Autore	Redden Shawna Malvini
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lincoln, Nebraska : , : Potomac Books, , [2021]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource
Disciplina	363.28/760973
Soggetto topico	Aeronautics, Commercial - Security measures Airports - Employees - Safety measures Aeronautics, Commercial - Passenger traffic - Security measures Terrorism - Prevention Airports - Security measures Airports - Management
ISBN	1-64012-362-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction: Going undercover in airport security -- From the Golden Age of flying to security theatre in ninety days flat: How September 11, 2001, changed airport security forever -- "My House, My Rules": On stereotypical transportation security officers -- Fear and loathing in airport security: On stereotypical passengers -- Is that a salami in your purse? (Or are you happy to see me?): On contraband confiscation -- "One Shoe, Two Shoes, Red Shoes, Blue Shoes": On shoe removal -- No crying over stolen shampoo: On liquids and gels -- Naked scanners are for perverts: On advanced imaging technology -- Meeting resistance: On enhanced pat-downs -- Risk-based security and other things that are good in theory -- Even pilots have pat-downs, sometimes: Flight crew tales -- On the front lines with "Screener Joe": On ideal transportation security officers -- Lemmings and sheeple: On ideal passengers -- Nice TSOs finish last: On mindful transportation security officers -- The traveling unicorn: On mindful passengers -- Traveling with identity baggage: How intersecting identities make security more difficult -- Conclusion: What an undercover look at airport security reveals about communication, emotion, and identity.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910795613203321

Autore	Nester William R. <1956->
Edizione	[First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, District of Columbia : , : Potomac Books, , 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (361 p.)
Disciplina	973.56092
Soggetto topico	Presidents - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-61234-606-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	The precedents, 1769-1829 -- The making of the man -- The battle of New Orleans -- The fate of Spanish Florida -- The fire bell in the night -- The Monroe Doctrine -- The corrupt bargain -- The presidency, 1829-1837 -- The scandals -- The monster bank -- The nullification crisis -- The spoils -- The master's nightmare -- The Trail of Tears -- The world beyond -- The Texas Revolution -- The protegees, 1837-1848 -- The little magician -- The industrial and cultural revolutions -- The transcendentalists -- The annexation -- The manifest destiny -- The Mexican War -- The legacy.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910462689103321

Autore	Libbey James K.
Edizione	[First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, District of Columbia : , : Potomac Books, , 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xii, 349 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates )
Disciplina	623.746092
Soggetto topico	Aeronautical engineers - United States Air power - United States - History - 20th century Aeronautics, Military - United States - History - 20th century
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-61234-180-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction: the Russian in the Russian context -- The Russian ace in the Great War -- Revolutionary changes -- The Russian test pilot and consultant in America -- The Russian inventor -- The Russian inventor becomes an American designer -- The innovative designer -- The P-35 manufacturer -- Troubled times -- The P-35 manufacturer loses his company -- The making of an air power prophet -- Prophet of air power -- Victory through air power -- The prophet at home and abroad -- The prophet challenged -- Return of the media personality -- The futurist.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910462696203321

Autore	Pereira Joseph M.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lincoln, Nebraska : , : Potomac Books, , [2020]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource
Disciplina	940.54/213551
Soggetto topico	World War, 1939-1945 - Repatriation of war dead - United States World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States World War, 1939-1945 - Missing in action - United States Soldiers - United States Missing in action - Family relationships - United States Hürtgen Forest, Battle of, Germany, 1944
ISBN	1-64012-225-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Altri titoli varianti	World War II battle and the search for a lost U.S. battalion
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910795614503321