Search Results: Authors starting with S from Ainsworth Books

N/A. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1969. Pirated. Hardcover. Red cloth boards show some edge wear, corner bumps. Previous owner's name inked out on half-title page. Publishing information is in Asian script, appears to be a pirated edition. ; A tight solid book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 423 pages; Queueing theory is about the elements of waiting in line. It began as an attempt to help telephoning networks. It is now used in aviation, car traffic, machine repair, inventory control and many other areas of common life. .

New York: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0394534816 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, price-clipped, short closed tear base ofront panel of DJ. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 6.75 X 1.75 X 9.5 inches; 505 pages; "a lucid and riveting account of how humans got to be the way we are. It shows with humor and drama that many of our key traits--self-awareness, technology, family ties, submission to authority, hatred for those a little different from ourselves, reason, and ethics--are rooted in the deep past, and illuminated by our kinship with other animals. Astonishing in its scope, brilliant in its insights, and an absolutely compelling read, SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS is a triumph of popular science." .

Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0774804432 . Slight edge wear to DJ, light crease down front flap ; DJ in Mylar A bright, solid book ; B&W Illustrations; 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 Inches; 179 pages; Anecdotal accounts of life on board Canada's merchant steamships .

Jerusalem: Gefen Publishing House. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 2012. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9652295299 . Glossy pictorial paper covered boards show some bruising top of spine. Previous dealers stamp on front pastedown. ; A bright, solid book.; 9.3 X 6.9 X 1.0 inches; 230 pages; "On March 9, 1942, the Jewish community of Mielec, Poland, ceased to exist. The Nazis dismantled the entire town in a single day, executing the elderly, deporting the able-bodied for slave labor, and transporting the rest to the Lublin district, where they were later murdered in Sobibor and Belzec. The Germans had taken over a Polish aircraft factory on the outskirts of Mielec, where they manufactured Heinkel 111 bomber planes for the Nazi war machine. Following the March 9, 1942, deportation, the factory complex became part of the Mielec Nazi slave labor camp, later a concentration camp. Using rare photographs and records, Nazi documents, witness statements, survivor interviews,… Read More

Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0874803101 . DJ has small tears, 1/4" chip missing from front bottom, book dealer's stamp front pastedown. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 205 pages .

New York: Crown. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 1400054095 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 273 pages; "Based on the author’s extensive reporting—and the inside look at the industry he got while working at a leading “lifestyle” publisher—SHAM shows how thinly credentialed “experts” now dispense advice on everything from mental health to relationships to diet to personal finance to business strategy. Americans spend upward of $8 billion every year on self-help programs and products. And those staggering financial costs are actually the least of our worries.SHAM demonstrates how the self-help movement’s core philosophies have infected virtually every aspect of American life—the home, the workplace, the schools, and more. And Salerno exposes the downside of being uplifted, showing how the… Read More

New York: Doubleday & Company. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1966. Later Printing. Hardcover. DJ has short tears and chipping, some soiling and discoloration. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 391 pages; A biography of JFK written by his press secretary following his assassination. Salinger was one of the closest of Kennedy's inner circle in Washington, and gives many insights to the man during his later political career. .

New York: Doubleday. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1978. Later Printing. Hardcover. 0385008449 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, remainder spray bottom page edges, price-clipped. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Romanov genealogy chart on endpapers, Substantial notes, bibliography and index at back of book, adding up to almost 150 pages. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 746 pages; "The destruction of the Czars which brought about the reign of revolutions from 1905–1917 in Russia looms as the crucial political event of the twentieth century. In little more than a decade the Romanov dynasty was toppled, and its time-honored institutions repudiated. How did it happen? How could Nicholas and Alexandra, the nobility, middle class anarchists—even Lenin himself—not foresee the catastrophic changes that were shaking the empire? Why could nothing be done? And why were the efforts so ineffectual? Black Night, White Snow… Read More

Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press. Very Good+. 1985. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0306812983 . Card covers show light shelf wear and shelf soil. ; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 635 pages; "The Nazi siege of Leningrad from 1941 to 1943, during which time the city was cut off from the rest of the world, was one of the most gruesome episodes of World War II. In scale, the tragedy of Leningrad dwarfs even the Warsaw ghetto or Hiroshima. Nearly three million people endured it; just under half of them died, starving or freezing to death, most in the six months from October 1941 to April 1942 when the temperature often stayed at 30 degrees below zero." .

Surrey, England: Lewis Masonic. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0853181934 . As new. ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.21 X 5.91 X 0.71 inches; 90 pages; "An explanation of the origins and meaning of the Holy Royal Arch of Jerusalem is provided, not only for prospective candidates but to increase the enjoyment of Companions of all ranks." .

Abbotsford, BC: Crackingstone Press. Very Good+. 2016. First Edition. Softcover. 0995202303 . Signed by Author; Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, inscribed by the author on half-title page. ; B&W and Colour Photographs; 8.4 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches; 258 pages; "In the 1950s frenzied search for uranium, immigrants fleeing post-war Europe and job-seeking southerners flocked to an isolated northern mining town, joining the area’s First Nations and Métis. They found adventure, romance, tragedy, and a freedom never again to be equaled. Meanwhile, lamps made of uranium drill core sat in their homes and their children played at the tailings pond.Interviewed more than 50 years later, the residents said it was the best place they ever lived." .

New York: New Amsterdam Books. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1561310050 . Signed by Author; 252 pages; DJ shows some edgewear creasing and scuffing. Dust jacket in Mylar. Inscribed by author on title page. Sanders's first novel is a tragicomic love story set in England during the socially fluid 1970s. Anya, a white South African, is an emotional and vindictive woman whose view of life is refracted through complicated feelings about her homeland (as a teenager, she fell in love with a black revolutionary). Now the owner of a trendy London dress shop, Anya finds her livelihood threatened by her messy, noisy new neighbor, a cantankerous sculptor named Laczi who fled his native Hungary in 1956. Anya's bullyish tactics result in colorful verbal sparring, which they both enjoy; Sanders's keen ear for language enlivens this intense courtship. In a swift, jolting succession of events, Laczi's work suddenly becomes fashionable,… Read More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2015. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399176950 . Remainder dot bottom page edges ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.0 X 6.0 X 1.8 inches; 486 pages; "The year is 2066. A Caltech intern inadvertently notices an anomaly from a space telescope—something is approaching Saturn, and decelerating. Space objects don’t decelerate. Spaceships do. A flurry of top-level government meetings produces the inescapable conclusion: Whatever built that ship is at least one hundred years ahead in hard and soft technology, and whoever can get their hands on it exclusively and bring it back will have an advantage so large, no other nation can compete. A conclusion the Chinese definitely agree with when they find out." .

Vancouver BC: Whitecap Books Ltd.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket scuffed and chipped with short tears, bottom fore corner of book bumped ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 260 pages; "McCulloch's Wonder is the classic story of a classic rail line -- the Kettle Valley Railway. Conceived in the late 1880's as a route to allow the mines of the Kootenay District of southern British Columbia access to the coast and Vancouver, the Kettle Valley Railway became an epic struggle of personalities, politics, finance and geography. Over half a dozen governments rose or fell on issues related to its development and construction. Approximately 100 workers died building and operating it. The Kettle Valley Railway earned its nickname, McCulloch's Wonder, from the railway's chief engineer, Andrew McCulloch, who built the remarkable railway across the backbone of three mountain… Read More

Vancouver BC: Whitecap Books Ltd.. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ has short tears, light chipping, creasing, front flap roughly price clipped, missing front free end paper. ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 260 pages; "McCulloch's Wonder is the classic story of a classic rail line -- the Kettle Valley Railway. Conceived in the late 1880's as a route to allow the mines of the Kootenay District of southern British Columbia access to the coast and Vancouver, the Kettle Valley Railway became an epic struggle of personalities, politics, finance and geography. Over half a dozen governments rose or fell on issues related to its development and construction. Approximately 100 workers died building and operating it. The Kettle Valley Railway earned its nickname, McCulloch's Wonder, from the railway's chief engineer, Andrew McCulloch, who built the remarkable railway across the… Read More

Vancouver BC: Whitecap Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 1895099277 . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W photos, illustrations and maps throughout; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 165 pages; Barrie Sanford, author of 'McCulloch's Wonder', presents a unique pictorial history of the legendary Kettle Valley Railway. Archival photographs and several from the author's personal collection illustrate the history of the Kettle Valley Railway from its construction through its turbulent lifespan and eventual demise. These moving visual images celebrate the magnitude of the engineering feats achieved by Andrew McCulloch and the many workers who made the railway a reality. Many workers died in the attempt to lay track across three mountain ranges and some of the world's most rugged river canyons. More lost their lives in the railway's subsequent years of operating freight and passenger… Read More

Vancouver BC: Whitecap Books Ltd.. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0920620272 . Signed by Author; Top fore corners bumped, dustjacket worn and chipped top edge with a couple of tears ; Large author inscription on half title page. A tight solid book. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; 0.7 x 10 x 9.1 Inches; 144 pages; The mountainous terrain of British Columbia has been a challenge to the laying of track to join the various areas of BC but the views could be quite spectacular. .

Vancouver BC: Whitecap Books Limited. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket scuffed with some creasing and edge wear, book shows light general wear to extremities; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 260 pages; The Kettle Valley Railway is a great tourist attraction for hikers and bicyclists in central BC. Even though a wildfire destroyed a few of the trestles, they have largely been restored. .

New Westminster, BC: Westminster Publishing. Very Good. 2016. First Edition. Softcover. 1895493048 . Signed by Author; Card covers show some shelf wear, shallow crease front cover.; A bright, solid book. Inscribed by the author on the title page. ; Trade PB; 9.7 X 7.4 X 0.5 inches; 188 pages; "Through oral history vignettes, Evelyn Benson succeeds in capturing the ambience of a small town in the Pacific Northwest (New Westminster) in its early days - its people, their problems, their secrets and day-to-day happenings. With each story, young readers will learn something new, and old-timers will experience a flood of nostalgia. The author's folksy way of telling stories immediately engages readers of all generations." This is a follow-up to her first book about early days in the Royal City - New Westminster BC. .

Iola, WI: Krause Publications. Very Good-. 2006. Paperback. 089689424X . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, color images of the books throughout ; Trade PB; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 256 pages; A handy reference for the collectors of the Golden Books .