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The Mobile River

by John S. Sledge ...

"A fine, fascinating book. John S. Sledge introduces us to four centuries worth of heroes and rogues on one incredible American river." —Winston Groom, New York Times–bestselling author of Forrest GumpThe Mobile River presents the first-ever narrative history of this important American watercourse. Inspired by the venerable Rivers of America series, John S. Sledge weaves chronological and thematic ... Read more

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"A fine, fascinating book. John S. Sledge introduces us to four centuries worth of heroes and rogues on one incredible American river." —Winston Groom, New York Times–bestselling author of Forrest GumpThe Mobile River presents the first-ever narrative history of this important American watercourse. Inspired by the venerable Rivers of America series, John S. Sledge weaves chronological and thematic
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The Gulf of Mexico

A Maritime History

by John S. Sledge ...

"[Sledge] rightfully celebrates and affirms the southern sea's enriching past and gives readers reason to want for its wholesome and meaningful future." —Jack E. Davis, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Gulf: The Making of an American SeaThe Gulf of Mexico presents a compelling, salt-streaked narrative of the earth's tenth largest body of water. In this beautifully written and illustrated ... Read more

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"[Sledge] rightfully celebrates and affirms the southern sea's enriching past and gives readers reason to want for its wholesome and meaningful future." —Jack E. Davis, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Gulf: The Making of an American SeaThe Gulf of Mexico presents a compelling, salt-streaked narrative of the earth's tenth largest body of water. In this beautifully written and illustrated
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These Rugged Days

Alabama in the Civil War

by John S. Sledge ...

Alabama’s Civil War story—told with grit, grace, and truth.In These Rugged Days: Alabama in the Civil War, John S. Sledge offers a riveting and readable account of Alabama’s Civil War saga. Focused on the conflict’s turning points within the state’s borders, Sledge recounts residents’ experiences from secession’s early days to its tumultuous collapse, when 75,000 blue-coated soldiers were on the ... Read more

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Alabama’s Civil War story—told with grit, grace, and truth.In These Rugged Days: Alabama in the Civil War, John S. Sledge offers a riveting and readable account of Alabama’s Civil War saga. Focused on the conflict’s turning points within the state’s borders, Sledge recounts residents’ experiences from secession’s early days to its tumultuous collapse, when 75,000 blue-coated soldiers were on the
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Southern Bound

A Gulf Coast Journalist on Books, Writers, and Literary Pilgrimages of the Heart

by John S. Sledge ...

A collection of extraordinary columns on all things literary from an accomplished Southern critic, historian, and preservationistSouthern Bound represents a running conversation on books, writers, and literary travel written for the Mobile Press-Register Books page from 1995 to 2011 by John S. Sledge. The collection includes more than one hundred of the best pieces culled from Sledge's total ... Read more

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A collection of extraordinary columns on all things literary from an accomplished Southern critic, historian, and preservationistSouthern Bound represents a running conversation on books, writers, and literary travel written for the Mobile Press-Register Books page from 1995 to 2011 by John S. Sledge. The collection includes more than one hundred of the best pieces culled from Sledge's total
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The Gulf of Mexico

A Maritime History

by John S. Sledge ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

10 hours 13 min

The Gulf of Mexico presents a compelling, salt-streaked narrative of the earth's tenth largest body of water. In this beautifully written volume, John S. Sledge explores the people, ships, and cities that have made the Gulf's human history and culture so rich. Many famous figures who sailed the Gulf's viridian waters are highlighted, including Ponce de León, Robert Cavelier de La Salle, Francis ... Read more

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The Gulf of Mexico presents a compelling, salt-streaked narrative of the earth's tenth largest body of water. In this beautifully written volume, John S. Sledge explores the people, ships, and cities that have made the Gulf's human history and culture so rich. Many famous figures who sailed the Gulf's viridian waters are highlighted, including Ponce de León, Robert Cavelier de La Salle, Francis
... Read more

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Bay Boy

Stories of a Childhood in Point Clear, Alabama

by Watt Key ...

A charming, humorous, and colorful coming-of-age memoirBay Boy is a collection of essays by award-winning young adult author Watt Key, chronicling his boyhood in Point Clear, Alabama. During his childhood, Point Clear was not the tony enclave of today with its spas, art galleries, and multimillion dollar waterfront properties. Rather, it was a sleepy resort community, practically deserted in the ... Read more

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A charming, humorous, and colorful coming-of-age memoirBay Boy is a collection of essays by award-winning young adult author Watt Key, chronicling his boyhood in Point Clear, Alabama. During his childhood, Point Clear was not the tony enclave of today with its spas, art galleries, and multimillion dollar waterfront properties. Rather, it was a sleepy resort community, practically deserted in the
... Read more
Mission-Shaped Parish

Traditional Church in a Changing World

by Tim Sledge, Paul Bayes, John Holbrook, Mark Rylands, Martin Seeley ...

This is a practical how-to guide introducing new, mission-shaped practices in a traditional parish setting. This book looks at the church's bread-and-butter activities -- worship, pastoral contacts, civic and public responsibilities, faith formation, administration and leadership -- and creatively points out how to reframe them with a focus on God's mission. ... Read more

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This is a practical how-to guide introducing new, mission-shaped practices in a traditional parish setting. This book looks at the church's bread-and-butter activities -- worship, pastoral contacts, civic and public responsibilities, faith formation, administration and leadership -- and creatively points out how to reframe them with a focus on God's mission.
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China Marine

An Infantryman's Life After World War II

by E.B. Sledge ...

Narrated by Dan John Miller ...

Unabridged

5 hours 11 min

China Marine is the sequel to E. B. Sledge's critically acclaimed memoir, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa.Picking up where his previous memoir leaves off, Sledge, a young marine in the First Division, traces his company's movements and charts his own difficult passage to peace following his horrific experiences in the Pacific. He reflects on his duty in the ancient city of Peiping (now ... Read more

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China Marine is the sequel to E. B. Sledge's critically acclaimed memoir, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa.Picking up where his previous memoir leaves off, Sledge, a young marine in the First Division, traces his company's movements and charts his own difficult passage to peace following his horrific experiences in the Pacific. He reflects on his duty in the ancient city of Peiping (now
... Read more

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You'll Be Sor-ree!

A Guadalcanal Marine Remembers the Pacific War

by Sid Phillips ...

Narrated by Dan John Miller ...

Unabridged

5 hours 20 min

Sid Phillips knew he was a long way from his home in Mobile, Alabama, when he plunged into the jungles of Guadalcanal in August 1942. A mortarman with the same company of the 1st Marine Division as Helmet for My Pillow author Robert Leckie, Sid was a seventeen-year-old kid when he entered combat. By the time he returned home some two years later, the island fighting on Guadalcanal and Cape ... Read more

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Sid Phillips knew he was a long way from his home in Mobile, Alabama, when he plunged into the jungles of Guadalcanal in August 1942. A mortarman with the same company of the 1st Marine Division as Helmet for My Pillow author Robert Leckie, Sid was a seventeen-year-old kid when he entered combat. By the time he returned home some two years later, the island fighting on Guadalcanal and Cape
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Red Blood, Black Sand

Fighting Alongside John Basilone from Boot Camp to Iwo Jima

by Chuck Tatum ...

Narrated by Norman Dietz ...

Unabridged

12 hours 12 min

In 1944, the U.S. Marines were building the 5th Marine Division—also known as "The Spearhead"—in preparation for the invasion of the small, Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima.When Charlie Tatum entered Camp Pendleton to begin Marine boot camp, he was just a smart-aleck teenager eager to serve his country. Little did he know that he would be training under the watchful eyes of a living legend of the ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

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In 1944, the U.S. Marines were building the 5th Marine Division—also known as "The Spearhead"—in preparation for the invasion of the small, Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima.When Charlie Tatum entered Camp Pendleton to begin Marine boot camp, he was just a smart-aleck teenager eager to serve his country. Little did he know that he would be training under the watchful eyes of a living legend of the
... Read more

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Challenge for the Pacific

Guadalcanal: The Turning Point of the War

by Robert Leckie ...

Narrated by Kevin Foley ...

Unabridged

13 hours 33 min

From the Japanese soldiers' carefully calculated—and ultimately foiled—attempt to build a series of impregnable island forts on the ground to the tireless efforts of the Americans who struggled against a tenacious adversary and the temperature and terrain of the island itself, Robert Leckie captures the loneliness, the agony, and the heat of twenty-four-hour-a-day fighting on Guadalcanal. ... Read more

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From the Japanese soldiers' carefully calculated—and ultimately foiled—attempt to build a series of impregnable island forts on the ground to the tireless efforts of the Americans who struggled against a tenacious adversary and the temperature and terrain of the island itself, Robert Leckie captures the loneliness, the agony, and the heat of twenty-four-hour-a-day fighting on Guadalcanal.
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Helmet for My Pillow

From Parris Island to the Pacific

by Robert Leckie ...

Narrated by John Allen Nelson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 35 min

Here is one of the most riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of World War II. Robert Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in January 1942, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In Helmet for My Pillow, we follow his odyssey, from basic training on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some of the war's fiercest ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

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Here is one of the most riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of World War II. Robert Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in January 1942, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In Helmet for My Pillow, we follow his odyssey, from basic training on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some of the war's fiercest
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