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African American Identity
Racial and Cultural Dimensions of the Black Experience
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012
Jas M. Sullivan and Ashraf M. Esmail’s African American Identity: Racial and Cultural Dimensions of the Black Experience is a collection which makes use of multiple perspectives across the social sciences to address complex issues of race and identity. The contributors tackle questions about what...
by Michael R. Glore, Michael J. Kitsock
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2004
In 1829, the Humane Hose Company and the Schuylkill Hydraulians Engine Company organized in the booming town of Pottsville, a mining center in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal region. Fire protection was urgently needed for this growing community. New fire companies such as the Good Intent, the Rough and...
My Black Family, My White Privilege
A White Man’S Journey Through the Nation’S Racial Minefield
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012
In 1970, a working-class, Jewish man from New York City married an African American woman from rural, segregated North Carolina. From their union, Michael Wenger has three children, four grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Years later, Mr. Wenger served as Deputy Director for Outreach and Program...
by Michael A.R. Graves, Roger Lockyer
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Michael Graves provides a clear summary of conflicting interpretations of Elizabethan parliaments and presents a new perspective, striking a balance between business and politics.
The Endgame
The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
A Wall Street Journal Best Nonfiction Book of 2012
In this follow-up to their national bestseller Cobra II, Michael Gordon and General Bernard E. Trainor deftly piece together the story of the most widely reported but least understood war in American history. This stunning account of the political...
A Dark and Bloody Ground
Sowing the Wind
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2010
A Dark and Bloody Ground: Sowing the Wind, chronicles the week of October 4 - 7, 1862, when the State of Kentucky lay in the balance as vast foraging armies swept the country side; soldiers from the North and from the South fighting and dying, staining Kentuckys soil with their blood. The reader witnesses...
by Michael R. Bradley, Shirley Farris Jones
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2012
As the Civil War unfolded, Murfreesboro became hotly contested by Confederate and Union forces. Both sides occupied the town for significant periods, with power changing hands as the fighting raged. Punctuated by events like Nathan Bedford Forrest�s raid on Union forces in July 1862, Jefferson Davis�s...
by Michael J. Kitsock, Michael R. Glore, Reading Fire Department
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2008
From its inception in Colonial times to the modern challenges of today, the Reading Fire Department has battled natural disasters, airplane crashes, and block burners threatening �the Pretzel City.� The fire department has faithfully served the city of Reading since 1771, having been established...
Nurses
The Real-Life Experiences of Registered Nurses
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
Vital signs of hope and humanity
They are the unsung heroes of health care, putting their own lives at risk to provide support and comfort to those who need it most. Registered nurse Michael Brown has interviewed over fifty practicing nurses, spanning forty-one states and most nursing specialties....
The Empress Is a Man
Stories from the Life of José Sarria
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
You may be familiar with the tremendous life achievements of José Sarria, an integral player in the gay rights movement, but never before have you heard the intimate details of his incredible life as they are portrayed here. In The Empress Is a Man: Stories from the Life of José Sarria (winner of...
Reclaiming Hope
Lessons Learned in the Obama White House About the Future of Faith in America
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
Now with a new afterword from the author. "An important and extremely timely book...Get it, read it, and talk to others about it." --Timothy Keller
In this unvarnished account of faith inside the world’s most powerful office, Michael Wear provides unprecedented insight into the...
by Michael J Kroes, James R Rardon, Michael S Nolan
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2013
Learn the latest technologies needed to pass the FAA airframe and powerplant maintenance certification!
Aircraft Basic Science, Eighth Edition, is a valuable resource for students of aviation technology that provides updated information needed to prepare for an FAA airframe and powerplant maintenance...
by Rhys Bezzant, Robert W. Caldwell III, Paul Helm
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
Jonathan Edwards—widely considered one the most important theologians in American history—has influenced generation after generation with his transcendent vision of our great and glorious God. But reading his writings for the first time can be a daunting task.
Here to be your trustworthy...
The Blessed Eucharist
Our Greatest Treasure
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1994
In "The Blessed Eucharist," Father Michael Mueller describes how Christ's love for us moved Him to create this most beautiful Sacrament. He explains why Our Lord veils Himself in the appearance of bread - a garment so humble He is little known, little loved even neglected and insulted. Fr....