Command Control by Eric Schlosser, First Edition (13 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition with full number line. A clean and tight copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st printing. Tight and unmarked, showing some reader's use and handling, VG/VG. Dime-sized pale coffee stain on page fore edges. 632pp. Shelf rubbed, unclipped jacket now in a new mylar cover. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Hard cover published by Penguin Press in 2013. DJ is in good plus condition.; Ala Notable Books for Adults; 9.50 X 6 X 2.10 inches; 656 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Presents a minute-by-minute account of an H-bomb accident that nearly caused a nuclear disaster, examining other near misses and America's growing susceptibility to a catastrophic event. xxiii, 632 pages. Pulitzer Prize Nominee for History (2014), Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature Nominee (2014), Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Nonfiction (2014). Bright, clean, unmarked copy except for a Bookseller's label to the htp.Tight, square binding, no wear to the boards. The unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar showing a little, light edge wear and a faint crease to the spine.

Trade paperback. Condition: Good. Gideon Kendall (illustrator). xxi, [3], 632 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Author's Note. Selected Cast of Characters. Acronyms and Abbreviations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Eric Mathew Schlosser (born August 17, 1959) is an American journalist and author known for investigative journalism, such as in his books Fast Food Nation (2001), Reefer Madness (2003), and Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety (2013). Schlosser's book Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety was published in September 2013. It focuses on the Damascus Titan missile explosion, a non-nuclear explosion of a Titan II missile in 1980. The New Yorker''s Louis Menand called it "excellent" and "hair-raising" and said that "Command and Control is how nonfiction should be written." It was a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for History. Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety is a 2013 nonfiction book by Eric Schlosser about the history of nuclear weapons systems in the United States. Incidents Schlosser discusses in the book include the 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion and the 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash. A review in the New York Times described it as a "disquieting but riveting book" and Schlosser as a "better reporter than policy analyst." Lee H. Hamilton said, "The lesson of this powerful and disturbing book is that the world's nuclear arsenals are not as safe as they should be. We should take no comfort in our skill and good fortune in preventing a nuclear catastrophe, but urgently extend our maximum effort to assure that a nuclear weapon does not go off by accident, mistake, or miscalculation.". First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. First Edition, First Printing; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar; illustrated end papers; 656 clean, unmarked pages/Notes, Bibliography, Index.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fine : 1st Penguin Paperback Edition. The book does not look new but has not been read but is in excellent condition with some shelf wear. There is no obvious damage to the cover the dust jacket (if applicable) is included for hard covers. There are no missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. It may have very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover as well as very minimal wear and tear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Gideon Kendall (endpaper art) (illustrator). xxiii, [1], 632 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Author's Note. Selected Cast of Characters. Acronyms and Abbreviations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Eric Mathew Schlosser (born August 17, 1959) is an American journalist and author known for investigative journalism, such as in his books Fast Food Nation (2001), Reefer Madness (2003), and Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety (2013). Schlosser's book Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety was published in September 2013. It focuses on the Damascus Titan missile explosion, a non-nuclear explosion of a Titan II missile in 1980. The New Yorker''s Louis Menand called it "excellent" and "hair-raising" and said that "Command and Control is how nonfiction should be written." It was a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for History. Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety is a 2013 nonfiction book by Eric Schlosser about the history of nuclear weapons systems in the United States. Incidents Schlosser discusses in the book include the 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion and the 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash. A review in the New York Times described it as a "disquieting but riveting book" and Schlosser as a "better reporter than policy analyst." Lee H. Hamilton said, "The lesson of this powerful and disturbing book is that the world's nuclear arsenals are not as safe as they should be. We should take no comfort in our skill and good fortune in preventing a nuclear catastrophe, but urgently extend our maximum effort to assure that a nuclear weapon does not go off by accident, mistake, or miscalculation.". First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated].

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. pp. xxiii, 632. 8vo. No detectable flaws, bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding. Appears unread; as new in fine dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition brown boards with gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Eric Schlosser; Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote by Leonard Cohen; Author's Note; Selected Cast of Characters; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; and Index. Also includes color illustrated front and rear endpapers entitled: Titan II Missile Complex. "The lesson of this powerful and disturbing book is that the world's nuclear arsenals are not as safe as they should be. We should take no comfort in our skill and good fortune in preventing a nuclear catastrophe, but urgently extend our maximum effort to assure that a nuclear weapon does not go off by accident, mistake, or miscalculation." - Lee H. Hamilton, former U.S. Representative; Co-chair, Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future; Director, the Center on Congress at Indiana University. "Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America's nuclear arsenal. A groundbreaking account of accidents, near misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them? That question has never been resolved - and Schlosser reveals how the combination of human fallibility and technological complexity still poses a grave risk to mankind. Written with the vibrancy of a first-rate thriller, Command and Control interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a nuclear missile silo in rural Arkansas with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years. It depicts the urgent effort by American scientists, policy makers, and military officers to ensure that nuclear weapons cannot be stolen, sabotaged, used without permission, or detonated inadvertently. Schlosser also looks at the Cold War from a new perspective, offering history from the ground up, telling the stories of bomber pilots, missile commanders, maintenance crews, and other ordinary servicemen who risked their lives to avert a nuclear holocaust. At the heart of the book lies the struggle, amid the rolling hills and small farms of Damascus, Arkansas, to prevent the explosion of a ballistic missile carrying the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with men who designed and routinely handled nuclear weapons, Command and Control takes readers into a terrifying but fascinating world that until now has been largely hidden from view. Through the details of a single accident, Schlosser illustrates how an unlikely event can become unavoidable, how small risks can have terrible consequences, and how the most brilliant minds in the nation can only provide us with an illusion of control. Audacious, gripping, and unforgettable, Command and Control is a tour de force of investigative journalism, and eye opening look at the dangers of America's nuclear age." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. first impression, slight scuffed jacket corners Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo xxiii + 632pp., notes, bibliog., index, A ground-breaking account of the management of nuclear weapons. Command and Control interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a missile silo in rural Arkansas, where a single crew struggled to prevent the explosion of the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the US, with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years. It depicts the urgent effort to ensure that nuclear weapons can't be stolen, sabotaged, used without permission, or detonated inadvertently.