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  • RED HIGHWAYS: A Liberal's Journey Into the Heartland. by Aguilar, Rose.
    Aguilar, Rose.
    RED HIGHWAYS: A Liberal's Journey Into the Heartland.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Sausolito, CA: PoliPoint Press, (2008). SIGNED first edition - A book which "challenges stereotypes and goes far beyond the sound bites and statistics to reveal what red-state voters really care about - and what they expect from their political leaders. As Aguilar writes in the first chapter, 'We breathe the same air, we live under the same political system, weve probably seen the same television and news shows, and most of us grew up going to public schools; yet because we might vote differently once every four years, we find ourselves stereotyped in the national media and separated by red and blue borders.'. . . an examination of what matters most in the heartland, what makes it tick, and…

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    Sausolito, CA: PoliPoint Press, (2008). SIGNED first edition - A book which "challenges stereotypes and goes far beyond the sound bites and statistics to reveal what red-state voters really care about - and what they expect from their political leaders. As Aguilar writes in the first chapter, 'We breathe the same air, we live under the same political system, weve probably seen the same television and news shows, and most of us grew up going to public schools; yet because we might vote differently once every four years, we find ourselves stereotyped in the national media and separated by red and blue borders.'. . . an examination of what matters most in the heartland, what makes it tick, and what issues get its citizens to vote." INSCRIBED on the half title page "----let's keep the conversation going." Index. 228 pp. ISBN: 978-0979482274.

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    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 67290
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  • THROUGH THE GREAT CITY: Impressions of Megalopolis. by Bailey, Anthony.
    Bailey, Anthony.
    THROUGH THE GREAT CITY: Impressions of Megalopolis.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Macmillan, (1967) dj. Hardcover first edition - An informal and entertaining look at urban planning, highways and infrastructure in the Northeast of the US. This corridor is often considered not just as several cities but as a megalopolis - and Bailey is interested in exploring just what that means. The author drove from Boston to Washington, D.C. visiting friends along the way, and talking to people about what is happening - he visited MIT which was working on a high speed transportation system, cities like Providence, RI and unique areas like the NJ Pine Barrens, took a trip on the Hudson in Lawrence Rockefeller's motor cruiser, visited with Lewis Mumford, and talked to real estate agents and…

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    New York: Macmillan, (1967) dj. Hardcover first edition - An informal and entertaining look at urban planning, highways and infrastructure in the Northeast of the US. This corridor is often considered not just as several cities but as a megalopolis - and Bailey is interested in exploring just what that means. The author drove from Boston to Washington, D.C. visiting friends along the way, and talking to people about what is happening - he visited MIT which was working on a high speed transportation system, cities like Providence, RI and unique areas like the NJ Pine Barrens, took a trip on the Hudson in Lawrence Rockefeller's motor cruiser, visited with Lewis Mumford, and talked to real estate agents and small town administrators. Map frontispiece. Bibliography, index. 276 pp. Map endpapers.

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    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 84605
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  • THE MOON STOPS HERE. by Bennett, James Gordon
    Bennett, James Gordon
    THE MOON STOPS HERE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Doubleday, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, a story of a road trip from Massachusetts to California - by way of the Amish Country, Graceland and the Alamo - a 60s novel - and a coming of age story: "Listening to Teddy tell the story, we are exactly back in the mind of a precocious boy in the late sixties. He's being bombarded with news about the moon landing and the conflicting feelings people are beginning to have about the Vietnam War, but his real concern is his disintegrating family." 356 pp. ISBN: 0-385-470959.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 54313
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  • GOING TO JERUSALEM. by Charyn, Jerome.
    Charyn, Jerome.
    GOING TO JERUSALEM.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: The Viking Press, (1967) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His third novel, fourth book, the story of a bizarre road trip in which a 6 year old chess prodigy dogs the footsteps of an old chess master, hoping to defeat him in a final confrontation. INSCRIBED on the half title page to Oklahoma collector Larry Owens. 180 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped)

    Book ID: 64695
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  • PEACE LIKE A RIVER. by Enger, Leif.
    Enger, Leif.
    PEACE LIKE A RIVER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atlantic Monthly (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's very highly praised first novel - the story of a father raising his three children in 1960s Minnesota and the story of a road trip in search of a son charged with murder, through the Badlands in their Airstream trailer, as told by 11 year old Reuben. Comments on the back cover from Jim Harrison, Rick Bass and others. Received the Borders Original Voices Award, SIGNED on the title page. 311 pp. ISBN: 0-87113795X.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 82270
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  • BILL WARRINGTON'S LAST CHANCE. by King, James.
    King, James.
    BILL WARRINGTON'S LAST CHANCE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Viking, (2010) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first published novel, a road story in which an elderly veteran who is developing AlzheimerÕs disease travels across the country with his rebellious 14-year-old granddaughter. Dust jacket praise from Sue Grafton who said ÒThis is what reading is about, and what a good book is supposed to do." Winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. 291 pp. ISBN: 978-0670021611.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 67157
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  • McLaurin, Tim.
    THE RIVER LESS RUN: A Memoir.

    Edition: First printing.

    Asheboro, NC: Down Home Press, (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - North Carolina writer's second memoir, one which finds him "smack-dab in middle age: he's a 45-year-old cancer survivor who has piled his brother, his two kids, and his mother into a Winnebago and set off west to see the Rocky Mountains. But this is no mere road trip re-creation; it's a series of funny, sad, always fascinating glimpses of a life that was often lived too close to the edge." (Booklist). Among the twists and turns of this book is the discovery that the cancer he thought he had beaten years before is back. 259 pp. ISBN: 1-878086855.

    Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (some rubbing to the folds of the dj).

    Book ID: 72184
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  • MAN IN MOTION. by Mewshaw, Michael.
    Mewshaw, Michael.
    MAN IN MOTION.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (1970) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a novel about a young man, 26, unmoored from society, who calls himself a writer on the basis on one published short story, and who moves just to keep moving. He heads West in his sports car, with a young woman who answered his ad for a driving companion, but soon they are spending more time in motels than on the road. 247 pp.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket ('H' stamped on front endpaper, some edgewear to the dj, chipping at ends of spine)

    Book ID: 83493
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  • THE LAST DAYS OF CALIFORNIA. by Miller, Mary.
    Miller, Mary.
    THE LAST DAYS OF CALIFORNIA.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Liveright / Norton, (2014). First edition - The author's first novel, the story of two sisters on a pre-apocalyptic road trip, with their evangelical father who is sure the ending of the world is near. 231 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers (toning to edges of textblock).

    Book ID: 82861
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  • CARNIVAL WOLVES. by Rock, Peter.
    Rock, Peter.
    CARNIVAL WOLVES.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    New York: Anchor Books / Doubleday, (1998). SIGNED first edition - The author's second novel, the story of a man and a dog's trip across the United States through landscapes of animals half-tamed and people gone wild. SIGNED on the title page. 275 pp. ISBN: 0-385-492091.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers with French flaps. .

    Book ID: 60537
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  • A CURE FOR GRAVITY. by Rosenfeld, Arthur.
    Rosenfeld, Arthur.
    A CURE FOR GRAVITY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Florida author's first novel -a story of love, trust and transition - "Mercury Gant climbs aboard his motorcycle and leaves behind his entire life. . . Umberto Santana walks out of a bank with $314,000 in stolen cash. At 17, he is still only a boy. . . , Graciela, beautiful, strong-willed and independent, is carrying Umberto's baby . . . Traveling the same route unknowingly, Gant and Umberto cross paths while flying without wings in the middle of a tornado." SIGNED on the title page. Dust jacket praise from Neil Simon and Jack Parr, among others. 269 pp. ISBN: 0-312-874553.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 60790
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  • DIAMOND EYE. by Rosenfeld, Arthur.
    Rosenfeld, Arthur.
    DIAMOND EYE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Florida author's second novel featuring postal inspector Max Diamond who is dragged down by a snuff film / child porn investigation. SIGNED on the front endpaper and uncommon thus. 320 pp. ISBN: 0-312-878710.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 83419
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  • Thames, Susan
    I'LL BE HOME LATE TONIGHT

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Villard, 1997. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second book, first novel. Told from the point of view of the 12 year daughter, this is the story of a mother-daughter road trip in 1957, driving a jalopy, with dwindling cash, and in a South of racism, crude sexuality and a dim view of women travelling alone. ISBN: 0-679-419160.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 29459
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