Biography: arts and entertainment

As the Vietnam War divided the nation, a network of antiwar coffeehouses appeared in the towns and cities outside American military bases.

Fighting For Afghanistan is the third book in the Rogue Historian trilogy, taking Maloney's story into the conflict in 2006, when the Taliban-led insurgency threatened to overwhelm the U.

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Many today place great hope in law as a vehicle for the transformation of society and accept that law is autonomous, universal, and above all, secular.

From Kabul to Baghdad and Back provides insight into the key strategic decisions of the Afghan and Iraq campaigns as the United States attempted to wage both simultaneously against al-Qaeda and its supporting affiliates.

This is the true story of the legendary Vietnam War hero John Ripley, who braved intense enemy fire to destroy a strategic bridge and stall a major North Vietnamese invasion into the South in April 1972.

Native Americans have been a constant fixture on television, from the dawn of broadcasting, when the iconic Indian head test pattern was frequently used during station sign-ons and sign-offs, to the present.

Is religion a source of political stability and social continuity, or an agent of radical change?

I AM: A Journey in Jewish Faith is a spiritual/theological meditation on the Shema, the biblical statement of God's oneness that rests in the heart of the Jewish people.

Music is a highly relaxing and motivating activity to young learners.

This book develops a post-secular, post-sectarian political theology, taking that burgeoning field in a new direction.

When NATO took charge of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for Afghanistan in 2003, ISAF conceptualized its mission largely as a stabilization and reconstruction deployment.

There be dragons all over the Bible.

Black smoke drifted about the scene.

The cookbook for cognitive health-with 135 tasty dishes to help you boost brainpower and avoid harmful ingredients.

Possessed by Music is the fascinating story of the Russian composer Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865-1936).

Meet Blackwater USA, the private army that the US government has quietly hired to operate in international war zones and on American soil.

A Marine officer's inner struggle with truth after coming home from Iraq.

The strange Book of Revelation, written in about 95 AD, opens up a world in which Christian people were under threat from the Roman Empire; some were suffering for their faith.

Hagar raises her son across an unwelcoming border.

As the only French woman among some 11,000 defenders at Dien Bien Phu, Genevive de Galard had a unique perspective of the siege and fall of the French fortress.

In a world where everyone seems to be preoccupied with "e;living their best life,"e; some of us are just trying to make it through the day.

From Storm to Freedom analyzes and assesses the strategic interaction between Iraq and the United States from 1990 to 2009, from the perspective of a single, if discontinuous conflict.

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Published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Tet Offensive, this new paperback edition brings back into print a book that became an essential source for a 2006 study of the battle by the U.

Twenty-five years in the Navy had made Cheryl Ruff an independent, resilient, strong woman -and a master at providing patient care while serving at various Navy hospitals around the world.

In a fallen world, politics will be a brutal, at times violent, sport.

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From her fairytale childhood to her impressive array of movies and marriages, Elizabeth Taylors life, both on and off the screen, has enchanted, saddened, appalled, and entertained us for the past seven decades.

Over 300,000 Copies SoldPursue Deeper Faithfulness with Eugene Peterson's Classic Work on DiscipleshipSince Eugene Peterson first wrote this spiritual formation classic more than forty years ago, hundreds of thousands of Christians have been inspired by its call to deeper discipleship.

Saccharine for some, poignant for others, Jacques Demy's 'enchanted' world is familiar to generations of French audiences accustomed to watching Christmas repeats of his fairytale Peau d'ane (1970) or seeing Catherine Deneuve and Francoise Dorleac prance and pirouette in Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (1966).

Saccharine for some, poignant for others, Jacques Demy's 'enchanted' world is familiar to generations of French audiences accustomed to watching Christmas repeats of his fairytale Peau d'ane (1970) or seeing Catherine Deneuve and Francoise Dorleac prance and pirouette in Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (1966).

Since its dedication in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has become an American cultural icon symbolizing the war in Vietnam--the defining experience of the Baby Boom generation.

Creator of television series such as Shameless, Clocking Off, State of Play, Reckless, Linda Green and Children's Ward, Paul Abbott is a British 'showrunner' and writer whose name and reputation for edgy, intelligent, successful and socio-political programmes holds significant weight both in the contemporary television industry and with the public.

Alexander Pantages was 13 when he arrived in the U.

From 1945 to 1973, more than 100,000 members of the U.

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Are you looking for more strength, balance, and insight in your life?

For President Lyndon Johnson, 1968 was a year of calamity, including the hijacking of the USS Pueblo in international waters off North Korea.

Ann Miller (1923-2004) was an American actress, dancer, singer and author.

Katharine Hepburn was the world's greatest screen diva--the most famous actress in American history.

In a career spanning five decades, Elton John has sold over 250 million records worldwide and has appeared in nearly 4 000 live performances.

God wants to give you a heart just like Jesus.

Men in reserve focuses on working class civilian men who, as a result of working in reserved occupations, were exempt from enlistment in the armed forces.

The search of your life is the search for your life.

A map, written in code and hidden in the gospel of Matthew, reveals a truth so explosive it could rock the foundations of Christianity-or lead to its rebirth.

Born in Central Europe during the twilight of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, three ';vonderful vimmen'Zsa Zsa, Eva, and Magda Gabortransferred their glittery dreams and gold-digging ambitions to Hollywood.

A lot of us have tried to read the Bible.