Ruth Lee Mui (16 results)
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Seller: Jenson Books Inc, Logan, UT, U.S.A.Jenson Books Inc
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spiral_bound. Condition: Good. The item is in good condition and works perfectly, however it is showing some signs of previous ownership which could include: small tears, scuffing, notes, highlighting, gift inscriptions, and library markings.
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Published by Free Press, London. New York, Toronto, & Sydney, 2006
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Like New. 1st Edition. 412 pp. Flawless book. Gary Hallgren (Cover Illustration); Ruth Lee Mui (Design) (illustrator).
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Published by Thorsons, an imprint of Harper Collins, London, England, 2020
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Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition color photographic softcover wraps. Includes Praise for Think Like a Monk; Introduction; Conclusion; Appendix: The Vedic Personality Test; Acknowledgments; Author's Note; Notes; Next Steps and Index. "Making wisdom relevant and accessible… is Jay Shetty's superpower. His book is profound, poignant, and practical. We believe it will help so many people create new habits, practices, and wisdom that will guide them to the lives they truly desire." - Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith. "A masterwork on how the great ones think, live and serve at the highest level. This book will help many millions of human beings rise." - Robin Sharma, author. "Jay Shetty shows you step by step how to build your power, shifting your focus from self-image to self-esteem. This book frees you from the hypnosis of social conditioning and helps you become the architect of your own life." - Deepak Chopra, M.D., professor of medicine, University of California, San Diego "When you Think Like a Monk, you'll understand: How to overcome negativity; How to stop over-thinking; Why comparison kills love; How to use your fear; Why you can't find happiness by looking for it; How to learn from everyone you meet; Why you are not your thoughts; How to find your purpose; Why kindness is crucial to success, and much more." - from the rear outer cover. Jay Shetty, social media superstar and host of the #1 podcast On Purpose, distills the timeless wisdom he learned as a monk into practical steps anyone can take every day to live a less anxious, more meaningful life. Shetty grew up in a family where you could become one of three things - a doctor, a lawyer, or a failure. His family was convinced he had chosen option three: instead of attending his college graduation ceremony, he headed to India to become a monk, to meditate every day for four to eight hours and devote his life to helping others. After three years, one of his teachers told him that he would have more impact on the world if he left the monk's path to share his experience and wisdom with others. Heavily in debt, and with no recognizable skills on his resume, he moved back home in north London with his parents. Shetty reconnected with old school friends - many working for some of the world's largest corporations - who were experiencing tremendous stress, pressure, and unhappiness, and they invited Shetty to coach them on well-being, purpose, and mindfulness. Since then Shetty has become one of the world's most popular thought leaders. In this inspiring, empowering book, Shetty draws on his time as a monk to show us how we can clear the roadblocks to our potential and power. Combining ancient wisdom and his own rich experiences in the ashram, Think Like a Monk reveals how to overcome negative thoughts and habits, and access the calm and purpose that lie within all of us. He transforms abstract lessons into advice and exercises we can all apply to reduce stress, improve relationships, and give the gifts we find in ourselves to the world. Shetty proves that everyone can - and should - think like a monk." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Lee-Mui, Ruth (interior design) (illustrator).
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Published by Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2019
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Seller: The Archives, Manassas, VA, U.S.A.The Archives
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Mead, Lindsey (editor). On Being 40(ish). New York: Simon & Schuster, 2019. First edition, first printing (number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Interior design by Ruth Lee-Mui. 8vo (8.25 × 5.5 in). Hardcover, pink boards with navy title lettering and gold diagonal stroke; cobalt blue e…ndpapers. Contributors include Kate Bolick, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Sloane Crosley, Meghan Daum, Jessica Lahey, Jill Kargman, Catherine Newman, Veronica Chambers, Lee Woodruff, and others. Elegant and witty anthology exploring midlife, identity, and reinvention through fifteen candid essays by acclaimed writers including Taffy Brodesser-Akner (Fleishman Is in Trouble), Meghan Daum (The Unspeakable), and Sloane Crosley (I Was Told There'd Be Cake). Editor Lindsey Mead curates a resonant collection on the 'middle decade' of life, where humor, reflection, and emotional clarity meet. Condition: Near Fine. Interior clean and tight, pages crisp and unmarked. Boards bright with minimal shelfwear; no remainder mark. A striking copy of the first printing, showcasing Simon & Schuster's high-quality matte boards and vivid color design. Simon & Schuster's 2019 design-forward nonfiction line included a number of small-format, giftable hardcovers like On Being 40(ish) - notable for matte pastel jackets, saturated endpapers, and refined typography. These editions were produced domestically with high-end paper stock, balancing literary substance with strong visual appeal. Lindsey Mead is a writer, editor, and speaker whose essays have appeared in The Huffington Post, Boston Globe, and Motherwell. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School, she is known for curating intimate, thought-provoking reflections on identity, parenting, and midlife transitions. On Being 40(ish), her first edited volume, brings together some of contemporary literature's most distinctive female voices. Interior design by Ruth Lee-Mui (illustrator).
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition, Special Edition. Brand new as shown, Tight Binding, 1st Ed full # line, NOT EX-Library, NOT Book Club #1 New York Times bestselling author and renowned radio and television host Glenn Beck delivers an instant holiday classic about boyhood memories, wrenching lif…e lessons, and the true meaning of the gifts we give to one another in love. If you could change your life by reversing your biggest regrets, sorrows, and mistakes would you? When Eddie was twelve years old, all he wanted for Christmas was a bike. He knew money had been tight since his father died, but Eddie dreamed that somehow his mother would find a way to afford that dream bike. What he got from her instead was a sweater. ?A stupid, handmade, ugly sweater? that young Eddie left in a crumpled ball in the corner of his room. Scarred deeply by the fateful events that transpired that day, Eddie begins a dark and painful journey toward manhood. It will take wrestling with himself, his faith, and his family and the guidance of a mysterious neighbor named Russell to help Eddie find his life's path and finally understand the significance of that simple gift his mother had crafted with love. Ruth Lee-Mui (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Three Rivers Press, 2006
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, cover by Ruth Lee-Mui. Light edge-wear. Love in the New Orleans liquor business. Ruth Lee-Mui (illustrator).
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Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2013
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Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition cream boards, black spine, and gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Carol Burnett; Author Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; Carrie Hamil…ton Credits; Photo Credits and About the Author. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. "More than anything, we are remembered for our smiles: the ones we share with our closest and dearest, and the one we bestow on a total stranger who needs it right then, and God has put us there to deliver." - Carrie Hamilton. - from the inner front jacket flap. "You are about to meet an extraordinary young woman, Carrie Hamilton. The daughter of one of television's most recognizable and beloved stars, Carol Burnett, Carrie won the hearts of everyone she met with her kindness, quirky sense of humor, and wonderfully unconventional approach to life. Living in the spotlight of celebrity, but in an era when personal troubles were kept private, Carrie and Carol made a brave display of honesty and love by going public with teenager Carrie's drug addiction and recovery. Carrie lived her adult life of sobriety to the fullest, enjoying happy and determined independence and achieving a successful artistic career as an actress, writer, musician, and director. Carrie's passion for life and her humorist's view of the world never wavered as she aggressively battled cancer. Carrie died at the age of 38. Carrie and Me is Carol Burnett's poignant tribute to her late daughter and a funny and moving memoir about mothering an extraordinary young woman through the struggles and triumphs of her life. Sharing her personal diary entries, photographs, and correspondence, Carol traces the journey she and Carrie took through some of life's toughest challenges and sweetest miracles. Authentic, intimate, and full of love, Carrie and Me is a story of hope and joy that only a mother could write." - from the inner front jacket flap. "A beautiful tribute to a remarkable daughter, written straight from the heart by the mother who loved her. If you have ever loved a child, read this book." - Fannie Flagg. "Through her openness and honesty, Carol Burnett is an inspiration. While reading Carrie and Me, I'd think, How can a person who gave the world so much pleasure have had to endure so much pain? No, life isn't fair, but in Burnett's wonderful book we are reminded of what gets us through: love." - David Sheff, author. Dantes, Marlyn (jacket design); Esparza, Tony (jacket photograph); Lee-Mui, Ruth (book design) (illustrator).
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Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2015
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Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition silver gray boards, white spine, and green spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Prologue: Lunching With Wealthy People; Epilogue: It's Better to Be W…ealthy Than Rich, Even If You're Poor; Acknowledgments; Notes and Index. A remainder mark at the upper page edge. "The Wealth Matters columnist of the New York Times reveals the habits, worldviews, and practices that lead to true wealth - and why it's more important to be "wealthy" than "rich." For the better part of the past decade, Paul Sullivan has written about and lived among some of the wealthiest people in AMerica. He has learned how they save, spend, and invest their money; how they work and rest; how they use their wealth to give their children educational advantages but not strip them of motivation. He has also seen how they make horrendous mistakes. Firsthand, Sullivan knows why some people, even "rich" people, never find true wealth, and why other people, even those who have far less, are much wealthier. Sullivan is part of the One Percent today, but he came from humbler roots, starting life in the bottom 25 percent. This personal book shows how others can make better financial decisions - and come to terms with what money means to them. It lays out how they can avoid the pitfalls around saving, spending, and giving their money away and think differently about wealth to lead more secure and less stressful lives. This unique guide is a welcome antidote to the idea that wealth is a number on a bank statement." -- from the inner front jacket flap. "Chances are you will buy this book for its smart and practical advice about building true wealth. (Seriously, buy it.) but what kept me hooked were the tales of money decisions gone horribly awry: fortunes squandered, kids ruined by inheritances, and rich people made miserable by their riches. Learn from the wise, or learn from the foolish - either way, you win." - Dan Heath, author. "[A] deeper, more sophisticated take on money management . There's good how-to stuff here, but Sullivan's added value is his gentle insistence that wealth and money aren't synonyms." - Kirkus Reviews. Lee-Mui, Ruth (interior design); Drummond, David (jacket design); (illustrator).
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Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2025
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Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. New condition black boards, black spine and gold spine lettering contained in a new condition non price-clipped illustrated dust jacket. Includes Praise for Super Agers; Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quotes by Johathan Swift, John F. Kennedy and Walter Isa…acson; Acknowledgments; Notes and Index. Illustrated with diagrams, graphs and charts. "A highly readable and evidence-based digest of astonishing advances in medicine, science, and technology that directly affect our lifespans. A landmark book." - Abraham Verghese, author. "Eric Topol's vision of how AI will reduce age-related diseases is truly inspiring." - Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel laureate in physics for his contributions to AI. "An extraordinary book that offers a reality check as well as a blueprint for the future." - Siddhartha Mukherjee, author. "Eric Topol offers detailed insight into the factors that affect aging - and proof of AI's incredible potential to advance biomedical science, promote health, and extend longevity." - Demis Hassabis, Nobel laureate and CEO of Google DeepMind. "Gripping, vitally important, and meticulously researched." - Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI. "In this highly readable and engaging tour de force, Eric Topol takes on a field full of overblown claims and shows us a path to healthy aging." - Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel laureate and author. "Super Agers is a detailed guide to a revolution transforming human longevity by one of the most respected medical researchers in the world, Dr. Eric Topol. Dr. Topol's unprecedented, evidence-based guide is about how you and your family and friends can benefit from new treatments becoming available at a faster ratte than ever. From his unique position as a leader overseeing millions in research funding, Dr. Topol explains the fundamental reasons - from the molecule behind Ozempic to AI - that we can be confident these breakthroughs will continue. Ninety-five percent of Americans over sixty have at least one chronic disease and almost as many have two. That is the essential problem this revolution is solving. He explains the power of the new approaches to the worst chronic killers - diabetes, obesity, heart disease, cancer, and neurodegeneration - and how treatments can begin long before middle age, and even long after. In thirty years, we will have five times as many people at least one hundred years old, and they will be healthier than ever because of the breakthroughs Dr. Topol describes. The amazing discoveries Dr. Topol brings into sharp focus are deeply inspiring about our human potential. We can now see how to significantly reduce the toll of age-related diseases and may one day be able to slow the aging process itself." - from the inner front jacket flap. Garceau, Pete (jacket design); Lee-Mui, Ruth (interior design) (illustrator).
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Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2023
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Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition black boards with silver spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Praise for The Good Life; Authors' Dedication; Authors' Note; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography and Ind…ex. "Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz lead us on an empowering quest toward our greatest need: meaningful human connection. Blending research from an ongoing eighty-year study of life satisfaction with emotional storytelling proves that ancient wisdom has been right all along - a good life is built with good relationships." - Jay Shetty, bestselling author of Think Like a Monk. "In a crowded field of life advice and even life advice based on scientific research, Waldinger and Schulz stand apart. Capitalizing on the most intensive study of adult development in history, they tell us what makes a good life and why." - Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit. "Want the secret to the good life? Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz give it to you in this magnificent new book. Based on the longest survey ever conducted over people's lives, The Good Life reveals who winds up happy, who doesn't, and why - and how you can use this information starting today." - Arthur C. Brooks, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School. "Waldinger and Schulz are world experts on the counterintuitive things that make life meaningful. Their book will provide welcome advice for a world facing unprecedented levels of unhappiness and loneliness." - Laurie Santos, Ph.D, Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon Professor of Psychology, Yale University, and host of The Happiness Lab podcast. "Waldinger and Schulz have written an essential - perhaps the essential - book on human flourishing. Backed by extraordinary research and packed with actionable advice, The Good Life will expand your brain and enrich your heart." - Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author. "What makes for a good life? A fulfilling and satisfying life? A happy life? The answer - relationships. The longest scientific study of happiness ever conducted - supported by many other studies - shows that strong relationships make for a good life. Good relationships keep us healtheir and happier. What kind of relationships? All kinds. Marriages and long-term partnerships. Families. Friends. Work colleagues. Friendships made in places of worship; on the playground or the tennis court; in a book club; at a community gathering. Good relationships can be made anywhere and at any time in our lives. As we have seen during the pandemic, personal relationships give us resilience and provide happiness and meaning. The Good Life brings together science and personal stories to show how connections with others build a foundation for our well-being. It includes advice on how to make, keep, and strengthen relationships. It is the book we need now more than ever." - from the inner front jacket flap. Lee-Mui, Ruth (interior design); Elewa, Adly (jacket design); Evelina, Alfred (jacket artwork) (illustrator).
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Published by Touchstone, a division of Simon & Schuster, New York, 2009
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Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. As new condition black boards, purple cloth spine, and silver spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated and photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Foreword: Bring Back the Sixties, Man By Joe McDonald; I…ntroduction; Players; Acknowledgments, Notes and Index. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates. A remainder mark at the lower page edge (see photographs). "On the fortieth anniversary of Woodstock, renowned New York City disc jockey Pete Fornatale brings the iconic rock concert to vivid life through original interviews with Roger Daltrey, Joan Baez, David Crosby, Richie Havens, Joe Cocker, and dozens of headliners, organizers, and fans. On Friday, August 15, 1969, a crowd of 400,000 - an unprecedented and unexpected number at the time - gathered on Max Yasgur's farm in upstate New York for a weekend of rock 'n' roll, the new form of American music that had emerged only a decade earlier. For America's counterculture youth, Woodstock became a symbol of more than just sex, drugs, and rock n' roll - it was about peace, love, and a new way of living. It was a seminal event that epitomized the ways that the culture, the country, and the cove values of an entire generation were shifting. On one glorious weekend, this generation found its voice through one outlet: music. Back to the Garden celebrates the music and the spirit of Woodstock through the words of some of the era's biggest musical stars, as well as those who participated in the festival. From Richie Haven's legendary opening act to the Who's violent performance, from the Grateful Dead's jam to Jefferson Airplane's wake-up call, culminating in Jimi Hendrix's career-defining moment, Fornatale brings new stories to light and sets the record straight on some common misperceptions. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, authoritative, and highly entertaining, Back to the Garden is the soon-to-be classic telling of three days of peace and music." - from the inner front jacket flap. Lee-Mui, Ruth (book design); Red Herring Design (jacket design); Wolman, Baron (front jacket photograph) (illustrator).
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Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2018
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Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition black boards with silver spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Introduction: Nancy Reagan's Last Good-Bye; Epilogue; Acknowledgments and Index. Illust…rated with two sections of both black-and-white and color photographic plates. "Former special advisor and press secretary to President Ronald Reagan shares an intimate, behind-the-scenes look inside the Reagan presidency - told through the movies they watched together during weekends at Camp David. Over the course of eight years, Mark Weinberg traveled to the legendary presidential retreat at Camp David nearly every weekend with Ronald and Nancy Reagan. He was one of a few select members invited into Aspen Lodge when the First Family gathered for "movie nights," showing contemporary and classic films on Fridays and Saturdays. Movies brought them together in times of triumph, such as Reagan's historic 1984 landslide, and after moments of tragedy, like the explosion of the Challenger and the shooting of the president and press secretary Jim Brady. Weinberg's unparalleled access offers a rare glimpse of the Reagans - unscripted, relaxed, unburdened by the world with no cameras in sight. Each chapter discusses a legendary film, shares the Reagans' thoughts, and provides warm anecdotes and never-before-told stories about the family and the administration. From Reagan's pranks on the Secret Service to his thoughts on the parallels between Hollywood and Washington, Weinberg paints a full picture of the president The New Yorker once famously dubbed "The Unknowable." Movie Nights with the Reagans is a nostalgic journey through the 1980s and its most iconic films, seen through the eyes of one of Hollywood's former stars: one who was simultaneously transforming the Republican Party, the American economy, and the course of the Cold War." - from the inner front jacket flap. "Mark, I am delighted to hear you are writing a book about Camp David. There are a lot of wonderful stories to be told, and just thinking about those days brings back such happy memories. Fondly, Nancy" - from a letter to the author (and from rear outer jacket). NG, Thomas (jacket design); Lee-Mui, Ruth (interior design) (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Comcast Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2012
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Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition dark blue boards, dark blue spine, and silver spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Preliminary Page Quotes by Ralph Roberts and Martha Soehren; Foreword by Brian Roberts;… Preface; and A Final Word by Ralph Roberts. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. "The engaging story of Ralph Roberts and the people who helped him build a great company. We begin with Ralph's early years and his involvement in a variety of pursuits, ranging from selling golf clubs to advertising to his favorite - men's accessories. Then a chance encounter at the age of forty-three leads him into cable television when the industry is still young. Woven from conversations with hundreds of Comcast employees, An Incredible Dream shows how Ralph's vision, persistence, and kindness have inspired deep loyalty. Along the way, we meet a number of his outstanding colleagues who have helped the company become what it is today. And we come to know his son Brian, who grew up in the Comcast family and became its CEO. From Ralph's 1963 purchase of a tiny community antenna television system in Tupelo, Mississippi, to Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal almost half a century later, An Incredible Dream tells the story of a beloved man and the special company he created." - from the inner front jacket flap. Lee-Mui, Ruth (book design); Heil, Michael (jacket design) (illustrator).
Hell in the Pacific : a Marine rifleman's journey from Guadalcanal to Peleliu [A nice day for a boat ride -- Always a Marine at heart -- Disaster at sea, slaughter ashore -- Bushido takes a beating -- Japan's offensive hits a wall -- "We've got the bastards licked" -- Red mud, red blood, green hell -- The crab and coconut wars -- Peleliu, "A terrible mistake" -- The worst nightmare yet -- Going back to the real world.]
McEnery, Jim, 1919-2012 ; Bill Sloan. design, Ruth Lee-Mui, maps, Paul Pugliese; jacket Tom McKeveny, photo, Soctt Applewhite
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Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. ; 1st printing ; ix, 305 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm ; ISBN 9781451659139, 9781451659146, 9781451659153, 145165913X, 1451659148, 1451659156 ; OCLC 759912915 ; LCCN ; black cloth in photographic dustjacket ; In what m…ay be the last memoir to be published by a living veteran of the pivotal invasion of Guadalcanal, which occurred almost seventy years ago, Marine Jim McEnery has teamed up with author Bill Sloan to create an unforgettable chronicle of heroism and horror. McErery's Rifle Company-the legendary K/3/5 of the First Marine Division, made famous by the HBO miniseries The Pacific-fought in some of the most ferocious battles of the war. In searing detail, the author takes us back to Guadalcanal, where American forces first turned the tide against the Japanese; Cape Gloucester, where 1,300 Marines were killed or wounded; and bloody Peleliu, where McEnery assumed command of the company and helped hasten the final defeat of the Japanese garrison after weeks of torturous cave-to-cave fighting. McEnery's story is a no-holds-barred, grunt's-eye view of the sacrifices, suffering, and raw courage of the men in the foxholes, locked in mortal combat with an implacable enemy sworn to fight to the death. From bayonet charges and hand-to-hand combat to midnight banzai attacks and the loss of close buddies, the rifle squad leader spares no details, chronicling his odyssey from boot camp through twenty-eight months of hellish combat until his eventual return home. He has given us an unforgettable portrait of men at war. ; Jim McEnery served in the 1st Marine Division's famed K-3-5 rifle company in World War II and fought in three major campaigns against the Japanese. After the war, he moved to New Jersey and worked at Rutgers University until retirement. He passed away in September 2012.; Bill Sloan is a respected military historian and author of more than a dozen books, including Brotherhood of Heroes: The Ultimate Battle. He lives in Dallas, Texas.; ents: A nice day for a boat ride -- Always a Marine at heart -- Disaster at sea, slaughter ashore -- Bushido takes a beating -- Japan's offensive hits a wall -- "We've got the bastards licked" -- Red mud, red blood, green hell -- The crab and coconut wars -- Peleliu, "A terrible mistake" -- The worst nightmare yet -- Going back to the real world. ; ConFINE/FINE. Book.
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Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Vergilbt / ausgeblichen. Jay Shetty, nekdanji menih in eden najvecjih vplivnezev na druzbenih omrezjih na svetu, v tej svetovni uspesnici z nami deli brezcasne modrosti, ki jih je spoznal kot menih. Te modrosti nam podaja v prakticnih korakih, tako da lahk…o tudi sami svoj um naucimo, da vsak dan najde mir in smisel. V tej iskreni, navdihujoci in pronicljivi knjigi se Jay osredotoca na ovire, na katere pogosto naletimo na poti do uresnicevanja svojega potenciala, in nas opremi z orodji, s pomocjo katerih premagamo negativnost, tesnobo in pretirano razmisljanje. Ruth Lee-Mui (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Simon and Schuster, New York, 2013
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Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition red boards, white spine, and red spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Glenn Hubbard and Tim Kane; Acknowledgments; Authors' Dedication; Appendix; Referen…ces; Notes and Index. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, graphs, maps, and charts. "Hubbard and Kane synthesize economics, politics, and psychology to develop a new, audacious theory of why countries decline. Compulsory reading for anyone who wants to understand the major issues that America now faces and whether decline can be averted, or will instead become inevitable." - James Robinson, coauthor of Why Nations Fail. "A book with riveting historical perspective for careful thought about where we are and where we can go if we get it right." - The Honorable George P. Shultz, Hoover Institution. "In this groundbreaking book, two economists explain why economic imbalances cause civil collapse - and why the United States could be next. From the Ming Dynasty to Ottoman Turkey to imperial Spain, the Great Powers of the world emerged as the greatest economic, political, and military forces of their time - only to collapse into rubble and memory. What is at the root of their demise - and how can the United States stop this pattern from happening again? A quarter century after Paul Kennedy's The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Glenn Hubbard and Tim Kane present a bold, sweeping account of why powerful nations and civilizations break down under the heavy burden of economic imbalance. Introducing a profound new measure of economic power, Balance traces the triumphs and mistakes of imperial Britain, the paradox of superstate California, the long collapse of Rome, and the limits of the Japanese model of growth. Most importantly, Hubbard and Kane compare the twenty-first-century United States to the empires of old and challenge Americans to address the real problems of our country's dysfunctional fiscal imbalance. If there is not a new economics and politics of balance, they show that there will be an inevitable demise ahead." - from the inner front jacket flap. Lee-Mui, Ruth (book design); Ward, Jeffrey L. (maps); McKeveny, Tom (jacket design) (illustrator).
