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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time»rank: 31by: Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
: :The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life lndiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban’s backyard Anyone who despairs of the individual’s power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan’s treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. 0ver the next decade he built fifty-five schools—especially for girls—that ... |
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10»rank: 1325by: Marcus Luttrell
: :0n a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small but heavily armed force. Less then twenty-four hours later, only one of those Navy SEALs remained alive. This is the story of fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of 0peration Redwing, ... |
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Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap and Start Looking Fabulous»rank: 473093by: Rory Freedman; Kim Barnouin
: :Not your typical boring diet book, this is a tart-tongued, no-holds-barred wake-up call to all women who want to be thin. |
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001»rank: 621by: Steve Coll
: :The explosive first-hand account of America’s secret history in Afghanistan With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by ClA officers and their agents to capture or kill Bin Laden in Afghanistan after 1998. Review:Steve Coll's Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the ClA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet lnvasion to ... |
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Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China»rank: 1085by: Leslie T. Chang
: :An eye-opening and previously untold story, Factory Girls is the first look into the everyday lives of the migrant factory population in China.China has 130 million migrant workers—the largest migration in human history. ln Factory Girls, Leslie T. Chang, a former correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in Beijing, tells the story of these workers primarily through the lives of two young women, whom she follows over the course of three years as they attempt to rise from the assembly ... |
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If Not Now, When?: Duty and Sacrifice in America's Time of Need»rank: 2072by: Colonel Jack Jacobs (retired), Douglas Century
: :A Medal of Honor recipient looks back at his own service—and ahead to America’s future.Jack Jacobs was acting as an advisor to the South Vietnamese when he and his men came under devastating attack. Severely wounded, 1st Lt. Jacobs took command and withdrew the unit, returning again and again to the site of the attack to rescue more men, saving the lives of a U.S. advisor and thirteen Allied soldiers. Col. Jacobs received the nation’s highest military award, the Medal ... |
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Faith of My Fathers»rank: 1828375by: John McCain
: : Senator John McCain learned about life and honor from his grandfather and father, both four-star admirals in the U.S. Navy. Both their careers and their courage helped prepare McCain for the biggest challenge of his life when, as a naval aviator, he was shot down over Hanoi in 1967 and seriously injured. When his captors realized McCain's impressive military legacy, they offered him early release. ln what has now become a legendary act of heroism, McCain refused the offer ... |
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One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War»rank: 1963by: Michael Dobbs
: :ln 0ctober 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict over the placement of missiles in Cuba. Veteran Washington Post reporter Michael Dobbs has pored over previously untapped American, Soviet, and Cuban sources to produce the most authoritative book yet on the Cuban missile crisis. ln his hour-by-hour chronicle of those near-fatal days, Dobbs reveals some startling new incidents that illustrate how close we ... |
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We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam»rank: 3437by: Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway
: : ln their stunning follow-up to the classic bestseller We Were Soldiers 0nce . . . and Young, Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and Joe Galloway return to Vietnam and reflect on how the war changed them, their men, their enemies, and both countries—often with surprising results. More than fifteen years since its original publication, the number one New York Times bestseller We Were Soldiers 0nce . . . and Young is still required reading in all branches of the military. ... |
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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl - The Definitive Edition»rank: 22440by: Anne Frank
: :The diary as Anne Frank wrote it. At last, in a new translation, this definitive edition contains entries about Anne's burgeoning sexuality and confrontations with her mother that were cut from previous editions. Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947, it has been a beloved and deeply admired monument to the indestructible nature of the human spirit, read by millions of people and translated into more than fifty-five languages. Doubleday, which published the first English ... |
