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According to the School Library Journal,
The U.S. Navy and Military Careers, is “an outstanding job of writing about their chosen military
branches. Kiland begins with action in the Persian Gulf before devoting two chapters to the history and development of the
U.S. Navy. Stein opens with 9/11, followed by a compact history of the Corps from 1775 to 1918. Chapter three is an overview
of World War II to the present. The remaining five or six chapters in each book describe the roles of each branch in defending
our nation. Considerable space is devoted to personnel requirements, expectations, duties, and qualifications. Dangers are
honestly dealt with. Charts present the various pay scales. Maps are few, but well done. Both texts are generously illustrated
with numerous high-quality, color photos. Actual names of Marines and sailors are used in many of the captions. The texts
are supplemented with fact boxes when appropriate. The enticing covers are only the beginning of two informative titles that
will attract students with military interests, as well as those from military families.”
According to the book description of
Oz, Dog of the Del, "Set
in the early twentieth century, Oz,
Dog of the Del is a children’s story
in rhyme. It features Oz, a fearless
dachshund who lives at the Hotel del
Coronado. He befriends a young girl
named Izzy and takes her on an
adventure around the island where they
meet Charlie Chaplin filming a movie,
the Great White Fleet, Charles
Lindbergh in his airplane, and Frank
Baum—the author of A Wizard of Oz, who
promises to write Oz and Izzy into his
book."
According to the book description of
The Military GPS: Cutting-Edge
Global Positioning System,
"GPS technology is used in everything
from car satellite systems to iPhones
to FitBits. How does GPS actually
work? Who takes care of the vast
constellation of satellites that are
needed to make these systems work?
Enhanced with full-color photographs
and fact boxes, this book showcases
current military technology and tools,
historical accounts leading to today's
global systems, and tips to prepare
for a career in the military."
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Lieutenant Taylor Baldwin Kiland, U.S.
Navy (ret.) “is the third generation
in her family to serve in the Navy.
Taylor Baldwin Kiland was raised in
Coronado, California, and Alexandria,
Virginia with many of the Vietnam POW
and MIA families. She spent twenty
years in the private sector as a
marketing communications professional
before starting her writing career.
She holds a master’s degree in
marketing communications from
Northwestern University and a
bachelor’s degree in journalism from
the University of Southern California.
She now lives in Old Town Alexandria,
Virginia, with her husband.
Lieutenant Taylor Baldwin Kiland is
the author of Oz, Dog of the
Del, Strategic Inventions of the War
on Terror, The U.S. Navy And Military
Careers and a co-author of
Unwavering: The Wives Who Fought to
Ensure No Man is Left Behind, Lessons
from the Hanoi Hilton: Six
Characteristics of High-Performance
Teams, Open Doors: Vietnam POWs Thirty
Years Later, From the Sea to the
C-Suite: Lessons Learned from the
Bridge to the Corner Office, Drones:
Remote-Controlled Warfare, Walk in the
Yard: A Self-Guided Tour of the U.S.
Naval Academy Armored Tanks:
Battlefield Dominance, Military
Rifles: Combat Ready, The Military
GPS: Cutting-Edge Global Positioning
System, Military Helicopters: Heroes
of the Sky, Cyber Technology: Using
Computers to Fight Terrorism, Careers
in the Us Coast Guard, Military
Submarines: Sea Power, Careers in the
U.S. Navy, Military Humvees: Armored
Mobility, Careers in the US Marine
Corps and Fighter Planes: Masters of
the Sky.
According to the book description of
Unwavering: The Wives Who Fought
to Ensure No Man is Left Behind,
It is "The true story of the women who
waged an epic home front battle to
ensure our nation leaves no man
behind.
When some of America’s military men
are captured or go missing during the
Vietnam War, a small group of military
wives become their champions. Never
had families taken on diplomatic roles
during wartime, nor had the fate of
our POWs and missing men been a
nationwide concern. In cinematic
detail, authors Taylor Baldwin Kiland
and Judy Silverstein Gray plunge you
directly into the political
maneuvering the women navigated, onto
the international stage they shared
with world leaders, and through the
landmark legacy they created
According to the book description of
Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton:
Six Characteristics of
High-Performance Teams, "Why
were the American POWs imprisoned at
the "Hanoi Hilton" so resilient in
captivity and so successful in their
subsequent careers? This book presents
six principles practiced within the
POW organizational culture that can be
used to develop high-performance teams
everywhere. The authors offer examples
from both the POWs' time in captivity
and their later professional lives
that identify, in real-life
situations, the characteristics
necessary for sustainable,
high-performance teamwork. Taylor
Baldwin Kiland and Peter Fretwell show
readers how to apply these principles
to their own organizations and create
a culture with staying power.
Originally intending their book to
focus on fighter pilot James
Stockdale's leadership style, the
authors found that his approach toward
completing a mission was to assure
that it could be accomplished without
him. Stockdale, they explain, had
created a mission-centric
organization, not a leader-centric
organization. He understood that a
truly sustainable culture must not be
dependent on a single individual."
According to the book description of Open
Doors: Vietnam POWs Thirty Years Later, it “is a tribute to Vietnam prisoners of war and their individual
determination in seeking personal and professional happiness upon their release. A testament to the strength of the human
spirit and the power of human will, it is also a celebration of freedom. While their experience in captivity has been well documented, historians have largely overlooked
the current lives of former Vietnam POWs. Combining photo portraits and insightful profiles of thirty Vietnam-era POWs, Taylor
Baldwin Kiland and Jamie Howren offer an intimate look at these men—the longest-held group of returned POWs in our nation’s
history—as husbands, fathers, sons, brothers, and grandfathers. Subjects include the famous (Sen. John McCain and former
vice presidential candidate Vice Adm. James Stockdale) and the not-so-famous. None received celebrity treatment on their liberation;
all resumed their lives as private citizens. Most of them have flourished in the face of great challenges, proud of their
accomplishments. The book is based on a traveling
photographic exhibit that has been touring the United States since October 2003. Rather than dwelling on the torture and suffering
of their years in the notorious prison complex known to its inhabitants as the “Hanoi Hilton,” the authors focused
on commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the POWs’ return to the United States and on celebrating the years of
freedom and personal achievement that followed.”
According to the book description
of Walk in the Yard: A Self-Guided Tour of the U.S. Naval Academy, “Drawing on colorful literary
and historical references, this narrative guide to the U.S. Naval Academy grounds, known as the Yard, takes visitors on a
prescribed path within the walls of a great Annapolis institution that has been educating midshipmen for more than 150 years.
Visitors can move at their own pace
as they immerse themselves in the Academy s culture, as described here, and linger over what appeals to them most, be it John
Paul Jones' crypt, a collection of Currier and Ives prints at the Naval Academy Museum, or antique cannons from the Spanish-American
War. The authors offer telling quotes
from famous graduates, anecdotes about events that took place in various buildings, facts about the architecture, and simple
instructions about the best place to stand to compare a modern-day view with a historic photograph.”
According to the book description of
From the Sea to the C-Suite: Lessons
Learned from the Bridge to the Corner
Office, "With Cutler Dawson at
the helm for the last fourteen years,
Navy Federal Credit Union, the world's
largest credit union, has quadrupled
the size of the organization and made
it an industry leader in customer
service. It is now one of the most
fiercely trusted and smoothly run
financial institutions in the world
ranked by Fortune magazine as a Best
Place to Work for eight years. This
book reveals an honest and
straightforward look at Dawson's
leadership philosophy and guiding
principles, offering tangible and
practical insights for readers who
want to learn how to chart a similar
course of success--one of exponential
growth without compromising a
company's bedrock principles."
According to the book description of
Strategic Inventions of the War
on Terror, "Describes some of
the technological innovations created
during the War on Terror, including
Internet-based antiterrorism forces,
drones for surveillance and tactical
deployment, and advances in
blood-clotting agents in the field."
According to the book description of
Cyber Technology: Using
Computers to Fight Terrorism,
"Cyber technology and counterterrorism
are a hot topic today, and this book
details how criminals, terrorists, and
enemy governments attempt to use
technology against the United States.
How can we counter this threat? What
training is our military and
government using to prevent and/or
repel cyberattacks? Students will
learn about the cyber warriors who
protect our nations information
networks. Historical accounts include
narrative about the codebreakers
during World War II. Full-color
photos, engaging text, fact boxes, and
information about how to prepare for a
career in cybersecurity in the
military round out this new title."
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