A journey through the vast secret realm where Britain's military prepares for War, revealing how it shapes our country and transforms our societyBritain is one of the most militarised places in the world. An area larger than London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow combined is given over to military use, for training, weapons manufacture, bomb testing, drone operation, surveillance and much we know nothing about. Its equivalent sites around the globe – from Kenya...

In October 1964, Ronald Reagan gave a televised speech in support of Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. "The Speech," as it has come to be known, helped launch Ronald Reagan as a leading force in the American conservative movement. However, less than twenty years earlier, Reagan was a prominent Hollywood liberal, the president of the Screen Actors Guild, and a fervent supporter of FDR and Harry Truman. While many agree that Reagan's anticommunism grew out of his experiences w...

This go-to guide can be your handbook as you enter the art world and navigate the nuances of becoming self-sufficient. Instead of feeding you new techniques, it will provide you with insights to help you make decisions based on your specific situation and goals. By the end of this book, you will have a set of guidelines for scenarios that range from taking on commission work and conducting negotiations to dealing with rejection and improving your organization. Be the Artist is des...

This book explores a modern path for the ancient hunger to grow closer to God. By engaging powerful stories of God's deep connections with people across the country you can grow your own faith and deepen the vitality of your congregation. In these pages you will discover the seven different ways God connects with people through a juxtaposition of God's powerful work in the world today and the biblical text. While many of us have encounters with God, read to discover which faith practices y...

Web Miter is a retired business guru and a former CEO of United Eastern, one of the largest corporations in the country. Hes playing in a foursome in the Hartford Pro-Am, a PGA tour stop in the small town of Lordship, Connecticut, with pro golfer John Rollings. The best round of Miters life ends tragically when an explosion rocks the seventeenth hole. Is it a random killing by golf terrorists, or is it a calculated murder committed by one of Miters enemies? As Alco Insurance Company invest...

Unlocking the Possibilities: Insider Secrets to College, Career, and Beyond divulges insider secrets for simple but effective strategies to “hack” school, work, and life challenges. Anyone learning something new can benefit from this book, especially 16- to 26-year-olds entering the adult world. The proprietary, efficient study methods in the book will supercharge any student’s educational experience and the personal experiences and anecdotes accompanying each secret with entertai...

The landmark New York Times bestselling biography of Richard M. Nixon, a political savant whose gaping character flaws would drive him from the presidency and forever taint his legacy.“A biography of eloquence and breadth . . . No single volume about Nixon’s long and interesting life could be so comprehensive.”—Chicago TribuneOne of Time’s Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the YearIn this revelat...

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan—a crucial turning point in World War II and geopolitical history—with you-are-there immediacy by the New York Times bestselling author of Ike’s Bluff and Sea of Thunder.“As Christopher Nolan’s movie Oppenheimer shows, the shockwaves reverberate still. The veteran biographer Evan Thomas now enters the debate.”—The Wall Street J...

The Global Engineers: Building a Safe and Equitable World Together, is inspired by the opportunities for engineers to contribute to global prosperity. This book presents a vision for Global Engineering, and identifies that engineers should be concerned with the unequal and unjust distribution of access to basic services, such as water, sanitation, energy, food, transportation, and shelter. As engineers, we should place an emphasis on identifying the drivers, determinants, and solu...

A riveting, in-the-room account of the pivotal six months in 1941 that turned the tide of World War II, as Churchill and Roosevelt forged a crucial alliance and Hitler squandered his early advantage—from the New York Times bestselling author of Road to Surrender“A vital, compelling story told brilliantly and beautifully by a master of dramatic narrative . . . No one does minute-by-minute history better than Evan Thomas.”—Jon Meacham

'A true page-turner.' All About History, ☆☆☆☆☆'Urgent, compulsively readable and powerfully resonant' Sinclair McKayYou know Oppenheimer, the man who created the atomic bomb…Now meet the men who detonated it, and the extraordinary weight of their decisions…Road to Surrender by New York Times bestselling author Evan Thomas is a riveting, immersive account of the ago...

Despite not speaking a word of French, the intrepid Dr. Evans left his native Philadelphia for Paris. His professional qualifications as a dentist did not seem to indicate that his life be filled with the adventures that he gleefully threw himself into. Within a short period in Paris, he became renowned for his medical skill and enjoyed the confidences of Kings, Princes and no less a person than the Emperor Napoleon III. He acted as a go-between among the crowned heads of Europe with his e...