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Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"How three key figures in Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran built ruthless irregular warfare campaigns that are eroding American power. In Three Dangerous Men, defense expert Seth Jones argues that the US is woefully unprepared for the future of global competition. While America has focused on building fighter jets, missiles, and conventional warfighting capabilities, its three principal rivals-Russia, Iran, and China-have increasingly adopted irregular...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Foreigners have been writing about the United States ever since its foundation. Now it is my turn. But please don't hold this against me: the United States itself is at fault. Like a great many people on earth, I've long been fascinated by this remarkable phenomenon which calls itself America. My fate -or perhaps good fortune- has been that of a foreigner who for half a century lived the American experience-as a child, as a student, as an author,...
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"From John Muir to David Brower, from the creation of Yellowstone National Park to the Endangered Species Act, environmentalism in America has always had close to its core a preservationist ideal. Generations have been inspired by its ethos -- to encircle nature with our protection, to keep it apart, pristine, walled against the march of human development. But we have to face the facts. Accelerating climate change, rapid urbanization, agricultural...
187) Life before man
Author
Publisher
Brilliance: Audible Studios
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Imprisoned by walls of their own construction, here are three people, each in midlife crisis, forced to make choices, with the dizzying threat that they are careening inevitably toward the same climax.
188) Horror literature through history: an encyclopedia of the stories that speak to our deepest fears
Publisher
Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"This two-volume set offers comprehensive coverage of horror literature that spans its deep history, dominant themes, significant works, and major authors, such as Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, and Anne Rice, as well as lesser-known horror writers."--
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Over the course of 66 days in 1967, more than 4,000 'class enemies'--including young children and the elderly--were murdered in Daoxian, a county in China's Hunan province. The killings spread to surrounding counties, resulting in a combined death toll of more than 9,000. Commonly known as the Daoxian massacre, the killings were one of many acts of so-called mass dictatorship and armed factional conflict that rocked China during the Cultural Revolution....
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"Join Kelly, Grandma Iris, and Buddy the bulldog as they solve murders in the small Midwestern town of Marchville. This omnibus edition contains three complete mysteries: March Street Murder, March Street Mayhem, and March Street Malice" --
March Street Murder - Welcome to the March Street Cafe. My name's Kelly, and I'll be your server today. I think I've said those words a hundred times. But I'm more than just a server. I'm a painter. In fact, a...
Publisher
Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Includes information on almost 2,000 medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics. Written for a general audience with an authoritative tone.
