As an EHM in the '60s and '70s, covertly recruited by the US National Security Agency, John Perkins helped further American imperial interests in countries such as Ecuador, Panama, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. He tried to write this book four times but was threatened or bribed each time to halt. The events of 9/11 forced him to reveal the truth.

Real violence is not like anything you see in the movies or the ring. This book presents a personal protection system, called guided chaos, for anticipating and fending off the brutal assaults. It trains readers to become martial realists by preparing them for the unexpected.

Process engineers apply models to perform feasibility analyses of novel process designs, to assess environmental impact, and detect potential hazards or accidents. This book provides a systematic approach to the mathematical development of process models and explains how to analyze those models.