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Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose

Simon & Schuster, September, 2001
Paperback, 330 pages
ISBN: 074322454X
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Band of Brothers
by Stephen E. Ambrose This World War II story, which was recently televised as an HBO miniseries, describes the events of a special group of American soldiers, Easy Company, who did some very brave and very intense fighting in the War and also suffered heavy casualties. The group went through some of the toughest training any soldiers have ever seen; their training resulted in greatness on the battlefield. The book tells the story of this group of men from their first days of training to their extraordinary days on the battlefield in Europe.

Stephen Ambrose is the bestselling author of D-Day June 6, 1944, The Wild Blue and Citizen Soldiers. This edition of the book is a TV tie-in to coincide with the HBO miniseries produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, and it includes a new foreword by Ambrose about the film. Ambrose interviewed survivors and studied the men's journals and letters to compose the book. Ambrose does an excellent job focusing the stories on the men of Easy Company themselves, so that the reader understands the emotions, heroics and perils of war through these individuals. This adds a personal interest to Band of Brothers, unlike some books which read like reference books and discuss only the larger battles and top-ranking generals and officials. The well-researched and fascinating book is sure to interest history buffs and those interested in stories of war. Highly recommended.


CareerXRoads 2002 by Gerry Crispin and Mark Mehler

MMC Group, December, 2001
Trade Paperback, 486 pages
ISBN: 0965223906
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CareerXRoads 2002
by Gerry Crispin and Mark Mehler This annual guide is a directory of job-related websites, which includes articles and job website reviews. The book is targeted at both job seekers and recruiters. The guide is best known for its website reviews, which are very informative. The book includes 500 website reviews, and indexes thousands of job-related websites. The book also provides indexes which help readers quickly find job websites by industry and geographic location. One of the indexes helps readers quickly determine whether the website charges fees to job seekers or recruiters. A list of links to staffing pages for large corporations is also included. Anyone looking to use the web to find jobs or to recruit new employees will find this book extremely helpful.


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