Nelson: 2764 books
The Journey Home
Finishing with Joy
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2004
"I have been asked if I have any last words before God calls me to a new assignment, and I do" Bill Bright said months before his death. At the time, facing an incurable disease, pulmonary fibrosis, his initial response was, "Thank you, Lord." His doctor believed he was in denial,...
by Thomas Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 1998
Shirley describes her family, and their early struggles, the trials and tribulations she went through during the Civil Rights movement, her early singing career, and her callilng to become a pastor and concert performer.
With a combination of music, ministry, and the message in all of her performances,...
Boardwalk Empire
The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City, HBO Series Tie-In Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
THE TRUE STORY THAT INSPIRED THE HBO SERIES
Through most of the 20th century, Atlantic City was controlled by a powerful partnership of local politicians and racketeers. Funded by payoffs from gambling rooms, bars, and brothels, this corrupt alliance reached full bloom during the reign of Enoch...
Thomas Paine
Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2007
A fresh new look at the Enlightenment intellectual who became the most controversial of America's founding fathers
Despite his being a founder of both the United States and the French Republic, the creator of the phrase "United States of America," and the author of Common Sense, Thomas...
Please Don't Just Do What I Tell You! Do What Needs to Be Done
Every Employee's Guide to Making Work More Rewarding
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2002
The author of the million-copy-selling 1001 Ways series shows how to get ahead by fulfilling every employers ultimate expectation. This book contains a clear message: Every boss wants an effective worker to do what most needs to be done without having to be asked. Simple? Perhaps. Easy? Not on your...
Airbrushed Nation
The Lure and Loathing of Women's Magazines
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Glamour. Cosmo. SELF. Ladies’ Home Journal. Vogue. In an industry that has been in a downward spiral for years, these magazines-and other women-focused magazines like them-have not only retained their readership, they’ve increased it. Every month, five million-plus women peel back the slick cover...
Dare Not Linger
The Presidential Years
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
The long-awaited second volume of Nelson Mandela’s memoirs, left unfinished at his death and never before available, are here completed and expanded with notes and speeches written by Mandela during his historic presidency, making for a moving sequel to his worldwide bestseller Long Walk to Freedom.
“I...
by Thomas Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2008
Readers will look back with fondness to their own favorite moments surrounding the Christmas season as they catch a glimpse into the humorous, lighthearted, and spiritually poignant memories of some of their favorite Christian personalities from all walks of life, including actors, athletes, musicians,...
by Lori Nelson Spielman
Language: German
Release Date: September 29, 2016
Language: German
Release Date: September 29, 2016
Ein ergreifender und aufrüttelnder Bestseller von Lori Nelson Spielman, der Mut macht, sich auf die Suche nach dem Glück zu machen. Man weiß nie, wo man es finden wird.Als Annie erfährt, dass ihre Schwester Kristen bei einem Zugunglück gestorben ist, bricht eine Welt für sie zusammen. Sie sollten...
Stress Less and Enjoy Each Day
10 Principles to Help You Reduce Tension and Enjoy More Peace
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
Take a deep breath—less stress is just around the corner!
Do you feel like your stress levels are off the charts? We hurry through life from one place to the next, one task to the next, focused on conquering the next obstacle, making the next deal, running the next errand—and feeling like...
Iron Confederacies
Southern Railways, Klan Violence, and Reconstruction
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2005
During Reconstruction, an alliance of southern planters and northern capitalists rebuilt the southern railway system using remnants of the Confederate railroads that had been built and destroyed during the Civil War. In the process of linking Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia by rail, this alliance...
by Thomas Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1998
Spanning nine years, "You Are So Nashville If . . ". offers a rollicking, sometimes touching, sometimes bizarre look at the people, places, and things that make Nashville what it is. Includes more than 700 entries.
by Nelson George
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2003
From Nelson George, supervising producer and writer of the hit Netflix series, "The Get Down," this passionate and provocative book tells the complete story of black music in the last fifty years, and in doing so outlines the perilous position of black culture within white American society....
by Nelson George
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Finalist for the 2012 NAACP Image Award in Literature!
"George is an ace at interlacing the real dramas of the world...the book's slim length and flyweight depth could make it an artifact of this particular zeitgeist in American history. Playas and haters and celebrity cameos fuel a novel...