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Book Real Patriot Games

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ann Murdock
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2006-01-01
  • ISBN : 9781931280044
  • Pages : 128 pages

Download or read book Real Patriot Games written by Ann Murdock and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the Multiple Menu Model, Real Patriot Games: A Unit Study on Intelligence and Espionage Based on the Multiple Menu Model explores intelligence and espionage in today's world. The book supplies teachers with step-by-step guidance for engaging students in overt intelligence-gathering, panel discussions, simulations, and more. Students also examine the history, motivations for, and ethics of espionage. Included are reproducible student handouts, teacher tips and notes, a sample knowledge tree, extension ideas, resource suggestions, and more. Don't let your students miss out on this opportunity to delve into the mysterious world of Intelligence!

Book Patriot Games

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tom Clancy
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2013-10-30
  • ISBN : 042526940X
  • Pages : 801 pages

Download or read book Patriot Games written by Tom Clancy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 801 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't Miss the Original Series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Starring John Krasinski! Tom Clancy reveals Jack Ryan’s origins in this electrifying #1 New York Times bestselling thriller that pits the former Marine turned family man against a vicious group of international terrorists. As an American in London on vacation with his family, Jack Ryan never imagined his quick thinking would prevent an assassination attempt on Britain’s royal family and earn him the gratitude of an entire nation—and the scorn of an ultra-left-wing faction of the IRA. Irish terrorist Sean Miller and his followers in the Ulster Liberation Army intend to make sure Ryan pays for his interference in blood. But he’s not the only one they’re after... With the lives of his pregnant wife and young daughter in mortal danger, Ryan accepts a role as a CIA analyst in order to find Miller and shut down the ULA. Going head to head with a ruthless terrorist is a fool’s errand, but Jack Ryan is the kind of man who will do whatever it takes to protect his family.

Book Patriot Games

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tom Clancy
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 1988
  • ISBN : 9780425109724
  • Pages : 516 pages

Download or read book Patriot Games written by Tom Clancy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1988 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While vacationing in London, CIA analyst Jack Ryan saves the Prince and Princess of Wales from a terrorist attack and gains the gratitude of a nation and the enmity of its most dangerous men

Book Spy Fiction  Spy Films and Real Intelligence

Download or read book Spy Fiction Spy Films and Real Intelligence written by Wesley K. Wark and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book won the Canadian Crime Writers' Arthur Ellis Award for the Best Genre Criticism/Reference book of 1991. This collection of essays is an attempt to explore the history of spy fiction and spy films and investigate the significance of the ideas they contain. The volume offers new insights into the development and symbolism of British spy fiction.

Book The Last Amateurs

Download or read book The Last Amateurs written by John Feinstein and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 2008-11-16 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's favorite sportswriter takes readers on a thrilling and unforgettable journey into the world of college basketball in this national bestseller. Like millions who love college basketball, John Feinstein was first drawn to the game because of its intensity, speed and intelligence. Like many others, he felt that the vast sums of money involved in NCAA basketball had turned the sport into a division of the NBA, rather than the beloved amateur sport it once was. He went in search of college basketball played with the passion and integrity it once inspired, and found the Patriot League. As one of the NCAA's smallest leagues, none of these teams leaves college early to join the NBA and none of these coaches gets national recognition or endorsement contracts. The young men on these teams are playing for the love of the sport, of competition and of their schools. John Feinstein spent a season with these players, uncovering the drama of their daily lives and the passions that drive them to commit hundreds of hours to basketball even when there is no chance of a professional future. He offers a look at American sport at its purest.

Book Reflections on Gifted Education

Download or read book Reflections on Gifted Education written by Joseph Renzulli and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this compelling book, more than 40 years of research and development are highlighted in a collection of articles published by Joseph S. Renzulli and his colleagues. Renzulli's work has had an impact on gifted education and enrichment pedagogy across the globe, based on the general theme of the need to apply more flexible approaches to identifying and developing giftedness and talents in young people. This collection of articles and chapters has strong foundational research support focusing on practical applications that teachers can use to create and differentiate learning and enrichment experiences for high potential and gifted and talented students.

Book Fundamentals of Gifted Education

Download or read book Fundamentals of Gifted Education written by Carolyn M. Callahan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of gifted education is characterized by a confusing array of perspectives concerning such fundamental issues as definition, philosophy, curriculum, social and emotional development, and underserved populations. The mission of this book is to provide a coherent framework that instructors and service providers can use in planning effective programs, providing appropriate counseling services, and evaluating programs for the gifted. Most sections are organized around fundamental issues confronting the field and follow a common structure: an introductory chapter that provides historical and theoretical background and organizing questions followed by several point-of-view chapters written by experts that provide varied perspectives on the topic at hand. Distinguishing Features Comprehensive Coverage – The book’s forty-five manageable-length chapters cover the full range of topics that must be considered in planning programs and services for gifted students both within and outside of school. Coherent Structure – Section introductions provide background information and organizing questions to guide chapter authors who provide varying views of the issue at hand. The emphasis is not on the "right way" or the "wrong way" (except when clearly documented bad practice is discussed), but on how best practice stems from well-informed and logical decision-making. Decision Making Focus – The book’s introductory chapter addresses the need for a clearly developed and consistently applied set of values to guide decision making. Likewise, each section introduction includes a decision making framework regarding some aspect of educating, counseling, or parenting gifted students. This book is appropriate for introductory level courses in gifted education or courses in program development and planning. It is also suitable for school personnel responsible for making program planning decisions in the area of gifted education and for academic libraries with holdings in this area.

Book How to be LOVED  from Dating to Mating

Download or read book How to be LOVED from Dating to Mating written by Roy Sheppard and published by Centre Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How has your attitude towards a new relationship changed since the global pandemic? Perhaps now is the time to re-think your dating priorities. Recently updated, this is the NEW approach to dating as the world returns to some kind of normality following the pandemic. "How to be LOVED. Whether you're single, married, coming out of a relationship, or just want to get on with people better, this will help...an inspiring new book" Bella Magazine "This new book will teach you a whole new attitude - you'll be fighting the men off!" More! Magazine "The self-help path to true love" Mail on Sunday YOU magazine. If you are single, why would anyone choose to stop their own search once they’ve met you? Especially in today’s online world where almost everyone is now only a click away from being the “ex” in “n-ex-t”. Married, single or in a relationship, learn how to improve your Emotional Fitness by strengthening your Emotional Core: the four qualities that provide you with the emotional stability, depth and strength to make you as irresistible to a partner as they are to you. Which of these qualities are the most appealing to you: someone who is kind, considerate, loving, committed, honest, reliable, compassionate, happy, interesting, optimistic, GSOH, intelligent and physically attractive? But how many of these same qualities do you possess? Adopt and absorb life-changing wisdom, insights and practical ideas to improve your current relationship or prepare yourself for The One you have yet to meet. Includes a hundred plus Daily Stop & Start Reminders to help you to be The One. Starting today. “I’ve read a lot of relationship books over the years. This one is different. I learned LOADS, especially about my emotional fitness. Thank you.” Nita “I have been in a relationship for three years. He’s a lovely guy but I found myself feeling more and more irritated by him. I read this book and got a shock. I realised it was me not him. He’s The One. I now want to make sure I’m The One for him.” Emma “I LOVE the Daily Stop and Start Reminders. What a great idea.” Becky “...made me think about what I want from a long-term partner and how I can be a more considerate person to her too. All I have to do now is meet her!” Paul “...very impressed by the amount of research. It’s a fabulous read and well thought out and structured... it certainly takes the reader on a voyage of self-discovery... for me it is your personal stories I particularly enjoyed.” Trish

Book Marine

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tom Clancy
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 1996-11-01
  • ISBN : 1429520094
  • Pages : 356 pages

Download or read book Marine written by Tom Clancy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1996-11-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the United States Marine Corps-in the New York Times bestselling tradition of Submarine, Armored Cav, and Fighter Wing Only the best of the best can be Marines. And only Tom Clancy can tell their story--the fascinating real-life facts more compelling than any fiction. Clancy presents a unique insider's look at the most hallowed branch of the Armed Forces, and the men and women who serve on America's front lines. Marine includes: An interview with the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Charles "Chuck" Krulak The tools and technology of the Marine Expeditionary Unit The role of the Marines in the present and future world An in-depth look at recruitment and training Exclusive photographs, illustrations, and diagrams

Book The Depiction of Terrorists in Blockbuster Hollywood Films  1980 2001

Download or read book The Depiction of Terrorists in Blockbuster Hollywood Films 1980 2001 written by Helena Vanhala and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how American foreign policy and the commercial film industry's economic interests influenced the portrayal of international terrorism in Hollywood blockbuster films from the time of the Iran hostage crisis to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Part I provides a historical overview of modern international terrorism and how it relates to the United States, its news media, and its film industry. Part II covers depictions of terrorism during the Cold War under President Reagan, including films like Commando and Iron Eagle. Part III covers the Hollywood terrorist after the Cold War, including European terrorists in the Die Hard franchise, Passenger 57, Patriot Games, Blown Away, The Jackal and Ronin; fundamentalist Islamic terrorists in True Lies and Executive Decision; the return of the communist threat in Air Force One; and 9/11 foreshadowing in The Siege.

Book The War on Terror and American Popular Culture

Download or read book The War on Terror and American Popular Culture written by Andrew Schopp and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The War on Terror and American Popular Culture is a collection of original essays by academics and researchers from around the world that examines the complex interrelation between the Bush administration's "War on Terror" and American popular culture. Written by experts in the fields of literature, film, and cultural studies, this book examines in detail how popular culture reflects concerns and anxieties about the September 11 attacks and the war those attacks generated, how it interrogates the individual and collective impacts that war has wrought, how it might challenge or critique current policy, and how it might reinforce or endorse the war and its sociopolitical paradigms.

Book Hollywood and the CIA

Download or read book Hollywood and the CIA written by Oliver Boyd Barrett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates representations of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Hollywood films, and the synergies between Hollywood product, U.S. military/defense interests and U.S. foreign policy. As probably the best known of the many different intelligence agencies of the US, the CIA is an exceptionally well known national and international icon or even "brand," one that exercises a powerful influence on the imagination of people throughout the world as well as on the creative minds of filmmakers. The book examines films sampled from five decades - the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s - and explores four main issues: the relative prominence of the CIA; the extent to which these films appeared to be overtly political; the degree to which they were favorable or unfavorable to the CIA; and their relative attitude to the "business" of intelligence. A final chapter considers the question: do these Hollywood texts appear to function ideologically to "normalize" the CIA? If so, might this suggest the further hypothesis that many CIA movies assist audiences with reconciling two sometimes fundamental opposites: often gruesome covert CIA activity for questionable goals and at enormous expense, on the one hand, and the values and procedures of democratic society, on the other. This interdisciplinary book will be of much interest to students of the CIA/Intelligence Studies, media and film studies, US politics and IR/Security Studies in general.

Book Harrison Ford

    Book Details:
  • Author : Brad Duke
  • Publisher : McFarland
  • Release : 2008-07-01
  • ISBN : 0786440481
  • Pages : 342 pages

Download or read book Harrison Ford written by Brad Duke and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harrison Ford has been labeled one of the top 100 stars of all time, the sexiest man alive, and the highest-grossing actor in the history of film, yet he still has the appeal of an average guy to whom the common man can relate. He has worked in more than 40 films, as well as in narration roles, documentaries, award shows, and television appearances. He has won more than two dozen awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. This biographical and filmographic work covers Ford's personal life and career, concentrating on his efforts in the film industry. It examines in great detail more than 30 films, including American Graffiti, the several Star Wars outings, Blade Runner, The Fugitive, and Air Force One. It discusses the films' inceptions, writing, casting, sets, schedules, stunts, filming obstacles, openings, earnings, controversies, and reviews. Quotes and intimate anecdotes from the casts and crews are an added bonus. Numerous photographs, a complete film and television listing, a bibliography and index complete the work.

Book The Films of Harrison Ford

Download or read book The Films of Harrison Ford written by Lee Pfeiffer and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the films of Harrison Ford, from his debut in 'Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round' through his success as Han Solo and Indiana Jones to his roles in 'The Fugitive' & 'Air Force One'. This title has a 5 star Amazon review.

Book War and Film in America

Download or read book War and Film in America written by Marilyn J. Matelski and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's chief exports are war and entertainment; combined, they are the war films viewed all over the world. The film industry is a partner of the government; American film shapes the ways in which both Americans and others view war. The authors herein explore differing film perspectives across five decades. The essays, written especially for this volume, explore topics such as frontier justice, Cold War fervor, government-sponsored terrorism, the "back-to-Nam" films, films as a venue for propaganda, and war's far-reaching effects on personal values, family relationships, and general civility. The movies used in these analyses vary from conventional battle epics like Bridge on the River Kwai and The Green Berets to motion pictures with a war motif either as part of the story (The Way We Were) or as a historical setting (The Graduate). Some of the films are satirical (Dr. Strangelove); some are propagandistic (The Alamo, Big Jim McLain). Other films include Black Hawk Down, True Lies, The Deer Hunter, Patriot Games and Let There Be Light. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Book The Cardinal of the Kremlin

Download or read book The Cardinal of the Kremlin written by Tom Clancy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this electrifying #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from Tom Clancy, a silent war between the USA and Russia will decide the fate of the world—and Jack Ryan is behind enemy lines. Two men possess vital data on Russia’s Star Wars missile defense system. One of them is CARDINAL—America's highest agent in the Kremlin—and he's about to be terminated by the KGB. The other is the one American who can save CARDINAL and lead the world to the brink of peace...or war.

Book To Play the Game

Download or read book To Play the Game written by J. Bowyer Bell and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating analysis of the development, structure, and strategies of sports, Bell argues that games are an institution that not only reflect society but also mold society. He develops a typology of seven game levels from the primitive to the decadent and examines the history of game development in Western civilization, through the relation of the various game levels to national ambitions and strategies. To Play the Game is both enlightening and entertaining, an original contribution to the growing scholarship on sports.