A thirteen-year-old German-Jewish girl records her impressions of the two years she and seven others spent hiding from the Nazis before they were discovered and taken to concentration camps.
Chronicles Jason Dunham's experiences fighting in Iraq, culminating in Dunham's heroic actions when an Iraqi soldier threw a grenade at Dunham's troops.
Atul Gawande discusses the complexity of daily living in the early twenty-first century, and advocates the benefits of using checklists to prevent avoidable failures.
A thirteen-year-old Dutch-Jewish girl records her impressions of the two years she and seven others spent hiding from the Nazis before they were discovered and taken to concentration camps.
the inside story of the search for Saddam Hussein--as told by the soldier who masterminded his capture
Maddox, Eric
2008
Army staff sergeant Eric Maddox relates the events that led to Saddam Hussein's capture in December of 2003, discussing his role in interrogation and finding evidence which led to the hiding place of the former dictator.
Philip J. Caputo's memories of the sixteen months he served in Vietnam, from 1965-66, and the emotional devastation he suffered from it, written a decade after his return home.
Recounts the author's experience serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, during which time he came to terms with his homosexuality, experienced both first love and the ravages of war, and made the acquaintance of Pablo Picasso.
