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  In the Time of Madness -...

  Richard Lloyd Parry

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  From the acclaimed author of People Who Eat Darkness comes this “deeply felt” account of Indonesia at the crossroads of freedom and terror (Time, Asia).   In the last years of the twentieth century, foreign correspondent Richard Lloyd Parry found himself in the vast island nation of Indonesia, one of the most alluring, mysterious, and violent countries in the world. For thirty-two years, it had been paralyzed by the grip of the dictator and mystic General Suharto, but now the age of Suharto was coming to an end. Would freedom prevail, or was the “time of madness” predicted centuries before now at hand?   On the island of Borneo, tribesmen embarked on a rampage of headhunting and cannibalism. Vast jungles burned uncontrollably; money lost its value; there were plane crashes and volcanic eruptions. Then, after Suharto’s tumultuous fall, came the vote on East Timor’s independence from Indonesia. And it was here, trapped in the besieged compound of the United Nations, that Richard reached his own breaking point.   A book of hair-raising immediacy and psychological unravelling, In the Time of Madness is an accomplishment in the great tradition of Conrad, Orwell, and Ryszard Kapuściński.

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  Handling an Indecisive Client:...

  Ryan Serhant

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  Decision-making is often hard and uncomfortable, and there's nothing more frustrating to salespeople than indecision. To combat this mortal enemy, Ryan Serhant, one of the top realtors in the world and costar of Bravo's Million Dollar Listing: New York and Sell It Like Serhant, shares his push, pull, and persist method to get indecisive clients swiftly to the next stage.

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  The Child's Book of American...

  Mary Stoyell Stimpson

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  In every country there have been certain men and women whose busy lives have made the world better or wiser. The names of such are heard so often that every child should know a few facts about them. It is hoped the very short stories told here may make boys and girls eager to learn more about these famous people. (from the Forward of the text)

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  On This Day: May 4

  Kurt Heintz

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  On This Day: May 4. Daily podcast of historical and noteworthy activity on this calendar day. Haymarket Affair; Nixon and Vietnam; Kent State killings; Ken Livingstone; Al Capone; Peter Minuit; Grammy Awards: Adam Yauch; Greensburg, KS

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  Infantry Warfare 1939–1945 - A...

  Simon Forty, Jonathan Forty

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  The infantry can always be found at the sharp end of the battlefield. You may be able to crush an opponent with armour or artillery, but there’s only one way to take and hold ground and that’s with riflemen – the ‘poor bloody infantry’. And it is the infantrymen of the Second World War – from all sides, Allied and Axis – who are the subject of this highly illustrated history. It uses over 400 wartime photographs plus contemporary documents and other illustrations to show the developments in equipment, training and tactical techniques and to give an insight into the experience of the infantry soldier during the conflict.  Although the infantry were critical to the war effort, their contribution is often overshadowed by the more dramatic roles played by soldiers with more specialized skills – like tank crew, paratroopers and special forces. They also suffered devastating casualties, in particular during the last phase of the war in the west when around 20 per cent of an infantry division’s riflemen were likely to die and over 60 per cent could expect to be wounded. So as well as describing how the infantry fought, the authors look at the motivation which kept them fighting in awful conditions and despite brutal setbacks. The result is a thorough, detailed and revealing portrait of infantry warfare over seventy years ago.

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  My Most Unforgettable Character...

  Reader's Digest

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  From Reader's Digest magazine's popular series, “The Most Unforgettable Character I Ever Met” comes a collection of stories about people who made a big impact on the lives of these contributors. Each individual shares something in common: They struck home in the memory of the storyteller. These figures enriched lives through humor, wisdom, adventure, and affection, possessing a unique regard for humanity, each a gem reflecting its own light. The compilation includes: "A Life to Tell" by Lowell Thomas "The Brain & I" by Jackie Robinson "Lady Chimney Sweep" by Rumer Godden "Rare Benchley" by Marc Connelly "To the Gates of Troy" by Andromache Schliemann Melas "Cole Porter" by George Eells "Old-Timer" by Alex Haley

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