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In recent years, and in light of U.S. attempts to project power in the world, the presidency of Woodrow Wilson has been more commonly invoked than ever before. Yet "Wilsonianism" has often been distorted by a concentration on American involvement in the First World War. InWoodrow Wilson and the Great War: Reconsidering America's Neutrality, 1914-1917, prominent scholar Robert Tucker turns the focus to the years of neutrality. Arguing that our neglect of this prewar period has reduced the complexity of the historical Wilson to a caricature or stereotype, Tucker reveals the importance that the law of neutrality played in Wilson's foreign policy during the fateful years from 1914 to 1917, and in doing so he provides a more complete portrait of our nation's twenty-eighth president.

By focusing on the years leading up to America's involvement in the Great War, Tucker reveals that Wilson's internationalism was always highly qualified, dependent from the start upon the advent of an international order that would forever remove the specter of another major war. World War I was the last conflict in which the law of neutrality played an important role in the calculations of belligerents and neutrals, and it is scarcely an exaggeration to say that this law -- or rather Woodrow Wilson's version of it -- constituted almost the whole of his foreign policy with regard to the war. Wilson's refusal to find any significance, moral or otherwise, in the conflict beyond the law and its violation led him to see the war as meaningless, save for the immense suffering and sense of utter futility it fostered.

Treating issues of enduring interest, such as the advisability and effectiveness of U.S. interventions in, or initiation of, conflicts beyond its borders,Woodrow Wilson and the Great War will appeal to anyone interested in the president's power to determine foreign policy, and in constitutional history in general.

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A Helpful Examination of WW1 US Neutrality
Robert Tucker has written a solid scholarly book examining the neutrality policy of the Wilson administration during WW1. That policy, conceived by the president, stimulated unintended change in the international system. Change that has continued until the present time. Explaining Wilson's unique approach to policy decisions is a strength of this book.The president made his foreign policy decisions, Tucker notes, from a place of isolation "without parallel among American presidents." Thus the book is narrowly focused on Wilson and his closest advisers and does not deal more generally with broader questions of foreign policy.That turns out to be a strength.Too many historians try to find a "Wilsonian" consensus in Wilson's foreign policy - Tucker takes us to Wilson where "Wilsonian" policy is located.There are some criticisms of the book.Some reviewers have wished it were a different type of book.The strengths of the book, however, outweigh these minor weaknesses.In addition Tucker writes in a winsome and very readable style.This book, along with John W. Coogan's, "The End of Neutrality," should be a required introduction for anyone interested in US foreign policy during the period of neutrality in the Wilson Administration. ... Read more

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Psychology and Occultism Abreast
Robert Anton Wilson's "Book of the Breast" was his fourth book. Now printed by New Falcon Publishing under the indiscriminating title of "Ishtar Rising." The edition that I am reviewing is of the Playboy Press edition which is quite different, which is why I am making the distinction. Although the text is the same, throughout the book there are pictures of Playboy Pin-Ups which add to the whole delight of the book and serves its purpose in getting across the idea of the book. The New Falcon edition is all type and a few non-Playboy pics inserted. The book on the other hand was great. Wilson makes many fine arguments about the Breast and how we should be adoring the Breast, not abandoning it, or locking it out of society as if it were the Devil incarnate which rose upon women's Breasts for men to gawk and lose their scientific rationale. Throughout history, at least from the Judaica-Hebrew inception on throughout time up until about the 20's was sex, women and any other type of so-called deviant thought was considered heretical. R. A. Wilson gives an amalgum of references and quotations and puts it together in a cohesive logical and thought-provoking manner, which I believe is his specialty. His comprehension and retension level of information fascinates me and this is one more testimony to that trait of his that he utilizes so well in his writing. Highly reccomended! I would suggest, however, that you search for this version before settling for the New Falcon edition. Although I fully support the library of New Falcon (as they one of my favorite publishers). The Playboy edition is a little difficult to find and you may pay a few dollars extra, but for the experience of it, I believe it is worth it. ... Read more

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The massive nine-volume Birds of the Western Palearctic is the standard ornithological reference for the birds of north-west Europe. This new concise version retains the essential information in a fraction of the space and much-reduced cost.Additionally, more than 230 magnificent new color plates have been specially commissioned for this edition to illustrate newly added species or to replace earlier paintings. The Concise BWP is an essential reference book for all who are interested in the birds of Europe. ... Read more

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A survey of Washington, D.C., area collections, organizations, and agencies, this Scholars' Guide describes scholarly resources for peace studies and international security studies. Among other topics, coverage includes disarmament, environmental issues, international law, military history, and peace theory and research. Four hundred twenty-one institutions are covered, out of more than 750 surveyed in the course of the project.

Collections include libraries, archives, art and museum collections, map, recording, photo, and film collections, and data banks. Organizations include research centers, information offices, university programs, government agencies, and associations. For each, directory information is given, along with a description of relevant resources and activities in terms of size, content, and organization of collections; programs; and products (published and unpublished, classified and unclassified).

Scholars' Guide to Washington, D.C., for Peace and International Security Studies is the fifteenth in the series of Scholars' Guides edited by Zdenek V. David, librarian at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. It was prepared in collaboration with the United States Institute of Peace.

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This digital document is an article from Wilson Bulletin, published by Wilson Ornithological Society on September 1, 1999. The length of the article is 7674 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Ornithological Literature.(Review) (book reviews)
Author: William E. Jr. Davis
Publication: Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1999
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: 111Issue: 3Page: 445

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This digital document is an article from Wilson Bulletin, published by Wilson Ornithological Society on September 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1173 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: We report on successful nesting attempts in fall by Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) in southern Mississippi in November, 1987 and in central Arkansas in October, 1998, and a winter nesting attempt in South Carolina in December, 1998. The first nest was found 1 year before previously reported fall nestings in the Southeast and 1 month earlier in the season. The second is the most northern and western fall nesting site in the South, and the third is the latest reported nesting attempt in the southern United States. Taken together with 3 other reported successful fall nests in Mississippi and South Carolina, Killdeer would appear to be the only fall breeding shorebird in North America and, based on those 6 widely-scattered observations over the last 11 years, should now be considered a rare fall and winter breeder across the southern United States.

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Title: Additional Records of Fall and Winter Nesting by Killdeer in SouthernUnited States.(Review)
Author: Kimberly A. Smith
Publication: Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1999
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: 111Issue: 3Page: 424

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This digital document is an article from Wilson Bulletin, published by Wilson Ornithological Society on December 1, 2002. The length of the article is 3365 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: The Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) is the most numerous shorebird on the Pacific coast of North America during spring migration. Twenty-six sandpipers carrying miniature radio transmitters on northward migration across the Fraser River delta, British Columbia, remained on or near to the section of beach where they were first detected through their entire stay. They traveled about 4-6 km each day, following the tide up and down the beach. Although some Western Sandpipers were present on all beaches of the delta, our results suggest that individuals do not roam widely once they settle. The widespread distribution of sandpipers in mud, marsh, and sand habitats suggests that all regions of the Fraser River delta are required to support the large number of Western Sandpipers during spring migration.

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Title: Site fidelity and local movements of migrating Western Sandpipers on the Fraser River Estuary.(Author Abstract)
Author: Robert W. Butler
Publication: Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2002
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: 114Issue: 4Page: 485(6)

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Wilson Bulletin, published by Wilson Ornithological Society on September 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1037 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Forehead Feathers of the Pied-Billed and Atitlan Grebes.(Brief Article)
Author: Robert W. Storer
Publication: Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 2000
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: 112Issue: 3Page: 411

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Analyzes noninvasive cerebrovascular diagnostic techniques and the design of clinical trials for the evaluation of new treatments and methodologies. Considers the regression and stabilization of atherosclerosis through therapy. ... Read more

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Throughout his career Sir Robert Wilson has demonstrated thatadvances in a wide variety of fields in astrophysics and laboratoryphysics are achievable through the application of fundamental plasmaspectroscopy. His work has included: optical studies that probed thenature of interstellar dust and first revealed the existence of O starwinds; vacuum ultraviolet and X-ray diagnosis of fusion plasmas;rocket ultraviolet and X-ray observations of the Sun; and theconception, development and use of the International UltravioletExplorer (IUE) satellite which has contributed greatly to stellar,interstellar and extragalactic astrophysics. This volume containsreviews honouring Sir Robert and reflecting his interests. ... Read more

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Navy and Marine Corps Sea Basing concepts envision the rapid deployment, assembly, command, projection, reconstitution, and re-employment of expeditionary forces from the sea. RAND researchers assessed alternative structures for the proposed Maritime Prepositioning Force (Future), or MPF(F), squadron and their effects on operational support. For example, eliminating large-deck ships could be offset by substituting CH-53K helicopters for MV-22s. ... Read more

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This work focuses on the different patterns of cognitive decline that characterize dementias of various etiologies. The effects of various dementing disorders on different domains of neuropsychological functioning are reviewed, such as attention, memory, intelligence, problem-solving, language skills, visual-spatial functioning, sensory-perceptual abilities, and motor skills. Leading researchers in the field of clinical neuropsychology discuss the unique neuropsychological features of specific dementias and how this information in the context of other clinical data about the patient can aid in making a differential diagnosis. Management issues pertaining to each dementing disorder are also discussed in each chapter. Among the dementing conditions covered are Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementias, dementia associated with alcoholism, tumors, AIDS, and toxicometabolic disorders. Chapters are also devoted to cognitive functioning in normal aging and depression. Up-to-date information concerning neuroimaging, psychopharmacological approaches to treatment, and legal issues in dementia is included in this comprehensive volume. ... Read more