Fireside press new york (14 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Reprint. making choices in a secular age.

Very good condition paperback signed by Earl on first blank page.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. sticker residue on front wrapper.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Reprint. 8vo. Light shelfwear. Slight curl to front cover. Small sticker to lower rear cover. Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A nice clean unmarked 384 page first edition softcover with 1 low in printing number line. In fascinating detail, Stableford illuminates the history, geography, and inhabitants of the strange worlds created by more than 250 writers ranging from Cyrano de Bergerac and H. G. Wells to Arthur C. Clarke and Ray Bradbury. Meticulously cross-referenced, with brilliant illustrations by the well-known fantasy and science fiction artist Jeff White. See my scans for nice condition and more information from book cover. Size: 11h x 8 1/2w. Book.…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, service, and human dignity -- principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Revised edition, 8th printing ; xix, 230 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm ISBN 9780130801449, 9780671761899, 0130801445, 0671761897 OCLC 18136308 stiff paper wrappers ; "A Sun Bear book" ; Contents: The passage -- The People -- The myth -- The vision -- The mountain of th e heart -- Contributors in order of appearance ; Blending numerous heritages, wisdoms, and teachings, this powerfully wrought book encourages people to take charge of their lives, heal themselves, and grow. ; Movingly rendered, The Book of the Vision Quest is for all who long for renewal and personal transformation. In this revised edition-with two new chapters and added tales from vision questers-Steven Foster recounts his experiences guiding contemporary seekers. He recreates an ancient rite of passage-that of "dying," "passing through," and "being reborn"-known as a vision quest. A sacred ceremony that culminates in a three-day, three-night fast, alone, in a place of natural power, the vision quest is a mystical, practical, and intensely personal journey of self-knowledge. ; Steven Foster is the author of The Book of the Vision Quest and The Roaring of the Sacred River.; Movingly rendered and powerfully wrought, The Book of the Vision Quest is for all who long for renewal and personal transformation. It is a celebration of life and a marvelous testament to the ability of all people to take charge of their lives, heal themselves, and grow. In this revised edition--with two new chapters and added tales from vision questers--Steven Foster recounts his experiences guiding contemporary seekers. He recreates an ancient rite of passage--that of "dying," "passing through," and "being reborn"--known as a vision quest. It is a sacred ceremony that culminates in a three-day, three-night fast, alone, in a place of natural power. Blending numerous heritages, wisdoms, and teachings, the vision quest is a mystical, practical, and intensely personal journey of self-knowledge - publisher's description ; FINE. Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1962 first edition hardback with unclipped dustjacket. The lesser known life of Bram Stoker, creator of Dracula , Bram Stoker recoiled from publicity as his vampire shrank from the sun. For some 25 years he worked as deputy to Henry Irving at the Lyceum theatre. Interior has ex pencil price mark otherwise clean interior with all pages tight in binding, navy cloth covers with gilt titles to spine clean and unscuffed. Dustjacket unclipped, clean and unscuffed, worn to top edge with some nicks at spine top.…

Soft Cover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. A Fine unmarked copy. xvii + 283 pages. Here is the official companion to Francis Ford Coppola's masterful trilogy, packed with more than 100 photographs, many never before published. The Godfather Legacy explores the fascinating behind-the-scenes intrigue and uproar during the making of all three films: The clashes between Coppola and the studio chiefs, the pressurized production schedule and the project's near cancellation; The real story behind the cooperation of the Mafia in the creation of The Godfather; The worldwide acclaim and stunning financial success following the release of The Godfather - a triumph that set the stage for the film industry's renaissance; The production of The Godfather, Part II and the rise of of Coppola, Al Pacino and others to the loftiest heights of power in Hollywood; The creation of The Godfather, Part III two decades after the original film and the completion of video projects that unified the three films for the first time. Featuring production records, reviews, and interviews with many of the principals involved. 11 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. During their inexorable advance from East to West the white man encountered the Indians of the Desert, lean, sun baked warriors, imbued with shocking cruelty and vitality and endowed with deadliness and malice beyond all other tribes of American Indians. 237pp with black and white plates.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. Undated 1957. Hardback copy in dark green cloth boards with gold gilt lettering and illustration. Unclipped dustjacket (18s net) in new removable protective clear sleeve. 227pp. B/w portrait frontispiece, b/w photographic plates throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions, some wear and marks to dustjacket. (51/6).…

Hardcover. Sixteenmo. Hardcover. Pebbled blue cloth in light blue jacket with black titles. xv, 525 pages frontispiece, illustrations, plates, maps (some folded), plans (part double) 18 cm. This is a pocket guide for people with really big pockets. VG. Jacket in mylar. Text block clean and unmarked. Fold out map is really nice shape. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st ed. xi, [3], 288p. Original red cloth. dj. 22cm. Jacket has a fair amount of edge-wear. It also has quite a bit of foxing which is mostly hidden away on the blank back side. Introduction by John P. Marquand. Neatly INSCRIBED by Utley to Marquand on the front free endpaper ("To John P. Marquand on of the few writers of our time whose books will be both studied and enjoyed in future ges as a vision of our time and a source of human wisdom. With my sincerest thanks for his kindness in writing the introduction to this book Freda Utley New York February 1948"). Utley who graduated with honors from London University and become a university radical, was invited to Russia and became a Communist and married a Russian Government employee. She lived in the USSR for several years despite the harsh reality of life under Soviet Communism. She managed to get out of Russia with her son after the Russian Secret Police essentially disappeared her husband. Utley had written an earlier account of her experiences and disillusionment with Communism and the USSR in "The Dream We Lost:")which was published in New York by John Day in 1940. Marquand and others urged Utley to condense and revise that book and seek to find a publisher for the revised version in the post-WWII world. This is that revised book.…

Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED BY CROSBY GAIGE on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1946 stated 6th printing. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the spine crown and very light creasing at the top-edges. Wonderfully illustrated by Rea Irvin, Foreword by the formidable Lucius Beebe. Rea Irvin (illustratore). Signed.…