headlines and glory. Then Trish ends up murdered and Britt finds herself in the middle of a red-hot story.' Have in hard cover fiction: BRITT MONTERO, #3 SUITABLE FOR FRAMING, #4 ACT OF BETRAYAL; and paperback non-fiction: NEVER LET THEM SEE YOU CRY; Will gift wrap, no charge, just state the occasion. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine -/Fine -. Illus. by David Schleinkoffer, Jacket Art. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Hyperion, 1995, New York.: A Dell Yearling Book., 1975. Fifth Dell Printing; 1968 Hoopes copyright.. Trade paperback. Very good. Light cover wear. Age-toning. Red Smiley sticker, free end paper.. Gliewe, Unada (Illustrated by). 1 153 p. Includes illustrations. Cover illustrations in green, red, yellow; 3 in Arabic traditional dress. Red cover borders. Pen&Ink artwork. Fantasy; Folk tales; Fables; Arabia historical setting. The clever story-telling beauty, Scheherazade, is featured in the title tale. Other stories: The Magic Winged Horse; The King and his Physician; Aladdin and his Enchanted Lamp; The Man who Never Laughed Again; The Talking Bird, the Singing Tree and the Golden Water; A Dog and a Horse; The Lazy Boy and his Monkey; A Midget's Last Joke; Sinbad the Sailor and his Seven Voyages., A Dell Yearling Book., 1975, Philadelphia, PA: Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 2010. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Axis Sally: The American Voice of Nazi Germany (Hardcover IN DUST JACKET CONDITION VERY GOOD-PUBLISHED BY CASEMATE COPYRIGHT 2010) 321 PAGES by Richard Lucas One of the most notorious Americans of the twentieth... Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. Contains: Unspecified, Illustrations, black & white. Audience: General/trade. Axis Sally: The American Voice of Nazi Germany (Hardcover IN DUST JACKET CONDITION VERY GOOD-PUBLISHED BY CASEMATE COPYRIGHT 2010) 321 PAGES by Richard Lucas One of the most notorious Americans of the twentieth century was a failed Broadway actress turned radio announcer named Mildred Gillars (1900 1988), better known to American GIs as Axis Sally. Despite the richness of her life story, there has never been a full-length biography of the ambitious, star-struck Ohio girl who evolved into a reviled disseminator of Nazi propaganda. At the outbreak of war in September 1939, Mildred had been living in Germany for five years. Hoping to marry, she chose to remain in the Nazi-run state even as the last Americans departed for home. In 1940, she was hired by the German overseas radio, where she evolved from a simple disc jockey and announcer to a master propagandist. Under the tutelage of her married lover, Max Otto Koischwitz, Gillars became the personification of Nazi propaganda to the American GI. Spicing her broadcasts with music, Mildred used her soothing voice to taunt Allied troops about the supposed infidelities of their wives and girlfriends back home, as well as the horrible deaths they were likely to meet on the battlefield. Supported by German military intelligence, she was able to convey personal greetings to individual US units, creating an eerie foreboding among troops who realized the Germans knew who and where they were. After broadcasting for Berlin up to the very end of the war, Gillars tried but failed to pose as a refugee, but was captured by US authorities. Her 1949 trial for treason captured the attention and raw emotion of a nation fresh from the horrors of the Second World War. Gillars s twelve-year imprisonment and life on parole, including a stay in a convent, is a remarkable story of a woman who attempts to rebuild her life in the country she betrayed. Written by Richard Lucas, a freelance writer and lifelong shortwave radio enthusiast, Axis Sally: The American Voice of Nazi Germany is the first thoroughly documented look at this mythologized figure of World War II., Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 2010, New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1910., 1910. 12 mo., hardcover, green boards with gilt design on cover. Front hinge broken, light sun to spine, page 1 missing (or never there) else clean and unmarked. frontispiece of author with tissue guard. 422 deckled pp. First published 10 years before this printing in 1900. b/w full page drawings; Top page ends finished and in gilt.. Hardcover. Fair/No Dj. Illus. by Graham Cootes ., New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1910., 1910, Austin, Texas: Shoal Creek Publishers, 1973. F2 - Book has approx. 3.5" tear on the front bottom gutter, previous owner's name, address and old price written on the top front loose end paper, inscription on the top front fixed end paper, some underlining and writing, discoloration (browning), and light shelf wear otherwise good. Book is signed by the author on the title page. No additional printings indicated. This book is a vintage collection of Maguire's weekly newspaper columns. The story of Texas has been told and re-told, but never quire like this.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Grigsby, Bob. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Shoal Creek Publishers, 1973, Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1948. Not Stated. Hardcover. Very Good/No jacket. 217 pages, illustrated with black and white frontispiece. The story of a boy from a poor family who uses his talent on the basketball court to win a place at an elistist school. Illustrated green boards with yellow and white lettering, decorated end papers and red pages edges. Book appears to have never been read, pages clean, very light shelf wear with minor bumping of spine ends and corners, faint crease at bottom of spine, a little of the cover plastic lifting along spine. Average size, 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches., The World Publishing Company, 1948, Chatto & Windus, 1945. 1st. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. the boards are marked and shelf rubbed. the spine has sunned. a bit knocked. minor edge wear. previous owner's inscriptions on the front pastedown and front end page. minor stains on the page block and the front pastedown. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.O.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services., Chatto & Windus, 1945, New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hyperion, 1995. Fine/Fine 1st Edition/1st Printing Stated Hard Cover With A Dust Jacket, 243 pages, Red cloth spine, black boards, black titles are bright, 795 grams/1 lb 12 oz. Binding is tight; corners are square; slight flattening to head and tail of spine; very slight edge wear; pages are clean, no marks to text, no owner information, gift messages, store stamps, remaimder marks, stains, or moisture damage. DJ, not price clipped, in archival Brodart mylar cover; very slight wear to head and tail of spine and flap fold corners. 'Britt takes a young reporter under her wing, but Trish Tierney proves to be a slick operator as well as a fast learner, keen to grab the headlines and glory. Then Trish ends up murdered and Britt finds herself in the middle of a red-hot story.' Have in hard cover fiction: BRITT MONTERO, #3 SUITABLE FOR FRAMING, #4 ACT OF BETRAYAL; and paperback non-fiction: NEVER LET THEM SEE YOU CRY; Will gift wrap, no charge, just state the occasion. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by David Schleinkoffer, Jacket Art. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Hyperion, 1995, vii+312 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's quarter turquoise cloth with gilt lettering to spine over brown boards. Edited by Roy Hoops. First edition. A collection of stories, both early and late, that show how Mystery Writers of America Grand Master James M. Cain made his nameThere is a hungry tiger loose in the house, and that is not good news for anyone. A jealous husband let the animal out of his cage hoping he would eat his wife alive, but tigers aren't used to taking orders. This jungle cat will get his meal, and he doesn't care where it comes from."The Baby in the Icebox" begins with a murdered wildcat and ends with a dead humanand what comes in between is some of the most striking prose James M. Cain ever put to paper. It is one of the first stories this master of crime fiction ever wrote, and it shows all the hallmarks of the novels that would later make him famousnamely Double Indemnity and The Postman Always Rings Twice. The tales in this collection are short, but Cain never needed more than a few pages to thrill. Condition: Corners gently bumped. Jacket with a few closed edge tears else a very good to fine copy in like jacket., Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1981, Management Books 2000 Ltd. Paperback. Used; Good. **Simply Brit** Shipped with Premium postal service within 24 hours from the UK with impressive delivery time. We have dispatched from our book depository; items of good condition to over ten million satisfied customers worldwide. We are committed to providing you with reliable and efficient service at all times. 09/30/2001, Management Books 2000 Ltd<

2001, ISBN: 1852523832

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2001, ISBN: 1852523832

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