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At Hell's Gate: A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace
by Thomas, Claude Anshin
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 159030134X
- ISBN 13
- 9781590301340
- Seller
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Brooksville, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Ma: Shambhala Publications, Inc., 2004. First Edition, !st Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Number line in the work reads as follows: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Signed, dated and inscribed by the author on the half title page. The writing is hard to make out in part; the date of signing was 20 August 2009. Volume itself has olive green covers with sharp gilt lettering on the spine. 168 pages, interior of book is clean, fresh, tight and bright. Dj has just a slight trace of edge and corner wear. Dj is not price-clipped. A quite nice copy; available for immediate shipment.
Synopsis
Claude Anshin Thomas went to Vietnam at the age of eighteen, where he received numerous awards and decorations, including twenty-seven Air Medals, a Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Purple Heart. Today he is a monk in the Soto Zen tradition and an active speaker and Zen teacher in the United States and Europe. He is also the founder of the Zaltho Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes peace and nonviolence (www.zaltho.org). This is his first book.
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- Bookseller
- James Lasseter, Jr.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0008888
- Title
- At Hell's Gate: A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace
- Author
- Thomas, Claude Anshin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, !st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 159030134X
- ISBN 13
- 9781590301340
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Ma
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Thomas, Claude Anshin. Buddhist converts-United States-Biography. Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975-Veterans-United States-Biography. At Hell's Gate: A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace. Vietnam War/ Buddhism.
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James Lasseter, Jr.
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Brooksville, Florida
About James Lasseter, Jr.
Focus on, but not limited to, signed nonfiction books that are relatively scarce.
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- Number Line
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- Gilt
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