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UFO Hunters Book Two

The Official Companion to the Hit Television Series

By: William J. Birnes

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UFO Hunters Book Two

The Official Companion to the Hit Television Series

By: William J. Birnes

Companion to the popular History television series.

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Macmillan

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0765325217

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The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland

Vol. III.

By: William Anderson

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The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland

Vol. III.

By: William Anderson

Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.

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3752524448

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Steam Titans

Cunard, Collins, and the Epic Battle for Commerce on the North Atlantic

By: William M. Fowler Jr.

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Steam Titans

Cunard, Collins, and the Epic Battle for Commerce on the North Atlantic

By: William M. Fowler Jr.

Winner of the Brewington Book Prize for Maritime History The story of the epic contest between shipping magnates Samuel Cunard and Edward Collins for mid-19th century control of the Atlantic. Between 1815 and the American Civil War, the greatest invention of the Industrial Revolution delivered a sea change in oceanic transportation. Steam travel transformed the Atlantic into a pulsating highway, dominated by ports in Liverpool and New York, as steamships ferried people, supplies, money, and information with astounding speed and regularity. American raw materials flowed eastward, while goods, capital, people, and technology crossed westward. The Anglo-American “partnership” fueled development worldwide; it also gave rise to a particularly intense competition. Steam Titans tells the story of a transatlantic fight to wrest control of the globe's most lucrative trade route. Two men--Samuel Cunard and Edward Knight Collins--and two nations wielded the tools of technology, finance, and politics to compete for control of a commercial lifeline that spanned the North Atlantic. The world watched carefully to see which would win. Each competitor sent to sea the fastest, biggest, and most elegant ships in the world, hoping to earn the distinction of being known as “the only way to cross.” Historian William M. Fowler brings to life the spectacle of this generation-long struggle for supremacy, during which New York rose to take her place among the greatest ports and cities of the world, and recounts the tale of a competition that was the opening act in the drama of economic globalization, still unfolding today.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1620409097

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As It Happened

By: William S. Paley

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As It Happened

By: William S. Paley

As it Happened is a landmark memoir, the first of its kind by a giant of the communications media. It is the intimate and straightforward story of an original, the life and growth of an extraordinary man and the company he built, CBS. In the book, William S. Paley reminisced about his personal life and his life with CBS—from the celebrities of the entertainment world to the business and political leaders of America to the journalistic controversies still in the news. Paley bought CBS when it was a small struggling company called United Independent Broadcasting and when he was a young man still in his twenties. Within months he had begun a transformation which shaped CBS into one of the world's greatest communications empires. And still he found time to enjoy the "Roaring Twenties" in Paris, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and New York. A brilliant and creative businessman dealing for high stakes, Paley foresaw the cultural and informational impact of radio, and later, television. With an uncanny eye for spotting entertainment talent, he "discovered" for radio Bing Crosby, Kate Smith, Will Rogers, Frank Sinatra, and Paul Whiteman; and those he did not discover, he lured to CBS: Jack Benny, Amos and Andy, George Burns, Red Skelton, and a host of others. But this book covers more than radio and television—it is about the tastes and trends of American culture, written by the man who helped to create and refine many of them. William S. Paley was CBS. His life touched virtually every major event of the twentieth century. This is a fascinating and revealing work about a man who perhaps more than any other, brought the great events of our times to us.

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Simon and Schuster

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147675294X

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Prisoner's Dilemma

By: William Poundstone

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Prisoner's Dilemma

By: William Poundstone

A masterful work of science writing that’s "both a fascinating biography of von Neumann, the Hungarian exile whose mathematical theories were building blocks for the A-bomb and the digital computer, and a brilliant social history of game theory and its role in the Cold War and nuclear arms race" (San Francisco Chronicle). Should you watch public television without pledging?...Exceed the posted speed limit?...Hop a subway turnstile without paying? These questions illustrate the so-called "prisoner's dilemma", a social puzzle that we all face every day. Though the answers may seem simple, their profound implications make the prisoner's dilemma one of the great unifying concepts of science. Watching players bluff in a poker game inspired John von Neumann—father of the modern computer and one of the sharpest minds of the century—to construct game theory, a mathematical study of conflict and deception. Game theory was readily embraced at the RAND Corporation, the archetypical think tank charged with formulating military strategy for the atomic age, and in 1950 two RAND scientists made a momentous discovery. Called the "prisoner's dilemma," it is a disturbing and mind-bending game where two or more people may betray the common good for individual gain. Introduced shortly after the Soviet Union acquired the atomic bomb, the prisoner's dilemma quickly became a popular allegory of the nuclear arms race. Intellectuals such as von Neumann and Bertrand Russell joined military and political leaders in rallying to the "preventive war" movement, which advocated a nuclear first strike against the Soviet Union. Though the Truman administration rejected preventive war the United States entered into an arms race with the Soviets and game theory developed into a controversial tool of public policy—alternately accused of justifying arms races and touted as the only hope of preventing them. Prisoner's Dilemma is the incisive story of a revolutionary idea that has been hailed as a landmark of twentieth-century thought.

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Anchor

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0307763781

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The Transportation Experience

Policy, Planning, and Deployment

By: William L. Garrison,David M. Levinson

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The Transportation Experience

Policy, Planning, and Deployment

By: William L. Garrison,David M. Levinson

While much of the transportation systems in Europe and the United States are mature (if not senescent), the rest of the world is still planning, developing, and deploying new systems. The accomplishments and mistakes of places like the United Kingdom and the United States, then, can teach us lessons that may be applied to places where transportation remains nascent or adolescent. The Transportation Experience seeks to understand the genesis of transportation policy in America and the UK, along with the roles that this policy plays as systems are innovated, deployed, and reach maturity, and how policies might be improved.

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Oxford University Press

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0195346734

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Columbia and Canada. Notes on the Great Republic and the New Dominion. A Supplement to "Westward by Rail"

By: William Fraser Rae

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Columbia and Canada. Notes on the Great Republic and the New Dominion. A Supplement to "Westward by Rail"

By: William Fraser Rae

Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

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3385541700

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Bob Hope

A Life In Comedy

By: William Robert Faith,William Faith

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Bob Hope

A Life In Comedy

By: William Robert Faith,William Faith

Reporter: "What's it like to be Bob Hope?"Hope: "I wouldn't have it any other way."From Bob Hope's early career as an upstart among professionals like Jack Benny and Milton Berle in the rollicking world of traveling comedians, to his blazing success as a radio, television, and film star, this completely revised and updated version of William Faith's acclaimed biography takes a straightforward, appreciative, and very funny look at Hope's life and times on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Filled with anecdotes, photographs, and plenty of jokes, the book reveals the real Bob Hope from his boyhood in England and youth in Cleveland to his present status as a living legend-a full-blooded, authentic appraisal of the man and his humor, a comic institution who is also a brilliant businessman, manipulator of the media, and politically influential figure. And of course Hope is the man who brought laughter and cheer (and long-legged beauties) to GIs throughout the world. At a time when patriotic fervor has never been running higher it's worth recalling the singular tribute paid Hope by none other than John Steinbeck: "When the time for recognition of service to the nation in wartime comes to be considered, Bob Hope should be high on the list.... He gets laughter wherever he goes from men who need laughter." Happy 100th, Bob!

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Da Capo Press

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0786729023

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Unsolved UFO Mysteries

The World's Most Compelling Cases of Alien Encounter

By: William J. Birnes,Harold Burt

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Unsolved UFO Mysteries

The World's Most Compelling Cases of Alien Encounter

By: William J. Birnes,Harold Burt

Focusing on unsolved sightings of UFOs and encounters by people in a variety of situations, the authors combine their files to present a number of baffling UFO situations that remain unexplained by conventional science.

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0446554693

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Who Killed Joe McCarthy?

By: William Bragg Ewald (Jr.)

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Who Killed Joe McCarthy?

By: William Bragg Ewald (Jr.)

Thirty years ago, one of the most sensational and frightening episodes in American history -- an episode that traumatized the nation -- reached its climax in the Army-McCarthy hearings. Until now, the full story of the intrigues and maneuverings of demagogues and ideologues, of crusaders and compromisers involved in the McCarthy affair has never been told. Crucial documents -- secret diary entries, personal letters, memoranda of meetings, and, above all, transcripts of monitored phone calls of pivotal figures (many of whom Ewald knew as a member of Eisenhower's White House staff) -- were impounded by the Executive Branch to preserve their secrecy and place them beyond the reach of a subpoena by the McCarthy committee. William Ewald's riveting behind-the-scenes chronicle of the administration's effort to thwart McCarthy -- and the roles of key men in Congress, the Pentagon, and the press corps -- draws on this wealth of previously untapped material and is filled with revelations never before published, such as exactly whose side J. Edgar Hoover was playing on and the answer to the accusation that McCarthy forged documents in response to alleged forgery by the Army. - Jacket flap.

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Simon & Schuster

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067144946X

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The U.S. Government and the Vietnam War: Executive and Legislative Roles and Relationships, Part IV

July 1965-January 1968

By: William Conrad Gibbons

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The U.S. Government and the Vietnam War: Executive and Legislative Roles and Relationships, Part IV

July 1965-January 1968

By: William Conrad Gibbons

This fourth volume of a five-part policy history of the U.S. government and the Vietnam War covers the core period of U.S. involvement, from July 1965, when the decision was made to send large-scale U.S. forces, to the beginning of 1968, just before the Tet offensive and the decision to seek a negotiated settlement. Using a wide variety of archival sources and interviews, the book examines in detail the decisions of the president, relations between the president and Congress, and the growth of public and congressional opposition to the war. Differences between U.S. military leaders on how the war should be fought are also included, as well as military planning and operations. Among many other important subjects, the financial effects of the war and of raising taxes are considered, as well as the impact of a tax increase on congressional and public support for the war. Another major interest is the effort by Congress to influence the conduct of the war and to place various controls on U.S. goals and operations. The emphasis throughout this richly textured narrative is on providing a better understanding of the choices facing the United States and the way in which U.S. policymakers tried to find an effective politico-military strategy, while also probing for a diplomatic settlement. Originally published in 1995. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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The U. S. Government and the Vietnam War: Executive and Legislative Roles and Relationships

July 1965-January 1968

By: William Conrad Gibbons

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The U. S. Government and the Vietnam War: Executive and Legislative Roles and Relationships

July 1965-January 1968

By: William Conrad Gibbons

This is a study of U.S. government policymaking during the 30 years of the Vietnam war, 1945-75, beginning with the 1945-1960 period. Although focusing on the course of events in Washington and between Washington and U.S. officials on the scene, it also depicts major events and trends in Vietnam to which the U.S. was responding, as well as the state of American public opinion and public activity directed at supporting or opposing the war."--Preface.

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Princeton University Press

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0691006350

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9780691006352

Baseball on the Brink

The Crisis of 1968

By: William J. Ryczek

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Baseball on the Brink

The Crisis of 1968

By: William J. Ryczek

Major League Baseball was in crisis in 1968. The commissioner was inept, professional football was challenging the sport's popularity and the game on the field was boring, with pitchers dominating hitters in a succession of dull, low-scoring games. The major league expanded for the 1969 season but the muddled process by which new franchises were selected highlighted the ineffective management of the sport. This book describes how baseball reached its nadir in the late 1960s and how it survived and began its slow comeback. The lack of offense in the game is examined, taking in the great pitching performances of Denny McLain, Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale and others. Colorful characters like Charley Finley and Ken Harrelson are covered, along with the effects that dramatic changes in American society and the war in Vietnam had on the game.

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McFarland

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1476668485

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God and Man at Yale

The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom'

By: William F. Buckley

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God and Man at Yale

The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom'

By: William F. Buckley

The conservative's early views on the quality of education and religion at Yale.

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Regnery Publishing

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089526692X

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Eisenhower and the Cold War Economy

By: William M. McClenahan Jr.,William H. Becker

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Eisenhower and the Cold War Economy

By: William M. McClenahan Jr.,William H. Becker

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue: Preparing for the Presidency -- PART 1 MACRO-LEVEL ECONOMIC POLICIES -- 1 Setting a Consistent Course, 1953-1956 -- 2 Economic Policy in Good Times, 1955-1957 -- 3 Narrowing the Course, 1957-1961 -- PART 2 MICROECONOMIC POLICIES -- 4 Agriculture: A Tough Battle -- 5 A Coalescing Antitrust Policy -- 6 Foreign Economic Policy -- Epilogue: The Eisenhower Legacy -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Essay on Primary Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

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JHU Press

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1421402653

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Democracy Without Decency

Good Citizenship and the War on Poverty

By: William M. Epstein

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Democracy Without Decency

Good Citizenship and the War on Poverty

By: William M. Epstein

The conservative attacks on the welfare system in the United States over the past several decades have put liberal defenders of poverty relief and social insurance programs on the defensive. In this no-holds-barred look at the reality of American social policy since World War II, William Epstein argues that this defense is not worth mounting&—that the claimed successes of American social programs are not sustained by evidence. Rather than their failure being the result of inadequate implementation or political resistance stemming from the culture wars, these programs and their built-in limitations actually do represent what the vast majority of people in this country want them to be. However much people may speak in favor of welfare, the proof of what they really want is in the pudding of the social policies that are actually legislated. The stinginess of America&’s welfare system is the product of basic American values rooted in the myth of &“heroic individualism&” and reinforced by a commitment to social efficiency, the idea that social services need to be minimal and compatible with current social arrangements.

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UFO Hunters Book Two

UFO Hunters Book Two

The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland

The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland

Steam Titans

Steam Titans

As It Happened

As It Happened

Prisoner's Dilemma

Prisoner's Dilemma

The Transportation Experience

The Transportation Experience

Columbia and Canada. Notes on the Great Republic and the New Dominion. A Supplement to "Westward by Rail"

Columbia and Canada. Notes on the Great Republic and the New Dominion. A Supplement to "Westward by Rail"

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Unsolved UFO Mysteries

Unsolved UFO Mysteries

Who Killed Joe McCarthy?

Who Killed Joe McCarthy?

The U.S. Government and the Vietnam War: Executive and Legislative Roles and Relationships, Part IV

The U.S. Government and the Vietnam War: Executive and Legislative Roles and Relationships, Part IV

The U. S. Government and the Vietnam War: Executive and Legislative Roles and Relationships

The U. S. Government and the Vietnam War: Executive and Legislative Roles and Relationships

Baseball on the Brink

Baseball on the Brink

God and Man at Yale

God and Man at Yale

Eisenhower and the Cold War Economy

Eisenhower and the Cold War Economy

Democracy Without Decency

Democracy Without Decency

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