Category: Autobiography: M-R

Sister Age

By: Fisher, M. F. K.

Price: $2.25

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Vintage Books/Random House : 1984

Seller ID: SCW00676

ISBN-13: 9780394723853

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BF4 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only minor overall shelf wear plus 1 page dogeared. A collection that meditates on the end of life and it is human strength in this unavoidable encounter that the author dramatizes. An author of great depth noted for her ability to use her lifelong appreciation of food as the skeleton to hang on the richness of human interaction and the curious nature of life. A highly recommended author. 243p.
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From Our House: A Memoir

By: Martin, Lee

Price: $1.75

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Dutton/Plume : 2001

Seller ID: SCW05607

ISBN-13: 9780452282544

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

CF4 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated black and white wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A memoir of the author's growing up on a farm in southern Illinois during the period after his father lost both his hands in a farming accident. His father developed a deep rage and the memoir reveals how his family finally found the spiritual strengths that would help to heal them all. By the author of "The Least You Need to Know." 192p.
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Navel-Gazing: The Days and Nights of a Mother in the Making

By: Matesa, Jennifer

Price: $3.75

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Harmony Books : 2001

Seller ID: SCW05305

ISBN-13: 9780609807873

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BC4 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated light green wraps with very minor overall shelf wear. This is a memoir of the author's pregnancy with the addition of intimate pictures taken weekly by a photographer friend. It is about pregancy from the inside and out and how bearing a child can change a person emotionally, mentally, and physically forever.
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Spellbound: Growing Up in God's Country

By: McKain, David

Price: $1.75

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Touchstone/Simon & Schuster : 1990

Seller ID: SCW01521

ISBN-13: 9780671686215

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BF6 - A trade paperback book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in tan wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus light soiling and creasing of the front and back covers. The memoir of author and poet David McKain. It his his coming of age as a poor boy in "God's country," a small oil town in the Allegheny Mountains. His parents were devoutly religious but the overwhelming nature of their struggles provides him with a very loose reign. His experiences of maneuvering around control leads him into trouble sometimes but also towards self-possession and joy in life. By the a...
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Divided to the Vein: A Journey into Race and Family

By: Minerbrook, Scott

Price: $2.25

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Harcourt Brace & Company : 1996

Seller ID: SCW04939

ISBN-13: 9780151931071

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

CC5 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in good- condition with a dust jacket in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in yellow paper covered boards quarter bound in black cloth with metallic red lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library stamps on the half-title page and top outside paper edges plus the front endpaper has been removed as part of the library's withdrawal process plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards plus there is some very light soiling on the outside paper edges plus th...
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Fierce: A Memoir

By: Moss, Barbara Robinette

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Scribner : 2004

Seller ID: SCW12227

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

CF1 - 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 glossy red and white wraps woth only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A memoir of the author's quest to reinvent her life as an artist and rebel against the rural indigence, addiction, and broken dreams she inherited from her alcoholic father. The author is a noted visual artist. By the author of "Change Me Into Zeus's Daughter." 238p.
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Chienne De Guerre: A Woman Reporter Behind the Lines of the War in Chechnya

By: Nivat, Anne

Price: $2.50

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, PublicAffairs : 2001

Seller ID: SCW12797

ISBN-13: 9781586480448

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

BZ6 - A hard cover first American edition book in very good+ condition. Stated first edition with a sequence of numbers with the "1" present and with no additional printings indicated. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards quarter bound in gray paper with silver lettering and a graphic on the spine with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows very, very minor overall shelf wear with some very light overall rubbing. A book about the author's experiences pursuing her undercover coverage of the Chechnya war for French news. Indexed, 260p...
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Every Goodbye Ain't Gone: Family Portraits and Personal Escapades

By: Njeri, Itabari

Price: $2.00

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Times Books/Random House : 1990

Seller ID: SCW06409

ISBN-13: 9780812918052

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

CE5 - A hard cover withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition with a dust jacket in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in white paper covered boards quarter bound in tan cloth with metalic red lettering and graphics on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library stamps, stamps, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, title page, copyright page, last page, and back endpaper plus the book is very slightly shelf cocked plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket sho...
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A Third of My Days

By: Peavey, Dorothy Nowell

Price: $12.50

Publisher: U.S.A., Dorothy Nowell Peavey : 1990

Seller ID: EC35452BB

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

AD4 - A trade paperback book signed by author with "my regards-" written in very good condition that has some light scratches, rubbing and crease, lightly cocked, old price label adhered on the opposite side of the front, some stains, light discoloration and shelf wear. 8.5"x5.5", 296 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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The Hottest Water in Chicago: Notes of a Native Daughter

By: Pemberton, Gayle

Price: $1.75

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Doubleday : 1993

Seller ID: SCW05850

ISBN-13: 9780385468428

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

CG4 - An ex-library trade paperback book in good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), laminated spine and sides near it, some bumped corners, tanning, and light shelf wear. A collection of memories, moods, ideas, and opinions about the complexities of the American experience from the perspective of an African American. 8"x5.25", 266 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Looking for a Fight: A Memoir

By: Picket, Lynn Snowden

Price: $2.50

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Dell Publishing Co., Inc. : 2000

Seller ID: SCW05638

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BV4 - A first edition advance reading copy (ARC)/uncorrected proof/uncorrected galley proof book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in tan wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. An autobigraphy of an accomplished journalist who begain training as a boxer as an outlet for her stifled aggression. It covers her nine months of training in a renowned Brooklyn boxing gym in preparation for her first public fight. By the author of "Nine Lives." 286p
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Toil: Building Yourself

By: Procter, Jody

Price: $2.50

Publisher: White River Junction, VT, U.S.A., Chelsea Green Publishing : 2000

Seller ID: SCW05344

ISBN-13: 9781890132675

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

BH1 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in good- condition with a dust jacket in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in gray cloth covered boards with gold lettering on the spine and front with very minor overall shelf wear plus the front endpaper has been removed as part of the library's withdrawal process plus there is the usual library stamp and label on the half-title page and first page of the preface plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear plus it is still in...
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His Darling Wife, Evelyn: The Autobiography of Mrs. Oral Roberts

By: Roberts, Evelyn

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Old Tappan, New Jersey, Fleming H. Revell Company : 1977

Seller ID: EC37355BB

ISBN-13: 9780800708467

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

BD2 - A 4th printing hardcover book signed and inscribed by author to previous owner in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and conrers, small tear on the front bottom left side, light scratches and rubbing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and light stains, light discloration and shelf wear. This is a living testament to God's workings in marriage and family life - and an unforgettable love story. 8.5"x6", 273 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Touching the Face of God

By: Russell, Bob

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Lafayette, Louisiana, Huntington House Publishers : 1992

Seller ID: EC9660BB

ISBN-13: 9781563840159

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

AR3 - A hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has tanning and light shelf wear. The TRUE Story of One of America's Best-Known Aviators--& How His Abiding Faith Helped Him Survive the Losses in His Life. 8.75"x5.75", 222 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Category: Autobiography: M-R