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Hardcover. 384 p. Endpaper maps. Illustrations. Index. From Wikipedia: "Scott Anderson is an American novelist, journalist and a veteran war correspondent. He wrote novels Triage, Moonlight Hotel, The Man Who tried to Save the World, and War Zones. He is a frequent contributor to for the New York Times Magazine, GQ, Esquire, Men… s Journal, Vanity Fair and other publications. Anderson grew up in East Asia, primarily in Taiwan and Korea, where his father was an agricultural advisor for the American government. His career began with a 1994 article in Harper's Magazine on the Northern Ireland events. The 2007 movie The Hunting Party starring Richard Gere and Terrence Howard, is partially based on his work in Bosnia. The 2009 drama film Triage starring Colin Farrell, Paz Vega and Sir Christopher Lee, is based on his novel. Anderson currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. In a September 2009 issue of GQ, Anderson wrote an article on Putin's role in the Russian apartment bombings, based in part on his interviews with Mikhail Trepashkin. The journal owner, Conde Nast, then took extreme measures to prevent an article by Anderson from appearing in the Russian media, both physically and in translation. According to the NPR, Anderson was asked not to syndicate the article to any Russian publications, but told GQ he would refuse the request." Also from Wikipedia: "Frederick C. Cuny (born November 14, 1944 in New Haven, Connecticut) was an American disaster relief specialist who was active in many humanitarian projects around the world from 1969 until his forced disappearance in Chechnya in 1995.In 1952 Cuny moved with his family to Texas. He had a passion for flying and hoped to become a fighter pilot. He studied engineering at Texas A&M University, specializing in problems in developing countries, and urban planning at the University of Houston. Unable to pass his language requirements, Cuny could not go on to Officers' Candidate School, thus ending his dream of life as an officer in the military. However, he became increasingly involved in causes such as the problems of local Mexican migrant workers. Cuny became an accomplished civil engineer, working on large construction projects such as a radar installation at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. At some point he became dissatisfied and decided to become a disaster relief specialist who used his training in engineering to do humanitarian work. Cuny was hired by organizations such as the United Nations and private foundations to design and carry out relief plans. Cuny was able to maintain the autonomy to devise solutions his way and became increasingly active as a policy adviser. Cuny's overriding goal was to institute a radical restructuring of the way the disaster relief system operated throughout the world. In 1971 he founded the non-profit Intertect Relief and Reconstruction Corp. of Dallas, Texas, a relief mission technical assistance and training company. This company became the major disaster relief agency, Interworks. Cuny also founded the Center for the Study of Societies in Crisis which became known as the Cuny Center after his death. He worked in countries such as Biafra, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Iraq, Somalia, and Bosnia. At the end of his life he was working closely with George Soros' Open Society Institute, and was instrumental in the early stages of founding the International Crisis Group, which seeks to institutionalize the knowledge base of relief experts. Cuny was named a MacArthur Fellow in 1995, but disappeared before he could officially receive his award. In April 1995, Cuny and his team of two Russian Red Cross doctors and an interpreter disappeared in Chechnya while seeking to negotiate a ceasefire. Cuny's family believes that although they were in contact with the Chechen forces under Dzhokhar Dudayev who were meant to pass them on for safe keeping, they were arrested and executed under the orders of Rizvan Elbiev (Elbiyev), a local Chechen rebel counterintelligence command. Ward, Jeffrey L. (Map) (illustrator).
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. First Edition [stated]. Later printing. xii, [4], 585, [7] pages. Map. A Note to Readers. Sources. Bibliography. Index. The front of the dust jacket has some minor rippling. Erik Larson (born January 3, 1954) is an American journalist and author of mostly his…torical nonfiction books. His books include Isaac's Storm (1999), The Devil in the White City (2003), In the Garden of Beasts (2011), and Dead Wake (2015). The Devil in the White City won the 2004 Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category, among other awards. Larson's first newspaper job was with the Bucks County Courier Times in Levittown, Pennsylvania, where he wrote about murder, witches, environmental poisons, and other "equally pleasant" things. He later became a features writer for The Wall Street Journal and Time. His magazine stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, and other publications. Larson has written a number of books, mostly historical nonfiction. In a 2016 interview with the Knoxville Mercury, Larson stated he does all of his own research, asking, "why should I let anybody else have that fun?" He included among his literary inspirations David McCullough, Barbara Tuchman, David Halberstam, and Walter Lord. Larson's 2006 book, Thunderstruck, intersperses the story of Hawley Harvey Crippen with that of Guglielmo Marconi and the invention of radio. Larson has taught non-fiction writing at San Francisco State University, the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, and the University of Oregon, and he has spoken to audiences across the United States. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dead Wake and The Devil in the White City delivers a startlingly fresh portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz. On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons (30,000 of them Londoners) and destroying two million homes. It was up to Churchill to hold the country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally--that she was willing to fight to the end. In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people "the art of being fearless." It is a story of brinksmanship but also a domestic drama, set against the backdrop of Churchill's prime-ministerial country house, Chequers, and his wartime residence, Ditchley, where Churchill and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest. Drawing on a wealth of untapped sources, including recently declassified files, intelligence reports, and personal diaries only now available, Larson provides a new lens on London's darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family: his wife, Clementine; their daughters, Sarah, Diana, and the youngest, Mary, who chafes against her parents' wartime protectiveness; their son, Randolph, and his beautiful, unhappy wife, Pamela; her illicit lover, a dashing American emissary; and the cadre of close advisors who comprised Churchill's "Secret Circle," including his observant private secretary, John Colville; newspaper baron Lord Beaverbrook; and Federick Lindemann. The Splendid and the Vile takes readers out of today's political dysfunction and back to a time of true leadership, when--in the face of unrelenting horror--Churchill's eloquence, strategic brilliance, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together. The Splendid and the Vile is a biography of Winston Churchill during his first year as British Prime Minister, written by Erik Larson. In his first year as Prime Minister, Churchill was tested by the start of "The Blitz", a sustained bombing campaign against Great Britain by Adolph Hitler's air force, the Luftwaffe. Larson focuses on Mr. Churchill's experience with the actual words and stories of his family, fri. Jeffrey Ward (Map), Nina Subin (Author photograph) (illustrator).
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First Printing [stated]. xvii, [3], 472, [4] pages. Maps. Chronology. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Mark Perry (born 1950) is an American author specializing in military, intelligence, and foreign affairs analysis. He has authored nine books: Four Stars, Eclips…e: The Last Days of the CIA,[2] A Fire In Zion: Inside the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process, Conceived in Liberty, Lift Up Thy Voice, Grant and Twain, Partners In Command, Talking To Terrorists, and The Most Dangerous Man in America: The Making of Douglas MacArthur. Perry's articles have been featured in a number of publications including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, Newsday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Christian Science Monitor, and The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio). He is a graduate of Northwestern Military and Naval Academy and of Boston University. Perry's books have met with critical acclaim from Kirkus Reviews, The Washington Post, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and many other publications. The first book ever to explore the relationship between George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower, Partners in Command eloquently tackles a subject that has eluded historians for years. As Mark Perry charts the crucial impact of this duo on victory in World War II and later as they lay the foundation for triumph in the Cold War, he shows us an unlikely, complex collaboration at the heart of decades of successful American foreign policy and shatters many of the myths that have evolved about these two great men and the issues that tested their alliance. As exciting to read as it is vitally informative, this work is a signal accomplishment. Jeffrey L. Ward (Map Illustrations) (illustrator).
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Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Printing [Stated]. [10], 242, [4] pages. Map. Autographed copy sticker on front cover. Signed by the author, Linda Greenlaw, on the title page. Includes Prologue, Epilogue, The Course of the Seahawk (map); and Acknowledgments. Also includes chapters on The Call; The Crew; Outward Bound;… Things Fall Apart; Adrift; Water, Water, Everywhere; Let's Catch Fish; Setting Out, at Last; The Grand Banks Bubble; Busted; Legal Affairs; Back to Business; Shipping Seas; and Epilogue. Linda Greenlaw, America's only female swordfish boat captain, lives on Isle au Haut, Maine. She was featured in the book and film The Perfect Storm, and in the Discovery Channel series Swords: Life on the Line. She has written three New York Times bestselling nonfiction books about life as a commercial fisherman and two mysteries, and she has coauthored a cookbook with her mother, Martha Greenlaw. Linda Greenlaw (born December 22, 1960) is a best-selling author of books with maritime themes and the only female swordfishing boat captain on the East Coast of the United States. She was featured in the 1997 book The Perfect Storm and the film The Perfect Storm. Greenlaw wrote three best-selling books about life as a commercial fisher: The Hungry Ocean in 1999, The Lobster Chronicles in 2002 and All Fishermen Are Liars in 2002. Her books have climbed to No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list, with The Hungry Ocean remaining on the list for three months. Greenlaw won the American Library Association's Alex Award in 2000, U. S. Maritime Literature Award in 2003, and the New England Book Award for nonfiction in 2004. America's only female swordfish boat captain returns with this long- awaited follow-up to the bestselling The Hungry Ocean. After the exploits recounted in The Perfect Storm and The Hungry Ocean that made her a sensation, Linda Greenlaw took a ten- year hiatus from blue-water fishing. When an old friend offered her a captaincy on his swordboat, Greenlaw ditched her mounting bills and headed for the sea. Full of adventure and thought-provoking reflection, Seaworthy recounts her return to the beautiful and deadly Grand Banks -from the nuances of reading weather and the complexities of longline fishing to the surprise of landing in jail for crossing into Canadian waters. The result is both a wild ride and a memorable look at one woman's struggle to define her own limits. Jeffrey L. Ward (Map) (illustrator).
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First Edition. First Printing. 222 pages. Maps, slight wear to DJ edges. Bookplate signed by the author (Anne Garrels) on front endpaper. Anne Garrels is the highly respected National Public Radio (NPR) foreign correspondent who filed reports from Baghdad, as… a non-embedded journalist, prior to and during the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein's government. Anne Garrels narrative starts with several trips she made to Baghdad before the war, beginning in October 2002. At its heart is her evolving relationship with her Iraqi driver/minder, Amer, who becomes her friend and confidant, often serving as her eyes and ears among the populace and taking her where no other reporter w able to penetrate. Amer's own strong reactions and personal dilemma provide a trenchant counterpoint to daily events. The Story is also punctuated by e-mail bulletins sent by Garrel's husband, Vint Lawrence, to their friends around the world, giving a private view of the rough-and-tumple, often dangerous life of a foreign correspondent. The result is an enthralling, deeply personal, and utterly authentic--an on-the-ground picture of the war in Iraq that no one else could have written. As Chicago Sun-Times critic Lloyd Sachs wrote about Garrels's work in Baghdad, "A few choice words, honestly delivered, are worth more than a thousand pictures.In your mind's eye, they carry lasting truth." As National Public Radio's senior foreign correspondent, Anne Garrels has covered conflicts in Chechnya, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. She is renowned for direct, down-to-earth, insightful reportage, and for her independent take on what she sees. One of only sixteen un-embedded American journalists who stayed in Baghdad's now-legendary Palestine Hotel throughout the American invasion of Iraq, she was at the very center of the storm. Naked in Baghdad gives us the sights, sounds, and smells of our latest war with unparalleled vividness and immediacy. Garrels's narrative starts with several trips she made to Baghdad before the war, beginning in October 2002. At its heart is her evolving relationship with her Iraqi driver/minder, Amer, who becomes her friend and confidant, often serving as her eyes and ears among the populace and taking her where no other reporter was able to penetrate. Amer's own strong reactions and personal dilemma provide a trenchant counterpoint to daily events. The story is also punctuated by e-mail bulletins sent by Garrels's husband, Vint Lawrence, to their friends around the world, giving a private view of the rough-and-tumble, often dangerous life of a foreign correspondent, along with some much-needed comic relief. The result is enthralling, deeply personal, utterly authentic--an on-the-ground picture of the war in Iraq that no one else could have written. As Chicago Sun-Times critic Lloyd Sachs wrote about Garrels's work in Baghdad, "a few choice words, honestly delivered, are worth more than a thousand pictures . . . In your mind's eye, they carry lasting truth. J. Vinton "Vint" Lawrence (June 25, 1939 - April 9, 2016) was an artist and U.S. Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary officer from their elite Special Activities Division. Under the name of "James Vinton", he was stationed in Laos from 1962 to 1966 and had a close relationship with the Hmong leader Vang Pao in the U.S. war in Southeast Asia. Lawrence's CIA colleague in Laos was the CIA paramilitary expert Anthony Poshepny (aka "Tony Poe"). Lawrence was married to National Public Radio reporter Anne Garrels. His letters to her during her time in Baghdad, Iraq, during the 2003 U.S. invasion of that country, are included in her book, Naked in Baghdad. He toured with her and shared the podium with her during her book readings. He and his wife received an AudioFile Earphones Award for their narration. An artist by profession, he occasionally wrote about U.S. foreign policy issues. As an illustrator and caricaturist he was regularly employed by The New Republic and The Washington Post. Jeffrey L. Ward (Map) (illustrator).
Irish Hands : The Tradition of Beautiful Crafts. [Dedication : A tribute to Muriel Gahan -- Introduction -- In and On the Irish House -- Pottery -- Glass -- Basketmaking and Wickerwork -- Thatching -- Textiles -- Weaving -- Knitting -- Lacemaking -- Irish Linen -- Printed Textiles -- Precious Metals -- Gold Silver -- The Irish Table -- Cheesemaking -- Honey and Beekeeping -- Leatherwork -- Bookbinding -- Saddlery]
Connolly, Sybil. [book design, Richard Oriolo; map, Jeffrey L. Ward; artwork, Tommy Daly, Nicholas Mosse, Paddy Murphy, Ray Stafford, Muriel Gahan, Helena Ruuth, Tarlach De Blacam, Cyril Cullen, Mary Landy, Bridget Byrne, Joe Shanahan, Hugh O'Neill, Una De Blacam, Veronica Steele, Paddy Berridge, Juliet Berridge, Donald MacPherson, Sarab McCartan, Muriel McCarthy, Jim Berney; Editors, Harriet Bell, Mairead DunLevy, John Teahan, Wesley Grahame, Cyril McDonnell, Peter Harbison; photos, David Davison, Richard Dormer]
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. x, 230 pp. ; eggshell white cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; endpapers of Brunschwig & Fils Dublin Toile wallpapers ; Contents: Dedication : A tribute to Muriel Gahan -- Introduction -- In and On the Irish House -- Pottery -- Glass -- Basketmaking…and Wickerwork -- Thatching -- Textiles -- Weaving -- Knitting -- Lacemaking -- Irish Linen -- Printed Textiles -- Precious Metals -- Gold Silver -- The Irish Table -- Cheesemaking -- Honey and Beekeeping -- Leatherwork -- Bookbinding -- Saddlery ; featured firms include Tipperary Crystal, Berney Brothers, Marsh's Library, Irish National Museum, Carrickmacross Lace, Clones Lace, Irish Linen Guild, Magee and Co., and Kenmare Lace ; FINE/FINE. Book.
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Hardcover. First edition. First printing [stated]. Glued binding. Paper over boards. ix, [3], 319, [5] p. Illustrations. Maps. Cast of Characters. From Wikipedia: "Julian Rubinstein (b. 1968) is an award-winning journalist, author, producer and adjunct professor of journalism at Columbia University. Rubinstein was born in the Br…onx and grew up in Denver. His book Ballad of the Whiskey Robber, published in 2004, is about the Hungarian bank robber and folk hero Attila Ambrus. The book won Borders' 2004 "Original Voices" Non-fiction Book Prize and was a finalist for the 2005 Edgar Allan Poe Award and the 2005 Anthony Award. Warner Bros. and Johnny Depp optioned the book for a film. Rubinstein has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, Details, Travel + Leisure, Salon, Outside and other publications. His work has been selected for the Best American Crime Writing anthology, The Best American Essays, and twice by The Best American Sports Writing." Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Inscription on T-p. Ward, Jeffrey (Map) (illustrator).
Verlag: St. Martin's Press, New York 2016
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. x, [6], 368 pages. Map. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Inscribed by author on half-title page. Shelly Culbertson is a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. Her research focus includes refugees, education, workforce development, international developm…ent, and the Middle East. She is currently leading a portfolio of studies about refugees and displacement in the Middle East, with emphasis on education, jobs, and humanitarian assistance models. She co-led a multi-year effort to advise the Ministry of Education of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq on improving its K-12 and vocational education systems. Prior to RAND, she worked at the U.S. State Department on the Turkey Desk. Culbertson received a B.S. in mathematics and political science from the University of Pittsburgh and a master's degree from the Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. She is the author of The Fires of Spring: A Post Arab Spring Journey Through the Turbulent New Middle East. Derived from a Kirkus review: A journalist and RAND Corporation research manager in Qatar, American-born Culbertson traveled recently to six Middle East countries she believes are most indicative of the vast changes taking place in the region since the political upheavals in 2011. Tunisia was the catalyst when in January of that year, the self-immolation of Mohammed Bouazizi ignited national unrest, and a true revolution then convulsed Egypt with the overthrow of a long-running dictator. The author's choice of non-Arab Turkey underscores the profound and unsettling changes in the region that mirror the collapse of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I. Indeed, she posits, the struggle for the formation of legitimate nation-states began then. After presenting an overview of observations about the region as a whole-including the emphasis on the region's diversity, the struggle to delineate Islam's role in government, balancing the modern versus the past, the emancipation of women, and the inclusion of the overwhelming youthful demographic-Culbertson takes a deep look at each country in turn and asks the people involved what the revolution achieved for them. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Jeffrey L. Ward (Map) (illustrator).
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. First Printing [Stated]. [16], 254, [2] pages. Map. Illustration. Most Useful Primary Sources. Note on Language. DJ has autographed copy sticker on front. Signed by author on title page. DJ has edge tears at top front. Sarah Jane Vowell (born December 27, 196…9) is an American historian, author, journalist, essayist, social commentator and actress. Vowell has written seven nonfiction books on American history and culture. She was a contributing editor for the radio program This American Life on Public Radio International from 1996 to 2008, where she produced numerous commentaries and documentaries and toured the country in many of the program's live shows. She was also the voice of Violet in the animated film The Incredibles and will reprise her role in its sequel. Vowell is a New York Times bestselling author[5] of seven nonfiction books on American history and culture. Vowell's book, The Wordy Shipmates, analyzes the settlement of the New England Puritans in America and their contributions to American history. The Wordy Shipmates is New York Times bestselling author Sarah Vowell's exploration of the Puritans and their journey to America to become the people of John Winthrop's "city upon a hill" "a shining example, a "city that cannot be hid." To this day, America views itself as a Puritan nation, but Vowell investigates what that means? and what it should mean. What was this great political enterprise all about? Who were these people who are considered the philosophical, spiritual, and moral ancestors of our nation? What Vowell discovers is something far different from what their uptight shoe-buckles-and-corn reputation might suggest. The people she finds are highly literate, deeply principled, and surprisingly feisty. Their story is filled with pamphlet feuds, witty courtroom dramas, and bloody vengeance. Along the way she asks: * Was Massachusetts Bay Colony governor John Winthrop a communitarian, a Christlike Christian, or conformity's tyrannical enforcer? Answer: Yes!; * Was Rhode Island's architect, Roger Williams, America's founding freak or the father of the First Amendment? Same difference; * What does it take to get that jezebel Anne Hutchinson to shut up? A hatchet; * What was the Puritans' pet name for the Pope? The Great Whore of Babylon. Sarah Vowell's special brand of armchair history makes the bizarre and esoteric fascinatingly relevant and fun. She takes us from the modern-day reenactment of an Indian massacre to the Mohegan Sun casino, from old-timey Puritan poetry, where 'righteousness' is rhymed with 'wilderness,' to a Mayflower-themed waterslide. Throughout, The Wordy Shipmates is rich in historical fact, humorous insight, and social commentary by one of America's most celebrated voices. Thou shalt enjoy it. Jeffrey L. Ward (Map) and Marcel Dzama (Illustrati (illustrator).
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Verlag: Adams Media Corporation, Avon, Massachusetts 1998
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Trade paperback. Zustand: Good. xiii, [1], 298, [8] pages. Cover has some wear and soiling. Map. Includes Foreword, Introduction, Acknowledgments, Epilogue, Notes, and Index. Chapters cover Alarm; The Fox; The Law for the Defense of the Nation; The Commissar; An Order for Deportation; The Lovers; A Thracian Nightmare; Boxcars at… the Station; An Order from the Highest Place; Trains; Forty-Three Signatures; The Bluff; The Metropolitans; Belev's Devious Plan; Despair; The King Has Vanished; Belev's Revenge; The Last Effort; The Mysterious Death of Boris III; A Body in a Ditch; and The Hour of Reckoning. Michael Bar-Zohar (born 30 January 1938) is an Israeli historian, novelist and politician. He was a member of the Knesset on behalf of the Alignment and Labor Party in the 1980s and early 1990s. As a protégé of Moshe Dayan, Bar-Zohar was known as a hawk within the Labor Party. In 1965 Bar-Zohar won the Sokolov Award for his achievements as a journalist. He published several books, including biographies of David Ben-Gurion and Shimon Peres, several books about the Israeli security organizations, and an account of the rescue of Bulgarian Jews from the Nazis in World War II. The Bulgarians, indeed, were among the least anti-Semitic Peoples in Europe. Unlike other European Jews they were integrated in the Bulgarian society. They had not been subject to persecutions, expulsions, and pogroms. The anti-Semitism they had encountered had been rare and had almost never turned violent. Although staunchly Zionist, and proud of their Jewish identity, they deeply loved Bulgaria. After all, some of their forefathers had come to Bulgaria even before the Slavs and the Bulgars. In the centuries that followed, Bulgaria became a land of refuge for Jews exiled from Hungary, France, Bavaria, and other countries of Central and Western Europe. They survived an occupation of Bulgaria by Byzance that lasted more than a century. In 1185, Byzance was routed, and the second Bulgarian kingdom became the mightiest power in the Balkan peninsula. Yet, on the eve of World war II, hostility was beginning to brew. A cabinet minister made some offending remarks about the Jews in a radio broadcast, and when the Jewish leaders complained to the justice minister, he fired back at them, "What do you want, that we sacrifice Bulgaria for fifty thousand Jews?" Derived from a Kirkus review: A fast-paced account of the dramatic rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews from probable annihilation during the Holocaust. Former Israeli Knesset member Bar Zohar vividly describes the Bulgarian effort to keep Bulgaria's Jews beyond Hitler's grasp. Despite deportation orders, not one Bulgarian Jew is known to have been delivered to the Nazis. Providing a historical backdrop to this largely unknown story, the author disputes allegations of anti-Semitism in Bulgaria. The Bulgarians, he asserts, were unusually tolerant of Jews, Greeks, and other minorities; pogroms weren't a native tradition. Other interesting facts: Bulgarian Jews were for the most part a nonobservant lot, not set apart in public by distinct garb or by rites and dietary habits. Nor were they wealthy. They were modest workers?largely craftsmen and peddlers?who lived alongside Christians in the poorest sections of Bulgarian towns. Despite their firm Zionist leanings (90 percent immigrated to Israel after the war), they "felt so strongly for their homeland they were willing to die for it." Unsurprisingly, then, the Bulgarian people remained mostly indifferent to the extreme right's attempts to incite hatred against the Jews. Rather, Bulgarian society?especially the cultural and political elite?was determined to protect its Jewish minority. Standing particularly firm against anti-Semitism was the Bulgarian Church itself. Bar Zohar documents how, time and time again, the Church confronted the government and challenged anti-Semitic measures. But the Jews of Thrace and Macedonia were less fortunate: he describes the vicious treatment and deportation of these 11,343 f. Jeffrey L. Ward (Map) (illustrator).
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. First Printing [Stated]. [12], 417, [3] pages. Illustrations. Map. Index. Inscribed by the author on the title page. The inscription reads To Jeff with my deep appreciation for your great service to our country. L. Paul Bremer 1/13/06. The author was America'…s proconsul in Iraq in the fourteen months following the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime. Lewis Paul Bremer III (born September 30, 1941) is a retired American diplomat. He was the second de facto chief civilian administrator of Iraq as leader of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) following the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States, from May 2003 until June 2004. He joined the Foreign Service, which sent him to Kabul, Afghanistan, as a general services officer. Bremer held various domestic posts with the U.S. State Department, including one as an assistant to Kissinger from 1972 to 1976. He was with Kissinger on shuttle diplomacy missions to Israel, Syria, and Egypt to resolve the Yom Kippur War in 1973 In vivid, dramatic detail, Bremer reveals the previously hidden struggles among Iraqi politicians and America's leaders, taking us from the ancient lanes of the holy city of Najaf to the White House Situation Room and the Pentagon E-Ring. Bremer arrived in Iraq in May 2003. On May 11 he replaced Lt. General Jay Garner as Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance. In June, the Office was transformed into the Coalition Provisional Authority, and Bremer became the country's chief executive authority. As the holder of the "most powerful foreign post held by any American since Gen. Douglas MacArthur in Japan," he compared himself to MacArthur as well as General Lucius Clay, who was in charge of the American zone in Germany following its defeat in World War II. As the top civilian administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority, Bremer was permitted to rule by decree. Among his first and most notable decrees were Coalition Provisional Authority Order 1, which banned the Ba'ath party in all forms, and Coalition Provisional Authority Order 2, which dismantled the Iraqi Army. On July 13, 2003, Bremer approved the creation of an Iraqi Interim Governing Council with the stated mission of "ensuring that the Iraqi people's interests are represented." The council members were chosen by Bremer from among groups and individuals which had supported the American invasion of Iraq. Bremer retained veto power over the council's proposals. The council was authorized to select a limited number of delegates to key Coalition Provisional Authority committees, like the Program Review Board. Bremer also empowered the CPA to develop and implement the Iraqi constitution. On June 28, 2004, at 10:26 am local time, the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority formally transferred limited sovereignty of Iraqi territory to the Iraqi Interim Government, two days ahead of schedule. Bremer departed from the country on the same day. Jeffrey L. Ward (Map) (illustrator).
Verlag: Farrar, Strays and Giroux, New York 2001
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. [10], 422 pages. Illustrations. A Note on Sources. Notes. Index. Inscription signed and dated by the author on half title. Inscription is to "Victor", believed by context and related acquisition to be Vic Gold. Endpaper maps. DJ has slight wear and soiling. T…yler Bridges is an American freelance reporter who contributes to The Washington Post, Politico, and The Baton Rouge Advocate, as well as other publications. He was previously a reporter for The Lens (a non-profit digital newsroom based in New Orleans), The Miami Herald, and The Times-Picayune. Bridges has reported on New Orleans and Louisiana politics as well as on Latin American affairs. Between 1992 and 1996, Bridges also covered the legalization of gambling in Louisiana. This became the subject of his book, Bad Bet on the Bayou: The Rise of Gambling in Louisiana and The Fall of Governor Edwin Edwards. Derived from a Kirkus review: From 1992 to 1996, Times-Picayune reporter Bridges was assigned to cover the story of legalized gambling in Louisiana-and a sordid story it was, too. There are actually two tales here: the attempt by Louisiana to balance its budget with taxes on gambling, and the Feds' pursuit of Governor Edwin Edwards. Louisiana was in big trouble in the 1990s: Edwards-who served four terms as governor and time in federal prison-was a flamboyant, seductive, and slick politician who loved to gamble. The Louisiana citizens and legislature barely approved the gambling issues, but then the real fun began as Edwards's friends and associates and wannabes of every stripe and stink scrambled to acquire the few riverboat licenses the state would grant. The vast amounts of money involved tainted just about everyone who came near the licensing process, including Edwards and his son. Bridges writes with command and ease about this byzantine and squalid enterprise. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Jeffrey L. Ward (map) (illustrator).
