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  Little Avalanches - A Memoir

  Becky Ellis

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  As a young girl, Becky is forced to hide from phantom Nazis, subjected to dental procedures without pain medication, and torn from her mother again and again. Growing up in the shadow of her father's PTSD, she wants to know what is wrong but knows not to ask. Her father won't talk about being a Timberwolf, a unit of specially trained night fighters that went into combat first and experienced a 300 percent casualty rate. He returns home with thirteen medals and becomes a doctor, but is haunted by his past.Seeing only his explosive and often dangerous personality, Becky distances herself from the man she wants to love. Yet on the eve of his ninetieth birthday, when Becky looks at the vulnerable man he's become, something shifts, and she asks about the war. He breaks seventy years of silence, offering an unfiltered account of war without glory and revealing the extent of the trauma he's endured. She spends the next several years interviewing, researching, and ultimately understanding the demons she inherited. Because his story is incomplete without hers, and hers is inconceivable without his, Ellis offers both, as well as their year-long aching conversation marked by moments of redeeming grace. With compassionate, unflinching writing, Little Avalanches reminds us that we are profoundly shaped by the secrets we keep and forever changed by the stories we share.

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  Oprah: Love Power and Passion

  Raymond Sturgis

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  Icon Oprah Winfrey has embraced her role as one of the most positive and powerful people on earth, and there seem to be no end in sight. Oprah has battled criticism, lawsuits, and competition, only to emerge victorious with only a few scratches. Her humanitarianism is remarkable and her commitment to education and conquering personal setbacks has inspired people to better themselves and community.
  
  There is not much a person can say about Oprah Winfrey, she has conquered the world, and will be in the hearts and souls of people forever. This book is a poetic journey for the Queen of Television and radio.
  
  Although many writers comprised their works on the controversy and fabrications surrounding Oprah Winfrey, none will come close to the kindness Raymond Sturgis dedicates to her.An Author's Republic audio production.

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  Viral Assault - My struggle to...

  Julia Hugo Rachel

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  Life has always been a personal battle for Julia. As a child, living close to the military community, she saw how the trauma of war can scar a person—inside and out. When her son came close to death after succumbing to CFS, Julia decided something had to change.This is one woman's journey that will help cure millions.

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  With Hitler in the West

  Heinrich Hoffmann

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  From the Führer’s photographer and author of Hitler Was My Friend, “very rare images that provide a crisp record of the German advance into France” (Firetrench).   In May 1940, the German Army swept over Europe, unleashing a campaign of battles of annihilation on a hitherto unheralded scale. France was quickly overcome and Holland, along with Belgium, fell in a matter of days. At the head of this vast operation was the Führer with his Supreme Command, and on hand to document the highlights of their inimitable campaign was Heinrich Hoffmann, Hitler’s close friend and official photographer. This is an invaluable photographic record of the events of Spring 1940, originally published as Mit Hitler im Westen, which was regarded as Heinrich Hoffman’s finest work. The striking images displayed within provide both an intimate view inside the life of the Führer and present a chilling glimpse into one of history’s most vicious campaigns, and darkest hours. An important historic work, With Hitler in the West provides a fascinating insight into the events of 1940 that shook the world.   “Hoffmann was a great photographer and his images of Hitler’s tour of the French battlefield of both world wars, in effect a pilgrimage; and his stage-managed entry into Paris are genuinely superb.”—War History Online   “Certainly a fascinating collection of pictures to see . . . A book intended to display the power and prowess of the German armed forces of the day.”—Military Modelling

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  The Man on Mao's Right - From...

  Ji Chaozhu

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  No other narrative from within the corridors of power has offered as frank and intimate an account of the making of the modern Chinese nation as Ji Chaozhu's The Man on Mao's Right. Having served Chairman Mao Zedong and the Communist leadership for two decades, and having become a key figure in China's foreign policy, Ji now provides an honest, detailed account of the personalities and events that shaped today's People's Republic.The youngest son of a prosperous government official, nine-year-old Ji and his family fled Japanese invaders in the late 1930s, escaping to America. Warmly received by his new country, Ji returned its embrace as he came of age in New York's East Village and then attended Harvard University. But in 1950, after years of enjoying a life of relative ease while his countrymen suffered through war and civil strife, Ji felt driven by patriotism to volunteer to serve China in its conflict with his adoptive country in the Korean War.Ji's mastery of the English language and American culture launched his improbable career, eventually winning him the role of English interpreter for China's two top leaders: Premier Zhou Enlai and Party Chairman Mao Zedong. With a unique blend of Chinese insight and American candor, Ji paints insightful portraits of the architects of modern China: the urbane, practical, and avuncular Zhou, the conscience of the People's Republic; and the messianic, charismatic Mao, student of China's ancient past-his country's stern father figure.Ji is an eyewitness to modern Chinese history, including the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, the Nixon summit, and numerous momentous events in Tiananmen Square. As he became caught up in political squabbles among radical factions, Ji's past and charges against him of "incorrect" thinking subjected him to scrutiny and suspicion. He was repeatedly sent to a collective farm to be "reeducated" by the peasants.After the Mao years, Ji moved on to hold top diplomatic posts in the United States and the United Kingdom and then served as under-secretary-general of the United Nations. Today, he says, "The Chinese know America better than the Americans know China. The risk is that we misperceive each other." This highly accessible insider's chronicle of a struggling people within a developing powerhouse nation is also Ji Chaozhu's dramatic personal story, certain to fascinate and enlighten Western audiences.

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  Julius Caesar - The truth about...

  Historical Figures Publishing

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  Do you want to learn about Julius Caesar?  
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  Julіuѕ Cаеѕаr wаѕ bоrn іn Rоmе оn 12 оr 13 Julу 100 BC іntо thе рrеѕtіgіоuѕ Julіаn сlаn. Hіѕ fаmіlу wеrе сlоѕеlу соnnесtеd with thе Mаrіаn fасtіоn in Rоmаn роlіtісѕ. Cаеѕаr hіmѕеlf рrоgrеѕѕеd wіthіn thе Rоmаn political ѕуѕtеm, bесоmіng іn succession ԛuаеѕtоr, аеdіlе аnd рrаеtоr. In 61-60 BC hе ѕеrvеd аѕ governor оf thе Rоmаn рrоvіnсе оf Sраіn. Bасk in Rome in 60, Cаеѕаr mаdе a расt with Pоmреу аnd Crаѕѕuѕ, whо hеlреd him to gеt elected аѕ соnѕul fоr 59 BC. The fоllоwіng уеаr hе wаѕ арроіntеd gоvеrnоr оf Rоmаn Gаul whеrе hе ѕtауеd fоr еіght уеаrѕ, аdding thе whоlе оf mоdеrn Frаnсе аnd Belgium tо thе Rоmаn еmріrе, аnd mаkіng Rоmе ѕаfе frоm thе роѕѕіbіlіtу оf Gаlliс invаѕiоnѕ. Hе mаdе twо еxреdіtіоnѕ tо Brіtаіn, іn 55 BC аnd 54 BC. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Who was Julius Caesar? What he did?Early life and familyLife philospy Julius Caesar interesting facts and distinctive success values Much,much more!Julius Caesar: The truth about Julius Caesar’s life and success principles revealed

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