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  Tough Rugged Bastards - A Memoir...

  John A. Dailey

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  Following the 9/11 attacks, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld directed the Marine Corps to establish a unit that would answer to US Special Operations Command. The eighty-six-man "Detachment One" was formed with a two-year charter to train and deploy as a "proof-of-concept" to assess the viability of a larger Marine Special Operations contribution in support of the Global War on Terror. 
   
   
   
  For such a departure from the norm, a special leader was needed. The Commanding Officer—Colonel Robert J. Coates, a Marine Force Recon legend—was given his pick of personnel. One of the four team leaders he selected was Gunnery Sergeant John A. Dailey. 
   
   
   
  These men built a unit from nothing, trained for unknown missions in an unknown location, and deployed amid controversy and skepticism. Once in Iraq, they were dubbed "Task Unit Raider" and quickly won over the naysayers who doubted the Marine's ability to operate successfully. 
   
   
   
  This book tells Dailey's story of the creation, training, and volatile 2004 Iraq deployment of Task Unit Raider that led to the creation of the Marine Forces Special Operations Command. Det-1 served as the bridge between the Raiders of WWII and the Marine Raiders of today.

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  How to Write Non-Fiction: 7 Easy...

  Jaiden Pemton

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  Have you ever thought about writing non-fiction but have no idea where to get started with your idea? 
  Have you ever thought about becoming a content writer but needs some helpful pointers? 
  Have you ever tried to write a book, manual, or screenplay but got stuck before you could finish? 
    
  How to Write Non-Fiction is the guide you need! We will teach you how to write creative non-fiction in 7 easy steps. This guide is designed to provide you with all the tools you need in a concise, easy to understand format that will answer all your burning questions and get you on your way to successful non-fiction writing. 
    
  In order to have success in the creative non-fiction world, you must understand the message you want to convey, and then, you must find the right way to get that message across. 
    
  YOU’LL LEARN:How to define your genre by understanding the scope of your contentHow to understand the subgenre in your content and how to reflect that in your titleHow to write effective books by using seven simple, but powerful secretsHow to ensure that you captivate your audiences through compelling writingHow to use sources effectively when producing non-fiction contentHow to avoid needless criticism by using effective and credible sourcesHow to ensure that your content is consistent with the narrative you want to portrayHow to produce high-quality content on a consistent basis while keeping things freshAnd so much more!  
    
  Whether you're just starting out on the journey of creative non-fiction writing and need to develop a clearer understanding of the elements or have been at it for a while and are looking for fresh perspectives and tips for further develop your style, this guide is the companion you need. Let’s get started! 
   

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  Soldier of Destiny - Slavery...

  John Reeves

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  Captain Ulysses S. Grant rose to become general-in-chief of the United States Army in 1864. Was it destiny? Or was he just an ordinary man, opportunistically benefiting from the turmoil of the Civil War to advance to the highest military rank? 
   
   
   
  Soldier of Destiny reveals that Grant always possessed the latent abilities of a skilled commander—and he was able to develop these skills out West without the overwhelming pressure faced by more senior commanders in the Eastern theater at the beginning of the Civil War. 
   
   
   
  From 1861 to 1864, Grant went from being ambivalent about slavery to becoming one of the leading individuals responsible for emancipating the slaves. Soldier of Destiny tells the story of Grant's connection to slavery in far more detail than in previous biographies. 
   
   
   
  Grant's life story is a tale of redemption within the context of his fraught relationships with his antislavery father and his slaveholding wife. This narrative explores the poverty, inequality, and extraordinary vitality of the American West during a crucial time in our nation's history. Writers on Grant have tended to overlook his St. Louis years, even though they are essential for understanding his later triumphs.

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  Swimsuits Optional

  Rod Mandelli

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  Secretly gay Italian stud Joey has homosexual fantasies about his super-jock best friend, blonde-haired and blue-eyed Steve. With Steve leaving for vacation, Joey has two choices. 
  He can spend his time thinking about Steve with his hand in his pants or spend two weeks by the pool with Steve's older substitute who believes that swimsuits should be optional and something other than water should be splashed on Joey's face.

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  Stanford Prison Experiment The:...

  Editors Charles River

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  What happens when you put good people in a bad place? 
  That was the question that an experiment in 1971 set out to answer when Stanford University professor and psychologist Philip Zimbardo used funding provided by the U.S. Office of Naval Research to create a make-believe prison in the basement of a university building. Male students were offered the chance to take part in the two-week experiment (and to make $15 per day). All applicants were carefully screened to ensure that they were healthy, emotionally and psychologically stable. 24 men were selected out of 75 that had applied. These men were then randomly assigned to play the role of either prisoners or guards in the “prison.” 
  Initially, nobody was particularly concerned: after all, these were stable, intelligent young men who understood that they would be playing a role for just two weeks. Some people even considered that the experiment was pointless because everyone involved knew that they were simply acting roles for a limited time, so they couldn’t be expected to behave in the ways that real prisoners and guards did. 
  Nonetheless, the experiment began on August 15th, 1971, and just six days later, on August 20th, it was abruptly and unexpectedly terminated after the “guards” had become brutal and sadistic and the “prisoners” had become withdrawn, fearful, and apathetic. There were real concerns that someone might end up being seriously hurt or suffer long-term psychological damage. 
  How could a group of nice, healthy, intelligent young men suddenly transform into sadistic thugs? How could another equally intelligent group of young men suddenly become apathetic victims of this brutality? What did this say about the malleability of human behavior, even when everyone involved knew that this wasn’t real?

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  All My Love - Poems and Prayers

  Caleb J. Paxton

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  A collection of poems and prayers about faith and doubt, a poetic journey of reconstruction.

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