Author: John B. Alexander, Ph.D.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 142997012X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Twenty-second century historians will note that a new World War began on 9/11/2001. In reality, it began much earlier. Competing value systems and the lust for natural resources will precipitate an inevitable clash of civilizations. Currently, we face elusive foes-foes who play by other rules-and in fact, we are already engaged in brutal, truly asymmetric conflict with varied forms of fighting; terrorism is but an isolated part. The increasing number of polymorphic hostilities requires revolutionary and unconventional responses. Special operations are the norm. Nanoscale, biological, and digital technologies have transformed how we fight future wars. Tactical lasers that zap pinpoint targets at twenty kilometers are being developed, as is the millimeter-wave Active Denial System that causes intense pain to those exposed. The "Mother of all Bombs" has been dropped, as have thermobaric weapons that destroy caves and bunkers. Robots roam the battlefield while exotic sensors catalogue nearly every facet of our lives. Paralyzing electrical shock weapons are in the hands of police. Even phasers on stun are closer than you think. Winning the War details the technologies and concepts necessary to ultimately determine the outcome of this global conflict. Via realistic scenarios from recovering tourists kidnapped by terrorists, to bringing down drug cartels in the Amazon, and even preventing Armageddon in the Middle East, Winning the War provides an insider's view into how these futuristic weapons will be used and into the complexities of modern warfare. Bold and controversial measures are prescribed, including the essential nature of absolute domination of space. Winning the War makes clear that drastic and innovative actions will be necessary to ensure our national survival.
Winning the War
Author: John B. Alexander, Ph.D.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 142997012X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Twenty-second century historians will note that a new World War began on 9/11/2001. In reality, it began much earlier. Competing value systems and the lust for natural resources will precipitate an inevitable clash of civilizations. Currently, we face elusive foes-foes who play by other rules-and in fact, we are already engaged in brutal, truly asymmetric conflict with varied forms of fighting; terrorism is but an isolated part. The increasing number of polymorphic hostilities requires revolutionary and unconventional responses. Special operations are the norm. Nanoscale, biological, and digital technologies have transformed how we fight future wars. Tactical lasers that zap pinpoint targets at twenty kilometers are being developed, as is the millimeter-wave Active Denial System that causes intense pain to those exposed. The "Mother of all Bombs" has been dropped, as have thermobaric weapons that destroy caves and bunkers. Robots roam the battlefield while exotic sensors catalogue nearly every facet of our lives. Paralyzing electrical shock weapons are in the hands of police. Even phasers on stun are closer than you think. Winning the War details the technologies and concepts necessary to ultimately determine the outcome of this global conflict. Via realistic scenarios from recovering tourists kidnapped by terrorists, to bringing down drug cartels in the Amazon, and even preventing Armageddon in the Middle East, Winning the War provides an insider's view into how these futuristic weapons will be used and into the complexities of modern warfare. Bold and controversial measures are prescribed, including the essential nature of absolute domination of space. Winning the War makes clear that drastic and innovative actions will be necessary to ensure our national survival.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 142997012X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Twenty-second century historians will note that a new World War began on 9/11/2001. In reality, it began much earlier. Competing value systems and the lust for natural resources will precipitate an inevitable clash of civilizations. Currently, we face elusive foes-foes who play by other rules-and in fact, we are already engaged in brutal, truly asymmetric conflict with varied forms of fighting; terrorism is but an isolated part. The increasing number of polymorphic hostilities requires revolutionary and unconventional responses. Special operations are the norm. Nanoscale, biological, and digital technologies have transformed how we fight future wars. Tactical lasers that zap pinpoint targets at twenty kilometers are being developed, as is the millimeter-wave Active Denial System that causes intense pain to those exposed. The "Mother of all Bombs" has been dropped, as have thermobaric weapons that destroy caves and bunkers. Robots roam the battlefield while exotic sensors catalogue nearly every facet of our lives. Paralyzing electrical shock weapons are in the hands of police. Even phasers on stun are closer than you think. Winning the War details the technologies and concepts necessary to ultimately determine the outcome of this global conflict. Via realistic scenarios from recovering tourists kidnapped by terrorists, to bringing down drug cartels in the Amazon, and even preventing Armageddon in the Middle East, Winning the War provides an insider's view into how these futuristic weapons will be used and into the complexities of modern warfare. Bold and controversial measures are prescribed, including the essential nature of absolute domination of space. Winning the War makes clear that drastic and innovative actions will be necessary to ensure our national survival.
Legacy of Blood
Author: Heather Graham
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369748832
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
In the streets of Paris, someone wants to paint the town red… When Special Agent Jeannette LaFarge is called in to investigate a vineyard in the Reims region of France, the last thing she expects to find is multiple bodies with every vein bled dry. It’s yet another case tailor-made for Blackbird. Joining her is recent recruit Detective Daniel Murray, eager to use his newfound abilities to track down whoever is terrorizing Paris and its surrounding areas. With each ashen victim grows the realization that those responsible weren’t inspired by vampiric creatures of the night but by Elizabeth Báthory herself. The Hungarian noblewoman’s unspeakable crimes against her people are being reenacted in both the City of Lights and across the French countryside. Unless the two of them act quickly, the upcoming harvest promises to yield blood instead of wine. The Blackbird Files Book 1: Death Behind Every Door Book 2: Market for Murder Book 3: Legacy of Blood
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369748832
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
In the streets of Paris, someone wants to paint the town red… When Special Agent Jeannette LaFarge is called in to investigate a vineyard in the Reims region of France, the last thing she expects to find is multiple bodies with every vein bled dry. It’s yet another case tailor-made for Blackbird. Joining her is recent recruit Detective Daniel Murray, eager to use his newfound abilities to track down whoever is terrorizing Paris and its surrounding areas. With each ashen victim grows the realization that those responsible weren’t inspired by vampiric creatures of the night but by Elizabeth Báthory herself. The Hungarian noblewoman’s unspeakable crimes against her people are being reenacted in both the City of Lights and across the French countryside. Unless the two of them act quickly, the upcoming harvest promises to yield blood instead of wine. The Blackbird Files Book 1: Death Behind Every Door Book 2: Market for Murder Book 3: Legacy of Blood
Binding Their Wounds
Author: Robert J. Topmiller
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131726309X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
The victims of US military campaigns are usually nameless civilians in far away places, but there are also victims closer to home - the soldiers so often used and then discarded by the establishment. Binding Their Wounds is a book about US veterans written by a US veteran - Bob 'Doc' Topmiller. Topmiller fought in Vietnam, founded a school for orphans there, and become a professor of history before he tragically committed suicide. Close friend and scholar Kerby Neill stepped in to complete the book. The result is a history of US veterans and their treatment by the US establishment from the early republic to the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Binding Their Wounds offers policy recommendations to improve post-conflict treatment and care for veterans which are long overdue.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131726309X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
The victims of US military campaigns are usually nameless civilians in far away places, but there are also victims closer to home - the soldiers so often used and then discarded by the establishment. Binding Their Wounds is a book about US veterans written by a US veteran - Bob 'Doc' Topmiller. Topmiller fought in Vietnam, founded a school for orphans there, and become a professor of history before he tragically committed suicide. Close friend and scholar Kerby Neill stepped in to complete the book. The result is a history of US veterans and their treatment by the US establishment from the early republic to the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Binding Their Wounds offers policy recommendations to improve post-conflict treatment and care for veterans which are long overdue.
Candy Spy
Author: Sir Patrick Bijou
Publisher: Sir Patrick Bijou
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
While she’s definitely sweet to look at, Agent Meg is more than just someone’s arm candy… and she has an infinite number of successful missions to prove it. As morning hits, Meg’s eyes open to a sliver of sunshine behind 10-foot curtains. She’s woken up in another bedroom. Again. This time, in South America. Meg was tasked to smooch up a drug lord’s son and retrieve an important package, which she did flawlessly. Of course. All in a day’s work of saving the world. Or, as Meg likes to call it, “another Tuesday”. Seducing dangerous men is part of her job as a spy for the Covert Anаlуtісаl Network Design Yard a.k.a. CANDY. And with her looks and training, no one really stands a chance. But she’s really looking forward to a two-week vacation to Mykonos — the first break she’s had in two years. Working nonstop is all Meg can think about these days. However, much like anything in life, you can’t always get what you want. Meg finds this out the hard way: instead of packing a suitcase filled with bikinis, she’s called to pack for a one-on-one with Director Bram Stoker — a child prodigy and her handler at CANDY. A new mission is in the works as Meg needs to extract the “package” in one piece. However, this new mission is proving to be more trouble than Meg anticipated. And if that’s not difficult enough, she finds herself in the arms of a new lover… one she least expected. “Candy Spy” is a captivating action romance thriller for readers looking to live out their wildest adventures and fantasies. Overflowing with seduction, near-death confrontations, and titillating romantic encounters, readers are in for a roller coaster ride!
Publisher: Sir Patrick Bijou
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
While she’s definitely sweet to look at, Agent Meg is more than just someone’s arm candy… and she has an infinite number of successful missions to prove it. As morning hits, Meg’s eyes open to a sliver of sunshine behind 10-foot curtains. She’s woken up in another bedroom. Again. This time, in South America. Meg was tasked to smooch up a drug lord’s son and retrieve an important package, which she did flawlessly. Of course. All in a day’s work of saving the world. Or, as Meg likes to call it, “another Tuesday”. Seducing dangerous men is part of her job as a spy for the Covert Anаlуtісаl Network Design Yard a.k.a. CANDY. And with her looks and training, no one really stands a chance. But she’s really looking forward to a two-week vacation to Mykonos — the first break she’s had in two years. Working nonstop is all Meg can think about these days. However, much like anything in life, you can’t always get what you want. Meg finds this out the hard way: instead of packing a suitcase filled with bikinis, she’s called to pack for a one-on-one with Director Bram Stoker — a child prodigy and her handler at CANDY. A new mission is in the works as Meg needs to extract the “package” in one piece. However, this new mission is proving to be more trouble than Meg anticipated. And if that’s not difficult enough, she finds herself in the arms of a new lover… one she least expected. “Candy Spy” is a captivating action romance thriller for readers looking to live out their wildest adventures and fantasies. Overflowing with seduction, near-death confrontations, and titillating romantic encounters, readers are in for a roller coaster ride!
Undercover
Author: Tom Edwards
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1949483681
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Meet Jason Franklin, an M16 agent seconded to Mossad, with orders to destroy ISIS bases in Lebanon. He encounters Judith, a feisty Israeli woman intent on exacting revenge on those who killed her family, and they reluctantly team up. Jason destroys a rocket launching site being excavated in a mountain. He is critically injured, so Judith is sent to a Hezbollah camp hospital to rescue him. She succeeds after a ferocious gun battle in which she also sustains some injuries. Losing face, the Hezbollah colonel arranges a fatwa on them, in which Judith, now married to Jason, is seriously injured. Jason returns to Lebanon to kill those ordering the fatwa. Trying to infiltrate an ISIS gang, he is discovered and undergoes torture. Once again, Jason needs rescuing.
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1949483681
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Meet Jason Franklin, an M16 agent seconded to Mossad, with orders to destroy ISIS bases in Lebanon. He encounters Judith, a feisty Israeli woman intent on exacting revenge on those who killed her family, and they reluctantly team up. Jason destroys a rocket launching site being excavated in a mountain. He is critically injured, so Judith is sent to a Hezbollah camp hospital to rescue him. She succeeds after a ferocious gun battle in which she also sustains some injuries. Losing face, the Hezbollah colonel arranges a fatwa on them, in which Judith, now married to Jason, is seriously injured. Jason returns to Lebanon to kill those ordering the fatwa. Trying to infiltrate an ISIS gang, he is discovered and undergoes torture. Once again, Jason needs rescuing.
Undercurrent
Author: Tom Edwards
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1543408915
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
This is not a pleasant book. It depicts the worst side of lifethe extreme cruelty of gangs that live off demeaning women. I did not like writing it, but I thought it needed to be exposed. A senior police officer runs afoul of the local boss of an international crime syndicate who has his wife gangbanged and beaten up. He vows retribution outside of the parameters of the law and hunts the gang down to exact his revenge. During his pursuit of the gang, he meets up with the brother of his wife, who is attached to an M16 and who has the same intention. Jason has been ordered to destroy the women-smuggling side of a massive crime syndicate based in America; they team up. The final chapter asks why the police do not clean up this appalling trade in humanity.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1543408915
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
This is not a pleasant book. It depicts the worst side of lifethe extreme cruelty of gangs that live off demeaning women. I did not like writing it, but I thought it needed to be exposed. A senior police officer runs afoul of the local boss of an international crime syndicate who has his wife gangbanged and beaten up. He vows retribution outside of the parameters of the law and hunts the gang down to exact his revenge. During his pursuit of the gang, he meets up with the brother of his wife, who is attached to an M16 and who has the same intention. Jason has been ordered to destroy the women-smuggling side of a massive crime syndicate based in America; they team up. The final chapter asks why the police do not clean up this appalling trade in humanity.
Seduced by Radium
Author: Maria Rentetzi
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822988704
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The discovery of radium by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898 eventually led to a craze for radium products in the 1920s until their widespread use proved lethal for consumers, patients, and medical practitioners alike. Radium infiltrated American culture, Maria Rentetzi reveals, not only because of its potential to treat cancer but because it was transformed from a scientific object into a familiar, desirable commodity. She explores how Standard Chemical Company in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania—the first successful commercial producer of radium in the United States—aggressively promoted the benefits of radium therapy and its curative properties as part of a lucrative business strategy. Over-the-counter products, from fertilizers to paints and cosmetics to tonics and suppositories, inspired the same level of trust in consumers as a revolutionary pharmaceutical. The radium industry in the United States marketed commodities like Liquid Sunshine and Elixir of Youth at a time when using this new chemical element in the laboratory, in the hospital, in private clinics, and in commercial settings remained largely free of regulation. Rentetzi shows us how marketing campaigns targeted individually to men and women affected not only how they consumed these products of science but also how that science was understood and how it contributed to the formation of ideas about gender. Seduced by Radium ultimately reveals how innovative advertising techniques and seductive, state-of-the-art packaging made radium a routine part of American life, shaping scientific knowledge about it and the identities of those who consumed it.
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822988704
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The discovery of radium by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898 eventually led to a craze for radium products in the 1920s until their widespread use proved lethal for consumers, patients, and medical practitioners alike. Radium infiltrated American culture, Maria Rentetzi reveals, not only because of its potential to treat cancer but because it was transformed from a scientific object into a familiar, desirable commodity. She explores how Standard Chemical Company in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania—the first successful commercial producer of radium in the United States—aggressively promoted the benefits of radium therapy and its curative properties as part of a lucrative business strategy. Over-the-counter products, from fertilizers to paints and cosmetics to tonics and suppositories, inspired the same level of trust in consumers as a revolutionary pharmaceutical. The radium industry in the United States marketed commodities like Liquid Sunshine and Elixir of Youth at a time when using this new chemical element in the laboratory, in the hospital, in private clinics, and in commercial settings remained largely free of regulation. Rentetzi shows us how marketing campaigns targeted individually to men and women affected not only how they consumed these products of science but also how that science was understood and how it contributed to the formation of ideas about gender. Seduced by Radium ultimately reveals how innovative advertising techniques and seductive, state-of-the-art packaging made radium a routine part of American life, shaping scientific knowledge about it and the identities of those who consumed it.
Critical Thinking
Author: Tracy Bowell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351243713
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
We are frequently confronted with arguments. Arguments are attempts to persuade us – to influence our beliefs and actions – by giving us reasons to believe this or that. Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide will equip students with the concepts and techniques used in the identification, analysis and assessment of arguments whatever the subject matter or context. Through precise and accessible discussion, this book provides the tools to become a successful critical thinker, one who can act and believe in accordance with good reasons, and who can articulate and make explicit those reasons. Key topics discussed include: Core concepts in argumentation How language can serve to obscure or conceal the real content of arguments How to distinguish argumentation from rhetoric How to avoid common confusions surrounding words such as ‘truth’, ‘knowledge’ and ‘opinion’ How to identify and evaluate the most common types of argument How to distinguish good reasoning from bad in terms of deductive validity and induction. This fifth edition has been revised and extensively updated throughout, including a significantly expanded range of ‘complete examples’, the introduction of Venn diagrams and the discussion of fake news and related phenomena arising in the contemporary scene. The dynamic Routledge Critical Thinking companion website provides thoroughly updated resources for both instructors and students, including new examples and case studies, flashcards, sample questions, practice questions and answers, student activities and a testbank of questions for use in the classroom. Visit www.routledge.com/cw/bowell.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351243713
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
We are frequently confronted with arguments. Arguments are attempts to persuade us – to influence our beliefs and actions – by giving us reasons to believe this or that. Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide will equip students with the concepts and techniques used in the identification, analysis and assessment of arguments whatever the subject matter or context. Through precise and accessible discussion, this book provides the tools to become a successful critical thinker, one who can act and believe in accordance with good reasons, and who can articulate and make explicit those reasons. Key topics discussed include: Core concepts in argumentation How language can serve to obscure or conceal the real content of arguments How to distinguish argumentation from rhetoric How to avoid common confusions surrounding words such as ‘truth’, ‘knowledge’ and ‘opinion’ How to identify and evaluate the most common types of argument How to distinguish good reasoning from bad in terms of deductive validity and induction. This fifth edition has been revised and extensively updated throughout, including a significantly expanded range of ‘complete examples’, the introduction of Venn diagrams and the discussion of fake news and related phenomena arising in the contemporary scene. The dynamic Routledge Critical Thinking companion website provides thoroughly updated resources for both instructors and students, including new examples and case studies, flashcards, sample questions, practice questions and answers, student activities and a testbank of questions for use in the classroom. Visit www.routledge.com/cw/bowell.
Hurricane Disasters
Author: Jay Hawkins
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1448860520
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Presents information on hurricanes, describing how they are formed, where they are more likely to occur, efforts being made to improve predictions, and some of the most famous hurricanes of the past.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1448860520
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Presents information on hurricanes, describing how they are formed, where they are more likely to occur, efforts being made to improve predictions, and some of the most famous hurricanes of the past.
Deadly Mountain Pursuit
Author: Carol J. Post
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369700805
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
He’s her only chance to survive… Lethal Legacy Showdown by Carol J. Post Andrea Wheaton thought her parents’ tragic deaths were accidental—until she’s attacked during a burglary at their home. Now she’s also being targeted. Her ex-sweetheart Sheriff Deputy Bryce Caldwell insists on protecting her, though she refuses to trust him again. But with a killer closing in, can she and Bryce uncover her family’s secrets before it’s too late for them both? Grave Peril by Mary Alford Jamie Hendricks always believed her late father was innocent of murder…and now her uncle claims to have proof. But when she arrives in her hometown, her uncle has vanished—and someone wants her dead. Jamie’s ex-boyfriend, CIA agent Gavin Dalton, is the only person she trusts…even if he believes her dad killed his father. But can he help her uncover a deadly conspiracy that goes deeper than anyone expected? USA TODAY Bestselling Author
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369700805
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
He’s her only chance to survive… Lethal Legacy Showdown by Carol J. Post Andrea Wheaton thought her parents’ tragic deaths were accidental—until she’s attacked during a burglary at their home. Now she’s also being targeted. Her ex-sweetheart Sheriff Deputy Bryce Caldwell insists on protecting her, though she refuses to trust him again. But with a killer closing in, can she and Bryce uncover her family’s secrets before it’s too late for them both? Grave Peril by Mary Alford Jamie Hendricks always believed her late father was innocent of murder…and now her uncle claims to have proof. But when she arrives in her hometown, her uncle has vanished—and someone wants her dead. Jamie’s ex-boyfriend, CIA agent Gavin Dalton, is the only person she trusts…even if he believes her dad killed his father. But can he help her uncover a deadly conspiracy that goes deeper than anyone expected? USA TODAY Bestselling Author