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USA: The Easton Press. Fine. 1997. First American Edition. Hardcover. 223 pages. Index. Signed copy #297 of 1,150. Includes certificate of authenticity. "Few Americans have influenced international affairs as profoundly as the author. As a scholar, theorist, teacher, best-selling author, and advisor to both Democratic, and Republican presidents, he has for over thirty years been one of the nation's premiere strategists... In this work he examines how America, as the world's only remaining superpower, can best preserve its global prominence in the post-Cold War World. His primary focus is the Eurasian landmass stretching from France to Korea - an area Dr. Brzezinski calls the "grand chessboard" on which the world's powers will struggle for political and economic advantage... Essential for policy-makers and citizens concerned with America's future." - from insert. All edges gilt. Gilt-decorated brown full-leather binding. Clean, bright and… Read More

Philadelphia, PA: Lincoln Publishing Co., 1902. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. [20], 644 pages. Index. Twenty-six black and white photographic plates. Leather binding. "Comprising a history of Egypt, with a comprehensive and authentic account of the antiquity of masonry resulting from many years of personal investigation and exhaustive research in India, Persia, Syria and the Valley of the Nile." - title page. After first receiving the Light in India, the author was moved to "investigate, to the fullest extent, the meaning and purport of the numerous hieroglyphic inscriptions, symbols and characters found upon the ancient tombs and temples, so that the Masonic Fraternity might understand, appreciate and apply the teachings of the hierophants and sages of bygone days." - Preface. Chapters: Alexandria - the Antiquity of Masonry; Ruined Temples - Masonry and Masonic Symbols; Ancient Cities - Soirian Myth - Karma; the Nile -… Read More

USA: Random House Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0679405887 . 517 pages. Index. Many consider David Rockefeller to have been the world's most powerful man. "It's almost inconceivable that one man's life could encompass so many things. But (his) life has, and he tells the world all about it in this candid and highly informative book. This is the first time a Rockefeller has ever told his own story." - from dust jacket. Personalized bookplate, ostensibly for a fellow member of the Council on Foreign Relations, has been signed by author and mounted upon front free endpaper. Dust jacket preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. A handsome copy. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Rockefeller, David (Signed) Memoirs Autobiography J.D. Rockefeller Standard Oil Citibank Chase Manhattan Trilateral Commission CFR Council on Foreign Relations New World Order One World Government Globalists… Read More

Canada: Saga. Good. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. "Even though the geographic limitations of this work are prescribed by the boundaries of a specific Icelandic settlement, its general scope and extensive background research defy this narrow categorization. The author not only traces the history of the settlement itself, from its beginnings to recent times, he includes a great deal of material of potential interest to those who may have only tenuous links with the Icelandic cultural heritage, at the same time establishing ties between thousands of Icelandic-North Americans and their native Iceland.... The author's disciplined approach has made the writing of this book an arduous task, but at the same time his stringent demands upon himself have enhanced the scholarly merit of his work immeasurably. Virtually unaided, the author has now completed and seen through to publication a more meticulous piece of research than any previously undertaking in the field of Icelandic ethnic… Read More

New York: Horace Liveright. Good. 1930. Third Printing. Hardcover. 159 pages. Third printing of the 1928 first edition. The landmark work by the man who has come to be known as "The Father of Spin." "The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country." - from page 9. Chapters include: Organizing Chaos; The New Propaganda; The New Propagandists; The Psychology of Public Relations; Business and the Public; Propaganda and Political Leadership; Women's Activities and Propaganda; Propaganda for Education; Propaganda in Social Services; Art and Science; The Mechanics of Propaganda. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Moderate age-toning to contents. A sound early copy of this profoundly influential work. Bibliographic references: Cole… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1947. Second Edition. Hardcover. Boldly signed and dated, without inscription, by Schumpeter upon front free endpaper. A revision of the 1942 first edition with new material appraising the social changes wrought by WWII. p. xiv, 411. Index. Bookplate of Leo Kramer inside front board. In these emergent days of AI, robotics and blockchain technology, Schumpeter's concept of creative destruction, introduced in this work, has never rung more true. Google Scholar states that a 2016 study by Professor Elliott Green determined this book to be the third most frequently cited work in the social sciences published before 1950. Blaug p.216, Pressman p.161, Fundaburk 9545, Swedberg chapter 7, Hutchinson 735, Hazlitt p.146, Augello S.011.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy Schumpeter, Joseph A. (Signed) Economics Political Economy Theory Process of Creative Destruction… Read More

New York: Broadway Books, 1997. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed, without inscription, by both authors upon half-title page. [xiv], 382 pages. Footnotes. Index. "Offers an utterly persuasive prophecy about a new American era that will begin just after the millennium." - dust jacket. Yellow high-lighting to eight pages. Light overall wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Today, Neil Howe applies the Strauss-Howe generational theory with consulting companies he founded with Strauss, who passed away in 2007..

USA: Prentice-Hall, Inc.. Fine. 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. Signed and briefly inscribed by Skinner upon title page. x, 457 pp. "Here Skinner defines his basic unit of behavior, the operant, proposes rate as the basic datum, and describes his research program to identify the variables of which behavior is a function." - B.F. Skinner Foundation. In 2002 a study in the Review of General Psychology declared Skinner the most eminent psychologist of the twentieth century. This copy appears to be a 1970s facsimile reprint of the author's landmark first book first published in 1938. Black boards adorned with brilliant gilt and maroon. Clean, bright, tight and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent example. ISBN 0130732133.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; B.F. Skinner Psychology Behavior Signed EAB Experimental analysis of Behavior Operant; Signed by Author(s) .

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by FDR's Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau Jr. [1891-1967], to his first cousin once removed, James Frank Jr. The infamous Morgenthau Plan charted a course for Germany post WWII intended to revert it to a pastoral state. Senator Henrick Shipstead denounced it as "America's eternal monument of shame, for the destruction of the German people." - Congressional Record, Senate, May 15, 1946, p.5039. "The punishment policy deeply betrayed the will of the American people against indiscriminate vengeance, which had been demonstrated in the nationwide condemnation of the Morgenthau Plan." - James Bacque, Other Losses, p.158. "The Morgenthau Plan would wipe out everything in Germany except land, and the Germans would have to live on the land. Thus only 60 percent of the population could support themselves and the other 40 percent… Read More

Toronto, Canada: National Federation of Christian Laymen. Fair. 1955. First Edition. Paperback. 186 pages. "Published to expose the ramifications of the International Conspiracy which was originated by a small group of wealthy and influential men in 1773 for the purpose of ultimately obtaining undisputed control of the wealth, natural resources, and manpower of the entire world... Explains how the continuity of their Long Range Plan was assured by appointing their successors from their own entourage while still alive." - Foreword. William Guy Carr [1895-1959] was a man's man, an English-born Canadian naval officer who described his adventurous early life in seven preceeding books. Sombre cover illustration depicts Soviet chess pieces moving in for the kill. Above-average but not excessive external wear. Binding intact. "American Nationalist" sticker on title page may refer to the book's American distributor. Ink underlining and markings throughout.… Read More

USA: Theses & Dissertations Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0967985684 . An unread copy, new in shrinkwrap. "Describes in detail the desperate attempt of the German Army to prevent Stalin's plan for a World Revolution by conquering Europe in a war of extermination." - dust jacket. "Stalin conceived and accomplished his war against the German Reich as an extermination war of conquest. To this end, Hoffmann furnishes overwhelming data from German and Soviet archives." - Berliner Morgenpost, Oct. 10, 1995. 416 pages. Light edgewear from handling, otherwise as new. [Approved by German Public Censors]; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Stalin, World Revolution, German Army, NKVD .

Norman, OK, U.S.A.: University of Oklahoma Press. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1956. Second Printing. Hardcover. Second printing of the 1955 first edition. pp. viii, 246. Index. "A well-planned public relations program, says Edward L. Bernays, U.S. Publicist Number 1, is executed in accordance with scientific principles. This book is based on the findings of social scientists, whose dispassionate approach and methods may be likened to those of the engineering professions... A systematic presentation of the principal organizational problems in any public relations undertaking." - dust jacket. Unmarked with moderate wear to publisher's navy blue cloth brilliantly lettered in silver along backstrip. Tight and square. One-inch opening to fore-edge of pages 45-48. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A public relations classic. 8.7" x 5.5". Larson 8.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Spin Control, Media… Read More

London: Robert Hale and Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1976. First British Edition. Hardcover. 0709154488 . "Eugene Arnprior is one of a few thousand survivors after an uncontrolled plague strikes Canada and the United States. His family becomes a modern Swiss Family Robinson in northern Quebec, then becomes a pawn in a dramatic confrontation between Britain and Russia." - dust jacket. 224 pages. 8" x 5". Very light wear to clean and unmarked book which is tight and square. Light foxing to edges with slight related scent. Moderate wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An uncommon hardcover edition of this work which was much sought even prior to the outbreak of Covid 19.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Pandemic, Corona Virus, Covid 19 .

Cleveland, Ohio: The Ralston Publishing Co.. Good. 1954. Reprint. Hardcover. Neatly signed and inscribed by W. Clement Stone, close associate of Napoleon Hill, upon front free endpaper. "Teaching for the first time, the famous Andrew Carnegie formula for money-making, based upon the thirteen proven steps to riches." - subtitle. "From 1952 to 1962 Napoleon Hill taught his Philosophy of Personal Achievement - Lectures on Science of Success - in association with W. Clement Stone. During 1960, Hill and Stone co-authored the book Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude. Norman Vincent Peale is quoted as saying 'These two men have the rare gift of inspiring and helping people. In fact, I owe them both a personal debt of gratitude for the helpful guidance I have received from their writings." - Wikipedia. 1954 Reprint of the 1937 first edition. pp. [4], 5-380, [1]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Publisher's burgundy cloth handsomely… Read More

London: Secker & Warburg. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670170917 . "[Presents] the story of [Sefton Delmer's] secret 'Black Radio' operation in World War 2 - and how it has boomeranged today. In this, the second volume of his autobiography, he explains the use to which his unique knowledge of the German people was put. The task of his special section of the Political Warfare Executive was to launch broadcast propaganda which purported to come from a German station. Much of what was broadcast was the truth - gleaned often from the tapped conversations of German prisoners - much of it had a ring of truth, sometimes it even deceived our American allies, always it purported to come from patriotic Germans eager to expose the weaknesses and corruption which were impeding the noble Fuhrer's efforts. Provides fascinating examples of actual broadasts, of deceptions practised, of lies disseminated, of new techniques whereby he and the merry… Read More