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As his previous books Presidential Anecdotes and Presidential Campaigns clearly proved, Paul F. Boller, Jr. has a remarkable eye for the telling detail that humanizes history and gives it life. In this new book, he brings that gift to bear on the women our Presidents married, and the result is a biographical feast--at once funny and poignant, dramatic and illuminating,… Read more about this item

The former president sheds new light on critical foreign and domestic issues confronting the United States in the post-Cold War era, presenting a new agenda for America that calls for a renewal of our national purpose. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour. Random House, Stated First Edition, 06/01/1994. Near Mint, clean, solid, no writing. Red cloth over grey… Read more about this item

Record of first American ascent of Mt. Everest, 1963. Led by Swiss born explorer, film-maker, and veteran mountaineer Norman G. Dyhrenfurth, whose father led international expeditions to Kangechejunga and Batoro in the 1930s. Sponsored by Nat'l... With several black-and-white pictures.maps, and outstanding end-paper maps of Everest. J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, First Edition,1964. Book-in Near Mint, solid and clean DJ,… Read more about this item

Recollections of the late President by his Special Counsel. Covering the 1953-63 period, this is a "portrait of Kennedy's emergence into political maturity and of his increased knowledge of the country, of world affairs, of his own abilities and of administrative tactics as he fought the tough political battles of 1956-1960. Most of all, the book shows the man at… Read more about this item

Pierre Salinger offers an expert and warmly human perspective on the founding and forging of the New Frontier and the fantastic complexities and pressures that go with being press secretary to the president of the United States. (Good Read) Pierre Emil George Salinger (June 14, 1925 – October 16, 2004) was an American politician, author and journalist. He served as the… Read more about this item

Profiles in Courage is a 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning volume of short biographies describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight United States Senators throughout the Senate's history. The book profiles senators who defied the opinions of their party and constituents to do what they felt was right and suffered severe criticism and losses in popularity because of their actions. It… Read more about this item

The former president examines the forces contending for power in today's world, assesses their goals, strategies and relative strengths and weaknesses, and weighs the implications of current trend. Warner Books : distributed in the U.S. by Random H. First Edition, Stated First printing, April 1980. Book is Near Mint with very good dj. Book is structurally Fine, no loose… Read more about this item

The late president provides his explanation of America's failure in the Vietnam conflict and argues that the U.S. should not allow its foreign policy to be paralyzed by fear of another Vietnam. Arbor House Pub Co,First Edition, November, 1897. 1st with full number line. Book is Near Mint with Near Mint DJ. Clean, tight book. No soiling, no… Read more about this item

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a Russian politician. He was the last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the last head of state of the USSR, serving from 1985 until its collapse in 1991' Gorbachev's attempts at reform—perestroika and glasnost—as well as summit conferences with United States President Ronald Reagan, contributed to the end of the Cold… Read more about this item

The design by Bradbury Thompson. The typeface is Janson by Linotype, the original was cut by Nicholas Kis in Amsterdam, about 1690. The slipcase end sheet designs an;d the frontispiece picture , entitleld Nieu Amsterdam at New York, are details of engravings from the Orbis Habitabilis of Carolus Allard, 1673. From the New York Public Library. The… Read more about this item

A personal report after fifty years of study & enjoyment of wildlife within the boundaries of Greater New York. How many New Yorkers are aware of the immense variety of wildlife to be found within the limits of their city? It's all a matter of knowing how and where to look. Few are as well prepared to tell us as is… Read more about this item

COPYRIGHT First Edition 1917 and 1948, B. C. Forbes and Sons Publishing Company, Inc These books are very rare and hard to find. In 1917 Mr.Forbes (the founder of Forbes Magazine) personally interviewed all but one of the fifty men chosen for Men Who are Making America, resulting in a short autobiography, their beginnings, their dreams. The data he… Read more about this item

The Golden Ageis the concluding volume in Gore Vidal's celebrated and bestselling Narratives of Empire series-a unique pageant of the national experience from the United States' entry into World War Two to the end of the Korean War. The historical novel is once again in vogue, and Gore Vidal stands as its undisputed American master. In his six previous narratives… Read more about this item

First Edition Very nice copy, with good dust jacket. Multiple Boston Buildings depicted in woodcuts' a joy to read. Engraved on wood by Rudolf Ruzicka