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Unlikely Warriors
The Army Security Agency's Secret War in Vietnam 1961-1973
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
In early May 1961, a U.S. military aircraft taxied toward a well-guarded terminal building. The plane slowed to a halt; steps were maneuvered up to its side, and the door was pulled open. The tropical night air was heavy and dank, and the moon shone dimly through high thin clouds. On board the aircraft...
Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy
Essays on the Philosophical Cast of Jefferson's Writings
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013
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...
by George Alecusan, John E. Alvis, Donald R. Brand
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists,...
by Stephen Aron, Edward J. Cashin, David Grimsted
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
This collection of 17 biographies provides a unique opportunity for the reader to go beyond the popular heroes of the American Revolution and discover the diverse populace that inhabited the colonies during this pivotal point in history.
by Peter B. Mersky; M. T. Wordell; E.N. Seiler; Keith Ayling
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2007
This sixtieth-anniversary edition of the 1943 classic returns to print the exciting story of a U.S. Navy fighter squadron during the invasion of French North Africa in World War II. Lieutenants Wordell and Seiler, with the help of journalist Keith Ayling, vividly recount the exploits of their fellow...
A Man Apart
The Journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774 - 1781
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2009
The American Revolution radically changed the lives of many, some of them friends of the Revolution, some not, and some who wished to have no part of it for either side. Rarely did one of these reluctant witnesses leave a narrative journal. Nicholas Cresswell, a young English gentry farmer, was one....
Moody Classics Complete Set
Includes 19 Classics of the Faith in a Single Volume
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2010
This package includes the entire collection of the Moody Classics Set: The Confessions of St. Augustine, Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret, The Apostolic Fathers, The Incomparable Christ, Orthodoxy, Answers to Prayer, The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life, Power Through Prayer, The Imitation of...
Daily Rhyming Inspirations
Let a 2-Line Rhyme Be Your Daily Prime!
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
A UNIQUE, SIMPLE, DAILY TOOL TO HELP YOU CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Daily up-lifts of wisdom, encouragement, and inspiration Whether for you or a friend, it is a gift without end In a super busy world, this life-changing tool is an invaluable asset for daily use Use day after day, year after year, to deeply...
Semantricks
A Dictionary of Words You Thought You Knew
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2008
At last, a book for the American Idle. Here is a punny new dictionary of inventive definitions of real words.
Acrimony: Spousal support payments following bitter divorce
Friction: Novel that rubs you the wrong way
Negligence: Woman's forgotten dressing gown
Zinfandel: Heathen wine
Ranging...
A Life Outdoors
Essays on Hunting, Gathering and Country Living in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2014
The 21st Century is a time of profound and wrenching change. The phrase “stop the world, I want to get off” never seemed more appropriate. Robert Sopuck caught his first fish at age 4 in the presence of his father. That fish set off a lifetime of exploration of the natural world. He and his bride,...
by E. B. Cowell, J. Takakusu, F. Max Müller
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2012
The Trinity
Rediscovering the Central Christian Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2005
The mystery of the Trinity is the central Christian belief that defines God's essence, God's ongoing love for humanity, and saving grace. Yet, over the past few centuries, especially in the West, Christians have either ceased believing in the Trinity or simply no longer recognize its relevance in...
The Taste of American Place
A Reader on Regional and Ethnic Foods
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1999
Tracing the intertwined roles of food, ethnicity, and regionalism in the construction of American identity, this textbook examines the central role food plays in our lives. Drawing on a range of disciplines_including sociology, anthropology, folklore, geography, history, and nutrition_the editors...
Process Mining in Healthcare
Evaluating and Exploiting Operational Healthcare Processes
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
What are the possibilities for process mining in hospitals? In this book the authors provide an answer to this question by presenting a healthcare reference model that outlines all the different classes of data that are potentially available for process mining in healthcare and the relationships...