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Author | : Norman Long |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : |
Spells out the theoretical, methodological and practical implications of an actor-orientated approach to development research. The book concentrates upon issues relevant to the study of change and intervention, and explores issues that are of sociological significance.
Author | : Civil War Trust |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2011-05-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0762769025 |
The year 2011 marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and so the time is right for this indispensable collection of 150 key places to see and things to do to remember and to honor the sacrifices made during America’s epic struggle. Covering dozens of states and the District of Columbia, this easy-to-use guide provides a concise text description and one or more images for each entry, as well as directions to all sites.
Author | : Kevin Drake |
Publisher | : Xulon Press |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 |
ISBN | : 9781612153636 |
Who commanded the 20th Maine? Who commanded the Irish Brigade at Gettysburg? Who was known as the Boy Colonel? How many original copies of the Gettysburg Address exist today? www.testyourknowledgeonthebattleofgettysburg.com
Author | : Barton Biggs |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 375 |
Release | : 2010-12-17 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1118039440 |
An intriguing look at how past market wisdom can help you survive and thrive during uncertain times In Wealth, War & Wisdom, legendary Wall Street investor Barton Biggs reveals how the turning points of World War II intersected with market performance, and shows how these lessons can help the twenty-first-century investor comprehend our own perilous times as well as choose the best strategies for the modern market economy. Through these pages, Biggs skillfully discusses the performance of equities in both victorious and defeated countries, examines how individuals preserved their wealth despite the ongoing battles, and explores whether or not public equities were able to increase in value and serve as a wealth preserver. Biggs also looks at how other assets, including real estate and gold, fared during this dynamic and devastating period, and offers valuable insights on preserving one's wealth for future generations. With clear, concise prose, Biggs Reveals how the investment insights of truly trying times can be profitably applied to modern day investment endeavors Follows the performance of global markets against the backdrop of World War II Offers many relevant lessons-about life, politics, financial markets, wealth, and survival-that can help you thrive in the face of adversity Wealth, War & Wisdom contains essential insights that will help you navigate modern financial markets during the uncertain times that will increasingly define this new century.
Author | : Jim Mattis |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2019-09-03 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0812996844 |
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A clear-eyed account of learning how to lead in a chaotic world, by General Jim Mattis—the former Secretary of Defense and one of the most formidable strategic thinkers of our time—and Bing West, a former assistant secretary of defense and combat Marine. “A four-star general’s five-star memoir.”—The Wall Street Journal Call Sign Chaos is the account of Jim Mattis’s storied career, from wide-ranging leadership roles in three wars to ultimately commanding a quarter of a million troops across the Middle East. Along the way, Mattis recounts his foundational experiences as a leader, extracting the lessons he has learned about the nature of warfighting and peacemaking, the importance of allies, and the strategic dilemmas—and short-sighted thinking—now facing our nation. He makes it clear why America must return to a strategic footing so as not to continue winning battles but fighting inconclusive wars. Mattis divides his book into three parts: Direct Leadership, Executive Leadership, and Strategic Leadership. In the first part, Mattis recalls his early experiences leading Marines into battle, when he knew his troops as well as his own brothers. In the second part, he explores what it means to command thousands of troops and how to adapt your leadership style to ensure your intent is understood by your most junior troops so that they can own their mission. In the third part, Mattis describes the challenges and techniques of leadership at the strategic level, where military leaders reconcile war’s grim realities with political leaders’ human aspirations, where complexity reigns and the consequences of imprudence are severe, even catastrophic. Call Sign Chaos is a memoir of a life of warfighting and lifelong learning, following along as Mattis rises from Marine recruit to four-star general. It is a journey about learning to lead and a story about how he, through constant study and action, developed a unique leadership philosophy, one relevant to us all.
Author | : William J. Dobson |
Publisher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2013-03-12 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 030747755X |
In this riveting anatomy of authoritarianism, acclaimed journalist William Dobson takes us inside the battle between dictators and those who would challenge their rule. Recent history has seen an incredible moment in the war between dictators and democracy—with waves of protests sweeping Syria and Yemen, and despots falling in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya. But the Arab Spring is only the latest front in a global battle between freedom and repression, a battle that, until recently, dictators have been winning hands-down. The problem is that today’s authoritarians are not like the frozen-in-time, ready-to-crack regimes of Burma and North Korea. They are ever-morphing, technologically savvy, and internationally connected, and have replaced more brutal forms of intimidation with subtle coercion. The Dictator’s Learning Curve explains this historic moment and provides crucial insight into the fight for democracy.
Author | : Joyce Meyer |
Publisher | : FaithWords |
Total Pages | : 197 |
Release | : 2008-03-25 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0446540420 |
!--StartFragment-- In her most popular bestseller ever, the beloved author and minister Joyce Meyer shows readers how to change their lives by changing their minds. Joyce Meyer teaches how to deal with thousands of thoughts that people think every day and how to focus the mind the way God thinks. And she shares the trials, tragedies, and ultimate victories from her own marriage, family, and ministry that led her to wondrous, life-transforming truth--and reveals her thoughts and feelings every step of the way. Download the free Joyce Meyer author app.
Author | : Steven L. Goldman |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2021-11-25 |
Genre | : Discoveries in science |
ISBN | : 0197518621 |
There is ample evidence that it is difficult for the general public to understand and internalize scientific facts. Disputes over such facts are often amplified amid political controversies. As we've seen with climate change and even COVID-19, politicians rely on the perceptions of their constituents when making decisions that impact public policy. So, how do we make sure that what the public understands is accurate? In this book, Steven L. Goldman traces the public's suspicion of scientific knowledge claims to a broad misunderstanding, reinforced by scientists themselves, of what it is that scientists know, how they know it, and how to act on the basis of it. In sixteen chapters, Goldman takes readers through the history of scientific knowledge from Plato and Aristotle, through the birth of modern science and its maturation, into a powerful force for social change to the present day. He explains how scientists have wrestled with their own understanding of what it is that they know, that theories evolve, and why the public misunderstands the reliability of scientific knowledge claims. With many examples drawn from the history of philosophy and science, the chapters illustrate an ongoing debate over how we know what we say we know and the relationship between knowledge and reality. Goldman covers a rich selection of ideas from the founders of modern science and John Locke's response to Newton's theories to Thomas Kuhn's re-interpretation of scientific knowledge and the Science Wars that followed it. Goldman relates these historical disputes to current issues, underlining the important role scientists play in explaining their own research to nonscientists and the effort nonscientists must make to incorporate science into public policies. A narrative exploration of scientific knowledge, Science Wars engages with the arguments of both sides by providing thoughtful scientific, philosophical, and historical discussions on every page.
Author | : Sarah Kay Bierle |
Publisher | : Emerging Civil War |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Military cadets |
ISBN | : 9781611214697 |
"The Battle of New Market, though a smaller conflict, represented a crucial moment in the Union's offensive movements in the spring of 1864 and became the last major Confederate victory in the Shenandoah Valley. The results of the battle between Franz Sigel and John C. Breckinridge - with the Virginia Military Institute Cadets pushing the conflict in the Confederates' favor - altered the campaigns of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee and the course of the American Civil War in Virginia."--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Anne Murray |
Publisher | : AC Books |
Total Pages | : 46 |
Release | : 2021-08-15 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781939901507 |
Poetry. Art. Photography by Zolt Asta. BATTLEFIELDS is a book collaboration between Anne Murray and Zolt Asta (birth name; Zsolt Asztalos). The photographic works presented are the sites of battlefields from WWI and WWII in Hungary and Italy and were created by Asta independently upon visits to these locations. These works are his means of personalizing a shared history; a presence of the deepest human experiences of life and death; pain and survival. Through the photographs of Asta; poems emerged and were composed by Murray in a direct connection to these presentations; without the work of Asta; these poems would not have been born. Asta's production of recording these memories becomes an edited version of history through his perspective and unique emotional and psychological interaction as a production of mental landscapes. This formation of mental landscapes has also been termed scientifically as memory mapping; which includes both editing and personalizing the process of recording memory and its recollection. These photographs are a continuation of thematic perceptions and investigations; which Asta began under his birth name; Zsolt Asztalos; with his series; Fired but Unexploded; at the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013 in the Hungarian Pavilion; where he was selected to represent his country with this solo show installation.