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Join our Summer Reading Program now through August 31st! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Summer Reading is one of our favorite ways to connect with you. This year is going to look a little different but we will have just as much fun! The program is online through Beanstack, an app or web-based program that allows you to track your reading and participate in engaging activities for all ages, including wee readers, kids, teens and adults. Also, connect to download-able eBooks and audio books from Libby/Overdrive. Download the app from your app store or visit our online catalog at https://piercecounty.overdrive.com/.
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Ashley's war
by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
From the author of the New York Times best-seller The Dressmaker of Khair Khana comes the story of First Lieutenant Ashley White and a groundbreaking team of female American warriors who served alongside Special Operations soldiers on the battlefield in Afghanistan.
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My American journey
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Colin L. Powell
The former Secretary of State recalls his youth, his military service, and his rise to the heights of America's political and military elite
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SEAL Team Six
by Howard E. Wasdin
A Navy SEAL Team Six sniper reveals how he became an elite soldier while recounting the dramatic mission that nearly cost him his life, offering insider perspectives on his team's extensive training process at the Marine's Scout Sniper School.
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SEAL target Geronimo
by Chuck Pfarrer
A former assault element commander of SEAL Team Six shares details of the raid to take down Osama bin Laden and the Navy SEALs who conducted it.
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Sea stories
by 1955- McRaven, William H. (William Harry)
A memoir from an accomplished military leader recounts stories of bravery and heroism from his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America's Special Operations Forces.
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The heart and the fist
by 1974- Greitens, Eric
The author describes how, after working as a humanitarian around the world, he realized that he could do nothing to stop violence or prevent people from becoming refugees and soon joined the elite Navy SEALs, where he drew on his humanitarian training ashe battled injustice.
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Thirteen soldiers
by 1936-2018 McCain, John
The coauthors of Faith of My Fathers present an evocative history of Americans at war through the personal accounts of 13 remarkable soldiers who fought in major military conflicts, from the Revolutionary War to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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We return fighting : World War I and the shaping of modern Black identity
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Kinshasha Conwill
Commemorating the roles of African Americans in World War !, this book presents artifacts, medals and photographs alongside powerful essays that together highlight their efforts during the war, which laid the groundwork for later advances in the Civil Rights movement. Illustrations.
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For additional reading ideas, talk with your library staff!
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