6/25/2023 0 Comments Okay Okay by Fred Krebsbach![]() After becoming injured and returning from the hospital he gave up the M-60 to become a squad leader for Special Forces. Sent into combat as an M-60 machine gunner, for almost seven months Fred faced danger from booby traps, enemy combatants, and the jungle itself. This turned out to be a life-changing, maybe even life-saving, decision. He figured it was worth a shot and chose his First Communion rosary. Read full overviewīefore leaving for Vietnam, twenty-one year old Fred Krebsbach received a piece of advice from his uncle: carry something with you into combat that will give you comfort in a time of need. He figured it was worth a shot and chose his First Communion. ![]() Before leaving for Vietnam, twenty-one year old Fred Krebsbach received a piece of advice from his uncle: carry something with you into combat that will give you comfort in a time of need. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Enter “Lincoln, Abraham” into a subject search in the online catalog to locate these works.Ī number of titles on this list are broader works which include sections or chapters on Lincoln. Also included are works about the Lincoln family and the men and women who conspired to take his life.Īdditional juvenile materials on Abraham Lincoln can be found in the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections, the Center for Children’s Books, and the University Laboratory High School Library. This guide offers a list of fiction and non-fiction resources covering everything from Lincoln’s presidency and assassination to monuments in his honor and sightings of his ghost. The details of his political and personal life have been scrutinized by scholars and historians, and devoured by a fascinated public. presidents have garnered as much attention as Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln Memorials, Monuments, and Holidaysįew U.S. ![]() Illinois Years and Early Political Career.S-Collection Home > Find Children’s Books > S-Collection Bibliographies > Abraham Lincoln > Bibliography of Abraham Lincoln Resources ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments The Tao Of Dating by Ali Binazir![]() Some of you sleep with a copy of it in your pillowcase, even thought it makes the pillow lumpy. Some of you have memorized entire passages. Some of you have gotten copies of the book for a dozen friends. Some of you have listened to the audiobook over 20 times. We’re going to start with a contest to find out who the biggest Tao of Dating fans are out there. ![]() ![]() So I’m designating this month as Community Building Month. So the other day I was reading something that said it’s nice to have fans, but it’s great to have a community. Win Dr Ali’s Kindle Library: The Tao of Dating Superfan Contest (for the ladies only) I mean, it’s possible that there’s some guy out who’s really hankering for a version of you that’s sleep-deprived, out of shape, mentally unbalanced, and dissatisfied at work, but it’s not terribly likely, y’know? Why do you think half the book is about yoga, meditation, mindfulness, gratitude and other happiness practices? It’s not like someone can date one aspect of you while leaving out the other ones. But The Tao of Dating has always been about the whole person anyway, because dating brings into play all of who you are. ![]() To be fair, the talk is not entirely about dating. ![]() The other four are Life Purpose, Sleep, Mind Management, and Exercise. The first of the five pillars is Intimate Relationships. A few months ago, I gave a TEDx talk (third one!) at TEDx Echo Park entitled Happiness Engineering: The Five Pillars of Authentic Success. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Rolf carle eva luna![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With this understanding of the characters and their motivations, it becomes possible to discover Allende’s unconscious symbols and illustrations of her own neurosis.ĭespite his dysfunctional upbringing, Rolf Carle becomes a successful journalist, much like Allende herself prior to her career as an author. Their characters are constructed gradually from their birth into adulthood, allowing every aspect of their desires and anxieties to be explored. Her story is entered around Eva Luna and her eventual partner, Rolf Carle, who both come from dysfunctional homes. Eva Luna, written by Isabelle Allende, is comprised of complex characters that each have their own histories, that are described in depth through their childhood and actions within the story, demonstrating the talent of Isabelle Allende herself. The primary ideal of a psychoanalytic reading is that literary texts are similar to dreams because they are both manifestations of a person’s psyche, and can be analysed in order to discover the author’s unconscious meanings. ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments Crux by Ramez Naam![]() ![]() A double-edged vision of the post-human." The world will never be the same.įile Under : Science Fiction Ī strong, exciting, and intellectually stimulating sequel. The first blows in the war between human and posthuman have been struck. But to do so, he’ll need to stay alive and ahead of his pursuers.Īnd in Shanghai, a posthuman child named Ling Shu will go to dangerous and explosive lengths to free her uploaded mother from the grip of Chinese authorities. Kade knows he must stop the terrorists misusing Nexus before they ignite a global war between human and posthuman. In Vietnam, Kade and Feng are on the run from bounty hunters seeking the price on Kade’s head, from the CIA, and from forces that want to use the back door Kade has built into Nexus 5. But when forces threaten to tear her new family apart, Sam will stop at absolutely nothing to protect the ones she holds dear. In Thailand, Samantha Cataranes has found peace and contentment with a group of children born with Nexus in their brains. In Washington DC, a government scientist, secretly addicted to Nexus, uncovers more than he wants to know about the forces behind the assassinations, and finds himself in a maze with no way out. In the United States, the terrorists – or freedom fighters – of the Post-Human Liberation Front use Nexus to turn men and women into human time bombs aimed at the President and his allies. The world is a different, more dangerous place. Six months have passed since the release of Nexus 5. ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments Paolini the inheritance cycle![]() ![]() While they may not be current, the different shows, movies, books and more that we cover will enchant you in ways you may not have imagined.įollow me on this journey of magic, Elves, royalty, war, love, violence, and passion as I tangle myself in the roots of the Menoa Tree, ending with a moving and well-paced finale to the tetralogy. ![]() In this iteration of Subjectify Media’s Third Thursday Throwbacks, our team continues to discover media of the past that catches our interest and is deemed worthy talking about again. ![]() Stemming from the prodigious teenage mind of Paolini, the series was often compared to the formula the Star Wars series crafted. The 2002 smash hit novel Eragon followed the titular farm boy character as the teenager came into his own as a Dragon Rider. Christopher Paolini’s fantasy Dragon series Inheritance Cycle was a rocky roller coaster of ups and downs, tracking the author’s growth as an artist and adult. ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments Nettleblack by Nat Reeve![]() ![]() ![]() Is the world she’s lost in also a place she can find herself? As the net starts to close around Henry, the new people in her life seem to offer her a way out, and a way forward. Assailed by strange feelings for her new colleague - the tomboyish, moody Septimus - Henry quickly sees that she’s lost in a small rural town with surprisingly big problems.Īnd to make things worse, sinister forces threaten to expose her as the missing Nettleblack sister. But the Division soon finds itself under siege from a spate of crimes and must fight for its very survival. Desperate to hide from her older sisters, Henry disguises herself and enlists. Having run away from her family home to escape an arranged marriage, Welsh heiress Henry Nettleblack finds herself ambushed, robbed, and then saved by the mysterious Dallyangle Division - part detective agency, part neighbourhood watch. ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments I Am Elle by Ditter Kellen![]() ![]() To my beautiful friend, Cathe Green, who held my hand and cracked the whip when I needed it. Please store your files wisely where they cannot be accessed by underaged readers. This e-book is for sale to adults ONLY as defined by the laws of the country in which you made your purchase. This e-book contains graphic scenes and adult language that may be considered offensive to some readers. While reference might be made to actual historical events or existing locations, the names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales are entirely coincidental. Published in the United States of America. Any person depicted in the licensed material is a model. Image/art disclaimer: Licensed material is being used for illustrative purposes only. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author's rights. ![]() No part of this e-book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without prior written permission from Ditter Kellen. This copy is intended for the original purchaser of this e-book ONLY. ![]() ![]() Subscribe to Ditter’s Newsletter for free books, new release alerts, and contest opportunities!Īll rights reserved. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In Part 3, she wraps up with poems about her family roots. ![]() She recalls some of the many stories she’s heard during school visits from boys and girls who survived rape and sexual abuse and calls out censorship that has prevented some speaking engagements. Part 2 takes readers through her journey as a published author and National Book Award finalist. Part 1 begins with her father’s lifelong struggle as a World War II veteran, her childhood and rape at 13 by a boy she liked, the resulting downward spiral, her recovery during a year as an exchange student in Denmark, and the dream that gave her Melinda, Speak’s (1999) protagonist. The award-winning author, who is also a rape survivor, opens up in this powerful free-verse memoir, holding nothing back. “This is the story of a girl who lost her voice and wrote herself a new one.” ![]() 6/22/2023 0 Comments Scars of sweet paradise![]() While it is true that Janis defied gender norms, experimented with drugs, and associated with the key musical acts of the era, her goals, music, and lifestyle did not exactly square with the overall counterculture ethos, or at least, that is, how that ethos is commonly remembered. ![]() ![]() However, painting Joplin as the counterculture’s icon is slightly misguided. Biographers of Janis labeled her the “darling of the counterculture,” calling her the “first counterculture pinup girl,” and said that her “entourage and the milieu it reflected was set operative in ambiance of common beliefs and values endemic to the counterculture mentality.” Indeed, Janis’s no-holds-barred personality appeared to embody the liberated spirit and style of Sixties youth. Dying at the young age of 27, Janis’s overdose seemed symbolic of a larger death that America experienced at the end of the Sixties-the death of the counterculture. Her death was the last in a series of events that pointed to the dark side of the hippie movement: the Manson murders, the concert at Altamont, the massacre at Kent State, the passing of Jimi Hendrix. ![]() In October 1970, famed singer and performer Janis Joplin died in her hotel room of a heroin overdose. ![]() |