Exercise Of Power

Author : Robert M. Gates
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0525432582
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exercise of Power written by Robert M. Gates and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the former secretary of defense and author of the acclaimed #1 bestselling memoir, Duty, a candid, sweeping examination of power, and how it has been exercised, for good and bad, by American presidents in the post-Cold War world. Since the end of the Cold War, the global perception of the United States has progressively morphed from dominant international leader to disorganized entity. Robert Gates argues that this transformation is the result of the failure of political leaders to understand the complexity of American power, its expansiveness and its limitations. He makes clear that the successful exercise of power is not limited to the ability to coerce or demand submission, but must also encompass diplomacy, strategic communications, development assistance, intelligence, technology, and ideology. With forthright judgments of the performance of past presidents and their senior-most advisers, insightful ­firsthand knowledge, and compelling insider stories, Gates’s candid, sweeping examination of power in all its manifestations argues that U.S. national security in the future will require abiding by the lessons of the past, reimagining our approach, and revitalizing nonmilitary instruments of power essential to success and security.

Author : Pirkko Markula-Denison
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134244126
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foucault, Sport and Exercise written by Pirkko Markula-Denison and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-01-24 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michel Foucault’s work profoundly influences the way we think about society, in particular how we understand social power, the self, and the body. This book gives an innovative and entirely new analysis of is later works making it a one-stop guide for students, exploring how Foucauldian theory can inform our understanding of the body, domination, identity and freedom as experienced through sport and exercise. Divided into three themed parts, this book considers: Foucault’s ideas and key debates Foucault’s theories to explore power relations, the body, identity and the construction of social practices in sport and exercise how individuals make sense of the social forces surrounding them, considering physical activity, fitness and sport practices as expressions of freedom and sites for social change. Accessible and clear, including useful case studies helping to bring the theory to real-life, Foucault, Sport and Exercise considers cultures and experiences in sports, exercise and fitness, coaching and health promotion. In addition to presenting established Foucauldian perspectives and debates, this text also provides innovative discussion of how Foucault’s later work can inform the study and understanding of sport and the physically active body.

Author : R. Schulze
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137478381
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Exercise of Power in Communication written by R. Schulze and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the various choices speakers or communicators make when expressing power relations in modern societies. The volume brings together several disciplines, such as linguistics, sociology, communication studies and social psychology, to give insight into how interactants co-construct different aspects of power in their everyday life.

Author : Rowland Evans
Publisher : [New York] : New American Library
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lyndon B. Johnson; the Exercise of Power written by Rowland Evans and published by [New York] : New American Library. This book was released on 1966 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ian Gregoire
Publisher : Lucid Dream
ISBN 13 : 1999600908
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Exercise Of Vital Powers written by Ian Gregoire and published by Lucid Dream. This book was released on 2018-07-02 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some Lessons Must Be Learned The Hard Way. Since its inception, The Order has been dedicated to the prevention of the misuse and abuse of magic. For seven decades this mandate has guaranteed peace and stability throughout The Nine Kingdoms. But a potential threat to the peace has emerged, and its source is much closer to home than the leadership of The Order may realise. Arrogant, manipulative, confrontational and angry. Undesirable qualities in a person at the best of times, but more so in a young woman born with the power to bring kingdoms to their knees. Kayden Jayta, precocious apprentice of The Order, is all these things and more, yet wholly unwilling to acknowledge and rectify her many troubling traits. Unbeknown to anyone, Kayden’s resolute determination to join the ranks of The Order is born of a secret that puts her priorities at odds with the precepts of the organisation, setting her inexorably on a collision course with the most powerful institution in The Nine Kingdoms. If Kayden is to be dissuaded from walking the path she has chosen, averting tragic consequences in the process, two unanswered questions must be answered: What is the dark secret guiding Kayden’s actions? And, why has a legendary figure within The Order, with a secret of her own, taken undue interest in Kayden’s future?

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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 157062660X
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thunder in the Sky written by and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2001-05-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding the development and practice of power—based on an in-depth observation of human psychology—has been a part of traditional Chinese thought for thousands of years and is considered a prerequisite for mastering the arts of strategy and leadership. Thunder in the Sky presents two secret classics of this ancient Chinese tradition. The commentary by Thomas Cleary—the renowned translator of dozens of Asian classics—highlights the contemporary application of these teachings.

Author : Scott Kline Powers
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Higher Education
ISBN 13 : 9780071316262
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exercise Physiology written by Scott Kline Powers and published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Especially for exercise science and physical education students, this text provides a solid foundation in theory illuminated by application and performance models to increase understanding and to help students apply what they've learned in the classroom and beyond.

Author : Carolyn Dean
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440520631
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 365 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power written by Carolyn Dean and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-12-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An apple a day doesn't just keep the doctor away, it can also improve memory. From eating the right foods to knowing the right exercises, becoming smarter isn't always about textbooks and tests. With this practical, interactive guide, you can amp up your IQ in no time! Filled with 365 tips and tricks to better the brain, you'll learn that: Gingko Biloba increases blood flow to the brain learning a new language improves brain function classical music will help your problem-solving abilities sitting up straight doesn't just elevate your body, it improves your thinking process taking a brisk walk builds a better connection between brain cells eating at least one cup of blueberries a day reduces the effects of Alzheimer's disease or dementia and other brain boosting facts! This book is all that's needed for smarter living—starting now.

Author : Robert Greene
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0670881465
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 48 Laws of Power written by Robert Greene and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling” and “fascinating,” Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum. Some laws teach the need for prudence (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master”), others teach the value of confidence (“Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness”), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally”). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.

Author : Pavel Tsatsouline
Publisher : Dragon Door Publications, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780938045199
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power to the People! written by Pavel Tsatsouline and published by Dragon Door Publications, Inc. This book was released on 2000 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How would you like to own a world class body-whatever your present condition- by doing only two exercises, for twenty minutes a day? A body so lean, ripped and powerful looking, you won't believe your own reflection when you catch yourself in the mirror. And what if you could do it without a single supplement, without having to waste your time at a gym and with only a 150 bucks of simple equipment? And how about not only being stronger than you've ever been in your life, but having higher energy and better performance in whatever you do? How would you like to have an instant download of the world's absolutely most effective strength secrets? To possess exactly the same knowledge that created world-champion athletes-and the strongest bodies of their generation? Pavel Tsatsouline's Power to the People!-Russian Strength Training Secrets for Every American delivers all of this and more.