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"Comprising 70 percent or more of civil defense workers at the height of the Cold War, American women served as FCDA wardens, nurses, home preparedness advisors, coordinators of mass feeding drills, rescue and emergency management personnel, and in various local, state, regional and national organizations. The author examines the roles they filled to promote homeland protection and preparedness"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Household Financial Crisis in the United States -- Chapter 2: A Snapshot of U.S. Household Finances -- Chapter 3: Financial Insecurity -- Chapter 4: The Big Picture -- Chapter 5: Runaway Spending -- Chapter 6: Necessary "Necessities"? -- Chapter 7: A Look Abroad -- Chapter 8: The Choice -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One: the Genesis of a Genius -- Chapter Two: Choosing a Path -- Chapter Three: The Emerging Thinker -- Chapter Four: Examining the World -- Chapter Five: The Father of Modern Philosophy -- Chapter Six: Descartes's Final Years -- Timeline -- Glossary -- For More Information -- For Further Information -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author and Photo Credits -- Back Cover

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Fear of a Darwinist Culture: The Intelligent Design Movement -- 2. Sex, Sin, and Science: The Persistence of the Ex-Gay Movement -- 3. "Our Way or a Brave New World": Christian Right Bioethics -- 4. Seeing Red over Green Evangelicals: The Crusade against Environmentalism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author

Intro -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: What's The Point of Small Talk? -- Chapter 2: Body Language Basics -- Chapter 3: Small Talk Styles -- Chapter 4: Dating Small Talk -- Chapter 5: Talking to the Neighbors -- Chapter 6: Entertaining Friends and Colleagues -- Chapter 7: Networking With Flair -- Chapter 8: Putting it into Practice -- Appendix: Conversation Prompts -- About the Author -- Index -- Copyright.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction: The Great Immigration Debate -- Chapter One: A Nation of Immigrants -- Chapter Two: Immigration in the 21st Century -- Chapter Three: Immigration and the Economy -- Chapter Four: Adujusting to American Culture -- Chapter Five: The Future of Immigration -- Notes -- Discussion Questions -- Organizations to Contact -- For More Information -- Index -- Picture Credits -- About the Author -- Back Cover.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter One Americans' Weight and Health -- Chapter Two: What Causes American Obesity? -- Chapter Three: Children's and Teenagers' Easting Habits and Lifestyle -- Chapter Four: the Food Industry's Role in Obesity -- Chapter Five: Healthy Lifestyle Changes -- Notes -- Discussion Questions -- Organizations to Contact -- For More Information -- Index -- Picture Credits -- About the Author -- Back Cover.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table Of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One Bullying In The Home And Beyond -- Chapter Two Cyberbullying: The Bully That Never Sleeps -- Chapter Three Self-Defense For Targets -- Chapter Four Challenging The Culture Of Bullying -- Chapter Five Healing The Wounds -- Glossary -- For More Information -- For Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index -- About The Author -- Back Cover

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One Mounting Tensions -- Chapter Two The Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine -- Chapter Three The Faces of the Cold War -- Chapter Four Negotiation and Innovation -- Chapter Five The Legacy of the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Further Information -- Index -- About the Author -- Back Cover.

When we impose risk upon others, what is it that we are doing? What is risking's moral significance? What moral standards govern the imposition of risk? And how should the law respond to it? Drawing on philosophy and legal theory the author constructs a normative framework of risk imposition to help answer these important and oft-ignored questions.

"Secrecy has always played a role in American governance, from the First Continental Congress to the Manhattan Project to today's controversial procedures for protecting national security. The author examines the balance between the ideal of openness in government and the real world need for secrecy, and the political accommodations that have been made for each"--Provided by publisher

Tony Schwartz, author of seminal text The Responsive Chord, is the progenitor of the study of media manipulation. As of 2016, his book is more important now than ever. The creator of the "Daisy Ad," widely credited with the election of LBJ and a pioneering media scholar reveals the secret machinations behind elections through exploitation of the media.

This work seeks to lay the groundwork for a new conception of democracy. By contrast to traditional views which located its distinctive character simply in the expansion of the number of rulers, the author presents the rise of modern democracy as a basic 'paradigm shift' involving multiple dimensions of change (including political, metaphysical, and even theological dimensions).

Front Cover -- Author Bio -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Geopolitics and International Law through the Prism of Ideology -- Chapter 2: Processes of Homogenisation and Heterogenisation in the World -- Chapter 3: The West versus Russia or vice versa? -- Chapter 4: The Future of International Law -- Instead of Conclusions -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index -- Back Cover

"First published in English in 1931, the author of this book was throughly acquainted with Russia, both in Tsarist and Bolshevist times; he spoke fluent Russian and became an ardent supporter of the Bolshevist cause. This volume documents how his illusions were shattered, as saw through the propaganda and perceived that the Soviet system was, in practice both oppressive and unworkable."--Provided by publisher.