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A compelling nonfiction graphic novel, Whistleblowers is the true story of four courageous individuals who risked their careersor their livesto confront the unfolding Holocaust. Who were the whistleblowers? Alan Cranstona young journalist and future U.S. senator who exposed the truth of Hitlers plans. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.a member of Franklin D. Roosevelt's cabinet who confronted the President over the plight of Jewish refugees fleeing...
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Setting of these nine short stories is east central Minnesota, time period is from 1964 to turn of the century. The first story describes the author, a young wife and avid outdoors woman, as she begins her journey hunting deer on the family farm. Through the decades going from mother to grandmother, her knowledge and skill as a naturalist and hunter grew along with love for the riverland and wooded acres she and her family call home. Family and friends...
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Kid on the Go! is Neill McKee's third work of creative nonfiction. It's a standalone prequel to his award-winning Finding Myself in Borneo. In this new book, McKee takes readers on a journey through his childhood, adolescence, and teenage years from the mid-40s to the mid-60s, in the small, then industrially polluted town of Elmira, Ontario, Canada - one of the centers of production for Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. McKee's vivid descriptions,...
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Bitter-sweet (emphasis on the bitter) coming-of-age memoir. Featuring a larger than life mother addicted to shopping and surgical makeovers, Leleux admits to having "tilted" the story so that it "reads better (as in funnier, or happier) than it was lived". Still, it's a rocky trip that obviously required a highly evolved sense of humor to get through, (fortunately, Leleux makes himself as big a target as his extravagant mother). Beginning with his...
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The throbbing sound of the steam-driven pistons and sight of the flashing drive-rods quickened the boy's pulse. He had heard and seen it all from his bedroom window, but now he had stepped-in person-into the wonderful world of steam. F. Nelson Blount's interest in steam engines began when he was only four. As he grew up, he studied and wrote about them, often traveling many miles to see one. Yet it was years before he was able to pursue his dream...
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The 67 essays in Truth and Fantasy explore diverse themes from different perspectives based on the author's and narrator's experiences. The essays are neither comprehensive nor meant to argue forcefully for any single viewpoint. Rather, they are meant to stimulate and inspire additional thoughts and ideas. Beginning essays include musings on random thoughts on the power of silence and neutral and indifference. Subsequent essays emerge from a lifelong...
7) La Finca
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At age forty, Parker surrendered to her Swept Away meets Swiss Family Robinson fantasy of owning an inn in Latin America, far from her home in the Pacific Northwest. For the next twenty-plus years Parker ran La Finca Caribe, an eco-lodge in Vieques, Puerto Rico. What started as a "half-baked duct-taped dream" grew into an acclaimed, rustic inn, frequented by guests from around the world. Sketchbook in hand, Parker chronicled her daily adventures in...
8) Hero Tankman
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Master storyteller Wang Chuanlin presents a work commemorating the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. Through the art form of storytelling, he depicts the indomitable courage and lofty spirit of the heroic figures and their moving stories from this great war.
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This printing of Men and Rubber: The Story of Business by Harvey S. Firestone is part of the Farnam Street Timeless Classics Series, where we continue with our goal of 'mastering the best of what other people have figured out.'
This is one of the books I give away the most.
Harvey S. Firestone was one of the leaders of American industry. In a testament to his thoughtful corporate leader- ship, Firestone tires are still on cars everywhere. Many of...
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Li Guangbi, the martyr's descendant, didn't behave like an ordinary child since his childhood. From a young age, he excelled in horsemanship and archery. He had a stern and resolute character, rarely smiling or joking. People felt a sense of awe upon seeing him, and everyone in the military knew he was a promising young talent with great ambitions. After the death of Li Kailuo, Li Guangbi inherited his father's title. He served under Wang Zhongsi,...
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This audio edition includes excerpts from NBC Symphony performances conducted by Maestro Toscanini!
"Music lovers will find this book irresistible ... the writing is gorgeous, the characters are well-sculpted, the scenes are focused, and the author brings to life moments that music aficionados will savor for a long time. The book itself is a symphony that arrests the edges of the hearts of readers." -The Book Commentary
Explore with renewed wonder...
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Two Sisters, Two Years Apart, Two Different Gifts. Everyone thought Pam and Karen lived a very normal life but little did they know that behind the scenes, it was anything but normal. Sisters being two years apart, opposite in many ways but their connection to each other and the other dimensions takes the reader on a real-life chilling journey. Through their eyes, you will experience terrifying premonitions, ghostly encounters, and demonic attacks...
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Written by a second-generation child of survivors, it is the story of a Hungarian Jewish refugee family's cultural collision and delightful dysfunction. With the growing pains of Shtisel, the earthiness of The Simpsons and the fierce family loyalty of The Sopranos, it tells the story of newcomers who defy authority.
Exploring the souls of a family for all to see, the memoir by an award-winning Montreal broadcaster is an addictive page-turner. Like...
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A top "must-have" for any reader of Holocaust and World War II survival accounts. This incredible true story is both a witness to the Holocaust through Polish eyes and the story of how Henry Zguda, a Polish Catholic swimmer, survives Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Buchenwald. At times humorous, always gut-honest, this account fills a huge gap in historical accounts of Poles during World War II. Winner of 2018 Arizona Authors Association Literary...
15) Plato: Symposium
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Plato's Symposium is one of the top creations of the ancient Greek and human spirit in general. With its interest in the subject at the heart of its concern, its richness of content and its artistic form (as thought and reason are interwoven in a stunning unity, perhaps more than in any other philosophical writing), it has won the recognition and admiration of people of genuine intellectual interests and emotional sensitivity. At the same time it...
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Benjamin Franklin es reconocido como uno de los padres fundadores de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica y el Primer Presidente Estadounidense. En la historia de Estados Unidos se le nombra por su trascendencia en la política del siglo XVIII; su firma se encuentra en la Declaración de Independencia de Estados Unidos. También destacó en ámbitos de creación como científico, inventor, editor e impresor de diversos periódicos de su época.
Franklin...
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'In 1977, the world was ready for something new,' writes Savannah College of Art and Design president and founder Paula Wallace. 'All around us, dreamers were dreaming up new ideas: Star Wars, The Clash, Apple. I was nearing thirty and ... wondered if I could do more.' What happened next would change the face of higher education. An engaging, moving, and inspiring memoir, The Bee and the Acorn traces the journey of Wallace and her family to the historic...
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El trabajo de los ojos es un libro fragmentario, hermoso e inclasificable sobre la mirada. Con un estilo elegante y depurado, Mercedes Halfon nos habla de la forma en que sus problemas de visión determinaron una cierta manera de acercarse al mundo y cómo eso ha condicionado su escritura.
Construido a base de escenas breves y heterogéneas, siempre reveladoras, la autora examina su propia mirada, como en una oftalmología de la conciencia, una delicada...
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This book allows you to ride along with this Transit Bus Operator as he shares his riveting 20-year public service career while enduring several obstacles through sickness and good health. Too many times a person will turn to alcohol or drugs for self-medication relief when encountering such dark times. The resilience and consistency one must show during times of despair are truly amazing for this profession. Again, have faith in God and distance...