Children in Woburn, Massachusetts began getting leukemia in unusually high numbers in the mid-1960s. At about the same time, the water from two local wells began to taste of chemicals. Despite the complaints of local residents, the wells were not permanently closed until 1979. The site was put on the federal Superfund list, but the leukemia cases ...
In the midst of a raging snowstorm, a trial on Puget Sound in the 1950s pits the island's Japanese-American inhabitants against the local fisherman: a courtroom drama plus a study of conflicts between cultures and generations.
Prizewinning author Harr embarks on a spellbinding journey to discover the long-lost painting known as "The Taking of Christ." The fascinating details of the artist Caravaggio's strange, turbulent career and the astonishing beauty of his work come to life in these pages.
Prizewinning author Harr embarks on a spellbinding journey to discover the long-lost painting known as "The Taking of Christ." The fascinating details of the artist Caravaggio's strange, turbulent career and the astonishing beauty of his work come to life in these pages.
'I'm just a country boy,' says Willie Gary when he addresses a jury. 'If I just talk in plain, ordinary talk, you won't hold that against me, will you?' The son of migrant corn-pickers, Gary is one of America's most successful lawyers: diamond-encrusted Rolex, private Gulfstream jet. In Funeral Wars, Jonathan Harr follows Gary's most notorious ...
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harr Wagner Publishing Company
Date Published: 1959
Description: Maniscalco, Joseph. Fair. Ex-Library Retired school text book with usual markings, missing/cut/torn fep, minor wear and fading to cover/dj, minor wear and fading to cover. read more
Description: Approximately 3" x 5" Signed Standard size BOOKPLATE, SIGNED by the stated author/personality. Bookplates are excellent to put in books by or about the author, which can add value, depending upon the author. Many buy signed bookplates for the joy of owning a certain individual's autograph, which is a collectible in itself! Some like to take a signed bookplate and frame it with a photograph or other item of interest relating to the personality. Each bookplate may vary slightly in border, color, ... read more
Description: As New in Not Applicable jacket. Approx 3x5. Signed by Author Unbound. As New/Not Applicable. Signed by Author. Approx 3x5. This item is a standard size bookplate which would be suitable for placing in the front of books either written by or about the stated personality. These are guaranteed authentic signatures. These would as well be suitable for framing with photograph or other document relating to the stated personality. These are standard bookplates of possible varying colors, borders, and ... read more
Description: Fine. 2 x 3 Approximately. This is a commercial size bookplate, excellent for placing in the front of books or great to frame and display with photo, or fine to collect as a simple signature of your favorite authors, singers, actors etc. each bookplate is boldly signed by the individual and is guaranteed authentic. Size is approximately 2 x 3. read more
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