Books with author Alison Graham

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR | SHORT-LISTED FOR THE 2018 LIONEL GELBER PRIZE | NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: FINANCIAL TIMES * THE TIMES (LONDON) * AMAZON “Allison is one of the keenest observers of international affairs around.”— JOE BIDEN, former vice president of the United States China and the United States are heading toward a war neither wants. The reason is Thucydides’s Trap: when a rising power threatens to displace a ruling one, violence is the likeliest result. Over the past five hundred years, these conditions have occurred sixteen times; war broke out in twelve. Today, as an unstoppable China approaches an immovable America, and both Xi Jinping and Donald Trump promise to make their countries “great again,” the seventeenth case looks grim. A trade conflict, cyberattack, Korean crisis, or accident at sea could easily spark a major war. In Destined for War, eminent Harvard scholar Graham Allison masterfully blends history and current events to explain the timeless machinery of Thucydides’s Trap—and to explore the painful steps that might prevent disaster today. “[A] must-read book in both Washington and Beijing.”— NIALL FERGUSON, BOSTON GLOBE “[Allison is] a first-class academic with the instincts of a first-rate politician.”— BLOOMBERG NEWS “[Full of] wide-ranging, erudite case studies that span human history . . . [A] fine book.”— NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES ARE HEADING TOWARD A WAR NEITHER WANTS. The reason is Thucydides’s Trap, a deadly pattern of structural stress that results when a rising power challenges a ruling one. This phenomenon is as old as history itself. About the Peloponnesian War that devastated ancient Greece, the historian Thucydides explained: “It was the rise of Athens and the fear that this instilled in Sparta that made war inevitable.” Over the past 500 years, these conditions have occurred sixteen times. War broke out in twelve of them. Today, as an unstoppable China approaches an immovable America and both Xi Jinping and Donald Trump promise to make their countries “great again,” the seventeenth case looks grim. Unless China is willing to scale back its ambitions or Washington can accept becoming number two in the Pacific, a trade conflict, cyberattack, or accident at sea could soon escalate into all-out war. In Destined for War, the eminent Harvard scholar Graham Allison explains why Thucydides’s Trap is the best lens for understanding U.S.-China relations in the twenty-first century. Through uncanny historical parallels and war scenarios, he shows how close we are to the unthinkable. Yet, stressing that war is not inevitable, Allison also reveals how clashing powers have kept the peace in the past — and what painful steps the United States and China must take to avoid disaster today.

There’s simply no more joyous noise than children’s laughter. Featuring hundreds of playful puns, short and snappy teasers, and silly riddles, this collection of bite-size slices of good humor is for provoking that happy sound. The gags are divided into such categories as Mother Nature, Getting Around, School Days, Bringing Home the Bacon, Shore Thing, Home Sweet Home, Food for Thought, and others; all are sure to tickle any young funnybone. It’s the perfect way to bring a little warmth into a cold and rainy day. Go ahead, we dare you not to laugh!The author lives in Woodbury, NY.

There's simply no more joyous noise than children's laughter. Featuring hundreds of playful puns, short and snappy teasers, and silly riddles, this collection of bite-sized slices of good humor is for provoking that happy sound. The gags are divided into such categories as Mother Nature, Getting Around, School Days, Bringing Home the Bacon, Shore Thing, Home Sweet Home, Food for Thought, and others; all are sure to tickle any young funnybone. It's the perfect way to bring a little warmth into a cold and rainy day--go ahead, we dare you not to laugh!

Armed with deadly venoms and sharp fangs, Deadly Creatures come in all shapes and sizes and are lethal when attacking their prey. Young readers will be introduced to some of the world's most dangerous-and strangest-creatures. From Poison Dart frogs to the tiny Anopheles mosquito, each creature is scored from 1 to 10 in five categories of deadliness. At the end of the book, students are encouraged to make their own scores. Dramatic full-color photographs, easy-to-read text, captions, and labels make this nonfiction read entertaining and informative for every student.