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True Faith and Allegiance: An American Paratrooper and the 1972 Battle for An Loc is an intimate and compelling account of the most brutal infantry warfare and is also a critique of the mishandling of America's departure from Indochina. An unintended consequence of Washington's stampede to get out of Indochina was an upsurge in combat on a scale not seen before in Vietnam, peaking with the Easter Offensive of 1972.

Your Financial Future Deserves the Fast LaneSpeed matters. When we stagnate or stall, we feel frustrated and anxious—especially when it comes to wealth. Pre-packaged, cookie-cutter plans are designed to move slowly, delaying your dreams. Life is too short, so why wait to start living the life you want? After growing up in poverty and living in fear, Certified Financial Planner and author Scott Jarred broke free and found a proven path to financial freedom. Over twenty years ago, he left corporate America to build Invst, a company committed to making money work for people.

Too many of us struggle with anxiety over money. Income, debt, career, lifestyle, taxes, and so much more put pressure on your dollars. Anxiety leads to poor decisions, poor health, strained relationships, and distraction from what you really want for your life. The good news is author Scott Jarred is here to help. In FutureHack!, he shows you how you can achieve your goals and dreams and hack your financial future and reach your full financial potential.

In this lively study of both modern film and stage productions of Shakespeare, Samuel Crowl provides fascinating insights into the ways in which these productions have been influenced by one another as well as by contemporary developments in critical approaches to Shakespeare's plays. Written in a style which places a premium on capturing the vivid and often dazzling moments of stage and film performances of Shakespeare, Crowl's study will be of interest to the avid film and theatergoer as well as to the scholar and student.

Do you ever experience overwhelming fears and after it passes wonder why you were so paralyzed by it? Well, if so, you have what is called a phobia. Phobias are debilitating in nature, they can ruin your life, affect your relationships, and cause the sufferer to feel there is no solution to their problem. In Overcoming Your Fears and Phobias, there are no long boring lectures to listen to, there is no technical jargon or geek language, just plain and simply the key information you need to get started today to let go of your fear or phobias.

In these four riveting tales, Carter takes a classic of science fiction - the time-travel story - into surprising new territory. A man finds a room where time doesn't pass in the spellbinding "The Time of His Life". When a scientist becomes the first person to time travel, "The Time Traveler's Wife" refuses to be left behind in this touching tale. A salesman on the road has a chance encounter with a girl who gives him a glimpse of his "Happy Time", a better life that might have been. And in "Static in a Still House", a garage sale hunter finds a baby monitor tuned into the future.

Is theater really dead? Does the theater, as its champions insist, really provide a more intimate experience than film? If so, how have changes in cinematic techniques and technologies altered the relationship between stage and film? What are the inherent limitations of representing three-dimensional spaces in a two-dimensional one, and vice versa? American Drama in the Age of Film examines the strengths and weaknesses of both the dramatic and cinematic arts to confront the standard arguments in the film-versus-theater debate.

After being hit by a car and left for dead on the streets of Greece, I was rescued by my heroine and first love, Ermioni. With broken bones and open wounds so severe my flesh was beginning to rot, the only option was to amputate my leg. Ermioni nursed me back to health, and I lived for a time at the Diasozo Animal Rescue shelter. However, I was becoming depressed, as the healthier dogs were pushing me out of the way when there was food to be had. My guardian angel continued to look out for me and share my story on social media all around the world, until I found my own Mama and Papa.

De zomers van eind jaren zestig staan op ploffen door een broeierige vochtigheid. De prachtige hutten van de Grijze Duinen zijn tot de nok gevuld met mensen, klaar om alles te beleven wat de warme zomer voor hen in petto heeft. Maar sommigen krijgen meer dan ze hadden verwacht. De sensualiteit en spanning van de schaars geklede zomerlichamen doordringen de lucht aan de Noordzee. De mensen in de hutten worden verleid tot nieuwe ervaringen van romantiek, seks en hete zomeravonden.

Animation is everywhere - from the Internet to the silver screen - and due to the rapid growth of animation in virtually every field and industry, so are animation jobs. Fueled by the worldwide explosion of film and television productions, new and original animated films, and apps and videos for mobile computing devices, the fields of animation and special effects, video games, and e-learning are all expected to grow.

The Last Three Days of Paul is the first book in the trilogy Thy Kingdom Come. The book is historical fiction, built around historical first century events. The author helps his listeners understand the struggles of the Apostle Paul as he labors to establish a new unproven religion called Christianity.

Unbeknownst to anyone, somewhat-unhappy and never-quite-fitting-in 10-year-old Eddie Albert can speak to animals, including his pet dog Butch, his hamster and his two goldfish (who claim they were once pirates). But when Eddie is sent to stay with his eccentric aunt in Amsterdam, he discovers that she too has this gift.... So begins a breathless cosmopolitan comic crime adventure, as Eddie, Aunt Budge, his new friend Flo and a whole gang of amazing animals take on the most dastardly villain Amsterdam has ever seen, in a desperate race against time to save one of their own.

Thirty years after serving in World War II, middle-aged Rob’s holiday plans see an unforeseen change that leads him on a coach tour of Italy. Struggling with post-war PTSD and depression, he reluctantly agrees to the journey - and sparks a dream that plunges him into long-stifled memories. Set in Europe, Sue Parritt’s Feed Thy Enemy is an account of courage and compassion in the face of trauma.

Nothing exciting ever happened to Melissa Berkley. It was time to try to change that, she thought. She stood on the stern of the ship looking out at the horizon. Most of the other passengers stayed inside, or sat on the deck chairs with something to read. Melissa had something to read herself, even if it was just a short note on a post card that read: "To whomever finds this bottle: I dropped it overboard in the middle of Lake Michigan on this, the third day of September 1997. If you find it, please mail this post card back to me and let me know where you found it."

Penelope was a plain, unassuming woman that nobody noticed. Her job was going nowhere. Enter Debbie, her new co-worker at the insurance company where Penelope had gone unnoticed for nearly three years. Debbie's going places in the company, and fast. Why? Because she saved her money and got breast implants. Once Penelope saw what those implants did for Debbie, she decided to have the operation herself. One way or another, she would get noticed. Be careful what you wish for, Penelope. Attention may not be all that it's cracked up to be.

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How is it that we came to be here? The search for answers to that question has preoccupied humans for millennia. Scientists have sought clues in the genes of living things; in the physical environments of Earth, from mountaintops to the depths of the ocean; in the chemistry of this world and those nearby; in the tiniest particles of matter; and in the deepest reaches of space. In Islands of the Cosmos, Dale A. Russell traces a path from the dawn of the universe to speculation about our future on this planet.

If you’re constantly being told to “settle on one thing,” informed that you should “finish what you start”, and fed that biggest of lies, “Jack of All Trades, Master of None”, The Leonardo Trait is for you. If you are ready to embrace your creative nature, focus on all your interests in a way that works for you, and become a Jack of all Trades and master of ALL, The Leonardo Trait audiobook is for you.