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To Be a Rose
Price range: $3.99 through $23.99Ed is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel working for a defense contractor. He has been hired as a Senior Logistics Expert to work with the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense as an advisor and mentor to two senior Afghan officers.
Ed first appears telling an Army Combat Medic he can’t breathe. He is transferred to Camp Phoenix just outside of Kabul for further treatment. Over the next twelve hours, he is treated by a “tag team” of nurses and doctors. During this time he remembers the sights, smells and sounds of Afghanistan and his journey there.
Mr. Mason uses vivid imagery and character portrayals to tell his story from his arrival in Dubai up to the beginning of his eight week dream. Ed describes his day-to-day routine at Camp Eggers, his fellow officers, his family and the dedicated medical teams he encountered on his journey. Ed’s story is straightforward, powerful, yet humorous account of his experiences in Afghanistan and how his battle for survival changes his life forever. -
Im Wesen einer Rose
Price range: $3.99 through $14.99Wir schreiben das Jahr 2005 und Ed, ein pensionierter Oberstleutnant der U.S. Air Force, wurde als hochrangiger Logistikexperte eingestellt, um mit dem afghanischen Verteidigungsministerium als Berater und Mentor für zwei hochrangige afghanische Offi ziere zu arbeiten. Doch kurz nachdem sich Ed in seine neue Arbeitsroutine eingelebt hat, fi ndet er sich in einem Behandlungsbereich außerhalb von Kabul wieder und ist in einem achtwöchigen Traum gefangen. Was folgt, ist ein geradliniger und kraft voller Roman über die Erfahrungen eines Mannes in Afghanistan und darüber, wie sein persönlicher Kampf ums Überleben sein Leben für immer verändert.
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