It is 1939. The Nazi invasion of Poland has started World War II. Three ordinary, decent, young Germans join the elite Nazi force, the SS. Johann Helmuth. a Bavarian farmer's son, does so primarily to please his authoritarian, anti-semitic father, but also out of a vague sense of patriotism and a need to belong to a larger group. Herbert Winkler's father runs a small automobile repair shop in a village in the mountains of the former Austria. The son is a confirmed Nazi, willing to sacrific...

It is 1939. The Nazi invasion of Poland has started World War II. Three ordinary, decent, young Germans join the elite Nazi force, the SS. Johann Helmuth. a Bavarian farmer's son, does so primarily to please his authoritarian, anti-semitic father, but also out of a vague sense of patriotism and a need to belong to a larger group. Herbert Winkler's father runs a small automobile repair shop in a village in the mountains of the former Austria. The son is a confirmed Nazi, willing to sacrific...

It was Britains most humiliating intelligence disaster of World War II. The newly established Special Operations Executive (SOE) dropped fifty-three agents during 1941 and 1942 into the Nazi-occupied Netherlands. Their mission was to aid the Dutch underground as part of Winston Churchills plan to set Europe ablaze. However, Dutch resistance was thoroughly penetrated by German counter-intelligence. In spite of repeated security warnings including one by SOEs own chief encoder, Leo Marks, ag...

Anne grew up in an abusive home, leading to severe depression and a determination to do better as a mother. One of her sons wants a dog from the time he is a baby; Anne very much does not. For years she appeases him with creatures who live in cages and tanks, but on his tenth birthday she can no longer say no—and she proceeds to fall in love with their new four-legged family member, Mattie. Then Mattie dies a sudden and tragic death, and Anne feels herself begin to sink back into depressio...

A Fun Look at God's Special BookKids love stories, especially ones that rhyme, and they adore colorful pictures too. Combine those kid-friendly elements with Bible truth and watch their faith grow.Help your child engage with God's Word with this unique picture book that takes them on a journey all the way from Genesis to Revelation. Rather than seeing the Bible as a series of unrelated stories, your child will experience God's plan from beginning to end and...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 251 thru 260 - Ten Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60sMr. Meek–Musketeer by Clifford D. SimakSlave of Eternity by Roger D. AycockThe Spy in the Elevator by Donald E. WestlakeA Hitch in Time by Frederik PohlThe Abandoned of Yan by Donald F. DaleyMr. Meek Plays Polo by Clifford D. SimakGangway for Homer by George R. HahnThe Enormous Word by William Oberfield

Return to the days when science fiction magazines carried readers to impossible worlds and introduced ideas unlike anything they had encountered before.Lost Sci-Fi Books 241 thru 260 brings together twenty vintage science fiction stories packed with strange planets, dangerous experiments, unexpected visitors, ingenious schemes and ordinary people caught in decidedly extraordinary circumstances.Ray Bradbury explores a fascinating question of identity in

Vintage Sci-Fi 13 - 24 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, H. P. Lovecraft and many moreChangeling by Ray BradburyThe Nameless City by H. P. LovecraftThe Burnt Planet by William BrittainTriggerman by J. F. BoneSlave of Eternity by Roger D. AycockThe Deep Hole to China by Robert SheckleyGangway for Homer by George R. HahnYou Risk Your Life by Joseph Slotki...

The Ethics of Remembering and the Consequences of Forgetting: Essays on Trauma, History, and Memory brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines that draw on multiple perspectives to address issues that arise at the intersection of trauma, history, and memory. Contributors include critical theorists, critical historians, psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and a working artist. The authors use intergenerational trauma theory while also pushing and pulling at the edges of convention...

Gangway for Homer by George R. Hahn is an adventurous and fast-paced tale that sweeps readers into a world of maritime daring, cunning characters, and unexpected twists. This gripping narrative captures the thrill of life at sea, blending heroism, danger, and humor to keep readers engaged from the first page to the last.The value of this book lies in its ability to entertain while immersing readers in a vividly depicted nautical world. Hahn’s story...

His name was really John Smith. Incredibly enough, it had always been John Smith. As far back as people in his circle and neighborhood could remember, it had been John Smith—and they could remember back all the way to when he had been a mere tottering tot—to the swaddling clothes days. He was what might be called a medium man. His height was medium. His middle-age was medium. His hair, eyes, and nose were medium. Unpretentious he looked and adequate. He fulfilled his name, which, as we men...

Hyperthermia as a tool for the treatment of malignant disease is rapidly becoming a clinical reality. In this book I am attempting to summarize the known biological and physical underpinnings that have led to this development. I also present a compilation of existing clinical results, limited as these are. My aim is to provide oncologists and other physicians with up-to-date information on this modality, which is both new and old, as well as to make available to biologists, physicists and ...