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Most histories of wounded Civil War veterans construe them as feminized men whose manhood has suffered due to their inability to provide for and raise families or engage in business. Wounded for Life complicates this picture by examining how seven veterans—six soldiers and one physician—coped with their changed bodies in their postwar lives. Through these intimate stories, author Robert D. Hicks looks at the veteran's body as shaped by the trauma of the battlefield and hospital and the construction of a postwar identity in relation to that trauma.

In this inspiring and entertaining live talk, Dr. Robert Holden calls on you to follow your joy. "People who follow their joy experience the fullness of their being," says Robert. "They discover a depth of creativity and talent that inspires us. They are the renaissance workers who make our world a more beautiful place." With his trademark wisdom and humor, Robert shares a creative mix of insights, principles, and methods that will help you to live a more joyful life.

Buckle up for an explosive ride into the heart of battle with 'Contested Landing' – the ultimate anthology of military science fiction that'll leave you on the edge of your seat! Get ready to dive headfirst into the fray as fearless defenders clash with relentless invaders in heart-pounding actions across the cosmos. From pulse-pounding firefights to jaw-dropping heroics, these adrenaline-fueled tales will thrust you into the heart of interstellar conflict like never before.

221b Baker Street is known all over the world, for it’s the address most associated with the legendary Sherlock Holmes! But there was a time before Sherlock Holmes moved to Baker Street, before his fame had grown, when he was still learning his craft and struggling to create his unique profession - the first of its kind - consulting detective! Join some of the finest Sherlockian writers as they explore those early days before Baker Street.

"I can't breathe!" Three words or utterances that significantly altered the political, social, and educational landscape of the consciousness of the United States of America and the world. Many have attributed this contemporary reckoning to the public murder of George Floyd at the hands of Officer Derek Chauvin while three other officers looked on. For others, the mere desire to breathe freely is a struggle under the glare of persistent cultural lack of awareness and cultural destruction.

A brand-new Western adventure from the author of The Legend of Jake Jackson. This is a rip-roaring new adventure that puts a United States marshal directly on the trail of evil. Caleb Jacobs made a vow the day his family was unmercifully slaughtered by a cutthroat gang of outlaws. He dedicated his life to protecting those who could not protect themselves. Caleb swore that he would bring justice to the frontier by the gun or by the noose.

Barbarians, dragons, mermaids, and wizards abound in this eccletic collection of fantasy from Chattanooga's own, The Corner Scribbler's. Forward and "An Oath's Other Edge" - a Shijuren universe short story - by guest author, Rob Howell.

In this extraordinary audiobook, Robert D. Kaplan lets listeners experience up close the American military worldwide in the air, at sea, and on the ground. Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts provides a riveting ground-level portrait of the Global War on Terrorism on several continents.

A fascinating collection of tales from some of Great Britain's finest classic authors.

Amazon FBA or fulfillment by Amazon is a business opportunity that offers people the opportunity to operate their own e-commerce store without having to deal with all of the technical bells and whistles that can make traditional e-commerce seem daunting. If you desire to run your own e-commerce store, Amazon FBA is a wonderful way for you to get started.

For all of the liberal order’s success, its institutions have become disconnected from publics in the very countries that created them.

The Golden Age Restored is a stunning piece of alchemical work that is vivid in its descriptions and a Jungian utopia for dream analysis and analogy of the individuation process.

This audio blends humor, poetry, and art with profound spiritual insight.

The diamond has been referred to as a precious stone since the beginning of time. Yet rarely do people speak to its process and path to the brilliance and shine so many behold the beauty of after the pressure, heat and pounding. Shattered to Shine is a compilation of stories of Women that have silently suffered, been overlooked and underestimated because of the darkness of domestic violence that once overshadowed their lives, yet shined through despite obstacles. From Battered to Bold, from Broken to Brilliant. From Surviving to Thriving and Shattered to Shining! Be transformed by these ...

Adolf Hitler and hundreds of high-ranking Nazis escaped to South America at the end of World War II. New evidence suggests that the Allied governments knew he was still alive and helped conceal the truth that he was living in Argentina with his wife, Eva Braun Hitler. Based on the best-selling book, Hitler in Argentina by Harry Cooper, a renowned WWII expert and researcher who uncovered little known information on the escape of not only Adolf and Eva, but also Martin Bormann, Josef Mengele, and others.

The life and times of a mafia chieftain as seen through the eyes of his closest friends and family members. The story of Gambino crime family captain David Iacovetti. Spanning over six decades of underworld rule as he lived through the chaos of the underworld and its many changes. Written by David Iacovetti Jr.

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What do you do when the dead come back and your loved ones disappear? All Gabe McKenna wanted was a new floor for his barn. What he got was seven corpses, all long dead. Seven rich men missing from New York. One of his closest childhood friends is gunned down in an Albuquerque casino. After escaping two attempts on his own life and with time running out, McKenna must uncover the connection and prevent his loved ones from joining the growing ranks of the dead.

Fear is primal. Instinctive. Unavoidable. And right now, there is something you fear - and you can feel it. Creeping up behind you. Lurking in the darkness that lives under your bed, or in your closet. A nameless dread. In Undercurrents: An Anthology of What Lies Beneath, 23 talented authors, including New York Times best sellers Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta, and Jody Lynn Nye, have stood on the shores of their psyches and looked out over the ocean of possibility and wondered "What lies beneath?"

'Images of pilgrimage inform the consciousness and aspirations of every human culture, from the most primitive to the most sophisticated, in modern as well as in ancient times, in every quarter of the globe. These images belong somehow to the essence of our humanity; they are essential and permanent features of our spiritual landscape. Even if we deny the images, and seek to banish them, and lose ourselves in immediate occupations, still they impinge upon our consciousness, in the sense of emptiness and futility they leave behind them.’