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  Year of Glory - The Life and...

  Monte Akers

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  No commander during the Civil War is more closely identified with the “cavalier mystique” as Major General J.E.B. (Jeb) Stuart. And none played a more prominent role during the brief period when the hopes of the nascent Confederacy were at their apex, when it appeared as though the Army of Northern Virginia could not be restrained from establishing Southern nationhood.  Jeb Stuart was not only successful in leading Robert E. Lee’s cavalry in dozens of campaigns and raids, but for riding magnificent horses, dressing outlandishly, and participating in balls and parties that epitomized the “moonlight and magnolia” image of the Old South. Longstreet reported that at the height of the Battle of Second Manasses, Stuart rode off singing, “If you want to have good time, jine the cavalry . . .” Porter Alexander remembered him singing, in the midst of the miraculous victory at Chancellorsville, “Old Joe Hooker, won’t you come out of the Wilderness?”  Stuart was blessed with an unusually positive personality—always upbeat, charming, boisterous, and humorous, remembered as the only man who could make Stonewall Jackson laugh, reciting poetry when not engaged in battle, and yet never using alcohol or other stimulants.  Year of Glory focuses on the twelve months in which Stuart’s reputation was made, following his career on an almost day-to-day basis from June 1862, when Lee took command of the army, to June 1863, when Stuart turned north to regain a glory slightly tarnished at Brandy Station, but found Gettysburg instead.    It is told through the eyes of the men who rode with him, as well as Jeb’s letters, reports, and anecdotes handed down over 150 years.  It was a year like no other, filled with exhilaration at the imminent creation of a new country. This was a period when it could hardly be imagined that the cause, and Stuart himself, could dissolve into grief, Jeb ultimately separated from the people he cherished most.

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  God Owns My Business - They Said...

  Stanley Tam, Ken Anderson

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  God Owns My Business is more than a book about a successful businessman. It  is the chronicle of how an average man can, with God's guidance and a willing heart, succeed in any endeavor. They  said it couldn’t be done, but formally and legally, business owner Stanley Tam made God the owner of his business.  To say that his business has met with success thanks to this decision would be a significant understatement—Stanley  Tam's businesses are large and profitable, giving well over a million dollars annually. Learn what happens when a  man gives his business—literally—to God, and be inspired to steward your whole life for God's honor.

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  Change Agent - The Art and...

  Ron Gerevas

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  Know yourself and be yourself.Realize your destiny is up to you. Focus on what you love most and do best. Exceed expectations and go the extra mile. Build your network by cultivating relationships. Achieve goals by managing time effectively. Specialize to strengthen your brand. Change things for the better. Be a role model for others. Keep growing by always learning. These ten statements are what Ron calls his “Ten Commandments.” And they are the key to pursuing the art and adventure of relentless career innovation.In an age when it’s increasingly difficult to get noticed by top executive search firms, the principles Ron Gerevas shares in Change Agent offer aspiring leaders a master course in career development. Building on decades of high-level expertise, Ron helps readers understand the mindset they need to have successful careers.

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  Farewell Address

  Andrew Jackson

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  President Andrew Jackson bid farewell to the nation at the inauguration of Martin Van Buren, his friend and former vice president. Jackson talked of the nation’s successes in the past several years and warned against sectionalism that threatened the nation’s unity. “At every hazard and by every sacrifice, this Union must be preserved,” he urged his listeners; “What have you to gain by division and dissension?” His speech was so great that it led Senator Thomas Hart to remark, “for once, a rising has been eclipsed by the setting sun.”  

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  Heaven Without Her - A Desperate...

  Kitty Foth-Regner

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  A fascinating personal account of a libertarian agnostic who discovered a dynamic faith as her mother’s health declined. 
   
  Kitty Foth-Regner was a secular feminist who had bought hook, line, and sinker the ideals and objectives of Betty Friedan’s N.O.W. Kitty’s mother—a woman of faith—became sick and clearly was destined to die rather quickly. And the author began to wonder about whether she would be in heaven with her mother someday. This led her on a personal journey of faith. Heaven Without Her is Foth-Regner’s personal memoir of how she found, to her amazement, that all the evidence points to Christianity. 
   
  Praise for Heaven Without Her 
   
  “[An] engaging spiritual memoir. . . . Readers will appreciate Foth-Regner’s razor-sharp wit and the clever mind that she displays throughout her narrative. . . . Many will resonate with Foth-Regner’s doubts and unanswered questions and similarly find themselves rejoicing on multiple levels as she discovers inner peace with God’s promise of the eternal. Foth-Regner includes an extensive section for further reading at the close of her memoir, which in itself is an invaluable resource for new seekers and veterans of the Christian faith.” —Publishers Weekly

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  John C Fremont: The Life and...

  Charles River Editors

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  Of all the Americans who became renowned for expeditions to the West, few were as famous – or infamous - as John Charles Fremont, whose work produced some of the region’s most detailed maps and propelled him to national fame. Among other things, he taught mathematics to midshipmen on a Navy warship on a long cruise off South America, served as governor of two states and a Senator for one, was court-martialed for insubordination, issued the first emancipation proclamation, and eloped with the daughter of a powerful U.S. Senator. 
  Today, Fremont is best known for leading five expeditions west, three of which were official U.S. expeditions and two of which were private. On his third official expedition, he was given secret instructions for when he reached California. While in California, he bought a lot of property with cloudy titles and found gold on his land, making him rich, but he also indulged in diplomacy and fighting that may have been a part of his instructions, which remain a topic of heavily contested debate today. 
  Fremont subsequently joined a U.S. Navy commodore to set up a civil government, became military governor of California, claimed to outrank other local military figures, and set up an Army-Navy dispute that came close to being an actual battle and resulted in a court-martial in which he was convicted and subsequently pardoned by the president. Fremont retired after resigning his battlefield command in a huff. In 1864, radical Republicans who were unhappy with President Lincoln formed their own party and nominated Fremont to run for president. He could have split the Republican Party in two and assured a Democrat victory in 1864, but he dropped out of the race, assuring Lincoln’s win in the election. 
  As this all indicates, Fremont’s life was full of intrigue, adventure, and controversy. This book chronicles his colorful life and career in an attempt to separate fact from fiction. 

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