JR
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Standing Rock Sioux activist, professor, and attorney Vine Deloria, Jr., shares his thoughts about U.S. race relations, federal bureaucracies, Christian churches, and social scientists in a collection of eleven eye-opening essays infused with humor. This "manifesto" provides valuable insights on American Indian history, Native American culture, and context for minority protest movements mobilizing across the country throughout the 1960s and early...
62) Catholicism
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Summarizes the basic beliefs, practices, rituals, teachings, and traditions of Catholicism.
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
High achievers are at the top of their game because of the discipline they have during the unseen hours. They have made a commitment to establish, tweak, and repeat positive habits in everything they do. RAISE YOUR GAME examines the top leaders in sports and business and proves that success is a result of the little things we do all the time. --Publisher
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Prinze is passionate about food, and about the chemistry involved in creating flavors. He involves his children in the cooking process, teaching them to cook with real ingredients, from scratch and with love. And now he shares those recipes with you.
Author
Series
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle's classic Bear books have been a hit with children for many generations, and have sold more than eleven million copies. This wonderful compilation CD brings together the beloved first three Bear books—Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?; Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?; and Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?—and includes the newest addition, Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? The
...Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The second edition of this foundational work, Complete Family Wealth: Wealth as Well-Being provides proven tools and best practices for families of means to use in maturing, maintaining, and managing personal and legacy wealth long into the future. The book is divided into three parts: the "what"--what is meant by family, wealth, and enterprise; the "who"--the persons crucial to family enterprise flourishing; and the "how"--specific practices families...
68) Real-life heroes
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Provides information on people who have risked their lives to save people, discovered life saving medicine, and explored new places.
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
This book offers a path toward understanding the beliefs of the Catholic church and how the church operates. Fully updated with information on newly canonized saints, updated teachings from Pope Francis, and how Catholic beliefs intersect with the modern world, this edition gets you up to date with the last 2,000-or-so years of Catholic history.With five minibooks in one, this friendly Dummies guide will answer your pressing questions, such as: What...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"The modern political landscape of Virginia bears little resemblance to the past. The commonwealth is a nationally influential swing state alongside stalwarts like Florida or Ohio. But with increased power comes greater scrutiny--and corruption. Governor Bob McDonnell received a jail sentence on federal corruption charges, later vacated by the U.S. Supreme Court. Corporate influence on the state legislature and other leaders resulted in numerous ethics...
Author
Series
Once a runner novels volume 1
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Distance runner Quenton Cassidy is suspended from the track team for his involvement in an athlete protest and risks his future prospects to train on a monastic retreat with an Olympic medalist.
Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, An Imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne. Born in France in 1828, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he snuck onboard a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his father made him swear to only travel "in his imagination," Verne kept his promise for the rest of his life. He began writing adventure stories as a young man and became a popular writer throughout France. Known...
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Henry Louis Gates, Jr., gives us a sumptuously illustrated, landmark book tracing African American history from the arrival of the conquistadors to the election of Barack Obama. Informed by the latest, sometimes provocative scholarship, and including more than eight hundred images--ancient maps, art, documents, photographs, cartoons, posters--Life Upon These Shores focuses on defining events, debates, and controversies, as well as the achievements...
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"Men appear to enjoy many advantages in society-on average they make more money, have more power, and enjoy a greater degree of social freedom than women. But many men pay a high price for the pursuit of success and power. Taking family and friends for granted, men will often let relationships take a back seat to their professional ambitions, only to ultimately find themselves with few real friends they can rely on in hard times. As a result, they...
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