Best known for his academt award-winning role as Dith Pran in The Killing Fields" for Haing Ngor his greatest performance was not in Hollywood but in the rice paddies & labour camps of war-torn Cambodia. Here in his memoir of life under the Khmer Rouge is a searing account of a countrys descent into hell. His was a world of war slaves & execution squads of senseless brutality & mind-numbing torture; where families ceased to be & only a very special love could soar above the squalor starvation & disease. An eyewitness account of the real killing fields by an extraordinary survivor this book is a reminder of the horrors of war
- & a testament to the enduring human spirit."
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The peacocks tail " said Charles Darwin "makes me sick." Thats because the theory of evolution as adaptation cant explain why nature is so beautiful. It took the concept of sexual selection for Darwin to explain that a process that has more to do with aesthetics than the practical. Survival of the Beautiful is a revolutionary new examination of the interplay of beauty art & culture in evolution. Taking inspiration from Darwins observation that animals have a natural aesthetic sense philosopher & musician David Rothenberg probes why animals humans included have innate appreciation for beauty-and why nature is indeed beautiful. Sexual selection may explain why animals desire but it says very little about what they desire. Why will a bowerbird literally murder another bird to decorate its bower with the victims blue feathers? Why do butterfly wings boast such brilliantly varied patterns? The beauty of nature is not arbitrary even if random mutation has played a role in evolution. What can we learn from the amazing range of animal aesthetic behavior-about animals & about ourselves? Readers who enjoyed the bestsellers The Art Instinct & The Minds Eye will find Survival of the Beautiful an equally stimulating & profound exploration of art science & the creative impulse." ...

In this fascinating book based soundly in medical science Mike Stroud
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There's a reason they're known as the Survival Squad... An ordinary expedition for the Tiger Patrol turns into an exciting adventure of paragliding cycle racing & catching thieves in the night. No matter what situation they're thrown into they manage to come out on top.. .is there anything that the Tiger Patrol can't do? ...

There's a reason they're known as the Survival Squad... The Tiger Patrol are on an expedition out on the wild & desolate moors when a new member runs off. Soon they're all in trouble
- they're completely lost & they have no way of contacting anyone for help... This is where their training kicks in
- are they prepared to survive outdoors?

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Overcome violation & build the life you deserve. You're free strong & capable. You made the choice to be a survivor & not a victim. But your life from here on out should be about more than just getting by. Written by women who have taken a similar journey Surviving Domestic Violence helps you find your path toward healing change & the future you've always wanted. Authors Danielle F. Wozniak & Karen N. Allen have used their vast experience & years of teaching & researching to create a clinically tested program that not only helps you understand the devastating effects of domestic violence but also leads you through the four stages of recovery. Through a series of meditations activities & pieces of inspiration you will learn to reclaim your personal power restore your life trajectory reconnect with your community & re-envision what lies ahead. With the guidance of this book you can finally conquer your past & step into a brighter future. Simple straightforward & practical Surviving Domestic Violence helps you heal from the violation you have experienced & thrive once again. ...

This book is full of simple & fun tips that will help the daring romantic feel comfortable positive & relaxed when travelling on the dating merry-go-round looking for their soul-mate. The adventure of searching to find that very special someone should be fun -- but sometimes we need to kiss a lot of frogs before we meet the one of our dreams. There are however many little hints in this book that can make the journey exciting positive & fun. This little book has the ability to offer wisdom & reality about the concept of internet & speed dating & is written with light-hearted information while still addressing many of the important areas of this activity. ...

In September 1939 the Germans & the Russians descended on Pol&. Country houses & churches were stripped of everything of value. ...

Among Holocaust survivor stories Eva Kors experience as a 10-year-old guinea pig of Dr. Josef Mengele in Auschwitz is exceptional. It is the story of a child facing extraordinary evil & cruelty written for young teens & ending with an uplifting message. Eva Mozes Kor was just 10 years old when she arrived in Auschwitz. While her parents & two older sisters were taken to the gas chambers she & her twin Miriam were herded into the care of the man known as the Angel of Death Dr. Josef Mengele. Subjected to sadistic medical experiments she was forced to fight daily for her & her twins survival. In this incredible true story written for young adults readers will learn of a childs endurance & survival in the face of truly extraordinary evil. The book also

Includes:: an epilogue on Evas recovery from this experience & her remarkable decision to publicly forgive the Nazis. Through her museum & her lectures she has dedicated her life to giving testimony on the Holocaust providing a message of hope for people who have suffered & working for causes of human rights & peace.

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Many of the prisoners held by the Japanese during the WWII were so scarred by their experiences that they could not discuss them even with their families. They believed that their brutal treatment was literally incomprehensible. But some prisoners were determined that posterity should know how they were starved & beaten marched almost to death or transported on 'hellships' used as slave labour
- most notoriously on the Burma-Thailand railway
- & how thousands died from tropical diseases. They risked torture or execution to draw & write diaries that they hid wherever they could sometimes burying them in the graves of lost comrades. The diaries tell of inhumanity & degradation but there are also inspirational stories of courage comradeship & compassion. When men have unwillingly plumbed the depths of human misery said one prisoner the artist Ronald Searle they form a silent understanding of what solidarity friendship & kindness to others can mean. The diaries & interviews with surviving prisoners drawn on in SURVIVING THE SWORD will tell a new generation about that solidarity friendship & kindness.

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