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This eloquent collection of poems by accomplished English-speaking Israelis conveys the heart, soul, and sinew of one nation of pioneers to another. the striking Marc Chagall cover provides additional appeal to this literary first … More >>
Voices from Israel: Israeli Poets Speak to America of Life and Home, Anguish and Sorrow, Love, Joy and Hope
Voices from Israel: Israeli Poets Speak to America of Life and Home, Anguish and Sorrow, Love, Joy and Hope
Posted 04 Mar 2010
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Fossil Salamanders of North America
Posted 03 Mar 2010
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Call them “mudpuppies,” “hellbenders,” or “mud eels,” salamanders are puzzling animals to most people. They come in forms that look like flattened fish with legs, like eels, like slimy lizards, or like lizards with toad-like skins. Their life history imitates the ancient evolutionary transition from aquatic to terrestrial vertebrates, though several groups remain permanently aquatic. Until now, no one has written about their ancient ancestors. Holman details the process of the identification and interpretation of the fossils. He presents a detailed systematic account of the known fossil salamanders of North America, illustrates and discusses the extinct salamanders, re-diagnosing or redescribing some on the bas… More >>
Fossil Salamanders of North America
The Jew Who Helped Found America: The Life of Haym Salomon the Patriotic Broker
Posted 03 Mar 2010
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This is a book about a man to whom all Americans should be extremely indebted. Yet, for many reasons, very few Americans know of his existence, let alone those many sacrifices he made to obtain our freedoms. This book is about a man who I consider to be one of our founding fathers, Haym Salomon. Without the contributions that this man made, it is extremely doubtful that we would have won the revolutionary contest with Great Britain. Quite possibly one of the “glaring” reasons that his is not a household name is that Haym Salomon was a Jew at the very time it was extremely unpopular to be a Jew. The approximate population of America in 1780 was 3 million people of which less that 1/10 of 1% were Jewish. That… More >>
The Jew Who Helped Found America: The Life of Haym Salomon the Patriotic Broker
The Age of Dinosaurs in South America
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Among the exciting events in recent dinosaur paleontology has been the discovery of significant numbers of dinosaur fossils in South America, many of which are markedly different from their cousins to the north. Fernando E. Novas, one of the scientists closely involved with these important discoveries, presents an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the dinosaurs of South America. Novas reviews the dinosaur record in the region from Patagonia to Peru, discussing the anatomy, systematics, and evolution of these dinosaurs (and their immediate precursors) within both paleogeographic and paleoecological contexts. He describes all of the important finds in chapter-length studies of the Triassic, Jurassic, and C… More >>
The Age of Dinosaurs in South America
Time: The Making of America: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a Nation
Posted 03 Mar 2010
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Join the editors of TIME to walk with legends and re-live the incredible story of America’s birth. Here is history as only TIME can tell it, as such fascinating, complex characters as Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and George Washington transform a handful of remote British colonies into a new nation, conceived in liberty. Here is the wise, eccentric Benjamin Franklin – half statesman, half scientist. Here is the bitter rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, which ended in a duel to the death. Here are the incredible journeys of Lewis and Clark, guided through the wilderness and across the Rockies by the Native American woman, Sacajawea. Here are the true stories behind such legendary figures as Paul … More >>
Time: The Making of America: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a Nation
Paul Harvey’s America: The Life, Art, and Faith of a Man Who Transformed Radio and Inspired a Nation
Posted 03 Mar 2010
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In Paul Harveys America, New York Times best selling biographer Stephen Mansfield and coauthor David A. Holland present a fascinating look at Americas most popular radio host. Youll discover how the brutal murder of his father shaped Paul Harveys l… More >>
Paul Harvey’s America: The Life, Art, and Faith of a Man Who Transformed Radio and Inspired a Nation
Adventures in Latin America: The Life of One Foreign Service Wife
Posted 03 Mar 2010
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When Betty Hahn married Maurie Bernbaum in the winter of 1942, she knew that he was an American Foreign Service Vice Consul. However, she could never have known of the exotic places that she?d end up, of the fascinating people she would meet, or of the wonderful children she would bear. There was no warning about making apple pie for President Eisenhower or nearly losing Adlai Stevenson?s pants. The prospect of creating a wide portfolio of vivid, lustrous paintings, of bearing a daughter at 10,000 feet?all but dreams of the often dramatic future that she would one day experience. Betty Bernbaum relates the story of her captivating life in South America with the charming ease of a dear relative. Her relaxed, … More >>
Adventures in Latin America: The Life of One Foreign Service Wife
The Man Who Warned America: The Life and Death of John O’Neill, the FBI’s Embattled Counterterror Warrior
Posted 25 Feb 2010
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The first comprehensive inside look at the investigation into Al Qaeda, and at John O፥ill, the FBI counter–terrorism agent who warned that an attack like September 11 was imminent. For many people, September 11 was the day ೨e unimaginableߨappened. But one FBI agent, John O፥ill, had repeatedly warned the US Government that such an attack was possible. Ironically, O፥ill lost his own life on September 11, just days after beginning a new job as head of security for the World Trade Center. As one of the FBI’s foremost counter–terrorism experts, John O፥ill played a leading role in almost every major investigation of terrorism against Americans in the past decade. O፥ill was a dashing, larger… More >>
The Man Who Warned America: The Life and Death of John O’Neill, the FBI’s Embattled Counterterror Warrior
Guardian of America: The Life of James Martin Gillis, CSP
Posted 25 Feb 2010
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A biography of James Martin Gillis, C.S.P. (1876-1957), preacher, editor, and opinion-shaper, who was one of the best known Catholic priests in America in the mid-twentieth century…. More >>
Guardian of America: The Life of James Martin Gillis, CSP
Inventing America: The Life of Benjamin Franklin
Posted 24 Feb 2010
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Although Franklin’s contributions to the worlds of science and letters were enough to make him memorable, it was the American Revolution that made him legendary. It has been speculated that if it were not for Franklin’s amiable relationship with the French, France would not have come to America’s aid. Using the same Museum in a Book format as the popular Lewis and Clark on the Trail of Discovery and Great Maps of the Civil War, Inventing America brings Benjamin Franklin to life through words and removable documents such as: Map of Franklin’s Philadelphia Portions of Poor Richard’s Almanack Letters to his illegitimate son, William Franklin’s edits to the Declaration of Independence… More >>
Inventing America: The Life of Benjamin Franklin