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Report copyright infringementby Rodney Thomas (Author)Rodney Thomas a man of many trials and struggles, but whom has over came them, with a power that's unbelievable to heares that is reading this autobiography. Number of Pages: 184 Dimensions: 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 29, 2024

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Report copyright infringementby Ferdinand Lundberg (Author) In the late 1930s bombshell of a book appeared which told the story of the lords of wealth and their glittering clans. It was called AMERICA'S SIXTY FAMILIES. It rocked the nation and became a classic. Lundberg showed how America was ruled by a plutocracy of inherited wealth, even under the New Deal. At the time he could only provide a sampling of the economic and political patterns of those families, which, for one reason or another...

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Report copyright infringementby John A. Kerner (Author)Editorial Reviews From Booklist Called to active duty late in 1943, University of California-San Francisco surgical resident Kerner went to England with the Thirty-fifth Infantry Division in May 1944. Landing in Normandy shortly after D-Day, he was involved in combat for 264 days in France, the Low Countries, and Germany. He glorifies neither himself nor the military but, describing much individual and small-group heroism, shows how hard-...

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Report copyright infringementby Maria Terrone (Author)Literary Nonfiction. Essays. Italian Studies. I love this collection of essays by Maria Terrone, an exceptionally talented woman of Italian American ancestry who grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens, with maternal roots firmly established, as she shows us, in Sicily's long history. Subtly crafted, witty, honest, it brings to life a New York one instantly recognizes. Her New York is an international city, ranging from the factories of Long Is...

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Report copyright infringementby Lyle Hugh Munson (Author)""Who Will Volunteer? The Quemoy Story In Pictures"" is a book by Lyle Hugh Munson that tells the story of the Quemoy crisis through photographs. The Quemoy crisis was a series of military confrontations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the late 1950s. The book features photographs taken by military photographers and journalists during the crisis, including images of soldiers, civilians, and t...

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Report copyright infringementby Colleen Kinder (Editor)"Beautiful. The human condition is on full display in these glimpses of our essential connectedness. Perfect for our times." --Dani Shapiro, author of Inheritance Sixty-five extraordinary writers grapple with this mystery: How can an ephemeral encounter with a stranger leave such an eternal mark? When Colleen Kinder put out a call for authors to write a letter to a stranger about an unforgettable encounter, she opened the floodgates. T...

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Report copyright infringementby John W. Thill (Author)"This treasury will instantly win over readers of romance novels with its outspoken candor and swooning sentiments. A captivating, immensely fond tribute to a true love affair from another place and time."-Kirkus Reviews An inspiring true story told through recovered letters-a young couple chronicles their cross-country journey of falling in love and making their dreams come true. In September 1925, young Ray Wilcox stepped off a train in ...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Arnold (Author)Gone Rogue is a riveting narrative that unravels a web of financial fraud, political manipulation, and personal sacrifice. Written by Michael Arnold, this compelling nonfiction work blends real-life events with dramatic storytelling to explore the high stakes of integrity, accountability, and the price of exposing corruption.The story follows Marcus, a former compliance professional in the global financial sector, who seeks a quieter life...

Thinking With the Wrong Head: The Misadventures of a Certified Idiot

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Report copyright infringementby Liam Peters (Author)Do you have sexually humiliating stories where you would rather die in a horrific way than share? You know, the ones that would make your parents immediately disown you or wish they had used contraceptives. Well, Liam has dozens. And he spills ALL of his dirty tea, so you don't have to. He doesn't leave a drop in his mug.Simply put, he has lived in a spiral of continuous fuckups. And no subject for Liam is considered too embarrassing, shocki...

The Namesake, the Biography of Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

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Report copyright infringementby Robert W. Walker (Author)Except for Douglas MacArthur, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. is the most decorated soldier in American history, having earned his Congressional Medal of Honor and every other medal offered by the United States to the foot soldier for combat heroism. As a young man, he wanted to have a career in the military, but his father, President Theodore Roosevelt, discouraged this. Ted went to Harvard, and dreamed of one day following his father into the ...

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Report copyright infringementby Josh Coleman (Author)When grief becomes a journey of endurance rather than recoveryIn June of 2022, Josh Coleman's world shattered when his wife Erin, his partner of twenty years, his best friend, and the love of his life, died from injuries sustained in a tragic car accident. In an instant, the future they'd carefully built together vanished, leaving Josh to navigate a landscape he never imagined walking alone.Society tells you to "move on" and "find closure."...

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Report copyright infringementby Wallace Daniel (Author)In this powerful memoir, the bestselling author of Big Fish tries to come to terms with the life and death of his multi-talented longtime friend and brother-in-law, who had been his biggest hero and inspiration, in a poignant, lyrical, and moving memoir. If we're lucky, we all encounter at least one person whose life elevates and inspires our own. For Daniel Wallace, that was his longtime friend and brother-in-law, William Nealy. Seeming...

Steam Lion: A Biography of Samuel Cunard

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Report copyright infringementby John G. Langley (Author)The summer of 1840, and Boston Harbor is thrumming with politicians, business people, civic leaders, members of the judiciary, and the public. The city is ready for a celebration, and its citizens are waiting impatiently for the arrival of a new age. The elegant Britannia finally enters the harbor loaded with mail from England ushering in the Age of Steam to the Atlantic. This event crystallizes Samuel Cunard's vision and the world will...

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Report copyright infringementby Dmytro Stus (Author), Ludmila Bachurina (Translator), Tetiana Shcherbachenko (Editor)Nobody knows how to explain the mystery of fame. Many once well-known people who spent much of their lives at the core of historic events have fallen into oblivion since. The brilliant East Ukrainian poet and Soviet-era dissident Vasyl Stus (1938-85) became renowned only after his reburial in late Soviet Ukraine in 1989. What are the reasons for the widespread admiration for hi...

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Report copyright infringementby Polina Eisenberg (Author)Bad Decade is Polina's story: a messy, aching, and brutally honest journey through growing up when the world never felt built for you. After leaving Russia, she's thrown into a new country, a new language, a new version of herself that never quite fits. What starts as loneliness turns into something darker; nights that blur together, bad choices that feel like relief, and a mind that won't stop pulling her under. But this isn't just a s...

Someone Else's Jack: True Stories of Grit, Gumption and Gambles that Transformed America

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Report copyright infringementby Don Booher (Author), Don Booher If only a believer would scratch my back, someone else's jack is all I lack. I can hit pay dirt with someone else's stash, maybe a dear spinster or crass gambler with cash?Someone Else's Jack is the third installment in Don's three-volume San Juans treasure hunt. Developing a bonanza silver mine would require not only high-grade ore, it would require attracting someone else's jack (money that is). If complex geology was not worri...

Even the Darkest Night: A Father's Journey of Hope and Healing from Paternal Depression

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher G. MD Choukalas (Author)Offering hope and illumination, the bone-raw story of a father's failure to bond with his infant twin daughters, and his journey through paternal depression--an often undiagnosed condition that affects millions of new fathers. After a traumatic birth nearly claimed his wife's life, anesthesiologist and intensive care physician Christopher Choukalas should have felt grateful. His twin daughters were healthy, his wife had survi...

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Report copyright infringementby Preveena Hill (Author)One woman's journey from heartbreak to healing, from silence to strength.Born amid the tranquil beauty of Fiji's islands, a young girl's life is shaped by hardship, abandonment, and resilience. From a childhood marked by duty instead of play to a womanhood tested by love, loss, and betrayal, her story unfolds with raw honesty and grace. Through broken marriages, motherhood, and reinvention, she learns that every ending carries within it a ...

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Report copyright infringementby Caroline Ticknor (Author)"May Alcott" by Caroline Ticknor provides an intimate and detailed look at the life of Abigail May Alcott Nieriker, the youngest sister of the celebrated author Louisa May Alcott. Known to the world as the inspiration for the character of Amy March in "Little Women", May Alcott was a gifted artist and a determined woman who forged her own path in the 19th-century art world.Through personal letters and family records, Ticknor explores Ma...

God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America's Most Hated Man

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Report copyright infringementby Jack Kelly (Author)Finalist, New England Book Awards "Vivid." --The Wall Street Journal "A dazzling addition to the history of the American Revolution." ―Kirkus Review (starred)"Finally... a full and fascinating portrait of a true hero of the American Revolution, until he was visited by villainy. A riveting read." ―Tom Clavin, New York Times bestselling author of Follow Me to HellBenedict Arnold committed treason-- for more than two centuries, that's all that m...

Ida McKinley: The Turn-of-the-Century First Lady Through War, Assassination, and Secret Disability

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Report copyright infringementby Carl Sferrazza Anthony (Author)Published in cooperation with The National First Ladies Library This is the first full-length biography of Ida Saxton McKinley (1847- 1907), the wife of William McKinley, president of the United States from 1897 to his assassination in 1901. Long demeaned by history because she suffered from epilepsy--which the society of her era mistakenly believed to border on mental illness--Ida McKinley was an exceptional woman who exerted a ...

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Report copyright infringementby W. S. J. Roche (Author)"Blessed Imelda Lambertini" by W. Roche, S.J., is a poignant and spiritually enriching biography of the young girl who became the patroness of First Communicants. Set in 14th-century Italy, the narrative follows the life of Imelda Lambertini, whose singular and profound desire was to receive the Holy Eucharist. Despite her youth and the ecclesiastical traditions of the era, her devotion to the "Hidden Jesus" was so intense that it culmina...

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Report copyright infringementby Marcia Wakeman (Author)Marcia's life began in a beautiful yet suffocating confines of a fundamentalist religious cult, where rigid doctrine, fear, and unrelenting control overshadowed childhood innocence. At eighteen, she fled with ninety dollars and a burning need to breathe freely, determined to build a life beyond the cage she'd known.What unfolded was an extraordinary thirty-five-year journey through the high-pressure world of financial services and consult...

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Report copyright infringementby Chicago Pub Chapman Brothers (Created by)This "Portrait and Biographical Album of Sangamon County, Illinois," originally published in 1891, offers a comprehensive look at the lives and legacies of the region's prominent citizens. Compiled by the Chapman Brothers of Chicago, this historical record provides invaluable insights into the families, professions, and social structures that shaped Sangamon County. Featuring detailed biographical sketches and portraits,...

Anna's Story: A True Story of a Young Girl's Will to Survive in the Aftermath of World War II

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Report copyright infringementby Steven G. Kautner (Author)The year is 1945, and the war that ravaged most of Europe is drawing to an end. The German Wehrmacht and its collaborators have been defeated and are on the run. Countries like Poland, Russia, and Yugoslavia expelled millions of ethnic German civilians living within their borders as retribution for the human atrocities perpetrated by the Nazis against their people.The ethnic Germans living in Yugoslavia were forced to abandon their hom...

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Report copyright infringementby Clora Miller (Author)A complex novel of love, family, and secrets. This is the story of six sisters, their troubled past, the heartbreaking secrets they kept hidden, and a sequence of events that affected the sisters and the next generation. Told as Clarice's memories, this is an extraordinary novel of how a family's resentment affects the members' lives. Clarice wants her readers to know the truth. Secrets only cause pain, emotional and physical. The tragedy i...

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Report copyright infringementby Christine Fournier (Author)Helen Winter LaCaze was a bright, effervescent and independent woman, recently retired from a corporate career, living life to the fullest. Who would ever expect to worry about her?Then, it began. Something was different, strange and unfamiliar in her gradual, noticeable odd behavior and withdrawal from family and friends.Becoming puzzled, then deeply concerned about the changes in her mother; Christine Fournier began the process of u...

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Report copyright infringementby Aileen Gebe (Author)My work is a glimpse into a defining part of my journey. It is how I came to be who I am. It is not a story but a way of sharing my experiences through the darkest moments and how I reclaimed myself. My work is intended to help those who feel lost in the abyss of loss, regardless of what type, to find their inner light and to find their truth. It is about becoming your truth and trusting spirit to guide you and hold you when you feel like th...

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Report copyright infringementby Daphne Cater Francis (Author)Silent Battles: The Courage to Speak My Truth is a heartfelt and empowering narrative that explores the journey of confronting inner struggles and embracing authenticity. Through deeply personal reflections, the author sheds light on the emotional toll of silence, the weight of unspoken pain, and the fear of judgment that often keeps people from sharing their truth. The story highlights moments of vulnerability, resilience, and grow...

Like a Cat Loves a Bird: The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark

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Report copyright infringementby James Bailey (Author)"A deeply stylish, astute, and illuminating portrait of a fascinating writer."--Francesca Wade, author of Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife A spiky and delicious new literary portrait of the great twentieth-century British author of beloved novels such as The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and The Girls of Slender Means "She was, if you believe what you read in the papers: a genius, a survivor, a bad mother, a fickle friend, a closeted lesbian, a tyr...

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Report copyright infringementby Frederick Russell Burnham (Author)"Scouting on Two Continents" is the gripping autobiographical account of Frederick Russell Burnham, a man often hailed as the "King of Scouts." This classic memoir details Burnham's extraordinary life as he navigates the rugged landscapes of both the American West and the untamed regions of Africa. Through vivid storytelling, the author recounts his experiences as a frontiersman, prospector, and military scout, providing a firs...

Searching for Jimmie Strother: A Tale of Music, Murder, and Memory

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Report copyright infringementby Gregg D. Kimball (Author)The incredible true story of a blind musician, a brutal crime, and the making of an American folk legend In June 1936 James Lee Strother performed thirteen songs at the Virginia State Prison Farm for famed folklorist John Lomax and the Library of Congress. Rooted in the rich soil of the Piedmont region, Strother's repertoire epitomized the Black songsters who defy easy classification. Blinded in a steel mill explosion, which only inten...