Search Results: Titles starting with E from Ground Zero Books

New York: Pantheon Books, 2014. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xvii, [1], 213, [5] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Index. Autographed copy sticker on front of DJ. Signed by the author on the title page. Susan Cheever (born July 31, 1943) is an American author and a prize-winning best-selling writer well known for her memoir, her writing about alcoholism, and her intimate understanding of American history. She is a recipient of the PEN New England Award. Cheever's most recent book, published in 2015, is Drinking in America: Our Secret History. The book chronicles how alcohol has influenced the history of the United States. Her other books include My Name is Bill - Bill Wilson: His Life and the Creation of Alcoholics Anonymous, a biography of Alcoholics Anonymous cofounder Bill Wilson; Home Before Dark, a memoir about her father, novelist John Cheever; Treetops: A Memoir; and five novels: Looking for Work, A Handsome Man, The Cage, Doctors and Women, and… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1922. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good. VOLUME I ONLY. xvi, 421, [1] pages and Folding-map with color at end of the volume. Footnotes. Ink notation on fep.. Bookseller sticker on fep. Rough edge at pages 410/411 which had been uncut at some point. George Kennan (February 16, 1845 - May 10, 1924) was an American explorer. As a reporter and war correspondent, he covered American politics, the Spanish-American War, the assassination of President McKinley, and the Russo-Japanese War, as well as World War I and the Russian Revolution. He also published E. H. Harriman's Far Eastern Plans, about Harriman's efforts to secure a lease to the South Manchuria Railway from Japan, as well as The Chicago and Alton Case, defending Harriman's purchase of the Chicago & Alton Railroad from criticism by the ICC and Teddy Roosevelt. Edward Henry Harriman (February 20, 1848 - September 9, 1909) was an American financier and railroad executive. By age… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1922. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good. VOLUME II ONLY. Ex-library. with usual library markings. viii, 421 pages. Some pencil underlining noted. Footnotes. Chronology. Index. George Kennan (February 16, 1845 - May 10, 1924) was an American explorer. As a reporter and war correspondent, he covered American politics, the Spanish-American War, the assassination of President McKinley, and the Russo-Japanese War, as well as World War I and the Russian Revolution. He also published E. H. Harriman's Far Eastern Plans, about Harriman's efforts to secure a lease to the South Manchuria Railway from Japan, as well as The Chicago and Alton Case, defending Harriman's purchase of the Chicago & Alton Railroad from criticism by the ICC and Teddy Roosevelt. Edward Henry Harriman (February 20, 1848 - September 9, 1909) was an American financier and railroad executive. By age 22, he was a member of the New York Stock Exchange. He made a career as a rebuilder of… Read More

Bryn Mawr, PA: Dorrance & Company, Inc, 1983. Hardcover. very good/fair. Quarto, 275 pages. Illus., genealogical chart, notes, index, DJ scuffed & edges worn: small tears. Signed by the author. The letters of Mrs. T. Bigelow Lawrence (1829-1905, born Elizabeth Chapman)were discovered in an old tin bread box. Her husband was a diplomat, serving as an attache to the American Legation in London and as Consul-General in Florence.

Albany, NY: State University of NY Press, 1978. very good. 287, illus., notes, bibliography, index. E. L. Godkin (1831-1902) was an American journalist and newspaper editor, and founder of The Nation. Godkin's opposition to Republican Party nominee James G. Blaine in 1884 did much to create the Mugwump Party. Contains information on Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, and Theodore Roosevelt (who questioned Godkin's patriotism).

Englewood High School, 1921. Hardcover. Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has wear and soiling. SOme page soiling.. Jackson, P. W.; Silberman, William; Eckland, Evere. 254, [1] p. Includes illustrations. Robert Tower and Gordon Smith were Associate Editors. Englewood High School was located at Stewart Avenue and W. 62nd Street. Many of the students went on to college in the Chicago, Illinois area. Many of the advertisement at the back are for Chicago organizations.

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1996. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good. xvi, [2], 286, [4] pages. Illustrations. Tables. Notes. Glossary. Selected Bibliography. Index. No DJ present. Minor soiling to the cover. James Foster Tent was a historian who graduated from Dartmouth College in 1966 and received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1973. Education was Jim's passion and profession. Jim became a professor of history at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1974 and a University Scholar in 1990. He served as the chair of the UAB History Department from 2002 to 2009 and was appointed a University Scholar Emeritus by the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees in 2010. Jim was an expert in modern German history, military history, and the Cold War. His published numerous books in English and in German over the course of his academic career: Mission on the Rhine: Reeducation and Denazification in American-Occupied Germany (1982); The Free University of… Read More

Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, International Trade Administration, 1989. Wraps. Very good condition. xxiii, 155 pages. Volume 2 ONLY. The analyses of the European Community directives contained in this volume were prepared by the Trade Development industry specialists of the International Trade Administration and the attorneys of the Office of the Chief Counsel for International Commerce.

Place_Pub: Newton, MA: Cahners Publishing Company, 1989. good. 276, wraps, illus., covers somewhat worn and soiled, mailing label removed from front cover: some scuffing/residue This is a special issue on Military Electronics.

Plano, TX: EDS, 1999. First? Edition. First? Printing. very good. 228, wraps, illus., diagrams.

New York: Times Books, c1993. First Edition. First Printing. very good, very good. 24 cm, 291, How a growing number of companies are leading the corporate environmental revolution.

Alexandria, VA: Episcopal High School, 2013. 175th Anniversary Issue. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling.. 134, [2] p. Includes illustrations. Front cover folds out. Some illustrations in color. Episcopal High School was founded in 1839 as the first high school in Virginia. The Rev. William N. Pendleton and three assistant heads initially taught 35 boys at the boarding facility which occupied 80 acres of land. It was originally known as The Howard School, from its location at the site of an earlier school. It became known affectionately as "The High School". The central administration building, Hoxton House, dates to around 1805, built by Martha Washington's eldest granddaughter, Elizabeth Parke Custis Law. In 1840, Episcopal's student body tripled in size to accommodate more than 100 boys. It continued to grow until the Civil War, when it closed immediately after Federal forces occupied Alexandria in 1861.… Read More

Washington, DC: Executive Intelligence Rev, 1988. fair to good. Quarto, 161, wraps, illus., ink and blue pencil underlining on a few pages, rough spot and sticker residue on front cover. Includes transcripts of the International Club of Life Conference, Munich, West Germany, June 11-12, 1988, and speeches from the Club of Life Conference in Medellin, Colombia, July 7, 1988. Includes material by Lyndon LaRouche on "AIDS, Euthanasia and Moral Law."

San Diego, CA and Washington, DC: Horizons Technology Inc. for Defense Nuclear Agency, 1988. Presumed First Edition, First printing [Version 1.0 stated]. Spiral bound. Very good. The format is approximately 6.25 inches by 8.5 inches. Various paginations (76 pages per Standard Form 298). Illustrations. Tables, Appendices. Cited References. Additional References. RARE surviving copy. This was prepared for the Defense Nuclear Agency as part of their Electronic Handbook Series. Extremely low frequency (ELF) is the ITU designation for electromagnetic radiation (radio waves) with frequencies from 3 to 30 Hz, and corresponding wavelengths of 100,000 to 10,000 kilometers, respectively. In atmospheric science, an alternative definition is usually given, from 3 Hz to 3 kHz. In the related magnetosphere science, the lower frequency electromagnetic oscillations (pulsations occurring below ~3 Hz) are considered to lie in the ULF range, which is thus also defined differently from the ITU radio bands. ELF radio… Read More

Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Energy, 1993. First? Edition. First? Printing. good. 265, wraps, covers somewhat worn, soiled, and some undulation.

Saint Paul, MN: Voyageur Press, 2006. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling.. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 176 p. Illustrations( color). Bibliography. Index. An authoritative, comprehensive, lavishly illustrated look at Electro-Motive Division (EMD), one of the most renowned names in railroading.

Lake Suzy, FL: EMP America (A Subsidiary of EMP Solutions, and Renewable Energy Creations, LLC), 2013. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Periodical. Very good. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. 12 pages (including covers). Illustrations (most in color). Cover has slight wear and soiling. Mailing label removed from rear cover. This is stated as an Annex to the 5 Volume EMP Series. This was intended to be a quarterly publication. Scarce, ephemeral item. Among the Featured Topics are: EMP Protection Optimization, A National EMP Protection Program, Shielded Power Panels for Survivalist, New EMP Protection Journal, Silicone vs. Thin Film Solar Panels. This is one example of an increasing population of periodicals and single publications related to the EMP threat and how individuals, as well as organizations and governments, can respond and provides some information on steps and technology options available in the commercial marketplace. An electromagnetic pulse (EMP),… Read More

Washington, DC: GPO, 1971. good. Quarto, approx. 150, wraps, figures, charts, tables, appendices, glossary, entire publication slightly wavy, slight soiling to covers. An unclassified guide for incorporating Electromagnetic Pulse protection into Emergency Operating Centers.

Createspace, 2013. Presumed first paperback edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Very good.. 268 pages. Illustrations, black & white. Signed by author on page 'i'. From an on-line posting: " EMP is a fictional book that that brings to reality the life of the survivors living underground in the aftermath of an EMP and nuclear attack. Following an EMP attack upon the United States, a contingency plan kicks in to sequester some of the nation s top scientists and their families in the abandoned Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository at Jackass Flats, Nevada. A nuclear exchange that occurs later isolates this group of survivors in a highly technological environment inside the mountain to ensure their survival on a planet that in the timespan of one-second reentered the Stone Age. EMP is a work of fiction because to date the world has never experienced an EMP, electromagnetic pulse attack or a nuclear winter. However, it is just a matter of time before a group or nation of… Read More

Washington, DC: GPO, 1994. very good. 23 cm, 130, wraps, illus., map, slight undulation to document