Category: History

12mo. black bds. rule & gilt. good 19th century/ quakers. The writer of these memorandums was well known to many persons in the religious Society of Friends, as a useful and consistent member, and an elder whose example was instructive and edifying. It is not intended by the present publication to eulogise her character, but to magnify the power of Divine grace, which made her what she was, and to hold up to view the blessed effects of humble, unreserved submission to its heavenly visitations, as an encouragement to others, to pursue the same path, which led her safely through all the dangers...
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Limited Edition: Midnight in Garden

By: Berendt, John

Price: $250.00

Publisher: NY, Random House: 1994

Seller ID: m11

ISBN: 0679449574

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a 1997 American crime drama film based on John Berendt's 1994 novel of the same name, directed by Clint Eastwood, and starring Kevin Spacey and John Cusack. It follows the story of an antiques dealer on trial for the murder of a male prostitute. A sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city has become a modern classic. Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defe...
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My Generations, a Course in Jewish Family History

By: Arthur Kurzwell

Price: $30.00

Publisher: NJ, 1983

Seller ID: 0khx

ISBN: 0874413834

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

1983, 1st appearance. Approx 8.5x11 inches, and in very nice condition. Far more engaging than a mere how-to guide, this book is also part detective story and part quest. As Arthur Kurzweil takes you along on his own fascinating journey through his family's past, you'll learn about the step-by-step process for creating your own family genealogical record.
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Red Azalea

By: Anchee MIN [signed]

Price: $15.00

Publisher: NY, Pantheon Books: 1994

Seller ID: 11qw

ISBN: 067942332X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Red Azalea is Anchee Min's celebrated memoir of growing up in the last years of Mao's China. As a child, she was asked to publicly humiliate a teacher; at seventeen, she was sent to work at a labor collective. Forbidden to speak, dress, read, write, or love as she pleased, she found a lifeline in a secret love affair with another woman. Miraculously selected for the film version of one of Madame Mao's political operas, Min's life changed overnight. Then Chairman Mao suddenly died, taking with him an entire world. A revelatory and disturbing portrait of China, Anchee Min's memoir is exceptional...
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Seligman Solomon Society - Alumni of the Hebrew Orphan Society

By: N/A

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, 1937

Seller ID: 1ss

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Faux blindstamped leather; gilt. 'Fiftieth Anniversary 1887-1937'. 1/4" loss to the top of the spine.
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Testimony of the Society of Friends / MEMORIALS OF DECEASED

By: N/A

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Philadelphia / Providence, NP / Knowles & Vose: 1830

Seller ID: tosof15

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

2 VOLUMES BOUND AS ONE. Mild dampstains not affecting text. Sabin 06070. AI 1508
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To Renew America

By: Gingrich, Newt

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, HarperCollins: 1995

Seller ID: 12wxa

ISBN: 006017336X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Newt Gingrich has become a highly controversial person in the American political arena. Leading his party into the first Republican domination of both houses of the Congress in 40 years, Gingrich represents a turning point in national priorities and policy. In this book, Gingrich outlines his social and political philosophy, a manifesto that proposes a radical change in policy-making to counteract the decay of American civilization.
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Category: History