Other books that might interest you

• 

  Field Marshal - The Life and...

  Daniel Allen Butler

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  A biography of the WWII military genius known as the Desert Fox—and his complex, ultimately fatal relationship with Hitler from a New York Times–bestselling author.   Born leader, brilliant soldier, devoted husband and father—Erwin Rommel was intelligent, brave, and compassionate, while at the same time vain, egotistical, and arrogant. In France in 1940, then for two years in North Africa, then at Normandy in 1944, he proved himself a master of armored warfare, running rings around a succession of Allied generals who never got his measure and could only resort to overwhelming numbers to defeat him.   Yet for all his genius, Rommel was also naive, a man who could admire Adolf Hitler at the same time that he despised the Nazis, dazzled by a Führer whose successes blinded him to the true nature of the Third Reich. Above all, he was the quintessential German patriot, who ultimately would refuse to abandon his moral compass—so that on one pivotal day in June 1944, he came to understand that he had mistakenly served an evil man and evil cause. He would still fight for Germany, even as he abandoned his oath of allegiance to the Führer, when he came to realize that Hitler had morphed into nothing more than an agent of death and destruction. In the end, Erwin Rommel was forced to die by his own hand, not because, as some would claim, he had dabbled in a tyrannicidal conspiracy, but because he had committed a far greater crime—he dared to tell Adolf Hitler the truth.   In Field Marshal, New York Times–bestselling historian Daniel Allen Butler describes the swirling, innovative campaigns in which Rommel won his military reputation, and assesses the temper of the man who finally fought only for his country and no dark depths beyond.

  Show book

• 

  On This Day: July 15

  Meg Matthais

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  On This Day: July 15. Daily podcast of historical and noteworthy activity on this calendar day. Birth of American singer Linda Ronstadt; the unmanned space probe Mariner 4 returned close-up pictures of the surface of Mars; the murder of Gianni Versace.

  Show book

• 

  Maude

  Donna Mabry

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  In 1906, I was barely over fourteen years old, and it was my wedding day. My older sister, Helen, came to my room, took me by the hand, and sat me down on the bed. She said, 'You've always been a good girl, Maude, and done what I told you. Now, you're going to be a married woman, and he will be the head of the house. When you go home tonight after your party, no matter what he wants to do to you, you have to let him do it. Do you understand?' I didn't understand, but I nodded my head anyway. It sounded strange to me, the way so many things did. I would do what she told me. I didn't have a choice, any more than I had a choice in being born.

  Show book

• 

  Catch! - Dangerous Tales and...

  Travis Lofland, Jason Lofland

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  As seen on Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch: a king crab fisherman and cook shares death-defying tales and dangerously delicious recipes. Travis Lofland makes his living as a deckhand and cook on the Bering Sea doing one of the deadliest jobs on the planet: Alaskan king crab fishing. Now he shares stories of his incredible adventures—and the secrets to preparing the best food the ocean has to offer. Whether you’re cooking in a galley or on your porch, you’ll find great tips for putting smiles on hungry faces. Sample chapter titles and recipes include:  Snag a First Date Appetizers: Sure to Impress Chipotle Avocado Brie Melt  Soups and Manwiches: Slap a Smile on Your Face Ahi Sandwich  Lose the Beer Belly Salads: Dutch Harbor Salmonberry Vinaigrette  Excursion Entrees: At Sea Sashimi  Boat Meals: Nuked King Crab Legs  Tuck in Your Shirt, but Don’t Bother with the Tie Entrees: Reckless Red Salmon  Desserts: Slimy Limey Coconut Sundae

  Show book

• 

  Personal Recollections of a...

  James Harvey Kidd

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Madison & Adams Press presents the Civil War Memories Series. This meticulous selection of the firsthand accounts, memoirs and diaries is specially comprised for Civil War enthusiasts and all people curious about the personal accounts and true life stories of the unknown soldiers, the well known commanders, politicians, nurses and civilians amidst the war. 
   "Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman" is a story of the personal recollections of one of the troopers who rode with Custer, and played a part in the tragedy of the civil war. In writing this book, the author's intention was to contribute toward giving Custer's Michigan cavalrymen the place in the history of their country which they so richly earned on many fields.

  Show book

• 

  Hillbilly Gothic - A Memoir of...

  Adrienne Martini

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  "My family has a grand tradition. After a woman gives birth, she goes mad. I thought that I would be the one to escape." So begins Adrienne Martini's candid, compelling, and darkly humorous history of her family's and her own experiences with depression and postpartum syndrome.  Illuminating depression from the inside, Martini delves unflinchingly into her own breakdown and institutionalization and traces the multigenerational course of this devastating problem. Moving back and forth between characters and situations, she vividly portrays the isolation -- geographical and metaphorical -- of the Appalachia of her forebears and the Western Pennsylvania region where she grew up. She also weaves in the stories of other women, both contemporary and historic, who have dealt with postpartum depression in all its guises, from fleeting "baby blues" to full-blown psychosis.  Serious as her subject is, Martini's narrative is unfailingly engaging and filled with witty, wry observations on the complications of new motherhood: "It's like getting the best Christmas gift ever, but Santa decided to kick the crap out of you before you unwrapped it." New mothers and those who have struggled with parenthood -- whether or not they dealt with depression -- will find affirmation in this story of triumph, of escape from a difficult legacy, of hope for others, and of the courage to have another baby.

  Show book