On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the intervention in Afghanistan, a major assessment of strategy in this most unstable of nations In October 2001, NATO forces invaded Afghanistan. Their initial aim, to topple the Taliban regime and replace it with a more democratic government aligned to Western interests, was swiftly achieved. However, stabilizing the country in the ensuing years has proven much more difficult. Despite billions of dollars in aid and military expenditure, Afghanistan remains a nation riddled with warlords, the world's major heroin producer, and the site of a seemingly endless conflict between Islamist militants and NATO forces.
In this timely and important book, Tim Bird and Alex Marshall offer a panoramic view of international involvement in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2011. Tackling the subject matter as a whole, Bird and Marshall weave together analysis of military strategy, regional context, aid policy, the Afghan government, and the many disagreements between and within the Western powers involved in the intervention. Given the complicating factors of the heroin trade, unwelcoming terrain, and precarious relations with Pakistan, the authors acknowledge the ways in which Afghanistan has presented unique challenges for its foreign invaders. Ultimately, however, they argue that the international community has failed in its self-imposed effort to solve Afghanistan's problems and that there are broader lessons to be learned from their struggle, particularly in terms of counterinsurgency and the ever-complicated work of "nation-building." The overarching feature of the intervention, they argue, has been an absence of strategic clarity and coherence.

Afghanistan: How the West Lost Its Way

History

Marshall, Alex

Bird, Tim

Asia

Yale University Press

Special Edition Using Caldera OpenLinux shows you how to install and configure the latest version of the Caldera Open Linux operating system--paying special attention to interconnectivity and day-to-day usage issues. It gives extensive coverage of the configuration and use of the myriad of network services Linux offers the consumer such as Samba, sendmail, ipmasquerading, and more. The book also covers how to install and manage applications, manage printers and provides step-by-step instructions for getting connected to the Internet.

Special Edition Using Caldera Openlinux

Computers & Technology

Ratcliffe, Erik

Bandel, David

Mattos, Wilson

Smart, Allan

Networking & Cloud Computing

Que Pub

Computer Arts Magazine, Dec 2001 If you use Photoshop and want to progress your skills, this book will open your eyes www.pixelsurgeon.com This book is a tempting, friendly design gigolo, and will do absolutely anything you ask of it. DT & G Magazine - www.Design-Bookshelf.com If you care for your craft, you'd be foolish indeed to let this opportunity slip away. Book of the year. Photoshop User Magazine, January 2002 The variety of artwork and approaches is a definite plus. CGI Magazine, February 2002 Not just a book about graphics, it's a work of art in itself. As a piece of software, Adobe Photoshop is rare - perhaps alone - in evoking genuine passion from its users. As it evolves, it finds its way into the lives of more and more professional creators, tempting them away from their traditional materials, and expanding their horizons. Yes, it can alter photographs. It can also alter careers. New Masters of Photoshop is a showcase of Masters who use Photoshop, and Masters of Photoshop use. The photographers, animators, artists, and designers assembled here have a myriad of different skills: some manipulate, some animate, some create from scratch. All of them produce remarkable, beautiful things. In these pages, the authors will demonstrate examples of their print work, web work, public work, and private work, explaining the techniques they use to achieve their results. More than that, though, they'll tell you how they think: who their influences are, where their ideas come from, and how they find inspiration when the well has run dry. friends of ED has scoured the world for the leading exponents of Photoshop technique. This book is a gallery of Photoshop practice and theory, backed with essays on the influences and inspirations that lie behind the sharpest digital art in today's media-saturated world. The book deconstructs sophisticated, complex, and astonishing Photoshop graphics, providing motivation, skills and inspiration in equal parts. Support for this book is available on the friends of ED web site (friendsofed.com). From the Publisher Creating a Photoshop image is a process that occurs as much in the head as it does on the screen. Uniquely, New Masters of Photoshop documents it all, from the seeds of an idea, to the outcome on screen, paper, or canvas. The projects include examples of collage and montage that involve manipulation of whole images and tiny fragments - working on a grand scale, and at a pixel-by-pixel level. Layers and masks, with all their subtleties, are used in fascinating ways; and filters are treated with the sensitivity and discretion they require. The CD contains: Audio, video, and written interviews with the authors Source files for the tutorials Unflattened Photoshop files for closer inspection About the Author Michael Cina Michael Cina is an artist and designer living in a small village outside of minneapolis. he creates stuff (mikecina.com) and things (trueistrue.com) out of his house in that village. companies like mtv or adobe may even call him to do some work. every now and then he leaves his village to speak at design conferences. often he will leave his house to buy cds or books (or both if he got paid). otherwise he rides his bike, fishes, chases his cat or girlfriend, takes pictures, makes fonts, paints, e-mails people, struggles over writing things like books and bios... currently michael is working on his new company, weworkforthem.com, with michael young. WeWorkForThem is half art and half design studio. Mike Young Mike Young is an artist currently residing in Washington, DC, USA. Mike has created and maintained sites such as designgraphik.com and submethod.com, and is currently starting weworkforthem.com with Michael Cina of trueistrue.com. While working on these projects, Mike has also served as art director for two years at Vir2l Studios, where he directed and designed on projects such as vir2l.com, which won prestigious awards such as the New York Festivals New Media Competition, Cannes Cyber Lion: Gold, Clio Award, Art Directors Club, and also Invision Award. Not only has Mike worked on many personal and experimental web art-based projects, but also he has worked with clients such as MTV, Dc Shoes, Mercury Automobiles, Dj Dieselboy, Dj Dara, Dj Ak1200, and Walker Art Center. Jens Magnus Karlsson Jens Karlsson is a Swedish digital artist and designer. He studied information and advertising for four years, partly in the US, and later graduated from Hyperisland School of New Media Design. At Hyperisland, Jens worked as a freelance art director, along with his studies, doing print, animation, and online work for clients such as CBS, Sony, Volkswagen, and Digital Vision. From there he moved on to a position as Senior Designer at Kioken Incorporated. Jens is currently a freelance designer through Chapter3.net, and he is actively involved in enriching the online design culture with news, articles, and events, mainly as assistant creative director at threeoh.com.

New Masters of Photoshop

McIntyre, Catherine

Young, Mike

Lea, Derek

Smith,Colin

Luna, Adrian

Fallon, Josh

Sinclair, Paul

Cromhout, Gavin

Cina, Michael

Magnus Karlsson, Jens

V. Toraya, Norma

Madej, Wojtek

Terrettaz, Johann

Stanick, Peter

Sodeoka, Yoshi

Paek, Eun-Ha

Cina, Mike

Programming

Apress

Here's a large wordsearch book in physical size, print size and the amount of puzzles. A treat for yourself or great as a present. The puzzles are medium difficulty so suitable for most people. Answers are printed in the back of book. Challenging and addictive - this is a puzzle book that's hard to put down!CHALLENGE YOURSELF - INCREASE BRAIN ACTIVITY - IMPROVED CONCENTRATION - DE-STRSS - RELAX - ENJOY!Large Print Word Search Puzzle Features100 challenging and addictive word searches spread out over individual pages8.5 x 11" dimensions - big and easy to readDurable gloss coverAnswers at back of bookMake yourself a drink, put your feet up and get searching!

Wordsearch 100 Puzzles: Word Search Book For Adults - 100 Puzzles

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Independently published

Bespoke clean contemporary uplifting Dahlia design Ideal for, office workers, business men & women, creative types - writers, essayists, journalists, minimalists and traditionalists, holiday stocking fillers, birthdays & gifts, students & children.

T: Modern, stylish, decorative and simple floral capital letter monogram ruled notebook, pretty, cute and suitable for all: men, women, girls & boys. ... learning. 100 lined pages 6 x 9 handy size.

Children's Books

Education & Reference

F: Traditional watercolor, stylish, decorative and simple floral capital letter monogram ruled notebook, pretty, cute and suitable for women and ... or learning. 100 lined pages 8.5 x 11 size.

106 (alphabetical) pages, gloss cover. Keep this somewhere safe (away from prying eyes) and you'll never get locked out of a website again.

WTF IS MY PASSWORD?: Neon sign internet logbook / book / notebook to remember website, username & password login information. Ideal fun and funny gift ... relatives, parents, grandparents & children.

Letter Tracing Preschool workbook for kids ages 3-5: Learn to write activity workbooks, abc alphabet writing paper lines. Kindergarten preschoolers ... practice. Ideal learning for 3-5 year olds.

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Accelerate your child's writing journey with this easy to use and fun handwriting workbook <ul><li>Over 100 pages. 8.5" x 11" with durable glossy cover. </li><li>Upper and lowercase letters to write over. </li><li>Fun illustrations can be colored in (pencils are suggested) and reinforce the lessons and hold attention. </li><li>Can be cut out and placed into clear sheets then used with a dry wipe clean marker for multiple long lasting use. </li><li>Suggested age range 3-5 years. </li><li>Plain (sans serif) typeface for clear 'non-joined' writing. </li></ul> This letter tracing book is the first step in providing one of the most important communications skills... WRITING. We forget and take for granted what it must be like to work out how to hold the pen the right way and the direction it must follow to create the lines that turn into letters, words and sentences. The hand writing book helps you with that experience and will keep your child engaged and interested. It has a sense of fun, which as we all know makes learning easier.

Letter Tracing For Preschoolers Ages 3-5: Learn to write activity workbooks, abc alphabet writing paper lines. Kindergarten preschoolers handwriting practice. Ideal learning for 3-5 year olds.

Happy Land: Finding my inner Finn

Travel

Europe

Lettuce Publishing

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