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  Alan Shepard - Higher and Faster

  Janet Benge, Geoff Benge

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  Written for ages 10 and up -- enjoyed by adults!Alan Shepard gripped the abort handle and braced his feet against the capsule floor. Five, Four, Three...Don't screw up, he muttered. Two, One, Zero, Liftoff. Alan felt himself rising into the sky. He could scarcely believe it. The boy who grew up with a passion for flying was off on the ultimate flight -- to space!Alan Shepard's boyhood fascination with flight led him from constructing model airplanes in his grandfather's basement to attaining national hero status in the race to space. Rooted in hard work and education, this pioneer's dreams of flight came true as he became not only the first American launched into space but, later, one of the privileged few to walk on the moon.When he wasn't soaring above the clouds, astronaut Alan Shepard used his expertise to benefit others, raising money to fuel the dreams of science students and guiding NASA missions. The achievements of this high flyer -- America's "Lindbergh of Space" -- inspire all who dare to live their dream

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  The Evil I Have Seen - Memoirs...

  Robert Davidson, PJ Jones

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  “You cannot wash red dirt out of clothing, and you cannot unsee what you have seen.” Retired Detective Lt. Robbo Davidson grapples with ghosts of cases past, one victim or another looming in the blackness over his bed, denying him sleep. At last, Robbo resolves to lend voice to these ghosts conceding, “I think if I do not, the evil I have seen may never let me sleep.” 
  Set in DeSoto Parish between bayous and the Big Woods, 	The Evil I Have Seen was awarded the Gold Medal as Reader’s Favorite True Crime of 2022. 
  Detective Lt. Davidson and criminal justice reporter PJ Jones bring to life six murder cases from his four-decade career in Louisiana law enforcement. Readers call their work “fascinating and spellbinding.”

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  The Impossible Dream

  Steph Carse

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  What you are about to read is not only the story of an accomplished man, but a true guide to succeeding in everything you set out to do.Steph has received from God one of the greatest vocal gifts of our time. But possessing an exceptional voice is not enough without the perseverance and strength of character needed to move forward—even in the face of the hardest trials.Steph has learned to adapt, to grow quickly, and to let his faith become the guiding thread of his life: to never give up and always seek to reach out to as many people as possible.What makes his journey even more remarkable is that he taught himself how to write, sing, play, produce, direct, and edit his own films and visual projects. A complete artist—a true sixfold talent.– Ted Skorman

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  American Legends: The Life of...

  Editors Charles River

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  In the early 20th century, Westerns were one of the most popular genres in Hollywood, and one of the young stars at the forefront was Roy Rogers, who had come from an Ohio farm to transform himself into a cowboy. Regardless of his background, Rogers certainly looked the part of the quintessential cowboy, along with his wife Dale Evans and his horse Trigger. His versatile singing and acting abilities made him successful both on radio and on the screen. 
  Rogers came of age at a time when the “singing cowboy” was at the apex of his popularity, and that was favorable because he actually got his start in show business as a singer. In the early ‘30s, he bounced around several groups as a country music singer before earning national attention as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers, who were signed to Decca and had a couple of hits. As a result, when he first appeared in movies in 1935, it was usually in bit roles that required singing, but when Gene Autry threatened to quit acting in 1938, Rogers was viewed as a suitable replacement for lead roles. As it turned out, he became the premiere “singing cowboy” in Autry’s stead, and from 1939-1954, he was one of the Top 10 Western stars in Hollywood, and a Top 10 movie star overall during some of those years. 
  As Rogers evolved into the “King of the Cowboys”, he became a pop culture icon, and he was shrewd enough to capitalize on his image. All sorts of Roy Rogers merchandise hit stores, from action figures to comic strips, and Rogers even banked on the popularity of his horse Trigger by featuring him enough to make the horse a household name as well. Even today, people can find the name Roy Rogers all over the place, if only because he eventually had his name lent to a popular fast food chain in later years.

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  Grief Is a Dancer - A mother...

  Alisa Bair

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  With her bracing storytelling, Bair shows what it’s like for her family to seek equilibrium after their unspeakable loss of 8-year-old Kelly. Bair proposes that grief is an intuitive, loving, life-long partner in sorrow, not something to “get over.”

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  Where's Our Purple Heart

  Logan Fret

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  When Todd’s father passes away, he feels no sadness. He feels free, for the first time in his life, to tell those he loves who he really is, a secret he has kept hidden since he was a teen out of necessity. That sense of freedom is quickly extinguished when he’s asked to eulogize the man who tortured him and his family for a lifetime. 
  Forced to dig through his past looking for fond memories of a war hero, he quickly realizes there aren’t any to be had. As the day of the funeral looms, Todd seeks the assistance of his brothers, whose own experiences only create more problems. Forced to make things up to accomplish a speech that will please the rest of his family, Todd eventually writes an acceptable eulogy that he can live with. Until, at the funeral service, a memory comes to him that changes everything.

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