Daniel j boorstin author (13 resultados)

paperback. Condición: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

paperback. Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Very light shelf wear to edges and corners of cover and spine. Binding remains tight and pages are clean and unbent. Very good used reading condition. Used Book.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Poor. 260 pp. Solidly bound copy with heavy overall use. Still an acceptable study copy. Previous owner's name inscribed. Creasing and discoloration present.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 2nd Impression. 176 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on page edges.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 313 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Small tear on fore edge of p. 311-312. Moderate foxing on page edges.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Autograph; 8vo; 105, (2) pages; Inscribed and Signed by the author on half-title "To Polly and Kim / with love / from Dan / Dec. 1, 1979" Kermit "Kim" Roosevelt, Jr. (1916 â" 2000), grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) after college and worked in the Middle East during the Second World War. After the War, Roosevelt was recruited to the espionage and counter-intelligence branch of the Central Intelligence Agency. He became the mastermind of the CIA's Operation Ajax, which orchestrated the coup against Mohammed Mossadegh and returned Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, to Iran's Peacock Throne in August 1953. A major economic consequence of this coup was the ceding of 40% of Iran's oil business from the British controlled Anglo-Iranian Oil Company to U.S. oil companies. Kim Roosevelt's wife Polly [ne Mary Lowe Gaddis] graduated from Radcliffe College in 1939 and the couple settled in Washington the next year.During World War II, Mrs. Roosevelt was a Gray Lady with the American Red Cross. She wrote from Washington for the Times of London from 1945 to 1947 and volunteered with the American Heart Association. They had four children -- Kermit III, Jonathan, Mark and Anne.; Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good in like dustjacket, with just one small chip at the top of the jacket spine. The front free endpaper bears the ownership signature of noted clinical psychologist Robert H. Roth.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. reissue edition. 480 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. reissue edition. 528 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Copyright © 1997. 400 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. DJ shows wear in some places. Over-Sized/Over Weight Book. Please note that large or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. Inscription to previous owner on first front end page.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Signed. Book has author gift inscription on half title page ("To Barbara."), faint and sporadic foxing spots to top textblock, a tiny bump to head of spine. otherwise in great condition, strong binding, bright and unmarked pages; an overall sturdy copy with clean interiors. Dust jacket has light rubbing to front and back, scuffs to bottom edge of spine. in great condition, now in archival cover.…

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 332 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.