Medal of Honor recipient Jack H. Lucas’s classic memoir of his heroics at the Battle of Iwo Jima—with a foreword by Bob Dole and reissued to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the battle in 2020.On February 20, 1945, the second day of the assault on Iwo Jima—one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific theater in World War II—Private Jack Lucas, who was only seventeen, and three other Marines engaged in a close-proximity firefight with Japanese soldiers. When two...

The classic World War II memoir of a U.S. Marine's heroism at Iwo Jima from a Medal of Honor recipient.Foreword by Bob Dole"One of the most remarkable true stories one is ever likely to read." — WWII HistoryOn February twenty, 1945, the second day of the assault on Iwo Jima—one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific theater in World War II—Private Jack Lucas, who was only seventeen, and th...

In an industry that celebrates extravagance and showmanship, Danish film director Carl Th. Dreyer was a rarity, a man who guarded his privacy fiercely and believed that film provided a way to understand human nature by focusing on the individual person. Best known for his 1928 film The Passion of Joan of Arc, dominated by its emotionally harrowing close-ups of Joan during her trial, it was Dreyer who pioneered some of the seminal techniques of modern film, techniques that would la...

If I told you that you could read an entire book in an afternoon, would you believe me?When we were taught how to read growing up, we were taught to read slowly. These poor reading habits hold us back, and it's why so many people don't enjoy reading.But reading can be faster, more fun, and more fulfilling than ever before once you learn the best reading strategies for your learning type.In this short book, you'll discover proven strategies to read faster without hav...

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Work, family, relationships—life is demanding. A high-stress situation, or being on the X where all the pressures converge, could be right around the corner. How will you confront it? Your ability to succeed in stressful and challenging situations and seize opportunities depends on how you show up to face these moments. When you're up against obstacles, you may find yourself feeling overwhelmed and underprepared. But the battles you face are won when you prepare for life on the X.L...

The Sixties. The Swinging Sixties. The Beatles. Carnaby Street. Vidal Sassoon. Mary Quant. The Pill. The Permissive Society. The Simple Life is a world away from all this. It is the story of a girl growing up in Edinburgh in that decade. How am I supposed to love this cried her mother when Rosie was born. She grew up with a permanent void in her heart. Against all odds Rosie came to find that people could love and respect her. From her radio interviews with people like Frankie Vaughan and ...

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In Emily Bronte's classic novel, Heathcliff disappears from Wuthering Heights for three years and returns a radically changed man. This is the epic story of his obsessive love and high adventure.Heathcliff: The Lost Years is the untold story at the heart of Wuthering Heights. Haunted by memories of his first love, Catherine Earnshaw, Heathcliff embarks on a daring 18th century odyssey that takes him to Liverpool, on a slave ship to Africa, and across the treacherous Middle Passage ...

Polycystic liver disease is a rare disease involving multiple cysts on the liver. Less than 200,000 people in the United States have it, and most of them are women. Polycystic Liver Disease: Information for Patients contains basic medical information for people who wish to learn more about this rare disease.When the daughter of medical journalist David Drum was diagnosed with polycystic liver disease, he began looking for information about this relatively rare disease. He found pre...

Australians came to the ABC's The Killing Season in their droves, their fascination with the Rudd-Gillard struggle as unfinished as the saga itself.Rudd and Gillard dominate the drama as they strain to claim the narrative of Labor's years in power. The journey to screen for each of their interviews is telling in itself. Kevin Rudd gives his painful account of the period and recalled in vivid detail the events of losing the prime ministership. Julia Gillard is frank and uns...

Australians came to the ABC's The Killing Season in their droves, their fascination with the Rudd-Gillard struggle as unfinished as the saga itself. Rudd and Gillard dominate the drama as they strain to claim the narrative of Labor's years in power. The journey to screen for each of their interviews is telling in itself. Kevin Rudd gives his painful account of the period and recalled in vivid detail the events of losing the prime ministership. Julia Gillard is frank and unsparing of her co...