Category: Memoirs

Noah Adams on "All Things Considered" : A Radio Journal

Price: $2.50

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated : 1992

Seller ID: SCW04259

ISBN-13: 9780393030433

Condition: Very Good

BC5 - A hard cover first edition book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in red paper covered boards quarter bound in tan cloth with gold lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some very, very light edge wear on the spine top and bottom edges plus some light overall rubbing. A book in which the author, a noted radio journalist on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," captures a year in the life of the program. It celebrates the special pleasures of a s...
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The Day Gone By

By: Adams, Richard

Price: $2.50

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Alfred A. Knopf : 1991

Seller ID: SCW08775

ISBN-13: 9780679401179

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

CB6 - A tight, clean, sound copy in light green paper covered boards quarter bound in green cloth with gold lettering and a graphic on the spine and gold lettering on the front with very minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of some very, very light soiling on the bottom outside paper edges plus there are the usual library stamps, marks, and pocket on the front and back free endpapers and title page. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. The memoir of a noted British novelist.
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My Folks and World War II

By: Adams, Samantha

Price: $3.50

Publisher: Topeka, Kansas, USA, Capper Press : 1994

Seller ID: SCW02690

ISBN-13: 9780941678438

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BC3 - A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white illustrated purple and white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library stamps on the front and back endpaper. A collection of memories from 1941 on. America had begun to recover from the hardships of the Great Depression but Nazism loomed on the horizon. It includes an overview of the war years, rememberances of Pearl Harbor, the home front, the perils of war, women at war and the ending of the war at last. This is a title in the publisher's series that includes "My Folks Came in a Covered Wagon," "My Folks C...
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My Folks and the Land of Opportunity

By: Adams, Samantha (editor)

Price: $3.50

Publisher: Topeka, Kansas, USA, Capper Press : 1995

Seller ID: SCW09607

ISBN-13: 9780941678476

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

BC3 - A trade paperback withdrawn ex-library book in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated brown and white wraps with minor overall shelf wear with clear heavy plastic lamination applied to the covers with the usual library labels and stamps on the spine, the back cover, the top outside paper edges, the front endpaper, and the title page plus there is one dogeared page plus there is some light overall rubbing of the covers. A book that chronicles the experiences of immigrants to turn-of-the-century America based memoir, correspondence, and reminiscenc...
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A Thousand Pieces of Gold - A Memoir of China's Past Through Its Proverbs

By: Adeline Yen Mah

Price: $9.99

Publisher: London, HarperColins Publishers : 2002

Seller ID: ec50842

ISBN-13: 9780007124503

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

H3 - A first printing hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chipping on the edges, some crease on the front flap, light tanning and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, tanning and light shelf wear. Adeline Yen Mah combines historical narrative with personal insights from her own life to illustrate the relevance and influence of proverbs in contemporary situations. Her unique perspective allows her to create a window into Chinese culture for Western readers. A Th...
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Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me

By: Adrienne Brodeur

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts, Houghton Mifflin Company : 2019

Seller ID: 2209ec1093

ISBN-13: 9781328519030

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

N3 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Adrienne Brodeur to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and crease on the edges and corners, small marked out word on the back, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. A daughter's tale of living in the thrall of her magnetic, complicated mother, and the chilling consequences of her complicity. 9.5"x6.5", 237 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. On a hot Jul...
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DNA of a Southern Boy

By: Albert J. Smith, Jr.

Price: $29.99

Publisher: Albert J. Smith, Jr. : 2015

Seller ID: EC45011

ISBN-13: 9780692328064

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

CL1 - A first edition first printing hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on page after copyright page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, crease, and few small tears on the edges and corners, some scatterd scuffing, dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. 10.25"x7.75", 293 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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DNA of a Southern Boy

By: Albert J. Smith, Jr.

Price: $29.99

Publisher: Albert J. Smith, Jr. : 2015

Seller ID: ec52906

ISBN-13: 9780692328064

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

BR1 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has less than 2" tear on the front top left, some wrinkling, chipping, and crease on the edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, some light stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. 10.25"x7.75", 293 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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DNA of a Southern Boy

By: Albert J. Smith, Jr.

Price: $24.99

Publisher: Albert J. Smith, Jr. : 2015

Seller ID: ec53151

ISBN-13: 9780692328064

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

CB3 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the dedication page in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has less than an inch tear on the top right side of the spine, some wrinkling, chipping, crease and small tears on the edges and corners, some scattered wrinkling, scratches and scuffing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 10.25"x7.75", 293 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Together, Alone: A Memoir of Marriage and Place

By: Albert, Susan Wittig

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Austin, Texas, University of Texas Press : 2009

Seller ID: EC38633BB

ISBN-13: 9780292719705

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

P4 - A first edition hardcover book SIGNED by author in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Also SIGNED by Steven L. Davis on the title page. Southwestern Writers Collection Series, Steven L. Davis, Editor. 9.5"x6.5", 183 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Beyond the Limits: A Woman's Triumph on Everest

By: Allison, Stacy with Peter Carlin

Price: $1.75

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Delta Book/Dell Publishing : 1996

Seller ID: SCW07409

ISBN-13: 9780385314039

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

BZ1 - A trade paperback book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor overal sehlf wear mainly in the form of some very, very light edge wear around the covers' edges that is heavier with some light chipping on the spine top edge. A book by the first American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. The story of the the author's life on and off some of the world's greatest mountains. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 282p.
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A House By the Side of the Road: MEMOIRS - The Story of Alvah and Carmen Forster Fenn

By: Alward (Al) Forster Fenn

Price: $49.99

Publisher: Phoenix, Arizona, Image Printers : 1974

Seller ID: 2305ec375

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

BW3 - A hardcover book in very good condition that is lightly bowed, some bumped corners, light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. A House By the Side of the Road: MEMOIRS - The Story of Alvah and Carmen Forster Fenn. 8.75"x5.75", 304 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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The Cat and the Curmudgeon

By: Amory, Cleveland

Price: $1.75

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Little, Brown & Company : 1991

Seller ID: SCW03410

ISBN-13: 9780316037457

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BZ5 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus a remainder mark on the bottom outside paper edges plus some light soiling of the bottom outside paper edges. A book about the author, a self-describedcurmudgeon, and his cat Polar Bear and their adventures together. By the author of "The Prober Bostonians," "The Last Resorts," "Who Killed Society?," "The Cat Who Came for Christmas," and "The Best Cat Ever." 295p.
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Blueberry Summers: Growing Up at the Lake

By: Anderson, Curtis

Price: $5.00

Publisher: St. Paul, Minnesota, Borealis Books : 2008

Seller ID: EC28006BB

ISBN-13: 9780873516082

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BT6 - An advance uncorrected proof trade paperback in near fine condition that has light discoloration and shelf wear. 7"x5", 186 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Jubilee City: A Memoir at Full Speed

By: Andoe, Joe

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, William Morrow : 2007

Seller ID: EC20726BB

ISBN-13: 9780061240317

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

CM4 - An uncorrected proof trade paperback book in near fine condition that has label, light discoloration and shelf wear. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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A Daughter's Destiny: Finding Redemption in the Midst of Broken Dreams

By: Anita Carman

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Inspire Women : 2017

Seller ID: ec47273

ISBN-13: 9780977290567

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BM1 - A paperback book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition that some wrinkling and crease, wavy/curled, some light discoloration and shelf wear. A Daughter's Destiny is the captivating story of a poor, uneducated village girl in China and how her daughter found redemption in the midst of her mother's broken dreams - and a voice to inspire women around the world. 9"x6", 159 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake

By: Anna Quindlen

Price: $7.50

Publisher: New York, Random House : 2012

Seller ID: EC44465BB

ISBN-13: 9781400069347

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

CS4 - A first edition hardcover book SIGNED by author on the tip in page (page after the front free endpaper) in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, lightly cocked, some stains on the page edges, and light shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 182 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Going Gray: What I Learned About Beauty, Sex, Work, Motherhood, Authenticity, and Everything Else That Really Matters

By: Anne Kreamer

Price: $9.99

Publisher: New York, Little, Brown & Company : 2007

Seller ID: EC35837BB

ISBN-13: 9780316166614

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Q2 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some light scuffing, light discoloration and shelf wear. A provocative and wise book about the hot-button issue of aging with authenticity, in the spirit of I Feel Bad About My Neck and French Women Don't Get Fat. 8.25"x5.5", 209 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Anne Kreamer considered herself a youthful forty-nine until a photo of herself with her teenage daughter stopped her in her tracks. In one unguarded moment she saw herself for what she really was - a middle-aged woman with her hair dyed much too harshly....
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Limbo: A Memoir

By: Ansay, A. Manette

Price: $2.75

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Morrow/Avon : 2001

Seller ID: SCW05691

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BY5 - A first edition advance reading copy (ARC)/uncorrected proof book in very good condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is a very, very light bump at the front extreme bottom right corner. A memoir by a noted author. I tells how she had trained from childhood to become a concert pianist but how at 19 a mysterious muscle disorder forced her to give this up. By 21 she could not grip a pen or walk across a room and she entered a world of limbo in which no one could explain what...
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The Afterlife: A Memoir

By: Antrim, Donald

Price: $9.99

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Farrar, Straus and Giroux : 2006

Seller ID: EC11439BB

ISBN-13: 9780374299613

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BS1 - An advance reader's copy trade paperback book in very good condition that has light shelf wear. The Afterlife is not a linear coming-of-age memoir; instead, Antrim follows a logic of unconscious life, a logic of dreams and memories, of fantasies and psychoses. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Category: Memoirs