|
|
1
|
Used and Rare [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Lawrence Goldstone & Nancy Goldstone
|
|
 When Nancy tracked down a ten-dollar copy ofWar and Peace in order to win a birthday bet with Larry, the Goldstones' love affair with old books began. Over the next three years they haunted every used and rare bookshop between New York and Boston that they could find, from dingy, dust-filled barns to elegant Park Avenue galleries. Starting small on cheap, out-of-print used books, their addiction soon graduated to first editions and, finally, to three-quarter morocco, custom-bound antiquarian cla... more info>> 2000
Category: Mainstream
|
|
| |
Regular |
|
 |
|
Club |
| You Pay: |
$11.95 |
|
|
|
$10.16 |
| Micropay Rebate: |
10% |
|
|
|
10% |
| Cost After Rebate: |
$10.75 |
|
|
|
$9.14 |
| You Save: |
10.04% |
|
|
|
23.51% |
 
|
|
|
2
|
The Friar and the Cipher: Roger Bacon and the Unsolved Mystery of the Most Unusual Manuscript in the World [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader]
by Lawrence Goldstone & Nancy Goldstone
|
|
A compulsively readable account of the most mysterious manuscript in the world, one that has stumped the world's greatest scholars and codebreakers. The Voynich Manuscript, a mysterious tome discovered in 1912 by the English book dealer Wilfrid Michael Voynich, has puzzled scholars for a century. A small six inches by nine inches, but over two hundred pages long, with odd illustrations of plants, astrological diagrams, and naked women, it is written in so indecipherable a language and contains s... more info>>
Category: History
|
12 Reader Ratings:
|
| |
Regular |
|
|
|
Club |
| You Pay: |
$14.95 |
|
|
|
$12.71 |
| Micropay Rebate: |
10% |
|
|
|
10% |
| Cost After Rebate: |
$13.45 |
|
|
|
$11.44 |
| You Save: |
10.03% |
|
|
|
23.48% |
|
|
|
3
|
The Anatomy of Deception [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader]
by Lawrence Goldstone
|
|
 A mesmerizing forensic thriller that thrusts the reader into the operating rooms, drawing rooms, and back alleys of 1889 Philadelphia, as a young doctor grapples with the principles of scientific process to track a daring killer In the morgue of a Philadelphia hospital, a group of physicians open a coffin and uncover the corpse of a beautiful young woman. What they see takes their breath away. Within days, one of them strongly suspects that he knows the woman's identity...and the horrifying even... more info>>
Category: Suspense/Thriller
|
|
| |
Regular |
|
|
|
Club |
| You Pay: |
$24.00 |
|
|
|
$20.40 |
| Micropay Rebate: |
15% |
|
|
|
15% |
| Cost After Rebate: |
$20.40 |
|
|
|
$17.34 |
| You Save: |
15% |
|
|
|
27.75% |
|
|
|
4
|
Deconstructing Penguins: Parents, Kids, and the Bond of Reading [Secure Mobipocket]
by Lawrence Goldstone
|
|
"Books are like puzzles," write Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone. "The author's ideas are hidden, and it is up to all of us to figure them out." In this indispensable reading companion, the Goldstones--noted parent-child book club experts--encourage grownups and young readers alike to adopt an approach that will unlock the magic and power of reading. With the Goldstones help, parents can inspire kids' lifelong love of reading by teaching them how to unlock a book's hidden meaning. Featuring fun and ... more info>>
Category: Family/Relationships
|
|
| |
Regular |
|
|
|
Club |
| You Pay: |
$10.00 |
|
|
|
$8.50 |
| Micropay Rebate: |
10% |
|
|
|
10% |
| Cost After Rebate: |
$9.00 |
|
|
|
$7.65 |
| You Save: |
10% |
|
|
|
23.5% |
|
