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Campbell, Marjorie
North West Company Downsview, Ontario, Canada Univ of Toronto Pr 1983 0888943768 Soft cover Very Good Ex-Library 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall
Ex-Library.There are historical references to a North West Company as early as 1770, involving the Montreal-based traders Benjamin Frobisher, Isaac Todd, and others, but the standard histories trace the Company to a 16-share organization formed in 1779. For the next four years, it was little more than a loose association of a few Montreal merchants who discussed how they might break the stranglehold the Hudson's Bay Company held on the North American fur trade. In the winter of 1783-84, the North West Company was officially created on a long-term basis, with its corporate offices on Vaudreuil Street in Montreal. It was led by businessmen Benjamin Frobisher, his brother Joseph, and Simon McTavish, along with investor-partners who included Robert Grant, Nicholas Montour, Patrick Small, William Holmes and George McBeath. 080563
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Campbell, Susan
Called to Heal Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Lotus Pr 2000 0914955918 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall
This book tells the story of some remarkable people from the African Healing tradition. It exposes many of us, for the first time, to ways of relating to our world that are holistic and shamanistic in nature, adding real quality and value to our lives. It challenges us to integrate the contribution of African healing methods, and these extraordinary healers, into a new healthier vision of our future. 080125
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Camps, Gabriel
L'Afrique Du Nord Au Feminin: Heroines Du Maghreb Et Du Sahara Paris France Perrin 1992 2262007403 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall
Couverture Broché Grand Format., Texte francais, french text. 333 pages. Gabriel Camps brosse en vingt tableaux l'histoire complexe des peuples de l'Afrique du Nord, particulièrement de ces Berbères à l'étude desquels il a consacré l'essentiel de ses recherches. Mais, des derniers millénaires de la préhistoire aux lendemains, pas toujours joyeux, des Indépendances, il ne s'est pas contenté de choisir les moments forts : paradoxalement, de ce Maghreb où la femme semble confinée au seul espace domestique, c'est une histoire au féminin qu'il présente en sélectionnant pour chaque époque ou chaque étape de l'évolution culturelle une figure emblématique. Ces personnages féminins ont souvent une destinée tragique : ce sont des héroïnes destinées de tout temps au sacrifice, telles Didon, la fondatrice de Carthage, ou Sophonisbe, l'épouse samfzée de l'ambitieux Massinissa; c'est aussi le triomphe dans le martyre de la grande Perpétue, ou encore les larmes de Monique, la mère d'Augustin. Tragique aussi le sort de cette héroïne guerrière connue sous le sobriquet de Kahina que lui donnèrent ses adversaires arabes. Le lecteur rencontrera, au fil des pages, d'autres femmes d'exception qui furent des politiques habiles : Zeineb, autour de qui se bâtit l'Empire almora vide au XIe siècle, ou notre quasi - contemporaine Aurèlie, cette fille de Lorraine devenue patronne de la puissante confrérie tidjaniya et contrôlant, de ce fait, une bonne partie du Sahara. Plus humble et plus touchante est la vie de Fadhma Ayt Mamour, la Kabyle, mère de Jean Amrouche, image poignante du choc des cultures dans une âme d'élite. Gabriel Camps s'est fait conteur sans aucunement sacrifier son érudition pour tracer cette histoire inattendue de l'Afrique du Nord, qui est son pays natal et auquel il reste profondément attaché. 080910
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Camus, Albert
La Chute Paris France Gallimard 1956 Soft cover Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Couverture souple. Texte francais., french edition. 169 pages. Pages jaunies.Bonne condition. 083183
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Canan, James
War in Space Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Harpercollins 1982 0060380225 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Hard cover, dust jacket. Very good condition. 186 pages. 083868
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Canetti, Elias
The Voices of Marrakesh Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Continuum Intl Pub Group 1982 0826402135 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall
Winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize for Literature, Elias Canetti uncovers the secret life hidden beneath Marrakesh's bewildering array of voices, gestures and faces. In a series of sharply etched scenes, he portrays the languages and cultures of the people who fill its bazaars, cafes, and streets. The book presents vivid images of daily life: the storytellers in the Djema el Fna, the armies of beggars ready to set upon the unwary, and the rituals of Moroccan family life. This is Marrakesh -described by one of Europe's major literary intellects in an account lauded as "cosmopolitan in the tradition of Goethe" 081297
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Canfield, Jack;Hansen, Mark Victor
The Aladdin Factor E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A. Berkley Pub Group 1995 0425150755 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall
Anything is possible...if you dare to ask! Personal happiness. Creative fulfillment. Professional success. Freedom from fear--and a new promise of joy that's yours for the asking. We have the ability at our fingertips to achieve these things. It's the Aladdin Factor:the magical wellspring of confidence, desire--and the willingness to ask--that allows us tomake wishes come true. Now bestselling motivational authors Jack Canfield and MarkVictor Hansen introduce us to the Aladdin Factor--and help us put it into effect in ourown lives. The Aladdin Factor helps us by pinpointing the major stumbling blocks toasking--and teaching simple techniques to overcome them. With inspirational storiesabout people who have succeeded by asking for what they want, this book shows us howto turn our lives around--no matter what kind of obstacles we face. And with thisknowledge, we can reap the riches of a truly well-lived life--a treasure that comes notfrom an enchanted lamp, but from the heart. 080136
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Cantor, Norman F.
Medieval Lives: Eight Charismatic Men and Women of the Middle Ages New York, New York, U.S.A. Perennial 1995 0060925795 Soft cover Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Cantor ( Inventing the Middle Ages ), a professor of history, sociology and comparative literature at New York University, here presents lively and engaging portraits of five men and three women whose idealism exerted great influence during the medieval era, beginning with Helena Augusta (c.255-329), the mother of Constantine the Great, and ending with John Duke of Bedford (c.1389-1435), who was regent of France for Henry VI. Cantor creates vignettes in which his subjects engage in discourse with their contemporaries 080130
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Caplovich, Judd
Blizzard: The Great Storm of 88 Vernon, Connecticut, U.S.A. Vero Pub Co 1987 0961928204 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
From The Critics Publishers Weekly On March 12, 1888, one of the worst blizzards in the nation's history struck the East Coast from Washington to Maine and wreaked havoc on both land and sea. Particularly hard hit by the three-day storm was New York City, which more than any other urban center of the time relied on modern technology, and Cable (Lost New Orleans) concentrates on that city. Although the actual snowfall was less than two feet, furious winds drove it into drifts as high as 20 or 30 feet; ice was a further problem, paralyzing the extensive elevated railway system and, together with the wind, bringing down electric and phone wires. People struggled to get to work. An intriguing story expertly told. Photos not seen by PW. (February 2) Library Journal The blizzard of 1888 still makes for fascinating reading after 100 years. Popular historian Cable details life on the East Coast during the three days in which 21 inches of snow fell and winds gusted up to 50 miles an hour. Men, women, and children struggled through the storm in a world that was far enough advanced technologically to be shut down by the weather, but not advanced enough to overcome the snow and ice. Many went out into the storm because they feared losing their jobs or really wanted to work; some just didn't know what was happening. Neither situation is as likely today. Amazing stories of life and death fill this readable social history of a great disaster. 080143
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Capron, Julien
Match retour French Edition Paris France Flammarion 2011 2081227894 Soft cover New Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Couverture souple grand format. Texte francais, french edition. Condition : Neuf. 557 pages. Match retour est une intrigue à part entière, qui suit la saison retour des matchs de rugby mais peut se lire indépendamment du premier roman, Match aller. A Volmeneur, l'enquêteur Fénimore Garamande se retrouve face à des cadavres, semés au fur et à mesure des matchs par des assassins qui manipulent l'opinion, les médias et les joueurs. Julien Capron aurait sans doute préféré ne pas être prophète en son pays, mais la crise interne de l'équipe, avec une grève qui soude les joueurs autant qu'elle ravage leur réputation, est incontestablement très réaliste (quoiqu'écrite il y a plus d'un an). Une des principales dimensions de l'oeuvre porte sur le grand banditisme, avec guerre de gangs, prostitution, paris truqués, rackets, drogues, qui a une résonance toute contemporaine. La seconde tient à l'analyse des passions humaines, qui déborde à la fois de profondeur et d'humour. On retrouve ici une verve et un souffle plus que jamais maitrisés. 082460
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Caras, Roger A.
A Dog Is Listening: The Way Some of Our Closest Friends View Us New York, New York, U.S.A. Summit Books 1992 0671702491 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Hardcover, very good in a very good dust jacket. Small closed tear on edge of dust jacket. 239 pages. The author of A Cat Is Watching examines the relationship between humankind and the dog from the canine perspective, discussing canine personalities, special abilities, and the history of the human-dog partnership. 083815
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CARCO Francis
Les "Belles Manières" Genève Éd. du Milieu du Monde 1945 Soft cover Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Dechirure a la base de l'echine. Pages jaunies. Couverture souple grand format. Texte francais, french edition. 082620
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Carey, Peter
The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith Mississauga, ON, Canada Random House of Canada, Limited 1995 0394224353 First Edition Hardcover Fine Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardcover with dust jacket. Fine condition. Carey, known for his quirkily skewed re-creations of Australian culture (Oscar and Lucinda; The Tax Collector), has outdone himself in this bizarre, uncannily strange dystopia about the life of a dwarf, who narrates the tale. Tristan Smith, born to an unmarried woman who runs a radical theater in a land called Effica, suffers from a facial disfigurement so severe that only his mother can look upon him without revulsion. His life as a child is unrelievedly sad until he discovers the various guises that theater can provide, which launches him into the vibrant world of his mother's professional circle. A consistent theme-political, cultural and historical-is the position of Effica as an "Ootland" state, peripheral to the culture of faraway Voorstand, a kind of Anglo/Dutch hegemony whose world dominance in all things is beyond dispute, though not unchallenged by such underground dissidents as Tristan's mother. And it is this depiction of an entire world culture-futuristic, in some respects fitted out with unfathomable features, such as a kind of mass-audience shadow play involving live actors and holograms, as well as familiar figures like Rimbaud and Baudelaire-that gives this novel its refreshingly improbable authenticity. When Tristan's mother dies tragically, he falls in with a motley crew of her colleagues; together they embark on a secret mission to Voorstand, in search of his father, an Ootlander actor who has become famous by selling his soul to the Voorstand theater. 082945
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Carmichael, Harry
L'Homme Sans Nom Geneve, Suisse Les Classiques Du Crime Édito-Service 1978 Mass Market Paperback Very Good Book
Couverture souple. Format livre de poche. Tres bon etat. Jauni a l'interieur de la couverture avant. et arriere. Texte francais. 187 pages. 084298
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Carnac, Pierre
L'Histoire Commence a Bimini Editions Laffont 1979 Hardcover Fine No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Condition: Comme neuf Couverture Rigide . Texte francais, French edition. Nombreuses illustrations, cartes et photos en noir et blanc dans le texte et en planches hors-texte 083080
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CARR, HARRY
THE WEST IS STILL WILD Boston HOUGHTON & MIFFLlIN Co. 1932 First Edition Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Charles H.Owens Signed by Author(s)
Signed by author Harry Carr on title page. Strong binding. NO wear. 080995
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Carroll, Lee; Tober, Jan; Langevin, Marie-Andrée
Les Enfants Indigo : Les Enfants du Troisième Millénaire Outremont, PQ, Canada Ariane publications et distributions 1999 2920987364 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall
Couverture Broché Grand Format. Texte francais, french text. On qualifie d'indigo un garçon ou une fille qui se démarque par un ensemble de traits psychologique nouveaux et inhabituels, dont les schémas comportementaux ne sont pas encore étayés par des documents. Ce phénomène unique oblige parents et éducateurs à revoir et à modifier leur attitude et leur méthode d'éducation afin d'offrir une vie équilibrée et harmonieuse à ces enfants du nouveau millénaire et de les aider à réduire leur sentiment de frustration. Dans ce livre, qui nous oblige à nous remettre en question, les auteurs de réputation internationale, Lee Carroll et Jan Tober, répondent à plusieurs questions de fond à propos des enfants indigo, telles que : - Nos enfants sont-ils la preuve vivante que nous sommes en train d'assister à l'évolution de l'espèce humaine ? - Les enfants indigo sont-ils plus doués et plus éveillés que nous ne l'étions à leur âge ? - Pourquoi ces enfants contestent-ils ou rejettent-ils les valeurs établies ? - Comment expliquer que de plus en plus d'enfants reçoivent un diagnostic de déficit d'attention ? - Existe-t-il des options valables autres que le Ritalin ? Dans cet ouvrage, Lee Carroll et Jan Tober réunissent quelques-uns des plus grands spécialistes en la matière (médecins, éducateurs, psychologues et autres) afin de nous éclairer sur ce phénomène nouveau. Ces êtres spéciaux représentent un pourcentage élevé, et cela, dans le monde entier. Dès la naissance, ces enfants savent qui ils sont. Il est donc important que nous les accueillions avec respect, que nous reconnaissions leurs qualités exceptionnelles et que nous les guidions avec amour. 080822
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Carroll, Lewis
Alice in Wonderland Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A. Candlewick Pr 1999 0763608041 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Helen Oxenbury
Begin at the beginning, and go on till you come to the end: then stop.'. So many readers were to take the advice of the King of Hearts that by the end of the nineteenth century Alice had acquired a pre-eminent and unassailable position in children's literature. Lewis Carroll's use of logic, by which the ordinary is translated into the extraordinary in an entirely plausible way, is delightfully combined with an exceptional knowledge and understanding of the mind of the child. Satire, allusion, and symbolism weave deeper and mysterious meanings, lending a measure of immortality to Carroll's remarkable fantasy. 081341
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Carroll, Lewis
Through the looking-Glass and What Alice Found There Philadelphia David McKay 1900 Hardcover Very Good Book 12mo - over 6¾ in - 7 in Tall
Four full [page color plates. Issued Without Dustjacket. Numerous Illustrations . Wear at base of spine.192 pages. Illustrated front boards. Green cloth covered boards. Circa 1900 Alice rests at home in an armchair, talking drowsily to herself as her black kitten, Kitty, plays with a ball of string at her feet. Alice lovingly scolds the kitten for unraveling the ball of string that she had been winding up. She goes on to scold Kitty's mother, Dinah, who is busy bathing the white kitten Snowdrop. Alice begins an imaginative conversation with Kitty, pretending that her pet talks back, and asks her to pretend that she is the Red Queen in a chess game. . Lewis Carroll was the pseudonym of Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a lecturer in mathematics at Christ Church, Oxford, who lived from 1832 to 1898. Carroll's physical deformities, partial deafness, and irrepressible stammer made him an unlikely candidate for producing one of the most popular and enduring children's fantasies in the English language. Carroll's unusual appearance caused him to behave awkwardly around other adults, and his students at Oxford saw him as a stuffy and boring teacher. He held strict religious beliefs, serving as a deacon in the Anglican Church for many years and briefly considering becoming a minister. Underneath Carroll's awkward exterior, however, lay a brilliant and imaginative artist. A gifted amateur photographer, he took numerous portraits of children throughout his adulthood. Carroll's keen grasp of mathematics and logic inspired the linguistic humor and witty wordplay in his stories. Additionally, his unique understanding of children's minds allowed him to compose imaginative fiction that appealed to young people. 080443
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Carroll, Lewis. Illustrated By John Tenniel
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Philadelphia Henry Altemus Company 1897 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ in - 7 in Tall Tenniel
Closed tears on Contents page. Illustrated with two full page color plates, and B&W. Wear to corners Frontispiece color illustration full page. On more full page color illustration .Foxing stain on page 66 and 67 not obtruding the text. Alice sits drowsily by a riverbank, bored by the book her older sister reads to her. Out of nowhere, a White Rabbit runs past her, fretting that he will be late. The Rabbit pulls a watch out of his waistcoat pocket and runs across the field and down a hole. Alice impulsively follows the Rabbit and tumbles down the deep hole that resembles a well, falling slowly for a long time. As she floats down, she notices that the sides of the well are covered with cupboards and shelves. She plucks a marmalade jar from one of the shelves. The jar is empty, so Alice sets it down on another shelf. With nothing else to do, she speaks aloud to herself, wondering how far she has fallen and if she might fall right through to the other side of the earth. She continues to speak aloud, daydreaming about her cat Dinah. In the midst of imagining a conversation the two of them might have, she abruptly lands. Unhurt, Alice gets up and catches sight of the White Rabbit as he vanishes around a corner. 080442
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Carse, James P.
Breakfast at the Victory: The Mysticism of Ordinary Experience Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Harpercollins 1994 006251170X First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall
This thought-provoking book turns ordinary experiences on their heads, almost forcing readers to find the mystical in their own subjective engagement of daily events. Carse ( Finite and Infinite Games ), who is director of Religious Studies and professor of the history of literature at NYU, interprets his own life with the help of the Sufi poets, Aristotle, Descartes and Freud. Drawing parables from daily experience (a golf match, a Halloween party, a mouse eating a grain), Carse gently prods us to see beyond the obvious in the world and in our lives. In so doing, he brings the profound within the grasp of everyone. The engaging and insightful stories reconsidered here also explain why Carse has gained an almost cult-like following on his own campus as well as beyond it. 080135
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Cartano, Tony
Le Singe Hurleur Paris France Buchet Chastel 1978 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Couverutre souple, texte francais, Tres bon etat. 163 pages,. Nous rendons visite aux singes hurleurs du Costa Rica. Ces singes sont dotes d'un appareil vocal qui permet d'émettre des sons d'une étonnante puissance. Nous découvrons ensuite leur habitat, une foret tropicale se?che. Puis en compagnie d'un acousticien, Lionel J. Lortie, nous examinons les caractéristiques d'un amphithe a être reconnu pour son amplification sonore remarquable. Nous traitons finalement du contrôle actif du bruit. 084308
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Carter, Jimmy
White House Diary Gordonsville, VA, U.S.A. Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2010 0374280991 First Edition Hardcover Fine Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
First edition, first printing. Hard cover with dust jacket. Very good condition. 570 pages.Illustrated. The snarl behind the toothy grin emerges in these acerbic entries culled from the 39th president's personal diary. Carter vents against everyone, from Congress ("disorganized juvenile delinquents"), to the press ("completely irresponsible and unnecessarily abusive") and the incoming Reaganauts ("group of jerks"). By contrast, he comes off as the principled, rational, speed-reading master of policy detail, with a cogent-to him-agenda of human rights, internationalism, and disarmament in foreign policy, and fiscal restraint, deregulation, and energy conservation at home. His account of the "national malaise" episode reveals a technocrat groping awkwardly toward a political vision. But the hectic, sketchy entries, annotated with after-the-fact elucidations, mainly show President Carter breasting the maelstrom of over-scheduling, mundane politics, and brother-Billy issues, while eruptions like the Iranian hostage crisis sneak up; the Sadat-Begin Camp David negotiations and other summits, where his leadership could be proactive and untrammeled, provoke his most involved and insightful passages. Carter's judgments will stir controversy: he tars Ted Kennedy with torpedoing his healthcare reforms and abetting Reagan's 1980 victory, and paints Israel ("obstinate") and its Prime Minister at the time, Menachem Begin, as the main obstacles to peace in the Middle East. His tart wit and cutting candor add flavor to a revealing portrait of presidential achievement and, especially, frustration. Illustrations. 084055
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Carter, Jimmy
Sources of Strength: Meditation on Scripture for a Living Faith Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A. Times Books 1997 0812929446 First Edition Hardcover Fine Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall
This sequel to Living Faith (LJ 10/15/96) is a collection of 52 brief Bible lessons?one for each week of the year?written by former president Jimmy Carter. All were used in adult Sunday school classes he taught himself. Carter's lessons are open-minded and socially progressive while remaining unapologetically conservative and Christian theologically. Each three- to four-page lesson is based on a passage of Scripture. Carter is quite knowledgeable about biblical times and can bring together historical information and personal experience very effectively. The lessons are grouped in nine categories, such as "What We Believe" and "Christians in the World," but each lesson stands well on its own. A reasonable addition to inspirational literature as well as an interesting insight into this sincerely Christian former president; recommended for public libraries.? 080219
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Carter, Peter
Children of the Book Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A. Oxford Univ Pr 1987 0192714562 1st Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall
Small tear at top of dust jacket. In 1683, the confrontation escalates between the Islamic army of Kara the Black, commander of the Ottoman Turks, and the Christian forces of Austria, until the final climactic battle is fought at the edge of the Vienna woods 081100
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Casarjian, Robin
Forgiveness: A Bold Choice for a Peaceful Heart Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A. Bantam Dell Pub Group 1992 0553352369 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Soft cover, very good. Drawing on the philosophy of A Course in Miracles, Casarjian gives a new and surprising definition of forgiveness and provides original exercises and meditations that acknowledge our hurt even as they lead us beyond it. The book explores special cases involving family members, crime victims, self-forgiveness, and forgiveness of God. 084107
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CASAULT, JEAN
LE PARCHEMIN DE JACQUES INCALIA 2001 2922167070 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Couverture Broché Grand Format. Voilà le second roman de l'auteur. C'est une attaque en règle contre les grands mensonges de la Bible au-travers des aventures de Gédéon de St-Preux, un théologien profondément croyant aux prises avec une puissante organisation qui détruit systématiquement les fondements même des Saintes Ecritures. Depuis l'Écosse Rome, New-York la Grèce et Istanbul, en suivant les méandres de l'Amazone jusqu'à Manaus au cour de la jungle brésilienne, Gédéon de St-Preux sera pourchassé par son propre neveu Alexandre de St-Preux. La puissance de cette ouvre est dans la profondeur des réflexions qu'elle suscite. Un livre qualifié de dangereux par son éditeur ! Mais avant de vous le procurer.jetez un coup d'oil sur le suivant. En effet le suivant est une modification de celui-ci avec un ajout mais l'original, soit le Parchemin de Jacques est beaucoup plus rigoureux et technique pour celui qui tient à se plonger entièrement dans l'étude de textes qui se fait. Si le Parchemin de Rosslynn est un roman, le Parchemin de Jacques est une étude poussée et plus académique. 081987
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Castillou, Henry
Le Feu De L'etna Paris France Editions Albin Michel 1951 Soft cover Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Couverture souple, , texte francais, french text. Bonne condition. Couverture usee, et salie . 083240
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Castro, Fidel; Betto, Frei
Fidel and Religion : Castro Talks on Revolution and Religion with Frei Betto N,Y. Simon & Schuster 1989 0671662376 Soft cover Very Good Remainder 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall
Remaider. Small tear at base of spine. This startling book is based on a series of conversations between the Cuban leader and a Brazilian priest. The talk is informal and far-ranging, and Betto's questions are often provocative ("Does Cuba export revolution?"). Castro expounds on such matters as his Jesuit education, the effect of the revolution on the Church, the discrimination against Christians in Cuba and the teachings of Christ. Castro is inspired at one point to claim that there are "ten thousand more coincidences between Christianity and communism than between Christianity and capitalism," and concludes that Christians and Marxists can work together. As theologian Cox remarks in the introduction, Castro seems to savor the subject of religion far more than might be expected from a self-described atheist. Cox also suggests the possibility that the book may be "a clever gambit by a wily and resourceful politician who knows that he needs to have Christians on his side." In any case, it is a dazzling performance. 080578
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Catherine Augusta Walton
Little Faith; or, The child of the toy Stall London Religious Tract Society 1880 Hardcover Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Title page missing. Hard cover, no dust jacket. Srain on front board. CHAPTER I. THE TOY STALL. j | T was market-day, and every one in that busy town was even busier than usual. The market-place was crowded with people of all ages and occupations, hurrying along as if every moment was of consequence to them ... 084405
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Cau, Jean
La pitié de Dieu Paris France Gallimard 1961 Soft cover Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Couverture souple graqnd format, texte francais, french text. , Bonne condition, couverture jaunie sur echine. 275 pages 083234
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Cauwelaert, Didier Van
L'evangile De Jimmy: Roman Albin Michel 2004 2226154973 Soft cover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall
Couverture Broché Grand Format. avec jaquette. Texte francais, french edition. 421 pages. « Je m'appelle Jimmy, j'ai 32 ans et je répare les piscines dans le Connecticut. Trois envoyés de la Maison-Blanche viennent de m'annoncer que je suis le clone du Christ. » 081183
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Cendrars, Blaise;Doisneau, Robert
La Banlieue De Paris Paris France Denoel 1983 2207229017 Soft cover Very Good Book
Couverture Broché Grand Format. Omme neuf. 1-6 pages. Texte francais, French text. 10.7 x 8.1 x 0.6 inches . Robert Doisneau est l'un des photographes français les plus connus à l'étranger notamment grâce à des photos comme « le Baiser de l'hôtel de ville ». Ses photographies noir et blanc des rues de Paris d'après-guerre et de sa banlieue ont fait sa renommée... Doisneau est un passant patient qui conserve toujours une certaine distance vis-à-vis de ses sujets. Il guette l'anecdote, la petite histoire. Ses photos sont souvent empreintes d'humour mais également de nostalgie, d'ironie et de tendresse. Il travaillait sur Paris, ses faubourgs et ses habitants : artisans, bistrots, clochards, gamins des rues, amoureux, bateleurs, etc. Il enregistra pendant près d'un demi-siècle des milliers de portraits du petit peuple de Paris. Il a participé au Groupe des XV aux côtés de René-Jacques, de Willy Ronis, de Pierre Jahan, dans les années 1950. 081256
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CESBRON, GILBERT
Mourir étonné Paris France Robert Lafont 1976 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Couverture souple grnad format. Petite dechirure couverture arriere. Texte francais, french edition. 082638
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CHABON, MICHAEL
LES EXTRAORDINAIRES AVENTURES DE KAVALIER & CLAY Paris France ROBERT LAFFONT 2003 222109414X Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Couverture souple. Texte francais, french text. Tres bonne condition. 631 pages. Les années 1940, exubérantes et déchirantes, battent leur plein c'est l'époque des big bands, de Greenwich Village, de Joe DiMaggio, des pin up. 083688
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Chaille, Christiane
Jeux de Societe Pour Animer Vos Soirees Outremont, PQ, Canada Editions Quebecor 2004 2764009224 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
2 e edition. Couverture souple. Texte francais, french text. Tres bonne condition. Réunit des jeux de mots, d'habileté, de mémoire, de stratégie, de rôle, des devinettes et des jeux de cartes pour agrémenter les soirées familiales ou amicales. 083666
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CHANCE, MEGAN
Les mysteres de Salem Paris France France Loisirs 2002 Hardcover Fine Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Couverture rigide avec jaquette. Texte francais, 485 pages. Condition: comme neuf. " Comme si ma tante avait senti mon regard, elle pivota vers moi. [...] Elle me sourit. Un sourire tendre, triste et familier. [...] Ce terrible et triste sourire me rappelait que j'avais frôlé la damnation et que toutes les prières du monde ne pourraient suffire à attirer sur moi le pardon de Dieu. " 1691. Charity, une jeune fille de seize ans, vit chez ses parents sous la coupe d'un Dieu sévère. Lorsqu'elle perd sa mère en couches, c'est Susannah, sa tante maternelle, qui la remplace dans le cour de son père. Indépendante, belle et mystérieuse, elle inquiète les villageois. Accusée de satanisme, humiliée, traitée en sorcière, Susannah doit affronter la vindicte populaire, faite de peurs enfantines et de folie humaine. Susannah trouvera-t-elle une aide en Charity, qu'elle fascine autant qu'elle effraie ? Une magnifique histoire d'amour et de haine dans l'une des pages les plus captivantes de l'histoire américaine. 084048
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CHANDERNAGOR, FRANCOISE
L'ENFANT AUX LOUPS FALLOIS 2000 2877060977 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall
"L'Enfant aux loups" Couverture Broché Grand Format, Texte francais, French text. 701 pages. Un scandale, politique, un procès sensationnel, une coupable qui s'effondre : tout, dans la chute de Christine Valbray, n'est-il pas parfaitement clair ? Ce troisième volet de la biographie romanesque de la "Sans Pareille" nous montre qu'il n'en est rien : il arrive que ce soit la victime elle-même qui décide de gravir les marches menant au supplice. L'Archange de Vienne était l'histoire d'une trahison : voici l'histoire d'une vengeance. L'éblouissante Christine, intelligente, séduisante, hier entourée d'amis, est à présent seule. Même Françoise, la narratrice, n'éprouve que lassitude et dégoût au spectacle d'une société à ce point infiltrée par le mensonge, l'égoïsme et l'intérêt. C'est elle pourtant qui, réfugiée avec ses trois enfants dans la lagune de Venise, va finalement répondre à la question : comment, au nom de quoi revenir à ce monde-là et se battre ? Et si le secret pour affronter les loups, c'était à un enfant que nous devions le demander ? 080055
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CHANDERNAGOR, FRANCOISE
L'ARCHANGE DE VIENNE Paris France FALLOIS 1989 2877060314 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
676 pages. Couverture Broché Grand Format. Texte francais, french edition. Excellente condition. Un scandale, politique, un procès sensationnel, une coupable qui s'effondre : tout, dans la chute de Christine Valbray, n'est-il pas parfaitement clair ? Ce troisième volet de la biographie romanesque de la "Sans Pareille" nous montre qu'il n'en est rien : il arrive que ce soit la victime elle-même qui décide de gravir les marches menant au supplice. L'Archange de Vienne était l'histoire d'une trahison : voici l'histoire d'une vengeance. L'éblouissante Christine, intelligente, séduisante, hier entourée d'amis, est à présent seule. Même Françoise, la narratrice, n'éprouve que lassitude et dégoût au spectacle d'une société à ce point infiltrée par le mensonge, l'égoïsme et l'intérêt. C'est elle pourtant qui, réfugiée avec ses trois enfants dans la lagune de Venise, va finalement répondre à la question : comment, au nom de quoi revenir à ce monde-là et se battre ? Et si le secret pour affronter les loups, c'était à un enfant que nous devions le demander ? 081928
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CHANEZ, PIERRE-OLIVIER
LE VAUDOU Paris France APOLLINE 1997 Soft cover Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Couverture souple Excellente condition. Texte francais. French edition. 147 pages.En Haïti, à Cuba, au Bénin et même à Paris, les Ioa, "esprits invisibles ", règnent sur l'existence des adeptes du vaudou. Grâce à cet ouvrage, remontez aux origines de ce culte qui a traversé l'Atlantique avec les esclaves africains pour y venir s'implanter au Nouveau Monde. Des initiés y décrivent les rites et les cérémonies auxquels ils ont assisté et expliquent ce qu'est une transe, un envoûtement, un zombi... Journaliste indépendant, Pierre-Olivier Chanez est également l'auteur de La réincarnation de A à z, paru récemment dans cette collection. Il nous offre dans ce nouveau livre le fruit de ses enquêtes menées sur les pratiques vaudou dans les Caraïbes et en Afrique. Il ne s'agit pas d'un manuel d'initiation aux rites vaudou, mais d'un moyen de pénétrer dans un milieu mystérieux et de comprendre les origines et les significations de ces pratiques fascinantes. 083475
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Channon, Chips
"Chips" : The Diaries of Sir Henry Channon London, United Kingdom Phoenix Books 1996 1857994930 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall
Sir Henry 'Chips' Channon's extraordinary diaries,first published in 1967,are now considered a modern classic.The years covered in this volume,1934-53,recall a vanished world where Channon's priviliged orbit circled every social and public figure of the day in a round of parties,balls,country-house weekends and endless gossip.His position as a MP enabled him to chronicle,famously,the Abdication Crisis,when King Edward VIII's love for 'jolly,plain'unprepossessing' Mrs Simpson reduced him to 'a broken man at bay'. Culled from some three million words in the original,Robert Rhodes James's selection gives us the moments and characters of history,etched indelibly by a master observer. 495 pages. 083007
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CHANTAVOINE , Jean
Beethoven Paris France Editions Le Bon Plaisir/Plon 1948 Soft cover Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Couverture souple grand format. Texte francais, french edition. 082623
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Chapman, Matthew
Trials of the Monkey: An Accidental Memoir New York, New York, U.S.A. Picador USA 2001 0312283571 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall
A screenwriter and the great-great grandson of Charles Darwin, Chapman heads to Dayton, Tenn., the site of the Scopes Monkey Trial in 1925. As a longstanding atheist, he intends to write a sardonic cultural update of Southern Fundamentalist Christianity. But to his surprise, and the reader's delight, the book takes on a power of its own. This first-time author has written an honest, ironic autobiography that traces the development of a boyish wise guy into a complex man of letters. In an account that stands in favorable comparison to the best examples of eccentric English autobiography, such as the work of Robert Graves and Anthony Burgess, Chapman weaves the story of his life of advantage and distinguished intellectual pedigree in England, New York City and Hollywood with a travelogue into an unknown realm, misperceived to be inhabited by hillbillies. The incongruous encounters and anecdotes, moving between past and present, meld into an insightful study of a man trying to make sense of it all. Stories from the author's rebellious youth, unconventional family constellation and contemporary life are juxtaposed with images of caustic trends in modern society and Southern idiosyncrasies. The result is an absorbing and finely honed journal of courageous, often amusing self-awareness which moves from a posture of extreme skepticism regarding the possibility of the divine to a more open-minded, appreciative stance regarding the possible sacred meaning(s) of life. 080952
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Chappell, Warren
A Short History of the Printed Word Boston Nonpareil Books 1984 0879233125 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall
Publisher : Nonpareil Books, Boston. A Short History of the Printed Word: Discusses the technical innovations which have furthered the evolution of printing from the first alphabet to contemporary presses 081330
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Charef, Halim
Couscous Amer: Une Chronique Marocaine Roman Paris France L'Harmattan 2002 2747534227 Soft cover Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Couverture Broché. Texte francais. Couscous amer est un voyage sans complaisance à travers un Maroc méconnu, ce Maghreb de l'éternel couchant, tiraillé aujourd'hui entre tradition et modernité et qui, en dépit des aléas de l'histoire et des dures réalités de la vie actuelle, a su garder son âme. Couscous amer est aussi l'histoire d'une jeune femme victime d'un amour impossible et dont le destin tragique illustre l'éternel combat du vice et de la vertu, de l'innocence et de ta perversité 081721
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