Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Revitalizing the U.S. Nuclear Deterrent (CSIS Report) (Csis Report) Revitalizing the U.S. Nuclear Deterrent (CSIS Report) (Csis Report) Michele A. Flournoy gayness OL14998383W
Saddam's bombmaker Saddam's bombmaker Khidhir Hamza,Khiḍr ʻAbd al-ʻAbbās Ḥamzah,Jeff Stein The author who spent twenty years developing Iraq's atomic weapon, recounts his life in Saddam Hussein's inner circle and his daring flight to the West. The book delves into the darkest corners of a … OL15456756W
Unthinkable Unthinkable Kenneth M. Pollack Examines Iran's current nuclear potential while charting America's future course of action, recounting the prolonged clash between both nations to outline options for American policymakers. OL17874394W
The bomb The bomb Stephen M. Younger,Stephen Michael Younger From his years at Los Alamos and the Nevada test site to his meetings with nuclear arms experts in Moscow, former weapons designer Stephen M. Younger has witnessed firsthand the making of nuclear pol… OL18697056W
Nuclear dawn Nuclear dawn James P. Delgado "The obliteration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 brought the world to a stand still. This unimaginable shock confirmed to the world that the race to develop a working atomic weapon during W… OL19891366W
Manufactured crisis Manufactured crisis Gareth Porter "Based on eight years of covering the Iran nuclear issue and new research and interviews with participants, Porter reconstructs the history of Iran's nuclear program and shows how the United States a… OL19976183W
Celia's secret Celia's secret Michael Frayn Who is Celia, and what are the mysterious papers found concealed under the attic floorboards of an old country house? Are they simply instructions for assembling a table-tennis table, written in idio… OL24160151W
The Way of the World The Way of the World Ron Suskind From Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and bestselling author Ron Suskind comes a startling look at how America lost its way and at the nation's struggle, day by day, to reclaim the moral authority u… OL2755489W
Nuclear weapons fact book Nuclear weapons fact book Christopher Campbell An analysis of the nuclear arms race details the state-of-the-art nuclear technology and discusses civil defense, arms limitations talks, nuclear capabilities, and other important topics. OL4006581W
Baseball ratings Baseball ratings Charles F. Faber "In this third edition of Baseball Ratings, author Charles Faber combines the second edition with his book on 19th-century greats, Baseball Pioneers, updating the ratings and expanding the commentary… OL76858W
Tuxedo Park Tuxedo Park Jennet Conant "In the fall of 1940, as German bombers flew over London and with America not yet at war, a small team of British scientists on orders from Winston Churchill carried out a daring transatlantic missio… OL8312235W