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Author: Melvin SchlueterISBN-10: 1493177443ISBN-13: 9781493177448Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/14/2014Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d

Freddie Fitzsimmons was among baseball's top pitchers during his 19-year career with the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers. Famed for his knuckleball, Fitz also had the reputation as the game's best fielding pitcher. Fitzsimmons was both a fierce competitor and one of the...

Author: Yunish L. NephatallieISBN-10: 1477102302ISBN-13: 9781477102305Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/30/2012Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAND WINNER OF THE 2019 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR Duncan Hamilton is already a multiple award-winning sports writer, but it is hard to imagine he will write a better book than this superb, elegiac portrait of the sociable,...

Author: David Laurence NalickISBN-10: 1452090440ISBN-13: 9781452090443Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2010Pages: 388Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.59lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d

In 1950, farming was the primary way of providing for one's family. Dad was very controlling, and he decided that his entire family would be productive. Mother had a newborn baby and Hannah was chosen to baby-sit at age five. She felt insecure and...

Uncovered is the life story of eighty-three-year-old cold war veteran John Sager. An operations officer in the Central Intelligence Agency, his postings to pre-revolutionary Iran, Gamal Abdel Nasser's Egypt, and Nikita Khrushchev' s Soviet Russia thrust him into the midst of America's most tumultuous...

Sarah Ellen Denton Baun (nee Byrd) lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband, Glenn Baun, a retired Nazarene pastor. She has long visualized this project, although she felt somewhat intimidated by the sheer volume. Sarah has enriched these memoirs considerably by drawing from her...

The Continental Congress appointed Washington commander-in-chief of the American revolutionary forces in 1775. The following year, he forced the British out of Boston, lost New York City, and crossed the Delaware River in New Jersey, defeating the surprised enemy units later that year. As...

Author: J. Forrest GreenISBN-10: 1441525653ISBN-13: 9781441525659Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/13/2009Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d

Some of Elmer's poems were getting lost so family and friends urged him to write a book to preserve them. Finally in 2007, Elmer decided to write the book. But rather than just preserve the poems, he decided to also include vignettes of memories...

The stories in this book are all true. Its author has been held up at gunpoint at night on a road in Guatemala and shot with a machine gun in the chest and shoulder in Vietnam. He's come close to dying of thirst in...

Firsthand perspectives on the past, present, and future of contemporary Italian philosophy.Through conversations with twenty-three leading Italian philosophers representing a variety of scholarly concerns and methodologies, this volume offers an informal overview of the background, breadth, and distinctiveness of contemporary Italian philosophy as a...

Author: Jim KaneISBN-10: 143638267XISBN-13: 9781436382670Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/12/2008Pages: 172Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

Author: Dixon P. DowneyISBN-10: 1436343844ISBN-13: 9781436343848Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/19/2008Pages: 316Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.02lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d

Author: Gail JohnstonISBN-10: 1436362288ISBN-13: 9781436362283Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/26/2008Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d

FRED HARRIS gives a touching story of family and community. Through his parents, he shows us gifted Christian workers, who willingly faced enormous sacrifices for the Christian cause in early 20th century China. Harris, the Arabic Scholar's Son, offers us a warm look at...

Recalling Gurdjieff's intent for his first series: "To destroy, mercilessly, without any compromises whatsoever, in the mentation and feelings of the reader, the beliefs and views, by centuries rooted in him, about everything existing in the world." For years Gurdjieff's followers have been working,...

This book was written for my grand children to preserve some of the events during my life. My child hood began during the depression days in an area sparsely settled where homes were with out running water or electricity. It was a time when...

Napoleon's father, Charles Bonaparte, was the honored progenitor of thirteen children, of whom the man who subsequently became the Emperor of the French, by some curious provision of fate, was the second. That the infant Napoleon should have followed rather than led the procession...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Harper &. BrothersISBN-10: 1406763578ISBN-13: 9781406763577Publisher:...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

A genealogy of the two John Lyon Lyon Families of Northern Rhode Island.Author: Guy WallisISBN-10: 1304096041ISBN-13: 9781304096043Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/02/2013Pages: 188Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.40d

The Four Brontes is a comprehensive book that delves into the lives and works of the famous Bronte siblings: Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. Written by Lawrence Hanson, this book provides a detailed account of the family's history, upbringing, and literary contributions.The book begins...

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...

This is the first modern biography of the Brothers Grimm, first published in 1970. It is a study of them in their background of late eighteenth-century and nineteenth-century Germany, and shows the position they held in their society as founders of Germanic philology, as...

In this magisterial and exciting book, Ulam offers a brilliant history of Russian political and intellectual life in those critical years from 1855 to 1884 and describes the successive conspiracies that shook the edifice of tsarist autocracyAuthor: Adam B. UlamISBN-10: 113853093XISBN-13: 9781138530935Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Residential relocation is the household decision that generates housing consumption changesAuthor: Frans DielemanISBN-10: 113852526XISBN-13: 9781138525269Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/06/2017Pages: 276Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

Since its original publication in Portuguese in 2008, this first English translation of Divining Slavery has been extensively revised and updated, complete with new primary sources and a new bibliography. It tells the story of Domingos Sodré, an African-born priest who was enslaved in...

Rayon is a handsome boy, who experiences the great loss of his beloved mother. Being raised by a single parent in a clean and decent neighborhood, Rayon has always been highly protected by his mom. After the death of his mother, he was shifted...

G. K. Chesterton, the master of wit and wisdom, returns with "The Uses of Diversity," a sparkling collection of essays exploring a wide range of topics with his signature humor. This volume showcases Chesterton's profound insights into early 20th-century English society and culture, presented...

Rediscover the enduring voice of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. in "The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Vol. 10: Before The Curfew." This carefully reproduced edition offers a glimpse into the heart of 19th-century American poetry and literary life. This volume showcases Holmes's celebrated...

A definitive collection of the public and private papers of James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States and one of the founding fathers of the country.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge...

This book is an address delivered by Samuel Arthur Bent to the Society of Colonial War, discussing the history and literary significance of the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The Inn, which was made famous by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem 'Tales of a Wayside...

Peter Thomas Stanford provides a stark and sobering account of the history of the enslavement, sufferings, emancipation, present condition, and progress of the Negro race in the United States of America. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of race...

Join explorer George Simpson on his epic journey round the world in the mid-19th century. From the wilds of Canada to the deserts of China, Simpson's detailed journal provides a fascinating insight into a time of great adventure and discovery.This work has been selected...

The Historical Record of Wyoming Valley 6 is a compilation of historical essays and documents related to the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania. Edited by historian Frederick Charles Johnson, this volume includes articles on the early settlement of the valley, its role in the French...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...