John Gordon: 114 books

This book identifies the procedures and capabilities that the U.S. Department of Defense, other agencies of the U.S. government, U.S. allies and partners, and international organizations require in order to support the transition from counterinsurgency, when the military takes primary responsibility...

First published in 1968, THE GIANT UNDER THE SNOW created a fascinating world of magic, ancient evil and curses long before Harry Potter and His Dark Materials. Three children find an ornate Celtic buckle. To them it's treasure, a fantastic find. They have no idea that it has awakened a giant...

In September of 1964, as my family’s green Chevy pulled away from campus, I choked up. I wondered what the heck am I doing? I know NOBODY here, and I am seven hundred miles from home. I had been a popular and capable student-athlete during high school. However, as a naïve eighteen-year-old, I wasn’t...

This book examines six case studies of insurgencies from around the world to determine the key factors necessary for a successful transition from counterinsurgency to a more stable situation. The authors review the causes of each insurgency and the key players involved, and examine what the government did right--or wrong--to bring the insurgency to an end and to transition to greater stability.

This is a meditative collection of thoughts, quotes, musings, devotionals, opinions, editorials, ticklers, and wincers. My inspiration is a playful, and devoted yellow lab named Gus. My canvas is the pre-dawn light which unfolds before me each new day. My gratitude is unbounded.

The telephone call started it all; started that old anxiety, the bile rising in the throat. It brought back the fear, anxiety and insecurity that Jake had felt most of his life. That phone call pitched him back in time and propelled him on a cross-country trek that was sure to end in disaster. It...

This volume of collected stories gathers nine tales of unforgettable characters in settings that are both brutally realistic and cast from a spirit world of whimsical imagination. An introspective and imaginative discovery on a primeval Canadian lake; a brave boy defending his family in a struggle...

This book is an indispensable guide for anyone training to become a secondary English teacher. It provides an overview of the main topics taught in schools, informed by good teaching practice drawn from the classroom and supported by research and theory, and engages with the requirements of the 2014...

Time marches on, bulldozing obstacles, ignoring impediments and complications. It takes time to realize that there is no time like the present and longer, perhaps, to realize that there is no better present than the gift of time. This is another volume of musings, thoughts, opinions, and silly...

Antarctica is no longer a 'pole apart'. From a scientific perspective, the Antarctic ice sheet, ocean and climate systems are intimately linked with the global climate and are now seen to be of international significance for understanding climate change. From an economic perspective, the Antarctic...

During four summers while in my early teens, I spent time at my Uncle Rod’s farm. My dad drove our trusty Studebaker the 330 miles from Omaha to his brother’s place in southwest Minnesota. We all spent a couple days at the farm, and then the rest of my family—mom, dad, sisters Sandy and Sunny--...

James McQuade, a young handsome marine biologist sails on a whaler into the Antarctic. On board is Victoria Rhodes, one of a number of nurses, and James falls hopelessly in love with her. However, other members of the crew, who range from ordinary as seamen go to very rough personalities, also lust...

Wendy feels abandoned and alone in a cold northeastern college town surrounded by the untroubled youth of her generation. She has escaped the bleak existence of her past caring for a father wallowing in alcoholism and self-pity, but she shares nothing in common with the carefree crowd around her....

Leo often felt that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. On June 4, 1994, he was in a white Ford Bronco on Highway 405 outside of Los Angeles. Every law enforcement officer within one hundred miles was looking for a white Bronco and a fugitive named O. J. Simpson. And so Leo did what any Vietnam...