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  All Eternity Lies Before Me -...

  Loreen Gibbons

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  A suspense-filled real-life drama perfect for veterans and fans of military dramas alike, the author interweaves her memories as a Navy pilot’s wife with the tale of what happened to her husband’s crew after having to ditch their crippled plane in stormy North Pacific waters during the Cold War. 
  Alfa Foxtrot 586, a P-3 Orion turboprop, was conducting a sensitive Cold War mission off the Kamchatka Peninsula on October 26, 1978, when a propeller malfunction turned into four engine fires and the pilot—Loreen Grigsby’s husband, Jerry—was forced to ditch into remote, mountainous seas churned by a frigid North Pacific storm. The aircraft sank within ninety seconds, taking one of the three rafts with it—which left thirteen men to huddle together in the remaining two rafts, the smaller of which soon began to leak. 
  Told from Loreen’s perspective as a navy wife at home as well as through the eyes of the men who survived the disaster, All Eternity Lies Before Me weaves a gripping tale of struggle, uncertainty, grief, and heroism. It shares Loreen’s terror as she receives notifications about her husband’s crew’s desperate battle against wind, seas, and biting cold. It details the ad hoc search and rescue mission, a valiant effort to rescue the men before time runs out. And, tragically, it tells how a young Navy wife becomes a widow and single mom. 
  But Jerry’s death is not the end of Loreen’s story—and in the years following his loss, she discovers resilience, strength, and even new love with one of the accident survivors, Matt Gibbons. As she begins her journey toward a brighter future, she’s inspired by the camaraderie and brotherhood forged between the survivors and their rescuers—and ultimately, the long-term lessons learned by all involved become part of the lasting legacy of this event.

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  Men and Rubber - The Story of...

  Harvey S. Firestone

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  This printing of Men and Rubber: The Story of Business by Harvey S. Firestone is part of the Farnam Street Timeless Classics Series, where we continue with our goal of 'mastering the best of what other people have figured out.'
  This is one of the books I give away the most.
  Harvey S. Firestone was one of the leaders of American industry. In a testament to his thoughtful corporate leader- ship, Firestone tires are still on cars everywhere. Many of the insights he shares on how to start and run a company are as relevant today as when they were originally written.

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  Saviour Soul Timothy Leary: An...

  Geoffrey Giuliano

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  As a close friend of Geoffrey Giuliano the amazing life of LSD advocate Dr. Timothy Leary is examined through the microscope of his great, abiding achievements as a philosopher, researcher, psychologist, and shaman. From his controversial, early days at Harvard University, to the heady heights of his time as a counter-culture hero and international fugitive, here is Timothy Leary, in his own words and of those who knew him best. Perfect for all library, university, and private collections. A one-of-a-kind Icon audio adventure.  Geoffrey Giuliano will donate all of his proceeds from this work to the Vrndavan Widows & Children's Fund of India via Sri Radhe International Inc., a New York State charity.Music by AudioNautix.

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  The Compton Shuffle - An...

  Edward Gilliam

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  "I served as the principal at the toughest inner-city public school in Compton, California. A school where the Crips and the Bloods fought over turf, and which had suffered a devastating mass shooting with over a dozen injured and killed. Under my watch, we ended gang violence and prevented more mass shootings in school. Here's my recipe to end them nationwide." - Edward Gilliam 
  As a witness to the tragic events that unfolded at Columbine High School and a former school principal, Edward Gilliam brings a distinctive memoir, Compton Shuffle, that explores the recrudescence of gun violence in American schools. 
  In this narration, Gilliam sheds light on his involvement in the fight to secure American schools and protect his students and those around him. 
  Following the horrific events that left the American people grieving and forced to confront the complicated problem of mass shootings and gang violence, Edward leads readers through a chronicle that is both heartbreaking and inspirational. He does this with a searing remembrance of that day in 1999. 
  Over the course of almost three decades, Gilliam recounts his experiences and observations regarding all the factors that led to the disruption of educational systems. He discusses the various aspects of racism, prejudice, inadequate education, police brutality, and family dissolution that lead to school violence.

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  Rising from the Shadow of the...

  Ronny Herman de Jong

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  An inspiring story about the human spirit and the resiliency that can be found in families and even little girls. 
  Elizabeth Norman, PhD 
   
  This fascinating chronicle of a Dutch mother and daughter records and agonizing, but eventually triumphant, journey from the horrors of life in a WWII Japanese prison camp in the 1940s to peace and prosperity in the United States in the 21st century. 
  Ed Williams, PhD 
   
  Ronny’s strong and engaging voice brings clear understanding of the physical and psychological suffering that interned women endured during the Japanese occupation. 
  Virginia Colangelo, MA 
   
  Rising from the Shadow of the Sun reveals human greatness and depravity through the eyes of a little girl and her courageous mother. Ronny’s life glows like a “lunar rainbow” of perseverance and hope. It’s a testimony to the abiding strength of family and love. 
  James Williams, MAT 
   
  Ronny’s direct, matter-of–face narrative is optimistic, revealing her abiding faith that love, determination and positive willpower can overcome adversity. 
  Ray Newton, PhD 
   
  Ronny Herman de Jong, born and raised in the Dutch East Indies, survived four years in Japanese concentration camps during WWII. After the war Ronny studied English at Leyden University in the Netherlands. In 1972 she moved to the USA with her husband and three children and currently resides in Arizona.

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  Story of Geronimo

  Jim Kjelgaard

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  Geronimo (1829 – 1909) was a prominent leader of the Bedonkohe Apache who fought against Mexico and the United States for their expansion into Apache tribal lands for several decades during the Apache Wars. "Geronimo" was the name given to him during a battle with Mexican soldiers.After an attack by a company of Mexican soldiers killed his mother, wife and three children in 1858, Geronimo joined revenge attacks on the Mexicans. During his career as a war chief, he was notorious for consistently urging raids upon Mexican Provinces and their towns, and later against American locations across Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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