Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&browse=true&N=3+5716 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734530 Traces the crisis period leading up to Americas entry into World War II, describing the nations polarized interventionist and isolationist factions as represented by the government, in the press, and on the streets. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1671975 Far from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States and al-Qaeda are fighting a clandestine war of drones and suicide bombers in an unforgiving corner of Arabia. The Last Refuge charts the rise, fall, and resurrection of al-Qaeda in Yemen over the last thirty years, detailing how a group that the United States once defeated has now become one of the worlds most dangerous threats. An expert on Yemen who has spent years on the ground there, Gregory D. Johnsen uses al-Qaedas Arabic battle notes to reconstruct their world as they take aim at the United States and its allies. Johnsen brings readers inside al-Qaedas training camps and safe houses as the terrorists plot and debate. The Last Refuge is an eye-opening look at the successes and failures of fighting a new type of war in one of the most turbulent countries in the world.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712671 Expanded from an article that created a stir in foreign policy circles, this book shows why five central arguments promoting nuclear weapons are, in essence, myths. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684967 In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the European financial crisis, the breakdown of American mainstream political institutions, and the rise of the Occupy movement. As always, Chomsky presents his ideas vividly and accessibly, with uncompromising principle and clarifying insight. The latest volume from a long-established, trusted partnership, this collection shows once again that no interlocutor engages with Chomsky more effectively than David Barsamian. These interviews will inspire a new generation of readers, as well as longtime Chomsky fans eager for his latest thinking on the many crises we now confront, both at home and abroad. They confirm that Chomsky is an unparalleled resource for anyone seeking to understand our world today-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738255 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712797 For over 65 years, the United States war machine has been on auto pilot. Since World War II, the world has believed that US foreign policy means well, and that Americas motives in spreading democracy are honorable, even noble. In this startling and provocative book from William Blum, one of the United States leading non-mainstream chroniclers of American foreign policy and author of the popular online newsletter, Anti-Empire Reports, demonstrates that nothing could be further from the truth. Americas Deadliest Export is the in-depth exposé of the many contradictions surrounding the nature of US foreign policy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694331 In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the European financial crisis, the breakdown of American mainstream political institutions, and the rise of the Occupy movement. As always, Chomsky presents his ideas vividly and accessibly, with uncompromising principle and clarifying insight. The latest volume from a long-established, trusted partnership, this collection shows once again that no interlocutor engages with Chomsky more effectively than David Barsamian. These interviews will inspire a new generation of readers, as well as longtime Chomsky fans eager for his latest thinking on the many crises we now confront, both at home and abroad. They confirm that Chomsky is an unparalleled resource for anyone seeking to understand our world today. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1615814 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697513 Along with Mikhail Gorbachev, Helmut Kohl, and Francois Mitterand, Jacques Chirac is one of the most iconic statesmen of the twentieth century. Two-time president of France, mayor of Paris, and international politician, a recent poll voted him the most admired political figure in France, with current president Nicolas Sarkozy ranking in 32nd place. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1599630 In this book, the author focuses on southern Afghanistan in the year of Obamas surge. This is the story of the long arc of American involvement, and of the campaign to salvage a victory in southern Afghanistan on Obamas watch., and reveals the epic tug of war that occurred between the President and a military that, once on the ground, increasingly went its own way. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1652565 A history of the four decades leading up to the Vietnam War offers insights into how the U.S. became involved, identifying commonalities between the campaigns of French and American forces while discussing relevant political factors. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1673083 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668436 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1525253 In the spring of 1945, as the Allied victory in Europe was approaching, the shape of the postwar world hinged on the personal politics and flawed personalities of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. This book shows how FDR crafted a winning coalition by overcoming the differences among the three leaders. In particular, Roosevelt trained his famous charm on Stalin, rendering him more amenable to compromise. Yet, even as he pursued a lasting peace, FDR was alienating his own intimate circle of advisers. After his death, postwar cooperation depended on Harry Truman, who, with very different sensibilities, heeded the embittered Soviet experts his predecessor had kept distant. A Grand Alliance was painstakingly built and carelessly lost--the Cold War was by no means inevitable. This landmark study brings to light key overlooked documents, highlighting the interplay between national interests and more contingent factors, such as the personalities cultural differences of leaders. Foreign relations flowed from personal politics--a lesson pertinent to historians, diplomats, and citizens alike.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1630262 Danny Danon, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, argues that Israel needs to quit following United States policy in order to achieve piece in its region. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732817 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682408 Along with Mikhail Gorbachev, Helmut Kohl, and Francois Mitterand, Jacques Chirac is one of the most iconic statesmen of the twentieth century. Two-time president of France, mayor of Paris, and international politician, a recent poll voted him the most admired political figure in France, with current president Nicolas Sarkozy ranking in 32nd place. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714606 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1657448 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647482 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675208 An eye-opening account of the last chapter in the life of Fidel Castro: his near death, his enemies and their fifty-year failed battle to eliminate him, and the carefully planned succession and early reign of his brother Raul. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1392369 Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum analyze globalization, the revolution in information technology, the nations chronic deficits, and its pattern of energy consumption. They offer a way out of the trap into which the country has fallen, which includes the rediscovery of some of the most valuable traditions and the creation of a new third-party movement. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1307205 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1388759 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1253516 Draws on hundreds of newly declassified documents to present an account of the Suez crisis that reveals the considerable danger it posed as well as the influence of Eisenhowers health problems and the 1956 election campaign. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1209397 Fallout takes reader inside the CIAs covert operation to penetrate A. Q. Khans weapons intelligence network and exposes the agencys desperate and ultimately flawed plans to sabotage the nuclear programs of Iran and Libya. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1209470 Wright puts newly unclassified documents to use in recounting how Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor hid six Americans who had slipped out a side door and gathered intelligence for the U.S. government during the Iran Hostage Crisis. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1392964 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1272395 Based on a new documents and interviews, this work is a look at the Berlin Crisis of 1961, with powerful applications for the present. In June 1961, Nikita Khrushchev called it the most dangerous place on earth. He knew what he was talking about. Much has been written about the Cuban Missile Crisis a year later, but the Berlin Crisis of 1961 was more decisive in shaping the Cold War, and more perilous. For the first time in history, American and Soviet fighting men and tanks stood arrayed against each other, only yards apart. One mistake, one overzealous commander, and the trip wire would be sprung for a war that would go nuclear in a heartbeat. On one side was a young, untested U.S. president still reeling from the Bay of Pigs disaster. On the other, a Soviet premier hemmed in by the Chinese, the East Germans, and hard liners in his own government. Neither really understood the other, both tried cynically to manipulate events. And so, week by week, the dangers grew. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1364707 In 1933, President Roosevelt personally selected William E. Dodd to be the United States ambassador to Nazi Germany. Dodd took his family with him, including his daughter Martha. Initially enamored with the Nazi party and its passion, Martha supported the Third Reich. However, when Hitlers violent policies became apparent, Martha changed her opinion and watched in horror. Here, author Erik Larson offers a chilling first-person account of Germanys transformation under Hitlers rule. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1446742 In Bowing to Beijing, authors Brett M. Decker and Bill Triplett cut through the fog of pro-China propaganda to reveal the disturbing truth: far from the gradually reforming partner portrayed by its American apologists, China is an aggressive and rapidly militarizing criminal state feverishly striving to displace America as the worlds preeminent power. Shockingly, despite Chinese leaders showing their hostile intentions in every realm, the Obama administration refuses to take action or even acknowledge the threat--and as new evidence indicates, has gone so far as to actively cover up Chinas misdeeds.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1274898 For the first time, the director of the UNs International Atomic Energy Agency and man in the middle of the planets most explosive confrontations speaks out--on his dealings with America, negotiations with Iran, reform and democracy in the Middle East, and the prospects for a future free of nuclear weapons. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1262281 The Jordanian monarch traces his life while revealing negotiations designed to address key issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, documenting his Western education, military service, and efforts as an intermediary between America and the Middle East. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1427601 Neiberg marshals letters, diaries, and memoirs of ordinary citizens across Europe to show that the onset of war was experienced as a sudden, unexpected event. As they watched a minor diplomatic crisis erupt into a continental bloodbath, they expressed shock, revulsion, and fear. But when bargains between belligerent governments began to crumble under the weight of conflict, public disillusionment soon followed. Yet it was only after the fighting acquired its own horrible momentum that national hatreds emerged under the pressure of mutually escalating threats, wartime atrocities, and intense government propaganda--Jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251153 Drezner looks at how well-known theories from international relations might be applied to a war with zombies. Exploring the plots of popular zombie films, songs, and books, Theories of international politics and zombies predicts realistic scenarios for the political stage in the face of a zombie threat and considers how valid- or how rotten- such scenarios might be. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1299036 An alarming, deeply reported analysis of how close--and how often--the world has come to nuclear annihilation, and why we are once again on the brink. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1369142 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1267264 Argues that direct participation in action in the United States, Latin America, Bolivia, and Haiti has put into practice a different model of democracy that could portend more far-reaching, badly needed changes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1359813 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1544648 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1255611 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1270342 A newsbreaking memoir from a sitting head of state that tackles head-on the toughest challenge in the world today. When a dying King Hussein shocked the world by picking his son rather than his brother to be the next king of Jordan, no one was more surprised than the young head of Special Operations. This is the inspirational story of a young prince who grew up believing he would be a soldier and found himself king. In his exceptionally candid memoir, King Abdullah tackles the single toughest issue he faces head-on: how to solve the Israeli-Palestinian standoff. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1366553 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1446740 A remarkably revealing view of how this greatest of Cold War strategists came to doubt his strategy and always doubted himself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1272313 Documents the efforts of the first American ambassador to Hitlers Germany, William E. Dodd, to acclimate to a residence in an increasingly violent city where he is forced to associate with the Nazis while his daughter pursues a relationship with Gestapo chief Rudolf Diels. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241886 The eldest son of Jordans King Hussein, the author had not expected to ascend to the throne; his fathers brother had long been crown prince. But he was chosen by the king on his deathbed. Both a memoir and a frank discussion of how to solve problems in the Middle East. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251407 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1234776 From one of Americas most renowned war correspondents comes the definitive account of the Afghanistan war, a damning policy assessment, and a compelling and controversial way forward. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1307110 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1645201 Describes the surging growth of the economies of China, India, and Brazil while the United States and other advanced economies have stalled. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1487271 Widely regarded to possess one of the most penetrating minds of any modern diplomat of any nation, Holbrooke was also well known for his outsized personality, and his capacity to charm and offend in equally colossal measures. In this book, the friends and colleagues who knew him best survey his accomplishments as a diplomat, activist, and author. Excerpts from Holbrookes own writings further illuminate each significant period of his career. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1297657 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1243511 Presents a history of the Peace Corp and exposes Washington infighting, presidential influence, and the struggles volunteers faced abroad. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1300578 In November 1979, the American embassy in Tehran was invaded by a group of radical students who took 54 workers hostage. However, six diplomats secretly escaped. Here, author Robert Wright chronicles the escapees harrowing ordeal and the men and women who were working undercover in Tehran to bring the hostage crisis to an end. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1259074 Examines political, global, and personal issues--such as the impending nuclear war in the Middle East, continued conflict over Israel, the death of the American dollar, and persistent persecution of Christianity--as threats to the survival of America. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1298628 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1379540 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1213780 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1210595 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1208602 Drawing on two decades of research, Treisman analyzes the paradoxes in Russian politics and society, illuminating why the disintegration of the U.S.S.R. wasnt more violent, the repercussions of the Chechen wars, the sacred place vodka holds in the Russian imagination (and its pernicious effect on Russias demographics), and how, 20 years after the fall of communism, relations between Russia and the U.S. remain so frosty. Yet as Treisman convincingly argues, most of the worlds international problems--nuclear proliferation, Islamic terrorism, global warming--will be difficult to solve without Russias help http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1274593 Jesse Ventura, the straight-talking author of the New York Times bestseller American Conspiracies, reveals the shocking secrets contained in sixty-three government documents and their implications for the general public. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1274592 In this incredible collection of actual government documents, Ventura proves it beyond any doubt. He and Dick Russell walk listeners through sixty-three of the most incriminating programs to reveal what really happens behind the closed doors. In addition to providing original government data, Ventura discusses what it really means and how regular Americans can stop criminal behavior at the top levels of government and in the media. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1191325 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1168173 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1066786 Roses remarkable account follows the journey of Robert Fortune, a Scottish gardener, who was deployed by the British East India Company to steal Chinas tea secrets in 1848. This thrilling narrative combines history, geography, and old-fashioned adventure. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1111331 Wawro offer an unprecedented history of our involvement in the Middle East that traces our current quandaries there--in Iraq, Israel, Iran, Afghanistan, and elsewhere--back to their roots almost a century ago. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1195069 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1053265 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251515 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1057007 Bin Laden has built a large following by perverting Islam to justify the mass murder of innocent people. By fighting him with bullets and bombs we have bolstered Bin Ladens recruiting efforts abroad, undermined civil liberties and economic security at home and tarnished Americas reputation internationally. Here, Malcolm Nance retools the War on Terror to show how we can eliminate Al Qaeda in less than 24 months without a single violent military action, while recreating Americas reputation as a force for good around the world. Nances plan includes: dominating the information battlespace by exposing Al Qaeda to the rest of the international Moslem community as the global death cult that they are; waging a war against the fear Al Qaeda has stoked; drastically reducing the number of heavy military operations that cause the death of civilians in the process; and relying more heavily on counterintelligence to root out the terrorist group.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1054840 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1115911 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1159120 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1208418 Examines Winston Churchills efforts to defeat the freedom movement in India during World War II, comparing his actions in Europe to the decisions he made between 1940 and 1944, which resulted in the deaths of more than three million men, women, and children in India. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1172428 In Monsoon, a pivotal examination of the Indian Ocean region and the countries known as Monsoon Asia, bestselling author Robert D. Kaplan deftly shows how crucial this dynamic area has become to American power in the twenty-first century. Kaplan also offers riveting insights into the economic and naval strategies of China and India and how they will affect U.S. interests, while also providing an on-the-ground perspective on the more volatile countries in the region. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1304954 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1259861 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1154936 This culminating volume in Richard Rhodess monumental and prizewinning history of nuclear weapons offers the first comprehensive narrative of the challenges faced in a post-Cold War age from the second war in Iraq to the emerging threat of nuclear terrorism, from the changing roles of the five original nuclear powers to our complicated relationships with North Korea and South Asia. Finally, Rhodes imagines what a post-nuclear world might look like, suggesting what might make it possible. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1299133 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1046696 Is it really possible to love ones enemies? This question sparked a fascinating and, at times, terrifying journey into the heart of the Middle East during the summer of 2008. It began in Egypt, passed beneath the high-rises of Saudi Arabia, then through the bullet-pocked alleyways of Beirut and dusty streets of Damascus, before ending at the cradle of the worlds three major religions: Jerusalem. Join novelist Ted Dekker and Middle East expert Carl Medearis in every rocky cab ride, late-night border crossing, and back-room conversation as they sit down one-on-one with some of the most notorious leaders of the Arab world--real people with emotions, fears, and hopes of their own. Along the way, Dekker and Medearis discover surprising answers and even more surprising questions that they could not have anticipated--questions that lead straight to the heart of Middle Eastern conflict.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1168750 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1189328 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1099221 Journalist Watters explores the American exportation of how the world goes mad, arguing that as we introduce Americanized ways of treating mental illnesses, we are in fact spreading the diseases. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1129565 What can the United States do to help realize its dream of a peaceful, democratic Middle East? Kinzer provides a penetrating, timely critique of Americas approach to the worlds most volatile region, and offers a startling alternative. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1148582 Explains how Chinas ascendance as an economic superpower will alter the cultural, political, social, and ethnic balance of global power in the twenty-first century, unseating the West and in the process creating a whole new world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=988222 From the Publisher: Following World War II, Americans expected that the United States would wage another major war against a superpower. Instead, the nation has fought limited wars against much weaker states, such as North Korea, North Vietnam, and Iraq. This revised and updated edition of Presidential Decisions for War analyzes the means by which four presidents have taken the nation to war and assesses the effectiveness of each presidents leadership during those conflicts. Gary Hess recreates the unfolding crises in Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq to probe the reasons why Presidents Truman, Johnson, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush and their advisors decided in favor of war. He compares the performance of the commanders-in-chief and evaluates how effectively each understood U.S. interests, explored alternatives to war, adhered to constitutional processes, and built congressional, popular, and international support. A new conclusion points out, that unlike the administrations of Truman, Johnson, and the elder Bush, George W. Bushs White House actively sought to change the international order through preemptive war and aggressive democracy building. Fully revised and featuring an examination of how each of the presidents learned from history and juggled the demands on diplomacy, this comparative study of presidential war-making elucidates how effective executive leadership-or its absence-directly affects the outcome of wars. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=993857 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=988572 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1023584 Middle East expert Stephen P. Cohen traces U.S. policy in the region back to the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, when the Great Powers failed to take crucial steps. He sees in that early failure a pattern shaping the conflicts since then--and Americas role in them. A century ago, there emerged two dominant views on the uses of Americas newfound power. Woodrow Wilson urged America to promote national freedom and self-determination--in contrast to his predecessor Theodore Roosevelt, who had advocated a vigorous foreign policy based on national self-interest. Cohen argues that this running conflict has hobbled American dealings in the Middle East ever since, showing how different countries have struggled to define themselves in the face of Americas stated idealism and its actual realpolitik. This conflict came to a head in the clumsy Middle East policy of George W. Bush--but Cohen suggests ways in a greater awareness of our history might enable our present leaders to act more sensibly.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=882994 An assessment of the use and misuse of American power in international affairs urges leaders to use their influence to solve major international problems rather than dictating to other nations, and evaluates historical examples from the past half-century. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=945840 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1021887 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1012188 Drawing on interviews with Reagan administration officials, journalists, historians, and eyewitnesses, the author focuses on Ronald Reagans June 1987 speech at the Brandenburg Gate and his historic challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1003371 In the tradition of Black Hawk Down, The Good Soldiers takes an unforgettable look at the heroes and the ruined soldiers fighting in the Iraq War. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1002857 Journalist Starobin mixes fresh reportage with rigorous historical analysis to envision a world in which the United States is no longer the dominant superpower. The American Century has passed, argues Starobin, due in large part to Americas military overreach in the Middle East; resurgent nationalism and economic expansion in Russia, China, and India; the tarnished American model of free-market capitalism; and the growth of transnational institutions. Following an insightful analysis of Americas global ascendancy, Starobin explores five possible scenarios: an age of chaos like the one following the collapse of the Roman Empire; a multipolar order of nations in which America would be one great power among others; China becoming the dominant superpower; an age of global city-states; or a form of world government. A concluding section explores how California--the eighth largest economy in the world and among the most sophisticated spots on the planet--is already starting to move beyond the American Century. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=954862 Can we have peace in the Holy Land? Is there a plan that will work? What if that plan included dividing Jerusalem and was embraced by our new president? What if that plan is seen as surrender and weakness, and emboldens radical Islam? If Jimmy Carter and his liberal left friends succeed by sacrificing Americas strongest ally in the Middle East, Israel, to appease Arab rage, it will, in fact, make Jerusalem the center of gravity of the war on terror while unifying radical Islam. The results will be catastrophic for the United States, for Israel and for the world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1163081 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=966553 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1053459 For the first time the inside story of Russias marketing of their space program to the West is chronicled by one who was there. The colourful tales are told, warts and all. How the door to Russias long hidden space pro-gram was opened during the era of Soviet perestroika, the political struggle on the signing of the first contract between the Russians and NASA, the push to change space station Freedom into a co-operative venture, the willingness of the Russians to use free markets against the wishes of NASA and how the Russian space station Mir became a commercial platform, are all told in a relaxed and engaging style by the author, who is the only American ever to work within the Russian space program.--Publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1037519