From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. First Printing. 604 pages, illus., notes, index, slight wear to DJ. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. First Printing. 604 pages, illus., notes, index, slight wear to DJ. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. First Printing. Trade paperback. [2], 604, [2] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is an American statesman, scholar, intelligence analyst, and university president who served as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense from 2006 to 2011. Gates began his career serving as an officer in the United States Air Force but was quickly recruited by the CIA. Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, and was Director of Central Intelligence under President George H. W. Bush. After leaving the CIA, Gates became president of Texas A&M University. Gates served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. Baker III and Lee H. Hamilton, that studied the lessons of the Iraq War. Gates was nominated by Republican President George W. Bush as Secretary of Defense after the 2006 election. He was confirmed with bipartisan support. He continued to serve as Secretary of Defense in President Barack Obama's administration. He retired in 2011. Gates was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, by President Obama. More
New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2006. Fourth Printing [stated]. Trade paperback. [2], 604, [2] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is an American statesman, scholar, intelligence analyst, and university president who served as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense from 2006 to 2011. Gates began his career serving as an officer in the United States Air Force but was quickly recruited by the CIA. Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, and was Director of Central Intelligence under President George H. W. Bush. After leaving the CIA, Gates became president of Texas A&M University. Gates served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. Baker III and Lee H. Hamilton, that studied the lessons of the Iraq War. Gates was nominated by Republican President George W. Bush as Secretary of Defense after the 2006 election. He was confirmed with bipartisan support. He continued to serve as Secretary of Defense in President Barack Obama's administration. He retired in 2011. Gates was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, by President Obama. More
New York: Simon & Schuster {A Touchstone Book}, 1997. First Touchstone Edition [Stated]. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. [2], 604, [2] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is an American statesman, scholar, intelligence analyst, and university president who served as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense from 2006 to 2011. Gates began his career serving as an officer in the United States Air Force but was quickly recruited by the CIA. Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, and was Director of Central Intelligence under President George H. W. Bush. After leaving the CIA, Gates became president of Texas A&M University. Gates served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. Baker III and Lee H. Hamilton, that studied the lessons of the Iraq War. Gates was nominated by Republican President George W. Bush as Secretary of Defense after the 2006 election. He was confirmed with bipartisan support. He continued to serve as Secretary of Defense in President Barack Obama's administration. He retired in 2011. Gates was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, by President Obama. More
New York: Simon & Schuster Books, 2000. Second Printing. 364, notes, index, front DJ flap price clipped. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. First Printing. 382, notes, index. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. 1st Touchstone Edition. First Printing. 382, wraps, notes, index, slight wear to cover edges, some sticker residue to covers, some soiling to edgesThe author served as a White House adviser to four presidents, both Republican and Democrat. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Seventh printing [stated]. Hardcover. 382, [2] pages. Notes. Index. Inscribed by author on fep. Pencil erasure residue on fep. David Richmond Gergen (born May 9, 1942) is an American political commentator and former presidential adviser who served during the administrations of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton. He is currently a senior political analyst for CNN and a professor of public service and co-director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. Gergen is also the former editor at large of U.S. News and World Report and a contributor to CNN and Parade Magazine. He has twice been a member of election coverage teams that won Peabody awards—in 1988 with MacNeil–Lehrer, and in 2008 with CNN. Gergen joined the Nixon White House in 1971, as a staff assistant on the speechwriting team, becoming director of speechwriting two years later. He served as director of communications for both Ford and Reagan, and as a senior adviser to Clinton and Secretary of State Warren Christopher. As a commentator his admirers consider him an objective political voice because he has served in both Republican and Democratic administrations. He has been awarded 25 honorary degrees. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 382, [2] pages. Notes. Index. Signed with sentiment by author on Title page. DJ has minor wear. David Richmond Gergen (born May 9, 1942) is an American political commentator and former presidential adviser who served during the administrations of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton. He is currently a senior political analyst for CNN and a professor of public service and co-director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. Gergen is also the former editor at large of U.S. News and World Report and a contributor to CNN and Parade Magazine. He has twice been a member of election coverage teams that won Peabody awards—in 1988 with MacNeil–Lehrer, and in 2008 with CNN. Gergen joined the Nixon White House in 1971, as a staff assistant on the speechwriting team, becoming director of speechwriting two years later. He served as director of communications for both Ford and Reagan, and as a senior adviser to Clinton and Secretary of State Warren Christopher. As a commentator his admirers consider him an objective political voice because he has served in both Republican and Democratic administrations. He has been awarded 25 honorary degrees. More
New York: Random House, 1999. First American Edition. Third Printing. 284, index, usual library markings, DJ in plastic sleeve. More
New York: Random House, 1999. First American Edition. First Printing. 284, index. More
New York: Random House, 1999. First American Edition. First Printing. 284, index, some soiling to DJ, some creasing and small chips to DJ edges. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Warner Books, 1989. Third Printing (stated). Hardcover. 24 cm. xvi, [2], 478 pages. Occasional footnotes. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Inscribtion on fep and signed by both authors. John Worthen Germond (January 30, 1928 – August 14, 2013), known as Jack Germond, was an American journalist, author, and pundit. His journalistic career spanned over 50 years; Germond wrote for the Washington Star and The Baltimore Sun. Together with Jules Witcover, Germond co-wrote "Politics Today", a five-day-a-week syndicated column, for almost a quarter-century. He began his career working for Gannett's Rochester Times-Union in 1961. He moved to the Washington Star in 1974, became a syndicated columnist and national editor, and went on to The Baltimore Sun when the Star folded. He began to appear on Meet the Press in 1972, the Today Show in 1980, and the NBC and PBS program The McLaughlin Group from its inception in 1981. A fixture on The McLaughlin Group for 15 years before abruptly resigning, he later appeared on CNN, and appeared for a time on the PBS program Inside Washington. In 2011 he wrote several pieces on the 2012 Presidential election for The Daily Beast, an online-only publication. More
New York: Warner Books, c1989. Third Printing. 24 cm, 478, index. Inscribed by the author, Jack Germond, a noted journalist and television commentator. More
New York: Warner Books, c1989. First Printing. 24 cm, 478, index, some wear to DJ edges, some soiling to fore-edge. Inscribed by the co-author (Witcover). More
New York: Free Press, c1991. First Printing. 25 cm, 317, notes, index. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Free Press, c1991. First Printing. 25 cm, 317, notes, index. Inscribed by the author's research assistant to Judge William Bryant; handwritten letter laid in. More
New York: Harper & Row, c1986. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 545, tables, appendices, notes, index, some soiling inside boards and flyleaves, some soiling to DJ. More
New York: Harper & Row, c1987. First Paperbk Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 548, wraps, tables, appendices, notes, index, corners of covers and a few pages bent. More
New York: Basic Books, 1992. First Printing. 314, illus., notes, index, pencil erasure on front endpaper, several page corners creased. More
New York: World Policy Institute, c1987. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 174, wraps, underlining on two pages in last chapter. More
New York: World Policy Institute, 1987. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Wraps. 23 cm, 174 pages. Wraps, notes, covers somewhat worn and soiled. Includes TLS by Gillies to Congressman Bruce Morrison. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, c1992. First Printing. 25 cm, 368. More
New York: Miramax Books, 2002. First Edition. Later Printing. Hardcover. 407 pages, appendices, index. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1985. First U.S.? Edition. First? Printing. 175, minor wear and soiling to DJ. Reproduces essays published between January and June 1984 in The Times (London). More