New York: Black Cat / Grove Atlantic, (2012). SIGNED - The author's first novel, an "Iraq war comedy." SIGNED on the title page. Cover praise from Karl Marlantes (who called it "hilarious, but the subject matter is deadly serious"), Jonathan Evison ("it deserves a place alongside Slaughterhouse-Five and Catch 22 as one of our great comic novels about the absurdity of war") and more. 369 pp. ISBN: 9780802120328.

New York: SOHO Press, (2011). SIGNED - The author's very unusual and interesting debut novel, featuring a young American Iraq War vet, estranged from her husband and adrift in modern Beijing, where she is hanging out on the fringes of the contemporary Chinese art scene. SIGNED on the title page. 345 pp plus a reader's guide. ISBN: 978-1569479513.

Sacramento, CA: Sacramento Poets Against the War, 2003. SIGNED first edition - With introductions by both editors. Includes contributions from Diane di Prima, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jack Hirschman, Francisco X. Alarcon, Julia Connor and others. SIGNED on the title page by Luke Breit and INSCRIBED by Traci L. Gourdine. Cover photographs by Max Schwartz. Notes on contributors. 76 pp.

New York: Ecco Press, (2012) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book - "an extraordinary memoir about ordinary things: life and death, peace and war, the adventures of childhood and the revelations of adulthood. Writing with enormous poignancy, Benjamin Busch - a decorated U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer who served two combat tours in Iraq, an actor on The Wire , and the son of celebrated novelist Frederick Busch-offers an unforgettable meditation on life and loss, the longing for the elemental and the call of the wild, and how the curious children we were remain alive in us all." 305 pp. ISBN: 978-0062014849.

New York: Ecco Press, (2012) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The author's first book - "an extraordinary memoir about ordinary things: life and death, peace and war, the adventures of childhood and the revelations of adulthood. Writing with enormous poignancy, Benjamin Busch - a decorated U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer who served two combat tours in Iraq, an actor on The Wire , and the son of celebrated novelist Frederick Busch-offers an unforgettable meditation on life and loss, the longing for the elemental and the call of the wild, and how the curious children we were remain alive in us all."SIGNED on the title page with the last two words in the book "Live forever" and dated in the year of publication. 305 pp. ISBN: 978-0062014849.

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, (2005) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "The Real Story of the War in Iraq - Reporting From Beyond the Green Zone . . . a street-level account of the war and turbulent postwar period as seen through the eyes of [a] young independent journalist . . Enders opened the only English-language newspaper completely written, printed, and distributed there during the war" - that is, from May 2003 to June 2004. Unlike other journalists, Enders was not embedded with the occupation forces, but talked with, and lived with, Iraqui citizens. SIGNED on the title page. Frontispiece. xiii, 179 pp. Errata slip laid in. ISBN: 0-472114697.

New York: Skyhorse Publishing. (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Discusses the difficulties Lava has in adjusting to life in the United States after being rescued from Iraq - and in particular PTSD - post-traumatic stress disorder - among vets, and the treatment or (more often) lack of treatment for it. Includes several appendices and a list of resources for vets. Photographs, endnotes, bibliography. 195 pp. ISBN: 1602392641.

Sausalito, CA: PoliPoint Press (2007) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which blends "personal history and social commentary, [as it] documents five decades of rising American militarism and the medias all-too-frequent failure to challenge it. Drawing on 40 years of intense activism, Solomon shows how the mainstream media have shaped our view of war, technology, and national purpose." Foreword by Daniel Ellsberg who notes that the authors unique weave of personal narrative and historical inquiry helps us understand where we are now and how we got here. Boldly INSCRIBED by Solomon on the front endpaper. Business card laid in. Notes, index. xiii, 246 pp plus publisher's ads. ISBN: 978-0977825349.

New York: Nation Books, (2004). Hardcover first edition - From the dust jacket - "In Imperial America, the conclusion of his landmark trilogy and most devastating exploration of contemporary America yet, Vidal observes that there's something suspicious about the 'ever reckless Cheney-Bush junta.' " We can only imagine what he would have to say about current events. Index. 182 pp. ISBN: 1-560255854.