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"Second thoughts of a top CIA agent"--Jacket subtitle.
In this fascinating, complete and dramatic account of President James Madison's plot to wrest the territory of Florida from Spain in 1811--a true-to-life historical thriller--Joseph Burkholder Smith demonstrates with erudition, wit and historical perspective that long before Vietnam and Watergate this republic's Founding Fathers practiced their own covert manipulation of the American public and foreign governments in near-Nixonian proportions.
A retired high-echelon officer of the CIA presents an account of the agency's cold-war operations, operators, successes, and blunders, describing clandestine agency activities and goals
Rogue State and its author came to sudden international attention when Osama Bin Laden quoted the book publicly in January 2006, propelling the book to the top of the bestseller charts in a matter of hours. This book is a revised and updated version of the edition Bin Laden referred to in his address.
A study of the military interventions by the US since WW2: Frank & detailed. Covers activities of CIA and US military.
From the two Time correspondents who cracked the story, the definitive book on the Bank of Credit and Commerce International: an explosive, fast-paced expose of one of the largest criminal conspiracies in history. Beaty and Gwynne's riveting first-person account not only puts all the pieces together for the first time, but brings to life the cloak-and-dagger intrigue that surrounded their investigation. 16 pages of photos.
No longer simple line drawings on a page, molecular structures can now be viewed in full-figured glory, often in color and even with interactive possibilities. Anatomy of Gene Regulation is the first book to present the parts and processes of gene regulation at the three-dimensional level. Vivid structures of nucleic acids and their companion proteins are revealed in full-color, three-dimensional form. Beginning with a general introduction to three-dimensional structures, the book looks at the organization of the genome, the structure of DNA, DNA replication and transcription, splicing, protein synthesis, and ultimate protein death. Throughout, the text employs a discussion of genetics and structural mechanics. The concise and unique synthesis of information will offer insight into gene regulation, and into the development of methods to interfere with regulation at diseased states. This textbook and its accompanying web site are appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate students in genetics, molecular biology, structural biology, and biochemistry courses.
A dark memory from the past has come home to find revenge--or redemption--in the electrifying ninth installment in Castillo's "New York Times"-bestselling series, as a convicted murderer is on the run and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must catch him before he strikes again. Tall Premium Edition.aur Books.
Canada's First National Internment Operations and the Search for Sanctuary in the Ukrainian Labour Farmer Temple Association -- Conscientious Objectors in Alberta in the First World War -- SECTION FOUR: Aftermath -- War, Public Health, and the 1918 "Spanish" Influenza Pandemic in Alberta -- Applying Modernity: Local Government and the 1919 Federal Housing Scheme in Alberta -- Soldier Settlement in Alberta, 1917-1931 -- First World War Centennial Commemoration in Alberta Museums -- APPENDIX -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX -- Back Cover
Excerpt from A Genealogy and History of the Kauffman-Coffman Families of North America, 1584 to 1937: Including Brief Outlines of Allied Swiss and Palatine Families Who Were Among the Pioneer Settlers in Lancaster and York Counties of Pennsylvania From 1717 On Kauffmans, who in some way might be related to my ancestor prior to coming to America. To accomplish the results of this work, research necessitated my examining court records of over fifty counties in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky. Church records, other genealogies, tombstones, libraries, and numerous letters of inquiry added bits of information. To secure data from Switzerland and, Ger...