David Tucker: 23 books
Revolution and Resistance
Moral Revolution, Military Might, and the End of Empire
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
In this provocative history, David Tucker argues that "irregular warfare"—including terrorism, guerrilla warfare, and other insurgency tactics—is intimately linked to the rise and decline of Euro-American empire around the globe. Tracing the evolution of resistance warfare from the age...
by David Tucker, Christopher Lamb
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2007
In October and November of 2001, small numbers of soldiers from the Army Special Forces entered Afghanistan, linked up with elements of the Northern Alliance (an assortment of Afghanis opposed to the Taliban), and, in a remarkably short period of time, destroyed the Taliban regime. Trained to work...
Adobe AIR 1.5 Cookbook
Solutions and Examples for Rich Internet Application Developers
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2008
Thoroughly vetted by Adobe's AIR development team, Adobe AIR 1.5 Cookbook addresses fundamentals, best practices, and topics that web developers and application designers inquire about most. The hands-on recipes in this cookbook help you solve a variety of tasks and scenarios you may encounter using...
The End of Intelligence
Espionage and State Power in the Information Age
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2014
Using espionage as a test case, The End of Intelligence criticizes claims that the recent information revolution has weakened the state, revolutionized warfare, and changed the balance of power between states and non-state actors—and it assesses the potential for realizing any hopes we might have...
by George Alecusan, John E. Alvis, Donald R. Brand
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists,...
by Christopher Caldwell, Paul A. Cantor, James W. Ceaser
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Professions are institutions which, through their small size, self-governing elements, and sense of social mission, can assist in maintaining a sound civic culture. As mediating institutions in our democratic society that are neither entirely birthed by the state nor are entirely private, the individual...
by David Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2009
London Walks is the award-winning original walking tour company. Written by the expert and knowledgeable guides who lead the walks, London Stories is the perfect way to discover the rich history of London and its hidden gems, including:
Sinister London - haunted London and Jack the Ripper.
Literary...
Out of London Walks
Great escapes by Britain’s best walking tour company
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2012
Enjoy all that out of London has to offer, and discover the heritage and history behind the scenes in some of England's most picturesque places, such as Bath, Canterbury, Royal Winchester and Stratford. With stories and advice drawn from the expertise and knowledge of the famous London Walks Company...
by David Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
Years after a near-miraculous birth imposes impossible life expectations on him, a lonely and unaccomplished man tries to radically reinvent himself. A prominent female author is stricken with a writing block just a few hours before she is scheduled to deliver the keynote speech of her life. On a train,...
by Trish McTighe, Dr David Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
This is the first full-length study to focus on the staging of Samuel Beckett's drama in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Beckett's relationship with his native land was a complex one, but the importance of his drama as a creative force both historically and in contemporary practice in Ireland...
Righteous Indignation
A Jewish Call for Justice
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
Can the teachings of Judaism provide a sacred framework for repairing the world?
In this groundbreaking volume, leading rabbis, intellectuals, and activists explore the relationship between Judaism and social justice, drawing on ancient and modern sources of wisdom. The contributors argue that...
Mosby's Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring - E-Book
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Evaluate intrapartum and antepartum fetal status with this portable, practical guide! Mosby's Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring, 7th Edition provides a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach model that's ideal for use in the clinical environment. It offers a single definitive source on fetal heart...
Synagogues in a Time of Change
Fragmentation and Diversity in Jewish Religious Movements
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2009
The synagogue remains a central institution in Jewish life as a place of study, worship, and assembly, but each day brings word of a new challenging development within each of the larger movements to which synagogues belong—Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist. Jewish religious...
by Louis A. Barbieri, Michael Boyle, James Coakley
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
Now you can study the Bible with the faculty of the Moody Bible Institute!
Imagine having a team of 30 Moody Bible Institute professors helping you study the Bible. Now you can with this in-depth, user-friendly, one-volume commentary.
General editors Michael Rydelnik and Michael Vanlaningham...
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