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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: 0394723856

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: 0452282543

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: 0609807870

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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A Year in Provence

By: Mayle, Peter

Price: $1.75

Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A., Vintage Books: 1991

Seller ID: SCW00173

ISBN: 0679731148

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BI6 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear. A funny and very interresting account of a Englishman realizing a long-cherished dream to move into a farmhouse in French Provence. This is a tale of adjustment and finding the meaning of life by simply living it. Of special interest to those interested in food. Bound to be enjoyed by fans of James Herriott or the "Two Fat Ladies". 207p.
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'Tis: A Memoir

By: McCourt, Frank

Price: $1.75

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Touchstone Books/Simon & Schuster: 2000

Seller ID: SCW03081

ISBN: 0684865742

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BH1 - A trade paperback book in near fine condition. A unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated wraps with only very minor overall shelf wear. A continuation of the author's autobiography. The years covered dwell on his arrival in New York, the challenge of adapting and fitting in. He finds himself driven to educate himself and be a writer almost even though he is not too certain why. He graduates, becomes a teacher, marries and has a child and Mum comes to live in New York City. An excellent picture of what it is to be an immigrant and, surprisingly, what it is to be a teacher of...
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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: 0671686216

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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Letters from the Field 1925-75

By: Mead, Margaret

Price: $1.75

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, HarperCollins Publishers: 1979

Seller ID: SCW02616

ISBN: 0060906855

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

CA6 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated geen wraps with minor overall wear. A collection of letters written by Mead over a period of 50 years. They illuminate the difficulty of working under primitive conditions and the humor that often comes out when working close to danger and the unknown. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. 361p.
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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: 0151931070

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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My Life Without God

By: Murray, William

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Nashville, Tennessee, USA, Thomas Nelson Inc.: 1982

Seller ID: SCW12500

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BC3 - A signed advanced reading copy (ARC)/uncorrected proof book in good+ to very good- condition with no dust jacket as issued. Signed in black ink by the author on the title page. A tight, clean, sound copy in bloe paper covered boards with minor overall shelf wear with some foxing on the top outside paper edges plus there is some scattered rubbing along the spine edges. A memoir of the son of Madalyn Murray O'Hair culminating in his religious conversion to evangelical Protestantism. 228p.
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Nehru: The First Sixty Years Volume Two

By: Nehru, Jawaharlal

Price: $5.50

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, The John Day Company: 1965

Seller ID: SCW08060

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

BC6 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear plus there is some tape staining on the inside surfaces of the boards plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued to the inside surfaces of the boards plus there are the usual library stamps, label, pocket, and seal on the top & bottom outside paper edges, title page, copyright page, and back free endpaper plus there is some very light fading on the tinting on the top outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus there is a library label on the spine plus the endflaps are glue to the inside surfaces of t...
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Willie: An Autobiography

By: Nelson, Willie

Price: $23.00

Publisher: New York, Simon & Schuster: 1988

Seller ID: EC14339BB

ISBN: 0671642650

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

U4 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Bud Shrake on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has price clipped, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. With Bud Shrake. Just as Willie Nelson's music has long since crossed over from country to a national audience, his autobiography will touch everyone - from his fans to all those who enjoy reading about an extraordinary life. 9.5"x6.5", 334 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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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: 1586480448

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: 0812918053

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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Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail

By: Oufkir, Malika; Fitoussi, Michele

Price: $2.00

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Talk Miramax Books/Hyperion: 2001

Seller ID: SCW07431

ISBN: 0786868619

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

BG1 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library stamps on the top outside paper edges, front and back endpapers, and title page. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus there are library labels on the front and on the spine plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. Oprah's Book Club. Translated from the French by Michèle Fitoussi. The memoir of a woman, born in 1953, who spent virtually her whole life as a political prisoner in Morocco. She was the eldest daughter of the King of Morocco's closest aide, adopted ...
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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: 0385468423

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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Adventures of a No Name Actor

By: Perella, Marco

Price: $7.00

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Bloomsbury: 2001

Seller ID: SCW12899

ISBN: 1582341559

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

BX1 - DJ is mylar protected. A hard cover first edition book enscribed by the author in very good+ condition. Enscribed to the original owner in black ink on the title page. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards with silver lettering and a graphic on the spine. With a foreword by Molly Ivins. A behind-the-scenes memoir of life in the movie business as a successful but certainly not famous actor. Acknowledgments, 214p.
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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: 1890132675

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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Category: Autobiography: M-R