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National Geographic, 2006. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Photographs.

New York: Random House, 2002. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xix, 490 pp. First printing.

Regnery Publishing, 2002. (Spine lettering slightly rubbed). Tan covers with copper lettering on spine. 273 pages.. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 245 pages with Index. Clean and unmarked..

Washington: National Geographic, 2006. 189pp. illus. paperback: Fine. Short biographical sketches of over 60 notorious spies and famous spymasters ranging the gamut from Nathan Hale to Kim Philby.

New York: Hyperion, 2005. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/DJ Near Fine. Large Octavo.

Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 450 p. Audience: General/trade.
Dust jacket shows wear

New York: Hyperion Books, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hard Back First Printing. The author was Director of Central Intelligence, 1977-1981. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in FINE CONDITION. Like New. A former CIA director offers his insights into the complicated relationship between U. S. Presidents and their chiefs of intelligence. 308 pages with Notes and Index. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. Publisher: New York. Hyperion, 2005.

New York: Hyperion Books, 2003. Book. New. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition (stated). A study of the background to the events of September 11th 2001 in which terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center in New York City, studying the borth of Osama bin Laden's 'Al Qaeda' terrorist network a decade earlier, its aims and operations and members, how FBI and CIA agents operated and investigated - or failed to do so properly or thoroughly enough - this organization, all the information amassed about it and its intentions, how the intelligence community misplaced or lost or misappraised that information, the role in handing summaries of such information by higher-ups in the administration of President Bush, much more. Softcover, contains endnotes, indexed, 370pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

“There is a war outside the wire and we fight it every day on patrol, but the enemy is among us. There is another war, inside the wire, that although fought in silence is no less important to your safety. In some ways it is even more important because a man with his guard down is more vulnerable than a soldier prepared to meet his enemy in battle.” As a Senior Counterintelligence Agent in Iraq, this is what Dr. Richard Saccone warned during staff meetings with combat troops facing bullets every day.
Today’s modern leaner military requires the hiring of thousands of contract workers and local nationals to work on U.S. bases performing services from translation to manual labor, light construction, maintenance and more. Out of the several thousand non-military personnel hired, insurgents are unceasing in their attempts to infiltrate, living and working right next to U.S. soldiers every day. Access and information are highly valuable commodities. Whether they are insurgents,… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Regan Books, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Fine. (1st, 1st) Large, thicker book, black boards, bright orange lettering on spine, 570 pages, pp. 157-176 top tips creased. DJ glossy with photo of troops and dark smoke on front, spine and back. Very Fine DJ/Near Fine book.

New York: Atria Books, 2002. First Edition . Red Printed Wrappers. Very Good +. 320 pp.

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 2002. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st) Large, heavy book, black boards, bright orange lettering on spine, 490 lightly browned pages plus brief biographical note. DJ glossy light gray background, raised title with darker gray background, praise on back from Strobe Talbott, Ian Buruma, Anthony Pagden. DJ and book, both As New.

Los Angeles: Mankind United, 1943. Original Mimeograph . Single Sheet. Near Fine. 1 page, 83 line single spaced. text presents the general position of this semi-secret organization, 16 members of whom were prosecuted and twelve convicted MAy 7, 1943 in Los Angeles for violation of the wartime sedition laws.

New York: Doubleday, 2001. 721 pages. New detailed history of the National Security Agency (NSA) and its role and accomplishments during the Cold War. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 2002. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon began working on this book shortly after leaving the National Security Council, where, as director and senior director for counterterrorism, they watched the rise of al-Qaeda and helped coordinate America's fight against Usama bin Laden and his organization. They warned in articles and interviews about the appearance of a new breed of terrorists who were determined to kill on the grand scale. More than a year before September 11, 2001, they began writing THE AGE OF SACRED TERROR to sound the alarm for a nation that had not recognized the gravest threat of our time. One of their book's original goals has remained: to provide the insights to understand an enemy unlike any seen in living memory-one with an extraordinary ability to detect weakness and exploit it, one with a determination to inflict catastrophic… Read More

New York: Prentice-Hall, 1967. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good + Dust Jacket. 199 Pp. First Published In Italy In 1965. Personal Account And Observations By A Well-Known Italian Correspondent, Apparently Without American Interests. Readable And Apparently Credible, But No Index Or Footnotes.

London And New York: John Lane / The Bodley (Printed At Cambridge University Press), 1898. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 97 Pp. Original Light Green Card Covers Printed In Red. Light Wear, 1/8" Loss At Top And Bottom Of Spine, Wear To Spine.

New York: Free Press, 2006. First Edition, First Printing . Cloth/Boards. Fine Book/Fine DJ. 444 pp As new.

London: Robert Hale Ltd, 1977. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 192 Pp. Blue Cloth. Near Fine In Near Fine, Price-Clipped Dj, Just Traces Of Use.