"The author argues that Peiper was far away from the scene of the shootings, did not give written orders how to treat POWs, and then later saved 150 American POWs who were captured and released. Whiting gives the view that Peiper was innocent of the charges of shooting these American prisoners. ..." - Kevin M Quigg
"Vividly written and based on Litvinenko's 20 years of insider knowledge of Russian spy campaigns, Blowing Up Russia describes how the successor of the KGB fabricated terrorist attacks and launched a war. Writing about Litvinenko, the surviving co-author recounts how the banning of the book in Russia led to three earlier deaths. " - Editorial Reviews
"The collection is a brilliant reflection of the current political struggle between the past and the present Russia, between new wave reformist Boris Berezovsky and the authoritarian Russian president Vladimir Putin. Each volume comes with an index, and should be very useful to anyone who is interested in contemporary Russia." - Editorial Reviews
"From dueling with unseen snipers in ruined villages to fierce battles in which the lightly armed American infantry skirmished against Hitler's panzers, Gantter skillfully captures one infantryman's progress across a continent where guns, fear, and death lay in wait around every bend in the road." - Editorial Reviews
"Long, a consultant on the Middle East with a 30-year diplomatic career, describes everyday life in Saudi Arabia, including its traditional elements and those undergoing change, family life, cuisine and dress, social customs, rites of passage, holidays, communications, mass media, and forms of artistic expression. He points out that many regional cultures with their own ways of life co-exist in this "young nation with an ancient history." - Editorial Reviews
"Fernández-Armesto, a history professor at Tufts University, tells this complicated story with verve and skill, likening his own journey through its facts, forgeries, myths and prejudices to Vespucci's voyage of discovery. His lively style is effective in evoking the flashy and violent world of Renaissance Europe, and his wide-ranging knowledge of the period illuminates the boundaries of the Eurocentric mindset as it attempted to come to terms with a New World." - Washington Post's Book World
"In this moving and compelling memoir about parent and child, father and daughter, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Lucinda Franks discovers that the remote, nearly impassive man she grew up with had in fact been a daring spy behind enemy lines in World War II." - Editorial Reviews
"He explains how and why On War was written, elucidates what Clausewitz meant, and offers insight into the impact it made on conflict and its continued significance in our world today. This is a must read for fans of military history." - Editorial Reviews
"The first two chapters, "Origins" and "A Covenant with Wood," present a focused and concise exploration of the beauty of the Moser furniture. The next three emphasize the company itself and are more specifically useful to the woodworker. More than 300 full-color photographs demonstrate the textual points, and whimsical design drawings and construction details appear as well." - Library Journal
"Thomas Paine was one of the greatest advocates of freedom in history, and his Declaration of the Rights of Man, first published in 1791, is the key to his reputation. Inspired by his outrage at Edmund Burke’s attack on the French Revolution, Paine’s text is a passionate defense of man’s inalienable rights..." - Editorial Reviews
“A brilliant, thoughtful, timely and unsettling book. . . . Abounds with Hedges’ harrowing and terribly moving eyewitness accounts . . . Powerful and informative.” – The New York Times Book Review
"It is an essential reference work for all military historians, collectors, and general readers. Includes original photos from museums and private collections as well as specially taken color photos of uniforms and equipment." - Editorial Reviews
"Provides a step-by-step training program, developed by actors demonstrating how you can apply acting skills to any real life audition, also known as the job interview." - Editorial Reviews
"This book focuses on creating a sustainable peace as opposed to winning the peace. It is comprised of fifteen papers, which examine and discuss various dimensions of the peace-building and post-conflict reconciliation process." - Editorial Reviews
Table of Contents 
"Being a Ranger is a function of attitude and a state of mind, as well as a matter of skills and training, and it is the mission of the U.S. Army Ranger School to meld and to fortify these attributes. Ranger School is a journey that must be taken one day at a time...and each day of that journey is captured in this book. It is the cumulative effect of each of those days, the arduous work, the deprivation, the misery, that leads to what is ultimately called "the Ranger School experience." - Editorial Reviews
"The code for managing has been broken and the secrets for success are here in this book! We know this from first-hand experience — with over 2,000 Gallup 'strengths' program graduates (and growing) — we will never look at our jobs, or our lives for that matter, the same way again. To achieve our greatest potential, this is by far the most important investment an individual or organization can make! "- Mike Morrison
"In this hands-on workbook, Gelb includes questionnaires that test the reader's senses and perspectives, a biographical sketch of Leonardo, plentiful line drawings, and exercises designed to stimulate and expand the reader's quest to learn more." - Library Journal
"This is a controversial book, likely to draw a passionate response from both conservatives and liberals. " - Editorial Reviews
"Go Put Your Strengths To Work shows you how to take action. It teaches you a simple six step discipline to make the most of your strengths and neutralize your weaknesses, and how you can stick to this discipline despite the pressures of a company, a boss, or even a spouse pulling you off your strengths path." - Marcus
“Authors Graham and Hansen have done a superior job of explaining the contributions of intelligence to strategic arms control, the downfall of the Soviet Union, and the continuing contribution to our national security. The book is a tribute to those men and women who toiled long and hard to develop sophisticated collection systems and, likewise, those analysts who turned the collected data into useable intelligence.”-Evan Hineman
"This book is a detailed survey of the slang of WWII as used and evolved by US, German and Commonwealth fighting men and women. It lists hundreds of these distictive and evocative words with their definitions and origins, but and also includes contemporary cartoons and images, transporting the reader back through the decades into the world of the WWII warrior." - Editorial Reviews
"This book wasn't what I expected at all, it was better. As the wife of a US Soldier, I am proud of my country and the people that devote their lives to making it a better place. I get so sick of turning on the TV and seeing the latest 'tabloid princess' and her new dog. I am so glad that someone FINALLY acknowledged the people that REALLY do something important with their lives and for our country." - Sandra Wilkerson
"This book represents an interdisciplinary approach to the legal dilemmas borne out by the war on terror-against the specific background of Afghanistan, Iraq, and this new kind of conflict. It is a strong contribution to a broader debate visible since 9/11, which will remain in the public eye for the foreseeable future. It addresses the overlap between religion, ethics, armed conflict, and law, within the context of the current conflict." - Editorial Reviews
"A compelling portrait of a Confederate artillery battery at war. An excellent study of small-unit dynamics."--Publishers Weekly
"Deterrence of nuclear use through the threat of retaliation could be highly problematic in many plausible conflict scenarios with nuclear-armed regional adversaries. This could compel U.S. leaders to temper their military and political objectives if they come into conflict with these states. This book examines the reasons behind this important shift in the international security environment and its strategic and force planning implications. " - Editorial Reviews
"This directory of America's leading corporations provides the name, address and phone number for headquarters and single locations; public/private ownership designations; D-U-N-S number; SIC Codes; founding/ownership dates; and, where available, information on annual sales volume, total number of employees; names, titles and functions of officers; names of directors; import/export designations; principal banking and accounting relationships; sticker symbol and stock exchange; state of incorporation; and parent company." - Dun & Bradstreet
"In The Place to Be, Mudd tells of how the bureau worked: the rivalries, the egos, the pride, the competition, the ambitions, and the gathering frustrations of conveying the world to a national television audience in thirty minutes minus commercials. It is the story of a unique TV news bureau, unmatched in its quality, dedication, and professionalism. It shows what TV journalism was once like and what it's missing today. " - Public Affairs
“In this bracing and corrective collection of intense and perceptive responses to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Amis is doing far more than performing literary pyrotechnics or playing provocateur…[He] writes with vehemence, daring and verve because he schools himself in harsh truths, and because he cares.” —Donna Seaman, Booklist
"This research was sponsored by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. It should be of interest to homeland security policymakers, military and defense planners, analysts examining the terrorist threat, technology and defense system designers, and individuals charged with protecting potential targets in the U.S. homeland from terrorist attack." - Rand
Archive of original, accurate, and objective articles on the world's political, social, and economic events and detailed summary of global news since 1931
"Contains over 13,000 business contact records including hard-to-find subsidiary data covering 86 countries. Designed for reference and academic libraries; embassies and consulates; universities; corporations; executive recruitment and career services centers; investors and tax, legal, and professional services firms: the directory features the most current contact information available on foreign firms operating in the United States." - Editorial Reviews
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Provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. The Handbook is revised every two years.
"Information in the County and City Data Book covers the following topical areas: age, agriculture, births, business establishments, climate, construction, crime, deaths, earnings, education, elections, employment, finance, government, health, households, housing, income, labor force, manufactures, population, poverty, race and Hispanic origin, social services, and water use. " - U.S. Census Bureau
"State Rankings 2008 is CQ Press' original and most popular rankings reference book that makes it easy to compare states in education, health, crime, transportation, taxes, government finance and so much more. Now in its 19th edition, State Rankings has become a favorite resource on reference shelves throughout the United States and around the world." - CQ Press
"Includes a complete cumulation of the year’s obituaries, a cumulated index of articles and obituaries published in the current decade, and a classification of the subjects of articles by their professions." - H.W. Wilson
"Her book argues that Islam is not incompatible with democracy, but that its credo of tolerance and freedom has been hijacked by purveyors of terror. The real "clash of civilizations" lies within Islam, she asserted, and the West should seek to bolster its moderate center as the best means of countering the radical extremes." - Washington Post
"This dual biography centers on the personal friendship and political partnership between Thatcher and Reagan, who, as prime minister and president, were of course to alter the politics of Britain and the United States as leaders of the West in the final years of the Cold War. " - Library Journal
"Former president Carter (author of Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid as well as many inspirational books) now offers readers the story of his extraordinary mother, Lillian Carter (1898-1983). " - Publishers Weekly
