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#1 I was born in Japan between two worlds. I was Korean on my father's side and Japanese on my mother's side. I was raised in a poor Korean family in Mizonokuchi, a neighborhood south of Tokyo. I dreamed of becoming the prime minister of Japan.
#2 My mother, Miyoko, was a woman of strong character. She had an oval face that was beautiful in its way. My father, on the...
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Get the Summary of Jennette McCurdy's “I'm Glad My Mom Died” in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So, she went along with what Mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself...
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Get the Summary of Greg Steinmetz's American Rascal in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: American Rascal shows Gould's complex, quirky character. He was at once praised for his brilliance by Rockefeller and Vanderbilt and condemned for forever destroying American business values by Mark Twain. He lived a colorful life, trading jokes with Thomas Edison, figuring Thomas Nast's best sketches,...
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#1 I am blessed among men. I was encouraged by my daughter, Maggie, and my wife, Ellen, while writing this book.
#2 My father, Malachy McCourt, was born in Toome, County Antrim. He grew up wild, in trouble with the English, or the Irish, or both. He fought with the Old IRA and for some desperate act he wound up a fugitive with a price on his head. When I was a child,...
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Book Preview: #1 iSight Partners, a private intelligence firm, had a team that specialized in software vulnerability research. In 2014, they discovered a secret security flaw in Microsoft Office that allowed hackers to break out of the confines of the software application and begin to execute their own code on a target computer.
#2 iSight's Ukrainian staff found the email, and Hultquist,...
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#1 When Adam Brown woke up on March 17, 2010, he didn't know he would die that night in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan, but he was ready. He had written in his journal to both Nathan and Savannah, his ten-year-old son, a letter they weren't meant to see unless the worst happened.
#2 In late 2009, intelligence agencies had been tracking a Taliban leader named...
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Get the Summary of Eddie Jaku's The Happiest Man on Earth in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Born in Leipzig, Germany, into a Jewish family, Eddie Jaku was a teenager when his world was turned upside-down. On November 9, 1938, during the terrifying violence of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, Eddie was beaten by SS thugs, arrested, and sent to a concentration camp with thousands...
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Get the Summary of L. David Marquet's Turn the Ship Around! in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book. Original book introduction: Marquet acted like any other captain until, one day, he unknowingly gave an impossible order, and his crew tried to follow it anyway. When he asked why the order wasn't challenged, the answer was "Because you told me to." Marquet realized he was leading in a culture of followers, and they...
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Get the Summary of Stanley Tucci's Taste in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Taste is a reflection on the intersection of food and life, filled with anecdotes about his growing up in Westchester, New York, preparing for and shooting the foodie films Big Night and Julie & Julia, falling in love over dinner, and teaming up with his wife to create meals for a multitude of children. Each morsel...
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Book Preview: #1 The last day, Elizabeth Packard woke up in a handsome maple bed, body covered by a snow-white counterpane. She was surrounded by her six children, who were the sun, moon, and stars of her life.
#2 Theophilus had always tried to control Elizabeth, and she had always resisted him. But he had never before gone through her things at night, and she was shocked by his behavior.
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Book Preview: #1 I was a SEAL by 1998 but making it through the selection and training course for DEVGRU was the pinnacle of my career. The nine-month selection course was known as Green Team, and it was the only thing between me and the other candidates moving up to the elite DEVGRU.
#2 I was embarrassed and disappointed with myself after forgetting to tell my teammate to move in...
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#1 The tanks were in place, and the soldiers began to prepare for the ambush. The soldiers were spread out in a half-moon formation with 20 yards between each tank.
#2 The 3rd Armored Division was behind enemy lines, and their mission was to guard the road. They were to let nothing pass. The men were exhausted, and the Spearhead Division was earning its nom de guerre:...
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#1 When I wake in the night, I call Vanessa because she isn't armed. Van! Van, hey! I hiss across the room until she wakes up. Then Vanessa hands me the candle, and we pee sleepily into the flickering yellow light.
#2 The loo can be unpredictable. It can either refuse to flush at all or just gurgle and splutter water. It can be scary, but you have to get used to it.
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#1 I was raised to believe in the American dream, and I had lived through World War II with its clear black-and-white heroes and villains. I had been dedicated to doing my best for myself, my family, and my country.
#2 I was called to Washington, D. C., in January 1952. I was excited to be part of the fight against communism, and I was happy to be on my way to help my...
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#1 I was born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois. My parents gave birth to nine children. Food was always scarce, and we considered bologna a delicacy. I had a talent for finding things, and I never failed in a finding mission.
#2 I had a lot of fun bombing cars with my friends. It was a way of imbibing what I have since come to know as the warrior's cocktail, which was...
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#1 I was brought in to help with the case of Caylee Anthony, a two-year-old girl who had gone missing in 2008. I had experience with forensic evidence, and Linda thought my perspective and experience might be helpful.
#2 I had been working with Linda since she joined the office in 1989. We had worked on many cases together, and in 1987, I had prosecuted the first case...
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#1 Genene Jones, a nurse from San Antonio, was the first permanent settlement in the city's downtown. She grew up in a wealthy family, and despite being unwanted and unloved, she still managed to find a way to make herself loved.
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#1 I was 19 years old when I woke up that fall morning in the capital city of my Middle Eastern country. I was happy that it was Sunday, my favorite day of the week. I was going to church. My family had converted to Christianity, which my father did not support.
#2 I was afraid for my parents, but I was not afraid for myself. I felt confident that God was on our side,...
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#1 When we returned from our vacation, we found that our host, the hotel managers, had arrived to check on us. We had one sick traveler who needed to get to the airport, and our friend Anna had not yet appeared.
#2 I went to check on Anna, and found her speaking on the phone in German. She was pacing around in her bathrobe, and seemed detached and calm. I was scared...
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#1 The United States developed a superpower military under Marshall, and it has remained that way for the past seven decades. His concept of what makes a good general still influences the promotions today's leaders give to younger officers.
#2 George Marshall was the chief of staff of the US Army, and he was born in 1901. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute...
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