In chronicling the adventurous life of legendary CIA operative Edward Lansdale, The Road Not Taken definitively reframes our understanding of the Vietnam War. In this epic biography of Edward Lansdale (1908- 1987), the man said to be...
Political science
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Author:Boot, MaxSummary: - Author:Oliphant, ThomasSummary:
A behind-the-scenes, revelatory account of John F. Kennedy's wily campaign to the White House, beginning with his bold, failed attempt to win the vice presidential nomination in 1956. A young and undistinguished junior plots his way to...
- Author:Ferguson, Barry, Wardhaugh, RobertSummary:
The Rowell-Sirois Commission and the Remaking of Canadian Federalisminvestigates the groundbreaking inquiry launched to reconstruct the federal system - revealing its impact on the high politics of federal-provincial relations and its...
- Author:Richardson, MattSummary:
If you think you’ve already heard everything there is to know about the royal family - think again! Even Queen Victoria herself would be amused (not to mention astonished) by the hundreds of revelations to be found within The Royal Book...
- Author:Marks, John D.Summary:
A "Manchurian Candidate" is an unwitting assassin brainwashed and programmed to kill. In this book, former State Department officer John Marks tells the explosive story of the CIA's highly secret program of experiments in...
- Author:Fraser, John, CMSummary:
Award-winning journalist, author, and royal authority John Fraser explores the endurance and allure of the Crown in Canada. With his trademark wit and artful agility, Fraser looks at the Crown's evolution from the Age of Deference to...
- Author:Miller, Brian, Lapham, MikeSummary:
The Self-Made Myth exposes the false claim that business success is the result of heroic individual effort with little or no outside help. Brian Miller and Mike Lapham bust the myth and present profiles of business leaders who recognize...
- Author:Dutil, Patrice, Howard, Cosmo, Langford, John, Roy, JeffreySummary:
In the past ten years, Canadians have witnessed a renaissance in the delivery of government services. New service organizations are cropping up across the country and accomplishing extraordinary things. Efforts are being made to consult...
- Author:Sciutto, Jim.Summary:
CNN's Chief National Security Correspondent reveals the invisible fronts of twenty-first century warfare and identifies the ongoing battles being waged-often without the public's full knowledge-from disinformation campaigns to...
- Author:Goodman, AmySummary:
The Silenced Majority pulls back the veil of corporate media reporting to dig deep into the politics of "climate apartheid," the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the movement to halt the execution of Troy Anthony Davis,...
- Author:Laron, GuySummary:
A big-picture history that examines the Six Day War, its causes, and its enduring consequences against its global context
- Author:Johnson, ChalmersSummary:
Recalling the classic warnings against militarism, Johnson explores the trend of militarism that is bankrupting the United States and creating conditions for a new century of virulent blowback.
- Author:Edgar, WalterSummary:
The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to South Carolina Governors documents the lives and careers of the 111 white men and one Indian American woman who have held the Palmetto State's highest office from 1669 to the present. This...
- Author:Macintyre, BenSummary:
The celebrated author of Double CrossAmericansIf anyone could be considered a Russian counterpart to the infamous British double-agent Kim Philby, it was Oleg Gordievsky. The son of two KGB agents and the product of the best Soviet...
- Author:Coker, MargaretSummary:
Margaret Coker provides an account of how a covert Iraqi intelligence unit came together against all odds to defeat ISIS.
- Author:Biddulph, SarahSummary:
Growing inequality within Chinese society has led to public indignation, petitions to Party and state agencies, strikes, and large-scale protests. This book examines the intersection between the Chinese government’s preoccupation with...
- Author:Swoger, GordonSummary:
The Strange Odyssey of Poland's National Treasures, 1939-1961 tells the story of the Polish national treasures -their evacuation from their homeland under perilous conditions after the German invasion of Poland in September 1939...
- Author:Fleming, Thomas J.Summary:
Historian Thomas Fleming examines the battles that created American independence, revealing how the strategy of a professional army secured victory, independence, and a lasting peace for the young nation.
- Author:Kribbe, HansSummary:
Seven decades after the liberation of Europe, the strongmen of global politics are back, dominating not only the headlines but international relations, the global economy, and the world's security. The strongman has a style and...
- Author:O'Donohue, TonySummary:
There is a complex web of infrastructure behind the day-to-day operation of a Canadian city. Flick the switch and the light comes on; turn the tap and the water is there; flush the toilet and the sewage disappears. But what price are we...
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