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The Man Who Tried to Save the World(1st Edition)
The Dangerous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of an American Hero
by Scott Anderson
Paperback, 402 Pages, Published 2000 by Anchor
ISBN-13: 978-0-385-48666-8, ISBN: 0-385-48666-9

"Fred Cuny, a fearless and hugely ambitious Texan, was nicknamed "Master of Disaster" for his handling of relief projects worldwide. He stood out in a bureaucratic world with his unorthodox methods and obvious success. In 1995, during a visit to a mountain border town in Chechnya that was under heavy Russian bombardment, Fred Cuny disappeared. Renowned war correspondent Scott Anderson became so involved in uncovering Cuny's fate that h ..."






Moonlight Hotel(Reprint)
by Scott Anderson
Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2007 by Anchor
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-1-4000-9563-6, ISBN: 1-4000-9563-8

"David Richards is a mid-level diplomat assigned to the sleepy, backwater Middle Eastern kingdom of Kutar in 1983. He spends his days on minor development projects and his nights seducing ambassador’s wives. But when news of a tribal skirmish reaches the capital, Richards soon finds himself embroiled in a civil war as Colonel Munn, a pint-sized, blustery Texan assigned to Kutar, organizes a preemptive offensive against the rebellio ..."






Triage
A Novel
by Scott Anderson
Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 1999 by Scribner
ISBN-13: 978-0-684-85653-7, ISBN: 0-684-85653-0

"There's a whole lot of triage going on in Scott Anderson's debut novel. First, there is the triage at the small Kurdish hospital where Mark Walsh, a wounded American war photographer, has been brought, in the wake of a battle between Kurdish separatists and Iraqi troops: those men deemed unlikely to survive by the woefully overworked and underequipped doctor in charge are summarily shot. Then there is the triage Mark himself performs af ..."






Fractured Lands
How the Arab World Came Apart (Paperback)
by Scott Anderson
Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2017 by Picador
ISBN-13: 978-1-5098-5296-3, ISBN: 1-5098-5296-4

"In 2011, a series of anti-government uprisings shook the Middle East and North Africa in what would become known as the Arab Spring. Few could predict that these convulsions, initially hailed in the West as a triumph of democracy, would give way to brutal civil war, the terrors of the Islamic State, and a global refugee crisis. But, as New York Times bestselling author Scott Anderson shows, the seeds of catastrophe had been sown long be ..."






Distant Fires(Reprint)
Duluth to Hudson Bay
by Scott Anderson, Les C. Kouba
Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2008 by Univ Of Minnesota Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-5503-8, ISBN: 0-8166-5503-0

""The waves on Lake Superior nearly splattered them all over the cliffs, and mosquitoes almost ate them alive in the Boundary Waters. Halfway through the three-month trip, they buried their underwear. But who needs underwear when you’re 22 years old and living out the adventure of a boyhood dream?" —St. Paul Pioneer Press"Distant Fires, a true-life adventure, describes a 1,700-mile canoe trip from Duluth to York Factory on Hudson Bay. An ..."






Lawrence in Arabia
War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East (Ala Notable Books for Adults)
by Scott Anderson
Hardcover, 592 Pages, Published 2013 by Doubleday
ISBN-13: 978-0-385-53292-1, ISBN: 0-385-53292-X

"NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYNew York Times • Christian Science Monitor • NPR • Seattle Times • St. Louis DispatchNational Book Critics Circle Finalist -- American Library Association Notable BookA thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history – the Arab Revolt and the secret “great game” to control the Middle East       The Arab Revolt against the Turks in Worl ..."






The Quiet Americans
Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War--A Tragedy in Three Acts (Hardback)
by Scott Anderson
Hardcover, Published 2020 by Doubleday Books, United States
ISBN-13: 978-0-385-54045-2, ISBN: 0-385-54045-0






Inbound Marketing For Dummies(1st Edition)
by Scott Anderson Miller, Consumer Dummies, Consumer Dummies Staff, Wiley Staff, Wiley Consumer Dummies
Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2015 by For Dummies
ISBN-13: 978-1-119-12050-6, ISBN: 1-119-12050-0

"Don′t chase business―bring new customers to you! Outdated sales tactics have you chasing leads and fishing for new business. In today′s competitive world, nobody has time for that! Inbound Marketing For Dummies is a one–stop–shop for everything you need to know about inbound marketing techniques that attract the attention of your target audience. Whether you have a small or large business, this approachable text offers insight into cre ..."






The Quiet Americans
Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War--a Tragedy in Three Acts (Random House Large Print)
by Scott Anderson
Paperback, Published 2020 by Diversified Publishing, United States
ISBN-13: 978-0-593-29520-5, ISBN: 0-593-29520-X






Lawrence in Arabia(Reprint)
War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East
by Scott Anderson
Paperback, 624 Pages, Published 2014 by Anchor
ISBN-13: 978-0-307-47641-8, ISBN: 0-307-47641-3

"Finalist for the 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award in BiographyOne of the Best Books of the Year:The Christian Science MonitorNPRThe Seattle Times St. Louis Post-Dispatch Chicago TribuneA New York Times Notable BookThe Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War I was, in the words of T. E. Lawrence, “a sideshow of a sideshow.” As a result, the conflict was shaped to a remarkable degree by a small handful of adventurers and low-lev ..."






Human Embryonic Stem Cells
An Introduction to the Science and Therapeutic Potential
by Scott C. Anderson, Ann A. Kiessling, Kiessling-Cooper
Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2003 by Jones And Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7637-2341-5, ISBN: 0-7637-2341-X

"In April 2001, Kiminobu Sugaya, at the University of Illinois in Chicago, reported injecting aged, memory-impaired rats with neural stem cells. He found that the stem cells spread throughout their brains and that existing cells seemed to be rejuvenated. The rats were trained on a water maze, and the injected rats performed better than the controls. In fact, some of the elderly rats actually performed better than younger rats withou ..."






Fractured Lands
How the Arab World Came Apart
by Scott Anderson
Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2017 by Anchor
ISBN-13: 978-0-525-43443-6, ISBN: 0-525-43443-7

"How the Arab World Came ApartBroschiertes BuchFrom the bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia, a piercing account of how the contemporary Arab world came to be riven by catastrophe since the 2003 United States invasion of Iraq. In 2011, a series of anti-government uprisings shook the Middle East and North Africa in what would become known as the Arab Spring. Few could predict that these convulsions, initially hailed in the West as a t ..."






Unknown Rider(1st Edition)
by Scott Anderson, Andrea Dwyer
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1995 by Dennoch Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-9644521-0-7, ISBN: 0-9644521-0-3

"The active duty wives had said things like, "My name is Sherri Bond, my husband is Darren, we're from Indiana, and Darren hopes to fly an F-1 5 and get stationed somewhere in the East." When Emily's brother's wife had spoken the message ..."






Distant Fires
by Scott Anderson
Published by U Of Minnesota Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4529-0616-4, ISBN: 1-4529-0616-5

""Scott Anderson and his partner made the Minnesota-York Factory canoe voyage somewhat differently from the Port-Sevareid trip in 1930, and I think they did it more intelligently. But the physical, moral and, I might say, religious experience is  ..."






Fractured Lands
How the Arab World Came Apart
by Scott Anderson
176 Pages, Published 2017 by Anchor
ISBN-13: 978-0-525-43444-3, ISBN: 0-525-43444-5

"I also wish to thank Edward Kastenmeier, my editor at Anchor, for his constant encouragement to expand on my previous material for this book and to restore many of those details that had ended up on the magazine cutting-room floor."






Playing Big
A Practical Guide to Forgetting Your Limitations and Remembering the Powerful Person You Are
by Scott Anderson, Mark Lanham
Paperback, 105 Pages, Published 2013 by Playing Big Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-9886526-0-6, ISBN: 0-9886526-0-9

"'You are a child of God; your playing small doesn't serve the world.' - Marianne Williamson, 'Return to Love' Marianne Williamson's words have been ringing in my ears, as a warning and a personal challenge, since I read them many years ago. She warned against the self-betrayal of playing it safe, of allowing the 'good' to masquerade as the 'best.' She cautioned about the cost to ourselves, our communities and each other of discounting ..."






Lawrence in Arabia
War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East
by Scott Anderson
592 Pages, Published 2013 by Anchor
ISBN-13: 978-0-385-53293-8, ISBN: 0-385-53293-8

"Even before reaching adolescence, Curt Prüfer, the only son of a Berlin schoolteacher, had suffered through a litany of ailments that included tuberculosis, kidney disease, and diphtheria. It was a failed treatment for this last affliction that left him with his soft, feathery voice. The boy's frail health apparently did little to pull at the heartstrings of his parents, Carl and Agnes Prüfer. The father constantly criticized Curt ..."






A Visual Language(2nd Edition)
by David Cohen, Scott Anderson
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2012 by A&C Black Visual Arts
ISBN-13: 978-1-4081-5222-5, ISBN: 1-4081-5222-3

"A Visual Language is a practical introduction to the language of the visual arts, with a strong, innovative methodology. This expanded second edition begins with the basics of shape, composition and drawing, and gradually moves on to explore more complex arrangements, including abstract and representational analysis and composition. Building on the principles of visual language established in their last book, the authors now explore thr ..."






Moonlight Hotel; A Novel(1st Edition)
by Scott Anderson
Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2006 by Doubleday
ISBN-13: 978-0-385-51556-6, ISBN: 0-385-51556-1






A Visual Language(1st Edition)
Elements of Design
by David Cohen, Scott Anderson
Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 2006 by A&C Black
ISBN-13: 978-0-7136-6773-8, ISBN: 0-7136-6773-7

"This is a practical approach to the theory of visual language, taking the basics of line, shape, tone, color, texture, form, scale, space, and light and discussing how to use them. The first half of the book talks about how artists can use these elements to create their own visual languages and how these can be applied to develop their own work. The second half of the book is divided into sections, each written by a prominent craftspers ..."



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