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At the Sharp End Volume One

Author : Tim Cook
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 073523311X
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book At the Sharp End Volume One written by Tim Cook and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive history of Canadians in WWI in forty years, and already hailed as the definitive work on Canadians in the Great War, At the Sharp End covers the harrowing early battles of 1914—16. Tens of thousands, and then hundreds of thousands, died before the generals and soldiers found a way to break the terrible stalemate of the front. Based on eyewitness accounts detailed in the letters of ordinary soldiers, Cook describes the horrible struggle, first to survive in battle, and then to drive the Germans back. At the Sharp End provides both an intimate look at the Canadian men in the trenches and an authoritative account of the slow evolution in tactics, weapons, and advancement. Featuring never-before-published photographs, letters, diaries, and maps, this recounting of the Great War through the soldiers' eyes is moving, engaging, and thoroughly engrossing.

The Sharp End of Life

Author : Dierdre Wolownick
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1680512439
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book The Sharp End of Life written by Dierdre Wolownick and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wife and mother. Teacher and musician. Marathoner and rock climber. At 66, Dierdre Wolownick-Honnold became the oldest woman to climb El Capitan in Yosemite--and in The Sharp End of Life: A Mother’s Story, she shares her intimate journey, revealing how her climbing achievement reflects a broader story of courage and persistence. Dierdre grew up under the watchful eyes of a domineering mother and realized early on that her parents’ plans for her future weren’t what she wanted for herself. Later, what seemed like a storybook romance brought escape, with new experiences and eye-opening travel, but she quickly discovered that her husband was not the happy-go-lucky man he had first appeared. Adapting as best she could, Dierdre juggled work and raising two young children, encouraging them to be fearlessly confident. She noted with delight how her “little lady” Stasia took it upon herself to look out for her baby brother, and watched in amazement as Alex (Honnold of "Free Solo" fame) started climbing practically before he could crawl. After years of struggle in her marriage and her ultimate divorce, Dierdre found inspiration in her now-adult children’s passions, as well as new depths within herself. At Stasia’s urging, she took up running at age 54 and soon completed several marathons. Then at age 58, Alex led her on her first rock climbs. A world of friendship and support suddenly opened up to her within the climbing “tribe,” culminating in her record-setting ascent of El Cap with her son. From confused young wife and busy but lonely mother to confident middle-aged athlete, Dierdre brings the reader along as she finds new strength, happiness, and community in the outdoors--and a life of learning, acceptance, and spirit.

The Sharp End

Author : David Drake
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1618241117
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book The Sharp End written by David Drake and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 1993-11-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gangs rule Cantilucca. Two syndicates dominate the planet. Guns are the only law. Both sides are arming for a bloody showdown that can only end with a handful of survivors sifting for subsistence in the ruins of what could be a rich world. Then the survey team arrives . . . David Drake introduces a new kind of Hammer's Slammer. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Safety at the Sharp End

Author : Dr Margaret Crichton
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1472424018
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (724 download)

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Download or read book Safety at the Sharp End written by Dr Margaret Crichton and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Safety at the Sharp End is a general guide to the theory and practice of non-technical skills for safety. It covers the identification, training and evaluation of non-technical skills and has been written for use by individuals who are studying or training these skills on CRM and other safety or human factors courses. The material is also suitable for undergraduate and post-experience students studying human factors or industrial safety programmes.

Sharp Ends

Author : Joe Abercrombie
Publisher : Orbit
ISBN 13 : 0316390801
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book Sharp Ends written by Joe Abercrombie and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharp Ends is the ultimate collection of award winning tales and exclusive new short stories from the master of grimdark fantasy, Joe Abercrombie. Violence explodes, treachery abounds, and the words are as deadly as the weapons in this rogue's gallery of side-shows, back-stories, and sharp endings from the world of the First Law. The Union army may be full of bastards, but there's only one who thinks he can save the day single-handed when the Gurkish come calling: the incomparable Colonel Sand dan Glokta. Curnden Craw and his dozen are out to recover a mysterious item from beyond the Crinna. Only one small problem: no one seems to know what the item is. Shevedieh, the self-styled best thief in Styria, lurches from disaster to catastrophe alongside her best friend and greatest enemy, Javre, Lioness of Hoskopp. And after years of bloodshed, the idealistic chieftain Bethod is desperate to bring peace to the North. There's only one obstacle left -- his own lunatic champion, the most feared man in the North: the Bloody-Nine . . .

The Sharp End

Author : John Ellis
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781845136765
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book The Sharp End written by John Ellis and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an account of the experience of the combat soldier based upon first-hand testimony from men who fought in the British, Commonwealth and American armies in all arms and on all fronts in World War II.

Vimy

Author : Tim Cook
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735233179
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Vimy written by Tim Cook and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner of the 2018 JW Dafoe Book Prize Longlisted for British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction 2018 Runner-up for the 2018 Templer Medal Book Prize Finalist for the 2018 Ottawa Book Awards A bold new telling of the defining battle of the Great War, and how it came to signify and solidify Canada’s national identity Why does Vimy matter? How did a four-day battle at the midpoint of the Great War, a clash that had little strategic impact on the larger Allied war effort, become elevated to a national symbol of Canadian identity? Tim Cook, Canada’s foremost military historian and a Charles Taylor Prize winner, examines the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the way the memory of it has evolved over 100 years. The operation that began April 9, 1917, was the first time the four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together. More than 10,000 Canadian soldiers were killed or injured over four days—twice the casualty rate of the Dieppe Raid in August 1942. The Corps’ victory solidified its reputation among allies and opponents as an elite fighting force. In the wars’ aftermath, Vimy was chosen as the site for the country’s strikingly beautiful monument to mark Canadian sacrifice and service. Over time, the legend of Vimy took on new meaning, with some calling it the “birth of the nation.” The remarkable story of Vimy is a layered skein of facts, myths, wishful thinking, and conflicting narratives. Award-winning writer Tim Cook explores why the battle continues to resonate with Canadians a century later. He has uncovered fresh material and photographs from official archives and private collections across Canada and from around the world. On the 100th anniversary of the event, and as Canada celebrates 150 years as a country, Vimy is a fitting tribute to those who fought the country’s defining battle. It is also a stirring account of Canadian identity and memory, told by a masterful storyteller.

Girls with Sharp Sticks

Author : Suzanne Young
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1534426159
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Girls with Sharp Sticks written by Suzanne Young and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Enough plot twists to give a reader whiplash.” —Cosmopolitan From New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young comes the start of a thrilling, subversive new series about a girls-only boarding school with a terrifying secret and the friends who will stop at nothing to protect each other. Some of the prettiest flowers have the sharpest thorns. The Girls of Innovations Academy are beautiful and well-behaved—it says so on their report cards. Under the watchful gaze of their Guardian, they receive a well-rounded education that promises to make them better. Obedient girls, free from arrogance or defiance. Free from troublesome opinions or individual interests. But the girls’ carefully controlled existence may not be quite as it appears. As Mena and her friends uncover the dark secrets of what’s actually happening there—and who they really are—the girls of Innovations Academy will learn to fight back. Bringing the trademark plot twists and high-octane drama that made The Program a bestselling and award-winning series, Suzanne Young launches a new series that confronts some of today’s most pressing ethical questions.

Shock Troops

Author : Tim Cook
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735233101
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Shock Troops written by Tim Cook and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shock Troops follows the Canadian fighting forces during the titanic battles of Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, and the Hundred Days campaign. Through the eyes of the soldiers who fought and died in the trenches on the Western Front, and based on newly uncovered Canadian, British, and German archival sources, Cook builds on Volume I of his national bestseller, At the Sharp End. The Canadian fighting forces never lost a battle during the final 2 years of the war, and although they paid a terrible price in the killing fields of the Great War, they were indeed, as British Prime Minister David Lloyd George exclaimed, the shock troops of the Empire.

Gears of War 3

Author : Karen Traviss
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781401236953
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book Gears of War 3 written by Karen Traviss and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the sinking of the Jacinto at the conclusion of Volume 2,the Gears have fled to the island of Vectes where they struggle to defend thelast remnants of humankind from The Stranded and a new menace, The Lambent- a deadly, mutating lifeform.

One Move Too Many...

Author : Volker Schoeffl
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781892540973
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book One Move Too Many... written by Volker Schoeffl and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Sharp End

Author : James R. Davis
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781550545883
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book The Sharp End written by James R. Davis and published by Douglas & McIntyre Limited. This book was released on 1997 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gunnison Rock

Author : Leo Malloy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781892540508
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Gunnison Rock written by Leo Malloy and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Shelf Road Rock

Author : Rick Thompson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781954040007
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Shelf Road Rock written by Rick Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Spearfish Canyon

Author : Mikel Cronin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781892540751
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Spearfish Canyon written by Mikel Cronin and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Green Tree in Gedde

Author : Alan Sharp
Publisher : Signet Book
ISBN 13 : 9780451029089
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Green Tree in Gedde written by Alan Sharp and published by Signet Book. This book was released on 1965 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Necessary War, Volume 1

Author : Tim Cook
Publisher : Penguin Canada
ISBN 13 : 014319304X
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Necessary War, Volume 1 written by Tim Cook and published by Penguin Canada. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Co-winner of the 2014-2015 Charles P. Stacey Award Tim Cook, Canada’s leading war historian, ventures deep into World War Two in this epic two-volume story of heroism and horror, of loss and longing, sacrifice and endurance. Written in Cook’s compelling narrative style, this book shows in impressive detail how soldiers, airmen, and sailors fought—the evolving tactics, weapons of war, logistics, and technology. It gauges Canadian effectiveness against the skilled enemy whom they confronted in battlefields from 1939 to 1943, from the sweltering heat of Sicily to the frigid North Atlantic, and from the urban warfare of Ortona to the dark skies over Germany. The Necessary War examines the equally important factors of morale, discipline, and fortitude of the Canadian citizen-soldiers. The war was an engine of transformation for Canada. With a population of fewer than twelve million, Canada embraced its role as an arsenal of democracy, exporting war supplies, feeding its allies, and raising a million-strong armed forces that served and fought in nearly every theatre of war. The nation was mobilized like never before in the fight to preserve the liberal democratic order. The six-year-long exertion caused disruption, provoked nationwide industrialization, ushered in changes to gender roles, exacerbated the tension between English and French, and forged a new sense of Canadian identity. Canadians were willing to bear almost any burden and to pay the ultimate price in the pursuit of victory. As with his award-winning two-volume series on WWI, Tim Cook uses original sources, letters from soldiers, rare documents, and maps of battlefields to illustrate the contributions and sacrifices made by what is often called the greatest generation. Magisterial in its scope, The Necessary War illuminates Canada’s past as never before. From the Western Front to the home front, Canadians served many roles in a war that had to be fought and won.