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Lone SurvivorLone Survivorby Marcus Luttrellby Marcus Luttrell

Four U.S. Navy SEALs departed one clear Four U.S. Navy SEALs departed one clear night in early July, 2005 for the Afghanistan-night in early July, 2005 for the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Their mission was to Pakistan border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader suspected of hiding in the mountains. Five suspected of hiding in the mountains. Five days later, only one SEAL made it out. This days later, only one SEAL made it out. This is the story of the only survivor of Operation is the story of the only survivor of Operation Redwing and the extraordinary firefight Redwing and the extraordinary firefight that led to the largest loss of life in Navy that led to the largest loss of life in Navy SEAL history.SEAL history.

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We Were One We Were One by Patrick O’Donnellby Patrick O’Donnell

Award-winning author Patrick O’Donnell Award-winning author Patrick O’Donnell volunteered to go to Iraq to become one of the volunteered to go to Iraq to become one of the first civilian historians to accompany first civilian historians to accompany American men and women into combat. In a American men and women into combat. In a raw, gritty look at the soldiers of the Third raw, gritty look at the soldiers of the Third Battalion, First Marine Regiment, O’Donnell Battalion, First Marine Regiment, O’Donnell stands shoulder-to-shoulder with one of the stands shoulder-to-shoulder with one of the infantry units mounting the fierce frontal infantry units mounting the fierce frontal assault in the city of Fallujah.assault in the city of Fallujah.

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Babylon’s ArkBabylon’s Ark

Once the finest and largest zoo in the Middle Once the finest and largest zoo in the Middle East, the Baghdad Zoo was in shambles East, the Baghdad Zoo was in shambles following the American invasion of Iraq in following the American invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Lawrence Anthony, a South March 2003. Lawrence Anthony, a South African conservationist, details how he entered African conservationist, details how he entered Iraq and led the fight to save the remaining Iraq and led the fight to save the remaining animals, left starved and in filthy cages with animals, left starved and in filthy cages with no one to care for them.no one to care for them.

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Mountain and Rock ClimbingMountain and Rock Climbing

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The Kid Who Climbed EverestThe Kid Who Climbed Everestby Bear Gryllsby Bear Grylls

Bear Grylls was a 21-year-old soldier in the Bear Grylls was a 21-year-old soldier in the British Army on a routine training jump when British Army on a routine training jump when his parachute failed to open at 11,000 feet. his parachute failed to open at 11,000 feet. Throughout his 8 agonizing months of Throughout his 8 agonizing months of rehabilitation in an Army hospital, he had one rehabilitation in an Army hospital, he had one thought in mind – to see the world from the thought in mind – to see the world from the summit of the highest mountain. At the age of summit of the highest mountain. At the age of 23, Bear became the youngest Englishman to 23, Bear became the youngest Englishman to summit Mt. Everest.summit Mt. Everest.

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Peak Peak by Roland Smithby Roland Smith

14-year-old Peak Marcello – yes, that’s his 14-year-old Peak Marcello – yes, that’s his real name – avoids arrest and a 3 year stay in a real name – avoids arrest and a 3 year stay in a juvenile correction center by agreeing to join juvenile correction center by agreeing to join his father’s Himalayan mountain expedition. his father’s Himalayan mountain expedition. In order to become the youngest climber to In order to become the youngest climber to summit Mt. Everest, Peak has less than 3 summit Mt. Everest, Peak has less than 3 months to acclimatize, train, and reach the months to acclimatize, train, and reach the summit before his 15summit before his 15thth birthday – can he make birthday – can he make it?it?

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Touching the VoidTouching the Voidby Joe Simpsonby Joe Simpson

Climbing partners and close friends, Joe Climbing partners and close friends, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, were climbing in Simpson and Simon Yates, were climbing in the Andes mountains of Peru when disaster the Andes mountains of Peru when disaster struck. Joe fell on an icy slope and broke his struck. Joe fell on an icy slope and broke his leg. While dangling mid-air over a 100-foot leg. While dangling mid-air over a 100-foot cliff, Simon was forced to cut Joe’s rope cliff, Simon was forced to cut Joe’s rope before his weight pulled him over the cliff, before his weight pulled him over the cliff, too. Imagine Simon’s surprise when, 3 days too. Imagine Simon’s surprise when, 3 days later, Joe crawled into base camp, frostbitten, later, Joe crawled into base camp, frostbitten, exhausted, starving ,but alive!exhausted, starving ,but alive!

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