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For the first time in trade paperback-a classic memoir of NavySEALs in action. In gripping prose, Captain Robert A. Gormly tells about his daysas a leader in the Navy SEALs- taking readers into the night, intothe water, and into battle on some of the most hair-raisingmissions ever assigned. Trained to a fine fighting edge just in time for Vietnam, Gormlyserved two tours of duty and engaged in top-secret missions in thePersian Gulf. Here, he shares his viewpoint and hisexperience-including what is perhaps the most graphic de*ionever of SEAL action in the invasion of Grenada. Gormly takesreaders behind the myth of this awesome team, revealing how theirlives depend on their unprecedented expertise and unparalleledcourage.

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Book De*ion From Haruki Murakami, internationally acclaimed author of TheWind-Up Bird Chronicle and Norwegian Wood, a work of literaryjournalism that is as fascinating as it is necessary, asprovocative as it is profound. In March of 1995, agents of a Japanese religious cult attacked theTokyo subway system with sarin, a gas twenty-six times as deadly ascyanide. Attempting to discover why, Murakami conducted hundreds ofinterviews with the people involved, from the survivors to theperpetrators to the relatives of those who died, and Underground istheir story in their own voices. Concerned with the fundamentalissues that led to the attack as well as these personal accounts,Underground is a document of what happened in Tokyo as well as awarning of what could happen anywhere. This is an enthralling andunique work of nonfiction that is timely and vital and aswonderfully executed as Murakami’s brilliant novels. From Publishers Weekly On March 20, 1995, followers of the religious cult Aum Shinrikyounleashed

Welcome to a world set to the ever-changing rhythms of an artist's life. Since childhood,Jewel has turned to her own short stories,vivid narratives,and starkly honest writings to revisit the past,chronicle the many characters she's encountered,and trace the intricate,unpredictable patterns of her days,In Chasing Down the Dawn,recording artist,actress,and bestselling author Jewel opens her intimate journals to create a vivid montage of the people,places,realtionships,and passages that colored the life she came from and marked the last magical,turbulent and ultimately transformational yera. Drawn from her remarkable chronicle of life on the road during the Spirit World Tour,this unforgettable collectiion of freeze frames captures unusual images form Jewel's childhood in Alaska,her beginnings as a struggling artist,and her challenges as a daughter,sister,and woman Jewel paints an unblinkingly honest picture of the exceptional journey that carried her to the world's stage Here,as if pulled from

Circle of Greed is the epic story of the rise and fall of BillLerach, once the leading class action lawyer in America and now aconvicted felon. For more than two decades, Lerach threatened,shook down and sued top Fortune 500 companies, including Disney,Apple, Time Warner, and—most famously—Enron. Now, the man whobrought corporate moguls to their knees has fallen prey to the samecorrupt impulses of his enemies, and is paying the price by servingtime in federal prison. If there was ever a modern Greek tragedy about a man and his times,about corporate arrogance and illusions and the scorched-earthtactics to not only counteract corporate America but to beat it atits own game, Bill Lerach's story is it.

Now comprising 25 nations and 450 million citizens, the EU hasmore people, more wealth, and more votes on every internationalbody than the United States. It eschews military force but offersguaranteed health care and free university educations. And the new"United States of Europe" is determined to be a superpower. Tracingthe EU’s emergence from the ruins of World War II and its influenceeverywhere from international courts to supermarket shelves, T. R.Reid explores the challenge it poses to American political andeconomic supremacy. The United States of Europe is essentialreading.

在线阅读本书 Women make up almost half of today's labor force, but in corporateAmerica they don't share half of the power. Only four of the Fortune 500 company CEOs are women, and it's only been inthe last few years that even half of the Fortune 500companies have more than one female officer. A major reason for this? Most women were never taught how to playthe game of business. Throughout her career in the supercompetitive, male-dominated mediaindustry, Gail Evans, one of the country's most powerfulexecutives, has met innumerable women who tell her that they feellost in the workplace, almost as if they were playing a gamewithout knowing the directions. She tells them that's exactly the case: Business is indeed a game,and like any game, there are rules to playing well. For the mostpart, Gail has discovered, women don't know them. Men know these rules because they wrote them, but women oftenfeel shut out of the process because they don't know when to speakup, when to ask for responsibi

More than fifty years after its first publication, Doubleday'sdefinitive edition of Anne Frank's famous diary generated anextraordinary amount of excitement when it was published in early1995. Enthusiastically received by critics and readers alike, itreigned for nine weeks on The New York Times bestseller listand will remain for all time the version that millions of readerswill cherish.In a handsome package with flaps, rough front, andprinted endpapers, this Anchor trade paperback will be the perfectgift for anyone who seeks insight into the indestructible nature ofthe human spirit.

The Tin Ticket takes readers to the dawn of thenineteenth century and into the lives of three women arrested andsent into suffering and slavery in Australia and Tasmania-wherethey overcame their fates unlike any women in the world. It alsotells the tale of Elizabeth Gurney Fry, a Quaker reformer whotouched all their lives. Ultimately, this is a story of women who,by sheer force of will, became the heart and soul of a newnation.