books about: weapons     books:       Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance7 reviews James C. Scott Yale University Press, 1987 Indispensible to anyone interested in social change I picked this book up in order to write my Master's thesis on dissidence and collective action in rural China. The last thing I expected to be was entertained, but most of this book is actually very good and fun reading. True, the other part is highly academic, but still accessible and absolutely essential to understanding the dynamics of change in authoritarian societies. Before Scott ...             Weapons of Legacy (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying Supplement)19 reviews Bruce R. Cordell, Kolja Raven Liquette, ... Wizards of the Coast, 2005 A Weapon Earned Reading though the Weapons of Legacy book is a pleasure. It has good but short background tales of the exploits of each item. The weapons described might seem underpowered to certain types of gamers, but if anyone has ever played a game in which they had to truly work, think and fight their way to earn a weapon of power then those players will understand the reason for this book. Weapons of ...             Asterix and the Secret Weapon (Asterix)3 reviews Albert Uderzo Orion, 2007 Ladies Learning There's a new bard coming to the village. There's a secret weapon coming to Gaul. They have a lot in common, they'll both stir up Gaulish tradition, and one has a crush on Asterix... "Asterix and the Secret Weapon" is Asterix #29, first published in 1991. I really liked it, though I never used to as a kid. Great dialogue, pretty pictures. It's funny seeing all the characters react to the ...             Hitler's Suppressed and Still-Secret Weapons, Science and Technology8 reviews Henry Stevens Adventures Unlimited Press, 2007 Impeccable! Absolutely well researched, with solid proof printed within. The author makes his point with in depth research, and prints the bulk of his source documents. If you want to read fact, not fiction or opinion, this one is for you. Highly recommended!             The Encyclopedia of Weapons: From World War II to the Present Day5 reviews Chris Bishop Thunder Bay Press, 2006 Best Book Yet on Small Arms I have read many books on small arms and this is the best. Unlike some books that are all specs or all pictures, this has a good blend of both, plus it contains entertaining and illuminating anecdotes about many of the weapons. The most popular weapons have extended treatments. The pictures of the weapons are in color. Black and white pictures of the weapon in action accompany many of the ...             Our Word is Our Weapon8 reviews Subcomandante Marcos Seven Stories Press, 2002 A movement of Now. Too often those of us who seek social justice for people who have been traditionally oppressed tend to just reminisce on the past. However, this book proves that there is a great social movement that ordinary people CAN , RIGHT NOW make a diffrence about The history of Mexico, like the history of Latin America, is a history of pain, struggle, and exploitation. Marcos shows us a movement that ...             Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor13 reviews DK Publishing DK ADULT, 2006 Great reference I bought this book as a source book for my D&D games, not only did it meet that goal to perfection but it was actually very interesting and a pleasure to read. The pictures are great and really give you an idea of size and weight. And speaking of weight, most weapons have weights listed. Great book, highly recommended!             Use of Weapons60 reviews Iain M. Banks Orbit, 2008 Banks at his finest - Literature that happens to be SF Probably Bank's best science fiction novel and one of his best works generally. Cheradinine Zakalwe, Diziet Sma and Skaffen Amiskaw are, together, his most interesting group of characters. The structure of this novel makes it worthy of note on its own. Written in interwoven chapters, it is made up of two alternating narrative streams - one indicated by Arabic numerals and the other by Roman ...             Wolverine: Weapon X (Marvel Premiere Classic)23 reviews Barry Windsor-Smith Marvel Comics, 2007 Spectacular Before Paul Jenkins gave us Origin: The True Story of Wolverine, Barry Windsor-Smith crafted this story detailing the defining moment of Marvel's most popular mutant. Weapon X details how a nomadic mutant named Logan is kidnapped and experimented upon in order for him to be turned into a living weapon. From the memory alterations, brainwashing, and adamantium grafting; Wolverine is born. What ...             Nuclear Weapons: What You Need to Know2 reviews Jeremy Bernstein Cambridge University Press, 2007 Highly Recommended NUCLEAR WEAPONS: What You Need To Know, is a very well written account of the people and the physics that went into creating the world's weapons of mass destruction. Any one teaching about this topic will surely wish to consider this as a textbook or reference. The book makes a nice complement to the video THE DAY AFTER TRINITY in which one "meets" many of the characters in Bernstein's book. The ...             D20 Weapons Locker (d20 Campaigns: d20 Modern)11 reviews Keith J. Potter Wizards of the Coast, 2004 Useful compendium In this book you can find most of the weapons you're likely to come across in everyday life. The additional section at the end of the book explaining which weapons are typically carried by different law enforcement agencies around the world is quite useful, but I would have liked to see it expanded, and made a little less US-centric. If you're after a specific weapon not listed in the book ...             Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)1 review Joseph M. Siracusa Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 An invaluable introduction to nuclear weapons. Joseph M. Siracusa's Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction is an invaluable addition to Oxford's Very Short Introduction series. Whatever one's background, this volume provides a concise and highly readable introduction to nuclear weapons. It examines all aspects of these terrible weapons, from the science behind their construction, to the politics they provoke, to the fears surrounding ...             The Lord of the Rings Weapons and Warfare36 reviews Chris Smith, Christopher Lee Houghton Mifflin, 2003 Fun to Read, and a Fantastic Reference to Tolkien's World. If you are a fan of the Lord of the Rings and the great battles between the forces of good and evil, then the "Lord of the Rings Weapons & Warfare" is an essential addition to your personal book hoard. 1000+ color photos and drawing illustrate all the weapons of Middle Earth, the battles and the strongholds of the land. Learn about the weapons of the elves, the elven shield, bow, sword and ...             Secret Weapons of the Cold War: From the H-Bomb to SDI2 reviews Bill Yenne Berkley, 2005 Covers Everything! If it was a weapons system in the cold war, on either side, it is covered here! Very interesting and informative!             Zips, Pipes, And Pens: Arsenal Of Improvised Weapons9 reviews J. David Truby Paladin Press, 1993 very informative good information bases book. Very useful in keeping up with what can be done if you put your mind to it. The crimial element is really on the ball in this book. Highly recomment tihs one.             Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq54 reviews Sheldon Rampton, John Stauber Tarcher, 2003 Madison Avenue waged war on Iraq---and our troops When factual evidence did not reveal that Saddam Hussein had "Weapons of Mass Destruction" the Bush administration simply hired the country's best media consultants to engineer support for the war: anybody who was thus questioning the administration found themselves labeled as contributing to the terrorist threat. Because reality did not give them what they wanted, the White House fabricated ...             Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons: A Fully Illustrated Guide to Siege Weapons and Tactics3 reviews Konstantin Nossov The Lyons Press, 2005 A Beautiful Book Sub-Title: A Fully Illustrated Guide to Siege Weapons and Tactics ==This is a beautifully illustrated book on the seige weapons used by most of the major armies from Ancient Egypt through the mid 1400's. It is surprisingly detailed. It is based, in the early days at least, on drawings carved into rock. These have been re-sketched so that the points he is trying to make. In the more recent times, ...             The New Weapons of the World Encyclopedia: An International Encyclopedia from 5000 B.C. to the 21st Century Diagram Group St. Martin's Griffin, 2007 Weapons is one of the bestselling books on armament ever published. This definitive guide covers the entire history of weapons, from the earliest, most primitive instruments up to remarkable advances in modern defense and warfare. The new edition includes weapons used in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Israel-Lebanon conflict, such as: · Improvised Explosive Devices · Blackout bombs · Unmanned aerial vehicles · TV guided bombs · Current ...             Principles of Naval Weapon Systems (The U.S. Naval Institute Blue & Gold Professional Library) US Naval Institute Press, 2006             A Choice of Weapons (Borealis Books)10 reviews Gordon Parks Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1986 Underrated and wonderfully fulfilling book I absolutely love this book. I am an avid reader but reserve my recommendations for very few books and authors. I hold dear a carefully chosen list of books that receive unjustly low profiles and recommend them to always-thankful friends. This book, by Gordon Parks, (as well as Manchild in the Promised Land, by Claude Brown) rank high on my list. Gordon Parks is an amazingly gifted human being.              search for books borealis, campaigns, century, classic, deception, dragons, dungeons, encyclopedia, everyday, fantasy, illustrated, improvised, institute, international, introduction, introductions, medieval, nuclear, premiere, principles, professional, propaganda, resistance, roleplaying, still-secret, supplement, suppressed, technology, weapons, wolverine books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Civil Liberties and the Constitution: Cases and Commentaries (8th Edition) Impressum - about us get your own tag board