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    But Lord, They're Gay

    Pennington, Sylvia

    Signed by author. Unusual offering from this late California pastor of a predominantly gay congregation. Details her journey from an evangelical tr...

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    Schizophrenia and Manic-Depressive Disorder : The Biological Roots of Mental Illness as Revealed by the Landmark Study of Identical Twins

    Torrey, E. Fuller; Bowler, Ann E.; Taylor, Edward H.; Gottesman, Irving I.

    Study of manic depressive disorder in twins, from renowned twin researchers (that is to say, renowned researchers who specialize in twins). Near fi...

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    Practical Farming

    Power, R.A. And Kivlin, Vincent Earl

    Pictorial Hard Cover, no jacket. Half inch tear along top of spine, somewhat worn at bottom of spine, cover illustration a bit faded. Ex-school lib...

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    Camouflage Diaries

    Swartz, Michael

    Quite an oddity. Book fine/as new. One of two books offered by this publisher, and essentially self-published by the author (the other one appears ...

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    The Royal Road to Card Magic

    Hugard, Jean and Braue, Frederick

    Illustrated by Rigney, Frank. 76 complete card tricks, with explanations of how to best perform them to greatest effect, in this book first issued ...

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    The Good, the Bad, and the Mad: Some Weird People in American History

    Floyd, E. Randall

    Entertaining book of vignettes about unusual figures in American History from a popular syndicated columnist and lecturer at Augusta State Universi...

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    Correct Social Usage: A Course of Instruction In Good Form Style And Deportment By 18 Distinguished Authors (Volume I)

    Various

    Eleventh Revised edition. Cover has some wear, but illustration is bright. Foxing to page ends, one b&w photo plate loose from binding. Title v...

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    Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America

    Almond, Steve

    First printing of tertaining book on the candy bars of yesteryear. Fine in near fine jacket (minor crease on front flap). Hardcover, First Edition....

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    Get Thee to a Punnery

    Lederer, Richard

    From the author of Anguished English, this book on puns and punning is a minor classic in the "books about words" category. This is a second printi...

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    Eccentric and Bizarre Behaviors

    Franzini, Louis R.; Grossberg, John M.

    Perhaps for fans of Oliver Sacks, two psychologists take a look at some highly odd people (self-proclaimed werewolves, those who believe they're be...

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    Okapi Fever

    Diole, Philippe

    First American edition, author's first translated title. Near fine in a near fine jacket. Clean and bright wonderfully illustrated jacket with tiny...

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    Magic Across the Table

    Severn, Bill

    Illustrated by Wood, Katharine. A book of tricks for the amateur magician, from the author of a few similar collections. The book is in fine condit...

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    Tartans of the Clans & Families of Scotland

    Innes, Sir Thomas of Learney

    Useful book for those with an affinity for things Scottish--a through description of the clan system, and 114 full color illustrations of tartans o...

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    Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II

    Kurson, Robert

    First printing of this enthralling tale. Near fine in a fine jacket--one page corner bent, one small notation in pen in a page margin. Otherwise no...

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    Catskill Crafts: Artisans of the Catskill Mountains

    Smiley, Jane

    An unusual offering, this is an affectionate look at artisans of the Catskills by the novelest who would go on to write A Thousand Acres, Moo, and ...

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    Anais Nin Observed: From a Film Portrait of a Woman As Artist

    Snyder, Robert

    Quite nice copy of this companion volume to a documentary film about Anais Nin. Many, many B&W photos and drawings relevant to Nin's life, w/in...

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    Games for the Superintelligent and More Games for the Superintelligent

    Fixx, James F.

    A collection of brain teasers from an author better known for his running. Includes the author's musings on intelligence and problem solving, and t...

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    More Mouse Tales

    Koenig, David

    Fine in near fine dust jacket (minor wear only). This is a second volume of behind the scenes tales detailing previously unpublicized Disneyland go...

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    Speak, Commentary

    Bissell, Tom; Alexander, Jeff

    Very clean paperback. This silliness originated at the McSweeney's website, and is a collection of fake DVD commentaries written as if by Dick Chen...

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    Men My Mother Dated: And Other Mostly True Tales

    Leveridge, Brett

    Collection of short, humorous pieces, some of which are about men his mother dated, some of which are not. Collected from various sources--NPR, aut...

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    Gypsy Folk Tales

    Tong, Diane

    An intriguing collection of gypsy tales, many published for the first time in English. First printing, fine in a VG jacket (small nick to front pan...

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    Television Cartoon Shows Volume 2: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003, The Shows M-Z

    Erickson, Hal

    Nice clean copy of the second volume of this incredibly detailed compendium of television cartoon shows. Touch of shelfwear to glossy pictorial boa...

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    Television Cartoon Shows Volume 1: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003, The Shows A-L

    Erickson, Hal

    Nice clean copy of the first volume of this incredibly detailed compendium of television cartoon shows. Touch of shelfwear to glossy pictorial boar...

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    The Piano in Nineteenth-Century British Culture: Instruments, Performers, and Repetoire

    Therese Ellsworth and Susan Wollenberg, Ed.

    An examination of the role of the Piano in Britain in the 1800s. First printing, fine in a NF jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Quite scarce, parti...

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