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New York: Vantage Press, 1999. First edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Good condition/Good. xvi, 192 pages. Minor wear and soiling to DJ.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1968. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 289, [1] p. Index. From Wikipedia: "Joseph Michael "Joe Cargo" Valachi (September 22, 1903 April 3, 1971), Italian American, also known as "Charles Charbano" and "Anthony Sorge" was the first Mafia member to publicly acknowledge the existence of the Mafia. He is also the person who made Cosa Nostra (meaning "Our Thing") a household name. In the early 1930s, through mob contact Dominick "The Gap" Petrilli, Valachi was introduced to the Cosa Nostra or Mafia, and soon became a soldier in the Reina Family (now known as the Lucchese Family) during the height of the Castellammarese War. Valachi fought on the side of Salvatore Maranzano, which eventually defeated the faction headed by rival Joe Masseria. Valachi then became a soldier in the family headed by Lucky Luciano (eventually known as the… Leer más

New York: Random House, c1983. First Edition. First Printing. very good, fair. 24 cm, 420, DJ torn at spine. Marie is the true story of one woman, alone, who risked everything--her reputation, her financial security, even her life--to challenge a ruthless political machine bent on corrupting an entire state.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. First Edition. First Printing. very good, very good. 378, illus. Tracing events from the Midwestern states of Indiana and Kentucky to the East Coast, the author of such major bestsellers as Serpico and King of the Gypsies has written a dramatic and terrifying book about a charming and successful psychopath and the woman who loved him--and whom he murdered. The custody battle over the couple's infant son makes this true story all the more tragic. In 1984 the hideously beaten body of a young woman--a wife and new mother--was discovered in a roadside ditch in a remote mountainous area of eastern Pennsylvania. She had apparently been sexually assaulted as well. She was Teresa Benigno Taylor, a beautiful Italian-American born in New York City, recently married to Kenneth Z. Taylor, a dentist from Indiana with a seemingly bright future.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990. Book Club Edition. good, fair to good. 378, illus., some wear and small tears to DJ edges, sticker on front endpaper Teresa Taylor's body was found in a roadside ditch in 1984, and her husband, a dentist from Indiana, was charged with this brutal murder.

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. First Edition. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. [10], 259, [3] pages. Small tear in rear DJ. Peter Maas (June 27, 1929 - August 23, 2001) was an American journalist and author. He was born in New York City and attended Duke University. Maas had Dutch and Irish heritage. He was the biographer of Frank Serpico, a New York City Police officer who testified against police corruption.[1] He is also the author of the number one New York Times bestseller, Underboss, about the life and times of Sammy "The Bull" Gravano. His other notable bestsellers include The Terrible Hours, The Valachi Papers, Manhunt, and In a Child's Name, recipient of the 1991 Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime book. The Valachi Papers, which told the story of Mafia turncoat Joseph Valachi, is widely considered to be a seminal work, as it spawned an entire genre of books written by or about former Mafiosi. Charles Bowers Momsen, nicknamed "Swede", was an American pioneer in… Leer más

New York: Random House, c1986. First Edition. First Printing. very good, good. 25 cm, 301, index, front DJ flap price clipped, pencil erasure on front endpaper. Inscribed by the author. Interesting inscription from the author detailing who was really responsible for the capture of Edwin Wilson. The story of Edwin Wilson, the ex-CIA agent who came to serve Muammar el-Qaddafi as a freewheeling dealer in explosives and the technologies and tactics of terror.

New York: Basic Books, c1983. First Printing. good, good. 25 cm, 273, references, index, some wear, soiling, and small edge tears to DJ. Inscribed by the author. The author was Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government at Harvard University.

Charleston, SC: History Press, 2015. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Trade paperback. Very good. 203, [5] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. bibliography. Index. About the Author. Signed by author on title-page. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Pencil erasure residue on rear end page. John R. Maass is a historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. and an adjunct professor of history at Norwich University. He is the author of North Carolina and the French and Indian War: the Spreading Flames of War (The History Press); Defending a New Nation, 1783-1811 (U.S. Army Center of Military History); and The Road to Yorktown (The History Press). He was an editor of the Journal of Backcountry Studies. In 1781, Virginia was invaded by formidable British forces that sought to subdue the Old Dominion. Lieutenant General Charles, Lord Cornwallis, led thousands of enemy troops from Norfolk to Charlottesville, burning and pillaging. Many of Virginias famed… Leer más

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First Edition. First? Printing. very good, very good. 25 cm, 305, map, notes, bibliography, index. The modern war in Bosnia.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First Edition. Presumed First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 25 cm, 305 pages. Map, notes, bibliography, index. Signed by the author. The modern war in Bosnia.

New York: Scribner, [c1972]. First Edition. First? Printing. good, ex-lib., good. 23 cm, 180, illus., plans, bibliography, index, usual library markings. A dramatic account of the Nazis' first attempt to take over another country; their conspiracy against the Austrian government in 1934 resulted in the assassination of the Prime Minister, Englebert Dollfuss.

New York: Scribner, [c1972]. First? Edition. First? Printing. good, fair. 23 cm, 180, illus., plans, bibliography, index, slight soiling/foxing inside boards & flyleaves, DJ worn, creased, and small tears. A dramatic account of the Nazis' first attempt to take over another country; their conspiracy against the Austrian government in 1934 resulted in the assassination of the Prime Minister, Englebert Dollfuss.

Paris: Presses de la Cite, 1976. Reprint Edition. good. 323, wraps, illus., map, appendices, chronology, some wear and soiling to covers. Reprint of the 1968 edition originally published by Robert Laffont. Photographs by Rene Bail. A French commando unit in Tunisia and Algeria. Text is in French.

Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey, 2001. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling, small nick at bottom of front board.. xxiii, 173 p. References. Notes. Tables. Index. Forewrod by Robert F. Arnove. Examines how universities in South Africa are struggling to transform themselves into more inclusive and equitable institutions.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. vii, [3], 278 pages. Minor DJ wear and soiling. Tables. Maps. Figures. Notes. Key Milestones in the Develoopment of the Eurpoean Gas Industry. Index. Corner of one page creased. Published for the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Contributores include ali Aissaoui, Ulrich Bartsch, Malcolm Peebles and Jonathan Stern as well as one of the Editors (Ian Wybrew-Bond). This book analyses the strategies of four major national companies, Gazprom, Sonatrach, Statoil, and Gasunie, that supply the expanding European gas market. The strategies of these giant corporations are examined in the relevant historical perspective. The analysis concludes by considering future developments of the market and of the supply policies of these main players. Robert Emile Mabro CBE (26 December 1934 - 2 August 2016) was an academic who specialized in oil and energy issues. He founded the Oxford Institute for Energy… Leer más

Fossil Records, 2009. CD. Fine in fine packaging.. Originally released: 2009. CD sheet what lists playlist and singer commentary is autographed by Joel Mabus. Mabus is a reknown singer-songwriter, banjo player, and jass guitar. His father was a 1930's fiddle champion and his mother was also a banjo player. One critic opined that Mabus "knows his way around a fretboard". Event related newsletter from the Folklore SOciety of Greater Washingtion accompanies this CD.

London: Hamlyn, 1970. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. 136, [6] pages. Illustrated endpapers. Further Reading List. Index. Several color plates and over 100 illustrations in black and white. DJ is price-clipped. The author suggests that whereas Celtic remains have have been found in Wales, Scotland, Cornwall and much of Europe, the more impressive mythology, with its great stories of supernatural creatures and superhuman forces "nearly all derive from Ireland.". The author gives an enthralling account of the development of these...stories, and shows how they express the beliefs and hopes of a great civilization....The book is beautifully illustrated with outstanding examples of the work of Celtic artists and craftsmen. Proinsias Mac Cana (6 July 1926 - 21 May 2004) was a Celtic scholar. He held professorships at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and University College Dublin. Mac Cana attended Queen's University Belfast, graduating with a degree in Celtic… Leer más

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England: The History Press, 2020. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Very good/No DJ issued. 205, [3] pages. Illustrations. Stiff card covers have front and back flaps. Rich MacAlpine is a retired history teacher who has been the editor of Yates Past, the bimonthly publication of the Yates County History Center in Penn Yan, New York since 2008. When war was declared in September 1939, everyday life for British citizens changed almost overnight. At the time, Winifred Graville of Sheffield, a gardener, writer and speaker well known in her local area, wrote a series of letters to her American cousin in Penn Yan, New York, describing the hardships and typical daily struggles her city experienced during the Blitz. At a time when American public opinion was strictly isolationist, Winifred's cousin convinced the editor of a local newspaper to publish excerpts from 150 letters in the hope of influencing public opinion in a small way. In Letters from the… Leer más

New York, N.Y.: Hill and Wang, 2000. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Sugrud Estrada (Author photograph). xii, 388 pages. Includes Acknowledgments and Index. Also includes chapters on Death of a Factory: Long Island City; The True Believers; Clinton Antes Up; The Democratic Party, Inc.; Buying the Pot; The Payoff; Comparative Advantage: Nogales. John R. "Rick" MacArthur (born June 4, 1956) is an American journalist and author of books about US politics. He is the president of Harper's Magazine. MacArthur graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in history in 1978. In 2017 he was named a chevalier in the French order of arts and letters. MacArthur writes a monthly column, in French, for Le Devoir on a wide range of topics from politics to culture and is a regular contributor to the Spectator (U.K.), the Toronto Star, Le Monde Diplomatique and Le Monde. In 1980, John R. MacArthur persuaded the foundation to partner in creating and… Leer más