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In the summer of 1942, urgent intelligence reports revealed the construction of a Japanese airfield near Lunga Point on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The imminent completion of this airfield posed a significant threat, potentially enabling a renewed Japanese offensive that could jeopardize the vital lifeline of American support to Australia and New Zealand. On July 23, 1942, the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington recognized the need to secure communication lines in the South Pacific and halt the Japanese advance. This pivotal decision led to Operation Watchtower, the daring campaign to ...

What would Machiavelli say about Trump's America First? How would he judge Putin's wars in Ukraine? What would he make of Xi Jinping's China and the collapse of Venezuela under Maduro? Five hundred years after The Prince, the fundamental questions about power remain unchanged: How is it seized? How is it held? What brings it down? In this incisive work of political philosophy, Henry Bugalho—translator of Machiavelli and scholar of contemporary political movements—applies the Florentine's timeless framework to the defining power struggles of our era: Trump and the weaponization of ...

Your argument is valid and you know it; yet once again you find yourself leaving a debate feeling defeated and embarrassed. The matter is only made worse when you realize that your defeat came at the hands of someone's abuse of logic - and that with the right skills you could have won the argument. The ability to recognize logical fallacies when they occur is an essential life skill. Mastering Logical Fallacies is the clearest, boldest, and most systematic guide to dominating the rules and tactics of successful arguments.

In CIA Rogues and the Killing of the Kennedys, Patrick Nolan fearlessly investigates the CIA’s involvement in the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy - why the brothers needed to die and how rogue intelligence agents orchestrated history’s most infamous conspiracy. Nolan furthers the research of leading scholars who agree that there remain serious unanswered questions regarding the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.

You’ve just been told you have Stage 3 Kidney Disease… and now every food list, blog, and doctor seems to say something different. I lead a community of over 13,000 people living with CKD, and almost everyone starts here — overwhelmed, afraid of making mistakes, and unsure what’s really safe to eat. That’s exactly why I created this cookbook: to bring back clarity, confidence, and real flavor to your daily meals. ★ Why People with Stage 3 CKD Choose This Book ✓ Focused on Stage 3 needs – Clear guidance that cuts through the noise and confusion (helpful for earlier stages, ...

This program is read by the author. "Kindhearted and approachable Winkler shines in his narration of his memoir commemorating 50 years of showbiz work...An engaging and endearing memoir by a genuine Hollywood treasure whose work spans generations."—Library Journal From Emmy-award winning actor...

From Boston's social underworld emerges Verena Tarrant, a girl with extraordinary oratorical gifts, which she deploys in tawdry meeting-houses on behalf of "the sisterhood of women". She acquires two admirers of a very different stamp: Olive Chancellor, devotee of radical causes, and marked out for tragedy; and Basil Ransom, veteran of the Civil War, with rigid views concerning society and women's place therein. Is the lovely, lighthearted Verena made for public movements or private passions?

The Way to Will Power by Henry Hazlitt is a practical and inspiring guide to mastering self-discipline and unlocking the full potential of the human mind. Hazlitt explores the principles behind strong willpower, showing how focus, perseverance, and mental clarity can transform habits, decision-making, and personal achievement. Through insightful examples and actionable strategies, he teaches readers how to overcome procrastination, resist temptation, and develop the inner strength necessary to achieve goals and personal growth. This simplified and illustrated edition makes Hazlitt’s ...

I was the only one there that day. I saw it all. I heard her cry. It's been twenty-five years since she vanished. Whoever took Brooke has walked free for all those years, watching the chaos as guilt consumed my life. Now a documentary maker is digging into the cold case. They want to finally solve the mystery no one else could. But the person behind Brooke's disappearance would do anything—even kill—to keep their secrets hidden. And they know I'm the only witness...

Nate Garrett’s guilt over a past mistake haunts him. Desperate for money to save his father and their ranch, he accepts a job to track down the runaway wife of a powerful cattle baron. But when he discovers she is just fleeing an abusive marriage, Nate is faced with a choice: complete the contract or help the woman who could change everything. Adelaide Bannister is fleeing with the evidence needed to destroy her husband’s criminal empire. As she and the man hired to find her grow closer, Bannister's men are hunting them both through canyon country. And the only thing standing between ...

A fan’s take on Beyond Wrestling and Wrestling Open, with highlights, reactions, and discussion — plus Indie Spotlight coverage of other independent wrestling promotions.

Daniel Whitlock is terrified of going to sleep. And rightly so: he sleepwalks, with no awareness or memory of his actions. Including burning down Kenny Cooper’s house — with Kenny inside it — after Kenny brutally beat him for being gay. Back in the tiny town of Logan after serving his prison sentence, Daniel isolates himself in a cabin in the woods and chains himself to his bed at night. Like the rest of Logan, local cop Joe Belman doesn’t believe Daniel’s absurd defense.

Is your life out of control? Do people take advantage of you? Do you have trouble saying no? Christians often focus so much on being loving and unselfish that they forget their own limitations. Have you ever found yourself wondering: * Can I set limits and still be a loving person? * What are my...

In his own day the dominant personality of the Western Church, Augustine of Hippo today stands as perhaps the greatest thinker of Christian antiquity, and his Confessions is one of the great works of Western literature. Now modern listeners will have easier access to St. Augustine's deeply personal meditations. Chadwick's lucid translation and helpful introduction clear the way for a new experience of this classic.

Published in 1904, The Golden Bowl is the last completed novel of Henry James. In it, the widowed American Adam Verver is in Europe with his daughter Maggie. They are rich, finely appreciative of European art and culture, and deeply attached to each other. Maggie has all the innocent charm of so many of Jamess young American heroines. She is engaged to Amerigo, an impoverished Italian prince; he must marry money, and as his name suggests, an American heiress is the perfect solution.

What if the person “winning” the argument isn’t right—just better at playing the room? 20 Rhetorical Hacks for Crushing Debates is a fast, sharp, and darkly funny guide to the rhetorical devices, persuasion techniques, and debate tactics people use to dominate arguments—in public speaking, online discussions, professional settings, and everyday conversations. If you’re looking for a practical debate book about persuasion and influence, communication skills, and how to build good arguments in the real world, this is not another dry logic manual. It’s a field guide to how ...

In 1908, at the age of two, Henry Pu Yi ascended to become the last emperor of the centuries-old Manchu dynasty. After revolutionaries forced Pu Yi to abdicate in 1911, the young emperor lived for 13 years in Peking’s Forbidden City, but with none of the power his birth afforded him. The remainder of Pu Yi’s life was lived out in a topsy-turvy fashion: fleeing from a Chinese warlord, becoming head of a Japanese puppet state, being confined to a Russian prison in Siberia, and enduring taxing labor.

How People Grow reveals why all growth is spiritual growth and how you can grow in ways you never thought possible. Our desire to grow runs deep. Yet the issues in our lives and relationships that we wish would change often stay the same, even with our best efforts at spiritual growth. What does...

New York Times bestselling author April Henry delivers a true-crime-style mystery featuring a teen determined to save a missing girl she sees in a disturbing photo. What if you found evidence of a crime, but no one believed you? Seventeen-year-old Willow always has a camera around her neck. She...

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.” And so it began. Henry David Thoreau, at 27, built a tiny, one-room cabin in the woods — on land owned by his friend, Ralph Waldo Emerson — and began his two-year experiment in frugality on the shore of Walden Pond. He wasn’t seeking isolation so much as simplicity, to “live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms.”