Author: Yotam Dagan
Publisher: Gefen Books
ISBN: 9789657023471
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
"Looking ahead into the dark, my compass, depth gauge and diving watch confirmed that we were headed towards our target in enemy waters. The mission was clear: to eliminate ships at anchor, ships that were planned to carry out an attack against civilians in Israel. Onboard them were Zodiac rubber boats, AK-47 Kalashnikov assault rifles, RPG anti-tank rockets and plenty of ammunition. The Palestinian terrorists who had been trained for their deadly mission were set to execute their attack two nights later. This was a race against time. After a stealth approach into the harbor, I identified my target and attached the explosives. For a moment, my memories took me back in time. I was hiding in a bush, an 11-year-old boy, during a terrorist attack, escaping sure death. Activating the time-controlled detonators, I felt the closure of another circle of destiny. An attack against my home, was thwarted. Yotam Dagan, an Israeli navy SEAL, shares his personal journey from being a soldier and fighting wars to healing the invisible wounds of psychological trauma and PTSD. This book is an important account of how human courage and determination, followed by suffering and vulnerability could leverage growth on an individual, community and national level."
A Time to Kill, a Time to Heal: An Israeli Navy Seal's Journey
Author: Yotam Dagan
Publisher: Gefen Books
ISBN: 9789657023471
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
"Looking ahead into the dark, my compass, depth gauge and diving watch confirmed that we were headed towards our target in enemy waters. The mission was clear: to eliminate ships at anchor, ships that were planned to carry out an attack against civilians in Israel. Onboard them were Zodiac rubber boats, AK-47 Kalashnikov assault rifles, RPG anti-tank rockets and plenty of ammunition. The Palestinian terrorists who had been trained for their deadly mission were set to execute their attack two nights later. This was a race against time. After a stealth approach into the harbor, I identified my target and attached the explosives. For a moment, my memories took me back in time. I was hiding in a bush, an 11-year-old boy, during a terrorist attack, escaping sure death. Activating the time-controlled detonators, I felt the closure of another circle of destiny. An attack against my home, was thwarted. Yotam Dagan, an Israeli navy SEAL, shares his personal journey from being a soldier and fighting wars to healing the invisible wounds of psychological trauma and PTSD. This book is an important account of how human courage and determination, followed by suffering and vulnerability could leverage growth on an individual, community and national level."
Publisher: Gefen Books
ISBN: 9789657023471
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
"Looking ahead into the dark, my compass, depth gauge and diving watch confirmed that we were headed towards our target in enemy waters. The mission was clear: to eliminate ships at anchor, ships that were planned to carry out an attack against civilians in Israel. Onboard them were Zodiac rubber boats, AK-47 Kalashnikov assault rifles, RPG anti-tank rockets and plenty of ammunition. The Palestinian terrorists who had been trained for their deadly mission were set to execute their attack two nights later. This was a race against time. After a stealth approach into the harbor, I identified my target and attached the explosives. For a moment, my memories took me back in time. I was hiding in a bush, an 11-year-old boy, during a terrorist attack, escaping sure death. Activating the time-controlled detonators, I felt the closure of another circle of destiny. An attack against my home, was thwarted. Yotam Dagan, an Israeli navy SEAL, shares his personal journey from being a soldier and fighting wars to healing the invisible wounds of psychological trauma and PTSD. This book is an important account of how human courage and determination, followed by suffering and vulnerability could leverage growth on an individual, community and national level."
A Time to Kill, a Time to Heal
Author: Roger Helle
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1641919183
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Ron entered the long hospital corridor looking for his brother Roger. After searching the ward unsuccessfully, he approached a doctor standing by the bed of a patient. "I'm Sergeant Helle's brother," he said. "How is he?" The doctor looked at Ron and said, "I'm sorry, son, but your brother is going to die. There's nothing else we can do." Just a few beds away, drifting in and out of consciousness, Roger heard the doctor's death sentence. Not yet twenty-three years old, he felt fear grip his heart in a way he had not even experienced on the battlefield. That fear caused him to do something he had never done before. Roger silently prayed, "God, if there is a God, if you let me live, I'll do anything you want!" Then he slipped mercifully back into a drug-induced sleep. That prayer would be answered in a way Roger could never have imagined, but only after years of nightmares, alcohol, and tortured emotional battles. Peace did come at last as Roger not only made peace with Vietnam, but the emotional pain of his past as well. Roger and Shirley Helle live in Chattanooga Tennessee. They retired from Teen Challenge in 2017 after 40 years of ministry. The Helle's continue to travel across the country speaking and ministering.
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1641919183
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Ron entered the long hospital corridor looking for his brother Roger. After searching the ward unsuccessfully, he approached a doctor standing by the bed of a patient. "I'm Sergeant Helle's brother," he said. "How is he?" The doctor looked at Ron and said, "I'm sorry, son, but your brother is going to die. There's nothing else we can do." Just a few beds away, drifting in and out of consciousness, Roger heard the doctor's death sentence. Not yet twenty-three years old, he felt fear grip his heart in a way he had not even experienced on the battlefield. That fear caused him to do something he had never done before. Roger silently prayed, "God, if there is a God, if you let me live, I'll do anything you want!" Then he slipped mercifully back into a drug-induced sleep. That prayer would be answered in a way Roger could never have imagined, but only after years of nightmares, alcohol, and tortured emotional battles. Peace did come at last as Roger not only made peace with Vietnam, but the emotional pain of his past as well. Roger and Shirley Helle live in Chattanooga Tennessee. They retired from Teen Challenge in 2017 after 40 years of ministry. The Helle's continue to travel across the country speaking and ministering.
A Time to Kill, a Time to Heal
Author: D. J. West
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Klaus Gustmann, a young, politically moderate, professional is shattered by the sudden death of his wife and deeply disturbed by the invasion of Poland in 1939 that is sure to commit Germany to another huge war. How can he both protect his young son, Horst, and fulfill his sworn patriotic duty to defend the homeland? With reluctance, he listens to his former professor, now a rising Nazi, who urges him to join a new military unit of the SS that might never leave Dresden since Germany is sure to win quickly this time. It doesn't, but as his battle scarred unit retreats from Leningrad in 1944, Klaus finds an amazing Russian treasure and hides it in Latvia.After that, nothing but defeat, and in a state of abject terror as the Russians overrun Berlin, Klaus commits an act making it necessary to forever hide his true identity. And the treasure? By turns it makes Klaus a hunter and a hunted man, emerging once more in 2014 as Horst Gustmann is found murdered. His daughter, Eva, then teams with a friend, Derek Todson, to learn more about Klaus, decrypt a code telling where he hid the treasure, and flush out Horst’s killer who’s tracking them. About the Author D. J. West is a former college teacher of microbiology and director of vaccine clinical studies for a major pharmaceutical company. The author of numerous scientific papers, this is his first novel. West’s hobbies and other interests include stained glass crafting, light hiking, and reading medical history, especially the development of vaccines. His wife, a retired registered nurse, spent many years working in various areas, and helped him through an undergraduate and two graduate degrees. They have two children, a son who is a senior manager of security for a major U.S. corporation and a daughter who is a professor of neurobiology, and three grandsons.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Klaus Gustmann, a young, politically moderate, professional is shattered by the sudden death of his wife and deeply disturbed by the invasion of Poland in 1939 that is sure to commit Germany to another huge war. How can he both protect his young son, Horst, and fulfill his sworn patriotic duty to defend the homeland? With reluctance, he listens to his former professor, now a rising Nazi, who urges him to join a new military unit of the SS that might never leave Dresden since Germany is sure to win quickly this time. It doesn't, but as his battle scarred unit retreats from Leningrad in 1944, Klaus finds an amazing Russian treasure and hides it in Latvia.After that, nothing but defeat, and in a state of abject terror as the Russians overrun Berlin, Klaus commits an act making it necessary to forever hide his true identity. And the treasure? By turns it makes Klaus a hunter and a hunted man, emerging once more in 2014 as Horst Gustmann is found murdered. His daughter, Eva, then teams with a friend, Derek Todson, to learn more about Klaus, decrypt a code telling where he hid the treasure, and flush out Horst’s killer who’s tracking them. About the Author D. J. West is a former college teacher of microbiology and director of vaccine clinical studies for a major pharmaceutical company. The author of numerous scientific papers, this is his first novel. West’s hobbies and other interests include stained glass crafting, light hiking, and reading medical history, especially the development of vaccines. His wife, a retired registered nurse, spent many years working in various areas, and helped him through an undergraduate and two graduate degrees. They have two children, a son who is a senior manager of security for a major U.S. corporation and a daughter who is a professor of neurobiology, and three grandsons.
Holy Bible (NIV)
Author: Various Authors,
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310294142
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 6793
Book Description
The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310294142
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 6793
Book Description
The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.
Ecclesiastes
Author:
Publisher: Canongate U.S.
ISBN: 9780802136145
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.
Publisher: Canongate U.S.
ISBN: 9780802136145
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.
A Star Trek: The Next Generation: Time #8: A Time to Heal
Author: David Mack
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743499921
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
On the cusp of their epic battle with Shinzon, many of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's long-time crew were heading for new assignments and new challenges. Among the changes were William Riker's promotion to captain and his new command, Riker's marriage to Counselor Deanna Troi, and Dr. Beverly Crusher's new career at Starfleet Medical. But the story of what set them on a path away from the Starship Enterprise™ has never been told. UNTIL NOW. A cataclysmic war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire has been miraculously averted, and a new government is finally in place on the planet Tezwa. But deadly secrets still threaten the fragile peace accord. Rebels still loyal to the old Tezwa regime have captured Commander Riker and are willing to kill to achieve their goals...the Orion Syndicate is interfering in the rebuilding -- and may also be involved in much more than that. But the most devastating revelation of all threatens the very foundations of the Federation itself -- leaving Captain Picard to possibly face the very conflict that he labored so hard to prevent....
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743499921
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
On the cusp of their epic battle with Shinzon, many of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's long-time crew were heading for new assignments and new challenges. Among the changes were William Riker's promotion to captain and his new command, Riker's marriage to Counselor Deanna Troi, and Dr. Beverly Crusher's new career at Starfleet Medical. But the story of what set them on a path away from the Starship Enterprise™ has never been told. UNTIL NOW. A cataclysmic war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire has been miraculously averted, and a new government is finally in place on the planet Tezwa. But deadly secrets still threaten the fragile peace accord. Rebels still loyal to the old Tezwa regime have captured Commander Riker and are willing to kill to achieve their goals...the Orion Syndicate is interfering in the rebuilding -- and may also be involved in much more than that. But the most devastating revelation of all threatens the very foundations of the Federation itself -- leaving Captain Picard to possibly face the very conflict that he labored so hard to prevent....
Samuel Ibn Tibbon's Commentary on Ecclesiastes
Author: James T. Robinson
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161490675
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Samuel Ibn Tibbon (c. 1165-1232) - the eminent translator, philosopher, and exegete - is most famous for his Hebrew translation of Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed . However, he wrote original works as well, and laid the foundations for a distinctive philosophical-exegetical movement, what is today called 'Maimonideanism'. James T. Robinson's book includes a first English translation of Ibn Tibbon's commentary on Ecclesiastes, which was the foundational work of the Maimonidean tradition. The translation, with full annotation, is accompanied by an introduction, which provides relevant historical, philosophical and exegetical background, explains difficult passages, and identifies Ibn Tibbon's important contributions to the emergence of Maimonideanism. The author analyzes Ibn Tibbon's sources and influences (in Jewish philosophy and exegesis and in Graeco-Arabic philosophy, especially al-Farabi and Averroes), discusses his theory and method of exegesis, and explains the main arguments and allegories of the work which relate to the problem of human perfection. Responding to and developing the various positions of his time - especially the infamous view of al-Farabi that immortality of the soul is nothing but an old wife's tale - Ibn Tibbon argues that conjunction with the active intellect is possible but rare: only one man in a thousand can attain it. Thus, while the elite few should pursue it - through a life of study and contemplation - the many should focus on perfection in this world: they should eat, drink, and show the soul good.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161490675
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Samuel Ibn Tibbon (c. 1165-1232) - the eminent translator, philosopher, and exegete - is most famous for his Hebrew translation of Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed . However, he wrote original works as well, and laid the foundations for a distinctive philosophical-exegetical movement, what is today called 'Maimonideanism'. James T. Robinson's book includes a first English translation of Ibn Tibbon's commentary on Ecclesiastes, which was the foundational work of the Maimonidean tradition. The translation, with full annotation, is accompanied by an introduction, which provides relevant historical, philosophical and exegetical background, explains difficult passages, and identifies Ibn Tibbon's important contributions to the emergence of Maimonideanism. The author analyzes Ibn Tibbon's sources and influences (in Jewish philosophy and exegesis and in Graeco-Arabic philosophy, especially al-Farabi and Averroes), discusses his theory and method of exegesis, and explains the main arguments and allegories of the work which relate to the problem of human perfection. Responding to and developing the various positions of his time - especially the infamous view of al-Farabi that immortality of the soul is nothing but an old wife's tale - Ibn Tibbon argues that conjunction with the active intellect is possible but rare: only one man in a thousand can attain it. Thus, while the elite few should pursue it - through a life of study and contemplation - the many should focus on perfection in this world: they should eat, drink, and show the soul good.
A Time to Live and a Time to Die
Author: Ronald E. Hignite
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1621897915
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
A Time to Live and a Time to Die will inspire its readers through a greater understanding of God's seasons for humanity as revealed by Solomon in the book of Ecclesiastes. It describes in poetry and rhyme the ever-changing nature of the seasons yet their harmony and purpose.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1621897915
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
A Time to Live and a Time to Die will inspire its readers through a greater understanding of God's seasons for humanity as revealed by Solomon in the book of Ecclesiastes. It describes in poetry and rhyme the ever-changing nature of the seasons yet their harmony and purpose.
Sing It!
Author: Meryl Danziger
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1609806565
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A tall, skinny man in blue jeans stands on a stage, one hand on his banjo, the other raised to the crowd of 15,000 people who have come to celebrate his ninetieth birthday. "Sing it!" he shouts, and everyone sings. How did a humble, banjo-playing Harvard University dropout become one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century? This is the story of Pete Seeger—singer, songwriter, social activist, environmentalist—who filled his toolbox with songs and set out to repair whatever in the world was broken. His story intertwines with a century of American history, and readers will be surprised to discover how many familiar songs, people, and projects somehow connect back to this one individual. What was it like for a city boy like Pete to hope freight trains with Woody Guthrie, the free-spirited composter of "This Land Is Your Land"? "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," a song beloved by people all over the world, might have been lost to history had it not been for Pete Seeger. The Hudson River is cleaner than it used to be; what did Pete do to help that happen? Through learning of his life of activism, readers will become links in the chain, inspired to reflect on their own power to make change.
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1609806565
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A tall, skinny man in blue jeans stands on a stage, one hand on his banjo, the other raised to the crowd of 15,000 people who have come to celebrate his ninetieth birthday. "Sing it!" he shouts, and everyone sings. How did a humble, banjo-playing Harvard University dropout become one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century? This is the story of Pete Seeger—singer, songwriter, social activist, environmentalist—who filled his toolbox with songs and set out to repair whatever in the world was broken. His story intertwines with a century of American history, and readers will be surprised to discover how many familiar songs, people, and projects somehow connect back to this one individual. What was it like for a city boy like Pete to hope freight trains with Woody Guthrie, the free-spirited composter of "This Land Is Your Land"? "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," a song beloved by people all over the world, might have been lost to history had it not been for Pete Seeger. The Hudson River is cleaner than it used to be; what did Pete do to help that happen? Through learning of his life of activism, readers will become links in the chain, inspired to reflect on their own power to make change.
A Time to Clash
Author: Doug Giles
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1604774002
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1604774002
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description