Burton: 1487 books

A short memoir of a teenage mom. The struggles, the mistakes, the joy and the tears. Fifteen and pregnant before it was made cool by MTV. Teenage pregnancy is anything but cool. It leaves you with a life that is harder than you think. Domestic violence, being a single mom, raising a boy to be a man...

Secret wartime projects in code-breaking, radar and ballistics produced a wealth of ideas and technologies that kick-started the development of digital computers. Alan Turing took an early lead on the theory side, along with fellow mathematicians on both sides of the Atlantic. This is the story of...

In this writing you will find the life story of one army aviator from high school to retirement. It begins with a young Iowa farm boy searching for a career field and finding a life long association with the U S Army Aviation Branch. I had the opportunity to get into the farming business with my father,...

Deborah has taken one of the most difficult times anyone can experience and created a book that will make you laugh , cry and want to move ahead. She provides practical tips on how to maintain your sanity and your health, all the while urging you to simply breath and take one day at a time. The fact...

London: 1876 "Quisquis amat Congi fines peragrare nigrantes, Africæ et Æthiopum cernere regna, domus

No one said coming home would be easy. But for Dante Renaldi, it’s murder. Before the Special Forces hero has even unpacked his bags from twelve years of active duty, he’s embroiled in murder-corpses bearing the brutal trademark he’s seen only once before-on the worst night of his life. The...

Amid gripping pain, can God be trusted? This story of a father's loss of his son encourages readers to depend upon the Lord in their greatest suffering.

Have you found yourself in a place of waiting? Are you wondering what you are waiting for? Well thats where I found myself just a few years ago. God showed me not only what I was waiting for, but Who I was waiting for too. This book is for all of you who are confused, frustrated, broken and...

A trip through the ancient African Kingdom of Dahomey and description of the country and the king, Gelele and his customs. Annotated with Illustrations.

Discover what it’s like to grow up in Russia in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read, part of a series all about kids just like you in countries around the world! Zdravstvuyte*!* My name is Katia, and I’m a kid just like you living in Russia. Russia is a massive country, located...

Steve "Psycho" Lyons uses his patented Psycho-Meter to break down the 100 most famous and infamous moments in baseball history. And who better to chronicle baseball's history of outrageous personalities, plays, and pranks, than Lyons, the man who dropped his pants at first base and created...

The New York Yankees were the strongest team in the majors from 1948 through 1960, capturing the American League Pennant 10 times and winning seven World Championships. The average fan, when asked who made the team so dominant, will mention Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford or Mickey Mantle. Some...

China encountered problems preserving economic stability while pursuing reforms aimed at increasing its economic flexibility and efficiency. This paper examines China's experience with market-oriented reforms since 1978, offering lessons for other centrally planned economies in the midst of transition to free markets.