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Licensed to Kill

Hired Guns in the War on Terror

By: Robert Young Pelton

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Licensed to Kill

Hired Guns in the War on Terror

By: Robert Young Pelton

Robert Young Pelton first became aware of the phenomenon of hired guns in the War on Terror when he met a covert team of contractors on the Afghanistan/Pakistan border in the fall of 2003. Pelton soon embarked on a globe-spanning odyssey to penetrate and understand this shadowy world, ultimately delivering stunning insights into the way private soldiers are used. Enter a blood-soaked world of South African mercenaries and tribal fighters backed by ruthless financiers. Drop into Baghdad’s Green Zone, strap on body armor, and take a daily high-speed ride with a doomed crew of security contractors who dodge car bombs and snipers just to get their charges to the airport. Share a drink in a chic hotel bar with wealthy owners of private armies who debate the best way to stay alive in war zones. Licensed to Kill spans four continents and three years, taking us inside the CIA’s dirty wars; the brutal contractor murders in Fallujah and the Alamo-like sieges in Najaf and Al Kut; the Deep South contractor training camps where ex–Special Operations soldiers and even small town cops learn the ropes; the contractor conventions where macho attendees swap bullet-punctuated tales and discuss upcoming gigs; and the grim Central African prison where contractors turned failed mercenaries pay a steep price. The United States has encouraged the use of the private sector in all facets of the War on Terror, placing contractors outside the bounds of functional legal constraints. With the shocking clarity that can come only from firsthand observation, Licensed to Kill painstakingly deconstructs the most controversial events and introduces the pivotal players. Most disturbingly, it shows that there are indeed thousands of contractors—with hundreds more being produced every month—who’ve been given a license to kill, their services available to the highest bidder.

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1400097827

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The Adventurist

My Life in Dangerous Places

By: Robert Young Pelton

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The Adventurist

My Life in Dangerous Places

By: Robert Young Pelton

The Adventurist is one man's story, a story that will change the way you think about travel, survival, where you have been, and where you are going. Enter the world of Robert Young Pelton (if you dare), adventurer extraordinaire, author of Come Back Alive and The World's Most Dangerous Places (required reading at the CIA), and host of his TV series, Robert Young Pelton's The World's Most Dangerous Places. A breakneck autobiography, The Adventurist blasts across six continents and spans four decades of hard-core living with its dispatches of mayhem, adventure in exotic locales, survival against formidable odds, memories of the pivotal events, and memorable portraits of the people that have shaped Pelton's obsessive spirit. Be shelled with the Talibs on the front lines of Afghanistan; hang out with hit men and rebels in the Philippines; survive a plane crash in Borneo; narrowly escape a terrorist bombing in Africa; dance with headhunters in Sarawak; crew with pirates in the Sulu Sea; explore the events that led Pelton to his unusual calling (including how he honed his survival skills at "the toughest boys' school in North America"); and, perhaps most important, discover Pelton's secret mission--to understand the hearts and minds of the people he meets. The Adventurist is a real book about the real world, an inspirational read that takes you places you might never willingly go.

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0767909275

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The World's Most Dangerous Places

By: Robert Young Pelton

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Whether you are traveling to Afghanistan or within the U.S., Robert Young Pelton takes you where the timid fear to tread -- straight into the heart of the world's forbidden, lethal, and even criminal places -- giving you all you need to know to survive the experience. Featuring more than 30 countries, The World's Most Dangerous Places reveals their hidden dangers, including everything from diseases, land mines, and kidnapping to mercenaries, mujahedin, and militias. With firsthand accounts of breathtaking adventure in these hazardous locations, Pelton provides indispensable information on contacts for rescue organizations, environmental groups, political activists (including rebel groups), training schools in outdoor survival, commando techniques, and other potentially life-saving advice. Whether you're an armchair traveler or a die-hard explorer, The World's Most Dangerous Places is your ticket to the white-knuckle pursuit of adventure...wherever it may be.

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HarperPB

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0062737384

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9780062737380

The World's Most Dangerous Places: Professional Strength

By: Robert Young Pelton

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The World's Most Dangerous Places: Professional Strength

By: Robert Young Pelton

Inside this tenth anniversary edition, readers will find a discussion of the new dangers of working and traveling overseas on business, as well as hard-earned tips on safety, training, equipment, and services--everything needed to circumvent a whole array of hostile elements.

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0061120219

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The Adventurist

My Life in Dangerous Places

By: Robert Young Pelton

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My Life in Dangerous Places

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Licensed to Kill

Hired Guns in the War on Terror

By: Robert Young Pelton

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Hired Guns in the War on Terror

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Betraying Our Troops

The Destructive Results of Privatizing War

By: Dina Rasor,Robert Bauman

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Betraying Our Troops

The Destructive Results of Privatizing War

By: Dina Rasor,Robert Bauman

In this shocking exposé, two government fraud experts reveal how private contractors have put the lives of countless American soldiers on the line while damaging our strategic interests and our image abroad. From the shameful war profiteering of companies like Halliburton/KBR to the sinister influence that corporate lobbyists have on American foreign policy, Dina Rasor and Robert H. Bauman paint a disturbing picture. Here they give the inside story on troops forced to subsist on little food and contaminated water, on officers afraid to lodge complaints because of Halliburton's political clout, on millions of dollars in contractors' bogus claims that are funded by American taxpayers. Drawing on exclusive sources within government and the military, the authors show how money and power have conspired to undermine our fighting forces and threaten the security of our country.

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St. Martin's Press

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023061082X

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The Open-source Everything Manifesto

Transparency, Truth, and Trust

By: Robert David Steele

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The Open-source Everything Manifesto

Transparency, Truth, and Trust

By: Robert David Steele

Only "open" is scalable.

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North Atlantic Books

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1583944435

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Romancing the Wild

Cultural Dimensions of Ecotourism

By: Robert Fletcher

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Romancing the Wild

Cultural Dimensions of Ecotourism

By: Robert Fletcher

The worldwide development of ecotourism—including adventures such as mountain climbing and whitewater rafting, as well as more pedestrian pursuits such as birdwatching—has been extensively studied, but until now little attention has been paid to why vacationers choose to take part in what are often physically and emotionally strenuous endeavors. Drawing on ethnographic research and his own experiences working as an ecotour guide throughout the United States and Latin America, Robert Fletcher argues that participation in rigorous outdoor activities resonates with the particular cultural values of the white, upper-middle-class Westerners who are the majority of ecotourists. Navigating 13,000-foot mountain peaks or treacherous river rapids demands deferral of gratification, perseverance through suffering, and a willingness to assume risks in pursuit of continuous progress. In this way, characteristics originally cultivated for professional success have been transferred to the leisure realm at a moment when traditional avenues for achievement in the public sphere seem largely exhausted. At the same time, ecotourism provides a temporary escape from the ostensible ills of modern society by offering a transcendent "wilderness" experience that contrasts with the indoor, sedentary, mental labor characteristically performed by white-collar workers.

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Duke University Press

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082237689X

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9780822376897

Empires of the Mind

The Colonial Past and the Politics of the Present

By: Robert Gildea

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Empires of the Mind

The Colonial Past and the Politics of the Present

By: Robert Gildea

Prize-winning historian Robert Gildea dissects the legacy of empire for the former colonial powers and their subjects.

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Cambridge University Press

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110715958X

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9781107159587

Fielding's the World's Most Dangerous Places

By: Robert Young Pelton,Coskun Aral,Wink Dulles

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Fielding's the World's Most Dangerous Places

By: Robert Young Pelton,Coskun Aral,Wink Dulles

Absolutely Fabulous" (Wired). "The single best source for unclassified intelligence information" (U.S. military deployment officer). "A real lifesaver" (Time). The critics rave and here's why: Robert Young Pelton goes where the timid fear to tread -- straight into the heart of the world's forbidden, lethal, even criminal places, and gives readers all they need to know to survive. Pelton reveals the hidden dangers, including disease, land mines, kidnapping, terrorists, mercenaries, mujahedin, and militias of more than 30 dangerous countries. With firsthand accounts of adventures in these places, Pelton provides indispensable information on contacts for rescue organizations, environmental groups, political activists (including rebel groups), training schools in outdoor survival, ice climbing, commando techniques, motorcycle racing, and other white-knuckle pursuits. The World's Most Dangerous Places is everything you didn't want to know about drugs, guns, crime, war, accidents, and uprisings, but should, in one engrossing book.

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1569521409

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Fielding's Hot Spots

Travel in Harm's Way

By: Robert Young Pelton

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Fielding's Hot Spots

Travel in Harm's Way

By: Robert Young Pelton

ou won't get on the nightly news. Sad, funny, shocking and revealing anecdotes come straight from the heart of the world's lethal, criminal, and forbidden places, such as Afghanistan, Algeria, Burundi, Liberia, Rwanda, East Turkey, Sierra Leone, and others. Photos and maps of hot spots and dangerous areas.

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Fielding Worldwide

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1569521662

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Living Overseas

What You Need to Know

By: Robert Johnson,Living Overseas Books

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Living Overseas

What You Need to Know

By: Robert Johnson,Living Overseas Books

The type of lifestyle offered by the host country is often the factor that wins the newcomer over. However, while the region's beaches, friendly people or tropical climate are important factors, there are additional questions to ask. Can foreigners own real estate? What is the cost of living? Will my kids be able to attend a quality bilingual school? Are foreigners permitted to work? The future expatriate should have the answers to these issues - and many more - before embarking on a permanent overseas move.While each country may have specific laws and requirements, there is basic information that is applicable during any international relocation. Over 10 million Americans live abroad full- or part-time, and many more dream about it everyday. If your dreaming of living in the tropics, or a quaint European town, or maybe a long romp in Asia, and are not sure how or where to do it, this is the guidebook for you

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0966242122

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Licensed to Kill

Licensed to Kill

The Adventurist

The Adventurist

The World's Most Dangerous Places

The World's Most Dangerous Places

The World's Most Dangerous Places: Professional Strength

The World's Most Dangerous Places: Professional Strength

The Adventurist

The Adventurist

Licensed to Kill

Licensed to Kill

Betraying Our Troops

Betraying Our Troops

The Open-source Everything Manifesto

The Open-source Everything Manifesto

Romancing the Wild

Romancing the Wild

Empires of the Mind

Empires of the Mind

Fielding's the World's Most Dangerous Places

Fielding's the World's Most Dangerous Places

Fielding's Hot Spots

Fielding's Hot Spots

Living Overseas

Living Overseas

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