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This batch of new additions has a good number of books for people interested in foreign affairs – World War II and post World War II, including countries from Eastern Europe, to the Mid-East, to Europe and Asia covering economics, socialism, culture, religion and so on. This group also includes the usual smorgasbord of art from comic to fine art to sculpture, etc. And photography. Also collectibles, children’s, literature, mysteries, novels, and poetry. Here’s a sampling. See all these New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
Arendt freely and lively moves in the entire philosophical history of thinking and willing, and in doing so she references Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, Nietzsche and other philosophers.
The Life of the Mind (2 vols. Volume I: Thinking, Volume II: Willing

An examination of what we do when we think, of where we are when we think, of why we think at all. Arendt freely moves through the entire philosophical history of thinking and willing. Read More


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In the early 70's Eggleston purchased the first portable video recorder and took hours and hours of footage of his crazy friends around Memphis and New Orleans. This is a little book package that includes the only film William Eggleston ever made.
William Eggleston: Stranded in Canton (with DVD)

In the early 70’s Eggleston purchased the first portable video recorder and took hours of footage of his crazy friends around Memphis and New Orleans. This book includes the only film William Eggleston ever made. Read More


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Harpur and Iles series. Harpur is a Detective Chief Inspector and Iles is the Assistant Chief Constable in an unnamed coastal city in southwestern England. Stories are characterized by a grim humor and a bleak view of the relationship between the public, the police force and the criminal element.
Top Banana

Harpur and Iles series book. Detective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur investigates the murder of thirteen-year-old Mandy Walsh, a drug runner, who was caught in the crossfire between two rival drug gangs. Read More


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A unique crime classic: the very first detective novel written by an African American, set in 1930s New York with only Black characters.
The Conjure-Man Dies: A Mystery Tale of Dark Harlem

From an exciting era in the history of Black fiction. The first detective novel written by an African American. Fisher’s witty novel has a gripping plot and vividly drawn characters. Set in 1930s New York. Read More


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George Orwell's story of Winston Smith's fight against one-party government has become a classic. First published in 1949, it retains as much relevance today as it had then.
Nineteen Eighty-Four

The now classic story centers on totalitarianism with its mass surveillance and repressive regimentation of people. Introduced “Newspeak”, “Doublethink”, “Big Brother”, and the “Thought Police” into the English language. Read More


$200.00

Wifeless, childless Mugsy, a bulldog, has freedom with no responsibilities. It's great. Then his nephews arrive to visit for Christmas. Mugsy comes to appreciate family. Wonderful illustrations. Poetic text.
Uncle Mugsy and the Terrible Twins of Christmas (SIGNED COPY)

Wifeless, childless, bulldog Mugsy, enjoys life without responsibilities. Then his nephews come to visit for Christmas. Ugh. Of course, Mugsy comes to appreciate family. Wonderful illustrations. Poetic text. Read More


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Studded with riveting, contemporaneous snapshots, this history narrates the efforts of Max Ewing to penetrate and chronicle the swirling social rounds of New York City in the 1920’s and early 1930’s.
Queer Moderns: Max Ewing’s Jazz Age New York

Ewing celebrated queer culture and documented it with his amateur photographs. Chronicles the swirling social rounds of New York City in the 1920’s and early 1930’s. Read More


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A Collection of 359 Vintage Photographs from 1929-1946 is a 2017 book featuring a rediscovered archive of Weegee's early work, showcasing his iconic New York City street photography.
Extra! Weegee

No photographer came close to capturing the sensations, scandals, and catastrophes of 1930s and ’40s New York like Weegee. He had the uncanny ability to be at the right place at the right time and ready to shoot. Read More


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As a young man, Vollmann made a trip to "help" the Afghans who were fighting the Soviets. It was an education for Vollmann who came to realize he had no idea of what he was doing. An Afghanistan Picture Store tells the tale.
An Afghanistan Picture Show: Or, How I Saved the World

Vollmann went to Afghanistan in 1982, during the Soviet-Afghan War, planning to gather information and images to help determine who most deserved American aid. Along the way he realized he was clueless. This is the book about that adventure. Read More


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Rosset, a photographer in the Army Signal Corps based in China, ended up as the photo officer at an actual confrontation point between Chinese and Japanese units.
Barney Rosset: China in Conflict – War Photographs 1944-1945

China fought with Allied Forces during WW II against the Axis powers, specifically Japan. Rosset was an Army photographer stationed in China. This is a collection of the remarkable photographs he took of actual confrontations between Chinese and Japanese units. Read More


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Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa and one of the least developed countries in the world. Sankara was a Burkinabé military officer, Marxist and Pan-Africanist revolutionary. He came to power in a coup and was the first President of Burkina Faso from 1983 until his assassination in 1987.
Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa

Sankara, a military officer, Marxist and Pan-Africanist, became president of Burkina Faso in 1983 after a military coup. He held that position until 1987, when he was killed during another coup. A must-read for anyone interested in the man or revolutionary movements. Read More


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It is a moderate Islam subsect that has continued to persist, leading to the creation of Ibadi communities in areas of the Arabian Peninsula, the Maghreb, and sub-Saharan Africa.
Muslims, Scholars, Soldiers: The Origin and Elaboration of the Ibadi Imamate Traditions

Ibadism is the third-largest branch of Islam. It is a moderate Islam subsect that has continued to persist, leading to the creation of Ibadi communities in areas of the Arabian Peninsula, the Maghreb, and sub-Saharan Africa. Read More


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Shafir argues that it was not the imported Zionist ideas that were responsible for the character of the Israeli state, but the particular conditions of the local conflict between the European "settlers" and the Palestinian Arab population.
Land and Labor and the Origins of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 1882-1914

Gershon Shafir challenges the heroic myths about the foundation of the State of Israel by investigating the struggle to control land and labor during the early Zionist enterprise. Read More


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The early socialist period in Yugoslavia is universally identified with the Soviet model and is called, in the Yugoslav literature, its “administrative period,” on the argument that Stalinist policies and a planned economy operated.
Socialist Unemployment: The Political Economy of Yugoslavia, 1945-1990

After World War II, Yugoslavia practiced a unique form of self-managed socialism, allowing workers to have democratic control over their workplaces. It lasted until the country’s dissolution in the early 1990s. Woodward argues about why it failed. Read More


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Otokar Brezina (1868-1929) was the most prominent Czech poet of his day. HIDDEN HISTORY, however, is not precisely poetry but a collection of poetic essays.
Hidden History

Brezina’s creation of this entirely new genre represents the apotheosis of his work, as well as a prime example of his ability to apply metaphorical language to an exploration of the mystical links between art and life and between the visible and invisible worlds. Read More


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Rutledge writes about his hunting and life experiences over the course of thirty years following the game trails of the great plantation region of the Santee Delta of South Carolina.
Plantation Game Trails

Archibald Rutledge writes about his thirty years of hunting along the game trails of the Santee Delta of South Carolina. He observed the demise of many plantations and the rebirth of nature. Read More


$90.00

Four longitudinal case studies of Russian oil companies are drawn upon to explain the process of organisational transformation.
Organisational Transformation in the Russian Oil Industry

The political and social changes of the 1990s in Central and Eastern Europe forced Russian oil companies to reinvent themselves, and to create new identities as market-facing business organisations. Read More


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Following times of great conflict and tragedy, many countries implement programs and policies of transitional justice, none more extensive than in post-genocide Rwanda.
Memory and Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda

The Rwandan genocide, aka the Tutsi genocide, occurred from April 7 to July 19, 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. An estimated 800,000 were killed. Longman explores how its government responded. Read More


$25.00

Compiled by the Vermont Town of Corinth History Committee. Includes family biographical sketches & genealogy plus old maps and much more.
History of Corinth, Vermont 1764-1964

Compiled by the Vermont Town of Corinth History Committee. The book includes family biographical sketches & genealogy plus old maps, 20 chapter titles that include Charters and Reservations, Early Settlers and Land Records, Folklore, and much more. Read More


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A 550 year history of printing presses, from Gutenburg to Digital presses. Comprehensive accounts of the men who modified and improved presses through each revolution of the industry. Over 300 pictures.
The Power of the Press

The printing press was invented around 1440. This book offers comprehensive accounts of the men who modified and improved presses through each revolution of the industry. Read More


$40.00

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Over 170 new arrivals in Book Beat 146. Volumes include lots of poetry and literature as well as art, photography, children’s illustrated, novels, biography, history, some sports, sociology, aviation history, and the usual odds and end. Here’s a sampling. See all the New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
Löwith, considered one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century, developed a distinct philosophical position that questioned the progressivist assumptions underlying much of nineteenth and twentieth-century European philosophy.
Nature, History, and Existentialism

Löwith developed a distinct philosophical position that questioned the progressivist assumptions underlying much of nineteenth and twentieth-century European philosophy. He is considered one of the most influential German philosophers of the 20th century. Read More


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One of Burtt's main arguments is that despite appearances, the Aristotelian metaphysics of essence, substance and quality were not discarded in favor of a positivist worldview.
The Metaphysical Foundations Of Modern Physical Science

Burtt was an American philosopher who wrote extensively on the philosophy of religion. This is his doctoral thesis published as a book. This classic provides a thoughtful overview and analysis of the shift from the medieval to modern view of man’s place in the universe. Read More


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The Whites is filled with intense characters: damaged cops, disgusting criminals, and innocent children.
The Whites: A Novel

A complex and tragic character piece focusing on an NYPD cop in a city of world-weary, damaged cops, despicable criminals, innocent children. It’s loaded with intense characters, crazy NYC details, and human emotion. Read More


$20.00

A WWII veteran, is at a crossroads. He's trying to integrate into society in an age of oppressive conformity, but his emotional connections during the war interrupt.
In A Yellow Wood

A WWII veteran, is at a crossroads. He’s trying to integrate into society in an age of oppressive conformity. Gore Vidal is noted for his cynical humor and his numerous accounts of society in decline. Read More


$50.00

Almost 5 dozen stories of Bob, Judy, friends and family, intended as an early school reader, color illustrations.
Bob and Judy

Like Dick and Jane, Bob and Judy is designed for beginners featuring controlled vocabulary and frequent repetition. Part of “look-say” (whole-word) method of teaching reading popular in 1930s -1960s. Read More


$18.00

Captivating story about a perfect country Christmas. Tasha Tudor's wonderful illustrations tell the story of the preparations leading up to the big day through the eyes of ten-year-old Becky.
Becky’s Christmas

Captivating story about a perfect country Christmas. Tasha Tudor’s wonderful illustrations tell the story of the preparations leading up to the big day through the eyes of ten-year-old Becky. Read More


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In the 40 books and hundreds of articles Ellul wrote, his dominant theme was the threat to human freedom posed by modern technology.
The Political Illusion

An essential read for anyone interested in understanding the deeper forces shaping political life in an era increasingly dominated by technological and bureaucratic systems. Read More


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This volume, edited by Sir Robert Stout and first published in 1908, contains Wakefield's account of his stay in New Zealand. He describes in detail the social conditions during the founding of the first settler expedition and its explorations in New Zealand.
Adventure in New Zealand, 1839-1844 (Two Volumes)

This volume provides a valuable and fascinating insight into the society and development of one of the earliest colonies of New Zealand. Includes detailed first-hand ethnographic information concerning the Maori tribes. Read More


$80.00

Pritchard was one of the few black practitioners of the concrete poetry movement. He was a member of the Umbra poets, a collective of Black writers in Manhattan's Lower East Side founded in 1962.
Eecchhooeess

Pritchard was a member of the Umbra poets, a collective of Black writers in Manhattan’s Lower East Side founded in 1962. His avant-garde poetry often includes unconventional typography and spacing Read More


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Lovely short poems by children about black pride. The kids were all upper elementary age when the book was published. There are corresponding illustrations to go with the poems.
The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children

Lovely short poems by children about black pride. The kids were all upper elementary age when the book was published. There are corresponding illustrations to go with the poems. Read More


$20.00

John Baptist Porta, a Neapolitan scholar of notable ability, devoted great attention to the study of natural and physical science. Porta visited most of his known world to gather and perfect the knowledge utilized in his writings.
Natural Magick

John Baptist Porta, a Neapolitan scholar of notable ability, devoted great attention to the study of natural and physical science. This book shows the perspective of those early scientists (1600s) and the way they perceived their known universe. Read More


$90.00

This short, elegant book concentrates on equal temperament and piano tuning. It's short, information specific (almost academic), and diligently prods the mysteries of music and listening.
The Seventh Dragon: The Riddle of Equal Temperament

This short, elegant book concentrates on equal temperament and piano tuning. It’s short, information specific (almost academic), and diligently prods the mysteries of music and listening. Read More


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Easy-to-follow instructions for the basic preparation of every food, followed in each case by fascinating variations. The basic recipes and variations add up to 1,217 tested dishes.
The Fireside Cook Book

Noted chef James Beard gives fearless, easy-to-follow cooking instructions for the basic preparation of every food, followed in each case by fascinating variations adding up to 1,217 tested dishes. Illustrated throughout by Alice and Martin Provensen. Read More


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Conceived in 1912 by Indiana entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, and formally dedicated October 31, 1913, the Lincoln Highway runs coast-to-coast from Times Square in New York City west to Lincoln Park in San Francisco. The full route originally ran through 13 states.
The Complete Official Road Guide of the Lincoln Highway: Fifth Edition

The Lincoln Highway was one of the first transcontinental highways in the United States, stretching from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco. Dedicated in 1913. Designed to improve automobile travel across the country. Read More


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Since settling in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 1956, Soleri has made a life-long commitment to research and experimentation in urban planning, establishing the Cosanti Foundation, a nonprofit educational foundation.
Soleri: Architecture as Human Ecology

Comprehensive monograph on the Italian architect, Soleri. Since settling in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 1956, he’s made a life-long commitment to research and experimentation in urban planning. Read More


$70.00

The choice of "Yellowbird" in the title derives from Northeast Airline's (NEA's ) choice of exterior color for their new Boeing 727 aircraft when NEA got route permission to fly from New England to Florida. (NEA was the last 'trunk' airline authorized in the U.S.)
Adventures of a Yellowbird: The Biography of an Airline

Captain Mudge joined Northeast Airlines as a meteorologist on 09-03-1941. His pilot senority date appears as 04-22-1943. Northeast merged with Delta in ’72. Captain Mudge retired with Delta Air Lines at the mandatory age 60 in 1979. He lived the history. Read More


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Following a career in journalism and as an editor, notably for Playboy, Wilson emerged as a major countercultural figure in the mid-1970s.
Chaos and Beyond: The Best of Trajectories

The cream of the crop from the first ten issues of Trajectories: the Journal of Futurism and Heresy. Features ten new updates and an introduction exclusive to this volume. Read More


$70.00

The wood engraver, writer and publisher Robert Gibbings 1889-1958 owned the Golden Cockerell Press from 1924 to 1933 and illustrated over 50 books, including 17 with text by himself.
A True Tale of Love in Tonga Told in 23 Engravings and 337 Words

This story derives from an account by an early 19th-century English seaman and has a preface by Gibbings for this edition mentioning his own visit to the setting of the story in 1945. Read More


$28.00

Dubbed “The Dean of American Cartooning,” Walker was one of the most prolific cartoonists in the comics business, with the creation of nine different syndicated strips during his lifetime.
Mort Walker’s Beetle Bailey: 75 Years of Smiles

Beetle Bailey, one of the most widely syndicated strips in the world, remains a popular feature in newspapers today and is currently produced by Mort Walker’s sons Greg, Brian and Neal. Read More


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journal Commentari. He was also supervisor of the 15-volume Enciclopedia Universale dell'Arte, published from 1958 to 1967.
Italian Miniatures

Written by Mario Salmi, an Italian art historian and art critic who specialized in Romanesque architecture, Tuscan sculpture and the early Italian Renaissance. Read More


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