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  Hero Tales from American History...

  Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot...

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  The Tales of the Greatest Heroes in American History:WashingtonDaniel Boone and the Founding of KentuckyGeorge Rogers Clark and the Conquest of the NorthwestThe Battle of TrentonBennington King's MountainThe Storming of Stony PointGouverneur MorrisThe Burning of the "Philadelphia"The Cruise of the "WASP"The "General Armstrong"PrivateerThe Battle of New OrleansJohn Quincy Adams and the Right of PetitionFrancis Parkman"Remember the Alamo"Hampton RoadsThe Flag-BearerThe Death of Stonewall JacksonThe Charge at GettysburgGeneral Grant and the Vicksburg CampaignRobert Gould ShawCharles RussellLowell Sheridan at Cedar CreekLieutenant Cushing and the Ram"Albemarle"Farragut at Mobile BayLincoln

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  German Military and the Weimar...

  Karen Schaefer

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  This military biography examines the man who sought to rebuild the Germany Army after WWI—and the rival who stoked the rise of Nazism. 
   
  After Germany’s devastating defeat in the First World War, General Hans von Seekt became Chief of the Army Command at the Reichewehr Ministry of the Weimar Republic. His job was to rebuild the shattered German army and repair the nation’s standing on the world stage. The punitive terms of the post-war settlement made these ambitious goals nearly impossible, but the most significant challenges von Seekt faced came from within Germany. 
   
  Von Seekt aimed to build a modern and efficient military with a main strategy of peaceful defense purposes. This original and far-sighted policy was opposed by his rival, General Erich Ludendorff, who led a nationalistic movement seeking revenge for Germany’s defeat. Ludendorff proposed to rebuild the once-mighty German imperial army as a major international force. The failure of von Seekt's experiment was tragically mirrored by the fall of the Weimar Republic, and the rise of rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany.

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  From Exile to Washington - A...

  W. Michael Blumenthal

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  “The former Treasury Secretary has shared his story in a memoir that is both an engrossing personal narrative and a thoughtful reflection on leadership” (Henry Kissinger, author of On China).   In a life that has spanned nearly nine decades and has taken him around the world and back, W. Michael Blumenthal has borne witness to the world’s convulsions and transformations during the twentieth century. Born in Germany between the two world wars, Blumenthal narrowly escaped the Nazi horror, when, in 1939, he and his family fled to Shanghai’s chaotic Jewish ghetto, where they spent the entirety of the WWII. From these fraught and humble beginnings, Blumenthal would emerge a major leader in American business and politics.   In the second half of the century, Blumenthal headed two major American corporations—Bendix and Burroughs (later Unisys); served as a US trade ambassador in the State Department and the White House, advising John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson; and served under Jimmy Carter as the secretary of the treasury. After his retirement from business and politics, he began an entirely new chapter in his career when he conceived and served as the director of Europe’s largest Jewish museum—the Jewish Museum of Berlin. An essential autobiography by one of America’s great political figures, From Exile to Washington is an engaging chronicle of the twentieth century’s greatest upheavals, and a tribute to a lifetime of courage, leadership, and decisiveness.   “Blumenthal’s astute understanding of history allows him to ably demonstrate the significance of good leadership.” —Kirkus Reviews   “An astounding life, splendidly recorded.” —Fritz Stern, author of Five Germanys I Have Known

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  I Quit - Facing Cancer with...

  Kristina Schnack Kotlus

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  This candid, funny account of coping with serious illness is a rallying cry for anyone facing a difficult situation.   When she found herself diagnosed with brain cancer for the second time, Kristina Kotlus chose to quit on day one.   But quitting didn’t mean giving up. It meant a whole new lease on life. Rejecting the impulse to worry or try to control things she couldn’t, resisting all the advice to “fight” and be a “warrior,” she simply resolved to do what she could, admit she needed help (and lots of it), and put her faith in God. In this inspiring memoir, Kristina shares how she survived both diagnoses—with the support of her family, friends, and faith—in a relatable, funny way, from her original diagnosis to finding doctors to telling her kids (hint: make someone else do it). She shares openly and honestly, with just a touch of sarcasm and a heavy dose of humor and faith, and encourages readers to decide that it’s time to stand up, wash the tears off their face, and keep going.

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  In my Father's Pockets

  Julie Hodgson

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  This is a partly true story about an 8-year-old who is faced with the fact that her father is dying of cancer. set in the 70s where the love of a family, especially from her mother, is a losing battle. The love from her father is precious and now that will be taken away before her very eyes.A tale of a child's courage when faced with the dreaded "C" word.

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  United States of True Crime:...

  Ashley Hudson

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  United States of True Crime is an anthology series with books devoted to the most disturbing cases in each of the 50 states. This book focuses on ten of the most chilling crimes in Alaska history. 
  The cases in this book: 
  Robert Hansen: Serial killer who flew his victims to the remote wilderness and hunted them. He confessed to murdering 17 women and raping at least 30. 
  Thomas Richard Bunday: Confessed to the brutal slaying of four women and a young girl but committed suicide before standing trial. 
  Michael Silka: Murdered his neighbor in Fairbanks before embarking on a killing spree in a remote Arctic town. 
  Joshua Wade: Acquitted for murdering an indigenous Alaskan woman then went on to kill another woman when he was released. While incarcerated he confessed to murdering three men. 
  Gary Zieger: Serial killer killed in retaliation for murdering a mother and her young son. Investigators assert that he was connected to at least five murders 
  Lisa Donlon: Shot her husband to death after years of abuse then forced to stand trial. 
  James Dale Ritchie: Killed in a shootout with police. After his death police connected him to five unsolved homicides. 
  Robert Allen Hale: Frontiersman who physically, mentally, and sexually abused his 15 children for decades in rural Alaska. 
  Steven H. Downs: Accused of the murder of a young woman after DNA evidence was linked to him over 25 years after her death. 
  Israel Keyes: Serial murderer who evaded capture for decades by abducting his victims in one state, murdering them in another, and disposing of them in a third. Although he only ever confessed to three murders, the FBI believes he had at least 11 victims.

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