John R: 1297 books
Money Matters
It’S Either Working for You or Someone Else
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2009
Everyone likes money. Most of the adult decisions and options in life center on money. In these uncertain economic times, its more important than ever for teenagers to get a head start and gain an early understanding of what money is and how it works. In Money Matters: Its Either Working for You or...
One Chance in a Lifetime
The Life Story of an Irish Orphan Girl and How She Enriched the Lives of a Family of Eight
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2011
EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING HAPPEN ONCE WHICH CAN CHANGE THEIR LIFE FOREVER. SOME TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT AND FIND THEMSELVES TRULY BLESSED. However, too many let it pass by and forever wonder with regret what could have resulted if they had just accepted the challenge and not let the opportunity pass.
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The Battle of the Bulge
The Photographic History of an American Triumph
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Fought 65 years ago this December, the Battle of the Bulge still ranks as the single largest battle ever fought by the United States Army. More men, vehicles, supplies, equipment, aircraft, and effort went into this thirty-day battle than into any other in American history. It was larger than Gettysburg,...
Shock Factor
American Snipers in the War on Terror
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
From the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Shooter, comes a riveting narrative of how snipers have changed the course of America's war on al Qaida in the Middle East and Africa.
Retired Marine sniper Jack Coughlin (Shooter) and John Bruning pull back the curtain of secrecy to take an...
by John R. Bruning
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2002
The brief but accomplished life of Army Air Forces fighter ace Gerald Johnson (192045) is the subject of John Brunings latest book. During three years in the Pacific theater, Johnson shot down twenty-four Japanese aircraft in 265 combat missions. At the age of twenty-four, he commanded the highest-scoring...
Honoring the Civil War Dead
Commemoration and the Problem of Reconciliation
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2005
By the end of the Civil War, fatalities from that conflict had far exceeded previous American experience, devastating families and communities alike. As John Neff shows, commemorating the 620,000 lives lost proved to be a persistent obstacle to the hard work of reuniting the nation, as every memorial...
At the Brink
Will Obama Push Us Over the Edge?
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2013
Barack Obama has taken America to the brink of financial ruin. Will we be able to stop before we go over the edge? Author John Lott sounds the alarm as he documents the economic challenges we face with four more years of an Obama presidency, and builds an case for fundamental change—the kind we need to save America.
Think in Public
A Public Books Reader
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2019
Since 2012, Public Books has championed a new kind of community for intellectual engagement, discussion, and action. An online magazine that unites the best of the university with the openness of the internet, Public Books is where new ideas are debuted, old facts revived, and dangerous illusions...
by James M. Banner, Jr., John R. Gillis
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
In this unique collection, the memoirs of eleven historians provide a fascinating portrait of a formative generation of scholars. Born around the time of World War II, these influential historians came of age just before the upheavals of the 1960s and ’70s and helped to transform both their discipline...
The Ring and the Cross
Christianity and the Lord of the Rings
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2010
The conversation, sometimes heated, about the influence of Christianity on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien has a long history. What has been lacking is a forum for a civilized discussion about the topic, as well as a chronological overview of the major arguments and themes that have engaged scholars...
Dumbing Down the Courts
How Politics Keeps the Smartest Judges Off the Bench
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2013
Judges have enormous power. They determine whom we can marry, whether we can own firearms, whether the government can mandate that we buy certain products, and how we define “personhood.” But who gets to occupy these powerful positions? Up until now, there has been little systematic study of what...
Growing into God
A Beginner's Guide to Christian Mysticism
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
For many people, the word mysticism conjures up occult, secretive rituals held after midnight in some dark cave. But true mysticism isn’t at all sinister or secretive, says author John Mabry, an Anglican-rite Congregational minister. In fact, mysticism is at the heart of an authentic Christian life....
by Dr. John R.W. Stott
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2011
This book answers foundational questions: Who wrote the Bible? What is its message? Why is it thought to be a "holy" book? How does one read and interpret it? Best of all, though, you'll broaden your vision of Jesus Christ, the focal point of Scripture. How? By better understanding the geographical,...
by John R. Perry
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
A forward thinking and notably popular leader, Karim Khan Zand (1705-1779) was the founder of the Zand dynasty in Iran. In this insightful profile of a man before his time, esteemed academic John Perry shows how by opening up international trade, employing a fair fiscal system and showing respect...