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In a recognizable future, five people navigate what it means to be human in a technological moment where humans have become the most important hardware in the world’s largest systems. Includes five short stories: Helmets, Mastermind, Goldfish, Jaywalk, Tether“Helmets is an homage to some of my...
Smart helmets represent a significant advancement in personal safety gear, integrating cutting-edge technology to enhance protection, connectivity, and convenience for users. Equipped with features such as built-in GPS, communication systems, and impact sensors, these helmets provide real-time data...
No one likes being embarrassed, and most of us have had our fair share of cringe-worthy moments that we’d rather forget. However, sometimes, people enjoy hearing stories about embarrassing moments that others have had – especially if they are humorous. This is a collection of true, humorous short...
Can their love survive the difference in their circumstancesSong Hawkins is a beautiful, tough, but lonely New York City businesswoman who thinks she’s met the man of her dreams in Cable Jordan, the superintendent of a West Virginia coal mine. But soon after they impulsively marry, Song realizes...
Blue Helmet: My Year as a UN Peacekeeper in South Sudan tells the story of a country, a conflict, and the institution of peacekeeping through the eyes of a senior American military officer working on the ground in one of the most dangerous countries on the planet. South Sudan is rich in natural...
This book, by noted SS and helmet scholars Mike Beaver and Kelly Hicks, presents the combat and parade helmets worn by the SS from its earliest days to the end of wartime production. The examples shown are genuine artifacts of the Third Reich, and most are shown here for the first time. Some of the...
This history of colonial legacies in UN peacekeeping operations from 1945–1971 reveals how United Nations peacekeeping staff reconfigured the functions of global governance and sites of diplomatic power in the post-war world. Despite peacekeeping operations being criticised for their colonial...
The motorcycle helmet has encountered much resistance from bikers who cherish the sense of freedom they get when riding without one. At the same time, the design revolutions it has undergone since its introduction in the 1930s have made it as much a part of the motorcycle culture as the leather...
This first-ever book explores the history, development and evolution of the United States Navy Blue Angels flight helmets, from the team’s inception in 1946 to present day. A companion book to “The Red Helmet”- History, Development and Evolution of the USAF Thunderbirds Flight Helmets,” we explore...
This wonderful new survey follows the evolution of the sports helmet from early military and aviation uses, through early motorcycle and auto racing, and to modern helmets used in a wide variety of sports today. The science of helmet design and manufacture is covered before moving into the art of...
An athlete’s battle with mental illness. Ever since he was a child, Keith O’Neil wanted to play football. Born on the same day that his father, Ed O’Neil, was cut from the New England Patriots, football was all Keith could think about . . . aside from his anxiety. Offered a scholarship to Northern...
Welcome to Hawthorne, Texas, a place where many former citizens return, drawn to their hometown’s slower pace and family values, finding lasting love and happiness.A man who’s gained fortune and fame. A woman who’s known heartbreak and despair. A second chance for a couple who went their separate...
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Born in 1945, the United Nations came to life in the Arab world. It was there that the UN dealt with early diplomatic challenges that helped shape its institutions such as peacekeeping and political mediation. It was also there that the UN found itself trapped in, and sometimes part of, confounding...
This new photo documentation is the first book ever to cover in detail the history and development of military flight helmets from the post-World War II era to the present, and includes over 120 different helmets and their associated equipment such as oxygen masks, boom microphones, inner helmets...
Robert Leckie’s gripping memoir of fighting as a US Marine in World War 2, which inspired the epic Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg HBO series, The Pacific.The inspiration behind the HBO series THE PACIFICHere is one of the most riveting first-person accounts to ever come out of World War 2. Robert...
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Frank D. Murphy learned that a second chance made all the difference. In The Man Behind the Helmet, he imparts lessons he learned along the way from the NFL and beyond. From troubled teen to national motivational speaker, Frank managed to escape thug life...
This new book presents over seven years of research into the history of the M-1 helmet during World War II, and provides the most comprehensive examination of its development and production. All aspects of M-1 helmet production are covered including: the helmet body, the fiber liner, the plastic...
This monumental, two volume set, several years in preparation, includes over 400 color photographs, illustrations and period images from the finest collections in the United States and Europe. For the first time, collectors will see a comprehensive full color photographic lexicon picturing helmets...
