The Mind Palace: A Novel
New York: Simon and Schuster, c1985. First Printing. 23 cm, 335, Inscribed by the author, with a lengthy, personal inscription. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, c1985. First Printing. 23 cm, 335, Inscribed by the author, with a lengthy, personal inscription. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First Edition. First? Printing. 155, bibliographical note, name of previous owner, slightly cocked, minor soiling to boards and DJ. More
Santa Monica, CA: The RAND Corporation, 1986. First? Edition. First? Printing. Quarto, 16, wraps, footnotes, covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
Washington, DC: National Defense University, 1984. First? Edition. First? Printing. 21 cm, 55, wraps, illus., endnotes, glossary of acronyms, ink name on front cover, sticker residue. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. [10], 386, [4] pages. Occasional footnotes. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Richard Lee Rhodes (born July 4, 1937) is an American historian, journalist and author of both fiction and non-fiction. Rhodes went on to publish 23 books and numerous articles for national magazines; his best-known work, The Making of the Atomic Bomb earned Rhodes the Pulitzer Prize and numerous other awards. It is a narrative of the history of the people and events during World War II from the discoveries leading to the science of nuclear fission in the 1930s, through the Manhattan Project and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Praised by both historians and former Los Alamos weapon scientists alike, the book is considered a general authority on early nuclear weapons history, as well as the development of modern physics in general, during the first half of the 20th century. More
Luxembourg: European Commission, External Relations Directorate-General, Directorate Crisis Platform and Policy Coordination in CFSP, 2006. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Format is 8.5 inches by 11.75 inches. 389, [5] pages. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Sticker on back cover. Publication reference NF-69-05-416-EN-C noted. The book is a comprehensive collection of writings and personal insights on the current state of play and future directions of European Crisis Response. Divided into six sections, it brings together experts from EU Institutions, European think tanks and universities, as well as high-ranking officials from the EU Military Staff and experienced practitioners from non-governmental organizations. Pictures from renowned photojournalists complement the texts throughout. Faster and more united? The debate about Europe's crisis response capacity is one of the first comprehensive accounts of European policy in this field. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1934. First Edition. First Printing. 166, footnotes, usual library markings, boards somewhat worn and soiled One of the Social Action Books Series. Addresses making the world safe for democracy while the League of Nations is impotent and militaristic dictatorship is rising in Europe and Asia. More
New York: The Free Press, 1969. Revised Edition, third printing [stated]. Hardcover. xx, 740 p. 30 cm. Illustrations. Footnotes. Index. More
Santa Monica, CA: The RAND Corporation, 1985. First? Edition. First? Printing. 30, wraps, illus., diagrams, footnotes, covers slightly worn and soiled. More
New York: Broadside Books [An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers], 2013. First Edition [stated]. Sixth printing [stated]. Hardcover. xiv, [2], 334, [2] pages. Illustrations. Appendix A: Rumsfeld's Timeline. Appendix B. Rumsfeld's Rules (Unabridged). Notes. Format is approximately 5.75 inches by 8.5 inches. DJ has slight wear and soiling. DJ is price-clipped. Bookplate signed by the author on fep. Pages are a slightly off-white color. Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) is a retired American political figure and businessman. Rumsfeld served as Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under Gerald Ford, and again from January 2001 to December 2006 under George W. Bush. He is both the youngest and the second-oldest person to have served as Secretary of Defense. Additionally, Rumsfeld was a three-term U.S. Congressman from Illinois (1963–1969), Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (1969–1970), Counselor to the President (1969–1973), the United States Permanent Representative to NATO (1973–1974), and White House Chief of Staff (1974–1975). More
Place_Pub: Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1987. 43, wraps, notes, figures, publisher's order form laid in, covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
Lincolnwood, IL: NTC Business Books, c1993. First Printing. 23 cm, 258. More
Berlin, Germany: Verlag fur Kulturpolitik, 1927. 385, footnotes, some foxing to fore-edge and text, boards somewhat soiled, some scratches to rear board. Text is in German. More
Carlisle, PA: U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, 2005. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. v, [1], 253, [1] p. : Illustrations. Endnotes. More
Carlisle, PA: U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, 2006. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. vi, 314 p. Endnotes. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1916. First? Edition. First? Printing. 26 cm, 767, v.1 only of the 2-vol. set, appendices, usual library markings, bds weak, stamp of Elihu Root inside fr bd, top of spine worn. More
Lanham, MD: University Press of America, c1988. First? Printing. 24 cm, 216, wraps, cover somewhat worn and some sticker residue. More
Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1990. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. ix, [1], 230 pages. Illustrations. Appendices. Notes. Sources of Information. Karl A. Seger, Ph.D., has provided anti-terrorism consulting and training for all branches of the U.S. military, the Departments of Justice and the Treasury, and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He received a grant prior to the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee to conduct a terrorism threat assessment. This is an important snapshot in time highlighting the state-of-knowledge, state-of-pratice, and the state-of-the-art of terrorism and counterterrorism at the end of the 20th Century. More
New York: Times Books, 1991. Second Printing. Hardcover. [10], 277, [1] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Index. Slight creasing to DJ edges. The author argues that the 1980 Reagan-Bush presidential campaign, intent on delaying the release of the 52 American hostages in Iran until after the election, made clandestine overtures to Iran and arranged illegal arms shipments through Israel. Gary G. Sick (born April 4, 1935) is an American academic and analyst of Middle East affairs, with special expertise on Iran, who served on the U.S. National Security Council under Presidents Ford, Carter, and for a couple weeks under Reagan as well. He has authored three books, and is perhaps best known to the wider public for voicing support for elements of the October Surprise conspiracy theory regarding the Iran hostage crisis and the 1980 presidential election. After leaving government service, Sick served as Deputy Director for International Affairs at the Ford Foundation from 1982 to 1987, and is the executive director of the Gulf/2000 Project at Columbia University (1993–present), which has published five books and numbers many of the leading scholars on the Persian Gulf among its global membership. He is an adjunct professor of International Affairs and a senior research scholar at Columbia's School of International & Public Affairs, where he has been voted one of the top professors. He is emeritus member of the board of directors of Human Rights Watch, and serves as founding chair of the Advisory Committee of Human Rights Watch/Middle East. More
Washington, DC: Brassey's, c1992. First Printing. 25 cm, 207, rear DJ has tears at top. Foreword by Robert Kupperman and Darrell Trent. Inscribed by the author to Sen. Barbara Mikulsky. More
Pittsburgh, PA: Development Dimensions International, Inc., 2016. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. 44, and 4 pages, counting covers. Illustrated. Glossary. Development Dimensions International (DDI) is an international human resources and leadership development consultancy. DDI works with organizations to make changes related to leadership development, leadership selection, succession management, and execution and performance. The company is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has more than 1,100 employees throughout 42 offices in 26 countries. DDI was founded in 1970 by William C. Byham, Ph.D., and Douglas Bray, Ph.D. DDI introduced the assessment center approach for identifying leadership skills. Byham’s article, Assessment Centers for Spotting Future Managers (Harvard Business Review), led to process inquiries. Byham approached Bray about a partnership. DDI later branched out into leadership development. It introduced a leadership development program based on behavior modeling: Interaction Management. DDI created a stand-alone behavioral interviewing system, Targeted Selection, which ensures compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity laws. DDI’s also works on HR technology, methodology, and content, including mid- and senior-level development, online assessment for frontline and mid-level leaders, and best practices for succession management. More
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, c1990. First Printing. 24 cm, 285, illus., footnotes. More
New York: Macmillan, 1987. Advance Proof Edition. 307, wraps, illus., notes, bibliography. Uncorrected advance proof. Describes in detail the people, places, and events that forced Europe to fight for survival. More
Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press, 1999. First edition. First edition [stated[. Presumed first printing. Trade paperback. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. xviii, 213, [9] p. : Maps. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. More
Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, c1991. First Printing. 24 cm, 240, illus., small dings and scratches to rear DJ. More