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  Hard Aground - The Wreck of the...

  Andrew C. A. Jampoler

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  Hard Aground brings together three intertwined stories documenting the US Navy's strategic and matériel evolution from the end of Civil War through the First World War. 
   
   
   
  The first story focuses on the reconstruction of the US Navy following the swift and near-total dismantling of the Union Navy infrastructure after the Civil War. Jampoler argues that the federal government discovered that the fleet requested by the navy, and paid for by Congress, was the wrong fleet. 
   
   
   
  The second story relates the short, tragic life of the USS Tennessee. The USS Tennessee was ordered on two unusual missions in the early months of the First World War, long before the United States formally entered the war. These little-known missions and the ship's shocking destruction in a storm surge in the Caribbean serve as the centerpiece of the story. 
   
   
   
  Jampoler rounds out this fascinating account with the story of how the USS Tennessee's destruction prompted fierce deliberations about the US Navy's operations and chains of command for the remainder of the First World War and the high-level political wrangling inside the Department of the Navy immediately after the war.

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  My Brother's Keeper - Netanyahu...

  Ari Harow

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  My Brother's Keeper tells the behind-the-scenes story of how the American president and the Israeli prime minister clashed about peace, war, and the future of the region. 
   
   
   
  Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu viewed the world—and especially the Middle East—differently. The US president wanted to end what he saw as America's perpetual war against the Muslim and Arab worlds, use diplomacy to bring about a Palestinian state coexisting peacefully with Israel, and apply his signature foreign policy vision to reward the Islamic Republic of Iran in exchange for the scaling back of their nuclear pursuits. The Israeli premier wanted his country to thrive without the senseless bloodshed of terror and violence, and he was determined to protect the Jewish state from threats of annihilation by a member of the axis of evil that would one day be armed with nuclear weapons. Netanyahu wanted peace for peace, as well as the acceptance of Israel as a full-fledged part of the Middle East. In 2014, during a pivotal summer of terrorist violence, a war in Gaza, and the advancement of a nuclear deal with Iran, the two men clashed, threatening the US-Israeli strategic alliance and the future of the region. The Middle East would never be the same.

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  The Black Scorpions - Serving...

  James A. Lynch, Gregory Lynch

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  A U.S. Army Air Corps general recounts his service in the Mediterranean during World War II.“This book richly details life in a fighter squadron. Readers will learn new details and gain a better understanding of the daily experience outside of the intense combat environment. It is well worth reading this contribution to World War II oral history.” —The Journal of America's Military PastOn December six, 1941, despite his objections, James Lynch was discharged from the Army for being over age in grade. After the terrible events at Pearl Harbor, James Lynch was recalled to duty. Within a month he was part of the Air Corps, involved in a secret project to send air support to help General Montgomery and the Eighth Army. He joined the nucleus of officers in charge of the 64th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group. For the next thirty-three months, he fought across the top of Africa and then up through Italy. The 57th Fighter Group arrived in Egypt just in time for the battle at El Alamein. How the United States was able to get the pink-winged P-40s to the battlefield baffled the Germans for many years. The Black Scorpions chased the Afrika Corps across the top of Africa, culminating in the Palm Sunday massacre where the Squadron helped shoot down seventy-four planes in a single engagement. For the Italian campaign, the Black Scorpions switched from P-40s to P-47s, changing from fighters to bombers and disrupting the German and Italian lines up the Italian Peninsula.Through all the battles, including a battle with an erupting Mount Vesuvius, James Lynch kept an unauthorized diary. He also collected daily intelligence reports, newspaper stories, souvenirs, pictures, and letters from home. After the war he reminisced with fellow soldiers about their experiences, and eventually felt it was time to write the story of the Black Scorpions—this book is the result.“One of the most captivating WWII aviation memoirs thus far published.” —ARGunners.com

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  The Resilient Garden - Simple...

  Charles Featherstone

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  Think you can't garden because your soil is poor, your water is scarce, and your space is limited? Think again. Drawn from the popular columns of Grocott's Mail, this handbook is packed with proven, hard-won wisdom from South Africa's Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.  
  This collection of bite-sized columns and stories is a practical guide to creating life and community from barren ground. Learn how to compost, drought-proof your beds, build parks from dumps, and harness ferments for richer soil, the secrets of xerophytes, the art of fermentation for plant health, and how to build a thriving garden from tyres, pallets, and recycled "graywater." 
  More than just a gardening manual, it's a testament to the power of a seed and a shovel to change not only a landscape but a community. This collection chronicles the ingenious, low-cost, and utterly organic methods locals use to coax life from the earth. 
  Filled with heartfelt stories like Cecil's transformation of a Currie Street dumping ground and practical advice for every season, this book is an essential companion for any gardener fighting their own odds. From the "Garden of the Week" at the Hayton Complex to the determined schoolchildren of the Feeding The Self project, these stories prove that a garden is more than food—it's a classroom, a community centre, and a beacon of hope. Packed with actionable advice on everything from graywater systems and winter warming to natural pest control, The Resilient Garden is a powerful call to pick up a trowel and start growing, no matter your circumstances. 
  Whether you're nurturing seedlings on a windowsill or mobilizing a community to turn a dump into a park, this book shows you how to grow against the odds. Your toughest growing conditions are about to become your greatest advantage.

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  Porn: A Hard Look - There's More...

  Jenay Zapparelli

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  Sex... God... Civilization... Brutal Honesty and Vulnerable Secrets... what more could you ask for in a book? Jesus hung out with hookers and thieves, don't ya think they deserve some airtime? Relinquish all your preconceived notions here. You may think such saucy subject matter is redundant and has been told and talked about a thousand times before, but this book is different. This book is bigger than life and bolder than sex, it's about activating the soul and living our best lives free and integrated with our most sovereign selves. This book is a cheerleader for magical moderation, which may sound boring to some, but the way it delivers, will revolutionize your very existence. Saying out loud what most people are afraid to say... the voice of this book owns it. This author is a unique character who wouldn't dare disappoint. A hooker in her first act by way of drug addiction, she is a pistol, a survivor, a savvy storyteller, a proud Gen-Xer and an enlightened emissary who is a seasoned spiritual guide. Learn something totally new via her channeled spitfire flow. If you ever wanted permission to indulge your senses, get squirmy in your seat and bond with your inner sexual deviant... permission granted. Prepare to rediscover Sex-Ed in a whole new way! Unquestionably, it's like nothing you have ever read before. Men will love it. Women will adore it. Married, single, partnered, paired, arranged, sugared, thruples, couples, swingers, he, she, her, him, they, them... all the colors of the rainbow welcome. Folks of all ages (over 18) will thoroughly 100% get a kick out of this badass exemplary erotic expose. More than a book... it's an EXPERIENCE. Your time is precious. Spend it lending your attention to content that matters. BookonFire Press ~ 21st Century ~ www.rockyourworldbooks.com ~ Revolutionizing the world one book at a time

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  Sprint Finish : MILF’s...

  Nicki Menage

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  My athletics team always support each other win or lose, and Gwen and I are there to watch Dash as he competes in an important heat.He takes second place very hard, and I’m left to console him in the changing rooms afterwards, but the devilish Gwen has other ideas after spotting him naked in the shower.She ventures in to get what she wants, leaving me wanting more too.  The duo invites me in, and the three of us do some team-bonding that you won’t find in the textbooks.

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