Biography: historical, political and military

Inspiring story of a young man from a humble background who received the Bronze and Silver Star for service as a Marine in Korea, including fighting at the Chosin Reservoir, and was almost selected as an astronaut.

His name is carved in granite, his likeness cast in bronze, his legend as large as the role he played as America's first president.

The author decided over a forty-year period to write about his experiences in South Vietnam with the Fourth Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry.

I enjoy reading autobiographies, history, novels, etc.

The riveting story of the country’s first media dynasty, the Medills of Chicago, whose power and influence shaped the story of America and American journalism for four generations When thirty-two-year-old former lawyer Joseph Medill bought a controlling stake in the bankrupt Chicago Daily Tribune in 1855, he had no way of foreseeing the unparalleled influence he and his progeny would have on the world of journalism and on American society at large.

When Jerry Elmer turned eighteen at the height of the Vietnam War, he publicly refused to register for the draft, a felony then and now.

Get the Summary of Doris Kearns Goodwin's Leadership in Turbulent Times in 20 minutes.

From Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Church of Christian Science, to Deepak Chopra, Americans have struggled with the connection between health and happiness.

This book was written by a great-grandma who wants to leave to her children the memories she has of her childhood.

Life is about walking every day circumspectly.

Poetic and provocative, a challenge to women to create more spiritually rich and balanced lives.

There are people who are rememberers, and A Widow's Tale shows Linda Burhenne is one of them.

In high school, David Kline was the All-American kid-excelled in multiple sports, achieved honor roll every year, played the lead in school and community theater, sang in the top choir, and was elected to student government.

Back cover summary This enjoyable book relates the adventures of Chief Paul Messinger s twenty years of service.

After KIA: Diary of a Vietnam POW and KIA: Salvation, there was a lot more to the story.

God's love is the underlying theme of the book, and God's home is in Heaven.

Where did the story that ended with the great Edwardian castles of north Wales begin?

'Unflinchingly honest.

This book is a true story of what an ordinary soldier not only went through in the Army but also had to endure in Vietnam.

内容简介：进退之间方显英雄本色，博弈之道尽现历史风云。史冷金PK吴思，冲破《潜规则》挑战《血酬定律》全面解析"皇权"与"相权"的博弈之道深刻感悟"做人"与"做事"的进退原则中国历史上帝王与将相之间存在着极其微妙的关系，所谓"伴君如伴虎"，作为臣子，能够处理好与帝王的关系是非常重要的，但是这中间就存在一个度的问题和距离的学问，只有这样才能既得到赏识，又不会引起猜忌。吕不韦为秦国的强大作出过不可磨灭的贡献，但是终究不能为秦王所容；韩朝开国大将韩信用自己的生命和经历验证了"飞鸟尽，良弓藏；野兔亡，走狗烹"这句古训，宋王朝开国之君赵匡胤以杯酒释兵权，武将们也很识趣，最后是皇帝放心，大臣开心，皆大欢喜；明太祖朱元璋本是一市侩小民，却善于运用心计，善于用人，终于成就大明王朝近300年的基业；而为了给子孙后代娩出后患，为王朝建立丰功伟业的徐达等人也就难以逃脱朱元璋的猜忌和屠杀……所谓以史为鉴可以知得失，本书试图从大历史观的角度来纵览中国历史，阐释帝王与将相之间的博弈关系，拂去历史的风尘发现人生的智慧。作者简介：史冷金，知名历史研究者，历史学博士。著有《民国那些事儿》《煮酒论史》《狼行天下》等作品。作者横跨历史研究及通俗写作两大领域，学术态度严谨，创作手法幽默，作品广受读者追捧，在文化界影响颇大。

Does Money Answer All Things?

Finalist, 2024 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards"e;.

"e;An unmatched collection of brilliant, compelling, and insightful essays that convincingly establish Grant as .

Reshaped became an important word in the title as I typed my last words of the manuscript.

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Do you have faith or strength to keep fighting?

Raised near New Orleans as one of six children, Dorothy Newton was surrounded by abuse and poverty as she grew up.

James Tanner may be the most famous person in nineteenth-century America that no one has heard of.

Eudora Welty's works are treasures of American literature.

Field Marshal Lord Cavan (1865-1946) was one of the most distinguished commanders of the modern British army, but he divided opinion among his contemporaries.

This Child Will Be Great is an inspirational memoir from Africa’s first elected female president about her improbable rise to international prominence.

BARACK OBAMA FOR BEGINNERS: AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE is the most concise and reliable short biography available on the 44th President of the United States - from his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, education at Columbia and Harvard, work as a community organizer, writer, teacher, lawyer, and politician in Illinois, to his historic campaign for President.

Kirby was raised in a God fearing home but never really knew God.