Why do states persist in using force to enhance their deterrent posture, even though it is not clear that it is effective? This book develops an innovative framework to answer this question, viewing deterrence as an idea. This allows the author to explain how countries institutionalize deterrence strategy, and how this internalization affects policy. He argues that the US and Israel have both internalized

When your kink involves eating a demon\'s guts, what else is there to do but summon a bewitching demon to feast on? Makoto summons a demon to grant his every twisted desire, and in exchange for getting to eat the demon\'s guts, Makoto will give him his life! Makoto has long been ostracized because of his odd hobbies and a sexual kink others see as disgusting. One day on a whim, he tries a demon-summoning

Norfolk has many places of interest connected with its diverse and sometimes bloody past. This book explores locations around the county linked with historical figures and major events. Houses, monuments and statues are associated with the likes of Lord Nelson, Nurse Edith Cavell, Anna Sewell, Howard Carter, Pocahontas, Julian of Norwich and many others. And there are many places connected with major

Somewhere between Mike Mignola, A Fistful of Dollars, and Johnny Cash\'s Ghost Riders in the Sky, this tale is an adventurous take on the existential hitman, set against a dreamy western backdrop populated by witches, spirits, ghouls, and other monsters. Joe Death explores what it means for Death to undo what he does best. More importantly, what is the true cost of salvation? After surviving a brutal

Returning to the world of Shadows of the Short Days, it\'s time to go beyond Reykjavik to Hrimland\'s remote islands . .

The heart-rending and inspiring novel from the critically acclaimed author of NOT IF I SEE YOU

THE WILD, FREE-ROAMING HORSE of the U.S. Great Basin has given us a new vision for a vibrant and healthy natural horse. That vision is embodied in this newly updated and classic work, The Natural Horse: Lessons From the Wild.Paddock Paradise. Based on wild horse family band movements in their native ranges, Paddock Paradise is a unique tracking system within which horses living together in groups forge

The Anthropocene has become central to understanding the intimate connections between human life and the natural environment, but it has fractured our sense of time and possibility. What implications does that fracturing have for how we should think about politics in these new times? In this cutting-edge intervention, Duncan Kelly considers how this new geological era could shape our future by engaging

Rob Parsons shares insights from over fifty years of public

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER B is for Beautiful, Brave, and Bright And for a Book that takes a Bold journey through the alphabet of Black history and culture. Letter by letter, The ABCs of Black History celebrates a story that spans continents and centuries, triumph and heartbreak, creativity and joy. It\'s a story of big ideas--P is for Power, S is for Science and Soul. Of significant moments--G

If you peep into the night sky and see the Moon and twinkling stars, you\'re peeping right out into space! Lift the flaps and peep through the holes in the pages to discover the planets in our solar system, see astronauts on the International Space Station and find out what else is in space in this beautifully illustrated book for little

Offers a snapshot of Britain in the 1860s. This is a facsimile of the actual book, often referred to as \"Bradshaw\'s Guide\", that inspired the \"Great British Railway Journeys\" television series, and is possibly the only surviving example of the 1863

\"I had to leave town for a little while--\" with these words, Elvis Presley truly came home to rock and roll. A little over a month earlier he had staged rock\'s first and greatest comeback in a television program, forever known as \"The \'68 Comeback Special.\" With this show, he resurrected himself--at the age of 33, no less--from the ashes of a career mired in bad movies and soundtracks. So where

Scribners tells the inside story of five generations--over 150 years--at the legendary publishing house of Charles Scribner\'s Sons, beginning with its founding in an unused chapel in downtown New York, continuing through its golden era on Fifth Avenue above the famous landmark bookstore and down to the present day. The author, the fifth of the Charleses to work at that house of celebrated authors,

This is a maintenance and repair manual for the DIY mechanic. The book features step-by-step photographed sequences to tasks and covers the Ford