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1	The Compact Oxford English Dictionary: In Slipcase with Reading Glass more books like this by Edmund S Weiner (Editor), John Simpson (Editor) add to wishlist The Compact Edition of the OED reproduces micrographically, in a single volume, the complete text of the highly acclaimed Second Edition of The Oxford English Dictionary. In this edition, nine pages of the original fit onto just one. This volume comes in a slipcase with a magnifying glass and a new user's guide which explains the conventions of ... see all copies from $161.17! new only from $325.96!
2	Operation Cyanide-Why the Bombing of the USS "Liberty" Nearly Caused World more books like this by Peter Hounam, John Simpson (Foreword by) add to wishlist A gripping account of the real causes of the 6 Day War; Uncovers the true reasons for the bombing of the USS Liberty; Reveals that the world was on the brink of nuclear conflict - and why it was kept quiet; Based on released official documents and interviews with ex government officers and the crew of the USS Liberty; Of international importance; ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $45.41! \| first editions
3	A Mad World, My Masters: Tales from a Traveller's Life more books like this by John Simpson add to wishlist There are only a handful of places left on this earth where you can't buy a McDonald's hamburger or stay in a Holiday Inn - and John Simpson has been to them all. This hugely successful volume of writing is a celebration of some of the world's wilder places. His extraordinary experiences include stories about a television camera that killed people ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.60! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Oxford English Dictionary: 20 Volume Set more books like this by John Simpson (Editor), Edmund S Weiner (Editor) add to wishlist The 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It traces the usage of words through 2.4 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources. The OED has a unique historical focus. Accompanying each definition is a chronologically ... see all copies from $880.00! new only from $923.27! \| SVS
5	Dam!: Water, Power, Politics, and Preservation in Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite National Park more books like this by John W Simpson add to wishlist Simpson takes readers through the tangle of intrigues surrounding the Hetch Hetchy dam project in Yosemite National Park that played out in Congress, in San Francisco's City Hall and its corporate boardrooms and in the national media. see all copies from $5.46! new only from $14.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	America's Civil War more books like this by Brooks D Simpson, John Hope Franklin (Editor), A S Eisenstadt (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $5.10! new only from $19.43!
7	John Donne's Sermons on the Psalms and Gospels: With a Selection of Prayers and Meditations more books like this by John Donne, Evelyn M Simpson (Editor) add to wishlist Donne was famous as a preacher during the early 17th century. His sermons are stirring, dramatic, witty, and personal. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.95!
8	Condor One more books like this by John Simpson add to wishlist A gay president and his top Secret Service agent realize they must find a way to balance their roles and personal relationship before stress and responsibility tear the two men apart. see all copies from $7.37! new only from $7.37! \| first editions \| SVS
9	After Whistler: The Artist and His Influence on American Painting more books like this by Linda Merrill add to wishlist James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) left the United States for Europe at the age of 21, never to return, and his style developed independently of American art currents. Nonetheless, he left an indelible mark on the art of his native land, for his modernist aesthetic influenced the work of a generation of American painters. This illustrated book, ... see all copies from $29.95! new only from $51.75! \| first editions
10	The First English Dictionary, 1604: Robert Cawdrey's a Table Alphabetical more books like this by Robert Cawdrey, John Simpson (Introduction by) add to wishlist Here is a real treat for lovers of English - the very first dictionary in our language. Contrary to popular opinion, this honour goes not to Samuel Johnson, whose definitive tome appeared in 1755, but to Robert Cawdrey, who published his "Table Alphabeticall" in 1604. Written for the benefit of Ladies, Gentlewomen or any other unskilfull persons, ... see all copies from $17.90! new only from $17.90! \| SVS
11	The Oxford English Dictionary more books like this by John Simpson (Editor), Edmund Weiner (Editor) add to wishlist The 20-Volume OED and the new Version 3.0 CD-ROM makes exploring the resources of the most authoritative dictionary of the English language easy and complete. The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words ... see all copies from $11.39! new only from $11.40!
12 view cover	The Wars Against Saddam: Taking the Hard Road to Baghdad more books like this by John Simpson add to wishlist 'You can't really argue with much that John Simpson says - there is no foreign correspondent left on TV who has a fraction of his recognition and his credibility, a fact which may be unfair on the others, but happens to be true'; That was Simon Hoggart reviewing Simpson's devastating Panorama profile of Saddam Hussein, broadcast in early November ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	HTML for Fun and Profit more books like this by Mary Morris add to wishlist This book/disk package is a comprehensive tutorial about the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) which is Mosaic's standard format for the Internet's World Wide Web. The included CD-ROM contains all the programs and utilities needed to create a Mosaic server; compiled shareware for Solaris 1.x, 2.x (and x86), Windows NT, Windows and Macintosh; ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series more books like this by John Weiner, Edmund S Weiner (Editor), John Simpson (Editor) add to wishlist This is the first of three volumes in a major series supplementing the acclaimed Second Edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary". Each volume contains 3,000 new words and meanings presented in the style of the "OED", representing a variety of work-in-progress from across the alphabetical range, covering words and meanings that have recently ... see all copies from $13.91! new only from $57.25! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Just XML more books like this by John Simpson add to wishlist XML offers Web developers an unprecedented opportunity to add meaning and flexibility to their sites. If you want to get results with XML fast, Just XML, Second Edition is the book to start with. This complete XML practitioner's guide has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest technologies and standards, in the context of building a real ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.35! \| first editions
16	Leah, New Hampshire: The Collected Stories of Thomas Williams more books like this by Thomas William Simpson, Thomas Williams, John Irving (Illustrator) add to wishlist A posthumous collection of short stories, the majority of which appeared in either The New Yorker or Esquire. Williams was nominated for the National Book Award in 1960 for Town Burning and won the Award in 1978 for The Hair of Harold Roux. His last novel, The Moon Pinnace (1986), was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. 15,000 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Visions of Paradise more books like this by John W Simpson add to wishlist The American Revolution gave birth not just to a new nation, but to a new landscape. America was paradise to its native inhabitants, while to the colonists, it was an unlimited land of opportunity, a moral and physical wilderness from which they could create paradise. Powerful people like Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton struggled to shape ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $4.63! \| first editions
18 view cover	Diving Deep: Experiencing Jesus Through Spiritual Disciplines more books like this by Amy Simpson, John Ortberg (Foreword by) add to wishlist There is a soul hunger in students today to be challenged spiritually. To go deeper with God. Deeper into a spiritually disciplined life. Diving Deep offers a creative ancient-future approach to traditional spiritual disciplines, like worship, solitude, prayer, fasting, service, and study. Youth leaders will challenge their students with 13 ... see all copies from $1.99!
19 view cover	Twenty Tales From the War Zone: the Best of John Simpson (Quick Reads) by John Simpson add to wishlist Drawing on John Simpson's acclaimed volumes of autobiography and hitherto unpublished material, "Twenty Tales from the War Zone" brings together some of the highlights of his remarkable journalistic career. Whether dodging guerrillas at a cocaine market in Colombia, narrowly escaping a murderous Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, interviewing a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.75!
20 view cover	Windows XP MVP more books like this by John Barnett, Curt Simmons, Alan Simpson add to wishlist Ever wish you could hire a Windows XP expert? You just did. If you use Windows XP at home or in a small business, you don't have the luxury of calling IT whenever you need help. But now, you can call on a Microsoft MVP and a team of highly qualified experts. They cover everything you might need to know about Windows XP - configuration, file ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.37!
21 view cover	In the Forests of the Night: Encounters in Peru: With Terrorism, Drug-Running and Military Oppression more books like this by John Simpson add to wishlist In one of the most thrilling investigations of his career, a BBC journalist follows the trail of a guerilla leader. A disturbing book which reveals how violence breeds violence in a police state whose economy revolves around cocaine, and how brave souls risk their lives to tell the truth. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.00! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs more books like this by Jennifer Speake (Editor), John Simpson (Editor) add to wishlist This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English and uses research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes numerous entirely new entries. It also features expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs ... see all copies from $4.60! new only from $10.00! \| SVS
23 view cover	Kids Who Outwit Adults more books like this by John Seita, Patti K Simpson add to wishlist see all copies from $18.99! new only from $63.92!
24 view cover	Special Edition Using Red Hot Linux more books like this by Alan Simpson, John Ray add to wishlist Special Edition Using Red Hat Linuxfocuses on the fastest growing operating system available, Linux. This book provides you with everything you need to know to become an accomplished Linux user. Covered topics include the following installing, running, and removing packages, troubleshooting, dual-booting Windows and Linux, configuring various DNS ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.39! \| SVS
25 view cover	Simpson's World: Dispatches from the Front Lines more books like this by John Simpson add to wishlist Whether dodging guerrillas at a cocaine market in Colombia, giving Osama Bin Laden the slip in an embroiled Afghanistan, or watching the unfolding massacre in Tiananmen Square, Simpson has witnessed and covered the most significant events of modern times. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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	Yearning for the Land: A Search for Homeland in Scotland and America by John W Simpson see all from $5.83! new only from $8.40!
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	Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series: Volume III by Michael Proffitt (Editor) see all from $64.31! new only from $64.31!
	The Hair of Harold Roux by Thomas William Simpson, Thomas Williams see all from $1.99! new only from $29.95!
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