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  Oral History - A Very Short...

  Douglas A. Boyd

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  This Very Short Introduction is a general introduction to oral history from the interview to the archive. Douglas A. Boyd examines the oral history interview, recording techniques and strategies, technologies for making oral history accessible, and the legal and ethical implications throughout the work of oral history. Boyd also pays special attention to the role of the archive and the importance of memory. Equally important, this book also examines the world of digital possibilities for utilizing oral history for scholarly, public, community, and personal use.An area of explosive interest and growth, oral history is a complex discipline not just sequestered to storytelling. The interview is a complex combination of strategy and flexibility, remembering and forgetting, narrative and silence, and cannot escape individual biases and perspectives. This book offers listeners a comprehensive and concise overview of oral history from one of the most important figures in the field.

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  Skybreak - The 58th Fighter...

  Mike Guardia

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  Meet the top MiG-killing aces of Operation Desert Storm.August 1990: Iraqi forces under the command of Saddam Hussein invaded the tiny emirate of Kuwait. Within hours, the Kuwaiti defenses collapsed under the onslaught of the Iraqi Army. In response, the US military led a coalition of thirty-four nations in what became known as Operation Desert Storm—a violent air and ground campaign to eject the Iraqis from Kuwait. At the tip of the spear were the men of the US Air Force’s 58th Fighter Squadron.Mounted aboard their F-15C fighter jets, these young aviators took to the sky against the Iraqi Air Force. Although confident in their capabilities, these untested American pilots were flying into combat against the latest-and-greatest of Soviet-built aircraft – including the MiG-29 ‘Fulcrum.’Despite the odds, however, the men of the 58th Fighter Squadron decimated the Iraqi Air Force in one engagement after another. On the first day of the air war (January 17, 1991), Captain Jon “JB” Kelk claimed the first aerial victory of Desert Storm, downing a MiG-29 in combat. In less than 30 days, the 58th Fighter Squadron flew more than 1,600 combat sorties and destroyed 16 Iraqi aircraft – more than any other coalition air unit.Based on hours of interviews and archival research by author Mike Guardia, this book reveals an intimate, no-holds-barred account of modern aerial combat…as told by the men who lived it."Skybreak" is their story.

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  Dust and Light - On the Art of...

  Andrea Barrett

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  The celebrated National Book Award–winning writer's intimate exploration of how fact is transformed into fiction. 
   
   
   
  In this thoughtful collection of essays, Andrea Barrett draws from her experiences writing some of the most acclaimed historical fiction of our time to explore the mysteries and delights of the genre. Inspiration found in the past, she argues, can illuminate fiction, just as dust scatters light and makes the unseen visible. Delving into some of the largest questions in the genre—How does a writer find meaningful subject matter beyond the confines of their life? How are scraps of history transformed into a fully formed narrative?—Barrett explores how she came to create some of her beloved works and explores lessons gleaned from the work of such masters of historical fiction as Toni Morrison, Leo Tolstoy, Hilary Mantel, and Colm Tóibín. Candid and elegant, Dust and Light is the perfect book for anyone who loves reading fiction set in the past, as well as for anyone aspiring to write it.

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  The Origins of Elected Strongmen...

  Erica Frantz, Andrea...

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  Since the end of World War II, democracies typically fell apart by coup d'état or through force. Today, however, they are increasingly eroding at the hands of democratically elected incumbents, who seize control by slowly chipping away at democratic institutions. To better understand these developments, this book examines the role of personalist political parties, or parties that exist primarily to further their leader's career as opposed to promote a specific policy platform. Using original data capturing levels of personalism in the parties of democratically elected leaders from 1991 to 2020, The Origins of Elected Strongmen shows that the rise of personalist parties around the globe is facilitating the decline of democracy. 
   
   
   
  Personalist parties lack both the incentive and capacity to push back against a leader's efforts to expand executive power. As such, leaders backed by personalist parties are more likely to succeed in their efforts to dismantle institutional constraints on their rule. Such attacks on state institutions, in turn, reverberate throughout society, deepening political polarization and weakening supporters' commitment to democratic norms of behavior. In these ways, ruling party personalism erodes horizontal and vertical constraints on a leader, ultimately degrading democracy and raising the risk of democratic failure.

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  The Nurse’s Naughty Tease -...

  Laura Vixen

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  A visit to the new college nurse provides an unexpected delight for Julia when she sees a curvy figure in a tight, white uniform. It brings a fantasy to life and her interest doesn’t go unnoticed. An invite to Miss Lopez’s room that very evening is one she isn’t about to turn down and it gets her under the control of a teasing nurse who likes to play.  

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  Bloody Perfect - A Female Female...

  Lola Bliss

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  For Mia Chen, menstruation has always been an inconvenience—until she downloads MonsterFling on a frustrated Friday night. When a vampire named Elise matches with her and specifically asks about her period, Mia discovers her monthly "curse" might actually be a blessing in disguise. 
  What begins as curiosity turns into the most intense night of Mia's life when she meets the elegant, centuries-old vampire who sees her menstruation not as something disgusting, but as something precious and desirable. As a naturally dominant woman, Mia is intrigued to find Elise—powerful enough to snap her in half—willingly submitting to her commands. 
  In this spicy LGBTQ short story, vampire feeding and period play become an unexpected path to pleasure as Mia discovers the erotic potential of embracing what society has taught her to hide. When Elise's cool tongue brings waves of ecstasy, their passionate encounter challenges both women's expectations. 
  As their night of bloodstained sheets and earth-shattering orgasms unfolds, Mia finds herself drawn to more than just Elise's supernatural abilities. The dominant human female and submissive vampire female discover a connection neither expected from a hookup app—one that might last beyond sunrise. 
  Diverse, inclusive, and deliciously explicit, this FF vampire romance explores the beauty of embracing natural cycles and supernatural desires, proving that sometimes the most liberating pleasure comes when someone thirsts for exactly what makes you unique. 
  ONE NIGHT WITH A MONSTER: Sometimes one night is all you need. 
  Author's note: the ending of this short story is Happy For Now.

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