Just as famines and plagues can provide opportunities for medical research, the unhappy course of United States relations with Vietnam is a prime source of evidence for students of American political institutions. How Presidents Test Reality draws on the record of American decision making about Vietnam to explore the capacity of top government executives and their advisers to engage in effective reality testing. Authors Burke and Greenstein compare the Vietnam decisions of two presidents whose leadership styles and advisory systems diverged as sharply as any in the modern presidency. Faced with a common challenge—an incipient Communist take-over of Vietnam—presidents Eisenhower and Johnson engaged in intense debates with their aides and associates, some of whom favored intervention and some of whom opposed it. In the Dien Bien Phu Crisis of 1954, Eisenhower decided not to enter the conflict; in 1965, when it became evident that the regime in South Vietnam could not hold out much longer, Johnson intervened. How Presidents Test Reality uses declassified records and interviews with participants to assess the adequacy of each president’s use of advice and information. This important book advances our historical understanding of the American involvement in Vietnam and illuminates the preconditions of effective presidential leadership in the modern world. "An exceptionally thoughtful exercise in what ‘contemporary history’ ought to be. Illuminates the past in a way that suggests how we might deal with the present and the future." —John Lewis Gaddis "Burke and Greenstein have written what amounts to an owner's manual for operating the National Security Council....This is a book Reagan's people could have used and George Bush ought to read." —Bob Schieffer, The Washington Monthly
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Tapping the Vein (vol 1) es el libro que compila las adaptaciones gráficas que se han realizado de cuatro de las historias breves que componen The Books of Blood, colección de relatos de terror que, con sus inesperados y brutales giros, revolucionó en la década de los 80 el género. Sin censuras, el autor arremete contra la visión instaurada de la realidad, mostrándonos personajes que, a diferencia de la norma, no son personas cotidianas inmersas en situaciones peligrosas, sino seres sádicos y perturbados que buscan intencionalmente el mal en sus vidas. Un argumento que no deja indiferente, junto a ilustraciones de grandes maestros del comic –entre los que destacamos a Craig Russell, Scott Hampton, y John Bolton– hacen de este libro una de las obras maestras del terror ilustrado.
Visit Planet Jurai, homeland of Ayeka, Sasami, and Tenchi's grandfather Yohko and go with the queens of Jurai to visit Earth, plus three more hilarious stories involving Ryo-Oh-Ki, Sasami and the god of the sea.
Tenchi and company travel to the 1970s to save Tenchi's parents. Plus, a strange headband makes Tenchi really amorous; Washu builds a device to thwart telemarketers; a TV crew descends on Thenchi's home; and Mihoshi's annual competency test is interrupted by space bikers.
Tyson and Ray combine their strength against the Saint Shield's seal and release Ray's Driger. Then Cain destroys all of the Saint Shield's Beyblades as punishment for treason. When he discovers that the Professor built Cain's Cyber Dragoon Beyblade, Tyson decides to battle Cain.
Tyson's on a mission to be the best Beyblader ever! But his enemies, the Blade Sharks, are super tough and they'll do anything to win! Tyson's friend, Max, finds a flaw in his technique, but Tyson develops a new super shooting style just in time for the big Beyblade Tournament. Will Tyson's Dragoon triumph over Kai's Dreyser?
The classic shojo manga that redefined the genre. Utena strives to be strong and noble like the childhood prince she yearns to meet again. But when she finds herself seduced into the twisted duels of Ohtori Academy, can she become the prince she’s been waiting for? Once upon a time, a little girl was rescued by a prince. That girl then grows up to be strong and courageous as she awaits his return. To defend a friend’s honor, she challenges a brute to a duel and wins. She is entrusted with the SWORD OF DIOS and the Rose Bride, who is the key to finding her elusive prince. But this won’t end like a fairy tale. Because Utena has the power to REVOLUTIONIZE the world. The classic manga returns in a deluxe box set! Hardcover editions of Revolutionary Girl Utena and The Adolescence of Utena are included in this two-volume collectors’ set with exclusive color pages and poster.
The Blade Breakers travel to the Demolition Boys' to meet their challenge for a battle. They battle them one by one until they get to the top. Then, Tyson must battle their leader, Tala.
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