James David: 657 books

Book cover of NATO

NATO

From Regional to Global Security Provider

by Raphael Perl, Michael Ziemke, Richard Weitz
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015

The purpose of NATO: From Regional to Global Security Provider is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the Alliance’s new vision (the new Strategic Concept) and common security impact – associated tasks to be undertaken within a short and longer term time horizon. The book serves as a relevant...
Book cover of The Conservative Revolution of Antonin Scalia
by Howard Schweber, David A Schultz, Henry L. Chambers Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018

Many hoped or feared that Antonin Scalia’s appointment to the Supreme Court in 1986 would guarantee a conservative counter-revolution that would reverse the liberal jurisprudence of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren and which was continued to some extent under the Burger Court though...
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

A Comprehensive Guide to Symptoms, Treatments, and Solving the Practical Problems of CFS

by Gregg Charles Fisher, Paul R. Cheney, Nelson M. Gantz
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2009

In this enlightening and compassionate guide, one of the foremost specialists in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome--himself a ten-year survivor of the disease--helps victims and their loved ones regain control of their lives. This updated edition includes new information about current medical treatments, related disorders, and strategies for living with the CFS.
Book cover of Old Law, New Tricks: Using the Clean Air Act to Curb Climate Change
by Scott Schang, Leila B. Azari, Nicholas Bianco
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013

Few if any people think the Clean Air Act is the optimal legislative solution to climate change; but it is a powerful tool that is being used sometimes despite the prevailing political will. To address this reality, this volume calls on the best writing from the most often-cited environmental law journal...
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Rebuilding the Ark

New Perspectives on Endangered Species Act Reform

by Jonathan Adler, Jonathan H. Adler, Jamison E. Colburn
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) may be the most powerful environmental law in the United States. Enacted in 1973, the ESA prohibits any actions that may cause harm to endangered plants and animals or the ecosystems upon which they depend. But although more than 1,200 species are protected under the...
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Southeastern Grasslands

Biodiversity, Ecology, and Management

by JoVonn G. Hill, John A. Barone, Charles Allen
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018

A holistic approach to analyzing distinct grassland habitats that integrates ecological, historical, and archaeological data   Today the southeastern United States is a largely rural, forested, and agricultural landscape interspersed with urban areas of development. However, two centuries ago it...
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Predicting Hotspots

Using Machine Learning to Understand Civil Conflict

by Atin Basuchoudhary, James T. Bang, Tinni Sen
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018

This book should be useful to anyone interested in identifying the causes of civil conflict and doing something to end it. It even suggests a pathway for the lay reader. Civil conflict is a persistent source of misery to humankind. Its study, however, lacks a comprehensive theory of its causes. Nevertheless,...
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by Christopher Bell, F. William Brownell, David R. Case
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016

The environmental field and its regulations have evolved significantly since Congress passed the first environmental law in 1970, and the Environmental Law Handbook, published just three years later, has been indispensable to students and professionals ever since. The authors provide clear and accessible...
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Critical Materials

Present Danger to U.S. Manufacturing

by Richard Silberglitt, James T. Bartis, Brian G. Chow
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013

A high percentage of many raw and semi-finished materials critical to U.S. manufacturing are imported. China is the controlling producer of 11 of these materials and has instituted export restrictions that have led to two-tier pricing, creating pressure to move manufacturing to China. This report suggests...
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Botnets

The Killer Web Applications

by Craig Schiller, James R. Binkley, Anthony Bradley
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2011

The book begins with real world cases of botnet attacks to underscore the need for action. Next the book will explain botnet fundamentals using real world examples. These chapters will cover what they are, how they operate, and the environment and technology that makes them possible. The following...
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Asian Security Handbook

Terrorism and the New Security Environment

by William M. Carpenter, David G. Wiencek, James R. Lilley
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016

This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Asian Security Handbook focuses on the new challenges to security in the Asia-Pacific region presented by international terrorism. It reviews old security realities covered in previous editions, and highlights more recent security issues in the region,...
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America's Security Deficit

Addressing the Imbalance Between Strategy and Resources in a Turbulent World: Strategic Rethink

by David Ochmanek, Andrew R. Hoehn, James T. Quinlivan
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2015

This report analyzes defense options available to the United States in responding to current and emerging threats to U.S. security and interests in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. It focuses on ways that the United States might adapt military instruments to meet these emerging challenges, assessing in broad terms the cost of defense investments commensurate with the interests at stake.
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The Sociology of Katrina

Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe

by Carl L. Bankston III, John Barnshaw, Christine Bevc
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010

The second edition of The Sociology of Katrina brings together the nation's top sociological researchers in an effort to deepen our understanding of the modern catastrophe that is Hurricane Katrina. Five years after the storm, its profound impact continues to be felt. This new edition explores...
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Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota

Volume 4, Ecosystem-Based Management

by Hector Alafita Vásquez, Mr. William W. Arzapalo, Donald M. Baltz
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013

The fourth volume in the Harte Research Institute’s landmark scientific series on the Gulf of Mexico provides a comprehensive study of ecosystem-based management, analyzing key coastal ecosystems in eleven Gulf Coast states from Florida to Quintana Roo and presenting case studies in which this integrated...
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