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The thought of enlisting in the French Foreign Legion held a
tantalizing allure for young nineteenth-century American boys in
search of adventure. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, James O'Neill
enlisted in the legion in 1887, at the age of twenty-seven. In
1890, deployed to Tonquin in French Indochina (more familiar today
as Tonkin, Vietnam), O'Neill faced tropical heat, infectious
disease, and sudden death. Like his contemporary Stephen Crane,
O'Neill's ability to recount an engaging story and his keen sense
for telling details provide a unique record of his time in this
exotic world. In these thirteen ""tales,"" O'Neill shows- with
surprising subtlety- that France's efforts to conquer and govern
Indochina were foolhardy. Although the only American in his stories
is the narrator, it is clear the tales are aimed at readers in the
United States and intended to caution against the construction of
empires abroad. Far from polemical tirades, these absorbing,
unadorned stories read as remarkably contemporary in both style and
substance. Historian Charles Royster provides a short biography of
O'Neill and the text of two long-forgotten essays O'Neill published
in magazines of the time, one a description of a Buddhist temple in
Hanoi and the other an appreciation of the Hungarian novelist
Maurus JA(3)kai. Whether read for historical value, literary merit,
or political insights, Garrison Tales from Tonquin is a true
discovery.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such
as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
THIS BOOK IS ACTUALLY TWO BOOKS, MEGS STORY THAT IS INTENDED TO BE
USED BY PEOPLE IN THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES TO HELP
HEAL A CHILD, NO TWO SITUATIONS WHERE THAT STORY IS USED WILL BE
THE SAME.THERE ARE MILIONS AND MILLIONS OF SCENARIO'S FOR MEGS
ABSOLUTLY WONDERFUL TREMENDOUS FANTASTIC DAY AND IT'S JOURNEY. I
ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE BOOK FROM MY SPIRIT GUIDES/GOD FOR THE
PURPOSE OF HEALING CHILDREN, IT CAN ONLY WORK IF IT'S TRIED THEN
THERE IS THE MAIN BOOK, THE DEAFENING SILENCE, THE BLINKERED AND
THE INTOLERANT WILL SEE IT AS AN ATTACK ON RELIGION OR RACE, WHICH
IT CERTAINLY IS NOT. GODS PURPOSE IN THIS BOOK IS THAT PEOPLE TURN
AWAY FROM THE IMAGINARY POWER OF THE POLITICIANS, AND THE FIRST
STEP IS TO STOP EMPOWERING THEM WITH YOUR VOTE. THE NEXT STEP IS TO
PERSONALLY WITHOUT THE AIDE OF ANY OTHER PERSON, ASK GOD TO BECOME
A PART OF THEIR LIFE AND TO SHOW THEM WHERE GOD WANTS THEM TO BE,
AND TO SHOW THEM HOW TO GET THERE. GOD MADE THIS AUTHOR REALISE THE
TOTALITY OF GODS POWER BY LINKING A SPEEDING TICKET IN ARIZONA NEW
YEARS EVE 1995 TO THE ATTACK ON TWIN TOWERS IN NEW YORK IN
SEPTEMBER 2001. GOD ALLOWED TWIN TOWERS, THE UNITED STATES HAS
TOTALLY MISREAD THE SITUATION. AND ALL THEIR REACTIONS SINCE HAVE
BEEN BASED AROUND IGNORANCE OF THEIR NATIONS TRUE SITUATION AND
GODS TRUE OPINION OF THEM, THE U.S.A. IS NOW EVEN FURTHER FROM
WHERE THEY ARE MEANT TO BE. PEOPLE NEED TO FIND WHERE GOD WANTS
THEM TO BE BEFORE THE FINANCIAL CRASH COMES THAT THE AUTHORS SPIRIT
GUDES/GOD HAS WARNED IS COMING.
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Undressing (Hardcover)
James O'Neill
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When therapist-in-training, James O'Neill, starts his placement at
a therapy centre in West London, his first referral is Abraham, a
silent and frightened young man in a tightly zipped, hooded anorak.
After spending the majority of their initial sessions in silence,
O'Neill gradually gains Abraham's trust and learns of the abuse and
violence he was subjected to as a child that caused him to hide
away from the world - barely sleeping, too frightened to get
undressed and shower, anything that might make him that vulnerable.
Over the many years they meet, Abraham's unfolding story and
bravery inspires O'Neill to confront his own complicated past.
Abraham's courage to stand up to, and become intimate with, his
fears teaches O'Neill to do the same. Undressing is at once a
case-history, a novella, and something more than either: a
remarkable story of two people drawn to each other for different
reasons, discovering through trust how redemptive therapy can be.
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