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Button - by Daniel Ford (Paperback)

Name: Button - by Daniel Ford (Paperback)
Brand: Simon & Schuster
SKU: 1010460261
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From Simon & Schuster, The Button is Daniel Ford's novel about the Pentagon's command and control system...and whether it works.
About the Author: Daniel Ford is an economist and writer specializing in nuclear-policy questions.
272 Pages
Technology, Military Science

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Book Synopsis

From Simon & Schuster, The Button is Daniel Ford's novel about the Pentagon's command and control system...and whether it works.

Author of The Cult of the Atom, Daniel Ford's latest work, The Button, is a thrilling and chilling novel about the Pentagon's command and control system, and whether those systems in place actually work as they were originally designed.

About the Author

Daniel Ford is an economist and writer specializing in nuclear-policy questions. A graduate of Harvard College and a former executive director of the Union of Concerned Scientists, he has worked on a variety of studies related to nuclear power plant safety. His most recent work is The Cult of the Atom: The Secret Papers of the Atomic Energy Commission. He is also the coauthor of six technical volumes on nuclear power and national energy policy, including Energy Strategies (with Henry Kendall and Steven Nadis), which was named one of the best energy books of 1980 by Library Journal. Ford also writes for The New Yorker. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .68 Inches (D)

Weight: .77 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 272

Genre: Technology

Sub-Genre: Military Science

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Paperback

Author: Daniel Ford

Language: English

Street Date: January 4, 2014

TCIN: 1010460261

UPC: 9781476779454

Item Number (DPCI): 247-21-1304

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 0.77 pounds

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Q: What is the main theme of the book?

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A: The book explores the effectiveness of the Pentagon's command and control systems.
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Q: Who is the author of the book?

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A: The author is Daniel Ford, an economist and writer specializing in nuclear-policy questions.
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Q: What other works has the author published?

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A: Daniel Ford has published 'The Cult of the Atom' and several technical volumes on nuclear power.
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