David Patrick Houghton Livres

The analysis delves into the psychology behind American foreign policy decisions, highlighting how limited options and governmental structure contribute to often disastrous outcomes. By examining the complexities of decision-making, the author provides crucial insights into the motivations and constraints that shape the United States' actions on the global stage. This work serves as essential reading for anyone seeking to comprehend the intricacies of America's international involvement.

Exploring the interplay between situational factors and individual psychology, this book delves into the core questions of political behavior. It offers a structured introduction to political psychology, encouraging readers to engage with moral and political dilemmas through relatable examples. The updated edition features a new chapter on media psychology and incorporates recent political events, including the 2012 election, while integrating advancements in neuroscience and behavioral economics to enhance understanding of contemporary political dynamics.

An Englishman, Roger Richardson is intent on establishing his company as a viable competitor for concessions from the Chilean government to extract lithium, a major element needed for modern batteries to advance the use of electric automobiles in the manner his father developed platinum mines for the reduction of emissions from internal combustion engines. In doing that, he and his wife, Margo, created a lodge from where professionals he engaged discovered positive elements for the retreating ice sheets, fossils, and created important wildlife reserves.

Undying Spirit is a captivating novel that tells the story of a woman left alone to raise her twin daughters after being abandoned by her husband. Despite the challenges that come with being a single mother, she embarks on a remarkable journey that takes her through various government services and agriculture pursuits, including vineyards in two different countries. This inspiring tale is a testament to the undying spirit of a mother's love and resilience. The main character faces many obstacles along the way, but she never gives up. Instead, she harnesses her strength and determination to provide for her family and create a better life for her daughters.

Following the unexpected death of William Whiting, his children Rachel, Bill, and Ralph, find themselves as sole inheritors of their fathers vast fortune. Williams widow, Joan, seeks help from professional investment manager, Shawn Howard, to guide the couples three children in the management of properties and investments spanning the world, from South America into the desert of North Africa. Agreeing to take this challenge proves to be a difficult assignment, as Shawn finds himself pulled deeper and deeper into the fortune, the family, and the arms of the grieving widow.

Magellan Point is a novel about the lives of people living in the Western Pacific and their efforts to create political institutions that encompass many islands--efforts that resulted in states in Micronesia and the territory of the Northern Marianas Islands.