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A GROUP OF FAMOUS LEADERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
Edition: First edition.
Condition: Good in light gold and blue cloth with black lettering. Some minor wear and rubbing to the covers, prev owner's name, a few stray pencil marks (presumably from a teacher who used this.) Sturdy binding,
Book ID: 40282More details Price: $40.00 -
THE FUTURE OF PEACE: On the Front Lines with the World's Great Peacemakers
Edition: First printing.
San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - In this journey around the globe, we encounter true heroes including the Dalai Lama; Jane Goodall; the famed dissident of Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi; and Oscar Arias of Costa Rica, who share their historic struggles and show us how to find optimism in the face of anguish, and compassion in the place of animosity. Despite the optimism expressed by these leaders, peace seems ever more elusive in the modern world. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Foreword by Ela Gandhi. Notes, index. xiii, 368 pp. ISBN: 0-062517414.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.) Promotional postcard laid in.
Book ID: 63522More details Price: $30.00 -
THE FUTURE OF PEACE: On the Front Lines with the World's Great Peacemakers
Edition: First printing.
San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - In this journey around the globe, we encounter true heroes including the Dalai Lama; Jane Goodall; the famed dissident of Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi; and Oscar Arias of Costa Rica, who share their historic struggles and show us how to find optimism in the face of anguish, and compassion in the place of animosity. Despite the optimism expressed by these leaders, peace seems ever more elusive in the modern world. Foreword by Ela Gandhi. Notes, index. xiii, 368 pp. ISBN: 0-062517414.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 63712More details Price: $18.50 -
SOME WENT WEST.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket (a bit of wear to the ends of the spine of the dj)
Book ID: 84783More details Price: $35.00 -
TALES OF LOVE AND HATE IN OLD SAN FRANCISCO.
Edition: First printing.
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1971) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "The Seven Deadly Sins in San Francisco" - includes scandalous and intriguing real-life stories, from Sarah Winchester and her "Mystery House," to the downfall of early film star Fatty Arbuckle, and the unsolved case of Mrs. Leland Stanford's death from strychnine poisoning, Robert Louis Stevenson and Fannie Osborne, and many more. The author was the society editor of the San Francisco Chronicle for many years. SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. Illustrated. Index. 200 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (price-clipped, tear to lower edge of front cover of dj, some rubbing to folds).
Book ID: 84814More details Price: $30.00 -
FAMOUS AMERICAN NEGRO POETS.
Edition: Fourth printing.
New York: Dodd, Mead, (1965.) dj. Hardcover - Illustrated with photographs and designed to appeal to young people, this book contains short biographies and poetic samples of 12 African American writers, including Arna Bontemps, Francis E. W. Harper, Gwendolyn Brooks, Dunbar and Hughes. In addition to being a writer herself, Rollins was a pioneering librarian - as the head librarian of the children's department of the Chicago Public Library, she used this position to fight to remove books with negative racist stereotypes and to replace them with books that highlighted contributions by African Americans. Her biography of Langston Hughes received the Coretta Scott King book award. A title in the Famous Biographies for Young People series. Bibliography, index. 95 pp.
Condition: Fine in blue cloth in a near fine dust jacket (hint of sunning to spine of dj)
Book ID: 56170More details Price: $21.00 -
COOL WOMEN, HOT JOBS - and How You Can Go For It Too.
Edition: Trade paperback.
Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing, (2003.). SIGNED - 'Profiles twenty-two women and the jobs they do- from choreographer to FBI agent- describing their education- duties- personality traits- and other factors in their career success- and gives specific ways to determine one's own future work.' Photographs, index. 277 pp. ISBN: 1575421097).
Condition: SIGNED by both authors inside front cover. Fine (a new copy)
Book ID: 30368More details Price: $20.00