2002, ISBN: 9780312304027

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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1974 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Leather-textured paper over boards, dark green spine &… Mehr…

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1974 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Leather-textured paper over boards, dark green spine & medium green boards, gilt titles on spine, xxi, 380 pp. Corners & spine ends rubbed, spine cocked, top edge a bit dusty. DJ paper browned, lightly soiled, edges rubbed with a few small tears; in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "Here is an anthology of the critical decisions--the bluffs, the risks, the hoardings, the drives for power, the incredible feats of sheer chutzpah--that put Ford and General Motors, Time, Inc., and Xerox Corporation on the Dun & Bradstreet map." Excerpted from the writings of Bernard Baruch, Bert Cantor, Andrew Carnegie, Peter Cohen, Jerry Della Femina, John H. Dessauer, F. N. Doubleday, Robert T. Elson, Henry Ford, Clayton W. Fountain, Gerard B. Lambert, David E. Lilienthal, J. C. Penney, Donald Regan, Helena Rubenstein, Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., Andrew Tobias, Robert Townsend, and William Zeckendorf. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). First Edition. . VG/VG+. 24 X 16 cm., Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1974, 3, New York, New York, U.S.A. : St. Martin's Press, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. THE BUREAU takes listeners behind the scenes of the FBI, from its creation in 1908 to the scandals of present day. Based on exclusive interviews, Kessler reveals the inside story surrounding the events of September 11 and the investigation into the anthrax mailings. The Bureau delves deep within the agency, presenting the organization in its historical context and answering questions concerning its somewhat checkered past. This incredible book includes the first definitive evidence that Hoover blackmailed Congress with information from his secret files; the source of Senator Joseph McCarthy's bogus claims that there were 205 Communists in the State Department; the truth about J. Edgar Hoover's sexual orientation; and the disastrous Freeh years, and Robert Mueller's efforts to correct the problems created by Freeh. 488 pp, with Index. As new, unread, first edition, first printing, in as new, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped NF72, St. Martin's Press, 2002, 5<

2002, ISBN: 0312304021

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[EAN: 9780312304027], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: St. Martin's Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.], Jacket, THE BUREAU takes listeners behind the scenes of the FBI, from its creation in 1908 … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780312304027], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: St. Martin's Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.], Jacket, THE BUREAU takes listeners behind the scenes of the FBI, from its creation in 1908 to the scandals of present day. Based on exclusive interviews, Kessler reveals the inside story surrounding the events of September 11 and the investigation into the anthrax mailings. The Bureau delves deep within the agency, presenting the organization in its historical context and answering questions concerning its somewhat checkered past. This incredible book includes the first definitive evidence that Hoover blackmailed Congress with information from his secret files; the source of Senator Joseph McCarthy's bogus claims that there were 205 Communists in the State Department; the truth about J. Edgar Hoover's sexual orientation; and the disastrous Freeh years, and Robert Mueller's efforts to correct the problems created by Freeh. 488 pp, with Index. As new, unread, first edition, first printing, in as new, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped NF72, Books<

2002, ISBN: 9780312304027

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 2002 St. Martin's Press, New York. 2002. Hardcover. First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: … Mehr…

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 2002 St. Martin's Press, New York. 2002. Hardcover. First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; edge bumps of cover at head and heel of spine; slight rubbing. Black boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 288 pp. With the FBI at the epicenter of the war on terrorism, no institution is as critically important to America's security and until now, no book has presented the full story of the FBI from its beginnings in 1908 to the present. The author probes the relationship between American presidents and the tension that exists between a free society and what amounts to a national police force. A richly detailed story of a uniquely powerful institution. A clean pristine copy., St. Martin's Press, 2002, 4.5<

2002, ISBN: 0312304021

[EAN: 9780312304027], D'occasion, très bon état, [SC: 28.17], [PU: St. Martin's Press], hardcover in dustjacket. inor wear to jacket. a nice copy., Books