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The Frustration of Politics: Truman, Congress, and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thompson, Francis H., PUBLISHER: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, Follows the struggle between Truman and Congress over the charge that the Democratic administration was permeated with Communists and their sympathizers, and evaluates the president's performance during the course of that struggle. Acquista Ora

The Roosevelt I Knew

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Perkins, Frances / Cohen, Adam, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, A vivid and intimate portrait of the New Deal president by the first woman ever appointed to the U.S. Cabinet. When Francis Perkins first met Franklin D. Roosevelt at a dance in , she was a young social worker and he was an attractive young man making a modest debut in state politics. Over the next thirty-five years, she watched his career unfold, becoming both a close family friend and a trusted political associate whose tenure as secretary of labor spanned his entire administration. FDR and his presidential policies continue to be widely discussed in the classroom and in the media, and "The Roosevelt I Knew" offers a unique window onto the man whose courage and pioneering reforms still resonate in the lives of Americans today.

Making the Bridegroom's Speech: Know What to Say and When to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bowden, John, John, PUBLISHER: How to Books, What are the golden rules of speech making? How should you respond to the toast to the bride and groom? And which people do you need to thank and how? The answers to all these questions and more are here in this much-needed book. Now you can make your wedding day speech memorable for all the right reasons -- Add sincerity, sparkle and humor -- Enjoy the big day

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Titolo [Keep The Faith] Artista/i [Bon Jovi] Traccie [1 I Believe 2 Keep The Faith 3 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead 4 In These Arms 5 Bed Of Roses 6 If I Was Your Mother 7 Dry County 8 Woman In Love 9 Fear 10 I Want You 11 Blame It On The Love Of Rock & Ro (cod. I_)

There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Glove

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lodge, Bernard, PUBLISHER: Charlesbridge Publishing, Feeling the need to "get out of her rut, " the old woman sets out to see the world. In her travels, she encounters many strange and unusual characters -- who live in even stranger homes.

A Bitch Called Katrina

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shorty, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, In , a hurricane slammed into the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. This storm was one of the worst in U.S. history, and it severely damaged a large portion of the coast. This hurricane was a lady called Camille. On August , another hurricane, bigger and more powerful than anything recorded in the history of the South, came ashore, bringing total destruction and death, from western Florida to New Orleans and beyond. There was nothing ladylike about this hurricane, and when all is said and done, I think that most people involved with this hurricane will agree that she should be remembered not as a lady at all, but as A Bitch Called Katrina.

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Philbrick, Nathaniel, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, The ordeal of the whaleship Essex was an event as mythic in the nineteenth century as the sinking of the Titanic was in the twentieth. In , the Essex left Nantucket for the South Pacific with twenty crew members aboard. In the middle of the South Pacific the ship was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale. The crew drifted for more than ninety days in three tiny whaleboats, succumbing to weather, hunger, disease, and ultimately turning to drastic measures in the fight for survival. Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents-including a long-lost account written by the ship's cabin boy-and penetrating details about whaling and the Nantucket community to reveal the chilling events surrounding this epic maritime disaster. An intense and mesmerizing read, In the Heart of the Sea is a monumental work of history forever placing the Essex tragedy in the American historical canon.

In the Footsteps of the Red Baron

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Connor, Mike / Franks, Norman, PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Books, Manfred von Richthofen became a fighter pilot on the Western Front in August . By January , Ruchthofen had shot down fifteen aircraft had been appointed commander of his own unit. He painted the fuselage of his Albatros D-III a bright red was was nicknamed the Red Baron.

Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kryzanek, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Westview Press, "Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach" is a unique text that integrates a comprehensive study of eight nations with critical policy issues facing those nations. The individual chapters on the United States, the United Kingdom, the Russian Federation, Japan, China, Mexico, South Africa and Iraq provide a wide-ranging examination of nations that are representative of the diversity in decision-making frameworks and political development in the international community. "Comparative Politics" is designed to guide the reader through a series of discussions on key political milestones in the nation's history, the structure of government, the relationship of citizen to state, the role played by political parties, groups and elections, the shape and influence of the political elite, the current status of the political economy and the future direction of the nation in a global environment.

Gettysburg: An Alternate History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tsouras, Peter G., PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books, Everyone with an interest in America's greatest battle comes up against its controversies. What if J. E. B. Stuart had arrived on the battlefield before the second day? What if Ewell had pressed hard on the heels of the Union rout on the first day? What if Pickett's charge had been stronger and better led? What if the Army of the Potomac had been commanded by a more aggressive counter-attacker than Meade? Gettysburg presents some of these possibilities as though they were the reality, and explores the impact they would have on the battle and on the course of the war. The alternate events are anchored firmly in the context of the actual events, and are all within the scope of what was genuinely possible. Acquista Ora

China Shakes the World The Rise of a Hungry Nation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James Kynge, PUBLISHER: Phoenix, NA

The Cost of Innocence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ashford, Jeffrey, PUBLISHER: Severn House Publishers, Alan Ryan is a respectable country solicitor who has never had so much as a parking ticket. So when police investigating a recent hit-and-run accident resulting in the death of an old woman come and ask to look at his car, he thinks nothing of it, secure in the knowledge of his own innocence. But when they come back a second time and inform him that his car shows signs of recent repairs and respraying, he is at first outraged. Then he begins to feel uneasy and starts to wonder... On the night in question, his wife's cousin Keith had borrowed the car and kept it for several days - enough time for a quick respray. Was he lying when he said he had nothing to do with the accident? Why does Laura beg Alan to conceal the fact that Keith had the car? What was the mysterious business dinner he went to that night? How far will Alan compromise his principles and risk everything he has - for the sake of family loyalty?

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Malcolm X / Haley, Alex / Davis, Ossie, PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books, If there was any one man who articulated the anger, the struggle, and the beliefs of African Americans in the s, that man was Malxolm X. His AUTOBIOGRAPHY is now an established classic of modern America, a book that expresses like none other the crucial truth about our times. " Extraordinary. A brilliant, painful, important book." TEH NEW YORKTIMES

Charles Kuralt's American Moments

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kuralt, Charles / Freundlich, Peter, PUBLISHER: Thorndike Press, To generations of Americans, Charles Kuralt was the wanderer transfixed by the richness he found in every corner of the country. The project he was working on before he died was An American Moment with Charles Kuralt, a series of TV essays about the people, places and ideas that define the national spirit. Kuralt's longtime friend Peter Freundlich has edited and collected these essays. The result is an enchanting and touching book that brings back Charles Kuralt's distinctive voice and celebrates the American character and traditions he so loved.

The Real American Dream: A Meditation on Hope

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Delbanco, Andrew, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Since we discovered that, in Tocqueville's words, "the incomplete joys of this world will never satisfy the heart," how have we Americans made do? In "The Real American Dream" one of the nation's premier literary scholars searches out the symbols and stories by which Americans have reached for something beyond worldly desire. A spiritual history ranging from the first English settlements to the present day, the book is also a lively, deeply learned meditation on hope. Andrew Delbanco tells of the stringent God of Protestant Christianity, who exerted immense force over the language, institutions, and customs of the culture for nearly 200 years. He describes the falling away of this God and the rise of the idea of a sacred nation-state. And, finally, he speaks of our own moment, when symbols of nationalism are in decline, leaving us with nothing to satisfy the longing for transcendence once sustained by God and nation. From the Christian story that expressed the earliest Puritan yearnings to New Age spirituality, apocalyptic environmentalism, and the multicultural search for ancestral roots that divert our own, "The Real American Dream" evokes the tidal rhythm of American history. It shows how Americans have organized their days and ordered their lives--and ultimately created a culture--to make sense of the pain, desire, pleasure, and fear that are the stuff of human experience. In a time of cultural crisis, when the old stories seem to be faltering, this book offers a lesson in the painstaking remaking of the American dream.

A Voyage Up the Mediterranean in His Majesty S Ship the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Willyams, Cooper, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book is an eye-witness account of the Battle of the Nile in , Nelson's greatest triumph, written and illustrated by the Royal Navy chaplain Rev. Cooper Willyams. Educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Willyams took holy orders in . The son of a navy commander and formerly chaplain to Admiral St. Vincent, Willyams was a veteran of several campaigns, having accompanied the expedition to the West Indies which ended in a British defeat of the French in . The Battle of the Nile is considered by historians to have been Nelson's most complete victory and Willyams' account to be the most authentic. Willyams was a self-taught artist, and the work contains 43 plate-engravings of sketches he produced of the battle. It was published in London in , soon after the battle. A German edition was published the following year.

Every Warrior Has His Own Song

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Walker, Alan B., PUBLISHER: iUniverse.com, When the worthless treaties were signed and it was time to move the Ho-Chunk/Winnebago nation, the people took only what they could carry on their backs. There isn't a person alive today who can describe the atrocities, hardships, and deprivation their ancestors faced while being moved from their land to a strange place, unable to travel or live where their ancestors were buried. No longer could they provide food and lodging for their families; they had to depend on the government for monthly rations of food, blankets, and medical attention."Every Warrior Has His Own Song" explores the history and culture of the Winnebago and Ho-Chunk peoples, as well as the personal history of the family of author Alan B. Walker. Patriotic and fiercely loyal to this country and the land of their ancestors, they show respect to the returning veterans of any war. As Walker grew older, he knew that he wanted to be a warrior and wondered if he had the right stuff; in the course of his exploration of his people's culture, he also tells the story of his service in Vietnam."Every Warrior Has His Own Song" touches on the history and modern life of the Ho-Chunk/Winnebago nation as well as the story of the Hatchett family, telling a timeless and relevant tale of bravery. Acquista Ora

Honor in the House: Speaker Tom Foley

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Foley, Thomas S. / Biggs, Jeffrey R., PUBLISHER: Washington State University, One of the nation's most influential and respected members of Congress in the post-World War II period reflects on his 30 years in office, including five years as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Biggs and Foley have provided an unusual collaboration of reminiscences in a book that reveals how Congress and the nation's government really work.

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Remembering Bobby Orr: A Celebration

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: MacInnis, Craig, PUBLISHER: Stoddart, Bobby Orr was the greatest defenceman the hockey world had ever seen. He was the unanimous choice for rookie of the year in . Twice he led the NHL in scoring, an unprecedented feat. for a defenceman with an unbelievable 120 and 135 points. He was voted the NHL's most valuable player three years in a row. He was named best defenceman eight years in a row. He won playoff MVP honors in leading the Boston Bruins to a Stanley Cup in . He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, and recently The Hockey News ranked him as the #2 player of all time, and the #1 defenceman. Now, in this lavishly illustrated book from the greatest sports writers of the dine, you can relive the memories of a player who revolutionized hockey, who dazzled fans every time he stepped on the ice. Bobby Orr was more than just a hockey player. He was living legend, on and off the ice, a gracious and generous man, still cherished by fans and the hockey community.

A Nation Destroyed A Nation Restored: Inspirations from the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Arthur Allen Dean, PUBLISHER: CreateSpace, NA

Black and Mormon

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bringhurst, Newell G. / Smith, Darron T., PUBLISHER: University of Illinois Press, The year marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the lifting of the ban excluding black members from the priesthood of the Mormon church. The articles collected in Newell G. Bringhurst and Darron T. Smith's Black and Mormon look at the mechanisms used to keep blacks from full participation, the motives behind the ban, and the kind of changes that have--and have not--taken place within the church since the revelation responsible for its end. This challenging collection is required reading for anyone concerned with the history of racism, discrimination, and the Latter-day Saints.

de L'Espirit or Essays on the Mind and Its Several Faculties

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Helvetius, Claude Adrien / Helvetius, C. A., PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing, . Translated from the French. To which is now prefixed a life of the author. Swiss-French tax collector, philanthropist and Enlightenment philosopher, Claude-Adrien Helvetius is widely regarded as the father of utilitarianism. Helvetius's principle work, De l'esprit, was condemned by the Sorbonne, the Pope and the Parliament of Paris and burnt by the public executioner, ensuring that it was read more than any other book of the time.

Fords

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bulla, Joanne Deamicis, PUBLISHER: Arcadia Publishing (SC), Fords is part of the state's oldest original township, Woodbridge, chartered in . The area was once a prime area clay-mining region, and the bricks made from that clay helped put the township on the map. Originally known as Sling Taile, Fords borders Hopelawn, Keasby, Iselin, Menlo Park Terrace, and Edison. Settled early by immigrants from Ireland, Italy, and other European countries, Fords was an agricultural community until the twentieth century, when local industry flourished. Fords exhibits vintage photographs of the very early Cutler House, old shops in the business district, local churches, Dalina's Tavern, and the Fairfield Union School. The book also includes images of the trolleys, which were later replaced by the motorcar, and of the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike, both of which pass through town. Drawn from the collections of longtime residents, local libraries, schools, organizations, and churches, these photographs, along with the well-researched text, bring the past to life.

Sante Fe Trail

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crutchfield, James A., PUBLISHER: Republic of Texas Press, The Santa Fe Trail extended from the American settlements in westernmost Missouri to the Mexican town of Santa Fe in present-day New Mexico. Its path followed some of the wildest, most desolate yet beautiful country in America. A spirited and graphic account of life along the Santa Fe Trail, this book includes the history of the land before the famous trail, the lure of Santa Fe, the dangers of surveying and traveling, the cattle drives and the people who trailed west, the Indians, the army, the women, the railroad, and the freighters during its long and useful l

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