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Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Touchstone Books, 2001. Book. Near-Fine. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near-fine condition. Remainder mark on bottom.… More...

Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Touchstone Books, 2001. Book. Near-Fine. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near-fine condition. Remainder mark on bottom. NO clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 512 pages. Synopsis At a Manhattan planetarium in 1965, a boy is kidnapped from his young adoptive aunt, an event that profoundly alters the rest of their lives. In an epic tale of love and destiny, A Trip To The Stars charts their paths over the next fifteen years, as they search for each other and in the process, discover themselves. When ten-year old Loren is whisked away by strangers, he believes he has been mistaken for another child. But his abductor turns out to be a blood relative--his great-uncle Junius Samax, a wealthy former gambler who lives in a converted Las Vegas hotel, surrounded by a priceless collection of art and antiquities, and a host of idiosyncratic guests, each in search of the lost treasures of the universe. Finding his own place in Samax's magical world, Loren pieces together the story of his mother, and the complicated history that led to his adoption shortly before she died. But in New York, Loren's aunt, Mala, knows only that he has disappeared. Distraught after her year-long search for him proves fruitless, she quits college and enlists in the Navy Nursing Corps at the height of the Vietnam War. On a hospital ship in the South Pacific, her grief over Loren is subsumed by her love for a wounded navigator. Yet just as she opens her heart, he too vanishes-pronounced missing in action on his next mission. Devastated again, Mala begins a restless ten-year journey, moving from island to island around the globe, hoping to overcome the losses that have transformed her life. Fusing imagination, scholarship, and suspense with remarkable narrative skill, Nicholas Christopher builds a story of tremendous scope as he traces the intricate latticework of Mala and Loren's lives. Each remains separate from the other, but both are tied in ways they cannot imagine-until the final, miraculous chapter of this extraordinary novel comes to an end. About the Author: Nicholas Christopher is the author of 3 novels, most recently, A TRIP TO THE STARS, 7 books of poetry, including ATOMIC FIELD: TWO POEMS, and a study of film noir, SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT.., Touchstone Books, 2001, Pustak Mahal, 2001. Softcover. New. Since ages, Indian people had an incredible knowledge of phyto-medicine driven apparently by a tremendous passion for the study of medicinal plants. The earliest description of the medicinal plants and their uses is to be found in Rig Veda - the oldest scripture in the world. Probably no other medicinal culture in the world has so extensive, detailed and deep an understanding about the medicinal value of plants. Most of the medicinal systems, including Greek and Roman have freely borrowed from Ayurveda. The entire world has now realized that, being natural, the Indian medical preparations are not only harmless, vital, vigorating and life-giving, but are within the reach of common man. This superb book captures the very spirit of Ayurveda, as propounded by the great sages, like Charaka and Shusruta. The book addresses the immediate health problems of the common man. The authors’ efforts are therefore directed at suggesting alternative herbal-based therapies that are effective, safe and economical and at the sane time based on time-tested ayurvedic medical texts. The book has briefly introduced readers to ayurveda and its philosophy of treatment. Nature, for millions of years, has been relentlessly sustaining, promoting and proliferating life on earth. All things - living or non-living, are a combination of five basic elements (Panchabhoota) namely - Space (Akaasha), Air (Vaayu), Heat or Fire (Teja or Agni), Water (Jala) and Earth (Prithvi). The way Nature had ensured harmony and interdependence among all forms of life on surface of the earth, under the water or in the skies is an unending source of mystery and inspiration. Ayurveda - the Science of Long Life, is the longest unbroken health tradition and a complete system of medicine and healing (including surgery) based on nature. There is a tremendous sweep and depth of knowledge regarding the use of natural resources. The word Ayurveda is composed of Ayu and Veda; Ayu means life, which is a proper combination of the body, mind, sense organs and the soul and Veda means knowledge. Ayurveda has a holistic approach to disease (Vikruthi) which occurs when the original form (Prakriti) encounters change at physiological and/or psychological level. Unlike the analytical approach of modern medicine which studies the Vikruthi only, Ayurvedic treatment emphasizes on examining the Prakriti of the patient also. The book explains that Panchabhootas are expressed in the body as Tridoshas, i.e., Vata, Pitta and Kapha in the body and a state of equilibrium between the three doshas is considered health. In diseased condition, the doshas are disturbed either because of external or internal factors and the disturbance is manifested in disease conditions. The purpose of treatment of all diseases is to bring the doshas back to their equilibrium state. This is achieved through using Ayurvedic medicines which are manufactured by extensive processes as prescribed in the ancient texts. They are made from a wide range of plant parts (such as stems, barks, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, fruit rind, seeds, bulbs, resins, rhizomes), animal and mineral sources that are available in the nature around us. This book covers all the popular topics on herbal remedies, including 1. Herbals as tonics: advantages of ayurveda and pathya-food drug interactions. 2. Collection and preparation of green remedies. 3. Over 600 disease-wise green remedies. 4. Home herbal kit for common ailments. 5. Constituents and their applications. 6. General tonics, immunity, memory boosters, appetizers, mother’s milk enhancers, mother & child care etc. Written in a lucid style, you will find inside this book curative properties and easy-to-make over 600 medicinal recipies along with recommendations for treating most common health problems. Discover: • How brahmi can be used as a memory booster. Ã Printed Pages: 243., Pustak Mahal, 2001, Penguin Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owners name, short gifters inscription or light stamp., Penguin Press, Penguin Press, 2017-11-07. Hardcover. Very Good. Fast Handling - Ships next Business Day!!!! Covid 19 Precautions Taken., Penguin Press, 2017-11-07, Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7" x 9.5. H/B 256 pages, condition is very good. Although essentially a fourth edition of the highly successful Air Facts and Feats, this retitled Aircraft Facts and Feats represents what is virtually a complete rewrite of the third edition, first published seven years ago. In that historically brief space of time there have been some tremendous achievements in the field of aviation, and the key events of that period have their place in this edition. I n addition to revision of the text, the opportunity has been taken to present the 'facts and feats' of all heavier-than-air craft in a more coherent form, and combining in their appropriate periods the separate chapters that recorded formerly the fields of rotary-winged aircraft, and sport and competition flying. The authors considered that the fascinating story of lighter-than-air craft, which first carried man into the navigable 'sea' of air above the Earth, was not adequately covered, and this separate chapter has been given special attention. The story of space flight has previously been given little more than passing mention. But now that NASA's Space Shuttle has demonstrated to the world the exciting promises made by a craft which can orbit and manoeuvre in space, ana re-enter the Earth's atmosphere to land conventionally, it seemed an apppropriate moment in time to introduce a chapter dealing specifically with space flight. The new Aircraft Facts and Feats is, consequently, far more comprehensive than ever before in its overview of the aviation scene. Coupled with striking illustrations, it is a fascinating book for the general reader or aviation enthusiast, and its far more comprehensive index ensures that it is a ready source of reference for anyone needing to find facts and figures., Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1984, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. As New in As New dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected with a removable archival cover. First Edition with full number line. . 1.5 x 9.1 x 6.3 Inches. 304 pages. It is 1947, the year Jackie Robinson breaks major-league baseball's color barrier by playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers-and changes the world. This is the story of that season, as told through the eyes of a difficult, brooding, and wounded man named Joseph Burke. Burke, a veteran of World War II and a survivor of Guadalcanal, is hired by Brooklyn Dodgers manager Branch Rickey to guard Robinson. While Burke shadows Robinson, a man of tremendous strength and character suddenly thrust into the media spotlight, the bodyguard must also face some hard truths of his own, in a world where the wrong associations can prove fatal. ., G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2004, NY: Harper & Row. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket. 1966. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 1. Hard Cover. Hardcover with dust jacket 8vo (5.75 x 8.25"). viii, 277, (3) pp. Bound in publisher's full black cloth, gilt (red) lettering on spine, gilt menorah medallion on spine and cover. Maps on tan endpapers. Fore-edge deckle. The volume is new and unopened with only a former owner's printed bookplate of the ffep, else as new. The dust jacket (now in Mylar) is very slightly soiled on the rear panel, else as new. FINE+/FINE. It started in the Israeli Embassy at one end of Kensington Palace Gardens in London. Professor Agrot had come all the way from Israel for a secret meeting with Caspar Laing, the brilliant young Semitic scholar, to discuss a scroll fragment lately uncovered by Israeli archaeologists. The fragment was hard to read, even when one realized it was Greek written backwards. Once deciphered, the fragment revealed startling information about the True Menorah, the great seven-branched candlestick of gold which Titus had supposedly stolen from Solomon's temple in 70 A.D. and carried triumphantly to Rome. Agrot explained his mission. "I've been rereading your work at Jericho and Megiddo. It shows unusual qualities of flair. You have good hunches. They work. We need them. " "What's the urgency?" Laing asked. "Our copy, unfortunately, isn't the only one. We have good reason to believe our neighbors have a better copy. " So began the hunt for the hiding place of the Menorah, a race against time. If the Jordanians found it first, Israel would lose one of its most sacred treasures. Aided by his jeep driver, a pretty Yemeni girl named Shoshana, Caspar pits his wits against a mystery two thousand years old - and some daring and dangerous contemporary antagonists. This is a brilliant and exciting novel. The mystical power of an ancient civilization blends with the tensions of today's Israel until past and present explode together in a tremendous finale. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall ., Harper & Row, 1966, Boston And New York: Grand Central Publishing. As New 2009. Advance Proof -NFS-. Marfree, acidfree Fine early preprint; no names, not marked-in, underscored, clearance or discard. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours.; 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 Inches; 384 pages; From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Letts's tale of two children who set out on a voyage to find their father after his hefty ex-girlfriend, the children's guardian, falls dead in a Wal-Mart, is a moving coming-of-age tale. Cassandra Morris is amazingly strong in her delivery, giving a tremendous performance in which her fresh voice is perfectly suited for 15-year old Lutie. Her reading is clear and well paced, and her habit of rushing her words at times serves as an endearing character trait; she can do no wrong here. Her performance is a genuine one that will move audiences with its honesty and passion. Copyright © Reed ., Grand Central Publishing, 2009, Simon & Schuster, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near-new condition. Appears unread. Price inside dustcover: $24.00 - NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine - Bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. A hip and hilarious debut novel about a twentysomething guy searching for love, for meaning. . . and for a long-lost deed that could make him heir to the island of Manhattan Meet Jason Hansvoort, a single New Yorker with a curious knack for surviving near-death experiences. Wistful about college, apprehensive about the future, he's currently flailing around in post-college limbo as low man on the totem pole at one of Madison Avenue's "Big Five" ad agencies, impatiently waiting for the Next Thing to happen. And then one day he's approached by Amanda, an attractive young law student and one of the last members of the Manahata, the Native American tribe who sold Manhattan Island to the Dutch almost four hundred years ago. She's spent years on the trail of a lost document that supposedly gave ownership of Manhattan to a seventeenth-century benefactor and all his descendants. She believes Jason's the last of this line. . . and therefore heir to the island of Manhattan and everything on it. If they can find the deed, that is. Jason's skeptical. . . but enchanted enough to play along. If Jason and Amanda can indeed locate the deed, the consequences will be tremendous and far reaching: grave for millions of landowners and mortal for every title insurance company on the Eastern seaboard. There are literally billions at stake, and when a dysfunctional New York City crime family looking for a big break picks up the scent, it places Jason's streak of surviving near-death experiences in peril. Informed by Blanchard's gift for dead-on observation and pitch-perfect ear for dialogue, The Deed heralds the arrival of a fresh comic voice in contemporary literary fiction.., Simon & Schuster, 2003, West Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.A.: Howard Pub Co, 1998. Book. As New. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New book. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. NO writing, marks or tears. Illustrated. The music of Point Of Grace has reached millions of hearts. Their concerts are consistently sold out; their audience grows every year. Now, in this beautiful devotional book, they reveal more of their personal faith, insights, struggles, and relationship with the God who has given them their talents and their dynamic ministry. Using the lyrics from their most popular songs, along with selections from their newest Word Record release, these four tremendously talented women -- Denise, Shelley, Heather, and Terry -- take readers on a quest to grow closer to the Savior and firmer in the faith. They draw on their own vast experiences, discoveries, disappointments, and heartaches to display God as the Father, Friend, Savior, and Lord who loves us and longs to be close to us every day.., Howard Pub Co, 1998<