A Place Among the Nations: Israel and the World
New York: Bantam Books, 1993. First Printing. 467, maps, chronology, appendices, notes, index, DJ in plastic sleeve, library stickers on DJ & sleeve crossed out in marker. More
New York: Bantam Books, 1993. First Printing. 467, maps, chronology, appendices, notes, index, DJ in plastic sleeve, library stickers on DJ & sleeve crossed out in marker. More
New York: Bantam Books, 1993. First Printing. 467, maps, chronology, appendices, notes, index, slight creasing to top and bottom DJ edges. More
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1986. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. xv, [1], 254, [2] pages. Index. DJ slightly scuffed, stray ink marks lower margin p.203, form letter from Jewish Community Relations Council laid in. Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician serving as the 9th and current Prime Minister of Israel since 2009, previously holding the position from 1996 to 1999. Netanyahu is also currently a member of the Knesset and the Chairman of the Likud party. Netanyahu is the first Israeli Prime Minister born in Israel after the establishment of the state. Netanyahu joined the Israel Defense Forces and became a leader in the Sayeret Matkal special forces unit. Netanyahu took part in many missions, including Operation Inferno (1968), Operation Gift (1968) and Operation Isotope (1972), during which he was shot in the shoulder. Netanyahu fought in the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War in 1973, taking part in special forces raids along the Suez Canal, and then leading a commando assault deep into Syrian territory. More
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1986. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. xv, [1], 254, [2] pages. Index. DJ slightly scuffed and some edge wear. Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician serving as the 9th and current Prime Minister of Israel since 2009, previously holding the position from 1996 to 1999. Netanyahu is also currently a member of the Knesset and the Chairman of the Likud party. Netanyahu is the first Israeli Prime Minister born in Israel after the establishment of the state. Netanyahu joined the Israel Defense Forces and became a leader in the Sayeret Matkal special forces unit. Netanyahu took part in many missions, including Operation Inferno (1968), Operation Gift (1968) and Operation Isotope (1972), during which he was shot in the shoulder. Netanyahu fought in the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War in 1973, taking part in special forces raids along the Suez Canal, and then leading a commando assault deep into Syrian territory. More
Lexington, Massachusetts: Lexington Books, 1984. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xiv, 315, [5] pages. Cover has some wear and soiling. Contains Figures and Tables, Foreword by Geoffrey Kemp, and Acknowledgments, as well as chapters on Defense Planning in Less-Industrialized States; Defense Planning in Iraq; Defense Planning in Iraq: An Alternative Perspective; Defense Planning in Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia's Security Problems in the 1980s; The Making of Israel's security; Defense Planning in Israel: A Brief Retrospective; Egypt's Defense Policy; Defense Planning in Egypt; Defense Planning in Turkey; Turkey's Role and Potential; Defense Planning in Pakistan; Past and Future in Pakistan; Defense Planning in India; Evolution of Defense Planning in India; and Recent Wars in the Arc of Crisis: Lessons for Defense Planners. Also includes Index, About the Contributors, and About the Editor. Stephanie Neuman (October 30, 1931 - April 15, 2020) was an American political scientist specializing in international relations, comparative foreign policy, the international arms trade and Third World security. Stephanie Neuman earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. in political science. She taught International Relations at Douglass College at Rutgers University, at The New School For Social Research and Hunter College, then from 1980 to 2020 at Columbia University where she established the Defense Studies Institute within the School of International and Public Affairs SIPA. More
New York: Atheneum, 1979. Presumed First Printing. Hardcover. x, [2], 304, [2] pages. Occasional footnotes. Appendices. Index. Some front board weakness. DJ has some wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. Peter Charles Newman, CC, CD (born 10 May 1929) is a Canadian journalist and writer. Newman emigrated from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to Canada in 1940 as a Jewish refugee. He has been a reporter for the Financial Post, served as editor of the Toronto Star, and was the longtime editor of Maclean's. He continues to write a column for the periodical. Newman is widely respected for his intimate knowledge and understanding of Canadian business leaders. His 1975 book, The Canadian Establishment, was widely acclaimed. Newman made his name as an author in the 1960s with the publication of two books: Renegade in Power: The Diefenbaker Years (1963), a study of the government of John George Diefenbaker that some say helped destroy the Tory leader's career, and The Distemper of Our Times (1968), an examination of Canadian politics during the era of Lester Pearson. In 1978 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to the rank of Companion in 1990. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy reserve in 1947 as an Ordinary Seaman and later reached the rank of Captain, having served in the naval reserve for 50 years. In October 2012 he joined the faculty of the Royal Military College of Canada as its first journalist-in-residence. In this role he is involved with RMC's graduate and undergraduate programs and gives lectures on topics relating to business, politics and history. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, c1992. First Printing. 25 cm, 322, index. This copy belonged to journalist Chris Matthews (his signature on title page). More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 25 cm. 322 pages. Author's Note. Index. Pencil erasure residue on fep. Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until his resignation in 1974, the only president to resign from office. He had previously served as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, and prior to that as a U.S. Representative and also Senator from California. In 20 years of retirement, Nixon wrote nine books and undertook many foreign trips, helping to rehabilitate his image into that of elder statesman. Richard Nixon presents his pragmatic and visionary views of international relations within the context of the demise of the Soviet system and the emergence of the United States as the single greatest superpower. More
Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2003. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xxi, [1]. 553, [1] pages. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. Inscribed by North on the dedication page. Inscription reads Frank [?] My Best Oliver North. Includes Acknowledgments, Glossary; Prologue: Betrayed and Abandoned; and Epilogue. Chapters cover Tracked Down!; Escape; Legacy of Death; The Letter; Intrigue; Sailors, Soldiers, and Spies; Traitors and Hostages; Blown Cover; The Wolf; Making Plans while Marking Time; Reluctant Accomplice; A Meeting of Adversaries; Dealing with the Devil; Regrouping; Heating Up; Too Many Secrets; Planning for War; Freefall toward Disaster; Tough Choices; Racing toward Doomsday; Targets and Shooters; Rendezvous with Death; Endgame; and Epilogue. Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. A veteran of the Vietnam War, North was a National Security Council staff member during the Iran–Contra affair, a political scandal of the late 1980s. He hosted a talk show on Radio America from 1995 to 2003, and hosted War Stories with Oliver North on Fox News from 2001 to 2016. From 1995 to 2003, he was host of his own nationally syndicated radio program on Radio America known as the Oliver North Radio Show or Common Sense Radio. North was the host of the television show War Stories with Oliver North from 2001 to 2016 and is a regular commentator on Hannity, both on the Fox News Channel. In addition, he regularly speaks at both public and private events. More
Waltham, MA: RESPONSE: A Contemporary Jewish Review, 1973. Second printing [stated]. Wraps. 160 pages. Illustrations. Cover states Number 20. Cover has wear, soiling, and corner creasing. Includes Introduction, From the Israeli Press, and Notes on Contributors. This issue in on Israel, After the War and Before the Peace. Also includes Articles, Fiction, and Poetry, as well as articles from the Israeli Press, and Notes on Contributors. Includes personal reflections on the Yom Kippur War and It's Aftermath, as well as articles on Living with Reality, an Interview with Sholmo Avineri, Poetry about April at Galilee, and Reports from the Israeli press. Also contains an article about The State of Statelessnes--Palestinians and the Question of Peace, as well as Conversations on the West Bank--Peace and The Palestinians. New immigrants to Israel talk about the Yom Kippur war. This periodical started in 1967, initially semi-annually, then quarterly. More
New York: Warner Books, 1990. First Printing. Hardcover. 24 cm. [6], 314 pages. Illustrations. Index. Some sticker residue on DJ. Ida Nudel (born April 27, 1931) is a former refusenik and an Israeli activist. She was known as the "Guardian Angel" for her efforts to help the "Prisoners of Zion" in the Soviet Union. In the summer of 1972 she organized a hunger strike at the central office of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to protest the arrest of refusenik Vladimir Markman. She started a campaign for keeping contact with prisoners of Zion. She spread word about items the prisoners needed and were permitted to possess, and requested them from visitors from all over the world. In June 1978 she placed a banner in her apartment in Moscow reading "KGB, give me my visa to Israel". She was sentenced to four years of internal exile. For several months, she was the only woman in a factory dormitory, before finding herself a log hut and a job as a night guard at a truck yard. The KGB warned the residents of the village to stay away from her. She was released on March 20, 1982, having been warned not to associate with any refuseniks or foreigners. After almost a year in constant movement as she wasn't allowed back to her flat in Moscow nor gain permit to live in any other place, she was permitted to live for five years in Bender, Moldova. From 1973 her sister Elena Fridman fought to bring her to Israel. On October 2, 1987, she was informed she had been granted an exit visa. On October 15, 1987 Nudel arrived in Israel. More
New York: Warner Books, 1990. First Printing. Hardcover. 24 cm. [6], 314 pages. Illustrations. Index. Some sticker residue on DJ. Inscribed by author on fep. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Ida Nudel (born April 27, 1931) is a former refusenik and an Israeli activist. She was known as the "Guardian Angel" for her efforts to help the "Prisoners of Zion" in the Soviet Union. In the summer of 1972 she organized a hunger strike at the central office of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to protest the arrest of refusenik Vladimir Markman. She started a campaign for keeping contact with prisoners of Zion. She spread word about items the prisoners needed and were permitted to possess, and requested them from visitors from all over the world. In June 1978 she placed a banner in her apartment in Moscow reading "KGB, give me my visa to Israel". She was sentenced to four years of internal exile. For several months, she was the only woman in a factory dormitory, before finding herself a log hut and a job as a night guard at a truck yard. The KGB warned the residents of the village to stay away from her. She was released on March 20, 1982, having been warned not to associate with any refuseniks or foreigners. After almost a year in constant movement as she wasn't allowed back to her flat in Moscow nor gain permit to live in any other place, she was permitted to live for five years in Bender, Moldova. From 1973 her sister Elena Fridman fought to bring her to Israel. On October 2, 1987, she was informed she had been granted an exit visa. On October 15, 1987 Nudel arrived in Israel. More
Place_Pub: Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1997. Reprint Edition. 370, wraps, illus., maps, index, slight wear to bottom edge of covers and spine. More
San Rafael, CA: Presidio Press, 1978. First Edition. 24 cm, 370, illus., maps, index, pencil erasure inside rear board, DJ creased: small tears, small pieces missing. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987. Fourth Printing. 798, wraps, illus., notes, bibliography, chronological table, glossary, index, covers somewhat worn/soiled. More
New York: Daybreak Books, c1998. First Printing. 24 cm, 406, illus., sources. More
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2004. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xvii, [3], 197, [3] pages. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Inscription reads To Joe, Do not go in peace! P J O'Rourke June 22, 2004. Stamp of previous owner on fep. One of the nation's most controversial journalists and humorists offers another hard-hitting survey of the foibles of American foreign policy, recounting his experiences among consumers in Kuwait, in security obsessed airports around the globe, and in Kosovo, where "NATO tried to start World War III without hurting anyone." Patrick Jake O'Rourke (born November 14, 1947) is an American political satirist and journalist. O'Rourke is the H. L. Mencken Research Fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute and is a regular correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, The American Spectator, and The Weekly Standard, and frequent panelist on National Public Radio's game show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Since 2011, he has been a columnist at The Daily Beast. In the UK, he is known as the face of a long-running series of television advertisements for British Airways in the 1990s. He is the author of 20 books, the best known of which are Holidays in Hell, a compilation of O'Rourke's articles as a free-lance foreign correspondent, and All the Trouble in the World, an examination of current political concerns such as global warming and famine from a libertarian perspective. The Forbes Media Guide Five Hundred, 1994 states, "O'Rourke's original reporting, irreverent humor, and crackerjack writing makes for delectable reading. He never minces words or pulls his punches, whatever the subject." O'Rourke was a proponent of Gonzo journalism. More
Jerusalem, Israel: Gefen Publishing House Ltd., 2014. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. xv, [1], 190, [2] pages. Includes Illustrations, Preface, Sources, Fascination, and Credo. Topics covered include 1926-1957: Growing Up in Denmark; 1958-1967: From Israel's Tenth Anniversary to the Six-day War; 1968-1983: Toward Peace with Egypt; and 1984 to the Present: Struggling On. Richard Oestermann, Danish-born journalist and Middle East correspondent for Scandinavian newspapers, began his career in Israel covering the Eichmann trial in 1961. Educated as a journalist in Denmark and the United States, Oestermann writes daily for the Nordic press, mainly on politics. He has written eleven books, published in Danish, Norwegian and English, primarily focusing on the lives of ordinary people in Israel Jews, Christians and Arabs. His book on the war in Gaza was the first of its kind. More
Toronto: Annick Press, 2010. Wraps. wraps, 193 pages, glossary. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. First U.S. Edition. Fifth Printing. 371, appendices, glossary, index, some pencil underlining to text, DJ somewhat soiled, small tears and chips to DJ edges. More
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1995. First edition [stated], Third printing [stated]. Hardcover. The format is approximately 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches. [8], 147, [5] pages. Signed by the author with comment ("Shalom") in the fep. From a great and true voice of our time (Washington Post Book World), comes this story of Proffy, a twelve-year-old living in Palestine in 1947. When Proffy befriends a member of the occupying British forces who shares his love of language and the Bible, he is accused of treason by his friends and learns the true nature of loyalty and betrayal. Amos Oz (born Amos Klausner; 4 May 1939 – 28 December 2018) was an Israeli writer, novelist, journalist, and intellectual. He was also a professor of Hebrew literature at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. From 1967 onwards, Oz was a prominent advocate of a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. He was the author of 40 books, including novels, short story collections, children's books, and essays, and his work has been published in 45 languages, more than that of any other Israeli writer. He was the recipient of many honors and awards, among them the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels, the Legion of Honour of France, the Israel Prize, the Goethe Prize, the Prince of Asturias Award in Literature, the Heinrich Heine Prize, and the Franz Kafka Prize. Oz is regarded as one of "Israel's most prolific writers and respected intellectuals", as The New York Times worded it in an obituary. More
Washington, DC: Middle East Res & Info Proj, 1970? 22 cm, 47, wraps, table, some soiling to covers. More
Jerusalem: PASSIA, 1994. First Edition. 220, wraps, bibliography, index, some wear and soiling to covers. More