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Harlequin's 30th Anniversary 1949-1979
Paperback
1979, Harlequin, illustrated
Condition: very good
Harlequin celebrates its thirtieth anniversary by sharing with you this history of its publishing program. Besides listing Harlequin titles, our anniversary book reveals all sorts of interesting facts. For instance, did you know that Harlequin did not always publish romances? It’s true. In our early days our books covered the spectrum from mysteries to cookbooks. Revealed, too, are intriguing glimpses into the lives of many of our authors, as they tell in their own words their personal stories. And much, much more.
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Soviet Army Uniforms 1961
Hardcover
1961, United Kingdom War Office, illustrated
Condition: no dust jacket, sticker residue at bottom of spine, otherwise good
"The purpose of this pamphlet is to provide all units and intelligence staffs with the means for quick and accurate identification of Soviet Army troops. Restricted. The information given in this document is not to be communicated, either directly or indirectly, to the Press or to any person not authorized to receive it."
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London Mystery Selection, No. 53, The
Magazine-size paperback
No date, Norman Kark Publications, illustrated
Condition: very good
Writers include Morgan Evans, John Wright, Harold Adshead, Anthony A. Randall, L. P. Davies, Cecil F. S. Hill, Austin Lee, Wallace Nichols, Thomas Philips, Arthur Howes, Peter Lonergan, Vic Neal, Max F. Harris, Joan Forman, Elizabeth Martin, H. O. Mansfield, Steve Austen.
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Abella, Irving
The Canadian Labour Movement, 1902-1960
Trade-size paperback
1975, The Canadian Historical Association
Condition: very good
Historical Booklet No. 28. The Canadian Historical Association has planned this series of booklets to provide the general reader, the teacher and the historical specialist with concise accounts of special historical problems. They are written by experts in their fields and include the results of the latest research.
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Abels, Cyrilly and Smith, Margarita
Best Stories From Mademoiselle
Paperback
1961, Popular Library
Condition: good
With stories by Dan Jacobson, Shirley Jackson, Shirley Ann Grau, Ray Bradbury, James Baldwin, Norma Stahl, Hortense Calisher, Marcel Ayme, Mary Walker, P. H. Newby, Madelon Shapiro, Elizabeth Bowen, Alberto Moravia, Nadine Gordimer, C. B. Wood, William Faulkner, Sondra Spatt, Joyce Cary, Jean Stafford, Kaatje Hurlbut, James Purdy, Truman Capote, Ilona Karmel, Caroline Gordon, Gina Berriault, Eugene Ionesco, Flannery O'Connor, Sallie Bingham, Wallace Stegner.
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Abraham, James Johnston
The Surgeon's Log: Impressions of the Far East
Paperback
1938, Penguin
Condition: fair/good
Chapters include Finding a Ship: Liverpool to Port Said; The Indian Ocean; Pinang; On the Way to Japan; From Nagasaki to Moji, and Through the Inland Sea to Kobe; Kobe, Yokohama, Tokyo, Goodbye to Japan; On the Way to Java; Java: At Soerabaya; Macassar in Celebes; The Return to Java, Samarang, Batavia.
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Ackerman, Forrest J.
The Frankenscience Monster
Paperback
1969, Ace, illustrated
Condition: very good
Everything you could possibly wish to know about the late, great Boris Karloff. With observations by Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Lon Chaney, Christopher Lee, Vincent Price and many, many more.
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Akins, William
The Loch Ness Monster
Paperback
1977, Signet, illustrated
Condition: very good
Sea serpent, giant eel, prehistoric beast, or something else? The latest word on what really dwells in the depths of Loch Ness. In A.D. 565 St. Columba reported sighting a beastie in the River Ness. In 1976 The New York Times sponsored a scientific expedition to Loch Ness. The goal - to discover the truth about the Loch Ness Monster. Thousands of people have seen the creature, yet in 1,400 years no one has been able to prove that it really exists. Now, psychic researcher William Akins offers the most comprehensive investigation ever undertaken on this fascinating subject. Analyzing the hundreds of verified land and water sightings, examining all the photographic evidence, explaining the modern scientific techniques used by the 1976 expedition and the results that have so far been obtained, Mr. Akins paints a brilliant composite picture of this most mysterious and sought-after creature.
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Aldiss, Brian W. and Harrison, Harry (editors)
Farewell Fantastic Venus!
Paperback
1971, Panther
Condition: very good
A history of the planet Venus in fact and fiction. Writers include John Munro, Sir Robert Ball, George Griffith, Svante Arrhenius, Olaf Stapledon, Edgar Rice Burroughs, C. S. Lewis, John and Dorothy de Courcy, Frank R. Paul, Henry Gade, Willy Ley, V. A. Firsoff, Poul Anderson, Carl Sagan, S. Makepeace Lott, Arthur C. Clarke, Sir Bernard Lovell, John Davy, Evert Clark.
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Allen, Bryan (editor)
The World of Phyllis Haylor and Ballroom Dancing
9.5" x 6.5" paperback
1984, Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, illustrated
Condition: very good
From the book: We believe this to be a technical book of enduring interest to the true lover of ballroom dancing. Phyllis Haylor's name is well known. As a dancer and teacher of dancing, she dedicated her life to the ballroom profession, lecturing, adjudicating, examining, travelling in Australia, South Africa, and America, managing her London school, actively working for countless committees, helping in this way to develop a world-wide love for the English Style, publishing in the Dancing Times a series of illustrated technical articles which were eagerly read by teachers and dancers over a period of 30 years. For the first time we have now collected and edited her best and most valuable writings, offering the reader her favourite steps and figures, together with numerous pictures of famous dancers to illustrate the English Style.
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Allen, Nick
Dynasty of Decadence: Hollywood's Lavender Casting Couch
Paperback
1966, Brandon House
Condition: very good
"It was a wild and wicked era - between 1915 and, roughly, 1950 - for women. At the hands of gods created by the movie-goers of the world, women of all ages and conditions of chastity endured bacchanalian orgies that left no facet of man's omniverous lust to their imagination. And all for that nebulous dream - stardom. Then a swarm of lavender locusts descended on Sin City in the guise of television producers, directors, writers, actors - to set up shop in an industry that has all but decimated what used to be known as the "movies." Outside of major productions, costing millions, television today rules the creative roost in Hollywood. The post-TV hierarchy is composed of a homosexual clique that has slammed the door in the faces of artists and craftsmen, except for such few top names as they cannot ignore. As a direct result of the homosexual inundation of Hollywood, the old-line actors have literally been trampled into poverty by the uneven job distribution. The author, under a stage name, starred in twelve motion pictures in the pre-pervert days and was featured in more than forty others. The shocking rape of Hollywood happened before his very eyes and he was one of those who saw his career shattered. His sole recourse was to collect a dossier of case histories of some of the stars who were created by the gay giants of Hollywood, awaiting the day when he could publicly expose the true facts."
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Ambler, Eric
Ability to Kill, The
Paperback
1964, Four Square
Condition: very good
The desire to murder is common. But killing needs more than the will. Careful organization and intricate planning are rare to find. In this book, Eric Ambler takes a number of notorious murder cases and conducts a penetrating and fascinating study of trials from the 19th century to the present day. Burke, Hare, Madeleine Smith, Seddon, Crippen, Landru, Haigh, Christie, Hanratty.
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Anahareo
Devil in Deerskins: My Life With Grey Owl
Paperback
1975, PaperJacks
Condition: very good
Anahareo was nineteen when she fell in love with Archie Belaney, the Englishman who came to be known as Grey Owl. She was not the first woman in his life - far from it - but "his attitude seemed to express such yearning and loneliness that my heart quite went out to him." Herself a Mohawk, Anahareo threw herself enthusiastically into Grey Owl's life, living in the wilderness, trapping and hunting, and when he became a convert to conservation, she helped the cause. This book is the story of their life together, the birth of a daughter, their conservationist crusade, Grey Owl's growing fame, and their eventual parting. In her own words, Anahareo reveals the life of one of the wilderness's most remarkable men.
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Anderson, Col. Clarence E. "Bud"
To Fly and Fight: Memoirs of a Triple Ace
Paperback
1991, Bantam Air and Space Series 16, illustrated
Condition: very good
A book which gallops boldly through hostile skies and still takes moments to bring us incomparable beauties aloft. The author's post-war experiences as a test pilot at Wright-Patterson and Edwards Air Force Bases are almost as hair-raising and certainly as interesting as his war adventures.
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Anderson, Frank W.
The Death of Albert Johnson: Mad Trapper of Rat River
Trade-size paperback
1980, Heritage House, illustrated
Condition: good
Frontier Series No. 16. Some men are famous from the instant of their birth by their very method of entering life; some grow famous for the manner in which they progress through life; while still others achieve fame by the circumstances surrounding their departure from life. Albert Johnson was one of the latter.
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Armstrong, H. C.
Gray Wolf: The Life of Kemal Ataturk
Paperback
no date, Capricorn, illustrated
Condition: very good
Mustapha Kemal Ataturk, the great Turkish dictator, is a figure of great significance to the modern world. He did in Turkey what, in effect, Nasser and the other present-day "strong men" are trying to do in their countries, and he is their model and ideal.
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Arthur, Anthony
Deliverance at Los Banos
Paperback
1988, St. Martin's Press, illustrated
Condition: very good
February 23, 1945. It was a massive, pre-dawn strike into the very heart of the Japanese-held Philippines. Target: the infamous and heavily-defended Los Banos prison camp. Surprise was total. The defenders were caught as off guard as the U.S. had been four years earlier at Pearl Harbor - a master stroke of revenge. An extraordinary rescue mission: total elapsed time - four hours; freed and evacuated by sea - 2147 prisoners of war; civilian fatalities - none; dead, combined American forces - none; dead, Filipino irregular forces - none. How did they do it? This dramatic account takes you inside one of the most remarkable operations in military history.
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Arthur, Robert (editor)
Monster Mix: Thirteen Chilling Tales
Paperback
1968, Dell
Condition: good
Writers include Guy Endore, E. F. Benson, Stephen Vincent Benet, William Sambrot, H. G. Wells, William Outerson, Robert Bloch, Algernon Blackwood, William Hope Hodgson, Manly Wade Wellman, Donald A. Wollheim, Lord Dunsany, Robert Arthur.
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Ashe, Geoffrey
Ancient Wisdom, The
Paperback
1979, Abacus, illustrated
Condition: very good
The author's widely-acclaimed researches into Celtic and Arthurian history brought him face to face with universal conundrums and mysteries that go to the heart of human civilization. This brilliant book is an investigation into the original and ages-old knowledge - the Ancient Wisdom - nurtured by priests, shamans and occultists from the earliest times. Dissatisfied with theories of "Gods from Outer Space" and "lost Atlantis," Geoffrey Ashe was still convinced that the Ancient Wisdom must be more than legend. But what is it? Where does it come from? Is it still at work? His investigations took him from the magical lore of numbers to the Middle East and the Mediterranean, to the mountain fastnesses of Siberia - and shattering confirmation of the Ancient Wisdom's continued existence.
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Asimov, Isaac
How Did We Find Out About Atoms?
Trade-size paperback
1982, Avon Camelot, illustrated
Condition: very good
The ancient Greeks were the first to develop the notion of the atom - the smallest particle in the world and the building block of the universe. But their theory stayed unproven until the 1950's when a new kind of microscope made it possible to see the atom, which showed it actually existed. And modern scientists haven't stopped there. They broke the atom open, and what they found inside is part of its continuing story.
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Asimov, Isaac
How Did We Find Out About Energy?
Trade-size paperback
1981, Avon Camelot, illustrated
Condition: very good
Energy is always with us. Its form may change but never its supply. The first scientists to realize this fact were ignored and later laughed at by critics who were convinced that the use of energy diminished its supply. But today we know that the scientists were right. Here's the fascinating story of the discovery of energy's secrets in all its forms.
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Asimov, Isaac
How Did We Find Out About Germs?
Trade-size paperback
1981, Avon Camelot, illustrated
Condition: very good
As long as there has been life on earth, there have been germs. But because germs are invisible to the eye, it took the invention of the microscope to see that germs are all around us. And it took the genius of Louis Pasteur to recognize the disease-causing and curing effects of bacteria and viruses - a discovery that has paved the way for modern medicine.
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Asimov, Isaac
Building Blocks of the Universe
Paperback
1966, Lancer, illustrated
Condition: very good
Once there were 96. Now there are 102. The number of basic elements expands with man's knowledge of the universe. But it is still a limited number, and in this book, Dr. Asimov tells exactly why. He discusses some of the chemical elements separately, some of them in groups - according to their importance to man and their importance in the overall scheme of things ... as well as countless fascinating sidelights.
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Asimov, Isaac
Clock We Live On, The
Paperback
1963, Collier, illustrated
Condition: very good
When did man first become conscious of time? What is the origin of the calendar? How did timepieces evolve? Who developed the 24-hour day, the 60-minute hour? Why meridians and longitudes? These and many other questions about the complicated subject of time and its measurement are raised and answered by author-scientist Isaac Asimov. He tells how man established Day 1 as January 1, 4713 B.C., why the week has 7 days, why there is Leap Year. He discusses the Gregorian calendar and the Julian calendar; why the lunar year does not the match the seasons; and mankind's troubles in coordinating the phases of the moon with planting time and harvest time.
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Asimov, Isaac
World of Carbon, The
Paperback
1962, Collier, illustrated
Condition: very good
The extraordinary and exciting world of organic chemistry opens up to the reader in this charming presentation by the nation's most accomplished science writer. With characteristic imagination and vivacity, Dr. Asimov covers the field of organics excluding nitrogen, which is discussed in a companion volume, The World of Nitrogen. Deftly balancing technical material with homey, informal allusions, he makes the sometimes alien subject understandable and interesting, showing its practical application in a host of everyday products from anesthetics and anti-freeze to paint and petroleum.
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Asimov, Isaac
World of Nitrogen, The
Paperback
1962, Collier, illustrated
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Many of the substances that have changed our way of life do not exist in nature but were created in the laboratory by the organic chemist; other substances have been carefully isolated from nature. Isaac Asimov covers the entire range of nitrogen-containing organics, from explosives to vitamins and from dyes to antibiotics. As with The World of Carbon, in which he discusses organics that do not contain nitrogen, Dr. Asimov builds a sold appreciation of the achievements of organic chemistry in the world around us.
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Asimov, Isaac
About Black Holes
Paperback
1980, Piccolo, illustrated
Condition: very good
Dr. Isaac Asimov gives us the facts on this phenomenon in our universe, this swirling mass of matter - or is it anti-matter? We now know that a black hole is a star that has totally collapsed, resulting in a gravitational pull so enormous that nothing can escape it - not even light waves. Black holes grow and grow as they suck in more and more matter.
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Asimov, Isaac and Greenberg, Martin H. (editors)
Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 13 (1951)
Paperback
1985, Daw
Condition: very good
Writers include William Tenn, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, C. M. Kornbluth, Fredric Brown, Edgar Pangborn, Isaac Asimov, Katherine MacLean, Jack Finney, Anthony Boucher, Alan E. Nourse, Fritz Leiber, Julian May.
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Aspin, Leslie
The Kovaks Contract
Paperback
1976, Everest Books, illustrated
Condition: very good
Leslie Aspin hit the headlines this year as the organizer of British mercenaries to fight in Angola. It was the least of this incredible man's exploits. In his sensational autobiography, he tells how he: smuggled arms to Libya; survived a shootout in a Malta back alley; doublecrossed the Mafia in a heroin deal; conned South African sanctions-busters out of £14,000 in twenty minutes; shot two hit men sent to kill him; spied on the IRA for British Intelligence. Packed with fascinating detail about the operation of international villainy, this is the autobiography of the man the British Press called "the spy marked down for death."
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Asquith, Lady Cynthia (editor)
Third Ghost Book, The
Paperback
1961, Pan
Condition: very good
Writers include Mary Treadgold, Elizabeth Bowen, Evelyn Fabyan, Rachel Hartfield, L. A. G. Strong, Mary Fitt, Elizabeth Jenkins, Lord Dunsany, Margaret Lane, Ronald Blythe, L. P. Hartley, Robert Aickman, Marghanita Laski, Jonathan Curling, Collin Brooks, James Laver, Rosemary Timperley, Ursula Codrington, Daniel George, Shane Leslie, Elizabeth Taylor, John Connell, Nancy Spain, Michael Asquith, Angus Wilson, Eileen Bigland, Cynthia Asquith.
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