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The History of Silver Lake: As Told Through Its Deeds

by Scott & Kathleen Webb

Captivating narrative history of a small man-made lake in Pennsylvania. The owners and function are traced back to William Penn land grands, including information about the people who owned, created and worked the associated mill. The authors trace its ownership and function through its 150 years as a functioning mill pond, as it transformed to a summer colony for half a century, to the vibrant year round community that exists today. The influence of external events such as technology, war, poli... more

Earth's Emergency Room: Saving Species as the Planet and Politics Get Hotter

by Lowell E. Baier

Earth’s Emergency Room reflects on the differences between the era of the ESA (the 1960s and 70s) and today. Baier explains, “We have lost our national unity, bipartisan spirit, and clarity of purpose. In 1973 Congress made a moral pronouncement on behalf of the American people, that it was important to protect the Earth’s species. Today, we know that to be truer than ever, but we have lost our perspective. Only by recapturing the moral authority of the past, and acting as a united people, can w... more

Roosevelt to Roosevelt: Presidential Nominating Conventions from 1904 to 1944

by Stan Haynes

1904 to 1944. Four decades that were crucial for the United States. Then, unlike today, presidential nominating conventions mattered. Their outcomes altered history. Without the twists, turns, and dealmaking at conventions, there would have been no President Woodrow Wilson, no rejection of a third term for President Theodore Roosevelt, no President Warren Harding, no Vice President Calvin Coolidge, and no Vice President Harry Truman. How did the victors at conventions prevail, and why were the l... more

Born To Rise: A Journey From Setbacks To Comebacks and Lessons Learned

by Lorna Blake

Born to a poor teenage mother in rural Jamaica, Lorna experienced poverty, abandonment, and abuse. She boarded a plane to Canada on her own as a teenager with no guarantee of a visa, eventually gaining citizenship. Lorna defied the odds, overcoming poverty to graduate from university with an honors degree in social work while becoming the mother of two young children. Her passion for learning and helping people transform their lives has led her to work in 5 different countries, where she’s... more

The Reflecting Man - Volume Five

by D.K.R. Boyd

This is the fifth and final volume recounting the antic, ribald journey of our loquacious and unreliable narrator, Kurtis De’ath, from the Maritimes in Canada, whose unusual talents led him into the innermost circles of Hitler’s Third Reich and Churchill’s British government.

Charity, Change, and Community: Frankford's Swedenborgians and Their Circle Volume I: 1817 - 1875

by Gail Rodgers McCormick

Spurred by a family discovery, Gail McCormick embarked on an historical journey to uncover the story of a unique society of Swedenborgians, a Christian sect inspired by the works of eighteenth-century scientist and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg. Unlike most investigations of American Swedenborgianism that have emphasized Swedenborg’s influence on the elite, eccentric, and esoteric, McCormick focuses on the experience and impact of this community of faith in the Northeast Philadelphia neighborhoo... more

Utah the Disturbed Land

by Dave Crosby

Utah had a tumultuous Past told in its geology

L'histoire des rois de France en Roussillon

by Anton Martin

Le Roussillon, une région riche en histoire, a joué un rôle significatif dans l'histoire de la France, notamment en ce qui concerne ses rois. De la période du Moyen Âge à nos jours, les rois de France ont laissé leur empreinte sur Roussillon de bien des façons. L'un des rois les plus remarquables à avoir eu une présence en Roussillon était Louis XI. Connu pour sa ruse et son habileté politique, Louis XI a été essentiel dans l'expansion du royaume de France en Roussillon en négociant avec les ... more

Idiot. Loser. Fraud. An illustrated guide to Donald Trump.

by Tom Praddlun

This book is about Donald Trump-his stupidity, pettiness, dishonesty, hypocrisy, bankruptcies, racism, sexism, affairs, crimes - and his attempt to overthrow U.S. democracy. All the reasons he should not be President.

The Armenian Seminars

by Michael Boyajian

The author’s depth of knowledge and almost lyrical style and spontaneity of speaking about such topics of interest to Armenians from their early embrace of the West, control of the photoengraving industry in the United States and the abundance of Armenian illuminated bibles and what they signified and the need for non academic history books that tell a swashbuckling tale of Armenian history and its heroes all comes to life here. As Plato’s Socratic dialogues were to Greek cultural... more

Alabama Short Stories: Volume 2

by Shawn Wright

Alabama Short Stories, Volume 2, takes you on a trip through the heart of this Deep South state, exploring the interesting and true tales that make Alabama unique. There are 30 more engaging stories, both old and new, that have shaped the culture of this southern state.

FAMOUS SUMMER RESIDENTS AT THE NEW HAMPSHIRE OCEAN: THEIR STORIES NEED TELLING

by Thomas C. Clarie

Presented are 17 chapters, each on a famous visitor. Included are car builders in 1900, a witness and negotiator of the Russian Revolution, World Fair and World Olympics director, boy pianist for famed opera star Jenny Lind, sculptor who studied with Rodin, founder of brain surgery, backer of Lindbergh flight to Paris, and governor who let two world famous murderers die in the chair.

The Murals of Dutchess County New York

by Michael Boyajian

A photo essay book that spans the contemporary categories of murals as expressed by first and foremost the Mexican school led by Diego Rivera and continued today and made into their own styled art forms by Banksy in London and Franc Palaia in the Hudson Valley of New York as well as around the world; with the focus of the book being almost entirely set in Dutchess County along the east bank of the mid-Hudson River Valley that is both a vacation land, and part of the overall birthplace of the ... more

Killing Shore

by K.A. Nelson

The forgotten story of Nazi Germany's naval assault in American waters—and the untold accounts of seafarers who experienced its wrath in the waters off the Jersey Shore.

My Dearest Bea

by Peyton H. Roberts

My Dearest Bea is a rare collection of intimate love letters written by U.S. Navy Band trumpet player Bill Holston to his new bride in Norfolk, Virginia, during the long, lonely months of sea duty following their wedding day. When the letters are discovered generations later, a blossoming romance leaps off the page transporting readers into the heart of a timeless love story.

FBI Snitches, Blackmail, and Obscene Ethics at the Supreme Court

by Alex Charns

It took over thirteen years and three Freedom of Information lawsuits to get proof that the FBI sexually blackmailed a sitting Supreme Court justice. This justice was already compromised by leaking information to the FBI about pending electronic surveillance cases. This was the most egregious violation of judicial ethics in Court history. The proof was hidden from Senate investigators, journalists, historians, and FOIA requesters for decades. The book contains an FBI document appendix.

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