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Analyzes the multinational conflicts that set the stage for World War II, the Chinese communist revolution, and the Korean War, documenting Theodore Roosevelt's 1905 diplomatic mission in the Pacific through which the United States forged ill-fated covert agreements.

Scoblic looks at how American foreign policy has been formed by conservative ideals and argues that the Bush administration's stance poses a catastrophic threat to the nation's future.

"A new account of America's most controversial diplomat that moves beyond praise or condemnation to reveal Kissinger as the architect of America's current imperial stance." --

Joo-Hee's perfect life comes crashing down when her engagement to aspiring lawyer Suk-Ki ends abruptly. Years pass, and Joo-Hee finds a job as a secretary in a big law firm, things get complicated when Suk-Ki joins the law firm.

A CIA director offers a glimpse into the complicated relationship between the United States presidents and their CIA chiefs. The way the U.S. government gathers intelligence information has become front-page news. In this book, former CIA director Turner highlights pivotal moments between presidents and their CIA directors--detailing the decisions that continue to shape the intelligence community and our world. This behind-the-scenes look at the CIA's...

In this thriller set in the Middle East of 1914, Somerville, a British archaeologist, and his team are excavating a long-buried Assyrian palace when an American geologist from an oil company posing as an archaeologist arrives one day and insinuates himself into Somerville's group. But he's not the only one working undercover to stake a claim on Iraq's rich oil fields.

Prep for MTA Exam 98-364 and get a baseline understanding of the core concepts of database storage: normalization, key fields, and indexing. Storage is a database's full-time job. Yet many IT professionals never really learn how it's done. This course is designed to change that, providing a baseline understanding of databases and their mechanics. Adam Wilbert covers normalization, a table structuring technique that reduces data redundancy; primary,...