![]() ![]() When she’s not reading or writing, she can be found hunting ghosts with her family. Its accounts of major international crises and national security policy point up the shallowness of most American foreign policy discussions and the scary perils that decision-makers keep sleepwalking into. Lorien Lawrence is a writer and middle school English teacher from Connecticut. In a multi-polar world that is becoming ever more dangerous and in which the specter of nuclear war is again rising, Kurth’s discussions of imperial overextension, the limits of hegemony by one great power, and related topics are extraordinarily timely. ![]() The author’s subtle understanding of how nuclear weapons dilemmas, historical choices, industrial structures, and bureaucratic competition combine in actual policymaking puts most literature on international relations to shame. Something strange is happening on Goodie Lane. Superbly written with great clarity, its strong points are the detail and care with which it spells out how economic factors are woven into American foreign policy and national security strategies. 'The chills come guaranteed.' -Stephen King The start of a spine-tingling new horror series perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Goosebumps. It is only recently published, but it presents revised versions of essays that sometimes date back a decade or more. This work is different from previous books suggested here. ![]()
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