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  Bitter Brew - The Rise and Fall...

  William Knoedelseder

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  “Bitter Brew deftly chronicles the contentious succession of kings in a uniquely American dynasty. You’ll never crack open a six again without thinking of this book.”—John Sayles, Director of Eight Men Out and author of A Moment in the SunThe creators of Budweiser and Michelob beers, the Anheuser-Busch company is one of the wealthiest, most colorful and enduring family dynasties in the history of American commerce. In Bitter Brew, critically acclaimed journalist William Knoedelseder tells the riveting, often scandalous saga of the rise and fall of the dysfunctional Busch family—an epic tale of prosperity, profligacy, hubris, and the dark consequences of success that spans three centuries, from the open salvos of the Civil War to the present day.

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  Silencing the Women: The Witch...

  Kathy-Ann Becker

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  SILENCING THE WOMEN: The Witch Trials of Mary Bliss Parsons is the true story of what happened to an early New England colonial Puritan woman settler who was too beautiful, too rich, and too outspoken for her times. Enmeshed in a web of jealousy and gossip, she struggled to overcome victimization by the harsh judgments of church, state, and gender expectations. How she survived in the fearsome wilderness of the Connecticut River Valley Massachusetts Bay Colony is a love story told by a descendant.

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  Urchin at War - The Tale of a...

  Uwe Siemon-Netto, Barbara Taylor...

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  What was it like to grow up as an urban urchin under bombs in Nazi Germany? Did he have a real childhood? Did he play pranks on grownups, as young rascals do in normal times? Could he be shielded against Nationalist ideology? In Urchin at War, Uwe Siemon-Netto answers these questions in the affirmative with humour and drama. The son of a lawyer blinded in World War I, he describes the parallel universe in which his bourgeois family lived in Leipzig. He vividly writes about the night when his home was bombed out. He had to guide his father over puddles of green flames caused by phosphor to his grandmother's apartment where he discovered hours later that — of all people — Frenchmen had rescued his mother from the flames. He tells the story of how he stole a tram after an air raid, and how his family buried his grand-aunt's right hand because that was the only body part rescuers found under the rubble after her house was hit by a blockbuster bomb. Dr. Siemon-Netto, a journalist and academic, relates how in a country parsonage he was evacuated to, the pro-Nazi pastor beat him up for using French loan words and how he preached on Sundays that Hitler was Germany's saviour, prompting the courageous organist to whisper into the author's ears: "He's lying! He is betraying our Lord!" When the Americans occupied Leipzig on Hitler's birthday in 1945, the author's family feasted on half an egg in mustard sauce each.Urchin at War is an Ode to Omi, his funny and intrepid grandmother Clara Netto, a grande dame who in the air raid shelter taught him basic Lutheran doctrine so well that it led him to interrupt his stellar career as a reporter at age 50 to study theology in Chicago and earn a doctorate in Boston.Urchin at War is the first volume in the 1517 Publishing's Urchin Series about the  extraordinary life story of a kid and high school dropout who became a sought-after newsman, who covered the Kennedy assassination and the Vietnam War, and ended up being a Lutheran lay theologian.

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  A Ship in the Harbor - Mother...

  Julian Padowicz

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  In this powerful and absorbing sequel to Mother and Me: Escape from Warsaw 1939 (ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Autobiography 2006), the author recalls his flight from the Nazis in Hungary as an 8-year-old boy with his resourceful and determined mother, Barbara.

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  Not a Tame Lion - The Life...

  Terry Glaspey

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  Finalist for the best biography of the year with Christian Book Awards.The life, thought, and  legacy of C. S. Lewis—a Prophet for our TimesOne of the most brilliant minds of the twentieth century,  C. S. Lewis bridged literature, philosophy, and religion. He taught at Oxford and Cambridge, all the while communicating  in a clear, winsome manner that ordinary men and women could comprehend. He gave us masterpieces like The Screwtape Letters,  The Chronicles of Narnia, Mere Christianity, The Problem of Pain, and still more. In this  fascinating biographical study Not a Tame Lion, author Terry Glaspey points out that Lewis’ life was as compelling  as his work. Glaspey gives readers a glimpse of the character of this extraordinarily gifted man—who believed that  his sharp mind and rich imagination were to be accompanied by a sense of responsibility to the wider world. If Lewis were  alive today, he would see the fruition of trends he warned against many years ago. His continued relevance is based on his  understanding of the human predicament—a predicament that is intellectual and moral, as well as spiritual. Lewis points  the way out of this predicament, but it’s not an easy way. It requires submission to God's authority, moral discipline,  and integrity of action. Lewis shows how our lives can be lived in light of eternity and can demonstrate the hope that endures,  even in these shadowlands.

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  Crucible Leadership - Embrace...

  Warwick Fairfax

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  For leaders who believe they may not be maximizing their leadership potential, Warwick Fairfax is the trusted leadership advisor who helps readers uncover their own unique path to living and leading with significance, effectiveness, and authenticity in all areas of life. In Crucible Leadership, he shares the power of embracing the crucible moments: those past trials, failures, and setbacks that can be seen as either roadblocks or as jumping-off points to leading a life of significance and purpose dedicated to serving others. Crucible Leadership comes alive through the unique framework of Warwick’s own story: how his legacy shaped his worldview and drove decisions that eventually led to his own crucible moment. He demonstrates to readers in an honest, self-reflective way how they can make sense of their own talents and trials to lead with authenticity in all areas of life. Warwick empowers readers to become the leader they were designed to be through his unique perspective, which has been shaped by three powerful touchstones: Hard-won insights and honest, self-reflective lessons learned from his own crucible moment, and the long road back from itInspiring and instructive stories from his rich and iconic family history Time-honored leadership truths proven out by history’s greatest and most inspirational figures

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