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Reader's Digest Condensed Books Volume 1 Winter 1957 in ORIGINAL UNOPENED METAL SHIPPING CONTAINER

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RARE to find in this original metal shipping container, unopened and unmailed! 

How To: The Art of Deborah Oropallo by Merril Falkenberg and Jeff Kelley first edition paperback San Jose Museum of Art. (2002)

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"The longer you look at one object,   the more of the world you see in it."

Proceedings of the Conference on Decomposed Granitic Soils: Problems and Solutions October 21-23 1992, Redding California edited by Sari Sommarstrom Conference Coordinator & Proceedings Editor first edition spiral-bound University Extension, UC Davis, CA (1992)

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  "This conference is the first time that experts and practitioners on the subject of decomposed granitic soils have assembled together to pool their knowledge."

Miscellaneous Poems by Edward R Huxley first edition hardcover SELF PUBLISHED (1907)

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"In this book of poems I have endeavored to express in a candid, instructive and agreeable manner what I believe to be true, regardless of public opinion or former teachings. Truth needs no apology."

Buddha by Nikos Kazantzakis Translated from the Greek by Athena Dallas-Damis and Kimon Friar, First English Edition. Marked "First Printing" Trade paperback Avant Books, San Diego, CA (1982)

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Of this 3 Act Play, the author declared shortly before his death, "Buddha is my swan song. It says everything." The author also wrote of "Zorba the Greek."

The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa by Chang, Garma C.C. (Trans) first edition 2 Vol set trade paperbacks Shambhala (1977)

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"The songs of Milarepa, the famous eleventh-century Tibetan Buddhist poet and saint, are a synthesis of lyric beauty and profound spiritual understanding. This complete set "has been read as the biography of a saint, a guide book for devotions, a manual of Buddhist yoga, a volume of songs and poems, and even a collection of Tibetan folklore and fairy tales."

Understanding Fear in Ourselves and Others by Bonaro W Overstreet hardcover Harper & Row (1951)

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This book is NOT a scholarly tome; it "...is written for the direct benefit of the reader.  It is intended to help him understand his own emotional nature and also to understand why other people behave as they do."

Thermophysical Properties of Sodium ANL-7323 by G.H. Golden and J.V. Tokar August 1967 Hardcover. Argonne National Laboratory (1967)

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  Photo from Title Page and Front Cover 8 1/2 x 11 1/4", 8 Chapters, A-F Appendixes, 35 Figures, one large foldout chart. RARE.

Education in War & Peace by Stewart Paton, M.D. first edition hardcover. Paul B. Hoeber, Printer. (1920)

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RARE. Original, authentic printing. This is NOT an on-demand, electronic reprint. Important source material. This is an early discussion of shell shock.

The Life of a Common Soldier 1862-1865: Special 125th Anniversary Edition by Nicholas B Grant Staple-Bound Softcover Self-published, Tennessee (1989)

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Diary of a Soldier of Company "F", Sixth Tennessee Infantry. RARE. Important original, first-hand material on the life of a Regular in the Civil War.

Casa Malaparte by Marida Talamona English translation by Vittoria Di Palma first edition trade paperback Princeton Architectural Press (1992)

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This book shows through original documents and photographs that the client, Curzo Malaparte, a writer, was the driving force in the design of the house, instead of the architect, Adalberto Libera.

For NATIONAL POETRY MONTH You are Invited to JOIN our FREE POETIC Catalog to stay-in-the-know as we add to our Inventory.

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The Wild Horse Conspiracy by Craig C Downer signed trade paperback Self-published (2014)

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The author has defended wild horses and burros against attacks for over 40 years.

Luftwaffe Colors Vol 2 1940-43 by J Richard Smith and J D Gallaspy first edition hardcover. Monogram Aviation Publications (1976)

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5 Chapters, 4 reference sections. Complete list of Luftwaffe codes, 6 b/w camouflage diagrams, 33 color photos, over 300 b/w photos.

Spanish Hill Placerville's Mountain of Gold by Norman Wilson, Charles Blanchard, and Susan Lundstrom signed first edition. Spiralbound. Self-published (1998)

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  "These gold mines were among the richest placers in the gold fields."

Stories Of The Forgotten Infamous, Famous & Unremembered by J'aime Rubio Revised Edition Trade paperback. Self-published Dreaming Casually Publications. (2016)

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19 separate stories. "Let me show you the facts surrounding each and every story. This allows you to draw your own conclusions, and also find out where many of their graves can be found..."

Cooking with Diversity by DWP Employees Sub-titled: A DWP Employees' Cookbook, Cultural Diversity Task Force, October 1992. spiralbound.

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  Filled with recipes from the employees of this culturally diverse company. An exciting collection of recipes from all over the world.

Karl Polanyi A Life on the Left by Gareth Dale first edition hardcover. Columbia University Press (2016)

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"Karl Polanyi (1886-1964) was one of the twentieth century's most original interpreters of the market economy." 

The Andy Warhol Diaries by Andy Warhol edited by Pat Hackett Marked "First Printing: May 1989" Hard cover. Warner Books, Copyright @1989 buy Estate of Andy Warhol (1989)

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RARE. This diary compilation paints an intimate portrait and is a distillation of 20,000 diary pages .

Mine in the Sky The History of California's Pine Creek Tungsten Mine and the People Who Were Part of It by Joseph M Kurtak Marked Third Edition Paperback. Publication Consultants, Anchorage, Alaska. (1999)

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"This account is invaluable for mining historians as well as those interested in the history of the Eastern Sierra and the Owens Valley of California."