Humble Hero

Reducere. This second volume of the five-volume commentary by the renowned Buddhist scholar Geshe Lhundub Sopa focuses on the key Buddhist concepts of karma,...

Reducere. When the United States was divided by war, future president James Abram Garfield was one of many who stepped forward to defend the Union. While his...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Joe Nick PatoskiWillie Nelson has spent the last 30 years on that higher plane of celebrity where he signifies many things ...

DescriptionThe epic Chinese classic and phenomenon published in the US for the first time A fantastical generational saga and kung fu epic, A Hero ...

DescriptionHer world came crashing down when she got the call saying her brother had been killed. Major Samuel Griffith was one of the most beloved...

Reducere. "Here Comes Sim " That sign adorned the front of an old, beat-up pickup truck belonging to Sim Fryson, Sr., a black man born in the Deep South of R...

Gary Cooper was the foremost American screen hero--a major film actor for over thirty years, beginning with the silents. His stardom eclipsed even ...

Now in English for the first time Set in ancient China, in a world where kung fu is magic, kingdoms vie for power and the battle to become the ulti...

Reducere. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Edward Rutherfurd, the grand master of the historical novel, comes a dazzling epic about the magnificent city of Par...

Reducere. He Looks Like Me, written from the perspective of a little girl named Sonja, tells the story of the first African American Defense Secretary, Lloyd...

Reducere. Change Me into Zeus's Daughter is a haunting and ultimately triumphant memoir about growing up poor and undaunted in the South. With an unflinching...

The first settler to make permanent residence in the Abilene area arrived in 1856. From the humble beginnings of a prairie dugout, Abilene grew to ...

Reducere. An idealistic Icelandic farmer journeys to Mormon Utah and back in search of paradise in this captivating novel by Nobel Prize--winner Halldor Laxn...

Reducere. Superfit, muscled, and macho, gladiators were hero-worshipped for their skills and courage as they fought to the death, yet despised for their humb...

Reducere. "The unsung hero of human history was, of course, the Brain of Drains, the Hub of Tubs, the Power of Showers, the Brewer of Sewers...the humble plu...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom humble beginnings nestled in the peaceful veld of the Transvaal Province in South Africa to one of the most wanted men in the histo...

Nice guys finish first in this endearing story about a humble kid in a family of superheroes who discovers his superpower may not be what everyone ...

Reducere. The son of a sheet-metal worker who led a big band on weekends, Lou Gramm rose from humble, working-class roots in Rochester, New York, to become o...

Reducere. OVER 100 RARE PICTURES HE HELPED START IT ALL The thrilling and astounding story of Eric England, greatest long-range shooter in world history and ...

DescriptionHer world came crashing down when she got the call saying her brother had been killed. Major Samuel Griffith was one of the most beloved...

DescriptionLiving work of art, consumer commodity, scientific hero, and environmental menace: the humble goldfish is the ultimate human cultural ar...

Reducere. "Italian novelist Maurensig spins an intriguing historical narrative of Indian chess master Malik Mir Sultan Khan (1903-1966)...Maurensig's tragic ...

Great gift book? Snailed it. Encouraging life lessons inspired by a humble hero, the snail - in the words and art of beloved creative studio Hello!...

Reducere. "Notice is hereby given to all persons, that Christopher Carson, a boy about 16 years old, small of his age, but thick-set; light hair, ran away fr...

If you want to discover the captivating life of Annie Oakley, then keep reading...How could Annie Oakley, a woman of barely 110 pounds with a child...

Reducere. The year is 1 BC and times are tough when you're a mouse living in a squeaky-clean Jewish temple. But little Mo finds food and a friend when he mee...

Reducere. The sorcerer Alder fears sleep. The dead are pulling him to them at night. Through him they may free themselves and invade Earthsea. Alder seeks ad...

Reducere. The sorcerer Alder fears sleep. The dead are pulling him to them at night. Through him they may free themselves and invade Earthsea. Alder seeks ad...

A homesick hero, a pair of friendly rivals, a triumphant bridegroom, and a golden maiden populate the pages of this treasury, a collection of awe-i...