Colin: 2238 books
A Short History of Indonesia
The Unlikely Nation?
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Islamic, authoritarian, democratic, developing, disintegrating, Indonesia is an enigma to outside observers who have never seemed sure just what it is.
The largest country in its region, Indonesia holds the key to Southeast Asia's future, while recent developments (demands for greater regional...
by Colin Mason
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
The nations of Asia now make up more than half of the world's population. With increasingly affluent, educated middle classes and vigorous, innovative industries, they are more populous and powerful than ever before, and their influence on the rest of the world is only growing. Colin Mason provides...
A History of Modern Brazil
The Past Against the Future
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1993
Over time, Brazil has evolved into a well-defined nation with a strong sense of identity. From the natural beauty of the Amazon River to the exciting resort city of Rio de Janeiro, from soccer champion Pele to classical musician Villa Lobos, Brazil is known as a distinctive, diverse country. It is...
American Character
A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
The author of American Nations examines the history of and solutions to the key American question: how best to reconcile individual liberty with the maintenance of a free society
The struggle between individual rights and the good of the community as a whole has been the basis of nearly every...
The Obama Doctrine
American Grand Strategy Today
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
By mid-2015, the Obama presidency will be entering its final stages, and the race among the successors in both parties will be well underway. And while experts have already formed a provisional understanding of the Obama administration's foreign policy goals, the shape of the "Obama Doctrine"...
Reluctant Crusaders
Power, Culture, and Change in American Grand Strategy
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2008
In Reluctant Crusaders, Colin Dueck examines patterns of change and continuity in American foreign policy strategy by looking at four major turning points: the periods following World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He shows how American cultural assumptions regarding...
The Casebook of Forensic Detection
How Science Solved 100 of the World's Most Baffling Crimes
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2007
“Brilliant and persistent scientific work that brought murderers like John List, Ted Bundy, and Jeffrey MacDonald to justice.”—Publishers Weekly
“Landmarks of forensic science [that] are representative of the evolution of the discipline and its increasingly prominent role in crime solving.”—Library...
Six Steps Back to the Land
Why we need small mixed farms and millions more farmers
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
Practical guidance on reclaiming our food production at a time when food security is more relevant than ever The farms that are truly productive, sustainable, and resilient are the mixed, tightly integrated and low-input farms, which are complex and need a lot of skilled people to run them. These...
The Serial Killers
A Study in the Psychology of Violence
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
As the number of serial killers worldwide has risen steadily - from the emergence of Jack the Ripper in 1888 to Harold Shipman and Ivan Milat, the backpacker killer of the Australian outback - the need to understand mass murder is becoming more urgent.
Using privileged access to the world's...
Thelema
An Introduction to the Life, Work & Philosophy of Aleister Crowley
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
The Life and Legacy of One of History's Most Fascinating Magicians
Thelema is one of the most powerful and influential systems of magick the world has ever known. But to truly understand the philosophy and practice of Thelema, you need to understand its charismatic founder, Aleister Crowley....
The Last Books of H.G. Wells
The Happy Turning: A Dream of Life & Mind at the End of its Tether
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
This volume contains the two last works by HG Wells. Nearing the end of his life, increasingly distressed over the war, Wells deals with death and apocalypse, mortality and religion, and with “human insufficiency.” Mind at the End of its Tether “One approaches it with awe. You come across references...
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
The Life of an Engineering Genius
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
In his time Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the world's greatest engineer. His list of achievements is truly breathtaking: the Thames Tunnel, the first underwater tunnel in the world; the SS Great Britain, the first propeller-driven ship; the Clifton Suspension Bridge, then the longest span of any bridge...
Philippines - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a...
Love Me or Else
The True Story of a Devoted Pastor, a Fatal Jealousy, and the Murder that Rocked a Small Town
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012
Love Me or Else
Colin McEvoy
On the outside, Mary Jane Fonder seemed like a kindly sixty-six-year-old congregant of the Lutheran church in Springfield Township, PA. But inside, she longed for the church's handsome Pastor Gregory Shreaves, a former golf pro who sparked her most sinful...