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Tales of Averon - The Dark Army

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Keen, A. M., PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, An army of fox hounds hunt a red fox named STREAK across the Great British countryside. It is the Dark Army, and its leader BAAL is gaining ong>onong> ong>hisong> prey until ong>hisong> human masters halt ong>hisong> progress, allowing the fox ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> escape inong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> a vast forest known as Averong>onong>. The exhausted fox is later roused by two other foxes, DORAN and TALI, who take him ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> their den known as Shadow Oak, and their leader KEDEM, who suggests that Streak stay with them until he is fit again ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> venture out ong>onong> ong>hisong> own. Baal and the Dark Army prepare ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> launch an attack ong>onong> the forest and all animals willing ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> harbor the fox who escaped their clutches, whilst the foxes must find a way of defending themselves and the great forest in which they live. Aided ong>onong>ly by a mysterious barn owl named CYRIUS, an adventure begins in which the animals of the forest must attempt ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> unite with each other before Baal and ong>hisong> great army is released.

The First Easter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Skarmeas, Nancy / Bensong>onong>, Leslie, PUBLISHER: Candy Cane Press, Through simple words and straightforward sentences, tong>hisong> beautifully illustrated song>onong>g>toong>onong>g>ry of Jesus' final days, ong>hisong> crucifixiong>onong>, and ong>hisong> resurrectiong>onong> provides an introductiong>onong> ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> the wong>onong>derful message of Easter. The song>onong>g>toong>onong>g>ry, taken from the Gospels, incorporates Jesus' words directly from the King James Versiong>onong> of the Bible. Magnificent paintings, rendered in oil ong>onong> canvas, lend a visual richness ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> tong>hisong> serious subject, whereas the exquisite design and artistic elements ong>onong> the page evoke just the right feel for children.

On a Wing and a Prayer: Surviving a Brain Tumour

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fulljames, Camerong>onong>, PUBLISHER: Janus Book Publishers, In stark, persong>onong>al detail, Camerong>onong> Fulljames tells the song>onong>g>toong>onong>g>ry of ong>hisong> diagnosis of, fight against, and vicong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>ry over cancer. Assembled from ong>hisong> diaries and written throughout the experience, tong>hisong> book documents the career he had ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> put ong>onong> hold and the challenge he and ong>hisong> docong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>rs had before them: a tumor that covered nearly ong>onong>e-fourth of ong>hisong> brain. Faced with the nightmares that accompany a brain tumor--seizures, paralysis, memory loss, deteriorationg>onong>, and death--Fulljames gathers ong>hisong> strength and chooses hope. He faces depressiong>onong>, despair, and overwhelming odds as he goes through treatment, and finds little in reference material ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> assuage ong>hisong> cong>onong>fusiong>onong> and helplessness. Fulljames' song>onong>g>toong>onong>g>ry is inspiring for cancer patients and survivors, their families, and others who believe in the power of sheer will ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> overcome a seemingly certain death.

Mark & Livy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Willis, Resa, PUBLISHER: TV Books, Olivia Langdong>onong> Clemens was not ong>onong>ly Samuel Clemens's wife and the mother of ong>hisong> children; she was Mark Twain's ediong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>r. She read and critiqued all ong>hisong> written work, and attended and commented ong>onong> all ong>hisong> lectures and speeches. He relied ong>onong> her judgment ong>onong> ong>hisong> writing, and readily admitted that she not ong>onong>ly edited ong>hisong> work but also "edited" ong>hisong> public persong>onong>a. Until now, little has been known about the woman behind ong>onong>e of America's best-known writers. Mark and Livy brings us the full song>onong>g>toong>onong>g>ry of tong>hisong> remarkable courtship, marriage, and partnership that lasted forty years.

Letters to a Young Poet

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rilke, Rainer Maria / Norong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>n, M. D. Herter, PUBLISHER: W. W. Norong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>n & Company, From ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> Rilke wrote a series of remarkable respong>onong>ses ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> a young would-be poet, ong>onong> poetry and ong>onong> surviving as a sensitive observer in a harsh world. Accompanying the ong>onong>g>letterong>onong>g>s is a chrong>onong>icle of Rilke's life showing what he was experiencing in ong>hisong> own relationg>onong>ship ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> life and work when he wrote these ong>onong>g>letterong>onong>g>s.

The Administrator's Guide to School-Community Relations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pawlas, George E., PUBLISHER: Eye ong>onong> Educationg>onong>, Tong>hisong> large collectiong>onong> of handy ideas features easy-ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>-use ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>ols, comprehensive checklists, and sets of Do's and Dong>onong>'ts advisories. It provides guidelines ong>onong> how ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> cong>onong>duct effective parent cong>onong>ferences, suggestiong>onong>s ong>onong> how ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> recruit and work with volunteers, and other useful tips ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> help bring your school and your community closer ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>gether.

Keynes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Skidelsky, Robert Jacob, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, John Maynard Keynes () is a central thinker of the twentieth century, not just as an econg>onong>omic theorist and statesman, but in the borderland of econg>onong>omics, philosophy, politics and culture. Keynes's doctrines cong>onong>tinue ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> inspire strong>onong>g feelings in admirers and detracong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>rs alike. Tong>hisong> short, engaging study of ong>hisong> life and thought explores the many positive and negative stereotypes and also examines the quality of Keynes's mind, ong>hisong> cultural and social milieu, ong>hisong> ethical and practical philosophy, and ong>hisong> mong>onong>etary thought. Recent scholarship has significantly altered the treatment and assessment of Keynes's cong>onong>tributiong>onong> ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> twentieth-century econg>onong>omic thinking, and the current state of the debate initiated by the Keynesian revolutiong>onong> is discussed in a final chapter ong>onong> its legacy. No other work ong>onong> Keynes provides such a readable introductiong>onong> ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> ong>hisong> life and work.

Arthur Makes the Team: Chapter Book # 3

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Marc ong>onong>g>Toong>onong>g>long>onong> / Stratong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>n, PUBLISHER: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Arthur is thrilled ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> make the Little League team but worries that he wong>onong>'t be able ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> play as well as all ong>hisong> friends. At practice, he acts like a klutz, and Francine wong>onong>'t let him forget it. The first game creeps closer-will Arthur be able ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> show ong>hisong> teammates they can count ong>onong> him? In chapter-book format, for children who are ready ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> read ong>onong> their own, tong>hisong> exciting adventure will surely be a hit among>onong>g Arthur fans.

Boissier de Sauvages. Dissertation sur nature et cause dela

Boissier de Sauvages, Fran ois. Dissertationg>onong> sur la nature et la cause de la rage, dans lequelle ong>onong> recherche quels en peuvent étre les preservatifs et le remedes: Piéce qui a remporté le Prix de lâ€(TM)année . Mong>onong>tpellier, . Cm. 18x23; pp. 82. Bella carong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>natura originale colorata cong>onong> motivi floreali, esemplare cong>onong> barbe.

A Church in Captivity: The Greek Orthodox Church of America

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Matsoukas, George Edmund, PUBLISHER: iUniverse, It is a discong>onong>certing fact that decisiong>onong>s for Orthodox Christians living in North America are currently dictated by interests of foreign governments and patriarchates, all which cong>onong>tribute ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> spiritual indifference among>onong>g the faithful. Tong>hisong> collectiong>onong> of essays explores the loss of auong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>nomy and unificationg>onong> within the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese and offers ways ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> create an all-encompassing church that respects cultures and philosophies. George Matsoukas, Executive Direcong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>r of Orthodox Christian Laity in West Palm Beach, Florida and an active member of ong>hisong> local parish, diocese, and archdiocese, chrong>onong>ologically presents persong>onong>al essays that respong>onong>d ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> regressiong>onong> in the life of the church during a seven-year period. He encourages cong>onong>structive change through effective communicationg>onong> and a partnership between the church and the laity, ultimately resulting in a church that is able ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> meet the spiritual needs of all its members. Matsoukas provides insight ong>onong> such ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>pics as: Transitiong>onong>s within administrative structures Relationg>onong>ships with mother churches Parish life including the role of women in the church Matsoukas is passiong>onong>ate about creating a unified transformationg>onong> and makes a well-informed case for a increasing the laity's role in the Orthodox Church in America and for the simultaneous liberationg>onong> of tong>hisong> church from its ong>hisong>ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>rical oversight in various mother countries.

All I Know (Sort Of): Essays on Everything

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rosenberg, David, PUBLISHER: iUniverse, These essays and articles, written in the 70s and early 80s, cong>onong>tain thousands of little tidbits that can cong>onong>tribute ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> a ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>tal understanding of both U.S. and world ong>hisong>ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>ry and culture. The author draws ong>onong> ong>hisong> unique experience ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> think about the serious problems we face, and, in very direct and clear language, shares ong>hisong> view of the world. Whether you are just beginning ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> understand politics and ong>hisong>ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>ry, or a veteran who's seen it all, "All I Know" can be a great basis for helping ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> shape your world view.

E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core!

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Joyce, William, PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Average bunnies may hippity hop, but E. Asong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>r Bunnymund (aka The Easter Bunny) is more the "hi-ya" type. Highly skilled in various martial arts--many of which he invented himself--and ong>onong>e of the oldest magical beings ong>onong> earth, Bunnymund is the architect behind an unrivaled network of tunnels, which, combined with ong>hisong> supernatural speed, gives him secret access ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> almost anyplace ong>onong> the planet. And though ong>hisong> tunnels come in handy when it's time ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> deliver mountains of candy and chocolate each year, E. Asong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>r's favorite place ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> be is an underground metropolis ong>onong> Easter Island where eggs are worshiped and Bunnymund is king. Except something is rotten in the state of Eggong>onong>ooloo. Pitch, the Nightmare King, is ong>onong> the attack, and if Bunnymund is going ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> successfully defend ong>hisong> royal guard of warrior eggs, he's going ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> need some help. Enter Nicholas St. North (from the first Guardians chapter book adventure) and ong>hisong> companiong>onong>s MiM and Sand Mansnoozy, and the stage is set for a battle of epic proportiong>onong>s.

Peter Wicked

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Campbell, Broos, PUBLISHER: McBooks Press, Set in the early 19th century amid the ships and seamen of a nascent United States Navy, Lieutenant Matty Graves is recovering from ong>hisong> ordeal during the slave rebelliong>onong> in the French Caribbean colong>onong>y of Saint-Domingue when he is ordered ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> Washingong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>n ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> answer questiong>onong>s about the death of ong>hisong> former captain. ong>Onong> home soil he must deal with the mystery and shame surrounding ong>hisong> birth as well as the attractiong>onong>s of ong>hisong> best friend's sister. But when he is offered a command of ong>hisong> own, he seizes the opportunity ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> seek ong>hisong> fortune and make a name for himself, even if it means destroying those closest ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> him.

I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Abuelaish, Izzeldin, PUBLISHER: Walker & Company, By turns inspiring and heart-breaking, hopeful and horrifying, I Shall Not Hate is Izzeldin Abuelaish's account of an extraordinary life. A Harvard-trained Palestinian docong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>r who was born and raised in the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip and "who has devoted ong>hisong> life ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> medicine and recong>onong>ciliationg>onong> between Israelis and Palestinians" (New York Times), Abuelaish has been crossing the lines in the sand that divide Israelis and Palestinians for most of ong>hisong> life - as a physician who treats patients ong>onong> both sides of the line, as a humanitarian who sees the need for improved health and educationg>onong> for women as the way forward in the Middle East. And, most recently, as the father whose daughters were killed by Israeli soldiers ong>onong> January , during Israel's incursiong>onong> inong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> the Gaza Strip. ong>Hisong> respong>onong>se ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> tong>hisong> tragedy made news and wong>onong> him humanitarian awards around the world. Instead of seeking revenge or sinking inong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> hatred, Abuelaish called for the people in the regiong>onong> ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> start talking ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> each other. ong>Hisong> deepest hope is that ong>hisong> daughters will be "the last sacrifice ong>onong> the road ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> peace between Palestinians and Israelis."

Rich Mullins: His Life and Legacy: An Arrow Pointing to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, James Bryan / Manning, Brennan / Mullins, David, PUBLISHER: B&H Publishing Group, A devotiong>onong>al biography giving readers an insight inong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> the life of Rich Mullins, but more importantly, allowing readers ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> learn and experience what was most important ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> Rich, drawing closer ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> God. Challenges readers ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> build ong>onong> ong>hisong> legacy of joy, compassiong>onong>, brokenness, unblinking hong>onong>esty, and wong>onong>der of an Awesome God.

Dust on the Wind

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brooks, Bill, PUBLISHER: Wheeler Publishing, It was a long>onong>g, hard ride from Deadwood ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> Cheyenne, and when Quint McCannong>onong> arrived, he learned that ong>hisong> best friend and partner had been murdered. Now, McCannong>onong> -- a man who knows violence, friendship, and the empty places in between -- is heading ong>onong> a trail across the frong>onong>tier in search of a maddog killer. Forced ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> choose between a good woman in Nebraska and the obsessiong>onong> that's eating away at ong>hisong> soul, McCannong>onong> shares ong>hisong> journey with a curious-minded Texan named Jake True, a lovesick whore named Sugar Brown, and a host of misfits, tale tellers, fugitives and gunslingers.

A Preface to Milton: Revised Edition: Preface Books Series

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Potter, Lois, PUBLISHER: Long>onong>gman Publishing Group, A must read before tackling the works of Milong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>n "A bible of Milong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>n.."."Daily Telegraph (UK)." Explores important places and people in Milong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>n's life and their effect ong>onong> he and ong>hisong> writings. Examines three of ong>hisong> major works including "Paradise Lost." Tong>hisong> invaluable account provides an excellent introductiong>onong> ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> the life and works of John Milong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>n, ong>onong>e of the great writers of the English language, ranking secong>onong>d ong>onong>ly ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> Shakespeare. Clearly and cong>onong>cisely it outlines ong>hisong> life and cultural background and their effects ong>onong> ong>hisong> work, setting him firmly in the cong>onong>text of the tumultuous 17th century times in which he lived and wrote. In tong>hisong> fascinating introductiong>onong>, A Preface ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> Milong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>n, Lois potter leases us in no doubt about ong>hisong> importance in the canong>onong> of English literature. Dr. Lois Potter is senior lecturer in English as the University of Leicester

The Bells

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harvell, Richard, PUBLISHER: Vintage Books Canada, Dazzling, enchanting and epic, The Bells is the cong>onong>fessiong>onong> of a thief, kidnapper and unlikely lover -- a boy with the voice of an angel whose exquisite sense of hearing becomes both ong>hisong> life's tragic curse and its greatest blessing. Moses Froben was born in a belfry high in the Swiss Alps, the bastard song>onong> of a deaf-mute woman banished ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> the church ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>wer ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> ring each day the Loudest and Most Beautiful Bells in the land. ong>Hisong> life is simple but he is cong>onong>tent, until the day ong>hisong> father recognizes Moses's singular sense of hearing and its power ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> expose ong>hisong> sins. Cast inong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> the world with ong>onong>ly ong>hisong> ears ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> protect and guide him, Moses finds refuge in the choir of the great Abbey of St. Gall and becomes its star singer, ong>onong>ly ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> endure the horrifying act of castrationg>onong> meant ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> preserve ong>hisong> angelic voice and turn him inong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> a musico. In a ong>onong>g>letterong>onong>g> ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> ong>hisong> song>onong>, Moses recounts ong>hisong> humble birth in eighteenth-century Switzerland and ong>hisong> life as a novice mong>onong>k, and tells of the two noble friends -- and a forbidden lover -- whom he cherished during ong>hisong> chaotic years in Mozart's Vienna as apprentice ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> the great Gaetano Guadagni, and even as he ascended Europe's most celebrated stages as Lo Svizzero. But in tong>hisong> ong>onong>g>letterong>onong>g> he will also reveal the asong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>nishing secrets of ong>hisong> past and answer the questiong>onong> that has shadowed ong>hisong> fame: how did Moses Froben, world-renowned musico, come ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> raise a song>onong> who by all rights he could never have sired? "From the Hardcover editiong>onong>."

Directions to Servants

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Swift, Jong>onong>athan / ong>onong>g>Toong>onong>g>ibin, Colm, PUBLISHER: Hesperus Press, "Directiong>onong>s ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> Servants" is ong>onong>e of Jong>onong>athan Swift's last completed works. It displays all ong>hisong> caustic skill as a satirist and ong>hisong> unerring eye for the little annoyances of life. Taking the form of a handbook of manners, and addressed ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> each servant individually, "Directiong>onong>s ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> Servant"s is the ultimate upstairs/downstairs battle. With scathing wit, Swift pits master against servant in an endless struggle for order, frugality, and the best bits of the roast. ong>Hisong> servants are lazy, profligate, and acquisitive--always ong>onong> the lookout for a shilling ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> be made ong>onong> the sale of lefong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>vers, or a half-bottle of wine ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> share with the cook. Written in Swift's final years of sanity, "Directiong>onong>s ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> Servants" is a last hilarious outpouring of cynicism at a lifetime's accumulationg>onong> of poor service. Irish clergyman and satirist Jong>onong>athan Swift is best remembered for ong>hisong> philosophical parody "Gulliver's Travels." Acquista Ora

Equipping 101

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Maxwell, John C., PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelsong>onong> Publishers, Drawing from ong>hisong> many best-selling books and years of experience menong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>ring, John Maxwell offers Equipping 101, a cong>onong>cise collectiong>onong> of time-tested principles ong>onong> how ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> equip those around you for service. In ong>hisong> trademark, straightforward style, tong>hisong> reference book is a "best of the best" from Maxwell ong>onong> the subject. The pocket-size format delivers practical, timeless informationg>onong> in a cong>onong>venient, take-along>onong>g volume. ong>onong>g>Toong>onong>g>pics include: Why Do I Need ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> Equip Others? Why Is Equipping a Win-Win? What Does a Potential Leader Look Like? How Can I Invest in the Team for the Long>onong>g Haul?

Prayers for the Breaking of Bread: Meditations on the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Driscoll, Herbert, PUBLISHER: Cowley Publicationg>onong>s, In tong>hisong> volume O'Driscoll presents all of the collects of the church year according ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> The Book of Commong>onong> Prayer, and offers a brief meditationg>onong> ong>onong> each. Recommended for daily devotiong>onong>s, study groups, and as a clergy resource.

The Cambridge Companion to Brecht

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomsong>onong>, Peter / Sacks, Glendyr, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Tong>hisong> Companiong>onong> offers students crucial guidance ong>onong> Brecht's theatrical career from beginning ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> end, bringing ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>gether the cong>onong>trasting views of major critics and active practitiong>onong>ers ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> offer a provocative overview. The nineteen newly-commissiong>onong>ed essays place Brecht's creative work in its ong>hisong>ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>rical and biographical cong>onong>text, with separate essays ong>onong> seven major plays, ong>onong> the poetry, the theatrical theories, the use of music, the innovationg>onong>s in stage design, the ways of working with acong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>rs and ong>hisong> hugely influential career with the Berliner Ensemble.

Eggs

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Spinelli, Jerry, PUBLISHER: Little, Brown Young Readers, Eggs is a quirky and moving novel about two very complicated, damaged children. David has recently lost ong>hisong> mother ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> a freak accident, ong>hisong> salesman father is cong>onong>stantly ong>onong> the road, and he is letting ong>hisong> anger out ong>onong> ong>hisong> grandmother. Primrose lives with her unstable, childlike, fortuneteller mother, and the ong>onong>ly evidence of the father she never knew is a framed picture. Despite their age difference (David is 9, Primrose is 13), they forge a tight yet tumultuous friendship, eventually helping each other deal with what is missing in their lives.

The Ancestors and Descendants of John Lewis Benson and His

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bensong>onong>, Ned Harold, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, John Lewis Bensong>onong>, born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, was an 8th generationg>onong> descendant of John Bensong>onong>, who arrived in America at Plymouth Colong>onong>y ong>onong> 11 April ong>onong> the ship "Cong>onong>fidence." After being reared in Chautauqua County, New York, John Lewis Bensong>onong>'s father, William, ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>ok him ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> Rock Island County, Illinois, following ong>hisong> daughters who had already made the migrationg>onong>. Shortly after reaching ong>hisong> majority, John Lewis Bensong>onong> went ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> "Bleeding Kansas" as part of the wave of Abolitiong>onong>ists who sought ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> "keep Kansas free," which actiong>onong> reflected the devout Puritan Calvinism of ong>hisong> Bensong>onong> forebears. He enlisted in the 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry two mong>onong>ths after the first canong>onong> was fired ong>onong> Fort Sumter, and served until the end of the War of Rebelliong>onong>, being mustered out ong>onong> 22 June . He then returned ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> Kansas where he prospered, married, and fathered 5 children. He lost all ong>hisong> worldly possessiong>onong>s due ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> drought and the econg>onong>omic collapse following The Panic of , and then moved about Kansas seeking a new start. During tong>hisong> difficult period, ong>hisong> wife died, leaving him a widower with 4 children ages 6 ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> 11. He soong>onong> married a divorcee who brought her 3 children, ages 1 ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> 3, ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> the marriage. In ong>hisong> secong>onong>d marriage, John Lewis fathered three more children. After the Unassigned Lands of Oklahoma Terriong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>ry were opened for settlement in , John Lewis and ong>hisong> blended family moved there and share-cropped 40 acres southeast of Guthrie, Oklahoma, which he eventually bought. He died ong>onong> tong>hisong> farm ong>onong> 23 March . Tong>hisong> book by ong>onong>e of ong>hisong> great-grandsong>onong>s tells the song>onong>g>toong>onong>g>ry of ong>hisong> life, the lives of ong>hisong> five sisters and ong>onong>e brother, and their ancestry back ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> 16th century Oxfordshire, England.

Alexander BC: Conquest of the Persian Empire

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Warry, John, PUBLISHER: Praeger Publishers, Alexander of Macedong>onong>ia was undoubtedly ong>onong>e of the greatest generals of all time. ong>Hisong> over-riding passiong>onong> for war and cong>onong>quest led him not ong>onong>ly ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> cong>onong>frong>onong>t the might of the Persian Empire but also ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> lead ong>hisong> armies as far afield as India. He managed ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> successfully portray himself as liberaong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>r of the Greek cities in Asia, and sought ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> fuse the culture of ong>hisong> own lands with those of the east by choosing ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> make Babylong>onong> the capital of ong>hisong> empire and encouraging ong>hisong> officers ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> take oriental wives. Tong>hisong> book, by John Warry, an expert ong>onong> the warfare of the Classical world looks at Alexander's campaigns, examining ong>hisong> principle battles in detail. The battles of the Granicus, Issus, Gaugamela and of the Hydaspes are all treated at length, as is the difficult siege of Tyre. These careful studies shed light ong>onong> Macedong>onong>ian tactics, in particular the combinationg>onong> of armoured infantry phalanx with fast-moving cavalry. The men and equipment of both Alexander and ong>hisong> Persian enemies are looked at, and tong>hisong> greatly helps ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> shed light ong>onong> the later battle accounts. Tong>hisong> title thus gives a comprehensive insight inong>onong>g>toong>onong>g> Alexander's life and military actiong>onong>s, as well as placing them in their proper ong>hisong>ong>onong>g>toong>onong>g>rical cong>onong>text and explaining their cong>onong>sequences.

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