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How the US Army developed historical programs since World War I―sending combat historians into the fray to interview soldiers and collect documents for the benefit of history.

Loss strikes. Your heart is stunned. Your world is shaken. Someone special is missing. Life will never be the same. You will never be the same. Questions surface in your mind and heart. You try to make sense of it all. You struggle with overwhelming emotions and troubling thoughts. You tussle with what to do and when. You need answers. You need compassionate, practical direction. You need a guide for this journey—a companion to walk with you through all the questions, wonderings, fears, and obstacles. Welcome to The Grief Guidebook.

Thirteen-year-old Juniper is full of excitement when she’s offered the chance to visit her aunt and uncle in Alaska and take part in a hunt in the Tongass National Forest. Juniper has plenty of experience hunting mule deer at home in Colorado, and she's sure she’ll be ready for whatever Alaska can throw at her. But Southeast Alaska isn’t quite what Juniper expected.

Mr. Feynman was a brilliant and complicated man. He knew that his then-girlfriend, Arline, would die shortly after her tuberculosis diagnosis, but he married her anyway so he could take care of her. He emphasized the importance of learning rather than merely acquiring knowledge. He said that he did not need the Nobel Prize to validate his achievements, that the real litmus test would be the impact that he would make.

Twelve-year-old April Clark is passionate about two things: woodworking and hunting, both skills learned from her beloved grandfather. But this year, GrandJack is recovering from a health problem and can’t join the trip to turkey camp. He tells her that a different sort of trip can still be great and gives her his prize box call to bring for luck. On the day of the hunt, April is determined to land the biggest, best tom she can. But her insistence on only getting the best turkey leads her to make a big mistake.

Ranald MacDonald, a solitary adventurer, entered secretive Japan in 1848, risking certain imprisonment, if not death, in the closed kingdom. Born at Astoria on the banks of the Columbia River, MacDonald (1824-94) was the son of a high-ranking Chinook woman and a Hudson's Bay Company official. He became fascinated with stories about the little-known Japanese while a youngster at the HBC's Ft. Vancouver and Red River schools.

Protecting an enchanted realm created by a god-like wizard is a responsibility she never wanted. But no one ever said life was fair. Trouble is brewing in Andoran’s Realm. Someone is intent on constructing a stone structure in a desolate area, but not in the usual fashion. Created by powerful magic, oddly shaped stone blocks have begun to appear. And there’s no sign of who or what is responsible. Is it a threat or just a curiosity? Resentful or not, the Guardian knows where her duty lies. She needs to investigate, and she knows she’s not smart enough to do that alone. But that also ...

When I left Manhattan to go to a technology conference in the Cayman Islands, only to run right into my competitor Hansen, a.k.a. the Tech God, I should have known things would get complicated.

The real revolution in the arts first took place not, as is commonly supposed, in the 1920s to the accompaniment of the Charleston, black jazz and mint juleps but more quietly and intimately, in the shadow of the windmills - artificial and real - and in the cafés and cabarets of Montmartre during the first decade of the century.

No matter what has happened to you or around you, you can heal and grow. You can overcome adversity and turn pain into purpose, every day. You can transform losses into gains. Difference Maker can show you how. You are a difference maker. The world needs you. Accept the challenge. Let the adventure begin.

Fight against destructive negativity and low-esteem This audiobook knows that self-love is not an easy task, and it’s certainly not one that most people know how to do by default. You’ll learn how to assess your current self-esteem and identify the roadblocks that are holding you back from loving yourself. Then, you’ll learn how to transform that negativity into positivity. Embrace healthy diet, exercise, and self-care. We’re constantly told that to be a good person, we have to focus entirely on others and never ourselves.

War takes many forms. The Zardis Thieves’ Guild isn’t satisfied. Just as they secretly rule the largest city in Andoran’s Realm, they also seek to control the Witch’s City. Standing in their way are High Witch Ermizad, the city’s absolute ruler, and Celebern, the owner of the closest thing the Witch’s City has to a thieves’ guild. Meanwhile, things in the Witch’s City are already complicated enough. There’s a vigilante on the loose, an unexpected death, a marriage in crisis, new romances, and some unwelcome visitors. Audrey, Saxloc, Gabriel, Siljan, and many others are ...

A failed-actor-turned-drama teacher, Tristram Randolph, has greatness thrust upon him in the form of the top job as headmaster at a new school in the dysfunctional capital of a despotic post-Soviet state. Randolph and his motley crew of teachers, each of whom embodies one of the seven deadly sins, gradually fall victim to their own vices. Things come to a head when a revolution breaks out, the school is shut down, and Randolph is accused of aiding and abetting the rebellion. His only hope lies in winning a presidential pardon with the performance of a lifetime. 

Blair Ackerman is a girl with crazy hair and a bad attitude. She's a girl who doesn't care what anyone thinks of her. She's a girl with only a duffel bag and a car named Nancy to her name, and that's okay by her. She's tough because she has to be. Nobody gets inside her head, nobody gets inside her heart. Silver is everything she's never wanted. He's a good guy, a smart guy, a guy who's never met a girl like her before. He's the kind of guy who loves history, who laughs at his own jokes, who kisses like a sinful dream. Too bad he's forbidden.

You're about to discover the revolutionary seven-step accelerated learning system that might be the fastest and easiest learning system ever developed: My name is Tony Roe and over the past 11 years, I have created a sure-fire, effective learning system that can help anyone to become more intelligent, smarter, and remember anything effortlessly.

How do you defeat an invisible enemy? A crisis is again brewing within Andoran's Realm, and this time there is no hiding it. Violent acts. Bizarre behavior. Altered personalities. No one knows who is causing it or why. Afflicting random people in a variety of locations, it’s a plague of chaos. Now living quietly under a false identity, the Guardian must once again act to protect the populace. That, she knows, means asking people for advice and help. That includes her cousins, now all grown up and possessing useful skills, and the new Queen of Rohoville, who is a long-time acquaintance. A ...

Dr Simon Mráz is a respected specialist and lecturer at the Charles University in Prague. He is a serious man, responsible. His students call him "The Cruel Doctor Frost" not because he's unkind, but because of his unwavering, ice-cold composure. As a psychiatrist, he values sanity. And sanity can be found in work, restraint, and self-control. But not many know of that one time in the past when The Cruel Doctor Frost lost his cool.

Who won the first Daytona 500? What do teams do to prepare their cars for 500 miles of hard, high-speed racing? Who gave the Daytona 500 the nickname the "Great American Race"? Learn all about stock car racing's biggest event and the drivers and crew who make it possible in this fascinating, fact-filled book. You will join in the excitement of 43 cars running nose-to-tail and side-by-side at almost 200 miles per hour.

We're all living on the edge. Life is tough. Bad things happen. To us. To those we love and care about. We wonder what's coming next. We're scared, anxious, angry, and sad. We try, but never feel good enough. We wear masks. We try to fit in. We live lies. You've felt this. Perhaps you're feeling it now. There's a fierce battle going on in your mind. Your heart is at stake. It's time to move from walking on the edge of a cliff to living on the edge of your seat. There is much to look forward to. More than you realize.

Only in the Witch’s City could a misguided romance result in actual death and destruction. Audrey is ready for some peace and quiet. She has a place to call her own, good friends, and an exciting career. Having two boyfriends is an issue, but it’s better than having none. But unexpected events soon bring chaos into her life. Petra, High Witch Ermizad’s cousin, is having problems of her own. Exiled to Rohoville, she’s struggling to fit in. And when Petra is targeted by a mysterious and ancient power, new and old adventurers alike join forces to try to save her. The Witch’s City ...