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  Soldiers - A Global History of...

  John A Haymond

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  A global study of how soldiers lived, worked, and fought, and how many died, spanning from the Napoleonic War to World War II. No matter the war, no matter the army, no matter the nationality, common threads run through the experiences of men at war. Soldiers highlights these shared experiences across 150 years of warfare, from the Napoleonic Wars through World War II and everything in between, such as the Mexican and Crimean Wars, the American Civil War, the U.S. Indian Wars and Britain’s imperial bush wars, the Boxer Rebellion, the Boer War, the First World War, and more. Haymond explores the experiences that connect soldiers across time and space and draws heavily from firsthand accounts to craft a narrative with flesh-and-blood immediacy. Soldiers is entertaining and informative: history at its best. Praise for Soldiers“What makes Soldiers an interesting read is Haymond’s writing style and technique of comparing the common experiences of fighting men regardless of uniform and time served during the period.... Highly recommended for both scholars and students alike. It is a must for readers interested in the experience and psychology of being a warrior during this period.”—Military Review: The Professional Journal of the United States Army

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  Broken by the President (Gay...

  Archer Vale

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  “Obey the president. Accept his authority.” 
  The greatest presidential secret isn’t a UFO sighting or a military conspiracy—it’s the presidential sex island east of Washington, D.C. 
  I was just a janitor at the White House, but the president took an interest in me. He got me on my knees. He made me smell his presidential musk. He made me wear the First Lady’s used clothing. 
  But I didn’t realize it was all a job interview. 
  Now, we’re on his jet heading to the island. He wants to add me to his collection of obedient young men. 
  Here in the sky, he’s breaking me down. He’s preparing me for a life of pure, unyielding, eternal devotion. 
  I’m ready to serve my country and its glorious leader. 
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  Healthy Mental State Coaching...

  ThinkAndBloom

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  We all know that when you are in a bad mental state, you completely lose control in all areas of your life. Your physical health, emotions, and daily activities are affected. You cannot function as who you want to be. 
  It is important to take care of yourself to get your life in balance. This is an empowering state rather than you give your power away to things people circumstances. Learning the tools like meditations and following coaching sessions help you not to drill yourself down the road of negative thinking. 
  A healthy mental state is not simply the absence of mental health problems but is the ability to stay in positivity. When you are in a healthy mental lifestyle, you can let go of the stresses, anxieties, and worries of the day. You know how to manage your anger which we normally have during our day-to-day life. You can eliminate toxic thoughts and replace them with positive ones. You focus on your NOW rather than the past and the future. 
  In this course, we will Manage your angerRelease stress & anxietiesMaintain a peaceful stateIncrease mindfulness & awarenessFocus on the present momentAffirm your self-value and esteemBalance your mental bodyEmpower yourselfLet go of toxic throughPromote positive thinkingAnd much more 
  When you have tools to balance yourself quickly, you are the master of your life. You can cope with any challenges or situations and bounce back to balance quickly. You are able to realize your potential more than an average person can do. This has far more beneficial effects than any attribute in life.

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  Absolute Tao - Subtle is the way...

  Osho

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  Moving beyond the usual interpretations of this classic Chinese text - that of using it as an indicator of what to do next or attempting to predict the future - Osho is using the Tao Te Ching as Lao Tzu intended: to ignite the flame of individual awareness and insight. His commentaries on these seven verses burn through every idea we may hold about ourselves until we can see with the same crystal-clear light as Lao Tzu.
  Tao, like Osho, is the way of wholeness: not dividing or denying anything, simply remaining choiceless and aware. You will find yourself listening to this series as if it were a waterfall; as you listen, you will come to understand the emptiness that puts us in touch with the eternal and makes bliss and ecstasy possible.
  
  - On the Absolute Tao
  - Ordinariness
  - On the Character of Tao
  - Emptiness
  - On the Danger of Overweening Success
  - There Is No Meaning
  - On the Utility of Not-Being
  - Witnessing
  - On the Wise Ones of Old
  - Wisdom and Understanding
  © & ℗ 1975 OSHO International Foundation

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  Knowledge and Learning are Two...

  Jiddu Krishnamurti

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  A radical transformation in the psyche itself," 8 November 1968. Duration: 80 minutes.To communicate we must know that the word is not the thing and also be in that state of mind whose quality is attention, care. That can take place only if we are serious.We are the world, and the world is us. To bring about a radical transformation, which is so essential in society, there must be radical transformation in ourselves.Analysis of violence does not end violence, nor is violence ended by thinking of nonviolence.There is no teacher outside, no saviour, no master; you yourself have to change, and therefore you have to learn to observe, to know yourself.Knowledge and learning are two different things.What is this silence you talk about? The silence that I am experiencing comes and goes."Thought is the cause of fear," 10 November 1968. Duration: 76 minutes.Though we have plenty of energy, apparently we lack the drive, enthusiasm, vitality to bring about a change in ourselves.As long as there is fear, there must be violence, aggression, anger, hatred. Thought is the source of fear.Is it possible to live everyday life without thought interfering?

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  Columbia Disaster The: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  On February 1, the Columbia was due to land at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 09:16. Only a few members of the press were present to watch the landing - this was, after all, supposed to be a routine return from a routine mission, the 113th for the shuttle program and the 28th for Columbia, one of the oldest Space Shuttles. 
  Reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere is always the most dangerous part of any space mission. The intense heat generated as a spacecraft enters the thin upper atmosphere at immense speed can be potentially lethal, but the shuttle was designed to deal with this heat, and Columbia had successfully done it 27 times in the past. For the five men and two women on board and the members of the press present, everything seemed normal, but there was a measure of concern among those in the ground control team. The team was aware that Columbia had possibly suffered damage to the thermal tiles forming the heat shield on one wing soon after liftoff, but no one knew how extensive the damage was or even if it existed at all. There was also some disagreement about how serious it might be - some on the ground were concerned this might compromise the shuttle wing’s ability to resist the heat of reentry, while others were sure it was a minor issue that would have no serious impact on the mission. Videos of the launch had been exhaustively reviewed by engineers on the ground, but it was impossible to be certain of the precise level of damage to the heat shielding on the underside and leading edge of the wing.  
  There was no agreement on what should or could be done, so one thing was universally agreed upon: the crew would not be informed of the problem. There was nothing they could do to make repairs and no way to avoid reentry. 

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