Jr Jr : 7350 books
Captain, Infantry
A Vietnam War Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2015
CAPTAIN, INFANTRY
A Vietnam War Memoir
The mid-1960s witnesses scores of college men being sworn in as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. Leo V. Kanawada, Jr., was one of these ROTC graduates.
In 1965, Kanawada journeys to Fort Benning to participate in the Infantry Officers...
Exilic Existence
Contributions of Black Churches in Prince Edward County, Virginia During the Modern Civil Rights Movement
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
Reflections from Friends and fellow Ministers I met The Reverend J. Samuel Williams, Jr., on the campus of Shaw University in 1959, and I am privileged to call him a friend for more than fifty years. Having known him as I have, I am not surprised but greatly impressed with the fact that he has seen...
by James Rada Jr
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
Garrett County, MD, is known for its natural beauty, but hidden in the valleys, beneath the ground in coal mines, and in the attics of homes are true stories of crimes, cover-ups, legends, and life in Garrett County.
* Learn about the grave for a general no one can identify.
* Read about how the government...
by James Rada Jr
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2019
The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War. The July 1-3, 1863, battle saw the greatest number of casualties during the war. Beyond the fighting, the battlefield is the site of many other true stories of war, legends, reconciliation, and fantasy.
* Discover the first great...
Just Show Up
And Other Enduring Values from Baseball's Iron Man
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
New York Times Bestseller.
Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr.—the 19-time All-Star, World-Series winning legend, American League MVP, and record holder who played 2,632 consecutive games—outlines eight rules for the game of baseball and life, drawn from the lessons he has learned on and off the field.
Cal...
A Man Called Tet
The Biography of Congressman Enrique “Tet” Garcia, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
His colleagues called him “the pitbull of Congress”—not without some affection—knowing that once he had latched on to a cause, Enrique “Tet” Garcia Jr. would not let go, no matter the political fallout.
Serving both as congressman and governor of Bataan, Garcia transformed the province...
by Donald G. McNeil Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
A gripping narrative about the origins and spread of the Zika virus by New York Times science reporter Donald G. McNeil Jr.
Until recently, Zika—once considered a mild disease—was hardly a cause for global panic. But as early as August 2015, doctors in northeast Brazil began to notice a...
The Call to Wonder
Loving God Like a Child
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
Jesus encourages us to become like children in order to inherit God's Kingdom. Childlike faith is not an option. R. C. Sproul Jr. explores in depth what it means to accept Jesus' invitation to practice a childlike faith. As the father of eight children, R. C. Sproul Jr. watches how his own children...
by Horatio Alger Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2012
If youve ever used the phrase rags to riches, you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Algers works about poor boys rising to better living conditions through hard...
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
Joe Bonanno Sr. was aging in the late 1960s. Finally the boss of one of New York's five notorious crime families retired to Tucson, Arizona. He left New York for a desert home following a severe heart attack. Joe's sons, Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno and Joseph Bonanno Jr. were indicted for extortion....
by Arpell Haggins Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2017
*A Sea of Residual Thoughts *is at once a diverse collection of poems, a transformative experience, a necessary wake-up call, and an intimate portrait of a young black man. With sensitivity, honesty, brazenness, and hard-earned wisdom, author Arpell Haggins Jr. explores the many elements of life...
In the Shadow of the Cross
The True Account of My Childhood Sexual and Ritual Abuse at the Hands of a Roman Catholic Priest
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2007
Charles L. Bailey, Jr. and his book "In the Shadow of the Cross" are in the 2015 Sundance Film Festival's movie "Call Me Lucky" about Barry Crimmins by Bobcat Goldthwait . Here is a link to the Festival: http://www.callmeluckymovie.com/
In a matter of seconds, author Charles...
Lessons in Leadership
My Life in the US Army from World War II to Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
John R. Deane Jr. (1919--2013) was born with all the advantages a man needs to succeed in a career in the US Army, and he capitalized on his many opportunities in spectacular fashion. The son of one of George C. Marshall's closest assistants, Deane graduated from West Point with the first class of...
by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2013
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841–1935) is generally considered one of the two greatest justices of the United States Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Marshall being the other. In more than 2000 opinions, he delineated an impressive legal philosophy that profoundly influenced American jurisprudence,...