Merchants of Heroin: An In-depth Portrayal of Business in the Underworld
New York: The Dial Press, Inc., 1968. First Edition. First Printing. 276, endpaper maps, DJ in plastic sleeve. More
New York: The Dial Press, Inc., 1968. First Edition. First Printing. 276, endpaper maps, DJ in plastic sleeve. More
New York: The Dial Press, Inc., 1968. First Edition. First Printing. 276, endpaper maps, pencil erasure on front endpaper, some wear and soiling to boards, some corner bumping. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2019. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Format is 5.75 inches by 8.5 inches. [6], 345, [1] pages. Illustrations (some with color). Black dot on bottom edge. Stephen E. Murphy (born 1957) is an American retired federal agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) who, along with Javier Peña, was one of the lead investigators in the manhunt of Colombian drug lord and leader of the Medellín Cartel, Pablo Escobar. He joined the DEA in 1987 and started working in Miami before being transferred to Bogotá, Colombia. He was first on the scene with a working camera when Pablo Escobar was shot dead on a Medellín roof. Javier F. Peña (born 1958) is an American retired Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent who investigated Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel with his former colleague Stephen Murphy and the Colombia National Police. Peña worked as a consultant on the Netflix series Narcos. Following the investigation of the Medellín Cartel, Peña worked for the DEA with additional assignments in Puerto Rico, Texas and Colombia. Peña was promoted to Special Agent in Charge of the San Francisco DEA Office in 2004, then the Caribbean DEA Office in 2008 and finally to the Houston DEA Office in 2011 before retiring in 2014. Peña attended Texas A&I University (now Texas A&M University-Kingsville) where he studied sociology and psychology. Peña served as a Deputy Sheriff for Webb County Sheriff’s Office in Laredo from 1976 to 1984 and then continued his service with the DEA until his retirement in January 2014. In 2019, he published Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar co-authored with Steve Murphy. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. 553, frontis illus., footnotes, index, some discoloration & foxing inside boards & flyleaves and to a few text pages. Pencil underlining on a few pages, ink notation inside front flyleaf. Myers was a Professor of Politics at Princeton University and prepared the State Papers of President Hoover for publication; Newton was a member of Congress from 1919-1929 and Secretary to the President from 1929-1933. William Starr Myers (June 17, 1877 - January 27, 1956) chronicled New Jersey and the GOP. Myers was graduated from the University of North Carolina, class of 1897. After graduating from UNC cum laude, Myers went to graduate school at Johns Hopkins University where he received his Ph.D. in 1900. Myers became assistant professor at Princeton University, 1906-1918, then professor from 1918 until his death. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. viii, [2], 553, [1] pages. Frontis illustration. Footnotes. Index, p.500 creased, some discoloration inside hinges, DJ soiled & edges chipped. Pieces missing along DJ edges, large piece missing to front DJ, short note (not from author) pasted inside front flyleaf. Myers was a Professor of Politics at Princeton University and prepared the State Papers of President Hoover for publication; Newton was a member of Congress from 1919-1929 and Secretary to the President from 1929-1933. William Starr Myers (June 17, 1877 - January 27, 1956) chronicled New Jersey and the GOP. Myers was graduated from the University of North Carolina, class of 1897. After graduating from UNC cum laude, Myers went to graduate school at Johns Hopkins University where he received his Ph.D. in 1900. Myers became assistant professor at Princeton University, 1906-1918, then professor from 1918 until his death. More
New York, N.Y. St. Martin's Press, 1988. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [10], 309, [1] pages. DJ has some wear and soiling. Inscribed by the author on the free end paper. Inscription reads Dear Michael, Loved our talk, hope we'll continue in person someday soon. Warmest regards. Gloria. The sibling rivalry between identical twins Aroma and Amora Sweet takes a deadly turn when Aroma becomes the prime suspect in her sister's death, and she begins a cross country investigation to find the true killer. The Sweet sisters began life as identical twins, but thanks to the miracles of Jane Fonda and plastic surgery, on the eve of their fortieth birthday, they hardly resemble one another. Amora has become a glamorous, egocentric radio shrink with her own nationally broadcast program and a huge following, while Aroma leads a much quieter life as a psychologist in a halfway house for teenagers. The relative calm of Aroma’s life is shattered when her sister’s perfectly coiffed head is delivered to her desk one morning along with The New York Times. Aroma is now thrust into the limelight as the next likely victim and as the lead suspect. She escapes New York and her “police protection” to begin her own search to find the killer. The result is a hilariously funny and suspenseful murder mystery that is also a touching, contemporary story of sibling rivalry and self-discovery. In what is probably her funniest book to date, Gloria Nagy creates unforgettable characters and draws a picture of life in New York and the Midwest that is so real, and so funny, you will find yourself laughing out loud. More
New York: M. Evans and Company, 1973. Eighth printing [stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. 640 pages. Illustrations (there are over 300 photographs and lithographs). Bibliography. Index. Two column format. Jay Robert Nash (born November 26, 1937, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American author of more than 70 books on myriad aspects of true crime. Among Nash's crime anthologies are Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen and Outlaws, Look For the Woman, Bloodletters and Badmen, and The Great Pictorial History of World Crime. He has also compiled his exhaustive research of criminal behavior into a CD-ROM entitled Jay Robert Nash's True Crime Database. Jay Robert Nash describes himself as an "entrepreneurial businessman". Nash has won Best Reference citations from the American Library Association for four of his books, including Darkest Hours. However, he has said that his books are "seeded with information to detect any unauthorized use or duplication"; the precise nature of these copyright traps may include incorrect information in otherwise factual entries, or wholly fictitious entries. Sally G. Waters, writing for the Library Journal, called Nash's work "fascinating" and recommended that it be used only for background research, verifying the information based on the sources in Nash's bibliography. In 2008, The Library of America selected Nash's story "The Turner-Stompanato Affair" for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American True Crime. More
Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1968. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Format is approximately 8 inches by 10 inches. xv, [1], 425, [7] pages. Wraps. Illustrated Front cover. Illustrations. Charts. Chapter notes. Appendices. Index. Minor cover wear and small fore-edge crease. Most of the report is in a two column format. Members of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, appointed by President Johnson, included Senator Edward W. Brooke, Roy Wilkins of the NAACP, Governor Otto Kerner of Illinois, Senator Fred R. Harris and Mayor John Lindsay of New York City. The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, known as the Kerner Commission after its chair, Governor Otto Kerner Jr. of Illinois, was an 11-member Presidential Commission established by President Lyndon B. Johnson in Executive Order 11365 to investigate the causes of the long, hot summer of 1967 in the United States and to provide recommendations for the future. The report was released in 1968, after seven months of investigation. For causing the riots, it blamed lack of economic opportunity, failed social service programs, police brutality, racism, and the white-oriented media. The 426-page report was published by the Government Printing Office and by other firms since it was 'in the public domain'. The official Government Printing Office edition is by far the scarcest, and due to its large format, widely sought after. In his remarks upon signing the order establishing the commission, Johnson asked for answers to three basic questions about the riots: "What happened? Why did it happen? What can be done to prevent it from happening again and again?" More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1977. First? Edition. First? Printing. 26 cm, 661, wraps, bibliography, index, covers and edges worn and soiled, small tears at top and bottom of spine. More
Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2003. First? Edition. First? Printing. 398, figures, references, appendices, index, publisher's order form laid in. More
Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2002. Uncorr Proof Edition. First Printing. Quarto, 318, wraps, figures, references, appendices, no index in this Prepublication, Uncorrected Proof edition. More
New York: Atheneum, 1971. Third Printing. 482, appendices, bibliographic notes, index, DJ creased and torn. More
New York: Atheneum, 1971. Second Printing. 482 pages Appendices, bibliographic notes, index, foxing to fore-edge, spine faded. Signed by the author. More
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, c1989. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 498, illus., slight wear to DJ edges Cunning and crudely charismatic, the late Teamsters president Jackie Presser rose from a car thief to a White House dinner guest with the help of both the Mafia and the FBI. More
Scotts Valley, CA: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. xii, 783, [1] pages. Illustrations. Annexes. Contents include 12 chapters, an Epilogue, and 26 Annexes (A through Z) starting at page 299. Lieutenant Colonel Jim Nicholson has served active and reverse in the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army National guard, an the US Army Reserve. He did tours of duty as an Intelligence Officer in the Pentagon, Defense Intelligence Agency, US Central Command, US Forces Command, Joint Task Force Six, Ft. Bliss, TX, two multi-agency counterdrug task forces, Central America, the Middle East, and along the Mexican Border. He has also worked as a police department intelligence analyst, private investigator, political field organizer and speech writer, investigative reporter, obituary writer, cement finisher, oil rig floor hand, truck dock worker, and car salesman. Inscribed on the first page by the author: To General Petraeus Thank you for your nearly forty years of service to our nation--and for your friendship. Take care and God Bless, Dave. Jim Nicholson 30 Apr 13. Mr. Nicholson joined New Jersey’s National Guard in 1982, and later transferred to the Army Reserve, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. It was about that time that he began leaving the Philadelphia Daily News for overseas military missions that he rarely discussed. Mr. Nicholson was sent on nearly a half-dozen missions to Panama in the late 1980s and early ‘90s, and was involved in the 1989 U.S. invasion that overthrew Gen. Noriega. Other missions centered on Colombia and Venezuela. Along the way, Nicholson struck up a correspondence with Petraeus, and the two men became friendly. More
New York: Berkley Books, 2002. Berkeley Edition, first printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. [8], 324, [4] pages. Cover has some wear and soiling. Date stamped on bottom edge. Jackie Nida is a pseudonym for Jodie Larson a well known mystery and suspense writer. Nida spent a year researching the real-life experiences of bomb squad technicians, and even went through training exercises. Her research is notable. Jodie Larson lives along the shores of Lake Superior in northern Minnesota. Writing has always been something she enjoys and uses it as an escape, in addition to getting lost in her numerous books. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, c1985. First Printing. 22 cm, 249, damp stains to boards and spine and inside rear hinge, DJ damp stained and discolored, remainder mark on bottom edge. More
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, c1996. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 25 cm, 374 pages. Illus. Signed by the author. More
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, c1996. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 25 cm, 374 pages. Illus., text has darkened slightly, publisher's ephemera laid in. Transmittal letter autographed by the author laid in. More
New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Glued binding. [12], 341, [1] p. More
London: Bantam Books, 2001. First paperback edition/first printing by this publisher. Mass-market paperback. Paperback. 528 p. More
New York: Minotaur Books, 2012. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [10], 307, [3] pages. Signed on title page under the author's printed name. Signed copy sticker on front of DJ. Tim O’Mara has been teaching math and special education in the New York City public schools since 1987, 12 of them in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Sacrifice Fly, his first novel, introduces schoolteacher/ex-cop Raymond Donne and was nominated for the 2013 Best First Novel Barry Award. Other Donne mysteries: Crooked Numbers, Dead Red, Nasty Cutter, slated for release in the U.S. January 1, 2017. More
Far Hills, NJ: New Horizon Press, c1997. First Printing. 24 cm, 309, DJ flap creased, slight wear and soiling, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
New York: Palgrave macmillan, 2010. First Edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. 256 pages. Notes. Index. DJ has some edgewear and soiling. Some indication of damp staining at edges. Minor edge soiling. Charles James Ogletree, Jr. (born December 31, 1952) is the Jesse Climenko Professor at Harvard Law School, the founder of the school's Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, and the author of numerous books on legal topics. On July 21, 2009, Ogletree issued a statement in response to the arrest of his Harvard colleague and client, Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., whose arrest at his own home became a major news story about the nexus of politics, police power, and race that summer. Professor Ogletree later wrote a book about the events titled The Presumption of Guilt: The Arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Race, Class and Crime in America. More
New York: Seven Stories Press, 2002. First Edition. First Printing. 77, wraps, notes, ink mark on half-title. More