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The Sword Is Not Enough

Author : Jeremy Pressman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781526146175
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (461 download)

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Download or read book The Sword Is Not Enough written by Jeremy Pressman and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-29 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this lucid and timely new book Jeremy Pressman demonstrates that the default use of military force on both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict has prevented its peaceful resolution. Whether called deterrence or war, armed struggle or terrorism, the history of the conflict reveals that violence has been counter-productive. Drawing on historical evidence from the 1950s until today, The sword is not enough pushes back against the dominant belief that military force leads to triumph while negotiations and concessions lead to defeat and further unwelcome challenges. Violence weakens the security situation, bolsters adversaries, and, especially in the Palestinian case, has sabotaged political aims. Studiously impartial and accessibly written, this book shows us that diplomacy is the only answer.

The sword is not enough

Author : Jeremy Pressman
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526146169
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book The sword is not enough written by Jeremy Pressman and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this lucid and timely new book, Jeremy Pressman demonstrates that the default use of military force on both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict has prevented its peaceful resolution. Whether called deterrence or war, armed struggle or terrorism, the history of the conflict reveals that violence has been counterproductive. Drawing on historical evidence from the 1950s to the present, The sword is not enough pushes back against the dominant belief that military force leads to triumph while negotiations and concessions lead to defeat and further unwelcome challenges. Violence weakens the security situation, bolsters adversaries, and, especially in the case of Palestine, has sabotaged political aims. Studiously impartial and accessibly written, this book shows us that diplomacy is the only answer.

Soul of the Sword

Author : Julie Kagawa
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1488038864
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Soul of the Sword written by Julie Kagawa and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this YA fantasy adventure by a New York Times–bestselling author, a shapeshifter must stop a demon from using a dragon to destroy the world. One thousand years ago, a wish was made, and a sword of rage and lightning was forged. Kamigoroshi. The Godslayer. A weapon powerful enough to seal away the formidable demon Hakaimono. Now he has broken free . . . Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko has one task: take her piece of the ancient and powerful Scroll of a Thousand Prayers to the Steel Feather temple in order to prevent the summoning of the great Kami Dragon, who will grant one wish to whomever holds the scroll. But she has a new enemy now, more dangerous than any she has yet faced. The demon Hakaimono is free at last, and he has possessed the very person Yumeko trusted to protect her—Kage Tatsumi of the Shadow Clan. Hakaimono has one goal: break the curse of the sword and set himself free to rain chaos and destruction over the land forevermore. To do so, he will need the scroll. And Yumeko is the only one standing in his way. Books in the Shadow of the Fox trilogy: Shadow of the Fox Soul of the Sword Night of the Dragon Praise for Shadow of the Fox “One of my all-time favorite fantasy novels! I’m in love with this book, its characters, its worldbuilding!” —Ellen Oh, author of the Prophecy and Spirit Hunters series “Kagawa uses elements of Japanese mythology and folklore to spin an epic yarn . . . readers will be drawn into the world of Kagawa’s first Japan-based fantasy; with its engaging action scenes and the cliffhanger ending, they will look forward to the next volume. Action-packed adventure.” —Kirkus Reviews “Kagawa’s series starter never disappoints; she’s a vet at putting realistic characters within believable worlds, here doused in Japanese folklore.” —Booklist

Not by the Sword

Author : Kathryn Watterson
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803264763
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Not by the Sword written by Kathryn Watterson and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: New York: Simon & Schuster, c1995.

Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith

Author : Andrew Preston
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307957608
Total Pages : 779 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith written by Andrew Preston and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 779 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly detailed, profoundly engrossing story of how religion has influenced American foreign relations, told through the stories of the men and women—from presidents to preachers—who have plotted the country’s course in the world. Ever since John Winthrop argued that the Puritans’ new home would be “a city upon a hill,” Americans’ role in the world has been shaped by their belief that God has something special in mind for them. But this is a story that historians have mostly ignored. Now, in the first authoritative work on the subject, Andrew Preston explores the major strains of religious fervor—liberal and conservative, pacifist and militant, internationalist and isolationist—that framed American thinking on international issues from the earliest colonial wars to the twenty-first century. He arrives at some startling conclusions, among them: Abraham Lincoln’s use of religion in the Civil War became the model for subsequent wars of humanitarian intervention; nineteenth-century Protestant missionaries made up the first NGO to advance a global human rights agenda; religious liberty was the centerpiece of Franklin Roosevelt’s strategy to bring the United States into World War II. From George Washington to George W. Bush, from the Puritans to the present, from the colonial wars to the Cold War, religion has been one of America’s most powerful sources of ideas about the wider world. When, just days after 9/11, George W. Bush described America as “a prayerful nation, a nation that prays to an almighty God for protection and for peace,” or when Barack Obama spoke of balancing the “just war and the imperatives of a just peace” in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, they were echoing four hundred years of religious rhetoric. Preston traces this echo back to its source. Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith is an unprecedented achievement: no one has yet attempted such a bold synthesis of American history. It is also a remarkable work of balance and fair-mindedness about one of the most fraught subjects in America.

Blood of the Fold

Author : Terry Goodkind
Publisher : RosettaBooks
ISBN 13 : 0795346034
Total Pages : 806 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Blood of the Fold written by Terry Goodkind and published by RosettaBooks. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Seeker of Truth takes his rightful place as the new ruler of D’Hara in the third novel of the #1 New York Times–bestselling author’s epic fantasy series. After escaping from the Palace of Prophets, Richard comes to terms with his true identity as a War Wizard. But when he brings down the barrier between the Old and New Worlds, the Imperial Order suddenly poses a threat to the the freedom of all humankind. As the Imperial Order sends delegations and armies into the New World, Richard’s only chance to stop the invasion is to claim his heritage as the new Lord Rahl and ruler of D’Hara. But convincing the D’Harans of his legitimacy won’t be easy. Meanwhile, a powerful enemy is on the trail of Richard’s love, Kahlan Amnell. And when the spell Richard cast to protect her is broken, he must martial his newfound authority—and the armies that come with it—to save her life.

Love Is Not Enough

Author : Olumide Emmanuel
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 1619047500
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Love Is Not Enough written by Olumide Emmanuel and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olumide Emmanuel has done it again in his unusual, simple, practical and loaded approach to writing. In this unique book, written for the singles and couples, he brings a new revelation to the issue of love in relationship. What do you do when after you are married, you discovered a terrible secret about your partner? With this thought-provoking question, the author brings us into a world of reality to see that LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH. Olumide Oladapo Emmanuel is a man of multiple graces with influence across the religious and secular arena. He is a Bible Scholar, a Role Model, a Creative Thinker, a Motivational Speaker, a Business Man, Entrepreneur, Wealth Creation Agent, Leadership Developer, Counsellor and Resource Person; also a Church Planter, Consultant and Administrator. He is a best-selling author with over forty (40) books which have been celebrated both within and outside the shores of Nigeria. He is the General Overseer of Calvary Bible Church, Idimu-Lagos. He is the host of the "Wisdom for Singles" conference which was birthed February 14, 1999. Wisdom for Singles today is a household name in Nigeria and beyond, touching thousands of youths and singles. His daily and weekly media broadcast is a delight to millions. He sits on the board of numerous businesses and directly manages some of them which include Common Sense Ltd, a group of businesses; Parable Ventures Ltd. (PVL), Wealth Creation Network (WCN), Dynamites Forum International (DFI), an NGO and many others. He is the Setman over The Empowerment Assembly (TEA) and Executive Director, Success Business & Leadership School (SBLS). He is the Founder/President of Olumide Emmanuel Foundation (OEF), an NGO established with the aim of eradicating poverty and establishing legacy. He is married with children.

Sword of Fire and Sea

Author : Erin Hoffman
Publisher : Pyr
ISBN 13 : 1616143746
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Sword of Fire and Sea written by Erin Hoffman and published by Pyr. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Vidarian Rulorat's great-grandfather gave up an imperial commission to commit social catastrophe by marrying a fire priestess. For love, he unwittingly doomed his family to generations of a rare genetic disease that follows families who cross elemental boundaries. Now Vidarian, the last surviving member of the Rulorat family, struggles to uphold his family legacy, and finds himself chained to a task as a result of the bride price his great-grandfather paid: The priestess Endera has called upon Vidarian to fulfill his family's obligation by transporting a young fire priestess named Ariadel to a water temple far to the south, through dangerous pirate-controlled territory. Vidarian finds himself at the intersection not only of the world's most volatile elements, but of the ancient and alien powers that lurk between them...

Forging the Sword

Author : Hilari Bell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439107378
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Forging the Sword written by Hilari Bell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-23 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SPIRIT OF THE ANCIENT CHAMPION, SORAHB, WAS REBORN INTO THE BODY OF A DEGHAN YOUTH. There is not much time left on the Hrum's self-imposed limit -- only a few months. If in that time they don't take all of Farsala, then the Farsalans will regain their independence. Ceaselessly, Soraya, Kavi, and Jiaan work to keep control of what little land remains free from Hrum rule: parts of the countryside, the badlands, and the walled city of Mazad. They have many people helping them, but there is still one important piece missing: a sword that is able to withstand the Hrum's watersteel. In the end Farsala will fall if it can't win in battle. But one thing none of these young heroes can foresee is the growing desperation of the Hrum leaders. It will lead some to break their own laws and sacred pacts and will reveal truths to Kavi, Soraya, and Jiaan about the nature of war, the nature of human beings, and -- most importantly -- the nature of themselves. Hilari Bell builds the action and intrigue to a crescendo in the final installment of this critically acclaimed trilogy.

Temple of the Winds

Author : Terry Goodkind
Publisher : RosettaBooks
ISBN 13 : 0795346158
Total Pages : 952 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Temple of the Winds written by Terry Goodkind and published by RosettaBooks. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spells and prophecies sew havoc in the fight for humankind in the 4th novel of the #1 New York Times bestselling author’s epic fantasy series. Having taken his rightful place as Lord Rahl, ruler of D’Hara, Richard must once again postpone his wedding to Kahlan Amnell in order to face the fearsome Imperial Order in a fight for the New World and the freedom of humankind. But while Richard has the brave people of D’Hara at his command, Emperor Jagang of the Imperial Order has a significant advantage: he doesn’t fight fair. Jagang invokes a prophecy that binds Richard and Kahlan to a fate of pain, betrayal, and a path to the Underworld. At Jagang’s behest, a Sister of the Dark gains access into the fabled Temple of the Winds and unleashes a plague that sweeps across the lands like a firestorm. To stop the plague, Richard and Kahlan must risk everything they have—and everything they’ve hoped for.

Sword of Honor

Author : David Kirk
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385536666
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Sword of Honor written by David Kirk and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN THE EPIC HISTORICAL NOVEL SWORD OF HONOR, DAVID KIRK CONTINUES THE SAGA OF MUSASHI MIYAMOTO, THE GREATEST SWORDSMAN IN JAPANESE HISTORY, AS HE JOURNEYS TO THE ANCIENT CITY OF KYOTO TO FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE AND HIS IDEALS. Having survived the cataclysmic battle of Sekigahara, which established the mighty Tokugawa Shogunate, young Musashi Miyamoto travels through Japan determined to proclaim his revolutionary epiphany that the “way of the samurai,” the ancient code that binds warriors to their masters, needs to be abolished. But during the battle Musashi insulted an adept of the powerful Yoshioka school, and a price has been put on his head. Musashi is drawn to Kyoto, domain of the Yoshioka, driven by anger and certain that he will deal a crushing blow to the traditional samurai dogma by destroying the school. Musashi will learn, however, that the capital of the nation is rife with intrigue and potential rebellion against the newly established government, a struggle into which he unwittingly enters. Among other outcasts, Musashi will find the worth of his spectacular skill with the sword weighed against the deep cunning of manipulative Lords, and must make his reckoning with the Yoshioka, the way of the samurai, and ultimately his own nature. Only then will he be able to take one step closer to becoming the wise old sage who wrote The Book of Five Rings. Sword of Honor seamlessly blends meticulous research, mesmerizing action sequences, and a driving narrative to bring this extraordinary figure to life.

Mightier Than the Sword: the Edge of the Word #2

Author : Drew Callander
Publisher : Penguin Workshop
ISBN 13 : 1524785105
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Mightier Than the Sword: the Edge of the Word #2 written by Drew Callander and published by Penguin Workshop. This book was released on 2019 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Write, draw, and puzzle your way through [an] adventure story that is unique to every reader"--Publisher marketing.

Christianity in the Greco-Roman World

Author : Moyer V. Hubbard
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1441237097
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Christianity in the Greco-Roman World written by Moyer V. Hubbard and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background becomes foreground in Moyer Hubbard's creative introduction to the social and historical setting for the letters of the Apostle Paul to churches in Asia Minor and Europe. Hubbard begins each major section with a brief narrative featuring a fictional character in one of the great cities of that era. Then he elaborates on various aspects of the cultural setting related to each particular vignette, discussing the implications of those venues for understanding Paul's letters and applying their message to our lives today. Addressing a wide array of cultural and traditional issues, Hubbard discusses: • religion and superstition • education, philosophy, and oratory • urban society • households and family life in the Greco-Roman world This work is based on the premise that the better one understands the historical and social context in which the New Testament (and Paul's letters) was written, the better one will understand the writings of the New Testament themselves. Passages become clearer, metaphors deciphered, and images sharpened. Teachers, students, and laypeople alike will appreciate Hubbard's unique, illuminating, and well-researched approach to the world of the early church.

The Sword

Author : Jean Johnson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780425220603
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book The Sword written by Jean Johnson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rescued into another universe by the youngest of eight mage-brothers, world-weary Kelly Doyle finds herself exiled on an island where women are forbidden and surrounded by four sets of twin brothers who are struggling to avoid a curse. Reprint.

Sword & Citadel

Author : Gene Wolfe
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312890184
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Sword & Citadel written by Gene Wolfe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1994-10-15 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Major work of twentieth-century American Literature.

Warring Friends

Author : Jeremy Pressman
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 0801467128
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Warring Friends written by Jeremy Pressman and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allied nations often stop each other from going to war. Some countries even form alliances with the specific intent of restraining another power and thereby preventing war. Furthermore, restraint often becomes an issue in existing alliances as one ally wants to start a war, launch a military intervention, or pursue some other risky military policy while the other ally balks. In Warring Friends, Jeremy Pressman draws on and critiques realist, normative, and institutionalist understandings of how alliance decisions are made. Alliance restraint often has a role to play both in the genesis of alliances and in their continuation. As this book demonstrates, an external power can apply the brakes to an incipient conflict, and even unheeded advice can aid in clarifying national goals. The power differentials between allies in these partnerships are influenced by leadership unity, deception, policy substitutes, and national security priorities. Recent controversy over the complicated relationship between the U.S. and Israeli governments—especially in regard to military and security concerns—is a reminder that the alliance has never been easy or straightforward. Pressman highlights multiple episodes during which the United States attempted to restrain Israel's military policies: Israeli nuclear proliferation during the Kennedy Administration; the 1967 Arab-Israeli War; preventing an Israeli preemptive attack in 1973; a small Israeli operation in Lebanon in 1977; the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982; and Israeli action during the Gulf War of 1991. As Pressman shows, U.S. initiatives were successful only in 1973, 1977, and 1991, and tensions have flared up again recently as a result of Israeli arms sales to China. Pressman also illuminates aspects of the Anglo-American special relationship as revealed in several cases: British nonintervention in Iran in 1951; U.S. nonintervention in Indochina in 1954; U.S. commitments to Taiwan that Britain opposed, 1954-1955; and British intervention and then withdrawal during the Suez War of 1956. These historical examples go far to explain the context within which the Blair administration failed to prevent the U.S. government from pursuing war in Iraq at a time of unprecedented American power.

Glass Sword

Author : Victoria Aveyard
Publisher : HarperTeen
ISBN 13 : 9780062310668
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Glass Sword written by Victoria Aveyard and published by HarperTeen. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The electrifying next installment in the Red Queen series escalates the struggle between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world they've always known—and pits Mare against the darkness that has grown in her soul. Mare Barrow's blood is red—the color of common folk—but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince—the friend—who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind. Pursued by Maven, now a vindictive king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors. But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat.Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever?