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Report copyright infringementby Samuel Mazzuchelli (Author), Paul Dennis Sporer (Editor)How does the idealistic young man from a wealthy Italian family find himself a missionary in the rough, lawless West of Early America? How does he persevere in his charity work and bringing the Gospel to men, while still maintaining his civility, dignity and composure? Samuel Mazzuchelli was something of an unknown Renaissance man, being a theologian, missionary, linguist, writer, social organiser and arch...

Dancing Under the Red Star: The Extraordinary Story of Margaret Werner, the Only American Woman to Survive Stalin's Gulag

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Report copyright infringementby Karl Tobien (Author)Written by her son, this inspiring chronicle of faith, defiance, and personal triumph tells the unforgettable true story of Margaret Werner, the only American woman to survive Stalin's Gulag.Author BiographyKarl Tobien was born in 1956 just outside a Soviet slave labor camp in Siberia. He arrived in America in 1961 with his mother, Margaret Werner, and grandmother. Today Karl is an executive consultant and inspirational speaker. He resides i...

Of Their Own Accord: A Company of Army Rangers Changing Lives in Changing Times: A Company of Army Rangers

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Report copyright infringementby Lawson Magruder (Author), Fred Kleibacker (Author) Number of Pages: 332 Dimensions: 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: September 03, 2024

Footprints In The Sand: A Memoir - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Robert R. Grant (Author)As I walk down the path of life, I find that many things around me affect the way I think and the decisions I make. One of the biggest effects of my life was the night of the Tet Offensive in Vietnam in 1968. At 4:00 a.m., our bomb dump blew up, and our fuel cell, with fuel for three squadrons of aircraft, blew up. Our perimeter was breached. I thought I was going to check out. I made a promise to the good Lord that I would be a producti...

A Most Unsettled Man: A Biography - the Triumphs and Travails of George Matcham

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Report copyright infringementby Lily Style (Author) Number of Pages: 362 Dimensions: 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 23, 2024

Charles Darwin: A Life from Beginning to End (The Story of Darwin's Life How His Ideas Changed Everything)

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Report copyright infringementby Clyde Lee (Author)Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors and, in a joint publication introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the ...

King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village

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Report copyright infringementby Peggielene Bartels (Author), Eleanor Herman (Author)The charming real-life fairy tale of an American secretary who discovers she has been chosen king of an impoverished fishing village on the west coast of Africa. King Peggy chronicles the astonishing journey of American secretary, Peggielene Bartels, who suddenly finds herself king to a town of 7,000 people on Ghana's central coast, half a world away. Upon arriving for her crowning ceremony in beautiful Otuam,...

from Wah Lee to Chew Keen: The story of a pioneer Chinese family in North Cariboo

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Report copyright infringementby Liping Wong Yip (Author)Who was Wah Lee? To the Keen family living in North Cariboo, B.C., Wah Lee was their forefather from China; amongst local historians, Wah Lee is the name for a general store in Quesnel, B.C. This book unravels the mystery of a name, which is also the story of a person, a business, and a family that traverses 150 years of history and crosses the Pacific from China to Canada. What unfolds is not just the history of one family, but a histor...

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Report copyright infringementby Frederick J. Bell (Author)Condition Red: Destroyer action in the South Pacific, first published in 1943, recounts the adventures of the USS Grayson, DD 435 destroyer during the early days of the South Pacific campaign, as related by her commander, Frederick Bell. The book is an in-depth, readable look at life on a World War Two destroyer, with details of both daily routines and intense action, including damage control, navigation, rescue, submarine attacks, gun...

Lucia: A Venetian Life in the Age of Napleon

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Report copyright infringementby Andrea Di Robilant (Author)In 1787, the beautiful Lucia is married off to Alvise Mocenigo, scion of one of the most powerful Venetian families. But their life as a golden couple will be suddenly transformed when Venice falls to Bonaparte. We witness Lucia's painful series of miscarriages and the pressure on her to produce an heir; her impassioned affair with an Austrian officer; the glamour and strain of her career as a hostess in Vienna; and her amazing firsth...

A Moment in Memphis: A Reluctant Southern White Boy Becomes a Civil Rights Lawyer and Goes North

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Report copyright infringementby Oliver Fowlkes (Author)This is the story of a Southern White boy growing up in segregated Mobile and his struggle to escape. In Part One the boy, a newly minted ACLU lawyer in Memphis, encounters racism while seeking to obtain justice for a Black youth beaten by police after Dr. King's assassination in 1968. When threats against his family become oppressive, he flees to the North hoping to carry on his quest for justice. Part Two chronicles his attempts in Mass...

Sketches Of Algiers: Political, Historical, And Civil (1826)

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Report copyright infringementby William Shaler (Author)Sketches of Algiers: Political, Historical, and Civil is a book written by William Shaler in 1826. The book provides a detailed account of the author's experiences and observations during his time in Algiers, a city located in North Africa. Shaler was an American diplomat who was sent to Algiers in the early 19th century to negotiate with the Barbary pirates who had been raiding American ships.The book is divided into three parts - politi...

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Report copyright infringementby Henry Pemberton (Author), Richard Glover (Author)Explore the foundations of modern science with "A View of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy," a fascinating glimpse into the groundbreaking ideas of one of history's greatest minds. This meticulously prepared print republication delves into Newton's revolutionary work, particularly his "Principia," offering insights into the principles of Newtonian physics and the philosophical underpinnings that shaped 17th-century ...

Unlike No Other: A Memoir of the Unlikely, Yet Successful Career of a United States Marine Corps Aviator

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Wemheuer (Author)Unlike No Other: Book Two (1974-1990)A Marine Colonel's Journey Through Command, Bureaucracy, and the Human Side of LeadershipIn Unlike No Other: Book Two, Colonel Robert Wemheuer continues the story of his remarkable military career-picking up after three Vietnam combat tours and following his rise through the ranks to full command.This second installment in his two-part memoir traces Wemheuer's "field-grade" years, from his promotion t...

Alexander Hamilton and the Reynolds Affair

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Report copyright infringementby Dianne L. Durante (Author)Given that he loved his wife and family, why did Alexander Hamilton choose to have an affair with Maria Reynolds? And why did he publish a pamphlet five years later telling the whole world about it? Via dozens of primary sources and contemporary images, this book puts all three phases of the Reynolds Affair into their historical, social, and political context. Combined, these factors make Hamilton's actions more comprehensible, though ...

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Report copyright infringementby Kenneth H. Voyles (Author), John A. Bluth (Author)Since its establishment 114 years ago, the Detroit Athletic Club (DAC) has played a crucial role in the amazing history of the City of Detroit. Originally a club for amateur athletes, it was reorganized in 1913 by prominent automobile and industrial leaders. In that year, Albert Kahn, a renowned architect, designed the magnificent six-story clubhouse that still stands in the heart of Detroit's theatre and sports...

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Report copyright infringementby Emile Cammaerts (Author)""Albert Of Belgium: Defender Of Right"" by Emile Cammaerts is a biography of King Albert I of Belgium, who ruled from 1909 until his death in 1934. The book explores Albert's life and career, from his childhood and education to his ascension to the throne and his efforts to protect the sovereignty and independence of Belgium during World War I. It also delves into his personal life, including his marriage to Queen Elisabeth and his pass...

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Report copyright infringementby Emperor Of the French Napoleon I. (Author), Henry Foljambe Hall (Author)Delve into the passionate and historically significant correspondence between Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais in "Napoleon's Letters to Josephine." This collection, compiled by Henry Foljambe Hall, offers a unique glimpse into the personal life of the Emperor during the tumultuous Napoleonic Era. Explore the intimate thoughts and feelings of Napoleon as revealed through his ...

Pioneers Of The Magalloway: From 1820 To 1904 (1918)

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Report copyright infringementby Granville Payson Wilson (Author)Pioneers Of The Magalloway: From 1820 To 1904 is a historical book written by Granville Payson Wilson and published in 1918. The book is a detailed account of the early settlers of the Magalloway River Valley in Maine, USA, from the early 19th century to the turn of the 20th century. The book describes the challenges faced by the pioneers who settled in the region, including the harsh weather conditions, the difficult terrain, an...

The Inventions, Researches and Writings of Nikola Tesla

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Commerford Martin (Author)Explore the groundbreaking work of one of history's most brilliant minds with "The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla: With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting." Compiled by Thomas Commerford Martin, this meticulously prepared volume offers a comprehensive look into the electrical engineering innovations of Nikola Tesla. Delve into Tesla's revolutionary research on alt...

Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey Through France, Italy, and Germany

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Report copyright infringementby Hester Lynch Piozzi (Author)Experience 18th-century Europe through the insightful eyes of Hester Lynch Piozzi in "Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. 1." This remarkable travelogue offers a vivid glimpse into the cultures, landscapes, and societies of France, Italy, and Germany as they existed centuries ago. Piozzi's keen observations and personal reflections provide a unique historical perspecti...

The Great Nadar: The Man Behind the Camera

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Report copyright infringementby Adam Begley (Author)A dazzling, stylish biography of a fabled Parisian photographer, adventurer, and pioneer. A recent French biography begins, Who doesn't know Nadar? In France, that's a rhetorical question. Of all of the legendary figures who thrived in mid-19th-century Paris--a cohort that includes Victor Hugo, Baudelaire, Gustave Courbet, and Alexandre Dumas--Nadar was perhaps the most innovative, the most restless, the most modern. The first great portrait...

Memoir Of Charlotte Sophia Steigen Berger: Of Saffron-Walden (1879)

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Report copyright infringementby John Holland Brown (Author)Memoir of Charlotte Sophia Steigen Berger: Of Saffron-Walden is a book written by John Holland Brown in 1879. The book is a memoir of Charlotte Sophia Steigen Berger, a woman from Saffron-Walden. The author provides a detailed account of Charlotte's life, including her childhood, family, education, and social life. The book also covers her marriage, children, and her involvement in various social and charitable organizations. Charlott...

Dueling Stories of the Sixteenth Century: From the French of Brantome

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Report copyright infringementby Pierre De Bourdeille Brantome (Author), George H. Powell (Translator)""Dueling Stories of the Sixteenth Century: From the French of Brantome"" is a book that contains a collection of stories about duels that took place in the 16th century. The stories are written by Pierre de Bourdeille, also known as Brantome, a French writer and soldier who lived during the Renaissance period. The book provides a glimpse into the culture of dueling in France during the 16th c...

Mothers of Invention: Essays on the Community of Jesus and Grenville Christian College

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Report copyright infringementby Ewan Whyte (Author)"On Nov. 16, 2023, the sixteen-year class-action lawsuit against Grenville Christian College came to a close. As a former student of Grenville, with a forced childhood in its close affiliate, the Community of Jesus, I could hardly believe it." Though the school closed in 2007, it was only in 2019 that the lawsuit of roughly 1,350 students finally went to trial. On February 23, 2020, Justice Janet Leiper issued her decision concluding that "th...

Road Hunter in the Land between the Rivers: A Soldier's Story of the Iraq War

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Report copyright infringementby J. E. Lewandowski (Author)"The moral structure, defining what is known to be right and what is accepted as wrong, quickly fades..."During the Iraqi Spring Uprising of 2004, a soldier embarks on a bizarre odyssey protecting supply convoys from insurgent attacks. His gun truck team encounters diverse challenges as the insurgents shift their disruptive focus from the coalition controlled cities and terrorize the desert highways. Issued Humvees absent protective ar...

Chasing the Demon: A Secret History of the Quest for the Sound Barrier, and the Band of American Aces Who Conquered It

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Report copyright infringementby Dan Hampton (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER - At the end of World War II, a band of aces gathered in the Mojave Desert on a Top Secret quest to break the sound barrier-nicknamed "The Demon" by pilots. The true story of what happened in those skies has never been told. Speed. In 1947, it represented the difference between victory and annihilation. After Hiroshima, the ability to deliver a nuclear device to its target faster than one's enemy became the singular obses...

When I Was a Child: Growing Up in the Potteries in the 1840s

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Report copyright infringementby Charles D. Shaw (Author)Charles Shaw was born in Tunstall, Staffordshire in 1832. When I Was A Child is an autobiographical account of his early life working in the pottery industry-first, at the age of seven, as a mould-runner, and later as a handle maker. He describes many incidents in his life, including a brief spell in the workhouse, a rare outing to Trentham, the Pottery Riots of 1842, and how he eventually became a local preacher. The book is a moving, f...

Make It Do: A Spitfire Pilot's True Story of WWII Grit and Survival

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Report copyright infringementby Ken Cam (Author)"Make it do," his mother said. And somehow, he always did. What if you were flying into war with barely three weeks of training? What if your first dogfight ended with your guns still on safety? What if a single wrong turn landed you in a prison camp halfway across Europe, unsure if you'd ever see home again? This is the extraordinary true story of Ken Cam, a young RAF Spitfire pilot hurled into the chaos of World War II far from ready-but never...

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Report copyright infringementby E. M. Halliday (Author)Recent biographies of Thomas Jefferson have stressed the sphinxlike puzzles of his character--famous champion of freedom yet lifelong slaveholder, foe of miscegenation yet secret lover of a beautiful slave for 30 years, aristocrat yet fervent advocate of government by the people. E. M. Halliday's absorbing and lucid portrait recognizes these and other puzzles about this great founder, but shows us how understandable they can be in light o...

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Report copyright infringementby Dick Martin (Author)Marilyn Laurie was a self-described "little Jewish girl from the Bronx" who became one of the world's top public relations counselors and the first woman in the top policy-making councils of a Fortune 10 company.Her career mirrored the social and political upheaval of the 20th century's last three decades. After helping launch Earth Day in 1970, she was hired by AT&T to encourage employee recycling. Marilyn: A Woman In Charge tells the b...

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Report copyright infringementby Lynwood M. Holland (Author)Pierce M. B. Young: The Warwick of the South, published in 1964, is an account of a major figure in Reconstruction-era Georgia. The youngest major general in the Confederate Army, he was the first Georgian to be allowed to take a seat in Congress after the Civil War. As a Congressman, Young's main concern was rebuilding life in the South along national rather than sectional lines. Young was a member of the diplomatic corps under Grove...