Explores how the joint forces must operate to counter irregular threats & guide force development, material & non-material capability development, & experimentation when directed by the President or Secretary of Defense, to prevent, deter, disrupt & defeat non-state actors, as well as state actors who pose irregular threats. ...

Presenting a series of fresh understandings, theories, & a new system of methodology, this title simplifies the world-class problem of prediction into a series of tasks that can be learned, mastered, & applied in the analysis & prediction of forthcoming changes in materials or fluids. ...

Reverses the history of the English language, taking present-day English as its point of departure, & historical explanations are given only in so far as they illustrate modern forms. This book aims at providing students with answers to questions they may have concerning modern 'irregularities'. It also

Includes:: Dutch & German examples.

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A biography of the long & adventurous life of Jessica Mitford, the queen of the muckrakers. Admirers & detractors use the same words to describe Jessica Mitford: subversive, muckraker, mischief-maker. But those who knew her best simply called her Decca. ...

Drama starring Susan Sarandon & Sam Neill. Sophie Hartley (Sarandon) is convinced that she is being stalked & becomes increasingly certain that her husband's (Neill) beautiful co-worker, Mara (Emily Blunt), wants her children, her husband & her life. Sophie receives nothing but incredulous stares when she voices her concern to her disbelieving family & friends. Sophie struggles to maintain her sanity as the grip of paranoia continues to tighten its constricting grip. ...

Features 45 stylish designs from sophisticated evening purses & shoulder bags to laundry sacks & practical eco shoppers. Employing many of popular crafting techniques
- sewing, knitting, crochet, applique & embroidery, this collection uses a glorious array of different materials, from velvet, lace & wool to tweed, leather & canvas.
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The most significant conquest of the twentieth century may well have been the triumph of American consumer society over Europe's bourgeois civilization. This book gives an account of how the American standard of living defeated the European way of life & achieved the global cultural hegemony that is both its great strength & its key weakness. ...