“…Based on scrupulous research and firsthand accounts by key government, intelligence, and military personnel both foreign and American, Coll details the secret history of the CIA’s role in Afghanistan, the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of bin Laden, and the failed efforts by U.S. forces to find and assassinate bin Laden in Afghanistan…”

“…Powers chronicles this forced march toward conformity in an expose; of the illiberal tactics deployed to shut down debate on some of the most important issues of the day. …”

“…Our society now embraces sharing like never before: time alone is being forced out of our lives by the constant pings of smartphones and prods of social media. …”

“…Media argumentation is a powerful force in our lives. From political speeches to television commercials to war propaganda, it can effectively mobilize political action, influence the public, and market products. …”
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“…"The famous debate between Bohr and Einstein on the nature of quantum theory, and more deeply, what science can tell us about physical reality, related as a compelling dramaDraws on the results of extensive research into the primary scientific literature and historical archives, as well as first-hand accounts by key protagonists such as Bohr and Heisenberg recorded by John HeilbronProvides an authoritative but accessible account of the historical context and moral force of the Bohr-Einstein debate and how, far from being a historical curiosity, its reverberations continue to be felt in physics today, and its deepest questions on the nature of science and reality remain unresolved." -- Página del editor…”

“…But business is always personal, and even though modern business corporations have been granted the legal status of persons, they are still part of the impersonal engines of society that operate far beyond human reach. …”

“…La France doit-elle vraiment continuer de maltraiter sa jeunesse, rejeter à la périphérie de ses villes les enfants d’immigrés, reléguer au fond de ses départements ses classes populaires, diaboliser l’islam, nourrir un antisémitisme de plus en plus menaçant ?Identifier les forces religieuses, familiales, économiques et politiques qui nous ont menés au bord du gouffre, indiquer les voies difficiles, incertaines, mais possibles d’un retour à la véritable République, telle est l’ambition qui anime ce livre --…”

“…For the Pre-Socratic philosophers the soul was the source of movement and sensation, while for Plato it was the seat of being, metaphysically distinct from the body that it was forced temporarily to inhabit. …”

“…Two factors remained absent in Afghanistan in 2015 but essential to success in historical COIN campaigns: disrupting flows of tangible support to the insurgents and a demonstration (and improvement) of commitment and motivation on the part of the Afghan National Security Forces, the primary COIN force since the coalition drawdown. …”

“…Como muchos colombianos, nos enfrascamos en una discusión sobre diversos aspectos de lo pactado por el gobierno colombiano y las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia -FARC-. …”

“…Schlegel's Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature were a defining force for Coleridge and for the French Romantics. …”

“…La référence aux heures glorieuses, tout comme le dessin d’une prochaine, et illusoire, victoire, souligne avec acuité les lignes de force d’une époque charnière…”

“…Recent natural and human-made events triggered by or triggering the geologic have made volatile earth forces sense-able and relevant with new levels of intensity. …”

“…Now, from the editor of the journal AIDS and Behavior, comes a bold exposé of the scientific and sociopolitical forces involved in this toxic evasion. Denying AIDS traces the origins of AIDS dissidents’ disclaimers during the earliest days of the epidemic and delves into the psychology and politics of the current denial movement in its various incarnations. …”

“…The Department of Defense has developed new sensor technologies to support military forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan. These new capabilities may be useful in counterdrug operations along the southern U.S. border. …”

“…The chapters examine diverse forms of human mobility, including displacement, planned relocation, and forced immobility. The combination of studies focusing on both sudden onset and slower onset movement is also distinctive. …”

“…Urban areas represent an important part of the national economy and feature higher GDP per capita and productivity levels than their country’s average. …”

“…Mais dans ce combat inégal et angoissant dont l’humanité était l’enjeu, les mortels savaient qu’ils avaient des alliées efficaces pour affronter les forces maléfiques : les saints. Ceux-ci avaient acquis par leurs mérites le pouvoir de mettre en échec le Mal et d’assister les humains dans leurs épreuves. …”

“…</p><p><br></p><p>The belief in the existence of evil forces was part of ancient everyday life and a phenomenon deeply embedded in popular thought of the Greek world. …”

“…From December 1944 until the end of March 1945, there existed a forced labour camp for Hungarian Jews in Engerau (today town district Petrzalka of the Slovakian capital Bratislava), which war part of the "Reich Defense Line" ("Wüdostwall"). …”