In 1834, Osborne Russell joined an expedition from Boston, which proceeded to the Rocky Mountains to capitalize on the lucrative salmon and fur trade. Beginning at the age of twenty, he detailed...
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Author: Russell, OsborneSummary: -
Author: Joyner, ChrisSummary:The story of Clarence Henderson, a Black sharecropper convicted and sentenced to death three times for a murder he didn't commit, and of Thurgood Marshall's battle against racism and the...
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Author: Farnsworth, WardSummary:
Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time.
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Author: Martin, Thomas R.Summary:In a new edition featuring updates throughout, this compact yet comprehensive history brings alive Greek civilization from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century BC. Martin integrates political...
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Author: Overholser, Wayne D.Summary:
Dan Riley is determined to find out who is really in charge of a local syndicate, and the only man willing to help him is Andrew Daniels, a former newspaper man whose courage comes from a bottle...
Genre: Western fiction -
Author: Boice, James MontgomerySummary:
This commentary combines careful scholarship and clear communication in a verse-by-verse reading of Psalms 1-41. Boice relates the text's concerns to Christianity and the world in which we live....
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Author: Boice, James MontgomerySummary:
No book in the Bible is so filled with joy as Philippians. It also contains a wealth of great themes. This commentary covers most of the major doctrines of the Christian faith and is at the same...
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Author: Novak, KathleenSummary:Gigi Paulo arrives in New York and is immediately drawn to a girl he sees in a bar near Penn Station. After he dies, his daughter uncovers her father's desire for this unknown woman, leaving her...
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Author: Lovecraft, H. P.Summary:H. P. Lovecraft's astonishing tales blend elements of horror, science fiction, and cosmic terror that are as powerful today as they were when first published. This tome brings together all of...
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This anthology, edited by legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow, brings together today's leading horror writers to offer their own personal tribute to the work of Shirley Jackson.
Genre: Horror fiction, Short stories