Kathryn: 2617 books
Heart Songs
A Family Treasury of True Stories of Hope and Inspiration
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2011
The stories of our lives are a lot like songsbeautiful, eternal melodies composed by our loving God. In Heart Songs, author Kathryn Slattery shares some of these songs through her own life stories, seeking to provide hope, encouragement, and inspiration.
In this collection, she explores the...
by Kathryn Lasky
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Newbery Honor author Kathryn Lasky's MARIE ANTOINETTE is back in print with a gorgeous new package! To forge an incredibly powerful political alliance, thirteen-year-old Marie Antoinette of Austria is betrothed to Dauphin Louis Auguste, who will one day be the king of France. To prepare her for this...
Enchantments
A novel of Rasputin's daughter and the Romanovs
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
“Part love story, part history, this novel is a tour de force [told] in language that soars and sears.”—More
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St. Petersburg, 1917. After Rasputin’s body is pulled from the icy waters of the Neva River, his eighteen-year-old daughter, Masha, is sent...
by Kathryn Simmonds
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
The physical and the metaphysical meet, and questions of new motherhood are set against those of faith and the larger conundrum of how to live in this newest collection of poetry from Kathryn Simmonds. As in her debut collection, an appealing, deceptively simplistic voice prevails in these verses,...
War Dogs
Churchill & Rufus
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Winston Churchill, the prime minister of England during World War II, was one of the greatest wartime leaders of the modern era. While he is often likened to the English bulldog due to his tenacious personality and even his physical resemblance to the breed, Mr. Churchill was actually a devoted poodle...
Brutus
The Noble Conspirator
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
A compelling new portrait of Marcus Brutus delves behind the ancient evidence to set aside the myths that surround the ancient world’s most famous assassin
Conspirator and assassin, philosopher and statesman, promoter of peace and commander in war, Marcus Brutus (ca. 85–42 BC) was a controversial...
More Than Just a Game
Sports in American Life Since 1945
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2004
More Than Just a Game tracks the explosion of the sports industry in the United States since 1945 and how it has shaped class, racial, gender, and national identities. By examining both professional and intercollegiate sports such as baseball, football, basketball, golf, tennis, and stock car racing,...
All the Sundays Yet to Come
An Athlete's Journey
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
In her hilarious and heartfelt memoir, Kathryn Bertine tells the strange-but-true story of what life is really like behind the glitz and glamour of professional figure skating.
Bertine’s childhood dream came true when she earned a place in a touring ice show....
The Road Less Taken
Lessons from a Life Spent Cycling
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
In The Road Less Taken, Kathryn Bertine takes readers through her journey of striving to become a professional cyclist in her mid-30s. Her essays explore the twists and turns on life’s unexpected roads via bicycle, but also the larger meaning of what it means to heed one’s inner compass and search...
In Peace and Freedom
My Journey in Selma
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
Bernard LaFayette Jr. (b. 1940) was a cofounder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), a leader in the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins, a Freedom Rider, an associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and the national coordinator...
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2013
Denny and Nikki share a similar history. Or so it seems to Denny when Nikki shows up, bruised and withdrawn, in the quiet Oregon Coast town he now calls home. But history creates a powerful pull on the psyche. Sometimes in good ways. Sometimes in bad. And sometimes, the end of a journey actually marks...
by Kathryn Taylor
Language: German
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Language: German
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Sie ist ihm verfallen, mit Haut und Haar. Auch wenn Grace genau weiß, wie gefährlich ihre Gefühle für Jonathan Huntington sind - jeder Tag in seiner Nähe lässt ihre Liebe weiter wachsen. Doch ist er wirklich so ungerührt, wie er scheint? Oder sieht Jonathan in ihr tatsächlich nur das willige...
Jobseeker's Guide, 8th Ed
Ten Steps to a Federal Job for Military Personnel and Spouses
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The Jobseeker's Guide 8th Edition is used at more than 150 military bases worldwide to teach Kathryn Troutman's highly acclaimed Ten Steps to a Federal Job to military personnel and family members. This title is recognized as the leading guide on the topic for 100,000 military spouses worldwide. The...
The Stars Are Lined Up for Military Spouses
Federal Jobs for Military Spouses Through USAJOBS, Program S, NAF, and Excepted Service Ten Steps to a Federal Job for Military Personnel and Spouses
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Military spouses also deserve a career! The challenge for military spouses is being relocated every two to four years. Finding permanent, career positions with frequent relocations is difficult. But the one employer with positions and careers at every military base is the US Government. This book...