Beaucoup d’entre nous perdent trop de temps et d’énergie à chercher la bonne réponse. Mais, en vérité, les questions comptent autant que les réponses, et souvent même davantage.Einstein, qui était un fervent défenseur de l’importance des bonnes questions, dit que s’il avait une heure pour résoudre un problème et que sa vie en dépendait, il consacrerait les cinquante-cinq premières minutes à trouver la bonne question à poser.James Ryan célèbre l’art de poser...

An interview with a British World War II soldier whose name just happens to be James Ryan (Jim). On the 6th June 1944, 19 year-old Jim Ryan, a tank driver, came ashore, 3 hours after the start of what would go down in history as “D-Day”. By midnight 57,000 American and 75,000 British and Canadian troops were encamped on the beachhead, pinned down by heavy German artillery fire. From boarding his landing craft hampered by terrible weather, setting off on an incredible journey to the disemba...

What abides over the sixty years since President John F. Kennedy spoke at my graduation from West Point. This is where What Abides begins. Days spent at West Point stand clearly in my mind. I can envision my daily life as a cadet: a bed made taut as a trampoline, spit-shined shoes, and a sworn oath to absolute honesty. No lying, no cheating, no stealing, no locks, no keys.We woke in the early morning to bugles and drums. Another day in which to excel. Heavy academics and tough phys...

"God's Pale Horse" by James Ryan is a profound and unsettling exploration of historical injustice, intertwining divine mandates with human atrocities. Through a meticulous examination of the conquest and subsequent devastation of the Americas, Ryan unveils how the invocation of divine authority has been historically manipulated to justify the unspeakable: the systematic extermination of indigenous peoples.This book takes the reader on a harrowing journey through history, starting f...

By 1910, forty percent of the population of New York City was foreign-born. With over 5 million people, New York was bigger than the next three largest cities combined: Chicago, Philadelphia and St. Louis. Half of New York City was German and Irish born immigrants and their descendants. More people of Irish descent lived in New York City than in Dublin. New York City was the third largest “German” city in the world. Nowhere were the powerful effects of this Irish-German juggernaut more dir...

This book describes the struggles in which inclusive-minded administrators find themselves when they promote equity initiatives. Administrators routinely struggle when they attempt to include all members of their school communities – teachers, students, and parents – in the various aspects of schooling. Given the presence of a host of obstacles, setting right the injustices associated with racism, classism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, and other exclusive practices is not an easy thing to ...

It is 1915. A great war is coming to America. You are in The Bronx, a borough of New York City, a bastion of ethnic German enterprise and culture, and struggling Irish laborers. German spies and saboteurs roam the city. Firebrand Irish soapbox orators inflame crowds with anti-war speeches. Paranoia, hatred, and politics rage in the streets. The social and economic fabric of the city begins to unravel.Enraged by the sinking of the Lusitania, pro-war thugs severely injure a German ju...

This book explores the development of Lenin’s thinking on violence throughout his career, from the last years of the Tsarist regime in Russia through to the 1920s and the New Economic Policy, and provides an important assessment of the significance of ideological factors for understanding Soviet state violence as directed by the Bolshevik leadership during its first years in power. It highlights the impact of the First World War, in particular its place in Bolshevik discourse as a source o...

During a blustery winter night, two retired Navy Seals transporting a top secret cargo to NORAD are besieged by an unexpected blizzard. A terrible car accident unleashes a creature with unparalleled killing capacity. Within hours dozens of people are carved up and dismembered in the town of Mangas Pass, Colorado with no end in sight to the carnage. Police Chief, Don Girard pairs up with retired Green Beret Colonel, Elliot Harmon to try to stop the creature from decimating the entire town. ...

Jimmy Turner is terrified. Very frightening things are happening in the neighborhood and he can't figure out why. The Maggots Underneath the Porch is a powerful coming-of-age novella circa 1975. In the midst of a mid-West group of teens who are collecting baseball cards and beer cans, experiencing the cultural impact of JAWS, playing little league baseball, blasting guitar God rock music on ghetto blasters, a ravenous abomination is about to unleash death and mayhem on their unsuspecting r...

From the bestselling author of "The Night It Got Out!" Welcome to BLOOD VERSE, not your average collection of tales and verses of terror. Within these pages you'll find how a serial killer uses an unusual method to stalk victims in South Chicago. A unique couple addresses infertility on a grand scale. Armageddon strikes twice in a small Iowa town at the hands of nature and a madman. A noble medical scientist undergoes a demented metamorphosis. The oldest and most powerful vampire on earth ...

15-Day Keto Meal Plan For BeginnersThis book "15-Day Keto Meal Plan For Beginners" begins with an overview of keto-friendly foods, foods to avoid, getting into ketosis, and how it operates in the body. As we all know that starting the ketogenic diet can be compressive— there is so much to learn.It is known that what is best for one’s health is limiting dietary fat and eating lots of carbohydrates, especially “healthy whole grains.” But the truth has been proven by diverse me...