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Never Home: Remembering the Military Heroes Who Never Returned
by Richard Sherman“Never Home: Remembering the Military Heroes Who Never Returned" honors the more than 207,000 men and women who are memorialized in America’s 23 overseas WWI and WWII cemeteries. The author traveled and photographed all 23 American overseas WWI and WWII military cemeteries over the course of eight trips spanning six years and three continents: from Normandy to Tunisia, from Florence to Manila, and from England to Luxembourg. The book features 54 biographies of those who never made it home: from ... more -
The Beginning of Everything: History Surrounding the Bible
by Dean Randall EyerlyThe Beginning of Everything highlights events that are featured in the Christian Bible with Church banned stories about Jesus included for your reading pleasure. The information is presented in timeline format based upon scientific discovery with much of this information reading as if it came from Ripley's Believe It or Not. The book begins with Creation and goes through the Fall of the Roman Empire. It shows that the teaching of Jesus was being distorted by Apostle Paul in his quest to attract... more -
How the Military Created Your Phone
by Púca JinnHow the Military Created Your Phone and Why That Matters traces the development of information technology from the invention of the telegraph in 1844 to the latest advancements in artificial intelligence. It explores the role the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community played in funding these technologies and explains how defense spending propelled the world out of the Industrial Age and into the Information Technology Era, transforming almost every aspect of society in the process... more -
Realithism - A Calling to Reality
by MooseHistory has been rewritten countless times. Draw your own conclusions based on your faculties of logic. This will help clear it all up for you. -
1969: Are You Still Listening?
by Brent GreenThe final year of a tumultuous decade, 1969 upended American culture and shattered domestic tranquility. On the 50th anniversary of that electrifying year, eight eminent authors, journalists and political commentators share their coming-of-age memories, political critiques and lessons learned in a new book, 1969: Are You Still Listening? Joining lead author Brent Green, an authority on the Baby Boomer generation, are co-authors: Greg Dobbs, a veteran ABC News correspondent and columnist for T... more
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Camp Haan: The History of Riverside's World War II Anti-Aircraft Training Center
by Keith A. BeaulieuCamp Haan: The History of Riverside's Anti-Aircraft Training Center pays tribute to the thousands of veterans that once stepped through the camp's gates and offers a remembrance of some of Riverside's lost local history during this phenomenal time in American History. Represented in these pages is a detailed account of what Camp Haan was, including U.S. Army construction, site selection and building, first units assigned, and post-war years. From Army politics to camp conditions, this book provi... more -
Elements of Christianity: The Beauty of the Christian Faith
by TONINO VICARIThis book attempts to make accessible to the average reader the basic elements of Church teaching concerning morality, natural law, and supernatural truths that have been passed down through the Holy Scriptures and Tradition from the time of the Apostles from Jesus Christ himself. -
All the Presidents' Money: How the Men Who Governed America Governed Their Money
by Megan GormanA journey through the personal money stories of the US presidents and how they built wealth—or didn’t. Was Harry Truman really our poorest president or simply a man up at 2 a.m. struggling with financial anxiety? Did Calvin Coolidge get bad advice from his stockbroker to buy stocks in 1930 as the market continued to crash? Is it true George Washington enhanced his net worth by marrying up? We often think of the US presidents as being above the fray. But the truth is, the presidents are jus... more -
The Great Boomsky
by Margaret B Steele"The Great Boomsky" brings to life the previously unknown world of early African American magicians. Boomsky is the beloved comic assistant of the great magician, Alexander Herrmann (1844-1896). The Boomsky character becomes a training ground and launching pad a series of African American teens. Nine former Boomskys defy segregation to become successful magicians and comedians, inspiring a new generation of Black variety entertainers. -
The Holy Land at War
by Mark PatinkinA journalistic account of the Gaza war through portraits of people on both sides. -
The Colony
by Hayward DraperDuring the late 1800s, the historic Fountain Point Resort on South Lake Leelanau in Michigan was founded, and just a decade later came the 1908 traditional American Cottage Row, located across the historical resort. Named The Colony, these Cottage Rows are some of the last remaining in the country and remain largely intact and unchanged today. The Colony is an extensive look into the history of these Cottage Row homes, the owners and their lives, and the history behind the beginning of middle-cl... more -
The Beginner's Guide to Cemetery Sleuthing
by Erin E. MoultonMake your next outdoor adventure a historic one!
Let's go to a cemetery. Bring your curiosity and this workbook with you as you walk through those hallowed gates. Get ready to seek out images and symbols-such as death's-heads, soul effigies, beehives, willow trees, and more. Take your time to search, scribble, and sketch. Next, bring this book to the archives to explore the life stories of the local dead. Prepare to discover something old, learn something new, and have fun doing... more
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Delaware from Freeways to E-ways
by Dave TablerDelaware from Freeways to E-Ways is a balanced blend of meticulous research and colorful anecdotes. From the first skyscraper in the early 20th century to the present day’s crucial digital medical technology, the evolution of this small-but-pivotal state has played a role in shaping modern society. Tabler’s painstaking work ensures readers will enjoy immersing themselves in the powerful local and national narratives that shape our country’s history. -
Between the Rod and the Rood: Childhood and Monastic Formation in England, c.950-1200
by Dr. Steven HodgsonThis study offers fascinating insight into the lives of a group of children in early medieval England who were called "oblates" - children "offered" to monastic houses by their parents to live the rest of their lives in prayer and study. The author leads readers through a maze of evidence to reach compelling new understandings of their life courses, providing the first comparative study of religious boybood and girlhood using contemporarily defined gender categories, and exploring their horizons... more -
THE LIONS OF AFRICA : THE ILLUSTRATED ADOWA SERIES
by Ben MelThe life and times of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia. One of the greatest African emperors of all time. -
A CONNECTICUT YANKEE GOES TO WASHINGTON
by Will McLean GreeleyOn one level this is a fascinating, and thoroughly researched, glimpse into the workings of US politics in the early twentieth century. On another level it’s an inspiring story of one man’s determination and steadfast commitment to securing legal protections for birds. I am glad to know more about George McLean. --David Sibley, author and illustrator of "The Sibley Guide to Birds" This engaging biography reconstructs the career of Senator George P. McLean, highlighting his spirited campaign t... more