Perseus 2001 cambridge ma (11 risultati)

Hb. Condizione: VG. Condizione sovraccoperta: VG. 1st. 260pp. Extremities book & Dj lightly rubbed & faded. Endnotes & index.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardback, 1st edition, Near Fine in a Near Fine DJ; slight wear to DJ and DJ edges, no names or internal markings, a book designed to help women find financial independence on their own terms, 8vo., 326 pages., 0.0 0.0 0.0.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Near Fine-. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine-/Near Fine. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Captures, in the vivid detail, the life and times of Otis Chandler. This sweeping narrative spans the more than a century when the Chandler dynasty dominated the culture and politics of southern California. 526 pages including index. B&W photos. Remainder mark on lower page edges. Great copy.…

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardback, 1st edition, Fine in a Fine DJ; , 8vo., 273 pages., 0.0 0.0 0.0.

First Edition. This book is a remainder - in new condition.

black full cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. remainder copy very fine cond. looks new. like new. binding square & tight. covers clean. black ink mark on bottom, edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). xiii+386p. notes. glossy b&w photo illustrations. 2 appendices. sources. index. world history. american history. military history. espionage. covert operations. secret societies. ~ In 1956, the CIA dramatically breached the Iron Curtain when its U~2 began overflying Soviet territory to photograph that nation's military installations. Four years later, the Soviets would shoot down pilot Francis Gary Powers and his U~2, thereby ceasing these missions. Within months, however, the CIA had another, and better, technical program in operation~the CORONA satellite. Throughout the Cold War and beyond, the CIA's scientific wizards would continue to devise high~tech ways to collect and analyze information about potential adversaries. Their mission was of such importance that a new branch of the CIA was created ~ the Directorate of Science and Technology. In this first full~length study of the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology, author Jeffrey T. Richelson introduces us to key personalities who helped shape the directorate: Edwin Land of Polaroid, Albert Whedon, Carl Duckett, and others who operated secretly within the directorate such as Antonio Mendez, whose "technical service" skills helped six Americans escape Iran after the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in 1979. Richelson presents intriguing details~many never before published~of the directorate's programs and activities. For example, the CIA's wizards: Designed, developed, and operated a series of high~tech imagery and eavesdropping satellites and aircraft, including the KH~11 and RHYOLITE, which revolutionized U.S. intelligence capabilities. Established ground stations in Iran, Norway, and China to monitor missile testing as well as manning embassy listening posts around the world. Employed technical intelligence analysts and photographic interpreters to unravel the secrets of foreign missile and space programs and monitor developments, including Chernobyl and the Gulf War, across the globe. Devised a vast assortment of equipment to support clandestine operations~from collecting intelligence to assisting the escape of Americans hiding in Iran to helping Delta Force apprehend an ally of Somali warlord Mohammed Farah Aideed. Developed a key component of heart pacemaker technology and other scientific advances, which have medical or other purposes. Attempted to employ psychics to uncover foreign military secrets. Employed birds (and unmanned aerial vehicles that appeared to be birds) and cats as intelligence collection platforms. The Wizards of Langley walks us down the corridors of Langley through the four decades of science and bureaucratic warfare, in which lives and careers were risked, that produced the CIA we have today. Based on original interviews and extensive archive research, Jeffrey Richelson sheds a piercing lamp on many of the Agency's least understood activities.…

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Book in near fine condition. Small mark on back cover near ISBN.

Very good in lightly edgeworn, rubbed dust jacket First Printing hardbound Ink mark on bottom edge. Tuesday, December 08, 2009 11:20:47 AM.

Very good in very lightly edgeworn jacket First Printing hardbound.

FINE IN PICTORIAL WRAPS. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. FIRST EDITION. Binding is PAPERBACK.

Stated First printing with a 1 present in the number line; small 4to.; paper covered boards, hardcover; xvii, 526 pages; black and white illustrations; very good in a very good unclipped dust jacket.