When Phyllis Webb published Wilson's Bowl in 1980, Northrop Frye hailed it as "a landmark in Canadian literature": landmark, an event that marks a turning point in something (in this case, Canadian literature); and an instantly recognized feature of a landscape (in this case, the landscape of Canadi[...]
Now from Brandon Webb, Navy SEAL sniper and "New York Times" bestselling author, comes his personal account of the eight friends and fellow SEALs who made the ultimate sacrifice.
""Knowing these great men--who they were, how they lived, and what they stood for--has changed my life. We can't let [...]
With contributors from the fields of sociology, linguistics and psychology, this appraisal of the work of Erving Goffman discusses the main parameters of his "interaction order", both expounding Goffman's own views and reporting research which develops his ideas further.[...]
This book applies the conceptual framework of Douglass C. North, John Joseph Wallis and Barry R. Weingast's Violence and Social Orders (Cambridge University Press, 2009) to nine developing countries. The cases show how political control of economic privileges is used to limit violence and coordinate[...]
Yet it is Webb's distinguished second career as a lead instructor for the shadowy "sniper cell" and Course Manager of the Navy SEAL Sniper Program that trained some of America's finest and deadliest warriors - including Marcus Luttrell and Chris Kyle - that makes his story so compelling. Luttrell cr[...]
"If you want to know what makes up the DNA of a Navy SEAL and have a behind-the-scenes look at the best sniper program in the world, then 'hold 1 right for wind' and read "The Red Circle.""--Chris Kyle, SEAL Team Three Chief and bestselling author of "American Sniper"?Brandon Webb's experiences in t[...]
"The Red Circle: My Life in the Navy SEAL Sniper Corps and How I Trained America's Deadliest Marksmen "BEFORE HE COULD FORGE A BAND OF ELITE WARRIORS... HE HAD TO BECOME ONE HIMSELF.Brandon Webb's experiences in the world's most elite sniper corps are the stuff of legend. From his grueling years of [...]
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