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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Wallace, John (illustrator).

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. He helped many. He even saved the Gerrer Rebbe's life. But he never called on President Roosevelt to do more to save European Jewry from the Nazis.Sol Bloom, a colorful character who introduced the Ferris Wheel to the world, chaired the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives during World War II. He steered both Cash-and-Carry and Lend-Lease through Congress. Rescue activists, however, didn't always find a friend in him. Why? Bloom's own words in a 1939 letter perhaps answer this question best: "My duty as I see it comes first as an American. All else whatever it may be is secondary."To read about Bloom's life is to grapple with the question of the proper role of minorities in America as well as the question that haunts so many 75 years after the Holocaust: Should America have done more.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Catholicism has grown from a suppressed and persecuted outsiders' religion in the American colonies to become the nation's single largest denomination. James Fisher surveys more than four centuries of Catholics' involvement in American history, following the transformation of catholicism into one of America's most culturaly and ethnically diverse religions.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Barack Obama Is Afraid of Sharyl Attkisson: The definitive guide to the shenanigans of America's 44th president>Here are the chapter names to help give you an idea of what's in the book: Chapter 1: Trying to silence the mediaChapter 2: Less transparent than NixonChapter 3: Sharyl AttkissonChapter 4: James RosenChapter 5: IRS ScandalChapter 6: Fast and FuriousChapter 7: Bill AyersChapter 8: Medical marijuanaChapter 9: FirefightersChapter 10: Air-traffic controllersChapter 11: Democrats criticize ObamacareChapter 12: Unions criticize ObamacareChapter 13: No, you can't keep your insuranceChapter 14: Obamacare's 29 hour work weekChapter 15: BenghaziChapter 16: Dinesh D'SouzaChapter 17: If Obama had a sonChapter 18: Wasting the taxpayers' moneyChapter 19: MilitaryChapter 20: Teachers and police officersChapter 21: SolyndraChapter 22: Voter IDChapter 23: EducationChapter 24: Sharia law and Islamic terrorismChapter 25: Civil libertiesChapter 26: Hillary ClintonChapter 27: IranChapter 28: Obama MotorsChapter 29: SupermarketsChapter 30: Miscellaneous.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. "A big-hearted, abundant narrative . . . Watkins draws compelling portraits of people oscillating between despair and hope and a political culture in the midst of historic transformation." --The Washington Post Book World It was the worst of times and the best of times. It was an era of unprecedented crisis and a time of unprecedented courage. In a single, comprehensive volume, The Hungry Years tells the story of the Great Depression through the eyes of the people who lived it. Less concerned with the power brokers in Washington than with the daily struggles of ordinary people at the grassroots across America, it draws on little-known oral histories, memoirs, local press, and scholarly monographs to capture the voices of men and women in a time of extreme crisis. The result is a richly detailed narrative that traces the stages of the disaster chronologically without losing touch with the personal wounds it inflicted or the ways in which people responded. Humane and compassionate, brilliantly researched, full of story and anecdote, The Hungry Years puts the reader at the very heart of the maelstrom that was the American depression. …

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Condition: Good. While critics claim that a nefarious Israel Lobby dictates U.S. policy in the Middle East, the Arab Lobby in this country is older, richer, and more powerful than the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). The Arab Lobby  is the first book in more than 25 years to investigate the scope and activities of this diffuse yet powerful network. Author Mitchell Bard courageously explores the invisible alliance that threatens Israel and undermines America's interests in the Middle East.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. ORDER HERE OR AT YOUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORE USING ISBN # 978-0985-8680-24. A car skids on a wet highway to Williamsburg. John Sinclair, a former special-forces fighter, his wife Susan, a teacher, and their grown children, feel suspended for long moments as the car comes to rest without a crash. With altered perceptions, they time travel to Virginia in 1775. John befriends a colorful Scottish veteran of 18th century campaigns. Susan finds a Quaker woman with a tragic past and learns secrets of leading families. Their college senior son Peter is enthralled by a slave named Evie and his quest to help free her before the Underground Railroad, leads him to a spiritual and magical free African woman named Annie. His sister Megan helps Mark, an indentured blacksmith and his friend, Standing Elk, a Native American holy man.The family is conflicted by many surprising things they learn about our history: - No taxation without representation did not trigger war. The Stamp Tax & Townshend Duties were repealed many years before revolution broke out.- The Quebec Act created an appointed rather than elected government there and extended Quebec's boundaries to include the land west of the 1763 Proclamation Line along the Appalachian Mountains. Prominent people in the Colonies were secret investors in land development companies working illegally west of the line. They were determined to defy the Quebec Act.- The Massachusetts Government Act revoked the charter of that colony and declared that government positions would be appointed by the Crown. When an appointed council was installed similar to the system in Quebec, leaders throughout the colonies cried Tyranny.- The British freed as many slaves during the Revolution as during the many years of the Underground Railroad, but few of them made it to a life in freedom.- The young George Washington worked with and was mentored by a distant cousin who was heir and namesake of Thomas, Baron Cameron, the 3rd Earl of Fairfax who overthrew the King a century before. Did that influence our history?As they seek a way back to their own time, the Sinclairs help their new friends and make profound discoveries about themselves and about how our country began.Gate in the Fence of Time is an intriguing and deeply moving must read.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Tuscaloosa (Choctaw for black warrior ) is one of the oldest cities in West Alabama. It shares its name with a chief who fought Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1540 and a river that stretches from the Appalachian foothills in the north-central region to the floodplain and lowlands of the south. Called The Druid City since the 1800s, when large water oaks lined its main streets, Tuscaloosa remains a center of industry, commerce, health care, education, and cultural life, with the university being its dominant source. The former capital (from 1826 to 1846) is affiliated with the Alabama Crimson Tide, catfish, Dreamland, the Black Warrior River, a strong folk and craft tradition, and Gov. George Wallace s 1963 stand at the schoolhouse door.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Invisible Institution and Empire: A Culture of Resistance, presents a working definition of the African American church and its origins within the context of American as Empire. It establishes America's earliest intentions of world dominance and ways in which the African American church has existed and resisted as an alternative and subversive community.…

Hardback. Condition: Fair. Hate Crimes in America covers the history of crimes motivated by prejudice, examples of such incidents in the headlines today, and the ways in which communities are responding to these vicious acts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. …

Hardback. Condition: Good. Fasten your seatbelts, America. The electric vehicle is about to take us on one heck of a ride. So states James Billmaier in his groundbreaking book on the impending electric  vehicle (EV) revolution. He argues that in addition to being a blast to drive, EVs will come to dominate the personal auto market in the coming years because they are cheaper to run and cheaper to maintain. Adopting EVs will also allow America to put the brakes on sending hundreds of billions of dollars a year to OPEC, helping us achieve energy  independence within a decade. But that's only part of the story. Billmaier outlines how EVs will propel the coming "electriconomy," a consumer-driven economic boom that will be ignited as our society is  transformed from an oil-based economy to one powered by electricity. The electriconomy will dwarf all previous technology revolutions--it will be bigger than the computer and  Internet markets combined--and will catapult the economy of whichever nation masters it. It's a race we need to win for reasons of national and economic security, Billmaier says,  but we need to move fast. China is determined to own the EV space itself, an outcome that would be as detrimental to U.S. national security as our current dependence on foreign  oil is today. In these pages, he describes what we need to do to win the EV race--what America must do to take charge! &nbsp.…

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. If there's one thing that Mark Remy knows, it's running. After 25 marathons and a career of writing for and about runners in Runner's World, he is well equipped to dissect the running world and the odd creatures that make up its population. The North American Runner has evolved greatly over the years, adapting to changes in environment, including new threats, technologies, food sources, and fashion. These mysterious, brightly clad creatures live side by side with humans, but how many of us truly understand them? In Runners of North America, a comprehensive guide to the 23 subspecies of runners (ranging from The Newbie to The Gear Addict), humor writer Mark Remy presents the tools to observe and communicate with runners in their natural habitat. With chapters like Diet and Nutrition and Mating Habits, Runners of North America examines and explains the lives of runners from every conceivable angle--while delivering plenty of laughs along the way.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The river, the road, the rails, and the ribbon of canal these four parallel transportation arteries define the historic corridor that is the Delaware River Scenic Byway. From the French and Indian Wars and the definitive Battle of Trenton in the colony of New Jersey to the mule-drawn barges, river steamboats, and puffing steam engines of the coal-fired Industrial Revolution, this corridor supported the formation and growth of the country. From the barracks and battlefields of Trenton to the mills and farms of Prallsville and Frenchtown, the modern visitor can trace an explosion of invention and ingenuity. Delaware River Scenic Byway showcases the rich industrial, commercial, and recreational history of this landmark New Jersey roadway.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. In How My Family Lives in America, author-photographer Susan Kuklin zeroes in on the source of cultural identity: the family. Meet: Sanu, who is learning how to braid her hair and to cook the same African meal her father makes. Eric, who loves to play baseball with his dad and to dance the merengue with his friends and family. April, who works hard on her Chinese writing and tries to keep up with her family's challenging games. Their stories emphasize the seemingly minor and everyday ways heritage is transmitted: stories, songs, games, language, special occasions. They show the importance of choice and adaptation in forging a cultural identity. And they provoke readers to examine their own families -- what makes them the same, what makes them distinct, and how this uniqueness is celebrated. Kuklin, Susan (illustrator).…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. Graham Allen, a U.S. Army veteran and a rising star in the conservative movement, makes the case that the United States should look to the country as it was on September 12th, 2001 for lessons about our future.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In the vein of Bernard Goldberg's 100 PEOPLE WHO ARE SCREWING UP AMERICA, John Nichols delivers an urgent and necessary guide to the people who will have the power to really screw up America in the next four years.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Catholic Church in the United States has reached a tipping point. The crisis is painfully visible in the sharp declines that have already taken place in many essential areas of Church life, from Catholic marriages and infant baptisms to Sunday Mass attendance and the number of priests. Meanwhile, the number of semi-active and inactive Catholics is rising, and the number of ex-Catholic "nones" is skyrocketing. What happens in the immediate future will determine how the Church in America will emerge from this crisis: a smaller but more committed body of faithful Christians or a stagnant, inward looking remnant. The American Catholic laity must decide whether they will be passive onlookers or will choose to act. Revitalizing Catholicism in America provides nine practical actions every faithful Catholic can take - nine steps which, all together, will form the building blocks of a renewed Catholic subculture. No matter what your specific gift or walk of life, you have a role to play in revitalizing Catholicism in America. This book will show you how.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. See the movie Concussion. But first read the classic book from the acclaimed concussion doctor who's changing how America thinks about safety in youth sports. This is an important, cutting-edge work by the premier specialist in his field. If you watch sports, or if you have a young athlete in your family, you need to read this book. --Dan Shaughnessy, author of The Curse of the Bambino From Washington to Quebec, from offices at the NFL to the New York Times, from the NHL players' union to the soccer fields of Anytown, U.S.A., people are talking about concussions. At the center of this crisis--and one of the key reasons for this increased awareness--is Dr. Robert Cantu, the country's leading expert on athletic brain trauma and a pioneer in the study of the link between concussions and progressive brain disease in athletes. Concussions and Our Kids is the first prescriptive book of its kind to address the issue of head trauma in sports and to offer guidelines for playing sports safely. Described as the single most important issue in sports today, concussions are widespread and devastating. Dr. Cantu has treated thousands of patients, from pro athletes to peewee players, and his groundbreaking research is changing how sports are played. Parents, coaches, and players can learn from this combination manifesto/manual, helping to reduce concussions now and prevent more brain trauma down the road. A well-researched, riveting story that every coach and parent of a young athlete should read. --Christine Brennan, USA Today sports columnist and author of Best Seat in the House.…