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  Leveraging Latency - How the...

  Tristan A. Volpe

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  When does nuclear latency—the technical capacity to build the bomb—enable states to pursue effective coercion?In Leveraging Latency, Tristan A. Volpe argues that having greater capacity to build weaponry doesn't translate to greater coercive advantage. Volpe finds that there is a trade-off between threatening proliferation and promising nuclear restraint. States need just enough bomb-making capacity to threaten proliferation, but not so much that it becomes too difficult for them to offer nonproliferation assurances. The boundaries of this sweet spot align with the capacity to produce the fissile material at the heart of an atomic weapon.To test this argument, Volpe includes comparative case studies of four countries that leveraged latency against superpowers: Japan, West Germany, North Korea, and Iran. In doing so, Volpe identifies a generalizable mechanism—the threat-assurance trade-off—that explains why more power often makes compellence less likely to work. This framework illuminates how technology shapes broader bargaining dynamics and helps to refine policy options for inhibiting the spread of nuclear weapons. As nuclear technology continues to cast a shadow over the global landscape, Leveraging Latency provides a systematic assessment of its coercive utility.

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  The Practical Negotiator - How...

  Steven P. Cohen

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  “A well-written practical guide to the art and science of negotiation . . . I found [Cohen’s] advice, offered in a concise Q and A format, to be pure gold.” —Bennett G. Picker, author of Mediation Practice Guide 
   
  There’s an inner negotiator in everyone—and The Practical Negotiator helps you find yours. We all need to reach agreement with others in our daily lives, but many people are overly fearful of what they think is a complex process. In this book, prominent consultant Steven Cohen demystifies negotiation, offering common-sense approaches anyone can use no matter what the issue. 
   
  The Practical Negotiator provides a broad range of real-life negotiating problems faced by people in dozens of countries from every continent (except Antarctica). Each question was submitted by a real person looking for advice. The book’s down-to-earth approach will empower you to:Assess your interests and strengths and find ways to build on themUnderstand the situation and the possibilities at handIncrease your confidence in dealing with othersDevelop and implement simple, practical strategies to further your interests, and more

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  History of China - Specific...

  Kelly Mass

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  This is a combo of 5 titles with different topics related to Chinese history. The topics are the following: 
  Ancient China: It’s hard to cover all of China’s vast history in a short book, but for the sake of leaving out details, we will still give it a try. In this guide, you will be able to learn more about the most important turning events, eras, dynasties, leaders, wars, and cultural aspects of ancient China. 
  Chinese Mythology: Chinese folklore is mythology from the geographical area now called China that has been given orally or documented. Several myths from different local and cultural customs are included in Chinese folklore. Much of folklore includes thrilling stories including impressive characters and beings, the use of magic powers, and normally occurs in a mythologically unique area or time. 
  Confucius: Confucius was a Chinese thinker and political leader who was considered as the apotheosis of Chinese sages. Confucius' theories and philosophy, commonly seen as one of the most essential and prominent individuals in human history, created the structure of East Asian civilization and civilization, and stay appropriate across China and East Asia today. Confucianism, his philosophical theories, highlighted personal and governmental morality, social connection precision, justice, generosity, and genuineness. 
  Mao Zedong: Mao Zedong has had a tremendous impact on the Chinese nation. During his Great Leap Forward, he was responsible for more deaths than both Hitler and Stalin, making him the biggest mass murderer in history. What happened during the Great Leap Forward? Why did so many farmers starve to death? And what else did Mao Zedong do during his reign? 
  Portuguese Macau: Macau is known as the Las Vegas of China. It attracts many tourists every year, and it has a unique set of laws and history behind it. How did it become this way? Well, one of the reasons is that it used to be part of the Portuguese Empire.

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  The Resilience Imperative -...

  Michael Lewis, Pat Conaty

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  “[The authors] argue that with more integration and cooperation between businesses, governments and communities, a more sustainable economy is possible.” —The Environmental Magazine 
   
  We find ourselves between a rock and a hot place—compelled by the intertwined forces of peak oil and climate change to reinvent our economic life at a much more local and regional scale. The Resilience Imperative argues for a major SEE (social, ecological, economic) change as a prerequisite for replacing the paradigm of limitless economic growth with a more decentralized, cooperative, steady-state economy. 
   
  The authors present a comprehensive series of strategic questions within the broad areas of:Energy sufficiencyLocal food systemsInterest-free financingAffordable housing and land reformSustainable community development 
   
  Each section is complemented by case studies of pioneering community initiatives rounded out by a discussion of transition factors and resilience reflections. 
   
  With a focus on securing and sustaining change, this provocative book challenges deeply embedded cultural assumptions. Profoundly hopeful and inspiring, The Resilience Imperative affirms the possibilities of positive change as it is shaped by individuals, communities, and institutions learning to live within our ecological limits. 
   
  “Resilience is the watchword for our dawning era of economic and environmental instability . . . The Resilience Imperative is exactly what’s needed to get us moving in the right direction.” —Richard Heinberg, author of Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival 
   
  “Exceptionally valuable—in vision, in strategic understanding, in concrete ways to build forward. A handbook for a morally meaningful and sustainable future!” —Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism

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  John Stuart Mill: Life Life...

  John Stuart Mill

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  This classic memoir brings the complete biography of the one of the greatest thinkers of the western philosophy. Mill is considered to be the most influential mind of liberalism. His work contributed greatly to the development of social theory, political theory and political economy thanks to which he earned the title of "the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century". In this book, John Stuart Mill described his life from childhood and early education until old age. He wrote about his main interests, notable ideas and great influences. 
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  Childhood and Early Education
  Moral Influences in Early Youth 
  My Father's Character and Opinions
  Last Stage of Education, and First of Self-education
  Youthful Propagandism
  The "Westminster Review"
  A Crisis in My Mental History
  One Stage Onward
  Commencement of the Most Valuable Friendship of My Life
  My Father's Death
  Writings and Other Proceedings Up to 1840
  General View of the Remainder of My Life
  Completion of the "System of Logic"
  Publication of the "Principles of Political Economy" 
  Marriage
  Retirement From the India House
  Publication of "Liberty" 
  "Considerations on Representative Government"
  Civil War in America 
  Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy
  Parliamentary Life 
  Remainder of My Life

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  The Clock and the Calendar - A...

  Doug Collins, Maria Bartiromo

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  The impeachment of Donald Trump as told by a member of Congress with a front-row seat to history.Historians will look back over time at the events of the fall of 2019 and the impeachment of Donald J. Trump, and will debate the merits of the charges and the circumstances that caused the whole debacle. In The Clock and the Calendar, Congressman Doug Collins will explain why the impeachment was not really about a phone call with a foreign leader or how the president conducted himself; no, it was not even about the Russia investigation that had fizzled just months before these proceedings. What happened in the halls of Congress during this time was merely a date with a destiny that was dreamed of by Democrats still feeling the sting of bitter tears in Brooklyn on the night that Donald Trump derailed the coronation of Hillary Clinton. It was on that night that the mainstream media was stunned and brought to tears, and the Washington establishment shook to their very core, that the seed was planted. We may not have won tonight, they said, but we will never let this stand. Instead of looking to win again in four years, the movement began to look for another solution. Seeds had already been sown: the way was impeachment and that was the destiny they sought.

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