Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Witold, a second lieutenant in the cavalry reserves, was ordered to gather his men and deliver them to the barracks in the nearby town of Lida for loading onto troop transports. He had trained 90 volunteers through the summer, but most of them were peasants who had never seen action or fired a gun in anger. #2 Witold was a man of his time and social class. He disliked politics and the way politicians exploited differences, but he was a man of his time and class. He likely held a paternal view toward the local Polish and Belarusian peasants. #3 Witold mounted a horse and rode to Krupa, where he gathered supplies and ammunition. He then went to visit his parents' grave near the house. #4 The Polish army was forced to march hundreds of miles to reach their positions near the small city of Piotrków Trybunalski, guarding the main road to Warsaw. The long procession of several thousand was constantly held up by broken wagons.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 If I could start over, I would start with the most invisible threads in the web of our ecosystem: the names of the trees, the flowers, and the seeds that carry the light that gives us life. I would start with frankincense and myrrh, with the Boswellia and Commiphora trees that made them. #2 If I could start again, I would do it in the darkness. And in the darkness, all I would see is a hand suddenly extending out toward me. The invitation would be terrifying, but it would also be an opportunity to surrender. #3 I was not raised religious, but I was raised feminist. I was not ready for the innermost truth of Christianity, which is salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. #4 I had to leave the church I was raised in because of its stance on women's bodies, but the teachings of Christianity concerning the body never being sinful remained with me.