Books written by J. Samuel Walker

The Road to Yucca Mountain: : The Development of Radioactive Waste Policy in the United States

Berg, George G., 44–45 Bikini Atoll, 15 Bishop, William P., 96, Ioz, 112 Bodman, Samuel W., 184 Bonitati, Robert F., ... William A., 15o, 156 Brookhaven National Laboratory, 27, I5o, I5 I, I55-56 Brooks, Harvey, 114 Brues, Austin M., ...
Containing the Atom: Nuclear Regulation in a Changing Environment, 1963-1971

In August and again in November of 1963 committee chairman David B. Hall addressed letters to general manager Leudecke that were restrained in their wording but clear in their meaning . Hall emphasized the critical importance of making ...
The Road to Madness: How the 1973-1974 Season Transformed College Basketball

Walker and Roberts provide a richly detailed chronicle of the games that made the season so memorable and uncover the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that set the stage for the celebrated spectacle that now fixes the nation's attention every ...
The Road to Madness: How the 1973-1974 Season Transformed College Basketball

In this fast-paced, in-depth account, J. Samuel Walker and Randy Roberts identify the 1973-74 season as pivotal in the making of this now legendary postseason tournament.
ACC Basketball: The Story of the Rivalries, Traditions, and Scandals of the First Two Decades of the Atlantic Coast Conference

AM Press, 1980), 45; Barrier, On Tobacco Road, 140; Smith, Coach's Life, 31-46. ... David Halberstam, Playingfor Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made (New York: Broadway Books, 1999), 77-78; Smith, Coach's Life, 70-71; Chansky, ...
Controlling the Atom: The Beginnings of Nuclear Regulation, 1946-1962

Controlling the Atom: The Beginnings of Nuclear Regulation, 1946-1962
Prompt and Utter Destruction, Third Edition: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan

7); and Potsdam Conference, 52–53, 57, 60–61, 65 Compton, Karl T., 14 Conant, James B.: as member of Interim Committee, 14; recommends target for bomb, ... 12) Goldberg, Stanley, 112 (n. 7) Gosling, F. G., 112 (n.
Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan

... LeMay commented late in his life that although the bomb probably saved the lives of many Japanese, “we didn't give a damn about them at the time. ... [35] Stanley Goldberg, “Racing to the Finish: The Decision to Bomb Hiroshima and ...
Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan, Revised Edition

In this new edition, Walker takes into account recent scholarship on the topic, including new information on the Japanese decision to surrender.
Permissible Dose: A History of Radiation Protection in the Twentieth Century

Walker clarifies the entire radiation debate, showing that permissible dose levels are a key to the principles and practices that have prevailed in the field of radiation protection since the 1930s, and to their highly charged political and ...
Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan: Easyread Large Bold Edition

In this new edition, Walker takes into account recent scholarship on the topic, including new information on the Japanese decision to surrender.
Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective

Misconceptions about the Three Mile Island crisis are cleared up in a study that reveals the causes, contexts, and consequences of the worst accident in the history of nuclear power in the United States.
Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan

In this updated edition of his balanced and concise look at the still-controversial decision to use atomic bombs against Japan, Walker takes into account more recent scholarship on the topic, including new findings on the Japanese decision ...
Prompt and Utter Destruction (EasyRead Edition)

[This book] analyzes the reasons behind President Truman's most controversial decision.
Permissible Dose: A History of Radiation Protection in the Twentieth Century

How much radiation is too much? This text examines the evolution, over 100 years, of radiation protection standards and efforts to ensure radiation safety for nuclear workers and the general public.
American Foreign Relations: A Historiographical Review

American Foreign Relations: A Historiographical Review
The Road to Yucca Mountain: The Development of Radioactive Waste Policy in the United States

Examines the United States government's efforts to deal with the technical and political problems associated with radioactive waste, describing various approaches used by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission to deal with radioactive waste ...
Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective

Majority of this book centers around Three Mile Island's accident, evacuation of employees, causes, political crisis aftermath at State and Federal levels, NRC (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission) and business community response, and the ...
ACC Basketball: The Story of the Rivalries, Traditions, and Scandals of the First Two Decades of the Atlantic Coast Conference

In ACC Basketball, J. Samuel Walker traces the traditions and the dramatic changes that occurred both on and off the court during the conference's rise to a preeminent position in college basketball between 1953 and 1972.
Most of 14th Street is Gone: The Washington, DC Riots of 1968

This book offers an unprecedentedly detailed account of the riots that raged in the nation's capital from the perspectives of rioters, victims, law enforcement officials, soldiers, and government leaders.