[PDF] To The Line Of Fire eBook

Author : Pervez Musharraf
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 17,33 MB
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1847395961

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It is almost unprecedented for a head of state to publish a memoir while still in office. But Pervez Musharraf is no ordinary head of state. As President of Pakistan since 1999, his is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and he continues to play a crucial role in the global war on terror. A one-time supporter of the Taliban, a general who fought in several wars, President Musharraf took a decisive turn against militant Islam in 2001. Since then he has survived two assassination attempts; rooted out militants in his own government; helped direct countless raids against al-Qaeda both in his cities and in the mountains; and tracked Osama bin Laden with technical and human intelligence. IN THE LINE OF FIRE is astonishingly revealing and honest about dozens of topics of intense interest to the world. Among its many revelations: exactly how Pakistani authorities tracked down and smashed three major al-Qaeda control centres in the mountains; how al-Qaeda's many-layered structure was revealed after the assassination attempts; Bin Laden's current position within the al-Qaeda hierarchy; what it has been like to deal with Bush and Blair; how Pakistan and India have avoided nuclear confrontation; and much more. The terrible earthquake of 2005, killing nearly 40,000 Pakistanis, is just one chapter in a life and career that has been filled with danger and drama. The worldwide launch of President Musharraf's memoir promises to be a sensation.

Author : Jerry Weissman
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 38,36 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0133157881

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How to deal with brutal questions in front of an audience.

Author : Jerry Weissman
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 30,51 MB
Release : 2021-11-24
Category :
ISBN : 9780136933557

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In this fully-updated edition of his classic In the Line of Fire, the world's #1 presentation consultant helps you respond with perfect assurance to the toughest questions from the most hostile questioners - as you stay in control and win your audience. Jerry Weissman draws on brand-new case studies to show you how to control the entire exchange: the question, answer, interactions with questioner and audience, timing, and above all, yourself. Step by step, you'll learn how to avoid the defensive, evasive, or contentious answers that destroy political careers and can ruin your credibility. You'll find insights you can use whether you're communicating via Zoom, presenting in person, or conversing one-on-one. Whether you're an executive, politician, fundraiser, interviewee, teacher, student, or anyone else, you're judged on how you handle tough questions and high-pressure moments. Get this book: handle them brilliantly.

Author : Margaret R. Higonnet
Publisher : Plume Books
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 47,64 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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In works by well-known authors like Rebecca West and Edith Wharton, as well as writers from India, Armenia, Hungary, and the Cameroons, we hear women speaking out on such issues as politics, economic justice, and social reform."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Erin Solaro
Publisher : Seal Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 31,98 MB
Release : 2009-05-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0786747943

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In 2004, Erin Solaro went to Iraq to study American servicewomen—what they were doing, how well they were doing it, how they were faring in combat. In 2005, she went to Afghanistan on the same mission. Having spent time embedded with combat troops and conducting stateside interviews with numerous analysts and veterans, Solaro is convinced that the time to drop all remaining restrictions on women's full equality under arms is now. The Army, the country, the women of America—and of the world—need it. Women in the Line of Fire details why this will not be an easy task. Although 15 percent of the military is female, the Army and Marines still resist acknowledging what is, in fact, already happening—women are fighting, and fighting well. For the Religious Right and the cultural conservatives, women in combat is a hot-button issue in their campaign to "take back the culture.” But for the young men and women on the lines, brought up in an America where equality between the sexes was never second guessed and where making up the rules as you go along comes with the territory, it's the new reality.

Author : Andy McNab
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 33,61 MB
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1787398102

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Andy McNab's action-packed series featuring ex-deniable operator Nick Stone returns with Line of Fire. Nick is back in London, but if he thought he was home for a break, he’s very, very wrong. Backed into a corner by a man he knows he cannot trust, Stone strikes a devil's bargain. In exchange for his own safety – a life for a life – Stone is charged with locating someone who doesn’t want to be found, currently hiding out in one of the remotest corners of the UK. And for the first time in a long time, he’s not operating alone. But Stone and his team don’t find just anyone. They find a world-class hacker, so good that her work might threaten the stability of the western world as we know it. These are dangerous waters and Stone is quickly in over his head. Before he finally knows which way to turn, the choice is ripped out of his hands. Most people might think of home as safety but Nick Stone isn’t most people. For him and his team, it’s just another place to get caught in the line of fire...

Author : Stephen White
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 37,32 MB
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0451418360

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When authorities reopen their investigation into the suicide of a woman named J. Winter Brown, Boulder psychologist Alan Gregory and his equally culpable friend Sam Purdy inadvertently disclose details of their involvement in her death. Now, the trail that leads back to Alan and Sam, once cold, has turned white-hot. With his vulnerability mounting daily, Alan begins to fear that a mesmerizing new patient may be the catalyst that can cause everything he treasures—his marriage, family, friendship, and future—to implode. As the authorities close in, the story hurtles toward a conclusion that will set the stage for the most unexpected of outcomes: the final act of the Alan Gregory saga.

Author : Happymon Jacob
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 14,71 MB
Release : 2018-12-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0199095477

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The India–Pakistan border in Jammu & Kashmir has witnessed repeated ceasefire violations (CFVs) over the past decade. As relations between India and Pakistan have deteriorated, CFVs have increased exponentially. It is imperative to gain a deeper understanding of these violations owing to their potential to not only cause a crisis but also escalate an ongoing one. Line on Fire, part of the Oxford International Relations in South Asia series, postulates that the incorrect diagnosis of the reasons behind CFVs has led to wrong policies being adopted by both India and Pakistan to deal with the recurrent violations. Using fresh empirical data and first-hand accounts, the volume attempts to understand the reason why CFVs continue to take place between India and Pakistan despite consistent efforts to reduce the tension between the two nations. In doing so, it recontextualizes and enriches the prevailing arguments in contemporary literature on escalating dynamics and unenduring ceasefire agreements between the two South Asian nuclear rivals.

Author : Sarah M. H. Nouwen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 11,37 MB
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 1107010780

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"This book follows as LAW"--

Author : Ian Townsend
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 22,39 MB
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1460705521

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The little known and intriguing WWII story of an eleven-year-old Australian schoolboy who was shot by the Japanese in Rabaul in 1942 as a suspected spy - a compelling story of spies, volcanoes, history and war. In May 1942, in the town of Rabaul in the Australian territory of New Guinea, five Australian civilians were taken by Japanese soldiers to a pit at the base of a volcano and executed as spies. A mother, her brother, her husband and her friend. And her 11-year-old son. Who were these people and what had led them to this terrible end, under the shadow of a volcano? Acclaimed 4th Estate author and award-winning science journalist Ian Townsend has uncovered a fascinating story that sheds new light on a largely forgotten but desperate battle fought on Australian territory. The Australian Government, unable to reinforce its small garrison, abandoned more than 1500 Australian soldiers and civilians as ‘hostages to fortune' in the face of the irresistible Japanese advance. Set against the romantic, dramatic and ultimately tragic backdrop of Rabaul in WWII, this is a wholly intriguing narrative of Australian history, military conflict and volcanology, woven together with the story of one ordinary but doomed Australian family.