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  Jack's Story - 7th Armored...

  John H. Wilson

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  Jack's Story: A WWII Tank Commander's Journey Through Some of the Greatest Battles in History 
  In Jack's Story, the incredible experiences of Jack Wilson, a young American tank commander, come to life in a gripping memoir. Drawn from Jack's detailed letters, personal accounts, and son's research, this book pulls back the curtain on one of history's most extraordinary times-World War II. 
  As part of the 7th Armored Division, Jack fought in some of the fiercest battles of the European Theater. From the forgotten but heroic stand at St. Vith during the Battle of the Bulge to the final days of Nazi Germany in the Ruhr Pocket, Jack's experiences reveal the courage and resilience of an everyday soldier facing unimaginable odds. Jack's Story provides a unique look at these historical events, often overshadowed in the telling of WWII history. 
  Jack's Story is not just a tale of battles and strategy. It's a profoundly human narrative about love, loss, and resilience. Jack's letters home, filled with emotion and hope, offer a window into the heart of a soldier, far from home but determined to survive and return to his family. The book also weaves in glimpses of life during and after the war, from the vibrant streets of 1940s New York City to the bombed-out ruins of the French countryside and the beauty of Paris and Reims after liberation. 
  Beautifully written, Jack's Story is a tribute to a father's wartime experience and a rich, exciting account of history told through the eyes of someone who lived it. Readers will be transported back to the front lines, experiencing the sights, sounds, and raw emotions of a tank commander fighting in some of World War II's most pivotal moments.

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  The Mystery of Life - You Are...

  Jakub Tencl

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  "The Mystery of Life" is a profound journey through 12 chapters, highlighting Jakub's personal experiences and spiritual growth. To achieve a state of "happiness," often referred to as "inexhaustible bliss," one must embark on the path of self-realization. This journey leads to a deeper understanding of our place in the universal scheme of things. At this pivotal moment, we recognize the decisive distinction between the "mind" and the "physical body." Embracing our innate abilities and talents propels us toward true enlightenment.

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  Ordinary Men Turning Into...

  Davis Truman

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  How can ordinary people, whom we consider "normal," unexpectedly commit repulsive and criminal actions that we would never have thought them capable of? The concept of evil is one of the great themes in history, philosophy, sociology, and psychology. We have always tended to categorize the perpetrators of evil as "the others," "them," bad people, monsters, and true villains who commit atrocities that "we" could never carry out. The German philosopher Hannah Arendt challenged this clear distinction between inherently good people and inherently bad people and introduced a new, original paradigm known as the "banality of evil." 
  Arendt's concept suggests that the vast majority of German soldiers who followed Hitler's orders and committed horrific crimes were not sadistic monsters but ordinary men, not much different from us. These normal men, placed within a context of hierarchy, modern bureaucracy, and obedience to authority, were capable of killings, abuse, torture, and inhumane treatment of victims. In essence, there were monsters, yes, but they were few, far fewer than commonly believed. Starting from here, we aim to answer how ordinary people can transform into real monsters. We will trace a path that leads up to the present day.

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  The Facts in the Case of...

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  Edgar Poe was born in Boston Massachusetts on 19th January 1809. His father abandoned his family the following year and within a year his mother had died leaving him an orphan.   
  He was taken in by the Allan family but never formally adopted although he now referred to himself as Edgar Allan Poe.  His father alternatively spoiled or chastised him and tension was frequent over gambling debts and monies for his education.  His university years to study ancient and modern languages was cut short by lack of money and he enlisted as a private in the army claiming he was 22, it is more probable he was 18. After 2 years he obtained a discharge in order to take up an appointment at the military academy, West Point, where he failed to become an officer. 
  Poe had released his 1st poetry volume in 1827 and after his 3rd turned to prose and placing short stories in several magazines and journals.  At age 26 he obtained a licence to marry his cousin.  She was a mere 13 but they stayed together until her death from tuberculosis 11 years after. 
  In January 1845 ‘The Raven’ was published and became an instant classic.  Thereafter followed the prose works for which he is now so rightly famed as a master of the mysterious and the macabre. 
  Edgar Allan Poe died at the tragically early age of 40 on 7th October 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland. Newspapers at the time reported Poe's death as ‘congestion of the brain’ or ‘cerebral inflammation’, common euphemisms for death from disreputable causes such as alcoholism but the actual cause of death remains a mystery.

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  Essays: First Series Prudence

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

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  Prudence is not timidity. It is not caution for its own sake. It is the art of knowing when to act and when to wait, when to follow reason and when to trust instinct. In Prudence, Ralph Waldo Emerson reclaims this often-misunderstood virtue, not as mere carefulness but as the wisdom of navigating life with both vision and restraint.
  For Emerson, prudence is not the enemy of boldness but its quiet architect. It does not stifle ambition but shapes it, guiding passion with clarity and purpose. A mind without prudence rushes blindly; a mind ruled by it never moves at all. The balance is where true mastery lies.
  Part of Essays: First Series, Prudence is neither a defense of conservatism nor a rejection of daring. It is an exploration of how thought and action, reason and impulse, can coexist in harmony. To read it is to rethink not just how we act, but how we decide when to act at all.

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  Journey to the West: A New...

  Teacher Xiao Ge

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  Written in the sixteenth century, The Journey to the West tells the story of the fourteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang, one of China's most famous religious heroes, and his three supernatural disciples, in search of Buddhist scriptures. Throughout his journey, Xuanzang fights demons who wish to eat him, communes with spirits, and traverses a land riddled with a multitude of obstacles, both real and fantastical. An adventure rich with danger and excitement, this seminal work of the Chinese literary canonis by turns allegory, satire, and fantasy.
  
  "Journey to the West: A New Perspective(Full-Color Comic Edition)" — now published in a thrilling new one-volume translation with an illustrated! This book vividly recounts the entire process of the "Eighty-One Calamities" from the perspective of various demons. With a unique viewpoint and humorous language, it is well-organized. As a different take on "Journey to the West," it retains the story's framework while providing more dynamic portrayals of key characters, the demons, helping to prevent children from feeling aesthetic fatigue or boredom while reading the original story.

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