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  Publication Date:  May 18, 2021 Format:  Audio Genre:   Philosophy, security Narrators:  Sebastian Junger Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Audio                 Length:  3 hours 6 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community and freedom. The two don’t coexist easily. We value individuality and self-reliance, yet are utterly dependent on community for our most basic needs. In this intricately crafted and thought-provoking book, Sebastian Junger examines the tension that lies at the heart of what it means to be human. For much of a year, Junger and three friends - a conflict photographer a...

Release Date: March 11, 2016 Publisher: Beverly Gandara Format: Kindle Pages: 304 pages Genre: Fiction Buy: Kindle | Paperback Synopsis:  A naïve teen sent out of Cuba to retrieve smuggled family jewels on the eve of the Bay of Pigs invasion comes of age in New York City at the height of the sexual revolution and earns his political and economic freedom. By a twist of fate, he begins to lose his liberty when his oppressive parents arrive and refuse to assimilate into American Society. Take the journey and discover why success isn’t always measured by what one becomes, but often by what one overcomes. Review:  The cover of this book threw me off and I wasn't sure if I was going to like it but from page 1 I was hooked.  I felt like I was reading a biography not fiction.  I was completely sucked into Julian's life.  How life was in Cuba before Castro and what happened to it and the people afterwards.  The history in this book and the exami...