New and unopened in publisher's shrink wrap. This "Collector's Edition" is hand signed by Ms. Palin.This was the only hand signed edition released by the publisher, and it sold out pre- publication. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin delivers an intimate and personal look at the woman behind the public servant. In her memoir Going Rogue, Palin gave readers a look at her upbringing, her dynamic career, and her candidacy next to John McCain for the Vice Presidency of the United States. In America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag, this inspirational follow-up, her reflections on... View More...
Brand new, never used. In an opened original plastic bag. Brooklyn Pops Up celebrates the diverse borough of Brooklyn, New York, with pop-ups by the world's best illustrators and paper engineers. In this dimensional tour of Brooklyn icons you will visit: Brooklyn Children by Maurice Sendak; Brooklyn Brownstones by David A. Carter and Tor Lokvig , Grand Army Plaza & Brooklyn Public Library by Bruce Foster; Brooklyn Museum of Art & Brooklyn Children's Museum by Robert Sabuda; Brooklyn Botanic Garden by Ken Wilson-Max and Keith Finch; Prospect Park & the Carousel by Biruta Akerbergs Hansen; B... View More...
Signed, limited advance reader's copy in a publishers slipcase. Last Orders is a captivating tale of English working-class families in the four decades following WW II. When Jack Dodds dies suddenly of cancer after years of running a butcher shop in London, he leaves a strange request-- namely, that his ashes be scattered off Margate pier into the sea. And who could better be suited to fulfill this wish than his three oldest drinking buddies-- insurance man Ray, vegetable seller Lenny, and undertaker Vic, all of whom, like Jack himself, fought also as soldiers or sailors in the long-ago world... View More...
Presentation copy, inscribed by Antonin Scalia on the half-titile page. Scalia was appointed to the Court by President Ronald Reagan in 1986, and has been described as the intellectual anchor for the originalist and textualist position in the Court's conservative wing. In their professional lives, courtroom lawyers must do these two things: speak persuasively and write persuasively. In this noteworthy book, two of the most noted legal writers of our day - Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner - systematically present every important idea about judicial persuasion in a fresh, entertaini... View More...
Advance reader's edition, limited to 500 hardbound, slipcased copies. For more than twenty-five years, Ann Beattie's short fiction has held a mirror up to America, portraying its awkwardly welded families, its loosely coupled couples, and much-uprooted children with acuity, humor, and compassion. This triumphant collection includes thirty-six of the finest stories of her career including eight new pieces that have not appeared in a book before. Beattie's characters embark on stoned cross-country odysseys with lovers who may leave them before the engine cools. They comfort each other amid the... View More...
Here is a collection of stories by Joseph Mitchell, each connected in one way or another with the waterfront of New York City. Mitchell is the laureate of the waters around New York, and in The Bottom of the Harbor he records the lives and practices of the rivermen, with love and understanding and a sharp eye for the eccentric and strange. This is some of the best journalist ever written. Publisher's/ author 'with compliments' card laid in. Please excuse light reflections from the 'Brodart'. The dj is unaffected. View More...
A tenth anniversary limited edition in the publisher's slipcase, and in original shrink wrap. While in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of the night. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, his body covered in baffling symbols. As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci- clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. Even more startling, the late curator wa... View More...
Once at a charity event, Donald Trump was preparing to play a par three hole when the late Payne Stewart told him, "Slow up your swing." Trump followed Stewart's advice, and sank a hole in one. This small nugget of advice from one of the best players in the world turned out to be integral to Trump's game, and over the years he has received countless pointers like this. He shares them all in this collection of golf tips from a group of top golf professionals and teachers, as well as prominent CEOs. They reveal their secrets--"how to think your game better; what to visualize as you approach your... View More...
