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Harvard Common Press, 2018. New Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Color illustrations - no credit given. CONDITION: NEW Harvard Common Press hardcover (pictorial boards), no DJ issued, new edition, 2nd printing. Loads of color illustrations but no credit given that I could find. CONTENT: Fatherhood doesn't come with instructions, but 25 Things Every New Dad Should Know is here to give some peace of mind. Learn what to expect on the lead up to the final big day when fatherhood starts! A baby brings great joy to a new father, but also, perhaps, some uncertainty. Don't let these preliminary nerves get to you and dampen what will no doubt be one of the most joyful day of your life. 25 Things Every New Dad Should Know provide information and encouragement to stave back the worry. A little fear is nothing to be ashamed of. For many men, fatherhood may seem like a new job for which they have had no training or experience. In these pages, pediatricians, and fathers themselves,… Read More

Phaidon, 2014. 1st English Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Matteo Guarnaccia B&W illustrations; some color photos. CONDITION: What makes this "As New" - tiny remainder dot bottom edges. UNREAD 2014 Phaidon small hardcover (pictorial board - no DJ issued), first English edition. First published in Italy. B&W illustrations by Matteo Guarnaccia with some color photos throughout. CONTENT: This is a fun guide to the most popular men's hairstyles of the 20th century, including quirky line drawings to achieve the 'total look' and instructions on how to cut each style. Packed with information this smart handbook uses quirky illustrations and vintage photographs to explore the most popular hairstyles of the 20th century from the undercut and the afro to the classic Madison Avenue look. With a focus on personalities, culture and fashions and cultural events that inspired each look, the book opens with an illustrated introduction exploring the most popular styles of the… Read More

Random House, 2019. 1st American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Andy Bridge cover art. CONDITION: What makes this book "as new"? Tiny red remainder dot bottom edges. UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2019 Random House hardcover (light blue boards) & dust jacket, first American edition, first printing. Andy Bridge cover art. Translated from the Spanish by Achy Obejas. CONTENT: A fast-paced mystery where Murder on the Orient Express meets the Tour de France-someone's killing off cyclists one by one. There are cyclists willing to die to win a single stage of the Tour, taking suicidal descents at more than 90 kilometers per hour, but now I know there are cyclists willing to kill to win. Marc Moreau, a professional cyclist with a military past, is part of a top Tour de France team led by his best friend, an American star favored to win this year's Tour. But the competition takes a dark turn when racers begin to drop out in a series of violent accidents: a mugging that ends in an… Read More

University of Texas Press, 2005. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. As New/New. B&W era photos throughout. CONDITION: What makes this book "As New" - one small bump to the top board corner. That's it. UNREAD 2005 UT Press (Austin) hardcover (orange & white boards with embossed Longhorn) and dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, assumed first printing but I won't swear to it. Introduction by Cactus Pryor and Pat Culpepper. B&W era photos throughout. Decorated end pages. Voices & Memories series. CONTENT: [NOTE: There's an old story that the UT Math department complained that the football program got too much money and the Math department too little. Supposedly Royal said: "We'll rent out the stadium to you one Saturday and you sit at the 50 yard line solving math problems and see how many tickets you sell." I spoke with one of the great brains of that math department and he did not recall this tale.] Many legendary men have been associated with University of Texas football, but… Read More

Little, Brown & Company, 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. CONDITION: NEW 2018 Little, Brown hardcover (red boards0 & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Deckle-edges. CONTENT: Four young men struggle to liberate themselves from the burden of being black and male in America in an assured debut "as up-to the-minute as a Kendrick Lamar track and as ruefully steeped in eternal truths as a Gogol tale". Bound together by shared experience but pulled apart by their changing fortunes, four young friends coming of age in the postindustrial enclave of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, struggle to liberate themselves from the legacies left to them as black men in America. With potent immediacy and bracing candor, this provocative debut follows a decade in the lives of Dub, Rolls, Rye, and Gio as they each grapple with the complexity of their family histories, the newfound power of sex and drugs, and the ferocity of their desires. Gio proves himself an unforgettable narrator, beautifully… Read More

Putnam, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Vi-An Nguyen cover art. CONDITION: What makes this book "As New?" - Pale, small remainder dot bottom edges near spine. UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2019 Putnam hardcover (blue boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Cover art by Vi-An Nguyen. CONTENT: Smart, darkly funny, and life-affirming, How Not to Die Alone is the bighearted debut novel we all need, for fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, it's a story about love, loneliness, and the importance of taking a chance when we feel we have the most to lose. All Andrew wants is to be normal. That's why his coworkers believe he has the perfect wife and two children waiting at home for him after a long day. But the truth is, his life isn't exactly as people think . . . and his little white lie is about to catch up with him. Because in all of Andrew's efforts to fit in, he's forgotten one important thing: how to really live. And maybe, it's finally time for him… Read More