New York, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999 SIGNED, DATED AND PERSONALLY INSCRIBED COPY of veteran national political journalist David Corn's first novel (his short story, "My Murder," was nominated for an Edgar Allen Poe Mystery Writing Award in 1997). "Deep Background" is a compelling tale of Washington political intrigue, into which the reader is quickly thrust after U.S. President "Bob Hanover" is shot dead at a White House press conference by a mysterious assassin, who some investigators believe may be connected to the CIA. Fellow novelist and newsman Jim Lehrer, called the novel "a page-turning thriller from first word to last. It's full of well-developed characters--both heroes and villains--doing things that bring some of the worst parts of what is Washington vividly alive." Book is in VERY GOOD TO BRAND NEW CONDITION. STATED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (by the numbers), SIGNED, DATED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE: (Copy 1) "A Tale of Spin City." (Copy 2) "A Deeper Truth" and (Copy 3) "Believe nothing!" Uclipped dust jacket shows original purchase price of $25.95. Black and yellow cover is colorfully illustrated with a photo of the official presidential podium, showing only the president's hands and part of his suit coat behind a cluster of microphones. Dust jacket is in a protective cover. Boards are solid black embossed with gold foil lettering and the dog logo of Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's. All Best Inscriptions Books orders are bubble-wrapped and shipped in boxes. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good to Brand New/Very Good to Brand New. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Private Press. (more information)

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New York, New York: Crown, 2003 BRAND NEW, PERSONALLY INSCRIBED, DATED AND SIGNED COPY of David Corn's ground-breaking and bestselling expose of the lies and deceptions that helped propel George W. Bush first into the White House, then into the deadly quagmire of Iraq. Certain to become a classic, since Corn was the first author to peek behind the Bush administration's curtain of lies and report the truth about the untruth. In the words of reviewer Arianna Huffington, "'The lies of George W. Bush' nails the case. Mixing cold, hard facts with a rapier wit, David Corn skewers Bush, using the president's own words and deeds to prove that the straight-shooting candidate who vowed to restore honor and intregrity to the Oval Office has, instead, turned out to be a serial liar. Meticulously researched, "Lies" sets a crooked record straight and shows that Saddam's WMD's are not the only thing missing--so is honesty in the Bush White House. Bush bashers, your ship has come in. Bush backers, I dare you to read this." Book is SIGNED, DATED, AND THUSLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE BOOK'S TITLE PAGE: "He's still not telling the truth!" Because Corn was the first American nonfiction writer to publish a book-length expose of Bush's monumental deceptions, this book will surely become a classic! STATED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING by the numbers. Cream and burnt umber boards are embossed with rich gold foil lettering. The publisher's sun symbol is also embossed in gold foil at the base of the spine. Cream-colored dust jackets bear a truncated, horizontal photo of President Bush's face, showing only a pair of narrowing eyes, eyebrows, cheeks, part of his right sideburn and the bridge of his nose, the partial portrait wearing an expression reminiscent of Wile E. Coyote. Dust jacket is in a protective cover, unclipped, and shows book's original $24 purchase price. All Best Inscriptions Books orders are bubble-wrapped and shipped in boxes. Signed by Author. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Brand New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press. (more information)

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New York, New York: Crown, 2006. BRAND NEW COPY OF STATED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (by the numbers) SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS ON TITLE PAGE!! This nonfiction bestseller was reported and written by two of the nation's top political journalists, who expose and document the stunning arrogance, deception, and fatally flawed, secret decisionmaking that led the United States into the deadly quagmire of Iraq. David Corn, editor of "The Nation" and author of the 2003 national bestseller, "The Lies of George W. Bush" (also available at Best Inscriptions Books) and "Newsweek" political reporter Michael Isikoff, together have ripped whatever may have remained of the emperor's new clothes off Bush No. 2, while investigating the actual reasons behind the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. "Hubris" takes the reader behind the scenes at the Bush White House, the CIA, the Pentagon, the State Department, and Congress, to answer all of the vital questions about how the Bush administration came to invade Iraq. Filled with new revelations, "Hubris" is a gripping narrative of intrigue that connects the dots between George W. Bush's expletive-laden outbursts at Saddam Hussein, the bitter battles between the CIA and the White House, the fights within the intelligence community over Saddam's alleged weapons of mass destruction, the startling influence of an obscure academic on top government officials, the real reason CIA agent Valerie Plame was outed by a high-ranking White House official, and a top reporter's ties to wily Iraqi exiles trying to start a war. It is the inside story of how President Bush took the nation to war, using faulty and fradulent intelligence. It is also a news-making account of conspiracy, backstabbing, bureaucratic ineptitude, journalistic malfeasance, and, especially, arrogance. This exhausitivley researched, fully-documented, account is arguably the best-written, most fully documented, account to date of what really went on behind the scenes at the Bush White House. Book is Signed and dated by Both Authors on the title page. Stated First Edition, First Printing (by the numbers). Unclipped dust jacket shows original purchase price of $25.95. Jacket is in a protective cover. All Best Inscriptions Books orders are bubble-wrapped and shipped in boxes. Signed by Authors. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Brand New/Brand New. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Private Press. (more information)

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New York, New York: Forge, 2000 SIGNED AND PLAYFULLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE: "James Dalton, nee (born) James Grady." James Dalton is the pen name that Grady used for his 13th novel. In "City of Shadows" the veteran suspense writer revists the Watergate era, inventing a chilling "What if?" scenario of what "really" happened bebind the scenes in Washington during Richard Nixon's tainted presidency. Grady drew here on his experience as a Senate aide during the Watergate investigation, and on his later work as an investigative reporter, covering organized crime and national intelligence agencies for syndicated columnist Jack Anderson. This is a Brand New copy of a Stated First Editon/First printing of a novel one critic aptly called "a turbo-charged roman a clef that soars a lot closer to the truth about Watergate than Woodward and Bernstein ever did." Book is signed, dated and playfully inscribed on the title page: '"James Dalton, nee James Grady." Black boards with red foil lettering and publisher's logo of a blacksmith's forge embossed at base of spine. Dust jacket illustrated with art work of the White House portico enclosed in the center of the official seal of the President of the United States. Jacket in protective cover. All orders bubble-wrapped and shipped in boxes. Signed by Author. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Brand New/Brand New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Private Press. (more information)

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SIGNED COPIES OF All 15* TITLES by bestselling suspense novelist JAMES GRADY are included in this ONE-OF-A-KIND COLLECTION. ALL BOOKS ARE SIGNED AND SEVERAL ARE ALSO INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR--but to no particular recipient. Thus, EACH INSCRIBED BOOK APPEARS TO BE INTENDED JUST FOR YOU!! ALL COPIES ARE FIRST EDITIONS/FIRST PRINTINGS; ELEVEN TITLES are BRAND NEW OR AS NEW. Considering the quality and condition of the individual books, and the fact that all of them are signed, makes this a VALUABLE COLLECTOR'S ITEM, OFFERED AT A VERY REASONABLE PRICE (If you check, you will find that an equally fine, signed, copy of "Six Days of the Condor" by itself, when purchased on-line, normally fetches more than $300!) Perfect for a collector who loves spy thrillers, true crime and/or suspense novels. (*Note: Grady actually has published 14 novels, including two under pseudonyms; hoewver, his first book, "Six Days of the Condor," was reprinted under the title "Three Days of the Condor," the same one that was used for the hit 1975 movie based on the book.) Titles include: (1) "Six Days of the Condor" (1974), Grady's bestselling debut novel about a group of top-secret CIA analysts targeted for assassination by a rogue section of the Agency. Grady was just 24 and out of work when he knocked out his manuscript on an old manual typewriter while living in a garage in Missoula, Montana; (2) "Three Days of the Condor," a reprint of the same novel under the title of the hit 1975 movie based on the book, starring Robert Redford and Faye Dunnaway; (3) "Shadow of the Condor"(1975) picks up the story of CIA treachery where "Six Days" left off; (4) "The Great Pebble Affair" (1976), written under the pen name, "Brit Shelby," tells the story of eight people who conspire together to make millions, using "investment capital" stolen from a bank; (5) in "Catch The Wind" (1980), set during the 1970s energy crisis, members of a Montana cattle ranching community find themselves at each other's throats after a strip mining company offers fistfuls of cash to anyone willing to sell his or her grazing lands, which sit collectively atop a vast vein of coal; (6) in "Runner In The Street" (1984), Grady introduces veteran Washington, D.C., private eye John Rankin, who discovers a dark side of the nation's capital even he didn't know about, while investigating the murder of a Harrvard-educated prostitute whose father is a powerful U.S. Senator; (7) in his first paperback original, "Razor Game" (1985), Grady depicts the hunt for a serial killer who inexplicably targets both children and prostitutes, slashing them to death; (8) in "Hard Bargains" (1985), John Rankin reappears, this time to accept an assignment from a femme fatale with a very unusual request; (9) in his second and last paperback original, "Just A Shot Away" (1987), Grady introduces Baltimore homicide detective Devlin Rourke, who hunts for a mysterious assassin who already has slain four Baltimoreans and is gunning for more; (10) "Steeltown" (1989) portrays an epic struggle for wealth and political power among competing interests in a dying American 'rust belt' city; (11) "River of Darkness" (1991) marked Grady's critically acclaimed return to the deadly and murky world of espionage and intrigue among America's spymasters, recently humiliated by their failure to anticipate the Soviet Union's historic collapse; (12) "Thunder" (1994) is another post-Cold War CIA thriller, in which the Company's liaison to the U.S. Senate searches for the killer of a trusted colleague, while trying to avoid becoming his next victim; (13) "White Flame" (1996) finds FBI agents and local police forces scrambling to prevent the planned assassination of a charismatic, but also controversial, black ex-con turned politician, as he travels the country campaigning for president; (14) in "City of Shadows" (2000), published under the pen name "James Dalton," Grady revisits the Watergate era, inventing a chilling "what if?" scenario about what "really" happenened behind the scenes during Richard Nixon's tainted presidency; and, finally, (15) "Mad Dogs" (September 2006), in which five ex-CIA agents confined to a mental hospital (hence, the title) break out after being framed for the murder of their psychiatrist. The book traces their efforts to track down and expose the CIA 'mole' they suspect of having set them up. Books in this collection are not available for individual purchase, sold only as a complete set. All book jackets are in protective covers. All orders are bubble-wrapped and shipped in boxes. E-mail inquires from serious buyers only to jagronsky@aol.com. Signed by Author. First Edition. Mostly Hardcovers. Very Good to Brand New. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Private Press. (more information)

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West Hollywood, California: Dove Books, 1996 This is a BRAND NEW, SIGNED AND DATED, copy of James Grady's 12th novel, "White Flame" (1996), which COULD HAVE BEEN RIPPED FROM TODAY'S HEADLINES, now that we have a major black presidential candidate in BARACK OBAMA! The veteran suspense novelist spins a tale here about a brilliant, charismatic, but also controversial, black ex-con turned entrepeneur and politician, who is targeted for assassination as he travels across the United States campaigining for president. A synopsis of the book reveals more plot details: "An illegal wiretap reveals an assassination plot targeted at Faron Sears, the wealthy, brilliant, and charismatic head of a cyber-based global business empire, a black ex-con who has traveled up America's success ladder from the Chicago ghetto to the rank of favored presidential contender and major political visionary. Veteran FBI Inspector Dalton Cole, young black Special Agent Sallie Pickett, and battle-scarred D.C. homicide detective Nick Sherman are drafted to protect Sears.Their mandate requires them to stop a brutal assassin who is racing toward his mark along a web of blood stretching from Lexington to Los Angeles, Idaho to Chicago, New York to Washington, D.C. Complicating their already impossible job are two secrets only they know: one of Faron's inner circle is a traitor, and their own superiors in America'sj ustice machnine are fuled by a secret agenmda. Cole, Pickett, and Sherman forge a treacherous alliance with Faron, who's out to revolutionize the system they have been swron to serve. As they scramble against the clock to stop political horror, they find their own hearts electrified with forces sparked by this enigmatic leader." This copy of Brady's novel is a First Edition/First Printing (by the numbers). Both the book and its dust jacket are in As New condition. Book is encased in white boards with silver foil lettering and Dove Books logo embossed in silver on the base of the spine. Dust jacket in protective cover, is also white with titles and art work in white, red and black. Grady has signed and dated the book on its title page. (Interestingly, the author mistakenly wrote down the wrong date:1986. Any writer who has ever attended a booksigning event, including this author/bookseller, understands just how easily, and innocently, one can make such an error. All orders bubble-wrapped and shipped in boxes.. Signed by Author. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Brand New/Brand New. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Private Press. (more information)

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New York, New York: Warner Books, 1994 A BRAND NEW, SIGNED AND DATED COPY of James Grady's 11th suspense novel. In his second, post-Cold War, spy thriller (following "River of Darkness") , Grady traces the increasingly desperate efforts of the Company's official liaison to the U.S. Senate, to track down the killer of a trusted CIA colleague, while trying to avoid becoming his next victim. Publisher Warner Books aptly describes "Thunder" as "an emotionally charged superthriller whose most compelling protagonist is our nation's capital itself." Upon its 1994 publication, John Grisham called "Thunder" an "unswerving story of conspiracy and suspense that . . . proves beyond a doubt that James Grady is a master of intrigue." James Ellroy deemed Grady's spy thriller his "best novel by far," representing a "massive stylistic leap" for the author. A third reviewer, novelist Nelson DeMille, said Grady's evocation of the New World Order "will make you nostaligic for the simpler days of nuclear brinkmanship." This is a brand new copy of the book, signed by the author on the title page and dated September 26, 2006, the actual date on which Grady signed it in this bookseller's presence. This copy is Brand New with red and black boards embossed with silver foil lettering, and a complementary red-and-black dust jacket showing the official seal of the Central Intelligence Agency, with the book's title spelled out in bold raised silver foil letters. Jacket in protective cover. All orders bubble-wrapped and shipped in boxes.. Signed by Author. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press. (more information)

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New York, New York: Macmillan, 1985. SIGNED, DATED and UNIQUELY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE: "Every bargain counts." This is a wonderful copy of suspense writer James Grady's 7th novel, in which Washington, D.C., private eye John Rankin accepts an assignment from a femme fatale with a very unusual request. A synopsis states that the lady's name was "Cora McGregor--or so she said. She was a classic femme fatale--beautiful, tough, mysterious--and eager to hire Rankin. But what she wanted to know made him suspicious: not who killed a prominent Washingtonian, but how well the killer covered his tracks. Rankin takes the job--more out of fascination with his client than with her case. He begins the case as the hunter; he becomes the hunted." This copy of Grady's novel is a First Edition/First Printing (by the numbers line) in As New condition. Boards are black and red with silver foil lettering. Dust jacket, encased in a protective sleeve, is perfect except for barely noticeable yellowing on the inside edges of the front and back flaps. Unclipped jacket shows the original purchase price of $15.95. Front of jacket shows a photo of a man's outstretched hand against a pebbled sidewalk, inches away from a set of car keys. The photo wraps around to the back of the book, where we see that the hand belongs to a young, clean-shaven white man in his early 30s, wearing a coat and tie, eyes closed, lying on the pavement, apprarently dead. Jacket in protective cover. All orders bubble-wrapped and shipped in boxes. Signed by Author. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press. (more information)

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New York, New York: Warner Books, 1991. SIGNED and THUSLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE: "Be careful in these waters." This copy of Grady's third, critically acclaimed, CIA spy thriller is AS NEW with a shiny, NEAR FINE red, white and blue foil dust jacket adorned with bold white letters. FIRST EDITION and STATED FIRST PRINTING (October 1991). "River"--Grady's personal favorite of the 14 suspense novels he has penned since 1974--marked the author's critically acclaimed return to the deadly and murky world of espionage and intrigue among America's spymasters, recently humiliated by their failure to anticipate the Soviet Union's historic collapse. One reviewer credits the author with creating "a complicated labyrinth in which every double cross breeds a hydra-headed helix of treachery;" while another said Grady's newest spy thriller: "Reads like a charging rhino," while providing "a guided tour of the sewers of the CIA--a river of darkness where we all drink." The publisher accurately synopsizes the novel as "a gripping thriller about an agent marked for death and a chilling look at what Grady--as a former investigative reporter for syndicated columnist Jack Anderson--has uncovered about the CIA's dirtiest tricks, most secret deals, and darkest of covert operations." This excellent edition is signed and thusly inscribed by the author on the title page: "Be careful in these waters." Jacket in protective cover. All orders bubble-wrapped and shipped in boxes.. Signed by Author. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good to Brand New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press. (more information)

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