The diary of the Soviet World War II sniper known as the "unseen terror of East Prussia" who killed 59 enemy soldiers before dying heroically at age 20.Roza Shanina was celebrated for her remarkable shooting accuracy and astonishing bravery. Volunteering for military service after the death of her brother in 1941, she fought her way to the frontline and became a key player in a number of major battles. With 59 confirmed Nazi kills, she became the first servicewoman ...

A firearms expert "traces the history of the 'one hand gun' from its 14th century origins . . . surveying changing technology, techniques, and design" ( Midwest Book Review).Ideally suited for both attack and self-defense, handguns have gotten smaller and deadlier. But the earliest pistols had a tendency to misfire. This was cured by the cap-lock, which proved a massive success in the American Civil War, with hundreds of thousands of cap-lock revolvers use...

Understand basketball basics and get up to speed on leagues around the worldBasketball For Dummies is a fully updated fan's guide to this exciting sport. This fun reference is great for anyone interested in following or playing basketball at any level. You'll learn the history of the game, the basic rules, and techniques for shooting, playing offense, playing defense, and rebounding. Get the inside scoop on high school, college, professional, and internati...

Ring the Bells That Still Can Ring is a raw, unfiltered, and deeply human memoir that blends spirituality, psychology, theater, football, and redemption into a remarkable journey of self-discovery.Author Richard J. Walters, a former West Virginia University football player, lawyer, and stage actor, opens his life with brutal honesty-sharing his battles with mental health, faith, failure, and the re...

[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Indian Mutiny]Even a long experience of Indian and the customs of the Indians could have prepared John Sherer for the tumultuous events of the Indian Mutiny of 1857. A tax collector and magistrate, who first arrived in India in 1846, Sherer was posted to the North-West provinces when the Sepoy Revolt started. His experiences as narrated here form an interesting count...

This captivating biography dives deeply into the achievements, difficulties, and legacy of Chad McQueen, a guy who lived in the fast lane. *Chad McQueen: A Legacy in Motion* takes readers on an incredible journey as the son of a Hollywood star, a passionate actor, and a determined race car racer.Chad's tale is one of unwavering drive and tenacity, from his childhood in the shadow of his iconic father, Steve McQueen, to his own climb to prominence in racing and entertainment. This b...

An investigator journeys to a castle in a remote valley on a frontier planet to determine the motivation for a gruesome suicide. When he arrives, he encounters a sexually profligate cult focused on a local fungus with hallucinogenic properties. As he learns more about the alien psychedelic and its devoted users, he discovers a sinister threat to his sanity and his life.

The ubiquity of technology has not only brought the need for computer knowledge to every aspect of the modern business world; it has also increased our need to safely store the data we are now creating at a rate never experienced before. Delivery and Adoption of Cloud Computing Services in Contemporary Organizations brings together the best practices for storing massive amounts of data. Highlighting ways cloud services can work effectively in production and in real time, this book is an es...

‘Wiped out three Nazis in a shallow trench. But only got out by a miracle. The Germans apparently guessed where my lair was and unleashed a hurricane of mortar fire … the company had as good as buried me. Somebody saw a direct mortar hit on my lair.’ - Fyodor Dyachenko‘The German snipers on the other side also engaged in stalking, especially stalking us women. They had no female snipers, just men’ - Antonina Kotlyarova‘Dreadful death cries could be heard f...

Some people enter marriage with the aim of loving and caring for their partner, but they overlook their own self-care along the way, making marriage a burden rather than a blessing.The bond you share as a partner can have an impact on the quality of life you have created together. If you both believe that you deserve a better life than you now have, it is not too late to make a change, even if it may be gradual.

Based on an incredible breadth of first-hand testimony, this is a unique collection of eyewitness accounts from World War I and II.John Walter draws on meticulous research and the reminiscences of more than fifty snipers, tracing their journeys from recruitment and selection through training, combat and its aftermath to reveal a surprising commonality of experience, even across nationalities.Laying bare the triumphs and brutalities of sniping, the personalities and psycholo...

This 7th edition is a milestone in the series of Inborn Metabolic Diseases (IMD), recognised as the standard textbook for professionals involved in the diagnosis and management of IMD.Within the last 5 years a Copernican revolution in our understanding of IMD has changed the definition, concepts, paradigms, and classification. This new edition now extends the concept of IMD to include those disturbances in molecular machinery diagnosed by molecular techniques but currently without ...