The Alleluia Files
New York: Ace Books, 1999. Reprint. Fifth printing. Mass-market paperback. 436 p. Map. Characters. More
New York: Ace Books, 1999. Reprint. Fifth printing. Mass-market paperback. 436 p. Map. Characters. More
New York, NY: Gotham Books, 2011. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. [10], 197, [1] p. More
New York: Howard Books, 2010. First Howard Books Hardcover Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. xi, [1], 243 pages. Illustrations. DJ has some wear and edge tears. Black mark on botton edge. Inscription signed by Smiley on the dedication page. Inscription reads Jeff and Thomas and family, thank you for your love and service. God Bless. Scott Smiley. Scott "Scotty" Smiley is a retired U.S. Army Major and United States Military Academy graduate. He was the U.S. Army's first blind active duty officer. After graduating from the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York in 2003 he then completed the Basic Officer Leaders Course and Ranger School both at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was then stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington where he led a platoon of 45 men. While at West Point Smiley became friends with Edward Graham, the son of Franklin Graham. Smiley and Graham ended up entering the Army on the same day, were in Ranger School together and were in the same platoon. On April 6, 2005, Smiley was wounded while partially exposed on the top of a Stryker in Mosul, Iraq when a suicide bomber blew up a car close by. Smiley fired two warning shots in front of the vehicle and then the car exploded which sent shrapnel into his eyes. The shrapnel that entered Smiley's eyes left him blind and temporarily paralyzed. He woke up in Walter Reed Army Medical Center. An Army medical review board later declared him fit to continue to serve. He then became the U.S. Army's first blind active duty officer. In 2010 he received the "Father of the Year" award from the National Father's Day Committee. He received the Christopher Award and the Louis Braille Award both in 2011. More
New York: The New Church Press, Inc., [c1914]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 19 cm, 156, boards somewhat worn and soiled, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2011. First edition. First Edition [stated]. Hardcover. 44 p. Illustrations. More
New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1945. 21 cm, 147, some wear and soiling to boards, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
Boston: American Doctrinal Tract Society, c1830. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. 32 pages, plus covers. Cover stained, worn and soiled. Pages foxed. Some notations inside front cover. Rare surviving copy. Rev. Samuel Spring (1746–1819) was an early American Revolutionary War chaplain and Congregationalist minister. When the Revolution's stirrings began, the Provincial Congress required the militia to have chaplains. He served in both the Siege of Boston and in the invasion of Canada. He initially served in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Fellows of Sheffield. When Colonel Benedict Arnold convinced General George Washington to open a second front against the British in Canada, Spring joined this force under Colonel Benedict Arnold. The trip through Maine left a tattered, very ill army to invade Quebec. At Quebec Americans took possession of the hotel Dieu on the banks of the St. Charles River. Spring converted the hotel to a hospital and chapel. Benedict Arnold's leg was shattered in the siege of Quebec. Spring carried Benedict Arnold from the battlefield to the Hotel Dieu (the hospital). Colonel John Patterson's regiment was dispatched to Quebec to shore up American positions. The American troops retreated to the Lake Champlain area. Soldiers heard Spring's sermon on November 3, 1776, at this encampment. Spring was discharged from the Continental Army at the end of 1776. He was a founder of the Massachusetts Missionary Society in 1779 and of the Andover Theological Seminary in 1808. He was very influential in a fundamentalist wing of the Congregational Church and many of his sermons and discourses were printed and widely disseminated. More
New York: Philosophical Library, [1959]. First? Edition. First? Printing. Hardcover. 22 cm, 114 pages. DJ worn at edges and corners, some tears to DJ. Signed by the author. More
Royal Palm Beach, FL: Heaven Scent Publishing, 2004. Second Revised Printing. Trade paperback. [2], 86, [4] pages. Illustration. Inscribed by author on title page. Other note in ink on fep. The author added "Spirited" as a second last name. The author graduated from Wesleyan University with bachelor degrees in philosophy and government, followed by a joint degree in the arts of teaching and history from the University of Vermont. Stewart has relocated to the Boca Raton area and become a celebrated local poet. He was a guest lecturer at the 2009 Océ Future Authors Project Summer Writing Workshop, an annual program for Palm Beach County, Florida middle and high school students that allows students to experience becoming published authors, he was surprised to learn that his new book was digitally printed at Morris Publishing, an Océ North America customer located in Kearney, Nebraska, using Océ digital book production technology. Also a songwriter, lyricist and scholar, Stewart is an Okeeheelee Middle School teacher. "He inspired our young Future Authors this summer and is now demonstrating to all of us how the dreams of all authors can come true.”. More
Rockville, MD: Huntington Park Publications, Inc., 2011. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. [8], 331, [9] pages. Bibliography. Cover has corner creases. Inscribed and dated by author on title page. David B. Stinson, a former litigator for the U.S. Department of Justice, is a recovering lawyer. A long-time youth baseball coach, he did not learn to hit a curve ball until he was in his 40’s. David is General Manager of the Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts which plays in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League (a summer wooden bat league). He is also Assistant Baseball Analyst alongside Senior Baseball Analyst Austin Gisriel on Gordy’s Sports World, WCBG 1380 AM, an ESPN Radio Affiliate in Greencastle, PA. Deadball is David’s first novel. More
Mechanicsburg, PA: Executive Books, 1999. First Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 124, [4] p. Illustrations. More
Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1979. Third printing [stated]. Hardcover. The format is approximately 5.5 inches by 8.25 inches. 188, [2] pages. Illustrations. Inscription signed by Jerry Falwell on fep. [Inscription appears to be plate-signed. Not all copies appear to have this inscription.] DJ has some wear and soiling. Some edge soiling. DJ has some wear and soiling. The development of a man of faith from a fun-loving boy with a penchant for pranks to a leader of a worldwide ministry, a nationally known fundamentalist, educator, and television evangelist. Gerald Strober received a B.A. in history from Gordon College and an M.A. in Jewish Studies from New York University where he was a National Defense Fellow. Gerald served on the national interreligious affairs staff of the American Jewish Committee, authored Religion and the New Majority (with Lowell Streiker) and American Jews: Community in Crisis and was active in the presidential primary campaigns of senators Robert Kennedy and Henry Jackson. In 1989, the Strobers began a writing partnership resulting in in oral histories, oral biographies and narrative non-fiction. Their books include oral histories of the Kennedy, Nixon and Reagan presidencies, as well as oral biographies of Queen Elizabeth II, Billy Graham, the Dalai Lama and Rudolph Giuliani. Ruth Tomczak was the managing editor of Faith Aflame Magazine and the creative coordinator for the Jerry Falwell ministries. More
Nashville, TN: T. Nelson Pub. Co., c1979. Third Printing. Hardcover. 21 cm, 188 pages. Illus., index, DJ somewhat worn and soiled. Signed by Jerry Fallwell. The development of a man of faith from a fun-loving boy with a penchant for pranks to a leader of a worldwide ministry, a nationally known fundamentalist, educator, and television evangelist. More
Boston, MA: Bulfinch Press, 2000. Quarto, 160, profusely illus. with over 100 photographs in color and black and white. Foreword by Billy Graham. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1997. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 24 cm, 237 pages. Gift message on flyleaf. Foreword by Dr. Bernie Siegel. Signed by the author (Claire Sylvia). More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, c1997. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 24 cm, 237 pages. Marker line on fore-edge, some wear to DJ. Foreword by Dr. Bernie Siegel. More
New York: Doubleday [An Anchor Book], 1995. First Anchor Books Edition [Stated]. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 8.75 inches by 8.25 inches. [12], 163, [1] pages. Inscribed by the author on fep. Inscription reads Lois, Many blessings and love, Susan L. Taylor 29 October 1995. DJ has some wear, soiling, and sticker residue. Susan L. Taylor (born January 23, 1946) is an American editor, writer, and journalist. She served as editor-in-chief of Essence from 1981 through 2000. In 1994, American Libraries referred to Taylor as "the most influential black woman in journalism today". Taylor started her career at Essence, a magazine for African-American women, in 1970, the year the magazine was founded. Her first position at the magazine was freelance fashion and beauty editor. At the time, she was a divorced single mother without a college degree. By 1981, Taylor had risen to become editor-in-chief, a position she held until 2000. During the 1980s, she attended night school and earned a B.A. from Fordham University. In addition to her editing responsibilities, Taylor had success building the Essence brand. She was executive producer and host of Essence, the Television Program, a syndicated interview program broadcast on more than 50 stations for four years during the 1980s. In the 1990s, she began Essence Books. Taylor's monthly inspirational column, "In the Spirit", became a popular feature of the magazine. She published three volumes of selected columns. In 2000, Taylor was promoted to publications director. She left the magazine in 2008. More
New York, N.Y. The Commission to Study the Bases of a Just and Durable Peace of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, 1941. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Staplebound. 64 pages plus covers. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some page soiling. Minor edge tear to back cover and adjacent pages. Includes Foreword, Principles of a Just and durable Peace Recommended by Responsible Christian Leaders, as well as Proposals of Protestant and Roman Catholic Leaders of England; Religious Leaders Manifesto (Britain) December, 1940; Excerpts from Memorandum prepared by an International Conference of Lay Experts and Ecumenical Leaders convened by the Provisional Committee of the World Council of Churches (1939). Principles of a Just and Durable Peace Recommended by Responsible Christian Leaders. Also contains Memoranda of Study Department, prepared under Auspices of The Provisional Committee of the World Council of Churches (1939-41), as well as Relation of the Christian and the Church to the International Order, as well as Statements by Pope Pius XII (1939-1940), as well as Current Proposals Regarding a New World Order. Also contains Appendix A--Syllabus of Discussion Questions, and Appendix B--Bibliography. The publication of this handbook constituted the first act of the Commission set up by the Federal Council of Churches to work toward the achieved of a just and durable peace. This handbook included a short resume of some concrete proposals for a new world order. The Commission shares the desire, and has the intention, to be practical. John Foster Dulles was Chairman of the Commission. More
Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications, 2004. First edition. Stated. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. xii, 168 p. Illustrations. Further Reading. More
Boston: Shambhala Publications, Inc., 2004. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xii, 168, [2] pages. Illustrations. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Inscription reads: To Tim: For your support I bow to you in gratitude!! In Gassho: Claude Anshin Thomas Thurs. 28 Oct '04 Wash., D.C. Includes Preface, Appendix, Further Reading, Acknowledgments, and The Zaltho Foundation, as well as chapters on The Seeds of War; The Light at the Tip of the Candle; The Bell of Mindfulness; If You Blow Up a Bridge, Build a Bridge; Walking to Walk; and Finding Peace. Claude Anshin Thomas (born 1947) is an American Zen Buddhist monk and Vietnam War veteran. He is an international speaker, teacher and writer, and an advocate of non-violence. Thomas was brought to Buddhism by Vietnamese Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, and was ordained in 1995 by Tetsugen Bernard Glassman of the Zen Peacemaker Order. Thomas teaches Buddhist meditation practice and dharma to the public through social projects, talks, and retreats. Since 1994, Thomas has walked 19,000 miles on peace pilgrimages throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the United States. While walking, Thomas carries no money, and begs for food and shelter in the mendicant monk tradition. He is the author of At Hell's Gate: A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace and founder of the Zaltho Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending violence. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1887. Presumed First U. S. Edition, First printing. Hardcover. x, [2], 242, [4] pages. Cover has some wear and soiling with some fraying at top and bottom on spine. Decorative endpapers. Name, address of previous owner with date on fep. A Confession, or My Confession, is a work on melancholia, philosophy and religion by the Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. It was written in 1879 to 1880. The book is a brief autobiographical story of the author's struggle with a mid-life existential crisis. It describes his search for the answer to the ultimate philosophical question: "If God does not exist, since death is inevitable, what is the meaning of life?." Without the answer to this, for him, life had become "impossible". Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (9 September 1828 – 20 November 1910), usually referred to as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909; the fact that he never won is a major controversy. Tolstoy's notable works include the novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1878), often cited as pinnacles of realist fiction. He first achieved literary acclaim in his twenties with his semi-autobiographical trilogy, Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth, and Sebastopol Sketches, based upon his experiences in the Crimean War. His fiction includes short stories, novellas, plays and numerous philosophical essays. In the 1870s, Tolstoy experienced a profound moral crisis, followed by what he regarded as an equally profound spiritual awakening, as outlined in his nonfiction work A Confession. More
New York: The Ballantine Publishing Group, 1998. First edition. Stated. Hardcover. 377, [1] p. More
New York: Warner Books, 2007. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xv, [1], 206, [2] pages. Bibliography. Inscribed to Anne Kaiser of the Maryland House of Delegates by the author on the page facing the title page. Also laid in is a typed letter signed by Jerold J. Samet presenting this book to Delegate Kaiser inscribed by Ms. Townsend to her. Kathleen Hartington Kennedy Townsend (born July 4, 1951) is an American attorney who was the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Maryland from 1995 to 2003. She ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Maryland in 2002. In 2010 Townsend became the chair of the non-profit American Bridge, an organization whose focus is to raise funds for Democratic candidates and causes. She is a member of the Kennedy family. Since leaving office, Townsend has written the book, Failing America's Faithful: How Today's Churches Are Mixing God with Politics and Losing Their Way. Townsend also contributes to The Recovering Politician website started by Jonathan Miller. She is an adjunct professor at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, a visiting fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, and senior Nitze fellow at St. Mary's College of Maryland. More
Stowe, VT: self-published, 1972. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. 203, [5] pages. 23 cm. Illustrations. Signed by author on fep. DJ is worn, torn, soiled and chipped. Signed on fep. From Wikipedia: "Maria Augusta von Trapp (nee Kutschera; 26 January 1905 28 March 1987), also known as Baroness von Trapp, was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers. Her story served as the inspiration for a 1956 German film that in turn inspired the Broadway musical The Sound of Music (1959) and the 1965 film of the same name. In 1926, while still a schoolteacher at the abbey, Maria was asked to teach one of the seven children of widowed naval commander Georg von Trapp. Soprano Lotte Lehmann heard the family sing, and she suggested they perform at concerts. When the Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg heard them, he invited them to perform in Vienna. After performing at a festival in 1935, they became a popular touring act. In the 1940s, the family moved to Stowe, Vermont, where they ran a music camp when they were not touring. In 1957, the Trapp Family Singers disbanded and went their separate ways. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955. First Edition. 124, DJ worn, torn, soiled, and chipped, ink notation on front endpaper. More