Homeland Security Book List

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Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS)

https://www.chds.us/?hsbooks

What We’re Reading: Book List from the CHDS Curriculum

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What We’re Reading: Book List from the CHDS Curriculum

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Orientation to the Master's Program


Aslan, Reza (). Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting the Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization
2009: Random House


Godin, Seth (). Poke the Box: When Was the Last Time you did something for the first time?
Mrch 1, 2011: The Domino Project


Zinsser, William K. (). On Writing Well, 25th Anniversary: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
2001:


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Introduction to Homeland Security


(). The Chicago Manual of Style(16th)
August 1.2010: University of Chicago Press


Bobbitt, Philip (2009). Terror and Consent: The Wars for the Twenty-First Century
New York: Knopf Doubleday Publishing


Clarke, Richard and Knake, Robert (). Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It
January 03, 2012 : HarperCollins Publishers


Eggers, Dave (). Zeitoun(1st)


Godin, Seth (). Poke the Box: When Was the Last Time You Did Something for the First Time?
March 1, 2011: The Domino Project


Kettl, Donald F. (). System under Stress: Homeland Security and American Politics, 2nd Edition
Congressional Quarterly Press, 2007


Lewis, Ted (ask Kristin Darken). Bak's Sand Pile(1)
October 2010: Agile Press


National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (n.d.). 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
New York: W. W. Norton & Company


Reynolds, Garr (2008). Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (1st edition)
Berekley, CA: New Riders Press


Zinsser, William K. (). On Writing Well, 25th Anniversary: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
2001:


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The Unconventional Threat to Homeland Security


Aslan, Reza (). Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting the Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization
2009: Random House


Berger, Peter L. & Luckman, Thomas (New York). The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge
1967: Anchor Books


Brannan, David, Bruce Hoffman, Eric Herren, and Robert Matthiessen (2007). Preparing for Suicide Terrorism: A Primer for American Law Enforcement Agencies and Officers
Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation


Davis, Paul K. & Brian M. Jenkins (2002). Deterrence & Intelligence in Counterterrorism: A Component in the War on al Qaeda
Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation


Entman, Robert (2003). Projections of Power: Framing News, Public Opinion, and U.S. Foreign Policy
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press


Fanon, Frantz (New York). The Wretched of the Earth
2005: Grove Press


Hewitt, Christopher (). Understanding Terrorism in America


Hoffman, Bruce (2006). Inside Terrorism (revised)
New York: Columbia University Press


Mansfield, Laura (2006). His Own Words: A Translation and Analysis of the Writings of Dr. Ayman Al Zawahiri
Old Tappan, NJ: TLG Publications


Tajfel, Henri (Cambridge, UK). Social Identity and Intergroup Relations(First paperback)
2010: Cambridge University Press



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Research and Writing for Homeland Security


Adler, Mortimer J. & Charles Van Doren (1972). How to Read a Book: A Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading(rev)
New York: Touchstone Publishing


Booth, Wayne & Gregory G. Colomb & Joseph M. Williams (2008). Craft of Research (3rd ed.)
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press


Brockman, John (New York). What We Believe but Cannot Prove: Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Uncertainty
2006: Harper


Creswell, John W. (Los Angeles). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches
2009: Sage Publications


Jones, Morgan D. (New York). The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving
1998: Three Rivers Press


Leedy, Paul and Jeanne Ormand (2008). Practical Research: Planning and Design(8th ed.)
London: Pearson Education


Provost, Gary (1985). 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing
New York: Penguin Group



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Intelligence for Homeland Security: Organizational and Policy Challenges


Johnson, Loch K. and James J. Wirtz (2007). Intelligence: The Secret World of Spies: An Anthology(3rd ed.)
New York: Oxford University Press


Lowenthal, Mark M (2011). Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy(5th ed.)
Washington, D.C.: CQ Press


Sims, Jennifer & Burton Gerber (2005). Transforming U.S. Intelligence
Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press


Zegart, Amy B. (2009). Spying Blind: The CIA, the FBI & Origins of 9/11
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press



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Research Colloquium


Bardach, Eugene (2008). Practical Guide to Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving(3rd ed.)
Washington, D.C.: CQ Press


Barrett, Frank J. and Ronald E. Fry (2005). Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Approach to Building Cooperative Capacity
Chagrin Falls, OH: Taos Institute Publications


Zinsser, William K. (). On Writing Well, 25th Anniversary: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
2001:

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Critical Infrastructure: Vulnerability Analysis and Protection


Lewis, Ted (ask Kristin Darken). Bak's Sand Pile(1)
October 2010: Agile Press


Lewis, Ted (2006). Critical Infrastructure Protection in Homeland Security: Defending a Networked Nation
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.



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Special Topics in American Government for Homeland Security: "Framing the Discourse"


Berman, Paul (2004). Terror and Liberalism
New York: W. W. Norton & Company


Bernays, Edward (2004). Propaganda
New York: Ig Publishing


Bulliet, Richard W. (2004). Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization
New York: Columbia University Press


Descartes, Rene (2006). Discourse on the Method(trans: Ian MacLean)
New York: Oxford University Press Inc.


Frankfurt, Harry G. (2005). On Bullshit
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press


Kelly, Joesph F. (Collegeville, Minnesota). Responding to Evil
2003: Liturgical Press


Wolf, Naomi (2007). End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green



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Multi-discipline Approaches to Homeland Security


Brafman, Ori and Rod A. Beckstrom (2008). Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations
New York: Penguin Group


Covey, Stephen M.R. with Rebecca R. Merrill (2008). Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything
New York: Simon & Schuster


Cronin, Audrey Curth and Ludes, James M. (Eds.) (2004). Attacking Terrorism: Elements of a Grand Strategy
Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press


Freier, Nathan (2009). DoD Leaders, Strategists, and Operators in an Era of Persistent Unconventional Challenge
Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies


Gerencser, Mark (2008). Megacommunities: How Leaders of Government, Business and Non-Profits Can Tackle Today's Global Challenges Together
New York: Palgrave Macmillan


Kim, W. Chan & Renee Mauborgne (2005). Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant
Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Press


Stewart Baker (). Skating on Stilts: Why We Aren't Stopping Tomorrow's Terrorism
June 15, 2010 : Hoover Institution Press



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Comparative Government for Homeland Security


Morag, Nadav (New York). Comparative Homeland Security: Global Lessons(1st)
Oct 2011: Wiley and Sons


Zimmerman, Doron & Andreas Wenger, eds (2006). How States Fight Terrorism: Policy Dynamics in the West
Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers



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Strategic Planning and Budgeting for Homeland Security


Andrew S. Grove (). Only the Paranoid survive: How to elpoit the crisis points that challenge every company


Bryson, John M. (2004). Strategic Planning for Public and NonProfit Organizations (3rd Edition)(3rd ed.)
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc


Clayton M. Christensen (). The Innovator's Dilemma(first)
January 1997: President and Fellows of Harvard College


Donatella Meadows (White River Junction, Vermont (802) 295-6300). Thinking in Systems(ISBN: 978-1-60358-0557)
Chelsea Green Publishing


Mintzberg, Henry (). Strategy Safari
Simon & Schuster


Taleb, Nassim Nicholas (). The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility(2nd edition )
May 11, 2010: Random House Trade Paperbacks


Van Der Heijden, Kess (). Scenarios: the art of strategic conversation
Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated



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The Psychology of Fear Management and Terrorism


Bongar, Bruce Michael (2007). Psychology of Terrorism
New York: Oxford University Press


Fathali Moghaddam (). The New Global Insecurity
Greenwood Publishing Group


Moghaddam, Fathali (2008). Multiculturalism and Intergroup Relations: Psychological Implications for Democracy in a Global Context
Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association


Moghaddam, Fathali (2008). How Globalization Spurs Terrorism: The Lopsided Benefits of "One World" and Why that Fuels Violence
Westport, CT: Praeger Security International


Moghaddam, Fathali M. (2006). From the Terrorists' Point of View: What They Experience & Why They Come to Destroy
Westport, CT: Praeger Seurity International


Zimbardo, Philip and John Boyd (2008). Time Paradox: The New Psychiatry of Time Management that Will Change your Life
New York: free press


Zimbardo, Philip G. (2008). Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
New York: Random House

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