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JFK Common Intent

Kennedy's Enemies

by Lee D. Shepherd

2026

John F. Kennedy's assassination is not a theoretical abstraction. To understand it, we must examine the broader patterns. As an historian, I have tried to look at the overall picture. Individuals stationed at the CIA Miami station possessed the training, capability, and motive to carry out the President's murder. It is a cartography of a life--where the intersecting lines of fate, through their connections and associations, reveal the inescapable workings of providence Thousands of books have been written about the assassination of John F. Kennedy, yet none have illuminated the one critical piece still missing from the puzzle: the CIA's covert Command and Control center in Miami JMWAVE. This book is the first to focus on the role this facility played in the months leading up to the assa...

Unpacking the Quran's Peace and War Verses

Strategic and National Security Implications for the US

by Mustapha Kulungu, Ph.D.

2026

This book offers a clear and reliable guide to the Quranic verses that shape modern debates about Islam, peace, and conflict. Moving beyond common misunderstandings, it explains how these passages were originally revealed, why extremists misquote them, and how a correct contextual reading reveals a strong emphasis on justice, restraint, and ethical limits in warfare. For national security and counterterrorism practitioners, the book provides practical insight into how militant groups construct their ideological narratives. It also outlines a Three-Pronged Holistic Approach that combines accurate religious interpretation, strategic psychological operations, and community-based soft power strategies to counter extremist propaganda. Concise, balanced, and accessible to both specialists ...

Disputed Realities

Reframing the Real

by Margit Grieb, Will Lehman, and Yves-Antoine Clemmen

2026

The essays in this anthology participate in the Humanities' long-standing engagement with imaginary worlds and their relationship to lived experience. In a contemporary cultural climate increasingly marked by contested facts and competing narratives, the Humanities play a crucial role in interrogating how realities are constructed. Thus, the contributions in this volume explore how literary, linguistic, cinematic, and cultural practices help navigate, assess, and influence both political and personal understandings of the "real." The anthology is organized into four sections exploring how fictional worlds shape our conception of reality, fiction, truth, and visibility. The final section considers how language usage in the classroom and in media simulates and redefines linguistic "realities...

From Europe to America

A History of American Jews with Commentary

by Janet Kerekes, PhD

2026

From Europe to America is a sweeping reflection on the history and identity of American Jews. The book challenges most premises that American Jews have come to consider as cornerstones of being Jewish in America today. Written with a personal and impassioned voice, Janet Kerekes argues that the great exodus of Jews from Russia was less a flight from persecution than a realization that the prospect of emancipation was going to be indefinitely on hold. Russian Jews remained confined and excluded, leaving emigration as their only path to emancipation. Once in America, they turned their backs on two millennia of Jewish roots in Europe. This rupture produced a new Jewish identity, one built on myths, misinformation, and revisionism. The actual Jewish past in Russia, the full complement of re...

Smart Farming and Ancient Wisdom

Agricultural Knowledge for Global Food Security

by Hari Om Srivastava & Aprajita Srivastava

2026

This book introduces Knowledge Agriculture, a groundbreaking framework that integrates ethical principles, ancient agricultural wisdom, and modern digital technologies to address the world's most urgent food security challenges. The book presents a holistic model that unites farm-to-fork technology, a global education ecosystem, fair and transparent data repositories, and collaborative networks to create sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food systems. By bridging tradition and innovation, it offers a new paradigm for agriculture that prioritizes integrity, equity, and long-term environmental stewardship. Designed for students, researchers, educators, policymakers, and industry professionals, the book supports graduate and postgraduate curricula in precision agriculture, agro-info...

The Masochistic Brain

Breaking Free from Self-Inflicted Pain and Unwanted Circumstances

by Javier Ariza

2026

The Masochistic Brain examines why people become trapped in patterns of self inflicted pain, emotional dysregulation, and unwanted circumstances. Through a blend of clinical insight and narrative reflection, psychologist Javier Ariza explains how automatic thoughts, attachment wounds, and learned survival strategies shape anxiety, anger, and self sabotage. Guided by the story of P, a fictional character whose journey reflects common psychological struggles, the book offers readers practical tools to interrupt harmful patterns, regulate emotions, and develop greater self awareness. It is a concise and compassionate guide for anyone seeking lasting emotional change.

The Big Scoop on Little Teeth

A Guide to Pediatric Dental Development and Care for Parents and Caregivers

by Jane A. Soxman, DDS

2026

A trusted guide to a child's dental development and care. From the very first tooth buds forming before birth to the moment a seven-year-old's new smile begins to take shape, The Big Scoop on Little Teeth gives parents and caregivers the clarity they've been searching for. Pediatric dentist Jane A. Soxman, gleans more than four decades of clinical experience into a warm, practical, and highly visual handbook that explains not just what happens in a child's mouth, but why it matters. Inside, readers will learn when primary teeth form and erupt, what to expect during teething, how to make early dental visits positive, and how prolonged pacifier use and thumb/finger sucking effect dental development. Dr. Soxman also demystifies common concerns--from tongue-tie and lip-tie to teeth grind...

Singing Britten for Tenors

A Practical Guide to Technique and Interpretation

by Ron Brendel

2026

For tenors, singing Britten's music needn't be a daunting task. This book offers helpful insights into singing this unique repertoire. Benjamin Britten's music for tenor is among the most expressive and challenging in the vocal repertoire. Written by a composer with deep knowledge of the human voice, it demands technical precision, stylistic awareness, and interpretive intelligence. This book offers the first comprehensive, singer-centered guide devoted exclusively to Britten's tenor repertoire. Designed for performers and teachers alike, the book examines arias from Britten's chamber and grand operas, art songs in four languages, canticles, and selections from oratorio. Author Ron Brendel addresses the specific technical issues that define Britten's vocal style, including passagg...

Entrepreneurs and Markets

Computational Insights

by Kehan Xu, Fei Du

2026

In intelligent markets, intuition is no longer enough. This book shows how successful entrepreneurship now depends on the integration of data analytics, strategic decision-making under uncertainty, and human resilience. Blending entrepreneurial practice with computational market analysis, this book offers a modern framework for understanding how product and capital markets behave in fast-moving, high-growth environments. Written for founders, executives, and innovation leaders, the book demonstrates how data-driven methods can be used to anticipate market shifts, evaluate opportunities, and manage risk. At the same time, it addresses the human side of entrepreneurship: enduring intense stress, navigating failure, and persisting through career setbacks. Bridging analytics, strategy...

In Pursuit of Truth in Art, Antiques and Antiquities

Exposing Deceit, Scandal and Integrity in the Global Art Market

by Anthony D Beadell

2026

Grounded in riveting real-life stories, In Pursuit of Truth pulls back the curtain on the hidden world of art, antiques and antiquities. With candor, wit and decades of first-hand experience, the author exposes the deceit, dishonesty and fabrications that have shaped the market for centuries. From Manhattan's glittering auction houses to the shadowy networks of looted antiquities, readers are taken inside the intrigues of collecting: why some works of conceptual art command obscene prices, how illicit money flows distort the market and why the museums and critics we trust are not always as reliable as they appear. Along the way you'll encounter sovereign wealth heists, grave-robbed treasures and the blind eyes of even the world's most prestigious institutions. Intended for collectors, ...

Into the Labyrinth

In Search of Daidalos

by Michael Wilson, PhD

2026

Long before Leonardo da Vinci, there was Daidalos. He was one of the greatest minds of the ancient world: architect, inventor, sculptor, scientist, and engineer. His name survives in legend as the first human to fly and as the father of Ikaros, whose fatal fall became a timeless warning about ambition. But Daidalos was far more than a myth. This book uncovers the historical figure behind the legend and presents Daidalos as the earliest known polymath, anticipating Leonardo da Vinci by nearly 3,000 years. Drawing on archaeology, classical sources, and ancient texts, it situates Daidalos within the real political and technological world of Minoan Crete, Mycenaean Greece, and the wider Mediterranean of the second millennium BCE. Yet genius came at a cost. Daidalos was implicated in the ...

J. Edgar Hoover the Father of the Cold War

How His Obsession with Communism Led to the Warren Commission Coverup and Escalation of the Vietnam War (Updated Edition)

by R. Andrew Kiel

2026

This updated edition examines Hoover's career in detail, and looks at his role in the development of the Cold War against Communism. With considerable detail and an excellent selection of photographs, Kiel traces Hoover's anti-communism to his earliest experiences, during WW I. Well- documented and thought provoking, this study looks at the connections between Hoover, Lyndon Johnson, the assassination of President John Kennedy, and the escalation of the Vietnam War. In Kiel's updated New Conclusion (2025), the author adds new photographs of a number of witnesses to JFK's assassination that Kiel has interviewed, new information relating to the recent release of the JFK files as well as a number of other important topics. These topics include: New Research on Mr. Hoover, A Closer Look at Hoo...