“george w jacobs”

The relationship between Europe and Asia is of increasing importance in the twenty-first century. The challenges straddling the two continents include immigration, poverty, environmental degradation, terrorism, drugs, nuclear proliferation and internecine strife. This book explores the significance ... More

"They misunderestimated me."Or did they?Judge for yourself. Here are over 100 memorable misstatements by our syntactically challenged president, collected, annotated, and introduced by "Slate" magazine's Jacob Weisberg."I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.""Families is where our n... More

The concept of this book is drawn from the author’s 70 years experience in the world of international business management. The book based on improving personal effectiveness a program evolved to promote individuals with high potential for steady career progress on the management track. It presents... More

In this third installment of "Bushisms," Dubya's unique brand of verbal contortionism is more hilarious and enjoyable than ever. Here is Bushspeak in all its mind boggling glory, from the scrambled sayings to the vocabulary stretches to his almost Zen-like statements.There's an old saying in Tenness... More

The founding of the Dudley Observatory at Albany, N.Y., in 1852 was a milestone in humanity's age-old quest to understand the heavens. As the best equipped astronomical observatory in the U.S. led by the first American to hold a Ph.D. in astronomy, Benjamin Apthorp Gould Jr., the observatory helped ... More

This collection develops insight into the relation which Hobbes describes between his theory of government and the three-part division he draws with respect to religion. Pursuing the chain of causes that proves God's existence as first cause, Hobbes identifies and defines both "true religion" and su... More