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Stealing Secrets, Telling Lies

by James Gannon ...

James Gannon examines the impact of many major incidents, such as the Zimmerman telegram interception, deciphering the German Enigma machine, the Soviets damaging penetration of the British Foreign Service through the "Cambridge Five" spy ring, and the U.S. counterintelligence coup known as Operation Venona (classified until 1995). ... Read more

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James Gannon examines the impact of many major incidents, such as the Zimmerman telegram interception, deciphering the German Enigma machine, the Soviets damaging penetration of the British Foreign Service through the "Cambridge Five" spy ring, and the U.S. counterintelligence coup known as Operation Venona (classified until 1995).
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Obama's War

by James Gannon ...

Since the United Nations adopted the principle of self-determination in 1945, great powers have found that military strength is no guarantee of success in small wars fought against insurgents who use guerrilla and terrorist tactics. The author argues that it is well past time for Americans to understand that military victory is usually beyond their reach in this kind of warfare. Although Gannon ... Read more

$37.03 CAD

Since the United Nations adopted the principle of self-determination in 1945, great powers have found that military strength is no guarantee of success in small wars fought against insurgents who use guerrilla and terrorist tactics. The author argues that it is well past time for Americans to understand that military victory is usually beyond their reach in this kind of warfare. Although Gannon
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Less Than Human

by James Gannon MD ...

Ever want to be a doctor or wonder how a physician feels about healthcare? Follow one man’s journey through medical training and his reflections on the process.Less Than Human is a physician’s experience and ‘insider perspective’ into the abusive and corrupt academic, political and legal systems one navigates to succeed in medicine. There is a dehumanizing aspect of medicine/healthcare for both ... Read more

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Ever want to be a doctor or wonder how a physician feels about healthcare? Follow one man’s journey through medical training and his reflections on the process.Less Than Human is a physician’s experience and ‘insider perspective’ into the abusive and corrupt academic, political and legal systems one navigates to succeed in medicine. There is a dehumanizing aspect of medicine/healthcare for both
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Achieving sustainable turfgrass management

by Prof Michael Fidanza, Dr John Dempsey, Dr Marco Schiavon, Dr Matteo Serena, Dr Adam W. Thoms, Dr Alex J. Lindsey, Dr Gerald M. Henry, Dr Rebecca Grubbs-Bowling, Dr Joseph Young, Dr James Kerns0, Dr Benjamin A. McGraw1, Dr David Jespersen2, Dr Audrey Simard3, Dr Garrett Y. Price4, Dr Matthew T. Elmore5, Dr Aaron J. Patton6, Dr Travis W. Gannon7, Dr James T. Brosnan8, Dr David Gardner9, Dr Ed Nangle0, Dr Charles Fontanier1, Dr Chrissie A. Segars2, Dr Benjamin Wherley3, Dr Alec Kowalewski4, Dr Charles Schmid5, Dr Ruying Wang6, Dr Emily Braithwaite7, Dr Cale Bigelow8, Dr Stanley Kostka9, Dr Erik Ervin0, Dr Roch Gaussoin1, Dr Frank Rossi2, Dr Michelle DaCosta3, Dr John Cisar4, Dr F. Dan Dinelli5, Dr John Pope6, Dr James Steffel7, Dr Dale J. Bremer8, Dr Jing Zhang9, Dr Mu Hong0, Dr Dana G. Sullivan1, Dr David McCall2, Dr Kevin Morris3, Dr Phillip L. Vines4, Dr Yuanshuo Qu5, Dr Len Kne6, Dr Steve Graham7, Dr Michelle Wisdom8, Dr Michael Richardson9, Dr Paige Boyle0, Dr Brian Whitlark1, Dr Kai Umeda2, Dr Bernhard R. Leinauer3, Dr Cole Thompson4, Dr Ambika Chandra5, Dr Elizabeth Guertal6, Dr Pauric McGroary7, Prof Bryan G. Hopkins8, Dr Trent M. Tate9, Dr Douglas J. Soldat0, Dr Paul L. Koch1 ...

Series Book 125 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Reviews the impact of climate change on the increasing threat of biotic and abiotic stresses to the turfgrass industry, as well as the challenge of treating diseased turf in the face of fungicide resistanceConsiders the development of alternative, more sustainable management practices that utilise and/or optimise fewer agricultural outputs, such as fertilisers, pesticides and fuel to power ... Read more

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Reviews the impact of climate change on the increasing threat of biotic and abiotic stresses to the turfgrass industry, as well as the challenge of treating diseased turf in the face of fungicide resistanceConsiders the development of alternative, more sustainable management practices that utilise and/or optimise fewer agricultural outputs, such as fertilisers, pesticides and fuel to power
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Intelligence and the National Security Strategist

Enduring Issues and Challenges

by Matthew M. Aid, Christopher M. Andrew, Michael R. Bromwich, James B. Bruce, Charles G. Cogan, Jack Davis, Yahya A. Dehqanzada, Michael B. Donley, Ann M. Florini, Randall M. Fort, Richard S. Friedman, John C. Gannon, Michael I. Handel, James W. Harris, Norman B. Imler, Loch K. Johnson, Garrett Jones, Larry C. Kindsvater, Andrew Koch, Mark M. Lowenthal, John D. Macartney, Carmen A. Medina, John Montgomery, Cornelius O'Leary, James M. Olson, Martin Petersen, Reed R. Probst, Harvey Rishikof, Victor M. Rosello, Richard L. Russell, Thomas W. Shreeve, L Brit Snider, Michael Warner, Anthony R. Williams, Amy B. Zegart, Marvin C.Ott, Glenn W. Goodman Jr., James J. Wirtz ...

Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare, views on the evolution of U.S. intelligence, and studies on the delicate balance between the ... Read more

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Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare, views on the evolution of U.S. intelligence, and studies on the delicate balance between the
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Unabridged Selections from How Did this Happen?

Terrorism and the New War

Narrated by Chris Gannon ...

Unabridged

9 hours 57 min

In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on September 11, one question has been on everyone's mind: "How did this happen?" This book seeks to answer this question in all its critical aspects--the motives and actions of the terrorists, the status of the U.S. military, the context of the Middle East, bioterrorism, airport security, diplomatic pressures--and to provide readers with perspective, ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on September 11, one question has been on everyone's mind: "How did this happen?" This book seeks to answer this question in all its critical aspects--the motives and actions of the terrorists, the status of the U.S. military, the context of the Middle East, bioterrorism, airport security, diplomatic pressures--and to provide readers with perspective,
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The Adventures of Asha Pike

Book1 the Search for Asha's Wings

by Anne Gannon Piercy ...

Illustrated by James O'Connor ...

Asha is a very special fairy who on her 13th birthday did not grow her wings like the other fairies. Leaving her sister and father behind she must set off on a mission arranged by Queen Amera. She must find the hearing shell in the ocean and bring it back to the Queen before she receives her wings. On the way she encounters two other fairies who will assist her or will they? They meet up with the ... Read more

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Asha is a very special fairy who on her 13th birthday did not grow her wings like the other fairies. Leaving her sister and father behind she must set off on a mission arranged by Queen Amera. She must find the hearing shell in the ocean and bring it back to the Queen before she receives her wings. On the way she encounters two other fairies who will assist her or will they? They meet up with the
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All the Light We Cannot See

A Novel

by Anthony Doerr ...

*NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES—from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti*Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, the beloved instant New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

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*NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES—from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti*Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, the beloved instant New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to
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The New Great Depression

Winners and Losers in a Post-Pandemic World

by James Rickards ...

A Wall Street Journal and National Bestseller!The man who predicted the worst economic crisis in US history shows you how to survive it.The current crisis is not like 2008 or even 1929. The New Depression that has emerged from the COVID pandemic is the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. Most fired employees will remain redundant. Bankruptcies will be common, and banks will buckle under the ... Read more

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A Wall Street Journal and National Bestseller!The man who predicted the worst economic crisis in US history shows you how to survive it.The current crisis is not like 2008 or even 1929. The New Depression that has emerged from the COVID pandemic is the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. Most fired employees will remain redundant. Bankruptcies will be common, and banks will buckle under the
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Unaccountable

What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care

by Marty Makary ...

New York Times Bestseller“Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book.”-Shannon Brownlee, author of OvertreatedDr. Marty Makary is co-developer of the life-saving checklist outlined in Atul Gawande's bestselling The Checklist ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

New York Times Bestseller“Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book.”-Shannon Brownlee, author of OvertreatedDr. Marty Makary is co-developer of the life-saving checklist outlined in Atul Gawande's bestselling The Checklist
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Malpractice

A Neurosurgeon Reveals How Our Health-Care System Puts Patients at Risk

by Lawrence Schlachter, MD ...

In 1991, the Institute of Medicine released a landmark report, which revealed that as many as 98,000 patients were dying every year owing to avoidable medical error. More recent research indicates that estimate was, if anything, a drastic understatement of the patient-safety epidemic in the US health care system.In Malpractice, neurosurgeon and attorney Dr. Larry Schlachter makes a case that most ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

In 1991, the Institute of Medicine released a landmark report, which revealed that as many as 98,000 patients were dying every year owing to avoidable medical error. More recent research indicates that estimate was, if anything, a drastic understatement of the patient-safety epidemic in the US health care system.In Malpractice, neurosurgeon and attorney Dr. Larry Schlachter makes a case that most
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The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV

by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain ...

Series series First Time Books
Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book® from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Papa, Brother, and Sister have a new favorite hobby . . . watching TV. But when Mama feels like they are missing out on all the wonderful things around them, she makes a plan to get them away from the TV and into the outdoors. This beloved story is a perfect way to teach children that there can be too ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book® from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Papa, Brother, and Sister have a new favorite hobby . . . watching TV. But when Mama feels like they are missing out on all the wonderful things around them, she makes a plan to get them away from the TV and into the outdoors. This beloved story is a perfect way to teach children that there can be too
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