Invincible Louisa - Louisa Alcott

Invincible Louisa, the story of the author of Little Women

Meigs, Cornelia

In this book Cornelia Meigs tells the real story behind the famous characters of the Little Women and Little Men series - poor-as-church mice Alcotts and the real Louisa who vowed to give the members of her family what each needed. A truer-than-fiction account of a remarkable family and a courageous girl. Contains a chronology in the back. Grades 7 - 9.

Scholastic Book Services, 1965. Soft cover, 16mo -...
Circa: 1965
Condition: Used
Size: 16mo - over 5¾ inches; - 6¾ inches Tall
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Scholastic Book Services,
Author: Cornelia Meigs
Pages: 183  

The Generous Years - Chet Huntley

The Generous Years

Chet Huntley

Remembrances of a Frontier Boyhood

About his boyhood on a Montana ranch.

Fawcett Crest Book, 1970. Paperback, 160 pages.

Some wear and creasing to cover. Name inside front fly. Otherwise very good.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1970
Condition: Used
Size: Paperback
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Fawcett Crest Book
Author: Chet Huntley
Pages: 160
ISBN: 4449013670  

Be My Guest - Conrad Hilton

Be My Guest

Conrad Hilton

The inspiring saga of the man behind one of America's great success stories.

Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1987. ISBN 0-13-071598-0. Paperback, 288 pages.

Very good. Small dimple in front cover.

Under 1 lb. Media or First Class.
Circa: 1987
Condition: Used
Size: Paperback
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Prentice-Hall Inc.
Author: Conrad Hilton
Pages: 288
ISBN: 0130715980  

Thomas Wolfe - A Biography

Thomas Wolfe - A Biography

Elizabeth Nowell

Doubleday & Co., 1960. Book Club Edition. Hard cover with dust jacket, 6-1/4 x 9-1/2 inches, 456 pages.

Numerous small tears to edges of dust jacket. Book is clean and firmly bound.

Under 3 lbs.
Circa: 1960
Condition: used
Size: 6-1/4 x 9-1/2 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Doubleday & Co.,
Author: Elizabeth Nowell
Pages: 456  

The Conscience of a Conservative - Goldwater

The Conscience of a Conservative

Barry M. Goldwater, United States Senator from Arizona

The leading conservative thinker in politics today calls for a new approach to domestic problems and cold war strategy.

Macfadden Capital Hill Books, 1960. Paperback, 127 pages.

Slight creases to cover corners. Otherwise very good, clean and firmly bound.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1960
Condition: used
Size: Paperback
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Macfadden Capital Hill Books
Author: Barry M. Goldwater
Pages: 127  

Journey Home

Journey Home

Yoshiko Uchida, ill. by Charles Robinson

An extraordinary story of one family's struggle to survive one of the most tragic episodes in U. S. history.

Aladdin Books, 1992. ISBN 0-689-71641-9. Soft cover, 5-1/8 x 7-5/8 inches, 131 pages.

Ex-school library, with pocket inside back, and stamped school name. Upper corner of book has curled corners and slight moisture stain. Still a good reading book.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1992
Condition: used
Size: 5-1/8 x 7-5/8 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Aladdin Books
Author: Yoshiko Uchida, ill. by Charles Robinson
Pages: 131
ISBN: 0-689-71641-9  

Journey Home - Japanese Relocation

Journey Home

Yoshiko Uchida, ill. by Charles Robinson

An extraordinary story of one family's struggle to survive one of the most tragic episodes in U. S. history.

Aladdin Books, 1978. ISBN 0-689-70755-X. Soft cover, 5-3/8 x 8-1/4 inches, 131 pages.

Ex-school library, with pocket inside back, and stamped school name. Sight curl to corners of cover. Very good, clean and firmly bound.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1978
Condition: used
Size: 5-3/8 x 8-1/4 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Aladdin Books
Author: Yoshiko Uchida, ill. by Charles Robinson
Pages: 131
ISBN: 068970755X  

Kissinger the Uses of Power

Kissinger the Uses of Power

David Landau

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972. Hard cover with dust jacket, 5-3/4 x 8-5/8 inches, 267 pages.

Dust jacket has slight wear. Book is clean and firmly bound.

Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1972
Condition: used
Size: 5-3/4 x 8-5/8 inches
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Author: David Landau
Pages: 267
ISBN: 0395143667  

The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson

The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson

Eric F. Goldman

''Lyndon Johnson could win votes, enact laws, maneuver mountains. He could not acquire that something beyond, which cannot be won, enacted or maneuvered but must be freely given . . . that respect, affection and rapport which alone permit an American President genuinely to lead. In his periods of triumph and of downsweep, in peace as in war, he stood the tragic figure of an extraordinarily gifted President who was the wrong man from the...
Circa: 1969
Condition: used
Size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Author: Eric F. Goldman
Pages: 531  

Dr. Burns' Prescription for Happiness

Dr. Burns' Prescription for Happiness

George Burns

"Buy two books and call me in the morning." Laughter is the best medicine.

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1984. ISBN 0-399-12964-2. Hard cover with dust jacket, 5-1/4 by 8-1/4 inches, 189 pages. Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1984
Condition: used
Size: 5-1/4 by 8-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Author: George Burns
Pages: 189
ISBN: 0399129642  

Out of My Life and Thought

Out of My Life and Thought

Albert Schweitzer, with Postscript 1932 - 1949 by Everett Skillings

The worldly and spiritual odyssey of one of the twentieth century's greatest men.

New American Library, 1960. Paperback, 213 pages.

Under 1 lb. Shipping information will be found at the bottom of the home page. May be shipped Media (10 – 16 days) or Priority (3 – 4 days). For International shipping, please ask for cost quote.
Circa: 1960
Condition: Used
Size: Paperback
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: New American Library
Author: Albert Schweitzer
Pages: 213  

Nickels & Dimes, the Story of F. W. Woolworth

Nickels & Dimes, the Story of F. W. Woolworth

Nina Brown Baker, ill. by Ethel Gold

When Frank Woolworth, a poor farm boy, opened his first store, everything in it cost only a nickel or a dime!

Scholastic Book Services, 1975. Soft cover, 4-1/4 x 7 inches, 123 pages.

Near new, with slight corner rubbing.

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Circa: 1975
Condition: Used
Size: 4-1/4 x 7 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Scholastic Book Services
Author: Nina Brown Baker, ill. by Ethel Gold
Pages: 123
ISBN: 015665590X  

Selections from Books Are By People

Selections from Books Are By People

Lee Bennett Hopkins

Interviews with authors and illustrators of books for young children. Included are: Marie Hall Ets; Louise Fatio and Roger Duvoisin; Paul Galdone; Ezra Jack Keats; Ruth Krauss and Crockett Johnson; Monroe Leaf; Joan M. Lexau; Robert McCloskey; Ann McGovern; Margaret and H. A. Rey; Millicent Selsam; Maurice Sendak; Brinton Turkle; Tomi Ungerer; Lynd Ward / May McNeer; Rose Wyler and Gerald Ames.

Scholastic Book Services,...
Circa: 1970
Condition: Used
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ inches - 7¾ inches tall
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Scholastic Book Services
Author: Lee Bennett Hopkins
Pages: 63
ISBN: 0590089269  

Life Was Simpler Then

Loula Grace Erdman

Personal recollections of a childhood in western Missouri.

Dodd, Mead & Co., 1963. Hard cover, with dust jacket, 5-3/4 inches wide by 8-5/8 inches tall, 186 pages.

Near new. Slight discoloration along back of jacket.

Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1963
Condition: Used
Size: 5-3/4 inches wide by 8-5/8 inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Co.
Author: Loula Grace Erdman
Pages: 186  

Closing - The Life and Death of an American Factory

Closing - The Life and Death of an American Factory

Bill Bamberger, and Cathy N. Davidson

When the last worker passed through the doors of White Furniture Company in May of 1993, hardly anyone beyond the city of Mabane, North Carolina, noticed. This book documents the closing with many pictures, both black and white and colored of the workers of this closing factory. Names mentioned in this book include:

Austin, Randolph J.
Bradshaw, Wallace H.
Burnett, Tracy
...
Circa: 1998
Condition: used
Size: 8 inches wide by 9-3/4 inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Center for Documentary Studies, W. W. Norton & Co.
Author: Bill Bamberger, Cathy N. Davidson
Edition: 1
Pages: 223
ISBN: 0393045684