In honor of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of one of the most critical battles of World War II, Martha MacCallum pays tribute to the heroic men who sacrificed their lives in the fight to win Iwo Jima.
Biography
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Author:Drez, Ronald J., MacCallum, MarthaSummary: - Author:Collins, LilySummary:
As young women, there are many topics we just don't talk about: our bodies, our relationships, our greatest fears. Actress Lily Collins wants to put an end to that. She wants open, honest conversation about the things we all...
- Author:HOLMES a`COURT, Ethnee`Summary:
Mother of Robert Holmes a` Court recounts her life.
- Author:Tomlinson, Sarah, Glazer, JaySummary:
Jay Glazer shares insights gleaned from his fight through depression and anxiety, providing a relentless, unapologetic, and no-nonsense approach to overcoming your self-doubts, fears, and excuses.
- Author:Karnazes, DeanSummary:
Karnazes reveals the mind-boggling adventures of his nonstop treks through the hell of Death Valley, the incomprehensible frigidity of the South Pole, and the breathtaking beauty of the mountains and canyons of the Sierra Nevada.
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Author:Sheff, NicSummary:Drug addict Nic Sheff always believed he could quit whenever he needed to, until a violent relapse one summer convinced him otherwise. Here is his raw, compelling story of the depths of addiction and the road to recovery.
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Author:Albom, MitchSummary:Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make...
- Author:BICKEL, LennardSummary:
The story of Louis Braille, born in France in 1809, and his struggle amid harsh conditions to perfect a code of raised dots punched through sheets of paper, to fashion an alphabet that opened the world of learning to the blind.
- Author:McPherson, James M.Summary:
James M. McPherson explores how Abraham Lincoln--struggling with feckless generals, fickle masses, and his own fearful demons--expanded the role of Commander in Chief amidst a war that defined him.
- Author:Kidd, Sue MonkSummary:
The authors describe their introspective journeys to Greece and France, during which they reconnected while Sue grappled with midlife challenges and writer's block and Ann struggled with heartbreak and post-college career questions.
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Author:Watson, AllisonSummary:When Allison Watson awoke that day, she knew she was in a hospital bed. That's all. She had no idea how much time had passed since she had seen her family. When she tried to focus, her vision was blurry, and when she tried to wave...
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Author:Ozzi, Dan, Grace, Laura JaneSummary:Illuminated by Laura Jane's never-before-published journal entries, Tranny reveals the struggles and victories that Laura Jane Grace, the lead singer of the cult punk rock band Against Me!, experienced in her quest for gender transition...
- Author:Macpherson, MargaretSummary:
In this challenging memoir about her formative years in Yellowknife in the '60s and '70s, author Margaret Macpherson lays bare her own white privilege, her multitude of unexamined microaggressions, and how her childhood was shaped by...
- Author:Baker, G. Blaine, Janda, RichardSummary:
Gerald Le Dain (1924-2007) was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1984. This collectively written biography traces fifty years of his steady, creative, and conciliatory involvement with military service, the legal academy,...
- Author:Patrick CôtéSummary:
Un homme ordinaire doué d'une détermination extraordinaire! Loin de se contenter uniquement de raconter ses exploits personnels et professionnels, l'auteur nous fait des suggestions concrètes qu'il accompagne de ses...
- Author:Simpson, JoeSummary:
The author relates his nearly fatal adventures mountaineering in the Andes, adventures that included a fall into a crevice, broken limbs, and return to safety.
- Author:BYRNE, GeraldineSummary:
The story of the Kilfoyles, cousins of the Duracks, who played a part in the overland cattle drive from Queensland to the mouth of the Ord River.
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Author:Gillmor, DonSummary:An eloquent and haunting exploration of suicide in which one of Canada's most gifted writers attempts to understand why his brother took his own life. Which leads him to another powerful question: Why are boomers killing themselves at a...
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Author:Newman, JudithSummary:When Judith Newman shared the story of how Apple's electronic personal assistant, Siri, helped her son who has autism, Gus, in her New York Times Op-Ed column, she received widespread media attention and an outpouring of affection from...
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Author:Lester, JuliusSummary:A compilation, selected from various sources and arranged chronologically, of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century.
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