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Biography, War and military biography, Police and military
Half a century after his death, Lt Col. Robert Blair Mayne is still regarded as one of the greatest soldiers… in the history of military special operations. He was the most decorated British soldier of the Second World War, receiving four DSOs, the Croix de Guerre and the Légion d'honneur, and he pioneered tactics used today by the SAS and other special operations units worldwide. Drawing on personal letters and family papers, declassified SAS files and records, together with the Official SAS Diary compiled in wartime and eyewitness accounts from many who served with him, the picture emerges of a soldier who, although a flawed hero, was unquestionably one of the most distinctive combatants of the campaigns in the Western Desert and Europe. 2003, c1987.
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Biography, Politics and government biography, War and military biography, Politics and government, War
Describes Hussein's peasant origins, his rise through the ranks as hit man and intelligence chief to leader of Iraq. Considers… the course of events that led to the invasion of Kuwait and includes a short account of the ensuing war. Bestseller 1990.
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Biography, War and military biography, General non-fiction, Police and military
Marcinko describes his 30-year career in the United States Navy, from basic training through Vietnam to his assignment as commander… of SEAL Team Six, the Navy's counterterrorist unit. Strong language and violence. Followed by "Rogue warrior II: Red Cell". Bestseller 1992.
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Philosophy
Y a-t-il une fatalité du mal ? La vérité est-elle une quête ? Existe- t-il un droit au bonheur ?… Notre civilisation décline-t-elle ? Qu'a- t-on fait de Dieu ? Ce livre d'entretiens avec cinq éminents intellectuels contemporains, Luc Ferry, Alain Finkielkraut, René Girard, Fabrice Hadjadj, Lucien Jerphagnon, livre leurs réponses à ces grandes questions et offre des clés pour comprendre notre monde. Des concepts fondamentaux en des termes simples et lumineux pour entrer dans une meilleure intelligence de notre condition d'homme et tracer un chemin de vie et de bonheur. 2013.
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Biography, War and military biography, Canadian non-fiction, Police and military, World War II
Granatstein's study of life at the top during the Second World War centres on the most senior ranks in the… Canadian Army. Men like Andrew McNaughton, Harold Crerar, Thomas Burns and Guy Simonds had not only to win military campaigns, but also command the sympathies of bureaucrats and powerful politicians. None, however, forgot they were fighting a war, and that their decisions directly affected the lives of Canadian soldiers. 1993.
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Philosophy
The four loves C.S. Lewis distinguishes here are Affection, Friendship, Eros and Charity. He observes how each merges into another,… without losing sight of the necessary and real difference between them. 1960.
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Biography, Politics and government biography, War and military biography, History
Sharifirad was shot down in the Iraqi-Iranian war in the early 1990s, saved by a group of local Kurds, and… eventually returned to Iran where he became a national hero. The Ayatollah sent him to Pakistan as military attaché, but when he returned to Teheran, he was accused of being a CIA spy and was imprisoned, interrogated, and tortured. Upon his release, despite constant surveillance, he resolved to smuggle his family out of the country. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2010.
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Philosophy
The author cuts away symbols and false associations in the search for pure truth and perfect freedom. Through discussions on… suffering, fear, gossip, sex and other topics, Krishnamurti’s quest becomes the reader's, an undertaking of tremendous significance. 1978.
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Biography, War and military biography
Almost 2.5 million Americans have served in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001. C.J. Chivers has reported from both… fronts from the beginning, walking side by side with combatants for more than a dozen years. He describes the experience of war today as it is endured by those most at risk-the camaraderie and profound sense of purpose, alongside courage, frustration, and moral confusion mixed with technical precision. In these remote places where the reason for their presence is sometimes not clear, these young men kill or are killed, facing palpable and often constant threat of ambush or hidden bombs. They repeatedly return, rushing toward danger, often to rescue the wounded in wars that escalate around them as the Pentagon changes doctrines and plans. Weaving a history of the war through troops' experiences, the characters in The Fighters climb into an F-14 cockpit for the opening strikes after the attacks of 9/11, hunt for Osama bin Laden along the Pakistani border, chase insurgent rocket teams with helicopters alongside American bases, face snipers in a hostile city in Anbar Province in Iraq, and engage in deadly counterguerilla warfare in the soaring mountains of the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan. Some suffer terribly. All are changed. They return home, uncertain of their place in the world and what their wars have achieved. 2018.
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Philosophy
While offering readers a useful primer on Existentialism as an animating body of thought, Gordon Marino distills and delivers the… life-altering insights Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Albert Camus, and other Existentialists articulate for becoming more emotionally attuned human beings. 2018.
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Canadian non-fiction, Medicine, Philosophy, Science and technology
As science and technology continue to advance, many moral and ethical questions begin to arise. The author, a leading authority… on medicine, ethics and law, presents an examination of the various ethical concerns human society is currently facing. Addressing everything from cloning to genetically modified foods, this volume illuminates some of the most controversial and pressing issues of our time.
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Philosophy, Religion
English version of the adventures of the great Mesopotamian King of Uruk in the third millennium B.C., including his fruitless… search for immortality and his friendship with Enkidu, the wild man from the hills. Also alludes to the legend of the Flood, agreeing in many details with the Biblical story of Noah. 1977.
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Philosophy, Science and technology
Charles Darwin was unusual in that he was a scientist who wrote for the general reader and this selection contains… passages from his nine most important books. From the "Origin", his explanation of natural selection and his summary of the case for evolution; from "The Descent of Man", human intelligence and morality, and his theory of sex differences; and from "Coral Reefs", the wholly original and still accepted theory of the origin of coral atolls. 1987.
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Adventure and exploration, Biography, War and military biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history
From the dawn of aviation, Canada has produced intrepid pilots of renown. Learning their craft in some of the most… difficult conditions anywhere, many of these flyers became expert pilots, navigators and mechanics. These great Canadians pilots were among the highest-scoring Allied aces of both world wars. 2002.
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Historical biography, Politics and government biography, War and military biography, Journals and memoirs, European history, World War II
When Otto Dietrich was invited in 1933 to become Adolf Hitler's press chief, he accepted with the simple uncritical conviction… that Adolf Hitler was a great man, dedicated to promoting peace and welfare for the German people. At the end of the war, imprisoned and disillusioned, Otto Dietrich sat down to write what he had seen and heard in twelve years of the closest association with Hitler. c2010. Uniform title: 12 Jahre mit Hitler.
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Philosophy
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Philosophy
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Biography, War and military biography
Recalling his coverage of the fortieth anniversary of D-Day in 1984, reporter Brokaw describes World War II veterans as "the… greatest generation any society has produced." Profiles individuals who sacrificed for their country, including Thomas Broderick--who founded the Blinded Veterans Association--and businessman Bob Bush, who lost an eye in a heroic rescue mission. Bestseller. 1998.
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Award winning non-fiction, European history, Law and crime, Philosophy
Drawn from reports, letters, witnesses, and the Nobel Prize winner's own 11-year incarceration at Archipelago. This is an intense portrayal… of the history of the Soviet prison system. Bestseller. 1973. Uniform title: Arkhipelag GULag, 1918-1956.
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Journals and memoirs, History, Poetry, Philosophy, Politics and government
Examines the concepts of secular nationalism and modernity as conceived by Arab intellectuals of Beirut, Baghdad, Damascus, and Cairo. Provides… insights into the Middle East from Arabic sources: fiction, poetry, memoirs, and political commentaries. c1998.