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 Colonel Nicholas E. Reynolds, USMCR (Ret), "U.S. Marines in Iraq, 2003: Basrah, Baghdad and Beyond" English | ISBN: 1499528205 | 2014 | 206 pages | EPUB | 5 MB The leader of the Chinese communist revolution, Mao Zedong, was once asked by a journalist what he thought was the lasting impact of the French Revolution. He allegedly responded that he did not know the answer to this question as it was "too early to tell." In this same vein, field historian Colonel Nicholas E. Reynolds' book on the beginning of hostilities in Iraq is one of the first historical works commissioned by the History Division to focus on the role of the U.S. Marine Corps in the long war against global terrorism. This particular book is about Marines during the first stage of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). It spans the period from 11 September 2001 to March and April 2003, when the Coalition removed Saddam Hussein from power, and concludes in November 2003 when the Marines left Kuwait to return to their home bases in the United States. While many then believed that the "kinetic" phase of the fighting in Iraq was largely over, as we now know, it was only a prelude to a longer but just as deadly phase of operations where Marines would be redeployed to Iraq in 2004 to combat insurgents (both foreign and domestic) who had filtered back into the country. However, this phase of the fighting would be very different from the one the Marines and U.S. Army had fought in the spring of 2003 in the march up to take Baghdad. The primary focus of the book is I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF)-the run up to the war in 2002 and early 2003, especially the development of "the plan," with its many changes, the exhaustive rehearsals, and other preparations, and then the conduct of decisive combat operations and the immediate postwar period, mostly under the control of the U.S. Central Command's Coalition Forces Land Component Command. The book also touches upon other Marine activities in the Military Coordination and Liaison Command in northern Iraq and with the British in the south. Nonetheless, the primary focus remains on I Marine Expeditionary Force and the interactions of its constituent elements. Other forthcoming History Division publications will soon offer detailed narratives on Marines in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan and II MEF operations inside Iraq.  Armando B. Corripio Ph.D. P.E., Michael Newell, "Turning of Industrial Control Systems, Third Edition" English | 2015 | pages: 252 | ISBN: 087664034X | PDF | 5,6 mb A PRACTICAL AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO TUNING  Harry G. Lang, "Turn on the Words!: Deaf Audiences, Captions, and the Long Struggle for Access" English | ISBN: 1944838848 | 2021 | 328 pages | EPUB | 5 MB The story of how captioning came into the lives of deaf and hard of hearing people has not been told with any detail, though captions are one of the greatest technological advancements in the effort to improve access to films, television, and other video content for both deaf and hearing audiences. In Turn on the Words!, Harry G. Lang documents the struggles and strategies over nearly a century to make spoken communication accessible through the use of captioning technology.  Trust Your Truth: Heal Self-Doubt, Awaken to Your Soul's Purpose, and Live Your Badass Life (A Guide to the Chakras) by Shannon Algeo English | March 1, 2021 | ISBN: 1684036992 | 160 pages | PDF | 1.87 Mb It's time to wake up and become the person you are here to be. In Trust Your Truth, transformational LBGTQ+ spiritual teacher Shannon Algeo (he/him) invites you on a profound journey to move beyond self-doubt and live the badass life you are meant to live.  Edward M. Kennedy, "True Compass: A Memoir" English | 2009 | ISBN: 0446539252, 1408702371 | EPUB | pages: 532 | 2.5 mb Edward M. Kennedy is widely regarded as one of the great Senators in the nation's history. He is also the patriarch of America's most heralded family. In this landmark autobiography, five years in the making, Senator Kennedy speaks with unprecedented candor about his extraordinary life. The youngest of nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, he came of age among siblings from whom much was expected. As a young man, he played a key role in the presidential campaign of his brother, John F. Kennedy. In 1962, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he learned how to become an effective legislator. His life has been marked by tragedy and perseverance, a love for family and an abiding faith. He writes movingly of his brothers and their influence on him; his years of struggle in the wake of their deaths; his marriage to the woman who changed his life, Victoria Reggie Kennedy; his role in the major events of our time (from the civil rights movement to the election of Barack Obama); and how his recent diagnosis of a malignant brain tumor has given even greater urgency to his long crusade for improved health care for all Americans. Written with warmth, wit, and grace, True Compass is Edward M. Kennedy's inspiring legacy to readers and to history. (2009)  Joseph Alois Schumpeter, Fritz Karl Mann, Ruben Alvarado, "Treatise on Money" English | 2014 | ISBN: 9076660360 | 378 pages | AZW3 / MOBI | 2 MB Together with John Maynard Keynes and Milton Friedman, Joseph Schumpeter is regarded as one of the three greatest economists of the 20th century. And yet, his actual economic writing has remained something of an enigma. Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy, his best-known work, was also an unscientific throw-off in his view. His major economic works - The Theory of Economic Development and Business Cycles - have been misunderstood and underappreciated. What has not been realized is that key elements of the Schumpeterian system have hitherto gone missing. Clues to that system were contained in his magisterial History of Economic Analysis, but the full-orbed outworking was contained in his unpublished German manuscript on money and banking. Now published in English translation, the Treatise on Money provides the key to understanding Schumpeter's system. It shows that Schumpeter's famous emphasis on 'creative destruction' is a more complex phenomenon than is popularly understood. In particular, it provides an understanding of the workings of money, banking, and the money and capital markets, that are supremely relevant in the light of current monetary and fiscal policy crises. This present volume is therefore an indispensable contribution to revealing the true Schumpeter to the English-speaking world.  Salma Said Ali, "Transit to Heaven" English | ISBN: 1905991061 | 2015 | 144 pages | EPUB, MOBI | 248 KB + 310 KB Salma Said Ali was brought up as a devout Muslim on the island of Zanzibar. Following the failure of her first marriage she re-married and moved with her husband to England. Here through the prophetic ministry of one man, accompanied by various dreams and other heavenly signs she became convinced that Jesus (Issa), whom she had always believed to be one of the prophets of God, is in fact the divine Son of God - God made human - and was baptised. After several years as a secret believer she eventually confessed this to her family, facing the rejection that she knew would come but bearing it for the sake of her new faith. A fascinating account of Salma's journey to Christian faith and insight into the life of a Muslim woman honestly seeking God.  Jens Schroter, "Torah, Temple, Land: Constructions of Judaism in Antiquity " English | ISBN: 3161598539 | 2021 | 323 pages | PDF | 3 MB The present volume contains the proceedings of a conference held in October 2018 at Humboldt University Berlin. The articles reflect the different categories of describing Judaism of the Second Temple Period in view of their sustainability in characterising an ancient religious community in different historical situations and discuss relevant (re)constructions of ancient Judaism in the history of scholarship. Since the Persian period, ancient Judaism existed in a world which was in constant flux regarding its political, social, and religious contexts. Consequently, Judaism was subject to permanent processes of change in its self-perception as well as its external perception. In all complexity, however, the Torah, the Temple(s) as a place where heaven meets the earth, and the 'holy' or 'promised' land as the dwelling place of God's people can be regarded as institutions to which all kinds of Judaism in the Babylonian and Egyptian dispora as well in Israel/Palestine were related in some way or another.  Bill Bradley, "Time Present, Time Past: A Memoir" English | 1997 | ISBN: 0679768157, 0679444882 | EPUB | pages: 480 | 2.7 mb During his terms in the U.S. Senate, Bill Bradley won a national reputation for thoughtfulness, decency, and a willingness to take controversial positions on issues ranging from tax reform to the rights of Native Americans. All these qualities inform this best-selling memoir, in which Bradley assesses his political career and the experiences that shaped his convictions, and looks beyond them to consider the state of the American union on the eve of the 21st century. Time Present, Time Past offers an intimate portrait of the day-to-day working of the Senate: how legislation gets passed and sometimes thwarted; how money is raised and at what cost. But Bradley also writes about deeper questions: What does it means to be an American in an ago of dwindling opportunities and increasing inequality? How much can we expect from our public servants? What do we owe our fellow citizens? The result is a genuinely revelatory book, informed by intelligence, compassion, and unprecedented candor.  Thought Economics: Conversations with the Remarkable People Shaping Our Century by Vikas Shah English | February 4, 2021 | ISBN: 1789293154 | 213 pages | PDF | 1.99 Mb 'Stimulating, intelligent and enjoyable discussions of the most important issues of our day.' STEVEN PINKER |
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