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UNINA9910466057803321 |
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Autore |
Del Monte Louis A. |
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Nanoweapons : a growing threat to humanity / / Louis A. Del Monte |
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[Herndon, Virginia] : , : Potomac Books, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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1-61234-912-9 |
1-61234-914-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (262 pages) |
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Military art and science - Technological innovations |
Military weapons - Technological innovations |
Nanotechnology - Risk assessment |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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The first generation of nanoweapons -- What you don't know can kill you -- Playing legos with atoms -- I come in peace -- The wolf in sheep's clothing -- The rise of the nanobots -- The "swarm" -- The game changers -- The "smart" nanoweapons -- The genie is loose -- Fighting fire with fire -- The tipping point -- The nanoweapons superpowers -- The nano wars -- Humanity on the brink -- Epilogue -- Appendixes -- Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies -- Nanoweapons offensive capability of nations -- The events leading to the Chernobyl disaster. |
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"Nanoweapons describes the deadliest generation of military weaponry the world has ever seen and offers concrete recommendations for controlling their future use, thus avoiding global war and the end of humanity."--Provided by publisher. |
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UNINA9910782691103321 |
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Autore |
Burke Ken K |
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Country Music Changed My Life [[electronic resource] ] : Tales of Tough Times and Triumph from Country's Legends |
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Chicago, IL, : Chicago Review Press, 2005 |
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1 online resource (354 p.) |
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781.642 |
781.642092 |
781.642092273 |
782.4216420922 |
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Country musicians --United States --Biography |
Country musicians --United States --Interviews |
Country musicians |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Front Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Rags to Riches; 2 Close Encounters of the Country Kind; 3 Coming Back and Coming Home; 4 Spirituality; 5 The Elvis Factor; 6 Country Comedy; 7 Big Stars and an Icon; 8 Redemption; Index |
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In this book based on new interviews, some of country music's greatest stars share personal moments of redemption, inspiration, and heartache related to the music that shaped their lives. Brenda Lee explains how her childhood singing gift raised her entire family out of dire poverty, and Pat Boone speaks about the spiritual influence of his father-in-law, Red Foley. Barbara Pittman talks about her childhood friendship with Elvis Presley, while Little Jimmy Dickens divulges how Hank Williams came to write a song for him and why he never recorded it. Mickey Gilley talks about gladly living |
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