Search Results: Mideast from JB Books

New York: Joint Commission on Education and Cultivation, 1965. Book. Very Good-. Wraps. First Edition.. An analysis of the Book of Acts from the New Testament of the Bible, the individual passages and their meanings and intent, the overall perspective of the work, how individual Christians should relate to it, much more. Presumed First. Wraps, contains maps, further reading list, glossary, 128pp., book shows some creasing to covers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington D.C.: Liberty Lobby, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Wraps. Fourth Printing.. Authored from a Right-Wing Christian perspective, a discussion of US foreign policy supporting Israel and advocating that policy be re-oriented to heed George Washington's admonishments to avoid foreign entanglements and to more closely reflect America's traditional non-interventionism. Wraps, bibliography, 40pp. A very nice copy. A very rare collectible. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Paperback Library, 1969. Book. Very Good+. Wraps. First Paperback Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition (stated). A detailed picture of America's Jewish community, its successes and failures, its political and social attitudes, its levels of financial and political power and its activism within the popular culture, its manners and style, its adjustments to itself and others, its support for Zionism and Israel, much more. Wraps, notes indexed, 382pp. A nice copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1990. Ex-Library. Very Good. Wraps. Third Printing. A fascinating discussion of Biblical prophecies with respect to future events in the Middle East, armed conflict and Armageddon involving Israel, the destruction of Western civilization due to involvement there, much more. Wraps, 234pp., the usual ex-library markings, book shows very little wear. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Berkley Books, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. A collection of fascinating, in-depth analyses of the worlds great land battles over the past century and a half and involving all nations, covering the battles of Chickamauga, Sedan, Port Arthur, Tannenberg, Verdun, the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Stalingrad, the 'Battle of the Bulge', Okinawa, Dien Bien Phu, the struggles at Sinai and at the Golan Heights, more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains glossy illustrations, maps, indexed, 331pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A journalist with over twenty years service in covering Mideast events analyses media behavior in that region and especially its coverage of the long-running 'Intifada' of Palestinians protesting Israeli policies - the author presenting many controversial conclusions as to media being unethical, dishonest, and driven by its own agendas and priorities; contains index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 342pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition (stated).. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to a friend. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A journalist with over twenty years service in covering Mideast events analyses media behavior in that region and especially its coverage of the long-running 'Intifada' of Palestinians protesting Israeli policies - the author presenting many controversial conclusions as to media being unethical, dishonest, and driven by its own agendas and priorities; contains index. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 342pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Viking : Penguin Group, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The second volume of the author's very successful earlier book presenting a careful mathematical 'decoding' of the Holy Bible, revealing secret passages and arrangements that reveal futuristic prophecies and knowledge. Hardcover with dust jacket, charts, graphs, tables, appendix, indexed, 292pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First American Edition (stated). The famous Israeli general and major participant of the 1967 Mideast 'Seven Day' war presents his account of the long-sought peace accords between Egypt and Israel, his personal history, the security situation of Israel, much more. Hardcover, contains appendices, maps, indexed, 368pp. A nice copy sans jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A former Foreign and Defense Minister of Israel discusses US-Israeli relations during the period of the Palestinian uprising 'Intifada' of the 1980s and early 90s, he accusing President Bush and Secretary of State Baker of conspiring to undermine Israel's government to press through Arab demands, the effects of the 'Gulf War', much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains maps, glossy illustrations, indexed, 320pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The memoirs of a former member of the Sayeret Duvdevan, a highly secret elite military unit of the Israeli Defence Force, describing training, operations, tactics, more, with much information on its main task of infiltrating enemy territories to abduct terrorist leaders and bring them back to Israel for interrogation and trial. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, 273pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free arvhival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The memoirs of a former member of the Sayeret Duvdevan, a highly secret elite military unit of the Israeli Defence Force, describing training, operations, tactics, more, with much information on its main task of infiltrating enemy territories to abduct terrorist leaders and bring them back to Israel for interrogation and trial. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, 273pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free arvhival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Pimlico : Random House, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. An oustanding, detailed history of the development and usage of the war chariot from ancient times onwards, in the Middle East, in China, India, Britain during Caesar's time, Greece, the Trojan War, and elsewhere, discussing the evolution of this revolutionary techology and its eventual disuse, as well as surveying the chariot as represented in film, literature, etc. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains maps, illustrations, notes and references, indexed, 344pp. A very nice copy, in as new condition and unused, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare in this original early edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Pimlico : Random House, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. An oustanding, detailed history of the development and usage of the war chariot from ancient times onwards, in the Middle East, in China, India, Britain during Caesar's time, Greece, the Trojan War, and elsewhere, discussing the evolution of this revolutionary techology and its eventual disuse, as well as surveying the chariot as represented in film, literature, etc. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains maps, illustrations, notes and references, indexed, 344pp. A very nice copy, in as new condition and unused, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare in this original early edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A scholarly, libertarian-conservative collection of essays collectively providing an analysis of America's twentieth century conflicts around the globe, arguing that the growth of American government and its interventions around the globe have not served US interests, but rather have led to a huge increase in government and its power, constricting individual liberty and free enterprise as well as dramatically expanding America's expensive perceived obligations around the world, transforming the United States from a republic into more of an imperialistic state. Much of the tenor of these essays draw heavily from the work of Ludwig von Mises and his libertarian outlook on politics and war. Hardcover with dust jacket, notes, additional recommended reading list, indexed, 450pp. Jacket shows serious fading to spine, is neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare.… Read More

New York: PublicAffairs, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The memoirs of a woman who helped to create Human Rights Watch, discussing the fall of communism, the many political prisoners she worked to assist and free, the issues, persons, and causes that the organization focused on and tackled, those who give support, the opposition and how it grappled with it, the role of mass media, tactics and strategy, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains glossy illustrations, indexed, 405pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: PublicAffairs, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The memoirs of a woman who helped to create Human Rights Watch, discussing the fall of communism, the many political prisoners she worked to assist and free, the issues, persons, and causes that the organization focused on and tackled, those who give support, the opposition and how it grappled with it, the role of mass media, tactics and strategy, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains glossy illustrations, indexed, 405pp., remainders mark. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: PublicAffairs, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The memoirs of a woman who helped to create Human Rights Watch, discussing the fall of communism, the many political prisoners she worked to assist and free, the issues, persons, and causes that the organization focused on and tackled, those who give support, the opposition and how it grappled with it, the role of mass media, tactics and strategy, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, indexed, 405pp., remainders mark. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company, LLC, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. First Printing of the First Edition (stated). The author, an expert on the Middle East as well as an authority on water policy, presents a very unusual illumination of the spiritual view of water set forth in the various sacred writings of the Mideast (Jewish, Christian, Muslim.) and shows how this legacy has shaped the current political terrain, looking to the past as a guide as well as a siren warning for the future; contains maps, notes, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 222pp., remainders mark. A nice copy. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Arcade Publishing, 1996. Book. Good+. Wraps. First Paperback Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition (stated). A study of the 1995 assassination of Isreali leader Yitzhak Rabin by a radical Jewish assassin, as well as analysing the history of Jewish Zionist terrorism and radicalism in the Mideast, the motivations of the members of these groups, their ideals misguided or otherwise, the cycle of violence itself, much more. Wraps, contains maps, illustrations, notes, indexed, 321pp., book shows creasing and lean to spine, a few page folds. A good reading and working copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.