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  On This Day: August 14

  Meg Matthais

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  On This Day: August 14. Daily podcast of historical and noteworthy activity on this calendar day. Birth of Earvin "Magic" Johnson; construction of the Cologne Cathedral completed; Michael Jackson takes control of Beatles publishing rights.

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  Onward At Last

  Kevin V. Howard

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  "Onward At Last, by Kevin V. Howard is a must read for anyone interested in improving our global society. These short, powerful chapters are filled with thought provoking nuggets of wisdom, and this book will change the way you look at our world. Mr. Howard’s 'It Takes a Village' outlook on improving humanity is both compelling and refreshing. If you care at all about people and our planet, this eye opening book is for you!" --Todd Bentley, English Teacher (Mesquite High School) 
  America…was it all a dream? Home of the free. The place where everything is possible. This is how I was raised. Yet as I grew into adulthood and embarked on my journey to earn my piece of the American dream, I slowly realized that something was terribly wrong. But what? 
  I work hard, built a successful career, possess all the trappings of an American middle class success story, and yet I feel deeply disillusioned. As I look around, I realize most everyone I meet shares my disquieting sense of dread from experiencing our society and nation in decline. Where is this all heading? 
  Onward, At Last provides a deep exploration into the virtues that define our lives…freedom, independence, self-interest and competition, and asks the foundational question: What if our own defining virtues are actually the root cause of all that afflicts our society and ourselves? Onward, At Last presents a series of social commentaries that utilizes our shared experiences to examine what has gone so terribly wrong and what each of us can do to make it right.

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  Sharing Our Stories: Tales of...

  Rick Gilbert

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  Sharing Our Stories covers the arc of our lives: Childhood, Adulthood, and Elderhood through insightful and dramatic interviews with a wide range of both famous and everyday people. They share stories of resilience and renewal. 
  Content: Through the struggles and successes of their lives, the stars of this book take you on the journeys they have survived. Their stories are funny, poignant, insightful, deeply moving... but most of all, true, and unforgettable. This is not fiction. 
  People: Along with ordinary people, interviewees include well-known people from fields as diverse as jazz, politics and drag racing: Chris Brubeck, Daniel Ellsberg, Big Daddy Don Garlits, Gloria Steinem, and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. 
  Topics: We throw out a wide net; sex, religion, politics, childhood, mentors, risk-taking, business, medical challenges, humor, old age, and what it all means.

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  Eat Ice Cream for Supper - A...

  Kathy Manning Gronau

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  Personal reflections and practical help for cancer sufferers and those who love them.   After Kathy Manning Gronau lost her beloved husband to cancer—and then received a diagnosis herself—her world was turned upside down. In this memoir and guidebook written with loved ones and caregivers in mind, she shares both the emotional and practical difficulties of the disease, as well as useful advice for coping.  Eat Ice Cream for Supper addresses issues ranging from medical treatments to spiritual support. If you know someone with a terminal illness, you will benefit from the guidance, information, personal stories, and many real life examples in this book.

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  David Crockett: His Life and...

  John Stevens Cabot Abbott

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  David "Davy" Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet “King of the Wild Frontier.” He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives, served in the Texas Revolution, and died at the Battle of the Alamo. This narrative attempts faithfully to record the influences under which David Crockett was reared and the incidents of his wild and wondrous life. It begins with his ancestors' immigration to the American wilderness, his adventures among the Indians, his political career in Tennessee and beyond, and ending with his heroic stand at the Alamo. (Summary by Brett W. Downey)

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  United States Presidents -...

  Kelly Mass

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  This is a combo book with biographies about the following United States presidents: 
  1 - Martin Van Buren was an American attorney and statesman who acted as the United States' 8th president between 1837 to 1841. He was the ninth ruler of New York, the tenth US Secretary of State, and the 8th Vice President of the United States. He was a creator of the Democratic Party. With the support of well-known leaving President Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party's organizational strength, he won the 1836 governmental election. 
  2 - From 1861 till his assassination in 1865, Abraham Lincoln was an American legal representative and statesman who functioned as the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, preserving the Union, eliminating slavery, enhancing the federal government, and helping the economy of the United States. 
  3 - George Washington was an American soldier, statesman, and Founding Father who worked as the nation's first president from 1789 to 1797. Washington was called leader of the Continental Army by the Continental Congress, and he led the Patriot forces to triumph in the American Revolutionary War. 
  4 - Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer and political leader who acted as the United States' 18th president from 1869 to 1877. Grant was an achieved civil liberties executive at the time of his presidency, developing the Justice Department and teaming up with the Radical Republicans to secure African Americans at the time of Restoration. He led the Union Army to success in the American Civil War as Commanding General in the year 1865, and after that briefly functioned as Secretary of War.

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