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Chasing Ghosts

The Policing of Terrorism

By: John E. Mueller,Mark G. Stewart

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Chasing Ghosts

The Policing of Terrorism

By: John E. Mueller,Mark G. Stewart

Chasing Ghosts exposes the ill-founded paranoia that has allowed the national security state to both feed at the public trough and undermine America's civil liberties tradition.

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Oxford University Press

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0190237317

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9780190237318

Are We Safe Enough?

Measuring and Assessing Aviation Security

By: Mark G. Stewart,John Mueller

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Measuring and Assessing Aviation Security

By: Mark G. Stewart,John Mueller

Are We Safe Enough? Measuring and Assessing Aviation Security explains how standard risk analytic and cost-benefit analysis can be applied to aviation security in systematic and easy-to-understand steps. The book evaluates and puts into sensible context the risks associated with air travel, the risk appetite of airlines and regulators and the notion of acceptable risk. It does so by describing the effectiveness, risk reduction and cost of each layer of aviation security, from policing and intelligence to checkpoint passenger screening to arming pilots on the flight deck. - Quantifies the risks, costs and benefits of various aviation security methods, including policing, intelligence, PreCheck, checkpoint passenger screening, behavioral detection, air marshals and armed pilots - Focuses on security measures that reduce costs without reducing security, including PreCheck, Federal Flight Deck Officer program and Installed Physical Secondary Barriers - Features risk-reduction insights with global applications that are fully transparent, and fully explored through sensitivity analysis

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270

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Elsevier

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0128114762

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9780128114766

Climate Adaptation Engineering

Risks and Economics for Infrastructure Decision-Making

By: Emilio Bastidas-Arteaga,Mark G. Stewart

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Climate Adaptation Engineering

Risks and Economics for Infrastructure Decision-Making

By: Emilio Bastidas-Arteaga,Mark G. Stewart

Climate Adaptation Engineering defines the measures taken to reduce vulnerability and increase the resiliency of built infrastructure. This includes enhancement of design standards, structural strengthening, utilisation of new materials, and changes to inspection and maintenance regimes, etc. The book examines the known effects and relationships of climate change variables on infrastructure and risk-management policies. Rich with case studies, this resource will enable engineers to develop a long-term, self-sustained assessment capacity and more effective risk-management strategies. The book's authors also take a long-term view, dealing with several aspects of climate change. The text has been written in a style accessible to technical and non-technical readers with a focus on practical decision outcomes. - Provides climate scenarios and their likelihoods, hazard modelling (wind, flood, heatwaves, etc.), infrastructure vulnerability, resilience or exposure (likelihood and extent of damage) - Introduces the key concepts needed to assess the risks, costs and benefits of future proofing infrastructures in a changing climate - Includes case studies authored by experts from around the world

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390

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Butterworth-Heinemann

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0128168404

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9780128168400

Terror, Security, and Money

Balancing the Risks, Benefits, and Costs of Homeland Security

By: John Mueller,Mark G. Stewart

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Terror, Security, and Money

Balancing the Risks, Benefits, and Costs of Homeland Security

By: John Mueller,Mark G. Stewart

In seeking to evaluate the efficacy of post-9/11 homeland security expenses--which have risen by more than a trillion dollars, not including war costs--the common query has been, "Are we safer?" This, however, is the wrong question. Of course we are "safer"--the posting of a single security guard at one building's entrance enhances safety. The correct question is, "Are any gains in security worth the funds expended?" In this engaging, readable book, John Mueller and Mark Stewart apply risk and cost-benefit evaluation techniques to answer this very question. This analytical approach has been used throughout the world for decades by regulators, academics, and businesses--but, as a recent National Academy of Science study suggests, it has never been capably applied by the people administering homeland security funds. Given the limited risk terrorism presents, expenses meant to lower it have for the most part simply not been worth it. For example, to be considered cost-effective, increased American homeland security expenditures would have had each year to have foiled up to 1,667 attacks roughly like the one intended on Times Square in 2010--more than four a day. Cataloging the mistakes that the US has made--and continues to make--in managing homeland security programs, Terror, Security, and Money has the potential to redirect our efforts toward a more productive and far more cost-effective course.

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281

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Oxford University Press

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0199912289

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9780199912285

Broken Dreams

An Intimate History of the Midlife Crisis

By: Mark Jackson

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Broken Dreams

An Intimate History of the Midlife Crisis

By: Mark Jackson

The midlife crisis has become a cliché in modern society. Since the mid-twentieth century, the term has been used to explain infidelity in middle-aged men, disillusionment with personal achievements, the pain and sadness associated with separation and divorce, and the fear of approaching death. This book provides a meticulously researched account of the social and cultural conditions in which middle-aged men and women began to reevaluate their hopes and dreams, reassess their relationships, and seek new forms of identity and fresh pathways to self-satisfaction. Drawing on a rich seam of literary, medical, media, and cinematic sources, as well as personal accounts, Broken Dreams explores how the crises of middle-aged men and women were shaped by increased life expectancy, changing family structures, shifting patterns of work, and the rise of individualism.

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Reaktion Books

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1789143969

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9781789143966

The Search for Psychic Power

ESP and Parapsychology Revisited

By: Charles Edward Mark Hansel

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The Search for Psychic Power

ESP and Parapsychology Revisited

By: Charles Edward Mark Hansel

Hansel (psychology, U. of Wales) recounts the scientific community's efforts to provide, test, and analyze the evidence for ESP. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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310

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0879755164

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Homeland Security, Third Edition: A Complete Guide

By: Mark Sauter,James Jay Carafano

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Homeland Security, Third Edition: A Complete Guide

By: Mark Sauter,James Jay Carafano

The definitive guide to the homeland security enterprise―updated with critical changes in missions, tactics, and strategies International terrorists and rogue nations continue to threaten U.S. citizens, while domestic extremist groups seek to attack the American way of life and hackers take advantage of the Internet to inflict new types of havoc at work and home. Meanwhile, today’s human-made and natural disasters can impact communities on the scale of weapons of mass destruction. Given the range and intensity of today’s threats, we’re all on the front lines of national security. The most detailed and comprehensive work of its kind, Homeland Security: A Complete Guide provides insights to keep yourself, your family, your business, and your community safe from terrorism and disaster. Written by two global experts on domestic security, this new edition brings you up to date on the latest threats to U.S. security and the most effective methods for eliminating or mitigating them. Homeland Security: A Complete Guide, Third Edition has been expanded and revised to include: NEW insights on cyber security, Electro-Magnetic Pulse, and other emerging threats NEW techniques and controversies, such metadata collection, surveillance by US intelligence agencies, drones, interrogation, and countering violent extremist programs NEW information about homegrown terrorism and radicalization NEW content about ISIS and foreign fighters NEW information about controversial domestic extremist groups like AntiFa, BLM, and the AltRight This edition retains the critical information that has made it the go-to guide for leaders and concerned citizens alike—from the history of American homeland defense from the nation’s earliest days to the events of 9/11, from and the birth of the Department of Homeland Security to the emergence of today’s vast homeland security enterprise. With the important updates in this edition, you will be even better prepared for terrorism and disasters.

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622

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McGraw Hill Professional

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1260142949

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9781260142945

Homeland Security, Second Edition: A Complete Guide

By: Mark Sauter,James Jay Carafano

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Homeland Security, Second Edition: A Complete Guide

By: Mark Sauter,James Jay Carafano

The definitive guide to Homeland Security—updated with critical changes in the department’s mission, tactics, and strategies Critical reading for government officials, diplomats, and other government officials, as well as executives and managers of businesses affected by Homeland Security activities Provides the most comprehensive coverage available on anti-terrorism intelligence, maritime security, and border security Updates include recent changes in the structure of the Homeland Security department, its new role in natural-disaster response, and new strategies and analytical tools

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0071775102

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9780071775106

The Age of Stress

Science and the Search for Stability

By: Mark Jackson

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The Age of Stress

Science and the Search for Stability

By: Mark Jackson

We are living in a stressful world, yet despite our familiarity with the notion, stress remains an elusive concept. In The Age of Stress, Mark Jackson explores the history of scientific studies of stress in the modern world. In particular, he reveals how the science that legitimates and fuels current anxieties about stress has been shaped by a wide range of socio-political and cultural, as well as biological, factors: stress, he argues, is both a condition and a metaphor. In order to understand the ubiquity and impact of stress in our own times, or to explain how stress has commandeered such a central place in the modern imagination, Jackson suggests that we need to comprehend not only the evolution of the medical science and technology that has gradually uncovered the biological pathways between stress and disease in recent decades, but also the shifting social, economic, and cultural contexts that have invested that scientific knowledge with meaning and authority. In particular, he argues, we need to acknowledge the manner in which enduring concerns about the effects of stress on mental and physical health are the product of broader historical preoccupations with the preservation of personal and political, as well as physiological, stability.

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OUP Oxford

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0191641138

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Terror, Security, and Money

Balancing the Risks, Benefits, and Costs of Homeland Security

By: John Mueller,Mark G. Stewart

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Balancing the Risks, Benefits, and Costs of Homeland Security

By: John Mueller,Mark G. Stewart

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Oxford University Press

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0199912289

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Are We Safe Enough?

Measuring and Assessing Aviation Security

By: Mark G. Stewart,John Mueller

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By: Mark G. Stewart,John Mueller

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Chasing Ghosts

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Are We Safe Enough?

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Climate Adaptation Engineering

Climate Adaptation Engineering

Terror, Security, and Money

Terror, Security, and Money

Broken Dreams

Broken Dreams

The Search for Psychic Power

The Search for Psychic Power

Homeland Security, Third Edition: A Complete Guide

Homeland Security, Third Edition: A Complete Guide

Homeland Security, Second Edition: A Complete Guide

Homeland Security, Second Edition: A Complete Guide

The Age of Stress

The Age of Stress

Terror, Security, and Money

Terror, Security, and Money

Are We Safe Enough?

Are We Safe Enough?

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