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Hardback. Zustand: Good. The CIA is able to exploit science and technology for intelligence purposes through its own Directorate of Science and Technology. In this chronological narrative, the Directorate's evolution is traced over almost four decades, focusing on both individuals and activities.

Hardback. Zustand: Fair.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Ellen J. Langer, Harvard professor of psychology, determines that the mindless following of routine and other automatic behaviors lead to much error, pain and a predetermined course of life. In this thought-provoking book, her research has been "translated" for the lay reader. With anecdotes and metaphors, Langer explains how the mindless--as opposed to the mindful--develop mindsets of categories, associations, habits of thought born of repetition in childhood and throughout schooling. To be mindful, she notes, stressing process over outcome, allows free rein to intuition and creativity, and opens us to new information and perspectives. Langer discusses the negative impact of mindsets on business and social relations, showing special concern for the elderly, who often suffer from learned helplessness and lack of options. Encouraging the application of mindfulness to health, the author affirms that placebos and alternative, mind-based therapies can help patients and addicts move from unhealthy to healthy contexts.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Ellen J. Langer, Harvard professor of psychology, determines that the mindless following of routine and other automatic behaviors lead to much error, pain and a predetermined course of life. In this thought-provoking book, her research has been "translated" for the lay reader. With anecdotes and metaphors, Langer explains how the mindless--as opposed to the mindful--develop mindsets of categories, associations, habits of thought born of repetition in childhood and throughout schooling. To be mindful, she notes, stressing process over outcome, allows free rein to intuition and creativity, and opens us to new information and perspectives. Langer discusses the negative impact of mindsets on business and social relations, showing special concern for the elderly, who often suffer from learned helplessness and lack of options. Encouraging the application of mindfulness to health, the author affirms that placebos and alternative, mind-based therapies can help patients and addicts move from unhealthy to healthy contexts.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. A narrative that recounts the history of Buchenwald through the eyes of the prisoners who experienced it. The book is based on the findings of the investigative team who were dispatched to Buchenwald after the camp was liberated.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Argues that both evolutionism and creationism rely too heavily on notions of underlying order and design. Instead of focusing on the idea of novelty in human experiencenovelty as a necessary component of evolution, and as the essence of divine Mystery. In God After Darwin , John Haught argues that the ongoing debate between Darwinian evolutionists and Christian apologists is fundamentally misdirected: both sides persist in focusing upon an explanation of underlying design and order in the universe. Haught suggests that what is lacking in both of these competing ideologies is the notion of novelty, a necessary component of evolution and the essence of the unfolding of divine Mystery. He argues that Darwins disturbing picture of life, instead of being hostile to religion - as scientific skeptics and many believers have thought it to be - actually provides a most fertile setting for mature reflection on the idea of God. Solidly grounded in scholarship, Haughts explanation of the relationship between theology and evolution is both accessible and engaging. …

Hardback. Zustand: Good. In an insightful, passionate, yet balanced analysis, Telhami provides new perspectives on the collapse of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations and the attending escalation of violence. He shows why the Arab-Israeli conflict remains central to the war on terrorism and to international stability, and considers American policy toward Iraq and the Persian Gulf. He demonstrates the need for political change in the regions oil states and suggests how best to achieve it.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Between 1841 and 1865, some forty thousand children participated in the great overland journeys from the banks of the Missouri River to the shores of the Pacific Ocean. In this engaging book, Emmy Werner gives 120 of these young emigrants, ranging from ages four to seventeen, a chance to tell the stories of their journeys west.Incorporating primary materials in the form of diaries, letters, journals, and reminiscences that are by turns humorous and heartrending, the author tells a timeless tale of human resilience. For six months or more, the young travelers traversed two thousand miles of uncharted prairies, deserts, and mountain ranges. Some became part of makeshift families; others adopted the task of keeping younger siblings alive. They encountered strangers who risked their own lives for youngsters and guides whose erroneous advice led to detours and desolation. The children endured excessive heat and cold and often suffered from cholera, dysentery, fever, and scurvy. They also faced thirst and starvation, cannibalism among famished members of their own parties, kidnappings, and the deaths of family members and friends. From the teenaged Nancy Kelsey, who carried her infant daughter across the Sierra Nevada, to the survivors of the ill-fated Donner party in 1846-1847, Gold Rush orphans of 1849, and the youngsters who crossed Death Valley and the southwestern deserts in the 1850s, the eyewitness accounts of these pioneer children speak of fortitude, faith, and invincibility in the face of great odds.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Chronicles the untold story of the Big Red One, the legendary 1st Infantry Division, in its assault on Nazi forces at Omaha Beach during the Normandy invasion.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Sun Tzus Art of War is the most famous, and the most thought-provoking, work of strategy ever written. The profound insights of this book have endured for over two thousand years, and they continue to reward careful study. The Military Methods of Sun Pin, the great-grandson of Sun Tzu, is a brilliant elaboration on his ancestors work, which has been lost for nearly two millennia. Presented here together for the first time are the greatest of the ancient Chinese classics of strategic thought: The Complete Art of War. The Sun family writings on strategy represent a unique contribution to our understanding of human affairs. By unveiling the complex, often unexpected, interrelationships of armies locked in battle, their wisdom reveals the enduring principles of success in the struggle of life itself. With a unique index to the essential principles of strategy, and Sawyers thoughtful chapter-by-chapter commentaries, The Complete Art of War is designed to guide the reader to new insights into the nature of human conflict and a greater understanding of every field of human activity, from playing the game of politics to building a successful marriage, from closing a deal to managing a large organization, and even from making war to making peace.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Updated with two new chapters from his most recent 1999 trip to Kosovo, the author observes the on-the-ground impact of the peace agreement with Milosevic and the NATO peacekeepers efforts to repair the region. This first-person, on-the-road travel adventure takes us through one of the most dangerous and hate-filled regions on earththe former republics of Yugoslaviaand into a land still reeling from months of brutal combat. Told in a fast-paced, rollicking style thats funny, sad, thoughtful, and at times horrifying, The Road to Kosovo shows us war and the struggle for peace through the eyes of a young journalist.Two new concluding chapters, written after the authors 1999 visit to Kosovo, provide a rare, on-the-ground assessment of the impact of the NATO peacekeeping mission and the peace agreement with Milosevic. The poignant scenes of death, confusion, and hopelessness that Campbell observesnot from media tents but from the homes of locals, in their bars, and on the side of the roadhearken ominously back to the first days of the peace mission in Bosnia. A vivid, uneasy picture emerges of a region resistant to lasting peace. 0813337674 the Road to Kosovo : a Balkan Diary.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. Updated with two new chapters from his most recent 1999 trip to Kosovo, the author observes the on-the-ground impact of the peace agreement with Milosevic and the NATO peacekeepers efforts to repair the region. This first-person, on-the-road travel adventure takes us through one of the most dangerous and hate-filled regions on earththe former republics of Yugoslaviaand into a land still reeling from months of brutal combat. Told in a fast-paced, rollicking style thats funny, sad, thoughtful, and at times horrifying, The Road to Kosovo shows us war and the struggle for peace through the eyes of a young journalist.Two new concluding chapters, written after the authors 1999 visit to Kosovo, provide a rare, on-the-ground assessment of the impact of the NATO peacekeeping mission and the peace agreement with Milosevic. The poignant scenes of death, confusion, and hopelessness that Campbell observesnot from media tents but from the homes of locals, in their bars, and on the side of the roadhearken ominously back to the first days of the peace mission in Bosnia. A vivid, uneasy picture emerges of a region resistant to lasting peace. 0813337674 the Road to Kosovo : a Balkan Diary.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. A comprehensive, unabashed and livable portrait of the spiritual life Drawing from the physical and spiritual terrain that she has inhabited throughout her life - predominantly around her home in Minneapolis, Minnesota - Elizabeth J Andrew leads the reader on the quest to feel at home with one's self and one's beliefs With honesty and subtlety, Andrew's meditations turn to the details of household maintenance - the cluttered pantry, the loose-screened porch, the dim bedroom - and neighbourly relations using a lath-and-plaster language to address the sometimes empty, sometimes exuberant seasons of the spiritual life. Occasionally whimsical, often at odds, always probing, these reflections serve as a model of the contemplative life as experienced in contemporary society. An evocation of home and its revelations to the human spirit, On the Threshold connects the commonplace to an interior realm of doubt, memory, imagination and prayer, and launches this private search outward into life in the community - in neighbourhood, church and intimate love.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. A comprehensive, unabashed and livable portrait of the spiritual life Drawing from the physical and spiritual terrain that she has inhabited throughout her life - predominantly around her home in Minneapolis, Minnesota - Elizabeth J Andrew leads the reader on the quest to feel at home with one's self and one's beliefs With honesty and subtlety, Andrew's meditations turn to the details of household maintenance - the cluttered pantry, the loose-screened porch, the dim bedroom - and neighbourly relations using a lath-and-plaster language to address the sometimes empty, sometimes exuberant seasons of the spiritual life. Occasionally whimsical, often at odds, always probing, these reflections serve as a model of the contemplative life as experienced in contemporary society. An evocation of home and its revelations to the human spirit, On the Threshold connects the commonplace to an interior realm of doubt, memory, imagination and prayer, and launches this private search outward into life in the community - in neighbourhood, church and intimate love.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. This is an analysis of how the new world economy affects standards of living and the US' future prosperity. European and US multinationals are transferring factories to poorer countries, where slave-wage workers undermine the bargaining power of labour in the industrialized world.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. This is an analysis of how the new world economy affects standards of living and the US' future prosperity. European and US multinationals are transferring factories to poorer countries, where slave-wage workers undermine the bargaining power of labour in the industrialized world.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. This work shows how innovative, pragmatic tactics for ameliorating the nation's urban ills have produced results beyond anyone's expectations, reawakening America's toughest neighbourhoods.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. This is the story of Kathy Crane, one of the first women oceanographers out of UCSD's renowned Scripps Institute for Oceanography. By turns autobiographical and objective, Crane tells how her quest for freedom led her to the sea and to her research of deep-sea underwater volcanoes.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Writing in the same tradition as renowned artist Robert Henri in his classic book The Art Sprit, Deborah J. Haynes looks at the value of art and making art in today's world. What does it mean to become and work as an artist today? What are the unique challenges facing artists in the twenty-first century, and what skills are required to overcome them? In Art Lessons, Haynes addresses the mind, body, and spirit of today's artists with her personal reflections on what it takes to succeed and feel creatively and spiritually fulfilled. The lessons she shares range in depth and scope from the simple to the deeply philosophical, from encouraging her reader to always have a pencil - or crayon! - in hand, to insisting that an artist take a seat, to connecting art profoundly to daily life and the earth. Through her own reflections on art and being an artist, Haynes provides a spiritual compass for today's emerging artists. Art Lessons will inspire all those who wonder what makes an artist today and how they might contribute to the future.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Explains to American Jews the core religious beliefs of Christianity and assesses the threats and promises of the JewishChristian encounter from a Jewish perspective. Over the past few decades, there has been a dramatic and unprecedented shift in JewishChristian relations, including signs of a new, improved Christian attitude towards Jews. Christianity in Jewish Terms is a Jewish theological response to the profound changes that have taken place in Christian thought. The book is divided into ten chapters, each of which features a main essay, written by a Jewish scholar, that explores the meaning of a set of Christian beliefs. Following the essay is a response from a second Jewish scholar and a Christian scholar. Designed to generate new conversations within the American Jewish community and between the Jewish and Christian communities, Christianity in Jewish Terms lays the foundation for better understanding. It was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Book of 2001.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. A book based on eyewitness accounts of the American Civil War by 120 children between the ages of four and 16. Their diaries, letters and reminiscences are a testimony to their resilience in the face of great adversity and their capacity to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. A book based on eyewitness accounts of the American Civil War by 120 children between the ages of four and 16. Their diaries, letters and reminiscences are a testimony to their resilience in the face of great adversity and their capacity to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. In this text, Robert Edgerton investigates the history of Afro-American participation in American wars, from the French and Indian War to the present.

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. Is crime in America really as bad as the public has been made to believe? Through ethnographic observations, analysis of census data, and historical research, this book argues that the panic has been manufactured by the media, law-enforcement bureaucracies and the private-prison industry.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Is crime in America really as bad as the public has been made to believe? Through ethnographic observations, analysis of census data, and historical research, this book argues that the panic has been manufactured by the media, law-enforcement bureaucracies and the private-prison industry.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. An accomplished scholar and ordained minister boldly debunks the Left Behind series and makes the case for reclaiming Christianity from the destructive rapture interpretation of the Book of Revelation.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. The art of the three Abrahamic religions-Christianity, Judaism, and Islam-has a tangled, interwoven history. Symbols cross back and forth among the three faiths, adapted to reflect that faith's specific spiritual needs. And much of this symbolic language predates any of the Abrahamic faiths entirely. In Our Sacred Signs, Ori Soltes traces the interconnectedness of religious symbols such as the Star of David, which isn't, it turns out, exclusive to Judaism at all. He shows that the various ways that Jesus is portrayed on the cross recall an artistic tradition that is in no way unique to Christianity. And he shows that religious architectural conventions as simple as the dome represent early pagan traditions. The narrative-essentially a series of overlapping stories-moves through the halls of museums and off to the holy sites of the three religions, tracing the millennia-long artistic trail that has endured even as the West moved toward secularization in the last three hundred years. Soltes shows us how art has long been used as an instrument to take us where words cannot follow. Our Sacred Signs is a breathtaking and revelatory journey through human history, its gods, and its art.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. What might the findings of researchers engaged in the quest for the historical Jesus mean to Christians? In posing this question and others, this text opens a window for looking anew at the age old problem of faith versus reason.