James Waste (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. A pithy and readable account of some extraordinary experiences. -Former Secretary of State George Shultz A fascinating read by a lone operator whose vital service to our nation contrasts with those of us in uniform or civilian life. -Brigadier General Harold Hyde, AUS (Ret.) At the height of the Cold War, after a successful international career with Bechtel, James Waste was recruited to serve as a covert observer for the CIA. Over the course of the next three decades, he reported to the agency both as a case officer and as an independent contractor, first behind the Iron Curtain and later along the ancient Silk Road of Central Asia. In his fast-paced memoir-from the mangled hulk of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, to the violent ungoverned reaches of Tajikistan, to the Tbilisi office of former Soviet Foreign Minister and Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze-Waste combines a vivid collage of first-hand experiences with a compelling behind-the-scenes portrait of a changing world.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcover, in Very Good + condition, there are no stamps writing or marks, straight spine without creases, a nice-looking book, Reviews from a Jungian Perspective of Books, Films and Culture, San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Issue 69).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. INSCRIBED by author on title page. Slight edge wear, clean copy. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Very good(+). Octavo oin black and white and red wrappers; illus.; 440 p., 21 cm. Includes laid in postcard promoting the book. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. Abstract: "At the height of the Cold War, two men in dark suits and shades walked into the San Francisco antique store that James Waste had opened after a successful international career with Bechtel. Their mission: to ask Mr. Waste to serve as an oberver for the CIA. Waste accepted on the spot. Over the course of the next three decades, he reported to the agency both as a case officer and as an independent contractor, first behind the Iron Curtain and later along the ancient Silk Road of Central Asia. From the mangled hulk of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, to the violent ungoverned reaches of Tajikistan, to the Tbilisi office of former Soviet foreign minister and Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze, this book combines a vivid collage of first-hand experiences with a compelling behind-the-scenes portrait of a changing world." -- from publisher's description. Very good(+) copy. Lightly worn wrappers around the edges; light shelfwear to wrappers; some soil stains along the edges of pp. 127-130; very few, small specks of ink along the edges of pages; else tight copy; pages are mostly clean, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcover, in Very Good to Fine condition, there are no stamps writing or marks, nice shape, Reviews from a Jungian Perspective of Books, Films and Culture.

1st edition stiff wrappers As New octavo xiii + 440pp., b/w plates, maps, Author served with the CIA over 30 years behind the Iron Curtain & in Central Asia.