Book Report BY LCPL SCHAFTE‚ RYAN M TITLE: GATES OF FIRE AUTHOR: STEPHEN PRESSFIELD PUBLISHER: DOUBLEDAY PUBLISHED: 1998 PAGES: 400 COST: BASE LIBRARY The author utilizes his experience as a former Marine to create a story of camaraderie and dedication to one’s country‚ even at the cost of paying the ultimate price for a nation to be free from tyranny. The concepts of self-sacrifice‚ service‚ community‚ camaraderie‚ and duty are the thematic core of this historic novel. I believe this
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Peasant Fires Book Review Peasant Fires: The Drummer of Niklashausen is a novel telling the story of Hans Behem‚ a street musician and illiterate shepherd. Written by Richard Wunderli‚ this book does a great job of immersing its readers into the historical background of the Middle Ages. The book focuses around Hans Behem and the pilgrims who later become Hans Behem’s cult following. Hans gains said cult following by delivering a set of sermons‚ each one more radical than the last. These sermons
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Tyler Yancey American History‚ Period 1 Fields of Fire 2013 February 22 Review of Fields of Fire Fields of Fire by James Webb is a historical novel first published in 1978 that takes place in the year 1969 during the Vietnam War. Although there are many characters that are significant to the story‚ the novel focuses mainly on three marines who find themselves in a platoon with each other; Robert E. Lee Hodges‚ “Snake‚” and Will “Senator” Goodrich. Webb gives the reader a great‚ detailed background
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Book Critique of the Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally The Schindler’s List‚ written by Thomas Keneally‚ is about the true story of Oskar Schindler. Schindler was a Czech-born southern German industrialist who risked his life to save over 1‚100 of his Jewish factory workers‚ called the Schindlerjuden‚ from the death camps ran by the Nazis. Keneally’s novel was a documentary based on the accounts and stories of the Schindlerjuden‚ Schindler himself‚ and other witnesses. Keneally recounts the
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Book Critique Two: Family to Family Presented to In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for: Bibliographical Entry Pipes‚ Jerry and Victor Lee. Family to Family‚ Families Making a Difference. Lawrenceville‚ GA: Jerry Pipes Productions‚ 1999. Author Information The authors of the book are Jerry Pipes and Victor Lee. Content Summary In the book‚ Family to Family‚ Families Making a Difference‚ the writers detail the major
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The Catching Fire The book I read was Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. Katniss Everdeen was the main character. She was a teenage girl‚ athletic‚ strong‚ fast‚ and very popular. She loved her fellow tribute Peeta‚ Gale and her friend‚ Prim her sister‚ her district 12‚ and hunting with her bow and arrows. Katniss hated the Capitol‚ the Hunger Games‚ Quarter Quell‚ and especially President Snow. She won the last Hunger Games because she was courageous‚ heroic‚ brave‚ and quite a fighter. The districts
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Liberty Theological Seminary Book Critique #2- Family to Family A Paper Submitted to Dr. Yat Por In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Evangelism Evan 565 By Amy Bradley 27 February 2012 Bibliographical Entry Pipes‚ Dr. Jerry and Lee‚ Victor. Family to Family: Leaving a Lasting Legacy. United States: Victor Lee‚ 2010. Author Information The purpose of this section is to identify the author (translator or editor) of the book. If available‚ present the author’s
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Book Critique for The War or 1812: A Short History by: Donald R. Hickey Alexus Guyle 11/19/14 H105-Joyce "Despite being forgotten and overlooked‚ the War of 1812 was a significant milestone in the development of the United States. Hickey was accurate when he wrote‚ ’Although looking to the past‚ the war was fraught with consequences for the future‚ and for this reason it is worth studying today.’ And there is no better place to start than with The War of 1812‚" says Civil War News. Donald. R. Hickey
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Joseph Carpinelli English‚ 7 Mrs. Hilliard The Communist Manifesto: Book Critique April 5‚ 2013 In The Communist Manifesto‚ otherwise known as The Manifesto of the Communist Party‚ Karl Marx‚ the author and experienced political writer‚ attempts to explain the intentions and beliefs of the Communist Party. He explains the bases for all historical development and dabbles in his view of how the revolution will occur. The vast majority of the manifesto is centered on capitalism and its flaws
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness is an autobiography by Susannah Cahalan documenting her month-long stay in a hospital‚ where later she had no memory of being. Before her hospital visit‚ Susannah found two red bumps on her arm‚ but being in New York City‚ she assumed that they were bedbugs. She became obsessed with the idea that her apartment was infested‚ but an exterminator confirmed that she didn’t have them. Next‚ Susannah began to have aching pains in her body‚ along with nausea and migraines
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