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The Hellish Vortex: Between Breakfast and Dinner
BGen Richard M. Baughn USAF (ret), who flew P-51Â’s with the 8th AF during WWII, has written a carefully researched historical novel that provides the reader with a graphic view of how the young USAAF airmen lived, fought and died. He also weaves relevant Anglo/American politics and prewar interservice turf battles into the story and includes testimony by the German military and high ranking civilians to counter the detractors of the USAAFÂ’s contribution to the war against Germany. Although the D-Day invasion of France is the centerpiece of the battle to end the Nazi occupation of Europe, the author reminds the reader that 60,000 British/American airmen were shot down or killed before D-Day. His research also reveals that 41,802 of the 100,000 pilots, navigators, bombardiers and aerial gunners in Europe were killed in the fiercest aerial combat the world has seen. The US Navy, 3.3 million strong, lost 36,950 during WWII and 19,733 Marines were killed from a total force of 475,604..
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Just Add Buddha!: Quick Buddhist Solutions for Hellish Bosses, Traffic Jams, Stubborn Spouses, and Other Annoyances of Everyday Life
Written for spiritual seekers who deal with unenlightened coworkers and inconsiderate bank tellers more often than Zen masters and Tibetan monks, this book demonstrates the practical side of Buddhism. Author Franz Metcalf shows how to weave simple vows, quick rethinks, instant relaxations, fast visualizations, and many other stripped-down Buddhist practices into every area of life. Individually, Metcalf's techniques work as quick fixes for specific dilemmas, but woven together, they gradually strengthen one's spiritual base when one day a habitual way of being has been quietly transformed. While not written to impress pure Buddhists, this book takes Buddhism seriously. Approachable sections on Buddhism's rich tradition and a sprinkling of quotes from ancient scripture and contemporary teachers connect the book's practices to the deeper wisdom underlying them. Always, Just Add Buddha remains squarely focused on daily life, drawing out the most practical aspects of Buddhism. .
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The Strange Case of Hellish Nell: The True Story of Helen Duncan and the Witch Trial of World War II
On March 23, 1944, as the Allied Forces were preparing for D-Day, Helen Duncan--"Nell" to her six children and four grandchildren and "Hellish Nell" to her detractors--stood in the dock of Britain's highest criminal court accused of:witchcraft! At the time of her arrest, Helen Duncan was Britain's most controversial psychic, a celebrity medium with a notorious reputation. During her seances, she channeled spirits who spoke from the world beyond, and on a few occasions, her "spirit" seemed to know too much: Helen's seances were accurately revealing top-secret British ship movements. Intelligence authorities wanted "Hellish Nell" silenced. Using diaries, personal papers, interviews, and declassified documents, Nina Shandler resurrects this strange episode and explores the unanswered questions surrounding the trial: Did "Hellish Nell" channel spirits of the dead who gave away wartime secrets? Was she a calculating charlatan or the innocent target of obsessive wartime secrecy? Why did the Director of Public Prosecutions try her as a witch, and not a spy? Sometimes comic, sometimes tragic, The Strange Case of Hellish Nell is a true crime tale laced with psychic phenomena and wartime intrigue. .
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Hellish Relish: Sizzling Salsas and Devilish Dips from the Kitchens of New Mexico
Salsa is sauce with attitude - and a passion for chili pepper salsas and dips has recently become a hot culinary trend. Sharon Niederman spent a year wandering through the small towns and back roads of New Mexico in search of authentic chili salsas and dips. The result is this culinary compendium of mouth-watering dishes served up in New Mexico's restaurants and private homes. Forty recipes are included ranging from jalapeno corn relish to marinated mushroom salsa, along with stunning photography by renowned photographer Eduardo Fuss..
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VideoHound's Horror Show: 999 Hair-Raising, Hellish and Humorous Movies
As author Mike Mayo points out in his introduction to VideoHound's Horror Show, "We've gone from the darkened movie house to the darkened den and the VCR, but our emotions and expectations of horror have not changed " For the benefit of the den dwellers, Mayo has assembled a lively and functional guide that covers "the scariest, funniest, dopiest, and most unclassifiable" horror films on video. In addition to the obvious classics of the genre, Horror Show covers relatively obscure pictures, as well as foreign, made-for-TV, and cult entries. There are some rather surprising inclusions, such as The Wizard of Oz or Alice in Wonderland, and some equally surprising ratings ( Plan 9 from Outer Space gets 3 bones?), but Mayo makes a good case for their presence. Several dozen sidebars profile important performers and directors or trace trends in horror throughout the decades; quotations and black-and-white photos are sprinkled liberally throughout. Like all the VideoHound books, this one practically bulges with information. In addition to the usual cast and production facts, this volume includes indices of cast members, directors, alternative titles, and categories, as well as "connections"--related books, periodicals, Web sites, and organizations--and guides to video sources and distributors. Any horror aficionado will want to have this engagingly written and extremely useful reference book within arm's reach of the VCR. --Mary V. Burke.
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Worst Noel CD: Hellish Holiday Tales
It's that time of year again -- the holiday season. Between checkout lines a mile long, the office party hangover, battles with traffic, and delayed flights, what's better to do than to listen to The Worst Noel and laugh your holiday aggravation away? The collection features an eclectic mix of writers with playful, often dark humor as the common thread. .
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