Seller: Basement Seller 101, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: As New.
Language: English
Published by Harvest - Harcourt, San Diego, NY & London, 2000
ISBN 10: 0156007053 ISBN 13: 9780156007054
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st printing (2000) Trade-sized. Cover art by Ellen Schuster. Includes "Introduction: The Science Fictional Century"; "Reading the Bones" by Sheila Finch; "Lost Girls" by Jane Yolen; "Thirteen Ways to Water" by Bruce Holland Rogers; "From Forever Peace" by Joe Haldeman; "Why Can't We All Just Live Together?" by Jonathan Lethem; "Respectability" by Gordon Van Gelder; "Gatekeepers and Literary Bigots" by George Zebrowski; "Good News About SF in Bad Publishing Times" by David Hartwell; "The Truth About Sci-Fi Movies Revealed at Last" by Bill Warren; "Winter Fire" by Geoffrey A. Landis; "Lethe" by Walter Jon Williams; "The Mercy Gate" by Mark J. McGarry; "The 1998 Author Emeritus: William Tenn" by George Zebrowski; "My Life and Hard Times in SF" by William Tenn; "The Grand Master Award: Hal Clement" by Poul Anderson; "Uncommon Sense" by Hal Clement; "Rhysling Award Winners: John Grey & Laurel Winter"; "About the Nebula Awards"; "Selected Titles from the 1998 Preliminary Nebula Ballot"; "Past Nebula Awards Winners"; "About the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Writers of America". Slight handling wear. Book.
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Language: English
Published by Olympia Publishers, GB, 2025
ISBN 10: 1835430783 ISBN 13: 9781835430781
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: New.
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: New.
Language: English
Published by Bantam Books, New York, 1989
ISBN 10: 0553282794 ISBN 13: 9780553282795
Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pat Morrissey; (illustrator). First Edition. Book Club Original Edition featuring Alternate Empires and Alternate Heroes in a single volume. Quarter-bound in dark blue on pale blue boards; lettered in gilt on the spine. Light edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; no interior markings. Dj art by Pat Morrissey. ALTERNATE EMPIRES, contains: In the House of Sorrows by Poul Anderson; Remaking History by Kim Stanley Robinson; Counting Potsherds by Harry Turtledove; Leapfrog by James P. Hogan; Everything but Honor by George Alec Effinger; To the Promised Land by Robert Silverberg; Bible Stories for Adults No. 31: The Covenant by James Morrow; All Assassins by Barry N. Malzberg; Game Night at the Fox and Goose by Karen Joy Fowler; Waiting for the Olympians by Frederik Pohl; The Return of William Proxmire by Larry Niven; and We Could Do Worse by Gregory Benford. ALTERNATE HEROES contains: Instability by Rudy Rucker and Paul Di Filippo; No Spot of Ground by Walter Jon Williams; The Old Man and C by Sheila Finch; Loose Cannon by Susan Shwartz; Roncesvalles by Judith Tarr; His Powder'd Wig His Crown of Thornes by Marc Laidlaw; A Sleep and a Forgetting by Robert Silverberg; Mules in Horses' Harness by Michael Cassutt; Lenin in Odessa by George Zebrowski; Abe Lincoln in McDonald's by James Morrow; Another Goddamned Showboat by Barry N. Malzberg; A Letter from the Pope by Harry Harrison and Tom Shippey; and The Last Article; and Departures by Harry Turtledove. Size: 8vo. Book.
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Oversized.
Published by Mankind Publishing, Los Angeles, 1973
Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Tom Newsom; Josh Kirby; Jack Gaughan; Alicia Austin; Tim Kirk; Jon Dahlstrom; Grant Canfield; Monte Rogers; Ted Robins; (illustrator). First Edition. 98 pp. Volume 1, number 3. Light wear with three small ink marks on the Contents page. Cover art by Tom Newsom; interiors by: Tom Newsom; Josh Kirby; Jack Gaughan; Alicia Austin; Tim Kirk; Jon Dahlstrom; Grant Canfield; Monte Rogers; and Ted Robins. This issue contains: All the Bridges Rusting - a novelette by Larry Niven; Future Perfect by A. E. van Vogt; Weed of Time by Norman Spinrad; Adamant Eve by Charles Finch; Brave Arms, Strong Arms by Greg Joy; The Victim by Scott Edelstein; Alas, Poor Tidy Toidy Girl by Rachel Payes; Experiment by William Carlson; Confrontation by Herman Wrede; 2000 1/2 - A Space Oddity by F. M. Busby; An Interview with Poul Anderson by Paul Turner; Weightlessness - an essay by Gregory Benford; Black Hole Mines in the Asteroid Belt - an essay by Jerry Pournelle; The Apollo/Soyuz Mission - an essay by Igor Bohassian; and Science Fiction Art Gallery - art and essay by Josh Kirby. Book.
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Condition: New. 2025. paperback. . . . . .
Condition: New. 2025. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
paperback. Condition: New.
Condition: New.
Published by HarperCollins, N. Y., 1997
Seller: William L. Horsnell, Aylesford, NS, Canada
Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. Eggleton, Bob (illustrator). 1st Printing. A lightly creased spine with light edge rubbings. No store stamp. Stories By: Dave Wolverton, Terry Bisson, John Brunner, Gregory Benford, Sheila Finch, James Patrick Kelly, Yves Meynard, Joanna Russ, Brian Stableford,Damon Knight, Robert Reed, David Langford, Gene Wolfe, Bruce Sterling, Gwyneth Jones, Allen Steele, Kathleen Ann Goonon, Kate Wilhelm, Connie Willis, Stephen Baxter.
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
Condition: New.
Condition: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 334 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.91 inches. In Stock.
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Long before the invention of the internet, cookies, or digital algorithms, one company mastered the art of capturing mass consumer data and predicting buying habits. In the late 19th century, the Sears, Roebuck & Co. mail-order catalog disrupted the global retail landscape using nothing but paper, postage, and a brilliant understanding of logistics.By tracking the exact zip codes, seasonal ordering patterns, and material desires of isolated rural farmers, Sears built the world's first analogue database. They didn't just sell products; they anticipated needs. They knew when a family would require a new sewing machine or an entire pre-fabricated house, scaling their supply chain to match localized demand perfectly.This book deconstructs the hidden marketing mechanics of the original 'Everything Store.' We explore how Sears weaponized the USPS to eliminate middlemen, how they designed their catalog pages to maximize eye-tracking, and how their iron-clad return policy built unprecedented brand trust.For modern entrepreneurs, the lessons of the analog era are profoundly relevant. Discover how to apply these foundational principles of data collection, frictionless logistics, and customer retention to thrive in the hyper-competitive digital e-commerce landscape.
Language: English
Published by Olympia Publishers Jun 2025, 2025
ISBN 10: 1835430783 ISBN 13: 9781835430781
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1835430783 ISBN 13: 9781835430781
Seller: Speedyhen, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Condition: NEW.
Seller: preigu, Osnabrück, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Postal Algorithms | How the Sears Catalog Invented Predictive Analytics a Century Before [.] | Gregory Finch | Taschenbuch | Englisch | epubli | EAN 9783565284856 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Neopubli GmbH (Imprint: epubli), Köpenicker Str. 154a, 10997 Berlin, produktsicherheit[at]epubli[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.
Language: English
Published by Olympia Publishers, GB, 2025
ISBN 10: 1835430783 ISBN 13: 9781835430781
Seller: Rarewaves.com UK, London, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: New.
Hardcover. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 266 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.67 inches. This item is printed on demand.
Broschierte Ausgabe. Condition: Neu. 360 Seiten Text Englisch - Restexemplar - Topzustand - neu und ungelesen - Originalverschweißt - Broschierte Ausgabe - Jeder Lieferung liegt eine ordentliche Rechnung mit ausgewiesener MwSt. bei Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 2400.
Seller: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Long before the invention of the internet, cookies, or digital algorithms, one company mastered the art of capturing mass consumer data and predicting buying habits. In the late 19th century, the Sears, Roebuck & Co. mail-order catalog disrupted the global retail landscape using nothing but paper, postage, and a brilliant understanding of logistics.By tracking the exact zip codes, seasonal ordering patterns, and material desires of isolated rural farmers, Sears built the world's first analogue database. They didn't just sell products; they anticipated needs. They knew when a family would require a new sewing machine or an entire pre-fabricated house, scaling their supply chain to match localized demand perfectly.This book deconstructs the hidden marketing mechanics of the original 'Everything Store.' We explore how Sears weaponized the USPS to eliminate middlemen, how they designed their catalog pages to maximize eye-tracking, and how their iron-clad return policy built unprecedented brand trust.For modern entrepreneurs, the lessons of the analog era are profoundly relevant. Discover how to apply these foundational principles of data collection, frictionless logistics, and customer retention to thrive in the hyper-competitive digital e-commerce landscape. 128 pp. Englisch.