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Among the famines of the Second World War, the Great Famine of Vietnam (1944-1945) remains little known outside of Vietnam, especially compared to its contemporaries in Bengal, Henan, and the Soviet Union. Though natural disasters catalyzed the famine, the scope of the famine was exacerbated by the brutal French extraction of resources in northern Vietnam at the command of the Japanese military. However, the famine's seeds were sown long before the disaster, with the arrival of the French in the Mekong Delta and their subsequent colonization of Dai Viet.

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In this book, I share my unique life experiences. Having been born on the Navajo Indian Reservation, I understand the hardships the people have to endure to survive in a third-world environment in the United States. At age six, I attended a boarding school run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. I was then taken in by a white Christian foster family at age nine, attending predominantly white schools. I had to make mental adjustments between two ways of life.

Emerson's life is in chaos. Trapped in circumstances beyond his control, he must match wits against the sinister forces closing in around him. Facing challenges greater than he has ever known, Emerson's loyalty and love will be tested with a choice that could alter the entire course of the war. Surrounded by deadly enemies, Emerson will discover that sometimes the most terrifying secrets are hidden within ourselves.

Purple has a difficult job: He was placed here to take down the One-Eyed God. It's his mission and he won't fail. It's a lonely road for someone like him - a healer - but he has help. The hippies are his friends: Chloe the yogi, Wheat the candlestick maker, and Berrydream, who is in retail. And he has his tribe: Charlotte, Stranger and Jackson. Eventually, the tigers that roam the city might become allies, too. Who can say, tigers are fickle.

There are those who are natural-born leaders. Others are forged in the fiery crucible of battle. Some are just built that way. Emerson Avery was already exceptional when suddenly, events would conspire to thrust the mantle of leadership into his young hands. Stationed at a secret military facility on the edge of human-controlled space, the war was simply a fact of life. But in one fateful moment, Emerson’s world would be torn apart, changing his destiny and the future of the entire galaxy forever.

From outer space to inner space, Microwaves is a collection of sci-fi short stories that ranges from the silly to the serious. So whether you have five minutes or fifty, prepare to launch into a galaxy of the strange, fantastic, and unbelievable.

Jackson Crow is the next Jack Ryan. Treaties usually bring peace. This one could start the next world war. When the Chinese assassinate a lawyer at a treaty signing, undercover agent Jackson Crow is summoned before the ink and blood have dried. His young associate, Lily Sun, knows too much about the agreement and about the victim. Now the Chinese want Lily dead. The White House wants her quiet. And Jackson is the only one who can protect her. Jackson must decide whether to obey orders or break them to keep Lily safe.

Entering World War II, America was emerging as a world power. Their geographic isolation from World War I allowed them to recover and prosper in the interwar era, and food invention during the Depression carried into World War II. Food items such as SPAM and M&Ms profoundly impacted the military, and were later incorporated into some American dishes after the war.