Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla, Hardcover - David Kilcullen

Reducere. When Americans think of modern warfare, what comes to mind is the US army skirmishing with terrorists and insurgents in the mountains of Afghanista...

In his third book, David Kilcullen takes us out of the mountains: away from the remote, rural guerrilla warfare of Afghanistan, and into the margin...

Classic writing on war in the modern age of non-state actors, etc

Reducere. Written in 1969 by Brazilian revolutionary Carlos Marighella, the Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla is a practical handbook of urban warfare. As su...

Although we all want to help the environment, our knowledge of what are 'green' choices is often so limited that we can do more harm than good. Thi...

Reducere. This book provides an in-depth look at how American consumers will react to the significant social, economic and marketplace changes that will be b...

Outwardly, 'Britain's most experienced teenage Alpinist' is a brave young mountaineer. But he's not experienced at all, at least not in the way he ...

This book helps you discover the towns that inhabit the Himalayas' rugged lands, its legends and colours, and features information on the culture a...

DescriptionEve of Destruction The Coming Age of Preventive War Thomas M. Nichols "Thomas Nichols transcends sterile debates about Iraq and the Bush...

Reducere. New York Times bestselling author and CNBC commenter Keith Boykin expands on the "It Gets Better" project by bringing together 25 essays by men of ...

Machines That Think explores how artificial intelligence helps us understand human intelligence, machines that compose music and write stories - an...

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Reducere. A heartbreaking and hilarious true story of coming out as gay in New Zealand Lil O'Brien accidentally outed herself to her parents at the age of ni...

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Coming of Age in Nineteenth-Century India: The Girl-Child and the Art of Playfulness - Ruby Lal

Reducere. Fry The Brain is a detailed, original study of urban guerrilla sniping and its employment in modern unconventional warfare. Fry The Brain strives t...

A powerful and essential memoir of self-discovery . . . Brimming with beautiful remembrances of his grandfather and terrifying stories of abuse and...

A journey through the evolution of Britain's prehistoric landscape, and an insight into the lives of its inhabitants, in fifteen scenes.Illustratio...

A journey through the evolution of Britain's prehistoric landscape, and an insight into the lives of its inhabitants, in fifteen scenes.Publisher: ...

Contributor(s): Author: Seng TyThe Years of Zero-Coming of Age Under the Khmer Rouge is a survivor's account of the Cambodian genocide carried out ...

Boaventura de Sousa Santos further develops his concept of the "epistemologies of the South, " in which he outlines a theoretical, methodological, ...

Reducere. In 1908, Florence Nightingale Graham moved from the suburbs of Toronto, Canada to Manhattan with dreams of becoming a self-made woman. Within two y...

Reducere. From a millennial climate activist, an exploration of how young people live in the shadow of catastrophe Strikingly perceptive. --Jenny Offill Warm...

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Discover a wonderful world of celebrations from around the world. Featuring the world's main religions as well as some little-known ceremonies and ...

Reducere. The Last Gentleman Adventurer: Coming of Age in the Arctic, Paperback

The third collection of poetry from the Forward Prize winning Chennai-based poet, author and dancer.

Reducere. DescriptionFrom a Harvard scholar and former Obama official, a powerful proposal for curtailing violent crime in America Urban violence is one of t...

In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history ...