The Nuclear Barons by Pringle, Peter & Spigelman, James - 1981

Avon Books. 1983. Mass-market paperback. good. No dust jacket as issued.. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 592 p. . CLEAN TIGHT AGED .

Michael Joseph. 1982. Hardcover. UsedGood. Hardcover; fading and shelf wear to exterior; bumps to the lower corners; f ade spots to page edges; in good condition with clean text and tight bindin g. Dust jacket shows light scuffing and shelf wear. .

London, United Kingdom: Michael Joseph, 1982 First Edition. 578pp. Original dustjacket not price clipped. Slight shelf and age wear especially to jacket. Paper has tanned with age especially around edges. Initial and date of previous owner on first endpaper on the top right hand corner. Otherwise no internal markings - clean text pages. Contents: Prologue; Part One: The Forties - Original Sin, The Act of Obedience, A Most Deadly Illusion, The Atomic Archipelago, The Poor Relation, The One-Eyed Kings; Part Two: The Fifties - The Fates and the Furies, The Power of Les X, A Separate World, The Admiral, The Perennial Fountain, What Are You Doing, The Uncertified Possibility, The First Ice Age, The Outcasts; Part Three: The Sixties - Like Butter in the Sun, Foolish Dreams, Transitory, Dangerous and Degrading, Listen World; Part Four: The Seventies - The Boom Years, A Shell of the Atom, A Tale of Two Dynasties, A Certain Event, The Buddha is Smiling, Pride and Prejudice, The Second Ice Age, In the… Read More

Holt, Rinehart and Winston:, 1981. 578 pages, illustrated. "The nuclear barons: an international elite of scientists, technocrats, and businessmen who have, for more than four decades, controlled the world's destiny. The chilling story of how a small band of scientists, general, politicians, and businessmen created the life-and-death issues confronting us today our nuclear world." FINE- HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.. Hard Cover. Fine-/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Book shows rubbing to top and bottom edges. Dustwrapper shows rubbing to top and bottom edges. Hardcover. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Lawrence Ratzkin (Jacket Design). xii, 578, [2] pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Notes. Index. DJ worn and wrinkled along edges. For thirty years Pringle was a foreign correspondent for The Sunday Times, The Observer and The Independent, working in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the former Soviet Union and the United States. He has also written for several U.S. newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New Republic and The Nation. He is the author and co-author of several books on science and current affairs including: The Nuclear Barons, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, New York, 1981 (with translations into French, German and Japanese). James Jacob Spigelman AC, QC (born 1 January 1946) is a former Australian judge. He served as Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South… Read More

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. good/fair. Lawrence Ratzin (Jacket Design). xii, 578, [2] pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Notes. Index. Foxing to fore-edge. DJ soiled & edges worn: sm tears & chips. Presentation copy signed by Pringle on t-p. For thirty years Pringle was a foreign correspondent for The Sunday Times, The Observer and The Independent, working in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the former Soviet Union and the United States. He has also written for several U.S. newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New Republic and The Nation. He is the author and co-author of several books on science and current affairs including: The Nuclear Barons, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, New York, 1981 (with translations into French, German and Japanese). James Jacob Spigelman AC, QC (born 1 January 1946) is a former Australian judge. He served as Lieutenant Governor of New South… Read More

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0030419018 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing housed in a dust-jacket that is equally Fine; tells the story of the men and women who created and ran America's nuclear weapons programs during the Cold War.The Nuclear Barons is the story of the men and women who created and ran America's nuclear weapons programs during the Cold War. The book tells the story of the scientists, engineers, and administrators who risked their lives and careers to keep America safe from the Soviet Union. It is a fascinating look at the cutting-edge technology and the intense rivalry that drove the weapons program.; 8vo; 578 pages .