Anti-gun zealots in the United States insist that the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms is a "relic." Try telling that to the people of Ukraine.Ukraine never protected its citizens' right to keep and bear arms. But as Russia was about to invade, Ukraine did a critical about-face. Ukraine's government encouraged civilians to carry firearms to defend themselves and their country. It handed out 25,000 fully automatic weapons, while Ukrainians rushed to buy AR-15 rifles th...

Bestselling author and attorney Mark W. Smith exposes the all-encompassing nature of the anti-gun lobby’s attack on the right to keep and bear arms—and how it serves as a proxy to empower government to control other important aspects of our lives. Smith notes that it’s no accident that the people who oppose the Second Amendment also argue for bigger government in other areas—as well as favoring sharp limits on free speech and property rights. Taken together, it is an all-encompassing attac...

"Where was the army? Where were the police? Where was the state?"–An Israeli mother on the 10/7 attacksAmerica's anti-gun lobby wants you to "leave guns to the professionals." The police and military will protect you, they say.Really? Ask the people of Israel how well that worked out for them.On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists murdered 1,200 Israelis in cold blood.Civilians waited in anguish for the army or police to rescue them. Why? Because the co...

Unique perspective of a seasoned designer and veteran A/E industry recruiter regarding what design industry recruiters actually look for in a Design PortfolioDesign Portfolios: A Recruiter’s View provides a student-friendly guide, written from the perspective of a designer and design industry recruiter, on what recruiters look for as they review a design portfolio. It shows students how to create a professional-quality portfolio that will get them to that ...

Already tired of the left-wing media spin on the 2008 elections? Had enough of Democratic talking heads hyping tax increases and the global warming scare? Looking for an island of straight-talking sanity in today's swamp of multi-cultiliberal gibberish?Look no further. Mark Smith continues his crusade against the lunatic Left with this new edition of The Official Handbook of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy. Right on time for the 2008 elections, this book shows you how to sho...

Structure from Motion with Multi View Stereo provides hyperscale landform models using images acquired from standard compact cameras and a network of ground control points. The technique is not limited in temporal frequency and can provide point cloud data comparable in density and accuracy to those generated by terrestrial and airborne laser scanning at a fraction of the cost. It therefore offers exciting opportunities to characterise surface topography in unprecedented detail and, with m...

While the nation grieves over tragedies like the Parkland school shooting, the anti-gun lobby jumps into action. They exploit such tragedies to advance their political agenda.The gun grabbers—with the help of the mainstream media—trot out a few traumatized young survivors of the shootings and hail them as the brave leaders of a new anti-gun movement, speaking truth to power.It’s a cynical ploy. And it works: the all-out campaign has put gun owners and Americans who support ...

Born on August 5, 1850, in the Château de Miromesnil in Normandy, Guy de Maupassant became one of the most celebrated masters of the short story in world literature. Raised in a bourgeois family and deeply marked by the landscapes of Normandy, he developed early a sharp sense of observation and a taste for realism. His mother, a cultivated and independent woman, encouraged his literary ambitions and introduced him to the renowned novelist Gustave Flaubert, who became his mentor and guided ...

NOW A NEW YORK TIMES, LOS ANGELES TIMES, USA TODAY AND GREAT LAKES INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLER ASSOCIATION BESTSELLERNew York Times bestselling author, Malcolm Nance, offers a chilling warning on a clear, present and existential threat to our democracy… our fellow Americans“Malcolm Nance is one of the great unsung national security geniuses of the modern era." —Rachel MaddowTo ...

A fascinating insight into notable speeches that were never delivered, showing what could have been if history had gone down a different pathFor almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These "second speeches" provide alternative histories of what could have been if not for schedule changes, changes of heart, or momentous turns of events.In Undelivered, political speechwriter Jeff Nussbaum presents the most notable speeche...

"An important book, offering the clearest explanation of how dark forces conspired to overthrow our democratically elected government and install a fascist regime in its place. And it’s a warning that what comes next might be even worse... His prose is passionate, thoughtful, at times blisteringly funny and always deeply morally engaged with the importance of the work." -- The Seattle Times"A brisk and searing history... It's a disturbing look at h...

The Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events from the atomic bombing of Japan to the outbreak of the Cold War and the Korean War, told by America’s beloved and distinguished historian.The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid characters—Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Acheson—and dramati...