Matthews Tom L (20 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. "Now in paperback--National Geographic Children's Books presents the award-winning photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell. This fascinating profile, named a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, uses direct quotes to give readers a vivid insight into the life of a prolific inventor, driven to succeed. With a foreword by Gilbert M. Grosvenor, Bell's great-grandson, Always Inventing features over 70 period photographs and drawings from Bell's notebooks. From his first invention at age 11--a tool to clean husks from wheat kernels--to his patent of the hydrofoil 64 years later, Bell was always inventing. Bell was also one of the original founders of the National Geographic Society. Awards include:"Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People--NCSS/CBCNew York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and SharingBest Book of the Year--School Library Journal.…

Condition: new.

Condition: acceptable. The book is complete and readable, with all pages and cover intact. Dust jacket, shrink wrap, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may have light notes, highlighting, or minor water exposure, but nothing that affects readability. May be an ex-library copy and could include library markings or stickers.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Anchor Bks Edition, April 2005. 509 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Synopsis: Tom Bradby's third novel (though his first to be published in the U.S.) is a feverish work of historical noir, a labyrinthine thriller set in a viciou s world where everyone--as in Bogart's Casablanca--has a reason for hiding. The year is 1926; the city is Shanghai, a swamp of organized crime, corrup tion, turf wars between British intelligence and street- level law enforceme nt, Communist sympathizers, and East European refugees from Bolshevik atroc ities. Into this sweltering, cutthroat port city steps Richard Field, an id ealistic policeman from Yorkshire looking to distance himself from a painfu l past. Ill-suited to Shanghai's heat and shocking violence, Field neverthe less throws himself into investigating the grisly murder of a Russian prost itute, the latest in a line of dead women who lived in the orbit of a power ful Chinese mobster. Slowed by official roadblocks, Field learns that the o nly man in his department he can trust is a tough Chicago detective, Capris i, a touchstone of sanity even as Field loses his rookie head over another doomed Russian call girl. Bradby, a seasoned correspondent for Britain's ITN television network, has obviously spent considerable time researching 1920s Shanghai. His feel for the city's Byzantine society and exotic textures is matched by his accessible vision of Shanghai as a junction of international fallout and internal intrigue. Less compelling, if not outright distracting, is Bradby's more contemporary emphasis on ghastly serial killings with a sex- crime edge. But in the end, the book's remarkable prose and density of experience are uniquely rewarding. --Tom Keogh. Peter Mendelsund (Cover Design); Robin Matthews (Author Photo); Jeffrey L. Ward (Map Design) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Royalty, revolution and mystery abound in this detective story of the brief life and many possible deaths of Louis XVII, the son of Marie Antoinette. Louis-Charles Bourbon enjoyed a charmed early childhood in the gilded palace of Versailles. At the age of four, he became the Dauphin, heir to the most powerful throne in Europe. Yet within five years, he was to lose everything. Drawn into the horror of the French Revolution, his family was incarcerated and their fate thrust into the hands of the revolutionaries who wished to destroy the monarchy. Traces the adventurous life of the American woman who worked as a zoologist among the mountain gorillas of the Virunga area of central Africa. Open copy. Wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector. Interior pages in very nice condition. Book has minor shelf wear. Sold as is.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 243 pp., x. '1' in number line. Following "A Few Start-of-Term Notices", "Abbreviations", and "The Magic of Philosophy", Contents divided into 16 Essays in 4 Parts: [Part I] "GRYFFINDOR: The Characters of Harry's World" (1) Tom Morris, "The Courageous Harry Potter"; (2) Diana Mertz Hsieh, "Dursley Duplicity: The Morality and Psychology of Self-Deception"; (3) Harald Thorsrud, "Voldemort's Agents, Malfoy's Cronies, and Hagrid's Chums: Friendship in Harry Potter"; (4) Mimi R. Gladstein, "Feminism and Equal Opportunity: Hermione and the Women of Hogwarts"[Part II] "HUFFLEPUFF: Morality in Rowling's Universe" (5) Jerry L. Walls, "Heaven, Hell, and Harry Potter"; (6) Benjamin J. Bruxvoort Lipscomb and W. Christopher Stewart, "Magic, Science, and the Ethics of Technology"; (7) Shawn E. Klein, "The Mirror of Erised: Why We Should Heed Dumbledore's Warning"; (8) Steven W. Patterson, "Kreacher's Lament: S.P.E.W. as a Parable on Discrimination, Indifference and Social Justice"; [Part III] "SLYTHERIN: Knockturn Alley and the Dark Arts" (9) Steven W. Patterson, "Is Ambition a Virtue? Why Slytherin Belongs at Hogwarts"; (10) David and Catherine Deavel, "A Skewed Reflection: The Nature of Evil"; (11) Jennifer Hart Weed, "Voldemort, Boethius, and the Destructive Effects of Evil"; (12) David Baggett, "Magic, Muggles and Moral Imagination"; [Part IV] RAVENCLAW: Many-Flavored Topics in Metaphysics" (13) Gareth B. Matthews, "Finding Platform 9 3/4: The Idea of a Different Reality"; (14) Michael Silberstein, "Space, Time, and Magic"; (15) Jason T. Eberl, "Why Voldemort Won't Just Die Already: What Wizards Can Teach Us About Personal Identity"; (16) Gregory Bassham, "The Prophecy-Driven Life: Fate and Freedom at Hogwarts"; Hogwarts Emeritus Faculty, pp. 227-231; Current Hogwarts Faculty, pp. 233-236; A Wizard's Index, pp. 237-243. Brown boards with black backstrip and brilliant gilt lettering; black endpapers. Dustwrapper not price-clipped (no price) in shades of brown with Title lettering in orange across top half front cover; Subtitle in gray and with editor names in small white letters superimposed across middle front cover; color photo-illustration of a snowy owl at bottom center front cover. FLAWLESS. NO previous owner names; NO remainder marks; unusually fresh, tight binding. UNREAD. Gift-Giving Quality. …

Condition: good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly. …

Condition: good. Signs of wear and consistent use.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Ex-libris. 64 pages. Profusely illustrated. Very good condition that has bookstore stamp on front flyleaf in a very good dust jacket that has library label on back cover. (AA4).

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hard cover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 166 pages; 1989 Struik Publishers. Oversize, square format HC/DJ. 1st edition, 1st printing. Snugly bound in original terra cotta boards and bright photographic dust jacket. Square, sound and clean; no marks. Dust jacketjust just slightly edge/surface handled with tiny nicks at the corners. VG++/VG+. New mylar cover added to preserve condition . Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. …

preloaded_digital_audio_player. Condition: Good. PLAYAWAY ** DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYAWAY EDITION ** withdrawn from the library collection. A PLAYAWAY is a Compact Digital Audio Player already pre-loaded with your audio book. PLAYAWAY IS EASY TO USE! Just plug in the earphones, press the power button ON and begin to listen and enjoy. Included is a NEW BATTERY and NEW EARBUDS. Light weight with a powerful purpose. Take along on your next journey. Makes a sensitive get well gift! Enjoy the convenience and versatility of the PLAYAWAY for all your travel and leisure needs.…

Condition: very_good. Excellent condition with just a hint of character. Minor signs of love, but the pages are still clean and ready to be enjoyed! May have limited writing in cover pages. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee!! **Ships SWIFTLY!**.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. x, 243 pages; 23 cm. "In Harry Potter and Philosophy, individual chapters look at such topics as life revealed in the Mirror of Erised; the ethics of magic; Moaning Myrtle, Nearly Headless Nick, and the relation of the mind to the brain; and the character of Hermione as a case of "sublimated feminism." Also examined in this collection are how Aristotle would have run a school for wizards; whether the Potter stories undermine religion and morality; how to tell good people from evil ones through the characters in these novels; and what dementors and boggarts can teach readers about happiness, fear, and the soul. --From publisher's description." // Contents: I. Wizards, Witches, and Muggles: The Inhabitants of Potter's World; 1. Becoming Harry Potter: An Orphan's Search for Identity; 2. Sublimated Feminism: Hermione Granger and the Women of the Wizard World; 3. Averting the Eyes: Self-Deception and the Self-Image; 4. The Taste of Love in Harry Potter; II. Choices, not Abilities: Virtue and Morality in Harry Potter; 5. If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts; 6. The Mirror of Erised: What is the Best Life; 7. The Question Concerning Magic; 8. Moral Imagination and the Apologist's Paradox; III. Knockturn Alley: Evil and the Dark Arts; 9. Is Ambition a Virtue? The Moral Significance of Slytherin House; 10. Harry Potter and the Guises of Evil; 11. Voldermort, Boethius, and the Destructive Effects of Evil; 12. Dark Creatures at Hogwarts: A Platonic Perspective; 13. Harry Potter on the Meaning of Life and Death, Good and Evil; IV. Every-Flavored Essay; 14. Heaven, Hell, and Harry Potter; 15. Wherein 9 3/4? Space, Time, And Magic in the Potter Universe; 16. Ghosts and the Possibility of Disembodied Existence; 17. Normalizing the Paranormal. Fine in fine jakcet First ed., first printing (full number line).…

paperback. Condition: As New.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.