Andrew Hicks: 12 books
Composing the World
Harmony in the Medieval Platonic Cosmos
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
"We can hear the universe!" This was the triumphant proclamation at a February 2016 press conference announcing that the Laser Interferometer Gravity Observatory (LIGO) had detected a "transient gravitational-wave signal." What LIGO heard in the morning hours of September 14, 2015 was the vibration...
My Thai Girl and I: How I found a new life in Thailand
How I found a new life in Thailand
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
This is about how Andrew Hicks met Cat, a ‘Thai girl’ half his age and how they set up home together in her village out in the rice fields of North Eastern Thailand. He'll tell you of toads in the toilet, of ants' eggs for breakfast, how they took up frog farming and how he got married without really...
Thai Girl: A story of the one who said 'no'
A story of the one who said 'no'
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
When travellers Ben and Emma split up in Thailand, Ben falls for a local masseuse and experiences the darker side of tourism, where farmers' daughters sell their bodies in Bangkok bars. Thai Girl is a thought-provoking adventure novel that explores the problems of prostitution and cross-cultural relationships, and reaches its climax in the sultry heat of Thailand’s exotic traveller beaches.
by Andrew L. Hicks
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
For 35 years, Andrew L. Hicks bucked the system. Now he proposes a treaty.This is a book about getting real with oneself. Taking an honest look in the mirror. Accepting responsibility.How to go from the gutter to the top. Rags to riches. Transcend limitation forever...Overcoming...
State of Horror: North Carolina
State of Horror
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
WHAT IS YOUR STATE OF HORROR?The State of Horror series makes another stop on the tour of the United States. This time we visit the Tar Heel state—North Carolina. Come with us as we find out if the Grey Man truly brings warnings of impending forces of nature. Meet Alice, a visitor to the state...
Defense Outlook 2016
What to Know, What to Expect
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
This is the inaugural report in the CSIS Defense Outlook Series, an annual review of what happened in the U.S. Department of Defense in the past year and what CSIS experts are looking for in the next. It is meant to serve as a roadmap to track where the course of policy and actions relating to strategy, budget, forces, and acquisition has run and what curves lie ahead.
Contested Seas
Maritime Domain Awareness in Northern Europe
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2018
Operations in littoral waters present numerous challenges for modern navies, challenges that are especially acute in the waters of the Baltic Sea and around Northern Europe. Russia’s increasing menace above, on, and under the waves—combined with its deployment of new and upgraded maritime capabilities...
Living the Christian Life
Experience a Wonderful Journey of Hope, Growth, Learning from Mistakes, Service and Victory
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 1982
This book is for those who not only want to understand the Christian life, but also want to live it to its fullest capacity – for those who want to be really involved and make progress. It’s a book to study and enjoy. Working your way through fifty-four studies grouped under the nine sections of...
by Kathleen H. Hicks, Andrew Metrick, Lisa Sawyer Samp
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
In this report, the CSIS International Security Program analyzes Russian undersea intentions and capabilities in the near to mid-term and the ability of NATO and partner nations to respond effectively. The assessment identifies gaps in current Western organizations, capabilities, and posture and offers...
U.S.-India Security Cooperation
Progress and Promise for the Next Administration
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2016
The U.S.-India relationship has fluctuated from mutual suspicion to the current high-water mark of cooperation embodied in the seemingly close relationship between U.S. president Barack Obama and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. This study seeks to identify the opportunities to deepen security...
Landing Together
Pacific Amphibious Development and Implications
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
Investments in amphibious capabilities by U.S. partners and allies in the Asia Pacific is altering the range of capabilities available in that region. It is also changing the types and frequency of exercises partner nations seek to undertake with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps team. This study examines...
Human Ecodynamics in the North Atlantic
A Collaborative Model of Humans and Nature through Space and Time
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2014
Human Ecodynamics in the North Atlantic: A Collaborative Model of Humans and Nature through Space and Time, edited by Ruth A. Maher and Ramona Harrison, provides a framework for studying interactions of various human and natural entities in the past. Contributors apply this knowledge to address global...