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	ISBN: 0375504389 (9780375504389) Book Condition: NEW BOOK Quantity: 1 Book Price: USD 15.27 shipping cost: 3.99 (1.99 if second book or more) ships within 5 - 14 days &cm_ven=sws&cm_cat=sws&cm_pla=sws&cm_ite=515420362»more info... Kathleen Meyer Barefoot-Hearted Villard Books Books and More by The Rowe Lewisville, TX, U.S.A. 3328518 5 Biography & Autobiography|General H 2001 15.27 Book Description: Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 288 pages. 10.00 x 5.50 x 1.20 in. 21.6 oz. The Wyoming Centennial Wagon Train ended in Cody in a dismal, torn-down drive-in movie theater. Before setting up the corral, we were forced to clear away shards of glass, bent nails, broken lumber. My prairie skirt and petticoats hung ragged and clay-caked, and under a droopy Stetson my frizzled hair appeared at once greased and starched beyond human recognition. A cloud, a sort of vaporousness, redolent with fresh acrid sweat on top of powerful stale sweat, hung thickly about me. Laced, as it was, with a woman's sweet musky secretions, and all gone past ripe, oddly it was a pungency I savored. Such goaty piquance, though, was cause to be shunned in any town setting. -- The look of my world had changed. Gone were the high-dollar designer clothes and the zipping around fabled Marin County in a candy-apple-red 1966 Mustang convertible. It was true that I unfailingly sought the ironies in life and, with a kind of dual personality, shifted easily through incongruencies such as town strolls in high heels and backcountry hiking in bare feet; the bucket seats of a classic automobile and the broken-down bench of a beater truck. It was only during the years that Iíd worn white overalls, taped drywall, and come home every night much like Charles Schulz's Pig Pen, flaking a cloud of dried white mud bits onto the rug, that I'd felt moved to keep my fingernails painted red. Now I was to slip farther than ever planned toward one end of my seesaw and then, incredibly, by conscious design, inch out even farther. -- --from -- Barefoot-Hearted -- With more than 1.5 million copies in print, Kathleen Meyer's groundbreaking international bestseller, -- How to S*** in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art -- , has been widely embraced by the outdoor community and has found its way into myriad places: national parks, outdoor leadership schools and scout-troop headquarters, the camp tents of those who have discovered that it is amusing out-loud reading, and the bathroom-literature baskets of households around the world. -- Now, from the Rocky Mountain West, Meyer brings us -- Barefoot-Hearted: A Wild Life Among Wildlife -- , a coming-into-the-country story told with the frank, dry humor and sharp research of her first book. The country, in this case, is Montana's tall, reaching landscape with its ever underfoot wild critters; the on-tenterhooks territory of a new romantic relationship; and the pressure cooker that is our precarious global imbalance. Meyer finds herself in midlife standing out under yawning skies, surrounded by sagebrush and cactus, having fallen for the Irish charm of itinerant farrier Patrick McCarron. As partners, they travel across three mountain states with draft horses and a covered wagon and then set up housekeeping in a seventy-five-year-old dairy barn. -- In this primitive structure, the author rapidly discovers she's living with troops of mice, a nursery colony of seventy-five bats, sexually fired-up skunks, and more flies than in a pig shed. She tells of a freakish season that or-phaned seventy-seven bear cubs, an unusual fly-fishing trip on a famed blue-ribbon trout stream, the visitations of moose, and the discovery of a den of wolves. -- Meyer's prose is original and inspired, playful yet provocative. She carries us vividly back to the settlers' old West while pondering modern-day dilemmas, those of fitting into this fast hurtling world, of determining amid the earth's rising extinctions of species, whose planet it is, and of managing to stay empowered residing with a man who stands six feet six and beats steel on an anvil for a living. A personal chronicle of conscience and a love story of rare and quirky dimension, Barefoot-Hearted catapults readers into new realms of thought, deftly guided there by Meyer's sense of the ironic, the randy, and the humorous. Kathleen Meyer's account of her life in

	ISBN: 0071461949 (9780071461948) Book Condition: NOT NEW BOOK Quantity: 1 Book Price: USD 50.0 shipping cost: 7.0 (5.0 if second book or more) ships within 5 - 14 days &cm_ven=sws&cm_cat=sws&cm_pla=sws&cm_ite=963309250»more info... Green, Charles H. Trust Based Selling - 1st Edition/1st Printing Mcgraw-Hill, New York, NY, U.S.A. http://pictures.abebooks.com/BTYW/963309250.jpg Books Tell You Why, member IOBA Mt. Pleasant, SC, U.S.A. 1874410 5 SIGNED LITERATURE COLLECTIBLE RARE OUT-OF-PRINT MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTING LEADERSHIP Business & Economics|Management Medical|Nursing|Management & Leadership J H F I 2005 50.0 Book Description: A most handsome copy of this First Edition, First Printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket, this one SIGNED by author and management guru Charles H. Green on the title page; Charles Green, co-author of the bestseller The Trusted Advisor, shows in Trust-Based Selling how to deserve and, therefore, how to earn the trust between buyer and seller and explains how both sides can benefit from it. 8vo

	ISBN: 0679457526 (9780679457527) Quantity: 1 Book Price: USD 80.0 shipping cost: 7.0 (5.0 if second book or more) ships within 5 - 14 days &cm_ven=sws&cm_cat=sws&cm_pla=sws&cm_ite=963308646»more info... Krakauer, Jon Into Thin Air Random House, New York, NY, U.S.A. http://pictures.abebooks.com/BTYW/963308646.jpg Books Tell You Why, member IOBA Mt. Pleasant, SC, U.S.A. 1874410 5 RARE FIRST EDITIONS COLLECTIBLE OUT-OF-PRINT HIMALAYA EVEREST MOUNT CHINA NEPAL MOUNTAINEERING Sports & Recreation|Mountaineering Nature|Mountains J H F 1997 80.0 Book Description: A nice copy of this Later Printing in Near Fine condition in alike dustjacket. A critical document in the history of Everest ascents; Into Thin Air is the definitive account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest by the acclaimed journalist and author of the bestseller Into the Wild. On assignment for Outside Magazine to report on the growing commercialization of the mountain, Krakauer, an accomplished climber, went to the Himalayas as a client of Rob Hall, the most respected high-altitude guide in the world. A rangy, thirty-five-year-old New Zealander, Hall had summited Everest four times between 1990 and 1995 and had led thirty-nine climbers to the top. Ascending the mountain in close proximity to Hall's team was a guided expedition led by Scott Fischer, a forty-year-old American with legendary strength and drive who had climbed the peak without supplemental oxygen in 1994. But neither Hall nor Fischer survived the rogue storm that struck in May 1996. 8vo

	ISBN: 0446520659 (9780446520652) Quantity: 1 Book Price: USD 110.0 shipping cost: 7.0 (5.0 if second book or more) ships within 5 - 14 days &cm_ven=sws&cm_cat=sws&cm_pla=sws&cm_ite=1042962605»more info... Demille, Nelson The Lion's Game - 1st Edition/1st Printing Warner Books, New York, NY, U.S.A. http://pictures.abebooks.com/BTYW/1042962605.jpg Books Tell You Why, member IOBA Mt. Pleasant, SC, U.S.A. 1874410 5 RARE FIRST EDITIONS COLLECTIBLE OUT-OF-PRINT SIGNED COREY JOHN FICTITIOUS FICTION ACTION J H F I 2000 110.0 Book Description: An outstanding copy of this First Edition, First Printing in unread Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket, this copy has been SIGNED by author Nelson DeMille on the title page; Author Nelson DeMille brings back John Corey, the hero of his #1 New York Times bestseller Plum Island, in an epic story of breathless pace, heart-pounding suspense and chilling fear. 8vo

	ISBN: 0060392452 (9780060392451) Book Condition: NOT NEW BOOK Quantity: 1 Book Price: USD 165.0 shipping cost: 8.95 (4.95 if second book or more) ships within 30 - 45 days &cm_ven=sws&cm_cat=sws&cm_pla=sws&cm_ite=793170142»more info... Moore, Michael STUPID WHITE MEN.AND OTHER EXCUSES FOR THE STATE OF THE NATION! New York City, NY: HarperCollins/Regan Books http://pictures.abebooks.com/MODERNRARE/793170142.jpg www.modernrare.com Chicago, IL, U.S.A. 715187 5 J H F I 165.0 Book Description: 1st Printing. Signed. 277 pages. Published in 2001. The author's third collection of political pieces. Now regarded as a late-modern satirical classic. The surprise bestseller of the new century and the most scathing populist attack ever on the American Establishment. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. "Michael Moore's screed against Thief-in-Chief George Bush's power elite. It's as fulminating and crammed with infuriating facts as any right-wing bestseller, as irreverent as The Onion, and as entertaining as a wrestling match. Moore offers one of the most insightful and interesting critiques of the 2000 election, and he's serious when he advocates ousting Bush. Moore's rage is outrageous and irresistibly hilarious" (Publisher's blurb). A refreshing and invigorating antidote to mass-media punditry. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen on the title page by Michael Moore. This title remains available in innumerable subsequent printings and will probably never go out-of-print. This is one of very few signed copies of the true First Edition (complete number line ending in 1) still available online and has no flaws, a pristine beauty. A rare signed copy thus. One of the most important living American artist/writers. A flawless collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER MICHAEL MOORE TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0060392452.

	ISBN: 0060509430 (9780060509439) Book Condition: NOT NEW BOOK Quantity: 1 Book Price: USD 200.0 shipping cost: 7.0 (5.0 if second book or more) ships within 5 - 14 days &cm_ven=sws&cm_cat=sws&cm_pla=sws&cm_ite=1199010448»more info... Koontz, Dean Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin - 1st Edition/1st Printing Harpercollins, New York, NY, U.S.A. Books Tell You Why, member IOBA Mt. Pleasant, SC, U.S.A. 1874410 5 CHILDREN'S BOOKS COLLECTIBLE RARE SIGNED OUT-OF-PRINT LITERATURE POETRY CHRISTMAS CHILDREN JUVENILE ILLUSTRATED BY PARKS, PHIL. Poetry|General J H F I 2004 200.0 Book Description: A beautiful copy of this First Edition/ First Printing in unread Fine to Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket, this one SIGNED and dated by author Dean Koontz and Illustrator Phil Parks directly on the half-title page; A sequel to Koontz's Christmas bestseller Santa's Twin. A year after wreaking havoc in his twin brother's world, brother Bob wants to redeem himself in Santa's eyes. This time he has bulit a robot Santa Claus designed to help Santa deliver his presents faster. The only problem is Bob left a few screws loose! Beautifully illustrated by Phil Parks; Color Illustrations. Illustrated by Parks, Phil. Large 8vo Fine ; Signed by Author & Illustrator

	ISBN: 0375406530 (9780375406539) Book Condition: NOT NEW BOOK Quantity: 1 Book Price: USD 220.0 shipping cost: 8.95 (4.95 if second book or more) ships within 30 - 45 days &cm_ven=sws&cm_cat=sws&cm_pla=sws&cm_ite=788355851»more info... Jin, Ha WAITING - Rare Double-Signed Copy New York City, NY: Pantheon Books http://pictures.abebooks.com/MODERNRARE/788355851.jpg www.modernrare.com Chicago, IL, U.S.A. 715187 5 J H F I 220.0 Book Description: 1st Printing. Signed. 308 pages. Published in 1999. The author's breakthrough second novel. One of the greatest American novels of the last decade of the 20th century. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent printings. Finally brought Ha Jin mainstream, "bestseller" success in the United States and the international recognition he richly deserved after a considerable period of relative obscurity. Translated into many languages, "Waiting" is firmly identified with Ha Jin even though he had already published a brilliant body of work that includes two poetry collections, two short story collections, and a novel. Ha Jin came to the United States as an adult barely able to speak English. He still has difficulty speaking it and has said that the main impetus for writing is the opportunity it affords him to sit down and write and re-write, edit and re-edit, and start all over again if necessary until he is satisfied with the results. He has begun and abandoned works that he has lost count of in the process. But he has learned the language to the point that he is now regarded as one of its living Masters. He uses his acquired language as an incomparable storyteller and poet of the first rank who bears witness to the collision between personal experience (in all its pain, beauty, and complexity) and the arbitrary suffering that History, Fate, and Destiny inflict upon all human beings, whether they be powerful or powerless. His sympathy for every human being in all his or her particularity is unsurpassed among contemporary American writers. "Ha Jin profoundly understands the conflict between the individual and society, between the timeless universality of the human heart and constantly shifting politics of the moment. With wisdom, restraint, and empathy for all his characters, he vividly reveals the complexities and subtleties of a world and a people we desperately need to know" (Award Citation, National Book Award). The basis of a forthcoming Hollywood epic-cum-love story film. A masterpiece. A "must-have" title for Ha Jin collectors. This copy is prominently, beautifully, and uniquely signed in black fountain pen (in both Chinese characters and Roman alphabet) on the title page by Ha Jin. The signature in Chinese characters is on top of the page whereas the one in Roman alphabet is beside his printed name. This title has been out-of-print as a hardcover for a very long time even though it went into multiple subsequent printings. This is the only such signed copy of the First Hardcover Edition available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. A rare, one-of-a-kind signed copy thus. Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award for "Ocean of Words". Winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award For Short Fiction for "Under the Red Flag". Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the National Book Award in 1999 for "Waiting". One of the finest living American writers. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER HA JIN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0375406530.

	ISBN: 0374249393 (9780374249397) Book Condition: NOT NEW BOOK Quantity: 1 Book Price: USD 330.0 shipping cost: 8.95 (4.95 if second book or more) ships within 30 - 45 days &cm_ven=sws&cm_cat=sws&cm_pla=sws&cm_ite=1144352252»more info... Ross, Alex THE REST IS NOISE: LISTENING TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY - Rare Signed Copy of The True First Edition New York City, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux http://pictures.abebooks.com/MODERNRARE/1144352252.jpg www.modernrare.com Chicago, IL, U.S.A. 715187 5 J H F I 330.0 Book Description: 1st Printing. Signed. 625 pages. Published in 2007. The author's breakthrough debut book. The single most important book on music of the year 2007, it is destined to be a classic. Published to enormous critical and popular acclaim, the book had a very small first print run, which is now rare. The true First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. "A whirlwind tour, from the Viennese premiere of Richard Strauss' 'Salome' in 1906 to Minimalist Steve Reich's downtown Manhattan apartment. The wide-ranging historical material is organized in thematic essays grounded in personalities and places, in a disarmingly comprehensive style. Thus, composers who led dramatic lives, such as Shostakovich's struggles under the Soviet Regime, make for gripping reading, but Ross treats each composer with equal gravitas. The real strength of this study, however, lies in his detailed musical analysis, teasing out, in precise but readily accessible language, the notes that link Leonard Bernstein's 'West Side Story' to Arnold Schoenberg's avant-garde compositions or hint at a connection between Sibelius and John Coltrane. Among the many notable passages, a close reading of Benjamin Britten's opera 'Peter Grimes' stands out for its masterful blend of artistic and biographical insight. Even avid fans will find themselves hearing familiar favorites with new ears" (Publisher's blurb). "Reads like a sprawling, intense novel, one of utopian dreams, doom, and consolation, with the most extraordinary cast of characters from music and history alike. A great, inspiring ride" (Osvaldo Golijov). Currently the Resident Music Critic of The New Yorker Magazine, Alex Ross succeeded not one but two of the greatest music critics we shall ever read: Andrew Porter and Paul Griffiths, both Brits. His essays are among the very few reasons The New Yorker remains not only relevant but indispensable reading, nothing less than one of contemporary life's most civilized pleasures. His first book is a masterpiece, and is a "must-have" title for all music lovers. This copy is prominently and beautifully signed in blue pen on the title page by Alex Ross. This title was a surprise bestseller and remains available in multiple subsequent printings. By the time Alex Ross toured for the book, copies were already in fifth and sixth printings. This is the only signed copy of the true First Edition available online ("First Edition" and full number line beginning with 1 on the Copyright Page) and has no flaws, a pristine beauty. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with magnificent vintage photographs. Winner of the MacArthur Genius Grant in 2008. One of the finest living American writers. A flawless collectible copy. ISBN 0374249393.

	ISBN: 1594489505 (9781594489501) Book Condition: NOT NEW BOOK Quantity: 1 Book Price: USD 550.0 shipping cost: 8.95 (4.95 if second book or more) ships within 30 - 45 days &cm_ven=sws&cm_cat=sws&cm_pla=sws&cm_ite=985456127»more info... Hosseini, Khaled A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS - Rare Copy: Signed And Dated On Day of Publication New York City, NY: Riverhead Books http://pictures.abebooks.com/MODERNRARE/985456127.jpg www.modernrare.com Chicago, IL, U.S.A. 715187 5 J H F I 550.0 Book Description: 1st Printing. Signed. 372 pages. Published in 2007. The author's second novel. One of the most sensational literary events of the year 2007. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, including the British Limited and trade editions. Published to unanimous critical acclaim, it is destined to be a contemporary classic. The "tough-act-to-follow" first novel may have become a cliche or even a myth, but it still rings true: Most second novels pale in comparison with their authors' debuts, and often fail outright. Not so with Khaled Hosseini's "A Thousand Splendid Suns". One of the reasons for Hosseini's seemingly puzzling phenomenal success is that he stubbornly and unapologetically writes in the classic tradition of the novel, as if the so-called "post-modern" novel so prevalent in the West does not exist. More than any other development, "post-modernism" has made the Western novel less, not more, central to contemporary culture. The "post-modern" novel is written by writers (who make their living by teaching rather than writing) for a small and knowing circle of fellow professor-writers. Whereas "Khaled Hosseini has written a majestic, sweeping, emotionally powerful story that provides the reader with a most telling window into Afghan society over the past thirty years. It is also a moving story of friendship and sacrifice, giving Western readers a rare glimpse into the suffering and mistreatment of Afghan women that began long before the Taliban came to power" (Daniel Jolley). "His tale is a powerful, harrowing depiction of Afghanistan, but also a lyrical evocation of the lives and enduring hopes of its resilient characters" (Publishers Weekly). If "The Kite Runner" is autobiography, "A Thousand Splendid Suns" is empathy, as Hosseini examines Afghan society through the prismatic lives of two very different women who nevertheless develop a lasting bond, and whom the reader will never forget. A splendid achievement, this is a "must-have" title for Khaled Hosseini collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black fountain pen twice, in Roman ("English") and Arabic ("Farsi") alphabets, and dated in the month, day, and year of publication on the title page by the author: "Khaled Hosseini 5/22/07". It is signed directly on the page, not a tipped-in page, as the British and other editions are. Khaled Hosseini has become one of the most collectible contemporary authors, and deservedly so: Signed copies of "The Kite Runner" now fetch more than $2500. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" will become just as collectible over time. This title became a bestseller upon publication and is now in innumerable subsequent printings. Despite a huge first print run, the book sold out on the same day it was released and is available only in subsequent printings from Amazon, the major book chains, and their webstores. This is the only such signed and dated copy of the First Hardcover Edition available online and has no flaws, a pristine beauty. Even though they are new, many copies in stores and online have major flaws. A rare signed copy thus. One of the finest living writers. A flawless collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER KHALED HOSSEINI TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 1594489505.

	ISBN: 031218087X (9780312180874) Quantity: 1 Book Price: USD 4400.0 shipping cost: 7.0 (5.0 if second book or more) ships within 5 - 14 days &cm_ven=sws&cm_cat=sws&cm_pla=sws&cm_ite=963308821»more info... Brown, Dan Digital Fortress - 1st Edition/1st Printing St. Martin's Press, New York, NY, U.S.A. http://pictures.abebooks.com/BTYW/963308821.jpg Books Tell You Why, member IOBA Mt. Pleasant, SC, U.S.A. 1874410 5 RARE FIRST EDITIONS COLLECTIBLE OUT-OF-PRINT SIGNED SECRET SERVICE CODE INTELLIGENCE Fiction|Action & Adventure|General Fiction|Action & Adventure|Political Fiction|Mystery & Detective|Suspense J H F I 1998 4400.0 Book Description: A most stunning copy of this true First Edition/First Printing copy in Very Fine condition in Fine dust jacket (the dust jacket has a barely visible chip on the bottom right front corner area) , this one SIGNED by author Dan Brown directly on the title page; Before the bestseller The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown focused this novel on the most powerful intelligence organization on earth--the National Security Agency, an ultra-secret, multibillion-dollar agency many times more powerful than the CIA. 8vo

	ISBN: 0971316007 (9780971316003) Quantity: 1 Book Price: USD 8.0 shipping cost: 6.5 (2.0 if second book or more) ships within 7 - 21 days &cm_ven=sws&cm_cat=sws&cm_pla=sws&cm_ite=649946071»more info... Domaratius, Louise Gadji Quality Words in Print, Costa Mesa, California, U.S.A. Book Moose Lincoln, NH, U.S.A. 784773 4 FICTION H 2002 8.0 Book Description: NOTE: Advanced Reading Copy (ARC), Advance Uncorrected Proof (AUP), Proofs, Review Copy, Bound Galley, and other similar terms are used to describe the limited printing of a book which precedes its mass publication in either HC or paperback form. These are the true first editions of 95% of all books printed today and in recent times for that matter. They are traditionally sent out to reviewers, test markets, libraries, author publicity tours and signings, etc. Normally they are printed in relatively small runs, (50-500) and can become highly collectable/valuable if the book becomes a bestseller or the author later writes more popular books that do. Our collection comprises app. 1200 such ARC's & Proofs, some are rare most are not.but who knows what the future will bring! The Book Moose.

	ISBN: 0849935202 (9780849935206) Book Condition: NOT NEW BOOK Quantity: 1 Book Price: USD 12.99 shipping cost: 3.0 (1.75 if second book or more) ships within 5 - 14 days &cm_ven=sws&cm_cat=sws&cm_pla=sws&cm_ite=1152092190»more info... Graham, Billy Death and the Life After IDK Books Cocoa, FL, U.S.A. 53460002 4 170161 S 12.99 Book Description: Fine; Collectible **ATTENTION: RARE HARDCOVER EDITION! ! ! Billy Graham's 250, 000-copy national bestseller is now available in paperback. Revealing how to prepare for one's Final Journey in accordance with God's teaching, Dr. Graham offers comforting, Bible-based wisdom for all who wish to gain true biblical understanding of death and the life after. BOOK IS BRAND NEW! Pages are free from marks and are very CLEAN! Because of VERY minor wear to dust jacket, the price has been GREATLY discounted! exp Available. Available. ** Our Storefront For More Rare, Out-Of-Print Collectibles. dom Orders Over $50 Receive Automatic Upgrade To Priority. i.

	ISBN: 039304016X (9780393040166) Book Condition: NEW BOOK Quantity: 1 Book Price: USD 15.95 shipping cost: 7.25 (3.5 if second book or more) ships within 7 - 14 days &cm_ven=sws&cm_cat=sws&cm_pla=sws&cm_ite=835339031»more info... Junger, Sebastian The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc Leclercvoyant Gatineau, QC, Canada 6884050 4 STORMS SHIPWRECKS SEAFARING LIFE SAILORS S 1997 15.95 Book Description: Book Description: The phenomenal bestseller, in its original hardcover edition, soon to be a major motion picture starring George Clooney. It was the storm of the century, boasting waves over one hundred feet high--a tempest created by so rare a combination of factors that meteorologists deemed it "the perfect storm." When it struck in October 1991, there was virtually no warning. "She's comm' on, boys, and she's comm' on strong, radioed Captain Billy Tyne of the Andrea Gail off the coast of Nova Scotia, and soon afterward the boat and its crew of six disappeared without a trace. In a narrative taut with the fury of the elements, Sebastian Junger takes us deep into the heart of the storm, depicting with vivid detail the courage, terror, and awe that surface in such a gale. Junger illuminates a world of swordfishermen consumed by the dangerous but lucrative trade of offshore fishing--"a young man's game, a single man's game"--and gives us a glimpse of their lives in the tough fishing port of Gloucester, Massachusetts; he recreates the last moments of the Andrea Gail crew and recounts the daring high-seas rescues that made heroes of some and victims of others; and he weaves together the history of the fishing industry, the science of storms, and the candid accounts of the people whose lives the storm touched. The Perfect Storm is a real-life thriller that leaves us with the taste of salt air on our tongues and a breathless sense of what it feels like to be caught, helpless, in the grip of a force of nature beyond our understanding or control. We know on the strength of this stark and compelling journey into the dark heart of nature, what it feels like to drown. Ingram Presents a vivid account of a history-making storm that hit the New England coast in October 1991 and the lives it changed, weaving together the history of the fishing industry, the science of storms, and personal accounts. Tour. From the Publisher "The Perfect Storm" is a winner of the first Alex Awards honoring the best adult books for teenagers, given by the Young Adult Library Services Association and "Booklist". From the Back Cover ". . . one feels the absolutely enormous strength of the hurricane winds and the incredibly towering mass of the hundred-foot waves." --Patrick O'Brian --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Author Sebastian Junger grew up in suburban Massachusetts, not far from the town of Gloucester, the fishing port depicted in The Perfect Storm that was home to the Andrea Gail and its crew. He graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in cultural anthropology in 1984 and has been a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in such magazines as Outside, Men's Journal, American Heritage, and The New York Times Magazine. Drawn to stories of adventure, Junger has delivered radio reports from the war in Bosnia, covered smoke jumpers in Idaho's wilderness wildfires, and written about the smallest border town in Texas. In addition he has for many years worked a high climber and trimmer for tree removal companies. He currently lives in New York City and Cape Cod. The Perfect Storm is his first book. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

	ISBN: 0345438094 (9780345438096) Quantity: 1 Book Price: USD 17.5 shipping cost: 4.9 (1.75 if second book or more) ships within 7 - 21 days &cm_ven=sws&cm_cat=sws&cm_pla=sws&cm_ite=1180661518»more info... Thompson, Michael BEST FRIENDS, WORST ENEMIES Random House, Incorporated, New York BooksR4U Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A. 224195 4 CHILDREN -- SOCIAL CONDITIONS, CHILD PSYCHOLOGY Psychology & Psychiatry|General H 2001 17.5 Book Description: We think that we are "raising" our kids, but much of their real maturation occurs when they move beyond our total custodianship into the sometimes stressful social world of their peers. Child therapists Thompson (the coauthor of the bestselling Raising Cain) and Cohen (Playful Parenting) explain why parents should think of themselves as lifeguards. From the Publisher Friends broaden our children's horizons, share their joys and secrets, and accompany them on their journeys into ever wider worlds. But friends can also gossip and betray, tease and exclude. Children can cause untold suffering, not only for their peers but for parents as well. In this wise and insightful book, psychologist Michael Thompson, Ph.D., and children's book author Catherine O'Neill Grace, illuminate the crucial and often hidden role that friendship plays in the lives of children from birth through adolescence. Publishers Weekly Not since Dr. Spock or Penelope Leach has there been such a sensitive and practical guide to raising healthy children and this one doesn't end at potty training. Child therapists Thompson (coauthor of bestseller Raising Cain) and Cohen (Playful Parenting) have teamed up with Washington Post columnist and children's writer Grace (all three are parents) to describe the social lives of kids and the appropriate roles of parents, teachers and school administrators. They explore the stages of children's development, from parent-bonded to quasi-asocial toddler, the learning-the-rules phase in elementary school and adolescent and romantic bonding. Each phase may bring some negative experiences including some outright cruelty that can be hard on both parents and children, but sometimes necessary for learning about the world. They advise parents to think of themselves as "lifeguards" at the pool, aware of what's going on with their kids, but only intervening in the rare crisis. The book wraps up on a practical note, with chapters on how schools can be proactive and how parents can be most useful. Their advice? Don't worry so much, set a good example, keep perspective and relax most kids turn out okay. Thompson and Grace's breezy "we've all been there" anecdotal style will bring great comfort to any parents who're worried about their kid's social life in other words, any parent. (Sept.) Forecast: The planned 12-city author tour and print advertising in the New York Times and USA Today will yield big sales, supported by the strength of Thompson's name and Grace's media connections. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information. Library Journal Bullying has become an area of concern in the media and society. This book discusses that topic but weaves it into a broader study of children's friendships. Thompson, a clinical psychologist and coauthor of Raising Cain; Grace, an author of children's books and a former columnist for the Washington Post; and psychologist Cohen (Playful Parenting) present a developmental perspective as they describe how children's social lives develop from toddlerhood to adolescence. Research and analysis are interspersed with personal anecdotes and vignettes in an engaging style. The book concludes with advice to teachers and parents on how to improve social life in schools and support children's friendships. This is not a formulaic, how-to book. As the authors themselves acknowledge, the best way to learn about friendship is to practice it. However, it does provide useful perspective on a critical aspect of adolescent development, which tends to be overlooked until schoolyard feuds erupt into violent confrontations. The book may also be reassuring to parents since it outlines information on current dating styles, acceptable ranges of friendship patterns, and normal gender differences in interpersonal relationships. PUBLISHED AT TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS.

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