Verlag: Austin Macauley, 2022
ISBN 10: 1398494070 ISBN 13: 9781398494077
Anbieter: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, USA
Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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Verlag: Virago, 2001
ISBN 10: 0099283360 ISBN 13: 9780099283362
Anbieter: Riley Books, Oswaldtwistle, Vereinigtes Königreich
Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Tim Hetherington (illustrator). No creases to the spine or to the covers. Tight, clean pages. Book.
Verlag: Austin Macauley, 2022
ISBN 10: 1398494089 ISBN 13: 9781398494084
Anbieter: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, USA
Zustand: New.
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Verlag: Methuen Drama, 2023
ISBN 10: 1350411108 ISBN 13: 9781350411104
Anbieter: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, USA
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Verlag: Riverhead Books, New York, 2013
ISBN 10: 1594487278 ISBN 13: 9781594487279
Anbieter: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. Tim Hetherington (Cover photo) (illustrator). Second printing [stated]. [14], 272, [2] pages. Frontis illustration. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Notes. In the fall of 1944, a massive American bomber carrying eleven men vanished over the Pacific islands of Palau, leaving a trail of mysteries. According to mission reports from the Army Air Forces, the plane crashed in shallow water, but when investigators went to find it, the wreckage wasn't there. Witnesses saw the crew parachute to safety, yet the airmen were never seen again. Wil S. Hylton is an American journalist. He is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and has published cover stories for The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Harper's, Details, GQ, New York, Outside, and many others. Hylton began publishing articles in The Baltimore Sun as a teenager, and was writing for major magazines by his early twenties. In 1999 he bicycled across Cuba for Esquire, climbed the Ecuadorean Andes for Details, and wrote about Hugh Hefner for Rolling Stone. At 24, Hylton was hired as a Contributing Editor at Esquire, where he wrote about the invasion of Afghanistan, attempts to patent the human genome, and the prosecution of alleged nuclear spy Wen Ho Lee. After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Hylton became a Washington Correspondent for GQ, publishing criticism of the war and drafting articles of impeachment for Dick Cheney. He was the first journalist to interview Joe Darby, the whistleblower at Abu Ghraib prison. Hylton is a recipient of the John Bartlow Martin Award for Public Interest Journalism by the Medill School of Journalism. For sixty years, the U.S. government, the children of the missing airmen, and a maverick team of scientists and scuba divers searched the islands for clues. They trolled the water with side-scan sonar, conducted grid searches on the seafloor, crawled through thickets of mangrove and poison trees, and flew over the islands in small planes to shoot infrared photography. With every clue they found, the mystery only deepened. Now, in a spellbinding narrative, Wil S. Hylton weaves together the true story of the missing men, their final mission, the families they left behind, and the real reason their disappearance remained shrouded in secrecy for so long. This is a story of love, loss, sacrifice, and faith. of the undying hope among the families of the missing, and the relentless determination of scientists, explorers, archaeologists, and deep-sea divers to solve one of the enduring mysteries of World War II. Derived from a Kirkus review: The story of the quest to discover the fates of the 56,000 American servicemen who served in the Pacific theater during World War II and were declared to be missing in action. New York Times Magazine writer Hylton picked up the story in the wake of scuba diver Pat Scannon's successful efforts to find evidence in the waters around Palau. The diver found the underwater wreckage of three bombers shot down during the battle for Palau, one of the bloodiest in the whole war. One of those shot down was tail gunner Jimmie Doyle, whose family was informed he was missing in 1944 but never had definitive knowledge of his fate. Thanks to Scannon?who sought to "honor the military tradition in his family without abandoning his sense of self"?and the team he established, Jimmie's son, Tommy, and his wife eventually discovered what had happened to the father declared missing many years ago. Scannon's investigations into the submerged wrecks led to the development of his own expertise and the organization of the "BentProp" team of divers, which took on responsibility to help account for the MIAs lost in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Cooperating with the military's Central Identification Laboratory and the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command enabled Scannon and his team to successfully track down the story of the sunken B-24s. Hylton draws from a treasure trove of Doyle's letters, which later provided the impetus for Tommy to seek out Scannon and his investigators. The author skillfully weaves t.
Verlag: Jonathan Cape / Random House, London, 2004
ISBN 10: 0224071912 ISBN 13: 9780224071918
Anbieter: The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Jacket by Tim Hetherington (illustrator). 1st Edition. First UK edition, first impression with full number line. Some slight edge wear and creasing to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, slight yellowing to page block. Price clipped, no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 522pp. This extraordinary, magical first novel is the story of Clare a beautiful art student, and Henry a librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono Displacement Disorder, periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity in his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing. 'The Time Traveler's Wife' depicts the effects of time travel on Henry and Clare's marriage and their passionate love for each other as the story unfolds from both points of view. Clare and Henry attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goals, steady jobs, good friends, children of their own. All of this is threatened by something they can neither prevent nor control, making their story intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.
Verlag: BLUME, 2008
ISBN 10: 8498013119 ISBN 13: 9788498013115
Anbieter: Juanpebooks, MIAMI, FL, USA
Zustand: New. Libro nuevo, sellado, fisico, original. Enviamos a todos el mundo por USPS, Fedex y DHL. 100% garantia en su compra. Sealed, new. Unopened. 100%guarentee. We ship worldwide.
Verlag: Picture Booklets, Amsterdam, 2011
Anbieter: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, USA
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Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Cover photograph by Billy and Hells (illustrator). First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers with light wear.
Verlag: Chris Boot Ltd., London, 2010
ISBN 13: 2900013463978
Anbieter: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, USA
Flexi. Zustand: Very Good. (2010). 8vo. Later printing. Flexi boards. Faint toning to edges of leaves and textblock. Faint markings to bottom of copyright page. Light wear and slight exposure to corners and joint ends of flexi boards with publisher's sticker on rear board. VG.
Verlag: Chris Boot, 2010
ISBN 10: 1905712189 ISBN 13: 9781905712182
Anbieter: The Bookery, Rochester, VT, USA
Soft cover. Zustand: Good. X-Libriary with address and discard stamp as well as the remains of the library ID on the spine. Infidel is an intimate portrait of a single U.S. platoon, assigned to an outpost in the Korengal Valley--an area considered one of the most dangerous Afghan postings in the war against the Taliban--but it is as much about love and male vulnerability as it is about bravery and war.
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Hardcover. Zustand: UNSPECIFIED. No Jacket. Tim Hetherington (illustrator). Illustrations of various parts of the world where Lloyd's Private Banking has a presence. A heavy book; extra postage may apply.
Verlag: Twelve, New York, 2010
ISBN 10: 0446556246 ISBN 13: 9780446556248
Anbieter: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. Tim Hetherington (Jacket photograph and author pho (illustrator). 287 pages. Signed by the author on the title page. Sebastian Junger (born January 17, 1962) is an American journalist, most famous for the best-selling book The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (1997), his award-winning chronicle of the war in Afghanistan in the documentary films Restrepo (2010), Korengal (2014), and his book War (2010). The visits from June 2007 to June 2008 to eastern Afghanistan to the Korengal Valley with Tim Hetherington resulted not only in their reports and pictures published in Vanity Fair in 2008 and the film Restrepo (2010), but also in Junger's best-selling book War (2010), which rewrites and expands upon his Vanity Fair dispatches. Junger in War, tells the story of Staff Sergent Sal Giunta. His actions during the fighting in the Korengal Valley made him the first soldier to still be alive when receiving the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. Time magazine named War a "Top Ten Non-fiction Book" of 2010. Sebastian Junger (born January 17, 1962) is an American journalist, author and filmmaker who has reported in-the-field on dangerous and demanding occupations and the experience of infantry combat. He covered the War in Afghanistan for more than a decade. The book War was drawn from his field reporting for Vanity Fair, that also served as the background for the documentary film Restrepo which received the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Junger's works explore themes such as brotherhood, trauma, and the relationship of the individual to society as told from the human experience. Junger turns his brilliant and empathetic eye to the reality of combat--the fear, the honor, and the trust among men in an extreme situation whose survival depends on their absolute commitment to one another. His on-the-ground account follows a single platoon through a 15-month tour of duty in the most dangerous outpost in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. Through the experiences of these young men at war, he shows what it means to fight, to serve, and to face down mortal danger on a daily basis. Derived from a Kirkus review: The latest flexing of journalistic muscle from Vanity Fair contributor Junger. The author dives into the most perilous form of immersion journalism, attempting to create an unflinching account of frontline combat. If Junger's dispatches from the fighting in Afghanistan solidify anything, it's that war American-style hasn't evolved much in the decades since the Vietnam War. It seems that neither advanced tactics nor postmillennial weapons technology have negated the all-too-human imperfections of face-to-face ground combat. From June 2007 to June 2008, Junger was embeddedâ""entirely dependent on the U.S. military for food, shelter, security, and transportation"â"with the 173rd Airborne, a seasoned outfit assigned to secure the notoriously untamable Korengal Valley in Afghanistanâ"murderous terrain that the Soviets had found impassable 30 years before. The author singled out Sgt. Brendan O'Byrne as his primary focal point for the book. O'Byrne's no-nonsense attitude and bleak upbringingâ"he was shot by his own father in civilian lifeâ"seemed most representative of the squad as a whole. Junger blends popular science, psychology and history with a breathlessly paced narrative. Junger portrays the infantryman's life as one dominated solely by the most primitive group loyalty. It's this love for one's brothers-in-arms, the author concludes, that allows the soldiers to stir up the courage and selflessness necessary to function at optimum levels under fire. An often harrowing account of the physical and psychological toll of modern warfare on the average soldier. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated].
Verlag: Umbrage Editions Publishing, 2009
ISBN 10: 188416773X ISBN 13: 9781884167737
Anbieter: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, USA
Zustand: Very Good. Very Good++; Hardcover; This book is brand new and still sealed in the publisher's original shrinkwrap; Corners are moderately "bumped" through the plastic; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (11.75" - 12.75" tall); 3.1 lbs; Photo of forest to covers, and title in green lettering on white background; 2009, Umbrage Editions Publishing; 193 pages; "Long Story Bit by Bit: Liberia Retold," by Tim Hetherington.
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Verlag: Chris Boot, London, 2010
ISBN 10: 1905712189 ISBN 13: 9781905712182
Anbieter: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, USA
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hardcover. Zustand: near fine. First. Color photographs throughout. 8vo, flexible black leather with silver type on spine and front cover. (London: Chris Boot Ltd, 2010). First Edition. Upper front cover bumped, else a fine copy. Hetherington spent a year with American soldiers stationed in Afghanistan, documenting their everyday life. The photographs are accompanied by interviews with the soldiers.
Verlag: Chris Boot Ltd., London
ISBN 13: 2900012708773
Anbieter: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, USA
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Wrappers. Zustand: Very Good. (2010). 2nd printing. INSCRIBED by Hetherington on t.p. Over-opening throughout. Slight forward lean to spine. Mild edge-wear to leatherette wraps, with some fraying at corners of spine and fore-corners of panels; mild rippling to sticker affixed to rear panel. VG in wrappers. INSCRIBED.
Verlag: Aperture
Anbieter: Studio Books, Thornwood, NY, USA
Zustand: NEW. Description: 6"x 6" limited edition Fuji Crystal Archival Matte paper print. Image size is 5.5" on the longest side and the paper size is 6" x 6". The Print is ESTATE STAMPED on the verso.Condition: Brand New/Mint.The prints were issued in an un-numbered Limited Edition (limited to the number of prints purchased during the days in which the sale was open to the public). They were then carefully printed to the highest standards and signed by the photographers. As such, these are sure to become highly collectible photographs given the provenance linking them directly to the Magnum collective and each of the photographers who chose to participate in the event.
Verlag: Aperture
Anbieter: Studio Books, Thornwood, NY, USA
Zustand: NEW. Description: 6"x 6" limited edition Fuji Crystal Archival Matte paper print. Image size is 5.5" on the longest side and the paper size is 6" x 6". The Print is ESTATE STAMPED on the verso.Condition: Brand New/Mint.The prints were issued in an un-numbered Limited Edition (limited to the number of prints purchased during the days in which the sale was open to the public). They were then carefully printed to the highest standards and signed by the photographers. As such, these are sure to become highly collectible photographs given the provenance linking them directly to the Magnum collective and each of the photographers who chose to participate in the event.
Verlag: Chris Boot Limited, 2010
ISBN 10: 1905712189 ISBN 13: 9781905712182
Anbieter: Studio Books, Thornwood, NY, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: UNSPECIFIED. STL (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED COPY London, England: Chris Boot Limited, 2010. Soft cover. First edition, first printing. 240 pages showcasing the photographer's breakthrough debut collection of photographs. Black leatherette boards with white titles embossed on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Tim Hetherington coverage of American soldiers in combat in Afghanistan. Sadly Tim Hetherington died on April 20, 2011 from a mortar attack while covering the Libyan rebellion on the front lines of the city of Misrata. SIGNED by Tim Hetherington & Sebastien Junger on the title page. BOOK CONDITION: New/Fine. SIGNED.
Verlag: Chris Boot Ltd., London, 2010
ISBN 10: 1905712189 ISBN 13: 9781905712182
Anbieter: Arcana: Books on the Arts, Culver City, CA, USA
Verbandsmitglied: ESA
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Flexible Boards with Pastedown. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. 240pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by SMITH. "Infidel" is an intimate portrait of a single U.S. platoon assigned to an outpost in the Korengal Valley - an area considered one of the most dangerous Afghan postings in the war against the Taliban - but it is as much about love and male vulnerability as it is about bravery and war. Embedded with writer Sebastian Junger, and shooting over the course of one year, the late photographer Tim Hetherington made a series of images that prove surprisingly tender in their depiction of camaraderie and vulnerability. Alongside revealing interviews with Hetherington's subjects and an introduction by Junger (with whom Hetherington co-directed the award-winning film "Restrepo" about the work of the battalion), the book is also illustrated with graphics of the tattoos the soldiers gave each other in the camp. The title is taken from the tattoo the men adopted as a badge of their comradeship. Warm, moving and full of humor, this book is a tribute to the "rough men ready to do violence on our behalf" and a provocative contribution to the documentation of war in our time". A brand new, most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon 2010 first edition of this gritty modern classic (cited on page 208 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume III") additionally SIGNED "Tim Hetherington" in black ink on the title page at our shop during one of the photographer's visits. Signed by the Photographer. Photography Monograph.
Verlag: London, United Kingdom: Chris Boot, 2010
ISBN 10: 1905712189 ISBN 13: 9781905712182
Anbieter: NUDEL BOOKS, New York, NY, USA
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Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Small 8vo, the classic photo of the Afghani Wars, SIGNED and dated by both Junger and Hetherington.(L1/5). Signed by Author(s).
Verlag: London: Chris Boot Ltd, 2010, 2010
Anbieter: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Zustand: UNSPECIFIED. First edition, first impression, signed by the photographer to the title page. Hetherington spent a year with American soldiers stationed in Afghanistan, documenting their everyday life. The photographs are accompanied by interviews with the soldiers. Octavo. Original black thick leatherette wrappers, titles to spine and front wrapper white, pictorial endpapers. Colour photographs throughout. Some very mild rubbing and staining to wrappers. A near-fine copy.