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  Corporal Cannon - A Female...

  Savannah Cannon

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  One woman’s dramatic account of her stint in the U.S. Marine Corps, exploring the prejudice and mistreatment of women in combat zones. Not even old enough to drink, Corporal Savannah Cannon is a young enlisted United States Marine deployed to support Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2010. As a tactical data networking specialist, she is sent away from everyone she knows and attached to a Regimental Combat Team where women are not allowed to repair communications. Her experiences over the next few months shed light on the unique and difficult positions women are placed in when supporting combat roles, while offering a raw look at the painful choices women must sometimes make. Cannon finds herself in a combat zone, ostracized from family, friends, and even her fellow Marines as the men are told to avoid her. The connections she makes are born from trauma and desperation and the choices she makes will echo throughout many lives. Corporal Cannon is not the story of a heroine; it is the hard-hitting account of just one of the flawed individuals who make up the United States’ fighting forces. Mistakes in the battlefield can have dire consequences, personally and professionally. Reflecting on her time in service, the author weaves a story of past and present, and the healing that can come with admitting our mistakes and moving past them.

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  Helen Keller - Biography of the...

  Kelly Mass

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  Helen Adams Keller was an American author, handicap rights champ, political activist, and speaker who lived from June twenty-seventh, 1880 to June 1st, 1968. She was born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, and following a bout of health problem at the age of 19 months, she lost her sight and hearing. 
  Keller used home signals till she was 7 years of age, when she met Anne Sullivan, her first instructor and long-lasting partner, who taught her language, and that includes reading and writing; Sullivan's first lessons comprised spelling words on Keller's hand to show her the names of things around her. Using the Tadoma method, she also discovered how to speak and comprehend other individuals' speech. 
  She got her education at both specialized and traditional organizations before registering at Harvard University's Radcliffe College, where she ended up being the first deafblind individual to get a Bachelor of Arts degree. She worked for the American Structure for the Blind (AFB) from 1924 to 1968, exploring the USA and taking a trip to 35 nations around the globe to promote for people who have lost their vision. 
  Let’s study the life of Helen Keller and learn what else happened.

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  Objective Secure

  Nick Lavery

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  Nick Lavery is an active-duty Green Beret within the United States Army Special Forces. Although injuries sustained in combat resulted in the above-the-knee amputation of his leg - Nick not only remained in the Army, he returned to his Special Forces detachment and continues conducting combat operations to this day.Objective Secure is the methodology Nick employed to return to operational status. IT is also the methodology he uses today as he continues this unprecedented journey in service to his country. It is a battle-tested guide forged by fire - literally.Strap in for an impactful ride as Nick methodically explains the objective secure philosophy and system while also providing insight into the events surrounding its necessary creation and implementation. The intent is simple - provide readers the tools necessary to achieve any goal no matter how farfetched, unlikely, or impractical it may seem. Period.

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  Black Ice

  Lorene Cary

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  In 1972 Lorene Cary, a bright, ambitious black teenager from Philadelphia, was transplanted into the formerly all-white, all-male environs of the elite St. Paul's School in New Hampshire, where she became a scholarship student in a "boot camp" for future American leaders. Like any good student, she was determined to succeed. But Cary was also determined to succeed without selling out. This wonderfully frank and perceptive memoir describes the perils and ambiguities of that double role, in which failing calculus and winning a student election could both be interpreted as betrayals of one's skin. Black Ice is also a universally recognizable document of a woman's adolescence; it is, as Houston Baker says, "a journey into selfhood that resonates with sober reflection, intelligent passion, and joyous love."

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  Mental As Anyone

  Jonathon Moran

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  Lessons in mental health and life from acclaimed entertainment journalist Jonathon Moran.  
   
  Mental health issues can affect everyone, so it's crucial that you have strategies to help you combat life's ups and downs as they happen. Mental as Anyone is a brutally honest self-help book for anyone dealing with the challenges of mental health. Shared through his own personal story, journalist and host of the Mental as Anyone podcast Jonathon ‘JMo’ Moran, with the help of expert clinical psychologist Dr Jodie Lowinger, offers real-life coping strategies to break down the barrier to mental health literacy. 
   
  Developed through experiencing his own trauma, Moran shares through personal stories how he built his life tool kit and, backed with strategies from Dr Lowinger, shows how you can build your own, with practical coping methods that you can implement immediately to improve your mental health. With these comprehensive mental wellness tools and techniques, you'll have the support you need for issues related to sexuality, depression, addictive substances and behaviours, self-esteem, loss and abuse. 
   
  Inside the book: 
   
  Actionable advice for your “life tool kit” to help you face life's inevitable challenges 
   
  Extraordinary stories from Moran's personal and professional life ? from meeting Madonna to spending an evening in Carrie Fisher's hotel room 
   
  Universally applicable self-help strategies learned from personal experiences and professional practice, and grounded in psychology 
   
  Perfect for anyone interested in becoming the best version of themselves, Mental As Anyone is a timely and personal reminder that life can be a struggle, but we all have it within ourselves to overcome the obstacles life throws at us. 
   
  ‘This is an essential read—a powerful and life-changing journey that hits it out of the park. It’s a gift to yourself that you’ll cherish forever.’ MICHAEL CLARKE 
   
  ‘A nuanced and personal deep dive into mental, acclaimed entertainment journalist JMo balances the stories of his own battles with mental health with insightful commentary and skills for life, by Dr Jodie Lowinger.’ MELISSA LEONG 
   
  ‘Such a heartfelt read. His honesty in sharing his own journey, along with Dr Jodie Lowinger’s incredible insights, makes this book so special. It’s full of strength, hope and tools to help anyone feel less alone and more supported in their mental health journey.’ JESSICA MAUBOY

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  Grow - 12 Unconventional Lessons...

  Mike Fata

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  Align people with profits and watch your business thrive 
  Sustainable companies are the ones that turn a profit. But in an ever-evolving world, gearing yourself up for entrepreneurial success means looking beyond the ledger. Because a business isn’t built by financial statements, it’s built by the person in the mirror, for the betterment of society. 
  In Grow: 12 Unconventional Lessons for Becoming an Unstoppable Entrepreneur, Mike Fata details his journey from high-school dropout to successful CEO and how his achievements (and failures), led him to create a guide that will put entrepreneurs on a pathway to success. Spoiler alert: it isn’t a fancy business degree, a high-flying network, or tons of investment capital. 
  By stressing the importance of passion, integrity, and community, these 12 easy-to-follow lessons will highlight how to grow intentionally and build a business that is both authentic to you and relevant to the current landscape. A landscape that values not only the health and well-being of the bank balance, but also of people and the environment. 
  It may seem scary to stray from the conventional business-model, but Fata knows that it is possible to build a sustainable, health-giving business that is also financially viable—because he has done it. And he wants to help you do the same. There is a successful entrepreneur inside everyone. The question is, are you ready to discover yours?"

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