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Neutering the CIA

Why US Intelligence Versus Trump Has Long-Term Consequences

by John A Gentry ...

Neutering the CIA is an insider look at how political bias at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has undermined its effectiveness both domestically and internationally. The central case study is the impact of the bias on the interaction between the CIA and the Trump Administration, although the origins of the problem link to Robert Gates becoming head of CIA's analysis directorate in 1982, and ... Read more

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Neutering the CIA is an insider look at how political bias at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has undermined its effectiveness both domestically and internationally. The central case study is the impact of the bias on the interaction between the CIA and the Trump Administration, although the origins of the problem link to Robert Gates becoming head of CIA's analysis directorate in 1982, and
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Strategic Warning Intelligence

History, Challenges, and Prospects

by John A. Gentry, Joseph S. Gordon ...

John A. Gentry and Joseph S. Gordon update our understanding of strategic warning intelligence analysis for the twenty-first century. Strategic warning—the process of long-range analysis to alert senior leaders to trending threats and opportunities that require action—is a critical intelligence function. It also is frequently misunderstood and underappreciated. Gentry and Gordon draw on both their ... Read more

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John A. Gentry and Joseph S. Gordon update our understanding of strategic warning intelligence analysis for the twenty-first century. Strategic warning—the process of long-range analysis to alert senior leaders to trending threats and opportunities that require action—is a critical intelligence function. It also is frequently misunderstood and underappreciated. Gentry and Gordon draw on both their
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Farewell to Ordinary

Light Verse Beyond the Pale

by John Gentry ...

Say goodbye to Ordinary in John Gentry's second volume of the 'X-Legged Table' series. Too bad if you missed Victims and Perpetrators. What is ordinary? Well, ordinarily it's, well… on the wall, instead of off. What could rouse your interest less than something titled, 'Minutes of the Meeting'? Pretty ordinary, huh? It depends on the meeting, don't you think? Or (in "Quick Change"), Man of Steel ... Read more

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Say goodbye to Ordinary in John Gentry's second volume of the 'X-Legged Table' series. Too bad if you missed Victims and Perpetrators. What is ordinary? Well, ordinarily it's, well… on the wall, instead of off. What could rouse your interest less than something titled, 'Minutes of the Meeting'? Pretty ordinary, huh? It depends on the meeting, don't you think? Or (in "Quick Change"), Man of Steel
... Read more
How Wars Are Won and Lost

Vulnerability and Military Power

by John A. Gentry ...

Series series Praeger Security International
This provocative book seeks to answer a most crucial—and embarrassing—question concerning the U.S. military: why the United States is so often stymied in military confrontations with seemingly weaker opponents, despite its "superpower" status.This fascinating book examines a question that continues to puzzle soldiers, statesmen, and scholars: why do major powers—including the ostensible superpower ... Read more

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This provocative book seeks to answer a most crucial—and embarrassing—question concerning the U.S. military: why the United States is so often stymied in military confrontations with seemingly weaker opponents, despite its "superpower" status.This fascinating book examines a question that continues to puzzle soldiers, statesmen, and scholars: why do major powers—including the ostensible superpower
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Strangers and Friends

And the Way of Their Goings-On

by John Gentry ...

He was called a rhymer the first time he stood at an open mic. Not mockingly – that was simply who he was and what he mistakenly believed was every poet's way. But rhymers were rare then, and they remain so today. Gentry's only argument against free verse is that it has become the dominant voice, leaving few to march to a different beat. In this collection, he invites you to join him as he rhymes ... Read more

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He was called a rhymer the first time he stood at an open mic. Not mockingly – that was simply who he was and what he mistakenly believed was every poet's way. But rhymers were rare then, and they remain so today. Gentry's only argument against free verse is that it has become the dominant voice, leaving few to march to a different beat. In this collection, he invites you to join him as he rhymes
... Read more
Victims and Perpetrators

Light Verse Judgement on the Criminally Inclined

by John Gentry ...

Dive into the mischievous world of Victims and Perpetrators: Light Verse Judgement on the Criminally Inclined, where the lines between lawbreakers and law enforcers blur in the most whimsical ways. Through the masterful pen of John Gentry, a humorist poet with a penchant for the peculiar, this collection of poems invites readers on a rollicking journey through the underbelly of society, all from ... Read more

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Dive into the mischievous world of Victims and Perpetrators: Light Verse Judgement on the Criminally Inclined, where the lines between lawbreakers and law enforcers blur in the most whimsical ways. Through the masterful pen of John Gentry, a humorist poet with a penchant for the peculiar, this collection of poems invites readers on a rollicking journey through the underbelly of society, all from
... Read more
Diversity Dysfunction

The DEI Threat to National Security Intelligence

by Dr. John A. Gentry ...

The diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda that has captured American institutions in recent years is controversial. While many applaud it on ethical grounds for allegedly redressing past discrimination, critics charge that DEI policies are unfair and damage institutions, including organizations critical to U.S. national security. Until now, however, there has been no systematic study of ... Read more

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The diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda that has captured American institutions in recent years is controversial. While many applaud it on ethical grounds for allegedly redressing past discrimination, critics charge that DEI policies are unfair and damage institutions, including organizations critical to U.S. national security. Until now, however, there has been no systematic study of
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Environmental Microbiology

by Ian Pepper, Terry Gentry, Charles Gerba, John Brooks ...

Environmental Microbiology, Fourth Edition is the revised edition of a key, foundational text for the field of environmental microbiology which hits all the pillars of the field and takes into account the tremendous advances in environmental microbiology over past decade. It provides comprehensive information on traditional methodologies utilized to study environmental microbes, as well as state ... Read more

$79.19 USD

Environmental Microbiology, Fourth Edition is the revised edition of a key, foundational text for the field of environmental microbiology which hits all the pillars of the field and takes into account the tremendous advances in environmental microbiology over past decade. It provides comprehensive information on traditional methodologies utilized to study environmental microbes, as well as state
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The Yosemite

by John Muir ...

Narrated by Don Gentry ...

Unabridged

5 hours 40 min

John Muir (1838 – 1914) was an influential naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, and advocate for the preservation of wilderness areas in the United States. In 1869, Muir travelled to California and spent a long time in the area that is now the Yosemite National Park. This narrative takes the form of a hiking guide filled with adventure. Muir was a master of description, providing ... Read more

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John Muir (1838 – 1914) was an influential naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, and advocate for the preservation of wilderness areas in the United States. In 1869, Muir travelled to California and spent a long time in the area that is now the Yosemite National Park. This narrative takes the form of a hiking guide filled with adventure. Muir was a master of description, providing
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Nonlinear Guided Wave Optics

A testbed for extreme waves

by Stéphane Barland, Bruno Garbin, Massimo Giudici, François Gustave, Cristina Rimoldi, Giovanna Tissoni, Pierre Walkzak, Massimo Brambilla, Lorenzo Columbo, Christopher J. Gibson, Gian-Luca Oppo, Allison Yao, Franco Prati, Roberto José Rios-Leite, Jorge J. Tredicce, Cristina Masoller, Jordi Zamora-Munt, Fabio Baronio, Shihua Chen, Philippe Grelu, José Maria Soto Crespo, Maria Chiara Braidotti, Giulia Marcucci, Silvia Gentilini, Claudio Conti, Matteo Conforti, Gang Xu, Arnaud Mussot, Alexandre Kudlinski, Stefano Trillo, Miro Erkintalo, Neil G.R. Broderick, Antoine F.J. Runge, Robert I. Woodward, Edmund J. R. Kelleher, K. Nithyanandan, Saïd Hamdi, Aurélien Coillet, Katarzyna Krupa, Bertrand Kibler, Amin Chabchoub, Andrey Gelash, Nail Akhmediev, Vladimir E. Zakharov, Davide Pierangeli, Eugenio DelRe, Sergey V. Sergeyev, Hani Kbashi, Amos Martinez, Stanislav Kolpakov, Chenbo Mou, Adrian Ankiewicz, Gunter Steinmeyer, Ayhan Demircan, Pierre Suret, Stéphane Randoux, Gennady El, Miguel Onorato, Lamyae Drouzi, Saliya Coulibaly, Gaston Tiofack, Abdelmajid Taki, Khalid Laabidi, Vincent Couderc, Alessandro Tonello, Alain Barthélemy, Antonio Picozzi, Guy Millot, Shanti Toenger, Mikko Närhi, Goëry Gentry, John M. Dudley, Mustapha Tlidi, Krassimir Panajotov, Marcel G. Clerc ...

Series series IOP Series in Emerging Technologies in Optics and Photonics
Experiments and theory have rapidly progressed on nonlinear optical extreme waves, showing that guided wave nonlinear optics and fiber lasers provide a relatively simple, accessible and controllable test bed for the observations and accurate statistical studies of extreme wave phenomena that obey the same universal rules, which apply to a large ensemble of different physical systems. With ... Read more

$107.99 USD

Experiments and theory have rapidly progressed on nonlinear optical extreme waves, showing that guided wave nonlinear optics and fiber lasers provide a relatively simple, accessible and controllable test bed for the observations and accurate statistical studies of extreme wave phenomena that obey the same universal rules, which apply to a large ensemble of different physical systems. With
... Read more
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On Liberty

by John Stuart Mill ...

Narrated by Don Gentry ...

Unabridged

4 hours 25 min

‘On Liberty’ is an 1859 philosophical treatise by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill (1806 – 1873) which applies an ethical system of utilitarianism to society and the state. Mill starts with a brief overview of the meaning of liberty and proffers his basic argument in favor of liberty for the individual, to the degree that it harms no one else. The value of liberty of opinion and liberty of ... Read more

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‘On Liberty’ is an 1859 philosophical treatise by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill (1806 – 1873) which applies an ethical system of utilitarianism to society and the state. Mill starts with a brief overview of the meaning of liberty and proffers his basic argument in favor of liberty for the individual, to the degree that it harms no one else. The value of liberty of opinion and liberty of
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I Cannot Forget

Imprisoned in Korea, Accused at Home

by Judith Fenner Gentry, John Wilson Moore ...

Series Book 142 - Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series
Eighteen-year-old Johnny Moore was an energetic, self-confident private first class when he entered combat with a heavy-weapons platoon in Korea. Four and a half months later, after surviving heavy attacks on the Pusan Perimeter and in one of the forward units of the western column advancing on the Yalu River, he was captured by the Chinese infantry.Moore and other American POWs suffered from ... Read more

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Eighteen-year-old Johnny Moore was an energetic, self-confident private first class when he entered combat with a heavy-weapons platoon in Korea. Four and a half months later, after surviving heavy attacks on the Pusan Perimeter and in one of the forward units of the western column advancing on the Yalu River, he was captured by the Chinese infantry.Moore and other American POWs suffered from
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