BOOKS

FIGHT BACK: How to Take Back Your Neighborhood, Schools, and Families from the Drug Dealers

Michael Levine

November 28, 2006

Fight Back, designed by Michael Levine, one of the most effective narcotic agents in drug war history and the author of NY Times bestseller Deep, is a tactical anti-drug manual for families, communities and schools. Called "the only drug plan ever to come out of America that made any sense" (Swedish Carnegie Institute), the plan-unlike the, now, $1 trillion war on drugs-has proven itself effective wherever employed.

The Big White Lie: The Deep Cover Operation That Exposed the CIA Sabotage of the Drug War

Michael Levine

March 14, 1993

The Big White Lie, by New York Times best-selling author and former DEA undercover agent, Michael Levine, is a fly-on-the-wall look at the top-secret deep cover operation that ripped the lid off CIA sabotage of the War on Drugs. The New York Times described the book as a "hair-raising" non-fiction book that "moves with the speed of a first-rate thriller."

Deep Cover: The Inside Story of How DEA Infighting, Incompetence and Subterfuge Lost Us the Biggest Battle of the Drug War

Michael Levine

March 14, 1990

"Deep Cover," a NY Times bestseller by former DEA agent Michael Levine, is a first-hand account of the sabotage of a DEA undercover sting operation that threatened to expose US government ties to drug financed governments in Mexico, Panama and Bolivia. As the NY Times put it: "A fascinating, exciting and sometimes horrifyingly comic tale...

150 Food Science Questions Answered: Cook Smarter, Cook

Bryan Le, PhD

July 21, 2020

Does cold water come to a boil faster than warm water? Why does fat taste so good? What makes popcorn pop? Most of the processes that occur during cooking are based on principles found in biology, chemistry, and physics. This book is an intriguing look into the science of food and chemistry of cooking.

The Essentials of Parental Alienation Syndrome: It's Real, It's Here and It Hurts

Robert A. Evans, PhD, et al

October 21, 2011

We are seeing an increase in high conflict, adversarial divorce cases in mental health practices and in the courtrooms around the country. These cases present with a significant amount of parental conflict and, as a consequence, represent a threat to the children caught in the middle of these conflicts. Curiously, there is a great commonality among these cases in terms of the tactics alienators use to separate a parent from his or her children. The purpose of this work is to share ideas, thoughts, background, theory and some experiences in working with high conflict families. It is important for professionals to get a sense of both sides of the Parental Alienation Syndrome issue.

The Failure of Securities Arbitrations: Mandatory Understanding of the Lack of Investment and Product Knowledge and Application by Plaintiffs, Defendants, Experts, Arbitrators and Attorneys and the Implications to Arbitration and Litigation

Errold F. Moody

February 7, 2013

A real life examination of claims brought before FINRA regarding suitability and the knowledge of all entities in trying such cases.

Financial Planning Fiduciary Standards under Dodd Frank: Mandatory Knowledge and Application of Investments, Insurance and Annuities

Errold F. Moody

February 20, 2012

Mandatory reading for first year finance, business and financial planning majors, all CFPS, ChFCs, CPAs, and attorneys dealing with money matters (business, estate, real estate, divorce, 401ks, etc.).

Slaying the Crypto Dragons: Towards a CryptoSure Trust Model for Crypto-Economics (Ch. 4)

Stephen Castell, PhD

April 25, 2021

This book - "Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes" - provides a platform to bring together researchers, academia and industry collaborators to exchange their knowledge and work to develop better understanding about the scope of blockchain technology in business management applications of different sectors such as retail sector, supply chain and logistics, healthcare sector, manufacturing sector, judiciary, finance and government sector in terms of data quality and timeliness.

Uncommon Perspectives on the Psychology of Leadership: Leader Assessment and Development--A Unique Approach Marrying Insights From Psychoanalysis and the US Army

Prudence Gourguechon, MD

March 1, 2021

Leaders are entrusted with the fate of their stakeholders, their enterprises, their nations. Yet the process of choosing leaders, whether its by search committees, boards or voters rarely looks at the essential character traits and cognitive capacities that all effective and ethical leaders must have. This slim but sophisticated volume provides a unique model and practical tools for assessing leader capability, based on a five-point model of fundamental competence: empathy, self-discipline, trust, critical thinking and self-awareness. Without these five capacities, or at least sharp awareness of their deficiencies, no leader can build a strong and effective organization, secure loyalty and communicate effectively.

Uncommon Perspectives on the Psychology of Investing: The Role of Emotion in Investing

Prudence Gourguechon, MD

June 1, 2018

Smart investors need to know about inevitable psychological and emotional forces that will affect their decision making. This book helps investors understand the lesser known phenomena of regression and disavowal and how to stop them from leading to critical errors, why they will inevitably make mistakes, the importance of self-awareness and how to deal with anxiety.