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New York: Hachette, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. CONDITION: LIKE NEW (due to tiny remainder dot bottom edges at spine) 2015 Hachette hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. CONTENT: Based on his groundbreaking reporting for Vanity Fair, Hunting Season is award-winning journalist James Harkin's harrowing investigation into the abduction, captivity, and execution of James Foley, at the hands of the masked militant known as "Jihadi John" (Mohammed Emwazi), and the fate of more than two-dozen other ISIS hostages. On August 19, 2014, the jihadist rebel group known as ISIS uploaded a video to YouTube. Entitled "Message to America," the clip depicted the final moments of American journalist James Foley's life--and the gruesome aftermath of his beheading at the hands of a masked executioner. Foley's murder--and the choreographed killings that would follow--captured the world's attention, and the Islamic… Read More

St. Martin's Press, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Color photo section. CONDITION: UNREAD, LIKE NEW 2017 St Martin's Press hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. What makes this "like new" is the small remainder dot top edges. Color photo section. CONTENT: Dimitri Bontinck lived every parent's worst nightmare. His teenage son, introduced to Islam by his girlfriend, fell into the clutches of a radical mosque. Dimitri watched helplessly as his son, Jay, transformed from a gentle boy to a soldier in training, wearing traditional robes and following a strict diet. Completely brainwashed, Jay snuck out of the house and traveled to Syria, all but vanishing. Too late, Dimitri learned that their country, Belgium, was the leading hotbed of Islamic radicalization. Large numbers of teenagers were being lured into this world and expertly indoctrinated into radical Islam. One by one, they disappeared into the Middle East,… Read More

Borzoi/Knopf, 2002. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. New/New. CONDITION: UNREAD 2002 Borzoi/Knopf huge hardcover (brown boards) and dust jacket, first edition, assumed first printing. CONTENT: This is a classic inquiry into the nature of the State, its origin in war, and its drive for peace and legitimacy. Philip Bobbitt, a professor of constitutional law and a historian of nuclear strategy, has served in the White House, the Senate, the State Department, and the National Security Council in both Democratic and Republican administrations, and here he brings his formidable experience and analytical gifts to bear on our changing world. Many have observed that the nation-state is dying, yet others have noted that the power of the State has never been greater. Bobbitt reconciles this paradox and introduces the idea of the market-state, which is already replacing its predecessor. Along the way he treats such themes as the Long War (which began in 1914 and ended in 1990). He explains the relation of… Read More