First to Fight by Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak is where the history‚ reputation‚ and truth about the United States Marine Corps meet. Within this 252-page book you will find a combination of historical fact‚ interesting background‚ and personal recollection from one of the men who helped shape what the Marines are today. The book is organized in seven different sections‚ each explaining a different facet of the Marine Corps. The first section explains in detail the struggle of the Marine Corps
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journey‚ or a crusade about ethnic conflict‚ this is for you. The Spartacus War tells of the history Spartacus‚ one of the most popular figures from ancient history. It should appeal to those who want to understand rebellion of the gladiator slaves. The book seems to have a lot of historic situations‚ ranging from the enslavement of Spartacus to his death by Cassius. Spartacus is a symbol of power; but what was the reality? Barry Strauss is a historian at Cornell University. Being so Spartacus
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is the temperature that books burn. Literature is taboo in this futuristic society‚ and Guy’s job is to burn any books or news clippings he sees‚ however his views change for the better further in the novel. The author Ray Bradbury created a world where literature is not allowed. He’s trying to show how bad our world would be without writings and poetry. Guy is one of the many firemen who are supposed to burn every book or writing that they see. People caught with books in their house were forced
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Train to Pakistan‚ originally published in 1956‚ is not a very good book‚ but quite enjoyable much of the time. Khushwant Singh‚ less than ten years after Partition‚ in 1947‚ wrote a novel of less than 200 pages and still managed to create what’s probably best described as an uneven mess. Ideas‚ allusions‚ characters and bits and pieces of story float all over the book. There’s no denying that Singh‚ who has since become a famous public figure and intellectual in India‚ prefers to lecture rather
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McMinn‚ Mark R. Psychology‚ Theology‚ and Spirituality In Christian Counseling. Carol Stream‚ IL: Tyndale House Publishers‚ 1996. The book opens dialogue with scenarios of Christian counselors faced with dilemma of approaching the subject of religion in the counselor’s office. The author presents an interesting case establishing a need to integrate spirituality‚ theology and psychology when dealing with religious issues in the counseling office (McMinn‚ 1996). Theology and Psychology are presented
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Jasper Jones Craig Silvey ISBN: 978-0-375-86666-1 in Australia by Allen & Unwin‚ Crows Nest‚ 2009 Murder?! Mystery?! Who?! All are questions asked and answered in this book. Late night through the woods they make their way a to a large tree and from this tree hung a girl.In this small australian town Jasper was known as the trouble maker so then and there if they would have call the police Jasper would probably be in jail within an hour. Laura Wishart was the murdered‚ her death was the mystery
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recovering bodies in the worst of situations. His supplementary or secondary purpose was to tell the story of his diving operations at Guadalcanal and the humorous stories of the life and liberties of an enlisted sailor during a time of war. The book serves primarily as a narrative of memoirs by Raymond‚ who was a junior enlisted diver during World War II and rose to the ranks of Commander throughout his Navy career. Raymer’s main argument or emphasis conveyed was of the many hazards that were
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Tarek Taji - 41040 POL 201 – sec.2 Introduction to Political Science Feb 18th /2013 Summary of Rousseau’s Book “On the Social Contract” book 1. “Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.” Rousseau’s words that says much about the concept of the Social Contract and other main concepts in life. Here‚ he is trying to raise a question if the “governing authorities” whether support the freedom of people or are they the “chains” over people’s
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thing that makes Susie unique is that she was raped and murdered and shares her story from Heaven. The beginning of the book is intriguing. The scene in which Susie is raped and killed is graphic enough to cause the hairs on the back of the reader’s neck to stand up but not disgusting enough to turn you off to the idea of reading any further. It truly wraps the reader into the book and makes you want to continue reading because it is both emotionally and mentally stimulating. As you continue reading
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the experiences he went through during chaos in his country‚ Afghanistan. The story centers around Amir‚ the main character‚ and Hassan. Amir and Hassan are totally different people. Amir is well educated Muslim. Also he tends to read a lot of books. With his nerd like attributes‚ is somewhat disappointing to his father’s eyes. Hassan is a servant to Amir’s family. Aside as a servant he would still treat Amir with a lot of respect. Hassan would basically do everything for Amir even if he is
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