Bøker av Jack McDonald

Only three cycles were left before the Dance and many households felt empty. At this stage, most of the Dancers have departed from their families. In some cases, it didn't seem as much of a change. Barellinans were known for large families. When the cycle of the Dance came, that lone absence loomed heavy on structures of families. Nature generated every nuance of what was transpiring and only allowed for others to feed into it what they felt comfortable with.This was not new behavior. Generations have long since seen Dancer leaving home as early as four cycles ahead of the Dance. Although many knew ------ in the end, it was not up to them, they still moved with the choreographed demeanor of creatures stimulated to react as they felt comfortable.Some households held gathering, where different family members from other cities would visit. Barellinans didn't like to bring depressing memories into these gatherings, seeing how they were dealing with a force beyond their control. Although all played a part in Nature's Grand Scheme, it does not by any means tie any individual's rational decision with the outcome. Still, they came together, not only as families, but as a Race. Over one million households will be touched by the Dance. If a household had one Dancer, it didn't matter if there was one offspring, or a dozen. Barellinans families were linked to the Dancers. They gathered to channel their energies to offer support.

"How does armed conflict shape global politics? When states wage war on their neighbours while denying its existence, what chance do we have to regulate it, and how will we ever achieve a more peaceful world? This book examines how changes to social rules - such as interpretations of international law - reshape how states explain their military actions, and changes to technology and society transform the activities that constitute contemporary warfare. Analysing the role that war serves in global politics, it outlines the multiple ways that war affects the contemporary world, from international relations to our day-to-day lives. Focusing on two competing visions of war - that war can and should be eliminated, and that war is a permanent problem to be managed - it takes the second path as a necessary step towards the first, in the maybe vain hope that it is ever achievable"--Publisher's description.

San Francisco sportswriter Jack McDonald's career spanned five decades. Here he describes his encounters with such legendary figures as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Casey Stengel, Jack Dempsey, and Red Grange.

McDonald's book lays bare the legal and political consequences of Washington's pursuit of militarised counterterrorism in the post-9/11 era.