Lisa Cordeiro

Author of

Parris Island: A Woman's Memoir of Marine Corps Boot Camp

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Parris Island. The mere mention of this Marine Corps training ground strikes fear and awe in the many men and women who dared to venture there in the hope of becoming Marines. For those who survive, Parris Island tears them down as people and rebuilds them up as group over a thirteen-week training regiment considered by many to be the most difficult military training in the world.

It is extremely difficult for men to make it through and it is no easier for the women. Under the relentless eyes of four women drill instructors, women recruits are challenged by a dizzying array of obstacles tearing down every inhibition and self-doubt. Every dread is exploited and every fear is confronted. For these women who survive the thirteen weeks, they become minorities in a minority, an elite group of women encompassing 5% of the population of "a few good men."

Lisa Cordeiro brings you along on an intensely personal, physical, spiritual, and sometimes comical struggle to become one of "the few, the proud." From choosing among the various sales pitches thrown by military recruiters to survival tactics in boot camp, Parris Island allows you to experience Marine Corps boot camp like never before.

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I am completing the sequel to Parris Island, which is slated for release in October, 2008. In this book, follow the round-the-world adventures from California, Okinawa, Japan, all through Europe, and back to Boston. It's an tale full of travel, struggles, humor, and romance. Stay posted by signing up for the newsletter (above).

A second edition of Parris Island will also be released at that time. It will be a busy month!