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The Reminiscences of Vice Adm. George P. Steele II, USN (Ret.): 1924-2018

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Report copyright infringementby George P. Steele (As Told by), Paul L. Stillwell (With)Admiral Steele was the eighth individual to command a nuclear-powered submarine in the U.S. Navy. The oral history contains a great many observations concerning Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, the founder of the Navy's nuclear power program. Steele began his career as a Naval Academy midshipman, 1941-44. After graduation, he attended Submarine School at New London in 1944, then served in the submarine USS Becuna...

Betio Beachhead: U.S. Marines' Own Story Of The Battle For Tarawa

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Report copyright infringementby Earl J. Wilson (Author), Jim G. Lucas (Author), Samuel Shaffer (Author)Additional Author C. Peter Zurlinden. Introduction By T. Holcomb. An Account Documented And Written By Four Marines Who Went Through The Battle. Number of Pages: 162 Dimensions: 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: October 20, 2012

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Report copyright infringementby Samuel Pepys (Author)Delve into the intimate world of 17th-century London with "The Diary Of Samuel Pepys, Volume 9." This remarkable journal offers an unparalleled glimpse into the life and times of Samuel Pepys, a prominent naval administrator and social observer during the Restoration period. With vivid detail and engaging prose, Pepys chronicles significant historical events, personal triumphs and tribulations, and the vibrant tapestry of daily life in Lond...

It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time: The Worst TV Shows in History and Other Things I Wrote

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Report copyright infringementby Bruce Vilanch (Author)"Bruce Vilanch, a storyteller without peer, has written a tell-all . . . on himself! And it's hilarious! He's finally coming clean and owning up to his part in creating some of the worst television of the twentieth century, and that's saying a lot. There's no one like him. As they've been saying since I discovered him as a cub reporter at the Chicago Tribune, when you're in a pinch . . . Get Bruce!" --BETTE MIDLER Bruce Vilanch is known a...

Don't Buy What I'm Selling: On Breaking Up with Advertising and Finally Learning to Love My Whole, Fat Self

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Report copyright infringementby Lu Chekowsky (Author)Part memoir, part manifesto, this is the "fascinating, smart, and hilarious look" (Christie Tate) of a woman determined to go deep inside advertising so she could save the world--and herself. What could possibly go wrong? As a high-level advertising creative director for 14 years, Lu Chekowsky willed inanimate objects to life and made people want to buy stuff they didn't need. Her colleagues called her "Mary Manifesto" because she could wh...

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Report copyright infringementby Carey Goodall Kc (Author)Following his beautiful wife Margie's diagnosis of dementia (Alzheimer's disease) at the relatively tender age of sixty, Carey became an advocate for carers and the families of loved ones facing a similar diagnosis.That's a Nice Giraffe is his first book-an honest, heartfelt account of love, loss, and endurance in the face of one of life's cruellest diseases. It tracks his experiences coping with Margie's short-term memory loss, her cog...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Durack (Author)How does a carefree, four-day honeymoon trip from California to New Mexico turn into a trap, resulting in a jail sentence in El Paso and a deportation to Holland? The Illegal from Holland tells how a Dutch citizen and her American husband travel halfway around the world to overturn her deportation. Along the way, they learn about the amazing inefficiency of the U.S. Immigration Department and the ominous danger of the blind hostility and ...

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Report copyright infringementby Marc Zelinsky (Author)The future of policing, reimagined.For law enforcement officers, de-escalation is often the goal. But what if an interaction could be cooled before it's necessary to employ such measures? Written by a police veteran, Deconfliction is a training manual to help police and citizens productively interact before de-escalation techniques are warranted.The Deconfliction Principles are a mindset that includes situational awareness; using your word...

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Report copyright infringementby Paul B. 1796 Cuffee (Created by)"Narrative Of The Life And Adventures Of Paul Cuffe, A Pequot Indian" recounts the extraordinary experiences of Paul Cuffe (b. 1796) during his thirty years at sea and travels in foreign lands. This compelling narrative offers a unique perspective on maritime life in the early 19th century through the eyes of a Pequot individual. Cuffe's adventures provide valuable insights into the cultural and historical context of the period, ...

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Report copyright infringementby Sacha Michailides (Author)Sacha Michailides grew up in a world where survival was a skill, not a choice, shaped by teen parenthood, substance struggles, and abuse. From an early age, she witnessed destructive cycles repeating themselves and questioned whether she was destined to repeat them too. Years later, she stands not as someone perfected, but as someone determined, messy, flawed, healing, and actively breaking generational patterns to build a life on her ...

A Letter from the World to America: How the World Sees the USA in 2026

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Report copyright infringementby John A. Alexander (Author)An outsider look into the politics in the USA Number of Pages: 100 Dimensions: 0.27 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: December 05, 2025

Found at Last: A Journey of Family, Memory, and Belonging

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Report copyright infringementby Madlyn Epstein Steinhart (Author)A missing family. A haunting DNA match. A woman determined to uncover the truth.For decades, Madlyn Epstein Steinhart lived with unanswered questions about her paternal relatives - questions no one in her family could or would explain. Why had contact stopped? What caused the silence? And who were the people she was never allowed to know?When a DNA match appears unexpectedly, Maddy's life changes. Drawing on her experience as a ...

Kuleana: A Story of Family, Land, and Legacy in Old Hawai'i

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Report copyright infringementby Sara Kehaulani Goo (Author)Set in one of the world's most beautiful landscapes, Kuleana is the story of an award-winning journalist's effort to hold on to her family's ancestral Hawaiian lands--and find herself along the way. "A powerful story of land, belonging, loss, and survival that challenges us all to think about what we are responsible for." --Rebecca Nagle, bestselling author of By the Fire We Carry From an early age, Sara Kehaulani Goo was enchanted by...

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Report copyright infringementby Bryan W. Johnson (Author)With life and death in the balance, everyday life is never as easy as it seems. In I've Done That, author Bryan Johnson takes you on a journey through his life, a life that from the time of conception, stacked the deck against him. Join him on his travels across the U.S. and through many careers, in an attempt to find the feeling of home. Feel with him the loss and joy in each successive survival against fate and her minions. Laugh with...

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Report copyright infringementby Vera Worthy (Author)Children will enjoy this amazing experience about a young girl who wanted to make a difference but was never shown the correct way but somehow ended up being at the top of a major life experience that changed something inside her.That change allowed her to one day become her best self. Her name is Vera-the little girl who stood up for doing the right thing even when she was unaware.This is a must-have book that needs to be shared in schools,...

The Upward Way: A Story of Spiritual Clarity and Glimpses of Heaven Through Alzheimer's Disease

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Report copyright infringementby Gale Wayne Wallace (Author), Joyce Wallace (Author)The Upward Way is a spiritual journal spoken by Gale Wayne Wallace, a lifelong master teacher of the Bible and devoted servant of God, in the last six months of his life. Even though Gale's body became physically weak and stationary, his spiritual clarity remained miraculously active. His wife, Joyce, became his scribe, faithfully noting his words and experiences. A friend said during this time, "Gale's mind ha...

Clark: The Velcro Dog That Stuck to My Heart

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Report copyright infringementby Adam Meade (Author)A true story of loyalty, loss, and love that sticks.When Adam Lee Meade brought home a red rust Doberman puppy named Clark, he had no idea that this spirited, loyal, and deeply intuitive dog would become his compass through life's darkest and brightest seasons. Together, they navigated heartbreak, healing, laughter, and loss - a journey that revealed the unbreakable bond between humans and dogs.Told with raw honesty and deep affection, *Clark...

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Report copyright infringementby Veronica Riley (Author)Out of Darkness, Into the Marvelous Light is a must-have manual for women of all ages to detect early warning signs of abuse. From meeting to dating, this guide provides an in-depth understanding of how to identify, avoid, and ultimately, escape an unhealthy relationship. Throughout the pages, author Veronica Riley shares her personal and powerful testimony recounting and reflecting on the years she spent living life in a deep, dark hole ...

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Report copyright infringementby Marcia Wakeman (Author)Marcia's life began in a beautiful yet suffocating confines of a fundamentalist religious cult, where rigid doctrine, fear, and unrelenting control overshadowed childhood innocence. At eighteen, she fled with ninety dollars and a burning need to breathe freely, determined to build a life beyond the cage she'd known.What unfolded was an extraordinary thirty-five-year journey through the high-pressure world of financial services and consult...

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Report copyright infringementby Eddy Manfred Inserra (Author)Betrayed by the Government He Served, He Became the Mob's Most Trusted Advisor.Boston, 1950s. Fred G. Pastore was one of the IRS's most feared investigators-a relentless enforcer tasked with dismantling the Patriarca crime family, tracking illegal gambling money, and exposing tax fraud at the highest levels of business and government. They called him "The Eliot Ness of Boston." But when his investigations led him to the White House,...

How I Lost My Kidneys in China: A Twenty-five Year Overindulgent Odyssey

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Report copyright infringementby Randall Flores (Author)How I Lost My Kidneys in China reveals the true story of Randall Flores, an intrepid explorer who, by chance, studied Mandarin in 1987. Three years later, he made his way to the esteemed halls of Peking University, followed by a two-year stint in Taiwan. After relocating to Hong Kong in 1994, he found employment touring over five hundred factories in fifteen provinces during a twenty-year span. Along the way, zealous factory staff attempt...

The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex

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Report copyright infringementby Melissa Febos (Author)From Melissa Febos, the national bestselling author of Girlhood, comes an examination of the solitude, freedoms, and feminist heroes she discovered during a year of celibacy and a wise and transformative look at relationships and self-knowledge. In the wake of a catastrophic two-year relationship, Melissa Febos decided to take a break: For three months she would abstain from dating, relationships, and sex. Her friends were amused. Did she...

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Report copyright infringementby LILLI Lehmann (Author)"How to Sing" is a definitive guide to vocal technique and the art of singing by one of the most celebrated operatic sopranos of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Lilli Lehmann. This work provides a rigorous and comprehensive exploration of the physiological and artistic requirements of singing, drawing from Lehmann's extensive career on the world's most prestigious stages. The text covers essential topics such as breath control, res...

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Report copyright infringementby J. Scott (Author)The Book of John: A Gospel of Endurance is more than a memoir-it is a testimony. John's life was marked by hardship, laughter, sacrifice, and grace. From the battlefields of Vietnam to the quiet struggles of home, his journey carried the weight of trauma, faith, and an enduring hope that refused to let go.Told through the eyes of his son, author J. Scott, this story is a living gospel of endurance: how one man's faith weathered the storms of wa...

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Report copyright infringementby Fleda Brown (Author)A diary of the emotional impact of selling most of your things and moving into a retirement community.In 2023, 18% of the U.S. population is 65 and older. This is us, my husband and me. Way over. Many of us have considered whether we want to radically upend our lives, get rid of most of our beloved possessions, and move into a place that does many things for us. How would that be? You've given up your job, now you're contemplating giving up ...

Vineyards to Victory: A French Soldier, Yorktown, and the Making of an American Family

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Report copyright infringementby Ted Hart (Author)A multigenerational French-American migration story rooted in the Revolutionary War.From the vineyards of France to the battlefield of Yorktown, and from one village in Haute-Saône to a French settlement in northern New York, Vineyards to Victory tells the true story of Siméon Gaugien, a farmer's son whose service with Rochambeau's army helped shape an American family for generations to come.Siméon joined Rochambeau's expeditionary force and sa...

Scars of the Badge: Faith, Trauma, and Redemption Behind the Thin Blue Line

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Report copyright infringementby Tom Lee (Author)What does wearing the badge really cost? Scars of the Badge is a gripping true crime memoir that pulls back the curtain on life behind the uniform, where split-second decisions, violence, and human suffering leave marks that don't fade when the shift ends.Drawn from real experiences, this powerful narrative follows a young officer's journey from ambition to disillusionment, as he confronts everything from near-fatal encounters to the quiet, comp...

A Way Home: A Memoir of Losing Yourself, and the Beauty of Returning

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Report copyright infringementby Cinelle Barnes (Author)From Cinelle Barnes, author of Monsoon Mansion, comes a hopeful and heart-wrenching memoir about remembering and rebuilding a life after everything she knows disappears in a flash.In 2023, Cinelle Barnes is writing a travelogue about journeying home to the Philippines after a twenty-year separation when she suffers a traumatic brain injury. Cinelle's story of her adoption and immigration to America as a child is not an easy one to tell to...

Searching for Jimmie Strother: A Tale of Music, Murder, and Memory

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Report copyright infringementby Gregg D. Kimball (Author)The incredible true story of a blind musician, a brutal crime, and the making of an American folk legend In June 1936 James Lee Strother performed thirteen songs at the Virginia State Prison Farm for famed folklorist John Lomax and the Library of Congress. Rooted in the rich soil of the Piedmont region, Strother's repertoire epitomized the Black songsters who defy easy classification. Blinded in a steel mill explosion, which only inten...

Big Green Circles in the Desert: My Work on the Kufrah-Sarir Agricultural Project in Libya

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Report copyright infringementby James C. Cobb (Author)I wrote Big Green Circles in the Desert because I had a small window into events in the Middle East that attracted worldwide attention, and I wanted to preserve my stories. In the 1970s, I was a young geologist starting my first big job which was to drill wells in the Sahara Desert for water to raise crops of alfalfa. The pivot irrigators sprayed water in a circle creating green circles in the desert when the alfalfa grew. The green circle...

The Right Side of Wrong: Renegades Against the Reich

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Report copyright infringementby Ruth L. Hillelson (Author)In a world full of wrong, one family did all they could to survive and stay on the right side of humanity.Amid the chaos of the first World War, a young German soldier, Adolf "Adi" Dindinger, stationed in Berlin and head of the Kaisergarde, falls in love with Tatjana Wiczewski, a Russian Jew living in Bialowieza. As the Bolsheviks burn Tatjana's village, Adi and Tatjana flee to Poland, with forged German citizenship papers for Tatjana ...

Highway 80 Revisited: Tales of Boyhood and Coming of Age

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Report copyright infringementby Tom Bohnhorst (Author)These thirteen stories gather memories and reflections of the author from boyhood to young adulthood growing up in Georgia, Indiana, and Turkey, in the 1950s and '60s.This engaging collection of thirteen stories traces the author's journey from boyhood to young adulthood, weaving together vivid memories of growing up in Georgia, Indiana, and Turkey during the 1950s and '60s. With warmth and humor, the author reflects on lessons learned fro...