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This book is about developing a stronger mind, body and soul for facing your worst enemy. This book offers a belief, a hope and a plan showing that people don't always have to just adapt to a tough situation, they can make the situation adapt to them. Whether it's cancer, divorce, bankruptcy, or something else, this book is for anyone who feels desperate, lonely, or terrified by an unexpected circumstance. Instead of shrinking and surrendering to...
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In the summer of 2008 Kimberley Motley quit her job as a public defender in Milwaukee to join a program that helped train lawyers in war-torn Afghanistan. She was 32 at the time, a mother of three who had never traveled outside the U.S. What she brought to Afghanistan was a toughness and resilience which came from growing up in one of the most dangerous cities in the country, a fundamental belief in everyone's right to justice, and an unconventional...
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The Kansas City Monarchs, the Chicago American Giants, the St. Louis Stars, the Birmingham Black Barons, the Homestead Grays, and the Indianapolis Clowns; for over fifty years, they were the Yankees, Cardinals, and Red Sox of black baseball in America. And for over a decade beginning in the late 1940s, umpire Bob Motley called balls and strikes for many of their games, working alongside such legends as Satchel Paige, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, and Willie...
4) Lawless
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In the summer of 2008 Kimberley Motley quit her job as a criminal defense attorney in Milwaukee to join a program to help train lawyers in war-torn Afghanistan. She was 32 years old at the time, a former Mrs. Wisconsin (she'd entered the contest on a dare) and a mother of three who had never travelled outside the United States.
What she brought to Afghanistan was a toughness and resilience which came from growing up in the projects in one of the...
9) Cold as Ice
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In the small town of Tilton, Virginia, a man is brutally murdered and beheaded. As Detective Zack Townes and his partner and girlfriend, Sergeant Kim Patterson, begin to investigate, they have no idea that they are encountering the work of a serial killer. When Maria Cortez was a girl, she was raped and left for dead in a remote area of El Paso, Texas. Although the trauma drove her into a mental facility and left her unable to recall the details of...
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This oral history of foxhunting examines the mentors and influences of fifty people who have dedicated their lives to the sport of horse and hound. From the seventy some years of hound breeding experience of Melvin Poe, to the unusual story of a retired grandmother who decided to overcome her fear of horses and got her colors with Red Rock Hounds on her seventieth birthday, this oral history explores the depth and the breadth of foxhunting through...
11) Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : With a View of the Primary Causes and
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Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years' War - Complete (1614-23) by John Lothrop Motley
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In this inspiring memoir, a former special assistant to President George W. Bush recounts the lessons he learned from his small Southern hometown.
Welcome to Madison Park, a small community in Alabama founded by freed slaves in 1880. Eric Motley came of age in this remarkable place, where lessons in self-determination, hope, and an unceasing belief in the American dream taught him everything he needed for his life's journey-a journey that led him...
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Now Hear This!, first published in 1947, is an account of the combat actions of representative ships of the U.S. Navy during World War II in all theaters of the War. Included are accounts of historic battleships such as the Missouri and Iowa, aircraft carriers such as the Hornet and Saratoga, cruisers, destroyers, and submarines, as well as the exploits of lesser known, but vital to the war effort, merchant marine ships, transport ships, landing craft,...
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Bethany is on a spiritual journey that detours and winds around before she finds her way and realizes she was on her path all along and is renewed. An employee for corporate America, Bethany seeks to cement and nurture her belief in the unknown because she can feel that it is more real than 'reality' and help light the world, so it is easier for others to feel good and see beyond the illusion.
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Many times in our lives we go through major difficulties that we may or may not bring on ourselves but either way it requires a strength that may leave us questioning the importance and purpose of our very existence. Many of these problems are easily dealt with while others may seem insurmountable. However, if we look back at some of the most challenging times, we realize that in fact, weathering these storms has made us a better, stronger, more compassionate...
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Welcome to Madison Park, a small community in Alabama founded by freed slaves in 1880. And meet Eric Motley, a native son who came of age in this remarkable place where constant lessons in self-determination, hope, and unceasing belief in the American dream taught him everything he needed for his journey to the Oval Office as a Special Assistant to President George W. Bush. Eric grew up among people whose belief was to "give" and never turn away from...