Evan Thomas's startling account of how the underrated Dwight Eisenhower saved the world from nuclear holocaust. Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower set about to make good on his campaign promise to end the Korean War. Yet while Eisenhower was quickly viewed by many as a doddering lightweight, behind the bland smile and simple speech was a master tactician. To end the hostilities, Eisenhower would take a colossal risk by bluffing that he might use nuclear weapons against the Communist Chinese, while at the same time restraining his generals and advisors who favored the...
Evan Thomas's startling account of how the underrated Dwight Eisenhower saved the world from nuclear holocaust. Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, ...
Have you heard the one about... You'll laugh yourself silly with The Everything Big Book of Jokes Inside this sidesplitting collection, you'll find only the most popular kinds of jokes, riddles, and funnies from a dynamic professional comedian, including:
Short jokes, one-liners, and puns
Jokes about spouses, in-laws, kids, and grandparents
Office and sports jokes
Animal humor
Classics, including "Guy walks into a bar..." blonde jokes, priest and rabbi jokes, even knock-knock jokes
Filled with countless gags, giggles, and guffaws,...
Have you heard the one about... You'll laugh yourself silly with The Everything Big Book of Jokes Inside this sidesplitting collection, yo...
This volume highlights some of the challenges in delivering effective environmental health interventions, and presents examples of emergent theories and case studies that can help close the gap between intent and impact. These include impact crediting systems, objective evidence gathering tools, and social businesses that service environmental health. The case studies presented cross disciplines, scales, organizational and national boundaries and can defy easy categorization. A water project may be designed for a health impact, but financed with a climate change tool, and leverage high...
This volume highlights some of the challenges in delivering effective environmental health interventions, and presents examples of emergent theorie...
The landmark New York Times bestselling biography of Richard M. Nixon, a political savant whose gaping character flaws would drive him from the presidency and forever taint his legacy. "A biography of eloquence and breadth . . . No single volume about Nixon's long and interesting life could be so comprehensive."--Chicago TribuneOne of Time's Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the Year In this revelatory biography, Evan Thomas delivers a radical, unique portrait of America's thirty-seventh president, Richard Nixon, a contradictory figure who...
The landmark New York Times bestselling biography of Richard M. Nixon, a political savant whose gaping character flaws would drive him from ...
