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In Harm's Way (Young Readers Edition)

Michael J. Tougias,Doug Stanton
In Harm s Way Young Readers Edition Book PDF

Author : Michael J. Tougias,Doug Stanton
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250771339

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In Harm's Way (Young Readers Edition) by Michael J. Tougias,Doug Stanton Pdf

A young readers edition of Doug Stanton and Michael J. Tougias' New York Times bestseller In Harm’s Way—a riveting World War II account of the greatest maritime disaster in US naval history. "A masterful account of one of history's most poignant and tragic secrets." —#1 New York Times-bestelling author Lee Child On July 30, 1945, the U.S.S. Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated 300 men were killed upon impact; close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they remained undetected by the navy for nearly four days and nights. Battered by a savage sea, they struggled to stay alive, fighting off sharks, hypothermia, and hallucinations. By the time rescue arrived, all but 316 men had died. The captain's subsequent court-martial left many questions unanswered: How did the navy fail to realize the Indianapolis was missing? And how did these 316 men manage to survive against all odds? This thrilling wartime account of heroism and survival, Book 5 in the True Rescue narrative nonfiction series, is inspiring and unforgettable—the perfect choice for young adventure-seekers.

In Harm's Way

Doug Stanton
In Harm s Way Book PDF

Author : Doug Stanton
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781466818781

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In Harm's Way by Doug Stanton Pdf

A harrowing, adrenaline-charged account of America's worst naval disaster -- and of the heroism of the men who, against all odds, survived. On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated 300 men were killed upon impact; close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they remained undetected by the navy for nearly four days and nights. Battered by a savage sea, they struggled to stay alive, fighting off sharks, hypothermia, and dementia. By the time rescue arrived, all but 317 men had died. The captain's subsequent court-martial left many questions unanswered: How did the navy fail to realize the Indianapolis was missing? Why was the cruiser traveling unescorted in enemy waters? And perhaps most amazing of all, how did these 317 men manage to survive? Interweaving the stories of three survivors -- the captain, the ship's doctor, and a young marine -- journalist Doug Stanton has brought this astonishing human drama to life in a narrative that is at once immediate and timeless. The definitive account of a little-known chapter in World War II history, In Harm's Way is destined to become a classic tale of war, survival, and extraordinary courage.

Living and Surviving in Harm's Way

Sharon Morgillo Freeman,Bret A Moore,Arthur Freeman
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Author : Sharon Morgillo Freeman,Bret A Moore,Arthur Freeman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135859336

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Living and Surviving in Harm's Way by Sharon Morgillo Freeman,Bret A Moore,Arthur Freeman Pdf

In Living and Surviving in Harm's Way, experts investigate the psychological impact of how warriors live and survive in combat duty. They address the combat preparation of servicemen and women, their support systems, and their interpersonal and intrapersonal experiences. The text maintains a focus on cognitive-behavioral interventions for treating various combat-related disorders, and addresses psychological health and adjustment after leaving the battlefield. The text is logically organized for easy reading and reference, and covers often overlooked topics such as preparation and training of service personnel, women in combat, and the indirect effects of combat stress on family. This book is written by clinicians who have in some ways experienced what they write about, and resonates with mental health professionals, servicemen and women, and their families. Any clinician hoping to treat a serviceman or woman effectively cannot afford to overlook this book.

Out of Harm's Way

Jack Thompson
Out of Harm s Way Book PDF

Author : Jack Thompson
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Christianity and culture
ISBN : 9781414304427

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Jack Thompson is on a mission to protect children from violent and obscene video games, music lyrics, shock jock radio shows, and television programs. He chronicles his spiritual journey from bystander to activist and offers the sociological, medical, scientific, and legal evidence that will motivate Americans to get involved.

In Harm's Way

Glen Burton
In Harm s Way Book PDF

Author : Glen Burton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0993589898

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In Harm's Way by Glen Burton Pdf

Soldier. Bodyguard. Mentor. Always Moving Forward. Glen Burton has lived a life like very few. Traveling across the world, he has fought for his country, deep in the trenches, as a soldier for the British Army before providing protective services to the world's famous and elite, including Madonna, Halle Berry and Will Smith. This is his story.

Harm's Way

Celia Walden
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Author : Celia Walden
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780747596677

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Mavis and her daughter Victoria seek refuge at an isolated home for abuse women. The women in charge, Bea takes Victoria under her wing. Under Bea's tutelage, Victoria becomes increasingly hostile toward her mother, worrying Mavis that Bea isn't the kind woman, she appeared to be.

In Harm's Way

Andrew Clements
In Harm s Way Book PDF

Author : Andrew Clements
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442481459

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In Harm's Way by Andrew Clements Pdf

The threat to the Keepers doubles in the fourth Keepers of the School adventure from Andrew Clements, the master of the school story. Benjamin Pratt and his friends Jill and Robert are determined to save their school from destruction! But just when it seems they’ve finally gotten the upper hand over that awful Janitor Lyman, they’re caught completely off guard by his next move: Lyman has called in reinforcements, and suddenly Benjamin, Jill, and Robert find themselves dodging not one evil janitor, but two. That’s right: Lyman’s got himself a partner. And it quickly becomes clear that Wally, the new guy, is even more corrupt and menacing than Lyman. Luckily, Ben’s team has been growing, too. Plus, thanks to the latest safeguard, they also have a secret fund of millions of dollars. But all the money in Massachusetts isn’t enough to stop Lyman and Wally, not when they’ve come this far, and not when they are just about to put the most harmful part of their plan into play. Could the next safeguard give the Keepers what they need—or has their battle to save the school already been sunk?

In Harm's Way

Martin Bell
In Harm s Way Book PDF

Author : Martin Bell
Publisher : Icon Books Ltd
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781848313897

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In Harm's Way by Martin Bell Pdf

Martin Bell's was BBC TV's principal correspondent during the war in Bosnia from 1992 to 1995. The original version of this passionate and personal account of the conflict was written while the war was still going on, some of it late at night in the Holiday Inn in Sarajevo. In Harm's Way is not only about the progress of the war; it is about its origins, how it began and how it could have been avoided; it is about the human costs of war in which all the peoples of Bosnia became the victims; it is about a massive failure by the United Nations, beginning with an inadequate peace-keeping mandate and ending with the Srebrenica massacre; and it is about the practices of war reporting itself. And it is about the journalists in the thick of it, the oddballs and the idealists, the wild adventurers and hardened professionals who were caught up in this war and tried to make some sense of it. In the introduction to this new edition, marking the twentieth anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities, Martin Bell reflects on the impact of what he calls the most consequential war of our time.

In Harm's Way

Irene Hannon
In Harm s Way Book PDF

Author : Irene Hannon
Publisher : Revell
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780800733124

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FBI agent Nick Bradley believes Rachel Sutton, who claims a doll gives her a strange feeling of terror, is crazy, but he soon stumbles across a link between the doll and an abducted child.

Out of Harm's Way

Jessica Mann
Out of Harm s Way Book PDF

Author : Jessica Mann
Publisher : Headline
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472220745

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Out of Harm's Way by Jessica Mann Pdf

In June 1940 Britain expected enemy invasion. Despite Churchill's determination to fight on the beaches, many parents made desperate efforts to send their children abroad to safety. Thousands left for America, Canada, Australia and other distant countries. In this revealing new book, Jessica Mann, herself a wartime evacuee, looks at the experiences of those who were sent away to a foreign land including their dangerous journeys across U-boat-ridden oceans, and asks how they coped with being away, and also how they found life back in the UK on their return. Drawing on extensive original research and memories of many former evacuees, including Elizabeth Taylor and Shirley Williams, Jessica Mann builds up a moving portrait of a lost generation.

True Rescue: A Storm Too Soon

Michael J. Tougias
True Rescue A Storm Too Soon Book PDF

Author : Michael J. Tougias
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250137586

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True Rescue: A Storm Too Soon by Michael J. Tougias Pdf

When a sailboat disappears in the Gulf Stream during a disastrous storm, three weary sailors struggle to survive aboard a life raft in violent waves 80-feet tall in this illustrated chapter book adaptation (for readers 6-9) of A Storm Too Soon: : A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80-Foot Seas. On May 2, 2007, three expert sailors embark on an epic voyage from Florida to France. But the trip of a lifetime soon turns into a nightmare when their sailboat disappears along the Gulf Stream in the throes of a relentless storm. From this point onward, their fate lies in the hands of four courageous coast guardsmen who must navigate brutal conditions in their Search and Rescue mission. This second book in the True Rescue chapter book series is a suspenseful, incredible story that puts newly independent readers in the middle of the action. Christy Ottaviano Books New York Times bestselling author Michael J. Tougias adapts his histories of real life stories for young readers in his True Rescue Series, capturing the heroism and humanity of people on life-saving missions during maritime disasters. Illustrated Chapter Books for ages 6-9: True Rescue: The Finest Hours True Rescue: A Storm Too Soon Young Readers Adaptations, for ages 9-14 The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition) A Storm Too Soon (Young Readers Edition) Into the Blizzard (Young Readers Edition) Attacked at Sea (Young Readers Edition)

Girl in Pieces

Kathleen Glasgow
Girl in Pieces Book PDF

Author : Kathleen Glasgow
Publisher : Ember
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781101934746

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Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A haunting, beautiful, and necessary book."—Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she’s already lost more than most people do in a lifetime. But she’s learned how to forget. The broken glass washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don’t have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend, who is gone forever. Or your mother, who has nothing left to give you. Every new scar hardens Charlie’s heart just a little more, yet it still hurts so much. It hurts enough to not care anymore, which is sometimes what has to happen before you can find your way back from the edge. A deeply moving portrait of a girl in a world that owes her nothing, and has taken so much, and the journey she undergoes to put herself back together. Kathleen Glasgow's debut is heartbreakingly real and unflinchingly honest. It’s a story you won’t be able to look away from. And don’t miss Kathleen Glasgow's novels You’d Be Home Now and How to Make Friends with the Dark, both raw and powerful stories of life.

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Ned Vizzini
It s Kind of a Funny Story Book PDF

Author : Ned Vizzini
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781423141082

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It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini Pdf

Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at life—which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job—Craig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. That's when things start to get crazy. At his new school, Craig realizes that he isn't brilliant compared to the other kids; he's just average, and maybe not even that. He soon sees his once-perfect future crumbling away.

Harm’s Way

James E Bassett
Harm s Way Book PDF

Author : James E Bassett
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786253354

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Harm’s Way by James E Bassett Pdf

Rockwell Terry is a career naval captain who has served since WWI. Now is the dawn of another world war as his ship patrols outside Pearl Harbor. He leads a sheltered life, goes nowhere and sees no one. With the outbreak of the war, his past begins to emerge. This book was the basis for the 1965 Otto Preminger film IN HARM’S WAY featuring John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Dana Andrews, Patricia Neal, Henry Fonda and others. Bassett served on the staff of Rear Admiral “Bull” Halsey, and later managed three of Richard Nixon’s political campaigns. The book examines critically and at close quarters the U.S. Navy he knew well from his own experiences - having achieved captain’s rank and been awarded a Bronze Star for his services.

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara
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Author : Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780804172707

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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.