Leslie: 2389 books
Emancipation's Diaspora
Race and Reconstruction in the Upper Midwest
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2009
Most studies of emancipation's consequences have focused on the South. Moving the discussion to the North, Leslie Schwalm enriches our understanding of the national impact of the transition from slavery to freedom. Emancipation's Diaspora follows the lives and experiences of thousands of men and women...
Beyond the Balfour Declaration
The 100-Year Quest for Israeli–Palestinian Peace
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2017
Preface By The 5th Earl Of Balfour
2017 marks one hundred years since the Balfour Declaration, the landmark letter that expressed the British government's support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine. A century later, the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians rages on, without prospect...
by Leslie Boyd
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2016
On her twenty-second birthday, Leslie Boyd gave birth to her second son, Michael Danforth. He was born with a rare birth defect that left him vulnerable to colon cancer, and because of this, he was unable to buy health insurance. Without it, he had no access to the health care he needed.
Despite...
Where Angels Tread: Real Stories of Miracles and Angelic Intervention
Real Stories of Miracles and Angelic Intervention
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
Leslie Rule has spent over a decade researching spirits and has chronicled her paranormal tales in four previous nonfiction books, Coast to Coast Ghosts, Ghosts Among Us, When the Ghost Screams, and Ghost in the Mirror. With more than 150,000 copies sold, Rule builds upon her successful series of...
Carstairs
Hospital for Horrors
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
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Carstairs, the State Hospital in Lanarkshire, Scotland, is a hospital like no other. Effectively a prison for some of the most violent and insane criminals in our society, it houses men who have committed the most horrific and frightening crimes imaginable....
Just Attitude
A kind of guidebook for the journey through breast cancer and beyond
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2011
After my diagnosis and during treatments for breast cancer, lots of people (including good friends who should have known better) said to me, “Oh! You’ve got such a good attitude!” To which my invariable reply was, “Honey, this ain’t ‘good’ attitude, it’s just attitude.” As you read...
by Leslie Day
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2007
New York just might be the most biologically diverse city in temperate America. The five boroughs sit atop one of the most naturally rich sites in North America, directly under the Atlantic migratory flyway, at the mouth of a 300-mile-long river, and on three islands—Manhattan, Staten, and Long.
Leslie...
The Virtuous Consumer
Your Essential Shopping Guide for a Better, Kinder, Healthier World
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
Sure, there are people who chain themselves to old-growth trees, raise their one child diaper-free, and make their own soap. The Virtuous Consumer is for the rest of us, struggling to make choices that are better for the planet — and for us. Leslie Garrett has created a comprehensive reference guide...
The Patient's Playbook
How to Save Your Life and the Lives of Those You Love
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Too many Americans die each year as a result of preventable medical error—mistakes, complications, and misdiagnoses. And many more of us are not receiving the best care possible, even though it’s readily available and we’re entitled to it. The key is knowing how to access it.
The Patient’s...
by Leslie R. Webber M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2006
This is the story of LESLIE WEBBER, a retired physician with interesting adversities, from the depression years to the 90s.The writing was mostly for family, but at this time I have been encouraged to publish it.The most of the material is from memory, but augmented by letters written over a 35 year...
Mama Bear’s Manifesto
A Moms’ Group Guide to Changing the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Bolstered and trained in love and female friendship, the vulnerable, sleep-deprived, tender, and ferocious Mama Bear inside each of us can bring forth beautiful havoc on our world.
Mama Bear’s Manifesto is a practical, compelling book about devoted friendship and unbridled passion. Leslie...
by Leslie Brix-Nielsen
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2011
Deep sea diving, commercial oil-field diving, saturation diving; - an autobiographical recollection about experiences and people in commercial diving in Australian waters and the North Sea, the times and the equipment.
The book "Pass Me The Rat-Hat Carlo" is about the authors adventurous...
God Has Not Forgotten About You
...and He Cares More Than You Can Imagine
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
When everyday concerns and problems don't subside--when desires of the heart go unmet--it's easy for people to wonder if they've done something wrong or if God cares. In this deeply personal book, Leslie Haskin explores the common challenges and longings in life that can erode faith. Avoiding pat...
The New Horse-Powered Farm
Tools and Systems for the Small-Scale, Sustainable Market Grower
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
In an era when fuel is a primary concern, draft horses are seen by many as the solution to small-scale, resilient farming with a closed-loop system. Horses bring farmers back to the roots of what it means to work the land and present a viable model for a small farm that lasts, while offering enjoyment...