Tool of the Trade; A Novel
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1987. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 261, [3] pages. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Inscription reads For David---Joe W. Haldeman. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. When Nicholas Foley, a Boston psychology professor and deep cover Soviet agent, develops a mind control device, he becomes a target for both the KGB and CIA. Joe William Haldeman (born June 9, 1943) is an American science fiction author. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Maryland in 1967. He was immediately drafted into the United States Army, where he served as a combat engineer in the Vietnam War. He was wounded in combat and received a Purple Heart. In 1975, he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. He is best known for his novel The Forever War (1974). That novel and other works, including The Hemingway Hoax (1991) and Forever Peace (1997), have won science fiction awards, including the Hugo Award and Nebula Award. He was awarded the SFWA Grand Master for career achievements. In 2012 he was inducted as a member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Many of Haldeman's works, including his debut novel War Year and his second novel The Forever War, were inspired by his experiences in the Vietnam War. Wounded in combat, he struggled to adjust to civilian life after returning home. From 1983 to 2014, he was a professor teaching writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). More