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Witch & Wizard

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Patterson, James / Charbonnet, Gabrielle, PUBLISHER: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, YOUR BOOKS, MUSIC, AND ART--BANNED BY ong>THEong> NEW ORDER Everything is about ong>toong> change. ong>Theong> government has seized control ong>ofong> every aspect ong>ofong> ong>societyong>, and this is ong>theong> asong>toong>nishing testimonial ong>ofong> Wisty and Whit Allgood, a sister and broong>theong>r who were ong>toong>rn from ong>theong>ir family in ong>theong> middle ong>ofong> ong>theong> night, slammed inong>toong> prison, and accused ong>ofong> being a witch and a wizard. Thousands ong>ofong> young people have been kidnapped; some have been accused; many oong>theong>rs remain missing. ong>Theong>ir fate is unknown, and ong>theong> worst is feared--for ong>theong> ruling regime will song>toong>p at nothing ong>toong> suppress life and liberty, music and books, art and magic... and ong>theong> pursuit ong>ofong> being a normal teenager.

A Road Beyond the Suffering: An Experiential Journey Through

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rader, Dick A. / Rader, Sue, PUBLISHER: Providence House Publishers, A Road Beyond ong>theong> Suffering contains moving ong>lettersong> written back and forth between husband and wife, Dick and Sue Rader. After ong>theong>ir missionary career in Africa was cut short due ong>toong> Sue's lengthy illness, ong>theong>ir twenty years ong>ofong> marriage slowly began ong>toong> unravel as ong>theong>y tried ong>toong> adjust ong>toong> ong>theong>ir new lifestyle in America. In ong>theong>se ong>lettersong> about Job, Dick and Sue express ong>theong>ir inner struggles with God's goodness, justice, and power in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir own life-changing experiences. Through writing ong>toong> each oong>theong>r, Dick and Sue not only discovered that God is persistently trying "ong>toong> turn back his (man's) soul from ong>theong> pit, that ong>theong> light ong>ofong> life may shine on him" (Job ), but ong>theong>y also found that God was healing ong>theong>ir relationship with each oong>theong>r.

The Quotable Founding Fathers: A Treasury of the Wise

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Melong>toong>n, Buckner F., Jr., PUBLISHER: Poong>toong>mac Books, No group is quoted???and misquoted???more ong>ofong>ten than America??'s founders. When a political controversy heats up, ong>theong> nation??'s speechwriters, politicians, reporters, ediong>toong>rial writers, and talking heads try ong>toong> influence ong>theong> debate by quoting ong>theong>ir words. Year in and year out, teachers and political buffs look ong>toong> ong>theong>ir wisdom ong>toong> illuminate ong>theong> issues. How much easier it would be ong>toong> find every key quote by ong>theong> founders in a single source. "ong>Theong> Quotable Founding Faong>theong>rs," edited by Buckner F. Melong>toong>n, Jr., provides just that source???a compilation ong>ofong> some quotes summing up ong>theong> wit and wisdom ong>ofong> ong>theong> founders. While some ong>ofong> ong>theong>se quotations can be found in general quotation compilations such as Bartlett???s, ong>theong>se volumes ong>ofong>fer only a fraction ong>ofong> what??'s available. "ong>Theong> Quotable Founding Faong>theong>rs" mines deeper inong>toong> ong>theong> founders??? essays, diaries, ong>lettersong>, speeches, and sermons ong>toong> extract all ong>theong> nuggets that are significant ong>toong> ong>theong> hisong>toong>ry ong>ofong> ong>theong> country??? and ong>toong> ong>theong> ongoing debate about ong>theong> meaning ong>ofong> democracy in America.

Dark Power Collection

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Myers, Bill, PUBLISHER: Zondervan, Some doors are better left unopened. Join teenager Rebecca 'Becka' Williams, her broong>theong>r, Scott, and friend Ryan Riordan as ong>theong>y head for mind-bending clashes between ong>theong> forces ong>ofong> darkness and ong>theong> power ong>ofong> God. ong>Theong> Dark Power Collection brings ong>toong>geong>theong>r three fast-paced novels ong>ofong> ong>theong> supernatural by bestselling author Bill Myers. ong>Theong> ong>Societyong> When is a game more than just a game? When it's a Ouija board in ong>theong> hands ong>ofong> a group ong>ofong> students who use it as part ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir occult rituals---and who view Rebecca and Scott as a threat ong>toong> ong>theong>ir power. A showdown is imminent. ong>Theong> Decieved Hypnotized by a speaker on reincarnation, Becka is caught up in experiences so eerie and powerful that ong>theong>y nearly strangle her faith and destroy her life. ong>Theong> Spell Bent on getting revenge on Becka for her interference, ong>theong> ong>Societyong> begins a scare campaign complete with spells and curses. But ong>theong> campaign quickly gets out ong>ofong> hand. Only one thing can save Becka---something she must discover on her own.

Churchill and Hitler

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jablonsky, David / Jablonsky, D. / Jablonsky David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This collection ong>ofong> essays examines ong>theong> development ong>ofong> Churchill and Hitler as strategic leaders and analyzes in particular ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir formative years on ong>theong>ir leadership styles, "operational codes," views on civil-military relations, and approaches ong>toong> ong>theong> conduct ong>ofong> war at strategic, operational and tactical levels. Ultimately, vicong>toong>ry depended on ong>theong> calculated use ong>ofong> all ong>theong> means ong>ofong> national power - military, political, psychological and economic - ong>toong> achieve ong>theong> national end. ong>Theong>se essays demonstrate that it was Churchill who best undersong>toong>od that calculation.

Liberalism Beyond Justice: Citizens, Society, and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Toong>masi, John, PUBLISHER: Princeong>toong>n University Press, Liberal regimes shape ong>theong> ethical outlooks ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir citizens, relentlessly influencing ong>theong>ir most personal commitments over time. On such issues as abortion, homosexuality, and women's rights, many religious Americans feel pulled between ong>theong>ir personal beliefs and ong>theong>ir need, as good citizens, ong>toong> support individual rights. ong>Theong>se circumstances, argues John ong>Toong>masi, raise new and pressing questions: Is liberalism as successful as it hopes in avoiding ong>theong> imposition ong>ofong> a single ethical doctrine on all ong>ofong> ong>societyong>? If liberals cannot prevent ong>theong> spillover ong>ofong> public values inong>toong> nonpublic domains, how accommodating ong>ofong> diversity can a liberal regime actually be? ong>Toong> what degree can a liberal ong>societyong> be a home even ong>toong> ong>theong> people whose viewpoints it was formally designed ong>toong> include? ong>Toong> meet ong>theong>se questions, ong>Toong>masi argues, ong>theong> boundaries ong>ofong> political liberal ong>theong>orizing must be redrawn. Political liberalism involves more than an account ong>ofong> justified state coercion and ong>theong> norms ong>ofong> democratic deliberation. Political liberalism also implies a distinctive account ong>ofong> nonpublic social life, one in which successful human lives must be built across ong>theong> interface ong>ofong> personal and public values. ong>Toong>masi proposes a ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> liberal nonpublic life. ong>Toong> live up ong>toong> ong>theong>ir own deepest commitments ong>toong> ong>toong>leration and mutual respect, liberals, he insists, must now rethink ong>theong>ir conceptions ong>ofong> social justice, civic education, and citizenship itself. ong>Theong> result is a fresh look at liberal ong>theong>ory and what it means for a liberal ong>societyong> ong>toong> function well.

Muslims - Vol 2: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rippin, Andrew / Rippin Andrew, PUBLISHER: Routledge, ong>Theong> religion ong>ofong> Islam is ong>ofong> vital concern ong>toong> ong>theong> modern world. In Muslims Volume 2: ong>Theong> Contemporary Period Andrew Rippin examines Muslims' perception ong>ofong> and reaction ong>toong> ong>theong> challenges and changes occurring in contemporary life and questions ong>theong>ir ability ong>toong> relate ong>theong> Qur'an and ong>theong> figure ong>ofong> Muhammed ong>toong> 19th and 20th century culture. ong>Theong> inherited world view ong>ofong> Islam is compared with ong>theong> emerging newly-discovered world view ong>ofong> ong>theong> late 20th century and is explored in two ways, firstly by examining modern Muslim views on religious authority and by considering ong>theong>ir effect on ong>theong> actual lived practice ong>ofong> Islam. Essential reading for all scholars and lecturers ong>ofong> Islam and comparative religion.

Life After Violence: A People's Story of Burundi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Uvin, Peter, PUBLISHER: Zed Books, Burundi recently emerged from twelve years ong>ofong> civil war. In this book, ordinary Burundians, farmers, artisans, traders, moong>theong>rs, soldiers and students talk about ong>theong> past and ong>theong> future, war and peace, ong>theong>ir hopes for a better life and ong>theong>ir relationships with each oong>theong>r and ong>theong> state. Young men, in particular, ong>ofong>ten seen as ong>theong> cause ong>ofong> violence, talk about ong>theong> difficulties ong>ofong> living up ong>toong> standards ong>ofong> masculinity in an impoverished and war-ong>toong>rn ong>societyong>. Weaving a rich tapestry, Peter Uvin pitches ong>theong> ideas and aspirations ong>ofong> people on ong>theong> ground against ong>theong> assumptions ong>ofong>ten made by ong>theong> international development and peace-building agencies. This groundbreaking book on conflict and ong>societyong> in Africa will have prong>ofong>ound repercussions for development across ong>theong> world.

Albert Schweitzer and Alice Ehlers: A Friendship in Letters

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bergel, Kurt / Bergel, Alice R. / Schweitzer, Albert, PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> America, Albert Schweitzer, ong>theong> philosopher, ong>theong>ologian, physician, biographer ong>ofong> J. S. Bach and musician, and Alice Ehlers, ong>theong> harpsichordist and great Bach interpreter, met as musicians. This book makes available for ong>theong> first time a selection ong>ofong> ong>lettersong> ong>theong>se two great personalities exchanged between ong>theong> years ong>ofong> and . Although music is ong>theong> main subject ong>ofong> ong>theong>se ong>lettersong> during ong>theong> early period ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir relationship, ong>theong> ong>lettersong> increasingly deal with ong>theong>ir personal and prong>ofong>essional lives. Later ong>lettersong> reveal ong>theong> help Ehlers rendered Schweitzer's hospital through benefit concerts, Schweitzer's concern for ong>theong> future ong>ofong> his hospital, and his happiness with ong>theong> growing world-wide acceptance ong>ofong> his ethical ideas. Schweitzer's last letter was written only months before his death.

Touring the Flatiron District: Walks in Four Historic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mendelsohn, Joyce, PUBLISHER: City and Company, From ong>theong> Vicong>toong>rian department song>toong>res ong>ofong> Ladies' Mile ong>toong> ong>theong> Greek Revival ong>toong>wnhouses ong>ofong> Chelsea ong>toong> ong>theong> early skyscrapers ong>ofong> Madison Square ong>toong> ong>theong> stately brownsong>toong>nes ong>ofong> Gramercy park, "ong>Toong>uring ong>theong> Flatiron District takes ong>theong> reader through some ong>ofong> he most vibrant sections ong>ofong> New York City.

The Illustrated Key to the Tarot

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: de Laurence, L. W., PUBLISHER: Standard Publications, Destiny is not some planed and unchangeable road imposed on life. Tarot, as a system ong>ofong> interpretation, can discover many secrets ong>ofong> your destiny by ong>theong> way ong>ofong> ong>theong> Major and Minor Arcana. Tarot cards can give you an answer ong>toong> almost any question and can uncover solutions ong>toong> ong>theong> problems before you. ong>Theong>y can warn you ong>ofong> dangers or assure you ong>ofong> your decisions. ong>Theong>y are your guide on ong>theong> road ong>ofong> life. Simply present your question and follow ong>theong> rules ong>ofong> ong>theong> tarot ong>toong> find your answer. This book is ong>theong> traditional guide ong>toong> reading ong>theong> tarot. It presents you with ong>theong> meanings ong>ofong> all ong>ofong> ong>theong> cards, even ong>theong>ir specific tricks and pitfalls. It will also show you exactly how ong>toong> lay out ong>theong> cards and ong>theong> exact methods that are best used when divining from your Tarot deck.

Our Children Free & Happy: Letters from Black Settlers in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fyfe, Chrisong>toong>pher, PUBLISHER: Edinburgh University Press, This is a unique group ong>ofong> previously unpublished ong>lettersong> which are held in manuscript form by ong>theong> British Library, ong>theong> Library ong>ofong> ong>theong> University ong>ofong> Illinois, Chicago, and ong>theong> Public Record ong>Ofong>fice, London. ong>Theong> ong>lettersong> were written by black settlers who had migrated from North America ong>toong> Sierra Leone. ong>Theong>y record an attempt by self-liberated ex-slaves ong>toong> obtain political and land rights, which ong>theong>y felt had been unjustly denied ong>theong>m, using ong>theong>ir literacy in English as a ong>toong>ol. Chrisong>toong>pher Fyfe's introduction explains ong>theong> hisong>toong>rical backgroundong>toong> ong>theong> period. An important supplementary essay by Prong>ofong>essor Charles Jones examines ong>theong> linguistic significance ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>lettersong>, comparing ong>theong>m with native English ong>lettersong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> period.

Real Love for Real Life: The Art and Work of Caring

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ashworth, Andi, PUBLISHER: Shaw Books, Because we are made in ong>theong> image ong>ofong> a creatively caring God, we reflect his love and concern when we respond ong>toong> ong>theong> distinct calling ong>toong> care for families, neighbors, ong>friendsong>, and communities. As ong>societyong> grows increasingly technological, isolated, and lonely, those who take ong>theong>ir caregiving gifts seriously can fill a tremendous void. In "Real Love for Real Life, " caregivers ong>ofong> all kinds can find ong>theong> help and hope ong>theong>y need ong>toong> fulfill ong>theong>ir calling. Through personal illustrations, timely research, and thoughtful quotations, Andi Ashworth addresses ong>theong> practicalities, philosophies, challenges, and joys ong>ofong> providing care in ong>theong> relationships ong>ofong> home and community-leading readers ong>toong> a greater understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> value and ong>theong> validity ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir call ong>toong> be caregivers. With ong>theong> encouraging hope and creative insights ong>theong>y'll find in ong>theong>se pages, ong>theong>y can serve oong>theong>rs in more effective, more fulfilling ways-in ong>theong> name ong>ofong> God.

Yesterday When They Were Young: Life in the Dutch Fork

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, Elwood, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, 'Yesterday When ong>Theong>y Were Young' is a true magnificent love song>toong>ry from a time and place where ong>theong> men were gallant, ong>theong> women were courageous and marriage was forever. ong>Theong> song>toong>ry is ong>toong>ld through ong>theong> insights ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir ong>lettersong>; his from ong>theong> front lines ong>ofong> ong>theong> war and hers from ong>theong> home front. From ong>theong>ir ong>lettersong> you will relive what ong>theong>y and countless oong>theong>r families went through. You will be able ong>toong> feel ong>theong>ir thoughts through ong>theong>ir words and you will be able ong>toong> feel ong>theong>ir joy through ong>theong>ir smiles, and yes, you will feel ong>theong>ir sadness through ong>theong>ir tears. ong>Theong>ir life was simple but ong>theong>ir love was true. ong>Theong>y had ong>toong> do what ong>theong>y had ong>toong> do

Kim Jong Il on the Juche Philosophy Pyongyang, Korea

Kim Jong Il on ong>theong> Juche Philosophy; Binding: Song>ofong>tcover; Pages:190; Dimensions: 21x15cm Weight:140 grams; Brand: Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Korea . Collection ong>ofong> 6 Works ong>ofong> Kim Jong Il On ong>Theong> Juche Philosophy. Includes: - On Some Questions In Understanding ong>Theong> Juche Philosophy - On Correctly Understanding ong>Theong> Originality ong>Ofong> Kimilsungism - On ong>Theong> Juche Idea - On Some Problems On ong>Theong> Ideological Foundations ong>Ofong> Socialism - On Having A Correct Viewpoint And Understanding ong>Ofong> ong>Theong> Juche Philosophy - ong>Theong> Juche Philosophy Is An Original Revolutionary Philosophy. Le tariffe postali sono: - Raccomandata.........€. 5,10 - Piego libri ordinario.........€. 2,10

The Century of Bach and Mozart: Perspectives on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gallagher, Sean / Kelly, Thomas Forrest, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Department ong>ofong> Music, For many ong>toong>day Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart stand as ong>toong>wering representatives ong>ofong> European music ong>ofong> ong>theong> eighteenth century, composers whose works reflect intellectual, religious, and aesong>theong>tic trends ong>ofong> ong>theong> period. Research on ong>theong>ir compositions continues in many ways ong>toong> shape our broader understanding ong>ofong> eighteenth-century musical thought and its contexts. This collection ong>ofong> essays by leading authorities in ong>theong> field ong>ofong>fers a variety ong>ofong> new perspectives on ong>theong> two composers, as well as some ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir important contemporaries, Haydn in particular. Addressing ong>toong>pics as diverse as ong>theong> hisong>toong>riography ong>ofong> eighteenth-century music, concepts ong>ofong> time and musical form, ong>theong> idea ong>ofong> ong>theong> musical work and its relation ong>toong> publishing practices, compositional process, and performance practice, ong>theong>se essays ong>toong>geong>theong>r constitute a major contribution ong>toong> eighteenth-century studies. This book had its origin in a conference that ong>toong>ok place at ong>theong> Music Department ong>ofong> Harvard University on September , ong>toong> honor Prong>ofong>essor Chrisong>toong>ph Wolff, Adams University Prong>ofong>essor at Harvard University.

Children During the Holocaust

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heberer, Patricia / Tec, Nechama / Browning, Chrisong>toong>pher R., PUBLISHER: Altamira Press, Children during ong>theong> Holocaust, from ong>theong> United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, tells ong>theong> song>toong>ry ong>ofong> ong>theong> Holocaust through ong>theong> eyes, and fates, ong>ofong> its youngest victims. ong>Theong> ten chapters follow ong>theong> arc ong>ofong> ong>theong> persecuong>toong>ry policies ong>ofong> ong>theong> Nazis and ong>theong>ir sympathizers and ong>theong> impact ong>theong>se measures had on Jewish children and adolescents-from ong>theong> years leading ong>toong> ong>theong> war, ong>toong> ong>theong> roundups, deportations, and emigrations, ong>toong> hidden life and death in ong>theong> ghetong>toong>s and concentration camps, and ong>toong> liberation and coping in ong>theong> wake ong>ofong> war. This volume examines ong>theong> reactions ong>ofong> children ong>toong> discrimination, ong>theong> loss ong>ofong> livelihood in Jewish homes, and ong>theong> public humiliation at ong>theong> hands ong>ofong> fellow citizens and explores ong>theong> ways in which children's experiences paralleled and diverged from ong>theong>ir adult counterparts. Additional chapters reflect upon ong>theong> role ong>ofong> non-Jewish children as victims, perpetraong>toong>rs, and bystanders during World War II. ong>Ofong>fering a collection ong>ofong> personal ong>lettersong>, diaries, court testimonies, government documents, military reports, speeches, newspapers, phoong>toong>graphs, and artwork, Children during ong>theong> Holocaust highlights ong>theong> diversity ong>ofong> children's experiences during ong>theong> nightmare years ong>ofong> ong>theong> Holocaust.

Bagehot: The English Constitution

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bagehot / Smith, Paul / Geuss, Raymond, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is a new and highly accessible rendition ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> ong>theong> classics ong>ofong> English political writing. Paul Smith presents ong>theong> text ong>ofong> ong>theong> first () edition ong>ofong> Bagehot's ong>Theong> English Constitution, ong>toong>geong>theong>r with ong>theong> original conclusion, as well as Bagehot's long introduction ong>toong> ong>theong> second edition ong>ofong> . All ong>theong> usual student-ong>friendlyong> features ong>ofong> ong>theong> Cambridge Texts series are present, including a concise explanaong>toong>ry introduction, select bibliography and brief biographies ong>ofong> key figures, as well as annotation designed ong>toong> explain ong>toong> modern readers some ong>ofong> Bagehot's more arcane contemporary allusions.

Elizabethan Writers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nichell, Charles / Nicholl, Charles, PUBLISHER: National Portrait Gallery, Featuring some ong>ofong> ong>theong> key writers and patrons ong>ofong> ong>theong> period, Charles Nicholl probes ong>theong> uncertain world ong>ofong> Elizabethan England ong>toong> provide fascinating insights inong>toong> ong>theong> lives ong>ofong> some ong>ofong> hisong>toong>ry's greatest writers.

The Duke of Naxos: Of the House of Nasi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Roth, Cecil, PUBLISHER: Jewish Publication ong>Societyong> ong>ofong> America, Read ong>theong> song>toong>ry ong>ofong> Joseph Nasi, Duke ong>ofong> Naxos, Lord ong>ofong> Tiberias, a heroic leader who prong>ofong>oundly affected ong>theong> hisong>toong>ry ong>ofong> sixteenth-century Jews ong>ofong> Eastern Europe. A biography based on meticulous research, a study ong>ofong> human character and ong>theong> effect ong>ofong> a hero upon his age.

Between Friends

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Oz, Amos, PUBLISHER: Houghong>toong>n Mifflin Harcourt, In "Between ong>Friendsong>, " Amos Oz returns ong>toong> ong>theong> kibbutz ong>ofong> ong>theong> late s, ong>theong> time and place where his writing began. ong>Theong>se eight interconnected song>toong>ries, set in ong>theong> fictitious Kibbutz Yikhat, draw masterly prong>ofong>iles ong>ofong> idealistic men and women enduring personal hardships in ong>theong> shadow ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest collective dreams ong>ofong> ong>theong> twentieth century. A devoted faong>theong>r who fails ong>toong> challenge his daughter's lover, an old friend, a man his own age; an elderly gardener who carries on his shoulders ong>theong> sorrows ong>ofong> ong>theong> world; a woman writing perversely poignant ong>lettersong> ong>toong> her husband's mistress. Amid this motley group ong>ofong> people, a man named Martin attempts ong>toong> teach everyone Esperanong>toong>. Each ong>ofong> ong>theong>se song>toong>ries is a luminous human and literary study; ong>toong>geong>theong>r ong>theong>y ong>ofong>fer an eloquent portrait ong>ofong> an idea, and ong>ofong> a charged and fascinating epoch. Amos Oz at home. And at his best.

The Second Rescue: The Story of the Spiritual Rescue of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Madsen, Susan Arringong>toong>n, PUBLISHER: Millennial Press, In . President Brigham Young sent rescue teams ong>toong> ong>theong> aid ong>ofong> more than a thousand pioneers who were stranded in winter song>toong>rms on ong>theong> plains. Little did anyone know ong>theong>n ong>ofong> ong>theong> need those faithful Saints would have for a Second Rescue-a spiritual rescue that would begin 135 years later. In , ong>theong> saints ong>ofong> ong>theong> Riverong>toong>n Wyoming Stake embarked on a sacred trek ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir own, a journey filled with miracles and laden with spiritual blessings. ong>Theong> Second Rescue is ong>theong> song>toong>ry ong>ofong> that journey. It tells ong>ofong> faithful people working ong>toong>geong>theong>r ong>toong> provide temple blessings ong>ofong> ong>theong> Willie and Martin handcart pioneers and for ong>theong>ir immediate families. It chronicles ong>theong>ir trials and triumphs in ong>theong>ir efforts ong>toong> build monuments and pave ong>theong> way for oong>theong>rs ong>toong> experience ong>theong> sacred sites associated with ong>theong> handcart prioneers.

Builders and Fighters: U.S. Army Engineers in World War II

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: U. S. Army Corps ong>ofong> Engineers / Fowle, Barry W., PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> ong>theong> Pacific, ong>Theong> Corps ong>ofong> Engineers played an important part in winning World War II. Its work included building and repairing roads, bridges, and airfields; laying and clearing minefields; establishing and destroying obstacles; constructing training camps and oong>theong>r support facilities; building ong>theong> Pentagon; and providing facilities for ong>theong> development ong>ofong> ong>theong> aong>toong>mic bomb. In addition ong>toong> ong>theong>ir construction work, engineers engaged in combat with ong>theong> enemy in ong>theong> Battle ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bulge, on ong>theong> Ledo Road in Burma, in ong>theong> mountains ong>ofong> Italy, and at numerous oong>theong>r locations. Certainly one ong>ofong> ong>theong> highlights ong>ofong> Corps activity during World War II was ong>theong> construction ong>ofong> ong>theong> -mile Alaska Highway, carved out ong>ofong> ong>theong> Canadian and Alaskan wilderness. Builders and Fighters is a series ong>ofong> essays on some ong>ofong> ong>theong> hectic engineer activity during World War II. Veterans ong>ofong> that war should read this book and point with pride ong>toong> ong>theong>ir accomplishments. In it, ong>toong>day's engineers will find furong>theong>r reasons ong>toong> be proud ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir heritage. H. J. Hatch Lieutenant General, USA Chief ong>ofong> Engineers

Stormtrooper

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Drury, Ian, PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing (UK), How ong>theong> German song>toong>rmtroopers developed ong>theong>ir battle winning infantry tactics was a mystery ong>toong> ong>theong> Allies. Far ahead ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir time, ong>theong> tactics and techniques ong>ofong> ong>theong>se elite infantrymen ong>ofong> resembled those used by ong>theong> 2nd Para at Goose Green in . Song>toong>rmtroopers were fit and aggressive, earning distinctions -- and extra rations -- through proven bravery on ong>theong> field, and ong>theong>ir training placed ong>theong> emphasis on individual initiative. This book provides a concise guide ong>toong> an extraordinary group ong>ofong> fighters whose name remained associated with vicong>toong>ry long after ong>theong> German defeat.

A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Manchester, William, PUBLISHER: Back Bay Books, From tales ong>ofong> chivalrous knights ong>toong> ong>theong> barbarity ong>ofong> trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source ong>ofong> awe, horror, and wonder than ong>theong> Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with ong>theong> grace and authority ong>ofong> his extraordinary gift for narrative hisong>toong>ry, William Manchester leads us from a civilization ong>toong>ttering on ong>theong> brink ong>ofong> collapse ong>toong> ong>theong> grandeur ong>ofong> its rebirth-ong>theong> dense explosion ong>ofong> energy that spawned some ong>ofong> hisong>toong>ry's greatest poets, philosophers, painters, adventurers, and reformers, as well as some ong>ofong> its most spectacular villains- ong>theong> Renaissance.

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