The critically acclaimed author of The Paradox of American Power offers a sweeping look at the nature of leadership in today's world and argues that the most effective leaders are the ones who combine hard and soft power skills in proportions that vary with different situations.[...]

"Spectacular...The action is unrelenting...Electrifying."--"Boston Sunday Herald" The news is shattering: The director of the CIA, Harrison Sinclair, has been killed in a car accident. Sinclair may have been a traitor--or the Agency's last honest man. Even his son-in-law, Ben Ellison, an attorney an[...]

Most scientists now believe that carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere are rapidly increasing, and that emissions from the burning of fossil fuels is a principal cause. Thus, it is probable that this will affect the climate and lead to global warming. This book familiarizes the non-special[...]