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

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

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

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

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

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