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  • Mission Creep

    The Militarization of US Foreign Policy?

    by Gordon Adams, Shoon Murray, James Dobbins, Derek S. Reveron, Charles Cushman, G. William Anderson, Connie Veillette, Nina Serafino, Brian E. Carlson0, Anthony Quainton1, Sharon K. Weiner2, Jennifer Kibbe3, Edward Marks4 ...
    Mission Creep: The Militarization of US Foreign Policy? examines the question of whether the US Department of Defense (DOD) has assumed too large a role in influencing and implementing US foreign policy. After the Cold War, and accelerating after September 11, the United States has drawn upon the enormous resources of DOD in adjusting to the new global environment and challenges arising from ... Read more

    $40.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Overcoming Redundancy: 52 inspiring ideas to help you bounce back from losing your job

    by Gordon Adams ...
    Most people say redundancy changes their lives for the better - make sure you are one of them!So you’ve been made redundant (or perhaps you just think it’s coming)?Join the crowd! Redundancy is now a very common life experience. Almost a quarter of adults will be affected by redundancy during their lifetime. But you are not a victim. What matters now is how you react to this challenge.OVERCOMING ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Churches of Glasgow

    by Gordon Adams ...
    Series series Churches of ...
    Glasgow has long been an important settlement on the River Clyde but it grew rapidly in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to become one of the largest cities in the world in that period. The largest seaport in Scotland, it was a major city in the Scottish enlightenment and the transatlantic trade brought wealth to the city. At the same time Glasgow was becoming an important industrial city, ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Politics of Defense Contracting

    The Iron Triangle

    by Gordon Adams ...
    This is the first systematic study of the relationship between government and defense contractors, examining in detail the political impact of the eight most powerful defense contractors. It details ways in which Boeing, General Dynamics, Grumman, McDonnell Douglas, Northrop, Rockwell International, and United Technologies influence government, from their basic contract activity, corporate ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD

  • The National Security Enterprise

    Navigating the Labyrinth, Second Edition

    by Roger Z. George, Harvey Rishikof, Jon J. Rosenwasser, Michael Warner, David P. Auerswald, Gordon Adams, Rodney Bent, Kathy Peroff, Marc Grossman0, Desaix Myers1, Franklin C. Miller2, Joseph McMillan3, Michael J. Meese4, Isaiah Wilson III5, Dina Temple-Raston6, Thomas Fingar7, Brittany Albaugh8, Susan Ginsburg9, Colton C. Campbell0, Gerald Felix Warburg1, Ellen Laipson2, John Diamond3 ...
    Series series Georgetown Center for Security Studies
    This second edition of The National Security Enterprise provides practitioners’ insights into the operation, missions, and organizational cultures of the principal national security agencies and other institutions that shape the US national security decision-making process. Unlike some textbooks on American foreign policy, it offers analysis from insiders who have worked at the National Security ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Glasgow's East End Through Time

    by Gordon Adams ...
    Series series Through Time
    The history of Glasgow extends back into the mists of legend, even beyond the sixth century AD when the city’s patron saint, St Mungo, entered its story. From a small monastic community on the banks of the Molendinar Burn, Glasgow became the possession of Bishops and Archbishops. With the arrival of the Industrial Revolution, it developed into a powerhouse of the British Empire, and was sometimes ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Transforming European Militaries

    Coalition Operations and the Technology Gap

    by Gordon Adams, Guy Ben-Ari ...
    Series series Contemporary Security Studies
    A unique look at European Network Enabled Capabilities (NEC) and their implications for transatlantic co-operation in future operations.Gordon Adams and Guy Ben-Ari identify the key requirements for improvement of Europe’s abilities as an international actor. They focus on national and collaborative, as well as existing and planned, networks. They clearly show the reader how, with the removal of ... Read more

    $114.04 CAD

  • The Case of Matthew Crake

    by Adam Gordon Macleod ...
    Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
    When wealthy businessman Matthew Crake is killed by a Mills bomb planted in the study of his North-country home, all the evidence points to Crake's nephew, Richard Senhouse, who has been missing since the night of the murder. Senhouse also happens to be engaged to the daughter of the Chief Constable, Colonel Esdale. Reluctant to prosecute his prospective son-in-law, Esdale calls upon his old ... Read more

    $1.83 CAD

  • Buying National Security

    How America Plans and Pays for Its Global Role and Safety at Home

    by Gordon Adams, Cindy Williams ...
    The tools of American statecraft—defense, diplomacy, foreign and security assistance, homeland security and intelligence—are rarely examined together. Adams and Williams fill this gap by examining how these tools work, how they are planned for, and how they are budgeted. Seeing policy through the lens of the budget can help decision makers and ordinary citizens discern the genuine priorities of ... Read more

    $114.04 CAD

  • The Cathra Mystery

    by Adam Gordon Macleod ...
    Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
    George Euart has fallen on hard times since returning from the War. So when he is unexpectedly named co-heir to the fortune of Jonas Quorndon, it seems like a miracle. Yet this is only the first of several incredible happenings, not all of which are welcome. First Euart is attacked and robbed while journeying north to take up residence at the remote Cathra House. Next, a fishing trip turns up a ... Read more

    $1.83 CAD

  • The Marloe Mansions Murder

    by Adam Gordon Macleod ...
    Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
    Meet Sir William Burrill: semi-retired detective-inspector, successful playwright and keen philatelist. It is in the latter capacity that Sir William, together with his nephew Bobby, sets off to see a man about a stamp. But when they reach the chic London apartment block where resides the strangely-named collector Ganthony Slyne, they are shocked to discover the man's dead body awaiting them in ... Read more

    $1.83 CAD

  • Death Stalked the Fells

    by Adam Gordon Macleod ...
    Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
    Sir William Burrill, late of the Yard, is spending some time at Scawdel Hall, his Lakeland retreat, where he hopes for some peace and quiet in which to finishing his latest play. The tranquillity of his country home is shattered however when he receives a disturbing telephone call from the local police - a man has been killed in mysterious circumstances whilst on his way to visit the Hall. When a ... Read more

    $1.83 CAD