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  The Grand Alliance

  Winston S. Churchill

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  The British, Soviets, and Americans unite in this chapter of the six-volume WWII history by the legendary prime minister and Nobel Prize recipient.  The Grand Alliance describes the end of an extraordinary period in British military history, in which Britain stood alone against Germany. Two crucial events brought an end to Britain’s isolation. First was Hitler’s decision to attack the Soviet Union, opening up a battle front in the East and forcing Stalin to look to the British for support. The second was the bombing of Pearl Harbor. US support had long been crucial to the British war effort, and here, Winston Churchill documents his efforts to draw the Americans to aid, including correspondence with President Roosevelt.   This book is part of the six-volume account of World War II told from the unique viewpoint of a British prime minister who led his nation in the fight against tyranny. In addition to the correspondence with FDR, the series is enriched with extensive primary sources. We are presented with not only Churchill’s retrospective analysis of the war, but also memos, letters, orders, speeches, and telegrams, day-by-day accounts of reactions as the drama intensifies. Throughout these volumes, we listen as strategies and counterstrategies unfold in response to Hitler’s conquest of Europe, planned invasion of England, and assault on Russia, in a mesmerizing account of the crucial decisions made as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.   “A masterly piece of historical writing . . . complete with humor and wit.” —The New Yorker

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  A Fragile Stone - The Emotional...

  Michael Card

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  Winner of a Chicago Book Clinic Design Award
  A Fragile Stone explores the dynamic life of the apostle Peter, revisiting well-known passages and revealing unexpected insights. Author Michael Card sketches out Peter's life, showing how the impetuous fisherman of the Gospels was transformed into the pivotal leader of the early church. "The ultimate reason for getting to know Peter," Card explains, "is so together we might better know Jesus. For the story of Peter is the story of Jesus. Perhaps, if you and I do our best, the same will be said of us someday."
  Peter's life serves as a model for Christian discipleship, offering hope that we likewise can be changed as Jesus calls us to follow him.

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  The Brown Bullet - Rajo Jack's...

  Bill Poehler

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  The powers-that-be in auto racing in the 1920s, namely the American Automobile Association's Contest Board, prohibited everyone who wasn't a white male from the sport. Dewey Gaston, a black man who went by the name Rajo Jack, broke into the epicenter of racing in California, refusing to let the pervasive racism of his day stop him from competing against entire fields of white drivers. In The Brown Bullet, Bill Poehler uncovers the life of a long-forgotten trailblazer and the great lengths he took to even get on the track, and in the end, tells how Rajo Jack proved to a generation that a black man could compete with some of the greatest white drivers of his era, wining some of the biggest races of the day.

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  American Leaders and Heroes -...

  Wilbur Fisk Gordy

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  This edition presents incredible lives of some of the most notable persons of American history. It is hoped that this book will furnish reader's mind some conception of what American history is, and at the same time stimulate an abiding interest in historical and biographical reading.
  Contents: 
  Christopher Columbus and the Discovery Of America
  Hernando De Soto and the Discovery of the Mississippi
  Sir Walter Raleigh and the First English Attempts to Colonize America
  John Smith and the Settlement of Jamestown
  Nathaniel Bacon and the Uprising of the People in Virginia in 1676
  Miles Standish and the Pilgrims
  Roger Williams and the Puritans
  William Penn and the Settlement of Pennsylvania
  Cavelier De La Salle and the French in the Mississippi Valley
  George Washington, the Boy Surveyor and Young Soldier
  James Wolfe, the Hero of Quebec
  Patrick Henry and the Stamp Act
  Samuel Adams and the Boston Tea Party
  Paul Revere and the Battle of Concord and Lexington
  Benjamin Franklin and Aid from France
  George Washington, the Virginia Planter and the Revolutionary Soldier
  Nathaniel Greene, the Hero of the South, and Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox"    
  Daniel Boone, the Kentucky Pioneer
  Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase
  Robert Fulton and the Steamboat
  Andrew Jackson, the Upholder of the Union
  Daniel Webster, the Defender and Expounder of the Constitution
  Samuel Finley Breese Morse and the Electric Telegraph
  Abraham Lincoln, the Liberator of the Slaves
  Ulysses Simpson Grant and the Civil War
  Some Leaders and Heroes in the War with Spain

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  The Life of Prophet Hud AS...

  Jannah Firdaus Mediapro

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  Prophet Hud AS (Eber) was a prophet of ancient Arabia mentioned in The Holy Quran. The eleventh surah (chapter) of The Holy Quran, Hud, is named after him, though the narrative of Surah Hud comprises only a small portion of the chapter. Prophet Hud AS has sometimes been identified with Prophet Eber AS, an ancestor of the Israelites who is mentioned in the Old Testament.  
  The people of 'Ad lived many years in the windswept hills of an area between Yemen and Oman, they were physically well built and renowned for their craftsmanship especially in the construction of tall buildings with lofty towers. They were outstanding among all the nations in power and wealth, which, unfortunately, made them arrogant and boastful. Their political power was held in the hand of unjust rulers, against whom no one dared to raise a voice.They were not ignorant of the existence of Allah SWT (God), nor did they refuse to worship Him.  
  What they did refuse was to worship Allah SWT alone. They worshipped other gods, also, including idols. This is one sin Allah SWT (God) does not forgive. Allah SWT wanted to guide and discipline these people so He sent a prophet from among them. This prophet was Prophet Hud AS (Eber), a noble man who handled this task with great resoluteness and tolerance.

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  Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains

  Charles Eastman

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  From the pen of a Santee Sioux—             Charles Eastman—             come these biographical portraits of American Indian leaders Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and Chief Joseph. Eastman was born in Red Falls, Minnesota, and raised by his grandmother and uncle in Manitoba, Canada, where he learned Native American traditions and lore. Eastman's writings are truly invaluable and unique, as he is known to have been acquainted with the individuals about whom he wrote. Performed with musical accompaniment by Lorenzo Baca—             a Native American artist of Mescalero Apache and Isleta Pueblo descent—             this recording honors the legacy of these men and their place in history.

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