M Robert: 1083 books
West Africa's Women of God
Alinesitoué and the Diola Prophetic Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
West Africa’s Women of God examines the history of direct revelation from Emitai, the Supreme Being, which has been central to the Diola religion from before European colonization to the present day. Robert M. Baum charts the evolution of this movement from its origins as an exclusively male tradition...
by Robert M. Hazen
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2019
An enchanting biography of the most resonant—and most necessary—chemical element on Earth.
Carbon is everywhere: in the paper of this book and the blood of our bodies. It’s with us from beginning to end, present in our baby clothes and coffin alike. We live on a carbon planet, and we...
Intelligence Analysis
A Target-Centric Approach
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2016
Robert M. Clark’s Intelligence Analysis: A Target-Centric Approach demonstrates that a collaborative, target-centric approach leads to sharper and more effective analysis, while better meeting the needs of the customer. Thoroughly revised to reflect the changes in the constantly shifting landscape...
Deception
Counterdeception and Counterintelligence
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2018
Bridging the divide between theory and practice, Deception: Counterdeception and Counterintelligence provides a thorough overview of the principles of deception and its uses in intelligence operations. This masterful guide focuses on practical training in deception for both operational planners and...
by Albert J. Pomeranz, MD, Svapna Sabnis
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2015
Designed to accompany Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics and Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics, Pediatric Decision-Making Strategies is a concise, user-friendly reference uses a unique algorithmic approach to facilitate diagnosis, testing, and basic treatment of common pediatric disorders. For any given...
by Robert M. Parker
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2010
Are there wines to rival the greatest first-growths of Bordeaux and the grand crus of Burgundy? Robert Parker’s answer is a resounding Yes—they are to be found among the finest wines of the Rhone Valley. With this new edition of Wines of the Rhone Valley, Robert Parker, the world’s most influential...
Halloween Night
A Spooky 11 Ebook Box Set
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2018
Halloween Night. The scariest and most fun night of the year. A night where our imaginations fill with images of blood thirsty vampires, broom flying witches, evil wizards casting enchantments on us, undead mummies seeking revenge, and flesh ripping werewolves attacking us from the shadows. Be prepared...
by Robert M. Levine
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
In the early 1940s as the conflict between the Axis and the Allies spread worldwide, the U.S. State Department turned its attention to Axis influence in Latin America. As head of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, Nelson Rockefeller was charged with cultivating the region’s support for the Allies...
by Robert M. Brown PhD
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
Stationed in Montana during the height of the Indian Wars, Captain Charles Rawn proved an unlikely hero and an indispensable leader in numerous battles. He took command from a drunken Major Baker at the Battle of Pryor's Creek, saving the 400 soldiers from possible annihilation at the hands of 1,000...
Environmental Governance Reconsidered
Challenges, Choices, and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2017
Key topics in the ongoing evolution of environmental governance, with new and updated material.
This survey of current issues and controversies in environmental policy and management is unique in its thematic mix, broad coverage of key debates, and in-depth analysis. The contributing authors,...
Billy the Kid
A Short and Violent Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Whatever his name or alias at the moment—Henry McCarty, Henry Antrim, Kid Antrim, Billy Bonney—people always called him the Kid. Not until his final month did anyone call him Billy the Kid. Newspapers pictured him as a king of outlaws; and his highly publicized capture, trial, escape, and end...
Confounding Father
Thomas Jefferson's Image in His Own Time
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
Of all the founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson stood out as the most controversial and confounding. Loved and hated, revered and reviled, during his lifetime he served as a lightning rod for dispute. Few major figures in American history provoked such a polarization of public opinion. One supporter...
Grounded
The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
The United States needs airpower, but does it need an air force? In Grounded, Robert M. Farley persuasively argues that America should end the independence of the United States Air Force (USAF) and divide its assets and missions between the United States Army and the United States Navy.
In...
Eyeing the Red Storm
Eisenhower and the First Attempt to Build a Spy Satellite
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
In 1954 the U.S. Air Force launched an ambitious program known as WS-117L to develop the world’s first reconnaissance satellite. The goal was to take photographic images from space and relay them back to Earth via radio. Because of technical issues and bureaucratic resistance, however, WS-117L was...