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10,000 Days of Thunder

Author : Philip Caputo
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442444541
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book 10,000 Days of Thunder written by Philip Caputo and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the war that lasted ten thousand days. The war that inspired scores of songs. The war that sparked dozens of riots. And in this stirring chronicle, Pulitzer Prize- winning journalist Philip Caputo writes about our country's most controversial war -- the Vietnam War -- for young readers. From the first stirrings of unrest in Vietnam under French colonial rule, to American intervention, to the battle at Hamburger Hill, to the Tet Offensive, to the fall of Saigon, 10,000 Days of Thunder explores the war that changed the lives of a generation of Americans and that still reverberates with us today. Included within 10,000 Days of Thunder are personal anecdotes from soldiers and civilians, as well as profiles and accounts of the actions of many historical luminaries, both American and Vietnamese, involved in the Vietnam War, such as Richard M. Nixon, General William C. Westmoreland, Ho Chi Minh, Joe Galloway, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lyndon B. Johnson, and General Vo Nguyen Giap. Caputo also explores the rise of Communism in Vietnam, the roles that women played on the battlefield, the antiwar movement at home, the participation of Vietnamese villagers in the war, as well as the far-reaching impact of the war's aftermath. Caputo's dynamic narrative is highlighted by stunning photographs and key campaign and battlefield maps, making 10,000 Days of Thunder THE consummate book on the Vietnam War for kids.

A Rumor of War

Author : Philip Caputo
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 080504695X
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book A Rumor of War written by Philip Caputo and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1996 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977.

Red Thunder

Author : John Varley
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504063430
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Red Thunder written by John Varley and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The heart-pounding space race is on . . . in this riveting SF thriller” from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of Red Lightning and Rolling Thunder (Publishers Weekly, starred review). As Chinese and US spacecraft compete to be the first to land on Mars, a former astronaut, his cousin, and four teens from Florida decide to take matters into their own hands. If they can quickly build their own space-worthy ship using scrap metal, appliances, and power tools, they have a chance to come from behind—thanks to an inventive new power source that can propel them to the Red Planet within three days. No guts, no glory . . . “Varley’s great strength is in his characterizations, but in Red Thunder he also shows a strong sense of place. . . . If you are willing to simply fantasize about fleeing your office cubicle and becoming a heroic space explorer, this novel will fulfill your wishes.” —The Washington Post “Fast paced . . . Engaging characters.” —Rocky Mountain News “Full of little gems of wit and intelligence.” —Booklist “[A] fun-filled adventure. Varley matches a serious literary style with an outrageous plot, and he’s one of the few writers in the field who could make it work.” —Chronicle

In the Shadows of the Morning

Author : Philip Caputo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493012282
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book In the Shadows of the Morning written by Philip Caputo and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philip Caputo's passion for travel and adventure was inspired by the works of Joseph Conrad, Jack London, and Herman Melville, and through the years this passion led to a rugged writer's life, filled with hair-raising experiences in the jungles of Vietnam, the rubble of Beirut, and the savannas of Africa. In the Shadows of the Morning collects Caputo's essays for the first time, each imbued with the powerful and memorable writing for which he has become so well known. In "The Ahab Complex," Caputo recalls a life-and-death struggle with a majestic giant blue marlin off the coast of Florida whose quarter-ton body "lit up as if a gigantic light had flashed in the water." He recounts his travels in Kenya's largest national park among the only lions to have a natural tendency to stalk and eat human beings, and where the accounts of their gruesome escapades invaded his dreams. In the title piece, he reflects on a harrowing trip down the Alaskan river that nearly claimed his son's life, nature's indifference to human loss, and an evocative account of letting go. In the Shadows of the Morning is a fascinating journey through a lifetime of profound experiences. Adventurers and lovers of great writing will welcome this collection of finely crafted essays by one of America's most gifted writers.

Book of a Thousand Days

Author : Shannon Hale
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408812991
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Book of a Thousand Days written by Shannon Hale and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-05-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a beautiful princess refuses to marry the prince her father has chosen, her father is furious and locks her in a tower. She has seven long years of solitude to think about her insolence. But the princess is not entirely alone - she has her maid, Dashti. Petulant and spoilt, the princess eats the food in their meagre store as if she were still at court, and Dashti soon realises they must either escape or slowly starve. But during their captivity, resourceful Dashti discovers that there is something far more sinister behind her princess's fears of marrying the prince, and when they do break free from the tower, they find a land laid to waste and the kingdom destroyed. They were safe in the tower, now they are at the mercy of the evil prince with a terrible secret. Thrilling, captivating, and a masterful example of storytelling at its best. The princess's maid is a feisty and thoroughly modern heroine, in this wonderfully timeless story.

How Do You Kill 11 Million People?

Author : Andy Andrews
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 0849949904
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book How Do You Kill 11 Million People? written by Andy Andrews and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2012-01-02 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you get away with the murder of 11 million people? The answer is simple—and disturbing. You lie to them. Learn how you can become an informed, passionate citizen who demands honesty and integrity from your leaders. In this nonpartisan New York Times bestselling book, Andy Andrews emphasizes that seeking and discerning the truth is of critical importance, and that believing lies is the most dangerous thing you can do. You’ll be challenged to become a more careful student of the past, seeking accurate, factual accounts of events that illuminate choices our world faces now. By considering how the Nazi German regime was able to carry out over eleven million institutional killings between 1933 and 1945, Andrews advocates for an informed population that demands honesty and integrity from its leaders and from each other. This short, thought-provoking book poses questions like: What happens to a society in which truth is absent? How are we supposed to tell the difference between the “good guys" and the “bad guys”? How does the answer to this question affect our country, families, faith, and values? Does it matter that millions of ordinary citizens aren't participating in the decisions that shape the future of our country? Which is more dangerous: politicians with ill intent, or the too-trusting population that allows such people to lead them? This is a wake-up call: we must become informed, passionate citizens or suffer the consequences of our own ignorance and apathy. We can no longer measure a leader’s worth by the yardsticks provided by the left or the right. Instead, we must use an unchanging standard: the pure, unvarnished truth.

Stealing God's Thunder

Author : Philip Dray
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812968107
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Stealing God's Thunder written by Philip Dray and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2005-12-27 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Dray captures the genius and ingenuity of Franklin’s scientific thinking and then does something even more fascinating: He shows how science shaped his diplomacy, politics, and Enlightenment philosophy.” –Walter Isaacson, author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Today we think of Benjamin Franklin as a founder of American independence who also dabbled in science. But in Franklin’s day, the era of Enlightenment, long before he was an eminent statesman, he was famous for his revolutionary scientific work. Pulitzer Prize finalist Philip Dray uses the evolution of Franklin’s scientific curiosity and empirical thinking as a metaphor for America’s struggle to establish its fundamental values. He recounts how Franklin unlocked one of the greatest natural mysteries of his day, the seemingly unknowable powers of lightning and electricity. Rich in historical detail and based on numerous primary sources, Stealing God’s Thunder is a fascinating original look at one of our most beloved and complex founding fathers.

Boots on the Ground

Author : Elizabeth Partridge
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0670785067
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Boots on the Ground written by Elizabeth Partridge and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ★ "Partridge proves once again that nonfiction can be every bit as dramatic as the best fiction."* America's war in Vietnam. In over a decade of bitter fighting, it claimed the lives of more than 58,000 American soldiers and beleaguered four US presidents. More than forty years after America left Vietnam in defeat in 1975, the war remains controversial and divisive both in the United States and abroad. The history of this era is complex; the cultural impact extraordinary. But it's the personal stories of eight people—six American soldiers, one American military nurse, and one Vietnamese refugee—that create the heartbeat of Boots on the Ground. From dense jungles and terrifying firefights to chaotic helicopter rescues and harrowing escapes, each individual experience reveals a different facet of the war and moves us forward in time. Alternating with these chapters are profiles of key American leaders and events, reminding us of all that was happening at home during the war, including peace protests, presidential scandals, and veterans' struggles to acclimate to life after Vietnam. With more than one hundred photographs, award-winning author Elizabeth Partridge's unflinching book captures the intensity, frustration, and lasting impacts of one of the most tumultuous periods of American history. *Kirkus Reviews, starred review of Marching for Freedom

Dark Summit

Author : Nick Heil
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 030736951X
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Dark Summit written by Nick Heil and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2011-04-13 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air, Nick Heil recounts the harrowing story of the deadly and controversial 2006 climbing season on Everest. In early May 2006, a young British climber named David Sharp lay dying near the top of Mount Everest while forty other climbers walked past him on their way to the summit. A week later, Lincoln Hall, a seasoned Australian climber, was left for dead near the same spot. Hall’s death was reported around the world, but the next day he was found alive after spending the night on the upper mountain with no food and no shelter. If David Sharp’s death was shocking, it was not singular: despite unusually good weather, ten others died attempting to reach the summit that year. In this meticulous inquiry into what went wrong, Nick Heil tells the full story of the deadliest year on Everest since the infamous season of 1996. He introduces Russell Brice, the outfitter who has done more than anyone to provide access to the summit via the mountain’s north side–and who some believe was partially responsible for Sharp’s death. As more climbers attempt the summit each year, Heil shows how increasingly risky expeditions and unscrupulous outfitters threaten to turn Everest into a deadly circus. Written by an experienced climber and outdoor writer, Dark Summit is both a riveting account of a notorious climbing season and a troubling investigation into whether the pursuit of the ultimate mountaineering prize has spiralled out of control.

Boom Town

Author : Sam Anderson
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0804137323
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Boom Town written by Sam Anderson and published by Crown. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant, kaleidoscopic narrative of Oklahoma City—a great American story of civics, basketball, and destiny, from award-winning journalist Sam Anderson NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • NPR • Chicago Tribune • San Francisco Chronicle • The Economist • Deadspin Oklahoma City was born from chaos. It was founded in a bizarre but momentous “Land Run” in 1889, when thousands of people lined up along the borders of Oklahoma Territory and rushed in at noon to stake their claims. Since then, it has been a city torn between the wild energy that drives its outsized ambitions, and the forces of order that seek sustainable progress. Nowhere was this dynamic better realized than in the drama of the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team’s 2012-13 season, when the Thunder’s brilliant general manager, Sam Presti, ignited a firestorm by trading future superstar James Harden just days before the first game. Presti’s all-in gamble on “the Process”—the patient, methodical management style that dictated the trade as the team’s best hope for long-term greatness—kicked off a pivotal year in the city’s history, one that would include pitched battles over urban planning, a series of cataclysmic tornadoes, and the frenzied hope that an NBA championship might finally deliver the glory of which the city had always dreamed. Boom Town announces the arrival of an exciting literary voice. Sam Anderson, former book critic for New York magazine and now a staff writer at the New York Times magazine, unfolds an idiosyncratic mix of American history, sports reporting, urban studies, gonzo memoir, and much more to tell the strange but compelling story of an American city whose unique mix of geography and history make it a fascinating microcosm of the democratic experiment. Filled with characters ranging from NBA superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook; to Flaming Lips oddball frontman Wayne Coyne; to legendary Great Plains meteorologist Gary England; to Stanley Draper, Oklahoma City's would-be Robert Moses; to civil rights activist Clara Luper; to the citizens and public servants who survived the notorious 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building, Boom Town offers a remarkable look at the urban tapestry woven from control and chaos, sports and civics.

The Longest Road

Author : Philip Caputo
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0805094466
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Longest Road written by Philip Caputo and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the author's 2011 road trip from the southernmost to the northernmost points of the United States to experience firsthand the country's diversity and political tensions in the face of a historic economic recession.

Together We Win

Author : Gail Moss, M.Ed., M.S.Ed
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1496944364
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (969 download)

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Download or read book Together We Win written by Gail Moss, M.Ed., M.S.Ed and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-10-06 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First of a kind educational fun book on the Oklahoma basketball team. Written on 2/3rd grade level, Together We Win provides information on team history, interesting facts about players, and fun activities for home and the classroom. It also includes a crossword puzzle, a word-find puzzle, a making words exercise, and comprehension questions.

I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago

Author : Steven Kellogg
Publisher : Turtleback
ISBN 13 : 9780613376761
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago written by Steven Kellogg and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1998-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born about 100 centuries ago, the narrator has seen many things happen since he watched Adam and Eve eat an apple.

Lightning And Thunder Prayer Book

Author : Tella Olayeri
Publisher : GOD'S LINK VENTURES
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (661 download)

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Download or read book Lightning And Thunder Prayer Book written by Tella Olayeri and published by GOD'S LINK VENTURES. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a unique prayer book written to liberate souls from captivity of darkness, and ensure they eat the fruit of their labour. Nothing pains like, after labour one is denied the harvest. I pray, your labour shall not be in vain. Amen. There are powers that are bent to see you work like elephant, but achieve nothing in life. They believe, they have license to do evil, cause havoc and bury destiny of people. They boast about and humiliate people, all in the disguise of they are powerful and unchallengeable. Today, your God shall arise in thunder and lightning to disgrace them and destroy their works. Never again shall they rise the second time. The power they wield shall become nothing before the Lord Almighty. The day is at hand, God will silence the enemy of your destiny. Every structure put in place to disgrace you or sink your destiny shall suddenly collapse. If you use this book with faith and pray the prayer with the aim to conquer and flourish, the Lord shall release lightning and thunder to silence your enemy. Never again shall you be devoured in the spirit. Those assign to devour you shall be devoured. This is the day your enemies will go into exile and never return. Those assign to plunder you shall be plundered, while those who make spoil of you will be despoiled. You are created to be the head and not the tail. The lightning of God shall make open shame of them; the thunder shall strike them naked. The injury and wound inflicted on you shall be healed with Balm of Gilead. This is a wonderful prayer book loaded with prayers that bring forth signs and wonders, miracles and favour. The prayer in this book is Holy Spirit vomited. You can’t afford to miss this book, it is meant for you. Pick it.

Indian Country

Author : Philip Caputo
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307822060
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Indian Country written by Philip Caputo and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-06-13 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indian Country is a sweeping, brave and compassionate story from one of our most acclaimed chroniclers of the Vietnam experience. Christian Starkmann follows his boyhood friend, an Ojibwa Indian called Bonny George, from the wilderness of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where they roamed, hunted and fished in their youths, to the wilderness of Vietnam, where they serve as soldiers in the same platoon. After returning home from the war, his friend buried on the battlefield he left behind, Christian begins to make a life for himself. Yet years later, although he is happily married to June, a good-hearted social worker, and has two daughters, Christian is still fighting--with the searing memories of combat, with the paranoid visions that are clouding his marriage and threatening his career, and most of all with the ghost of Bonny George, who haunts his dreams and presses him to come to terms with a secret so powerful it could destroy everything he has built.

Thud Ridge

Author : Jack Broughton
Publisher : Crecy Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780859791168
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Thud Ridge written by Jack Broughton and published by Crecy Pub. This book was released on 2006 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a special breed of warrior, the fighter-bomber pilot; the story of valiant men who flew the F-105 Thunderchief 'Thud' Fighter-Bomber over the hostile skies of North Vietnam. From the briefing rooms to the bombing runs, Vice-Wing Commander Colonel Jack Broughton, recounts the tragedy and heartache, the high drama and flaming terror, the exhilaration and thrill of life on the edge. He relives the incredible feeling of high-speed, low-level sorties where SAM missiles, flak and MiGs were all in a day's work. The bravery of the pilots and their commitment to each other in times of extreme fear, crisis and catastrophe are highlighted by vivid, fast moving flying sequences. Thud Ridgeis a fascinating and graphic memorial to the courage of the men, the power of their machines and their dedication to their mission.

A Dawn Like Thunder

Author : Robert J. Mrazek
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316040983
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book A Dawn Like Thunder written by Robert J. Mrazek and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2008-12-08 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the great untold stories of World War II finally comes to light in this thrilling account of Torpedo Squadron Eight and their heroic efforts in helping an outmatched U.S. fleet win critical victories at Midway and Guadalcanal. Thirty-five American men -- many flying outmoded aircraft -- changed the course of the war, going on to become the war's most decorated naval air squadron, while suffering the heaviest losses in U.S. naval aviation history. Mrazek paints moving portraits of the men in the squadron, and exposes a shocking cover-up that cost many lives. Filled with thrilling scenes of battle, betrayal, and sacrifice, A Dawn Like Thunder is destined to become a classic in the literature of World War II.