Linda: 7121 books
The Thoughtful Dresser
The Art of Adornment, the Pleasures of Shopping, and Why Clothes Matter
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2010
“You can’t have depths without surfaces,” says Linda Grant in her lively and provocative new book, The thoughtful Dresser, a thinking woman’s guide to what we wear*.* For centuries, an interest in clothes has been dismissed as the trivial pursuit of vain, empty-headed women. Yet, clothes matter,...
African American Heritage Super Pack #1
Courage and Perseverance
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2016
The history of African Americans is a long, grim history full of injustices and brutality. But it is also filled with courage and perseverance. Gathered here in this omnibus edition are ten books that exemplify courage and a willingness to fight against all odds and at any cost for what is right....
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Written by Herself
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2015
Harriet Jacobs' autobiography, written under the pseudonym Linda Brent, details her experiences as a slave in North Carolina, her escape to freedom in the north, and her ensuing struggles to free her children. The narrative was partly serialized in the New York Tribune, but was discontinued because...
Judo Kata
Practice, Competition, Purpose
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
The practice of judo katas has changed over time as a result of perceived purpose. The chapters in this anthology were written by seven authorities in judo history and practice. Their writings clarify the purpose of kata and thus its mode of practice and their place in...
by Linda Ladd
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
NO FRIENDS
Mardi Gras whips New Orleans’ French Quarter into a whirlpool of excess, color, booze, noise, motion. So the woman in the sights of Will Novak’s binoculars stands out. She’s bruised, barefoot, wearing a man’s raincoat. And she’s looking right at him.
NO FAITH
In a moment she’s...
Masters of Chaos
The Secret History of the Special Forces
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2009
Special Forces soldiers are daring, seasoned troops from America's heartland, selected in a tough competition and trained in an extraordinary range of skills. They know foreign languages and cultures and unconventional warfare better than any U.S. fighters, and while they prefer to stay out of the...
Healing Through the Akashic Records: Using the Power of Your Sacred Wounds to Discover Your Soul's Perfection
Using the Power of Your Sacred Wounds to Discover Your Soul's Perfection
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
With her book How to Read the Akashic Records Linda Howe helped thousands of people access valuable information in the Akashic Recordsan energetic archive of every individual's soul and its journey. Now with Healing Through the Akashic Records she shares her expert insights on how we can all use this...
by Linda Ladd
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
BAD MEMORIES
Not many people know their way through the bayous well enough to find Will Novak’s crumbling mansion outside New Orleans. Not that Novak wants to talk to anyone. He keeps his guns close and his guard always up.
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BAD SISTER
Mariah Murray is one selfish, reckless, manipulative woman,...
by Linda G. Myers, Arthur H. Myers USMC
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2011
Art Myers is a Viet Nam veteran with memories. In 2005 he and his wife Linda traveled to Viet Nam with a group led by a psychotherapist who works with veterans affected by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). From the Mekong Delta in the south, to Hanoi in the north, it was a life-changing journey.
Art's...
Captives
Britain, Empire, and the World, 1600-1850
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
In this path-breaking book Linda Colley reappraises the rise of the biggest empire in global history. Excavating the lives of some of the multitudes of Britons held captive in the lands their own rulers sought to conquer, Colley also offers an intimate understanding of the peoples and cultures of...
Milliken's Bend
A Civil War Battle in History and Memory
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
At Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, a Union force composed predominantly of former slaves met their Confederate adversaries in one of the bloodiest engagements of the war. This small yet important fight received some initial widespread attention but soon drifted into obscurity. In Milliken's Bend, Linda...
Tell Me How This Ends
General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2008
After a series of disastrous missteps in its conduct of the war, the White House in 2006 appointed General David Petraeus as the Commanding General of the coalition forces. Tell Me How This Ends is an inside account of his attempt to turn around a failing war.
Linda Robinson conducted extensive...
One Hundred Victories
Special Ops and the Future of American Warfare
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
One Hundred Victories is a portrait of how-after a decade of intensive combat operations-special operations forces have become the go-to force for US military endeavors worldwide.
Linda Robinson follows the evolution of special ops in Afghanistan, their longest deployment since Vietnam. She...
A Very Special Delivery
A Fresh-Start Family Romance
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
A single dad and his baby girl open up a world of possibilities for a beautiful outsider in New York Times bestselling author Linda Goodnight’s classic love story…
It was the surprise of a lifetime for recluse Molly McCreight when single dad Ethan Hunter entrusted her with his infant daughter...