1993, ISBN: 9780137325030

Paperback, Hardcover, First edition

Prentice-Hall. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex libr… More...

Prentice-Hall. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Prentice-Hall, 2.5, Prentice Hall. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s)., Prentice Hall, 3, Consumer Reports Books, 1992. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Softcovers; owner's stamps; a few sentences underlined; o/w in good condition. ., Consumer Reports Books, 1992, 2.5, 211 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's quarter beige cloth with gilt lettering to spine over red boards in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Marina Robinson, a top investigator with ""Breakdown, Inc."" in California (""we're engineers who investigate why things go wrong""), is hard at work on a challenging case: Why did the Loopy Doop ride collapse at Fun World? Was there negligence in maintenance--or some weakness in the metal itself? Then, however, Marina becomes increasingly distracted from her work--when she starts receiving cryptic notes, even a blurry phone call, from her younger sister Catherine in India. . .who's been dead for ten years! Could Catherine somehow be alive, despite evidence that she died in an ashram fire? Marina must find out--so, dropping the Loopy Doop case, she's off to Bombay, as flashbacks start to fill in the 1970s story: Catherine's involvement in a quasi-Hindu, serpent-worshipping cult; Marina's trip to India to bring Catherine back; the riot of locals against the heretical cult--ending in the ashram fire and the reported suicide of sexy cult-leader Nagarajan (who seduced Marina too). Meanwhile, in present-day Bombay, guilt-ridden Marina tries to track down the source of those letters and phone-calls--with help from young Indian Vijay, a prim watchdog from the nervous American Embassy. Their sleuthing soon suggests that cult-leader Nagarajan may still be alive; in fact, Marina and Vijay (budding lovers) are then kidnapped by Nagarajan's criminal gang. And finally, after a showdown and shootout with evil, charismatic Nagarajan, Marina can return home--without Catherine or Vijay, but with her old sexual guilts exorcised. . . and still be in time to explain the Loopy Doop disaster, fingering the culprit who sent her on the India wild-goose chase. An odd, half-satisfying blend of hackneyed romantic-suspense, tinny psychology (serpentine phallic symbols, etc.), and okay mystery--with some of the charm (if little of the humor) that made Friedman's mystery-debut, Hurricane Season, such an offbeat winner. Condition: A very good copy in a near fine jacket., E P Dutton and Company, 1984, 3.5, Rockville ,MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1990 289 pages including index, illustrated. The covers are rubbed. The bottom edge of the front cover is heavily worn. The edges of the text block are soiled. Multiple dog-eared corners., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1990, 2, Consumer Reports Books, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. HARDCOVER; this is NOT ex-library; in very good condition with dustjacket. This is a heavy volume; extra shipping might be required for priority mail or international orders., Consumer Reports Books, 1993, 3, Hardback. Good., 2.5<

1976, ISBN: 9780137325030

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall / Collins, 1976. x, 256 pp., dark blue cloth w/ metallic red & silver lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light wear to spin… More...

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall / Collins, 1976. x, 256 pp., dark blue cloth w/ metallic red & silver lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light wear to spine w/ light bump to bottom corners; moderate foxing to edges of page block; Jacket shows light edgewear w/ moderate wear to ends of spine & folds; 2" closed tear to top of front fold; a few scratches & some light soil overall / "Offers fresh approaches, new departures, for those who write psychological reports, teach or supervise the writing of psychological reports, or read, utilize, and evaluate them." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Prentice-Hall / Collins, 1976, 2.75<