" A] tightly crafted, very readable book . . . the best in-depth contemporary analysis we are going to get." --Stephen Flynn, The Washington Post
When Hurricane Katrina roared ashore on August 29, 2005, federal and state officials were not prepared for the devastation it would bring. In this searing indictment of what went wrong, Christopher Cooper and Robert Block take readers inside FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security to reveal the inexcusable mismanagement during the crisis--the bad decisions that were made, the facts that were ignored, and the...
" A] tightly crafted, very readable book . . . the best in-depth contemporary analysis we are going to get." --Stephen Flynn, The Wash...
She wouldn't even be in the predicament if it weren't for Travis. A phone call in the middle of the night to ask for a "free pass" from her boyfriend of 7 1/2 years was hard to take seriously. When he doesn't get the answer he wanted, his drunken stupor is all it takes to tell her via text message that it's over. That's enough to irritate Mattie into flying home to deal with him. However, bad weather grounds her flight out of Washington leaving her stranded in the airport all night with one other passenger... Logan McNarry. Ordinarily, she wouldn't even think of speaking to him, but Travis'...
She wouldn't even be in the predicament if it weren't for Travis. A phone call in the middle of the night to ask for a "free pass" from her boyfriend ...
Leila Johnson isn't your typical intern. She knows what she wants, and knows how to get it. A summer internship in her mother's office is perfect for a young woman with aspirations of climbing the political ladder. With the Senator squarely in her sights, Leila is positioned to add another notch on her bedpost as she pads her resume. Her sexual desires rival any man's, and the fact that she doesn't mind using people makes it all the easier. She likes her sex raw, carnal, and full of lust and passion, and if it helps her advance, all the better. Senator David McNarry is nothing more than a...
Leila Johnson isn't your typical intern. She knows what she wants, and knows how to get it. A summer internship in her mother's office is perfect for ...
From BBC Books. When the TARDIS materializes in medieval Worcester, the Doctor finds the city seemingly deserted. He soon discovers its population are living in a state of terror, afraid to leave their homes after dark, for fear of meeting their doom at the hands of the legendary Devil's Huntsman. And, after a terrifying encounter with a deadly Krillitane, the Doctor realizes the city has good reason to be scared Scheduled in stores 10/02/13. (235)
From BBC Books. When the TARDIS materializes in medieval Worcester, the Doctor finds the city seemingly deserted. He soon discovers its populat...
Kevin B., M.D. Jones Christopher Cooper David Zoppo
The United States' electrical grid is an antique. It was built to serve a 20th-century economy and designed in an era when the negative environmental impacts of electricity production were poorly understood. It must be upgraded and modernized. The proposed solution is a "smart grid"--a network of new digital technologies, equipment, and controls that can respond quickly to the public's changing energy needs by facilitating two-way communication between the utility and consumers. This book explains the environmental benefit of a smart grid, examines case studies of existing smart grids, and...
The United States' electrical grid is an antique. It was built to serve a 20th-century economy and designed in an era when the negative environment...
Chris (Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Essex) Cooper
Blood is vital to most animals. In mammals it transports oxygen and food, carries away waste, and contains the white cells that attack invading microbes. Playing a central role in life, it has had profound cultural and historical significance and plays an important role in religious ritual. Blood was one of the four humors in early Western medicine and is still probably the major diagnostic tool in the doctor's armory. In this Very Short Introduction, Chris Cooper analyses the components of blood, explains blood groups, and looks at transfusions, blood tests, and blood-borne...
Blood is vital to most animals. In mammals it transports oxygen and food, carries away waste, and contains the white cells that attack invading microb...
