Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Customs Service Customs Service Michael Green An introduction to the United States Customs Service, its history, functions, responsibilities, and targeted criminals. OL15030880W
Holding the line Holding the line Cindy Williams "Holding the Line presents objective and detailed assessments of the U.S. defense budget and America's military strategy. Its contributors conclude that the United States must reshape its military to… OL18573719W
Who's buying for travel Who's buying for travel New Strategist Publications, Inc Examines how much Americans spend on getting out of town by demographics such as: age, income, high-income households, household type, race and Hispanic origin, region of residence, and education. Pr… OL24308225W
Punishment Punishment Mark Tunick Unlike other treatments of legal punishment, Punishment: Theory and Practice takes both an external approach, asking why we punish at all, and an internal approach, considering issues faced by those … OL2700413W
Anti-oppressive practice Anti-oppressive practice Beverley Burke,Jane Dalrymple Challenges the notion that anti-oppressive practice has lost its potency or became commodified into a professional response to inequalities. This book explores key questions including - is anti-oppre… OL28592789W
Deleuze and the political Deleuze and the political Paul Patton With clarity, precision and economy, Paul Patton synthesizes the full range of Deleuze's work. He interweaves with great dexterity motifs that extend from his early works, such as Nietzsche and Philo… OL547803W
Presidents and the people Presidents and the people Mel Laracey "When the American president cannot get his way with Congress on something of great importance to him, he often appeals "over the heads" of Congress, directly to the American people. This kind of app… OL6208873W
La guerra de guerrillas La guerra de guerrillas Che Guevara,Harry "Pombo" Villegas,Brian Loveman,Jason Manuel Olazabal,Davies, Thomas M., Jr. **Guerrilla Warfare** (Spanish: *La Guerra de Guerrillas*) is a military handbook written by Marxist revolutionary *Che Guevara*. Published in 1961 following the Cuban Revolution, it became a referen… OL63448W
Naval Warfare, 1815-1914 (Warfare and History) Naval Warfare, 1815-1914 (Warfare and History) Lawren Sondhaus This book looks at the transition of wooden sailing fleets to the modern steel navy. It details the technological breakthroughs that brought about this change - steampower, armour, artillery and torp… OL8095819W