MIDDLE-EAST EXPERT WRITES UP-TO-THE-MINUTE REFERENCE GUIDE ON TERRORISM

Toby Press Releases Micah Halpern's What You Need to Know About: Terror in September 2003

Colin Powell calls the nexus of tyrants and terror the greatest danger of our age. George Bush calls terrorists killers whose only faith is hate. But where did these terrorists come from? Who are they? Why do they do what they do? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT: TERROR (Toby Press, September 2003, $9.95) answers all these questions and more. A manual for the average person, this isn't an academic treatise; it's a sharp, concise, rational and fascinating guide by an expert in the field who demystifies the terrorist phenomenon and makes it comprehensible. This is a must read for everyone who believes in security, freedom and democracy.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT: TERROR consists of 75 key questions such as 'What is Terror?', 'Why did the U.S. not anticipate 9/11?', and 'Why do terrorists feel threatened by American values?' The Q&A is divided into eight subsections, including 'Terror Defined,' 'The Structure of Terror,' 'Islamic Terror,' 'Responses to Terror' and 'Terror and America.' Each question is laid out with a clear and concise 1-2 page answer. At the end of each subsection is a summary of the main points. The book also includes an introduction, a guide to the world's terror organizations, and a resource section which includes helpful websites and telephone numbers.

Micah Halpern is a political and social commentator and columnist with expertise in the dynamics of political terrorism, Islamic fundamentalism and the Middle East. During the aftermath of 9/11 he was the CBS-2 NY Metro Market TV commentator on terror and the Middle East. He provides commentary, perspective and analysis on a regular basis for network and cable television and radio including CNN, ABC, CBS, MSNBC, The Learning Channel and the BBC. Halpern is currently the Israel columnist for America Online where his commentary, On Site Insights, is a regular feature. A scholar of European and Jewish history, Halpern has been a faculty member at Yale University; Brandeis University; Hebrew College of Boston, and Hebrew University of Jerusalem. A native of Annapolis, MD, Micah Halpern resides in New York City and Jerusalem.