William C. Durant did big things the big way: he overreached, but, until his final failure, he picked up the pieces time after time to confound his competitors. From a turbulent childhood in the...
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Auteur: Madsen, AxelSommaire: -
Auteur: Hendrickson, RobertSommaire:
Covers the final months of the Civil War, including Robert E. Lee's final battle and surrender at Appomattox in 1865. Explores how the surrender met with disparate reactions among the troops,...
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Auteur: Ellis, Joseph J.Sommaire:
From the French and Indian War to Mount Vernon, from the American Revolution to the presidency, Ellis delivers what will stand the test of time as the definitive biography of the greatest American...
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Auteur: Freedman, RussellSommaire:A biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who, having been blinded himself at the age of three, went on to develop a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and...
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Auteur: Fischer, David HackettSommaire:
Six months after the Declaration of Independence, America was nearly defeated. Then on Christmas night, George Washington led his men across the Delaware River to destroy the Hessians at Trenton....
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Auteur: Hawthorne, NathanielSommaire:Presents four short stories by the 19th century New England writer.
Genre: Short stories, Classic fiction, General fiction -
Auteur: Hickey, Donald R.Sommaire:
Hickey explores the anti-war rioting in Baltimore; the pre-war skirmish between the Chesapeake and the H.M.S. Leopold; the cruise of the U.S.S. Essex in the Pacific; the attempted invasion and...
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Word-for-word unabridged recording of 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles, narrated in contemporary language for easy understanding.
Genre: Religion and spirituality -
Auteur: American Bible SocietySommaire:
Word-for-word unabridged recording of Wisdom of Solomon and Sirach, narrated in contemporary language for easy understanding.
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Auteur: Phillips, Donald T.Sommaire:
Phillips present a riveting account of how the leadership and management skills America's founding fathers used during the Revolutionary War can translate into great success in corporate America...
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Auteur: Linklater, AndroSommaire:
Ranging from the late-eighteenth century to the present, a narrative history reveals how the boundaries and borders that formed both states and the nation as a whole created a sense of identity...
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Auteur: Phillips, Donald T.Sommaire:
By examining Lincoln's effective leadership style and exploring the President's diverse management skills, the author demonstrates how you can succeed with them in today's complex world.
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Auteur: Phillips, Donald T.Sommaire:
Chronicles the leadership style of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.during the most tumultuous period in America's recent past. Offers a powerful lesson that can be applied to life, business or any...
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Auteur: Strouse, JeanSommaire:
After more than a decade's research in previously unexamined archives, award-winning biographer Jean Strouse offers a landmark profile of America's greatest financier--J.P. Morgan. This...
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Auteur: St. Amand, R. Paul, Marek, ClaudiaSommaire:
Dr. St. Amand, a renowned endocrinologist at UCLC School of Medicine, has developed a remarkable treatment for a painful disease that affects millions of people.
Genre: Medicine, health and fitness