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Shrunk from thirty teams to four after World War II, the UDTs’ narrow role of beach reconnaissance and demolition had devolved into a collage of extracurricular Navy assignments: collecting postblast radioactive water samples; exploding ship paths through Antarctic ice; even ignominiously standing duty as base lifeguards. Given this misuse—misuse t
... See moreBenjamin H. Milligan • By Water Beneath the Walls
So, there I was, locked in a race with my own sick at sea.
Ross Edgley • The Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body
He was taken ashore on a stretcher and died in London three weeks later.
John Keay • The Honourable Company: History of the English East India Company
“Quel étrange métier nous faisons. Nous voilà à la recherche de cinq barques dans l’immensité et pourquoi ?” Au fond, ces histoires d’émigration et de frontières n’étaient rien. Ce n’était pas cela qui lui faisait quitter le port pour aller piocher dans la nuit la plus noire. A cet instant précis, il n’y avait plus de bâtiment de la marine militair
... See moreLaurent Gaudé • Eldorado (Domaine Français) (French Edition)
Uncommon Character: Stories of Ordinary Men and Women Who Have Done the Extraordinary - 3rd Edition
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it’s going to be like swimming in a washing machine …. in the dark,’
Ross Edgley • The Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body
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Jeffrey Zaslow • The Last Lecture

Any Ordinary Day: Blindsides, Resilience and What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life
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