America is a nation that celebrates diversity and freedom of conscience. Yet, as Alexis de Tocqueville observed, democratic times often demand conformity. Nowadays, conformity might be enforced in the name of diversity itself, and go so far as to infringe on the rights of conscience, expression, association, and religious freedom. Americans have recently been confronted by this paradox in various ways, from federal health care mandates, to campus speech codes, to consumer boycotts, to publ...

In the dark days of World War II, a special unit was commissioned made up of the toughest and bravest volunteers the Army had to offer, the unit had only one purpose—to hit first, hit hard, and kill without hesitation. In this, their first mission, they are sent on a mission to North Africa.

The old U.S.S.R. is dead—but new evil has risen from its ashes, calling itself Phoenix Group. Led by a brilliant and obsessed rogue officer, manned by the most dedicated, deadly soldiers of the once all-powerful Soviet secret army.Their plan is to launch a biological weapon attack that will throw the fragile new world order into chaos. Their launching pad: a remote state on the northern frontier of India ruled by a power-hungry warlord. And the only people who could stop them: mari...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What does courage look like when skill, supplies, and hope have all run out? Under the Red Crescent, Charles S. Ryan's memoir of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, finds its answer in his service as an army surgeon at the age of twenty-one. At Plevna he operated beneath a willow tree, amputated without adequate anaesthetic, and watched antiseptics give way to bazaar cloth and cotton-wool alive with maggots. Anyone who has struggled to ...

ZERO HOURDeep below the surface of the South Pacific, the U.S. Navy cargo ship Panjanq floated, delicately suspended above the ocean bottom. The ultra-expert diving team of Cas Bonner and Steve Chaffee and the beautiful, brilliant undersea geologist Napah Gilchrist knew it was there. They also knew that aboard was a weapon triggered to explode the world's hope for peace. They even knew the time that the instrument of global destruction was computer-programmed to be launched on its ...

Original book in ePub format.WITH AN AMBULANCE DURING THE FRANCO-GERMAN WARPersonal Experiences and Adventures with Both Armies 1870-1871by CHARLES E. RYAN, F.R.C.S.I., M.R.C.P.I.Knight of the Order of Louis II, of BavariaNew YorkCharles Scribner's Sons153-157 Fifth Avenue1896Aberdeen University Press.

Two Timeless Classics of****Theosophical literature.These two texts of Charles J. Ryan explore the ways in which both theosophy and yoga base spiritual progress on the deepest possible understanding of the nature of life. Yoga and Yoga Discipline is an excellent look at the yogic philosophies. What is theosophy? explains the interconnectedness of all human beings, the wisdom held in ancient religions and myths, the universal brotherhood and the in...

Does the Theosophical Society teach or recommend what are popularly known as yoga practices such as breath control, the development of psychic powers, or astral traveling, for seekers hungry for spiritual wisdom and who long to help humanity?" This natural question is often asked because it is well known that the Theosophical Movement was founded by Oriental teachers and was associated for a short time with certain demonstrations of occult forces, shown to help break down the rampant scien...

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891), Russian-born Occultist, was co-founder of The Theosophical Society in 1875 and without doubt, the most dynamic woman and the most baffling character of the Nineteenth Century. Madame Blavatsky's major works (Isis Unveiled, The Secret Doctrine, The Key to Theosophy, The Voice of the Silence, etc.) are considered classics in occult and Theosophical literature. Charles Ryan has crafted a penetrating well-researched por...

Testosterone propels our drive for exploration and risk, for competition and creation, and even our survival. The effects of testosterone permeate the traditions, philosophy, and literature of every known culture—without it, the world would be a drastically different place.It also has a role in humanity's darker side, contributing to violence, hubris, poverty, crime, and selfishness. Recent revelations of the science of testosterone show that high levels will deplete compassion and...

This book is dedicated to all the wonderful people who've touched my life in so many ways words can't describe the amazing feeling within me...I'm truly grateful for all the life lessons I've learned throughout the years. Without the presence of a higher power none of this would be possible. To my parents who've raised me separately at different stages in my life, you both did an incredible job and this book is an appreciation to you. With all my heart I thank you. To 2 strangers ( Julie B...

This book addresses the increasingly important subject of ecomedia by critically examining the interconnections between environment, ecology, media forms, and popular culture in the Southeast Asian region, exploring methods such as textual analysis, thematic analysis, content analysis, participatory ethnography, auto ethnography, and semi-structured interviewing. It is divided into four sections: I. Activism, Environment, and Indigeneity; II. Political, Ecologies and Urban Spaces; III. Nar...