September 2001 marked the 50th anniversary of the signing of the San Francisco Treaty, formally ending World War II. In signing this treaty Japan fundamentally transformed its international position, placing itself in the vanguard of the Cold War bulwark against the Soviet Union, and wedding itself economically, politically and with security ties to the US. The half century since has seen highs and lows in relations between the two countries. This text evaluates the changing relationship between the two great powers, providing analysis on a variety of topics. It scrutinizes the historical...

This book is a guide to speaking and pronouncing American English. It is appropriate for anyone who speaks English as a second language and wants to improve fluency. It explains the sounds, structures, organization, and speech patterns of conversational English as it is used by native speakers. Its emphasis is on the development of correctness. As a result, you will learn to understand others and they will understand you more easily. This will help you achieve greater success and satisfaction in your personal and professional activities.

The Prostate Storm is one man's journey through prostate disease and cancer, from diagnosis to treatment and its aftermath. Blunt, insightful, sometimes funny, author Steve Vogel tackles many of the big controversies in the prostate world- PSA screening, overtreatment, the cancer-inflammation-diet connection. This informative book is a real wake-up call for all men in their prostate years.

In a rousing account of one of the critical turning points in American history, Through the Perilous Fight tells the gripping story of the burning of Washington and the improbable last stand at Baltimore that helped save the nation and inspired its National Anthem.

In the summer of 1814, the United States of America teetered on the brink of disaster. The war it had declared against Great Britain two years earlier appeared headed toward inglorious American defeat. The young nation's most implacable nemesis, the ruthless British Admiral George Cockburn, launched an invasion of...