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Reprinted from Political Science Quarterly, Vol. XIII, No. 3-4 ; Mode of access: Internet.

An inside look at the double life of a university professor turned CIA intelligence officer. No Cloak, No Dagger gives an inside look at the double life of Lester Paldy, a university professor who was recruited by the CIA and brought into the secret world of espionage.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Editor's Note -- Foreword -- 1. Overview: The Wake-Up Call -- I. China: Taking Inventory -- 2. Another Half-Billion -- 3. Moving Up the Food Chain -- 4. The Shrinking Cropland Base -- 5. Spreading Water Scarcity -- 6. Raising Cropland Productivity -- II. The Shifting World Grain Balance -- 7. The Growing Grain Deficit -- 8. Competition for Grain -- III. Facing Scarcity -- 9. Entering a New Era -- 10. Priorities in an Era of Scarcity -- Notes -- Index.

"Activist Terence Lester knows it's hard to change the world. But mobilizing and using our gifts in collaboration with others empowers us to do more than we ever could on our own. Offering practical ways for us to get involved as groups, families, churches, and communities, Lester shows how the body of Christ can transform society when we stand together"--

"There has never been a thorough review of the research and speculation on suicide terrorism. I read roughly 600 articles on suicide terrorism for this book. 250 are cited because they had something to offer. 350 are listed separately as a reference source for others. There have been almost no experts on suicide writing on the topic. I found only three articles on suicide terrorism in suicidology or death journals. Those writing on suicide terrorism have little or no expertise in the field of suicidology. This review is written by a suicidologist. For example, writers on suicide terrorism never cite work on suicide in the oppressed, imitation and contagion effects in suicide, typologies of suicidal behavior, or mass murder. (The present author has written a book on mass murder and published research on mass murder in addition to his extensive work on suicide.) The book starts with introductory chapters on suicide and mass murder to provide a setting for the review. The book is a critical review and so will be provocative. All the speculations are mentioned, and the research is reviewed and, if appropriate, critiqued"--

Liberal irony and Burkean conservatism -- Ironic virtues and the liberal president -- Speaking loudly but carrying a small stick -- The terror and the hope -- Is ironic liberalism self-defeating? -- Conclusion: Was Obama too ironic or not ironic enough?

"David Lester reviews and discusses these views in The End of Suicidology: Can We Ever Understand Suicide? He reviews some recent efforts to stimulate the field of suicidology, and finds these attempts lacking. In the major section of the book, Lester presents some recent provocative ideas on suicide that have not hitherto received much attention, such as Brian Mishara's two component model of suicide with life and suicide tendencies, and David Lester and Steven Stack's proposal that suicide may be viewed as a drama staged by the prospective suicide. Might these provocative ideas and others stimulate the field?"--