Category: Non Fiction

Fragments of America: A Hard Look at the American Dream and Vision of Things to Come -by norman Spinrad / NOW Library Press

By: ( 1970 1st Edition ) Spinrad, Norman; Edited By Roger Lovin

Price: $53.93

Publisher: North Hollywood, California, North Hollywood, CA: NOW Library Press, 1970, 1st edition, First Printing : 1970

Seller ID: 168943

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------trade paperback, about 5w x 7.5h inches, a solid Very Good copy, rubbing to the covers, light wear, small marks on the bottom edge of the text block, 315 pages, quite rare, the true 1st edition and NOT the modern made to order version, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///(size is approximate ) ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for 3 Volumes: The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game -with A Shadow in the East -with Fall of the Necromancer / GAMES WORKSHOP ( Sourcebook / Gaming )

3 Volumes: The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game -with A Shadow in the East -with Fall of the Necromancer / GAMES WORKSHOP ( Sourcebook / Gaming )

By: ( J R R Tolkien related) GAMES WORKSHOP / Alessio Cavatore, Matthew Ward; Pete Haines

Price: $67.43

Publisher: England / USA / Canada / Australia, Nottingham, UK / Glen Burnie, MD / Oakville, ON / Ingleburn, AU: Games Workshop / New Line Cinema, 2005, 2005, 2006, 1st Edition, First Printings : 2005

Seller ID: 167627

ISBN-13: 9781841547244

Binding: Hard Cover and Softcover

Condition: Good (see description)

------------( 1st printings of the First Editions ) 3 VOLUMES (ONE SHIPPING CHARGE), one hardcover, two softcovers, measure about 8w x 10.5h inches (softcovers are slightly shorter than the hardcover), all are Good or better examples, hardcover was issued without a dustjacket, some overall light wear and rubbing, some hard corner bumps, still solid copies, hardcover has 240 pages, colour photos and illustrations throughout --- SHADOW has 48 pages, colour throughout ---FALL has 48 pages, colour throughout, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and NOT a generic photo /// NO...
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A Pattern Language: Towns - Buildings - Construction/ Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, California

By: ( Later Printing of the 1st Edition ) Alexander, Christopher; Sara Ishikawa; Murray Silverstein; Max Jacobson; Ingrid Fiksdahl-King; Shlomo Angel / Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, California

Price: $80.93

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: Oxford University Press / OUP, 1977, 1st Edition, Later Printing : 1977

Seller ID: 169415

ISBN-13: 9780195019193

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, a very slight bit of sunning to the spine of the jacket, overall this looks new, 1171 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, ---"You can use this book to design a house for yourself with your family; you can use it to work with your neighbors to improve your town and neighborhood; you can use it to design an office, or a workshop, or a public building. And you can use it to guide you in the actual process of construction. After a ten-year silence, Christopher Alexander and his colleagues at the Center for Environmental Stru...
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PAYBACK: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth ---by Margaret Atwood ---a Signed Copy ( CBC Massey Lectures series)

By: ( Later Printing of the 1st Edition ) Atwood, Margaret (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: The House of Anansi, 2008, 1st Edition, Later Printing : 2008

Seller ID: 169994

ISBN: 0887848100

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------( later printing of the 1st edition ) trade paperback, a Very Good+ example with a bit of very light rubbing, a few pages have had the corner tips turned, 230 pages, signed by Atwood without inscription on the title page, ---"Legendary poet, novelist, and essayist Margaret Atwood gives us a surprising look at the topic of debt -- a timely subject during our current period of economic upheaval, caused by the collapse of a system of interlocking debts. Atwood proposes that debt is like air -- something we take for granted until things go wrong. --Payback is not a book about practica...
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Black Berry, Sweet Juice -On Being Black and White in Canada -by Lawrence Hill ---a Signed Copy

By: ( Later Printing of the 1st Edition ) Hill, Lawrence (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: HarperCollins / Harper Collins / Harper Flamingo / HarperFlamingo, 2001, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing : 2001

Seller ID: 168155

ISBN-13: 9780002000208

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Very Good+ dustjacket with a short tear at upper and lower rear flap fold, ink name and date on verso of front board, signed by Hill without inscription, ---"Lawrence Hill? s remarkable novel, Any Known Blood, a multi-generational story about a Canadian man of mixed race, was met with critical acclaim and it marked the emergence of a powerful new voice in Canadian writing. Now Hill, himself a child of a black father and white mother, brings us Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada, a provocative and unprecedented look at a...
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The Simple Solution to Rubik's Cube ---the Easy 5 Step Method ( Five ) ( Rubiks Cube )

By: ( Later Printing of the 1st Edition ) Nourse, James G / Rubik's Cube, Illustrations By Dusan Krajan

Price: $26.93

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y./ New York: Bantam, 1981, 1st edition, Later Printing : 1981

Seller ID: 168938

ISBN-13: 9780553140170

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

----------paperback, a Very Good copy, some age toning to paper, browning to the verso of the covers and paper as usually seen, ink name on front endpaper has been blacked out, 64 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///.. ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Encyclopedia of Knots and Fancy Rope Work / Cornell Maritime Books ( 4th Edition - REVISED )( 3668 Knots, 350 Plates and Drawings )

By: ( Later Printing of the REVISED EDITION ) Graumont, Raoul, John Hensel / Cornell Maritime Press

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Cambridge, Maryland, Cambrisge, Md: Cornell Maritime Press, Inc., 1977, 1999, 4th Edition Overall ( 1st Revised Edition ), Later Printing : 1977

Seller ID: 168737

ISBN-13: 9780870330216

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Good to Very Good dustjacket, some small chips, short closed tear, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, 690 pages, colour and b&w photos and illustrations throughout, any image directly beside this listing is the actual item and not a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes areapproximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Thermonuclear Warfare ---by Poul Anderson -a Signed Copy

By: Anderson, Poul (Signed)

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Derby, Connecticutt, Derby, CT: Monarch #MS15, 1963, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1963

Seller ID: 169504

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------paperback, Very Good+, a very nice copy of a scarce book by this well known fantasy/science fiction writer, signed without inscription on the title page by Anderson, very faint spine creases, some age toning to paper as usual, 160 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mount Everest -by Conrad Anker (signed) ( George Mallory )

By: Anker, Conrad (signed) and David Roberts ( George Mallory related)

Price: $94.43

Publisher: New York, N.Y./ New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1999

Seller ID: 167791

ISBN-13: 9780684871516

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, ---signed and inscribed by the author and world famous mountain climber "Dee "Bob" May the winds of compassion be with you! Conrad Anker", 191 pages, b&w photos, ---"On June 8, 1924, George Leigh Mallory and Andrew Irvine disappeared somewhere near the summit of Mount Everest, leaving open the tantalizing question of whether they had reached the summit of Everest twenty-nine years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. In 1999, climber Conrad Anker discovered Mallory'...
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Image for A Contextual Study of the Caribou Eskimo Kayak / National Museum of Man Mercury Series Canadian Ethnology Service Paper # 25 / Musee National De L'Homme Collection Mercure Le Service Canadien D'Ethnologie Dossier No 25 ( Iglulik Inuit Kayaks )

A Contextual Study of the Caribou Eskimo Kayak / National Museum of Man Mercury Series Canadian Ethnology Service Paper # 25 / Musee National De L'Homme Collection Mercure Le Service Canadien D'Ethnologie Dossier No 25 ( Iglulik Inuit Kayaks )

By: Arima, Eugene Y / National Museum of Man Mercury Series Canadian Ethnology Service Paper # 25 / Musee National De L'Homme Collection Mercure Le Service Canadien D'Ethnologie Dossier No. 25

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario, Ottawa, ON: National Museum of Man Mercury Series Canadian Ethnology Service Paper # 25 / Musee National De L'Homme Collection Mercure Le Service Canadien D'Ethnologie Dossier No. 25, 1975, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1975

Seller ID: 169334

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------softcover, about 8.5w x 11h inches, a Near Fine example, a wee bit of light rubbing, old stickers on rear panel, 267 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, all text is in French and English, scarce, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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ARS Magica: Transforming Mythic Europe / Atlas Games

By: ARS MAGICA / Timothy Ferguson; Mark Lawford; Mark Shirley

Price: $40.43

Publisher: USA, USA: Atlas Games / Trident /and/ White Wolf related), 2013, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2013

Seller ID: 169747

ISBN-13: 9781589781412

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------hardcover, a Near Fine/Fine example, looks new,no dustjacket as issued, no publishing information so I am assuming that this is a 1st edition, 141 pages, b&w illustrations, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for 4 Volumes: The Roman Alphabet; Calligraphic Initials; The Script Alphabet; Dance of the Pen -by Arthur Baker ( Calligraphy / Calligraphic Fonts and Lettering Styles and Designs )

4 Volumes: The Roman Alphabet; Calligraphic Initials; The Script Alphabet; Dance of the Pen -by Arthur Baker ( Calligraphy / Calligraphic Fonts and Lettering Styles and Designs )

By: Baker, Arthur

Price: $175.43

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: Art Direction Book Company, 1976, 1978, 1978, 1978, 1st Edition, First Printing for All : 1978

Seller ID: 169875

ISBN-13: 9780910158459

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------4 volumes, hardcovers, all are Near Fine examples, some gently bumped corners, all in Good dustjackets with some chips and tears, ROMAN is about 9.25w x 12.25h inches, others are about 8.75w x 11.25h inches, 60, 61, 61 and 61 pages, profusely illustrated with variations of styles and fonts and designs, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for God of War: Collector's Edition Guide / DK - Prima Games (inc. Excerpt from The Art of God of War )(inc. Basics; Equipment -Skills; The Journey; Favors; Artifacts; Labors; Lake of Nine Exploration; Jotnar Shrines; Treasure Maps; Trophies; Fan Art )

God of War: Collector's Edition Guide / DK - Prima Games (inc. Excerpt from The Art of God of War )(inc. Basics; Equipment -Skills; The Journey; Favors; Artifacts; Labors; Lake of Nine Exploration; Jotnar Shrines; Treasure Maps; Trophies; Fan Art )

By: Barba, Rick; Michael Owen - DK / Prima Games - God of War (foreword By Cory Barlog )

Price: $161.93

Publisher: Indianapolis, Indiana, Indianapolis, IN: DK / Prima Games, a Division of Penguin Random House, 2018, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2018

Seller ID: 169965

ISBN-13: 9780744018189

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

----------( 1st printing of the First edition ) hardcover, a Fine example, no dustjacket as issued, 352 pages, illustrated throughout, ---Exclusive Foreword: Written by creative director Cory Barlog ---Stunning Art Section: Features pieces from the upcoming official God of War art book from Dark Horse! ---Fan Art: Includes amazing art from dedicated fans! ---Compelling Interviews: Hear from the talented minds behind God of War! ---Premium Hardcover Book: The gorgeous, exclusive design is a must have for any fan, and features the signatures of the entire development team! ---Comprehensive Walkt...
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Image for Friction and Wear Transitions of Materials - Break-In; Run-In, Wear-In - Peter J Blau / Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee (Materials Science and Process Technology Series)( Tribology )

Friction and Wear Transitions of Materials - Break-In; Run-In, Wear-In - Peter J Blau / Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee (Materials Science and Process Technology Series)( Tribology )

By: Blau, Peter J, / Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Price: $101.18

Publisher: New Jersey, Park Ridge, NJ: Noyes Publications, 1989, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1989

Seller ID: 169019

ISBN-13: 9780815511960

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, 476 pages, b&w photos and illustrations/graphs, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. ///NOT SIGNED---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for 3 Volumes: Write for Your Life: The Book About the Seminar; Telling Lies for Fun & Profit: A Manual for Fiction Writers; Writing the Novel from Plot to Print ( TWO are SIGNED )

3 Volumes: Write for Your Life: The Book About the Seminar; Telling Lies for Fun & Profit: A Manual for Fiction Writers; Writing the Novel from Plot to Print ( TWO are SIGNED )

By: Block, Lawrence (signed) (aka: Jill Emerson, Chip Harrison, Sheldon Lord (with Donald E Westlake), Paul Kavanagh, Andrew Shaw; Lee Duncan ), Introductions By Bob Mandel Brian Garfield

Price: $53.93

Publisher: USA, USA (likely N.Y. ): Self Published / Lawrence Block(LIFE); NY: Arbor House (LIES); Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books (PLOT), 1986, 1981, 1985, 1st Edition (LIFE / LIES), First Printing / Stated First Paperback Edition (PLOT) : 1986

Seller ID: 167966

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------( 1st printings for all ) 3 volumes (ONE SHIPPING CHARGE), trade paperbacks, LIFE is a a Near Fine example, signed by Block without inscription, 199 pages, about 5.5w x 8.25h inches / LIES is a NF example, 256 pages, signed "For John -Enjoy! Lawrence Block", about 6w x 9h inches / WRITING is a Near Fine example, 197 pages, NOT SIGNED, about 5.25w x 8h inches, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED(2 books - one volume not signed) ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Fidel Castro Assassinated -a Dramatic Tale of a Daring and Successful Plot to Kill Cuba's Dictator ( Later Released as Killing Castro )

By: Block, Lawrence writing as Lee Duncan (aka: Jill Emerson, Chip Harrison, Sheldon Lord (with Donald E Westlake), Paul Kavanagh, Andrew Shaw; Lee Duncan )

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Derby, Connecticutt, Derby, Connecticut: Monarch Americana Series # MS1, 1961, 1st edition, First Printing : 1961

Seller ID: 168546

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

-----------paperback, a solid Good example, normal wear but still a solid copy, light edge wear, some age toning to paper, light cover creases, recently released as Killing Castro by Hard Case / Hatdcase, this is the 1961 1st edition and is quite scarce, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Fidel Castro Assassinated -a Dramatic Tale of a Daring and Successful Plot to Kill Cuba's Dictator ( Later Released as Killing Castro )

By: Block, Lawrence writing as Lee Duncan (aka: Jill Emerson, Chip Harrison, Sheldon Lord (with Donald E Westlake), Paul Kavanagh, Andrew Shaw; Lee Duncan )

Price: $47.18

Publisher: Derby, Connecticutt, Derby, CT: Monarch Americana Series # MS1, 1961, 1st edition, First Printing : 1961

Seller ID: 168547

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

-----------paperback, a solid Good to Very Good example, normal wear but still a solid copy, glue feels a bit dry but binding is not cracked at the gutter, light edge wear, sunning to spine, ink number on front endpaper, store stamp on verso of rear cover for a Gordon Kiosk Bookseller, Nairobi, some age toning to paper as usually seen on these old Monarch paperbacks, recently released as Killing Castro by Hard Case / Hatdcase, this is the 1961 1st edition and is quite scarce, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be A...
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Image for The Land of Promise: Notes of a Spring Journey from Beersheba to Sidon -by Horatius Bonar ( 1858 1st US Edition )( Be'er Sheva / Beer Sheva / Sayda / Saida / Negev Desert / Middle East )

The Land of Promise: Notes of a Spring Journey from Beersheba to Sidon -by Horatius Bonar ( 1858 1st US Edition )( Be'er Sheva / Beer Sheva / Sayda / Saida / Negev Desert / Middle East )

By: Bonar, Horatius ( Horace )

Price: $107.93

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York:, Robert Carter & Brother, 1858, 1st US Edition, First Printing : 1858

Seller ID: 168075

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

----------hardcover, a solid Good example, original blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine as well as a gilt illustration two camels, a man, and a palm tree, gift inscription on front blank endpaper, ink name and 1863 date on title page, offset and browning to most pages (if not all ) in varying degrees of tanning, some spots of foxing, rubbing to boards and tips but overall a pretty sound copy, 568 pages, 5 full page illustrations (as called for ), ---this is the final volume (of two volumes) of Bonar's reflections on his middle east travels, any image directly beside this listing is the act...
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Image for Brickwork Arch Detailing / Instock Building Products Limited ( Brick Work / Arches Construction and Design, Stress Calculations, Skewbacks, Crowns, Bonding & Coursing, Cavity Walling; Rough Arch or Voussoirs?; etc)( Architecture )

Brickwork Arch Detailing / Instock Building Products Limited ( Brick Work / Arches Construction and Design, Stress Calculations, Skewbacks, Crowns, Bonding & Coursing, Cavity Walling; Rough Arch or Voussoirs?; etc)( Architecture )

By: Brassington, Kevan B H / Ibstock Building Products Limited with Peter R Lumbard; C Philip Beardsworth; Richard G Holton; Alf Dooley / John Milham, Foreword

Price: $60.68

Publisher: England, UK: Butterworth & Co, / Butterworth Architecture ( Ibstock Building Products ), 1989, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1989

Seller ID: 169967

ISBN-13: 9780408500470

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------( 1st printing of the First edition ) softcover, a Near Fine example with a wee bit of light rubbing, 105 pages + 8 pages of colour photos, some pages have not been cut along the upper edge, packed with plans and designs and all things ARCHED, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and NOT a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED/// ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// --sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch )---
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Image for Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School -by H Allen Brooks -a Signed Copy / Cooper-Hewitt Museum, The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design

Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School -by H Allen Brooks -a Signed Copy / Cooper-Hewitt Museum, The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design

By: Brooks, H Allen (signed);foreword By Lisa Taylor / Cooper-Hewitt Museum, The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design ( Frank Lloyd Wright related)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: New York, N.Y./ New York: George Braziller Inc / Cooper-Hewitt Museum, The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design , 1984, 1st edition, First Printing : 1984

Seller ID: 167158

ISBN-13: 9780807610848

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover (no hardcover edition to the best of my knowledge), a Very Good+/Near Fine example, a wee bit of light rubbing but nothing serious, signed and inscribed by Brooks "To Bob -The great and appreciative collector of Frank Lloyd Wright - Allen Brooks 16 January 1986", 120 pages, b&w as well as some colour illustrations and photos, ---laid into this copy is an autobiographical 5 page essay (a photocopy ) about Brooks, ink note on page one about Brooks and his date of death by suicide, any image directly beside this listing is the actual...
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Category: Non Fiction