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Name of Book: The Cost of Courage Author: Joseph Cordaro ISBN: 978-1456339951 Publisher: Self-published Year it was published: 2010 Summary: Emily Courtland is a strong and determined woman. But, she will need all of her strength and courage when her husband returns from war. Naval hero, Lieutenant Commander Charles Courtland, is tormented by terrifying memories of battle and is being destroyed by the severe psychological aftereffects of battle. The ugly wounds to his body are healing. But the uglier scars on his mind are forcing him to fight the nightmarish demons he cannot speak of. Emily sees her family being crushed by her husband's erratic and delusional behavior. Most especially, and mysteriously, it is their young son Brent who bears the brunt of his father’s irrational treatment. For the boy it has reached the point of physical abuse. Emily is forced to choose between standing by the ill husband she loves, and protecting their child from him. To ...