melville house publishing brooklyn (450 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. 142 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. G/none, used, trade paper, 288 pp. Color illustrated stiff paper wraps, interior clean , no marks, pages near bright, bindiing tight. Slight shelf wear to wraps, no chips or tears, bottom fore-corner of the upper has been folded over and shows wrinkle lines, corners square.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy of the of the stated first (softcover) edition. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding is bright and fresh in appearance, with no creasing to the spine. A sharp copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This high-spirited tale, told through an exchange of letters, is unique in Jane Austen's small body of work. It tells the story of Lady Susan, a brilliant, beautiful and morally reprehensible coquette who delights in making men fall in love with her, deceiving their wives' friendship and even tormenting her own daughter, cruelly bending her to her will. Austen clearly delighted in her monstrous heroine, tracing Lady Susan's manoeuvrings to remarry yet continue on with her lover and marry off her young daughter with great wit, zest and panache. Epistolary novel written presumably between 1793-1794 and originally published 1871 in Edward Austen-Leigh's A Memoir of Jane Austen. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Condition: New. First edition. 119pp. Duodecimo [17.75 cm]. Illustrated wraps. From the publisher: "A classic tale of terror and grotesquerie by the original master of horror "H. P. Lovecraft proclaimed his Dunwich Horror "so fiendish" that his editor at Weird Tales "may not dare to print it." The editor, fortunately, knew a good thing when he saw it. "One of the core Cthulhu stories, The Dunwich Horror introduces us to the grim village of Dunwich, where each member of the Whateley family is more grotesque than the other. There's the grandfather, a mad old sorcerer; Lavinia, the deformed, albino woman; and Wilbur, a disgusting specimen who reaches full manhood in less than a decade. And above all, there's the mysterious presence in the farmhouse, unseen but horrifying, which seems to be growing . . .".

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The fastest way to understand the historic January 6th Report is this definitive edition of the Select Committee's Executive Summary of the Report to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. The Summary is presented unedited and in its entirety, without the bias of introduction, commentary, or other punditry.The result of thousands of interviews, testimony derived from the issuance of over 100 subpoenas, countless hours investigating telephone and internet records as well as analyzing audio, photo, and video evidence, the report uncovers an intricate scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.The central question of the report, answered in stunning detail here, is- How involved was the president of the United States?Months in the making, this stark and gripping text will allow every American to learn for themselves what really happened at the Capitol of the United States on January 6th, 2021.The Executive Summary of the January 6th Report is another in Melville House's series of carefully presented "pivotal public documents." (New York Times) Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo. Fine and unmarked book in About Fine unclipped DJ w/tiny dent rear gutter, now in clear protective cover. Book about German resistance to the Nazis. 543pp inc. backstory of book; illustrated in holograph facsimiles, photos. 543 p. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First Melville House Printing.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A New York Times Best New Historical Novel of 2021"Potent. fast-paced." - The New York Times Book Review"Wonderfully imagined and wonderfully written . . . Superb!" -- Lee ChildPart Wolf Hall, part The Name of the Rose, a riveting new literary thriller set in Restoration London, with a cast of real historic figures, set against the actual historic events and intrigues of the returned king and his court .The City of London, 1678. New Year's Day. Twelve years have passed since the Great Fire ripped through the City. Eighteen since the fall of Oliver Cromwell and the restoration of a King. London is gripped by hysteria, and rumors of Catholic plots and sinister foreign assassins abound.When the body of a young boy drained of his blood is discovered on the snowy bank of the Fleet River, Robert Hooke, the Curator of Experiments at the just-formed Royal Society for Improving Natural Knowledge, and his assistant Harry Hunt, are called in to explain such a ghastly finding-and whether it's part of a plot against the king. They soon learn it is not the first bloodless boy to have been discovered.Meanwhile, that same morning Henry Oldenburg, the Secretary of the Royal Society, blows his brains out, and a disgraced Earl is released from the Tower of London, bent on revenge against the King, Charles II.Wary of the political hornet's nest they are walking into - and using scientific evidence rather than paranoia in their pursuit of truth - Hooke and Hunt must discover why the boy was murdered, and why his blood was taken.The Bloodless Boy is an absorbing literary thriller that introduces two new indelible heroes to historical crime fiction. It is also a powerfully atmospheric recreation of the darkest corners of Restoration London, where the Court and the underworld seem to merge, even as the light of scientific inquiry is starting to emerge . Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Never before available, the unexpurgated last interview with James BaldwinNever before available, the unexpurgated last interview with James Baldwin"I was not born to be what someone said I was. I was not born to be defined by someone else, but by myself, and myself only." When, in the fall of 1987, the poet Quincy Troupe traveled to the south of France to interview James Baldwin, Baldwin's brother David told him to ask Baldwin about everything-Baldwin was critically ill and David knew that this might be the writer's last chance to speak at length about his life and work.The result is one of the most eloquent and revelatory interviews of Baldwin's career, a conversation that ranges widely over such topics as his childhood in Harlem, his close friendship with Miles Davis, his relationship with writers like Toni Morrison and Richard Wright, his years in France, and his ever-incisive thoughts on the history of race relations and the African-American experience.Also collected here are significant interviews from other moments in Baldwin's life, including an in-depth interview conducted by Studs Terkel shortly after the publication of Nobody Knows My Name. These interviews showcase, above all, Baldwin's fearlessness and integrity as a writer, thinker, and individual, as well as the profound struggles he faced along the way. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG/VG copy of this first edition, second printing. Previous owner's address label on FFEP.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. It's the question we've all been afraid to ask:; What will a post-pandemic world look like when we get there? In a concise, authoritative, and gripping telling, Brian Michael Jenkins - one of the world's leading authorities on terrorism and security and an advisor to governments, presidents and CEOs - provides a masterly account of what kind of future the planet might be facing. by looking at the world's long history of epidemics and discerning what was common about their aftermath. In a concise, authoritative, and gripping telling, Brian Michael Jenkins--one of our leading authorities on national security and an advisor to governments, presidents and CEOs--provides a masterly account of what kind of future the planet might be facing.by looking at the world's long history of epidemics and discerning what was common about their aftermath. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 190 pages; Description: 190 p. : illus. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Penmanship, American --History. Graphology. Writing --Materials and instruments --History. Contents: A handwritten life -- Pen, paper, ink : a stroll through handwriting history -- The golden age of penmanship -- Father Michon and my Aunt Fanny -- Writing by hand in a digital age -- Is handwriting important? Summary: Steeped in the Palmer Method of Handwriting she learned in Catholic school, Kitty Burns Florey is a self-confessed Â"penmanship nutÂ" who loves the act of taking pen to paper. So when she discovered that schools today forego handwriting drills in favor of teaching something called keyboarding, it gave her pause: Â"There is a widespread belief that, in a digital world, forming letters on paper with a pen is pointless and obsolete, Â" she says, Â"and anyone who thinks otherwise is right up there with folks who still have fallout shelters in their backyards. Â" Florey tackles the importance of writing by hand and its place in our increasingly electronic society in this fascinating exploration of the history of handwriting. Weaving together the evolution of writing implements and scripts, pen-collecting societies, the golden age of American penmanship, the growth in popularity of handwriting analysis, and the many aficionados who still prefer scribbling on paper to tapping on keys, she asks the question: Is writing by hand really no longer necessary in today's busy world? 1 Kg.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Johnny Cash seemed like the stuff of legend when he was alive, and even more so as he achieved something close to sainthood in death. The interviews collected here bring us closer to the actual man- brilliant, falliable, introspective, and longing for redemption.Johnny Cash seemed like the stuff of legend when he was alive, and even more so as he achieved something close to sainthood in death. The interviews collected here bring us closer to the actual man- brilliant, falliable, introspective, and longing for redemption.Mythmaker, philosopher, sinner, and saint, Johnny Cash is perhaps the quintessential American icon. Though often rebellious and unruly, he rarely spoke without intention, sincerity, and a bit of poetry. Together with an introduction by music critic Peter Guralnick, the interviews here spotlight that inimitable rhetorical style, and the fascinating diversity of subjects that made him as relatable as he was mysterious. From a hopped up early interview with Pete Seeger, to a meditation on sobriety, to the last interview in which he stares calmly into the face of death, this collection brings together decades of insight as deeply profound as the unforgettable baritone of The Man in Black himself. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "This emotionally resonant dystopian succeeds at turning the end of the world into a new beginning." - Publishers Weekly A love story set in a bad dream about America, concerning permanent debt, secret police, making dinner, and unpaid invoicesright up until the end of the world. Its Brooklyn. Its winter. Its so cold outside you could execute billionaires in the street about it. Sam lives with Eleanor and they are in love. He has three or four outstanding invoices that would each cover rent for a month. At some point, the President is going to make some absolutely wild announcements that will only end in doom. In a surreal, funny, and heart-breaking version of reality, Sasha Fletchers highly anticipated first novel occupies that rare register that manages to speak to an increasingly incomprehensible world. Through scenes that poetically transform the mundane into the sublime and the absurd into the tragic, Be Here to Love Me at the End of the World is about the exquisite beauty of being in love in a world that is falling apart. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "Twilight in Hazard paints a more nuanced portrait of Appalachia than Vance did. Maimon eviscerates Vance's bestseller with stiletto precision." -Associated PressFrom investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist Alan Maimon comes the story of how a perfect storm of events has had a devastating impact on life in small town Appalachia, and on the soul of a shaken nation . . .When Alan Maimon got the assignment in 2000 to report on life in rural Eastern Kentucky, his editor at the Louisville Courier-Journal told him to cover the region "like a foreign correspondent would."And indeed, when Maimon arrived in Hazard, Kentucky fresh off a reporting stint for the New York Times's Berlin bureau, he felt every bit the outsider. He had landed in a place in the vice grip of ecological devastation and a corporate-made opioid epidemic-a place where vote-buying and drug-motivated political assassinations were the order of the day.While reporting on the intense religious allegiances, the bitter, bareknuckledpolitical rivalries, and the faltering attempts to emerge from a century-long coal-based economy, Maimon learns that everything-and nothing-you have heard about the region is true.And far from being a foreign place, it is a region whose generations-long struggles are driven by quintessentially American forces.Resisting the easy cliches, Maimon's Twilight in Hazard gives us a profound understanding of the region from his years of careful reporting. Itis both a powerful chronicle of a young reporter's immersion in a place, and of his return years later-this time as the husband of a Harlan County coal miner's daughter-to find the area struggling with its identity and in the thrall of Trumpism as a political ideology.Twilight in Hazard refuses to mythologize Central Appalachia. It is a plea to move past the fixation on coal, and a reminder of the true costs to democracy when the media retreats from places of rural distress. It is an intimate portrait of a people staring down some of the most pernicious forces at work in America today while simultaneously being asked- How could you let this happen to yourselves?Twilight in Hazard instead tells the more riveting, noirish,and sometimes bitingly humorous story of how we all let this happen. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "I hope everyone reads this book. It has become such a crucial thing for all of us to understand." Erin Burnett, CNN "An ideal tour guide for your journey into the depths of the rabbit hole that is QAnon. It even shows you a glimmer of light at the exit." Cullen Hoback, director of HBO's Q: Into the Storm Its messaging can seem cryptic, even nonsensical, yet for tens of thousands of people, it explains everything: What is QAnon, where did it come from, and is the Capitol insurgency a sign of where its going next? On October 5th, 2017, President Trump made a cryptic remark in the State Dining Room at a gathering of military officials. He said it felt like the calm before the stormthen refused to elaborate as puzzled journalists asked him to explain. But on the infamous message boards of 4chan, a mysterious poster going by Q Clearance Patriot, who claimed to be in military intelligence, began the elaboration on their own. In the days that followed, Qs wild yarn explaining Trump's remarks began to rival the sinister intricacies of a Tom Clancy novel, while satisfying the deepest desires of MAGA-America. But did any of what Q predicted come to pass? No. Did that stop people from clinging to every word they were reading, expanding its mythology, and promoting it wider and wider? No. Why not? Who were these rapt listeners? How do they reconcile their worldview with the America they see around them? Why do their numbers keep growing? Mike Rothschild, a journalist specializing in conspiracy theories, has been collecting their stories for years, and through interviews with QAnon converts, apostates, and victims, as well as psychologists, sociologists, and academics, he is uniquely equipped to explain the movement and its followers. In The Storm Is Upon Us, he takes readers from the background conspiracies and cults that fed the Q phenomenon, to its embrace by right-wing media and Donald Trump, through the rending of families as loved ones became addicted to Qs increasingly violent rhetoric, to the storming of the Capitol, and on. And as the phenomenon shows no sign of calming despite Trumps loss of the presidencywith everyone from Baby Boomers to Millennial moms proving susceptible to its messagingand politicians starting to openly espouse its ideology, Rothschild makes a compelling case that mocking the seeming madness of QAnon will get us nowhere. Rather, his impassioned reportage makes clear it's time to figure out what QAnon really is because QAnon and its relentlessly dark theory of everything isnt done yet. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "Weizmann's music bona fidesinform the novel's tone and purpose, but it's equally clear how steeped he is in the styles of detective fiction past and present.This is a story of murder, but also of vivid life." -- The New York Times"A confident, polished storyteller who honors his influences and while weaving his amateur detective through a complex mystery that will keep you turning the pages until you've reached the haunting finale. A sharp, memorable debut." -- Alex Segura, bestselling author of Secret IdentityA gritty, fast-paced neo-noir that explores the consumptive nature of fame, celebrity, and motherhood through the lens of a driver lost in the gig economy.A struggling songwriter and Lyft driver, AdamZantz'slife changes when he accepts a ride request in Malibu and 1970s music icon Annie Linden enters his dented VW Jetta. Bonding during that initial ride, the two quickly go off app- over the next three years, Adam becomes her exclusive driver and Annie listens to his music, encouraging Adam even as he finds himself driving more often than songwriting.Then, Annie disappears, and her body washes up under a pier. Left with a final, cryptic text- 'come to my arms'- a grieving Adam plays amateur detective, only to be charged as accomplice-after-the-fact. Desperate to clear his name and discover who killed the one person who believed in his music when no one else in his life did, Adam digs deep into Annie's past, turning up an old guitar teacher, sworn enemies and lovers, and a long-held secret that spills into the dark world of a shocking underground Men's Rights movement. As he drives the outskirts of Los Angeles in California, Adam comes to question how well he, or anyone else, knew Annie- if at all.The Last Songbird is a poignant novel about love, obsession, the price of fame and the burden of broken dreams, with a shifting, twisting plot that's full of unexpected turns. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A revealing collection of interviews with the shape-shifting, genre-bending, wildly influential musician and song writerDavid Bowie was an icon, not only his stunning musical output, but also his fascinating refusal to stay the same-the same as other trending artists, or even the same as himself.In this remarkable collection, Bowie reveals the fierce intellectualism, artistry, and humor behind it all. From his very first interview-as a teenager on the BBC, before he was even a musician-to his last, Bowie takes on the most probing questions, candidly discussing his sexuality, his drug use, his sense of fashion, his method of composition, and more.For fans still mourning his passing, as well as for those who know little about him, it's a revealing, interesting, and inspiring look at one of the most influential artists of the last fifty years. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Born soon after fascism was invented in the early 20th century, the anti-fascist movement - aka 'antifa' - has a long, fascinating history that is surprisingly little known. As it makes a dramatic and widespread reappearance in Trump's America, this book is both a riveting history, and an accessible guide to methods used over the years to fight repressive demagogism. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Debut coming-of-age novel from the "indelible, shrewd and frank and real" (Emily Gould) writer DAZED describes as "a combination of Denis Johnson and Joan Didion".It's 1997, and 14-year-old Juliet has it pretty good. But over the course of the next two years, she rapidly begins to unravel, finding herself in a downward trajectory of mental illness and self-destruction. An explosive portrayal of teenage life from the perspective of The Bad Friend, JULIET THE MANIAC is a bold, stylish breakout book from an author already crackling on the indie scene. "It's 1997, and 14-year-old Juliet has it pretty good. But over the course of the next two years, she rapidly begins to unravel, finding herself in a downward trajectory of mental illness and self-destruction."-- Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.