Search Results: Authors starting with N from Eureka Books

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 169 pages. A novel for young adults. First edition (first printing). A fine, unread copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Mina is the perfect daughter. Bound for Harvard, she's Honor Society president and a straight-A student, even as she works at her family's dry-cleaning store and helps care for her hearingimpaired little sister. On the outside, Mina does everything right. On the inside, Mina knows the truth. Her life is a lie. Then, the summer before her senior year, Mina meets someone to whom she cannot lie. Ysrael, a young migrant worker who dreams of becoming a musician, comes to work for her family, and asks Mina the one question that scares her the most. What does she want?

Detskaia Literature, 1991. Hardcover. 302 pages. 5 by 6-1/2 inches. Text in Russian. Illustrated. Intended for senior school age children. A near fine copy; no dust jacket. Slight lean to spine.

Northwestern University Press, 1970. First Edition. Pamphlet. 15 pages. Nabokov's responses to essays written in honor of his 70th birthday for the Triquarterly journal, mostly corrections of minor errors, with elaborate explanations. First edition (first printing). A near fine to fine copy in self-wrappers (pamphlet).

Vintage, 1989. Trade Paperback. A new copy. "Lolita" tells the story of aging Hubert Humbert who has an obsessive, devouring, and doomed passion for the nymphet, Dolores Haze. It is also the story of a hypercivilized European colliding with the cheerful barbarism of postwar America. All in all, "Lolita" is filled with awe and exhilaration, along with heartbreak and mordant wit.

Triangle Square, 2020. Hardcover. A new copy. A new book by the author of A is for Activist is a rhyming, boldly illustrated vision of a better world. When you go to a march And raise your sign high You'll make people smile who thought you were shy And you'll make people wonder, does that kid really know why? You DO know of course That's why you are there You're there to say STOP! What's happening's not fair Then they say, we know what you're against End poverty stop war... But okay then what are you for? Oh! What are we for! That's my favorite question And I'm sure it's yours too Because you pay attention You have so many answers And so many options And so many solutions that you want to impart The only hard question is where does one start? Oh, The Things We're For! is a celebration of the better world that is not only possible, but is here today if we choose it. Today's kids are well aware of the many challenges that they face in a world they are inheriting, from climate change to police… Read More

Kodansha International Ltd, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 40 pages. 14-1/2 by 10-1/2 inches. Number 5 in the series, Famous Ceramics of Japan; large format books beautifully illustrated with color photographs of hand-crafted ceramic wares. The high artistry of Kakiemon was developed in the 17th century, and was designated an Intangible Cultural Property by the Japanese Government in 1971. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with lightly bumped and worn corners. [JSP04].

Kodansha International, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 94 pages. 7-3/4 by 10-1/2 inches. Previously published separately as Kakiemon (1981) and Imari (1982). Illustrated with a 40-page section of color photo reproductions. First combined edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Japan has long had a thriving tradition of high-quality handcrafted ceramics, including some of the world's most sophisticated porcelains. This highly informative volume written by a leading authority describes the origin and development of the elegant Imari and Kakiemon porcelain wares which were in great demand in Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Kaolin was discovered in the Arita area of Kyushu in the early seventeenth century. The first porcelain wares were made by immigrant Korean potters, from whom Japanese potters were quick to learn new potting techniques and cobalt blue underglaze decoration. Local wares were further enriched by enamel overglaze techniques introduced… Read More

Simon & Schuster, 2021. Trade Paperback. A new copy. A revised and updated edition of Emily Nagoski's game-changing New York Times bestseller Come As You Are, featuring new information and research on mindfulness, desire, and pleasure that will radically transform your sex life.For much of the 20th and 21st centuries, women's sexuality was an uncharted territory in science, studied far less frequently--and far less seriously--than its male counterpart. That is, until Emily Nagoski's Come As You Are, which used groundbreaking science and research to prove that the most important factor in creating and sustaining a sex life filled with confidence and joy is not what the parts are or how they're organized but how you feel about them. In the years since the book's initial publication, countless women have learned through Nagoski's accessible and informative guide that things like stress, mood, trust, and body image are not peripheral factors in a woman's sexual wellbeing; they are central to it--and… Read More

HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1973. Hardcover.

Viking, 1987. Hardcover.

HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1984. Hardcover.

Archipelago, 2019. Trade Paperback.

Ferndale High School, 1975. Trade Paperback.

NC Press Limited, 1984. Trade Paperback. 217 pages with 7 pages of photos. '...a collection of brief biographies, gives us some perspective and memories of some of Canada's earliest Japanese immigrants...Gordon Nakayama is Canada's last surviving Issei clergyman from pre-war times.' - from rear cover. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper and dated 12/8/ 1985. Second printing. Near fine in wrappers (paperback).

Drunken Master. printed by PrintMasters, 2011. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 64 pages. Contributions by Nakzawa, Plex Lowery, Cole Case, Mathew Digges, Stephen Platt, Daniel Kusunoki, Josh Barnett and Jay Tan. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in color illustrated wrappers (paperback).

Franklin High School, 1923. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 160 pages. First edition (first printing). Very good copy in blue printed wrappers (paperback) with title and insignia in gilt on front cover. A few signatures of classmates and faculty.

Franklin High School, 1923. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 160 pages. First edition (first printing). Very good copy in blue printed wrappers (paperback) with title and insignia in gilt on front cover. Numerous signatures of classmates.

Yale University Press, 1991. Hardcover. Historian, social reformer, and women's suffrage campaigner, Mary Ritter Beard (1876-1958) was one of the most prominent intellectuals of her day. Co-author with her husband, Charles Beard of The Rise of American Civilization: and other works in US history, she also founded the modern field of women's history. This collection of her letters, offers in effect an intellectual biography which is considered to be better documented and more vivid than any previous book about her.

Henry Holt & Co, 1867. Hardcover.

Simon & Schuster, 1975. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.