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Author: Concordia International School Hanoi and The Lutheran Academy Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1532048157 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 222
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Facing life-changing crises, a group of adolescents discover choices have consequences. Will they make good choices and thriveor wrong choices and face disaster? Each choice leads to a different journeya different path to life or death. Julia searches the wilds of Alaska to save the boy she loves and discovers her fathers murder. Jackson Dimes finds the powerful Protonitrix and fights to save his girlfriend, his high school, and the world from Daikaiser, a powerful alien invader. Tech geeks, June and Rachel, decide to download a program and find themselves on the edge of nuclear annihilation. Should they delete the program or not? These stories and more lead to action-packed decisions and life-changing consequences.
Author: Concordia International School Hanoi and The Lutheran Academy Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1532048157 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 222
Book Description
Facing life-changing crises, a group of adolescents discover choices have consequences. Will they make good choices and thriveor wrong choices and face disaster? Each choice leads to a different journeya different path to life or death. Julia searches the wilds of Alaska to save the boy she loves and discovers her fathers murder. Jackson Dimes finds the powerful Protonitrix and fights to save his girlfriend, his high school, and the world from Daikaiser, a powerful alien invader. Tech geeks, June and Rachel, decide to download a program and find themselves on the edge of nuclear annihilation. Should they delete the program or not? These stories and more lead to action-packed decisions and life-changing consequences.
Author: Thomas Reed Publisher: Presidio Press ISBN: 0307414620 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 386
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“The Cold War . . . was a fight to the death,” notes Thomas C. Reed, “fought with bayonets, napalm, and high-tech weaponry of every sort—save one. It was not fought with nuclear weapons.” With global powers now engaged in cataclysmic encounters, there is no more important time for this essential, epic account of the past half century, the tense years when the world trembled At the Abyss. Written by an author who rose from military officer to administration insider, this is a vivid, unvarnished view of America’s fight against Communism, from the end of WWII to the closing of the Strategic Air Command, a work as full of human interest as history, rich characters as bloody conflict. Among the unforgettable figures who devised weaponry, dictated policy, or deviously spied and subverted: Whittaker Chambers—the translator whose book, Witness, started the hunt for bigger game: Communists in our government; Lavrenti Beria—the head of the Soviet nuclear weapons program who apparently killed Joseph Stalin; Col. Ed Hall—the leader of America’s advanced missile system, whose own brother was a Soviet spy; Adm. James Stockwell—the prisoner of war and eventual vice presidential candidate who kept his terrible secret from the Vietnamese for eight long years; Nancy Reagan—the “Queen of Hearts,” who was both loving wife and instigator of palace intrigue in her husband’s White House. From Eisenhower’s decision to beat the Russians at their own game, to the “Missile Gap” of the Kennedy Era, to Reagan’s vow to “lean on the Soviets until they go broke”—all the pivotal events of the period are portrayed in new and stunning detail with information only someone on the front lines and in backrooms could know. Yet At the Abyss is more than a riveting and comprehensive recounting. It is a cautionary tale for our time, a revelation of how, “those years . . . came to be known as the Cold War, not World War III.”
Author: Anthony David Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 178607706X Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 159
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‘Highly eloquent, fascinating and deeply compassionate’ Henry Marsh, author of Do No Harm We cannot know how to fix a problem until we understand its causes. But even for some of the most common mental health problems, specialists argue over whether the answers lie in the person’s biology, their psychology or their circumstances. As a cognitive neuropsychiatrist, Anthony David brings together many fields of enquiry, from social and cognitive psychology to neurology. The key for each patient might be anything from a traumatic memory to a chemical imbalance, an unhealthy way of thinking or a hidden tumour. Patrick believes he is dead. Jennifer's schizophrenia medication helped with her voices but did it cause Parkinson’s? Emma is in a coma – or is she just refusing to respond? Drawing from Professor David’s career as a clinician and academic, these fascinating case studies reveal the unique complexity of the human mind, stretching the limits of our understanding.
Author: Stefanie Gaither Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1481449974 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 296
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Violet has lost her memory, and her sense of self—but can she decide who she wants to be in time to save the world? Find out in this sequel to Falls the Shadow, which Kirkus Reviews called perfect “for fans of Divergent and The Hunger Games.” Violet Benson used to know who she was: a dead girl’s clone, with a dead girl’s memories. But after Huxley’s attempt to take over the government left her memories and personality wiped, all she has left is a mission: help the CCA fight back against the rest of Huxley’s deadly clones that are still at large. But when a group of clones infiltrate CCA headquarters, Violet is blamed. Already unsure of where her loyalties should lie, Violet finds herself running away with an unlikely ally: Seth, Jaxon’s unpredictable foster brother. With Seth at her side, Violet begins to learn about a whole new side of her city’s history—and her own. But when she learns the shocking truth about cloning, Violet will have to make a choice—and it may be one that takes her away from everyone she ever loved.
Author: Carol Shaben Publisher: Random House Canada ISBN: 0307360245 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 297
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On an icy night in October 1984, a Piper Navajo commuter plane carrying 9 passengers crashed in the remote wilderness of northern Alberta, killing 6 people. Four survived: the rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop, and the criminal he was escorting to face charges. Despite the poor weather, Erik Vogel, the 24-year-old pilot, was under intense pressure to fly--a situation not uncommon to pilots working for small airlines. Overworked and exhausted, he feared losing his job if he refused to fly. Larry Shaben, the author's father and Canada's first Muslim Cabinet Minister, was commuting home after a busy week at the Alberta Legislature. After Paul Archambault, a drifter wanted on an outstanding warrant, boarded the plane, rookie Constable Scott Deschamps decided, against RCMP regulations, to remove his handcuffs--a decision that profoundly impacted the men's survival. As they fought through the night to stay alive, the dividing lines of power, wealth and status were erased and each man was forced to confront the precious and limited nature of his existence. The survivors forged unlikely friendships and through them found strength and courage to rebuild their lives. Into the Abyss is a powerful narrative that combines in-depth reporting with sympathy and grace to explore how a single, tragic event can upset our assumptions and become a catalyst for transformation.
Author: Amit Kumar Sahoo Publisher: JEC PUBLICATION ISBN: 9358503602 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 99
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"Courageously Embracing the Unknown: As I step into the upcoming year, I resolve to face life's challenges, both its ups and downs, with unwavering courage and determination. In my pursuit of a successful career, I will approach each opportunity as a chance for growth, learning from setbacks and celebrating victories. I commit to setting clear goals, staying focused, and continuously evolving to achieve professional success. Navigating the uncertainties of life, I will embrace the journey, recognizing that challenges are stepping stones to resilience and strength. I'll cultivate a mindset of positivity, turning obstacles into opportunities and setbacks into comebacks. With an open heart and a tenacious spirit, I am prepared to welcome the unknown, confident that every experience will contribute to the person I am becoming. In the face of adversity, I choose to stand tall and resilient. I am ready to make the upcoming year a chapter of triumphs, growth, and the pursuit of a successful and fulfilling career."
Author: Carol Shaben Publisher: Pan Macmillan ISBN: 0230767354 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 330
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Only four men survived the plane crash: The pilot, A politician, A cop . . . And the criminal he was shackled to. On a freezing October night in 1984, a Canadian commuter plane smashed headlong into a high ridge of remote, rugged forest. Among the survivors was a small-time criminal named Paul Archimbault, now free of his handcuffs and the only one to escape the crash uninjured. The only one capable of keeping the other three survivors alive -- should he choose to...
Author: Marguerite Yourcenar Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 0374516669 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 386
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The story of the fate of two cousins in sixteenth century northern France. The younger, sixteen-year-old Henry Maximilian, has set out to become a soldier and a poet. The elder, twenty-two-year-old Zeno, has left the seminary to make himself an alchemist-philosopher.
Author: Nancy Sherman Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0199325286 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 257
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Movies like American Sniper and The Hurt Locker hint at the inner scars our soldiers incur during service in a war zone. The moral dimensions of their psychological injuries--guilt, shame, feeling responsible for doing wrong or being wronged-elude conventional treatment. Georgetown philosophy professor Nancy Sherman turns her focus to these moral injuries in Afterwar. She argues that psychology and medicine alone are inadequate to help with many of the most painful questions veterans are bringing home from war. Trained in both ancient ethics and psychoanalysis, and with twenty years of experience working with the military, Sherman draws on in-depth interviews with servicemen and women to paint a richly textured and compassionate picture of the moral and psychological aftermath of America's longest wars. She explores how veterans can go about reawakening their feelings without becoming re-traumatized; how they can replace resentment with trust; and the changes that need to be made in order for this to happen-by military courts, VA hospitals, and the civilians who have been shielded from the heaviest burdens of war. 2.6 million soldiers are currently returning home from war, the greatest number since Vietnam. Facing an increase in suicides and post-traumatic stress, the military has embraced measures such as resilience training and positive psychology to heal mind as well as body. Sherman argues that some psychological wounds of war need a kind of healing through moral understanding that is the special province of philosophical engagement and listening.
Author: Concordia International School Hanoi and The Lutheran Academy
Author: Concordia International School Hanoi and The Lutheran Academy
Author: Poznanski
Author: Thomas Reed
Author: Anthony David
Author: Stefanie Gaither
Author: Carol Shaben
Author: Amit Kumar Sahoo
Author: Carol Shaben
Author: Marguerite Yourcenar
Author: Nancy Sherman