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 Joy of Chip Carving: Step-by-Step Instructions & Designs from a Master Carver (Fox Chapel Publishing) Includes Barton Capitals & Foliated Alphabet Templates Never Before Published & a Gallery of Work by Wayne Barton English | 2019 | ISBN: 1497100569 | 152 Pages | EPUB | 38 MB  Investing For Canadians All-in-One For Dummies by Consumer Dummies English | November 8th, 2020 | ISBN: 111973665X | 592 pages | True EPUB | 3.53 MB The all-encompassing guide to getting smart about the market  Into the Quagmire: Lyndon Johnson and the Escalation of the Vietnam War By Brian VanDeMark 1995 | 285 Pages | ISBN: 0195096509 | PDF | 17 MB In November of 1964, as Lyndon Johnson celebrated his landslide victory over Barry Goldwater, the government of South Vietnam lay in a shambles. Ambassador Maxwell Taylor described it as a country beset by ''chronic factionalism, civilian-military suspicion and distrust, absence of national spirit and motivation, lack of cohesion in the social structure, lack of experience in the conduct of government.'' Virtually no one in the Johnson Administration believed that Saigon could defeat the communist insurgency--and yet by July of 1965, a mere nine months later, they would lock the United States on a path toward massive military intervention which would ultimately destroy Johnson's presidency and polarize the American people. Into the Quagmire presents a closely rendered, almost day-by-day account of America's deepening involvement in Vietnam during those crucial nine months. Mining a wealth of recently opened material at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and elsewhere, Brian VanDeMark vividly depicts the painful unfolding of a national tragedy. We meet an LBJ forever fearful of a conservative backlash, which he felt would doom his Great Society, an unsure and troubled leader grappling with the unwanted burden of Vietnam; George Ball, a maverick on Vietnam, whose carefully reasoned (and, in retrospect, strikingly prescient) stand against escalation was discounted by Rusk, McNamara, and Bundy; and Clark Clifford, whose last-minute effort at a pivotal meeting at Camp David failed to dissuade Johnson from doubling the number of ground troops in Vietnam. What comes across strongly throughout the book is the deep pessimism of all the major participants as things grew worse--neither LBJ, nor Bundy, nor McNamara, nor Rusk felt confident that things would improve in South Vietnam, that there was any reasonable chance for victory, or that the South had the will or the ability to prevail against the North. And yet deeper into the quagmire they went. Whether describing a tense confrontation between George Ball and Dean Acheson (''You goddamned old bastards,'' Ball said to Acheson, ''you remind me of nothing so much as a bunch of buzzards sitting on a fence and letting the young men die'') or corrupt politicians in Saigon, VanDeMark provides readers with the full flavor of national policy in the making. More important, he sheds greater light on why America became entangled in the morass of Vietnam.  Interpreting Modernity: Essays on the Work of Charles Taylor edited by Jocelyn Maclure, Jacob Levy, Daniel M. Weinstock English | October 15, 2020 | ISBN: 0228001439, 0228001447 | EPUB | 344 pages | 1.7 MB There are few philosophical questions to which Charles Taylor has not devoted his attention. His work has made powerful contributions to our understanding of action, language, and mind. He has had a lasting impact on our understanding of the way in which the social sciences should be practised, taking an interpretive stance in opposition to dominant positivist methodologies.  Instrument Rating Test Prep 2020 : Study & Prepare by ASA Test Prep Board English | 2019 | ISBN: 1619547821 | 297 Pages | PDF | 7.23 MB  Information and Cyber Security: 19th International Conference, ISSA 2020, Pretoria, South Africa, August 25-26, 2020, Revised Selected Papers by Hein Venter English | PDF | 2020 | 174 Pages | ISBN : 3030660389 | 11.4 MB This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Information Security, ISSA 2020, which was supposed to be held in Pretoria, South Africa, in August 2020, but it was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  In Search Of The New Public Domain by Maarten Hajer and Arnold Reijndorp English | ISBN-10: 9056622013 | March 2, 2002 | PDF | 142 pages | 11.3 mb The last 10 years have not only seen the rediscovery of public space in the arenas of policy-making and design, they have also witnessed an intensification of the debate about the significance of public space for urban society.  In Defiance of Death: Exposing the Real Costs of End-of-Life Care By Kenneth A. Fisher 2008 | 240 Pages | ISBN: 0275997103 | PDF | 2 MB Death is a natural part of life. But it has become a painful, protracted, humiliating process that is often inappropriate for the healthcare patient, puts an undue financial and emotional burden on the family, and provides a model of improper care for physicians in training. And it's expensiveвЂ"about 22 percent of all medical expenditures are for people in the last year of their lives. Further, while studies show that 90 percent of all people would prefer to die at home surrounded by family and friends, the reality is that more than 70 percent die in institutions. As Dr. Ken Fisher argues so passionately in this book, it's time for a change.End-of-life care in the U.S. has evolved over the years into a nightmare for patients and family members, and it has created a near-crushing financial burden on the medical system that is not just excessive but unsustainable. It has driven the cost of healthcare out of reach for many people, and it is a large factor in preventing the creation of universal coverage. In Defiance of Death reviews the current state of end-of-life care and highlights its many problems from a variety of economic, political, and social perspectives. Fisher and Rockwell illuminate the ethical dilemmas we all face as technology allows us to prolong lifeвЂ"but at a huge human and financial cost. This book documents these problems and provides a historical perspective of how our medical system evolved. It argues that America's defiance of death is far too costly and recommend that all stakeholdersвЂ"including the public, medical community, Congress, and business leadersвЂ"join together to create a system that improves end-of-life care for everyone involved. This book, with workable solutions to improve our medical system, helps point the way.  In Defense of Dolphins: The New Moral Frontier By Thomas White 2007 | 239 Pages | ISBN: 140515778X | PDF | 2 MB Have humans been sharing the planet with other intelligent life for millions of years without realizing it? In Defense of Dolphins combines accessible science and philosophy, surveying the latest research on dolphin intelligence and social behavior, to advocate for their ethical treatment. Encourages a reassessment of the human-dolphin relationship, arguing for an end to the inhuman treatment of dolphins Written by an expert philosopher with almost twenty-years of experience studying dolphins Combines up-to-date research supporting the sophisticated cognitive and emotional capacities of dolphins with entertaining first-hand accounts Looks at the serious questions of intelligent life, ethical treatment, and moral obligation Engaging and thought-provoking  If Hemingway Wrote jаvascript by Angus Croll English | September 1st, 2020 | ISBN: 1593275854 | 196 pages | True PDF | 5.39 MB What if William Shakespeare were asked to generate the Fibonacci series or Jane Austen had to write a factorial program? In If Hemingway Wrote jаvascript, author Angus Croll imagines short jаvascript programs as written by famous wordsmiths. The result is a peculiar and charming combination of prose, poetry, and programming. |
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