The Roads to Congress 2008 offers readers straightfoward and detailed case studies of the campaigns, candidates, key issues, and outcomes of over one dozen of the most important and interesting races of 2008. This includes both House and Senate campaigns, contests from all regions of the country, and seats held by Democrats and Republicans, as well as open seats. Every two years the pageantry of American politics unfolds when all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and ...

The 2012 congressional elections played an equally vital role in determining the future course of America as the presidential race that topped the electoral ticket. Readers of this book will gain insights about the formative aspects of the 2012 campaign season as well as in depth coverage of key races for Congress. Exclusive to this volume are three chapters that look at important processes which impacted the campaign cycle: voter suppression laws passed in nearly every state, the role of ...

The 2010 Midterm Elections were momentous in the history of U.S. campaigns. Readers of this book will follow the path of seven House and six Senate races from inception to election postmortem. The chapters are both narrative and provide analysis of an array of interesting and diverse contests from throughout the country. Each entry was written by one or more experts living in the state or region of the race. The authors provide succinct and highly readable chapters meant to illustrate the ...

The 2014 midterm congressional elections provided a view of the attitude of American voters in the sixth year of Barack Obama’s presidency. This book provides insight about the formative aspects of the 2014 campaign season as well as in depth coverage of key races for Congress. The first section has four chapters that cover the substance of topics that impacted this campaign cycle: the popularity and productivity of the 113th Congress, voter suppression laws passed in many states, the role...

Na het succes van zijn New York Times-bestseller Maak je bed op is admiraal William H. McRaven terug met inspirerende en meeslepende verhalen over zijn avonturen als Navy SEAL en commandant van de Special Operations Forces van Amerika. McRaven was tijdens zijn carrière betrokken bij enkele van de beroemdste missies in de Amerikaanse militaire geschiedenis, waaronder de gevangenneming van Saddam Hoessein, de redding van kapitein Richard Philips en de missie om Osama bin Laden te doden. Mijn...

Ein großer Gesellschaftsroman über Identität, Rassismus, Kunst und politische Macht in den USAMax Reddick, Autor und Journalist, hat sein Leben dem Kampf gegen Amerikas Segregation gewidmet. Unheilbar krank kehrt er nach Europa zurück, um eine alte Schuld zu begleichen und an der Beerdigung seines Freundes Harry teilzunehmen. Doch in Amsterdam findet er in dessen Nachlass brisante Dokumente über den »King Alfred«-Plan, der im Falle von Rassenunruhen Minderheiten be...

Ohio Government and Politics provides a thorough, highly readable overview of the history, processes, and institutions of the state’s government and politics. In a country increasingly divided into blue and red states, Ohio is "purple" – one of the few states that is not dominated by a single political party. Covering the crucial strategies of both the republicans and democrats as they vie for power in Ohio, this new title demonstrates the "nationalizing" of Ohio politics....

"Weisman is perhaps wired more tightly into the reclusive special operations community than any other writer, and his knowledge of weaponry and field techniques is staggering."— Washington Times"A pro who knows his stuff."—Oliver NorthJohn Weisman, whose expertise in the field of covert military operations is unsurpassed, delivers a stunning fictional account of the most extraordinary mission of the century: the hunting down and assassination of Osama...

Electrospinning: Nanofabrication and Applications presents an overview of the electrospinning technique, nanofabrication strategies and potential applications. The book begins with an introduction to the fundamentals of electrospinning, discussing fundamental principles of the electrospinning process, controlling parameters, materials and structures. Nanofabrication strategies, including coaxial electrospinning, multi-needle electrospinning, needleless electrospinning, electro-netting, nea...

Himalaya güzel ve aynı zamanda gizemlidir. Bu dağın bu iki özelliği, bin yıldır insanlığı hep kucağına çeker. Parvati Vadisi, Hindistan'ın kuzeyindeki Himachal Pradesh eyaletinde yer almaktadır. Beas nehrinin Parvati nehri ile birleşmesiyle oluşan dere bu vadiden akar. Dağlar ve ormanlarla çevrili bu vadi, Hindistan'ın en güzel turistik yerlerinden biridir. Himalayaların kucağında yer alan bu vadi, karla kaplı dağların pitoresk manzarasını sunmaktadır. Yıllar boyunca Ölüm Vadisi'nde birkaç...

Since the 1990s, contemporary art in the Arab world has experienced exponential growth and numerous changes. With the appearance of artists from the region in international exhibitions, the dynamics within the art scenes changed significantly. Museums & art foundations began to collect, biennials were launched, contemporary art galleries, fairs, residencies and schools emerged in many countries, and the governments of the Gulf states launched megaprojects. This reader serves as a guide for...

In the years leading to the 9/11 attacks, no single agent of al Qaeda was more successful in compromising the U.S. intelligence community than Ali Mohamed. A former Egyptian army captain, Mohamed succeeded in infiltrating the CIA in Europe, the Green Berets at Fort Bragg, and the FBI in California—even as he helped to orchestrate the al Qaeda campaign of terror that culminated in 9/11.As investigative reporter Peter Lance demonstrates in this gripping narrative, senior U.S. law enf...