American Men of Action by Burton Egbert Stevenson (7 Reviews)    Price verified 21 hours ago

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Eva and Otto: Resistance, Refugees, and Love in the Time of Hitler by Tom Pfister (Purdue University Press) (22 Reviews)    Price verified 21 hours ago

Eva and Otto is a true story about German opposition and resistance to Hitler as revealed through the early lives of Eva Lewinski Pfister (1910-1991) and Otto Pfister (1900-1985). It is an intimate and epic account of two Germans -- Eva born Jewish, Otto born Catholic -- who worked with a little-known German political group that resisted and fought against Hitler in Germany before 1933 and then in exile in Paris before the German invasion of France in May 1940. After their improbable escapes from separate internment and imprisonment ...

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Refuge Must Be Given: Eleanor Roosevelt, the Jewish Plight, and the Founding of Israel by John F. Sears (Purdue University Press) (10 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Refuge Must Be Given details the evolution of Eleanor Roosevelt from someone who harbored negative impressions of Jews to become a leading Gentile champion of Israel in the United States. The book explores, for the first time, Roosevelt's partnership with the Quaker leader Clarence Pickett in seeking to admit more refugees into the United States, and her relationship with Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, who was sympathetic to the victims of Nazi persecution yet defended a visa process that failed both Jewish and non-Jewish ...

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Rowland Hill: His Life, Anecdotes, and Pulpit Sayings by Vernon J. Charlesworth (Aneko Press) Price verified 4 hours ago

Rowland Hill was humorous, but he was a great deal more, and those who know his lifework will not remember him as exemplifying one single quality, but as a good, childlike man in whom nothing for Christ was restrained. Considering him as he was overall, we will not soon see anyone like him again. There was no dishonesty or duplicity in him. He loved his Lord and the souls of men, and he threw all his might into the pursuit of doing good. Certainly few men were ever more unselfish. People called him eccentric because they themselves ...

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Historic Girls Stories Of Girls Who Have Influenced The History Of Their Times by Elbridge Streeter Brooks (113 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

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Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times by Elbridge Streeter Brooks (3 Reviews)    Price verified 21 hours ago

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Envisioning Sociology: Victor Branford, Patrick Geddes, and the Quest for Social Reconstruction (SUNY Press Open Access) by John Scott (SUNY Press) Price verified 10 hours ago

Envisioning Sociology is a landmark work, the first major study of the founding of sociology in Britain and the enormous contributions made by the intellectual circle led by Victor Branford and Patrick Geddes. Authors John Scott and Ray Bromley chronicle the biographical connections and personal partnerships of the circle's key participants, their international connections, their organization-building work, and the business activities that underpinned their efforts. Branford and Geddes fashioned an ambitious and wide-ranging ...

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The Midas of the Wabash: A Biography of John Purdue (The Founders Series) by Robert C. Kriebel (Purdue University Press) (8 Reviews)    Price verified 20 hours ago

The Midas of the Wabash is a biography of noted businessman John Purdue (1802-1876), whose donations of time and money led to the founding of Indiana's land grant university, Purdue University, in 1869. Purdue also contributed to economically important bridge, railroad, and cemetery construction, the existence of Lafayette Savings Bank and the Battle Ground Collegiate Institute, cattle farming, Lafayette's public school system, and countless other worthy enterprises. This is the first published full length study of Mr. Purdue's life ...

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The Printer Boy. Or How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth. by William M. (William Makepeace) Thayer (15 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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Dr. Johnson and His Circle by John Cann Bailey (6 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

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The Codes of the Street in Risky Neighborhoods: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Youth Violence in Germany, Pakistan, and South Africa by Wilhelm Heitmeyer (Springer) (6 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

This book presents a comparative look at the norms and attitudes related to youth violence. It aims to present a perspective outside of the typical Western context, through case studies comparing a developed / Western democracy (Germany), a country with a history of institutionalized violence (South Africa), and an emerging democracy that has experienced heavy terrorism (Pakistan). Building on earlier works, the research presented in this innovative volume provides new insights into the sociocultural context for shaping both young ...

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The Life of Jesus Christ: A Biographical Overview of the Life of Christ by James Stalker (Aneko Press) (112 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

There was only one man who was so important that His birth caused our calendar to split in two (B.C./A.D). There was only one man who, despite being tempted, did not sin even once. There was only one man who died for your sins and mine and by whom we can have eternal life. That man was Jesus Christ of Nazareth. How much do you know about Jesus? Have you spent much time thinking about how He lived? Do you know Him? James Stalker carefully goes through each stage of Jesus' life and presents, in a biographical format, what we know ...

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Another Valley, Another Victory: Three Tragedies, One Faithful Woman, Victory in Jesus by Valetta Steel Crumley (One Mission Society) (47 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Tragedy is timeless and universal. So is victory, which is defined by the author's life as letting God have the controls - allowing him to expose previously hidden beauty, now displayed for the sake of others. This inspiring life story has moved countless others to overcome and look at adversity from God's perspective. When viewed from the top, a valley is precious and beautiful. Valetta lost her young son Danny to leukemia; her husband Henry succumbed to Hodgkin's disease a few years later; then she lost her remaining two children ...

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Tanna Times: Islanders in the World (Sustainable History Monograph Pilot) by Lamont Lindstrom (University of Hawaii Press) (4 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Anthropologists like to tell other people's stories but local experts tell them even better. This book introduces the vibrant living culture and fascinating history of Tanna, an island in Vanuatu, Melanesia, through the stories of a dozen interconnected Tanna Islanders. Tracing the past 250 years of island experiences that cross the globe, each of these distinctly extraordinary lives tells larger human narratives of cultural continuity and change. In following Tanna's times, we find that all of us, even those living on seemingly ...

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Littérature notre ciel! (French Edition) by Daniel Rondeau (Grasset) Price verified 7 hours ago

"Au moment d'être propulsé par la porte du tambour dans le hall de l'hôtel Schweitzer Hof, j'avais aperçu un homme qui me tendait le bras en rugissant. Un sourire large, une voix de stentor, une crinière lisse et blanche, un nez pointu, un regard noir, très tendre sous la houle piquante des sourcil, un teint de rose, c'était lui, Heinrich Maria Ledig Rowholt." D. R.

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Charles Watson Speaks Out: formerly "Manson's Right-Hand Man Speaks Out!" by Charles "Tex" Watson (305 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Charles Watson Speaks Out is an interview with Charles Watson, covering ten intriguing subjects chapter by chapter. It provides something for everyone, including factual information for the historian, counsel for parents in raising successful children, research assistance for students, and answers for teenagers. Those searching will find the Truth and see at last how to stop the pain.

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The Letters of William Cullen Bryant: Volume II, 1836–1849 by William Cullen Bryant (Fordham University Press) (1 Review)    Price verified 20 hours ago

The second volume of William Cullen Bryant's letters opens in 1836 as he has just returned to New York from an extended visit to Europe to resume charge of the New York Evening Post, brought near to failure during his absence by his partner William Leggett's mismanagement. At the period's close, Bryant has found in John Bigelow an able editorial associate and astute partner, with whose help he has brought the paper close to its greatest financial prosperity and to national political and cultural influence. Bryant's letters lf the ...

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The Letters of William Cullen Bryant: Volume VI, 1872–1878 by William Cullen Bryant (Fordham University Press) (4 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

In January 1872, Bryant traveled to Mexico City, where he was greeted warmly by President Benito Juarez; on this and other occasions he was feted for the Evening Post's sturdy condemnation in 1863 of the abortive invasion of Mexico, which was freshly remembered there. AT the close of his visit a local newspaper remarked that the "honors and hospitality which were so lavishly and generously conferred upon him were the spontaneous outpouring of a grateful people, who had not forgotten that when Mexico was friendless Mr. Bryant became ...

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The Comstocks of Cornell: John Henry Comstock and Anna Botsford Comstock by Anna Botsford Comstock (Comstock Publishing Associates) (5 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

The Comstocks of Cornell is the autobiography written by naturalist educator Anna Botsford Comstock about her life and her husband's, entomologist John Henry Comstock -- both prominent figures in the scientific community and in Cornell University history. A first edition was published in 1953, but it omitted key Cornellians, historical anecdotes, and personal insights. Karen Penders St. Clair's twenty-first century edition returns Mrs. Comstock's voice to her book by rekeying her entire manuscript as she wrote it, and preserving the ...

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The Happiness Corner: Reflections So Far by Ava Miles (Ava Miles, Inc.) (56 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling books... come join the family with this uplifting story about one woman's search for happiness in the hardest of times. Fans of Brene Brown and Gretchen Rubin's THE HAPPINESS PROJECT will love this powerful personal happiness memoir. In 2013, Ava left a successful, six-figure career working as a conflict expert rebuilding war zones to launch herself as a writer. What most people don't know is that choice was born on a transformational night of self-discovery in ...

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The Vikings: Explore the Exciting History of the Viking Age and Discover Some of the Most Feared Warriors by History Compacted (446 Reviews)    Price verified 21 hours ago

Take a journey back in time to witness the dawning of a civilization forever defined by its ferocious warriors, highly advanced seafaring technology, and thirst for adventure. The Viking Age! A brief footprint in the course of history that impacted generations hundreds of years into the future. You will dive into the depths of Scandinavia to find out what made the Vikings the most feared group of people in the European Middle Ages. Experts at warfare and navigating the high seas, the Vikings were on a mission and would not let ...

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Old Portraits and Modern Sketches Part 1 from Volume VI of The Works of John Greenleaf Whittier by John Greenleaf Whittier (3 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

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40 DAYS: Life, Love, Loss and A Historic Run Around One of the World's Largest Lakes by Steven Cannon (Brian Meeks ecocandleriel@gmail.com) (91 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Praise For 40 Days: "A fantastic adventure the whole way." - B. D. M. "Ruined my day. Couldn't put it down. I love a story of someone setting an unimaginable goal and then following along with them on the struggles along the way." - A.B. "Such an inspiring story and accomplishment. A+" - W.G. A Marathon A Day... Everyday The first crazy idea was to run across Iowa. He did it in 11 Days. Now what? Lake Michigan called. Nobody had ever run around her beautiful shores. Steve wanted to be the first. 40 Days is a brutally honest and ...

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Exposing the Illuminati’s REM Driven Human Cloning Subculture Volume 1: Frequently Asked Questions March 25th 2012 to May 18th 2012 by Donald Marshall (47 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

This short document highlights Frequently Asked Questions Mr. Donald Marshall has received from the public since he first sent his letter to the world on 2nd December 2011 regarding the extent and prevalence of human cloning. This document allows the reader to have a further source of reference regarding the most pertinent information concerning the Illuminati. Readers should refer to "Empowerment by Virtue of Golden Truth" (Marshall 2015b) for a full discussion on the subject of "REM driven cloning". The main topic of discussion in ...

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The Anxiety of Freedom: Imagination and Individuality in Locke's Political Thought by Uday Singh Mehta (Cornell University Press) (6 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

The enduring appeal of liberalism lies in its commitment to the idea that human beings have a "natural" potential to live as free and equal individuals. The realization of this potential, however, is not a matter of nature, but requires that people be molded by a complex constellation of political and educational institutions. In this eloquent and provocative book, Uday Singh Mehta investigates in the major writings of John Locke the implications of this tension between individuals and the institutions that mold them. The process of ...

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Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be by Irwin L. Gordon (48 Reviews)    Price verified 20 hours ago

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Life of Muhammad by Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (76 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

A popular edition of an excellent and affectionate account of life of the Prophet of Islam described as the most influential man in the history of the world. An orphan beckoned to the Call, persecuted by neighbours, driven from his home with a prize tag on his head, quickly establishing a strong community of believers ready to die for his teachings and finally returning triumphant only to forgive his tormentors. This biography does not merely recant the major events and turning points of Muhammad's (peace be upon him) life but ...

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Dear Anxiety. This Is My Life.: A Real Life Recovery Story by John Crawford (252 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

When John's frantic search for spiritual accomplishment delivered way more than he expected, things suddenly got extremely weird! A reality-shattering event propelled John, an ordinary twenty-two year old Londoner, into a terrifying world where the very fabric of reality itself could not be trusted. This sounds like fiction. It is not. Dear Anxiety is a first-hand account of John's extraordinary journey of recovery from an existential crisis so profound that it left most therapists clueless about where to even begin. After ...

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A Sea Queen's Sailing by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler (14 Reviews)    Price verified 21 hours ago

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Belonging: A Memoir by Robert Fuller (25 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

"How did you make the leap from Physics to Dignity?" This question arises at every Robert Fuller talk. Belonging traces Fuller's personal evolution and suggests that taking one's questions seriously will lead to a life of meaning and purpose. Accompany Fuller as he meets with "somebodies" like Robert Oppenheimer, Indira Gandhi, Mikhail Gorbachev, David Bowie, John Denver, and President Jimmy Carter, and share in the wisdom he finds in people whom the world writes off as "nobodies." Belonging shows how transformative quests await ...

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