Author: Tanabe, Gen / Tanabe, Kelly Publisher: SuperCollege, LLC Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The powerful tools in this invaluable resource equip students with the skills to write successful entrance essays for top-notch universities. The strengths and weaknesses of 50 application composition...
Author: Mitchell, Joyce Slayton Publisher: SuperCollege, LLC Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Written within an educational framework, this handbook offers general guidance to help students do a self-assessment and select the top eight colleges that are the strongest fit for them. Establishing...
Author: Hoehn, Andrew R. / Grissom, Adam / Ochmanek, David A. Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: A new U.S. grand strategy has been emerging, one that requires not only resources but patience and commitment: the promotion of democracy and freedom abroad. The U.S. armed forces will continue to be ...
Author: Tanabe, Gen / Tanabe, Kelly Publisher: SuperCollege, LLC Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Students will prepare powerful and successful admission essays with the tools provided in this invaluable, newly-updated resource for the college-bound. Examples of 50 real essays are included, discus...
Author: Vick, Alan J. / Grissom, Adam / Rosenau, William Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Often treated by Americans as an exceptional form of warfare, insurgency is anything but. Spanning the globe, centuries, and societies, insurgency is quite common. Given the threat insurgency presents...
Author: Harrell, Margaret C. / Castaneda, Laura Werber / Schirmer, Peter Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The current U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) policy for assigning military women was issued in 1994, and the U.S. Army?'s assignment policy dates to 1992. In the ensuing years, the U.S. Army has under...
Author: Marquis, Jefferson P. / Wong, Anny Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: A number of important steps have been taken in recent years to improve the planning and management of Army International Activities (AIA). Still, a need remains, and is widely recognized, for a high-...
Author: Rabasa, Angel / Benard, Cheryl / Schwartz, Lowell H. Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Radical and dogmatic interpretations of Islam have gained ground in recent years in many Muslim societies via extensive Islamist networks spanning the Muslim world and the Muslim diaspora communities ...
Author: Libicki, Martin C. / Gompert, David C. / Frelinger, David R. Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: U.S. counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan have failed to exploit information power, which could be a U.S. advantage but instead is being used advantageously by insurgents. Because insurge...
Author: Tanner, Murray Scot Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Ever since the economic relationship between China and Taiwan began to explode in the early 1990s, U.S. policymakers have been concerned that China could exploit these economic ties to coerce Taiwan i...
Author: Davis, Lois M. / Mariano, Louis T. / Pace, Jennifer E. Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This book presents the results of the third and final wave of a national survey to elicit assessments of state and local response agencies of the activities they have undertaken after 9/11 to respond ...
Author: Filingeri, Vincent Publisher: First Edition Design ebook Publishing Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Comprehensive Review of Psychology (CRP)was written for students. It covers all of the important areas of psychology found in an introductory psychology course. The areas covered include approaches/me...
Author: Dobbins, James / Harting, Sarah / Kaye, Dalia Dassa Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: On March 21, 2007, the RAND Corporation held a public conference on Capitol Hill, ?"Coping with Iran: Confrontation, Containment, or Engagement??" featuring high-level experts and hosted by the direct...
Author: Glenn, Russell W. Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: With a matter of weeks to prepare, Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) personnel landed on July 24, 2003, armed for conflict but equally ready to restore peace without firing a shot...
Description: This report assesses the economic dimensions of security in post-Soviet Central Asia and considers their implications for the role of the United States. The September 11, 2001, attacks on the United S...
Author: Crane, Keith / Larrabee, F. Stephen Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Despite the fact that two ostensible economic policy priorities in Ukraine are to liberalize trade and improve the climate for foreign direct investment (FDI), successive Ukrainian governments have fo...
Author: Helmus, Todd C. / Paul, Christopher / Glenn, Russell W. Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Virtually every action, message, and decision of a military force shapes the opinions of an indigenous population: strategic communication, treatment of civilians at vehicle checkpoints, and the accur...
Author: Karney, Benjamin R. / Crown, John S. Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Recent demands on the military have raised concerns about the impact of extended deployments on military marriages. To evaluate this impact, the authors draw on marital status data in service personne...
Author: Landree, Eric / Paul, Christopher / Grill, Beth Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: How much data regarding U.S. anti- and counterterrorism systems, countermeasures, and defenses is publicly available and how easily could it be found by individuals seeking to harm U.S. domestic inter...
Author: Kahan, James P. / Wu, Mengjie / Hajiamiri, Sara Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The loss of life and devastation in the Gulf coast region of the United States following the hurricane season of 2005 has led to considerable debate about what should be done and not done in recoverin...
Description: If your child is beginning life in college, there's a surprise around every corner... But that doesn't mean you can't be prepared! The Happiest Kid on Campus is a witty and wise guide to everything y...
Author: Gompert, David C. Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Current U.S. counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy has relied heavily on the use of force against Islamist insurgents-a tactic that has increased their ranks. What is needed instead are stronger cognitive...
Author: Jaycox, Lisa H. / Morse, Lindsey K. / Tanielian, Terri Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Many changes in students?' performance and behavior stem from their experience of, for example, witnessing violence, undergoing assault or abuse, living through natural disasters, or experiencing acts...
Author: Dawson, Eric S. / Herring, Lynda Publisher: SuperCollege, LLC Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Likening the search for the perfect college to the search for the perfect mate-both are confusing, stressful, and important-this guide full of real-world examples and advice from students and college ...
Author: Davies, Mark / Cook, Tony / Rushton, Brian, S Publisher: Accent Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This book is designed to help you give the best advice and support to your teenager who wants to go to university. All the key elements of a university education are covered, from choosing the right ...
Author: Dertouzos, James N. / Garber, Steven Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) is faced with the challenge of ensuring that the flow of qualified volunteers is adequate to meet future active-duty accession requirements. This report documents...
Author: Davis, Lynn E. / Rough, Jill / Cecchine, Gary Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The efforts undertaken by civilian and military organizations in response to Hurricane Katrina were historically unprecedented, but problems did arise in the military response that contributed to dela...
Author: Fawcett, Shaun Publisher: Final Draft! Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Instant College Admission Essay Kit - Revised Edition: is an update and expansion of the information and templates that were in the Original best-selling version (2003). This edition is the low-cost s...
Author: Pace, Nicholas M. / Carroll, Stephen J. / Vogelsang, Ingo Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Class actions, which are civil cases in which parties initiate a lawsuit on behalf of other plaintiffs not specifically named in the complaint, often make the headlines, especially when they result in...
Author: Yaverbaum, Eric / Yaverbaum, Cole Publisher: Morgan James Publishing Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Life's Little College Admissions Insights is meant to be the first book an overwhelmed college bound student and their parent can read easily and quickly. The top counselors and advisors selected and ...
Author: Greenberg, Michael D. / Chalk, Peter / Willis, Henry H. Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Policymakers have become increasingly concerned in recent years about the possibility of future maritime terrorist attacks. Though the historical occurrence of such attacks has been limited, recogniti...
Author: Lara-Cinisomo, Sandraluz / Steinberg, Paul Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Funders provide financial support to nonprofit organizations, which use the funding to implement programs that provide services to clients. A key part of this relationship is the need for nonprofits t...
Author: Rostker, Bernard D. / Hix, William M. / Wilson, Jeremy M. Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Since Hurricane Katrina, resignations from the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) have increased, and the department went more than a year without recruiting enough candidates to justify a police ac...
Author: Kirby, Sheila Nataraj / McCombs, Jennifer Sloan / Barney, Heather Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Teacher education has been subject to both scathing criticism and innumerable efforts designed to reform it or to save it from being dismantled. One of the latest and most well funded efforts aimed at...
Author: Jones, Seth G. / Oliker, Olga / Chalk, Peter Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The United States has provided assistance to the security forces of a number of repressive states that do not share its political ideals. This practice raises several questions, the answers to which h...
Author: Cragin, R. Kim / Chalk, Peter / Daly, Sara A. Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Terrorist groups--both inside and outside the al Qaeda network--sometimes form mutually beneficial partnerships to exchange "best practices." These exchanges provide terrorist groups with the opportun...
Author: Hamilton, Laura S. / Stecher, Brian M. / Marsh, Julie A. Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Since 2001-2002, standards-based accountability (SBA) provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) have shaped the work of public school teachers and administrators in the United States. ...
Author: Bonomo, James / Bergamo, Giacomo / Frelinger, David R. Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Part of a series examining the technology competition between security organizations and terrorist organizations, this report focuses on understanding how terrorist groups make technology choices and ...
Author: Schank, John F. / Arena, Mark V. / DeLuca, Paul Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: For the first time since the design of the first nuclear submarine, the U.S. Navy has no nuclear submarine design program under way, which raises the possibility that design capability could be lost. ...
Author: Kaye, Dalia Dassa Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This monograph examines regional, multilateral track two dialogues in the Middle East and South Asia that are focused on arms control and other cooperative security measures. Unofficial policy discour...
Author: Dobbins, James / Jones, Seth G. / Crane, Keith Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Since the end of the Cold War, the United States, NATO, the United Nations, and a range of other states and nongovernmental organizations have become increasingly involved in nation-building operation...
Author: Cliff, Roger / Shlapak, David A. Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Although the question of Taiwan?'s status is unlikely to be resolved soon, considering the various possible outcomes and how they might affect U.S.?-China relations is useful. A total of ten distinct ...
Author: Byman, Daniel Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: To gain the size and capabilities of an insurgency, a would-be insurgent movement must create a politically relevant identity; it must espouse a cause that is popular beyond the group; it must gain do...
Author: Camm, Frank / Cook, Cynthia R. / Masi, Ralph Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: As the U.S. Army transforms its operating force, inevitably the institutional Army-the ?"generating force?" that fills and sustains the Army?'s combat units-must change as well. The Army must transfor...
Author: Hosmer, Stephen T. Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Coalition forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) were able to take down Saddam Hussein?'s regime in less than three weeks, at the cost of relatively few Coalition casualties. This monograph draws upo...
Author: Yaverbaum, Eric / Yaverbaum, Cole Publisher: Morgan James Publishing Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Life's Little College Admissions Insights is meant to be the first book an overwhelmed college bound student and their parent can read easily and quickly. The top counselors and advisors selected and ...
