books by John L. Smith

books by John L. Smith

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John L. Smith

Militant Tricks: Battlefield Ruses of the Islamic Insurgent

H. John Poole

Posterity Press, 2005

Al Queda explained
Once again H. John Poole has pulled aside the Middle East veil of mystery to show us how the Muslim militants go about their business. Known as the "War on Terror" aka "4th Generation warfare", radical Muslim militants have worked out the ways to challenge the West ...

Dragon Days: Time for "Unconventional" Tactics

H. John Poole

Posterity Press, 2007

International Law Enforcement thru Unconventional Tactics
H. J. Poole, in DRAGON DAYS, turns attention to beating our opponents in "The War on Terror". His basic approach is to enforce International Law utilizing Unconventional military techniques. First, Poole addresses the question of whether or not the Red Chinese are ...

Of Rats and Men: Oscar Goodman's Life from Mob Mouthpiece to Mayor of Las Vegas

John L. Smith

Huntington Press, 2003

More Insight from Smith ? an eminent authority on the mob
The copious notes and eight pages of bibliography supporting John L. Smith's meticulously researched biographical look at Oscar Goodman, former mob attorney - presently the two-term mayor of Las Vegas, impressed me. Talk about "insider" information! Smith has long been ...

Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law (American Casebook Series)

John S. Lowe, Owen L. Anderson, ...

Thomson West, 2007

Book met all my expectations
As a law school graduate in the 1960s, I wanted to review this area of the law.I knew what to expect from casebooks and this one is just fine.No regrets whatsoever in choosing this particular one.I was not familiar with any of the casebooks on the market so this was ...

Tactics of the Crescent Moon: Militant Muslim Combat Methods

H. John Poole

Posterity Press, 2004

Understand what we're up against
If you want to truly understand how difficult it is to fight and win in the Middle East, then this book is required reading. Far too often we get watered-down information out of the press and on the Internet but the tactics of our Eastern adversaries go unmentioned. ...

Running Scared: The Life and Treacherous Times of Las Vegas Casino King Steve Wynn

John L. Smith

Da Capo Press, 2001

Wynn Tries to Supress The Book
So damaging to his super clean image, Wynn drove the original publisher into bancruptcy and tried everything he could manage to keep this book out of circulation. Steve Wynn vs. the First Amendment (1st 1, Wynn 0). Certainly did improve Vegas by leaps and bounds, ...

The Tiger's Way: A U.S. Private's Best Chance for Survival

H. John Poole

Posterity Press, 2003

A fantastic implementation of Tokakure Ryu for the modern day
I have not finished this book, you should know. However, you should also know that this book made enough of an impression of me that I am writing a review before I have finished in violation of my own rules. I am an author myself and I value these reviews greatly - I ...

Tequila Junction: 4th-Generation Counterinsurgency

H. John Poole

Posterity Press, 2008

ON TARGET WITH TEQUILA JUNCTION!!
John Poole keeps doing it. Doing what you may ask? He keeps providing our military leaders, of all ranks, excellent books on how to train and develop U.S. forces to deal with threats today and in the future that understand 4th Generation Warfare. I like Tequila ...

Terrorist Trail: Backtracking the Foreign Fighter

H. John Poole

Posterity Press, 2006

On the Trail of Success
Future historians will identify John Poole as one of those clairvoyant savants of military art who told us of the threat long before it happened, exactly what we should expect, and how to train to fight it. He will also be remembered as a perceptive author whose books ...

Sharks in the Desert

John L. Smith

Barricade Books, 2005

The Real McCoy.
This book gives you the real story behind the Vegas gaming legends. Nobody does justice to this topic like John L. Smith. His research is impeccable.

Quicksilver: The Ted Binion Murder Case

John L. Smith, Jeff Scheid

Huntington Press, 2001

SO MUCH IS MISSING! BETTER THAN THE SCOTT BOOK...
After reading this book I feel it was RUSHED, and so much of the powerful 'inside' information was left out. I did enjoy the pictures, many not seen before. The story seems to leave out so much of the mystery involved, but is much better than the other book I read. The ...

On the Boulevard--The Best of John L. Smith

John L. Smith

Huntington Press, 1999

The definitive book about life on and off the Vegas Strip
ON THE BOULEVARD is a wonderful compilation of Smith's best daily columns. It's a fun and easy read that gives the reader insight into every-day life in Las Vegas -- from a fourth-generation Nevadan. Smith is the most-read columnist in Nevada because his stories cover ...

Moving to Las Vegas

John L. Smith

Barricade Books, 2002

New edition much better!
I read the older edition of this book, but the newer one caught my eye and I gave it a try. It's a lot different and contains more helpful iinformation. I especially appreciated the inside information on schools and how locals live and what they do for fun here. I keep ...

The Book of Abigail & John: Selected Letters of the Adams Family 1762-1784

Abigail Smith Adams, John Adams

Northeastern University Press, 2002

The First Harvard Collection of Adams Letters--1975
This collection is the first assemblage of the letters between John and Abigail Adams published by Harvard University Press. Subsequently, in 2007, an expanded collection was published by Harvard, under the editorship of different scholars, with the title of "My ...

Hemingway Oil and Gas Law and Taxation
Owen L. Anderson, John S. Dzienkowski, ...

West Group Publishing, 2004

Defines a mineral estate and how landowners acquire interests. Text discusses conveyances, partition, and adverse possession of the mineral estate. Addresses trespass, surface and sub-surface, and third-party claims. Reviews the fundamentals of an oil and gas lease, and provides samples of basic forms.