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California

Beat the IQ Challenge

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Remarkable Discoveries about Animals and Revolutionary New Ways to Show Them Compassion

The founder and president of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk, and bestselling author Gene Stone explore the wonders of animal life with "admiration and empathy" (The New York Times Book Review) and offer tools for living more kindly toward them.

In the last few decades, a wealth of new information has emerged about who animals are: astounding beings with intelligence, emotions, intricate communications networks, and myriad abilities. In Animalkind, Ingrid Newkirk and Gene Stone present these findings in a concise and awe-inspiring way, detailing a range of surprising discoveries, like that geese fall in love and stay with a partner for life, that fish "sing" underwater, and that elephants use their trunks to send subsonic signals, alerting other herds to danger miles away.

Newkirk and Stone pair their tour through the astounding lives of animals with a guide to the exciting new tools that allow humans to avoid using or abusing animals as we once did. Whether it's medicine, product testing, entertainment, clothing, or food, there are now better options to all the uses animals once served in human life. We can substitute warmer, lighter faux fleece for wool, choose vegan versions of everything from shrimp to marshmallows, reap the benefits of animal-free medical research, and scrap captive orca exhibits and elephant rides for virtual reality and animatronics.

Animalkind provides a fascinating look at why our fellow living beings deserve our respect, and lays out the steps everyone can take to put this new understanding into action.

Animalkind

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As IQ tests become an increasingly common part of the job application process for the Civil Service, the armed forces, education, industry and commerce, Test Your IQ is a book targeted at anyone keen to move up the career ladder, as well as hobbyist 'puzzlers'. It contains brand-new, previously unpublished material that combines verbal, IQ and pictorial tests and which, if used regularly, will increase every reader's IQ rating by the few points that could prove decisive.

Test Your IQ

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The Moral Dilemmas of Spying

Revolutionary War officer Nathan Hale, one of America's first spies, said, "Any kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary." A statue of Hale stands outside CIA headquarters, and the agency often cites his statement as one of its guiding principles. But who decides what is necessary for the public good, and is it really true that any kind of service is permissible for the public good? These questions are at the heart of James M. Olson's book, Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying.



Olson, a veteran of the CIA's clandestine service, takes readers inside the real world of intelligence to describe the difficult dilemmas that field officers face on an almost daily basis. Far from being a dry theoretical treatise, this fascinating book uses actual intelligence operations to illustrate how murky their moral choices can be. Readers will be surprised to learn that the CIA provides very little guidance on what is, or is not, permissible. Rather than empowering field officers, the author has found that this lack of guidelines actually hampers operations. Olson believes that U.S. intelligence officers need clearer moral guidelines to make correct, quick decisions. Significantly, he believes these guidelines should come from the American public, not from closed-door meetings inside the intelligence community. Fair Play will encourage a broad public debate about the proper moral limits on U.S. intelligence activities.


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Fair Play

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New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book. "A well paced and memorable account. Suprises abound . . . But the main interest in Roosevelt's Secret War kies in the new dimension it adds to the picture of Roosevelt the man. . . A worthwhile addition to the buldging bookshelves of World War II". (From Back Cover)

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FDR and World War II Espionage

FDR and World War II Espionage

Despite all that has already been written on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Joseph Persico has uncovered a hitherto overlooked dimension of FDR's wartime leadership- his involvement in intelligence and espionage operations.ROOSEVELT'S SECRET WAR is crowded with remarkable revelations-- FDR wanted to bomb Tokyo before Pearl Harbor- A defector from Hitler's inner circle reported directly to the Oval Office- Roosevelt knew before any other world leader of Hitler's plan to invade Russia- Roosevelt and Churchill concealed a disaster costing hundreds of British soldiers' lives in order to protect Ultra, the British codebreaking secret- An unwitting Japanese diplomat provided the President with a direct pipeline into Hitler's councilsROOSEVELT'S SECRET WAR also describes how much FDR had been told--before the Holocaust--about the coming fate of Europe's Jews. And Persico also provides a definitive answer to the perennial question Did FDR know in advance about the attack on Pearl Harbor?By temperament and character, no American president was better suited for secret warfare than FDR. He manipulated, compartmentalized, dissembled, and misled, demonstrating a spymaster's talent for intrigue. He once remarked, "I never let my right hand know what my left hand does." Not only did Roosevelt create America's first central intelligence agency, the OSS, under "Wild Bill" Donovan, but he ran spy rings directly from the Oval Office, enlisting well-placed socialite friends. FDR was also spied against. ROOSEVELT'S SECRET WAR presents evidence that the Soviet Union had a source inside the Roosevelt White House; that British agents fed FDR total fabrications to draw the United States into war; and that Roosevelt, by yielding to Churchill's demand that British scientists be allowed to work on the Manhattan Project, enabled the secrets of the bomb to be stolen. And these are only a few of the scores of revelations in this constantly surprising story of Roosevelt's hidden role in World War II.

Roosevelt's Secret War

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Iowa

James Bond

"The end of the Cold War spawns a fierce new villain, in John Gardner's eleventh addition to the classic, best-selling James Bond series." "Now that the two Germanys have united, a joint British-American intelligence network in the old Eastern Bloc has disintegrated, to the dismay of SIS and the CIA. But their efforts to make renewed contact with the network, codenamed CABAL, fail when the two original case officers are killed under very suspicious circumstances before contacting their undercover agents." "Enter James Bond and his American counterpart, Easy St. John. Following leads left by the dead case officers, Bond and the aggressive Easy track down one of the agents, who dies on his way to a rendezvous with 007. Certain now that the entire network is marked for death, Bond and Easy race across Europe, hoping to save the others from the unknown killer, only to find that they too have become the targets of CABAL's old enemy: Wolfgang Weisen, the shadowy onetime director of East Germany's Security Service." "On the run since the destruction of the Berlin Wall, Weisen still maintains a following of loyal, highly trained security officers with access to a wide range of sophisticated weaponry. By setting a trap for Bond, Weisen plans to "neutralize" the secret agent before undertaking his true mission; the destabilization of Western Europe through a single, savage act." "Packed with harrowing chases, magnificent settings, and a dynamite finale, Death Is Forever is a rousing read by a master storyteller."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Death Is Forever

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A personal account of one woman's battle with autism offers insight into the little-understood mental condition from the patient's perspective and describes her struggle to cope with her condition and attitudes toward her autism

Nobody Nowhere... Autistic

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Nevada

Intelligence In Animals

#hardcover #sagan #science #carlsagan #evolution #intelligence #dragonsofeden

Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence

The well-known astronomer and astrobiologist surveys current knowledge of the development of intelligence on Earth in various forms of life and explains his persuasion that intelligence must have developed along similar paths throughout the universe

The Dragons of Eden

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#military #militaryhistory #history #CIA #intelligence #political

Virginia

Inside the Cia's Directorate of Science and Technology

In this, the first full-length study of the Directorate of Science and Technology, Jeffrey T. Richelson walks us down the corridors of CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, and through the four decades of science, scientists, and managers that produced the CIA we have today. He tells a story of amazing technological innovation in service of intelligence gathering, of bitter bureaucratic infighting, and sometimes, as in the case of its "mind-control" adventure, of stunning moral failure. Based on original interviews and extensive archival research, The Wizards of Langley turns a piercing lamp on many of the agency's activities, many never before made public.

The Wizards of Langley

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Indiana

Games and puzzles to develop a sharper, quicker mind

Written by the members of Mensa, here is a fascinating, enlightening program for strengthening the mind. Games, exercises, and mental fitness tests will help readers to open their minds and think smarter.

Mensa Think-Smart Book

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Oklahoma

9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies

The bestselling author ofBody of SecretsandThe Puzzle Palacepresents his most hard-hitting book to date—a sweeping, authoritative, and fearless account of the failures of America’s intelligence agencies and the Bush administration’s calculated efforts to sell a war to the American people. InThe Puzzle Palace, James Bamford revealed the existence of the NSA, the largest, most secretive, and best-financed intelligence organization in the world. InBody of Secrets, he took readers inside the ultrasecret agency, charting its deeds and misdeeds from its founding in 1952 to the end of the twentieth century. Now Bamford applies his relentless investigative drive and unparalleled access to intelligence sources to produce a headline-making book about the most pressing issues of the present day. From the mishandling of the pre-9/11 threat to the unproven claims about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, Bamford argues that the Bush administration has co-opted the intelligence community for its own political ends, and at the expense of American security.  Bamford makes the case that the Bush administration’s Middle East policy decisions, from overthrowing Saddam to ignoring the situation of the Palestinians, are driven by long-held beliefs and goals of an elite group of conservatives inside and outside of government. A Pretext for Warhomes in on the systematic weakness that led the intelligence community to ignore or misinterpret evidence of the impending terrorist attacks of 9/11—a failure rooted in the refusal to acknowledge the central role of the Palestinian cause in igniting Arab rage against the United States.  Compounding the errors, the Bush administration’simmediateresponse to 9/11 was to call for an attack on Iraq, and it subsequently invented justifications for the preemptive war that has ultimately left the United States more vulnerable to terrorism.   A Pretext for Waris an unprecedented, utterly convincing exposé of the most secretive administration in history.  

A Pretext for War

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♻️♻️Will be donated end of May if it does not find a home by then!♻️♻️used as a textbook by a few people-it’s what’s inside that counts!

Identifying and Developing Your Multiple Intelligences

Based on psychologist Howard Gardner's pioneering theory of "multiple intelligences," the original edition of 7 Kinds of Smart identified seven distinct ways of being smart, including "word smart," "music smart," "logic smart," and "people smart." Now, with the addition of two new kinds of smart--"naturalist" and "existential"--7 Kinds of Smart offers even more interesting information about how the human psyche functions. Complete with checklists for determining one's strongest and weakest intelligences, exercises, practical tips for developing each type of smart, a revised bibliography for further reading, and a guide to related Internet sites, this book continues to be an essential resource, offering cutting-edge research for general consumption.

Seven Kinds of Smart

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The Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko and the Return of the KGB

The assassination of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander "Sasha" Litvinenko in November 2006 -- poisoned by the rare radioactive element polonium -- caused an international sensation. Within a few short weeks, the fit forty-three-year-old lay gaunt, bald, and dying in a hospital, the victim of a "tiny nuclear bomb." Suspicions swirled around Russia's FSB, the successor to the KGB, and the Putin regime. Traces of polonium radiation were found in Germany and on certain airplanes, suggesting a travel route from Russia for the carriers of the fatal poison. But what really happened? What did Litvinenko know? And why was he killed?

The full story of Sasha Litvinenko's life and death is one that the Kremlin does not want told. His closest friend, Alex Goldfarb, and his widow, Marina, are the only two people who can tell it all, from firsthand knowledge, with dramatic scenes from Moscow to London to Washington. Death of a Dissident reads like a political thriller, yet its story is more fantastic and frightening than any novel.

Ever since 1998, when Litvinenko denounced the FSB for ordering him to assassinate tycoon Boris Berezovsky, he had devoted his life to exposing the FSB's darkest secrets. After a dramatic escape to London with Goldfarb's assistance, he spent six years, often working with Goldfarb, investigating a widening series of scandals. Oligarchs and journalists have been assassinated. Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yuschenko was poisoned on the campaign trail. The war in Chechnya became unspeakably harsh on both sides. Sasha Litvinenko investigated all of it, and he denounced his former employers in no uncertain terms for their dirty deeds.

Death of a Dissident opens a window into the dark heart of the Putin Kremlin. With its strong-arm tactics, tight control over the media, and penetration of all levels of government, the old KGB is back with a vengeance. Sasha Litvinenko dedicated his life to exposing this truth. It took his diabolical murder for the world to listen.

Death of a Dissident

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Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

Based on studies in psychology and neuroscience, a report on the rational and emotional properties of the human mind explains how they shape everything from personal success to physical well-being

Emotional Intelligence

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A survey of Einstein's scientific achievements follows excerpts from letters, speeches, and interviews that reveal his thoughts on religious, political, cultural, social, and economic issues.

Ideas and Opinions

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#mensa #games #intelligence #fitness #memory #logic #attentionspan #highiq 

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A Proven Program to Improve Your Memory, Logic, Attention Span, Organizational Ability, and More

Provides a series of games, puzzles, and exercises to revitalize and strengthen the memory, logic, attention span, and other mental powers to retard the aging process

Brain Fitness

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Temperament, Character, Intelligence

For the past twenty years Keirsey has continued to investigate personality differences, to refine his theory of the four temperaments and to define the facets of character that distinguish one from another. His findings form the basis of Please Understand Me II, an updated and greatly expanded edition of the book, far more comprehensive and coherent than the original, and yet with much of the same easy accessibility. One major addition is Keirsey's view of how the temperaments differ in the intelligent roles they are most likely to develop. Each of us, he says, has four kinds of intelligence, tactical, logistical, diplomatic, strategic, though one of the four interests us far more than the others, and thus gets far more practice than the rest. Like four suits in a hand of cards, we each have a long suit and a short suit in what interests us and what we do well, and fortunate indeed are those whose work matches their skills. As in the original book, Please Understand Me II begins with The Keirsey Temperament Sorter, the most used personality inventory in the world. But also included is The Keirsey Four-Types Sorter, a new short questionnaire that identifies one's basic temperament and then ranks one's second, third, and fourth choices. Share this new sorter with friends and family, and get set for a lively and fascinating discussion of personal styles.

Please Understand Me II

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Georgia

Inside the Covert War Against Terrorism's Money Masters

A revelatory account of the cloak-and-dagger Israeli campaign to target the finances fueling terror organizations--an effort that became the blueprint for U.S. efforts to combat threats like ISIS and drug cartels. ISIS boasted $2.4 billion of revenue in 2015, yet for too long the global war on terror overlooked financial warfare as an offensive strategy. "Harpoon," the creation of Mossad legend Meir Dagan, directed spies, soldiers, and attorneys to disrupt and destroy money pipelines and financial institutions that paid for the bloodshed perpetrated by Hamas, Hezbollah, and other groups. Written by an attorney who worked with Harpoon and a bestselling journalist, Harpoon offers a gripping story of the Israeli-led effort, now joined by the Americans, to choke off the terrorists' oxygen supply, money, via unconventional warfare.

Harpoon

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Government

From Secrets to Policy

TAKE COVERT ACTION AND SEIZE A COPY OF INTELLIGENCE BEFORE ANYONE ELSE

Intelligence veteran Mark M. Lowenthal details how the intelligence community′s history, structure, procedures, and functions affect policy decisions. With his friendly prose, he demystifies a complicated and complex process. Rich with examples and anecdotes, Intelligence also includes bolded key terms, an acronym list, suggested readings and websites, and a list of major intelligence reviews or proposals.

This new, fully-updated fourth edition highlights many crucial recent developments in reforms, ethics, and transnational issues, including:

* the actual implementation of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) reforms and their successes and strains;

* the ongoing legal, operational, and ethical issues raised by the war against terrorism;

* the growth of transnational issues, such as WMD;

* fresh coverage of analytic standards and analytic transformation;

* more in-depth explanation of geospatial, signal, and human intelligence;

* a new discussion of the lessons of 9/11;

* and, the growing politicization of intelligence in the United States, specifically through the declassified use of National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs).

Intelligence

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The book includes all the background material required to understand the principles underlying intelligence, as well as enough detailed information on intelligent robotics and simulated agents so readers can begin experiments and projects on their own.

By the mid-1980s researchers from artificial intelligence, computer science, brain and cognitive science, and psychology realized that the idea of computers as intelligent machines was inappropriate. The brain does not run "programs"; it does something entirely different. But what? Evolutionary theory says that the brain has evolved not to do mathematical proofs but to control our behavior, to ensure our survival. Researchers now agree that intelligence always manifests itself in behavior--thus it is behavior that we must understand. An exciting new field has grown around the study of behavior-based intelligence, also known as embodied cognitive science, "new AI," and "behavior-based AI."

This book provides a systematic introduction to this new way of thinking. After discussing concepts and approaches such as subsumption architecture, Braitenberg vehicles, evolutionary robotics, artificial life, self-organization, and learning, the authors derive a set of principles and a coherent framework for the study of naturally and artificially intelligent systems, or autonomous agents. This framework is based on a synthetic methodology whose goal is understanding by designing and building.

The book includes all the background material required to understand the principles underlying intelligence, as well as enough detailed information on intelligent robotics and simulated agents so readers can begin experiments and projects on their own. The reader is guided through a series of case studies that illustrate the design principles of embodied cognitive science.

Understanding Intelligence

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Utah

Everything You Need to Know to Put Your EQ to Work

Combining their latest research based on 500,000 people with a speedy reference format, authors Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves offer readers a range of helpful tools for effectively managing behaviour and achieving lasting changes in one's personal and professional relationships. Focusing on the importance of the other kind of 'smart', the authors illuminate four unique skills: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management. By taking the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal, readers discover and understand their current emotional intelligence. The authors then present proven strategies to help readers quickly improve and increase their skills. THE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE QUICKBOOK delivers hands-on, concrete methods for achieving personal satisfaction and professional excellence.

The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book

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Illinois

BUT BEYOND ITS BORDERS, A NEW ENEMY RISES



An American ship has vanished. The president has tasked the new cyber-intelligence agency, Net Force, with finding out what happened to the vessel. But their investigation reveals a plan that could trigger a world war. Their only option is to strike first.



Through the streets of New York, a secret city in Crimea and the depths of the South China Sea, Net Force must race to discover who is behind the attack...before it's too late.

Net Force: Threat Point

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Draws on the latest research in psychology and neuroscience to show how the rational and the emotional faculties of the mind work together to shape everything from personal success to physical well-being.

Philip J. Carter; Ken A. Russell

Beat the IQ Challenge

Ingrid Newkirk; Gene Stone; Mayim Bialik (Foreword by)

Animalkind

Ken A. Russell; Philip J. Carter

Test Your IQ

James M. Olson

Fair Play

Joseph E. Persico

Roosevelt's Secret War

John Gardner

Death Is Forever

Donna Williams

Nobody Nowhere... Autistic

The Readers Digest

Intelligence In Animals

Carl Sagan

The Dragons of Eden

Jeffrey T. Richelson

The Wizards of Langley

Abbie F. Salny; Marvin Grosswirth; A. Salny

Mensa Think-Smart Book

James Bamford

A Pretext for War

Thomas Armstrong

Seven Kinds of Smart

Alex Goldfarb; Marina Litvinenko (As told to)

Death of a Dissident

Daniel Goleman

Emotional Intelligence

Albert Einstein

Ideas and Opinions

Monique Le Poncin; Michael K. Levine

Brain Fitness

David Keirsey

Please Understand Me II

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Samuel M. Katz

Harpoon

Mark M. Lowenthal

Intelligence

Rolf Pfeifer; Christian Scheier

Understanding Intelligence

Travis Bradberry; Jean Greaves; Patrick M. Lencioni (Foreword by)

The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book

Jerome Preisler; Steve Pieczenik (Created by); Tom Clancy (Created by)

Net Force: Threat Point

Daniel Goleman

Emotional Intelligence