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"Draws on history, psychology, and anthropology to discuss how the tribal connection--the instinct to belong to small groups with a clear purpose and common understanding--can satisfy the human quest for meaning and belonging,"--NoveList.
Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin lamented that English settlers were constantly fleeing over to the Indians -- but Indians almost never did the same. Tribal society has been exerting an...
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2016.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Most Americans are now familiar with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and its prevalence among troops. In this groundbreaking new book, David Wood examines the far more pervasive yet less understood experience of those we send to war: moral injury, the violation of our fundamental values of right and wrong that so often occurs in the impossible moral dilemmas of modern conflict. It is a call to listen intently to our newest generation of veterans,...
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[2021]
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English
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This isn't your average military transition book. It goes far beyond how to write a resume and find a job, by providing you with all the guidance you need to successfully reenter the civilian world. Whether you've served three years or thirty, this is the book for you. It walks you through the transition process and explains what life is like outside the perimeter fence so you can hit the ground running without your PT shoes.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"From Boots to Business is designed to help guide service members interested in pursuing a career in the field of business post-military service on their journey by guiding them through the maze of possibilities and assisting them in maximizing their available choices"--
8) Return
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
When a servicewoman returns home following a tour of duty in Iraq, she expects to settle back into her former civilian life. Instead, she is hit with the difficult realization that the world she left behind is no longer waiting for her.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In Our Veterans, Suzanne Gordon, Steve Early, and Jasper Craven explore the physical, emotional, social, economic, and psychological impact of military service and the problems that veterans face when they return to civilian life. The authors critically examine the role of advocacy organizations, philanthropies, corporations, and politicians who purport to be "pro-veteran." They describe the ongoing debate about the cost, quality, and effectiveness...
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