Bruce: 4211 books
Beyond a Joke
Inside the Dark World of Stand-up Comedy
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2011
Beyond a Joke is a celebration of comedy - one of the modern world's most dominant and compelling art forms - but it is also the story of comedy's dark side, homing in on the scandals that have surrounded some of light entertainment's biggest stars, and telling it as it is, featuring insight from...
A Dog's Purpose
A Novel for Humans
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
A Dog’s Purpose—the #1 New York Times bestseller—is heading to the big screen! Based on the beloved bestselling novel by W. Bruce Cameron, A Dog’s Purpose, from director Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules, Dear John, The 100-Foot Journey), shares the soulful and surprising story of one...
The Insider's Story
A Lance Carter Detective Story
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2012
When Lacey Ramsey walks into Lance Carter's office she wants to hire him to get her boyfriend out of trouble. Lance thinks she's nothing more than a girlfriend with an over active imagination... until he learns he is a Philadelphia Police Officer. When he learns he is an elite POINT team member,...
Men in the Making
Stories
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
A collection of “artful, emotional” and “manly” short stories from the acclaimed author of The Wake of Forgiveness (Dallas News).
From the critically acclaimed author of The Wake of Forgiveness—“a mesmerizing, mythic saga,” as described by the New York Times—come ten remarkable...
How to Talk Dirty and Influence People
An Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
During the course of a career that began in the late 1940s, Lenny Bruce challenged the sanctity of organized religion and other societal and political conventions and widened the boundaries of free speech. Critic Ralph Gleason said, So many taboos have been lifted and so many comics have rushed...
One Tough Marine
The Autobiography of First Sergeant Donald N. Hamblen, USMC
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2013
“Searing . . . An inspiring story.”—Publishers Weekly
“This is the . . . powerfully told story of an exceptionally determined human being.”—Booklist
On September 21, 1962, U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Donald N. Hamblen’s life changed forever . . .
During a...
Target: Rabaul
The Allied Siege of Japan's Most Infamous Stronghold, March 1943 ? August 1945
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
As the final book in Bruce Gamble’s esteemed trilogy on the War in the Pacific, Target: Rabaul picks up where Fortress Rabaul, the second installment, leaves off—and sets the stage for the major Allied aerial engagements of 1943–1954, which would result in the defeat of Japan.
March 1943,...
The New Face of War
How War Will Be Fought in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
As American and coalition troops fight the first battles of this new century -- from Afghanistan to Yemen to the Philippines to Iraq -- they do so in ways never before seen. Until recently, information war was but one piece of a puzzle, more than a sideshow in war but far less than the sum total of...
Peter, Stephen, James, And John
Non-Pauline Diversity in the Early Church
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
It is plain from Paul’s writings that presentations of the Christian message other than his own were current during his apostolic career. This concise and scholarly study describes four of the non-Pauline movements in the early church, each of which can be identified with a particular leader: Peter,...
Tao of Jeet Kune Do
New Expanded Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Compiled from Bruce Lee’s notes and essays and originally published in 1975, this iconic volume is one of the seminal martial arts guides of its time. The science and philosophy behind the fighting system Lee pioneered himself-jeet kune do-is explained in detail, depicted through hundreds of Lee’s...
Invasion Rabaul
The Epic Story of Lark Force, the Forgotten Garrison, January ? July 1942
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
The riveting first book in Bruce Gamble's critically acclaimed Rabaul trilogy, originally published in hardcover asDarkest Hour, which chronicles the longest battle of World War II.
January 23, 1942, New Britain. It was 2:30 a.m., the darkest hour of the day and, for the tiny Australian garrison...
by Dickson D,. Jr. Bruce
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
This provocative book draws from a variety of sources—literature, politics, folklore, social history—to attempt to set Southern beliefs about violence in a cultural context. According to Dickson D. Bruce, the control of violence was a central concern of antebellum Southerners. Using contemporary...
What Should I Do With the Rest of My Life?
True Stories of Finding Success, Passion, and New Meaning in the Second Half of Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2010
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"This wise and inspiring book hands down an important message: Happiness is abundant at any age, and only you can limit your options." -The Boston Globe
In today's world, the question "What should I do with my life?"...
Where God Was Born
A Daring Adventure Through the Bible's Greatest Stories
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
At a time when America debates its values and the world braces for religious war, Bruce Feiler, author of the New York Times bestsellers Walking the Bible and Abraham, travels ten thousand miles through the heart of the Middle East—Israel, Iraq, and Iran—and examines the question: Is religion...