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Paperback. Condition: Good. Ten Tales for Troubled Times.Are we in control of our lives, or merely at the mercy of fate? In The Channel collection, Los Angeles becomes the tapestry against which ten stories unravel. They take place from the early 1950s to the not-too-distant future. Each of the protagonists experiences life altering dilemmas. Some are unprepared for their reversals. Others are not. How well they cope is for you to determine. Susan Alcott Jardine writes with intelligence and insight. She is a born storyteller whose narrative draws us to the dimly lit corners of imagination. -Gary Sturm, author of The Secrets of Time and Dreamers and Other Stories Jardine is a master of the unexpected. Her collection of stories (The Channel: Stories From L.A.) skillfully captures the unique social and psychological landscapes that define Hollywood. There is also just a hint of the mystical accompanying her profound emotional insight. Don't miss this one -Iris Mann, freelance journalist Riveting A must read page turner. She truly awakens our curiosity, what greater gift can we ever receive? I feel blessed and honored to endorse this project. -Margaret Mary Fitzgerald, teacher/channel/author of The Lost Gateways and Nine Portals to Inner Ascencion; A Workbook If the Beach Boys were still writing songs the way Susan Alcott Jardine writes stories, we would have a top-ten hit every time - and I'm not just whistling California Girls. Read Don't Go Into The Killing Place and you will experience her extraordinary depth as a storyteller.-Al Jardine, of The Beach Boys One of the marks of a fine writer is the ability to invoke a feeling within the reader. To be able to make one laugh aloud or draw tears from the well is remarkable magic. Such magic is pulled forth by Jardine's The Channel, which calls up forgotten and beloved memories of people from my past - and stirs a consciousness and appreciation for the NOW. -Pierre O'Rourke, host to authors & celebrities in Arizona. Author of Free the Puddles and Dog Gone The Fire Hydrant-way to Heaven.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. A young girl and her family set off on a summer road trip from Ontario to the Canadian Maritimes. On their way to their grandparents' cottage in New Brunswick they visit many of the most famous tourist attractions east of Ontario: historic Quebec City; the world's longest covered bridge in Hartland, New Brunswick; the legendary tides of the Bay of Fundy; Peggy's Cove; the city of Halifax; and Prince Edward Island. Everything from the car ride, to pirate stories, bonfires, and bike rides is cherishingly documented by a young girl.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A young girl and her family set off on a summer road trip from Ontario to the Canadian Maritimes. On their way to their grandparents' cottage in New Brunswick they visit many of the most famous tourist attractions east of Ontario: historic Quebec City; the world's longest covered bridge in Hartland, New Brunswick; the legendary tides of the Bay of Fundy; Peggy's Cove; the city of Halifax; and Prince Edward Island. Everything from the car ride, to pirate stories, bonfires, and bike rides is cherishingly documented by a young girl.…

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Hardback. Condition: Fair. Amazon Best Book / Literature + FictionBarnes & Noble Discover PickHuffington Post Great New Books for Summer 2017Vulture's 10 Summer Reads Kirkus's 11 Thrillers for Summer 2017 New York Magazine's Things to Do June 2017 A stunning star-crossed love story set against the glitz and grit of 1980s New York City When Elise Perez meets Jamey Hyde on a desolate winter afternoon, fate implodes, and neither of their lives will ever be the same. Although they are next-door neighbors in New Haven, they come from different worlds. Elise grew up in a housing project without a father and didn't graduate from high school; Jamey is a junior at Yale, heir to a private investment bank fortune and beholden to high family expectations. Nevertheless, the attraction is instant, and what starts out as sexual obsession turns into something greater, stranger, and impossible to ignore. The couple moves to Manhattan in search of a new life, and White Fur follows them as they wander through Newport mansions and East Village dives, WASP-establishment yacht clubs and the grimy streets below Canal Street, fighting the forces determined to keep them apart. White Fur combines the electricity of Less Than Zero with the timeless intensity of Romeo and Juliet in this searing, gorgeously written novel that perfectly captures the ferocity of young love.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Amazon Best Book / Literature + FictionBarnes & Noble Discover PickHuffington Post Great New Books for Summer 2017Vulture's 10 Summer Reads Kirkus's 11 Thrillers for Summer 2017 New York Magazine's Things to Do June 2017 A stunning star-crossed love story set against the glitz and grit of 1980s New York City When Elise Perez meets Jamey Hyde on a desolate winter afternoon, fate implodes, and neither of their lives will ever be the same. Although they are next-door neighbors in New Haven, they come from different worlds. Elise grew up in a housing project without a father and didn't graduate from high school; Jamey is a junior at Yale, heir to a private investment bank fortune and beholden to high family expectations. Nevertheless, the attraction is instant, and what starts out as sexual obsession turns into something greater, stranger, and impossible to ignore. The couple moves to Manhattan in search of a new life, and White Fur follows them as they wander through Newport mansions and East Village dives, WASP-establishment yacht clubs and the grimy streets below Canal Street, fighting the forces determined to keep them apart. White Fur combines the electricity of Less Than Zero with the timeless intensity of Romeo and Juliet in this searing, gorgeously written novel that perfectly captures the ferocity of young love.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Amazon Best Book / Literature + FictionBarnes & Noble Discover PickHuffington Post Great New Books for Summer 2017Vulture's 10 Summer Reads Kirkus's 11 Thrillers for Summer 2017 New York Magazine's Things to Do June 2017 A stunning star-crossed love story set against the glitz and grit of 1980s New York City When Elise Perez meets Jamey Hyde on a desolate winter afternoon, fate implodes, and neither of their lives will ever be the same. Although they are next-door neighbors in New Haven, they come from different worlds. Elise grew up in a housing project without a father and didn't graduate from high school; Jamey is a junior at Yale, heir to a private investment bank fortune and beholden to high family expectations. Nevertheless, the attraction is instant, and what starts out as sexual obsession turns into something greater, stranger, and impossible to ignore. The couple moves to Manhattan in search of a new life, and White Fur follows them as they wander through Newport mansions and East Village dives, WASP-establishment yacht clubs and the grimy streets below Canal Street, fighting the forces determined to keep them apart. White Fur combines the electricity of Less Than Zero with the timeless intensity of Romeo and Juliet in this searing, gorgeously written novel that perfectly captures the ferocity of young love.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. First the joyous birth of Skinner's son.Then the grim reality of murder in one of Edinburgh's prosperous suburbs. A man has been found knifed in a luxury villa. The victim had run a chain of laundrettes, saunas and pubs throughout the city, but for some time the police suspected these to be the front for a drug distribution network. As the murder investigation continues without result, it seems the killer was particularly cunning in covering his tracks - leaving no clues or leads to pursue. But then another seemingly minor crime - involving property fraud - takes Assistant Chief Constable Bob Skinner in a new direction. Moving from Scotland to northern Spain, then back to a chilling climax in Edinburgh, this complex and suspenseful thriller follows a tortuous and bloodsoaked trail involving vice, corruption and the merchants of death.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First the joyous birth of Skinner's son.Then the grim reality of murder in one of Edinburgh's prosperous suburbs. A man has been found knifed in a luxury villa. The victim had run a chain of laundrettes, saunas and pubs throughout the city, but for some time the police suspected these to be the front for a drug distribution network. As the murder investigation continues without result, it seems the killer was particularly cunning in covering his tracks - leaving no clues or leads to pursue. But then another seemingly minor crime - involving property fraud - takes Assistant Chief Constable Bob Skinner in a new direction. Moving from Scotland to northern Spain, then back to a chilling climax in Edinburgh, this complex and suspenseful thriller follows a tortuous and bloodsoaked trail involving vice, corruption and the merchants of death.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. A stunning star-crossed love story set against the glitz and grit of 1980s New York City   When Elise Perez meets Jamey Hyde on a desolate winter afternoon, fate implodes, and neither of their lives will ever be the same. Although they are next-door neighbors in New Haven, they come from different worlds. Elise grew up in a housing project without a father and didn't graduate from high school; Jamey is a junior at Yale, heir to a private investment bank fortune and beholden to high family expectations. Nevertheless, the attraction is instant, and what starts out as sexual obsession turns into something greater, stranger, and impossible to ignore.   The couple moves to Manhattan in search of a new life, and White Fur follows them as they wander through Newport mansions and East Village dives, WASP-establishment yacht clubs and the grimy streets below Canal Street, fighting the forces determined to keep them apart. White Fur combines the electricity of Less Than Zero with the timeless intensity of Romeo and Juliet in this searing, gorgeously written novel that perfectly captures the ferocity of young love.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. It's summertime in Monaco and Oz Blackstone is sitting on the verandah of his opulent mansion - one of three homes - idly gazing at Roman Abramovich's luxury yacht as it gently cruises into the harbour. Life doesn't get much better than this. But somebody knows where he lives.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. "Fascinating. . . . Jardine takes a complex view, according Hooke with the respect and dignity that eluded him for so long. . . [and] with this compelling and empathetic portrait, she succeeds in making a convincing case for his place in history. . . [as] a founding father in Europe's scientific revolution."   -- Los Angeles Times The brilliant, largely forgotten maverick Robert Hooke was an engineer, surveyor, architect, and inventor who worked tirelessly with his intimate friend Christopher Wren to rebuild London after the Great Fire of 1666. He was the first Curator of Experiments at the Royal Society, and his engravings of natural phenomena seen under the new microscope appeared in his masterpiece, the acclaimed Micrographia, one of the most influential volumes of the day. But Hooke's irascible temper and his passionate idealism proved fatal for his relationships with important political figures, most notably Sir Isaac Newton: their quarrel is legendary. As a result, historical greatness eluded Robert Hooke. Eminent historian Lisa Jardine does this original thinker of indefatigable curiosity and imagination justice and allows him to take his place as a major figure in the seventeenth century intellectual and scientific revolution.…

Hardback. Condition: Fair. The man behind the bold, imposing beauty of St. Paul's Cathedral was as remarkable as the monuments he left us. Sir Christopher Wren was a versatile genius: a mathematical prodigy, accomplished astronomer, skillful anatomist, and a founder of the Royal Society. His royal employment outlasted abdication, Dutch invasion, and the eventual demise of the Stuart Dynasty. But Wren is best known for what he described later in life as "rubbish" -- architecture. Despite his self-deprecation, Wren was a major force in the reconstruction of London after the devastating fire of 1666 and his work is still revered today. In On a Grander Scale, historian Lisa Jardine recounts the life of this master architect, evoking the 17th century and all of its political, scientific and social upheavals.Lisa Jardine is the author of The Awful End of Prince William the Silent and The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man who Measured London. She is professor of Renaissance studies at Queen Mary, University of London, and Director of the AHRB Research Centre for Editing Lives and Letters there. She is also an Honorary Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and has judged many literary awards, including the Orange Prize and the Booker Prize."Imaginative, fluent and scholarly . it helps round out our understanding of a man who is both famous and simultaneously unknown, even unknowable." -- London Times.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. The man behind the bold, imposing beauty of St. Paul's Cathedral was as remarkable as the monuments he left us. Sir Christopher Wren was a versatile genius: a mathematical prodigy, accomplished astronomer, skillful anatomist, and a founder of the Royal Society. His royal employment outlasted abdication, Dutch invasion, and the eventual demise of the Stuart Dynasty. But Wren is best known for what he described later in life as "rubbish" -- architecture. Despite his self-deprecation, Wren was a major force in the reconstruction of London after the devastating fire of 1666 and his work is still revered today. In On a Grander Scale, historian Lisa Jardine recounts the life of this master architect, evoking the 17th century and all of its political, scientific and social upheavals.Lisa Jardine is the author of The Awful End of Prince William the Silent and The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man who Measured London. She is professor of Renaissance studies at Queen Mary, University of London, and Director of the AHRB Research Centre for Editing Lives and Letters there. She is also an Honorary Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and has judged many literary awards, including the Orange Prize and the Booker Prize."Imaginative, fluent and scholarly . it helps round out our understanding of a man who is both famous and simultaneously unknown, even unknowable." -- London Times.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The assassination of Prince William of Orange by a French Catholic in 1584 had immediate political consequences and a profound effect on the course of history. It was a serious setback for Protestants in the Netherlands, who were struggling for independence from the Catholic rule of the Hapsburg Empire. But the crime's ramifications were even more earth-shattering, for it heralded the arrival of a new threat to the safety of world leaders and the security of nations: a pistol that could easily be concealed on one's person and employed to lethal effect at point-blank range. In this provocative, fascinating, and enormously engaging work, noted author and historian Lisa Jardine brilliantly recounts the brazen act of religious terrorism that changed everything--and explores its long and bloody legacy, from the murder of Abraham Lincoln in 1865 to the slaying of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914, to the plague of terror and violent zealotry that infects our world today.…