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Traces the evolution of numerous schools of thought in the western intellectual and cultural communities, from beliefs about paradise and the invention of mathematical principles to the creation of language and theories about the origins of life, in a narrative account that offers insight into human development prior to the twentieth century. By the author of The Modern Mind. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

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9780066210643 | Harpercollins, September 1, 2005, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Traces the evolution of numerous schools of thought in the western intellectual and cultural communities, from the creation of language to the invention of mathematical principles.

Paperback:

9780060935641 | Perennial, October 1, 2006, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Traces the evolution of numerous schools of thought in the western intellectual and cultural communities, from beliefs about paradise and the invention of mathematical principles to the creation of language and theories about the origins of life, in a narrative account that offers insight into human development prior to the twentieth century.

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Traces the network of dealers and smugglers who have placed stolen European artifacts into the hands of museums and wealthy collectors.

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9781586484026 | Public Affairs, April 24, 2006, cover price $26.95 | About this edition: Traces the network of dealers and smugglers who have placed stolen European artifacts into the hands of museums and wealthy collectors.

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Product Description: A wintry seascape with a line of sunset pink shimmering in silky blue darkness. Sheets of brilliantly gleaming water cascading over cliffs. Golden skies illuminating rivers, green grass, and craggy rocks. All these astonishing images come from the camera of Peter Watson, one of the world's finest photographers...read more

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9781861082091 | Guild of Master Craftsman Pubns ltd, April 1, 2002, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: A wintry seascape with a line of sunset pink shimmering in silky blue darkness.

When the sixteenth-century painting in her home becomes the object of a burglar's nocturnal, albeit unsuccessful, visit, Claire Sadler has the work appraised and discovers that it is a secret map to a treasure hidden since the time of Henry VIII.

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9780689120831 | Atheneum, December 1, 1989, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: When the sixteenth-century painting in her home becomes the object of a burglar's nocturnal, albeit unsuccessful, visit, Claire Sadler has the work appraised and discovers that it is a secret map to a treasure hidden since the time of Henry VIII.

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9781933397184 | Felony & Mayhem, December 1, 2005, cover price $14.95

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9781861082855 | Guild of Master Craftsman Pubns ltd, May 1, 2002, cover price $14.95

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9780679439035 | Random House Inc, June 1, 1999, cover price $30.00

The best-selling author of The Last Don produces yet another compelling novel, based on fact, documenting the life of Silvio Randazzo, the man who brought the Mafia to America. Original.

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9780804117258 | Ivy Books, March 1, 1998, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: An historical novel documents the life of Silvio Randazzo, the man who brought the Mafia to America
9781860660115 | Trafalgar Square, March 1, 1996, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: This novel is based on the true-life story of Sylvano Randazzo, a young Sicilian who in the 1890s fled his native country to reach New Orleans.

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A provocative expose of the great American auction house of Sotheby's explores the underhanded dealings, questionable practices, and shadowy figures that underly the glitter and glamour of the art world. 75,000 first printing. Tour. (view table of contents)

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9780679414032 | Random House Inc, December 1, 1997, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: An expose of the great auction house of Sotheby's explores the underhanded dealings, questionable practices, and shadowy figures that underly the glitter and glamour of the art world

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A behind-the-scenes look at the world's art market reveals the art connoisseurs, collectors, artists, dealers, and auction houses that have shaped tastes in art and created record-breaking sales for art masterpieces. 25,000 first printing. $35,000 ad/promo.

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9780679404729 | Random House Inc, November 1, 1992, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: A behind-the-scenes look at the world's art market reveals houses that have shaped tastes in art and created record-breaking sales for art masterpieces

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A biography of the painting Wisdom and Strength, detailing its owners' lives and piccadillos, Paolo Veronese' influence, and its ups and downs in the world of art and life

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9780385184496 | Doubleday, March 1, 1989, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: A biography of the painting Wisdom and Strength, detailing its owners' lives and piccadillos, Paolo Veronese' influence, and its ups and downs in the world of art and life

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9780026556804, titled "Family" | Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co, June 1, 1982, cover price $9.00 | also contains Family

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American Army investigator Walter Wolff searches for a former Nazi officer, who disappeared with a fortune of gold coins

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9780385194853, titled "The Nazi's Wife" | Doubleday, October 1, 1985, cover price $1.98 | also contains Captain Marvel 2: Stay Fly | About this edition: American Army investigator Walter Wolff searches for a former Nazi officer, who disappeared with a fortune of gold coins

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The author, an investigative journalist, recounts how he posed as a wealthy and corrupt art dealer in order to help the police recover a stolen masterpiece by Caravaggio

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9780385170697 | Doubleday, January 1, 1984, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: An account of fraudulent practices in the profitable world of fine art details the international search for Renaissance art treasures that have been stolen and smuggled out of Italy

Paperback:

9780140076356 | Viking Pr, April 1, 1985, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: The author, an investigative journalist, recounts how he posed as a wealthy and corrupt art dealer in order to help the police recover a stolen masterpiece by Caravaggio

This study of data collected by scientists at the University of Minnesota reports the unexpected similarities discovered in identical twins raised apart and explores the wide-ranging implications of these findings

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9780670736027 | Viking Pr, January 1, 1982, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: This study of data collected by scientists at the University of Minnesota reports the unexpected similarities discovered in identical twins raised apart and explores the wide-ranging implications of these findings

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9780318017990 | Amer Donkey & Mule Society, June 1, 1981, cover price $16.00 | also contains Productive Aging: An Occupational Perspective

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