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The Year of Peril

America in 1942

by Tracy Campbell ...

A fascinating chronicle of how the character of American society revealed itself under the duress of World War IIThe Second World War exists in the American historical imagination as a time of unity and optimism. In 1942, however, after a series of defeats in the Pacific and the struggle to establish a beachhead on the European front, America seemed to be on the brink of defeat and was beginning ... Read more

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A fascinating chronicle of how the character of American society revealed itself under the duress of World War IIThe Second World War exists in the American historical imagination as a time of unity and optimism. In 1942, however, after a series of defeats in the Pacific and the struggle to establish a beachhead on the European front, America seemed to be on the brink of defeat and was beginning
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The Gateway Arch

by Tracy Campbell ...

Series series Icons of America
This "fascinating, engaging" history of St. Louis's monument to American expansion reveals a story of greed, discrimination, and community displacement (NextSTL.com).Rising to a triumphant height of 630 feet, the Gateway Arch is one of the world's most widely recognized structures and attracts millions of tourists to St. Louis every year. Envisioned in 1947 but not completed until the mid-1960s, ... Read more

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This "fascinating, engaging" history of St. Louis's monument to American expansion reveals a story of greed, discrimination, and community displacement (NextSTL.com).Rising to a triumphant height of 630 feet, the Gateway Arch is one of the world's most widely recognized structures and attracts millions of tourists to St. Louis every year. Envisioned in 1947 but not completed until the mid-1960s,
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The Politics of Despair

Power and Resistance in the Tobacco Wars

by Tracy Campbell ...

Shortly after 1900, tens of thousands of tobacco growers throughout Kentucky and Tennessee convulsed the region for nearly a decade in a revolt against the monopolistic practices of the American Tobacco Company. Though the revolt known as the Tobacco Wars remains one of the more remarkable insurgencies of rural America, it is also one of the more misunderstood. In this first major account of the ... Read more

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Shortly after 1900, tens of thousands of tobacco growers throughout Kentucky and Tennessee convulsed the region for nearly a decade in a revolt against the monopolistic practices of the American Tobacco Company. Though the revolt known as the Tobacco Wars remains one of the more remarkable insurgencies of rural America, it is also one of the more misunderstood. In this first major account of the
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The Year of Peril

America in 1942

by Tracy Campbell ...

Narrated by Paul Heitsch ...

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14 hours 8 min

A fascinating chronicle of how the character of American society revealed itself under the duress of World War II.The Second World War exists in the American historical imagination as a time of unity and optimism. In 1942, however, after a series of defeats in the Pacific and the struggle to establish a beachhead on the European front, America seemed to be on the brink of defeat and was beginning ... Read more

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A fascinating chronicle of how the character of American society revealed itself under the duress of World War II.The Second World War exists in the American historical imagination as a time of unity and optimism. In 1942, however, after a series of defeats in the Pacific and the struggle to establish a beachhead on the European front, America seemed to be on the brink of defeat and was beginning
... Read more

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Short of the Glory

The Fall and Redemption of Edward F. Prichard Jr.

by Tracy Campbell ...

Arthur Schlesinger Jr. thought that he might one day become president. He was a protege of Felix Frankfurter and Fred Vinson—a political prodigy who held a series of important posts in the Roosevelt and Truman administrations. Whatever became of Edward F. Prichard, Jr., so young and brilliant and seemingly destined for glory?Prichard was a complex man, and his story is tragically ironic. The boy ... Read more

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Arthur Schlesinger Jr. thought that he might one day become president. He was a protege of Felix Frankfurter and Fred Vinson—a political prodigy who held a series of important posts in the Roosevelt and Truman administrations. Whatever became of Edward F. Prichard, Jr., so young and brilliant and seemingly destined for glory?Prichard was a complex man, and his story is tragically ironic. The boy
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I AM

Find Your Identity. Claim Your Freedom. Embrace the Adventure.

Narrated by Tracy Campbell, Christian Bevere, Julianna Bevere, Addison D. Bevere ...

Unabridged

4 hours 15 min

There is a higher way of being, a way that stretches beyond watered-down religion and powerless sentiments. Our world has been waiting for the unveiling of God's glorious sons and daughters, and it's time our generation steps into that reality. In order to do this, we have to defy worldly norms and grab hold of our covenant with God.If you are struggling with finding your calling in this copy-and ... Read more

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There is a higher way of being, a way that stretches beyond watered-down religion and powerless sentiments. Our world has been waiting for the unveiling of God's glorious sons and daughters, and it's time our generation steps into that reality. In order to do this, we have to defy worldly norms and grab hold of our covenant with God.If you are struggling with finding your calling in this copy-and
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The Wandering Mind

What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction

by Jamie Kreiner ...

Narrated by Jamie Kreiner ...

Unabridged

5 hours 31 min

The digital era is beset by distraction, and it feels like things are only getting worse. At times like these, the distant past beckons as a golden age of attention. We dream of recapturing the quiet of a world with less noise. We imagine retreating into solitude and singlemindedness, almost like latter-day monks.But although we think of early monks as master concentrators, a life of mindfulness ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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The digital era is beset by distraction, and it feels like things are only getting worse. At times like these, the distant past beckons as a golden age of attention. We dream of recapturing the quiet of a world with less noise. We imagine retreating into solitude and singlemindedness, almost like latter-day monks.But although we think of early monks as master concentrators, a life of mindfulness
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Dr. Benjamin Rush

The Founding Father Who Healed a Wounded Nation

by Harlow Giles Unger ...

Narrated by Robert Petkoff ...

Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

A gripping, often startling biography of the Founding Father of an America that other Founding Fathers forgot--an America of women, African Americans, Jews, Roman Catholics, Quakers, indentured workers, the poor, the mentally ill, and war veteransNinety percent of Americans could not vote and did not enjoy rights to life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness when our Founding Fathers proclaimed, ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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A gripping, often startling biography of the Founding Father of an America that other Founding Fathers forgot--an America of women, African Americans, Jews, Roman Catholics, Quakers, indentured workers, the poor, the mentally ill, and war veteransNinety percent of Americans could not vote and did not enjoy rights to life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness when our Founding Fathers proclaimed,
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The Clock Mirage

Our Myth of Measured Time

by Joseph Mazur ...

Narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright ...

Unabridged

8 hours 52 min

What is time? This question has fascinated philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists for thousands of years.Award-winning author and mathematician Joseph Mazur provides an engaging exploration of how the understanding of time has evolved throughout human history and offers a compelling new vision, submitting that time lives within us. Our cells, he notes, have a temporal awareness, guided by ... Read more

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What is time? This question has fascinated philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists for thousands of years.Award-winning author and mathematician Joseph Mazur provides an engaging exploration of how the understanding of time has evolved throughout human history and offers a compelling new vision, submitting that time lives within us. Our cells, he notes, have a temporal awareness, guided by
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Darkest Christmas

December 1942 and a World at War

by Peter Harmsen ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 48 min

December 1942 saw the bloodiest Christmas in the history of mankind. Men were killing each other in greater numbers than ever before. The Holocaust continued, and innocent civilians were murdered by the thousands throughout the evil Nazi empire, even as the perpetrators celebrated the birth of Christ.Millions stationed in far-off lands amid the greatest conflict in human history feared this was ... Read more

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December 1942 saw the bloodiest Christmas in the history of mankind. Men were killing each other in greater numbers than ever before. The Holocaust continued, and innocent civilians were murdered by the thousands throughout the evil Nazi empire, even as the perpetrators celebrated the birth of Christ.Millions stationed in far-off lands amid the greatest conflict in human history feared this was
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This Book Is Overdue!

How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All

by Marilyn Johnson ...

Narrated by Hillary Huber ...

Unabridged

7 hours 23 min

Buried in information? Cross-eyed over technology? From the bottom of a pile of paper and discs, books, e-books, and scattered thumb drives comes a cry of hope: Make way for the librarians! They want to help. They're not selling a thing. And librarians know best how to beat a path through the googolplex sources of information available to us, writes Marilyn Johnson, whose previous book, The Dead ... Read more

$16.99 USD

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Buried in information? Cross-eyed over technology? From the bottom of a pile of paper and discs, books, e-books, and scattered thumb drives comes a cry of hope: Make way for the librarians! They want to help. They're not selling a thing. And librarians know best how to beat a path through the googolplex sources of information available to us, writes Marilyn Johnson, whose previous book, The Dead
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In a Narrow Grave

Essays on Texas

by Larry McMurtry ...

Unabridged

6 hours 56 min

This landmark collection, brimming with his signature wit and incomparable sensibility, is Larry McMurtry’s classic tribute to his home and his people.Before embarking on what would become one of the most prominent writing careers in American literature, spanning decades and indelibly shaping the nation’s perception of the West, Larry McMurtry knew what it meant to come from Texas. Originally ... Read more

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This landmark collection, brimming with his signature wit and incomparable sensibility, is Larry McMurtry’s classic tribute to his home and his people.Before embarking on what would become one of the most prominent writing careers in American literature, spanning decades and indelibly shaping the nation’s perception of the West, Larry McMurtry knew what it meant to come from Texas. Originally
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