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Publisher:
Atria Books
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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"An urgent warning about the growing threat to our democracy from a twenty-year police veteran and former diehard Trump supporter who nearly lost his life during the insurrection of January 6th. When Michael Fanone self-deployed to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, he had no idea his life was about to change. When he got to the front of the line, he urged his fellow officers to hold it against the growing crowd of insurrectionists - until he found himself...
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Publisher:
CRLD2Ventures
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
She was frustrated! Feeling second to the department again had begun to breed indifference and contempt in her relationship. As a mental health and couple's counselor, she knew those were bad omens. Despite her training, she could not figure out what was happening with them. Then, a speaker at a professional conference, gave insight that ignited a passion to understand her law enforcement husband and empower them as a couple to protect their relationship....
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Series:
Ascending Mage volume 6
Publisher:
Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
Description:
They declared their independence. They'll have to fight like hell to keep it. The floodwaters have only just receded. Already, another flood threatens to overwhelm the new Druwish Free Nation. A tidal wave of changeling and mage refugees pour into the Magic City, drawn by the promise of opportunities. Not everyone arrives with good intentions. Inquisitor Ember Wright and her team are enduring skepticism, death threats, and even assassination attempts....
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Lexile measure:
840L
Language:
English
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"An informative picture book that takes readers along on a high stakes mission to battle one of the deadliest natural disasters to threaten the nation, while offering a dramatic look into the work of the highly-trained first responders who risk their lives to fight wildfires"--
Author:
Publisher:
Sentinel
Pub. Date:
[2019]
Language:
English
Description:
"As the first book written by an insider with firsthand knowledge of key decisions and moments in history, Holding the Line is a must-read for those who care about the presidency and America's national security. It's filled with never-before-told stories that will both alarm and reassure, a testament to the quiet and steady efforts of General Mattis and the dedicated men and women he led at the Department of Defense"--
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Series:
Love Along the Wires volume 3
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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A widow at just 30 years of age, Rose Finlay is determined to put all ideas of marriage and family behind her and pursue an independent life. But when she notices a young woman about to be led astray by a roguish aristocrat, bitter memories from her past arise, and she feels compelled to intervene. The unintended consequences of her efforts will ultimately force Rose to reexamine her life in a new light. As the overseer of his two widowed sisters'...
11. Holding the Line
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Publisher:
Otbebookpublishing
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Holding The Line, by Harold Baldwin, is a gripping testament to resilience, duty, and the profound human spirit during times of war. Set against the backdrop of World War I, the narrative captures the harrowing experiences of soldiers entrenched in the brutal realities of trench warfare. Baldwin, drawing from his own wartime experiences, provides an authentic and poignant portrayal of camaraderie, sacrifice, and the psychological toll of war. In contemporary...
12. Holding the Line
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Publisher:
Cornell University Press
Pub. Date:
2012
Language:
English
Description:
Holding the Line, Barbara Kingsolver's first non-fiction book, is the story of women's lives transformed by a signal event. Set in the small mining towns of Arizona, it is part oral history and part social criticism, exploring the process of empowerment which occurs when people work together as a community. Like Kingsolver's award-winning novels, Holding the Line is a beautifully written book grounded on the strength of its characters. Hundreds of...
13. Holding the Line
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Publisher:
The Kent State University Press
Pub. Date:
2011
Lexile measure:
1140L
Language:
English
Description:
Flavel C. Barber's memoir of his service with the Third Tennessee provides a rare contemporary history of a Confederate regiment. Major Barber's imprisonment after the surrender of Fort Donelson spurred him to take pen in hand. What began as a way to 'while away the tedious hours of imprisonment' on Johnson's Island in Lake Erie became a poignant, candid, yet unsentimental account of the life of a soldier at war. Of special value for Civil War scholars...
14. Holding the Line
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Publisher:
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description:
A behind-the-scenes political memoir written by a prominent White House physician. I would talk to the president before the chief of staff even saw the president in the morning. I walked into work, and I was already in the Oval Office talking to President Trump. It was rarely medical, to be honest with you, it was whatever was going on in the news. I'd be the first person he'd see in the morning. The president was completing tasks two to three hours...
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Publisher:
Savas Beatie
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
Description:
The award-winning Civil War historian examines the actions of Union Cavalry on the first day of the Battle of Chickamauga in this history and tour guide. This volume provides an in-depth study of the two important delaying actions conducted by mounted Union soldiers at Reed's and Alexander's bridges on the first day of Chickamauga. Much like Eric J, Wittenberg's "The Devil's to Pay": John Buford at Gettysburg-which won the Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable's...
16. Holding the Line
Author:
Publisher:
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
English
Description:
Naval and air power was crucial to the United Nations' success in the Korean War, as it sought to negate the overwhelming Chinese advantage in manpower. In what became known as the "long hard slog", naval aviators sought to slow and cut off communist forces and support troops on the ground. USS Leyte (CV-32) operated off Korea in the Sea of Japan for a record 93 continuous days to support the Marines in their epic retreat out of North Korea, and was...
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Publisher:
Acres U.S.A
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Farmer's daughter Maureen agreed completely with her mother's admonition: Never marry a farmer. Her marriage to a science geek with a good job meant a house on a lake and clean hands-until the farmer hidden inside him started scrabbling to escape. What began as a willingness to put up with his buying a tractor and renting a field becomes an all- encompassing endeavor to learn how to drive, raise, train, and work draft horses, grow and sell their crops,...
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Publisher:
The University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Description:
The Committee on Public Information, the major American propaganda agency during World War I, attracted a wide range of reform-oriented men and women who tried to generate enthusiasm for Wilson's international and domestic ideals. Vaughn shows that the CPI encouraged an imperial presidency, urged limits on free speech and called for an almost mystical attachment to the nation, but it also tried to present dispassionately the causes of American intervention...
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Publisher:
Post Hill Press
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description:
I would talk to the president before the chief of staff even saw the president in the morning. I walked into work, and I was already in the Oval Office talking to President Trump. It was rarely medical, to be honest with you, it was whatever was going on in the news. I'd be the first person he'd see in the morning. The president was completing tasks two to three hours before anybody else showed up in the West Wing to work. He'd get up at five o'clock...
Author:
Publisher:
Otbebookpublishing
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
In 'Army Boys On The Firing Line, or Holding Back the German Drive,' Homer Randall crafts a gripping tale of courage and camaraderie set against the backdrop of World War I, where young soldiers find themselves thrust into the heart of battle, facing the relentless advance of German forces. As they navigate the chaos and uncertainty of war, these brave boys forge unbreakable bonds, discovering the true meaning of loyalty and sacrifice. The story captures...