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I lived a shallow and meaningless life; until I met a brutally honest Russian online. She changed everything about the way I saw the world and my place in it. By effecting an elaborate escape to mee……続きを見る

Playing trumpet in the 9th Infantry Division Band should have been a safe assignment but the Viet Cong swarmed throughout the Mekong Delta, and safety was nonexistent. The band's twofold mission--bo……続きを見る

After three work stoppages in the past 20 years, Keith F. Shovlin had enough! He loves watching hockey, and has his entire life, but in 2013, he had to take some sort of stand. Over the next few wee……続きを見る

"These records are taken from a diary kept during my service in the Confederate Army, under Generals Morgan and Bedford Forrest, and are, therefore, simply my personal experiences and recollections.……続きを見る

Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles y……続きを見る

Jointly published by Plunkett Lake Press and Indiana University Press. This study of the American-led campaign in Europe in World War II analyzes command decisions at both the strategic and tactical……続きを見る

In "The Life of Saint Columba, Apostle of Scotland," F. A. Forbes presents an engaging narrative that chronicles the influential life of Saint Columba, a pivotal figure in the Christianization of Sc……続きを見る

If any two people can be called indispensable in launching the conservative movement in American politics, they are William F. Buckley Jr. and Barry Goldwater. Buckley's National Review was at the c……続きを見る

In "The Life of Saint Monica," F. A. Forbes intricately weaves a narrative that illuminates the trials and triumphs of one of Christianity's most revered figures. The book combines biographical stor……続きを見る

The anthology 'Nathaniel Hawthorne: Letters, Diaries, Reminiscences & Extensive Biographies' offers a multifaceted exploration into the personal and literary spheres of one of America's canonical wr……続きを見る

誰能向我們預示駕馭時代大浪的新觀點與新能力？ 要掌握最重要的管理與人生課題，就要讀杜拉克經典之最！ 比爾蓋茲極力推崇：在所有的商管書籍中，杜拉克的著作影響我最深。 杜拉克的管理思想，我們至今仍難以超越……続きを見る

"Not only did Hornbein play a crucial role in one of the most extraordinary accomplishments in the history of mountaineering, his account of the feat is one of the finest things ever written about ……続きを見る

George Robert Twelves Hewes, a Boston shoemaker who participated in such key events of the American Revolution as the Boston Massacre and the Tea Party, might have been lost to history if not for hi……続きを見る

**New York Times Bestseller Washington Post Bestseller Los Angeles Times Bestseller Stress Test is the story of Tim Geithner’s education in financial crises.** As president of the Federal Reserve Ba……続きを見る

In 1739, Major George Lucas moved from Antigua to Charleston, South Carolina, with his wife and two daughters. Soon after their arrival, England declared war on Spain and he was recalled to Antigua ……続きを見る

By 1865, at the age of 26, Booth had much to lose: a loving family, hosts of friends, adoring women, professional success as one of America's foremost actors, and the promise of yet more fame and fo……続きを見る

There are three archetypal and widespread Arthurian stories--the abduction of Guinevere, the Holy Grail, and Tristan. Through the author's painstaking research of the literature and comparative lite……続きを見る

In this book, the author makes use of the methodology he developed in Origins of Arthurian Romances (McFarland 2012) in order to reevaluate the post-Roman history of Britain. He begins by delving in……続きを見る

Making use of the methodology developed in his Origins of Arthurian Romances (McFarland, 2012), the author explores the question of King Arthur's existence in several original approaches to the subj……続きを見る

Covering Mike Tyson's rise through the amateur and professional boxing ranks, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a young criminal in Brownsville to his 1988 heavyweight un……続きを見る

The Saga of Toi and Me – A Memoir by Merredith F. Perkins, Ph. D. The Saga of Toi and Me ー A Memoir is about our environment, family, and ancestry. It’s about how the actions of love can be influen……続きを見る

A fascinating look at life in the Middle Ages that focuses on eight extraordinary medieval men and women through realistically invented conversations between them and their counterparts. 続きを見る

Bishop, Confessor, Founder of the Redemptorists, Doctor of the Church, author of 111 books, the most published author in history. The Catholic world stands in the shadow of this brilliant man who re……続きを見る

My Four-Minute Life is Jesse McRae's brilliantly conceived memoir of seven-plus decades as a human being, told in stories, lyrics, philosophies, and opinions predicated on a fifty year love affair w……続きを見る

In the aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Crawford F. Sams led the most unprecedented and unsurpassed reforms in public health history, as chief of the Public Health and Welfare Sec……続きを見る

An intimate biography of one of the greatest social and religious reformers of the modern world. "Gandhi's work in nonviolence was comprehensive and not simply confined to politics or human rights. ……続きを見る

Misadventures of a Happy Heart: A Memoir of Life Beyond Disability starts with the tingling of Amy Quincy’s lips. Only a few months later, the tangle of blood vessels at the base of her brain bursts……続きを見る

Este libro contiene uno de los secretos mejor guardados de nuestro tiempo: para entender Europa, es imprescindible conocer la vida de San Benito y la Regla monástica que escribió. Quizá, más que un ……続きを見る

One of America’s preeminent educational philosophers and public intellectuals, John Dewey is perhaps best known for his interest in the study of pragmatic philosophy and his application of progressi……続きを見る

The Pequot Indian intellectual, author, and itinerant preacher William Apess (1798–1839) was one the most important voices of the nineteenth century. Here, Philip F. Gura offers the first book-lengt……続きを見る