New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2001. 296, illus., index, corner of one page turned. More

Belmont, CA: Applegate Press, 2002. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. xxiii, 488 p. Illustrations. Maps. Timeline Notes. Sources and Bibliography. Index. Foreword by George Shultz. DJ has some wear, soiling and edge tear. This is the declassified story of one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of diplomacy how legendary American diplomat Philip Habib negotiated an end to the Israeli siege of Beirut. Philip Charles Habib (February 25, 1920 – May 25, 1992) was an American career diplomat. Called one of the "pre-eminent career diplomats in American post-war history". He averted an Israel-Syria war and an Israel-PLO war in 1981, then negotiated a peaceful end to Israel's 1982 siege of Beirut. He was instrumental in ending Ferdinand Marcos's attempt to steal the 1986 presidential election in the Philippines. He helped Costa Rican president Oscar Arias shape and sell the peace plan that led to the end of the region's civil wars. More

New York: Random House, 2007. Hardcover. xv, 364, [2] p. Index. More

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2009. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. x, [2], 707, [1] p. Illustrations. Index. Small tear and small scratch on front DJ. Signed by the author on the title page. Taylor Branch (born January 14, 1947) is an American author and historian who wrote a Pulitzer Prize winning trilogy chronicling the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and much of the history of the American civil rights movement. Branch served as an assistant editor at The Washington Monthly from 1970 to 1973; he was Washington editor of Harper's from 1973 to 1976; and he was Washington columnist for Esquire Magazine from 1976 to 1977. He also has written for a variety of other publications, including The New York Times Magazine, Sport, The New Republic, and Texas Monthly. In 1972, Branch worked for the Texas campaign of Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern. Branch shared an apartment in Austin with Bill Clinton, and the two developed a friendship that continues today. He worked with Hillary Rodham, Bill's then-girlfriend and Yale Law School classmate, and later Clinton's wife. Branch's book on Bill Clinton, The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History With The President, was written from many tape-recorded interviews and conversations between them, most of which occurred in the White House during Clinton's two terms in office and which were not disclosed publicly until 2009. Branch received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship in 1991 and the National Humanities Medal in 1999. In 2015, he received the BIO Award from Biographers International Organization, for his contributions to the art and craft of biography. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. First edition. Stated. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. xxiv, 613, [1] p. Illustrations. Footnotes. Bibliography: Notes and Sources. Index. More

New York: Celadon Books, 2020. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xii, [2], 446, [4] pages. Illustrations. Author's Note. Glossary. Principal Characters. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling. John Owen Brennan (born September 22, 1955) is a former American intelligence officer who served as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from March 2013 to January 2017. He served as chief counterterrorism advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama, with the title Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and Assistant to the President. Brennan was appointed Deputy National Security Advisor. Brennan's 25 years with the CIA included work as a Near East and South Asia analyst, as station chief in Saudi Arabia, and as director of the National Counterterrorism Center. After leaving government service in 2005, Brennan became CEO of The Analysis Corporation, a security consulting business. Brennan served in the White House as Assistant to the President for Homeland Security between 2009 and 2013. Obama nominated Brennan as his next director of the CIA on January 7, 2013. Brennan was approved by the Senate Intelligence Committee on March 5, 2013, to succeed David Petraeus as the Director of the CIA by a vote of 12 to 3. Brennan serves as a senior national security and intelligence analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. His inaugural appearance was on Meet the Press with Chuck Todd on Sunday, February 4, 2018. More

New York: John Wiley, 1997. First Printing. 278, acid-free paper, illus., map, notes and sources, index, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 2007. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. x, 372 pages. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Inscription reads: Ruby, May all your dreams come true! Suzanne Brockmann. P.S. Thank you for telling me about 442! Suzanne Brockmann (born 1960) is an American romantic fiction writer. She has also written works under the name Anne Brock. Brockmann attended Boston University's School of Broadcasting and Film majoring in film and minoring in creative writing. Initially, she focused on television scripts, screen plays and Star Trek novels but after doing research she decided to focus her efforts on the romance genre. Her first published novel, Future Perfect in 1993, was written along with nine other manuscripts in 1992 after her decision to publish a romance novel. In 1996, Brockmann published the first in her Tall, Dark & Dangerous series. The series develops among a fictional group of US Navy SEALs. The books following in the series, and that of the Troubleshooters, Inc. series, are all classified in a subgenre known as "military/romantic suspense". In 2014, she began writing a young adult paranormal trilogy, Night Sky, with her daughter, Melanie Brockmann. Brockmann is twice winner of the RITA Award from the Romance Writers of America. She has also appeared on the Romance Writers of America Honor Roll for having appeared on both the USA Today and the New York Times Best Sellers lists. She has been the recipient of the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards in 1996, 1998 and 1999, as well as the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Series Romance in 1997, 2000 and 2002. More

New York: Random House, 2015. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [8], 230, [2] pages. Format is 5.75 inches by 8.5 inches. Signed by the author on the title page. Thomas John Brokaw (born February 6, 1940) is an American television journalist and author, best known for being the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News for 22 years (1982–2004). He is the only person to have hosted all three major NBC News programs: The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and, briefly, Meet the Press. He now serves as a Special Correspondent for NBC News and works on documentaries for other outlets. Along with Peter Jennings at ABC News and Dan Rather at CBS News, Brokaw was one of the "Big Three" news anchors in the U.S. during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. The three hosted their networks' flagship nightly news programs for over 20 years, and all three started and retired (or died) within a year of each other. Brokaw has also written several books on American history and society in the 20th century. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors. More

Carlisle, PA: U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, 2013. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. xv, [1], 84 p. Endnotes. This is one of the Letort Papers. More

New York: Foreign Affairs, 1999. 296 & 308, wraps, 2-vol. set, previous owner's label inside front covers, title page to v.1 torn with pieces missing, p. v/vi has cut. More

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1965. First Edition. 284, illus., index, rear DJ creased, DJ edges worn and small tears/chips. More

New York, NY: Basic Books, 2007. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. [6], 234 p. Illustrations. Index. More