engineering independent intelligence communication

books:

12 reviews
John F. Walvoord, Mark Hitchcock

Tyndale House Publishers, 2007

Will You Survive in a World Gone Mad for Oil?
Will you be alive during the time that Dr. John F. Walvoord describes as The Decline and Fall of America? In his 1974 publication, ARMAGEDDON, OIL AND THE MIDDLE EAST, Dr. Walvoord predicted that a worldwide shortage of oil will precipitate the initial scenario leading to biblical Armageddon. In 2007, Dr. Walvoord's son, John E. Walvoord, and co-author Mark Hitchcock revised, updated, and ...

Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul: Stories to Celebrate the Spirit of Courage, Caring and Community

14 reviews, ...

HCI, 2002

An Insightful Invitation to Volunteers
I would recommend reading "Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul" to anyone who has a sincere interest in his fellowmen and possesses the capacity to relate to the needs, sorrows, and joys of others. I was impressed by the work's intent, format, and content. The selections are comprehensive and meaningful, offering a wide range of volunteer experiences for the information, delight, compassion, ...

The Art of Finding Nemo

16 reviews
Mark Cotta Vaz

Chronicle Books, 2003

Best of the Series
This book does a beautiful job of showcasing the concept art behind the movie. The majority of the art uses pastels as a medium, but there are also examples of pen and ink, pencil sketches, sculpture, digital wire frames, and more. But, if you're looking for actual frames of the finished movie, this is not the product you want. The thing that sets this title apart from the other "Art of" ...

The Art of Software Security Assessment: Identifying and Preventing Software Vulnerabilities

15 reviews
Mark Dowd, John McDonald, ...

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006

Excellent, as expected.
The authors of this book are some of the most respected in vulnerability research and theory, and have found many bugs that were years ahead of their time. As expected, they deliver on their prior reputation in this great and incredibly expansive book of knowledge and insight. If you're tired of reading high-level theoretical books about "building security in" written by people who have no ...

Suffering and the Sovereignty of God

10 reviews

Crossway Books, 2006

Humbling Essays
This book has some great essays. It provides a great mix of theology, and personal testimony, and narratives of how God uses suffering to progress the gospel. The question of suffering is very complex so having a variety of writers from diverse backgrounds attacking the issue from slightly different perspectives helps the reader to understand how God uses suffering to glorify Himself, to mature ...

The Annapolis Book of Seamanship

26 reviews
John Rousmaniere

Simon & Schuster, 1983

A Great Sailing Reference
This book is a great reference for anyone interested in sailing. If you're looking for a book that covers both power boating as well as sailing, Chapman's might be a better choice. However, on the topic of sailing, I prefer Annapolis over Chapman's.

Magic: The Gathering : The Pocket Players' Guidefor Magic : The Gathering (Magic the Gathering)

11 reviews
Rich Redman, Eric Doohan, ...

Harpercollins (Mm), 1995

Not as good as the first one but still good!
If you are a mtg collector, you definitely need this book. Although it is much "thinner" than Volume 1 but it's still a must for any serious mtg collector

The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness

34 reviews
J. Mark G. Williams, John D. Teasdale, ...

The Guilford Press, 2007

Waking Up to Your Life Again: A Brilliant Guide to Understanding Depression
I was actually led to seek out information on meditation as a treatment for depression through a book called Surviving America's Depression Epidemic by psychologist Bruce E. Levine. That book takes a highly insightful approach to investigating the sociological and personal genesis for depression and I credit it for saving me from succumbing to this condition. Afterwards, I bought "The Mindful Way ...

The War Prayer

19 reviews
Mark Twain

Harper and Row, 1970

Should be required reading for politicians
This short book should be required reading for all politicians. While there may be valid reasons for starting a war, the unintended consequences are not always considered, including the impact on families and the innocent. We should all temper our patriotism with a little dose of reality.

The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems

18 reviews
Pablo Neruda

City Lights Publishers, 2004

A New Translation
"I became saturated with his poetry and began to translate his poems. Although there were many beautiful existing translations, many others did not flow as I felt they should and I often had interpretive differences with them." ~ Mark Eisner, translator "The Essential Neruda Selected Poems" is the best translation I've read so far. The words are alive with beauty in a way that feels authentic ...

An Enduring Legacy : The Story of Basques in Idaho

7 reviews
John Bieter, Mark Bieter

University of Nevada Press, 2000

A very good introduction to Basque America
I just finished reading this book. It is a relatively quick read, something I was able to finish in a day. It is a very good read, though, something all decendants of the Basque immigrants to the Western US should read. It gives, in my opinion, a very good idea of what it was like for a young Basque to come to this country and try to make a living. It also describes well the choices the ...

C.I.A.and the Cult of Intelligence (Coronet Books)

6 reviews
Victor L. Marchetti, John D. Marks

Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1976

Unmasking the CIA?
If you believe that the authors were actually permitted to reveal the secrets contained in this book, it is monumental. But knowing "The Company", it is more likely that this work is some sort of 'controlled' leak, softening the blow for the revelations of the inevitable congressional investigations that followed in the aftermath of the Watergate fiasco, the death of J. Edgar Hoover, and the ...

Principles of Communication Engineering

7 reviews
John M. Wozencraft, Irwin Mark Jacobs

Waveland Press, 1990

Should be in every library
This 1965 textbook is arguably the most scholarly textbook ever written for communication engineers. Although the Proakis and Sklar (and also McKay) books are the standard textbooks for digital communications and estimation/detection theory nowadays; they don't even come close to this textbook. The Proakis textbook has gotten the unfortunate reputation as having the most comprehensive treatment ...

The Handbook of Financing Growth: Strategies and Capital Structure (Wiley Finance)

8 reviews
Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, ...

Wiley, 2005

Reads like a great novel for the Entrepreneur
If you are like me, you read a lot of books to help you become a better Entrepreneur, looking for those tasty morsels that give you ideas or methods to succeed in growing your business. This books is one of the few of its kind that I could not put down. Each section was interesting and most were relevant. I am sick of reading about pure high tech and software only plays. This book is not only ...

Worldwide Laws of Life: 200 Eternal Spiritual Principles

8 reviews
John Marks Templeton

Templeton Foundation Press, 1997

The perfect gift a Father can give to his children.
Several years ago I received Templeton's Discovering the Laws of Life, as a gift. Each day I read one of the passages of the book and received what can only be described as encouragement and direction. I yellow marked every word of wisdom and found at the end I had turned all of the pages in the book to the color of my highlighter. In Worldwide Laws of Life, Mr. Templeton has again ...

100 Years of Oz: A Century of Classic Images from the Wizard of Oz Collection of Willard Carroll

8 reviews
John Fricke

Diane Pub Co, 1999

The best pictorial of "Oz" past and present
With Willard Carroll's Oz collection as a backdrop, John Fricke has cataloged the fabric of Frank Baum's stories of Oz. I am certain that Frank Baum could not have been aware this fabric would become a great tapestry upon which the world could identify what it meant to be human. Oz has permeated our society with its influence. It is found in our languages, our politics, human behavior, and is ...

Think Like a CEO - Sell to Any Company in Any Industry...Better and Faster than a Harvard MBA (2008 Axiom ...

7 reviews
Mark Kuta

Flow Publishing, 2007

Read it, and hope your competitors don't
Our division chief strongly recommended this book, and I dutifully accepted the assignment the way one accepts weekend homework from the boss. Ten pages into it, however, I understood why he'd given it to us. Reading "Think Like A CEO" is like a private lunch with Steve Jobs and Rupert Murdoch. I learned more reading it that Friday night than I did in two years of B-school, and woke up Saturday ...

Discovering the Laws of Life

7 reviews
John Marks Templeton, 2006

This beloved book includes two hundred "laws of life"
John Marks Templeton's most important discovery is that our lives are shaped by certain eternal laws. He has established several foundations to advance spiritual developments and offers free literature plus newsletter to all who ask. Enjoy a visit to the Templeton Foundation . He rose from humble beginnings to lead a 30-billion dollar group of investment companies and established the Templeton ...

Carrington House

9 reviews
John Mark Roberts

Meadow Gove Press, 2003

Truly Inspiring
Very amazed by such a fantastic story. I couldn't put it down once I flipped the first page. Can't wait for the next to come out!

Climb Your Ladder of Success Without Running Out of Gas!: The Simple Truth on How to Revitalize Your Body and ...

6 reviews
John M Rowley

Morgan James Publishing, 2007

Worth reading! Period!
I wish we all could summarize our life story in one book. If you think about it, everybody should have his or her life recorded..... In a book, nonetheless. Is your life not worth recording? Some have more to say than others or want to say more than others. We all have unique life stories, experiences worth sharing. Why not learn from each other? Some can benefit from others who possess lots of ...

search for books
communication, engineering, independent, intelligence, vulnerabilities

Impressum / about us