Weapon Development

A shocking expose of the reckless proliferation of bioweapon research and development facilities across the U.S. - and the threat this poses to everyday Americans. Battling a new generation of corporate giants and uncovering threats right in our own backyard, Kenneth King’s Germs Gone Wild reveals the massive expansion of America’s biodefense research labs and the culture of deception surrounding hundreds of facilities that have opened since 9/11.

We are living through a period of unprecedented uncertainty and upheaval in both our personal and professional lives. So it should come as a surprise to exactly no one that trust, human connection, and mental well-being are all on the decline. This may seem like no laughing matter. Yet, the research shows that humor and laughter are among the most valuable tools we have at our disposal for strengthening bonds and relationships, diffusing stress and tension, boosting resilience, and performing when the stakes are high.

Drones have been much maligned in the media and popular culture, and there has been much controversy over their deployment. This book reveals the history of unmanned aircraft, their recent development, and why they have emerged onto the scene, setting the record straight about drones and their use.

With Exposing Financial Abuse: When Money Is a Weapon, you will be given the opportunity to pull the curtain back and see into the lives of those who have been financially harmed by someone close to them. Being able to take a closer look at this hidden world is a unique gift that cannot be taken lightly or without honor for those who have chosen to allow us to peek into the most personal aspects of their lives.

North Korea's bizarre feuds with the rest of the world have been turned into comedy gold time and time again, perhaps because their endless threats seem so far removed from reality. But just how serious is the threat of nuclear war against North Korea? North Korea’s Nuclear Program: The History of the Hermit Kingdom’s Development of Nuclear Weapons looks at how North Korea has developed and tested destructive nuclear weapons over the past several decades.

학교에서 배운 지식만으로는 부족한 시대가 되었다. 사회는 빠르게 변화하고 있으며, 이 변화에 적응하기 위해서는 새로운 지식을 배울 필요가 있다. 하지만 다시 학교로 돌아가 배울 수 없는 이런 어른들을 위한 공부법이 바로 '독학'이다. 이 책의 저자 야마구치 슈는 경영학 학위, MBA도 없이 세계 1위 경영·인사 컨설팅 기업 콘페리헤이그룹의 파트너 자리에 올랐다. 철학과 미학미술사를 전공한 그가 일본에서 가장 주목받는 컨설턴트가 될 수 있었던 방법은 바로 '독학'이었다. 독학을 통해 자신에게 필요한 무기를 만들 수 있었다는 것이다. 삶에 필요한 무기를 만들어 지적 전투력을 높이기 위해서는 과연 어떻게 독학을 해야 하는가? 야마구치 슈가 알려주는 독학의 기술을 배워보자.

Super Bomb unveils the story of the events leading up to President Harry S. Truman's 1950 decision to develop a "super" or hydrogen, bomb. That fateful decision and its immediate consequences are detailed in a diverse and complete account built on newly released archives and previously hidden contemporaneous interviews with more than 60 political, military, and scientific figures who were involved in the decision.

Questa frase è stata detta da uno dei manipolatori più abili della storia. Colui che è stato capace di convincere e manipolare non 1 non 100 ma un’intera nazione.... Il suo nome è Joseph Goebbels, ministro e capo della propaganda Nazista, la sua abilità di identificare i diversi meccanismi di suggestione della mente umana creando tattiche di manipolazioni molto efficaci fu tale che nella Germania nazista i cittadini diventarono parte di un progetto politico patologico sentendosi portatori di verità universale.

You're working hard and using all the tools you have at your disposal to become successful and still, you can't help but to notice others who seem to have better luck than you’ve had, make more money than you do, and appear to be doing better than you are with much less effort. You also notice those other people who seem to just have that special inner ability to work themselves to the highest positions in life regardless of their shortcomings and misfortunes. The entrepreneurs who built from the ground up. The athletes who let nothing stop them from being number one.

In actuality, silence is a type of communication with no spoken language but which is still densely packed with information. Silence creates areas for contemplation, but it hinders listening in a much more active and in-depth manner. It broadens our perception of reality and encourages us to be more empathic. It alleviates the saturation caused by an excessive number of words in the communication channel, allowing for new meanings.