A young diplomat's account of her assignment in South Sudan, a firsthand example of US foreign policy that has failed in its diplomacy and accountability around the world. In 2017, Elizabeth Shackelford wrote a pointed resignation letter to her then boss, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. She had watched as the State Department was gutted, and now she urged him to stem the bleeding by showing leadership and commitment to his diplomats and the country. If he couldn't do that, she said, "I humbly recommend that you follow me out the door." With that, she sat down to write her story and share an urgent message. In The Dissent Channel, former diplomat Elizabeth Shackelford shows that this is not a new problem. Her experience in 2013 during the precarious rise and devastating fall of the world's newest country, South Sudan, exposes a foreign policy driven more by inertia than principles, to suit short-term political needs over long-term strategies. Through her story, Shackelford makes policy and politics come alive. And in navigating both American bureaucracy and the fraught history and present of South Sudan, she conveys an urgent message about the devolving state of US foreign policy.

Three former CIA officers--the world's foremost authorities on recognizing deceptive behavior--share their techniques for spotting a lie with thrilling anecdotes from the authors' careers in counterintelligence.

A new Regency historical romance from Bess McBride! Miss Margaret Chandler, daughter of a wealthy Hertfordshire landowner, has no particular prospects or desire for marriage. Her father’s estate is entailed to a nephew, and upon her father’s death, Margaret has settled plans to keep house for her cousin, who does not care for the country. The only man who could possibly capture her heart is the married Duke of Momford, whose French duchess is trapped in Paris during the war with Napoleon. Margaret is appalled at her scandalous romantic yearnings for the duke. Even more shocking is that her feelings may be reciprocated. Foolish dreams notwithstanding, scrupulous and honest Margaret must come to terms with the dishonest duke.

Long ago in Romania a prince dealt fairly with a lying merchant and an honest peasant.

This title offers a practical guide to conducting conferences with lay clients in the context of both civil and criminal proceedings. It gives special attention to professional conduct problems and to the variety of clients that a practitioner can expect to meet.

This title offers a practical guide to conducting conferences with lay clients in the context of both civil and criminal proceedings. It gives special attention to professional conduct problems and to the variety of clients that a practitioner can expect to meet.