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  • The Stone Face

    by William Gardner Smith ...
    A roman à clef about racism, identity, and bohemian living amidst the tensions and violence of Algerian War-era France, and one of the earliest published accounts of the Paris massacre of 1961.As a teenager, Simeon Brown lost an eye in a racist attack, and this young African American journalist has lived in his native Philadelphia in a state of agonizing tension ever since. After a violent ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    Lincoln's Men

    How President Lincoln Became Father to an Army and a Nation

    by William C. Davis ...
    Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 53 min

    No American president has enjoyed as intimate a relationship with the soldiers in his army as did the man they called “Father Abraham.” In Lincoln’s Men, historian William C. Davis draws on thousands of unpublished letters and diaries—the voices of the volunteers—to tell the hidden story of how a new and untested president became “Father” throughout both the army and the North as a whole.How did ... Read more

    $22.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    30 Days a Black Man

    The Forgotten Story That Exposed the Jim Crow South

    by Bill Steigerwald ...
    Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 30 min

    In 1948, most white people in the North had no idea how unjust and unequal daily life was for the ten million African Americans living in the South. But that suddenly changed after Ray Sprigle, a famous white journalist from Pittsburgh, went undercover and lived as a black man in the Jim Crow South.Escorted through the South’s parallel black society by John Wesley Dobbs, a historic black civil ... Read more

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    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Rise of Silas Lapham

    by William Dean Howells ...
    Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 2 min

    Howells’ best-known work and a subtle classic of its time, The Rise of Silas Lapham is an elegant tale of Boston society and manners.After garnering a fortune in the paint business, Silas Lapham moves his family from their Vermont farm to the city of Boston in order to improve his social position. The consequences of this endeavor are both humorous and tragic as the greedy Silas brings his company ... Read more

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    Also available as: eBooks

    Also available as: eBooks

  • Good Work

    When Excellence and Ethics Meet

    by William Damon, Howard Gardner, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ...
    What does it mean to carry out "good work"? What strategies allow people to maintain moral and ethical standards at a time when market forces have unprecedented power and work life is being radically altered by technological innovation? These questions lie at the heart of this eagerly awaited new book. Focusing on genetics and journalism-two fields that generate and manipulate information and thus ... Read more

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    This is Berlin

    Radio Broadcasts from Nazi Germany

    by William Shirer ...
    Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

    Unabridged

    21 hours 41 min

    Legendary CBS news journalist’s iconic radio broadcasts from Europe during WWIIThis collection of William L. Shirer’s radio broadcasts tells the vivid story of WWII and brings the suspense of the times to life for today’s audience.As the first journalist hired by CBS to cover the war in Europe, Shirer compiled two and a half years’ worth of wartime broadcasts including Hitler’s invasion of Austria ... Read more

    $39.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Metabolist Imagination

    Visions of the City in Postwar Japanese Architecture and Science Fiction

    by William O. Gardner ...
    Japan’s postwar urban imagination through the Metabolism architecture movement and visionary science fiction authorsThe devastation of the Second World War gave rise to imaginations both utopian and apocalyptic. In Japan, a fascinating confluence of architects and science fiction writers took advantage of this space to begin remaking urban design. In The Metabolist Imagination, William O. Gardner ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • The Life of Stephen A. Douglas

    by William Gardner ...
    De mortuis nil nisi bonum, (of the dead speak nothing but good), is the rule which governed the friends of Stephen A. Douglas after his death. “Of political foes speak nothing but ill,” is the rule which has guided much of our discussion of him for forty years. The time has now arrived when we can study him dispassionately and judge him justly, when we can take his measure, if not with scientific ... Read more

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  • The Life of Stephen A. Douglas

    by William Gardner ...
    "The Life of Stephen A. Douglas" by William Gardner is a comprehensive biography that delves into the life and political career of one of America's most influential figures during the 19th century. Douglas, known for his role in the debates with Abraham Lincoln and his advocacy for popular sovereignty, played a pivotal role in shaping the political landscape of the United States. Gardner ... Read more

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  • The Life Of Stephen A. Douglas

    by William Gardner ...
    The life of Stephen A. Douglas traces the evolution of a major political figure whose journey from modest beginnings to national prominence reflects the tensions and ambitions shaping a transforming nation. The book examines formative influences, highlighting how early struggles, limited resources, and a determined pursuit of education shaped a strong public voice. It follows the individual’s rise ... Read more

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  • The Abyss Trilogy: The Boats of the Glen Carrig, The House on the Borderland & The Ghost Pirates

    Enriched edition. Horror Classics

    by William Hope Hodgson, Isla Gardner ...
    William Hope Hodgson's 'The Abyss Trilogy' is a captivating collection of three interconnected novels - 'The Boats of the Glen Carrig', 'The House on the Borderland', and 'The Ghost Pirates'. These eerie tales delve into the unknown with elements of horror, mystery, and the supernatural. Hodgson's unique blend of cosmic horror and maritime adventure sets these novels apart, appealing to fans of ... Read more

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  • The Only Mind Worth Having

    Thomas Merton and the Child Mind

    by Fiona Gardner ...
    In The Only Mind Worth Having, Fiona Gardner takes Thomas Merton's belief that the child mind is "the only mind worth having" and explores it in the context of Jesus' challenging, paradoxical, and enigmatic command to become like small children. She demonstrates how Merton's belief and Jesus's command can be understood as part of contemporary spirituality and spiritual practice. To follow Christ's ... Read more

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