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Archaeologists uncover objects which take them back through 12,000 years of history in Makor, a site of Israel

Hardcover:

9781568496115 | Reprint edition (Buccaneer Books, September 1, 2007), cover price $39.95
9780394446301 | Random House Inc, March 1, 1966, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: Archaeologists uncover objects which take them back through 12,000 years of history in Makor, a site of Israel

Paperback:

9780449238592 | Fawcett Books, July 15, 1999, cover price $3.95
9780449211472 | Fawcett Books, December 1, 1992, cover price $8.99 | About this edition: An archeological excavation of Tell Makor initiates a journey into the ancient history and culture of Israel that explores the life of the early Hebrews, the impact of Christianity, the Spanish inquisition, and the modern Middle East conflict

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780394582818 | Random House, November 1, 1990, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Michener presents a magnificent and spellbinding expedition through the history of the Holy Land--the source of Western religious heritage.

Product Description: "Astounding...Fast-moving, Intriguing...James Michener is back in huge, familiar form with MEXICO."LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWSHere is the story of an American journalist who travels to Mexico to report on the upcoming duel between two great matadors, but who is ultimately swept up in the dramatic story of his Mexican ancestors...read more

Hardcover:

9780679416494 | Random House Inc, December 1, 1992, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: American journalist Norman Clay's assignment in Mexico leads him to uncover his fascinating Mexican ancestry, set against the backdrop of 1,500 years of the country's history

Paperback:

9780449221877 | Reprint edition (Crest, April 1, 1994), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: American journalist Norman Clay's assignment in Mexico leads him to uncover his fascinating Mexican ancestry, set against the backdrop of 1,500 years of the country's history
9780679743293 | Large print edition (Random House Inc, December 1, 1992), cover price $25.00 | About this edition: American journalist Norman Clay's assignment in Mexico leads him to uncover his fascinating Mexican ancestry, set against the backdrop of 1,500 years of the country's history

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780679413172 | Random House, December 1, 1992, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: American journalist Norman Clay's assignment in Mexico leads him to uncover his fascinating Mexican ancestry, set against the backdrop of 1,500 years of the country's history.

Prebinding:

9781442006089 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $16.99 | About this edition: "Astounding.
9780785769842 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: American journalist Norman Clay's assignment in Mexico leads him to uncover his fascinating Mexican ancestry, set against the backdrop of 1,500 years of the country's history

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The people and beauty of the South Pacific's coral islands are viewed through the eyes of a young naval lieutenant

Hardcover:

9780848821036 | Amereon Ltd, August 1, 2005, cover price $26.95
9780025845404 | Macmillan Pub Co, April 1, 1987, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: The people and beauty of the South Pacific's coral islands are viewed through the eyes of a young naval lieutenant
9780816132638 | Large print edition (G K Hall & Co, December 1, 1981), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: The people and beauty of the South Pacific's coral islands are viewed through the eyes of a young naval lieutenant

Paperback:

9780449206522 | Reissue edition (Fawcett Books, June 1, 1989), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: The stories upon which the Broadway musical 'South Pacific' is based explore the people and beauty of the Pacific's Coral Islands as seen though the eyes of a young naval lieutenent

Reinforced:

9780606219662 | Demco Media, July 1, 2001, cover price $16.76 | About this edition: The stories upon which the Broadway musical 'South Pacific' is based explore the people and beauty of the Pacific's Coral Islands as seen though the eyes of a young naval lieutenent

Prebinding:

9781442005563 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $16.99
9780808577072 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: The stories upon which the Broadway musical 'South Pacific' is based explore the people and beauty of the Pacific's Coral Islands as seen though the eyes of a young naval lieutenent

Mark Miller, a member of the American Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, is called upon to locate the missing wife of an Afghan engineer

Hardcover:

9780816132614 | Large print edition (G K Hall & Co, December 1, 1981), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Mark Miller, a member of the American Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, is called upon to locate the missing wife of an Afghan engineer
9780394418490 | Random House Inc, July 1, 1963, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Mark Miller, a member of the American Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, is called upon to locate the missing wife of an Afghan engineer

Paperback:

9780449213803 | Reissue edition (Fawcett Books, February 1, 1989), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Vintage paperback

Miscellaneous:

9780307516763 | Random House Inc, January 21, 2009, cover price $7.99

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By James A. Michener (introduced by)

Prebinding:

9781439509562 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, June 26, 2008), cover price $34.00

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An archaeological excavation of Tell Makor launches a journey into the history and culture of the Jews that includes the early Hebrews, the impact of Christianity, the Spanish Inquisition, and the modern Middle East conflict.

Paperback:

9780375760389 | Reprint edition (Dial Pr, August 1, 2002), cover price $18.00 | About this edition: An archaeological excavation of Tell Makor launches a journey into the history and culture of the Jews that includes the early Hebrews, the impact of Christianity, the Spanish Inquisition, and the modern Middle East conflict.

Prebinding:

9781435297128 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, June 5, 2008), cover price $24.95

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The parallel lives of a woman and her mother, both divorced, are examined in this never-before-published novel in which the author's creative energy is spent on character development and allegorical storytelling. Original.
By Joe Avenick (other contributor) and James A. Michener

Hardcover:

9780130164247, titled "Microeconomics: Explore & Apply" | Prentice Hall, November 1, 2002, cover price $55.01 | also contains Microeconomics: Explore & Apply

Paperback:

9780813031521 | 1 edition (Univ Pr of Florida, September 9, 2007), cover price $21.00 | About this edition: The parallel lives of a woman and her mother, both divorced, are examined in this never-before-published novel in which the author's creative energy is spent on character development and allegorical storytelling.

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Product Description: Literary legend James A. Michener was “a Renaissance man, adventurous, inquisitive, unpretentious and unassuming, with an encyclopedic mind and a generous heart” (The New York Times Book Review). In this exceptional memoir, the man himself tells the story of his remarkable life and describes the people, events, and ideas that shaped it...read more

Hardcover:

9780679401346 | Random House Inc, January 1, 1992, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The author describes his childhood in a foster home, his service in the navy during World War II, the beginning of his writing career, and his travels
9780679411185 | Sgd ltd edition (Random House Inc, January 1, 1992), cover price $125.00 | About this edition: The author describes his childhood in a foster home, his service in the navy during World War II, the beginning of his writing career, and his travels

Paperback:

9780812978131 | Dial Pr, January 30, 2007, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Literary legend James A.
9780449003800 | Reissue edition (Fawcett Books, June 1, 1998), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: The author describes his childhood in a foster home, his service in the navy during World War II, the beginning of his writing career, and his travels
9780679739814 | Large print edition (Random House Inc, January 1, 1992), cover price $19.00 | About this edition: The prolific author describes his childhood in a foster home, his service in the Navy during World War II, the beginning of his writing career, his travels, and other experiences

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The turbulent history of the Caribbean islands is chronicled, from tribal conflicts on Dominica and the age of exploration, to the Cuban revolution and the tempestuous present, through the colorful lives of characters, fictional and real-life. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Hardcover:

9780517072264 | Random House Inc, November 1, 1991, cover price $6.99
9780394576558 | Limited edition (Random House Inc, December 1, 1989), cover price $100.00
9780394565613 | Random House Inc, November 1, 1989, cover price $22.95

Paperback:

9780812974928 | Reprint edition (Dial Pr, December 13, 2005), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: The turbulent history of the Caribbean islands is chronicled, from tribal conflicts on Dominica and the age of exploration, to the Cuban revolution and the tempestuous present, through the colorful lives of characters, fictional and real-life.
9780449217498 | Reprint edition (Fawcett Books, January 1, 1991), cover price $8.99 | About this edition: The turbulent history of the Caribbean islands is chronicled, from tribal conflicts on Dominica and the age of exploration, to the Cuban revolution and the tempestuous present, through the colorful lives of characters, fictional and real-life

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780394580463 | Random House, December 1, 1989, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: James A.

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Product Description: This book is a joyous celebration! Its sparkling photographs remind us of the extraordinary land our nation occupies, and a review of them shows us how fortunate we are to live where we do.
By James A. Michener (foreword by) and Jake Rajs (photographer)

Hardcover:

9780789313645 | Rizzoli Intl Pubns, October 25, 2005, cover price $19.98 | About this edition: This book is a joyous celebration!

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Mark Miller, a member of the American Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, is called upon to locate the missing wife, a young American woman, of an Afghan engineer and return her to her distraught family, in the years following World War II. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

Paperback:

9780812969825 | Reprint edition (Dial Pr, September 1, 2003), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Mark Miller, a member of the American Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, is called upon to locate the missing wife, a young American woman, of an Afghan engineer and return her to her distraught family, in the years following World War II.

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A panoramic narrative of human and animal life on Maryland's Eastern Shore focuses on a ten-square-mile area at the mouth of the Choptank River and the families that settle there, from the early seventeenth century to the present day. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

Paperback:

9780812970432 | Reprint edition (Dial Pr, September 1, 2003), cover price $18.00 | About this edition: A panoramic narrative of human and animal life on Maryland's Eastern Shore focuses on a ten-square-mile area at the mouth of the Choptank River and the families that settle there, from the early seventeenth century to the present day.

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Spanning four centuries that encompass the formation of several great dynasties, an epic saga chronicles the development of the fortune-seeking Rusks, the wheeler-dealer Quimpers, the cotton empire of the Cobbs, and clan of the Garzas. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.

Hardcover:

9780394541549 | Random House Inc, May 1, 1990, cover price $21.95
9788401321849 | Plaza & Janes Editories Sa, June 1, 1986, cover price $46.95 | About this edition: A saga that spans four and a half centuries, from the first Spanish exploration of Texas to its emergence as one of the most powerful states, with a cast of real-life and fictional characters whose lives are interwoven with the history of Texas
9780292780712 | Sgd ltd edition (Univ of Texas Pr, March 1, 1986), cover price $125.00 | About this edition: Follows generations of several Texas families as they face the challenges and changes of more than a hundred and fifty years of Texas history

Paperback:

9780375761416 | Reprint edition (Dial Pr, November 1, 2002), cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Spanning four centuries that encompass the formation of several great dynasties, an epic saga chronicles the development of the fortune-seeking Rusks, the wheeler-dealer Quimpers, the cotton empire of the Cobbs, and clan of the Garzas.
9780449210925 | Reprint edition (Fawcett Books, April 1, 1994), cover price $9.99 | About this edition: Presents a saga spanning four and a half centuries, from the first Spanish exploration of Texas to its emergence as one of the most powerful states, with a cast of more than two hundred real-life and fictional characters

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780375405723 | Abridged edition (Random House, April 1, 1999), cover price $8.99
9780394560564 | Random House, June 1, 1987, cover price $18.00

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Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

Hardcover:

9781568496122 | Reprint edition (Buccaneer Books, December 1, 1995), cover price $39.95
9781568496122 | Reprint edition (Buccaneer Books, December 1, 1995), cover price $39.95
9788401321887 | Plaza & Janes Editories Sa, December 1, 1986, cover price $24.25 | About this edition: The dramatic and colorful history of Hawaii, from the time of the earliest settlers and the arrival of the first missionaries to the application for statehood, is viewed through the lives and personal experiences of a broad spectrum of real-life and fictional characters
9780394427973 | Random House Inc, June 1, 1959, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: A look at Hawaii through different characters' personal experiences covering the time from the first settlers until application for statehood

Paperback:

9780375760372 | Reprint edition (Dial Pr, July 1, 2002), cover price $18.00 | About this edition: The epic saga of the fiftieth state traces its fascinating history from the fiery volcanoes that formed the islands to the strength and character of the original Polynesians to the early nineteenth-century arrival of American missionaires, in a multi-faceted historical novel.
9780449213353 | Fawcett Books, September 1, 1986, cover price $8.99 | About this edition: The experiences of diverse characters provide a romanticized profile of Hawaii's history

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780394582825 | Random House, May 1, 1990, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Read by Philip BoscoTwo Cassettes, 3 hoursFrom America's foremost storyteller, James A.

Prebinding:

9781417709823 | Turtleback Books, July 1, 2002, cover price $28.10 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
9780785728474 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $19.65 | About this edition: The experiences of diverse characters provide a romanticized profile of Hawaii's history

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Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

Hardcover:

9780070357013, titled "Isolation of Biotechnological Organisms from Nature" | McGraw-Hill, December 1, 1989, cover price $59.95 | also contains Centennial, Isolation of Biotechnological Organisms from Nature
9780394479705 | Random House Inc, September 1, 1974, cover price $40.50 | About this edition: Chronicles the lives of individuals involved in the development and exploitation of the American West, particularly Colorado

Paperback:

9780812978421 | Dial Pr, May 29, 2007, cover price $18.00
9780449214190 | Reprint edition (Fawcett Books, April 1, 1994), cover price $8.99 | About this edition: Chronicles the lives of individuals involved in the development and exploitation of the American West, particularly Colorado
9788425312427 | Grijalbo Mondadori, June 1, 1980, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Chronicles the lives of individuals involved in the development and exploitation of the American West, particularly Colorado

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781879371460 | Publishing Mills, November 1, 1993, cover price $24.95

Prebinding:

9781439564387 | Reissue edition (Paw Prints, October 15, 2008), cover price $17.99 | also contains Centennial | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

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Product Description: "Francis Haar [1908-1997] practiced his art of photography and filmmaking in three distinctly different worlds. He started his first studio in his native Budapest; later he moved to Paris and from there he was invited to Japan. After twenty years working in the Orient -- interrupted by three years of activity in Chicago -- he settled in Honolulu in 1960...read more
By Francis Haar, Tom Haar (editor) and James A. Michener (foreword by)

Hardcover:

9780824824495 | Univ of Hawaii Pr, June 1, 2001, cover price $29.99 | About this edition: "Francis Haar [1908-1997] practiced his art of photography and filmmaking in three distinctly different worlds.

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Contains the author's three bestselling historical sagas: Alaska, Chesapeake, and Texas. Read by Peter Graves and George Grizzard.
By Peter Graves (narrator), George Grizzard (narrator) and James A. Michener

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780375418914 | Abridged edition (Random House, May 1, 2001), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Contains the author's three bestselling historical sagas: Alaska, Chesapeake, and Texas.

Paperback:

9789500411929 | Emece, March 1, 2001, cover price $19.95
9789500411929 | Emece, March 1, 2001, cover price $19.95

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Product Description: The 20th-century classic that inspired a generation of nautical novels.
By Marcus Goodrich and James A. Michener (introduced by)

Paperback:

9781585741298 | Lyons Pr, September 1, 2000, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: The 20th-century classic that inspired a generation of nautical novels.
9781585741298 | Lyons Pr, September 1, 2000, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: The 20th-century classic that inspired a generation of nautical novels.

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Product Description: One of the premier novelists of the twentieth century, James A. Michener captures a frenzied time when sane men and women risked their very lives in a forbidding Arctic land to win a dazzling and elusive prize: Yukon gold. In 1897, gold fever sweeps the world...read more

Hardcover:

9780896219762 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, September 1, 1990), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Four Englishmen and their Irish servant travel across Canada's frozen north in search of gold in the Klondike River Valley
9780394578262 | Random House Inc, July 1, 1989, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Five men are swept away in a speculation frenzy born of the 1897 Klondike gold rush, and they brave the rugged Canadian wilderness for nearly two years to fulfill their dream

Paperback:

9780449218471 | Reprint edition (Fawcett Books, November 1, 1994), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: In 1897, four English aristocrats and their Irish servant hazard their lives along with thousands of others in a vain, arduous trek across the Arctic in search of Klondike gold

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780394578927 | Random House, June 1, 1989, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: In an absorbing historical novel, five men who brave the frozen Canadian wilderness during the Klondike gold rush of 1897, risking everything to fulfill their dreams.

Prebinding:

9780785778622 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.55 | About this edition: One of the premier novelists of the twentieth century, James A.

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Culled from a series of interviews conducted between 1980 and 1997, this biography of a literary legend explores Michener's views on sex, love, pornography, politics, abortion, AIDS, plagiarism, sports, publishing, and the role of the artist in society, among other topics. (view table of contents)

Hardcover:

9781578061396 | Univ Pr of Mississippi, September 1, 1999, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Culled from a series of interviews conducted between 1980 and 1997, this biography of a literary legend explores Michener's views on sex, love, pornography, politics, abortion, AIDS, plagiarism, sports, publishing, and the role of the artist in society, among other topics.
9781578061396 | Univ Pr of Mississippi, September 1, 1999, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Culled from a series of interviews conducted between 1980 and 1997, this biography of a literary legend explores Michener's views on sex, love, pornography, politics, abortion, AIDS, plagiarism, sports, publishing, and the role of the artist in society, among other topics.

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The acclaimed author of Hawaii examines nine fundamental problems that he believes threaten America's vitality and its future, including deteriorating race relations, the growing gap between rich and poor, and the country's shift from a producer to a consumer nation. Reprint. NYT. PW.

Hardcover:

9780679451525 | 1 edition (Random House Inc, October 1, 1996), cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The author examines nine fundamental problems that he believes threaten America's vitality and its future, including deteriorating race relations, the growing gap between rich and poor, and the country's shift from a producer to a consumer nation

Paperback:

9780449226117 | Dial Pr, November 1, 1997, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: The author examines nine fundamental problems that he believes threaten America's vitality and its future, including deteriorating race relations, the growing gap between rich and poor, and the country's shift from a producer to a consumer nation

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781559274326 | St Martins Pr, January 1, 1997, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: With his genius for research and his mastery of many cultures, James A.

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Product Description: Ever since his childhood, 90-year old prose writer James A. Michener has had a passion for poetry. Although several poems have appeared in his novels such as Caribbean and Journey, and although he has often written about the great importance and influence of poets and poetry in his own life, his millions of readers have never before been made aware that Michener, too, has been writing poetry since his student days...read more

Paperback:

9781880510513 | State House Pr, June 1, 1997, cover price $200.00 | About this edition: Ever since his childhood, 90-year old prose writer James A.

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