"riveting and comprehensive, encompassing every aspect of the rise of military robotics." --Financial Times In Wired for War, P. W. Singer explores the great-est revolution in military affairs since
Singer (critical care medicine, Institute for Nutrition Research, Beilison Hospital, Israel) assembles nutrition, intensive care, and other specialists from Europe, Israel, Canada, and the US for 20 c
Some have claimed that "War is too important to be left to the generals," but P. W. Singer asks "What about the business executives?" Breaking out of the guns-for-hire mold of traditional mercenaries,
A recently discovered account of an Austrian Jewish writer's flight, persecution, and clandestine life in wartime France.As arts editor for one of Vienna's principal newspapers, Moriz Scheyer knew man
“A white-knuckle adventure . . . This near-future was crafted by experts, and it shows.”―Daniel H. Wilson, New York Times best-selling author of Robopocalypse“Fantastic, compelling, and authoritative.
This is the first comprehensive look at the use of children in contemporary warfare. From U.S. soldiers having to fight children in Afghanistan and Iraq to juvenile terrorists in Sri Lanka to Palestin
Georgia's music history is diverse in that it covers gospel singer Thomas Dorsey, soul singer James Brown, opera singer Jessye Norman, country singer Alan Jackson, folk singer Hedy West and symphony a
An FBI agent teams up with the first police robot to hunt a shadowy terrorist in this gripping technothriller―and fact-based tour of tomorrow―from the authors of Ghost FleetAmerica is on the brink of
Here is a romantic tale of two worlds colliding against the backdrop of 1930s America, as a celebrity singer attempts to escape the troubles of her fame and ends up hiding in the camping trailer of a
A military expert reveals how science fiction is fast becoming reality on the battlefield, changing not just how wars are fought, but also the politics, economics, laws, and ethics that surround war
In 1984, Irving Singer published the first volume of what would become a classic and much acclaimed trilogy on love. Trained as an analytical philosopher, Singer first approached his subject with the
"One of the keys to the enduring popularity of the British singer Morrissey is his carefully crafted enigmatic persona. This critical book examines the role of enigma in the celebrity's public life, e
This great compilation offers 14 favorites from this North Carolina-based gospel singer/songwriter. Includes: The Anointing * He'll Welcome Me * I Do Worship * Jesus Is Real * Mighty God * Show Up! *
After John Singer Sargent (1856?1925) determined to curtail his internationally successful portrait practice, he had more freedom to paint where and what he wanted. Volume VIII of the John Singer Sar
This book gives a complete classification of all algebras with the Kadison-Singer property, when restricting to separable Hilbert spaces. The Kadison-Singer property deals with the following question:
Psychologist Leslie Harper takes pity on Kitty Rose, a homeless street singer, and finds herself drawn into a world of old mystery and present danger. Temporarily separated from her husband until they
Isaac Bashevis Singer - American Writers 86 was first published in 1969. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published una