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The Hollow Crown

Shakespeare on How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall

by Eliot A. Cohen ...

What Shakespeare’s plays can teach us about modern-day politicsWilliam Shakespeare understood power: what it is, how it works, how it is gained, and how it is lost.In The Hollow Crown, Eliot A. Cohen reveals how the battling princes of Henry IV and scheming senators of Julius Caesar can teach us to better understand power and politics today. The White House, after all, is a court—with intrigue and ... Read more

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What Shakespeare’s plays can teach us about modern-day politicsWilliam Shakespeare understood power: what it is, how it works, how it is gained, and how it is lost.In The Hollow Crown, Eliot A. Cohen reveals how the battling princes of Henry IV and scheming senators of Julius Caesar can teach us to better understand power and politics today. The White House, after all, is a court—with intrigue and
... Read more

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After Dinner Conversation - Best Of 2022

After Dinner Conversation "Best Of", #1

by Brian Carey, Steven Ross, Margret A. Treiber, Ville V. Kokko, Tommy Blanchard, Michael Zemel, Holly McGinnis, Harrison V. Perry, Robert Collings, Phillip Scott Mandel, Clare Diston, Michael Klein, Jonathan Turner, M. M. De Voe, David A. Cohen, Garrett Davis, Safiyyah Althaff, Jeffrey Feingold, Larry Kite, Veronica L. Asay, Thomas J. Weiss, Megan Neary ...

Series Book 1 - After Dinner Conversation "Best Of"
"Short Stories For Long Discussions…"Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a (501(c)(3) nonprofit that publishes a monthly short fiction literary magazine.Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like ... Read more

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"Short Stories For Long Discussions…"Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a (501(c)(3) nonprofit that publishes a monthly short fiction literary magazine.Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like
... Read more
Clear and Present Safety

The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans

by Michael A. Cohen ...

An eye-opening look at the history of national security fear-mongering in America and how it distracts citizens from the issues that really matterWhat most frightens the average American? Terrorism. North Korea. Iran. But what if none of these are probable or consequential threats to America? What if the world today is safer, freer, wealthier, healthier, and better educated than ever before? What ... Read more

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An eye-opening look at the history of national security fear-mongering in America and how it distracts citizens from the issues that really matterWhat most frightens the average American? Terrorism. North Korea. Iran. But what if none of these are probable or consequential threats to America? What if the world today is safer, freer, wealthier, healthier, and better educated than ever before? What
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Hockey in Broome County

by Marvin A. Cohen, Michael J. McCann ...

Series series Images of Sports
The Broome Dusters played their first home game at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena on October 18, 1973. The game was symbolic of what was to come. Down 6-0, they fought back only to lose 8-7. Their fan support followed a similar pattern, lukewarm at first and then ferociously loyal. Hockey became a passion for local fans and has continued to be so to this day. When the Dusters disbanded, ... Read more

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The Broome Dusters played their first home game at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena on October 18, 1973. The game was symbolic of what was to come. Down 6-0, they fought back only to lose 8-7. Their fan support followed a similar pattern, lukewarm at first and then ferociously loyal. Hockey became a passion for local fans and has continued to be so to this day. When the Dusters disbanded,
... Read more
Childhood Maltreatment

by Christine Wekerle, David A. Wolfe, Judith A. Cohen, Daniel S. Bromberg, Laura Murray ...

Series series Advances in Psychotherapy - Evidence-Based Practice
The new edition of this popular, evidence-based guide compiles and reviews all the latest knowledge on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood maltreatment – including neglect and physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional abuse. Readers are led through this complex problem with clear descriptions of legal requirements for recognizing, reporting, and disclosing maltreatment as well as ... Read more

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The new edition of this popular, evidence-based guide compiles and reviews all the latest knowledge on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood maltreatment – including neglect and physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional abuse. Readers are led through this complex problem with clear descriptions of legal requirements for recognizing, reporting, and disclosing maltreatment as well as
... Read more
Journal of Greater Mekong Subregion Development Studies October 2014

by Vannarith Chheang, Shintaro Hamanaka, Leebeer Leebouapao, Sthabandith Insisienmay, Vanthana Nolintha, Patcharee Suriya, Christopher Gan, Baiding Hu, David A. Cohen, Akarapong Untong, Vicente Ramos, Mingsarn Kaosa-ard, Javier Rey-Maquieira, Ha Thi Thuy Nong, Betty Kao, Kongchheng Poch ...

Series series Journal of Greater Mekong Subregion Development Studies
The Journal of GMS Development Studies is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed publication that seeks to promote a better understanding of a broad range of development issues of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). This journal is published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under the framework of the Phnom Penh Plan for Development Management (PPP), a region-wide capacity building program that ... Read more

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The Journal of GMS Development Studies is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed publication that seeks to promote a better understanding of a broad range of development issues of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). This journal is published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under the framework of the Phnom Penh Plan for Development Management (PPP), a region-wide capacity building program that
... Read more
Consulting Drucker

How to apply Drucker's principles for business success

by William A. Cohen ...

Peter Drucker is known worldwide as "The Father of Modern Management." But he was also the world's most famous and successful independent consultant. The methods developed by Drucker remain highly relevant and continue to be used in today's organizations. This book, written by Drucker's first executive PhD graduate of the program he developed, is the first book to reveal in detail Drucker's ... Read more

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Peter Drucker is known worldwide as "The Father of Modern Management." But he was also the world's most famous and successful independent consultant. The methods developed by Drucker remain highly relevant and continue to be used in today's organizations. This book, written by Drucker's first executive PhD graduate of the program he developed, is the first book to reveal in detail Drucker's
... Read more
“Hero Strong” and Other Stories

Tales of Girlhood Ambition, Female Masculinity, and Women’s Worldly Achievement in Antebellum America

by Mary Gibson ...

A teenaged orphan from Vermont, Mary Gibson burst onto the literary scene during the early 1850s as a star writer, under the pseudonym Winnie Woodfern, for more than half a dozen Boston “story papers,” mass-circulation weekly periodicals that specialized in popular fiction. Although she would soon join such famous woman authors as Fanny Fern and E. D. E. N. Southworth as featured contributors to ... Read more

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A teenaged orphan from Vermont, Mary Gibson burst onto the literary scene during the early 1850s as a star writer, under the pseudonym Winnie Woodfern, for more than half a dozen Boston “story papers,” mass-circulation weekly periodicals that specialized in popular fiction. Although she would soon join such famous woman authors as Fanny Fern and E. D. E. N. Southworth as featured contributors to
... Read more
Military Misfortunes

The Anatomy of Failure in War

by Eliot A. Cohen ...

Why do competent armies fail? Eliot Cohen and John Gooch explore answers to this question throughout this extensive analysis of unsuccessful military operations.Since it was first published in 1990, Military Misfortunes has become the classic analysis of the unexpected catastrophes that befall competent militaries. Now with a new Afterword discussing America's missteps in Iraq, Somalia, and the ... Read more

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Why do competent armies fail? Eliot Cohen and John Gooch explore answers to this question throughout this extensive analysis of unsuccessful military operations.Since it was first published in 1990, Military Misfortunes has become the classic analysis of the unexpected catastrophes that befall competent militaries. Now with a new Afterword discussing America's missteps in Iraq, Somalia, and the
... Read more
Conquered into Liberty

Two Centuries of Battles along the Great Warpath that Made the American Way of War

by Eliot A. Cohen ...

Americans often think of the Civil War as the conflict that consolidated the United States, including its military values and practices. But there was another, earlier, and more protracted struggle between “North” and “South,” beginning in the 1600s and lasting for more than two centuries, that shaped American geopolitics and military culture. Here, Eliot A. Cohen explains how the American way of ... Read more

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Americans often think of the Civil War as the conflict that consolidated the United States, including its military values and practices. But there was another, earlier, and more protracted struggle between “North” and “South,” beginning in the 1600s and lasting for more than two centuries, that shaped American geopolitics and military culture. Here, Eliot A. Cohen explains how the American way of
... Read more
The Big Stick

The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force

by Eliot A. Cohen ...

"Speak softly and carry a big stick" Theodore Roosevelt famously said in 1901, when the United States was emerging as a great power. It was the right sentiment, perhaps, in an age of imperial rivalry but today many Americans doubt the utility of their global military presence, thinking it outdated, unnecessary or even dangerous.In The Big Stick, Eliot A. Cohen-a scholar and practitioner of ... Read more

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"Speak softly and carry a big stick" Theodore Roosevelt famously said in 1901, when the United States was emerging as a great power. It was the right sentiment, perhaps, in an age of imperial rivalry but today many Americans doubt the utility of their global military presence, thinking it outdated, unnecessary or even dangerous.In The Big Stick, Eliot A. Cohen-a scholar and practitioner of
... Read more

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Why Not Socialism?

by Gerald A. Cohen ...

A compelling case for why it's time for socialismIs socialism desirable? Is it even possible? In this concise book, one of the world's leading political philosophers presents with clarity and wit a compelling moral case for socialism and argues that the obstacles in its way are exaggerated.There are times, G. A. Cohen notes, when we all behave like socialists. On a camping trip, for example, ... Read more

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A compelling case for why it's time for socialismIs socialism desirable? Is it even possible? In this concise book, one of the world's leading political philosophers presents with clarity and wit a compelling moral case for socialism and argues that the obstacles in its way are exaggerated.There are times, G. A. Cohen notes, when we all behave like socialists. On a camping trip, for example,
... Read more

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