Mountaintops And Mai Tais

Author : Douglas M Johnston, Jr
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 9781662808791
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mountaintops and Mai Tais written by Douglas M Johnston, Jr and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating book, award-winning author Douglas Johnston traces his circuitous and largely unpredictable path from gathering intelligence on Soviet naval forces through the periscope of a nuclear submarine to blazing new trails in diplomacy by incorporating religious considerations into the practice of international politics. The first half of the book, which is laced with humorous episodes in his life's journey, marries with a more serious half that describes the role he played in developing and later putting into practice a new form of engagement called Faith-based Diplomacy. The results of its practice are little short of amazing and make for captivating reading. They also reaffirm the value of living out a higher sense of purpose. 18. Dr. Douglas Johnston is President Emeritus and founder of the International Center for Religion & Diplomacy. Prior to that he was Executive Vice President and COO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and before that founding Director of Harvard University's Executive Program in National and International Security. Among his publications are Religion, the Missing Dimension of Statecraft (Oxford, 1994) and his more recent award-winning book, Religion, Terror, and Error: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Challenge of Spiritual Engagement (Praeger, 2011). In 2008, he was identified in Christianity Today as the "Father of Faith-Based Diplomacy." No website An award-winning author, Douglas M. Johnston, Jr., is President Emeritus and founder of the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy (ICRD). He is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration and a PhD in Political Science from Harvard University. He has served in senior positions in government, the military, and the private sector, including six years at Harvard where he taught international affairs and was founding director of the University's Executive Program in National and International Security. Prior to ICRD, Dr. Johnston was Executive Vice President and COO of the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Author : Kathy Kalmar
Publisher : eXtasy Books
ISBN 13 : 1487430086
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Author : Kathy Kalmar
Publisher : eXtasy Books
ISBN 13 : 1487431910
Total Pages : 114 pages
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Total Pages : 244 pages
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Author : Tom Marshall
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307758125
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Price of Exit written by Tom Marshall and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-08-10 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The risk of a fatal catastrophe was constant. The NVA was the enemy, but the ultimate opponent was, quite simply, death. . . ." For assault helicopter crews flying in and around the NVA-infested DMZ, the U.S. pullout from Vietnam in 1970-71 was a desperate time of selfless courage. Now former army warrant officer Tom Marshall of the Phoenix, C Company, 158th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne, captures the deadly mountain terrain, the long hours flown under enormous stress, the grim determination of hardened pilots combat-assaulting through walls of antiaircraft fire, the pickups amid exploding mortar shells and hails of AK fire, the nerve-racking string extractions of SOG teams from North Vietnam. . . . And, through it all, the rising tension as helicopter pilots and crews are lost at an accelerating pace. It is no coincidence that the Phoenix was one of the most highly decorated assault helicopter units in I Corps. For as the American departure accelerated and the enemy added new, more powerful antiaircraft weapons, the helicopter pilots, crew chiefs, and gunners paid the heavy price of withdrawal in blood. For more than 30 Percent of Tom Marshall's 130 helicopter-school classmates, the price of exit was their lives. . . .

Author : Kathy Kalmar
Publisher : eXtasy Books
ISBN 13 : 1487437447
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cape Cod Promise written by Kathy Kalmar and published by eXtasy Books. This book was released on 2023-10-06 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sloane Wentworth needs a second chance. When her husband dies, she goes from a soccer mom to a single mother in a heartbeat. She makes him a deathbed promise to seek her fortune and a guy named Joe on Cape Cod. Sloane finds herself harassed and hounded by the press over her late husband’s white-collar crimes, losing her job, reputation, and friends. She wants an escape. Maybe a Cape Cod visit is just the thing. Unknown, however, is the role Joe plays. Sloane is no damsel in distress, but her ship is sinking fast. Perhaps Cape Cod’s promises and sea winds will blow good fortune her way. She throws caution to the wind and charts a new course. But will the tide carry her and her young son to a safe harbor? Or will they go down with the ship?

Author : Kathy Kalmar
Publisher : eXtasy Books
ISBN 13 : 1487439105
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cape Cod Connection written by Kathy Kalmar and published by eXtasy Books. This book was released on 2024-03-01 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sloane Wentworth’s deathbed promise to her husband leads her straight to her old flame, Seth, in Truro, Cape Cod. She soon discovers that he’s neither friend nor frenemy, but he is trouble, especially when her heart gets involved. To complicate matters, she still doesn’t know why her late husband sent her on this quest, and Seth isn’t telling. Cape Cod’s trade winds could blow in the answers, but what happens when she discovers those answers can change her future?

Author : Dean R. Koontz
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780425209929
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Whispers written by Dean R. Koontz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hilary Thomas, a screenwriter scarred by childhood abuse, and Tony Clemenza, an ace cop and would-be artist, plunge into a love affair while pursuing the psychopath who brutally assaulted Hilary.

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Publisher : Fodor
ISBN 13 : 0679009272
Total Pages : 698 pages
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Author : Douglas Johnston
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199721955
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Faith- Based Diplomacy Trumping Realpolitik written by Douglas Johnston and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-06-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For most of the twentieth century, the most critical concerns of national security have been balance-of-power politics and the global arms race. The religious conflicts of this era and the motives behind them, however, demand a radical break with this tradition. If the United States is to prevail in its long-term contest with extremist Islam, it will need to re-examine old assumptions, expand the scope of its thinking to include religion and other "irrational" factors, and be willing to depart from past practice. A purely military response in reaction to such attacks will simply not suffice. What will be required is a long-term strategy of cultural engagement, backed by a deeper understanding of how others view the world and what is important to them. In non-Western cultures, religion is a primary motivation for political actions. Historically dismissed by Western policymakers as a divisive influence, religion in fact has significant potential for overcoming the obstacles that lead to paralysis and stalemate. The Incorporation of religion as part of the solution to such problems is as simple as it is profound. It is long overdue. This book looks at five intractable conflicts and explores the possibility of drawing on religion as a force for peace. It builds upon the insights of Religion, the Missing Dimension of Statecraft (OUP, 1994) -- which examined the role that religious or spiritual factors can play in preventing or resolving conflict -- while achieving social change based on justice and reconciliation. The world-class authors writing in this volume suggest how the peacemaking tenets of five major world religions can be strategically applied in ongoing conflicts in which those religions are involved. Finally, the commonalities and differences between these religions are examined with an eye toward further applications in peacemaking and conflict resolution.