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Riley Unlikely: With Simple Childlike Faith, Amazing Things Can Happen
Riley Unlikely: With Simple Childlike Faith, Amazing Things Can Happen

Riley Banks Snyder · Zondervan
Pages: 151
Format: Print book

Riley Unlikely is the inspiring story of Riley Banks, who first traveled to Kenya at age 13, and has been back every year since bringing backpacks of school supplies and hygiene kits for young girls, developing relationships and friendships, and is currently, as a young millennial, raising...
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American Commander: Serving a Country Worth Fighting For and Training the Brave Soldiers Who Lead the Way
American Commander: Serving a Country Worth Fighting For and Training the Brave Soldiers Who Lead the Way

Ryan Zinke · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

In recent years, the world has learned just what is required to bravely serve America through SEAL Team Six. Now, for the first time, we hear from their commander. For more than half a decade, Ryan Zinke was a Commander at the elite unit Navy SEAL Team Six. A 23-year veteran of the U.S....
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Fierce Patriot: The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh Sherman
Fierce Patriot: The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh Sherman

Robert L. O'Connell · Random House
Pages: 432
Format: Book

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWilliam Tecumseh Sherman was more than just one of our greatest generals. Fierce Patriot is a bold, revisionist portrait of how this iconic and enigmatic figure exerted an outsize impact on the American landscape - and the American character. America's first "celebrity"...
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Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent's Expectations
Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent's Expectations

Ron Fournier · Harmony
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Tyler and I inch toward the Green Room, in line with blow-dried TV anchors and stuffy columnists. He's practicing his handshake and hello: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. President. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. President. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. President." When...
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The Red Bandanna
The Red Bandanna

Tom Rinaldi · Penguin Books
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

The inspirational story of Welles Crowther, whose decision, determination and sacrifice in the terror of 9/11 have inspired millions, and whose short life offers a lasting lesson on character, calling, and courage--in how we live, and in the legacy we choose to leave behind When Welles...
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The Cosmic View of Albert Einstein: Writings on Art, Science, and Peace
The Cosmic View of Albert Einstein: Writings on Art, Science, and Peace

Albert Einstein · Sterling Ethos; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Where does humanity fit in the cosmos? Albert Einstein, one of history's towering scientific geniuses, explores this fascinating subject in a unique anthology―featuring some of his most inspirational writings, including rare materials from the Einstein archives―illustrated...
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Summer of the Dead
Summer of the Dead

Julia Keller · Minotaur Books
Format: Hardcover

High summer in Ackers Gap, West Virginia--but no ones enjoying the rugged natural landscape. Not while a killer stalks the small town and its hard-luck inhabitants. County prosecutor Bell Elkins and Sheriff Nick Fogelsong are stymied by a murderer who seems to come and go like smoke on the mountain....
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The Women of Duck Commander: Surprising Insights from the Women Behind the Beards About What Makes This Family Work
The Women of Duck Commander: Surprising Insights from the Women Behind the Beards About What Makes This Family Work

Kay Robertson · Howard Books
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover

An Inside Look at the Robertson Women In the pages of this book, you'll find both fun and inspirational stories . . . Kay shares the honest story of her relationship with Phil - and his wild and philandering years - and the challenges of being a teenage mother. Even more amazing,...
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The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between
The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between

Hisham Matar · Random House
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

From the author of "In the Country of Men, "a" "Man Booker Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, comes a beautifully written, uplifting memoir of his journey home to his native Libya in search of the truth behind his father s disappearance. When Hisham...
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MARLEY & ME.
MARLEY & ME.

John Grogan · William Morrow; First Edition edition
Format: Book

The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and thewondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in lifeJohn and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then...
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Unbroken A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Unbroken A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Laura Hillenbrand · Random House
Pages: 473
Format: Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE * Hailed as the top nonfiction book of the year by Time magazine * Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for biography and the Indies Choice Adult Nonfiction Book of the Year awardOn a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces...
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Juniper: The Girl Who Was Born Too Soon
Juniper: The Girl Who Was Born Too Soon

Kelley French · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

A micro-preemie fights for survival in this extraordinary and gorgeously told memoir by her parents, both award-winning journalists. Juniper French was born four months early, at 23 weeks gestation. She weighed 1 pound, 4 ounces, and her twiggy body was the length of a Barbie doll. Her head...
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