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  Modernization and Reform - Den...

  Jun Liu

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  Deng Xiaoping’s rise to power is a tale marked by perseverance, political acumen, and the ability to navigate the turbulent political landscape of 20th-century China. Born in 1904 in the Sichuan province, Deng’s early life was shaped by his education in France, where he studied at the University of Paris. His exposure to Marxist ideas during this time laid the foundation for his later role in the Chinese Communist Party. Upon his return to China, Deng became an important figure in the party’s early years, rising through the ranks as a trusted leader. 
  Deng’s political career began during the Second Sino-Japanese War, where he served in key military roles, building his reputation as a capable leader. However, it was during the Chinese Civil War that Deng truly began to cement his place in the party hierarchy. His involvement in the revolution and his leadership of various military campaigns helped to solidify his standing as a rising star in the Communist Party. Despite the chaos and upheaval surrounding the war, Deng’s strategic thinking and leadership made him an indispensable figure in the fight against both the Japanese and later the Nationalists. 
  After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Deng continued to rise through the ranks of the Communist Party, serving in various influential positions. However, his career was not without its setbacks. During the Cultural Revolution, a political movement led by Mao Zedong, Deng fell out of favor and was purged from his positions of power. He was sent to work on a farm, and his political influence was effectively diminished. Yet, despite these challenges, Deng’s political resilience would eventually lead to his return to power.

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  Summary: Ego is the Enemy - by...

  Brooks Bryant

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  Disclaimer: This is not the official book, but a summary & it does not accompany the official book 
  Navigate the complex maze of self-awareness and personal growth with 'Ego is the Enemy: A Summary Guide,' a condensed exploration of Ryan Holiday's transformative bestseller. 
  Delve into the heart of Holiday's wisdom without missing any key insights. This summary guide distills the essence of 'Ego is the Enemy,' meticulously analyzing its core concepts and serving them to you in a digestible format. Discover how to identify, understand, and dismantle the barriers your ego constructs, preventing you from reaching your full potential. 
  Through a series of clear, concise summaries of Holiday's original chapters, you'll journey through the stages of aspiration, success, and failure, understanding how the ego can distort and disrupt our path at each juncture. More importantly, you'll learn how to subdue it, creating a space for humility, learning, and growth.

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  Love Outside the Lines - Beyond...

  Jimmy Rollins

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  Read by the author. 
  Discover Jesus' goals of togetherness, oneness, and unity in an increasingly divided world. When you learn to confront the areas in your heart that might not love as Jesus loved, you can help build a flourishing, Christ-like culture. 
  Throughout his ministry, Jesus specifically bridged the gap with the ostracized, outcast, and overlooked. He told his followers to do the same. The gospel message is for everyone—and our mission as believers is to make disciples of Jesus, not duplicates of ourselves. This requires us to live and love beyond our preferences, to build relationships with those who are different from us, and to go beyond the boundaries of unspoken rules and invisible lines. It's time to break the strongholds of division that have been passed down from generation to generation. 
  In Love Outside the Lines, Jimmy Rollins willexpand the gospel message of Christ beyond the lines of cultural norms,show us how to follow in Jesus' footsteps by moving away from racial stereotypes and moving toward things that unite us,empower a culture of people willing to be part of the conversation on racial reconciliation,help us embrace the kingdom truth that we are better together than we are divided, andexemplify a life of dynamic diversity at church, work, and home. 
    
  Join Jimmy on a powerful journey to rediscover the discipleship of diversity that leads to unity. Together, we will confront our comfort-zone barriers—both known and unknown—and take a detour to pursue the kind of diverse relationships and honest dialog that build a flourishing Christ culture. 
  Reflection questions are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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  One Life - The True Story of Sir...

  Barbara Winton

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  Sir Nicholas Winton rescued 669 Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia at the brink of World War II. Most never saw their parents again. This is his story. 
   
   
   
  Now a major motion picture starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter 
   
   
   
  In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old "Nicky" canceled a ski trip and instead spent nine months masterminding a seemingly impossible plan to rescue hundreds of Jewish children and find them homes in the United Kingdom. Over 6,000 people are alive today because of his efforts. 
   
   
   
  What motivated an ordinary man to do something so extraordinary? This book, written by his daughter, Barbara, explores the 106-year life of an incredible humanitarian, a man whose legacy only came to public light decades later. 
   
   
   
  His life story is a clarion call to choose action over apathy in the face of injustice, and a reminder that every one of us can change the world. 
   
   
   
  "If something is not impossible, then there must be a way to do it."

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  America’s First Korean War: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  hips engaged in trade in Asia were at risk from pirates, and shipwrecked sailors were at the mercy of locals. Additionally, American whaling ships came to dominate the whaling trade in the Pacific and were also vulnerable to piracy and to incidents when they docked at Pacific ports to refresh supplies. American warships investigated incidents of piracy, including occasional punitive expeditions to punish pirates or their maltreatment of shipwrecked sailors. 
  Given the distances involved, the captains of warships had a great deal of discretion to commit their ships to action as they saw fit. Before they left port, they were usually given deliberately broad instructions by the Secretary of the Navy or by the President. U.S. ships got to Asia by way of Cape Horn at the tip of South America, or by the Cape of Good Hope around southern Africa, as there was no Suez Canal to shorten the very long voyage until 1869, and there was no easy communication between Washington and California until the transcontinental telegraph in 1861. California became a state in 1850, and the Navy was quick to establish a naval base there, setting up the Mare Island Navy Yard base near San Francisco in 1854. The first warship constructed there was in 1859. 
  An American warship was involved in a punitive expedition in the Pacific as early as 1813-14 at Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas. American naval landing forces fought battles at Quallah Batoo in 1831 and at Muckee in 1839, both in Sumatra. The Navy was involved in a battle in the Gilbert Islands in 1841. The Navy sometimes cooperated with the Royal Navy in actions against pirates off the Chinese coast and was involved in fighting in China in the 1850s and 1860s. There were incidents when American warships were involved not only in China, but also Vietnam and Japan. Americans participated in the violence in Japan as the Shogunate fell and the Meiji restoration began.

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  Reality Prism: A Raven Novel

  John D. Trudel, Paul Vallely,...

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  Raven is back in Reality Prism: A Raven Novel! And the future of the country is on the line. John D. Trudel's predictive thriller is centered around Raven,  a cast-off CIA special operator whose career was saved by a mysterious professor, who has the ear of the highest echelon of the West Wing. After being sheep-dipped, Raven now runs his own black ops group with Josie, whose special talents make her a  "national treasure."Deep State actors threaten the U.S. republic. Raven and Josie must stop them.The novel is set against the bracing non-fiction portion of this hybrid work, Reality Prism: A Raven Thriller, by Major General Paul E. Vallely, U.S. Army (Retired). Reality Prism: A Raven Thriller is a memoir, a predictive thriller, a recent history of events, a tour through 21st Century geopolitics, and an Endgame.It overviews the ripping apart of our Constitutional Republic by a pack of enemies, traitors, and deep state officials who now serve themselves, not those who elected them.The authors highlight the “Awakening of America,” The Global Shadow Government, and how we must stand united.Orwell was right. Communication and media have massive influence in an age of Mind War, Bio-Warfare, Big Tech censorship, cancel culture, and false flag deceptions. America faces many external and internal threats that drive to dismantle America as we have known it. We are less free than we were before 1776.Reality Prism discusses what is happening to destroy our Western Civilization, who did it, and what We the People can do to prevent a new Dark Age. We use a mix of predictive fiction and non-fiction to get the message across. Chapters discuss the threats we face. comprehensive and terrifying, but nonetheless true.Chapters are actionable. They suggest what we can and must do to regain our freedom, prosperity, and safety. To take America back.

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