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|  | Virtuous War by James D. Derian
In the Mojave Desert, off the shores of San Francisco Bay, in the hills of southern Germany, next door to Disneyworld and in the heart of Hollywood, the United States armed forces are preparing for the next war. They are fought by the military in the same manner as they are viewed by citizens, on real-time networks and by live-feed videos, on the PC and the TV, actually and virtually. Enabled by smart technologies yet constrained by political and humanitarian imperatives, a new form of high-tech, low-risk warfare is emerging, Virtuous War. In VIRTUOUS WAR, James Der Derian takes the reader on a roadtrip through the future of war, where cyborg combat technologies, video games, TV news stories, Army training exercises, and Hollywood movies all blur and converge in a new military-industrial-media-entertainment network. He shows us a world in which CNN and Disney are as much a part of the battlefield as Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon, where Marine fire-teams train with the video game Doom , and entertainment executives design Army wargames. All the while Der Derian offers tremendous insight on the questions that arise as the tail of technology wags the dog of war: Will killing become easier? Will peace become harder? Will war lose its place as the ultimate reality-check of international politics? The result is the first book to offer a virtual theory for the military strategies, philosophical questions, ethical issues, and political controversies surrounding the future of war and peace. AUTHOR: James D. Derian
PUBLISHER: Westview Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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An introduction to the planet Neptune, illustrated with color photographs. AUTHOR: Seymour Simon
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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Description not available.An account of charming interactions with a group of black bears in the Minnesota woods explores the unique nature of these intelligent and often misunderstood animals. Reprint. 10,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Jack Becklund
PUBLISHER: Disney Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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Description not available.Discusses the special training and skills required by forest fire fighters who parachute into fires which cannot be reached by other means AUTHOR: Bruce S. Glassman, Keith Greenberg
PUBLISHER: Gale Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Lyons on Horses by John Lyons
Every year, some 10,000 people attend Lyonss clinics to learn the secrets contained in this complete training program for horses and trainers of all skill levels, by one of America's most popular and trusted trainer-instructors. AUTHOR: John Lyons
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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Description not available.Examines the life of the wildebeest, pointing out differences between the two species, their odd appearance and social nature, and the impact humans have had, and continue to have, on these African bovids. AUTHOR: Melissa S. Cole
PUBLISHER: Gale Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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