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Reading Biblical Poetry

Reading Biblical Poetry


J. P. Fokkelman



About the Author J. P. Fokkelman is an international expert in Semitic languages. He has taught courses in classical Hebr...
Engineering Communism: How Two Americans Spied for Stalin and Founded the Soviet Silicon Valley

Engineering Communism: How Two Americans Spied for Stalin and Founded the Soviet Silicon Valley


Steven T. Usdin



Review "Engineering Communism provides a fascinating look at a virtually unknown facet of Cold War spy lore—the st...
Resisting Hitler: Mildred Harnack and the Red Orchestra

Resisting Hitler: Mildred Harnack and the Red Orchestra


Shareen Blair Brysac



From Publishers Weekly Brysac's aim is not to provide a biography in the usual sense but to share tantalizing insights in...
Spymaster: My Life in the CIA

Spymaster: My Life in the CIA


Richard A. Finney, Ted Shackley



Review "* "Deserves four cloaks and as many daggers..." The Washington Post" --This text refers to the edition. ...
Overworld: The Life and Times of A Reluctant Spy

Overworld: The Life and Times of A Reluctant Spy


Larry J. Kolb



From Publishers Weekly As Kolb spins a tale of international intrigue in which he does everything from accompany Muhammad...
Early Cold War Spies: The Espionage Trials that Shaped American Politics (Cambridge Essential Histories)

Early Cold War Spies: The Espionage Trials that Shaped American Politics (Cambridge Essential Histories)


Harvey Klehr, John Earl Haynes



Review "Haynes and Klehr offer valuable insights into how these public trials revealed the difficulties American authorit...
Western Intelligence and the Collapse of the Soviet Union: 1980-1990: Ten Years that did not Shake the World

Western Intelligence and the Collapse of the Soviet Union: 1980-1990: Ten Years that did not Shake the World


David Arbel



Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: Hebrew About the Author David Arbel, is a former s...
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage

The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage


Cliff Stoll



Amazon.com Review A sentimental favorite, The Cuckoo's Egg seems to have inspired a whole category of books exploring th...
Subversion and Insurgency (Rand Couterinsurgency Study)

Subversion and Insurgency (Rand Couterinsurgency Study)


William Rosenau



From the Inside Flap Discusses methods for combating subversive activities in the context of the war against violent Isla...
Information Gathering in Classical Greece

Information Gathering in Classical Greece


Frank Santi Russell



Information Gathering in Classical Greece...
Encyclopedia of the American Left (Garland Reference Library of Social Science)

Encyclopedia of the American Left (Garland Reference Library of Social Science)


Mari Jo Buhle, Paul Buhle



From Library Journal There are many reference works dealing with the subjects of intelligence and espionage, among them R...
Insidious Foes: The Axis Fifth Column and the American Home Front

Insidious Foes: The Axis Fifth Column and the American Home Front


Francis Macdonnell



From Library Journal Focusing on the period immediately before Pearl Harbor and on the first year of U.S. involvement in ...
Encyclopedia of the Central Intelligence Agency

Encyclopedia of the Central Intelligence Agency


W. Thomas Smith



From Publishers Weekly The CIA is one of the most mysterious and most controversial government agencies, yet journalist S...
Paradoxes of Intelligence: Essays in Honor of Michael I. Handel

Paradoxes of Intelligence: Essays in Honor of Michael I. Handel


Richard Betts



Review 'Admirers of the late Michael Handel will welcome this short volume of essays' - Foreign Affairs ...
My Father the Spy: An Investigative Memoir

My Father the Spy: An Investigative Memoir


John H. Richardson



From Publishers Weekly The author's father, the hero of this heartfelt if shapeless saga, started out a leftish romantic ...
The Central Intelligence Agency (The U.S. Government: How It Works)

The Central Intelligence Agency (The U.S. Government: How It Works)


Heather Lehr Wagner



The Central Intelligence Agency (The U.S. Government: How It Works)...
MI6 and the Machinery of Spying: Structure and Process in Britain's Secret Intelligence (Cass Series--Studies in Intelligence)

MI6 and the Machinery of Spying: Structure and Process in Britain's Secret Intelligence (Cass Series--Studies in Intelligence)


Philip Davies



Review 'Philip Davies has written what is bound to become the standard account of how MI6 is organized and how that or...
The Encyclopedia of Kidnappings (Facts on File Crime Library)

The Encyclopedia of Kidnappings (Facts on File Crime Library)


Michael Newton



From Publishers Weekly Unfortunately, there have been enough abductions, hijackings and political hostage takings to nece...
Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence (Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence)

Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence (Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence)


Robert W. Pringle



From This entry in the publisher's Historical Dictionaries on Intelligence and Counterintelligence series delves into th...
Fixing the Spy Machine: Preparing American Intelligence for the Twenty-First Century

Fixing the Spy Machine: Preparing American Intelligence for the Twenty-First Century


Arthur S. Hulnick



Review "Art Hulnick has succeeded where many others fail by summarizing decades of experience inside the U.S. intelligenc...
Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence (Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, No. 1)

Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence (Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, No. 1)


Nigel West



From As noted in the foreword, it is fitting that the first in the Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterin...
The 100 Best Gluten-Free Recipes for Your Vegan Kitchen: Delicious Smoothies, Soups, Salads, Entrees, and Desserts

The 100 Best Gluten-Free Recipes for Your Vegan Kitchen: Delicious Smoothies, Soups, Salads, Entrees, and Desserts


Kelly E. Keough



About the Author Kelly E. Keough is an expert healthy chef, author, and host of The Sweet Truth cooking show on Veria TV....
The Meat Lover's Meatless Cookbook: Vegetarian Recipes Carnivores Will Devour

The Meat Lover's Meatless Cookbook: Vegetarian Recipes Carnivores Will Devour


Kim O'Donnel



Review Babble.com, 8/30/10 “Fantastic for anyone who knows deep down that they should be eating less meat (either for...
Buddha's Table: Thai Feasting Vegetarian Style

Buddha's Table: Thai Feasting Vegetarian Style


Chat Mingkwan



About the Author Chat Mingkwan grew up in Bangkok, Thailand. He has apprenticed in provincial French cuisine at La Cagoui...
The Real Story: The Gap into Conflict (Gap Series, 1)

The Real Story: The Gap into Conflict (Gap Series, 1)


Stephen R. Donaldson



Amazon.com Review The Real Story is a short but intense tale set in a future in which humans travel between the stars us...
Becoming Vegetarian: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Vegetarian Diet

Becoming Vegetarian: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Vegetarian Diet


Brenda Davis, Vesanto Melina



About the Author Vesanto Melina, M. Sc., R.D., was trained at the University of Toronto and the University of London, Eng...
Cook Food: A Manualfesto for Easy, Healthy, Local Eating

Cook Food: A Manualfesto for Easy, Healthy, Local Eating


Lisa Jervis



About the Author Lisa Jervis is the founding editor and publisher of Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture, the fo...
The Moosewood Cookbook

The Moosewood Cookbook


Mollie Katzen



About the Author MOLLIE KATZEN is a cookbook author and artist who has profoundly shaped the way America eats. Mollie is ...
Empowerment of Women Through Political Participation

Empowerment of Women Through Political Participation


Niroja Sinhā



Empowerment of Women Through Political Participation...
I, Che Guevara: A Novel

I, Che Guevara: A Novel


John Blackthorn



From Publishers Weekly Che Guevara, the iconic guerrilla and revolutionary, is not dead. He was not killed in an ambush i...