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Tower of secrets: a real life spy thriller
Par Victor Sheymov. 1993
Major Victor Sheymov, a loyal KGB employee, was head of the Soviets' cipher-communications security worldwide. As Sheymov became disillusioned with…
Communism, the more concerned he became for his and his family's safety. Sheymov relates his decision to defect and inflict damage on the Soviet Union. After his escape to the United States, he discloses facets of Russia's game of espionage. Strong language and some violenceKissinger: a biography
Par Walter Isaacson. 1992
The author interviewed 150 people, including the subject, to assemble this profile of the Bavarian-born Jewish boy who became the…
American Secretary of State. Isaacson dwells on the circumstances that forced "Heinz" from his homeland, returning to those years to explain several facets of his adult character. He concludes with an assessment of Kissinger's civilian life when his public career ends. BestsellerHill rat: blowing the lid off Congress
Par John Jackley. 1992
For approximately ten years, Jackley served as a congressional aide--a Hill rat--during which time he says he had a "ringside…
seat at the greatest human circus in America." Appalled by what he believes he saw, he decided to write his perceptions of what happened on the Hill in the 1980s. He discusses pay raises, postal mailings, bounced checks, and re-election campaigns. Strong languageNot for sale at any price: how we can save America for our children
Par H. Perot. 1993
Author of United We Stand: How We Can Take Back Our Country (DB 36440) continues his theme that the country…
belongs to the people, who must tell the government what they expect it to do to solve its problems. Perot offers statistics, charts, and ten reform proposals, along with a mission statement, the goals, and an application for the United We Stand America organization. BestsellerTurmoil and triumph: my years as secretary of state
Par George Shultz. 1993
Memoirs of a secretary of state under President Reagan. Shultz presents his viewpoint on United States foreign policy, with emphasis…
on the American-Soviet relationship. And he paints an insider's picture of the White House, the president, and dealings with world leaders and other administration officials, most pointedly with the Central Intelligence Agency, with whom he was often at odds. BestsellerRehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992
Par United States. 1992
Public Law 102-569 was enacted by Congress on October 29, 1992, "to revise and extend the programs of the Rehabilitation…
Act of 1973." Provisions of this bill include the establishment of a national council on disability, the creation of independent living services for older individuals who are blind, and a section dealing with special training projectsPrepare your own will: the national will kit
Par Dan Sitarz. 1991
A self-help guide to preparing a legally valid will without using a lawyer. Sitarz, an attorney, cites important reasons for…
having a will. He outlines step-by-step instructions for planning and preparing a will, disposing of property, naming a beneficiary and an executor, adding specific clauses, signing or changing the final document, and completing a "living" will. State laws and a glossary of legal terms includedDream makers, dream breakers: the world of Justice Thurgood Marshall
Par Carl Rowan. 1993
An anecdote-filled biography of "Mr. Civil Rights," the legendary NAACP counsel and first black Supreme Court Justice. Drawing on his…
forty-year friendship with Marshall and on interviews with his friends, Rowan portrays a driven, earthy, ornery, and gracious man. Rowan includes his own views on other "dream makers" and on several "dream breakers." Strong language. BestsellerCasey: from the OSS to the CIA
Par Joseph Persico. 1990
When William Casey was born in 1913, his Irish-American Catholic parents expected him to rise to a higher position than…
his father, but no one thought it would happen so quickly, Persico, granted exclusive access to Casey's personal papers, traces Casey's careers as a lawyer, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, government official, and head of the CIA during the Iran-Contra affair. Some strong languageUnder fire: an American story
Par Oliver North. 1991
Oliver North offers his detailed view of the Iran-Contra arms controversy in this secretly written autobiography. Presenting himself as a…
patriotic, religious, family man, North describes his childhood, his stint in Vietnam, and his work on the National Security Council staff at the White House. Stating that he never saw himself above the law, North conveys his perception of betrayal by his administrationWith justice for none: destroying an American myth
Par Gerry Spence. 1989
A trial lawyer who gained national recognition in the Karen Silkwood case complains that "little people are entitled to little…
justice." He discusses the entire legal system from law schools to the judiciary. A lawyer for more than thirty-five years, he targets the problems, emphasizes the lack of justice for those without power or wealth, and proposes ways to reform the system. Some strong languageUfo: The inside story of the us government's search for alien life-and out there
Par Garrett Graff. 2023
From Garrett M. Graff, New York Times bestselling author of Raven Rock , The Only Plane in the Sky ,…
and Pulitzer Prize finalist for history Watergate , comes the first comprehensive and eye-opening exploration of our government's decades-long quest to solve one of humanity's greatest mysteries: Are we alone in the universe? For as long as we have looked to the skies, the question of whether life on Earth is the only life to exist has been at the core of the human experience, driving scientific debate and discovery, shaping spiritual belief, and prompting existential thought across borders and generations. And yet, the idea of extraterrestrial intelligence has been largely seen as a joke, banished to the realm of fantasy and conspiracy. Now, for the first time, the full story of our national obsession with UFOs—and the covert, decades-long search by scientists, the United States military, and the CIA for proof of alien life—is told by bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Garrett M. Graff in a deeply reported and researched history. It begins in 1947, when two headline-making sightings of strange flying objects—the first near Mount Rainier, Washington, involving a pilot named Kenneth Arnold, and the second a ranch on the outskirts of a New Mexico town called Roswell—prompt the US Air Force's newly formed Department of Defense to create a series of secret programs to determine how unidentified phenomena may pose a threat to national security. Over the next half-century, as the atomic age gives way to the space race and the Cold War, the search continues, bringing together an unexpected group of astronomers, military officials, civilian contactees, and true believers who bring us closer, then further, then closer again, to answering one of our most enduring questions: What exactly is out there? Drawing from original archival research, declassified documents, and interviews with senior intelligence and military officials, Graff brings every moment of this extraordinary quest to life, transporting readers from secret military meetings and congressional hearings, where the validity of the search is debated, to the cluttered offices of UFOlogists and hoaxers determined to see the truth revealed, remote observatories where astronomers monitor the stars, and even the halls of the White House, where staffers and presidents alike eagerly await answers. Filled with twists and turns, and populated by an unforgettable cast of characters, UFO is a thrilling story of science, national security, the secrets of space, and the enduring mysteries of the universeThe End of This World: Climate Justice in So-Called Canada
Par Emily Eaton, Angele Alook, David Gray-Donald, Joël Laforest, Crystal Lameman, Bronwen Tucker. 2023
The presidential branch (Pergamon government & politics series)
Par John Hart. 1987
The author traces the development of presidential staffing from 1789 to the modern era. Emphasis is given to the changes…
that have taken place since the Brownlow Committee recommendations of 1937. Hart contends that those recommendations, coupled with the Reorganization Act of 1939, have brought about an entirely different and more powerful entity that was envisioned in the late 1930sPublic law 101-336 --July 26, 1990
Par United States. 1990
Desperados: Latin drug lords, U.S. lawmen, and the war America can't win
Par Elaine Shannon. 1989
A journalist's research into the politics of drugs and the contradictions among the United States' domestic policies, its economic interests,…
and its national security concerns. The focus is on the Drug Enforcement Administration and specifically on the disappearance and murder of DEA agent Enrique Camarena in February 1985. BestsellerThe Federalist
1961
These essays written anonymously by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the Constitution and printed in…
several New York newspapers are "America's most significant contribution to political philosophy." This edition reprints the original newspaper text and is fully annotated by the editorThe secret that exploded
Par Howard Morland. 1981
The author tells the true story of his investigation of the nuclear weapons industry, the inner workings of the H-bomb,…
and the U.S. government's unsuccessful attempt to suppress his discoveries. Morland, a former Air Force pilot, is devoutly anti-nuclear and very forthright about his positionA city on mars: Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through?
Par Kelly Weinersmith. 2023
From the bestselling authors of Soonish , a brilliant and hilarious off-world investigation into space settlement Earth is not well.…
The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no war, no Twitter—beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Critically acclaimed, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements, but after years of research, they aren’t so sure it’s a good idea. Space technologies and space business are progressing fast, but we lack the knowledge needed to have space kids, build space farms, and create space nations in a way that doesn’t spark conflict back home. In a world hurtling toward human expansion into space, A City on Mars investigates whether the dream of new worlds won’t create nightmares, both for settlers and the people they leave behind. In the process, the Weinersmiths answer every question about space you’ve ever wondered about, and many you’ve never considered: Can you make babies in space? Should corporations govern space settlements? What about space war? Are we headed for a housing crisis on the Moon’s Peaks of Eternal Light—and what happens if you’re left in the Craters of Eternal Darkness? Why do astronauts love taco sauce? Speaking of meals, what’s the legal status of space cannibalism? With deep expertise and a winning sense of humor, the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest questions humanity will ever ask itself—whether and how to become multiplanetary. Get in, we’re going to MarsSome people need killing: A memoir of murder in my country
Par Patricia Evangelista. 2023
New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • A "journalistic masterpiece" ( The New Yorker ) about a nation careening…
into violent autocracy—told through harrowing stories of the Philippines’ state-sanctioned killings of its citizens—from a reporter of international renown "Tragic, elegant, vital . . . Evangelista risked her life to tell this story."—Tara Westover, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Educated A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, Time "My job is to go to places where people die. I pack my bags, talk to the survivors, write my stories, then go home to wait for the next catastrophe. I don’t wait very long." Journalist Patricia Evangelista came of age in the aftermath of a street revolution that forged a new future for the Philippines. Three decades later, in the face of mounting inequality, the nation discovered the fragility of its democratic institutions under the regime of strongman Rodrigo Duterte. Some People Need Killing is Evangelista’s meticulously reported and deeply human chronicle of the Philippines’ drug war. For six years, Evangelista chronicled the killings carried out by police and vigilantes in the name of Duterte’s war on drugs—a war that has led to the slaughter of thousands—immersing herself in the world of killers and survivors and capturing the atmosphere of fear created when an elected president decides that some lives are worth less than others. The book takes its title from a vigilante whose words seemed to reflect the psychological accommodation that most of the country had made: "I’m really not a bad guy," he said. "I’m not all bad. Some people need killing." A profound act of witness and a tour de force of literary journalism, Some People Need Killing is also a brilliant dissection of the grammar of violence and an important investigation of the human impulses to dominate and resist