A young man searching for a life that demanded everything from him.What followed was life inside one of the world's most mythologised fighting forces — the French Foreign Legion.From brutal training grounds to deployments across Africa, Mackenzie experienced the Legion beyond the legend: the discipline, the camaraderie, the exhaustion — and the moments when life and death balanced on a knife's edge. Among men from more than a hundred nations, he trained, marched, p...

this book is the fictionized account of a relationship between a young gay male and older Bi Male, an officer in the military. I occurred in the Era of DADT.It contains description of sex between 2 men although the acts are not explicitly described. It is a disturbing (I hope) including suicide. It is a story of a young man coming of age or trying to, and oldder guys dealing with issues of his mostly ignored bisexuality,

A short story of trip to L5 station meeting some trouble along the way but is all well that ends well

Herein is the account of the experience of the author joining the army think he was in fact a heterosexual male as required by the rules and regs of the time and finding it wasn't necessary so. It is not maybe a pleasant read. It is set in the year 1987 and is the best recollection of the author after a bit of editing. The name of those have been removed since frankly I don't not want to be sued over recounting the tale.

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Photojournalists job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your application into a much st...

How do you navigate a career as an entertainment designer while maintaining a sense of self-worth and value in the various off-ramps and sidestreets you may choose to take on the journey? The Art of Scenic Design provides an in-depth look at the scenic design process for young designers as well as creative entrepreneurs seeking to nurture a collaborative environment that leads to rediscovery and innovation in their work.Based on his 30 years of experience in stage design, ...

"Chapter 1 – My BirthdayIt was on my seventeenth birthday that I first heard – or felt – God’s voice. In those days, we seemed to have a happy extended family in Anathoth and I was welcome in it. Times are different now…"From a family of priests in the peaceful reign of good King Josiah, came a young man Jeremiah, bringing words from God to his people. It was no message for the fainthearted, either. It was a message of Terror on Every Side!A young king and a young p...

A first book of Bible-based micro-tales“Fiction Favours the Facts” is a collection of the first 22 micro-tales from the Bible Tales Newsletter.Micro-tales? What are they? Short stories about Bible characters or events.Bible-based fiction – the facts of the Bible rounded out with imaginative detail to help us recognise the lives and feelings of real people.Some are about Bible characters you have never heard of, while others concentrate on an incident in the ...

A young man searching for a life that demanded everything from him.What followed was life inside one of the world’s most mythologised fighting forces — the French Foreign Legion.From brutal training grounds to deployments across Africa, Mackenzie experienced the Legion beyond the legend: the discipline, the camaraderie, the exhaustion — and the moments when life and death balanced on a knife’s edge. Among men from more than a hundred nations, he trained, marched, p...

A young boy with 11 brothers; favourite of his father; chosen of God.Joseph, Rachel's son, lived a privileged life in Canaan until his jealous brothers sold him into slavery in Egypt. There, the favourite son learned hardship and faced undeserved punishment.Overcoming one trial after another, he finally faces the greatest test of all: power over his brothers. When they bow before him – as prophesied so many years before – will he take revenge, or show the forgiveness that c...

“I was twenty-one years old when the letter arrived. It was the most exciting letter I ever received. Written in my father’s untidy scrawl, it had obviously been sent in the joy of discovery and his happiness showed in every word.The Book of the Law of God had been found!”King Josiah hears the words of God and everything starts to change.Idolatry is forced to take a backward step and the true servants of God have some breathing space.Let the Passover celebra...

Josiah’s tireless work for God continues to the? very end, but can a king really change an unwilling nation?"Josiah was close to death as the chariot passed out of the valley of Jezreel, and well before the small convoy stopped for the night, the last great king of Judah was dead."Josiah’s sons Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim rule after him?, and Judah enters moral free fall."As darkness had fallen on me, locked in the stocks, so darkness was falling on Judah."But wh...