In history books we read tales of men and women who spoke for ideas well in advance of their acceptance by the public; sometimes such heresy exacted heavy tolls, sacrifice of reputation, abandonment of personal goals and loss of office...
United States
-
Author:Underhill, RobertSummary: - Author:Goudeau, JessicaSummary:
"Simply brilliant, both in its granular storytelling and its enormous compassion"—The New York Times Book Review. The story of two refugee families and their hope and resilience as they fight to survive and belong in America. The...
-
Author:Gaye, Jan.Summary:On her seventeenth birthday in 1973, Janice Hunter met Marvin Gaye- the soulful prince of Motown with the seductive liquid voice whose chart-topping, socially conscious album What's Going On made him a superstar two years earlier....
- Author:Mickle, TrippSummary:
This is the story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenants, Jony Ive and Tim Cook, and how the fading of the former and the rise of the latter led to Apple losing its soul.
-
Author:Colvin, JeffreySummary:A ferociously talented writer makes his stunning debut with this richly woven tapestry, set in a small Nova Scotia town settled by former slaves, that depicts several generations of one family bound together and torn apart by blood,...
-
Author:Reid, Richard M.Summary:When Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, he also authorized the army to recruit black soldiers. Nearly 200,000 men answered the call. Several thousand came from Canada. What compelled these men to leave the relative comfort...
- Author:Holloway, Jonathan ScottSummary:
What does it mean to be an American? The story of the African American past demonstrates the difficulty of answering this seemingly simple question. This book illuminates the US's core paradoxes, inviting profound questions about...
-
Author:Lombard, Rosalie M.Summary:Like other children of the 1930s, I read about the adventures of Sir Wilfred Grenfell, who worked among fishermen in a very cold, icy place way up north called Newfoundland and Labrador . . .
It was many years later...
-
Author:Zbyszko, LarrySummary:Wrestling’s self-proclaimed “Living Legend” may never wear a championship belt again, but he’s definitely not down for the count. Adventures in Larryland! is the entertaining, often hilarious story of Larry Zbyszko’s remarkable ascent...
-
Author:Abbott, JeffSummary:Sam Capra is living the life of his dreams. He's a brilliant young CIA agent, stationed in London. His wife, Lucy, is seven months pregnant with their first child. They have a wonderful home, and are deeply in love. They have everything...
-
Author:Carlisle, Katrina, Barr, TracySummary:You hear all sorts of things said or implied about adoption. Some information comes from people who know a lot about it, while some comes from people who don’t know anything about it but make assumptions anyway. Some comes from people...
-
Author:Porter, Connie RoseSummary:Meet Addy Walker, a courageous nine-year-old girl growing up during the Civil War. When her poppa dna brother are sold to another plantation, Addy and her mother take the terrible risk of escaping to freedom in the North. To get away...
-
Author:Shaw, Brian F., Ritvo, Paul, Irvine, JaneSummary:Think you have an addiction? This compassionate guide helps you identify the problem and work toward a healthy, realistic approach to recovery, explaining the latest clinical and self-help treatments for both adults and teens. This book...
- Author:Ferling, John E.Summary:
In 1800 the nation was struggling to its feet amidst an array of threats from foreign governments and a host of constitutional struggles. Against this backdrop, President John Adams, an elite, strong-willed Federalist, set to square off...
-
Author:Crook, Connie BrummelSummary:She had been running, stumbling, walking for sixteen hours. It seemed that every muscle was screaming in pain. She did not even stop to check the new wound. When she reached the top of the hill, she stopped abruptly, trembling at an...
-
Author:Greenberg, JanSummary:Imagines Jackson Pollock at work during the creation of one of his paint-swirled and splattered canvasses.
- Author:Foxx, JamieSummary:
From Academy Award-winning actor, comedian, and musician Jamie Foxx, a candid and funny look at the joys and pitfalls of being the father of two daughters with very different personalities. Jamie Foxx is not only one of the country's...
- Author:Hoskyns, BarneySummary:
Starting out as a backing band for rockabilly renegade Ronnie Hawkins before being propelled on to the world stage by no less than Bob Dylan, The Band literally changed the course of music with their first two albums. Retreating from...
- Author:Murphy, JimSummary:
Combines an account of Robert Louis Stevenson's experiences as he traveled from New York to California by train in 1879 and a description of the building and operation of railroads in nineteenth-century America.
-
Author:Conwell, Russell H.Summary:Conwell's manifesto imparts one extraordinary lesson: all the wealth you could ever dream of, search for, or yearn after, in whatever form you wish for, exists right beneath your own feet.
Pages
