They Were Heroes

Reducere. Not for God and Country is a true and definitive war story written by a decorated Marine who survived some of the harshest combat of the long, crue...

Reducere. "Disgusting, hilarious, and scary..." -Chicago Tribune"Stories from plumbers that will make you smile, giggle, and laugh out loud." -Arizona News I...

#1 Amazon Best Seller ─ A Deeper Look at Comic Book Superhero SoldiersThe military in comic books: Comic book superheroes have been influenced by t...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jack CampbellThe legacy of Mari and Alain blazes ahead in this brand-new sequel to The Pillars of Reality series. The Great...

Reducere. In 2005 a national spotlight was placed upon a mystery of aviation because of They Flew into Oblivion. Having an early and still-unfinished copy of...

DescriptionBest-selling author Rick Riordan presents Kwame Mbalia's epic fantasy, a middle grade American Gods set in a richly-imagined world popul...

Reducere. Here, accompanied by dozens of unique photographs, are the very best of Victor Bockris's infamous interviews, essays, and observations on the stars...

Reducere. When driving south along the Delaware Atlantic Coast between Rehoboth and Bethany, several concrete towers, weathered by the ocean, can be seen on ...

Reducere. The thrilling conclusion to the epic middle grade fantasy series that Booklist called "a charming blend of Arthurian legend and Brian Jacques' Redw...

"Please, Mama, I don't want to live like this, " pleaded twelve-year-old Estelle Glaser's older sister as they watched the bodies of friends dangle...

Reducere. The Millionaires' Unit is the story of a gilded generation of young men from the zenith of privilege: a Rockefeller, the son of the head of the Uni...

Reducere. In 1943, the first great wave of Hitler's soldier's came to America, not as goose-stepping conquering heroes, but as prisoners of war. By the time ...

Reducere. I will always remember, as a child, hearing my mom tell Bible stories. She made the men and women on the pages of God's Word come alive, and I woul...

Reducere. The early Christian monks of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine were the spiritual heroes of their age--fleeing the security of civilization for the deser...

Searching for the book of love letters from the Sex in the City movie? This book contains those letters as well as some of the most passionate and ...

Reducere. During the Great Depression, more than 250, 000 children left their homes and hopped freight trains crisscrossing the United States. They were look...

Reducere. Not all heroes wear capes . . . In fact, some prefer cat hair-covered leggings and a lab coat. Meet Ryan Bell, the painfully single twenty-eight-ye...

Reducere. From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes the gripping, untold story of a renegade group of scientists and spies determined to keep Ado...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Fascinating Story of Eight Children of Third Reich Leaders and their Journey from Descendants of Heroes to Descendants of Criminals ...

Reducere. John MacArthur reveals how God worked through ordinary people in some unexpected ways.Far from the children's tales depicted in picture books and n...

Reducere. There are trails through time blazed by almost invisible figures, including one of the greatest heroes of the American Revolution: Dr. Joseph Warre...

Reducere. Would you like to learn how Egyptian's believe the world was created? Are you interested in learning about Egyptian gods and goddesses and the role...

Reducere. Changing misconceptions one hero at a time. Read about 20 famous and forgotten Muslim heroes who made a big difference to the world. Travel back in...

Reducere. "THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN GIVE OUR CHILDREN IS AN EDUCATION." --Mae Bertha Carter In 1965, the Carters, an African American sharecropping fa...

Reducere. Chaos was the origin of everything, the beginning of time. From Chaos sprang forth three primordial deities, Gaea, Tartarus & Eros...Ancient Greece...

Reducere. WWE Legends gives fans an inside look at more than fifty of the greatest wrestlers ever to slip between the ropes and enter the "squared circle." T...

Reducere. Inspired by the old African proverb: "When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground, " high-school student Morgan Rielly sought to preserve a...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Texas Rangers, then keep reading...Before Texas became a state in the United States of Ameri...

Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Wild Bill Hickok: most people could recount at least a few details of such celebrated Old West figures whose fame rests ...

Reducere. In North America's first major conflict, known today as the French and Indian War, France and England-both in alliance with Native American tribes-...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1911, three men were in the final round of the famed Pendleton Round-Up. One was white, one was Indian, and one was black. When the j...

Reducere. This book is dedicated to all those heroes and heroines who have seen and will see life as a daring adventure to be given in the name of service to...

Reducere. AMERICAN GANGSTER: John Dillinger and Al Capone - 2 Books in 1 Featuring... *John Dillinger*Al Capone2 Great Books in 1 John DillingerDuring the gr...

Reducere. The original 1912 news accounts of the Titanic disaster include the first-hand accounts of survivors as told to reporters who met the ship bringing...

Reducere. DescriptionAn illustrated book of biographies highlighting the inspiring and innovative qualities of forty very different men throughout history, f...

Reducere. Beginning in the late 1960s, John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr say, the study of communism in America was taken over by revisionists who have attem...

Reducere. The passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001 have earned their rightful place among the pantheon of American heroes. Flight 93...

Monsters are real.But so are heroes.Sparks are champions of weird science. Boasting capes and costumes and amazing super-powers that only make sens...

Native Americans used games, myths, dance, and impersonation to teach the children of their history and ways of life. They did not write down or re...

The Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling adult debut from Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divergent. They were the Ch...

Fate of the Fallen is the start of a brand new adventure from New York Times bestselling author Kel Kade Not all stories have happy endings. Everyo...

Reducere. An introduction to the brave heroes of World War 2 for kids ages 8 to 12 Sometimes all it takes to make a difference is a single person willing to ...

Reducere. #1 bestselling author Ken Follett tells the inspiring true story of the Middle East hostage crisis that began in 1978, and of the unconventional me...

Reducere. Through the course of a historic year of civil unrest and the emergence of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement, thirty teen writers from Frank W. Ballou...

Contributor(s): Author: Dan KurzmanThe sinking of the Dorchester in the icy waters off Greenland shortly after midnight on February 3, 1942, was on...

Reducere. Everyone remembers their secret imaginary world...but what if you discovered that yours was real? When Arthur and Rose were little, they were the h...

Reducere. "Five bullets, five kills, in case you didn't notice. Not bad if I do say so myself." And he smiled and sheathed his gun. "Oh great, " she thought,...

Reducere. DescriptionRuben and Lillian (Martin) Corgill were my parents. Ruben was born in 1890. Lillian was born in 1898. Their lives spanned a time period ...

Reducere. DescriptionEvery life gets messy at times. Sometimes these messes are literal, like a house that would be easier to condemn than to clean. But some...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Underground Railroad, then keep reading...The Underground Railroad wasn't underground. Nor w...

Reducere. Enter the eye of the storm in this gripping real-life thriller--A Perfect Storm on land--that chronicles America's biggest tornado outbreak since t...

Maggie Pill's characters seem like people you know: In The Sleuth Sisters Series, it's siblings we love but can't always relate to. In the Trailer ...

From Brandon Webb, Navy SEAL sniper and New York Times bestselling author, comes his personal account of the eight friends and fellow SEALs who mad...

Reducere. Does a beloved institution need its own myths to survive? Can conservationists avoid turning their heroes into legends? Should they try? Yellowston...

The unforgettable story of two unsung heroes of World War II: sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper who joined the Dutch Resistance, helped save doz...

Not all heroic dogs wildly toss themselves into lifesaving situations. Some save lives simply by their incredible commitment to duty and service. S...

When the Continental Congress decided to declare independence from the British empire in 1776, ten percent of the population of their fledgling cou...

Reducere. In the ancient times of Gods and heroes, evil attempted to seize the world disguising themselves as six different gods. While they were spreading a...

Reducere. An astounding account of one of the most audacious commando raids of the Second World War. Perfect for fans of books by Paddy Ashdown, James Hollan...

DescriptionTraditionally historians of the Little Big Horn fight have focused on Custer and his troops-on what they were doing and where they died....

Reducere. This book takes you on a short journey-a weekend cruise, if you will-through ancient Greek myth, leading you up to Homer's doorstep. It proceeds ch...

Reducere. American history is full of many great men and women who changed the course of the United States and even the world. They are rightfully considered...

A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evilThe legendary Shonen Jump series is now available i...

Explore Captivating Myths of the Greek Gods and Heroes Although the Greek gods and goddesses were powerful immortal beings, they were in many ways ...

Writers' relationships with their surroundings are seldom straightforward. While some, like Jane Austen and Thomas Mann, wrote novels set where the...

The Spartans of ancient Greece were a powerful and unique people, radically different from any civilization before or since. A society of warrior-h...

"A hugely imagined, twisty, turning tale that leads through the labyrinths of magic and war to the center of the heart." --Diana Gabaldon THE LAST ...

Reducere. DescriptionA New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * A Time Best Book for Summ...

Reducere. Destiny sees what others don't. A quiet fisher mourning the loss of xer sister to a cruel dragon. A clever hedge-witch gathering knowledge in a hos...

Reducere. Marty Mann and Nellie Dixon are back for another irreverent, liberal, twisty, time travel comedy This time they have Noah's Ark and Ronald Reagan i...