![]() ![]() There is, at the same time, a leak in the American ranks, and our Star Wars secrets are anything but. ![]() He's been getting away with spying for 30 years, but his luck has run out, and the KGB are on to him. Misha, while loyal to the motherland, has no use for the current management. It would be a strategic disaster were not details of the Soviet project arriving regularly, sent by Colonel Misha (Codename: Cardinal) Filitov, three-time Hero of the Soviet Union and aide to the Defense Minister. But the Soviets haven't been napping, and they're the first to zap a satellite on the wing, using, apparently, smoke and mirrors. Fortunately, the US government has a team of top-notch boffins on the job, and our lasers are starting to score hits. CIA strategic wizard John Ryan (Sir John to his British chums) is as smart as anybody in Langley, but even Ryan has a little trouble following the ins and outs of the physics and engineering it takes to get a first-class Strategic Defense Initiative laser and mirror project up and running. Even as he is heavily engaged in arms negotiations and Star War technicalities, John Ryan, hero of The Hunt for Red October and Patriot Games, must come up with a plan to get the CIA's most important informer out of the hands of the KGB. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Middle-class women were expected to confine themselves to being good wives, daughters, and mothers. In the 19th century women weren’t supposed to write novels, let alone a novel like Frankenstein. The author was a woman, and her name was Mary Godwin Shelley. The book had been published anonymously, and when people discovered the author’s name, the truth seemed even more scandalous than the “horrible” story itself. One contemporary writer complained that the book was “horrible and disgusting.” He declared that the author must be “as mad as his hero.” He could not accuse anyone in particular, however, as no one knew the author’s identity. ![]() What could be more appalling than the tale of a mad scientist creating life? What kind of person would write such a terrible story? Critics believed the novel was hostile to religion, as it depicted a human being attempting to appropriate the role of God. When Frankenstein was first published in 1818, many readers were shocked. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nice Guys are especially concerned about pleasing women and being different from other men.In general, Nice Guys are peaceful and generous. Nice Guys avoid conflict like the plague and will go do great lengths to avoid upsetting anyone. They are happier when they are making others happy. Nice Guys are concerned about looking good and doing it “right”.Five decades of dramatic social change and monumental shifts in the traditional family have created a breed of men who have been conditioned to seek the approval of others.My summary and notes include the key lessons and most important insights from the book. Glover explains what it is, how it came to be and provides forty-six exercises to help Nice Guys break free.If you are a nice guy or think you may be, I highly recommend reading this book and doing the exercises. ![]() The single best book on the Nice Guy Syndrome from the guy who invented the term.Dr. ![]() |