William Casey, former director of the CIA, gives an autobiographical account of his World WarII service with the OSS (Office of Strategic Services, which later evolved into the CIA) and the role such early intelligence organizations played in the defeat of Hitler. Casey recounts how the Allies gathered intelligence, thwarted Germany's atomic bomb development, and convinced German intelligence that the Normandy D-day landings were to be a diversionary move while the main landing was to take...

Is "ambitious" a compliment? It depends: "[A] masterpiece of intellectual and cultural history."—David Brion Davis, author of Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New WorldFrom rags to riches, log house to White House, enslaved to liberator, ghetto to CEO, ambition fuels the American Dream. Yet at the time of the nation's founding, ambition was viewed as a dangerous vice, everything from "a canker on the soul" to the impet...

Britain’s War for the Mediterranean provides a definitive study on British warmaking in the Mediterranean during the War of the First Coalition. It traces the origins of foreign and naval policies from the early eighteenth century to describe the duality of British affairs. These contradictions manifested themselves in the War of the First Coalition as Great Britain attempted to build consensus in the Mediterranean World while clinging to its power base of naval power and commerce...

LEAD Safety concentrates on self-development and education in safety leadership. It takes safety leadership in an exciting new direction, with practical tools that will give organisations the skills they need to make a difference in their safety program. The book provides a non-technical overview of safety leadership and outlines the core skills safety managers should demonstrate and practice. Organisations will see improvements in engagement, morale, trust, and motivation in the workplace...

Bowie, Dylan, Cobain - sie alle hatten eine Inspirationsquelle: William S. BurroughsDie Romane und Essays von William S. Burroughs sind legendär, aber sein Einfluss auf die Gegenkultur der Popmusik ist weniger gut dokumentiert - bis jetzt. »William S. Burroughs und der Rock 'n' Roll« untersucht, wie eine der umstrittensten literarischen Figuren Amerikas die Werke vieler bedeutender Musiker wie David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Kurt Cobain oder Patti Smith veränderte, und zei...

The landmark text that has served generations of obstetrician-gynecologists—fully updated with the most current perspectives of the fieldA Doody's Core Title for 2023, 2024 & 2026!Williams Obstetrics has defined the discipline for generations of obstetrician-gynecologists. Written by authors from the nationally renowned University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Hospital, the new edition of this authorita...

'If you simply follow Burroughs through the rock 'n' roll years you'll see him achieve a flickering ubiquity - lurking here, eavesdropping there, photobombing the whole parade. It becomes a kind of alternative history' NEW YORK TIMESReissued with a new Foreword as part of White Rabbit's prestigious Deep Cuts series, William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'n' Roll tells the story of a man Patti Smith described as 'up th...

When communication becomes the engine of white supremacist violence.Manifesting Violence: White Terrorism, Digital Culture, and the Rhetoric of Replacement by Casey Ryan Kelly and William Joseph Sipe is a compelling exploration of how the digital world has become a fertile ground for white supremacist ideology. Through an in-depth analysis of white supremacist manifestos, online rhetoric, and the myth of “white genocide,” Kelly and Sipe uncover th...

A history of the writer's impact on some of the biggest names in rock music from the Beatles to Bowie, and his role as a secret architect in the genre.William S. Burroughs's fiction and essays are legendary—but his influence on music's counterculture has been less well documented―until now. Examining how one of America's most controversial literary figures altered the destinies of many notable and varied musicians, William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'n' ...

Science and Faith Can—and Do—Support Each OtherScience and Christianity are often presented as opposites, when in fact the order of the universe and the complexity of life powerfully testify to intelligent design. With this comprehensive resource that includes the latest research, you’ll witness how the findings of scientists provide compelling reasons to acknowledge the mind and presence of a creator.Featuring more than 45 entries by top-caliber experts, y...

An amateur sleuth who can talk to the dead takes on a murdered gangster as a her first case in a "clever, intelligent and well written" mystery ( Washington Times).She sees dead peopleBeautiful, smart, and chic, Pepper Martin never had to work a day in her life—until her surgeon daddy was convicted of fraud, her wealthy fiancé took a powder, and the family fortune ran bone dry.Suddenly desperate, the inexperienced ex-rich girl was forced to ta...