Search Results: brighter than a thousand suns a by robert jungk

UsedAcceptable. The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing (age related spots and browning). May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

Mariner Books, 1970. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Mariner Books, 1970. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Mariner Books. First. Acceptable. Acceptable. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported

Mariner Books, 1970-10-21. paperback. Used: Good.

Harvest Books. Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. Fair. 1958. First English Edition. Hardbound. Translated from German by James Cleugh; 350 pages .

Harcourt Brace, 1958. hardcover. Good. 7x4x1. American 1st Edition. Some edge wear and light page toning.

SPCK Publishing. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Pelican Books (England). Good. 1965. PAPERBACK. 1965 printing. Creased and worn covers, solid binding. Pages age yellowed. Name written inside cover, otherwise clean unmarked pages. ; 6.90 X 4.25 X 0.60 inches; 330 pages .

Mariner, 1970-10-21. Paperback. Very Good. Nice book. Gift inscription on first page. Top outer page edges are slightly yellowed. Minor wear to cover edges.

Harcourt Brace Javanovich, Inc, New York, 1958. 5th Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 369 pages, index, list of sources, Book in very nice conditon--light spine creases, light shelf and edge wear, short corner creases on front cover, pages beginning to tan. No interior marks. Based in onterviews wth the major participant and on official documents and transcripts--the development of the first atomic bomb. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0156141507. ISBN/EAN: 9780156141505. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 604455. . 9780156141505

Harcourt Brace, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harcourt Brace, 1958. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harcourt Brace, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1958. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good /Good. First American Edition stated with publisher's colophon. In black cloth with silver foil to type on spine and yellow design motif. Tiny puncture/dent to bottom of spine and minimal wear. Interior clean and binding solid. Jacket unclipped($5.00) with tape reinforcement to inside of jacket at spine ends and some touch up to wear at spine ends with black marker. Some tiny nicks/short tears to top of rear panel, tiny chips at heel and general wear.

Grove Press, Inc, 1958-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Good condition with wear and markings.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, c1961. Presumed later printing. Trade paperback. Good. xiv, 369, [1] pages. Wraps. Footnotes. Appendices. Index. Illustrated front cover. Robert Jungk (born Robert Baum, also known as Robert Baum-Jungk; 11 May 1913 - 14 July 1994) was an Austrian writer, journalist, historian and peace campaigner who wrote mostly on issues relating to nuclear weapons. Jungk was born into a Jewish family in Berlin. His father, known as Max Jungk, was born David Baum (1872, Miskovice - 1937, Prague). When Adolf Hitler came to power, Jungk was arrested and released, moved to Paris, then back to Nazi Germany to work in a subversive press service. These activities forced him to move through various cities, such as Prague, Paris, and Zurich, during World War II. He continued journalism after the war. His book, Brighter than a Thousand Suns: A Personal History of the Atomic Scientists, was the first published account of the Manhattan Project and the German atomic bomb project, and its… Read More

New York: Harcour Brace Jovanovich, 1958. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Very clean hardcover book in clean unclipped dust jacket. Charcoal black cloth boards with bright silver lettering and small decoration on spine. No bumping, no fading, no wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. All pages and edges are clean with bright yellow endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Translated by James Cleugh. 369 pages. Clean dust jacket is not price clipped (5.95 on front inside flap), no chips, slightest edge wear; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The true story of the scientists who brought us into the nuclear age -- some with agonies of the spirit and regret..

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1958. First American edition. Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gentle bumping and fraying to front board-top corner, extremely mild rubbing to other 3 corners, moderate soiling to board edges and fore-edges, ink ownership signature to front free endpaper, sunned DJ spine, less than quarter-inch clipped to front DJ-top corner, two less than quarter-inch clippings to DJ spine head, less than quarter-inch clipped circle to DJ spine foot, very mild rubbing to DJ spine foot, faint soiling to DJ (mostly to rear DJ), else Very Good in Good DJ.. Octavo in black DJ, 369 pages; 21 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. Contents: A time of change (1918-1923) -- The beautiful years (1923-1932) -- Collision with politics (1932-1933) -- An unexpected discovery (1932-1939) -- The decay of confidence (1939) -- The strategy of prevention (1939-1942) -- The laboratory becomes a barrack (1942-1945) -- The rise of Oppenheimer (1939-1943) -- Fission of a man… Read More