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Series
Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 9
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
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Description
"Cassie Logan, first met in Song of the Trees and Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, is a young woman now, searching for her place in the world, a journey that takes her from Toledo to California, to law school in Boston, and, ultimately, in the 60s, home to Mississippi to participate in voter registration. She is witness to the now-historic events of the century: the Great Migration north, the rise of the civil rights movement, preceded and precipitated...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"Walking the halls of democracy as a Capitol Police officer, Harry Dunn was a man slowly experiencing an awakening. It sparked after the election of our first Black president. It grew as his belief in the bravery and honor of law enforcement was shaken by Ferguson and countless other cases of police brutality towards Black people. It continued to burn brighter as he watched members of Congress, many of whom he had befriended, lose their way to partisanship,...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
An instant New York Times bestseller
A compelling and nuanced exploration of Abraham Lincoln’s political acumen, illuminating a great politician’s strategy in a country divided—and lessons for our own disorderly present
In 1855, with the United States at odds over slavery, the lawyer Abraham Lincoln wrote a note to his best friend, the son of a Kentucky slaveowner. Lincoln rebuked his friend for failing...
A compelling and nuanced exploration of Abraham Lincoln’s political acumen, illuminating a great politician’s strategy in a country divided—and lessons for our own disorderly present
In 1855, with the United States at odds over slavery, the lawyer Abraham Lincoln wrote a note to his best friend, the son of a Kentucky slaveowner. Lincoln rebuked his friend for failing...
Author
Publisher
HighBridge
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"This gripping account of the highest-ranked woman in the Third Reich who, as Head Overseer of the women's camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau, was personally responsible for the murder, torture and suffering of countless prisoners, explores how she became to embody the very worst of humanity."--
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"Orphaned from infancy, Catherine de' Medici endured a tumultuous childhood. Married to the French king, she was widowed by forty, only to become the power behind the French throne during a period of intense civil strife. In 1546, Catherine gave birth to a daughter, Elisabeth de Valois, who would become Queen of Spain. Two years later, Catherine welcomed to her nursery the beguiling young Mary Queen of Scots, who would later become her daughter-in-law....
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"The true story of socialite spy Marguerite Harrison, who slipped behind enemy lines in Russia and Germany in the fraught period between the world wars. Foreign correspondent. Author. Filmmaker. Spy. Marguerite Harrison was born into Gilded Age American privilege and launched a successful career as a culture writer for the Baltimore Sun as a young widow. But when America entered World War I, Harrison secretly applied for a position in intelligence....
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
An Oxford-educated scholar of the Middle East and a former foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, Hugh Pope lived and worked in two dozen countries throughout the region. Following in the footsteps of Sir Richard Burton and Lawrence of Arabia, Hugh Pope's explorations of the people, politics, religion, and culture of Islamic nations shows there is no such thing as a monolithic "Muslim World." His probing and often perilous journeys-at...
249) Glenn Beck's common sense: the case against an out-of-control government, inspired by Thomas Paine
Author
Language
English
Description
Radio host, TV personality, and author Glenn Beck revisits famous patriot Thomas Paine's Common Sense to reexamine today's political arena and present a case against big government.
Author
Series
Publisher
Anchor Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
One of the nation's most respected historians and a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, H.W. Brands has the rare gift of investing historical narrative with unmatched verve and insight. The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr sheds light on the life of the third vice president of the United States, a man who is perhaps best known for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
p2007
Language
English
Description
The host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" offers his opinions, untarnished by facts or research, on important issues in modern American society, including higher education, pets, religion, sports, sex, and the Hollywood agenda.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
p2003
Edition
2nd ed. ; Library ed.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the history of the United States focusing on several key themes, including socioeconomic mobility, political democracy, and the 'melting pot' of incluson in the national body politic.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
p2003
Edition
2nd ed. ; Library ed.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the history of the United States focusing on several key themes, including socioeconomic mobility, political democracy, and the 'melting pot' of incluson in the national body politic.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
p2003
Edition
2nd ed. ; Library ed.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the history of the United States focusing on several key themes, including socioeconomic mobility, political democracy, and the 'melting pot' of incluson in the national body politic.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
p2003
Edition
2nd ed. ; Library ed.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the history of the United States focusing on several key themes, including socioeconomic mobility, political democracy, and the 'melting pot' of incluson in the national body politic.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
p2003
Edition
2nd ed. ; Library ed.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the history of the United States focusing on several key themes, including socioeconomic mobility, political democracy, and the 'melting pot' of incluson in the national body politic.
257) Long walk to freedom
Author
Publisher
R.B. Flash Point
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a picture book edition of Nelson Mandela's autobiography, which covers his struggles against apartheid in South Africa, many years in prison, and eventual freedom before becoming a leader in his country.
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