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 Dictionary of Military Terms: Over 6,000 Words Clearly Defined
Over 6,000 entries provide up-to-date coverage of British, American, and international military vocabulary.
English is the language most frequently used in international military and peacekeeping operations. This dictionary aims to provide a basic vocabulary of British and American terms relating to the ... | | America's Other War: Terrorizing Colombia
This controversial book maintains that in Colombia the US has long supported a pervasive campaign of state violence directed against both armed insurgents and a wide range of unarmed progressive social forces. While the context may change from one decade to the next, the basic policies remain the same: maintain the pro-US Colombian ... | | Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1933-1945: Abridged Edition
Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1933-1945 is an abridged edition of Saul Friedländer's definitive Pulitzer Prize-winning two-volume history of the Holocaust: Nazi Germany and the Jews: The Years of Persecution, 1933-1939 and The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945.
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The Killing of Caroline Byrne: A Journey to Justice
On a bleak, moonless winter night in 1995 beautiful Sydney model Caroline Byrne died, her body embedded head-first into a crevice at the bottom of The Gap at the entrance to Sydney Harbor. How did she get out so far, almost 12 meters from the base of the sheer sandstone precipice? Did she jump, as so many had done before at the ... | | Serial Killer Investigations
In 1977, FBI Special Agent Robert Ressler first used the term ‘serial killer’ after a visit to Bramshill Police Academy, near London, where someone referred to a ‘serial burglar’. The inspired coinage was soon in general use to describe killers such as necrophile Ed Kemper (ten victims), schizophrenic Herb Mullin (14),... | | Psychology and Law: Truthfulness, Accuracy and Credibility
How can psychology inform law and policing to help determine the accuracy of witnesses, victims and suspects?
This second edition of Psychology and Law: Truthfulness, Accuracy and Credibility is a substantially revised and exhaustive review of forensic research to do with credibility and the accuracy of evidence.
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Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT
An MIT "hack" is an ingenious, benign, andanonymous prank or practical joke, often requiring engineering or scientificexpertise and often pulled off under cover of darkness -- instances of campus mischief sometimes coinciding withApril Fool's Day, final exams, or commencement. (It should not beconfused with the sometimes... | | Applying Psychology to Everyday Life: A Beginner's Guide
I began by wanting to write a book entitled something like Where Psychology Has
Gone Wrong. The reason for this desire came from thinking that psychology is
a far more interesting and stimulating subject than it would appear to be from
a glance at some academic texts and journal articles. Also, many students begin
their... | | The Isaac Newton School of Driving: Physics and Your Car
For some people, driving is an art; for others, it's a science. At the Isaac Newton School of Driving, though, every car is a laboratory on wheels and every drive an exciting journey into the world of physics. As explained by renowned science writer and physics professor Barry Parker—whose father was a car mechanic and garage... |
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