Autographed and inscribed. Pages are in great condition - no other writing. Cover has only minor scuffing. Buy with confidence - every order ships with delivery confirmation tracking number. Fast shipping from our non-smoking home. ES2108 Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: This exciting new memoir, now in a new special edition, charts the remarkable life of Dr. Charles W. Hostler (1919-2014); it also include new chapters and new photographs authored and curated by Dr. Hostler's wife, Chinyeh Hostler. Charles Hostler's experiences are quite extraordinary and his memoirs capture all the major scenes--from hawking newspapers on San Francisco cable-cars, to prowling Westwood as a UCLA undergraduate, to working as a road warrior for the California Highway Patrol, to his stint as an ace pilot for the U.S. Army Air Corps, to his East Coast secret agent-training in the OSS (the precursor to the CIA), to his work with real world James Bond-types working in the bowels of England's MI6 (now known as the SIS), Hostler's life was a dynamic odyssey of service, adventure, and discovery. All of these varied postings serving as mere pitstops in a singular voyage that culminates with Hostler's appointment as U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain (1989-1993) and his activities behind the scenes during the Persian Gulf War. Hostler's memoir is lavishly illustrated with eighty pictures, sixty in full-color. Subject code: