Each year an estimated twenty-six thousand people are killed or maimed by land mines-more than 100 million of them sown like the mythical dragon's teeth in over seventy countries. These weapons are designed to maim soldiers, but most victims are civilians, especially the rural poor. Winslow writes about these people and the Campaign to Ban Landmines (which was awarded The Nobel Peace Prize in 1997). He tells about the efforts to pull the dragon's teeth from the earth so that it can be restored to those who live on it.

Would you quest to where dragons go to die? War looms on the horizon. Aisha is scouting the borderlands wary of a secret invasion when she is ambushed by a crazed old shaman who is sure that she was trying to learn his secrets. She isn't interested in the legends of a dragon graveyard but after burning the secret map, Aisha is the only one who knows where it is and every gold hungry rogue crawls out of hiding to try and force her to take them there.... The quest will take them across a cursed landscape brimming with foul sorceries and terrible monsters, but the promise of both treasure and revenge is irresistible. But can she survive surrounded by enemies? Sowing Dragon Teeth is an action-packed heroic fantasy in the vein of classic pulp fiction and thrilling treasure hunts. If you like epic battles, larger-than-life characters, and witty humor, then you'll love James Alderdice's gritty tale. Buy Sowing Dragon Teeth to get lost in a bloody sword and sorcery adventure today!

Case studies of 11 terrorist groups in Mindanao, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and southwest Colombia show how these groups have exchanged technologies and knowledge in an effort to innovate (i.e., improve their operational capabilities). The analysis provides national security policymakers with insight into the innovation process and suggests ways that government policies can create barriers to terrorists' adoption of new technologies.