After Twenty Years by O Henry (159 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. Cover and spine are good with only mild shelf/rub wear. No dog-eared corners. Solid Binding. All pages intact and legible. Clean. No store stamps. --- --- YOUNG ADULT FICTION --- The Gift of the Magi --- The Ransom of Red Chief --- After Twenty Years --- The Last Leaf --- WRITTEN IN COMIC BOOK FORMAT. . .See photos for additional content. . .

MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. Condition: Used; Like New. Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom. Used; Like New. Synopsis:Walter Mosley's talent knows no bounds. Merge and Disciple are but two of six fragments in the Crosstown to Oblivion short novels in which Mosley entertainingly explores life's cosmic questions. From life's meaning to the nature of good and evil, these tales take us on speculative journeys beyond the reality we have come to know. In each tale someone in our world today is given insight into these long pondered mysteries. But how would the world really receive the answers?MergeRaleigh Redman loved Nicci Charbon until she left him heartbroken. Then he hit the lotto for twenty-four million dollars, quit his minimum wage job and set his sights on one goal: reading the entire collection of lectures in the Popular Educator Library, the only thing his father left behind after he died. As Raleigh is trudging through the eighth volume, he notices something in his apartment that at first seems ordinary but quickly reveals itself to be from a world very different from our own. This entity shows Raleigh joy beyond the comforts of twenty-four million dollars?.and merges our world with those that live beyond.DiscipleHogarth "Trent" Tryman is a forty-two-year-old man working a dead-end data entry job. Though he lives alone and has no real friends besides his mother, he's grown quite content in his quiet life, burning away time with television, the internet, and video games. That all changes the night he receives a bizarre instant message on his computer from a man who calls himself Bron. At first he thinks it's a joke, but in just a matter of days Hogarth Tryman goes from a data-entry clerk to the head of a corporation. His fate is now in very powerful hands as he realizes he has become a pawn in a much larger game with unimaginable stakes-a battle that threatens the prime life force on Earth.About the Author:WALTER MOSLEY is one of the most versatile and admired writers in America today. He is the author of more than thirty-four critically acclaimed books, including the major bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins. His work has been translated into twenty-one languages and includes literary fiction, science fiction, political monographs, and a young adult novel. Mosley's short fiction has been widely published, and his nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and The Nation. He is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, a Grammy, and PEN American Center's Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in New York City. . 2013. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. blue hardbound 8vo. ~ 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. remainder copy in near fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. red dot on bottom edge, blue mark on top edge. small erasure spot on front flyleaf, otherwise contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first u.s. edition so stated. first printing ( # 1 in # line). endpaper maps. 176p. glossy full color plates throughout. full color double page plate of Poussin s Sheperds In Arcadia. b&w drawings, illustrations & diagrams. 5 appendices. bibliography. acknowledgments. picture credits. world history. religion. archaeology. architecture. secret societies. conspiracy theory. rennes le chateau. sacred geometry. theosophy. history of christianity. art history. ~ This amazing book is the fruit of more than twenty years of persistence, belief, and sleuthing by Henry Lincoln. From the time in 1969 when he first came upon the great enigma that surrounds the little village of Rennes~Le~Chateau in southwestern France, Henry Lincoln has relentlessly pursued his search for the solution to this fascinating and often bewildering mystery. He wrote a series on the subject for the BBC's Chronicles program, then ~ with coauthors Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh ~ published a book, Holy Blood, Holy Grail, which became an immediate bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic. Now, almost ten years after the publication of that controversial work he has discovered why Rennes~Le~ Chateau has been the source of so much mystery and drama. It is nothing less than the eighth wonder of the ancient world, a natural and perfect pentagram of mountain peaks surrounded by a titanic, man~made temple. Previously invisible to all but an initiated few, this magnificent monument is here disclosed for all the world to see. This has not been an easy task. The author has had to decode the most cryptic clues that have been dispersed down the centuries in paintings and parchments, on tombstones and churches. What is now revealed IS an immense geometric temple, stretching for miles across the landscape, a sparkling constellation of pentacles, circles, and hexagons. Its engineering complexity far exceeds that of the pyramids and led Henry Lincoln to question just how it could be built. With evidence that has astounded experts in measure~mapping and surveying, he demonstrates convincingly that the basic measurements for the amazing structure are the mile and rod, which, as was not before believed, have a precise mathematical basis and are not the result of arbitrary calculations. Here is an astonishing detective story, which has a denouement as magical as it is indisputable, as baffling to scholars of many disciplines as it is simple in its grand design.

Softbound. Condition: Good. Duodecimo, mildly worn paper covers, 207 pp. Translated into Hebrew by Aharon Amir.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2021'To compare any book to a Sacks is unfair, but this one lives up to it . . . I finished it feeling thrillingly unsettled, and wishing there was more.' James McConnachie, Sunday Times'A study of diseases that we sometimes say are 'all in the mind', and an explanation of how unfair that characterisation is.' Tom Whipple, The Times Books of the YearIn Sweden, refugee children fall asleep for months and years at a time. In upstate New York, high school students develop contagious seizures. In the US Embassy in Cuba, employees complain of headaches and memory loss after hearing strange noises in the night.These disparate cases are some of the most remarkable diagnostic mysteries of the twenty-first century, as both doctors and scientists have struggled to explain them within the boundaries of medical science and - more crucially - to treat them. What unites them is that they are all examples of a particular type of psychosomatic illness: medical disorders that are influenced as much by the idiosyncratic aspects of individual cultures as they are by human biology.Inspired by a poignant encounter with the sleeping refugee children of Sweden, Wellcome Prize-winning neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan travels the world to visit other communities who have also been subject to outbreaks of so-called 'mystery' illnesses.From a derelict post-Soviet mining town in Kazakhstan, to the Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua via an oil town in Texas, to the heart of the Maria Mountains in Colombia, O'Sullivan hears remarkable stories from a fascinating array of people, and attempts to unravel their complex meaning while asking the question: who gets to define what is and what isn't an illness?Reminiscent of the work of Oliver Sacks, Stephen Grosz and Henry Marsh, The Sleeping Beauties is a moving and unforgettable scientific investigation with a very human face.'To compare any book to a Sacks is unfair, but this one lives up to it.' Sunday Times A gripping investigation into an extraordinary medical phenomenon from the prize-winning author of Its Not All In Your Head. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize. 'A study of diseases that we sometimes say are 'all in the mind', and an explanation of how unfair that characterisation is.' Tom Whipple, The Times Books of the Year 'To compare any book to a Oliver Sacks is unfair, but this one lives up to it . . . I finished it feeling thrillingly unsettled, and wishing there was more.' James McConnachie, Sunday Times In Sweden, refugee children fall asleep for months and years at a time. In upstate New York, high school students develop contagious seizures. In the US Embassy in Cuba, employees complain of headaches and memory loss after hearing strange noises in the night. These cases are some of the most remarkable diagnostic mysteries of the twenty-first century, as both doctors and scientists have struggled to explain them within the boundaries of medical science and more crucially to treat them. What unites them is that they are all examples of a particular type of psychosomatic illness: medical disorders that are influenced as much by the idiosyncratic aspects of individual cultures as they are by human biology. Inspired by a poignant encounter with the sleeping refugee children of Sweden, Wellcome Prize-winning neurologist Suzanne OSullivan travels the world to visit other communities who have also been subject to outbreaks of so-called mystery illnesses. From a derelict post-Soviet mining town in Kazakhstan, to the Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua via an oil town in Texas, to the heart of the Maria Mountains in Colombia, OSullivan hears remarkable stories from a fascinating array of people, and attempts to unravel their complex meaning while asking the question: who gets to define what is and what isnt an illness? Reminiscent of the work of Oliver Sacks, Stephen Grosz and Henry Marsh, The Sleeping Beauties is a moving and unforgettable scientific investigation with a very human face. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

4 page invitation, printing on cover only, 6x8 inches, fold marks.

1 Quick! Name a band lineup that included members of The Grascals, Marty Stuart & The Fabulous Superlatives, The Osborne Brothers, The John Cowan Band, and Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper (to name a few). If you guessed The Mike Snider String Band, you re correct! Mike Snider has long been a staple in the country music world. He was frequently seen on TNN s Nashville Now, and was a cast member of one of the most beloved television shows of all time, Hee Haw. For over twenty years now, he has entertained millions as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Known for his quick wit and side-splitting tales about Sweetie, Mike is also one of the Opry s best instrumentalists. A master of many instruments including the banjo, mandolin, and harmonica, he always has a great band that plays some of our favorite traditional instrumentals. One of Mike s best band lineups was when he recorded his only live album: Live At The Station Inn. When Mike recorded this album roughly ten years ago, his band included Terry Smith on bass and Charlie Cushman on banjo/guitar, along with current members Matt Combs and Shad Cobb on twin fiddles. Now THAT s some instrumental fire power! The Mike Snider String Band Live At The Station Inn featured some of everyone s favorite instrumental numbers such as Sally Goodin, Soldier s Joy, Angelina Baker, Old Joe Clark, and more. What makes these cuts stand out, is Mike s unique arrangements that still stay true to the traditional style. After a humorous intro by Glenn Sutton, the band starts right into the picking. Denver Belle opens the show, with Shad Cobb and Matt Combs s twin fiddles in full force. When Doyle Lawson carried twin fiddlers in Quicksilver for a brief time, he was once asked why he felt the need to have two fiddle players. Lawson remarked, The only thing better than having two fiddle players is having three fiddle players. I couldn t agree more. Doubling up the rosin causes a much richer and fuller sound. The twin fiddles throughout this album are a real treat. Shad Cobb, who spends his spends part of his time as a member of The John Cowan Band (remember Black Blizzard? ), is put out front in his rendition of Soppin The Gravy. Snider put it best when introducing Shad on the album: He is one of the most natural fiddle players you ll ever hear. You definitely hear that on Soppin The Gravy; the rest of the band practically sits back and turns Shad loose, and he tears it up. The other half of the one-two punch in The Mike Snider String Band was Matt Combs. Mike tells everyone that Matt has a degree in classical violin. To many traditionalists, that seems a bit odd, but it really makes for a fresh perspective. Matt really shines on the band s version of Ashokan Farewell. He starts the number off beautifully, letting his classical touch take the spotlight, before it closes with Snider s harmonica. One of the really great recordings on this album is Darlin Pal O Mine. A banjo/bass duet, it showcases why Charlie Cushman and Terry Smith are two masters of their craft. Terry Smith, a former member of the Osborne Brothers and current Grascal, has always been one of my favorite bass players, and this cut is one of the reasons why. He slaps the socks right off his upright bass, and has mastered this often overlooked art. Charlie Cushman has played the five with everyone from Michael Cleveland to Marty Stuart and is an authority on traditional banjo playing. He has achieved much acclaim as of late through his old-time recordings with Johnny Warren. He completely chews up Sally Goodin, and his and Mike s version of John Henry is really neat. Featuring a double dose of banjo, Charlie and Mike present the three-finger Scruggs style of picking as well as the claw hammer method on this old classic. Banjo fanatics will go ape over this one! Mike s instrumental ability is in full display on this record. In addition to his banjo playing, he picks a mean mandolin, particularly on Bull At The Wagon. If. Very good in very good packaging.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Includes the story "Premium Harmony"--set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine The masterful #1 New York Times bestselling story collection from O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King that includes twenty-one iconic stories with accompanying autobiographical comments on when, why and how he came to write (or rewrite) each one. For more than thirty-five years, Stephen King has dazzled readers with his genius as a writer of short fiction. In this new collection he introduces each story with a passage about its origins or his motivations for writing it. As Entertainment Weekly said about this collection: "Bazaar of Bad Dreams is bursting with classic King terror, but what we love most are the thoughtful introductions he gives to each tale that explain what was going on in his life as he wrote it." There are thrilling connections between stories; themes of morality, the afterlife, guilt, what we would do differently if we could see into the future or correct the mistakes of the past. In "Afterlife," a man who died of colon cancer keeps reliving the same life, repeating his mistakes over and over again. Several stories feature characters at the end of life, revisiting their crimes and misdemeanors. Others address what happens when someone discovers that he has supernatural powers--the columnist who kills people by writing their obituaries in "Obits;" the old judge in "The Dune" who, as a boy, canoed to a deserted island and saw names written in the sand, people who then died in freak accidents. In "Morality," King looks at how a marriage and two lives fall apart after the wife and husband enter into what seems, at first, a devil's pact they can win. "I made these stories especially for you," says King. "Feel free to examine them, but please be careful. The best of them have teeth." Stories include: -Mile 81 -Premium Harmony -Batman and Robin Have an Altercation -The Dune -Bad Little Kid -A Death -The Bone Church -Morality -Afterlife -Ur -Herman Wouk Is Still Alive -Under the Weather -Blockade Billy -Mister Yummy -Tommy -The Little Green God of Agony -Cookie Jar -That Bus Is Another World -Obits -Drunken Fireworks -Summer Thunder "From a master of the short story, a collection that includes stories never before in print, never published in America, never collected and brand new- with the magnificent bones of interstitial autobiographical comments on when, why and how Stephen King came to write each story"-- Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: OKAZ. NOUVELLES ANGLAISES ET AMÉRICAINES D'AUJOURD'HUI 1 ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SHORT STORIES OF TODAY 1 Nouvelles traduites et présentées par Henry Yvinec Roald DAHL (1916-1990) L'Homme au parapluie - The Umbrella Man Jim PHELAN (1895-1960) Rideau - Curtain Francis S. FITZGERALD (1896-1940) Trois heures entre deux avions - Three Hours between Planes Osbert SITWELL (1892-1969) Sans paroles - Dumb Animal Evelyn WAUGH (1903-1966) La Petite Sortie de Mr. Loveday - Mr Loveday's Little Outing Elizabeth TAYLOR (1912-1975) Première mort de sa vie - First Death of Her Life Somerset MAUGHAM (1874-1966) La Maison - Home Patricia HIGHSMITH (1921-1995) La Belle-Mère silencieuse - The Silent Mother-in-Law O'HENRY (1862-1910) Vingt ans après - After Twenty Years La série BILINGUE propose : Une traduction fidèle et intégrale, accompagnée de nombreuses notes ; Une méthode originale de perfectionnement par un contact direct avec les oeuvres d'auteurs étrangers. - Nombre de page(s) : 191 p. - Poids : 0g - Langue : fre - Genre : Littérature en langue étrangère Langues pour tous bilingue.

black full cloth hardbound 8vo. ~ 8º. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond.a little browning at the top. tiny nick spine top, not torn, not price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no inking , underlining, remainder markings ~ first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). x+473p. notes. biblio. index. american history. politics. biography. history of the supreme court. woodrow. wilson. world war i. zionism. new deal. franklin d roosevelt. world war ii. great depression. court packing. sacco/vanzetti. benjamin cohen. thomas corcoran. william o douglas. learned hand. oliver wendell holmes. harry hopkins. herbert hoover. john j mccloy. jean monnet. sam rosenmann. henry stimson. harry truman. chaim weizmann. ~ For twenty~two years, from a month after Brandeis's appointment to the Supreme Court in 1916 until 1939, Felix Frankfurter was the paid political lieutenant of Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis. Through a "joint endeavors fund" and regularly supplied lists of requests, these two men, working together, influenced foreign and domestic policy, manipulated the media and placed their own disciples in the burgeoning federal bureaucracy, lobbying against the collectivist legislation of the New Deal s "First Hundred Days," including acts Brandeis later joined his brethren in holding unconstitutional, they helped draft what has come to be called the "Second New Deal." Remarkably, despite the breadth and duration of this relationship, it never became public knowledge, despite the assistance or at least acquiescence of persons at the highest levels of governrnent~ presidents, senators, congressmen, cabinet secretaries, even other judges~as well as writers and editors of newspapers, magazines, and national law reviews. The relationship was remarkable in one other way: in 1939, Felix Frankfurter was himself appointed to the High Court. And so it turned out that Frankfurter came to the bench fully trained in the art of being an extra~judicially active Supreme Court judge. The Brandeis/Frankfurter Connection is a story that has never before been told. Stretching from Cambridge to Albany, from London to Washington, from 1916 to 1962, its supporting players include Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt, John Maynard Keynes, Neils Bohr, Raymond Maley, and David Lloyd George. The book sheds new light on major events in American political history~from the use of the Brandeis/Frankfurter connection to influence public opinion in the Sacco~Vanzetti case to Frankfurter's stewardship of FDR's programs to bring the U.S. into battle against Hitler. But most of all, The Brandeis/Frankfurter Connection is a story of two very different men who came together secretly and against all established norms for judicial behavior to effect social and political reform from Supreme Court chambers. Brandeis~the visionary, the giant of American law, the ex~corporate lawyer turned "people's attorney"~found it nearly impossible to set aside his reformist passions once he had been appointed to the Court. Harvard Law Professor Frankfurter~a man of unabashed patriotism, boundless energy, and intense personal loyalty~gained access to the major political figures of his time, as well as an unparalleled inside view of the Court. Unerringly documented, The Brandeis/ Frankfurter Connection challenges many cherished notions about the role of Supreme Court justices and the myths surrounding the highest court in the land.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. The Four Million is a collection of twenty five short stories written by American author William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry. O. Henry was a comedic writer known for his sharp wit, clever wordplay, and unpredictable twist endings. The Four Million is a collection of stories all set in New York City in the early twentieth century. The stories vary between first and third person accounts, and feature central characters from all walks of life, including one story narrated by a dog. Henry is a writer with an ear for dialogue, and he brings his characters to life with words that jump off the page. This collection features the authors most well known short story, Gift of the Magi, as well as other standouts including The Cop and the Anthem, After Twenty Years, and By Courier. O. Henry was a popular writer during his day, and this collection demonstrates that his work is deserving of the accolades it has received. Henry's wit is perhaps his greatest attribute, and he populates his New York City with clever and quirky characters. Both humorous and illuminating, this collection shines a light on human nature while entertaining the reader. The Four Million is a brilliant collection of many of O. Henry's best short stories. It is a book that will appeal to all readers, both those familiar with the author's work and those new to the writings of the greatest short story writer of his era. print-on-demand item.

Mass market paperback. Condition: Good. Don Puckey (Cover Design) (illustrator). First Warner Books Printing [stated]. xxi, [1], 295, [3] pages. Maps. Appendices (includes a list of the 1,607 American prisoners aboard the Hell Ships of whom less than 400 survived. Index. Introduction by John Toland. The author survived the Bataan Death March, twenty-eight months of slave labor in the Philippines, and transport to Japan aboard the infamous "hell-ships." Manny Lawton was a twenty-three-year-old Army captain on April 8, 1942, when orders came to surrender to the Japanese forces invading the Philippine Islands. The next day, he and his fellow American and Filipino prisoners set out on the infamous Bataan Death March--a forced six-day, sixty-mile trek under a broiling tropical sun during which approximately eleven thousand men died or were bayoneted, clubbed, or shot to death. Yet terrible as the Death March was, for Manny Lawton and his comrades it was only the beginning. When the war ended in August 1945, it is estimated that some 57 percent of the American troops who had surrendered on Bataan had perished. This is the story of how men can suffer even the most desperate conditions and, in their will to retain their humanity, triumph over adversity. Some Survived is a harrowing, poignant, and inspiring tale that lifts the heart. The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000-80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war from Saysain Point, Bagac, Bataan and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac, via San Fernando, Pampanga, where the prisoners were loaded onto trains. The transfer began on April 9, 1942, after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II. The total distance marched from Mariveles to San Fernando and from the Capas Train Station to Camp O'Donnell is variously reported by differing sources as between 96.6 and 112.0 km (60 and 69.6 mi). Differing sources also report widely differing prisoner of war casualties prior to reaching Camp O'Donnell: from 5,000 to 18,000 Filipino deaths and 500 to 650 American deaths during the march. The march was characterized by severe physical abuse and wanton killings, and was later judged by an Allied military commission to be a Japanese war crime.

large black full cloth hardcover 4to ~ 4º (quarto ~ 8.5"x11"). large "coffee table" book, international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. minor rubbing, not torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first printing (nap) of this facsimile reprint edition (with additional material added). decorative title pg. 138p. 24 glossy full page full color plates from Book Of Kells. medieval literature. art history. medieval history. history of christianity. history of ireland. ~ One of the most splendid, beautifully illustrated books of the Middle Ages, The Book of Kells has fascinated generations of artists and historians. As Sir Edward Sullivan wrote in his Introduction, "Its weird and commanding beauty; its subdued and goldless colouring, the baffling intricacy of its fearless designs; the clean, unwavering sweep of rounded spiral; the creeping undulations of serpentine forms that writhe in artistic profusion throughout the mazes of its decorations. the quaintness of its striking portraiture, have raised this ancient Irish volume to a position of abiding pre~eminence amongst the illuminated manuscripts of the world." In this famous commentary, Sullivan traces the historical background and origins of the manuscript and places it as a ninth century manuscript, of a later date than the Book of Lindisfarne. Popular legend, however, has it that The Book of Kells was produced by St Columba and the monks of the monastery of Kells about the middle of the sixth century AD. Certainly, the manuscript survived many vicissitudes: the Abbey of Kells was sacked and pillaged during the tenth century; thieves sought its gold~studded cover. It was in the possession of the monastery at Kells at the time of its dissolution under Henry VIII on 18th November 1539, and was latterly acquired by Bishop Ussher, who was employed by King James I to collect antiquities relating to the Church. Five years after Ussher's death in 1661, it was transferred to Trinity College, Dublin, where it still resides. The manuscript was mutilated by an eighteenth century bookbinder, but in its present form consists of 339 pages measuring 13 x 9½ inches. The late Sir Edward Sullivan, an outstanding authority, made an exhaustive study of this magnificent example of early Celtic art especially for The Studio; his historical survey and notes on the pages form the introduction to the reproductions in full colour of twenty of the most beautiful pages, and the four plates of initial letters. To complement Sullivan's text and these illustrations, this edition also includes an historical analysis of Celtic illuminated manuscripts by Johan Adolf Bruun.

First Edition. Small 8vo, pp. 169. Illustrated with diagrams and photographs. Includes some musical notation. Paper wraps with cloth spine. Cover slightly stained, o/w a VG tight copy. Instructions for quadrilles, round dances, polkas, etc.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. From the bestselling Australian author of The Hating Game comes the clever, funny and unforgettable story of a muscular, tattooed man hired as an assistant to two elderly women - under the watchful eye of a beautiful retirement home managerDistraction (n): Something that turns your attention away from something you want to concentrate on. See: Teddy Prescott. Ruthie Midona is twenty-four (going on ninety-four) and fully committed to her job at a luxury retirement village. Keeping herself busy caring for the eccentric residents means that Ruthie can safely ignore her own life - what little there is of it. Teddy Prescott is practically allergic to a hard day's work. When he rocks up as the retirement village's newest employee, Ruthie is less than impressed. The last thing she needs is a distraction as irritating (and handsome) as this selfish rich kid. Lucky for Ruthie, her favourite pair of mischievous residents need a new assistant to torture . . . so she hands over Teddy, ready for them to send him running. Except Teddy may be about to surprise her - not just by surviving the old women's antics, but by charming Ruthie so much, she starts to remember that there's more to life than work . . . Could Teddy be far more than simply an unwelcome distraction?'I inhaled Second First Impressions - I had to force myself to slow down because I didn't want it to end. It's a truly adorable, heart-warming, swoon-worthy love story. A book hasn't given me the warm-fuzzies like this for a very long time' BETH O'LEARY, author of The Flatshare'A delight. Will make you laugh. Charming, funny and heartwarming' Kirkus'The warmest, coziest, sweetest book of the year, an absolutely perfect blend of humour and heart' EMILY HENRY, author of Beach Read'A hilarious and cute romcom set in a retirement village with the quirkiest, most likeable heroine ever' ALLIE REYNOLDS, author of Shiver'After a sweet, funny and heartwarming love story, then look no further' FIONA PALMER, author of Secrets Between Friends'The definition of a feel-good romance. This story and these characters will grow on you until Ruthie and Teddy are wrapped around your heart' Herald Sun'Tender . beneath Thorne's fresh and breezy writing style is a story with real depth.' Bookpage'It's Thorne's storytelling, which gives her seniors as much life as her twentysomethings, that proves as delightful as an early bird special' USA Today'An addictive romance filled with deep feeling, crackling attraction and cackling laughs . . . will have your he Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Henry Kissinger analiza como seis lideres extraordinarios, a los que conocio de cerca, dieron forma a sus paises y al mundo que hoy conocemos. Pretende ser un manual para los lideres de hoy y de manana. -The New StatesmanHenry Kissinger, uno de los principales estrategas politicos del siglo xx, analiza en este nuevo libro los perfiles de seis de los lideres mundiales mas fascinantes e influyentes del pasado reciente: Konrad Adenauer, Charles de Gaulle, Richard Nixon, Anwar Sadat, Lee Kuan Yew y Margaret Thatcher.Todos ellos se formaron en un periodo en el que las instituciones establecidas se derrumbaban en Europa, las estructuras coloniales daban paso a estados independientes en Asia y Africa y hubo que crear un nuevo orden internacional a partir de los vestigios del anterior.Kissinger repasa el camino de De Gaulle para reconstruir la Francia postimperial, la rehabilitacion llevada a cabo por Adenauer de una Alemania devastada por la guerra o el exito del experimento de la pequena ciudad Estado de Lee Kuan Yew en Singapur. El analisis de estos procesos sirve para mostrar las estrategias de gobierno de unos lideres que, impulsados por un alto sentido de Estado, se propusieron posicionar a sus respectivos paises en el centro del tablero politico mundial.La perspectiva del autor no tiene parangon: es la de un historiador de primer orden que conocio y estuvo implicado en los acontecimientos que se relatan. La experiencia como alto representante publico, el conocimiento personal de los protagonistas y la carrera politica de Kissinger enriquecen un libro que atestigua como la combinacion del caracter de los personajes y las circunstancias de cada situacion es lo que acaba dando forma a la historia.ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONAn instant New York Times bestseller Henry Kissinger, consummate diplomat, and statesman, examines the strategies of six great twentieth-century figures and brings to life a unifying theory of leadership and diplomacy. An extraordinary book, one that braids together two through lines in the long and distinguished career of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.In Leadership he presents a fascinating set of historical case studies and political biographies that blend the dance and the dancer, seamlessly. James Stavridis, The Wall Street Journal Leaders, writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future; the second, between the abiding values and aspirations of those they lead. They must balance what they know, which is necessarily drawn from the past, with what they intuit about the future, which is inherently conjectural and uncertain. It is this intuitive grasp of direction that enables leaders to set objectives and lay down a strategy. In Leadership, Kissinger analyses the lives of six extraordinary leaders through the distinctive strategies of statecraft, which he believes they embodied. After the Second World War, Konrad Adenauer brought defeated and morally bankrupt Germany back into the community of nations by what Kissinger calls the strategy of humility. Charles de Gaulle set France beside the victorious Allies and renewed its historic grandeur by the strategy of will. During the Cold War, Richard Nixon gave geostrategic advantage to the United States by the strategy of equilibrium. After twenty-five years of conflict, Anwar Sadat brought a vision of peace to the Middle East by a strategy of transcendence. Against the odds, Lee Kuan Yew created a powerhouse city-state, Singapore, by the strategy of excellence. A Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Includes the story "Premium Harmony"--set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine The masterful #1 New York Times bestselling story collection from O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King that includes twenty-one iconic stories with accompanying autobiographical comments on when, why and how he came to write (or rewrite) each one. For more than thirty-five years, Stephen King has dazzled readers with his genius as a writer of short fiction. In this new collection he introduces each story with a passage about its origins or his motivations for writing it. As Entertainment Weekly said about this collection: "Bazaar of Bad Dreams is bursting with classic King terror, but what we love most are the thoughtful introductions he gives to each tale that explain what was going on in his life as he wrote it." There are thrilling connections between stories; themes of morality, the afterlife, guilt, what we would do differently if we could see into the future or correct the mistakes of the past. In "Afterlife," a man who died of colon cancer keeps reliving the same life, repeating his mistakes over and over again. Several stories feature characters at the end of life, revisiting their crimes and misdemeanors. Others address what happens when someone discovers that he has supernatural powers--the columnist who kills people by writing their obituaries in "Obits;" the old judge in "The Dune" who, as a boy, canoed to a deserted island and saw names written in the sand, people who then died in freak accidents. In "Morality," King looks at how a marriage and two lives fall apart after the wife and husband enter into what seems, at first, a devil's pact they can win. "I made these stories especially for you," says King. "Feel free to examine them, but please be careful. The best of them have teeth." Stories include: -Mile 81 -Premium Harmony -Batman and Robin Have an Altercation -The Dune -Bad Little Kid -A Death -The Bone Church -Morality -Afterlife -Ur -Herman Wouk Is Still Alive -Under the Weather -Blockade Billy -Mister Yummy -Tommy -The Little Green God of Agony -Cookie Jar -That Bus Is Another World -Obits -Drunken Fireworks -Summer Thunder "A collection that includes stories never before in print, never published in America, never collected and brand new--with the . bones of interstitial autobiographical comments on when, why, and how Stephen King came to write each story"-- Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 343 pages. Cover worn.The first new novel from Doris Lessing in more than seven years, Love, Again tells the story of a sixty- five-year-old woman who falls in love. Or rather, Sarah Durham fa lls into a state of love, which is another country altogether, an d struggles to maintain her sanity while there. Widowed for many years, with grown children, Sarah is a writer who works in the th eater in London. When she falls in love with a seductive young ac tor, the beautiful and androgynous twenty-eight-year-old Bill, an d then with the more mature, thirty-five-year-old director Henry, Sarah finds herself in a state of longing and desire she thought the province of younger women. This richly textured novel explor es the affinities and connections between romantic love, depressi on and grief, homesickness and the emotional deprivations of chil dhood. The two men with whom Sarah falls in love, one after the o ther, cause her to relive her own stages of growing up, from imma ture and infantile love to the mature.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 362 pages. The story starts with 42-year-old Laura, married to Henry, mother of two children, getting a letter from Nick, the former love of her life. Even the handwriting on the envelope br ings back the intensity of that first and greatest love affair, o ver twenty years ago. She never knew why he left her. The wounds have never healed. Now he's back, and wants to meet her again - a nd she realises she doesn't want to tell Henry. Each decision she takes has a ripple effect on her husband, her children, and all those she comes into contact with. In short chapter after short c hapter we follow the chain of human interactions, shifting each t ime to a new viewpoint, discovering that our characters know noth ing of what's going on inside each other. They misread each other , fail to notice the dramas being played out before them, absorbe d as they are in their own intense inner lives. Over six short da ys in Sussex we watch a dozen lives collide and transform each ot her, without any of the protagonists realising the true impact of their words and actions. --Publisher.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 256 pages. Two former lovers reconnect in this beautiful and haunting tale of great lost love from the critically acclaimed au thor of The Headmaster's Wife -- Deeply affecting and compulsivel y readable, The Headmaster's Wife was a breakout book for Thomas Christopher Greene. Now, Greene returns with a beautifully writte n, emotional new novel perfect for his growing audience. Twenty-o ne years after they were driven apart by circumstances beyond the ir control, two former lovers have a chance encounter on a Manhat tan street. What follows is a tense, suspenseful exploration of t he many facets of enduring love. Told from altering points of vie w through time, If I Forget You tells the story of Henry Gold, a poet whose rise from poverty embodies the American dream, and Mar got Fuller, the daughter of a prominent, wealthy family, and thei r unlikely, star-crossed love affair, complete with the secrets t hey carry when they find each other for the second time. Written in lyrical prose, If I Forget You is at once a great love story, a novel of marriage, manners, and family, a meditation on the nat ure of art, a moving elegy to what it means to love and to lose, and how the choices we make can change our lives forever--.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 266 pages. In 1764, the great Samuel Johnson, irascible geniu s, unparalleled wit and the toast of all society, is plagued by i ll health and has become jaded with his bickering dependants. Suf fering from a bout of melancholy, he accepts an introduction to t he table of Henry Thrale, a wealthy Southwark brewer, and his viv acious wife Hester. Thus begins an extraordinary relationship tha t is to last twenty years - and allows us into a world unknown to James Boswell. "As Johnson settles into the generous niche esta blished for him in the Thrales' crowded and hectic household, he comes increasingly to rely upon Hester Thrale, and their intimate friendship develops into something darker and more ambiguous. Th e family is drawn into the raucous, chaotic caravan of Johnson's friends and admirers Garrick and Goldsmith, Fanny Burney and Josh ua Reynolds, sycophants, scholars and drunkards, and it is left t o Hester's neglected oldest daughter, named after her mother but known as Queeney, prodigiously clever, spirited and mocking, to p rovide her own sharp commentary on the destruction that ensures." "--Jacket.

Soft Covers. Condition: Good. Pp.512. Profusely illustrated. The content of this issue includes Teresa Brayton, 1868-1943 (author of the "The Old Bog Road") byJames Flynn; Fr. Arthur O'Leary, 1729-1802 by Fr. Pascal OFM Cap.; Tribute to Monsignor Padraig de Brun by Chevalier Thomas Mac Greevy: The Poets of the Maigue by Mannix Joyce: The Painter's World: An Introduction by Fr. Cyril Barrett S.J. with comments by Maurice MacGonigal, James White and Elizabeth Rivers Heavy item and additional postage will apply. The Capuchin Annual was first published in 1930 and the last one was issued in 1977. It spanned almost half a century. An excellent publication which over the years had numerous articles on Irish Literature, history, the struggle for independence, topography, theology, biography, art, culture, scenery & more. There were contributions by leading, clerics, politicians, scholars, artists spanning almost a half a century over which this superb publication was issued. There were only two editors each covering two different periods in the life of the publication. The distinctive cover was designed by Sean O'Sullivan R.H.A. & apart from the earliest issues it remained practically unchanged throughtout the years. With many of the photographs and illustrations commissioned or previously unpublished these annuals have become highly sought after.

Soft Covers. Condition: Good. Pp.512. Profusely illustrated. The content of this issue includes Contributions by Com O'Byrne, Philip Rooney, Prince Rainier and Princess Grace, Michael Scanlan Poet Laureate of Fenianism, Gems of Sligo, The Russian Ikon,15th centenary of St. Patrick, Space Age Education, and much more. Heavy item and additional postage will apply. The Capuchin Annual was first published in 1930 and the last one was issued in 1977. It spanned almost half a century. An excellent publication which over the years had numerous articles on Irish Literature, history, the struggle for independence, topography, theology, biography, art, culture, scenery & more. There were contributions by leading, clerics, politicians, scholars, artists spanning almost a half a century over which this superb publication was issued. There were only two editors each covering two different periods in the life of the publication. The distinctive cover was designed by Sean O'Sullivan R.H.A. & apart from the earliest issues it remained practically unchanged throughtout the years. With many of the photographs and illustrations commissioned or previously unpublished these annuals have become highly sought after.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 416 pages. Ground-breaking history of how King Henry VIII cre ated England's navy It was Henry VIII who began the process of m aking England a first-rate sea-power. He inherited no more than s even warships from Henry VII, yet at his own death the King's Nav y had 53 seaworthy ships afloat (much the same size as the Royal Navy today) manned by almost 8,000 sailors. Henry VIII originall y needed a navy to hold the English Channel and blockade the enem y while he invaded France. Later when invasion from the continent grew serious Henry's navy fought in many actions. Moorhouse doe sn't only deal with seagoing exploits. Thanks to Henry VIII docky ards were built (Greenwich and Deptford), timber had to be felled in quantities previously unknown (from land seized during the di ssolution of the monasteries), and hemp (for rope) was harvested; new skills were developed, not least the gun-founders and the ma ster shipwrights. Some of the ships were celebrated - 'Henry Gra ce a Dieu' (aka 'Great Harry') was the biggest ship in the world - 1,000 tons, 122 guns, crew of 700 and the 'Mary Rose' (500 tons , 80 guns, 40 crew) became one of the most famous after she heele d over too far, took water and sank with the loss of almost all h ands off Portsmouth. Editorial Reviews Review Moorhouse is stee ped in his subject and conveys the often daunting detail of marit ime plenipotence with an infectious Patrick O'Brian-like enthusia sm?THE TIMES [A] detailed and atmospheric account?SUNDAY TELEGRA PH About the Author Geoffrey Moorhouse was ¿one of the best writ ers of our time¿ (Byron Rogers, The Times), ¿a brilliant historia n¿ (Dirk Bogarde, Daily Telegraph) and ¿a writer whose gifts are beyond category¿ (Jan Morris, Independent on Sunday). He wrote ov er twenty books, on subjects ranging from travel and spirituality to cricket and rugby league. In 1982 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His To the Frontier won the Thom as Cook Award for the best travel book of its year in 1984. More recently he concentrated on Tudor history, notably with THE PILGR IMAGE OF GRACE and, in 2005, GREAT HARRY'S NAVY. He died in Novem ber 2009.

Hardback. Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: Mint. First Edition. EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY. Dean King. Conway Maritime, London 1979 First Edition ISBN 0851777562 426pp Hardback. This copy is in mint condition The unclipped dust wrapper is also in mint condition. This splendidly enjoyable anthology - an ideal bedside book - includes some twenty-two first-hand narratives, from British and American sources, of naval life and death in the French Revolutionary War, the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. Though some are extracts from memoirs written many years after the events described, others stem from closer to the action and so have an immediacy and freshness that sweeps away the two intervening centuries so that the reader all but feels the presence of the story-teller. Accounts by officers, some to achieve yet higher rank, such as Cochrane and Porter, alternate with less-polished descriptions from the lower deck, some frank in the extreme, particularly as to scrapes ashore. Of particular interest is Surgeon William Beatty's account of Trafalgar and of the death of Nelson, which is often referred to in other texts but is quoted here in full - even today, it is impossible to read it without emotion. Every aspect of the naval officer's and seaman's life, whether afloat or ashore, is covered here, but a consistent theme throughout is the cheerful courage, camaraderie, humanity and sense of honour in the face of unrelenting hardship and adversity that characterised all levels in the service. Devotees of the naval fiction of Forrester, Kent, Pope and O'Brian may on occasion wonder whether the reality can have been as consistently violent and hazardous as their novels portray but this volume confirms that if they err, it is on the side of moderation. William Henry Dillon's view of the Glorious First of June from the gun-deck of HMS Defence and Samuel Leech's account of the HMS Macedonian vs. USS United States duel are as grim and blood-spattered as anything in such fiction. Ref DDD1.

Soft Covers. Condition: Good. Pp.524. Profusely illustrated. The content of this issue includes: Gaelic Athletic Association 1884-1959, Ireland's Six Mission Colleges,Irish Wayside, Dear Sweet face of Ireland and much more The Capuchin Annual was first published in 1930 and the last one was issued in 1977. It spanned almost half a century. An excellent publication which over the years had numerous articles on Irish Literature, history, the struggle for independence, topography, theology, biography, art, culture, scenery & more. There were contributions by leading, clerics, politicians, scholars, artists spanning almost a half a century over which this superb publication was issued. There were only two editors each covering two different periods in the life of the publication. The distinctive cover was designed by Sean O'Sullivan R.H.A. & apart from the earliest issues it remained practically unchanged throughtout the years. With many of the photographs and illustrations commissioned or previously unpublished these annuals have become highly sought after. Heavy item and additional postage will apply.

Pictorial Soft Covers. Condition: Very Good. Pp.538. Profusely illustrated. The content of this issue includes: The Soul of Ireland.Joseph O'Connor on The Cold Chain of Silence, Father Theobald Mathew, Total Abstinence Movement. The PLay School of David Manson (1726-92) Belfast, Legion of Mary, and more. Light edgewear and nicks. Else very good. The Capuchin Annual was first published in 1930 and the last one was issued in 1977. It spanned almost half a century. An excellent publication which over the years had numerous articles on Irish Literature, history, the struggle for independence, topography, theology, biography, art, culture, scenery & more. There were contributions by leading, clerics, politicians, scholars, artists spanning almost a half a century over which this superb publication was issued. There were only two editors each covering two different periods in the life of the publication. The distinctive cover was designed by Sean O'Sullivan R.H.A. & apart from the earliest issues it remained practically unchanged throughout the years. With many of the photographs and illustrations commissioned or previously unpublished these annuals have become highly sought after. Heavy item and additional postage will apply.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Elizabeth I is one of England's most famous monarchs, whose story as the Virgin Queen is well known. But queenship was by no means a certain path for Henry VIIIs younger daughter, who spent the majority of her early years as a girl with an uncertain future.Before she was three years old Elizabeth had been both a princess and then a bastard following the brutal execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn. After losing several stepmothers and then her father, the teenage Elizabeth was confronted with the predatory attentions of Sir Thomas Seymour. The result was devastating, causing a heartbreaking rift with her beloved stepmother Katherine Parr.Elizabeth was placed in further jeopardy when she was implicated in the Wyatt Rebellion of 1554 a plot to topple her half-sister, Mary, from her throne. Imprisoned in the Tower of London where her mother had lost her life, under intense pressure and interrogation Elizabeth adamantly protested her innocence. Though she was eventually liberated, she spent the remainder of Marys reign under a dark cloud. On 17 November 1558, however, the uncertainty of Elizabeths future came to an end when she succeeded to the throne at the age of twenty-five.When Elizabeth became queen, she had already endured more tumult than many monarchs experienced in a lifetime. This colourful and immensely detailed biography charts Elizabeths turbulent and unstable upbringing, exploring the dangers and tragedies that plagued her early life. Nicola Tallis draws on primary sources written by Elizabeth herself and her contemporaries, providing an extensive and thorough study of an exceptionally resilient youngster whose early life would shape the queen she later became. The heart racing story of Elizabeths youth as she steered her way through perilous waters towards Englands throne is one of the most sensational of its time. Drawing on primary sources from both Elizabeth herself - including some from her own hand - and those closest to her during her tumultuous youth, this is the first fully comprehensive biography of the early life of Elizabeth I in over twenty years. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.