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It's the 1950s and there's been a horrendous murder in the town of Essex, Vermont. Sheriff Max Duncan strikes an uneasy alliance with the village of Essex Junction's Police Chief, Rob Allen. Suspects include a teenager with an ugly secret, and a cursing Abenaki who suffers from battle fatigue. Counseling couple, Don and Connie Collins, are drawn into this mystery which takes place amongst familiar historic landmarks in Burlington, Shelburne, Essex Junction, and beyond. This is a bumpy journey through colorful New England seasons, old-time religion, and Ouija boards.

THE TRUE STORY OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRIME RING AND ITS DOWNFALLIn 1957, as the Cold War raged, Ian Fleming took a respite from writing James Bond to craft a work of nonfiction every bit as tense as a Bond adventure. Aided by an ex-MI5 agent and International Diamond Security Organization operative going by the alias "John Blaize," Fleming chronicled the IDSO's infiltration of the "million-carat network"―the world's most notorious diamond smuggling ring.Every year, a shadowy band of racketeers pirated a fortune in diamonds out of Africa, and the majority of the stolen gems wound up in the hands of Communist nations. In response, the IDSO commissioned a private army, led by legendary British spymaster Sir Percy Sillitoe, to penetrate and topple the ring.When the operation was complete, the Sunday Times gave the story to Fleming, who had impressed Sillitoe with his earlier Bond adventure Diamonds Are Forever. A remarkable feat of investigative journalism, The Diamond Smugglers is the thrilling true story behind one of the greatest spy operations in history.

When I was 11, I was stealth attacked by USSR operatives who had an older, bigger boy threaten to beat me up. Not long after that, when I was 12, USSR operatives, in a gang including the KKK, and local police, conspired to make me homeless.

The story of Sands, who was elected a member of Parliament while imprisoned by the British government and died after a sixty-six day hunger strike; a background to the crisis of Northern Ireland.

They asked their company commander, "Why are we here?" They did not understand nor wanted to be in the Vietnam War.Looking back fifty-three years, he explains the background and the causes of the War. How and why the US became mired down in turbulent times of student unrest, political assassinations, anti-war protests led by Jane Fonda, Martin Luther King and other notables, as well as Civil Rights marches, corrupt and incompetent Vietnamese governments, meanwhile Presidents and Generals quietly had doubts about the War. So, he quietly mentioned to his soldiers, "Let's do our jobs and go home." They did their jobs, went home, and nobody cared.This book is not for those expecting Rambo-type heroics. Instead, its author and his men served their country not as fighters engaged in active combat, but as engineers, quietly going about the nuts-and-bolts business of building and repairing roads, bridges, and infrastructure. They accomplished their missions through difficult conditions including heavy workloads, drug abuse, racism, doubts about the war, arguments, and heated discussions about getting the job done, and being homesick for love. He then concludes with a suggestion for future wars.

Back to the '50s, a book of poems highlighting life in America during the 1950s by Earlene Green Evans will take you on an exciting trip without luggage or a ticket. After experiencing the 'good old days,' you may not want to return to reality. You will stroll the street of an ideal crime-free neighborhood. How about squeezing into a neighbor's crowded living room to view outrageous, funny comedians or cowboys and Indians on a dinner plate size black and white television screen. You will make an appearance in your stylish poodle skirt with a matching off-shoulder blouse. Then, rack your brains trying to understand the impact of Russia's Sputnik. Dance to exhaustion with the music of the famous Drifters. Perhaps you just prefer to relax in the cool breeze on a strong tree limb with your favorite book.Back to the '50s will definitely rekindle buried feelings, old habits and foggy thoughts of people, places and things in the safe haven of the fabulous '50s.

"Family Matters uncovers the decades of advocacy which reshaped same-sex sexuality in American law and society. It will speak to readers interested in queer rights, social movement advocacy, and legal studies, while further contributing to current discourse and ongoing battles over LGBTQ+ rights today"--

In this research we will explain the history of the Motive Power Department of the extinct Compañía Fundidora de Fierro y Acero de Monterrey, S.A., since it is one of the few buildings within the Parque Fundidora located in Monterrey, N.L., Mexico that preserves the industrial and architectural vestiges, product of more than 40 years of supplying electrical energy to the Monterrey steel mill. The contribution to the industrial heritage of this steelworks (1900-1986) is to learn about the history and development of its technological equipment, as well as the people assigned to the motive power department and to revalue the workers' memory within the new uses of architectural recycling where it used to be for industrial production and now with its new uses for social and cultural production.

Combat Engineers. The Unsung Heroes of Vietnam.August 25, 1966. Specialist Dan Crowley was among the handful of demolition experts assigned to a route clearing mission in support of Operation AMARILLO. His equipment load was the same as it had been numerous times before: a Claymore mine, TNT, C-4 explosives, blasting caps, time fuse, det cord, eighteen rounds for his M-79 grenade launcher, two hand grenades, and his Colt .45.But this would be no ordinary mission.The Viet Cong had just surrounded an American patrol along Highway 16. Crowley's outfit - Charlie Company, 1st Engineer Battalion - was among the smattering of units thrown together for this impromptu "relief force." History would call it the Battle of Bong Trang.In a war dominated by airmobile infantry, the combat engineers played a critical role in shaping America's battlefield victories. They built obstacles, dug defensive positions, set landmines, performed various types of demolition, and could fight as infantry whenever ordered.Fire in the Hole tells the story of Charlie Company, 1st Engineer Battalion during their deployment to the Republic of Vietnam in 1965-66. Told from the perspective of four Charlie Company veterans - Dan Crowley, Larry Blair, Chuck Humphrey, and Jay Franz - this book provides an intimate, no-holds-barred account of the combat engineers in Vietnam.

In this groundbreaking work, the Cold War is unraveled and redefined as a clash of imperialisms. Focusing on two pivotal colonies, Hong Kong (1938-1952) and Cyprus (1941-1955), the book exposes the strategic maneuvers against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL). Dive into the motivations and actions of British colonial policymakers navigating the challenges posed by international anti-colonialism, colonial nationalisms, and coordinated communist movements. This revisionist study asserts that British imperialism, alongside the Soviet Union, not only initiated but also shaped and evolved within the Cold War context.

Bisher unveröffentlichte Bilder des Time-Magazin-Fotografen beleuchten ein wichtiges Kapitel lateinamerikanischer Geschichte.In den frühen 1980er-Jahren waren die politischen Entwicklungen des Kalten Krieges in Mittelamerika von einer beunruhigenden Energie geprägt. Nach dem Sturz der Somoza-Regierung in Nicaragua durch die linken sandinistischenRebellen im Jahr 1979 verstärkten die Vereinigten Staaten ihre Unterstützung der rechten Militärregierung El Salvadors gegen den zunehmenden sowjetischen und kubanischen Einfluss und die linke Ideologie in Lateinamerika und heizten so den 13-jährigen Bürgerkrieg in El Salvador an."Legacy of Lies" enthält bisher unveröffentlichte Schwarz-Weiß-Bilder, die der amerikanische Fotograf Robert Nickelsberg für das Time Magazin aufnahm, und werden ergänzt durch Essays von renommierten Journalist*innen.Robert Nickelsberg arbeitete fast 30 Jahre lang als Vertragsfotograf für das Time Magazin und war auf politische und kulturelle Veränderungen in Entwicklungsländern spezialisiert.

Bingué, l'Envers de la Médaille est le premier roman de Famahan SAMAKÉ. Ce récit analyse froidement la problématique de l'émigration africaine vers l'Europe, avec son cortège de rêves en lambeaux, de vies et de foyers brisés. Il peint aussi sans concession le communautarisme de la société occidentale et le choc des cultures, tout en dénonçant le terrorisme abject qui vise l'Occident. Il dénonce par ailleurs le syncrétisme religieux qui caractérise bien des peuples africains qui ont du mal à faire leurs adieux aux esprits et aux idoles de leurs pères bien que se réclamant de l'islam ou de nombreuses dénominations chrétiennes. Morceaux choisis : Il m'a même demandé si les menottes étaient confortables, sinon il les desserrerait davantage. Comment peut-on être confortable dans des chaînes ? Je pensais que seuls les Kunta Kinté ou les démons subissaient ce sort, mais pas moi. J'étais dans les chaînes et je sortais de chez moi dans les fers, entre deux policières qui me flanquaient à droite et à gauche. J'étais aux arrêts. J'étais dans les fers. J'étais dans les fers, ainsi je l'ai souvent lu dans les ¿uvres littéraires françaises, comme chez Jean-Jacques Rousseau et chez Alexandre Dumas. J'étais dans les fers. Oui, ce n'était pas un rêve, pas même un cauchemar. J'étais bien dans les chaînes. Et c'était bien réel. Comment mon fils a vécu cette scène ? Je ne l'ai jamais su. Nous n'en avons jamais parlé. C'était la loi d'omerta. Nous avons fait comme si cela n'avait jamais eu lieu. Quelqu'un avait dit que les grandes douleurs sont muettes. C'était très probablement vrai. En tout cas, je le lui concède .

Bingué, The Other Side of the Medal is the first novel by Famahan SAMAKÉ. This story coldly analyses the problem of African emigration in Europe with its trail of broken homes, shattered lives and dreams in tatters. It also paints, without concession, not only the communitarianism that is the trademark of Western society, but also the clash of cultures and the abject and senseless terrorism that targets the West. This novel also denounces the religious syncretism that characterises many Africans who find it difficult to forsake the spirits and idols of their forefathers despite claiming to be Muslims or Christians. Excerpt : ''He even asked me whether I was comfortable in the handcuffs, otherwise he would loosen them up much further. How can one ever be comfortable in chains ? I thought that only the Kunta Kintés and demons suffered such fate, but certainly not me. I was in chains and I was leaving my house in shackles, flanked by two policewomen who framed me right and left. I was under arrest. I was in chains. I was in shackles like I often read about it in French literary works by writers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Alexandre Dumas. I was in shackles. Yes, it was not a dream, not even a nightmare. I had just been shackled up. And it was real. How did my son feel as he witnessed that scene ? I never knew. We never talked about it. It was the law of the omerta. We acted like it never happened. Someone said that great pains are ever so silent. It was most likely true. In any case, I concede they were right all along".

In August 1964 Australia deployed six Caribou aircraft and 76 personnel to Vung Tau, South Vietnam, as the new unit, RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV). In mid-1966 the unit was renamed No. 35 Squadron and remained in South Vietnam until February 1972. This small team of aircraft and support personnel marked the first deployment of an RAAF unit on operations since the Korean War and the first war in which Australians did not fight alongside British. With only six aircraft, Wallaby Airlines, as the unit's operation became known, notched up impressive statistics over its eight years of existence - 80,000 sorties flying 47,000 hours and carrying over 40 million kilograms of cargo. RTFV was led for the first nine months by Squadron Leader Chris Sugden, DFC and Bar, a veteran of both the Second World War and the Korean War. Suggy was a generation older than most of the members of his unit and so became a defacto father figure to most of them. There is also no doubt he was looked up to by all and that he enjoyed the highest respect of every member of his unit, aircrew ground crew and support personnel, as well as the many United States and South Vietnamese personnel who came into contact with him. This is the story, untold to date, of these first 76 members of RTFV, of Suggy and his men, how the unit came into being, and of the first nine months of its existence - a period of operations which in some ways was quite different to those of the remaining seven years the unit was deployed in South Vietnam.

We never really know what we have until it's gone. That's what Devon Camburn realizes the night he makes an awful mistake and jeopardizes his relationship. Piling on top of his already failing grades, the only thing that can make it worse - in the throes of his mistake at a drunken party - he stumbles into the last person he wants to see - his professor, Dr. Asan, who just gave him a lecture on responsibility that day. What Devon expects to be a beratement turns into a story - one where Dr. Asan shares about his own misgivings in college, his love and losses, and the search for his identity as an Indian-American in 1990, told over a single, stormy winter night. Hardcover edition

11-årige Ronnies mor, Linda, er blevet dømt for butikstyveri og skal i fængsel. Det er ikke en lang dom, men den føles uendelig for Ronnie og hans mindre søskende, der skal være derhjemme alene. Damen fra socialkontoret har forsøgt at overtale Linda til at sende børnene på børnehjem, indtil hun bliver løsladt, men det vil hverken Linda eller Ronnie have. I stedet aftaler de at bilde alle ind, at de bliver passet af deres mormor. Det bliver ikke nemt for Ronnie og hans søskende, men én ting er de enige om – alt er bedre end børnehjemmet.”Når mor kommer hjem” er en realistisk og rørende fortælling om en familie på bunden af samfundet. Bogen udkom første gang i 1995 og blev i 1998 filmatiseret af Lone Scherfig.Martha Christensen (1926-1995) var en dansk forfatter, der skrev en lang række romaner og noveller. Hendes bøger kredser om livet for samfundets svage og forsømte børn og voksne, som hun blandt andet mødte i sit arbejde som fritidspædagog. Hun debuterede som romanforfatter i 1962 med romanen ”Vær god ved Remond” om en udviklingshæmmet dreng, der bliver sat på børnehjem. Martha Christensen modtog en lang række udmærkelser for sine bøger blandt andet De Gyldne Laurbær i 1987 og Herman Bangs Mindelegat i 1977. Flere af hendes bøger er blevet filmatiseret med stor succes.

Rüya übernimmt die ihr zugeteilte Rolle in einer ehrenhaften türkischen Familie. Zerrissen zwischen Tradition und Moderne versucht sie dieser Aufgabe gerecht zu werden, sie wie ein Mann zu stemmen.Nastaran flüchtet aus den Konventionen und sucht neue sexuelle Erfahrungen.Janina beginnt nach dem Zusammenbruch der DDR ein neues Leben und verdrängt ihre ehemalige Tätigkeit als Mitarbeiterin der Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung.Und Victor?Victor ist als verdeckter Ermittler unterwegs. Seit zwei Jahren ist er an ihm dran, dem Boss, dem Paten der Organisation, die Drogen und Waffen verbreitet. Er nennt ihn schlicht den King. Eine Spur, die er fand, führte durch den 'Eisernen Vorhang': für ihn als Beamten des Bundeskriminalamtes eine Sackgasse. Informationen des Bundesnachrichtendienstes weisen auf eine Person, mit der er bereits ein Gefecht führt, die ihm alles nahm. Die Mauer fällt, die DDR stirbt. Sein falsches 'ICH', die Vita, die er sich zulegt hatte, übernimmt von Woche zu Woche, Monat zu Monat seinen Verstand. Er richtet sich ein, glaubt manchmal, beinahe bis zur Selbstaufgabe, der zu sein, den er mimt. Der einzige Kontakt zu seinem wahren 'Ich' ist ein Freund, ein Kollege, den er im Braunschweiger Lokal L'emigre trifft.Eine Spur bringt ihn zurück zum Fall: in die Vergangenheit, zu einem für ihn mickrigen Nachtclubbesitzer. Lag er all die Jahre daneben, hatte ihn allein der Hass geführt? Kann er es wagen, seine Maske fallenzulassen?Die Vier verbindet mehr als Freundschaft, mehr als das L'emigre und das Restaurant 'Da Giovanni': ein Mann, Fabian Zeise.

Die autobiographische Reihe "Lebenswerke in der Chemie" gibt Einblicke in das Leben und Denken herausragender Forscher im Spiegel der Zeit. Welche Rolle spielt in der chemischen Spitzenforschung die ununterbrochene Folge von Hypothese, Experiment und Interpretation, welche Rolle spielen die Impulse von Mentoren, Mitarbeitern und Studenten oder auch die von Konkurrenten? Erfolgreiche Wissenschaftler beschreiben authentisch und persönlich, wie Neues in den Naturwissenschaften entsteht.Herausgegeben vom Beirat der Fachgruppe Geschichte der Chemie in der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh). l-i-c.org

"Orphaned in 2000, the Lebedev siblings are alone in the underbelly of the most beautiful city in the world, St. Petersburg. Fedya is nearly thirteen and tries his best to keep them together but fails. He surrenders his two sisters to the orphanage system and joins a ring of thieves. It's not long before the gang has a run-in with the Russian mafia and Fedya becomes the focal point of a madman's revenge and a race across Russia into Latvija. His sister, Elena, is brutally bullied at the orphanage and almost loses her life, while their youngest sister, Irina, is illegally adopted out of the country. How will they ever reunite? Will the three swans fly together again? Whom can they trust? Possibly, no one"--

In Reverse picks up where For the Duration left off, propelling the Morgan family into the vibrant era of the 1970s. This sequel zooms in on the Morgan twins, Lizzie and Lennie, as they stand at life's crossroads, seeking purpose and direction. Lennie dreams of the spotlight, but can he truly make it as a performer? Lizzie contemplates the classroom, wondering if teaching can offer the fulfilment she desires. As they grapple with these questions, the twins embark on transformative journeys, daring to embrace change and explore new horizons. Join Lizzie and Lennie on their adventures as they navigate the challenges and choices of adulthood, seeking their true calling in a world of endless possibilities.