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***Nominated by Harry Truman         Presidential Library for                 Book of the Year** This is a true story of a barely trained and inexperienced Air Force undercover agent who is sent to Morocco to assist the nationalist movement in breaking away from the...

When many think of comic books the first thing that comes to mind are caped crusaders and spandex-wearing super-heroes. Perhaps, inevitably, these images are of white men (and more rarely, women). It was not until the 1970s that African American superheroes such as Luke Cage, Blade, and others emerged....

Nothing is out of place in Tommy's life. Not his immaculate house and lawn. Not his beautiful and successful children. Certainly not his loving and loyal wife, Lana. But when Tommy's health and, later, Lana's, take bad turns, he finds himself facing the question of what had meaning and what does not.

Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy is a collection of nine new essays on philosophical elements in Jefferson’s writings. The first of its kind, this collection should lead to further philosophical analysis of Jefferson’s thinking—especially by philosophers, who tend to appreciate Jefferson only...

It didn't seem possible the largest city in the US could go bankrupt, but in 1975 that's exactly what happened--NYC went bust. In what was called The Layoff Period, younger officers were sent home, their careers on hold, while NYPD veterans went back to patrol the streets. Meanwhile, with the thin...

What Tennyson thus said of his own first essay in the Idyls of the King, in the introduction to the Morte D'Arthur, occurs as probably the aptest expression of most men's immediate thought with regard to such a subject as The Thirteenth, Greatest of Centuries. Though Tennyson was confessedly only...

Calling upon his unique experiences as a criminal investigator in the National Park Service (NPS), Berkowitz proves how an over-emphasis on image (the "ranger image") has led to an NPS culture that accepts misconduct. Citing verified news accounts, internal agency documents, and personal...

The Norther takes us back to when Tim Bannon is a young Ranger. He and his partner Stan Dolan track down a gang of rustlers. In the ensuing gunbattle, Stan and all of the rustlers are killed. Tim buries Stan, then starts back, attempting to outride a coming storm. However, he is soon overtaken by...

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Index CONTENTS PREFACE I. INTRODUCTION II. EARLY MEDIEVAL MEDICINE III. SALERNO AND THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN MEDICAL EDUCATION IV. MONTPELLIER AND MEDICAL EDUCATION IN THE WEST V. LATER MEDIEVAL MEDICINE VI. MEDIEVAL...

To some Western evangelicals, the practices of Eastern Orthodoxy seem mysterious and perhaps even unbiblical. Then again, from an Orthodox perspective, evangelicals lack the spiritual roots provided by centuries-old church traditions. Are the differences between these two branches of Christianity...

This book contains poetryby the Author written over some forty years about aspects of life that touched his heart and mind. It is generally descriptive, meaningful to the average manand yet at times poignant.Inthis poetry, theauthor has captured people, events and things which evoke vividpictures,...

Written by one of the foremost historians of American Catholicism, this book presents a comprehensive history of the Roman Catholic Church in America from colonial times to the present. Hennesey examines, in particular, minority Catholics and developments in the western part of the United States, a region often overlooked in religious histories.

What is the primary purpose of business? The standard answer is ‘making profits,’ but some visionary entrepreneurs and leaders fundamentally disagree. Instead of just making money, they choose instead to “dig deeper” and make a difference through creating real value – improving the lives...

The Business Edge, the truth about resolving business disputes, is an informative piece about the dispute resolution process and how it is applied to different scenarios in business.