About this title: The fall of Communism was one of the great human dramas of our century, as great as the original Bolshevik revolution. "Washington Post" correspondent Michael Dobbs met almost all of the principal players in this drama, and paints an unforgettable portrait of an empire in its death throes. Nominated for the 1998 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. 0679431799 Condition: VERY GOOD. (Book may have one or a combination of the following characteristics: former library book, cover wear, name written inside cover, light underlining/highlighting, remainder mark, etc. Overall, the book is in solid shape. This is a blanket description. Please e us if you require a specific, detailed description of the book condition. We will typically respond within one week of your request). read more
Description: Good. 1997-Hardcover----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1998-01-12
ISBN-13:9780679751519ISBN:0679751513
Description: Good in None As Issued jacket. Cover shows moderate shelf and edge wear with slightly worn/curled corners and faint creasing along spine edge. Binding is square with cover lifting. Some pages have fold creases. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780679431794ISBN:0679431799
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Remainder. 1.8 x 6.8 x 9.8 inches. 502pp. A Clean and Bright copy. Remainder Mark. Lang: English. Vols: 1, Wt: 2lbs. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780679431794ISBN:0679431799
Description: Very good in fine dust jacket. HB, 1997, 1st Ed, slight shelf wear to DJ, very slight stains to book edges. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 528 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY
Date Published: 1997
Description: VG+/Fine. W/Dust Jacket 502pp(Index) A 1/8" red dot on bottom page ends, o.w. clean, tight & bright. No ink names, DJ tears, etc. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780679431794ISBN:0679431799
Description: Fine/VG+ W/Dust Jacket 502pp(Index) 1/2" DJ tear top front edge, o.w. clean, tight & bright. NO ink names, bookplates etc. ISBN 0679431799. read more
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780679431794ISBN:0679431799
Description: Very Fine/Fine. W/Dust Jacket 502pp(Index) DJ very slightly rubbed, o.w. clean, bright & very tight. NO ink names, DJ tears etc. Price unclipped. ISBN 0679431799. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996, first edition
ISBN-13:9780679431794ISBN:0679431799
Description: ISBN 0-679-43179-9 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.5 in. ); 502pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly torn, bumped at extremities; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth and Paper Boards
Publisher: Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679431794ISBN:0679431799
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Hardback. 8vo-over 7ľ"-9ľ" tall. In the final decade of the Soviet empire, Michael Dobbs was an eyewitness to the extraordinary espisodes that let to the unraveling of the Bolshevik Revolution. Covering the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe for the Washington Post, Mr. Dobbs saw it all: Tito's funeral, the jubilation at the Gdansk shipyard where Solidarity was born, the euphoria and despair of Tiananmen Squard, Boris Yeltsin facing down a coup. Bright, crisp and clean. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780679431794ISBN:0679431799
Description: Hardback, with dustwrapper. There is a previous owner's name and date written neatly inside but otherwise the book remains in Very Good condition. ISBN 0679431799 [From the cover] “Dobbs identifies the seeds of the destruction and shows how Mikhail Gorbachev, in particular, was the unwitting inspiration for the upheaval of the empire, while he thought he could save the Communist Party by reforming it”. read more
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