This book is about U.S. policy makers who have wielded enormous influence, largely behind the scenes, since the end of World War II. The advent of the Cold War brought new problems of national security for the United States. As a result, U.S. presidents no longer sat down with their secretaries of state to determine the nation's foreign policy. Instead, postwar chief executives reached out to individuals in the intelligence and military organizations and, increasingly, to advisers in the White House. The Policy Makers examines seven such advisers_from public servants in the state department to CIA directors and U.S. senators_and the policies each adviser influenced. By focusing on individuals whose policy making role was often unknown to the public, Anna Kasten Nelson and her contributors shed light on the myriad ways in which the postwar foreign policy of the United States has been shaped, sometimes in ways very damaging to the nation's security.

Now available in paperback, this sweeping and authoritative narrative is essential reading in the study of the conflict in Iraq that has plagued the first decade of the 20th century. A unique and thorough study, it places the Iraq War in the context of US foreign policy since Vietnam, casting the conflict as a chapter in a much broader story of US and allied forces' diplomatic and military moves in the region. In a disturbing account, Gardner shows how the Iraq War is a necessary outcome of doomed US policies.

The ages of earth have unfolded as they have because of the rebellion of Lucifer and his minions, the gods of the ages. As the history of earth reaches its final chapter, this story uncovers his villainy and assures God's chosen people that His eternal purpose will be fulfilled. He will have a bride for His Son, a corporate body of faithful in whom He will demonstrate His love, unity and power.

The Eliezer Call is written to call the Bride of Christ to rise up and come to her Bridegroom, Christ the Lord. It is based on the story in Genesis 24 in which Abraham sends his servant Eliezer to choose and bring home a bride for his son Isaac. Abraham depicts the Father God, Eliezer, the Holy Spirit sent from the Father, Isaac depicts Christ and Rebekah, the bride who returns to marry Isaac.

The Heresy of Diotrephes is a scriptural expose of the one-man form of leadership common in the organized church. It sets forth the scriptural basis for plural leadership and participatory ministry on the part of all Christians. It hints of a new wineskin being prepared by God to contain His new wine.

Education Revolution is a well-documented criticism of the educational system in America by a retired teacher of the baby-boomer generation. It exposes the problems in education and offers common sense solutions.

While fighting a battle against cancer the author was visited by Jesus in a series of night time visits. It was as though he had been lifted beyond the constraints of time and space to meet with Jesus in the future at the judgment seat. The judgment turns out to be a sit-down series of conversations with Jesus. Those conversations form the content of this book.

Essential reading for anyone interested in the most famous American crime of the twentieth century
Since its original publication in 2004, "The Case That Never Dies" has become the standard account of the Lindbergh kidnapping. Now, in a new afterword, historian Lloyd C. Gardner presents a surprise conclusion based on recently uncovered pieces of evidence that were missing from the initial investigation as well as an evaluation of Charles Lindbergh's role in the search for the kidnappers. Out of the controversies surrounding the actions of Colonel Lindbergh, Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of the New Jersey State Police, and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, Gardner presents a well-reasoned argument for what happened on the night of March 1, 1932."The Case That Never""Dies" places the Lindbergh kidnapping, investigation, and trial in the context of the Depression, when many feared the country was on the edge of anarchy. Gardner delves deeply into the aspects of the case that remain confusing to this day, including Lindbergh's dealings with crime baron Owney Madden, Al Capone's New York counterpart, as well as the inexplicable exploits of John Condon, a retired schoolteacher who became the prosecution's best witness. The initial investigation was hampered by Colonel Lindbergh, who insisted that the police not attempt to find the perpetrator because he feared the investigation would endanger his son's life. He relented only when the child was found dead.After two years of fruitless searching, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German immigrant, was discovered to have some of the ransom money in his possession. Hauptmann was arrested, tried, and sentenced to death. Throughout the book, Gardner pays special attention to the evidence of the case and how it was used and misused in the trial. Whether Hauptmann was guilty or not, Gardner concludes that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of first-degree murder.Set in historical context, the book offers not only a compelling read, but a powerful vantage point from which to observe the United States in the 1930s as well as contemporary arguments over capital punishment.