Alonzo L : 6 books

From an acclaimed historian comes an authoritative and balanced biography of FDR, based on previously untapped sources No president looms larger in twentieth-century American history than Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and few life stories can match his for sheer drama. Following in the footsteps...

This collection of essays examines President Truman’s somewhat contentious relationships with Congress. Authors evaluate Truman’s successes and defeats and measure him against later presidents of the United States. While the Truman era has been perceived as a stalemate between the executive and...

What could Roman Catholicism and Mormonism possibly have to learn from each other? On the surface, they seem to diverge on nearly every point, from their liturgical forms to their understanding of history. With its ancient roots, Catholicism is a continuous tradition, committed to the conservation...

This thorough and thought-provoking exploration of the Nativity story throws fresh light on this remarkable event. The book shares ideas about how the principles embedded in the scriptural accounts apply in our times-and how the story of the Nativity functions as 'the gospel in miniature.' The book also...

When we truly know and feel of our Savior’s love, we are transformed. We are changed in our understanding of what divine love is. A true understanding of Christ’s love causes us to submit our wills and lives to God’s will and way. Our Savior’s love enables us to see ourselves in proper perspective...

As the Ambassador quickly rose to leave the room his turning chair struck the table sending it tilting toward the guests seated on the opposite side. Guests screamed as they jumped to avoid the onslaught of food, they in turn upsetting the guest at the next table and so forth down the entire length...