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The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA (signed)
by Mendez, Antonio J. (signed); with Malcolm McConnell
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine condition/Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0688163025
- ISBN 13
- 9780688163020
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1999. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Antonio J. Mendez directly on the title page. SEE OUR PHOTOS. SIGNED copies are SCARCE. Laid in is an internet download of his signature for authentication. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good+ dust jacket. The jacket shows just a bit of mild surface rubbing. NO chips, tears or fading. NOT price clipped ($25.00). Square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Photo illustrated. Bound in the original silver-stamped black boards. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "Tony Mendez led two lives. To his friends, he was a soft-spoken, nondescript bureaucrat working for the Department of Defense. To the leaders of the CIA, he was their master of disguise -- an undisputed genius who could create an entirely new identity for anybody, anywhere, anytime. Combining the cunning tricks of a magician with the analytical insight of a psychologist, Mendez shows us how he helped hundreds of people escape potentially fatal situations. From 'Wild West' adventures in East Asia to Cold War intrigue in Moscow, Mendez was there. He earned the CIA's Intelligence Star of Valor for his role in engineering the escape of six Americans from Tehran in 1980. On the fiftieth anniversary of the CIA, he was named one of the fifty all-time stars of the spy trade, honored with the Trailblazer Award, and granted exclusive permission to tell his fascinating story -- all of it. Here he gives us a privileged look at what really happens in the field and behind closed doors at the highest level of international espionage: some of it shocking, frightening, and wildly inventive -- all of it unforgettable.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Antonio J. Mendez. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good+ dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xvi, 351pp. + 8 pages photos on glossy stock. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller
- About Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029944
- Title
- The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA (signed)
- Author
- Mendez, Antonio J. (signed); with Malcolm McConnell
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0688163025
- ISBN 13
- 9780688163020
- Publisher
- William Morrow and Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo. xvi, 351pp. + 8 pages photo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography; Politics / Government / International Relations; True Crime / Law Enforcement;
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About the Seller
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