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New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0871135442 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, tape residue on front cover ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 464 pages .

New York: William Morrow. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. 0062458345 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 372 pages; "chronicles the powerful and spellbinding true story of a brutal race-based killing in 1981 and subsequent trials that undid one of the most pernicious organizations in American history—the Ku Klux Klan." .

New York: William Morrow. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060518499 . DJ and boards show some shelf wear, library stamps on top and bottom page edges. ; A bright, solid book, stylized half height dustjacket, unclipped.; Ex-Library; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 448 pages; "Based on rare archival materials, obscure trial transcripts, and Lincoln’s own blood relics Manhunt is a fully documented, fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through the eyes of the hunted and the hunters, it is history as it’s never been read before." .

New York: Penguin Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2012. Second Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0143121006 . Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, decorative endpapers, B&W and color plates. ; 6.25 X 1 X 9.25 inches; 260 pages; "Peking in 1937 is a heady mix of privilege and scandal, opulence and opium dens, rumors and superstition. The Japanese are encircling the city, and the discovery of Pamela Werner's body sends a shiver through already nervous Peking. Is it the work of a madman? One of the ruthless Japanese soldiers now surrounding the city? Or perhaps the dreaded fox spirits? With the suspect list growing and clues sparse, two detectives—one British and one Chinese—race against the clock to solve the crime before the Japanese invade and Peking as they know it is gone forever. Can they find the killer in time, before the Japanese invade?" .

New York: Penguin Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2012. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0143121006 . Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, decorative endpapers, B&W and color plates. ; 6.25 X 1 X 9.25 inches; 260 pages; "Peking in 1937 is a heady mix of privilege and scandal, opulence and opium dens, rumors and superstition. The Japanese are encircling the city, and the discovery of Pamela Werner's body sends a shiver through already nervous Peking. Is it the work of a madman? One of the ruthless Japanese soldiers now surrounding the city? Or perhaps the dreaded fox spirits? With the suspect list growing and clues sparse, two detectives—one British and one Chinese—race against the clock to solve the crime before the Japanese invade and Peking as they know it is gone forever. Can they find the killer in time, before the Japanese invade?" .

New York: St Martins Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312080743 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, with short tear on back top edge of DJ and a small ding on front DJ. Previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.10 X 6.30 X 0.70 inches; 361 pages; One of the major points of disagreement between Warren Commission defenders and Conspiracy theorists has been the ballistics evidence, i.e. the number, timing and angle of the shots, and resulting damage to the President's body. Bonar Menninger puts forward the theory that the shot which killed JFK (the 'head shot') was actually fired by mistake by one of Kennedy's Secret Service agents in the followup car, located directly behind the President's car, as they scrambled to react to the assassin's first shot. This book explains why some witnesses heard shots that sounded "different", why the… Leer más

New York: St Martins Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312080743 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, with minor creasing on DJ. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.10 X 6.30 X 0.70 inches; 361 pages; One of the major points of disagreement between Warren Commission defenders and Conspiracy theorists has been the ballistics evidence, i.e. the number, timing and angle of the shots, and resulting damage to the President's body. Bonar Menninger puts forward the theory that the shot which killed JFK (the 'head shot') was actually fired by mistake by one of Kennedy's Secret Service agents in the followup car, located directly behind the President's car, as they scrambled to react to the assassin's first shot. This book explains why some witnesses heard shots that sounded "different", why the first back/neck wound was a fairly clean through-shoot while the head shot was… Leer más

Vancouver BC: Heritage House Publishing. Near Fine. 2009. Later Printing. Paperback. 1894974670 . Card covers show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 142 pages .

New York: Crown. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 0517705060 . Remainder dot on bottom page edges, some creasing to head and tail of DJ spine.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, B&W illustrations and photos.; 6.25 X 1.75 X 9.5 inches; 501 pages; "The brutal lynching of two young black men in Marion, Indiana, on August 7, 1930, cast a shadow over the town that still lingers. It is only one event in the long and complicated history of race relations in Marion, a history much ignored and considered by many to be best forgotten. But the lynching cannot be forgotten. It is too much a part of the fabric of Marion, too much ingrained even now in the minds of those who live there. In Our Town journalist Cynthia Carr explores the issues of race, loyalty, and memory in America through the lens of a specific hate crime that occurred in Marion but could have happened anywhere." .

Lumby BC: Self Published. Very Good. 1971. Later Printing. Stapled wraps. Light sticker damage next to title on front cover, lower fore corner a little bumped ; B&W photos and drawings, tight solid book ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 64 pages .

Toronto: Harpercollins Publishers. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 1554686822 . Only slight wear, pages slightly toned ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photos ; 6.38 X 1.13 X 9.25 inches; 302 pages; "In The Pirates of Somalia, Bahadur ventures to Puntland, a region in northeastern Somalia, and tells of the pirates’ lives beyond the attack skiffs: how they spend their money, how they conduct business, how they think and why they risk their lives in often suicidal missions. In the remote pirate havens of Somalia, Bahadur sits down and talks with some of the pirates, their cheeks bulging with khat (the local drug of choice), their cellphones ringing as the men conduct their business. Bahadur also talks to some of the security personnel tasked with combating piracy, as well as with former pirate hostages who lived on their ships for months while awaiting news of a ransom." .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1965. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Light shelfwear to DJ and board edges. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. ; A tight, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 508 pages; The only book written by one of the actual commissioners who sat on the Warren Commission investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (other later books were written by Commission staff lawyers), congressman Ford actually broke the law at the time the book was published as he had used confidential information of the Commission in the book. During his time on the Commission, he was also acting as an informant to the FBI on the Commission's daily activities and findings. Ford was a believer in a single assassin and the "single bullet theory" from the beginning, going so far as to 'correct' a text passage in the report prior to publication, changing the… Leer más

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Very Good-. 1971. Uncorrected Proof. Plastic comb binding. 0374247668 . Blue card covers show edge wear, first page missing top fore corner, paper rust marks extend to title page. ; A tight solid book. This is an uncorrected proof galley copy - 11' x 6" with card covers, pages are hand numbered. Publisher has pasted on label with title and author's name typed in and proposed release date and price pasted on. Out-of-print. ; Trade PB; Thin 4to 11" - 13" tall; 208 pages; Garbus was a civil rights lawyer and this book is comprised of transcripts and lawyer's notes from the trials of 'The State of Mississippi for the Use and Benefit of Henrietta Wright against Wages", 'The People against Lenny Bruce', 'Mrs. Sylvester Smith against Ruben King and George Wallace', The People against Manfredo Correa and Frederick Charles Wood' & ' The People against Timothy Leary'. Martin Garbus'… Leer más

London: Bodley Head. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Dust jacket shows some edgewear, short closed tears, light soil top front panel. Previous owner's name, crossed out and small sticker loss top front free end paper ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A bright, solid book ; 1.7 x 8.4 x 5.8 Inches; 478 pages; The first book to challenge the Warren Commission findings presents case after case of ignored or twisted evidence to offer a scathing indictment of the Commission's handling of the assassination of President Kennedy. .

Toronto: Random House Canada. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0676973809 . Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 580 pages; "“Until You Are Dead” chronicles the loss of Canada’s innocence. Prior to June 11, 1959, Canadian parents could allow their children to play outdoors, unsupervised, in places children traditionally love: schoolyards, fields and nearby swimming holes. But on that hot summer day, when the body of a twelve-year-old girl turned up in a woody area near Clinton, Ontario, that innocence was shattered.The girl’s name was Lynne Harper and she had been raped and murdered. The summer was barely over before a popular schoolboy named Steven Truscott, fourteen years old at the time, was tried, convicted and sentenced to hang. Truscott spent ten years in prison after the federal cabinet commuted his death sentence. He has… Leer más

Abbotsford, BC: University of The Fraser Valley. Near Fine. 2009. First Edition. Softcover. 1895802407 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 150 pages; This is a study conducted jointly by Southern Sudan Prisons Servive, the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, as well as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in an effort to improve the conditions in the prisons in Southern Sudan. It was funded by the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs .