2007, ISBN: 9781401300524

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New York, New York, Usa: Washington Square Press, 2001. Trade Paperback. Very Good. In Very Good Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Pleas… Mehr…

New York, New York, Usa: Washington Square Press, 2001. Trade Paperback. Very Good. In Very Good Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Marking The Debut Of A Stunning New Literary Talent, Lisa Huang Fleischman's Extraordinary Saga -- Inspired By Her Grandmother's Life As An Early Feminist, Political Activist, And Friend Of Mao Zedong -- Is A Masterpiece About One Clever And Resourceful Woman, Growing Up Amidst The Turmoil Of Twentieth-Century China. Dream Of The Walled City Born In 1890, The Privileged And Sheltered Daughter Of A High-Ranking Imperial Official, Jade Virtue Spends Her Childhood Enclosed By The Towering Walls Of Her Family's Sprawling Mansion, Never Glimpsing The Desperate Struggle Of China's Ancient Society, As The Old Ways Are Challenged And The Twentieth Century - Fast, Fearsome, And Tumultuous - Rushes In. But When Her Father Mysteriously Dies, Young Jade Virtue Is Suddenly Thrust Into Poverty, And Experiences Firsthand A Traditional Culture Falling Apart Under The Onslaught Of Growing Rebellion Against The Emperor, Rapid Social Changes, And The Mounting Aggression Of Japan And The West. Fleischman Has Rendered A Richly Textured, Panoramic Vision Of Chinese Life In The Perilous Years Between The End Of The Empire And The Communist Triumph Of 1949, Charting Jade Virtue's Arranged First Marriage To The Corrupt Opium Addict Wang Mang, Who Harbors A Terrible Secret In His Family's Past; Her Awakening Independence And Ambivalent Politics; Her Struggles With Motherhood; And Her Fascinating Acquaintance With A Gifted, Idealistic, Fiercely Ambitious Young Man Named Mao Zedong. But The Most Important Choices Of Her Life Are Shaped By Her Conflicting Loyalties To Her Intense Lifelong Friendship With Jinyu, A Fiery Woman Revolutionary, And To Guai, A Government Official And Sworn Enemy Of The Communists, With Whom She Finally Discovers True And Redemptive Love., Washington Square Press, 2001, 3, New York: Perennial Library, Harper & Row, 1986. First Perennial Library Edition [stated]. Eighth printing. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued.. Reprint. viii, 532 p. Illustrations. Geneological Chart. Note on Names and Sources. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Descendants of a Chinese runaway who grew to in America under the protection of the Methodist church and who returned to his homeland to make a fortune selling Western Bibles, the Soong family became the principal rulers of China during the first half of the 20th century and won the support of the American government and press for many decades., Perennial Library, Harper & Row, 1986, 3, New York: Hyperion, September 2007. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Translucent dust jacket over illustrated boards. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii+719 pages. A masterful narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations on both sides in the Korean War. The author charts the disastrous path that led to the massive entry of Chinese forces near the Yalu River and that caught Douglas MacArthur and his soldiers by surprise. He provides vivid and nuanced portraits of all the major figures--Eisenhower, Truman, Acheson, Kim, and Mao, and Generals MacArthur, Almond, and Ridgway--while chronicling the crucial battles with reportage of the highest order., Hyperion, 5<

2007, ISBN: 9781401300524

New York: Warner Books, 1981. First Printing. good. pocket paperbk, 366, wraps, maps, source notes, index, pages have darkened, some wear to cover edges, some soiling to fore-edge, Warn… Mehr…

New York: Warner Books, 1981. First Printing. good. pocket paperbk, 366, wraps, maps, source notes, index, pages have darkened, some wear to cover edges, some soiling to fore-edge, Warner Books, 1981, 2.5, New York: Hyperion; Talk Miramax Books, 2007. Pictorial boards, xi, 719 pages, maps; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "David Halberstam's magisterial and thrilling The Best and the Brightest was the defining book about the Vietnam conflict. More than three decades later, Halberstam used his unrivaled research and formidable journalistic skills to shed light on another pivotal moment in our history: the Korean War. Halberstam considered The Coldest Winter his most accomplished work, the culmination of forty-five years of writing about America's postwar foreign policy. Halberstam gives us a masterful narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations on both sides. He charts the disastrous path that led to the massive entry of Chinese forces near the Yalu River and that caught Douglas MacArthur and his soldiers by surprise. He provides astonishingly vivid and nuanced portraits of all the major figures--Eisenhower, Truman, Acheson, Kim, and Mao, and Generals MacArthur, Almond, and Ridgway. At the same time, Halberstam provides us with his trademark highly evocative narrative journalism, chronicling the crucial battles with reportage of the highest order. As ever, Halberstam was concerned with the extraordinary courage and resolve of people asked to bear an extraordinary burden. The Coldest Winter is contemporary history in its most literary and luminescent form, providing crucial perspective on every war America has been involved in since. It is a book that Halberstam first decided to write more than thirty years ago and that took him nearly ten years to complete. It stands as a lasting testament to one of the greatest journalists and historians of our time, and to the fighting men whose heroism it chronicles. / David Halberstam was one of Americas most distinguished journalists and historians. His many books on politics and power in America include The Best and the Brightest, War in a Time of Peace, and The Coldest Winter. He was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his early reporting in Vietnam. Of his many bestsellers, The Amateurs, The Breaks of the Game, Summer of 49, and The Education of a Coach are counted among the best sports books of our time. He was killed in a car accident on April 23, 2007, while on his way to an interview for what was to be his next book." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Collectible., Hyperion; Talk Miramax Books, 2007, 5<

2007, ISBN: 1401300529

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[EAN: 9781401300524], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Hyperion; Talk Miramax Books, New York], COLLECTIBLE, Jacket, Pictorial boards, xi, 719 pages, maps; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated … Mehr…

[EAN: 9781401300524], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Hyperion; Talk Miramax Books, New York], COLLECTIBLE, Jacket, Pictorial boards, xi, 719 pages, maps; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "David Halberstam's magisterial and thrilling The Best and the Brightest was the defining book about the Vietnam conflict. More than three decades later, Halberstam used his unrivaled research and formidable journalistic skills to shed light on another pivotal moment in our history: the Korean War. Halberstam considered The Coldest Winter his most accomplished work, the culmination of forty-five years of writing about America's postwar foreign policy. Halberstam gives us a masterful narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations on both sides. He charts the disastrous path that led to the massive entry of Chinese forces near the Yalu River and that caught Douglas MacArthur and his soldiers by surprise. He provides astonishingly vivid and nuanced portraits of all the major figures--Eisenhower, Truman, Acheson, Kim, and Mao, and Generals MacArthur, Almond, and Ridgway. At the same time, Halberstam provides us with his trademark highly evocative narrative journalism, chronicling the crucial battles with reportage of the highest order. As ever, Halberstam was concerned with the extraordinary courage and resolve of people asked to bear an extraordinary burden. The Coldest Winter is contemporary history in its most literary and luminescent form, providing crucial perspective on every war America has been involved in since. It is a book that Halberstam first decided to write more than thirty years ago and that took him nearly ten years to complete. It stands as a lasting testament to one of the greatest journalists and historians of our time, and to the fighting men whose heroism it chronicles. / David Halberstam was one of Americas most distinguished journalists and historians. His many books on politics and power in America include The Best and the Brightest, War in a Time of Peace, and The Coldest Winter. He was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his early reporting in Vietnam. Of his many bestsellers, The Amateurs, The Breaks of the Game, Summer of 49, and The Education of a Coach are counted among the best sports books of our time. He was killed in a car accident on April 23, 2007, while on his way to an interview for what was to be his next book." - Publisher. Size: 8vo, Books<

2007, ISBN: 9781401300524

New York: Hyperion; Talk Miramax Books, 2007. Pictorial boards, xi, 719 pages, maps; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except b… Mehr…

New York: Hyperion; Talk Miramax Books, 2007. Pictorial boards, xi, 719 pages, maps; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "David Halberstam's magisterial and thrilling The Best and the Brightest was the defining book about the Vietnam conflict. More than three decades later, Halberstam used his unrivaled research and formidable journalistic skills to shed light on another pivotal moment in our history: the Korean War. Halberstam considered The Coldest Winter his most accomplished work, the culmination of forty-five years of writing about America's postwar foreign policy. Halberstam gives us a masterful narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations on both sides. He charts the disastrous path that led to the massive entry of Chinese forces near the Yalu River and that caught Douglas MacArthur and his soldiers by surprise. He provides astonishingly vivid and nuanced portraits of all the major figures--Eisenhower, Truman, Acheson, Kim, and Mao, and Generals MacArthur, Almond, and Ridgway. At the same time, Halberstam provides us with his trademark highly evocative narrative journalism, chronicling the crucial battles with reportage of the highest order. As ever, Halberstam was concerned with the extraordinary courage and resolve of people asked to bear an extraordinary burden. The Coldest Winter is contemporary history in its most literary and luminescent form, providing crucial perspective on every war America has been involved in since. It is a book that Halberstam first decided to write more than thirty years ago and that took him nearly ten years to complete. It stands as a lasting testament to one of the greatest journalists and historians of our time, and to the fighting men whose heroism it chronicles. / David Halberstam was one of Americas most distinguished journalists and historians. His many books on politics and power in America include The Best and the Brightest, War in a Time of Peace, and The Coldest Winter. He was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his early reporting in Vietnam. Of his many bestsellers, The Amateurs, The Breaks of the Game, Summer of 49, and The Education of a Coach are counted among the best sports books of our time. He was killed in a car accident on April 23, 2007, while on his way to an interview for what was to be his next book." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Collectible., Hyperion; Talk Miramax Books, 2007, 5<

2007, ISBN: 9781401300524

Toronto: Methuen, 1989. 251 pp, 10 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated in b&w with photographs, drawings, pictorial endpapers. Covers from the 1600's to United Nations peacekeepin… Mehr…

Toronto: Methuen, 1989. 251 pp, 10 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated in b&w with photographs, drawings, pictorial endpapers. Covers from the 1600's to United Nations peacekeeping duties. Contents: Contest for a Continent; Rivalry and Revolution; Rebels and Raiders; Confederation; On Foreign Service; World War I; World War II; The Korean War and Other Actions; Sidearms and Rifles; Appendix: Canadian Regiments in Order of Precedence. Light edgewear to boards. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling, light rubbing.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good., Methuen, 1989, 3, New York: Hyperion Books, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. xi, (3), 719, ""At the heart of David Halberstam's massive and powerful new history of the Korean War is a bloody, losing battle fought in November 1950 in the snow-covered mountains of North Korea by outnumbered American GIs and Marines against the Chinese Communist Army. Halberstam's villain is not North Korea's Kim Il Sung&hellip, Hyperion Books, 2007, 3<