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2005réf. 2348386New York: Alfred A. Knopf 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 6x0x9. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription on title page. 2005 Hard Cover. v 247 pp. For nearly two decades since the publication of her iconic first novel The Good Mother Sue Miller has distinguished herself as one of our most elegant and widely celebrated chroniclers of family life with a singular gift for laying bare the interior lives of her characters. In each of her novels Miller has written with exquisite precision about the experience of grace in daily life - the sudden epiphanic recognition of the extraordinary amid the ordinary - as well as the sharp and unexpected motions of the human heart away from it toward an unruly netherworld of upheaval and desire. But never before have Miller's powers been keener or more transfixing than they are in Lost in the Forest a novel set in the vineyards of Northern California that tells the story of a young girl who in the wake of a tragic accident seeks solace in a damaging love affair with a much older man. Eva a divorced and happily remarried mother of three runs a small bookstore in a town north of San Francisco. When her second husband John is killed in a car accident her family's fragile peace is once again overtaken by loss. Emily the eldest must grapple with newfound independence and responsibility. Theo the youngest can only begin to fathom his father's death. But for Daisy the middle child John's absence opens up a world of bewilderment exposing her at the onset of adolescence to the chaos and instability that hover just beyond the safety of parental love. In her sorrow Daisy embarks on a harrowing sexual odyssey a journey that will cast her even farther out onto the harsh promontory of adulthood and lost hope. With astonishing sensuality and immediacy Lost in the Forest moves through the most intimate realms of domestic life from grief and sex to adolescence and marriage. It is a stunning kaleidoscopic evocation of a family in crisis written with delicacy and masterful care. For her lifelong fans and those just discovering Sue Miller for the first time here is a rich and gorgeously layered tale of a family breaking apart and coming back together again: Sue Miller at her inimitable best. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1995réf. 2348440New York: Harper Collins 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription on title page. Piece of clear tape with black ink mark on it on reverse of jacket spine otherwise an excellent copy. 1995 Hard Cover. 282 pp. When Alan's elderly mother an acclaimed novelist with Parkinson's disease comes to live with Alan and his wife Gaby the younger generation is disturbed by Lily's debilitation and reassesses their own lives. Harper Collins hardcover books
2003réf. 2348982New York: Alfred A. Knopf 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5x0x5. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription on title page. Minimal wear to corners. 2003 Hard Cover. 173 pp. In the fall of 1988 Sue Miller found herself caring for her father as he slipped into the grasp of Alzheimer's disease. She was she claims perhaps the least constitutionally suited of all her siblings to be in the role in which she suddenly found herself and in The Story of My Father she grapples with the haunting memories of those final months and the larger narrative of her father's life. With compassion self-scrutiny and an urgency born of her own yearning to rescue her father's memory from the disorder and oblivion that marked his dying and death Sue Miller takes us on an intensely personal journey that becomes by virtue of her enormous gifts of observation perception and literary precision a universal story of fathers and daughters. James Nichols was a fourth-generation minister a retired professor from Princeton Theological Seminary. Sue Miller brings her father brilliantly to life in these pages-his religious faith his endless patience with his children his gaiety and willingness to delight in the ridiculous his singular gifts as a listener and the rituals of church life that stayed with him through his final days. She recalls the bitter irony of watching him a church historian wrestle with a disease that inexorably lays waste to notions of time history and meaning. She recounts her struggle with doctors her deep ambivalence about many of her own choices and the difficulty of finding continually the humane and moral response to a disease whose special cruelty it is to dissolve particularities and to diminish in so many ways the humanity of those it strikes. She reflects unforgettably on the variable nature of memory the paradox of trying to weave a truthful narrative from the threads of a dissolving life. And she offers stunning insight into her own life as both a daughter and a writer two roles that swell together here in a poignant meditation on the consolations of storytelling. With the care restraint and consummate skill that define her beloved and best-selling fiction Sue Miller now gives us a rigorous compassionate inventory of two lives in a memoir destined to offer comfort to all sons and daughters struggling-as we all eventually must-to make peace with their fathers and with themselves. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1945réf. 2344565Philadelphia Pennsylvania: The John C. Winston Co 1945. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. No publisher date pencil date dated 1945. No jacket. Volume II: Boards lightly soiled. Both volumes: Pencil name and date on front endpaper. v 698; v 772 pp. Two volume set. Red boards with gilt titles and decor on spine top edge gilt. The Wandering Jew French: Le Juif errant is an 1844 novel by the French writer Eugène Sue. Two figures cry out to each other across the Bering Straits. One is the Wandering Jew the other his sister Hérodiade. Wherever the Wandering Jew goes the cholera epidemic follows in his wake. The siblings are condemned to wander the earth until the entire Rennepont family has disappeared from the earth as Hérodiade's descendants are also the descendants of Marius de Rennepont Huguenots persecuted under Louis XIV by the Jesuits. The siblings are compelled to eternally protect that family. The Renneponts meanwhile are unaware that their protectors exist. The family lost its position and most of its wealth during the French persecution of the Protestants after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. A small fortune was given to a Jewish banker before the Renneponts dispersed all over Europe and Asia and this fortune has grown into a huge sum because of compound interest. In 1682 each Rennepont got a bronze medal telling them to meet back in Paris 150 years later at which time the fortune will be divided among the surviving members. So much time has passed however that almost none of the still-living Renneponts have any idea why they need to come to Paris. They nevertheless set out from India Siberia America France and elsewhere to make their way to rue Saint-François No. 3 in Paris by 13 February 1832. The members of the family are not only dispersed all over the world but also all over the social ladder as laborers factory owners and the independently wealthy. In India one Rennepont is a prince. The Jesuits have heard of this huge fortune and want to have it. Jesuit Père d'Aigrigny is in charge of obtaining the money for the Society of Jesus and dispossessing the Renneponts. Their plan is to have only the unwitting Gabriel Rennepont the Jesuit missionary show up to claim the fortune. Since he is a monk and can have no possessions of his own the fortune will go to the Jesuits. Gabriel entered the order because his pious mother manipulated by the Jesuits persuaded him to become a member. The Jesuits have spies all over the world and use them to put obstacles in the paths of the Renneponts as they make their way back to Paris. The John C. Winston Co hardcover books
2006réf. 23420182006. Large Softcover. Near Fine. 0x0x0. Loving Richard. Signed by author. Signed by illustrator. Signed by author/illustrator on title page with inscription "To my dearest friend best." Minor edge wear. 2006 Large Softcover. 48 pp. March 4 2007 - April 8 2007. Running concurrently in Highland Park and Evanston Illinois. Paintings from 1977-1999: The Art Center 1957 Sheridan Road Highland Park Illinois. Paintings from 2000-2006: Evanston Art Center 2603 Sheridan Road Evanston Illinois. Essay by Sue Taylor and James Yood. Richard Loving 1924 - 2021 was an American artist and educator primarily based in Chicago Illinois. He gained recognition in the 1980s as a member of the "Allusive Abstractionists" an informal group of Chicago painters whose individual forms of organic abstraction embraced evocative imagery and metaphor counter to the dominant minimalist mode. He is most known for paintings that critics describe as metaphysical and visionary which move fluidly between abstraction and representation personalized symbolism taking organic and geometric forms and chaos and order. They are often characterized by bright patterns of dotted lines and dashes enigmatic spatial fields and an illuminated quality. In 2010 critic James Yood wrote that Loving's work "mulled over the possibilities of pattern and representation of narrative and allegory" to attain a kind of wisdom transcendence and acknowledgement of universals "seeking understanding of self within the poetics of the physical world." Loving's art has been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York Block Museum of Art Hyde Park Art Center and Brauer Museum of Art. His work belongs to the public collections of the Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and Smart Museum of Art among others. paperback books
1988réf. 2334085New York: Doubleday 1988. 4th Printing. Large Softcover. Good. 8x0x11. 4th printing. Ink underlining and marginalia throughout. 1988 Large Softcover. xix 1 231 5 pp. The Power of Myth launched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his work. A preeminent scholar writer and teacher he has had a profound influence on millions of people--including Star Wars creator George Lucas. To Campbell mythology was the "song of the universe the music of the spheres." With Bill Moyers one of America's most prominent journalists as his thoughtful and engaging interviewer The Power of Myth touches on subjects from modern marriage to virgin births from Jesus to John Lennon offering a brilliant combination of intelligence and wit. This extraordinary book reveals how the themes and symbols of ancient narratives continue to bring meaning to birth death love and war. From stories of the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome to traditions of Buddhism Hinduism and Christianity a broad array of themes are considered that together identify the universality of human experience across time and culture. An impeccable match of interviewer and subject a timeless distillation of Campbell's work The Power of Myth continues to exert a profound influence on our culture. Doubleday paperback books
1997réf. 2335645Fishers N.Y: Footprint Press 1997. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 0x5x8. Ink gift note on front cover verso title page creased. 1997 Trade Paperback. 191 pp. "The walks rambles strolls and hikes in this book are designed for people who delight in exploring unique or little-known places. The trails lead through forests fields marshes and hills where you can enjoy the natural world. This book will help you learn more about local history get much-needed exercise introduce your children to the joys of nature or find new places to walk your dog. Don't stash it away in winter either. Many of the trails are good for cross-country skiing and snow shoeing. With this guide you'll be able to explore the Rochester NY area with ease and confidence. Each of the 40 walks is rated for difficulty type of terrain and described by length and estimated time required. In addition you'll know how to easily find the trails and parking. Whether young or young at heart you can enjoy the adventures this guide brings to life." Includes maps and index. Footprint Press paperback books
2005réf. 2333666Pine Glen Court Florida: FootPrint Press 2005. First Edition. Large Softcover. Near Fine. 0x0x0. First edition - a paperback original. Spine faded otherwise an excellent copy. Binding tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 2005 Large Softcover. 207 pp. Oblong. Black-and-white photographs and maps throughout. Use it as a guide for walking tours or use the index to locate specific buildings. Also includes a bibliography of several dozen related publications. FootPrint Press paperback books
1999réf. 2333690New York: Footprint Press Inc 1999. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x0x8. Spine faded otherwise an exceptional copy. 1999 Trade Paperback. 264 pp. "The walks rambles strolls and hikes in this book are designed for people who delight in exploring unique or little-known places. The trails lead through forests fields marshes hills and bogs where you can enjoy the natural world. This book will help you learn more about local history get much-needed exercise introduce your children to the joys of nature or find new places to walk your dog. Don't stash it away in winter either. Many of the trails are good for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. With this guide you'll be able to explore the Finger Lakes and Genesee Valley Region with ease and confidence. Each of the 51 walks is rated for difficulty type of terrain and described by length and estimated time required. In addition you'll know how to easily find the trails and parking. Whether young or young at heart you can enjoy the adventures this guide brings to life. Here's your chance to: Walk the land where Seneca Indians initiated an annual ring of fire around Canandaigua Lake; Explore waterfalls in spectacular shale glens formed by centuries of water erosion; Learn what botanists see when they walk through an old growth forest; Experience a living bog. Footprint Press, Inc paperback books
2018réf. 2324367New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 5x0x7. 1st printing. An exceptional copy. 2018 Trade Paperback. Twelve-year-old Kevin Kim is shocked when a young man complete with bow and arrows crash-lands on his bedroom floor - especially when that man Skillful Archer claims to be a legendary ruler from ancient Korea. As much as Kevin enjoys teaching Archie about contemporary life and learning about Korean history from Archie's stories Kevin needs to help Archie get back home - or history will be changed forever. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt paperback books
1994réf. 2325976Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author with inscription "To John Janet and Douglas Westerberg Yankee Peddler and fellow book and print lovers with my best wishes. Sue Rainey June 1 1997." Front jacket flap creased. 1994 Hard Cover. xvii 383 pp. This study analyzes the images and messages contained in the subscription book that celebrated the variety and potential of America's landscapes and cities in the decade after the Civil War exploring how the book presented reassuring images and avoided disturbing social problems. It looks at Picturesque America 's images of women and minorities and its portrayal of reconciliation between the South and the North and the incorporation of the West. Includes black-and-white illustrations from the original books. Vanderbilt University Press hardcover books
2006réf. 2317777Englewood FL: FootPrint Press 2006. Revised Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8x5x0. Revised edition. An exceptional copy. 2006 Trade Paperback. 68 Mapped Trails to Explore Ranging from Half-mile Strolls to Full-day Hikes. Take A Hike reveals the little known places and hidden gems of the Finger Lakes Region of New York State. - Visit an old-growth forest. - Stroll along abandoned railroad beds and canal towpaths. - Hike the strenuous glacially sculpted hills. - Savor the vistas of wind and water sculpted drumlins overlooking Lake Ontario. - Gaze into a verdant lake-filled valley far below. - Ramble through a bog and a rich shrub fen. - Wander on winding boardwalks through swamps and wetlands. Walk the Finger Lakes Region with ease and confidence. FootPrint Press paperback books
1988réf. 16037New York: Henry Holt and Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. First Edition. Hardcover. very nice copy no significant wear just some very VERY light soiling to the page edges trace evidence of a single careful reading by a singularly careful reader and a couple of tiny abrasions of mysterious origin on the rear pastedown; the jacket is darn near perfect with just a teensy bit of surface wear many would call it Fine without blinking but a bit of yellowing on the jacket flaps made me blink. The fifth -- wait wait A B C D E. -- yep fifth in the author's immensely popular and long-running Kinsey Millhone series. An awfully nice copy at an awfully nice price. No marks of any kind no spine lean full number line it's the real thing; if this one doesn't make you happy you're clearly the "glass half empty" type. . c.1988. Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
1988réf. 23262New York: Henry Holt and Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. First Edition. Hardcover. nice copy a single tiny dent in the bottom edge of each cover light age-toning to edges of text block faint trace of foxing to top edge; jacket shows very light surface wear only. The fifth -- wait wait A B C D E. -- yep fifth in the author's popular and long-running Kinsey Millhone series. No marks full number line. . c.1988. Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
1969réf. 56308New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1969. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A Fine first American Edition/First Printing in a Fine dust-jacket; In this riveting novel a gifted young woman seeking to escape her past takes a job as a headshrinker at a prestigious mental hospital. The patients there reveal a shocking and unsettling truth: they are being controlled by a powerful malevolent force. With the help of a skeptical doctor the young woman sets out to find the source of the evil and restore the patients' sanity.; 8vo; 248 pages; Price . Random House hardcover books
2005réf. 56686New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0399152970 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in a Near Fine dust-jacket that bears scuffwear; In "S" is for Silence Sue Grafton tells the story of a woman who is trying to find her place in the world. She is a librarian and is trying to find a new way to be useful to her community. She is also trying to find her place in her family and her past.; 8vo; 374 pages . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
2004réf. 56681New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0399152288 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in a dust-jacket that has some wear from life on a shelf else Near Fine; Sue Grafton's latest novel is a riveting mystery and thriller. "R" is for Ricochet follows Kinsey Millhone a private eye who is a walking enigma to her clients and friends. She is currently investigating the death of a wealthy man who apparently committed suicide. The more Kinsey investigates the more she learns that the death wasn't a suicide after all.; 8vo; 352 pages . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
2001réf. 59607Sydney New York ET AL: Mynah. Fine. 2001. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. 0091838177 . A Fine Reprint Edition; This atlas is an exhaustive guide to the world covering every country territory and island in detail. With over 1000 full-color photographs and maps it is the perfect resource for anyone interested in the geography of the world.; Folio; 618 pages . Mynah hardcover books
2004réf. 53570New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0399152288 . A lovely first printing of the first edition in Fine condition housed in a like dust-jacket; When Max an autistic teenage boy is sent to a special school for kids with special needs he's not sure what to expect. But he's not prepared for the bullies or the way the other kids treat him. He's not even sure how to make friends. But then he meets R and everything changes. R is Max's faithful friend always there to help him out. And together they figure out how to make the most of their unique circumstances.R is for Ricochet is a heartwarming story about friendship and courage. It is perfect for fans of John Green and Judy Blume.; 8vo; 352 pages . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1995réf. 53952New York: Henry Holt and Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0805019375 . A Near Fine first printing of the first edition that has wear to the outer board edges in an alike dust-jacket with similar wear; L is for Lawless is the story of Kinsey Millhone a private detective who doesn't follow the rules. When a client asks her to find his missing daughter Kinsey takes on the case even though it seems impossible. She soon discovers that the girl was kidnapped by a ruthless criminal organization and is being held hostage in a remote location. Kinsey must use all her skills to find the girl and bring her home safely.; 8vo; 290 pages; MR . Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
2005réf. 53943New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0399152970 . A first printing of the first edition in Fine condition housed in an alike dust-jacket that sports mild edgewear; New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton's latest novel is a riveting and suspenseful mystery that takes place in 1960s Santa Barbara. "S" is for Silence is the story of Kinsey Millhone an independent woman who is hired to find out who killed a wealthy man in Santa Barbara. As Kinsey investigates the case she uncovers a web of lies and secrets that threatens to destroy everyone she loves.; 8vo; 374 pages; MR . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1982réf. 53980New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 0805013342 . Book Club edition in Very Good condition with a cocked spine in alike dust-jacket that has little soiling and dampstains. Signed by author Sue Grafton directly on the title page; "With "A" Is for Alibi Grafton introduces a new mystery series featuring Kinsey Millhone an ex-cop who likes her work and works alone." --from the rear flap. Followed by "B" Is for Burglar; 8vo; x 208 6 pages; MR; Signed by Author . Holt, Rinehart and Winston hardcover books
2002réf. 53942New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0399149155 . A Fine first printing of the first edition in an alike dust-jacket that has minimal wear to the upper edges; Q is for Quarry is a mystery novel by American author Sue Grafton. It is the seventh novel in the Kinsey Millhone series and was first published on November 18 1990. The novel tells the story of private eye Kinsey Millhone's investigation of the death of a quarry worker.; 8vo; 385 pages; MR . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1995réf. 54198New York: Henry Holt and Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0805019375 . A Near Fine first printing of the first edition with some soiling and bumped corners housed in a scuffed dust-jacket in otherwise Near Fine condition; The first in the Kinsey Millhone series L is for Lawless is a crime novel set in 1950s Santa Teresa. Kinsey Millhone is a small-town PI who is hired by a wealthy woman to find her missing husband. The investigation leads her to a seedy underworld of sex workers crooked cops and mafiasters.; 8vo; 290 pages . Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
1995réf. 54344New York: Henry Holt and Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0805019375 . A Fine first edition/first printing in an alike dust-jacket; In "L" is for Lawless Kinsey Millhone is back on the job and looking for a case. When she's hired to track down a missing heiress she quickly discovers that the case is more complicated than it seems. The heiress's family is full of secrets and lies and Kinsey is quickly drawn into a web of deceit and corruption. As she investigates Kinsey realizes that the heiress might not be the only one in danger. Someone is trying to kill her and Kinsey must use all her skills to figure out who it is and why.; 8vo; 290 pages . Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
