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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc. [Dolphin Books], 1963. Dolphin Books Edition [reprint of the Harper & Row first edition]. Mass market paperback. Good. xi, [3], 144, [2] pages. Tables. Figures. Index. Foreword by Audax Minor. The rare classic on beating the horses by using the methods of science, tested for tracks east and west and yielding the most profitable betting system for you. Here for the devoted horseplayer is a study of what actually happens in common betting situations. This book does not tout a "miraculous" betting-system. Instead, logic supplants emotion as the reader is presented with factual data -- scientifically collected and analyzed -- which if applied intelligently can work consistently and accurately for the player.

New York: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1987. Third paperback printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. Good. xii, 302, [6] pages. Glossary. The author started out with non-fiction and action oriented novels and later successfully moved into the Scientific Fiction genre. It's America's boot camp, 88 days of drills, inspections, rifle practices, war games, grueling physical exercise and a regimen that separates the men from the boys...Boot is an insider's account, told by a former Marine and veteran journalist who went back to Parris Island to see if today's grunt measures up to the crack troops he served with in the South Pacific. He follows the recruits of Platoon 1036 from Day One through every step of the rugged training that transforms raw recruits into a fighting elite. His searingly honest, you-are-there coverage brings these unforgettable weeks to life...and lets anyone who's been there judge for himself if today's brand of "tough" is tough enough for a… Leer más

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1987. First edition. First edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Good in good dust jacket. DJ has wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. Some pages show signed have having gotten damp but all pages are separate.. xii, 308 p. Illustrations. Glossary. It's America's boot camp, 88 days of drills, inspections, rifle practices, war games, grueling physical exercise and a regimen that separates the men from the boys...Boot is an insider's account, told by a former Marine and veteran journalist who went back to Parris Island to see if today's grunt measures up to the crack troops he served with in the South Pacific. He follows the recruits of Platoon 1036 from Day One through every step of the rugged training that transforms raw recruits into a fighting elite. His searingly honest, you-are-there coverage brings these unforgettable weeks to life...and lets anyone who's been there judge for himself if today's brand of "tough"… Leer más

Singapore: Inst/Southeast Asian Studies, 1994. First? Edition. First? Printing. good, ex-lib.. 173, wraps, usual library markings, ink name of previous owner, covers somewhat worn and soiled, ink marks to table of contents.

Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2003. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. vii, [1], 246, [2] pages. Inscribed by both co-authors on the free endpaper. Inscriptions read: To Steve--With Best Regards, Jim Lindsay; To Steve--With thanks for all your great work. Ivo Daalder. Topics covered include The Bush Revolution; George Bush and the Vulcans; Bush's Worldview; Building a Team; The First Eight Months; September 11; Onto the Offensive; The Bush Strategy; The Inevitable Showdown; The Iraq War; Who's Next?; and The Perils of Power. Also includes Notes, Acknowledgments, and Index. Ivo H. Daalder (born March 2, 1960 in The Hague, Netherlands), was President of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He was the U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from May 2009 to July 2013. He is a specialist in European security. He was a member of the staff of United States National Security Council (NSC) during the… Leer más

Norfolk, VA: B. P. Dabney, 1993. Wraps. very good. 29 cm, 254 pages. Wraps, bibliography. Signed by the author.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1976. First Printing. good, good. 24 cm, 356, illus., edges soiled.

Whitefish MT: Privately Printed, 1924. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Good.. x, [4], 276 pages. Illustrations. Occasional footnotes. Cover has some wear and soiling Inscribed by Stella Hutcheson Dabney (widow of Lewis Meriwether Dabney) with hand-written gift card also signed by his widow laid in. From an on-line posting: "Lewis Meriwether Dabney had a long and honorable career as a lawyer and citizen. The book consists of an excellently compiled and finely written biography by Mrs. Dabney, which includes an analysis of the character and mental attributes of Lewis Dabney, written by his brother, Samuel H. Dabney, a Houston lawyer; many of the papers of Lewis Dabney; and a foreword by another brother, Dr. Charles William Dabney, also of Houston. Born in Virginia Lewis Meriwether Dabney was born in Hampden-Sidney, Price Edward County, Virginia, descended form prominent families of the Old Dominion. He attended the College of Hampden-Sidney, an institution founded I 1776 by… Leer más

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, inc, 1976. First edition. Stated. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. Good in good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has some wear and soiling, edge tears and chips.. xvii, 412 p. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. "Richmond: The Story of a City" chronicles the growth of this historic community over nearly four centuries from its founding in the early 1700s by William Byrd II to its most recent urban and suburban developments. In this expanded edition Virginius Dabney updates his history by examining the developments in racial relations, cultural institutions, and downtown architecture that have taken place in Richmond over the past two decades.

Albuquerque, NM: University of NM Press, [1962]. First Edition. First? Printing. good, fair. 24 cm, 225, illus., facsims., ftnotes, biblio, fr DJ flap price clipped, DJ worn, soiled, edge tears (some repaired with tape), & chips. Some edge soiling. Drayton became the popular fire-eating leader of the Revolution in the Carolinas.

New London: Carl J. Viets, 1889. fair. 56, wraps, several pages of advertisements at the end, covers chipped, rear pages missing some pieces and some insect damage. This is number One Hundred and Seventeen of these annual publications. Filled with interesting advertisements illustrating the technology and practices of the time.

Washington, DC: Acropolis Books Ltd, 1984. good, good. 208, illus., map, appendices, index, stains on a few pages, DJ soiled and some wear along edges. The author was Barbie's U.S. Intelligence Control Officer.

Santa Clara, CA: Hamilton Burr Publishing Company, 1981. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus. Magazine. Good. 28 cm, 108 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Mailing label on front cover. Some wear and soiling to covers. An electronic countermeasure (ECM) is an electrical or electronic device designed to trick or deceive radar, sonar or other detection systems, like infrared (IR) or lasers. It may be used both offensively and defensively to deny targeting information to an enemy. The system may make many separate targets appear to the enemy, or make the real target appear to disappear or move about randomly. First example of electronic countermeasures being applied in a combat situation took place during the Russo-Japanese war. On April 15, 1904, Russian wireless telegraphy stations installed in the Port Arthur fortress and on board Russian light cruisers successfully interrupted wireless communication between a group of Japanese battleships. The spark-gap transmitters in the Russian stations… Leer más

Santa Clara, CA: Hamilton Burr Publishing Company, 1981. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus. Magazine. Good. 28 cm, 90 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Mailing label on front cover. Some wear and soiling to covers. Includes 9th MIL IC Directory. An electronic countermeasure (ECM) is an electrical or electronic device designed to trick or deceive radar, sonar or other detection systems, like infrared (IR) or lasers. It may be used both offensively and defensively to deny targeting information to an enemy. The system may make many separate targets appear to the enemy, or make the real target appear to disappear or move about randomly. First example of electronic countermeasures being applied in a combat situation took place during the Russo-Japanese war. On April 15, 1904, Russian wireless telegraphy stations installed in the Port Arthur fortress and on board Russian light cruisers successfully interrupted wireless communication between a group of Japanese battleships. The spark-gap transmitters… Leer más

Santa Clara, CA: Hamilton Burr Publishing Company, 1981. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus. Magazine. Good. 28 cm, 88 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Special Conference Issue. Mailing label on front cover. Some wear and soiling to covers. An electronic countermeasure (ECM) is an electrical or electronic device designed to trick or deceive radar, sonar or other detection systems, like infrared (IR) or lasers. It may be used both offensively and defensively to deny targeting information to an enemy. The system may make many separate targets appear to the enemy, or make the real target appear to disappear or move about randomly. First example of electronic countermeasures being applied in a combat situation took place during the Russo-Japanese war. On April 15, 1904, Russian wireless telegraphy stations installed in the Port Arthur fortress and on board Russian light cruisers successfully interrupted wireless communication between a group of Japanese battleships. The spark-gap transmitters in the… Leer más

Cchapel Hill, NC: Crime Prevention Associates, 1995. First? Edition. First? Printing. good, ex-lib.. 74, spiral binding, illus., diagrams, bibliography, usual library markings, covers somewhat worn and soiled. The artistic concept and design of the cover was by Robert S. Fleck, Film Clips, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc, 1941. fair, ex-lib.. 280, index, sp discolor & some wear, DJ flaps cut off & pasted ins r bd & flylf, bookplate, lib stamp ins fr flylf, pgs darkened.

Tarrytown, NY: Wynwood Press, c1992. First Edition. First? Printing. good, very good. 24 cm, 235, illus. Inscribed by the author. Tim Daggett's perfect "10" on the high bar clinched the first-ever Olympic gold medal for the U.S. Men's Gymnastics Team in 1984. He endured physical ailments, including operations on his ankles.

Dallas, TX: Priority Press Publications, 1984. Hardcover. Good/good. 200 pages. Signed by the author. The author's first novel, after years of writing non-fiction for aviation-related audiences.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Good. The format is approximately 5.75 inches by 8.5 inches. xv, [1], 248, [8] pages. Autographed copy sticker on front of DJ. Signed by the author on the title page. DJ has some wear and soiling. Foreword By John Esposito. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. Carole H. Dagher has worked as a journalist and political analyst for media in Lebanon. In her 2000 book Bring Down the Walls: Lebanon's Postwar Challenge, Dagher discusses the aftermath of the sixteen-year-old Lebanese civil war and how it affected the area's Christian and Muslim communities. In addition to delineating the two groups' differences and commonalities, the author analyzes how the late Pope John Paul II helped the two groups reach some common ground and how the surrounding countries of Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq impacted the relationship and the Israeli-Arab peace process. Robert Brenton Betts, writing in Middle East… Leer más