Fred Kaplan Book order (chronological)

From the author of The Wizards of Armageddoncomes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war-and Presidents' actions in nuclear crises-from Truman to Trump.

Thomas Gradgrind believes that facts and money are more important than feelings and imagination. After Cissy Jupe - a circus child - is left alone in the world, Gradgrind takes her into his house, looking after her and teaching her facts with his own children Tom and Louisa. Some years laterthe Gradgrind family meets hard times. Louisa becomes a prisoner in a loveless marriage, and Tom has problems at work.In the end, Thomas Gradgrind learns the importance of feelings and imagination.If you need lively supplementary reading material, take a look at Oxford Dominoes - the readers series with integrated activities, ideal for individual study or for reading practice in class.The activities in Dominoes keep students engaged in the stories and help to reinforce their understanding of the key language. They can be completed at home or in class. The project activities in Dominoes build on the themes from the story and encourage students to draw on their own experiences.Activities include note-taking and language tasks, leading to extended writing, poster-making, and class presentations. They are ideal for group work in class or individual assignments.

“A consistently eye-opening history...not just a page-turner but consistently surprising.” —The New York Times “A book that grips, informs, and alarms, finely researched and lucidly related.” —John le Carré As cyber-attacks dominate front-page news, as hackers join terrorists on the list of global threats, and as top generals warn of a coming cyber war, few books are more timely and enlightening than Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War, by Slate columnist and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Fred Kaplan. Kaplan probes the inner corridors of the National Security Agency, the beyond-top-secret cyber units in the Pentagon, the "information warfare" squads of the military services, and the national security debates in the White House, to tell this never-before-told story of the officers, policymakers, scientists, and spies who devised this new form of warfare and who have been planning—and (more often than people know) fighting—these wars for decades. From the 1991 Gulf War to conflicts in Haiti, Serbia, Syria, the former Soviet republics, Iraq, and Iran, where cyber warfare played a significant role, Dark Territory chronicles, in fascinating detail, a little-known past that shines an unsettling light on our future.

For Abraham Lincoln, words were essential in composing love letters, speeches, and legal arguments. Acclaimed biographer Fred Kaplan delves into Lincoln's life through his linguistic prowess, showcasing how language served as a means to convey complex ideas and emotions while also acting as a tool for persuasion and empowerment. Like other great American literary figures, Lincoln's literary journey is intertwined with his personal narrative. An admirer of Burns, Byron, Shakespeare, and the Old Testament, he stands out as the most literary of U.S. presidents. His perspectives on love, liberty, and human nature were profoundly influenced by his literary engagements. Since Lincoln, no president has matched his ability to craft words that resonate with audiences. Kaplan examines the influences that shaped Lincoln's imaginative landscape, how his writings influenced his identity, relationships, and career, and how they contributed to his emergence as a distinctive political figure and shaped national discourse. This insightful account of Lincoln's life underscores the limitations of contemporary presidencies, emphasizing that the careful and honest use of language is vital for a thriving democracy. Illuminating and engrossing, this narrative captures Lincoln's extraordinary talent with words.

A fascinating, in-depth portrait of one of the most compelling figures of the twentieth century.