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After a decade and a half of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, US policymakers are seeking to provide aid and advice to local governments' counterinsurgency campaigns rather than directly intervening with US forces. This strategy, and US counterinsurgency doctrine in general, fail to recognize that despite...

A critique of America's flawed Asia policy that centres on US-Japan relations but harkens back to the same disastrous views that drew America into Vietnam. The technique is a narrative flow of short vignettes woven into longer chapters; the main strands are personal reflections and interviews.

Let the words take you on a journey that crosses the real and surreal. Shedding Layers of Oceans examines man’s attachment to, and disenchantment of the world. It is a place where joy is achievable, but sorrow is the easiest path, and to gain happiness all you have to do is open your mind. This...

This book is a study of religious practices of listening in the Boston area. Through ethnographic study of a variety of religious communities, with an extensive focus on Quaker listening, it argues that religious practice shapes our habits of listening by creating a plurality of regimes of listening...

What should Christians do with all the laws in the Old Testament? The Old Testament tells the story of the beginnings of God's salvation history, and it is part of the authoritative canon of Scripture affirmed by the church. But what role should the laws of the old covenant play in the lives of those...

Rick gets pulled back to teenage memories and dreams of 1991 after a horrible car accident. Unable to find his Holly in his true reality his memories and dreams become his reality as he meets his best friend Holly all over again. They were instant friends, and after only the first day together, they...

In 1943, the USAAF and RAF launched the Combined Bomber Offensive, designed to systematically destroy the industries that the German war machine relied on. At the top of the hit list were aircraft factories and plants making ball-bearings – a component thought to be a critical vulnerability. Schweinfurt...

The first – and best – primer for the cardiovascular interventionalist – updated with more than twenty new chapters and all-new Q&A A Doody’s Core Title for 2019! Filling a crucial gap in procedural knowledge, this groundbreaking reference was the first to focus on interventional...

The Year Book of Orthopedics brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in orthopedics, carefully selected from more than 300 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice....

The War Between the States is finished. In the wake of the bloodiest military conflict in American history, Malcolm Jefferson, a former Confederate officer, created an international shipping fleet that was suddenly catapulted into the most successful merchant house in the world when luck, cunning,...

After a successful career in magazine publishing with FORBES, FINANCE, FINANCIAL WORLD, and EQUITIES, John Rhein has immersed himself in digital publishing. Self taught artist: his URLs: GreenRhinoPixelbooks. com, InvestorIntelligence.me, CreativeResources. me, InternetShoppingMall.me, and JHWR3Enterprizes.info...

Presents a self-contained introduction to continuum mechanics that illustrates how many of the important partial differential equations of applied mathematics arise from continuum modeling principles Written as an accessible introduction, Continuum Mechanics: The Birthplace of Mathematical...

Obie Hardy, a medical student at the Medical College of Virginia, struggles to translate textbook training into live patient care. In the 1980s, this small town boy is challenged by Richmonds city life and the incessant competiveness of his classmates while seeking competency as a physician. One student...

Sports medicine including care of the athlete can be an exciting and unique aspect of orthopaedic residency training and beyond. Many of us develop a lifelong passion for helping athletes get back to competition, but, at times, the challenge of mastering sports medicine can be daunting. This book...