James Meredith's 1966 march in Mississippi began as one man's peaceful protest for voter registration and became one of the South's most important demonstrations of the civil rights movement. It...
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Author: Bausum, AnnSummary:
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Author: Greenidge, KerriSummary:
William Monroe Trotter (1872- 1934), although still virtually unknown to the wider public, was an unlikely American hero. With the stylistic verve of a newspaperman and the unwavering fearlessness...
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Author: Hill, DonnaSummary:
Jason Tanner, protégé of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., has been by his mentor's side in New York to spread the message of passive resistance. In Harlem, the epicenter of black culture, poet...
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Author: Welldon, ChristineSummary:
African-American serviceman Lanier Phillips was just eighteen years old when he was rescued from a sinking warship off the coast of Newfoundland in 1942 – a turn of events that transformed his...
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Author: Wagamese, RichardSummary:
In One Story, One Song, Richard Wagamese explores the importance of stories: how they shape us, how they empower us, how they change our lives. Ancient and contemporary, cultural and...
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Author: Lucht, Bernie, Galbraith, John Kenneth, Goodman, Paul, Jacobs, Jane, Kierans, Eric W., King, Martin Luther, Jr.Summary:
The CBC Massey Lectures, Canada's preeminent public lecture series, are for many of us a highly anticipated annual feast of ideas. However, some of the finest lectures, by some of the greatest...
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Author: McChrystal, StanleySummary:
The bestselling author of Team of Teams dismantles the Great Man theory of leadership, by profiling leaders whose real stories defy their legends. Retired four-star general Stan McChrystal has...
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Author: GRAHAM, BillySummary:
In Just As I Am, Billy Graham looks back at it all - remembering his dairy farm upbringing, his early preaching experiences, and the overwhelming international response to his public ministry...
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Author: Friesen, Victor CarlSummary:
Henry David Thoreau is remembered as a foremost nature writer. He was an ecologist before the term was invented. A man of many parts, including social critic, he is known to have had an influence...
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Author: Block, ThomasSummary:
In this disturbing, erudite and highly readable book by author, playwright and artist Tom Block, America is shown to be a surprising example of Machiavellian politics, utilizing all of the post-...
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Author: Kamin, Ben.Summary:
Americans-especially young people-are more un-churched and less affiliated with organized religion than at any other time in our history. I Don't Know What to Believe addresses that decline...
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Author: Olive, DavidSummary:
Barack Obama, junior senator from Illinois, first captured America’s attention with his keynote address to the Democratic National Convention in 2004. Now, as presumptive Democratic candidate for...
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Author: Kennedy, Robert F.Summary:
In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of Robert Francis Kennedy's death, an inspiring collection of his most famous speeches accompanied by commentary from notable historians and public figures....
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Author: Greene, RobertSummary:
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power comes the definitive new book on decoding the behavior of the people around you Robert Greene is a master guide for millions...
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Author: Engler, Mark, Engler, PaulSummary:
There is a craft to uprising—and this craft can change the world
From protests around climate change and immigrant rights, to Occupy, the Arab Spring, and #BlackLivesMatter, a new...
Genre: Political science