Weakness and Deceit: U.S. Policy and El Salvador
New York: Times Books, c1984. First Printing. 24 cm, 408, illus., map, notes, bibliography, index, DJ somewhat worn & soiled: small edge tears/chips. Inscribed by the author ("Ray"). More
New York: Times Books, c1984. First Printing. 24 cm, 408, illus., map, notes, bibliography, index, DJ somewhat worn & soiled: small edge tears/chips. Inscribed by the author ("Ray"). More
Paducah, KY: Turner Publishing Company, 1996. Limited Edition. 167, illus., map, appendices, address sticker in lower margin p.5. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1970. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. [8], 435 pages. illus., charts (on lining papers), plans, ports. 22 cm. Plans. Glossary. Bookplate. DJ has some wear and soiling. More
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1985. First? Edition. First? Printing. 103, wraps, map, ink name inside front cover. More
New York: Basic Books, 1997. First Edition [stated]. Tenth Printing [stated]. Hardcover. xi, [1], 290 pages. Illustrations. Map. Notes. Index. Slight wear to DJ edges. Iris Shun-Ru Chang (March 28, 1968 – November 9, 2004) was a Chinese American journalist, author of historical books and political activist. She is best known for her best-selling 1997 account of the Nanking Massacre, The Rape of Nanking, and in 2003, The Chinese in America: A Narrative History. Chang is the subject of the 2007 biography, Finding Iris Chang, and the 2007 documentary film Iris Chang: The Rape of Nanking starring Olivia Cheng as Iris Chang. The independent 2007 documentary film Nanking was based on her work and dedicated to her memory. Chang grew up hearing stories about the Nanking massacre, from which her maternal grandparents managed to escape. When she tried finding books about the subject in Champaign Public Library, she found there were none. The author discovered the diaries of John Rabe, the German leader of the effort to rescue Chinese civilians. Her book attracted both praises for exposing the details of the atrocity and criticisms because of alleged inaccuracies. After publication of the book, Chang campaigned to persuade the Japanese government to apologize for its troops' wartime conduct and to pay compensation. Chang's visibility as a public figure increased with her final work, The Chinese in America. After her death, she became the subject of tributes from fellow writers. Mo Hayder dedicated a novel to her. Reporter Richard Rongstad eulogized her as "Iris Chang lit a flame and passed it to others and we should not allow that flame to be extinguished." More
New York: Penguin Books, 1988. Thirty-Third Printing. Wraps. 547 pages, wraps, index, some wear to cover and spine edges. More
New York: New Press, c1995. First Printing. 25 cm, 319, usual library markings The country's leading expert examines police brutality in New York, Los Angeles, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Kingston, Jamaica. More
New York: Jove Books, 2000. Later printing. Mass market paperback. [10], 417, [5] pages.Ink marks on first page. Cover has some wear, tears and soiling. Slightly cocked. James D. "Jim" Grant (born 29 October 1954), primarily known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British author who writes thriller novels, and is most well-known for his Jack Reacher novel series. The books follow the adventures of a former American military policeman, Jack Reacher, who wanders the United States. His first novel, Killing Floor, won both the Anthony Award, and the Barry Award for Best First Novel. Grant's prose has been described as "hardboiled" and "commercial" in style, with short sentences, often without a verb, more exclamations than sentences. A 2012 interview suggested that many aspects of the Jack Reacher novels were deliberately aimed at maintaining the books' profitability, rather than for literary reasons. For instance, making Jack Reacher have one parent who was French was suggested as being partly because the presence of only American members of Reacher's family would limit the series' appeal in France. The same interview stated that Grant "didn't apologize about the commercial nature" of his fiction. More
Waco, TX: WRS Pub, 1993. First Printing. Hardcover. 24 cm. [12], 202, [2] pages. Illustrations. Inscribed by the author (second signature on the title page unknown). Slight DJ wear and soiling. Foreword by Dan Rather. The author recounts how he survived a five-year ordeal as a hostage of Beirut terrorists. In September 1986, American Joseph Cicippio was abducted in Beirut by captors thought to be linked to Hezbollah. Held until his release in December 1991, Joe was moved to more than 20 locations and chained to another American hostage for four of those years. Joseph J. Cicippio, who was working as the acting comptroller at the American University in Beirut when he was taken hostage on September 12, 1986. He spent 1,908 days in captivity, and released on December 2, 1991. He spent most of his time chained in a small room with one other hostage. Following his release, Cicippio was one of several that successfully sued Iran for damages as sponsoring Hezbollah under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, being awarded US$30 million. His children subsequently attempted to sue Iran for emotional damages, Cicippio-Puleo v. Islamic Republic of Iran (2004), but which was dismissed by the courts as the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act did not allow for foreign nations to be subject to private cause of action lawsuits, which led to Congress making a significant changes to FSIA in 2008 to enhance terrorist exceptions in sovereign immunity and assure foreign nations were responsible for actions of their officials tied to state-sponsored terrorism. More
Waco, TX: WRS Publishing, 1993. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 24 cm. [12], 202, [2] pages. illustrations. Red ink mark on fep. Some DJ wear and soiling. Foreword by Dan Rather. The author recounts how he survived a five-year ordeal as a hostage of Beirut terrorists. In September 1986, American Joseph Cicippio was abducted in Beirut by captors thought to be linked to Hezbollah. Held until his release in December 1991, Joe was moved to more than 20 locations and chained to another American hostage for four of those years. Joseph J. Cicippio, who was working as the acting comptroller at the American University in Beirut when he was taken hostage on September 12, 1986. He spent 1,908 days in captivity, and released on December 2, 1991. He spent most of his time chained in a small room with one other hostage. Following his release, Cicippio was one of several that successfully sued Iran for damages as sponsoring Hezbollah under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, being awarded US$30 million. His children subsequently attempted to sue Iran for emotional damages, Cicippio-Puleo v. Islamic Republic of Iran (2004), but which was dismissed by the courts as the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act did not allow for foreign nations to be subject to private cause of action lawsuits, which led to Congress making a significant changes to FSIA in 2008 to enhance terrorist exceptions in sovereign immunity and assure foreign nations were responsible for actions of their officials tied to state-sponsored terrorism. More
Waco, TX: WRS Pub, 1993. First Printing. Hardcover. 24 cm. [12], 202, [2] pages. illustrations. Signed by the author (Cicippio). Some DJ wear and soiling. Foreword by Dan Rather. The author recounts how he survived a five-year ordeal as a hostage of Beirut terrorists. In September 1986, American Joseph Cicippio was abducted in Beirut by captors thought to be linked to Hezbollah. Held until his release in December 1991, Joe was moved to more than 20 locations and chained to another American hostage for four of those years. Joseph J. Cicippio, who was working as the acting comptroller at the American University in Beirut when he was taken hostage on September 12, 1986. He spent 1,908 days in captivity, and released on December 2, 1991. He spent most of his time chained in a small room with one other hostage. Following his release, Cicippio was one of several that successfully sued Iran for damages as sponsoring Hezbollah under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, being awarded US$30 million. His children subsequently attempted to sue Iran for emotional damages, Cicippio-Puleo v. Islamic Republic of Iran (2004), but which was dismissed by the courts as the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act did not allow for foreign nations to be subject to private cause of action lawsuits, which led to Congress making a significant changes to FSIA in 2008 to enhance terrorist exceptions in sovereign immunity and assure foreign nations were responsible for actions of their officials tied to state-sponsored terrorism. More
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992. Second Edition. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. xiii, [1], 463, [1[ p. Footnotes. Illustrations. Select Bibliography. Select Filmography. Index. More
New York: Putnam Publishing Group, 1990. First Printing. Hardcover. 287, [1] pages. Includes Acknowledgments; Foreword; 22 chapters, including I Surrender; The Enemy's Other Face; Forgiving Oneself; The "Fiery Forge; Passageways through Fear; From "Why Me?" to "Show Me!'; A Letter Home; Like Steel, We Are Tempered by Extremes; the "Commune" of Communicating"; The Hanoi March; Jerry, Jr.; Embracing the Good Fairy; Unity over Self; Hanoi Moon; God = Strength; Peepholes and Cracks; Free to Choose; Kinship with All Life; The Voice of Vietnam; Peace with Honor; Celebration; Beyond Survival. Gerald Coffee was interned as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam after he was shot down on February 3, 1966, and was held until his release on February 12, 1973. U. S. Navy (retired) Captain Gerald Coffee flew low-level reconnaissance missions over Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which provided photographic proof of Soviet nuclear-tipped missiles, turning the tide of the dangerous Soviet – U.S. standoff. During the Vietnam War, Jerry was flying a combat mission off the USS Kittyhawk when he was shot down by North Vietnamese anti-aircraft guns. Immediately captured, he was held prisoner for over 7 years in the infamous ‘Hanoi Hilton’ communist prison where torture and solitary confinement were routine. His book, Beyond Survival, describes his experiences in gritty detail and his keynote talk has inspired thousands worldwide with a message of hope, faith, courage, and honor. A brutally honest account of Captain Coffee's experience, and how he used this experience as an opportunity for promoting his own personal and spiritual growth. More
Aiea, HI: Coffee Enterprises, Inc., 1990. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 287, [1] pages. Inscribed by the author, Gerald Coffee, on the half-title page. Inscription reads to Jim & Cristie, GB/GBA, Gerald Coffee 1-10-'98. Includes Acknowledgments; Foreword; 22 chapters, including I Surrender; The Enemy's Other Face; Forgiving Oneself; The "Fiery Forge; Passageways through Fear; From "Why Me?" to "Show Me!'; A Letter Home; Like Steel, We Are Tempered by Extremes; the "Commune" of Communicating"; The Hanoi March; Jerry, Jr.; Embracing the Good Fairy; Unity over Self; Hanoi Moon; God = Strength; Peepholes and Cracks; Free to Choose; Kinship with All Life; The Voice of Vietnam; Peace with Honor; Celebration; Beyond Survival. Gerald Coffee was interned as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam after he was shot down on February 3, 1966, and was held until his release on February 12, 1973. U. S. Navy (retired) Captain Gerald Coffee flew low-level reconnaissance missions over Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which provided photographic proof of Soviet nuclear-tipped missiles, turning the tide of the dangerous Soviet – U.S. standoff. During the Vietnam War, Jerry was flying a combat mission off the USS Kittyhawk when he was shot down by North Vietnamese anti-aircraft guns. Immediately captured, he was held prisoner for over 7 years in the infamous ‘Hanoi Hilton’ communist prison where torture and solitary confinement were routine. His book, Beyond Survival, describes his experiences in gritty detail and his keynote talk has inspired thousands worldwide with a message of hope, faith, courage, and honor. More
New York: Flatiron Books, 2018. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xii, [2], 290 pages. Index. James Brien Comey Jr. (born December 14, 1960) was the 7th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2013 until his dismissal in May 2017. Comey arranged for Daniel Richman, a university professor, to leak to the press a memo he had written after a February 14 private meeting with the president. It said Trump had asked him to end the FBI's investigation into Michael Flynn. The dismissal, the memo, and Comey's Congressional testimony were interpreted by some as evidence of obstruction of justice by the President and became part of an investigation by Robert Mueller, the Special Counsel appointed to probe Russian interference in the 2016 election. On June 14, 2018, DOJ Inspector General Horowitz released his report on the FBI's handling of the Clinton email investigation, which criticized Comey's actions. The report found that high-ranking FBI officials showed "willingness to take official action" to negatively impact the Trump campaign. More
New York: Lodestar Books; E. P. Dutton, 1984. Reprint. Third printing. Hardcover. xii, 156, [3] pages. Map. Signed by author. Inscription signed by Cowen. Minor edge soiling. This is one of the Jewish Biography Series. A biography of the woman who, during World War I, led an espionage group whose goal was to help free Palestine from Turkish rule. In 1917, the Ottomans intercepted her carrier pigeon decrypted the Nili code and arrested numerous people, including Aaronsohn. Her captors tortured her father in front of her. She endured four days of torture herself, but she gave no information. Before she was to be transferred to Damascus, she asked permission to return to her home in Zichron Yaakov to change her blood-stained clothes. While there, she managed to shoot and kill herself with a pistol concealed under a tile in the bathroom. More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, [1961]. First Printing. 22 cm, 318, DJ edges quite worn: tears and chips, DJ soiled, sticker and erasure residue on front endpaper, edges soiled. More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, [1961]. 22 cm, 318, review slip laid in, erasure residue on front endpaper. More
Bookman Publishing & Marketing, 2004. Trade paperback. [8], v, 422 p. Index. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010. Second printing stated. Hardcover. [12], 189, [7] pages. Illustrated from cover, reduced size dust wrapper. This is one of the Toni Morrison Lecture Series. Contents include: Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work; Walk Straight; I Am Not a Journalist; Daughters of Memory; I Speak Out; The Other Side of the Water; Bicentennial; Another Country; Flying Home; Welcoming Ghosts; Acheiropoietos; Our Guernica. Also contains Acknowledgments, Notes, and Index. Edwidge Danticat (born January 19, 1969) is a Haitian-American novelist and short story writer. Her first novel, Breath, Eyes, Memory, was published in 1994 and went on to become an Oprah's Book Club selection. Danticat has since written or edited several books and has been the recipient of many awards and honors. After graduating from Clara Barton High School in Brooklyn, New York, Danticat entered Barnard College in New York City where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1990. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Brown University in 1993. In Create Dangerously, Danticat tells her own story as a part of the Haitian diaspora. This work was inspired by author Albert Camus's lecture "Create Dangerously" and his experience as an author and creator who defined his art as "a revolt against everything fleeting and unfinished in the world". In Create Dangerously, Danticat is admired for "writing about tragedies and vanished cultures" and how "she accepts that by some accident she exists and has the power to create, so she does." NPR positively reviewed Create Dangerously. More
New York: Pocket Books, 2004. First Pocket Books printing [stated]. Mass-market paperback. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 417 pages. Signed by author. Nice inscription to a service member on the page facing the title page. More
New York, NY: Viking, 2006. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xl, 246 p. Notes. Index. More
San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1986. First Edition. First Printing. 22 cm, 166, DJ soiled and somewhat worn, marks to bottom edge, edges slightly soiled. More
London: F. Muller, [1954]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 21 cm, 274, illus., endpaper maps (slightly discolored), DJ frayed and small pieces missing. More