The Navy V12 Program: Leadership for a Lifetime

History

Schneider, James G.

Military

Marlowe & Co.

This collection of some of the most intimate portraits of the Beats includes interviews, letters, excerpts of their work and photographs. An excellent chronicle of a unique era.

Kerouac and The Beats

John Tytell

Various Beat Writers

jack-kerouac

Biographies & Memoirs

Encyclopedia of the Third Reich

SNYDER, Louis L.

Americas

Gathers quotations, poems, and brief selections from essays that deal with the sanctity of life, the importance of compassion, and the ethics of vegetarianism

The Extended Circle: A Commonplace Book of Animal Rights

Politics & Social Sciences

Wynne-Tyson, Jon

Philosophy

A systematic reconstruction of Lee Harvey Oswald's shadowy movements in the years preceding John Kennedy's assassination uncovers previously unknown contacts ranging from right-wing extremists and Mafia bosses to U.S. military and intelligence agents

Conspiracy

Summers, Anthony

Criminal ... Saint ... Lunatic ... Genius ... Muse .... Once described by Jack Kerouac as "more like Dostoevsky than anyone I know," Neal Cassady lived what others could only write about. Serving as the model for Kerouac's frenetic hero, the hip, Noble Savage Dean Moriarty in On the Road, and "N.C., the secret hero" of Allen Ginsberg's provocative poem "Howl," Cassady was a genius of life lived on the edge of the abyss. Now, William Plummer strips away the mystery surrounding this enigmatic figure. Plummer brings Cassady to life: his coming of age in a Denver flophouse, his hustling across America, the car thefts that landed him in jail, his meeting with Kerouac and their mad-cap cross-country adventures, his experiments with sex and drugs, his second marriage to Carolyn Cassady, his teaming with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters on an epochal acid trip, and finally his bizarre death. Black-and-white photographs add to this engrossing biography of an outrageous but fascinating life.

The Holy Goof: A Biography of Neal Cassady

Plummer, William

Arts & Literature

Youthful writings

ALBERT CAMUS

To many minds the question of women in combat is a particularly modern problem; the recent Gulf War seems to have brought the question to a head for the first time. But, as Richard Hall shows in this eye-opening history, women have been distinguishing themselves on the battlefield for far longer than has been acknowledged in the history books. There were women who went to the Civil War as nurses, "daughters of the regiment," or vivandieres, and those who went disguised as men, but when the fighting began such distinctions were lost and the women would adapt to whatever role was necessary. Many went to be with their boyfriends or husbands, some went out of patriotism, others purely for the adventure. In addition to donning a uniform and cutting their hair, these women often "learned to drink, smoke, chew, and swear with the best, or worst of the soldiers." The wife of one Colonel Turchin even assumed command of a regiment after her husband had been wounded. Some of the other women covered in this ground-breaking account include Jennie Hodgers, the longest serving woman, completed a three-year term of enlistment serving as Albert Cashier. It wasn't until 1911 when she was hurt in an automobile accident, that her identity and sex were discovered; Sarah Emma Edmonds probably had the busiest Civil War. She served as private Franklin Thompson in the 2nd Michigan Infantry Regiment, then as a spy disguised variously as a black man and Irish biddy. Later, when Sarah contracted malaria, Franklin deserted. After recuperating, she wrote Nurse and Spy, a fictionalized account of her adventures as if experienced by a female nurse. The book was a huge success. She resumed the war effort as a female nurse and met Linus Seelye, whom she married after the war's end; Lucy Matilda Thompson joined the Confederate forces when already aged 49, and, although she received two shrapnel wounds to her skull resulting in a metal plate being permanently attached, lived to the incredible age of 112; Loreta Janeta Velazquez, born to a wealthy Cuban family and raised in New Orleans, fought in the battle of First Bull Run as Lieutenant Harry T. Buford. Her adventures continued as she worked as a spy, becoming a double agent and even being enlisted by Union forces to capture herself. Researched from primary source material - memoirs, diaries, letters and old records - this is the first book to fully investigate the role of women exposed to combat conditions in the Civil War. Illustrated with photographs that show women in uniform, this work authoritatively documents a new chapter in Civil War history.

Patriots in Disguise: Women Warriors of the Civil War (First Edition)

Richard Hall

Community & Culture

Examines the new science of psychoneuroimmunology, which combines ancient healing traditions with modern medical technology, and demonstrates how mind/body healing helps to prevent disease, reduce the risk of illness, and aid in recovery

Pni: The New Mind/Body Healing Program

Religion & Spirituality

Dacher, Elliott S.

New Age & Spirituality

A professional speechwriter presents techniques for effective speechwriting, describing how to tailor a speech, use humor and anecdotes, write about an unfamiliar subject, write for a specific audience, and more

Writing Effective Speeches (Paragon House Writer's Series)

EHRLICH, HENRY

Literature & Fiction

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