Search Results: Atomic / Nuclear from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

Don Mills, Ont, Canada: Nelson Canada. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1980. 1st Canadian Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light ground-in dirt and a spot of blue ink on the rear cover. "In 1945, Igor Gouzenko, a Russian cipher clerk working in the miliary intelligence branch of the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa, defected to the West. He took with him over one hundred top secret documents that revealed a spy network in North America, a network that had supplied the Soviet Union with the secrets of the atom bomb." "Gouzenko exposed Joseph Stalin's efforts to steal nuclear secrets, and the technique of planting sleeper agents. The "Gouzenko Affair" is often credited as a triggering event of the Cold War, with historian Jack Granatstein stating… Read More

New York, NY: Basic Books. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1963. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. Black cloth covered boards have silver and red gilt lettering to the spine of the book. There is one small, but noticeable bump to the bottom corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright, though starting to tone / darken due to the acid content of the paper. The endpapers are a solid white color (again with some light toning, especially to the edges). The dust jacket has a couple of small edge tears and wrinkles where the bumping to the covers occurred. The white dust jacket has some beginning toning and there is some ground-in dirt, especially to the rear cover. The top rear edge of the dust jacket has a small spot of darkening / discoloration. "Morton M. Grodzins (11 August 1917 – 7 March 1964) was a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, as well as a dean of the school… Read More

Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1955. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some bumping to the spine ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears , nicks and rubbed spots and noticeable toning and fading to the spine, spine ends and edges of the panels. "Rexford Guy Tugwell (July 10, 1891 – July 21, 1979) was an American economist who became part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's first "Brain Trust", a group of Columbia University academics who helped develop policy recommendations leading up to Roosevelt's New Deal. Tugwell served in FDR's administration until he was forced out in 1936. He was a specialist on planning and believed the government should have large-scale plans to move the economy out of the Great… Read More

Washington, DC: U.S. Congress / Office of Technology Assessment. Very Good+. 1993. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This edition is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some ground in dirt to the front cover along the spine joint. The rear cover has some rubbing to the rear spine joint and a thin strip of fading to the edges. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Nation has embarked on a bold new mission to enhance world peace through deep and lasting cuts in nuclear arsenals. It has removed thousands of nuclear weapons from active, deployed status and has begun eliminating delivery systems and dismantling the warheads themselves." (from the book) .

Crestline, CA: League of Women Voters / LWV. Very Good+. 1990. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book with stapled wrappers and cardstock covers. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Currently, waste produced in California and the rest of the country is disposed of at three sites in Washington, Nevada, and South Carolina. These three states have objected to shouldering the entire nation's burden for safely managing these wastes. In 1983, California began efforts to site its own disposal facility in response to federal law, the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980 (LLRWPA). In 1988, California joined with Arizona, North Dakota, and South Dakota to form the Southwestern Compact and agreed to be the host state for the compact's first regional disposal facility." (from Wikipedia) .

San Francisco, CA: John A. Blume & Associates, Engineers. Very Good. 1971. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Graphs; This is a bound volume of material prepared by the John A. Blume Engineering with up-to-date information regarding design and analysis of engineering Nuclear Reactors in Earthquake prone regions. This is an oversized paperback - perfectbound with heavy cardstock covers and paper tape. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition. The spine of the book cover has lengthy tearing to both the top and bottom ends and some beginning toning to the edges of the cardstock covers. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy was part of the Ebasco Services Inc. Library. While technically an Ex-library copy, there are no library markings except for the received stamp dated January 26, 1972 on the title page. Ebasco Services Inc. Was a subsidiary of General Electric (Ebasco stood for the… Read More

New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons / Grosset Putnam. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1995. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0399140727 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of some tiny faults to the laminate on the front panel along with a couple of small spots of rubbing to the spine ends and edges. "His studies of the behavior of people who had committed war crimes, both individually and in groups, concluded that while human nature is not innately cruel and only rare sociopaths can participate in atrocities without suffering lasting emotional harm, such crimes do not require any unusual degree of personal evil or mental illness. He says that they are nearly sure to happen given certain conditions (either accidental or deliberately arranged) , which Lifton called "atrocity-producing… Read More

International News Service. Very Good. 1951. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a trade sized paperback book with heavy cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine and rear spine joint of the book cover have noticeable toning. The text pages are clean and bright. This book appears to have come about during the hoopla about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg being spies for Russia. Bob Considine was one of the witnesses to the executions of the Rosenberg, and it appears he had done some reporting on the entire scandal and this particular booklet was the results of some of his reporting. "Robert Bernard Considine, known as Bob Considine (November 4, 1906 – September 25, 1975) , was an American journalist, author, and commentator. He is best known as the co-author of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and The Babe Ruth Story. "With Ted W. Lawson, Considine authored Thirty Seconds over Tokyo, an account of… Read More

San Francisco, CA: Committe for Nuclear Responsibility. Very Good+. 1979. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This edition is a trade paperback. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. This copy has been signed by author on inside front cover of book: "To / Greg Wilson Many , many thanks for your recent, generous gift in support of the work of the committee warmest greetings, John Gofman." The cardstock covers of the book have some light edge wear, rubbing and ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright, with an occasional fingermark here and there. "an American scientist and advocate. He was Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Cell Biology at University of California at Berkeley. Some of his early work was on the Manhattan Project, and he shares patents on the fissionability of uranium-233 as well as on early processes for separating plutonium from fission products. Later in life, he took on a… Read More

Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publisher. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0398047782 . B&W Photographs; This book is in Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of some light toning to the spine and edges of the front and rear panels. "This book aids managers of nuclear facility security forces in planning for and training guards in making practical alarm assessments. Abstract: It also provides model response procedures and information that can be used to implement security plans as required in Part 10 of the U. S. Code of Federal Regulations and Part 73.55 Appendix C. It focuses on initial reactions to alarms -- quickly assessing them, determining the threat level, then making tactical responses to threats. Four classes of alarms are covered in increasing order of gravity: (A)… Read More

Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1976. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0295954450 . Graphs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are generally clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, chips and wrinkles, along with some generalized ground-in dirt. Chapters include: Early Development and Management of the Atom, Ten Years of Rapid Development, 1955-64, Regulation of Nuclear Power, and more. .

New York, NY: Harper & Row, Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0060159863 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of some noticeable fading to the spine. "In 1962, Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke founded the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). In 1988, as President of CSIS, he merged the Hawaii-based Pacific Forum into his organization to give it more input from the Asia-Pacific region. Dr. Abshire served as Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations from 1970 to 1973 and later as Chairman of the U. S. Board of International Broadcasting (1975–77). He was a member of the Murphy Commission (1974–75) , the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (1981–1982) , and the… Read More

New York, NY: Council On Foreign Relations Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light bumping and nicking to the top spine end. , along with several nicks and beginning tears. There is some light generalized rubbing to the cover as well. "Beginning in 1979, Bundy returned to academia as a professor of history at New York University. He was professor emeritus from 1989 until his death. During this period, he helped found the group known as the "Gang of Four," whose other members were Kennan, Robert McNamara and Gerard Smith; together they spoke and wrote about American nuclear policies. They published an influential 1983 Foreign Affairs article that proposed ending the US policy of "first use of nuclear weapons to stop a Soviet invasion… Read More

Washington D. C.: Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. Good. 1958. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized magazine with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The top spine end of the magazine has tearing and wrinkling. The covers have creasing, wrinkling and several edge tears. The text pages are clean and bright. Included are: The Nautilusw - There were Two, Wide Screen - Televisions New Dimension by Madison Cawein, After the Gap - What? By U. S. Senator John F. Kennedy, The United States Electronics Industry's Contribution to National Defense by Major General Frank E. Stoner, Industry Supports Defense by Signal Staff, Face the Facts by Sol. C. Bennett, The Fathometer by R. P. Curtis, Value Engineering by Commander John N. Johnson, and more. "Founded in 1946, SIGNAL Magazine covers the latest trends and techniques in topics that include C4ISR, information security, intelligence, electronics, homeland security, cyber technologies, cloud… Read More

Washington D. C.: Signal. Good. 1958. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized magazine with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The top spine end of the magazine has tearing and wrinkling. The covers have creasing, wrinkling and several edge tears. The text pages are clean and bright. Included are: The Nautilusw - There were Two, Wide Screen - Televisions New Dimension by Madison Cawein, After the Gap - What? By U. S. Senator John F. Kennedy, The United States ELectronics Industry's Contribution to National Defense by Major General Frank E. Stoner, Industry Supports Defense by Signal Staff, Face the Facts by Sol. C. Bennett, The Fathometer by R. P. Curtis, Value Engineering by Commander John N. Johnson, and more. .

New York: American Library Association. Very Good+. 1962. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a small format booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The booklet covers have some light strips of toning to the foredges. The text pages are clean and bright. "He was born in Buffalo, New York, and attended the University of Chicago. After completing his graduate studies at the University he joined the Manhattan Project; and became the assistant Director of the Metallurgical Laboratory. He then accepted a position with the War department General Staff as a scientific advisor on atomic energy. When the research and development board was formed, Doctor Lapp became executive director of its committee on atomic energy. After this he acted as Head of the Nuclear Physics branch of the Office of Naval Research. He wrote Nuclear Radiation Biology, A Nuclear Reference Manual, Must We Hide ? , and… Read More

Dover, NJ: Picatinny Arsenal / Feltman Research Laboratory - Explosives Division. Very Good. 1973. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Graphs; This is a Technical Report - Approved for Public Release. Large sized Report with cardstock covers and side stapled. The report is in Very Good condition. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The cardstock covers have several spots of staining towards the bottom spine. There are inkstamps from the Picatinny Arsenal and date stamps on the front and rear cover as well as handwritten markings -- it is possible this copy is one of the arsenal's own site copies. The text pages are clean and bright. "From 1966 to 1971 a program was conducted at Picatinny Arsenal to investigate and determine the effects of gamma radiation on several explosive materials. The purpose of the program was to determine the capability of the explosive materials to withstand an ionizing radiation environment and to determine their radiation… Read More

New York, NY: E. P. Dutton. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1986. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0525244093 . B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light edge wear and rubbing to the spine ends and corners, and a small nick with wrinkling to the top spine end. "Turning down a position at its San Francisco office, MacPherson left Newsweek magazine. Moving into a treehouse in Kenya, he wrote his first novel, Protégé, about a group of former Nazis who try to take over Tanzania, which was published in 1980. The Lucifer Key, published the following year, told the story of a hacker who brings the United States and Soviet Union to the edge of nuclear war after he breaks into the Pentagon… Read More

Manhattan Beach, CA: Quandary House. Very Good+. 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some toning to both front and rear spine joints and spine of the book cover. The is one very light crack / scratch to the front spine joint. The text pages are clean and bright. "Round #1 of the battle over nuclear power ended a few years ago, and nuclear power lost, hands down. It was once expected that by the end of the century a thousand nuclear plants would be in operation across the country but at present there are just over 100." (from the introduction) This is a self-published critique of the anti- nuclear power elite. .

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1955. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some faded pencil marking to the front endpaper. The dust jacket has a couple of small edge nicks and tears along with one tiny triangular chip to the bottom spine end. There is some light rubbing to the spine and flap joints. "Two Minutes till Midnight is a companion piece to But We Were Born Free. In the earlier book Elmer Davis bade us live and fight and die for it. Brilliantly, passionately he calls us to greatness, to a clear realization that our acts as individuals and a nation will nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope of earth." "As Director of the Office of War Information, Davis recommended to… Read More