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Breaking the Ring
Published in Hardcover by Houghton Mifflin Co (Juv) (1987)
Author: John Barron
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Break His Neck!
This is a fascinating, well written book about the John Walker spy ring. The author does a great job giving the gory details about what it was that this guy did and how he finally got caught. It is amazing how a simpleton like Walker can get into a position of such authority. A breach of security on this level can really affect the lives of the young men and women serving in our military, to say nothing of our national security. I am not sure they can really come up with an appropriate punishment for a guy like this. The book also gives you insight into the workings of the KGB and the details about how these espionage operations work. You will enjoy it.

Very Interesting Book
What a scumbag, if spying against our country was not bad enough, this complete waste of a man drags his family and friends into it. All for like $ 1 per page, how did someone this dumb get into the position he was in to do so much harm? The story is very interesting, I could have even written the story and it would be entertaining. Luckily that did not happen and the author did a great job. He constructed the details and time line very well and easy to follow. The explanations of what info Walker was giving out was also presented well. If you are interested in this area then I would suggest getting this book, it is well worth the time and money.

The Best "non-fiction" Spy Book I Have EVER read
I don't need 1000 words on this one......It's so damn good that I called in sick for 2 days (of course I was'nt sick). But no...literally folks, this is one of those "can't put it down" type books.....Bill Goldstein ...... billgold1@visto.com ................

I'd love to get some e-mail opinions on this


Endgame Magic
Published in Paperback by Chrysalis Books (05 May, 1996)
Authors: John Beasley and Timothy Whitworth
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Its Awesome
The endgame study is a never ending source of fun for me. I am absolutely horrible at solving these things mind you (I got one study completely right the first time through), but they are great fun and make regular endgame play seem simple. It is a shame this one is out of print.

Five stars aren't enough for this wonderful collection.
This is perhaps a book that was destined to be out of print after the first printing (1996). It is also one of my most prized chess books. None of the problems are easy; indeed, most of them are quite difficult even for grandmasters. Each endgame study has been designed to tease out the most fantastic, unexpected, and beautiful maneuvers and positions that the chessmen are capable of exhibiting. Even if you fail to solve the puzzles, playing through the copiously illustrated and annotated solutions is pure pleasure. The positions did not arise from actual play, but were composed, mainly for enjoyment rather than for instructional purposes. But this is chess at its most marvelous and breathtaking!


Spy Hunter: Inside the FBI Investigation of the Walker Espionage Case
Published in Hardcover by United States Naval Inst. (1999)
Authors: Robert W. Hunter and Lynn Dean Hunter
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An excellent, accurate read!
As a former sailor and current resident of Virginia Beach, I was stunned to learn that much of this entire story happened in familiar places surrounding me. The author spares no details and does not hesitate to give addresses, places, names, etc. to make the story come to life.

I read this book over a weekend because I simply could not put it down. I enjoy the way the story was told. Our country should thank the FBI, Bob Hunter, and his team for their professionalism in catching America's most damaging spy.

excellent
Excellent true spy story from the justics side of the case. Other books ont his case don't cover this much at all. The author (and case agent) is a good, unpretentious storyteller.

Gripping True Spy Story
Espionage stories like this are usually fiction! The author tells his story in a casual way, like he's talking to you personally over a glass of ale. He's a character himseld!


Life and Death of an Oilman: The Career of E.W. Marland
Published in Paperback by Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd) (1992)
Author: John Joseph Mathews
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Enjoyed this book
This book is an easy read. There are really two stories told: Marland's biography, and also, an history of early economic development in the northern part of the young state of Oklahoma. In a few chapters you will read about geology, Native American tribes, seizure of Indian lands in the "Cherokee Strip", early oilmen, New York bankers, the roaring 1920's and the Great Depression. They all influenced Marland's career as an oilman. The author's (often acerbic) opinions about persons and events are freely given throughout his book.


Family of Spies: Inside the John Walker Spy Ring
Published in Hardcover by Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub (Trd) (1988)
Author: Pete Earley
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British watercolours from the John Edward Taylor Collection in the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester
Published in Unknown Binding by Whitworth Art Gallery ()
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Clay in the Master's Hands
Published in Paperback by Cock a Hoop Pub (1996)
Authors: Donna Frank and Andra Whitworth
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The Complete Poetical Works of Phoebe Flood
Published in Paperback by Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division (02 December, 1996)
Author: John Whitworth
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Core Mathematics
Published in Paperback by Scott Foresman & Co (1980)
Authors: John. F. Leslie, Mary L. Schendel, and Larry L. Whitworth
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The Faber Book of Blue Verse
Published in Hardcover by Faber & Faber (1990)
Author: John Whitworth
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