From the author of The Fate of the Earth, a stirring new call to the nuclear age. When Jonathan Schell's monumental best-seller The Fate of the Earth was published in 1981, it was hailed by The New York Times as "an event of profound historical importance." Harrison Salisbury called it "the most important book of the decade."Now Schell has produced a work of equal--or greater--historical significance and literary accomplishment. Just as The Fate of the Earth became the seminal volume of the Cold War era, The Gift of Time ...
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From the author of The Fate of the Earth, a stirring new call to the nuclear age. When Jonathan Schell's monumental best-seller The Fate of the Earth was published in 1981, it was hailed by The New York Times as "an event of profound historical importance." Harrison Salisbury called it "the most important book of the decade."Now Schell has produced a work of equal--or greater--historical significance and literary accomplishment. Just as The Fate of the Earth became the seminal volume of the Cold War era, The Gift of Time is destined to become the same for our age. In a series of conversations with officials as diverse as Vietnam-era defense secretary Robert S. McNamara, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, and the last commander of the Strategic Command, General George Lee Butler, Schell finds support for the abolition of nuclear weapons in the unlikeliest places, among the very generals and politicians who presided over nuclear strategy and its implementation during the Cold War. Writing in a spirit of optimism and hope, Schell calls upon all Americans--indeed, all of the world's citizens--to snap out of our cold-war trance, this forced cohabitation with horror, and take the step that alone can free us from nuclear danger and corruption, namely the abolition of nuclear weapons.
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Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Full number line at copyright page. Pages [240] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Covers clean, colors bright, a little edge and general wear. By the author of The Fate of the Earth. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 256 p. Audience: General/trade. 1st printing of 1st edition. Bright, clean, square covers and spine are As New; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete. 8vo, 240 pp; index.
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Very good, very good. 240, index, publisher's ephemera laid in. A guide to the secrets and lies surrounding arms policy and nuclear weapons. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. In a series of powerful interviews, key political figures reveal why they are now opposed to nuclear arsenals.
