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May Cause Love: An Unexpected Journey of Enlightenment After Abortion
Kassi Underwood · HarperOne
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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In this powerful memoir, told with fierce honesty and surprising humor, a young woman goes on a journey of healing after abortion - a road trip across the United States with a diverse crew of spiritual teachers and a caravan of new friends. Nineteen years old, a thousand miles... |
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Louisa May Alcott: A Personal Biography
Susan Cheever · Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Louisa May Alcott never intended to write Little Women. She had dismissed her publisher's pleas for such a novel. Written out of necessity to support her family, the book had an astounding success that changed her life, a life which turned out very differently from that of her beloved... |
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Showplace of America: Cleveland's Euclid Avenue, 1850-1910
Jan Cigliano Hartman · Kent State University Press
Pages: 398
Format: Print book
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In cooperation with Western Reserve Historical SocietyEuclid Avenue, which runs through the heart of downtown Cleveland, was for 60 years one of the finest residential streets of any city in 19th century America. Showplace of America is the fascinating account of the rise and fall of this... |
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The Pope Who Quit: A True Medieval Tale of Mystery, Death, and Salvation
Jon M. Sweeney · Image; Original edition
Format: Paperback
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The riveting story of Pope St. Celestine V, the pope who retired from the papacy.At the close of the tumultuous Middle Ages, there lived a man who seemed destined from birth to save the world. His name was Peter Morrone, a hermit, a founder of a religious order, and, depending on whom you talk... |
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Holes in my shoes : one family survives the great depression
Alice Breon · Xlibris
Format: Book : Biography : English
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When holes appeared in the soles of my shoes, I would find some cardboard and slip it inside my shoe. When the cardboard wore out, I found another piece of cardboard. It didn't embarrass me. Everyone had holes in their shoes. Born in 1925, Alice Breon grew up during the Great Depression.... |
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The President and the Apprentice: Eisenhower and Nixon, 1952-1961
Irwin F Gellman · Yale Univ Press
Pages: 816
Format: Print book
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Based on twenty years of research, a book that rewrites the history of the Eisenhower presidency "Irwin Gellman has emerged from years in the archives to tell the fascinating story of President Dwight Eisenhower and his relationship with his vice president, Richard Nixon. Gellman dispels... |
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Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny, and the American Dream
Deepak Chopra · New Harvest
Format: Hardcover
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The inspiring story of two brothers who immigrated to America from India and took very different paths to becoming world-renowned healers and teachers. At a time when America is fiercely divided on the issue of immigration, Brotherhood tells the story of two brothers who pursued the American... |
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Prince: A Private View
AFSHIN SHAHIDI · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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When Prince wanted to document his One Nite Alone tour in 2002, he turned to Afshin Shahidi. Again in 2004, he went along on Prince's record breaking Musicology Tour. Afshin met Prince in 1989 and became his cinematographer and later his photographer. He was the photographer closest... |
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The Garner Files: A Memoir
James Garner · Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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After suffering physical abuse at the hands of his stepmother Garner left home at fourteen He became Oklahomas first draftee of the Korean War and was awarded with two Purple Hearts before returning to the United States and settling in Los Angeles to become an actor Working alongside some... |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Alan Brinkley · Oxford University Press
Format: Print book
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"No president since the founders has done more to shape the character of American government," notes Alan Brinkley in this magnificent biography of America's thirty-second president. "And no president since Lincoln has served through darker or more difficult times. Roosevelt... |
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