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Today it is widely recognized that gay men played a prominent role in defining the culture of mid-20th-century America, with such icons as Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Montgomery Clift, and Rock Hudson defining much of what seemed distinctly "American" on the stage and screen. Even though few gay artists were "out," their sexuality caused significant anxiety during a time of rampant anti-homosexual attitudes.

James Madison is remembered primarily as a systematic political theorist, but this bookish and unassuming man was also a practical politician who strove for balance in an age of revolution. In this biography, Jeff Broadwater focuses on Madison’s role in the battle for religious freedom in Virginia, his contributions to the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, his place in the evolution of the party system, his relationship with Dolley Madison, his performance as a wartime commander-in-chief, and his views on slavery.

As a longtime leader of the Democratic Party and key member of Woodrow Wilson’s cabinet, Josephus Daniels was one of the most influential progressive politicians in the country, and as secretary of the navy during the First World War, he became one of the most important men in the world. Before that, Daniels revolutionized the newspaper industry in the South, forever changing the relationship between politics and the news media. Lee Craig, an expert on economic history, delves into Daniels’ extensive archive to inform this nuanced and eminently readable biography, following Daniels’ rise to power in North Carolina and chronicling his influence on 20th-century politics.

An extraordinary lost chapter in the history of World War I: the story of America’s year-long invasion of Russia, in which a contingency of brave soldiers fought the Red Army and brutal conditions during the fall and winter of 1918–1919. In August 1918, the 339th regiment of the U.S...

From Vietnam vet Ronald Wheatley, A Time for War features in-depth interviews with 65 veterans who served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, as well as stories of veterans from the Revolutionary, Civil, and Cold Wars. These are enlisted men and women, officers and volunteers, connected by a small seacoast town located midway between Boston and Plymouth. A Time for War is a rigorous and moving exploration of what it means to serve in war, from the chaos of combat to the idealism that drives people to enlist.

Chloé, tu es l'ultime descendante de l'ultraviolente lignée des loups, et tu es destinée à devenir une guerrière. Mais tu refuses cet héritage d'angoisses et de colère. Heureusement, pour t'aider, il y a Annabelle, ton amie, qui dissipe tes craintes d'un éclat de rire. C'est elle qui te pousse à explorer ton coeur et le monde autour de toi. Cela t'encourage à écrire dans ton carnet tes pensées lumineuses... Dès lors, tout change pour toi. Tu apprends à maîtriser tes émotions et à conquérir ta puissance intérieure.

In this new biography of General Donn Starry, armor officer Mike Guardia examines the life and work of this pioneering, crusading officer using extracts from interviews with veterans and family and from Starry's personal papers. 

The first book in the best-selling series that has garnered over a million fans across the globe. Retired homicide detective Thomas Prescott is reluctant to read the bestselling true-crime thriller, Eight in October. After all, it was his case, and he doesn’t need to be reminded of the gruesome details. The book dubbed the serial killer, Tristen Grayer, The MAINEiac. Grayer is allegedly dead, but only Prescott knows the truth: Grayer is alive and lurking in the shadows.

Mængden af indbo holdes naturligt nede, hendes mor kasserer med hård hånd, det er døde ting. Hun har en remse med alle adresserne, hendes mor holder sig for ørerne, tørklædet falder frem i panden. Det er rødt og blåt og hvidt. Det er fra Sans Souci, det overlever. "de" er en skildring af et mor-datter-forhold. Det er en fortælling om sygdom og kærlighed og om at gå på gymnasiet i begyndelsen af 80'erne. Om sprog, der ikke slår til, men alligevel gør det.

Ellef Henry Rasmussen var blandt de allerførste danskere, der frivilligt lod sig indrullere i Waffen-SS. Allerede i sommeren 1940 blev han sendt til uddannelse i Østrig, og i juni 1941 tog han del i operation Barbarossa, invasionen af Sovjetunionen. Herefter var han i aktiv krigstjeneste helt frem til krigens slutning, kun afbrudt af hospitalsophold og en videreuddannelse til officer.

Trevor Sullivan ist in Gefahr! Der todkranke Ex-Leiter der Inquisitionsabteilung wird auf Anordnung des Secret Service verlegt - ohne das Wissen von Dorian Hunter. Donald Chapman folgt Sullivans Spur zu einer zwielichtigen Schönheitsfarm auf den Orkney-Inseln. Doch dann reißt die Verbindung zu Chapman ab.

"Niederländisch lernen mit The Grooves - Groovy Basics": Eine einzigartige Mischung aus Hörbuch, Musik und Sprachtrainer! Mit den coolen Pop & Jazz Grooves entspannt die wichtigsten Vokabeln, Redewendungen sowie smarte Sprüche lernen. Dabei wird der reichhaltige Wortschatz "swingend" vom Gedächtnis aufgenommen. Nicht lernen, sondern nur hören!

Wer hat sich nicht schon mal über hiesige Paragraphenwut beschwert...

Wien, kurz nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg: Julian Passauer ist ein fleißiger Taugenichts. Der Sohn des stellvertretenden Direktors des Kunsthistorischen Museums wächst im Dachgeschoss von Schloss Schönbrunn umgeben von skurrilen Typen auf. Vaters lebenslange Sehnsucht nach dem Süden setzt sich in Julian fort. Auf einer einjährigen Schiffsreise umrundet er Afrika, er beginnt ein Studium, bricht es ab und wird schließlich professioneller Pokerspieler.

The infamous Deadbomb Bingo Ray is a high-level fixer in the City of Brotherly Love. He's the man you call when you've crossed the line into hopeless and there's no way back to anywhere. Three years have passed since Ray burned a hedge fund manager on behalf of a pool of retirees, and now the money man is back for revenge. While Ray unravels the plot and orchestrates some payback of his own, he unwittingly steps into the ultimate high-stakes game. Falling in love with the beautiful physicist trapped at the edge of the burn was just bad timing.

After container ships carrying black-market nuclear bombs are detonated in American port cities, millions are killed and the country is thrown into panic. In Greenwood, Nebraska, Paul Edwards learns about the devastating terrorist attacks on the news. As the power grid goes down, his fear is magnified by the knowledge that his wife and daughter are a thousand miles away in Atlanta. When his prepper father-in-law, Buck, insists on being part of the rescue, things go from bad to worse. Paul and Buck have hated each other for years.

On May 8, 1977, at Barton Hall, on the Cornell University campus, in front of 8,500 eager fans, the Grateful Dead played a show so significant that the Library of Congress inducted it into the National Recording Registry. The band had just released Terrapin Station and was still finding its feet after an extended hiatus. In 1977, the Grateful Dead reached a musical peak, and their East Coast spring tour featured an exceptional string of performances. Many Deadheads claim that the quality of the live recording of the show made by Betty Cantor-Jackson elevated its importance.

It's normal for the brain to short-circuit every now and again - people often put their keys in the fridge or can't find the pair of glasses on top of their heads. But what if there was a way to eat, exercise, and live that could eliminate these senior moments? Ageless Brain offers a plan to sharpen listeners' memories and their minds so that at 40, they have the quick, agile brain they had at 30. Based off of recent scientific research, this plan is filled with brain-healthy foods, exercises, and advice about how both play and stress impact your most vital organ. 

All Thomas Weaver wanted was death. What he got was time travel. Thomas Weaver, haunted by a teenage tragedy, lived a wasted life. He closed his eyes for what he believed was the last time in 2016, but opened them again in his teenage bedroom and body in 1976. Now a middle-aged man in his teenage body, he sets out to fix everything he did wrong in his first life. A budding serial killer in home room, a possible new romance, and high school algebra complicate his plans. What would you do, if you could do it all again?

Time is running out. Eleven alien vials hold the fate of humanity, but who can be trusted with them? In their race to save the world, the Black Island Guardsmen must put Paola in a danger unlike anything she’s ever faced. How far will the Guardsmen go to get the vials? Can Mary protect her daughter from an insidious alien who’s caused too much destruction?