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The Chosen: Volume 1

Called by Name (Graphic Novel)

de Dallas Jenkins, Ryan Swanson, Tyler Thompson ...

Series series The Chosen
The Chosen: Volume 1 contains original graphic novel depictions from the television show, The Chosen, through the eyes of world-class artists.Illustrated scenes of Jesus turning water into wine, His meeting with the Samaritan woman at the well, His healing of a paralyzed man, and more, will both excite and draw readers closer to Him.From catacomb paintings to stained glass windows, Christians have ... Leer más

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The Chosen: Volume 1 contains original graphic novel depictions from the television show, The Chosen, through the eyes of world-class artists.Illustrated scenes of Jesus turning water into wine, His meeting with the Samaritan woman at the well, His healing of a paralyzed man, and more, will both excite and draw readers closer to Him.From catacomb paintings to stained glass windows, Christians have
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The Strenuous Life

Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of the American Athlete

de Ryan Swanson ...

"It seemed as if Theodore Roosevelt's biographers had closed the book on his life story. But Ryan Swanson has uncovered an untold chapter" (Johnny Smith, coauthor of Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X).Crippling asthma, a frail build, and grossly myopic eyesight: these were the ailments that plagued Teddy Roosevelt as a child. In adulthood, he was diagnosed ... Leer más

$12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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"It seemed as if Theodore Roosevelt's biographers had closed the book on his life story. But Ryan Swanson has uncovered an untold chapter" (Johnny Smith, coauthor of Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X).Crippling asthma, a frail build, and grossly myopic eyesight: these were the ailments that plagued Teddy Roosevelt as a child. In adulthood, he was diagnosed
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibro
A Beautiful Shame

One Team's Fight for Survival in a New Era of College Sports

de Ryan Swanson ...

The story of one team's final season in a new era of college sportsA major shift in college athletics began in 2018. That year, the NCAA launched its transfer portal. NIL would soon follow. Title IX directives were sending athletic departments into compliance crises. Conference realignment rumors swirled. A revolution in college sports proceeded at a rapid pace in just a few short years.In A ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

The story of one team's final season in a new era of college sportsA major shift in college athletics began in 2018. That year, the NCAA launched its transfer portal. NIL would soon follow. Title IX directives were sending athletic departments into compliance crises. Conference realignment rumors swirled. A revolution in college sports proceeded at a rapid pace in just a few short years.In A
... Leer más
Philly Sports

Teams, Games, and Athletes from Rocky's Town

Edición de Ryan Swanson, David K. Wiggins ...

Series series Sport, Culture, and Society
Philadelphia sports—anchored by the Eagles, Flyers, Phillies, and 76ers—have a long, and sometimes tortured, history. Philly fans have booed more than their share and have earned a reputation as some of the most hostile in the country. They’ve been known, so the tales go, to jeer Santa Claus and cheer at the injury of an opposing player.Strangely though, much of America’s perception of ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Philadelphia sports—anchored by the Eagles, Flyers, Phillies, and 76ers—have a long, and sometimes tortured, history. Philly fans have booed more than their share and have earned a reputation as some of the most hostile in the country. They’ve been known, so the tales go, to jeer Santa Claus and cheer at the injury of an opposing player.Strangely though, much of America’s perception of
... Leer más
Separate Games

African American Sport behind the Walls of Segregation

Edición de David K. Wiggins, Ryan Swanson ...

Series series Sport, Culture, and Society
Winner of the 2017 NASSH Book Award for best edited collection.The hardening of racial lines during the first half of the twentieth century eliminated almost all African Americans from white organized sports, forcing black athletes to form their own teams, organizations, and events. This separate sporting culture, explored in the twelve essays included here, comprised much more than athletic ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Winner of the 2017 NASSH Book Award for best edited collection.The hardening of racial lines during the first half of the twentieth century eliminated almost all African Americans from white organized sports, forcing black athletes to form their own teams, organizations, and events. This separate sporting culture, explored in the twelve essays included here, comprised much more than athletic
... Leer más
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Strenuous Life, The

Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of the American Athlete

de Ryan Swanson ...

Narrado por David de Vries ...

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11 hora 37 minutos

In full and intricate detail, featuring an amazing cast of characters from the worlds of politics, athletics, entertainment and more, this is the story of how President Theodore Roosevelt helped shepherd in a sports and fitness revolution that forever changed the complexion of the United States.Crippling asthma and grossly myopic eyesight―as a child, Theodore Roosevelt was plagued by such ailments ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

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In full and intricate detail, featuring an amazing cast of characters from the worlds of politics, athletics, entertainment and more, this is the story of how President Theodore Roosevelt helped shepherd in a sports and fitness revolution that forever changed the complexion of the United States.Crippling asthma and grossly myopic eyesight―as a child, Theodore Roosevelt was plagued by such ailments
... Leer más

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The Bill of Rights

The Fight to Secure America's Liberties

de Carol Berkin ...

Narrado por Pam Ward ...

Completo

5 hora 1 minutos

Revered today for articulating America's founding principles, the first ten amendments—the Bill of Rights—were in fact a political stratagem executed by James Madison to preserve the Constitution, the federal government, and the latter's authority over the states.In 1789, the young nation faced a great ideological divide around a question still unanswered today: Should broad power and authority ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

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Revered today for articulating America's founding principles, the first ten amendments—the Bill of Rights—were in fact a political stratagem executed by James Madison to preserve the Constitution, the federal government, and the latter's authority over the states.In 1789, the young nation faced a great ideological divide around a question still unanswered today: Should broad power and authority
... Leer más

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Garlic, Mint, and Sweet Basil

Essays on Marseilles, Mediterranean Cuisine, and Noir Fiction

de Jean-Claude Izzo ...

Narrado por PJ Ochlan ...

Series series Europa Compass
Completo

1 horas 38 minutos

A short sublime book on the three things dearest to Jean-Claude Izzo’s heart: his native Marseilles, the sea in all its splendor, and Mediterranean noir—the literary genre his books helped to found. This collection of writings shows Izzo, author of the acclaimed Marseilles trilogy, at his most contemplative and insightful. His native city, with its food, its flavors, its passionate inhabitants, ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

A short sublime book on the three things dearest to Jean-Claude Izzo’s heart: his native Marseilles, the sea in all its splendor, and Mediterranean noir—the literary genre his books helped to found. This collection of writings shows Izzo, author of the acclaimed Marseilles trilogy, at his most contemplative and insightful. His native city, with its food, its flavors, its passionate inhabitants,
... Leer más

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Knowing the Enemy

Jihadist Ideology and the War on Terror

de Mary Habeck ...

Narrado por Jo Anna Perrin ...

Completo

5 hora 18 minutos

After September 11, Americans agonized over why nineteen men hated the United States enough to kill three thousand civilians in an unprovoked assault. Analysts have offered a wide variety of explanations for the attack, but the one voice missing is that of the terrorists themselves. This penetrating book is the first to present the inner logic of al-Qaeda and like-minded extremist groups by which ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

After September 11, Americans agonized over why nineteen men hated the United States enough to kill three thousand civilians in an unprovoked assault. Analysts have offered a wide variety of explanations for the attack, but the one voice missing is that of the terrorists themselves. This penetrating book is the first to present the inner logic of al-Qaeda and like-minded extremist groups by which
... Leer más

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Masters of Mayhem

Lawrence of Arabia and the British Military Mission to the Hejaz

de James Stejskal ...

Narrado por Liam Gerrard ...

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7 hora 24 minutos

Striking where the enemy is weakest and melting away into the darkness before he can react. Never confronting a stronger force directly, but using audacity and surprise to confound and demoralize an opponent. Operations driven by good intelligence, area knowledge, mobility, speed, firepower, and detailed planning, and executed by a few specialists with indigenous warriors—this is unconventional ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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Striking where the enemy is weakest and melting away into the darkness before he can react. Never confronting a stronger force directly, but using audacity and surprise to confound and demoralize an opponent. Operations driven by good intelligence, area knowledge, mobility, speed, firepower, and detailed planning, and executed by a few specialists with indigenous warriors—this is unconventional
... Leer más

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Sacred Liberty

America's Long, Bloody, and Ongoing Struggle for Religious Freedom

de Steven Waldman ...

Narrado por David Colacci ...

Completo

14 hora 43 minutos

Sacred Liberty offers a dramatic, sweeping survey of how America built a unique model of religious freedom, perhaps the nation’s “greatest invention.” Steven Waldman, the bestselling author of Founding Faith, shows how early ideas about religious liberty were tested and refined amidst the brutal persecution of Catholics, Baptists, Mormons, Quakers, African slaves, Native Americans, Muslims, Jews ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

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Sacred Liberty offers a dramatic, sweeping survey of how America built a unique model of religious freedom, perhaps the nation’s “greatest invention.” Steven Waldman, the bestselling author of Founding Faith, shows how early ideas about religious liberty were tested and refined amidst the brutal persecution of Catholics, Baptists, Mormons, Quakers, African slaves, Native Americans, Muslims, Jews
... Leer más

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The CIA War in Kurdistan

The Untold Story of the Northern Front in the Iraq War

de Sam Faddis ...

Narrado por Paul Boehmer ...

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8 hora 49 minutos

In 2002, Sam Faddis was named to head a CIA team that would enter Iraq to facilitate the deployment of follow-on conventional military forces numbering over 40,000 American soldiers. This force, built around the 4th Infantry Division, would, in partnership with Kurdish forces and with the assistance of Turkey, engage Saddam's army in the North as part of a coming invasion. Faddis expected to be on ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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In 2002, Sam Faddis was named to head a CIA team that would enter Iraq to facilitate the deployment of follow-on conventional military forces numbering over 40,000 American soldiers. This force, built around the 4th Infantry Division, would, in partnership with Kurdish forces and with the assistance of Turkey, engage Saddam's army in the North as part of a coming invasion. Faddis expected to be on
... Leer más

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