Robert D : 904 books
Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts
The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2008
In Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts, acclaimed journalist Robert D. Kaplan continues his exploration of the American military's challenging and varied commitments around the world. From protecting sea lanes, to providing disaster relief, to preparing for potential military confrontation with North Korea...
by Robert D. Kaplan
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
Author of Balkan Ghosts, Robert D. Kaplan now travels from West Africa to Southeast Asia to report on a world of disintegrating nation-states, warring nationalities, metastasizing populations, and dwindling resources. He emerges with a gritty tour de force of travel writing and political journalism....
Religion and Politics in the Middle East
Identity, Ideology, Institutions, and Attitudes
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
This innovative book analyses the relationship between religion and politics in the Middle East through a comparative study of five countries: Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. Robert D. Lee examines each country in terms of four domains in which state and religion necessarily interact:...
by Robert D. Hanser
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2018
Essentials of Community Corrections offers you a concise and practical perspective on community corrections while emphasizing successful offender reentry through strong community partnerships. Author Robert D. Hanser draws on his expertise with offender treatment planning, special needs populations,...
Edge Effects
The Border-Name Places
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008
Theres something fascinating about border towns. Who hasnt crossed the line into another state to buy fireworks, gamble, or even to get married? Here are border towns with names as unique as the places themselves, names that bridge the boundaries.
Robert D. Temple brings you a quirky, fascinating,...
Remembering Crawford County
Pennsylvania's Last Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2008
When George Washington ventured into northwestern Pennsylvania in 1753 to confront the French, he discovered anuntouched land of extensive, rich meadows�Pennsylvania�s last frontier. Thirty-five years later, the first group of settlers moved into the territory, where they encountered western tribes...
Living with Spirits Good and Bad
The Life of Robert D. Mcphee
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
This book covers various parts of my life from the time I was seventeen years old. On my eighteenth birthday I left home hitch hiking 300 miles to my aunt`s house where I had a cousin being married. My uncle was a German immigrant and I lived with them for a time. He taught me that if I took any job...
Without Conscience
The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
Most people are both repelled and intrigued by the images of cold-blooded, conscienceless murderers that increasingly populate our movies, television programs, and newspaper headlines. With their flagrant criminal violation of society's rules, serial killers like Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy are...
Riding the Rails
Inside the Business of America's Railroads
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
When Robert D. Krebs joined the ranks of Southern Pacific Railroad in 1966, the industry had been in decline for decades, and the future of trains was in peril. Despite these obstacles, Krebs fell in love with the rugged, competitive business of railroads and was determined to overcome its resistance...
Making Democracy Work
Civic Traditions in Modern Italy
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 1994
Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? In a book that has received attention from policymakers and civic activists in America and around the world, Robert Putnam and his collaborators offer empirical evidence for the importance of "civic community" in developing successful institutions....
One of the Finest . . .
World War Ii Service and U.S. Navy Career Of
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2017
This book features Robert D. Samsots World War II memoir and diary; his pre-war and post-war career in naval intelligence in New Orleans, where he investigated security risks, sabotage, espionage, and counter-subversion; and additional information about his background and professional life.
Overcoming Tradition And Modernity
The Search For Islamic Authenticity
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2018
“Authenticity” has begun to rival “development” as a key to understanding the political aspirations of the Islamic world. Almost everywhere modernity has laid waste to tradition, those habits and practices deemed to be timeless and true. Imperialism carried European notions of progress into...
Mobility and Modernity
Panama in the Nineteenth-Century Anglo-American Imagination
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2017
Mobility and Modernity: Panama in the Nineteenth-Century Anglo-American Imagination rewrites the history of the Panama Canal, assessing for the first time the literary culture of the preceding decades. In this period, U.S. and British writers and visual artists developed sophisticated languages...
Writing World War II
A Student's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2011
An indispensable tool for high-schoolers, undergraduates, or even amateur enthusiasts, Writing World War II teaches the craft of history writing—by example. In a series of thoughtful essays, Sylvie Murray examines American involvement in World War II and how it has subsequently been portrayed by...