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    End Game First

    by Vice Admiral Mike LeFever US Navy, Retired, Roderick Jones ...
    Narrated by Greg Littlefield ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 56 min

    In a world where crises lurk around every corner, this book is your insurance policy. It's your guide to transparent communication, decisive action, and constant improvement.Whether you're a crisis pro or just starting out, "End Game First" will change your game. It's not just a book; it's your ticket to emerging stronger from any challenge.Like financial management and project planning, crisis ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    True Courage

    A Trilogy of True-Life Survival of POWs from Vietnam, World War II, and Cambodia

    by Made for Success, Made for Success, Made for Success, Kelly Estes, Kelly Estes, Capt. Gerald Coffee USN, retired, Būn Yom ...
    Narrated by Dan McGowan, Bill Chandler, Capt. Gerald Coffee USN, retired ...
    Series series The Made for Success Series

    Abridged

    10 hours 34 min

    Full of action-packed experiences from world conflicts, this collection of war stories—some true, some not—tells tales of POWs surviving in Vietnam, World War II, and Cambodia. These stories of grit and strength put you in the middle of the action and will leave you with a respect for true war heroes.Beyond Survival is a journey into the invincible human spirit that unites heart and mind in a ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rise and Fall of the British Army, 1975–2025

    by Brigadier (retired) Ben Barry ...
    A new study of a critical period in the history of the British Army.'An impressively detailed chronicle by an analyst well up to the task. Read it and weep.' Allan Mallinson, The SpectatorThe last half century has seen society, technology, the character of conflict and the British Army itself all change greatly. From a low point in the 1970s, the Army's war fighting capability increased in the ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Systems Approaches to Making Change: A Practical Guide

    Edited by Martin Reynolds, Sue Holwell (Retired) ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    The five approaches outlined in this book offers the systems thinking practitioner a range of interchangeable tools for pro-actively making systemic improvements amidst complex situations of change and uncertainty. Practitioners from all professional domains are increasingly confronted with incidences of systemic failure, yet poorly equipped with appropriate tools and know-how for understanding ... Read more

    $76.49 USD

  • Sheppard Air Force Base

    by SMSGT Norman Wayne Brown Retired USAF ...
    Series series Images of America
    The history of flight for the US Army Air Corps became increasingly important during World War I. Wichita Falls, Texas, was determined to be a fair weather flying location for training cadets to become aviators. Wichita Falls was the gracious host not only for World War I pilots training at Call Field, located near the city, but when World War II came along, the city also hosted the opening of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Icebreaking Alaska

    by Capt. Jeffrey D. Hartman USCG (Retired) ...
    Series series Images of America
    The Arctic is a place of great challenges and great rewards. A century ago, it was whale oil; today, it is motor oil. The increasing open water in the warmer months is attracting cruise ships to tour the Arctic. Significant offshore oil and natural gas deposits are of great interest to an oil-dependent economy. But the history of the Arctic is full of surprises for the unwary and the unprepared, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars

    The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission

    by Col. Eileen M. Collins USAF (Retired), Jonathan H. Ward ...
    The long-awaited memoir of a trailblazer and role model who is telling her story for the first time.Eileen Collins was an aviation pioneer her entire career, from her crowning achievements as the first woman to command an American space mission as well as the first to pilot the space shuttle to her early years as one of the Air Force’s first female pilots. She was in the first class of women to ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The United States Army Ground Forces During the Interwar Years 1919-1941

    Infantry Cavalry Field Artillery Coast Artillery

    by MSG Jim Irwin (Retired) ...
    About the BookThe United States Army Ground Forces During the Interwar Years 1919-1941 covers the period of the Interwar years 1919-1941. It is intended for individuals interested in US Army history of that era. Insignias and pictures lend to the experience of the era.About the AuthorMSG Jim Irwin (Retired) is a retired community college professor. He taught business and technology courses. He ... Read more

    $10.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Memories of a Lacerated Heart (1971)

    A War Memoir (From East Pakistan to Bangladesh)

    by Major Iftikhar-Ud-Din Ahmad (Retired) ...
    Translated by Moeen A. Bhatti M.D. ...
    Memories of a Lacerated Heart gives us a painful insight into one of the most brutal and historically under-reported wars, and its effects not just on the country but on the mind of a patriotic and unassuming army officer. In 1947 the Indian subcontinent was split into two countries, India and Pakistan. East and West Pakistan were geographically separated by the larger nation of India and the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • In Trembling Boldness

    Wisdom for Today from Ancient Jesus People

    by Hal Taussig, professor of biblical literature (retired), Union Theological Seminary, Natalie R. Perkins ...
    Many of us have heard about the recently discovered writings by the early followers of Jesus through newspapers, magazines, video and audio interviews, and conversations on social media. This enlightening, first-of-its-kind book draws on the words and wisdom of these ancient Jesus people to offer everyone deeper spiritual connection today.Using examples from modern life to introduce dozens of ... Read more

    $18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Blood, Metal and Dust

    How Victory Turned into Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq

    by Brigadier (retired) Ben Barry ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORY 2021, THE BRITISH ARMY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS A FINALIST FOR THE 2020 ARMY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION DISTINGUISHED WRITING AWARDS. FIRST RUNNER UP IN THE TEMPLER MEDAL BOOK PRIZE 2021.'With a soldier's eye for telling operational details, Ben Barry offers an authoritative, compelling and inevitably bleak account of the American and ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Bringing Columbia Home

    The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew

    by Michael D. Leinbach, Jonathan H. Ward ...
    Voted the Best Space Book of 2018 by the Space HipstersThe dramatic inside story of the epic search and recovery operation after the Columbia space shuttle disaster.On February 1, 2003, Columbia disintegrated on reentry before the nation’s eyes, and all seven astronauts aboard were lost. Author Mike Leinbach, Launch Director of the space shuttle program at NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center was a ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook