This is the story of an ordinary man who became an extraordinary hero. After he enlisted in the army's arduous new Airborne division, Dick Winters's natural combat leadership helped him rise through the ranks, but he was never...
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Author:Peirce, LincolnSummary:Big Nate Wright is president of P.S. 38, the after school cartooning club. When he doodles his observations in his cartoon notebook: "Mighty Jefferson Middle School always wins," Nate decides it's time to go from zeroes to heroes! Will...
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Author:Peirce, LincolnSummary:Leave it to Big Nate to stake his claim on anything in reach! Aspiring cartoonist Nate Wright is the star of Big Nate, the daily and Sunday comic strip. As a popular middle-grade book character, Nate is 11 years old, four-and-a-half...
- Big kibble : the hidden dangers of the commercial pet food industry and how to do better by our dogsAuthor:Chavez, Oscar, Buckley, Shawn RichardSummary:
What's really going into commercial dog food? The answer is horrifying.
Big Kibble is big business: $75 billion globally. A handful of multi-national corporations dominate the industry and together own as many as 80% of all...
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Author:Radio ArchivesSummary:Whether you remember the big band era yourself or simply appreciate the timeless music of the war years and beyond, you'll find many treasures in this third collection from Radio Archives, featuring eighteen of the top bands and musical...
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Author:Radio ArchivesSummary:Whether you remember the big band era yourself or simply appreciate the timeless music of the war years and beyond, you'll find many treasures in this second collection from Radio Archives, featuring twenty of the top bands and...
- Author:Bissonnette, DeniseSummary:
This book is a compilation of inspirational anecdotes, powerful insights, and practical strategies for people who are entrusted with the task of helping others find their way into employment. It has become widely-known as the "job...
- Author:Gingrich, NewtSummary:
Bestselling author Newt Gingrich exposes the anti-American forces that have grown so large and so aggressive in their quest for power. The struggle between the defenders of America as an exceptional nation and the forces of anti-...
- Author:Jaouad, SuleikaSummary:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A searing, deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman's journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into "normal" life-from the author of the Life, Interrupted...
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Author:Fritz, Brian, Murray, ChristopherSummary:As wrestling dominated the pop culture airwaves in the late 90s, wrestlers like The Rock and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin became international cultural icons. But, by the turn of the millennium, wrestling began its downward descent. In...
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Author:Chapman, Steven CurtisSummary:For decades, Steven Curtis Chapman's music and message have brought hope and inspiration to millions around the world. Now, for the first time, Steven openly shares the experiences that have shaped him, his faith, and his music in a...
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Author:Vargas, ElizabethSummary:From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, "I am an alcoholic," Elizabeth Vargas began writing her story. Now Vargas discusses her accounts of growing up with anxiety and how she dealt with it as she came of age, from...
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Author:Thompson, Hunter S.Summary:Thompson delivers a mind-bending view of the 1992 presidential race, packed with all the horror, sacrifice, lust, and glory that made this campaign so utterly fascinating.
- Author:Sanders, BernieSummary:
In The Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution, Independent congressman, presidential candidate and activist Bernie Sanders continues his fight against the imbalances in the nation's status quo, and shows you how to make a...
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Author:Johnson, Steven, McCoy, Heath, Muchnick, Irvin, Oliver, GregSummary:In the wake of the horrific double-murder suicide, four noted wrestling writers grapple with the life and death of Chris Benoit in this book by Steven Johnson, Heath McCoy, Irvin Muchnick, and Greg Oliver, all respected investigative...
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Author:Franklin, BenjaminSummary:He was a publisher, printer, scientist and inventor, but Ben Franklin's greatest success lay in his work as a diplomat. In this unique recording of his account of his experiences as a spokesman for the Colonies, we listen in on the...
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Author:Franklin, BenjaminSummary:An early advocate of the idea that anyone can develop in themselves the greatness to which they aspire, Ben Franklin speaks across the centuries as practically as ever. A fine example of the rags-to-riches story, Franklin and his self-...
- Author:Isaacson, WalterSummary:
In this colorful and intimate narrative, Isaacson provides the full sweep of Franklin's amazing life, from his days as a runaway printer to his triumphs as a statesman, scientist, and Founding Father.
- Author:Krull, KathleenSummary:
Sure, almost all kids know Benjamin Franklin as one of America's Founding Fathers, a man with a hand in both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. Kathleen Krull reveals Ben Franklin the "natural philosopher...
- Author:Rosenstock, BarbSummary:
Ben Franklin loved to swim and, at the age of eleven, he was determined to swim like a fish - fins and all! This fascinating and lively account of young Ben's earliest invention follows the budding scientist's journey as he...
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