1981 "First Edition" stated on copyright page; Atheneum publishers, New York; hardbound; very good condition with unmarked pages; blind title embossed on front cover; dust jacket quite good with minor edge wear.
 
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The Mongoose was Karl Stanislavsky, programming head of the Federal Broadcasting Company.  The Year of the Mongoose was the last year of the Network Television Wars.  The year FBC's parrot mascot choked to death on camera.  The year "Lust Boat" finally sank in the ratings.  The year comely Linda Ashley, who wanted the Mongoose's job, found a way to get it...