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A Day Late and a Dollar Short
High Hopes and Deferred Dreams in Obama's ""Post-Racial"" America
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2009
Could this be the final victory for civil rights, or the first of many to come?
When Henry Louis Gates spoke out about his ridiculous arrest, he stated a truth few Americans?including President Obama?are eager to discuss: there is no such thing as a post-racial America. When it comes to race,...
The Air-Raid Warden Was a Spy
And Other Tales from Home-Front America in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
Critical acclaim for William B. Breuer
"A first-class historian."
-The Wall Street Journal
Top Secret Tales of World War II
"A book for rainy days and long solitary nights by the fire. If there were a genre for cozy nonfiction, this would be the template."
-Publishers...
by Neva Kittrell Scheve
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2008
Trailers are a fact of life in the horse world. Sooner or later, everyone who owns a horse will have to deal with a horse trailer in order to haul to shows, races, hunts, and perhaps even to veterinary clinics. Up to now, when horse owners wanted information on trailers they had to rely on magazine...
A River Unvexed
A History and Tour Guide of the Campaign for the Mississippi River
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1999
The first comprehensive account of the entire campaign for the Mississippi River, beginning with the conquests of Memphis and New Orleans and concluding with Grant's strategies for the siege of Vicksburg. Included are driving tours of the battlefields and important sites.
by William F Buckley Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
"Eloquent . . . immensely readable . . . the saga of the victory of capitalism over the brutal and irrational fraud that was state socialism."
—The Baltimore Sun
"Buckley's lucid account celebrates the tenacity of the human spirit and the will to achieve freedom."
—Publishers...
Women of Color Pray
Voices of Strength, Faith, Healing, Hope and Courage
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2012
A celebration of the voices of women of color in prayer
Women of color pray and have prayed out of necessity for survival, out of love for the Divine and because we believe in the power of prayer. Prayer has been the prevailing force behind the education of our children, protection and courage...
God, Faith & Identity from the Ashes
Reflections of Children and Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2014
A Powerful, Life-Affirming New Perspective on the Holocaust
Almost ninety children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors—theologians, scholars, spiritual leaders, authors, artists, political and community leaders and media personalities—from sixteen countries on six continents reflect...
Jewcentricity
Why the Jews Are Praised, Blamed, and Used to Explain Just About Everything
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2009
Advance Praise for Jewcentricity
"Adam Garfinkle punctures the myth of the omnipotence of the Jews with such intelligence and reflective sweep that we still can go on discussing the 'exaggerations' forever."—Leslie H. Gelb, former columnist for the New York Times and president emeritus...
Learn Something New Every Day
365 Facts to Fulfill Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Learn something new with 366 fascinating facts from NPR librarian Kee Malesky
What was the greatest thing before sliced bread?1 What color did carrots used to be?2 Why do many American spellings differ from their British counterparts?3 What does it mean "to have one's eyes lined with ham"?...
Vacation Sex Quiz Book
55 Mental Quickies and Erotic Games for Adults at Play
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2010
Vacation Sex Quiz Book is the next step in sexual fun for the adventurous couple that wants to learn a few things while away. Know which city is associated with the world's first strip club or nude beach? How to tell one type of lingerie from another? How about the most common slang and euphemisms...
by Candy Spelling
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
The followup to the New York Times bestseller Stories from Candyland has even better stories to tell—about Candy Spelling’s notorious rift and reconciliation with her daughter, Tori, her misadventures in dating and sex, and her new life as a producer, writer, and businesswoman.
After...
Experimental Man
What One Man's Body Reveals about His Future, Your Health, and Our Toxic World
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2010
Bestselling author David Ewing Duncan takes the ultimate high-tech medical exam, investigating the future impact of what's hidden deep inside all of us
David Ewing Duncan takes "guinea pig" journalism to the cutting edge of science, building on award-winning articles he wrote for...
Noah Webster
The Life and Times of an American Patriot
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2000
"Noah Webster was a truly remarkable man, shrewd, passionate, learned and energetic, God-fearing and patriotic. Mr. Unger has done a fine job reintroducing him to a new generation of Americans." --Washington Times
Noah Webster The Life and Times of an American Patriot
"More...
The Hollywood Book of Extravagance
The Totally Infamous, Mostly Disastrous, and Always Compelling Excesses of America's Film and TV Idols
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2011
Savor the inside scoop on over-the-top superstars
"I'm not a paranoid, deranged millionaire. . . . I'm a billionaire!"
"Acting is an empty and useless profession."
"Good girls go to heaven. Bad girls go everywhere else."
"I'm interested...