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The most famous American of his time, Andrew Jackson is a seminal figure in American history. The first “common man” to rise to the presidency, Jackson embodied the spirit...
Sacred Liberty offers a dramatic, sweeping survey of how America built a unique model of religious freedom, perhaps the nation's "greatest invention." Steven Waldman, the bestselling author of Founding Faith, shows how early ideas about religious liberty were tested and refined amidst the brutal persecution of Catholics, Baptists, Mormons, Quakers, African slaves, Native Americans, Muslims, Jews and Jehovah's Witnesses. American leaders drove religious
...In 2017, Leonardo da Vinci’s small oil painting the Salvator Mundi was sold at auction. In the words of its discoverer, the image of Christ as savior of the world is “the rarest thing on the planet.”...
Dr. Greg Skomal, one of the leading great white shark experts in the country, reveals the true nature of these mysterious apex predators, as well as the fascinating story behind their history and startling resurgence
With its quaint villages, local restaurants serving up lobster rolls, and miles and miles of warm, sandy beaches, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is famous for being America's carefree seaside getaway. But in August
...There was no calm before the storm. Donald Trump's surprise electoral victory shattered the fragile understanding between Washington and Beijing, putting the most important relationship of the twenty-first century in the hands...
Andrea Giovino breaks the Mafia's code of silence and describes the life of a woman born and bred into the Family—and her inspirational escape. Her defiant struggle to break free of her family's criminal legacy is by turns horrifying and heartbreaking. As a child in Brooklyn, Giovino watched her brother become a hit man and helped her mother host card games for local mafiosos. As a sexy, street-smart woman, she earned a seat at nightclub
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AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
"Ozzi's reporting is strong, balanced and well told...a worthy successor to its obvious inspiration, Michael Azerrad's 2001 examination of the '80s indie underground, 'Our Band Could Be Your Life.'"—New York Times Book Review
A raucous history of punk, emo, and hardcore's growing pains during the commercial boom of the early 90s and mid-aughts, following eleven bands
Everyone has to think in order to function in the world, but what is the best way to reason effectively in your pursuit of reliable beliefs and useful knowledge? What is the best way to prove a case, create a rule, solve a problem, justify an idea, invent a hypothesis, or evaluate an argument? In short, what is the best way to think? Professor Hall helps you cut through deception and faulty reasoning in these 24 humorous, clear, and interesting
...77209) Behind the Scenes in the Lincoln White House: Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House
An autobiographical narrative, Behind the Scenes in the Lincoln White House traces Elizabeth Keckley's life from her enslavement in Virginia and North Carolina to her time as seamstress to Mary Todd Lincoln in the White House during Abraham Lincoln's administration. It was quite controversial at the time of its release—an uncompromising work that transgressed Victorian boundaries between public and private life, and lines of race,
...In the city-states of Athens and Sparta and throughout the Greek islands, honors could be won in making love and war, and lives were rife...
One of the few leaders who dared to challenge "America's Doctor" was Senator Rand Paul, himself a physician. Deception is his indictment of the catastrophic failures of the public health bureaucracy during the pandemic.
Senator Paul presents...
Whether we participate or not, government plays a deeply fundamental role in how we live. By gaining a clear grasp of political institutions, we're better equipped to engage with government and politics; to be discerning consumers of news, media, and public opinion; and to grasp the deeper content and meaning of the legislation and policies we live with. In these 24 refreshingly balanced lectures, Professor Victor presents a comprehensive examination
...Zombieism isn’t just the stuff of movies and TV shows like The Walking Dead. It’s real, and it’s happening in the world around us, from wasps and worms to dogs and moose—and even humans.
In Plight of the Living Dead, science journalist Matt Simon documents his journey...
This course builds on The Complete Course I and consists of Part A and B. At the end of Part B, you will have reached intermediate conversation level. Learn at your own pace, comfortably and conveniently. No memorization drills. This Language Program was developed by renowned memory expert, Dr. Paul Pimsleur. His research led him to the realization that the most important use of memory is in language learning. Based on this, Dr. Pimsleur designed
...New York Times best-selling author Ann Rule draws on her extensive law enforcement expertise to deliver authentic, suspense-filled nonfiction. For this true crime mystery, Rule focuses her considerable talents on the 1998 death of Ronda Reynolds in rural Washington state. Although the 33-year-old's death was first considered a suicide, Rule details the chilling evidence that points to murder and rocks a small town.
¿Por qué no consigo pareja? ¿Cuáles son los bloqueos que afectan mi vida emocional? En este libro, con la ayuda de la terapeuta, Ana Mercedes Rueda; los ángeles y Dios, los lectores descubrirán cómo sanar los bloqueos en su vida emocional y afectiva.
Descubre cómo sanar los bloqueos emocionales que afectan tu vida y construye la relación que siempre has soñado con la ayuda de la reconocida terapeuta de ángeles Ana Mercedes
... With her usual thought-provoking style that combines humor, practical advice, and inspiration, Suze Orman will guide you through the steps to financial freedom.
These steps will not only give you knowledge about how to handle your money, but will also help you break through the barriers and obstacles that keep you from having and being more. Financial freedom is far more than balancing your checkbook or picking the right investments.
77220) Ancient Greek Civilization
Clearly, the Greeks are a source of much that we esteem in our own culture: democracy, philosophy, tragedy, epic and lyric poetry, history-writing, our aesthetic sensibilities, ideals of athletic competition, and more. But what is it about Hellenic culture that has made generations of influential scholars and writers view it as the essential starting point for understanding the art and reflection that define the West? This series of 24 lectures
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