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AI for Defense and Intelligence is a timely and compelling listen for graduate students interested in this rapidly-growing field, mid-career professionals looking to rebrand, and senior leaders in federal agencies who want to get smart on the latest tech. This approachable and focused book provides an overview of AI basics, a review of powerful machine learning models, and a discussion of applications across natural language processing (NLP), computer vision (CV), optimization, agent-based modeling and more.

In a time of major political shifts and challenges, Democracy at Risk: The Dangers of Project 2025 takes a hard-hitting look at the controversial proposals of Project 2025 and their potential to reshape American society. This timely and essential book offers a detailed analysis of the project’s goals and the far-reaching implications for democracy, civil rights, and social equity.

The first oral biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. is an extraordinarily intimate, comprehensive look at the real man behind the myth. Sharing never-before-told stories and insights, his closest friends, confidantes, lovers, classmates, teachers, and colleagues paint a vivid portrait of one of the most beloved figures of the 20th century, revealing how the boy who saluted became the man America came to know and love who still captures public imagination twenty-five years after his tragic death.

Meeting with a revolutionary (codename 'Satan') who risked Stasi capture to undermine an oppressive regime, an American-Gambian activist who plotted to liberate his homeland on breaks during his construction job and the unapologetic former leader of a Burundian rebel group which carried out a massacre, internationally renowned security expert and political scientist Dr Marcel Dirsus draws on extensive field research and personal interviews with coup leaders, rebels and soldiers to examine the workings and malfunctions of tyrants.

Wright's long imperial career delicately balanced dual loyalties to Crown and colony and offers a new perspective on loyalism and the American Revolution. Through this lens, Greg Brooking connects several important contexts in recent early American and British scholarship, including imperial and Atlantic history, Indigenous borderlands, race and slavery, and popular politics.

This unique and ground-breaking audiobook is the result of 15 years of research and synthesises over 800 meta-analyses on the influences on achievement in school-aged students. It builds a story about the power of teachers, feedback, and a model of learning and understanding. The research involves many millions of students and represents the largest-ever evidence-based research into what actually works in schools to improve learning.

Drawing on a wide range of unpublished material and observations gathered from his visit to Yugoslavia in 1999, Michael Parenti challenges mainstream media coverage of the war, uncovering hidden agendas behind the Western talk of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and democracy.

Only in 1995 did the United States government officially reveal the existence of the super-secret Venona Project. For nearly fifty years American intelligence agents had been decoding thousands of Soviet messages, uncovering an enormous range of espionage activities carried out against the United States during World War II by its own allies. This extraordinary book is the first to examine the Venona messages.

There is a fundamental contradiction at the heart of American politics that has endured since our nation’s birth. In The Reactionary Spirit, Beauchamp explains what he calls the reactionary spirit: as strides towards true democracy are made, there is always a faction that reacts by seeking to undermine them and thereby resist change. Brilliantly combining political history and reportage, Beauchamp reveals how the United States was the birthplace of this strange and harrowing authoritarian style, and why we’re now seeing its evolution in diverse nations including Hungary, Israel, and India.

August 2021. The Taliban invaded Kabul. The British Government was Missing in Action. The evacuation was disastrous, shambolic and deadly. Pen Farthing refused to abandon his charity’s staff or rescue animals. Operation Ark was born. He was branded a villain who valued “pets over people”, blamed for deserting Afghans, accused of risking British soldiers—nothing could be further from the truth.

Americans today have “freedom” to be fleeced, groped, injected, harassed, surveilled, vilified, disarmed, beaten, detained, and maybe shot by federal agents. From hapless homeowners hit by SWAT raids to pandemic lockdowns pointlessly paralyzing lives, government agencies have become far more intrusive and abusive. There is no escape from tinhorn dictators seizing guns, sabotaging schooling, or wrecking housing markets.

The Political Messiah reveals astounding biblical parallels to 2024 Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, giving stunning clarity into the primary race. For example, when Jesus heard that John the Baptist was put in prison, he began his ministry (Matthew 4:12). Similarly, Governor DeSantis will begin his presidency at just the right time.

"Conquer the REHS/RS Exam: Your Guide to a Career as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian" is a comprehensive study guide designed to help aspiring environmental health professionals successfully pass the REHS/RS exam and advance their careers. The guide covers a wide range of topics essential for the exam, including environmental health principles, food safety, water quality, air pollution control, waste management, vector control, housing standards, occupational health, emergency preparedness, environmental health law and ethics, and more. Each chapter ...

"Conquer the DAWIA Level II Exam: Your Guide to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Intermediate/Journeyman Level Exam" is an essential resource for aspiring defense acquisition professionals. This comprehensive guide covers advanced acquisition topics such as policy, program management, contracting principles, financial management, logistics, systems engineering, risk management, performance-based contracting, and strategic sourcing. Each chapter delves into critical areas, providing detailed explanations, practical examples, and study strategies to enhance understanding and ...

"Conquer the Court Officer Exam: Your Guide to a Career in Judicial Support Services" is a comprehensive study guide designed to help aspiring court officers prepare for their certification exams and excel in their careers. The guide covers essential topics, including the structure of the court system, roles and responsibilities of judicial support staff, and key legal terminology and concepts. Detailed chapters on court procedures and protocols provide foundational knowledge on courtroom operations, legal documents, and maintaining proper conduct in the courtroom. The book emphasizes the ...

"Conquer the NCMA CPCM Exam: Your Guide to the National Contract Management Association Certified Professional Contracts Manager Exam" is an essential resource designed to help contract management professionals prepare for the CPCM exam. This comprehensive guide covers key topics and principles necessary for mastering contract management, including acquisition policy and regulations, contract lifecycle management, legal and ethical considerations, financial management, performance-based contracting, risk management, subcontract management, and strategic sourcing. Additionally, the guide ...

"Conquer the DAWIA Level I Exam: Your Guide to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Basic/Entry Level Exam" is a comprehensive study guide designed to help aspiring defense acquisition professionals prepare for the DAWIA Level I certification. The guide covers essential topics such as acquisition policy, contracting, program management, logistics, financial management, test and evaluation, risk management, and quality assurance. Each chapter provides detailed explanations, practical examples, and study strategies to enhance understanding and retention of key concepts. The guide...

"Conquer the NCMA CFCM Exam: Your Guide to the National Contract Management Association Certified Federal Contracts Manager Exam" is an essential resource designed to help candidates prepare effectively for the CFCM exam. This comprehensive guide covers all key aspects of federal contract management, including acquisition planning, contract formation, negotiation techniques, contract administration, financial management, and ethical considerations. Each chapter delves into critical topics, offering detailed explanations, practical examples, and case studies to enhance understanding. The ...

"Conquer the DAWIA Level III Exam: Your Guide to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Advanced/Expert Level Exam" is a comprehensive resource designed to help defense acquisition professionals prepare for the DAWIA Level III certification exam. The guide covers key topics essential for advanced acquisition roles, including acquisition policy, program management, contracting, financial management, logistics, systems engineering, risk management, cybersecurity, and more. Each chapter provides in-depth explanations, practical examples, and real-world case studies to illustrate ...

H. G. Wells was an insider with a British group tasked with the revival of their once great empire—this time in conjunction with Venetian Black Nobility Khazar bankers (not mentioned this explicitly in the book). Wells evidently grew less sympathetic to their aims as time went on, and published a version of the plans for public consumption in this and other books.