Courting Disaster

Download or read book Courting Disaster written by and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Courting Disaster written by Marc Thiessen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-12-29 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White House speechwriter Marc Thiessen was locked in a secure room and given access to the most sensitive intelligence when he was tasked to write President George W. Bush’s 2006 speech explaining the CIA’s interrogation program and why Congress should authorize it. Few know more about these CIA operations than Thiessen. In his new book, Courting Disaster, Thiessen documents just how effective the CIA’s interrogations were in foiling attacks on America, penetrating al-Qaeda’s high command, and providing our military with actionable intelligence.

Download or read book Courting Disaster, intimate Stalking, Culture, and Criminal Justice written by Jennifer L. Dunn and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Courting Disaster written by Julie Edelson and published by Zoland Books, Incorporated. This book was released on 1999 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A black comedy on a crisis in a Southern family. After one child dies, the mother starts an affair, the father copies her, the two remaining children rebel, and the dog dies. The denouement comes on Thanksgiving Day.

Download or read book Courting Disaster written by Hilary Mary Carey and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1992 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book, based on previously unexplored manuscript material, explains the role played by astrology in late medieval England. Having discovered horoscopes relating to English monarchs from Edward II to Edward V, Hilary Carey shows how astrology fought hard in this period to retain some kind of academic respectability, while in the end becoming overwhelmed by the dangerous politics of the late medieval court. In its glory, astrology shared in and contributed to the brightness of the magnificent courts of Charles V of France, Richard II of England and the Lancastrian usurpers who followed him. By the mid-fifteenth century, however, it had become a risky occupation which nevertheless dramatically increased in demand and influence, first at court and ultimately at all levels of society."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Download or read book Courting Disaster written by Carolyn Keene and published by Simon Pulse. This book was released on 1993 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The worlds of professional tennis and the Broadway musical combine as these intrepid detectives protect their clients from death threats. Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Super Mystery #15.

Download or read book The Financing of Catastrophe Risk written by Kenneth A. Froot and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it possible that the insurance and reinsurance industries cannot handle a major catastrophe? Ten years ago, the notion that the overall cost of a single catastrophic event might exceed $10 billion was unthinkable. With ever increasing property-casualty risks and unabated growth in hazard-prone areas, insurers and reinsurers now envision the possibility of disaster losses of $50 to $100 billion in the United States. Against this backdrop, the capitalization of the insurance and reinsurance industries has become a crucial concern. While it remains unlikely that a single event might entirely bankrupt these industries, a big catastrophe could place firms under severe stress, jeopardizing both policy holders and investors and causing profound ripple effects throughout the U.S. economy. The Financing of Catastrophe Risk assembles an impressive roster of experts from academia and industry to explore the disturbing yet realistic assumption that a large catastrophic event is inevitable. The essays offer tangible means of both reassessing and raising the level of preparedness throughout the insurance and reinsurance industries.