The sixth edition of "American National Security" has been extensively rewritten to take into account the significant changes in national security policy in the past decade. Thorough revisions reflect a new strategic context and the challenges and opportunities faced by the United States in the early twenty-first century. Highlights include:

- An examination of the current international environment and new factors affecting U.S. national security policy making- A discussion of the Department of Homeland Security and changes in the intelligence community- A survey of intelligence and national security, with special focus on security needs post-9/11- A review of economic security, diplomacy, terrorism, conventional warfare, counterinsurgency, military intervention, and nuclear deterrence in the changed international setting- An update of security issues in East Asia, South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Russia and Central Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean- New material on globalization, transnational actors, and human security

Previous editions have been widely used in undergraduate and graduate courses.

Exploring Relationships in Business and Professional Communication: An Anthology provides students with a collection of scholarly readings that examine communicative interactions that take place within business and other professional environments. The book distills some of the most important topics and lessons to help students successfully navigate personal and professional relationships in their future careers. The anthology is organized into eight sections. Section 1 introduces the concept of business and professional communication, its major elements, and the roles of trust, job satisfaction, and culture in shaping interpersonal communication in the workplace. Section 2 speaks to the specific skills most desired in today's workplace. Section 3 examines factors that influence the interplay between workplace communication and relationships. In Section 4, students read articles about how race and gender influence human interactions. Additional sections provide advice for living socially in business and professional environments, an examination of conflict, and discussion of leadership and communication. The final part offers invaluable lessons for students with regard to job interviews. Featuring valuable and highly practical scholarship, Exploring Relationships in Business and Professional Communication is an ideal resource for courses in business and organizational communication.

Additional Contributing Authors Include Joan P. Ebert, John E. Kilpatrick, Charles W. Beckett, Mary G. Williams And Helene G. Werner. Preface By Edward U. Condon.

Additional Contributing Authors Include Joan P. Ebert, John E. Kilpatrick, Charles W. Beckett, Mary G. Williams And Helene G. Werner. Preface By Edward U. Condon.

Visit any city whether it is large or small you will find the homeless. Why are they there and who are these people? They come from all walks of life. They could be attorneys, doctors, professors, highly educated, ministers, even successful businessmen or women. Who have fallen from riches to rags. The author William (Bill) Taylor, after having a dream of seeing such a one sleeping under wreck car hoods near a junk yard. Seeing this person get up and cross a parking lot and begins to dig in a dumpster in search for food, when the owner of the restaurant brings him a plate of food. This inspired the author to create a character. To walk in his shadow as he brings him from Riches to Rags and Rags to Riches. It is an inspiring story. William Taylor, better known as Bill Taylor, pastor, evangelist, writer, and soul winner for over 50 years reveals his passion of seeing people being brought to Christ for salvation. Having seen thousands come to Christ through his ministry. He and his wife, Eva, have celebrated 60 years of marriage, the parents of two daughters, four grand children and two great grand children. Bill was born in Cherokee County Georgia and received his education from the public schools of Georgia and his theological education from Southeastern Baptist Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina. He and his wife now live in Wingate, NC.