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Drive!: Henry Ford, George Selden, and the Race to Invent the Auto Age

By Lawrence Goldstone

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Hardcover:

9780553394184 | Ballantine Books, May 17, 2016, cover price $28.00

Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies

By Lawrence Goldstone

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Hardcover:

9780345538031 | Ballantine Books, May 6, 2014, cover price $28.00

9780312756055, titled "State and Nation in the Third World: The Western State and African Nationalism" | Palgrave Macmillan, January 1, 1983, cover price $26.50 | also contains State and Nation in the Third World: The Western State and African Nationalism

9780384416901, titled "Laili and Majnum" | Johnson Reprint Corp, May 1, 1969, cover price $19.00 | also contains Laili and Majnum

Paperback:

9780345538055 | Ballantine Books, April 21, 2015, cover price $18.00

Lefty: An American Odyssey

By Lawrence Goldstone

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Hardcover:

9780345526489 | Ballantine Books, May 15, 2012, cover price $28.00

Paperback:

9780345526496 | Ballantine Books, February 26, 2013, cover price $16.00

Inherently Unequal: The Betrayal of Equal Rights by the Supreme Court, 1865-1903

Product Description: A potent and original examination of how the Supreme Court subverted justice and empowered the Jim Crow era. In the years following the Civil War, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery; the 14th conferred citizenship and equal protection under the law to white and black; and the 15th gave black American males the right to vote...read more

By Lawrence Goldstone

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9780802778857 | Reprint edition (Walker & Co, January 31, 2012), cover price $17.00 | About this edition: A potent and original examination of how the Supreme Court subverted justice and empowered the Jim Crow era.

The Activist: John Marshall, Marbury V. Madison, and the Myth of Judicial Review

By Lawrence Goldstone

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Hardcover:

9780802714886 | 1 edition (Walker & Co, September 2, 2008), cover price $26.00

Paperback:

9780802717597 | Walker & Co, January 4, 2011, cover price $18.00

Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World

The authors recount how they became interested in collecting books and describe the interesting people they have met in the course of their collecting

By Lawrence Goldstone and Nancy Goldstone

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Hardcover:

9780312156824 | St Martins Pr, May 1, 1997, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: The authors recount how they became interested in collecting books and describe the interesting people they have met in the course of their collecting

Paperback:

9780312187682 | Griffin, April 15, 1998, cover price $18.99 | About this edition: The authors rrecount how they became interested in collecting books and describe the interesting people they have met in the course of their collecting

Miscellaneous:

9780312207496 | St Martins Pr, December 31, 2010, cover price $9.99

The Astronomer: A Novel of Suspense

Product Description: 1534, Paris. A student at the Catholic CollÃ¨ge de Montaigu, serving as a courier for the Inquisition, is murdered by members of an extreme Lutheran sect for the packet of letters he is carrying. His friend and fellow classmate Amaury de Favergesâthe illegitimate son of the Duke of Savoy and an expert in astronomy and natural scienceâis recruited as his replacement and promised a decree of legitimacy if he can uncover the secret that threatens to overturn Catholicism and the reign of FranÃ§ois I...read more

By Lawrence Goldstone

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Hardcover:

9780802719867 | 1 edition (Walker & Co, May 11, 2010), cover price $24.00 | About this edition: 1534, Paris.

Out of the Flames: The Remarkable Story of a Fearless Scholar, a Fatal Heresy, and One of the Rarest Books in the World

Looks at the life and times of Michael Servetus, a freethinking sixtenth-century scientist and theologian who authored a work of biblical scholarship that refuted orthodox Christianity, that led to his execution for heresy.

By Lawrence Goldstone and Nancy Goldstone

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Hardcover:

9780767908368 | 1 edition (Broadway Books, October 1, 2002), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Looks at the life and times of Michael Servetus, a freethinking sixtenth-century scientist and theologian who authored a work of biblical scholarship that refuted orthodox Christianity, that led to his execution for heresy.

Paperback:

9780767908375 | Reprint edition (Broadway Books, September 1, 2003), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Presents an intriguing study of the life and times of Michael Servetus, a freethinking sixteenth-century scientist and theologian, who is credited with discovering human circulation and who authored the Christianismi Restitutio, a work of biblical scholarship that refuted orthodox Christianity and a book that led to Servetus's condemnation and execution for heresy.

Miscellaneous:

9780307489241 | Broadway Books, December 10, 2008, cover price $15.95

The Anatomy of Deception

Nineteenth-century Philadelphia physician Ephraim Carroll draws on the new techniques of forensic medicine to investigate the brutal murder of a beautiful young woman and the horror that led to her death.

By Lawrence Goldstone

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Hardcover:

9780593058893 | Transworld Pub, April 7, 2008, cover price $22.90

9780385341349 | Delacorte Pr, January 29, 2008, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Nineteenth-century Philadelphia physician Ephraim Carroll draws on the new techniques of forensic medicine to investigate the brutal murder of a beautiful young woman and the horror that led to her death.

Paperback:

9780385341356 | Reprint edition (Delta, February 24, 2009), cover price $16.00

9780385665100, titled "Anatomy of Deception" | Doubleday of Canada, February 24, 2009, cover price $21.00

CD/Spoken Word:

9780739359150 | Abridged edition (Random House, January 29, 2008), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Nineteenth-century Philadelphia physician Ephraim Carroll draws on the new techniques of forensic medicine to investigate the brutal murder of a beautiful young woman and the horror that led to her death, in a historical thriller populated by such real-life characters as pioneering physicians William Osler and William Stewart Halsted and painter Thomas Eakins.

Dark Bargain: Slavery, Profits, and the Struggle for the Constitution

Documents the heated debates about slavery in 1787, revealing how the Constitution was irrevocably shaped and compromised by issues involving the definition of treason, the disposition of land, taxation, and other factors in which slavery played an integral role, in an account that cites the contributions of specific delegates and founding leaders. Reprint.

By Lawrence Goldstone

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Hardcover:

9780802714602, titled "Dark Bargain: Slavery, Profits And the Struggle for the Constitution" | Walker & Co, October 20, 2005, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Documents the heated debates about slavery in 1787, revealing how the Constitution was irrevocably shaped and compromised by issues in which slavery played an integral role.

Paperback:

9780802715074 | Reprint edition (Walker & Co, October 3, 2006), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A chronicle of the daily debates and back room conferences in inns and taverns through July and August of the 1787, to reveal how tenuous the Constitution was, and how an agreement between unlikely collaborators got the delegates to agree.

The Friar And The Cipher: Roger Bacon And The Unsolved Mystery Of The Most Unusual Manuscript in the World

An accessible study of the baffling mystery of the Voynich Manuscript, discovered in 1912, examines the theory that Roger Bacon, the noted thirteenth-century astronomer, was the author of the book, which is written in an indecipherable language and code that remains unsolved and contains odd illustrations of plants, astrological diagrams, and more. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.

By Lawrence Goldstone and Nancy Goldstone

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Hardcover:

9780767914734 | Doubleday, February 1, 2005, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: A study of the mystery of the Voynich Manuscript, discovered in 1912, examines the theory that thirteenth-century astronomer Roger Bacon was the author of the book, which is written in an indecipherable language and code that remains unsolved.

Paperback:

9780767914727 | Reprint edition (Broadway Books, February 14, 2006), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: An accessible study of the baffling mystery of the Voynich Manuscript, discovered in 1912, examines the theory that Roger Bacon, the noted thirteenth-century astronomer, was the author of the book, which is written in an indecipherable language and code that remains unsolved and contains odd illustrations of plants, astrological diagrams, and more.

Deconstructing Penguins: Parents, Kids, And The Bond Of Reading

The leaders of a parent-child book group and authors of Out of the Flames share their secrets for transforming children into dynamic and enthusiastic readers, offering suggestions on what books parents should read with their children and explaining how to talk to children about literature. Original. 20,000 first printing.

By Lawrence Goldstone and Nancy Goldstone

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Paperback:

9780812970289 | Ballantine Books, May 17, 2005, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: The leaders of a parent-child book group share their secrets for transforming children into dynamic and enthusiastic readers, offering suggestions on what books parents should read with their children and explaining how to talk to children about literature.

Prebinding:

9781417674718 | Turtleback Books, May 3, 2005, cover price $25.70 | About this edition: The leaders of a parent-child book group share their secrets for transforming children into dynamic and enthusiastic readers, offering suggestions on what books parents should read with their children and explaining how to talk to children about literature.

Warmly Inscribed: The New England Forger and Other Book Tales

Two savvy antiques collectors reveal one of the dirty secrets of the book collecting world, the art of forgeries, illustrating how a New England forger managed to fool collectors and how many of these collectors and booksellers ignore the suspicious books. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.

By Lawrence Goldstone and Nancy Goldstone

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Hardcover:

9780312262686 | St Martins Pr, June 20, 2001, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Writings on the world of books and book collecting include a personal tour of the Library of Congress, trips to the Folger Shakespeare Library and Yale's Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and stories of famous forgeries.

Paperback:

9780312304287 | Reprint edition (Thomas Dunne Books, November 1, 2002), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Two savvy antiques collectors reveal one of the dirty secrets of the book collecting world, the art of forgeries, illustrating how a New England forger managed to fool collectors and how many of these collectors and booksellers ignore the suspicious books.

Slightly Chipped: Footnotes in Booklore

By Lawrence Goldstone and Nancy Goldstone

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Paperback:

9780312263959 | Griffin, May 1, 2000, cover price $12.95

Slightly Chipped: Footnotes in Booklore

A companion work to Used and Rare follows the authors as they continue to explore the world of book collecting and to share their experiences as they discover new places to find and buy rare literary works.

By Lawrence Goldstone and Nancy Goldstone

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Hardcover:

9780312205874 | Thomas Dunne Books, May 1, 1999, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Follows the authors as they explore the world of book collecting and shares their experiences as they discover new places to find and buy rare literary works

Off-Line

Product Description: The year is 2020. Glynnis Rodman, brilliant and beautiful, a senior executive at MicroLink, one of the country's most powerful cyber companies, has been found dead in her apartment after an S&M encounter with a stranger. Veteran senior investigator Phil Gagliardi Jr...read more

By Lawrence Goldstone

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Hardcover:

9780312186418 | St Martins Pr, April 15, 1998, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: In the year 2020, when detection, like most other human activities, is entrusted to microchips, investigator Phil Gagliardo jr.

Paperback:

9780312292478 | Griffin, May 1, 1998, cover price $22.99 | About this edition: The year is 2020.

Rights

New York City lawyer Herbert Whiffet is hired to defend the rights of a homeless man who has claimed the sidewalk in front of a delicatessen, then also finds himself representing the family of Lawanda de Bourbon, the stunning young consort of a ruthless gang leader, after the girl is gunned down by a rookie patrolman

By Lawrence Goldstone

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Hardcover:

9781877946134 | Permanent Pr Pub Co, April 1, 1992, cover price $28.00 | About this edition: New York City lawyer Herbert Whiffet is hired to defend the rights of a homeless man who has claimed the sidewalk in front of a delicatessen, then also finds himself representing the family of Lawanda de Bourbon, the stunning young consort of a ruthless gang leader, after the girl is gunned down by a rookie patrolman

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