Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, (2018) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which takes a deep look at an often hidden cost of war. "War is one of the most lucrative job markets for an increasingly global workforce. Most of the work on American bases, everything from manning guard towers to cleaning the latrines to more technical engineering and accounting jobs, has been outsourced to private firms that then contract out individual jobs, often to the lowest bidder. An 'American' base in Afghanistan or Iraq will be staffed with workers from places like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Turkey, Bosnia, and Nepal: so-called 'third-country nationals.' Tens of thousands of these workers are now fixtures on American bases." The conditions vary from near slavery to more mundane exploitation. "In focusing on the long and difficult paths of the contractors of the latest Afghan war, Coburn is the first to truly demonstrate the transnational and profit-driven nature of most modern war." (Catherine Lutz) Time line, notes, sources, index. viii, 398 pp. ISBN: 978-1503605367.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth book in this highly praised series of thrillers featuring Beijing detective Li Yan, and Margaret Campbell, an American forensic pathologist. Unlike most in the series, this is set in the United States where Li Yan is based at the Chinese embassy in Washington DC and Campbell is working at chief medical examiner of Harris County in Texas, when a trailer truck full of suffocated Chinese immigrants is found. Li Yan is sent to assist in identifying the bodies and more - among the dead is an undercover police officer from China. When it turns out that immigrants are being injected with cloned virus from the 1917-18 Spanish flu, and the trigger to activate this virus is unknown, the possibility of disaster looms. Snakehead is the term used for the head of the smugglers. INSCRIBED and dated on the title page. 399 pp. ISBN: 0-340768665.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth book in this highly praised series of thrillers featuring Beijing detective Li Yan, and Margaret Campbell, an American forensic pathologist. Unlike most in the series, this is set in the United States where Li Yan is based at the Chinese embassy in Washington DC and Campbell is working at chief medical examiner of Harris County in Texas, when a trailer truck full of suffocated Chinese immigrants is found. Li Yan is sent to assist in identifying the bodies and more - among the dead is an undercover police officer from China. When it turns out that immigrants are being injected with cloned virus from the 1917-18 Spanish flu, and the trigger to activate this virus is unknown, the possibility of disaster looms. Snakehead is the term used for the head of the smugglers. SIGNED on the title page with the words "Best wishes." 399 pp. ISBN: 0-340768665.