From one of the most prominent post-Cold War geopolitics experts, an “illuminating, insightful, and essential” (Chris Miller, bestselling author of Chip War) look at US-China relations and the China experts who have influenced—and continue to influence—America’s policy toward its greatest rival.Few countries or civilizations are as big or as old as China. In the minds of Americans whose job it is to contemplate international affairs, the present-day superp...

Technologies and tech companies are routinely accused of creating many societal problems. This book exposes these charges as mostly myths, falsehoods, and exaggerations. Technology Fears and Scapegoats debunks 40 widespread myths about Big Tech, Big Data, AI, privacy, trust, polarization, automation, and similar fears, while exposing the scapegoating behind these complaints. The result is a balanced and positive view of the societal impact of technology thus far. The book takes readers thr...

In Guyana a man will pay three hundred dollars for a bag of mango he does not want rather than say two words to a vendor. He is not weak. He has calculated, correctly, that the cost of speaking is higher than the cost of paying — and he has run that calculation so many times that he no longer notices running it.This is a book about fear — the inherited, rational fear of two peoples who each believe that to be ruled by the other is more dangerous than to be robbed by their own. It is about ...

In "Doctor Lawman," Robert D. Leigh delivers a fast-paced narrativesteeped in Old West charm, weaving together elements of mystery,suspense and redemption. With vivid descriptions and a gripping plot,Leigh masterfully brings the rugged landscapes and complex relationships of the Western genre to life. At its core, "Doctor Lawman" is not only an exhilarating ride filled with twists and turns but also a profound exploration of faith and redemption. The gospel message per...

In "Doctor Lawman," Robert D. Leigh delivers a fast-paced narrativesteeped in Old West charm, weaving together elements of mystery,suspense and redemption. With vivid descriptions and a gripping plot,Leigh masterfully brings the rugged landscapes and complex relationships of the Western genre to life. At its core, "Doctor Lawman" is not only an exhilarating ride filled with twists and turns but also a profound exploration of faith and redemption. The gospel message per...

The second edition of Chlorinated Solvents: A Forensic Evaluation provides a continuation and update of environmental forensic techniques described in the 2013 first edition for age dating and identifying the location of chlorinated solvent releases. A focus on the integration of the forensic advancements in contaminant modeling, solvent concentration gradients, phytoscreening, molar ratio analysis, dendroecology, compound specific isotope analysis and forensic timestamps ...

The New Deal's Legacy: How Franklin Roosevelt's Programs Transformed America, Built Defense Infrastructure, and Prepared the Nation for War Against Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, Inspiring Confidence to Tackle Today's Complex Challenges and Crises.This compelling narrative explores the multifaceted initiatives of the New Deal, designed to combat the Great Depression while simultaneously laying the groundwork for America's military readiness during World War II. F...

Artificial intelligence is rewriting work just as the Caribbean faces its oldest reckoning — and no global report is looking at both together. This one is.The map they handed you was drawn for a country that no longer exists. Study hard. Get the qualification. Secure the post. The map was not wrong when it was drawn — it was substantially true for much of the twentieth century. It is wrong now, and following it harder is the most dangerous thing an intelligent, hardworking Caribbea...

Everybody has something to say about how you should live your life. Most of it is loud. Much of it is wrong. Almost none of it is yours.In Everybody, Shut The Hell Up!, Robert D. Alexander-Jordan offers a sharp, reflective collection of personal essays about expectations, boundaries, identity, growth, and the quiet discipline of learning to hear yourself clearly.These stories explore what happens when you stop performing, stop explaining, and stop accepting instruc...

Your firm is already using AI — unevenly, one person at a time, ahead of any plan. Steering the Rollout is the practical guide to getting a real Caribbean business from ungoverned AI to a rollout that is safe, owned, and measured — in about thirty days, without a tech team or a big budget.Following a single 35-person Guyanese distributor from its first anxious decision to a governed, whole-firm rollout, Robert D. Forrester turns hard-won advisory practice into a sequence a...

Baker's Dozen:A Collection of Short Stories a journey into 'Speculative Fiction' in the vein of O. Henry, Rod Serling, Alfred Hitchcock and Stephen King.

"There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true."- Soren KierkegaardThis is the book they don't want you to read because it tells the truth they don't want you to know.Robert Dixon McKinley doesn't just write history-he exposes it. With the precision of a seasoned investigator and the narrative flair of a historical dramatist, Stealing America expos...